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Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Breakthrough needed in port development: INSA
Breakthrough needed in port development: INSAThe Jakarta Post JakartaAngered by what it sees as inefficiency at international ports throughout the country, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has called for massive improvements in the management of ports.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
U.S. cigarette giant acquire Sampoerna
U.S. cigarette giant acquire SampoernaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Sampoerna family decided to relinquish control over PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna, the country's third largest cigarette maker, to the world's largest cigarette producer Philip Morris International Inc.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Iwan, Slank to rock Purwokerto
Iwan, Slank to rock PurwokertoPURWOKERTO, Central Java: As part of the "United in Peace" nationwide concert tour, musician Iwan Fals and rock group Slank will together rock Purwokerto on Tuesday.It will be the 16th out of a scheduled 27 concerts in 27 cities nationwide.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
JP/4/SCENE
JP/4/SCENEPolice give pilot physical exam JAKARTA: Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the Garuda pilot at the center of the investigation into the death of rights activist Munir, was given a physical exam at National Police Headquarters on Monday before being questioned by investigators.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
1. German --- 2x22
1. German --- 2x22 Germany helps RI install tsunami warning system 2. Bomb ---- 2x25 Bomb threat at Mangga Dua shopping area kills business 3. Gas ----- 2x20 Pertamina to supply CNG for public transportation 4. CLC ----- 1x36 Centers give Aceh youth access to computers
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Sustained sustenance
Sustained sustenanceStarvation is shameful in a modern civilized society. When food is wasted and rations left to rot in some parts of the country, it is painful to learn that hundreds of thousands of people could be deprived of nourishment in East Nusa Tenggara.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Govt finalizing post-tsunami reconstruction plan
Govt finalizing post-tsunami reconstruction planUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government hopes to finish within a week its final draft of the reconstruction blueprint for the tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, before discussing it further with the House of...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Acehnese barracks
Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Minister refuses party top post
Minister refuses party top post JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi said on Monday he had no intention of vying for the Democratic Party's top post, saying he is focusing on his state job."I think managing the party requires special attention.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Off-roader Justinus set for U.S. event
Off-roader Justinus set for U.S. event JAKARTA: Jakarta's Justinus Sjahlim has been named to represent Indonesia in the 39th Jeep Off-road Safari in Moab, Utah, from March 21-27."It isn't a competitive event among the participants but a field where each of the participants is challenged to show...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Association mulls 'hawker tours'
Association mulls 'hawker tours' JAKARTA: The Jakarta-based Indonesian Street Vendors Association (APKLI) has proposed that the city organize "hawker center tours"."The goal is to change the image of the street vendors, who are often blamed as the main cause in the capital's heavy traffic...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Legislator wants inquiry on cops over logging crime
Legislator wants inquiry on cops over logging crimePuji Santoso and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/PekanbaruA senior councillor in Papua demanded on Monday that National Police Headquarters investigate the involvement of police personnel in massive illegal logging in the easternmost...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Poor people receive free health care
Poor people receive free health careThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari launched a health insurance program on Monday to cover the medical costs for more than 36 million poor people in a bid to offset the government's decision to raise fuel prices earlier this month.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Proportional response needed
Proportional response neededFrom Koran TempoThe government announcement on fuel price increases has triggered student demonstrations but ironically, the support for ordinary people's complaints has been less.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Aceh's aid aftershock
Aceh's aid aftershock Now that the tsunami relief money for Aceh is on the table, there is a tussle looming over how to spend it. The rosy bilateral glow of January -- when Australia made its A$1 billion pledge -- was always going to dim when it came to the much tougher task of hammering out the...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
KPK to verify wealth reports
KPK to verify wealth reports JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is expected to start on Tuesday the actual verification of wealth reports submitted by state officials.As of Monday, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto, Minister of...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Art-exhibition-Karya untuk Kawan
Art-exhibition-Karya untuk KawanJP/19/KARYAKarya untuk Kawan, an exhibition of many flavorsCarla Bianpoen Contributor/JakartaAt a time of bleakness and a never-ending need for donations, an art exhibition at the National Gallery comes as a cool breeze that soothes the senses.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
* Bomb threat at Mangga Dua kills business Page 2
* Bomb threat at Mangga Dua kills business Page 2 * Minister says all poor people to get free medicine Page 4 * Legislator wants cops investigated over illegal logging Page 5 * Is it 'naval diplomacy' or gearing up for war? Page 6 * Expert backs well-managed legalized gambling Page 8 * Harrington...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Strong aftershock jolts Banda Aceh
Strong aftershock jolts Banda AcehBANDA ACEH: A strong aftershock measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale rattled the capital of Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province on Monday but there were no casualties or damage reported, officials said.The quake, which struck at 5:15 a.m.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
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;JP;Captions for Advertorial: PLAZA INDONESIA - March 15, 2005Plaza IndonesiaPhoto A:The Plaza Indonesia shopping center with its new entertainment complex, eX. Photo B and C:Numerous international luxury brands have flagship outlets in the Plaza Indonesia shopping center.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Cultural movement more effective
Cultural movement more effectiveFrom Media IndonesiaIn our quest for a quality improvement of democracy to keep pace with advanced countries, the emerging views of bureaucrats and religious institutions constitute a natural phenomenon.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
JP/4/polly
JP/4/pollyPollycarpus given physical exam by policeEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the Garuda pilot at the center of the investigation into the death of rights activist Munir, was given a physical exam at National Police Headquarters on Monday before being...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Part 2 of 2 Ngruki: It is school for Islam or terrorism?
Part 2 of 2 Ngruki: It is school for Islam or terrorism?Noor Huda Ismail, Jakarta There is no doubt that all the teachers were fiercely for an Islamic state and the implementation of sharia law. They regarded the existing secular national law as illegitimate.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Badawi says KL won't use force
Badawi says KL won't use forceTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has promised to avoid both the use of force and legal action through the international tribunal to resolve its dispute with Indonesia over an offshore oil field in the Sulawesi Sea.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
C. Java opens gold rush at tae kwon do nationals
C. Java opens gold rush at tae kwon do nationalsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defending champion Central Java notched a perfect three-for- three showing in finals on the opening day of the 5th LG National tae kwon do championship in Cibubur, East Jakarta, on Monday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Right to public transportation
Right to public transportationTeguh Utomo Atmoko, Jakarta Yes, it's high time that Jakarta had a decent public transportation system. However, learning from other large world metropolises, does Jakarta really need subways and monorails? Many mass rapid transit systems in many big world cities...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Fuel hike final: Susilo
Fuel hike final: SusiloRendi A. Witular and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDiffering signals on the fuel hike policy came out at the end of a late night hearing between the government and the legislature, with legislators saying that the proposed figures from the government for the poverty...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
PDI-P walks out on SBY at House
PDI-P walks out on SBY at HouseRendi A. Witular and Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe hearing between the government and the House of Representatives on Monday evening to review the government's decision to increase fuel prices was highlighted by the second largest faction, the Indonesian...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Shelving the issue of sovereignty in the Ambalat dispute
Shelving the issue of sovereignty in the Ambalat disputeMakmur Keliat, Jakarta Indonesia and Malaysia have reportedly decided to resolve their overlapping claims to Ambalat by peaceful means. There are a number of reasons why the decision to utilize diplomatic channels can be regarded as a positive...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Low-cost medicines for people
Low-cost medicines for peopleFrom Bisnis IndonesiaGeneric drugs are indirectly protected and their production is legal because they are genuine medicines. Pharmaceutical firms producing drugs under trademarks should have no objection.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
OPEC may not up output as demand likely to fall
OPEC may not up output as demand likely to fallRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn light of an expected oversupply in oil output, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is unlikely to agree on raising its quota during the upcoming meeting in Iran to help ease pressure on...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Pertamina to supply CNG for public transportation
Pertamina to supply CNG for public transportationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite the huge losses it incurs in producing compressed natural gas (CNG), state-owned oil company PT Pertamina says it is still willing to supply the product to public transportation operating in the...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Pirates hijack chemical tanker
Pirates hijack chemical tankerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Gunmen armed with rocket launchers stormed a chemical tanker in the Strait of Malacca over the weekend in an unusually daring attack, raising initial fears of a terrorist attack, an anti- piracy center said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Heritage society promotes RI culture
Heritage society promotes RI cultureM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThere are probably countless expatriates who prefer to remain tourists in the course of their stay in Indonesia and who will likely know little about the country they have been living in by the time their work contracts...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Theft at Peruri revealed
Theft at Peruri revealed JAKARTA: An employee of state security printer Perum Peruri, which prints the country's banknotes, was arrested over the weekend by the police for alleged theft of thousands of banknotes worth billions of rupiah over the past several years.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
On fuel price hike
On fuel price hike I have two questions concerning articles that appeared in The Jakarta Post on March 1 concerning the fuel price hike: The article concludes with the statement that alternate forms of fuel should be used to offset the burden of price hikes.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
JP/13/AMBALAT
JP/13/AMBALATRI seeks clarification from Shell, Petronas over AmbalatFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaJakarta will seek explanations from oil giants Royal Dutch/Shell and Malaysia's Petronas about their involvement in the issue of sovereignty over the East Ambalat offshore block, which...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
First Part:
First Part: Plaza Indonesia blends luxury and prestigious shopping In celebrating its 15th anniversary on March 15, 2005 (today), Plaza Indonesia will launch a number of expansion projects to maintain its prestige as one of the most celebrated shopping and entertainment complex in Jakarta.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Govt to accept debt moratorium offer: Minister
Govt to accept debt moratorium offer: MinisterUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is likely to take up the latest debt moratorium offer from the Paris Club of creditor nations to help ease financing burdens of the reconstruction process in tsunami- devastated Nanggroe Aceh...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
'Joki' in critical condition after falling from flyover
'Joki' in critical condition after falling from flyoverAn unidentified three-in-one boy, or joki, was in critical condition on Monday after falling from the Pejompongan flyover in Central Jakarta.An eyewitness said the boy, who was wearing a junior high school uniform, was running across Jl.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Myanmar bars new oil, gas investors
Myanmar bars new oil, gas investorsYANGON: Myanmar's military government has barred foreign firms from onshore oil and gas exploration and production, opting to reserve the operations for state enterprises, the Myanmar Times reported on Monday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Bappenas finalizing post-tsunami Aceh blueprint
Bappenas finalizing post-tsunami Aceh blueprintUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government hopes to finish within a week its final draft of the reconstruction blueprint for the tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, before discussing it further with the House of...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Governor OKs police probe
Governor OKs police probeKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A. Tallo issued a permit on Monday to allow the police to question the speaker of the Kupang municipal council, Dominggus Bolla, and eight other councillors at the municipal council.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Book marketing: Friendlier, more comfortable
Book marketing: Friendlier, more comfortableBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta Over the past decade, Indonesia has witnessed a rapid progress in its book publishing industry, not only in terms of the number of books published but also the number of new bookstores.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Japanese tugboat
Japanese tugboat attacked, crew kidnapped Three crewmen were kidnapped after a Japanese tugboat was attacked by pirates in the Malacca Strait late Monday, three days after a gas tanker came under a similar attack in the area, a piracy watchdog said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Media urged to inform public, leaders alike
Media urged to inform public, leaders alikeRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Tabanan, BaliCoordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie says that increased spending on consumptive goods over the past few years has meant huge profits for advertising firms.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Five die, 13 missing as boat capsizes
Five die, 13 missing as boat capsizesPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, PekanbaruA speedboat packed with passengers capsized in a river in Riau province after being hit by a large wave, leaving at least five people dead and 13 others missing and feared dead, police and officials said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Tigers spark fear in Jambi
Tigers spark fear in JambiJAMBI: Residents in a remote village in Tanjungjabung Barat regency, Jambi province, have been gripped by fear over the past few days after a number of Sumatran tigers (Panthera Tigris Sumatraensis) were found to be roaming near their village.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Tariff cuts on automotive parts irk local suppliers
Tariff cuts on automotive parts irk local suppliersZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Industry Andung A. Nitimihardja announced on Monday significant import duty cuts on parts and components for public transportation vehicles in a move he says will reduce the impact of the recent...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
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Is it 'naval diplomacy' or gearing up for war? Imanuddin Razak Jakarta 2. Teguh -- Public transportation, meeting the public's need or the need of 1 x 30 Right to public transportation Teguh Utomo Atmoko Jakarta3. Pro15 -- In search of global demand 1 x 30 In search of global demand J.