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Sat, 04 Jun 2005
WB approves $19m loan for RP
WB approves $19m loan for RP MANILA: The World Bank has approved a US$19 million loan for the Philippines to fund a land management project aimed at easing poverty, the Philippine government said on Friday.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Confusion reigns over probe into Tentena bombings
Confusion reigns over probe into Tentena bombingsRuslan Sangadji and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Poso/Yogyakarta A terrorist suspect detained in Yogyakarta has admitted to having assembled the bomb that killed 21 people in the Central Sulawesi town of Tentena last Saturday, Yogyakarta Police...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Research centers to earn royalties
Research centers to earn royalties JAKARTA: State research centers will benefit from royalties on their scientific products, so that they can have more funds for further innovations, a government regulation states.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
I and many other fair-minded, clear-thinking Australians are
I and many other fair-minded, clear-thinking Australians are very concerned for one of our citizens at the moment, Schapelle Corby. Schapelle has been the innocent victim of Australian baggage handler's drug smuggling enterprise.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Mulyana's trial imminent: KPK
Mulyana's trial imminent: KPKWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar The trial of General Elections Commission (KPU) member Mulyana W. Kusumah is within sight after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Friday the completion of its probe into alleged bribery involving him.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Blora market to be closed
Blora market to be closed JAKARTA: City market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to permanently close the Blora traditional market in Menteng, Central Jakarta, in July because of a lack of customers."The market is no longer productive as only a few residents shop there," company spokesman Nurman Adhi...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
RI democratic
RI democratic consolidation From Bisnis Indonesia The deepening and expansion of democracy, or democratic consolidation, needs behavioral and institutional changes that reflect socioeconomic demands and democratic values in society.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Innocent until proven guilty
Innocent until proven guilty While I think Dewi Anggraeni's take on Australians' attitude to Indonesia is interesting and informative, I think it goes too far. For every Aussi with a racist or xenophobic view, there are many thousands who have normal, friendly outlook toward Indonesia and...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 3, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 3, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Ailing 'Puskesmas' need treatment before they can curb outbreaks
Ailing 'Puskesmas' need treatment before they can curb outbreaksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prevention is better than cure, according to the popular axiom.The government, however, seems to believe the opposite as the Ministry of Health is allocating just 11 percent of its budget to community health...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Finding it hard to say what he is
Finding it hard to say what he isKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Call it an identity crisis but, at present, prominent Acehnese figure Hasballah Saad really has great difficulty in identifying what he is.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
UGM to hold seminar on economy
UGM to hold seminar on economy YOGYAKARTA: In an effort to help the public gain a better understanding of regional autonomy, Gadjah Mada University's Magister Ekonomika Pembangunan (MEP UGM) will hold a one-day seminar on the issue here this Saturday.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 4, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 4, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Black is Black by M. Faisal (Iconk) at Galeri Nasional Indonesia Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.14 Central Jakarta, from June 7 to June 14 * Photo Images from the Heart by Arbain Rambey, Arun Taneja, Charlie Sianipar, Deniek G.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Lampung paper brings election candidates together
Lampung paper brings election candidates togetherOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung The Lampung Post editorial room was a lively place as people bustled about setting out snacks. The oldest daily in Lampung was preparing to host a discussion with the candidates of the upcoming...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Securing environmental justice
Securing environmental justiceKishan Khoday, Jakarta As incomes rise so do demands to ensure the rights to clean air, clean water, and the right of future generations to inherit a healthy, ecologically balanced environment.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Finding it hard to say what he is
Finding it hard to say what he isKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Call it an identity crisis but, at present, prominent Acehnese figure Hasballah Saad really has great difficulty in identifying what he is.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Depok sets high hope on next mayor
Depok sets high hope on next mayorRemmy Faizal/Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As the mayoral election draws near, Depok residents have high hopes for whoever is elected to head the municipality.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Stop human exports
Stop human exportsFrom Koran TempoThe news carried by Koran Tempo labeling Indonesia as the world's largest human exporter is interesting and surprising -- especially the quantity of this human traffic -- from 75,000 to 1 million citizens sent overseas a year, including women and children as the...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
More than 2,000 'may fail' exam
More than 2,000 'may fail' exam YOGYAKARTA: Some 2,300 students taking part in Yogyakarta's national final examinations, would probably fail, an official said on Friday.Provincial education office head Sugito said the students, who failed because of illness or because they were having problems with...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Makbul named police chief of detectives
Makbul named police chief of detectivesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Comr. Gen. Suyitno Landung has been dismissed as the National Police chief of detectives following last week's bombing in the mainly Christian town of Tentena in Central Sulawesi, which killed 21 people.National Police chief Gen.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
JP/18/MARIA1
JP/18/MARIA1ProAnimalia offers hope, freedom for RI wildlifeMaria Lisa K. Contributor/Jakarta Like all macaques that end up in Jakarta, this particular one had been taken as a baby from his mother in the jungles of Lampung, Sumatra, only to live out a solitary life neglected and finally abandoned...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
JP/17/KOMOD1
JP/17/KOMOD1Dragon kingdom under threat Duncan Graham Contributor/SurabayaThe few Australians who venture east of Kuta and enter Wallacea -- the Indonesian islands crunched between Kalimantan, New Guinea and Australia -- often find the terrain curiously familiar.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
President Arroyo's rating hits record low in Philippines
President Arroyo's rating hits record low in PhilippinesStuart Grudgings, Reuters/Manila Support for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo slumped to a record low for any Philippine leader in May, suggesting she has been hurt by allegations linking her family to illegal gambling, an opinion poll showed.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Anti-polio campaign dealt setback after child's death
Anti-polio campaign dealt setback after child's deathYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The mass polio vaccination drive suffered a setback after West Java health workers received news that one child died and five others fell sick after being vaccinated on Tuesday.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Eradicate pornography
Eradicate pornographyFrom Media IndonesiaThe sexual harassment by seven Jakarta high school girls against their younger peers and cellular phone flicks that depict bare-breasted school girls masturbating should arouse our deep concern.Many other such cases have certainly escaped the media's eye.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Correction to article
Correction to articleRegarding my opinion piece titled Media, defamation and judicial review: Comparison with Australia published in The Jakarta Post on May 12, I would like to correct a small error in the article.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
A good national plus school
A good national plus school This letter is in response to Foreign teachers not qualified printed in The Jakarta Post on May 21.As my daughter had the privilege of being a student at a well- known national-plus school in Bintaro for nearly 10 years I want to share my observations and experience in...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Japan eligible for UNSC: Susilo
Japan eligible for UNSC: Susilo Japan is an eligible candidate for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday.But he declined to comment on whether his country would lend Japan its formal support for the...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Provinces woo investment
Provinces woo investment More provincial and regency administrations have increasingly realized the importance of investment to expand their local economies, generate jobs and create new, bigger sources of fiscal revenue.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Indomobil car sales rise 43%
Indomobil car sales rise 43% JAKARTA: PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, Indonesia's third- largest automobile distributor by value, said car sales in the first four months of the year rose 43 percent as more people bought vehicles made by Suzuki Motor Corp and three other Japanese automakers.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
House legislator in hot water for graft
House legislator in hot water for graft SERANG, Banten: Prosecutors demanded on Friday that current House of Representatives member Dharmono Lawi be sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged corruption involving Rp 14 billion (US$1.7 million).
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
An apology to all Indonesian People
An apology to all Indonesian People I am ashamed to be Australian and I apologize to all Indonesian people for the hysterical and criminal actions, and mob-mentality of so many of my fellow Australians.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
A good national plus school
A good national plus school This letter is in response to Foreign teachers not qualified printed in The Jakarta Post on May 21.As my daughter had the privilege of being a student at a well- known national-plus school in Bintaro for nearly 10 years I want to share my observations and experience in...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Illegal logging is not just about smuggling timber
Illegal logging is not just about smuggling timberKrystof Obidzinski Bogor Barely a day goes by without a story appearing in the Indonesian media about illegal logging. Often these stories bemoan the loss of timber smuggled on boats out of Papua, trucked across the Kalimantan-Sarawak border, or...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Domestic beer sales on the rise
Domestic beer sales on the riseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After three straight years of decline, brewer PT Multi Bintang Indonesia's (MBI) domestic beer sales grew last year by 18 percent to 110 million liters.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Amerada moves to develop Ujung Pangkah
Amerada moves to develop Ujung Pangkah Amerada Hess Co., and partner ConocoPhillips, signed two major construction contracts on Friday to signal the start of major investment to develop the Ujung Pangkah gas block in East Java -- where the two global energy giants act as the operator.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
JSX 'guilty of unfair business practices'
JSX 'guilty of unfair business practices'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) ruled on Friday that bourse management firm the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) was guilty of having constituted a potential monopoly in its offering of the stock market's...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
* Indonesian Embassy in Canberra reopens after attack Page 2
* Indonesian Embassy in Canberra reopens after attack Page 2 * TNI defies Komnas HAM's summonses over abduction Page 4 * Many Lampung students likely to drop out Page 5 * The Newmont case revisited Page 6 * New suspect expected in Jakarta KPUD graft case Page 8 * Sluman leads as Tiger Wood lurks at...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 The challenge of financing power projects Hardiv H Situmeang Jakarta2. Casino -- Casino debate a case of real engagement 2 x 30 The casino debate in Singapore is a case of real engagement By Geh Min The Straits Times Publication Date : 2005-06-03
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
TNI refuses to cooperate over abductions
TNI refuses to cooperate over abductionsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said it will not cooperate with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in its investigation of the abductions of pro-democracy activists during the Soeharto regime.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Tony Hotland
Tony Hotland Jakarta 2. UNDP -- Environmental justice: Balancing interests and maximizing rights 1 x 30 Securing environmental justice Kishan Khoday Jakarta3. pRO4 -- Indonesia's moderate muslims 1 x 30 Indonesia's moderate Muslims Mun'im A. Sirry Project Syndicate
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Foreigners target Singapore homes
Foreigners target Singapore homes SINGAPORE: Foreigners accelerated their Singapore home buying spree in the first quarter with Indonesians and Malaysians still occupying the top two spots respectively, DTZ Research data showed on Friday.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
UMY international program opened
UMY international program opened YOGYAKARTA: In the next academic year of 2005-2006, the international relations department of Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY) will offer an international program in international relations.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Revisiting the Newmont case
Revisiting the Newmont caseTony Hotland, Jakarta An out-of-court settlement that the government plans to seek with gold miner PT Newmont Minahasa Raya proves to be another example of a failure to serve the people, in this case the residents of Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, who have long...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Stop SMS gambling
Stop SMS gamblingFrom RepublikaA betting game under the guise of an SMS quiz with prize money, which in Malaysia has been declared to be gambling, has absorbed a lot of funds from the public and it should be banned.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Corby might be innocent
Corby might be innocent The plight of Schapelle Corby and the desperation in her pleas of innocence drive me to write the first letter I have written to a newspaper in 15 years.I was living in Darwin in 1982 when Lindy Chamberlain was found guilty of killing her nine-week-old baby daughter Azaria...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Prosecutor hints at new KPUD suspect
Prosecutor hints at new KPUD suspectBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Prosecutors' Office hinted at a new suspect in a corruption case revolving around the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD), with at least Rp 13 billion (US$1.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
'Kondom' shows us how fragile we are
'Kondom' shows us how fragile we areSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta A puppeteer strummed a guitar and danced around on the stage.Why not?On Friday night, puppeteer Slamet Gundono did just that.
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Racism, a sad reality
Racism, a sad reality Dewi Anggraeni in her article Corby and Australians' anger (The Jakarta Post, June 3) writes, in response to my article, (which attempted to explain, at least in part, the Australian reaction to the Corby verdict) "I saw an angle which Goodfellow, being an Australian...
Sat, 04 Jun 2005
Many Lampung students could be forced to drop out
Many Lampung students could be forced to drop outOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Twelve-year-old Suparman, who was carrying his three-year-old brother, cried when they were grabbed by municipal police personnel at the intersection near the Adipura monument in Bandarlampung.