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Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Entrepreneur gets participatory award
Entrepreneur gets participatory award JAKARTA: Jon Lindborg, deputy mission director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Indonesia, has presented Nelly Izmi with the PERFORM Participatory Award for her adoption of participatory planning methods to improve local business...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Graft probes need courage: Police
Graft probes need courage: PoliceEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Police have too many stumbling blocks thrown in their path when they are tasked to handle corruption reports, which flood into their headquarters throughout the year.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Subsidizing the rich
Subsidizing the rich Indonesian presidents after Soeharto are likely to have learned one important lesson from the former dictator: Don't slip on the oil. Politically, oil is indeed a slippery commodity for Indonesia.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Bank Indonesia to incur deficit, again
Bank Indonesia to incur deficit, again The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the second consecutive year, the central bank is expected to suffer a deficit next year, attributable to the soaring costs of keeping its monetary operations intact.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Charges against Malaysian dropped
Charges against Malaysian dropped SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: East Kalimantan Police officers arrested a Malaysian national and are tracking down two others, accused of financially backing illegal logging operations in the province. Insp. Gen.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Court rules in favor of PwC in audit case
Court rules in favor of PwC in audit case The South Jakarta District Court ruled on Wednesday in favor of accounting firm Haryanto Sahari and Associates, the local unit of U.S.-based PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), in a legal battle against public accountant Eddy Pianto.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
JP/5/BUJANG
JP/5/BUJANGBujang myth accused to have impede fight against malaria Puji Santoso The Jakarta Post/PekanbaruAyub, 47, a resident of Telaga hamlet in Batang Sari village, Indragiri Hilir regency, believes in the mythical Bujang Penunggu Laut or Bujang, Guardian of the Sea.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
1. POLICE: 2 x 16
1. POLICE: 2 x 16 Graft probes need courage: Police2. MILITER: 3 X 18Govt to take over military businesses worth over Rp 5b3. MALAYSIA: 4 X 9No more mercy for RI illegal workers4. MUNIR: 1 X 27SBY backsteps on Munir probe
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Skipper faces arms charges
Skipper faces arms chargesWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar Bali Police said they have provided prosecutors with the case file on an Australian fishing boat captain being held on charges of illegal possession of firearms.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Schools, ports still closed in Nabire after earthquake
Schools, ports still closed in Nabire after earthquakeAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Makassar Students stayed at home in Nabire on Wednesday, following a devastating earthquake two weeks ago that destroyed dozens of schools in the city.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Sawmills raided in Jambi, four nabbed
Sawmills raided in Jambi, four nabbed JAMBI: Police raided four sawmills in Sarolangun regency, Jambi on Wednesday, arresting the owners and seizing 377 cubic meters of timber. The police also sealed the sawmills off following the raid.Sarolangun Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Cambodia, Vietnam to up defense ties
Cambodia, Vietnam to up defense ties CAMBODIA: Vietnam will provide increased military training as well as health care to the Cambodian armed forces and the two nations will also cooperate to improve the defense of their joint coastlines, officials announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Indonesia struggles in 2nd place
Indonesia struggles in 2nd placeMoch. N. Kurniawan and ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Indonesia continued on Wednesday in second place on the medal table in the 12th ASEAN University Games with a total of 19 golds after the fourth day of the competition.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
OPEC may delay quota talks
OPEC may delay quota talks JAKARTA: OPEC's president said on Wednesday the cartel might postpone discussions on cutting oil production quotas until a clear picture of supply and demand emerges in the first quarter of 2005.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Part 2 of 2: Rebalancing the dollar, euro, yen
Part 2 of 2: Rebalancing the dollar, euro, yenDavid E. Sumual, Jakarta The question now is how far will the greenback sink? Or is there any possibility of a currency crisis in the U.S. in the next few years? The answer depends on whether the U.S.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Alleged spa thief in hot water with police
Alleged spa thief in hot water with police JAKARTA: A Singapore national identified as Tan Kheng Seng, alias Jeremy Tan, 34, has been detained by the Jakarta Police since Tuesday on suspicion of stealing items from lockers at spas in star-rated hotels.Jakarta Police detectives chief Sr. Comr.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Government to finance Lion crash probe
Government to finance Lion crash probeKurniawan Hari and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has rejected Lion Air's offer to help finance an investigation into last week's fatal accident involving one of its airliners in Surakarta, Central Java, which killed 26 people.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Gender discrimination
Gender discrimination An Indonesian man who marries a foreign woman can easily obtain a stay permit, or even naturalization, for his wife, but the reverse is forbidden by existing laws.I am a Frenchman and have spent 36 years in Indonesia contributing to the economic development of this country,...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Govt to take over TNI businesses
Govt to take over TNI businessesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said on Wednesday that the government would take over military business enterprises that have assets worth Rp 5 billion (US$550,000) or more, while smaller ones would continue to be owned...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
SBY reneges on promise to Munir's widow
SBY reneges on promise to Munir's widowTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoiled the commemoration of rights defender Munir's birthday on Wednesday by shelving the establishment of an independent team to investigate his death.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Fish farmers caught between ban, virus
Fish farmers caught between ban, virusApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan The North Sumatra administration has appealed to fish farmers to stop cultivating fish for a year following the deaths of hundreds of tons of carp in Lake Toba from the Koi herpes virus.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Asian currencies drop on speculation central banks will sell
Asian currencies drop on speculation central banks will sell Christina Soon Bloomberg Singapore The South Korean won had its biggest drop in almost seven months on speculation the central bank will sell the currency to protect exporters. Singapore and Taiwan's dollars also fell.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
43 firms polluting the environment
43 firms polluting the environment JAKARTA: At least 43 companies operating in the country are categorized as unfriendly to the environment, a minister said on Wednesday.State Minister for the Environment Rahmat Witoelar said the firms had been found to conduct activities harmful to the environment...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Rupiah Rates Dec.8
Rupiah Rates Dec.8 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,405.48 6,633.49 7,056.17 6,982.66 Brunei dollar 1 5,869.98 5,256.90 5,593.10 5,533.61 Canadian dollar 1 7,954.55 7,125.15 7,579.34 7,500.21 Swiss franc 1 8,424.51 7,545.93 8,027.13 7,943.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Govt reopens sugar imports until March
Govt reopens sugar imports until MarchZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Trade has given permits to four companies to import up to 300,000 tons of white sugar from Dec. 7, 2004 to March 30, 2005 according to a senior official.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Bali-Ubud-healing conference
Bali-Ubud-healing conferenceJP/18/CONFTutu, Moon vet call for peaceI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post//Ubud A Nobel Peace Prize winner and a former astronaut were among prominent activists and religious leaders from around the world who met to call for global tolerance, universal spirituality and a...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Maserati Quattroporte, shown but owned
Maserati Quattroporte, shown but ownedNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In the onslaught of car makers releasing so-called "cheap cars" -- priced under or around Rp 100 million -- the presence of a new premium car gives a different take on the automotive industry in this country.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Major upgrade may restore state hospital's reputation
Major upgrade may restore state hospital's reputationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The management of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) on Jl. Diponegoro in Central Jakarta announced on Wednesday a major project to bring the hospital up to international standards.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Puteh could face 20 years in jail for corruption
Puteh could face 20 years in jail for corruptionTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Banda Aceh Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh will be charged under both the Anticorruption Law and the Criminal Code, which could mean dozens of years in prison, assuming the courts find him guilty.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Govt, House clash over state budget
Govt, House clash over state budgetUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government clashed on Wednesday over the necessity of revising the 2005 state budget in response to global economic developments, particularly high oil prices.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
School dispute goes to rights body
School dispute goes to rights body TANGERANG: With residents of Karang Tengah continuing to block access to the Sang Timur Catholic school, the Tangerang municipality took the case to the National Commission on Human Rights.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
An unforgetable dance with a Porsche
An unforgetable dance with a PorschePrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Sentul, West Java It's just like dancing. Let the Porsche lead you. Such was the advice of Porsche Asia Pacific managing director Christer Ekber to journalists on a cloudy Wednesday at the Sentul race circuit, south of...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
New busway buses to use natural gas
New busway buses to use natural gas Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe city administration plans to turn to compressed natural gas (CNG) to fuel its buses for the busway project in an effort to help reduce air pollution, although currently there are only three CNG stations citywide.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
New busway buses to use natural gas
New busway buses to use natural gas Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe city administration plans to turn to compressed natural gas (CNG) to fuel its buses for the busway project in an effort to help reduce air pollution, although currently there are only three CNG stations citywide.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
'DPD must start to work to win heart of the people'
'DPD must start to work to win heart of the people'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The establishment of the directly-elected Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has raised people's hopes for a better legislature.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Take care of city's trees
Take care of city's treesFrom Warta KotaThe fast growing and shady angsana trees along the road need proper care so they do not go wild and obscure traffic signs, even disturb the traffic flow as their branches fall off during a storm.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Revolution is right on streets, General Sutiyoso
Revolution is right on streets, General SutiyosoDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaWhen one looks at the evolution of Jakarta one cannot go past Governor Ali Sadikin who was once dubbed the city's "father of development".For many, Ali's reign over the city was controversial as it was successful.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Corruption-free agencies
Corruption-free agenciesFrom Koran Tempo Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration is prioritizing the eradication of corruption in its first 100-day program. In this context, the first thing to do must be to put law-enforcement agencies -- the prosecutors, the judges and the police -- in order, to...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
NMR-Buyat Bay capers continue
NMR-Buyat Bay capers continueTony Hotland and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government's advice to the people of Buyat village in North Sulawesi to reduce their consumption of fish and water from Buyat Bay has apparently fallen on deaf ears, with local people saying they have...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Rupiah to stabilize at current level until year-end: Burhanuddin
Rupiah to stabilize at current level until year-end: BurhanuddinThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank said the rupiah, which has failed to take advantage of the dollar's fall against other currencies so far, would stabilize at the current level at least until the year-end, as demand for...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Cuban vaccine doctor keeps children smiling
Cuban vaccine doctor keeps children smilingA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The most beautiful smile is a child's smile, but how can children smile if they are sick?Keeping babies and children happy and healthy is the main motivation for Cuban Prof.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
4 x 12
4 x 12 Suspect Zainal grilled for nine hours over graft JP/5/FISH2 x 23 N. Sumatra fish farmers caught between ban, virus JP/5/SHAMAN2 x 27 Shaman admits to poisoning 7 clients seeking fortune JP/5/PACKER3 x 10 Skipper faces arms charges
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Subsidizing the rich
Subsidizing the rich Indonesian presidents after Soeharto are likely to have learned one important lesson from the former dictator: Don't slip on the oil. Politically, oil is indeed a slippery commodity for Indonesia.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
[b]It would be very hard for the rupiah to strengthen, as many
It would be very hard for the rupiah to strengthen, as many domestic companies still have to service their debts since the 1997 crisis.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Money madness
Money madness The process of changing U.S. dollar notes into rupiah Medan, North Sumatra, is absolutely bizarre. I frequently travel to Medan, and over the years, I've learned that $100 notes must be in mint condition to be accepted.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Measles outbreak kills 10 in Alor
Measles outbreak kills 10 in Alor KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An outbreak of measles has hit Alor regency here, with 10 people in Padangsul Tamalabang subdistrict reportedly dying of the disease and 149 others seriously ill, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
An unforgetable dance with a Porsche
An unforgetable dance with a PorschePrimastuti Handayani The Jakarta Post/Sentul, West Java It's just like dancing. Let the Porsche lead you. Such was the advice of Porsche Asia Pacific managing director Christer Ekber to journalists on a cloudy Wednesday at the Sentul race circuit, south of...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Paradise property to launch new villas
Paradise property to launch new villas Paradise Property is delighted to announce the release of Phase One of its developments in Jimbaran Hills and the Santosa Bali Estate Indonesia, with superior-quality private villas in the gardens of luxurious hotels.
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
No more mercy for illegal RI workers
No more mercy for illegal RI workersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Malaysia has extended its amnesty offer for Indonesia's hundreds of thousands of illegal workers to Dec. 31, but urged its neighbor on Wednesday do more to make sure the undocumented migrants had returned home by...
Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Creditors turn up heat on LG Group to rescue LG Card
Creditors turn up heat on LG Group to rescue LG Card Park Chang-Kyong, Agence France-Presse, Seoul Korea Development Bank (KDB), embattled LG Card's top creditor, pressed the LG Group on Wednesday to contribute more to new rescue efforts to help the country's largest credit card issuer.