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Fri, 14 Oct 2005
On wildlife trading
On wildlife trading I am terribly shocked to learn that the illegal wildlife trade in Indonesia is a Rp 9 trillion a year business. This is a great irony considering that Indonesia at present still has to shoulder a huge foreign debt.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Terrorist attacks: Preparing for the unimaginable
Terrorist attacks: Preparing for the unimaginableMichael Richardson, Singapore Barely 24 hours before suicide bombers struck in Bali early this month killing and injuring dozens of Indonesians and foreigners, Australian and Singaporean military specialists ended an exercise designed to cope with an...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Excelcom excluded from JSX calculation
Excelcom excluded from JSX calculation JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange has excluded cellular operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama from the bourse's main index calculation due to small number of the company's shares held by the public, a senior bourse official said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
PLN cuts illegal power rigs in city
PLN cuts illegal power rigs in cityThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA joint team from state electricity firm PLN and the National Police disconnected the electricity on Thursday at the Beverly Hill hotel and spa on Jl.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
'All we can do is tighten our belts'
'All we can do is tighten our belts'Recent fuel price rises have led to increases in the prices of other services and commodities, which has considerably reduced people's purchasing power. The Jakarta Post asked residents how they are making ends meet.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
NGOs slam Susilo for weak rights policies
NGOs slam Susilo for weak rights policiesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTop human rights groups slammed the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday for failing to protect human rights during its first year in office.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Ministry to hold spare parts expo
Ministry to hold spare parts expo JAKARTA: In a bid to boost the development of the automotive and electronic parts manufacturing industry, the Ministry of Industry will hold a two-day exhibition starting from Oct. 17 in the Bidakara complex, South Jakarta.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Armenian FM visits Jakarta
Armenian FM visits JakartaJAKARTA: Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vardan Oskanyan visited Indonesia to hold a bilateral meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirayuda in Jakarta, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Indonesian films feature strongly at Pusan
Indonesian films feature strongly at PusanPaolo Bertolin, Contributor, Pusan, South KoreaClaiming to be the leader among Asian film events, Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) opened on Oct 6.Taking curtain-raiser honors was Three Times by Taiwanese master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien, a...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Traditional markets may disrupt Lebaran journeys
Traditional markets may disrupt Lebaran journeysNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post/CirebonTravelers taking the northern coastal route to reach their hometowns for the upcoming Lebaran holidays might face bad traffic jams along the way caused by traditional markets spilling out onto roadways.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Teenager cleared of bird flu dies
Teenager cleared of bird flu dies JAKARTA: A teenager released from hospital earlier this month after being told she had not contracted the deadly bird flu virus has died, a medical official said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Illegal logging remains widespread in Lampung
Illegal logging remains widespread in LampungOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungTwo drivers calmly gave themselves up to the police when they were apprehended in Bandarlampung recently with trucks laden with meranti and kruing timber.They had their reasons to be calm.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Boyolali residents fight to survive amid drought
Boyolali residents fight to survive amid droughtBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, BoyolaliClean water remains a luxury for many people in the country, including residents of Tegalsari hamlet in Boyolali, Central Java.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Hyatt, Novotel gets new GMs
Hyatt, Novotel gets new GMsYOGYAKARTA: The five-star Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta hotel and four-star Novotel Yogyakarta have new general managers.Makassar-born Rizal Ruriko Kasim was installed as the new GM of the Hyatt Regency hotel by the president of the Hyatt International Cooperation, Bern...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Police said on Thursday they had made two more arrests in
Police said on Thursday they had made two more arrests in connection with this month's suicide bombings in Bali, a day after an angry crowd stormed the island's main jail to demand speedy executions for those convicted for the 2002 blasts.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Tax office's move sparks unease
Tax office's move sparks uneaseRendi A. Witular and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs if its efforts to make new taxpayers comply with their obligation is not enough, the Directorate General of Taxation is introducing punitive measures for any incorrect information given by taxpayers.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Oz to give $10m to fight bird flu
Oz to give $10m to fight bird fluJAKARTA: Visiting Australia foreign minister Alexander Downer announced on Thursday his government would disburse another A$10 million (about US$7.5 million) to help Indonesia fight bird flu.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Unable or unwilling?
Unable or unwilling? Sidney Jones, the Jakarta-based South East Asia project director for International Crisis Group, had two months before the 2002 Bali bombings, released a meticulously researched, and prescient report on the danger posed by Jamaah Islamyah (JI) now widely believed to have...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Police make new arrests in Bali probe
Police make new arrests in Bali probeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice said on Thursday they had made two more arrests in connection with this month's suicide bombings in Bali, a day after an angry crowd stormed the island's main jail to demand speedy executions for those convicted for the 2002...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
BLURB FOR OCTOBER 14, 2005:
BLURB FOR OCTOBER 14, 2005: A. Victims of Boeing crashes join forces Page 8 B. Boyolali residents fight to survive amid drought Page 5C. 'Wayang Beber' another dying art Page 18
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
1. CAPITAL -- 2x18
1. CAPITAL -- 2x18 Talks on new status, face of Jakarta start 2. CLASS -- 2x24 Young 'Einsteins' in class of their own 3. SPEAK -- 1x28 'I'll have to find side jobs'
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Talks on new status, face of Jakarta start
Talks on new status, face of Jakarta startDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the start of deliberation on the law on Jakarta's status and the idea of relocating central government offices to the suburbs reintroduced on Wednesday, chances are Jakartans will see a new face of the city in...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Wayang Beber a dying art
Wayang Beber a dying artJP/18/WAYANGWayang Beber a dying art Slamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaWayang beber, or storytelling with a scroll of pictures, is a dying art in the country. Not only it is rarely performed but the scrolls themselves have also become a rarity.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Dead people 'receive' financial aid
Dead people 'receive' financial aidWahjoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, MalangFurther reports emerged nationwide on Wednesday of the inaccuracy of data used to determine who is eligible to receive cash assistance from the government to offset higher fuel prices.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Kadin still broadly supportive of economic team
Kadin still broadly supportive of economic teamPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to reshuffle his Cabinet after serving for one year. Now there are strong public demands for the President to replace the Cabinet's economic team that is led by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
MUI's edicts cause more violence, scholars say
MUI's edicts cause more violence, scholars sayHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJombang regency in East Java is known as home of moderate Muslim clerics, including former President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid of the largest Muslim organization in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Fuel hike major blow to industry
Fuel hike major blow to industryIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaThe fuel price hikes have severely affected industries in East Java with more than a 40 percent of firms in the province in danger of collapsing by the end of the year, a research institute says.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Roadwork cuts fixed phone lines
Roadwork cuts fixed phone lines JAKARTA: An underground cable connecting thousands of telephone lines in Tanjung Barat, Pasar Minggu and Jl. TB Simatupang, South Jakarta, was accidentally cut during roadwork to make an underpass in Pasar Minggu area late on Tuesday.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
JP/18/SIDE
JP/18/SIDE'Friend of Community' hotel awards launched in YogyakartaYOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with other stakeholders in the community, Gadjah Mada University's Center for Tourism Studies (CTS) launched here recently the "Friend of the Community" (FoC) label for hotels and other hospitality outlets.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Awards at Ubud festival are dedicated to authors' solidarity
Awards at Ubud festival are dedicated to authors' solidarityThe Jakarta Post, UbudDespite the recent bomb tragedy and other security threats, more than 100 writers, artists, filmmakers, scholars and distinguished individuals have shown strong solidarity and commitment to supporting the 2nd Ubud...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Don't get mad -- get blogged
Don't get mad -- get bloggedDuncan Graham, Contributor, Surabaya"I don't mind you thinking slowly. I do mind you publishing faster than you think." (Message on a blog.)"Blog" isn't the most delectable word in the language. Nor are some of the contents of this rapidly growing Internet fad.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Pertamina may build new plant in Donggi
Pertamina may build new plant in DonggiLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas firm PT Pertamina may build a petrochemical plant to make use of gas production from the Donggi field in Central Sulawesi, a top executive says.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
On wildlife trading
On wildlife trading I am terribly shocked to learn that the illegal wildlife trade in Indonesia is a Rp 9 trillion a year business. This is a great irony considering that Indonesia at present still has to shoulder a huge foreign debt.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Unable or unwilling?
Unable or unwilling? Sidney Jones, the Jakarta-based South East Asia project director for International Crisis Group, had two months before the 2002 Bali bombings, released a meticulously researched, and prescient report on the danger posed by Jamaah Islamyah (JI) now widely believed to have...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Balinese vent anger over attacks, storm prison
Balinese vent anger over attacks, storm prisonI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarFrustrated with the sluggish progress in the implementation of the death sentence for three of the 2002 Bali bombers, hundreds of angry Balinese protesters stormed and vandalized a prison on Wednesday where...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 13, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 13, 2005 .TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition by Ni Nyoman Sani, I Ketut Muja, I Wayan jana, I Made Supena and I Ketut Sugantika from Singapadu, Gianyar at Griya Santrian Hotel and Gallery in Sanur, until Nov.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Corby gets 5-year sentence cut
Corby gets 5-year sentence cutAgencies, JakartaThe Bali High Court on Wednesday slashed five years off the sentence of convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, requiring her to serve 15 years for allegedly smuggling marijuana into Bali, her attorney said.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Bali marks anniversary of 2002 blasts with mixed feelings
Bali marks anniversary of 2002 blasts with mixed feelingsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarThree years after the 2002 bombings that killed at least 202 people, mostly foreigners, the Balinese once again commemorated the infamous night with mixed feelings of anger, grief and a desire for...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Indosat ready to face foreign competitors in domestic market
Indosat ready to face foreign competitors in domestic marketEsther Fin Harini and Edhi Pranasidhi, Dow Jones/JakartaPT Indonesia Satellite Corp. (Indosat) is braced for stiff competition from regional players preparing to enter the country's telecom market, but expects to meet their challenge...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Businesspeople concerned by govt economic performance
Businesspeople concerned by govt economic performanceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBusinesspeople in the Jababeka Industrial Estate in Cikarang, West Java, have expressed concern over the government's failure to tackle smuggling and bureaucratic red tape, or to reform tax regulations, which have hurt...
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Reshuffling the Cabinet? Go for the big one
Reshuffling the Cabinet? Go for the big oneEndy M. Bayuni, Jakarta While most people are busy passing judgment on the first year's performance of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the man himself is likely to be quietly evaluating the performance of his Cabinet members.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
LPG still hard to find, price remains high
LPG still hard to find, price remains highAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarAs people turn to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to cope with higer fuel prices, increased demand coupled with a decline in national production means supply of the gas is becoming a problem.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Officer shot dead in Poso
Officer shot dead in PosoPOSO, Central Sulawesi: A police officer was shot and killed on Wednesday evening by an unidentified assailant, raising tension in this religiously divided city.Witnesses said First Insp.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Part 2 of 2: Africa, Asia and global security
Part 2 of 2: Africa, Asia and global securityJuwono Sudarsono, Jakarta Over 70 percent of the world's financial, investment, banking and trading companies command the capital, services, human skills that define the accumulation, distribution and legal underpinnings of global capital movements.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Office to aggressively search for new taxpayers
Office to aggressively search for new taxpayersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDony was annoyed when he received a tax office letter requiring him to register for a taxpayer number locally known as an NPWP, after he recently bought a 45-square-meter house in Karawaci, west of Jakarta.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
BPH Migas to fight misuse of kerosene
BPH Migas to fight misuse of keroseneLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTo help minimize kerosene misuse in the country, the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) launched on Wednesday a pilot project for a new distribution system for subsidized kerosene in Tangerang, Banten.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
We will win over terrorists
We will win over terrorists First of all, I'd like to express my condolences to all victims and people affected by the chilling tragedy that hit Kuta and Jimbaran, which claimed 23 lives and injured hundreds.I invite all people to gather and show the terrorists our strength.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Rupiah Rates Oct.12
Rupiah Rates Oct.12 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,984.03 7,226.72 7,646.15 7,564.37 Brunei dollar 1 6,276.62 5,681.68 6,011.00 5,947.14 Canadian dollar 1 9,016.74 8,163.44 8,635.17 8,544.85 Swiss franc 1 8,209.53 7,434.05 7,862.12 7,781.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Young 'Einsteins' in class of their own
Young 'Einsteins' in class of their ownTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was just before noon, and every other student at State High School No. 3 in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, was outside having their lunch break.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Gurkhas to guard sea entry points
Gurkhas to guard sea entry pointsSINGAPORE: Sea entry points into Singapore are now being guarded by Gurkhas as part of enhanced measures following the London subway attacks in July and the recent Bali bombings, police said on Wednesday.