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Thu, 12 May 2005
Businesses here for the long haul, despite problems
Businesses here for the long haul, despite problemsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJapanese businesses have long dominated the Indonesian market with their quality products, and have been undeterred by various regime change. They have even become accustomed to the way of "doing business" in Indonesia.
Thu, 12 May 2005
The May tragedy now in House's court
The May tragedy now in House's courtHera Diani and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post/JakartaAs the May 1998 riots remain unfinished business amid four administrations and two independent investigations, activists say that the ball is now in the House of Representatives' court.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Critics oppose amnesty plan for Soeharto
Critics oppose amnesty plan for SoehartoThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAs Soeharto left hospital on Wednesday after seven days of treatment for intestinal bleeding, the government has been urged to bring the former dictator to justice rather than granting him a possible amnesty for the alleged abuses he...
Thu, 12 May 2005
JP/4/Scene3
JP/4/Scene3 Susilo to sign ruling on education JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is expected to sign this week a government regulation on national education standard, which will become a legal umbrella for the government in issuing policies on education, Minister of National...
Thu, 12 May 2005
Cirebon gambling dens raided
Cirebon gambling dens raidedCIREBON, West Java: Hundreds of Muslim youths raided several shophouses on Tuesday night on Jl. Pasuketan here on suspicion that they were being used for gambling.The angry crowd vandalized the shophouses, took out several gambling slot machines and set fire to them in...
Thu, 12 May 2005
Thailand's debt rating raised by Fitch on strong growth
Thailand's debt rating raised by Fitch on strong growthDominic G. Diongson and Beth Jinks, Bloomberg, Bangkok Thailand had its long-term ratings raised by Fitch Ratings, which cited strong economic growth and a decline in the nation's overseas debt.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Pakistani workers arrive in Malaysia
Pakistani workers arrive in MalaysiaMALAYSIA: More than 1,000 Pakistani workers have arrived in Malaysia as the first batch of an estimated 100,000 Pakistanis scheduled to stream into the country to fill a labor shortage caused by the departure and expulsion of Indonesian workers, a news report...
Thu, 12 May 2005
Rupiah Rates May 11
Rupiah Rates May 11 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,714.53 6,933.56 7,362.77 7,285.09 Brunei dollar 1 6,044.29 5,432.27 5,768.69 5,707.68 Canadian dollar 1 8,001.13 7,194.04 7,636.31 7,558.78 Swiss franc 1 8,275.72 7,441.49 7,898.38 7,818.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Farmers, industry sign MOU on cocoa
Farmers, industry sign MOU on cocoaZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Association of Cacao Farmers and the Association of Indonesian Cacao Industry (AIKI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday in a bid to boost national production, which currently is only running about...
Thu, 12 May 2005
Press Council seeks debate on KUHP draft revision
Press Council seeks debate on KUHP draft revisionTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Press Council is drafting alternative versions to proposed modifications of the Criminal Code (KUHP), which are widely considered to stifle media freedom by criminalizing journalists and their work.
Thu, 12 May 2005
1. JUDI -- 1x45
1. JUDI -- 1x45 Joint efforts needed to shut down gambling dens Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaPolice cannot fight wide-spread gambling alone in the capital, an expert says, adding that state prosecutors and judges as well as other government officials should also join hands.
Thu, 12 May 2005
PDI-P supporters run amok as candidate ruled ineligible
PDI-P supporters run amok as candidate ruled ineligibleJemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangHundreds of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) supporters went on a rampage on Tuesday night in Manggarai, after their candidates for regent and vice regent were refused registration by the...
Thu, 12 May 2005
26 killed in RP bus crash
26 killed in RP bus crashPHILIPPINES: A bus negotiating a steep downhill road in the northern Philippines lost its brakes and crashed into roadside boulders on Wednesday, killing 26 people, including the driver, police said.Eighteen others were injured.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Former SMP 56 teacher fights to be reinstated
Former SMP 56 teacher fights to be reinstatedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe former principal of State Junior High School (SMP) 56, Nurlaila, is planning to sue Governor Sutiyoso in the State Administrative Court next Monday for firing her as a civil servant.
Thu, 12 May 2005
TV Today: Friday, May 13, 2005
TV Today: Friday, May 13, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Freeport-McMoRan bets on new output in Indonesia
Freeport-McMoRan bets on new output in IndonesiaBloomberg, Noordwijk/New YorkFreeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., owner of the world's largest gold mine, is concentrating on new gold and copper discoveries in Indonesia to help boost the company's stock price, Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Test drive C240 Sport
Test drive C240 SportMerc C240 new offering for young executivesPrimastuti Handayani The Jakarta Post/JakartaA fire-red Mercedes-Benz C240 Sport and a weekend vacation with the family sounds like a perfect match, at least for the urban middle class, particularly young executives.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Govt accounts at Rp 83.2t
Govt accounts at Rp 83.2t JAKARTA: The current balance of government accounts at the central bank amounted to Rp 83.2 trillion (some US$8.7 billion) as of April 30, the Ministry of Finance's director general of state treasury Mulia Nasution said on Wednesday.
Thu, 12 May 2005
City to go ahead with hospital construction
City to go ahead with hospital constructionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite objections from city councillors, the city administration will go ahead with its plan to build a Rp 15.1 billion (US$1.6 million) two-story hospital in Thousand Islands regency.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Navy to secure gas interests
Navy to secure gas interestsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe nation's Navy is ready to secure oil and gas projects located in Indonesian waters from possible threats, including pirate attacks, sabotage, and damage to underwater pipelines caused by careless navigation.
Thu, 12 May 2005
City authorities to carry out massive polio vaccination
City authorities to carry out massive polio vaccinationDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing the discovery of polio cases in Sukabumi, West Java, last week, the neighboring Jakarta administration revealed on Wednesday that it plans to take preventive measures by carrying out a massive...
Thu, 12 May 2005
Susilo to sign ruling on education
Susilo to sign ruling on educationJAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is expected to sign this week a government regulation on national education standard, which will become a legal umbrella for the government in issuing policies on education, Minister of National Education Bambang...
Thu, 12 May 2005
MIND offers affordable entertainment, office equipment for automobiles
MIND offers affordable entertainment, office equipment for automobilesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCar owners and drivers in Jakarta increasingly realize that complaining about chronic traffic congestion is but a vain attempt to relieve stress.
Thu, 12 May 2005
City to carry out massive polio vaccination
City to carry out massive polio vaccinationDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaFollowing the discovery of polio cases in Sukabumi, West Java, last week, the neighboring Jakarta administration revealed on Wednesday that it plans to take preventive measures by carrying out a massive vaccination...
Thu, 12 May 2005
Abusive security guard
Abusive security guard Security guards at the Dragon Fly, a new hangout located on the ground floor of Graha BIP on Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, threatened and manhandled me.I arrived at about 11:45 p.m. on April 30 to pick up some women friends who were inside.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Open university, a sin?
Open university, a sin?From Pikiran Rakyat An article in Pikiran Rakyat, April 23, has voiced the concern of the Ministry of National Education over the system of long- distance education.According to the ministry's director of higher education and public empowerment, Prof. Dr.
Thu, 12 May 2005
Your own problem
Your own problem concerns Aceh I can't believe all of the uproar and protesting over Israel and Palestine in Indonesia at the moment. Why aren't you Indonesians protesting against your own government and the military about the killings of innocent Muslims in Aceh, your own country? You are so...
Thu, 12 May 2005
Residents protest slaughterhouse
Residents protest slaughterhouse TANGERANG: Residents of Cempaka Putih village in Ciputat, Tangerang, are complaining about a poultry slaughterhouse that they claim has polluted the neighborhood."We have to put up with the stench coming from the slaughterhouse.
Thu, 12 May 2005
President to chase corruptors
President to chase corruptorsFrom Koran TempoThe President has promised to hunt down corruptors who have fled, so let us join hands to help the head of state with the manhunt.If necessary, I am ready to help locate and notify the authorities of the presence of such Indonesian criminals in the...
Wed, 11 May 2005
RP Congress approves crucial tax law
RP Congress approves crucial tax lawAgence France-Presse, Manila The Philippine Congress on Tuesday passed a crucial government tax measure, raising the corporate income tax rate to 35 percent and giving President Gloria Arroyo power to raise value-added tax (VAT) to 12 percent by next year,...
Wed, 11 May 2005
Male gymnasts adapt well in Romania
Male gymnasts adapt well in RomaniaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The seven-strong group of gymnasts training in Romania since March is experiencing mixed fortunes in adapting to the eastern European country, the Gymnastics Association of Indonesia (Persani) said on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Wake up, Garuda!
Wake up, Garuda! On April 25, I was in Singapore and had to change my return flight to Jakarta for the following day. The phone number in Singapore of the Garuda office is 6250 2888. Upon phoning, people are advised to dial extension 16.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Government, Pertamina eye LNG plants settlement
Government, Pertamina eye LNG plants settlementLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government and Pertamina are still discussing whether liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants will be included as part of the state oil and gas firm's fixed assets, a top government official says.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Warung Tinggi: A coffee story
Warung Tinggi: A coffee storyYenni Kwok, Contributor, JakartaTucked away in a small alley off Jl. Hayam Wuruk in Chinatown is a well-kept Jakarta secret -- Warung Tinggi coffee shop.It boasts that it is Indonesia's oldest coffee company, with a history going back over 125 years.
Wed, 11 May 2005
1. Graft (50) - 65 pts 2 cols 3lines (3x10)
1. Graft (50) - 65 pts 2 cols 3lines (3x10) Team to probe graft in state enterprises, ministries2. Harto (35) - 42 pts 4 cols 1line (1x26) Susilo visits ailing Soeharto3. Port (45) -- 42 pts 4 cols 1line (1x26) Govt asked for help to lower THC4.
Wed, 11 May 2005
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.pl .rm Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 10, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Wed, 11 May 2005
Former employees report Hotel Mulia to police
Former employees report Hotel Mulia to policeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe management of the Hotel Mulia in Senayan, Central Jakarta, was reported to city police on Tuesday for allegedly locking up and forcing 31 employees to resign last February.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Scientists say Buyat Bay is clean, monitoring needed
Scientists say Buyat Bay is clean, monitoring neededHarry Bhaskara and Jongker Rumteh, The Jakarta Post, ManadoScientists gathering for a seminar here concluded on Tuesday that they did not find any pollution in Buyat Bay, a scenic coastal area about 80 kilometers southwest of here.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Businesses here for the long haul, despite problems
Businesses here for the long haul, despite problemsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJapanese businesses have long dominated the Indonesian market with their quality products, and have been undeterred by various regime change. They have even become accustomed to the way of "doing business" in Indonesia.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Aceh rebuilding 'to start with communities'
Aceh rebuilding 'to start with communities'Riyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA young man, equipped with a compass and signposts, was measuring plots of land in a destroyed village in Banda Aceh when Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, the newly-appointed chairman of the Aceh reconstruction agency,...
Wed, 11 May 2005
ILO report to highlight Indonesian migrant workers
ILO report to highlight Indonesian migrant workersThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe International Labor Organization (ILO) will launch a report on Thursday, which for the first time will present comprehensive global and regional data on forced labor and call for a global alliance to eliminate the...
Wed, 11 May 2005
Susilo visits ailing Soeharto
Susilo visits ailing SoehartoThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday followed in the footsteps of several former critics, as well as aides of Soeharto by visiting the ailing ex-dictator at the state Pertamina hospital.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Residents seek higher compensation of land
Residents seek higher compensation of landBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAround 350 residents of Pulo Gebang subdistrict in East Jakarta are demanding higher compensation for land and property affected by the East Flood Canal project.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Convicted council speaker supported
Convicted council speaker supportedFadli, The Jakarta Post, Tanjung PinangDespite being sentenced to three years' jail for forgery, Tanjung Pinang city council speaker Bobby Jayanto cannot legally be removed from his position, councillors supporting him claim.Deputy council speaker Maria Titiek P.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Officials tear down illegal banners
Officials tear down illegal bannersBEKASI: Bekasi administration officials embarked on Monday on a drive to clean the city of the thousands of unlicensed banners along most major roads.They said they were abiding by Bylaw No.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Students protest recess funds
Students protest recess fundsMEDAN, North Sumatra: Dozens of students demonstrated here on Tuesday to demand North Sumatra councillors return recess funds allocated to them.The funds, worth Rp 25 million per councillor (US$2,777), are disbursed quarterly to help councillors pay for trips to their...
Wed, 11 May 2005
Thai Summit eyes RI company
Thai Summit eyes RI companyArijit Ghosh, Bloomberg, BangkokThai Summit Autoparts Industry Co., the nation's biggest supplier of motorcycle parts, said it is in talks to acquire an Indonesian autoparts maker as it seeks to expand in Asia's third-largest motorcycle market.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Judicial body candidates facing final tests
Judicial body candidates facing final testsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has shortlisted 14 potential candidates for the seven seats on the judicial commission, the powerful new body which is intended to oversee the courts.
Wed, 11 May 2005
Abolish democracy
Abolish democracy in RI, too costlyFrom Media Indonesia Democracy in Indonesia today tends to ruin nationhood and statehood because its implementation is high-cost and leads to a waste of public funds.The three elections held last year, for instance, cost a lot of money, and then we discover that...
Wed, 11 May 2005
'Quality education still a dream'
'Quality education still a dream'Parents often complain about the costs of giving their children a quality eduction, especially the illegal fees schools often charge, while children of the very poor often miss out on schooling completely.