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Wed, 07 Sep 2005
United Tractors seeks $125m loan
United Tractors seeks $125m loanPatricia Kuo, Bloomberg, Hong Kong PT United Tractors, the heavy equipment unit of Indonesia's PT Astra International, hired four banks to arrange a US$125 million loan to refinance debt and to expand, a company official said.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
After long wait, bill governing sports made law
After long wait, bill governing sports made lawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The wait is over for sports fans who have decried the decline of national sports amid the absence of a law to govern the sector and push for higher standards.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed by some of the points, views and suggestions raised. However, I am sad to say that I believe the government is not reading this column. The issues of corruption; annual forest fires and the resulting haze; logging and the illegal timber...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Pollycarpus suspiciously friendly: Wife
Pollycarpus suspiciously friendly: WifeTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA Garuda pilot, currently on trial over the murder of leading human rights campaigner Munir, had approached him a year before he was poisoned to death in 2004, his widow testified on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Subsidy spending may be lower, says Pertamina
Subsidy spending may be lower, says PertaminaLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government could see the cost of this year's fuel subsidy decline to Rp 119.39 trillion (US$11.52 billion) or 13 percent from the estimated Rp 138.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Asia can fight off speculators without its own 'IMF'
Asia can fight off speculators without its own 'IMF'Andy Mukherjee, Blomberg, Tokyo Indonesian authorities might have hoped for a salutary effect on the rupiah when they announced their plan to seek US$6 billion in standby funds from Japan to bolster the country's depleting foreign reserves.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Decentralization remains a delicate issue in Bali
Decentralization remains a delicate issue in BaliRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarIn the decentralization era, Bali, like other provinces in Indonesia, has been struggling to fight for the right to manage its own affairs, and financial, human and natural resources so as to improve the...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Democracy in Myanmar: Who care?
Democracy in Myanmar: Who care?Amitav Acharya, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Singapore A July 2005 agreement among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that Myanmar would relinquish its turn at the chairmanship has averted a major diplomatic crisis for the...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Rupiah fails to gain on Bank Indonesia rate hike
Rupiah fails to gain on Bank Indonesia rate hikeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah failed to take advantage of the central bank's latest move to hike its reference interest rate, as a still strong local dollar demand pushed the local unit to continue its decline against the U.S. dollar.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Four lead in RI women's golf event
Four lead in RI women's golf event KARAWACI, Banten: National golfer Juriah carded a five-over 77 in Tuesday's opening round of the 27th Indonesia Ladies Amateur Open for a four-way tie atop the leaderboard.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed by some of the points, views and suggestions raised. However, I am sad to say that I believe the government is not reading this column. The issues of corruption; annual forest fires and the resulting haze; logging and the illegal timber...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
BI ups rate to defend rupiah
BI ups rate to defend rupiahThe central bank has once again moved in to help the beleaguered rupiah -- while at the same time trying to ward off a looming inflation hike -- as it raised its interest rate to a double- digit level.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Fuel subsidies & poverty
Fuel subsidies & povertyFrom Suara PembaruanRevoking or maintaining fuel price subsidies is a dilemma. The swelling subsidy costs due to the world crude oil price of US$70/barrel are worrying, because apart from the lack of funds, our oil reserves are only good for about another 15 years.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Govt told to put brakes on Chinese garment imports
Govt told to put brakes on Chinese garment importsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Concerned with the massive surge in garment imports from China, local manufacturers are urging the government impose measures that would prevent it from damaging the industry, the Indonesian Textile...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Rupiah woes, who is to blame ?
Rupiah woes, who is to blame ? The 1997-1998 regional monetary crisis saw the rupiah exchange rate to the dollar at Rp 17,000, and up to Aug. 29 it reached nearly Rp 11,800. If further uncertainty prevailed, meaning the recent concrete measures taken by the government and the monetary authority did...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Pressure ratchets up for Cabinet shake-up
Pressure ratchets up for Cabinet shake-upThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOne month shy of one year old, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is facing mounting demands for a reshuffle of his Cabinet so as to avert what many say is a looming crisis.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
NU opts for tolerance, not decree revocation
NU opts for tolerance, not decree revocationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe revocation of a joint ministerial decree on the establishment of houses of worship would not stop violence against followers of other religions, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leader Hasyim Muzadi said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
APEC finance ministers likely to discuss oil price impact
APEC finance ministers likely to discuss oil price impactAssociated Press, Seogwipo, South KoreaPacific Rim financial ministers will likely face pressure to discuss the impact of higher oil prices when they meet this week, with the situation in Indonesia of most immediate concern.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Indonesian police find mummified infant in raid on house
Indonesian police find mummified infant in raid on house Indonesian police raiding the house of a man suspected of fraud discovered the mummified body of an infant girl hidden inside an unused aquarium, a report said Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
National cricketers seeks top spot in Vanuatu
National cricketers seeks top spot in VanuatuThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After victories over Japan and Tonga last year, the national cricket squad is targeting a top three finish at the International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific Cup in Vanuatu later this month.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Extortion through parking
Extortion through parkingFrom Warta KotaFollowing the increase in fuel prices and expressway tolls, parking operators are demanding higher fees, while their previous promise to build canopies at parking ticket booths to protect car windows from rain water has not been kept yet.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
IPB boosts diet of its malnourished students
IPB boosts diet of its malnourished studentsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorMedia reports on dietary deficiencies have focused on infants and elementary students from low-income families.The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), however, introduced a program in 2001 to improve the quality of...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Aceh chopper broker faces court verdict
Aceh chopper broker faces court verdict JAKARTA: Judges at the Anticorruption Court are scheduled to hand down a verdict on Sept. 20 in the case of businessman Bram Manoppo, who has been charged with graft over the 2001 purchase of a Russian-made helicopter by the Aceh administration.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Crash victims angry at govt's slow response
Crash victims angry at govt's slow responseApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanIt sounds almost biblical, but living in a stinking chicken coop was hardly a spiritual experience for Priono and his family.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Phasing out fuel subsidy
Phasing out fuel subsidy Automatic monthly fuel price adjustments to Mid Oil Platts Singapore (Mops) quotations and the rupiah's exchange rate seem to be the most economically and politically feasible one of the three alternatives for removing fuel subsidies the government proposed on Monday to the...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
West Papua and its indigenous people
West Papua and its indigenous peopleIndah Pangestu Amaritasari, Jakarta Indonesia is a unique country in that it consists of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own culture.Indigenous people or indigenous populations are classified as peoples and entitled to the right to internal...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Govt pledge in Munir case queried
Govt pledge in Munir case queriedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOne year after leading human rights activist Munir was murdered onboard a flight from Jakarta to the Netherlands, the government has failed to properly investigate and prosecute those behind his death, the New York-based Human Rights Watch...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Comatose mother's children can't pay bills
Comatose mother's children can't pay billsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThings have been going from bad to worse for the seven children of 71-year-old Cecilia Djarwati, who is now lying in a coma in the hospital.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Air safety
Air safety Our condolences go out to the families of those who died on Mandala Airlines flight RI 091. We also grieve for the residents on the ground in Medan who were killed when the Boeing 737-200 aircraft smashed down in the residential area of Padang Bulan, near Polonia airport.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Kiosks considered for displaced traders
Kiosks considered for displaced tradersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome 1,500 traders displaced by the fire at the Melawai Market in the Blok M commercial district, South Jakarta, are expected to be back in business as early as November with city market operator PD Pasar Jaya...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Samarinda popular with researchers
Samarinda popular with researchers SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: East Kalimantan's traditional culture and rich natural resources made it increasingly attractive to international researchers, Community Protection and National Unity chief Djumar Soewito said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
RP's Arroyo seeks unity as impeachment bid dropped
RP's Arroyo seeks unity as impeachment bid droppedCecil Morella, Agence France-Presse/ManilaA relieved President Gloria Arroyo urged the Philippine people on Tuesday to rally behind her as the legislature killed off an opposition attempt to impeach her for election fraud, ending a three-month...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Judges faulted for PKS loss
Judges faulted for PKS lossThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe West Java High Court judges committed "unprofessional conduct" in settling the Depok mayoral election dispute, according to a team of Supreme Court justices assigned to review the widely protested high court ruling.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Govt to speed up new airport project
Govt to speed up new airport projectRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe government said it would speed up the construction of a new airport in Medan following the crash of a Mandala plane that killed at least 150 people on Monday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Australian government helps to professionalize English teaching
Australian government helps to professionalize English teachingThe Welshs are part of the Islamic Schools English Language Project (ISELP), an Australian government program.It is being managed by Australian Volunteers International and will run till 2007. The cost is AU$ 3.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Three named suspects for tax evasion
Three named suspects for tax evasion BATAM: Batam Police have named as suspects three businessmen accused of tax evasion and selling the rupiah in large amounts to Singapore, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Draft regional tax revision to ensure business certainty
Draft regional tax revision to ensure business certaintyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is drafting a revision to regional tax and user charges law that contain key items that promise more legal certainty for the business community when dealing with seemingly unpredictable...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Bus accident kills one, injures seven
Bus accident kills one, injures seven TANGERANG: At least one person died and seven severely injured when a bus plying the Senen-Poris Plawad route met with an accident and rolled upside down near Kebon Nanas exit toll on Jl. M.H. Thamrin on Monday.Tangerang traffic police Second Insp. M.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Sydney Jones: 'I'd rather be in Jakarta than anywhere else'
Sydney Jones: 'I'd rather be in Jakarta than anywhere else'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many could not hide their surprise upon learning that the southeast Asia director of the International Crisis Group (ICG), Sidney Jones, had returned to Indonesia and spoken at the Asian-...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
RI to host meeting on Strait of Malacca
RI to host meeting on Strait of MalaccaINDONESIA: The Indonesian government and International Maritime Organization (IMO) will host a two-day meeting on security in the Strait of Malacca at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in South Jakarta, starting on Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Rookie Suda may have RI bowling future in his hands
Rookie Suda may have RI bowling future in his handsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While other Balinese kids his age picked popular national sports of badminton and soccer to pursue, I Gede Suda Arsa dared to try something different.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Malaysia, S'pore talk again on 'crooked' bridge
Malaysia, S'pore talk again on 'crooked' bridgeClarence Fernandez, Reuters/Kuala LumpurSingapore and Malaysia began talks in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday to try and agree on plans for a bridge to replace a causeway between the neighbors, a project that occasionally inflames tempers on both...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Incorrect loan record
Incorrect loan record In 2003, ABN Amro approved my personal loan for Rp 30 million over 24 months. Every month I paid the approximately Rp 1.75 million installment on time.By April 2005, the entire 24 installments had been paid in full.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
GE hands over bursary funds
GE hands over bursary funds JAKARTA: The GE Foundation, which is owned by giant U.S. conglomerate General Electric, handed over US$66,000 to fund bursaries for Indonesian university students on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Forum seeks public debate on Papua
Forum seeks public debate on PapuaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA group of prominent figures established a forum on Tuesday to increase public participation in the efforts to resolve the problems of Papua, which has been affected by human rights abuses and secessionist sentiment...