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Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Students demand peaceful solution
Students demand peaceful solutionYOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of students in Yogyakarta staged a protest on Monday calling on Indonesia and Malaysia to practice self- restraint and avoid war in their diplomatic row over the Ambalat oil blocks.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
JP/7/let
JP/7/let Proportional response needed From 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
JP/3/heads
JP/3/heads March 15, 20051. SIGHT: 1 X 49 Shelving the issue of sovereignty in the Ambalat dispute 2. DEBT: 1 X 42 Govt to accept debt moratorium offer: Minister 3. BALI: 3 X 16 Media urged to inform public, leaders alike
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
JP/17/GUMBRE
JP/17/GUMBRE'Gumbregan' shows the cow is a man's best friendBambang M Contributor/Gunungkidul, YogyakartaFor most people in Gunungkidul, some 40 kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta, cows are as important as their neighbors or friends.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Is it 'naval diplomacy' or gearing up for war?
Is it 'naval diplomacy' or gearing up for war?Imanuddin Razak, JakartaThe fresh tension between Indonesia and neighbor Malaysia over claims to a border area of the oil-and-gas-rich blocks of Ambalat in the Sulawesi sea has significantly subdued following Jakarta's commitment to withdraw five of the...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Teenage 'joki' in critical condition
Teenage 'joki' in critical conditionAn 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
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 14, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 14, 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Indonesia apologizes to Malaysia over flag-burning protesters
Indonesia apologizes to Malaysia over flag-burning protestersAssociated Press, Kuala LumpurIndonesia's ambassador apologized on Monday after protesters in his country burned Malaysian flags in a dispute over an offshore oil field, the national news agency reported.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Shares hit new high on Sampoerna gains
Shares hit new high on Sampoerna gainsDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended at a record high on Monday, led by gains in cigarette maker HM Sampoerna on news that Philip Morris International Inc. will buy a 40 percent stake in the country's third-largest cigarette maker, dealers said.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
City police continue the hunt for 'big bosses' of drug gangs
City police continue the hunt for 'big bosses' of drug gangsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite several big arrests over the last several weeks, the police are still searching for several big drug bosses involved in producing and selling heroin, crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy and...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
;AFP;
;AFP; ANPAf..r.. Philippines-China lead China, Philippines, Vietnam sign joint South China Sea oil search JP/15/AccordChina, Philippines, Vietnam sign joint South China Sea oil search accord estimate Agence France-Presse Manila Rival claimants China, the Philippines and Vietnam on Monday signed a...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Armed forces to share war machines for the sake of efficiency
Armed forces to share war machines for the sake of efficiencyMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Ministry of Defense is considering a system that will enable the three branches of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to share equipment to save money.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-England
Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-England Bruce Emond The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia's second seeded men's doubles pairing of Luluk Hadiyanto and Alven Yulianto let a final game lead slip away in losing to Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark at the All- England championships on...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Extradition treaty must exclude terrorism
Extradition treaty must exclude terrorismBambang Widjojanto and Mohamad Mova Al 'Afghani, Jakarta Dubbed a "red dot on the map" by former President Habibie, Singapore has become a sanctuary for some extremely rich Indonesian tycoons accused of fraud in Jakarta.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
RI to lobby India to cut CPO import tariff: Minister
RI to lobby India to cut CPO import tariff: MinisterZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyantono will leave for India this week to try to convince his Indian counterpart to revoke the latter's decision to raise crude palm oil (CPO) import duty to 80 percent.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
1. Barack (3x18)
1. Barack (3x18) Tsunami survivors in Aceh start moving to barracks 2. Militer (2x27) Armed forces to share war machines to gain efficiency 3. German (2x28) Germany helps reconstruct damaged schools in Aceh 4. NU (28 x 1) Gus Dur drops breakaway plan
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
First Asia Pacific Media Forum opens in Bali
First Asia Pacific Media Forum opens in BaliRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, BaliAround 300 delegates arrived on Bali on Sunday to participate in the first Asia Pacific Media Forum (APMF), which will open on Monday morning and run until Tuesday evening.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
*Munir case could poison Garuda's reputation Page 2
*Munir case could poison Garuda's reputation Page 2 *Armed forces to share war machines to gain efficiency Page 4 *Govt criticized over toxic waste import case Page 5 *Extradition treaty must exclude terrorism Page 6 *Ngruki: Is it a terrorism school? Page 7 *Betawi village 'open to all religions,...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
1. China --- 2x18
1. China --- 2x18 China's president tells army to prepare for war 2. Aceh ----- 2x22 Love blossoms in camp for displaced Acehnese 3. Ambalat --- 1x32 RI Muslim leaders in KL on peace mission 4. Malay ----- 2x24 Illegal migrant workers gone, Malaysia faces virtual shutdown
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Irene leads Corke 2-1 in chess series
Irene leads Corke 2-1 in chess seriesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local chess prodigy Irene Kharisma, 13, pushed Anya Sun Corke, 15, to the limit to emerge the winner in their third game of the Enerpac Chess Match in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Sunday.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Betawi village is open to all religions, ethnic groups: Saidi
Betawi village is open to all religions, ethnic groups: SaidiBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe controversy over the newly endorsed bylaw on the designation of Srengseng Sawah subdistrict in South Jakarta as an Islamic Betawi village may come to an end, as several Betawi figures have...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Slovakia to help RI strengthen local govts
Slovakia to help RI strengthen local govtsVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an effort to strengthen its ties with Indonesia, Slovakia is ready to assist and cooperate to improve local governments, education and healthcare, a senior official from the Slovakian Ministry of Foreign...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Govt criticized over toxic waste import
Govt criticized over toxic waste importFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamThe Riau Islands customs office has confiscated a barge loaded with tons of allegedly toxic waste materials as it re-entered Indonesian waters, with environmentalists calling on the government to be stern in resolving the issue.
Mon, 14 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.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
RI can learn from RP on workers' rights
RI can learn from RP on workers' rightsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile Indonesia has not even formally recognized the profession of domestic workers, the Philippines parliament has been discussing powerful legislation to protect workers' rights at home and abroad.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
JP/17/GUMBRE
JP/17/GUMBRE'Gumbregan' shows the cow is a man's best friendBambang M Contributor/Gunungkidul, YogyakartaFor most people in Gunungkidul, some 40 kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta, cows are as important as their neighbors or friends.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
French paedophile suspect seized in Bali
French paedophile suspect seized in Bali A Frenchman wanted in his homeland on child sex charges has been arrested in the Indonesian resort island of Bali, police said on Thursday. Michel Heller was seized at a bungalow in Bunutan village in the east of the island on Wednesday, said Sri Harmiti of...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Germany helps reconstruct schools in Aceh
Germany helps reconstruct schools in AcehThe Jakarta Post JakartaGermany is participating in the reconstruction of Aceh through the Indonesian-German Disaster Relief Committee (INDOGERM- direct).INDOGERM-direct has so-far raised 2.4 million euro (US$3.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Toll road developer says ready to pay
Toll road developer says ready to payWahyuana, The Jakarta Post, BekasiFollowing residents' protests against the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project over the price of acquired land, the managing director of developer PT Jasa Marga Syarifuddin Alambai asserted that the company had no problem...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Tsunami survivors in Aceh start moving to barracks
Tsunami survivors in Aceh start moving to barracksLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe Yakub, chief of Jambo Timur village in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, was glad that tsunami refugees from the area had been moved to the newly built barracks, located right next to the tents they had stayed in...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Newspaper vendors dodge officials to survive
Newspaper vendors dodge officials to surviveThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTaking refuge from the scorching heat under the shade of a tree, Kana, 20, squats down and meticulously organizes his stack of newspapers, magazines and tabloids at a street corner in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
JP;WYS;Cd;
JP;WYS;Cd; ANPAk..r.. ~Letter-poor people The fate of poor people JP/7/let The tragedy of the impoverished What is the fate of poor people in Indonesia? A friend of mine has the answer. According to him, grass in Indonesia is much more respected than poor people.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
ILO sends mobile libraries to Aceh
ILO sends mobile libraries to AcehJAKARTA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) will soon provide children with mobile libraries in two locations of Aceh Besar regency. The UN agency will also set up a Children's Rehabilitation and Creativity Center in the regency.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Christine Hakim thanks France for tsunami aid at film festival
Christine Hakim thanks France for tsunami aid at film festivalAgence France-Presse/Deauville, FranceActress and producer Christine Hakim has thanked France for its help to the victims of the Asian tsunami at the opening of a film festival here.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Journalists boycott Attorney General
Journalists boycott Attorney General MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Local journalists have instituted a boycott against covering the activities of Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh, who visited the provincial capital on Saturday, following a dispute over coverage code.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
NTT govt prepares for food crisis
NTT govt prepares for food crisisYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangThe East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) administration is preparing emergency measures to cope with looming food and water shortages in the province as a result of a drought that is threatening crops, according to an official.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
JP/5/ELECTION
JP/5/ELECTIONSpirits high in Makassar ahead of direct electionAndi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post/MakassarThe direct elections of regional government heads are scheduled for June this year. And, in some places in the country, residents are gearing up for the main event by voting for their community...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Labor crunch
Labor crunch Having postponed the amnesty period over and again, the government has finally taken the decisive step to flush out illegal foreign workers still lurking in the country.After the raid operation, the construction and manufacturing industries have suffered serious labor shortage; many...
Mon, 14 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.
Mon, 14 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.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Armed forces to share war machines to gain efficiency
Armed forces to share war machines to gain efficiencyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Defense is considering a system that will enable the three branches of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to share equipment to save money.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Regent involved in brawl
Regent involved in brawl BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Bandarlampung prosecutor's office has demanded that local police name Tulangbawang Regent Abdurahman Sarbini a suspect in a brawl involving his son.Chief of the prosecutor's office Abdoel Taufiq said on Saturday that witnesses had reportedly seen...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Love blossoms in camp for displaced Acehnese
Love blossoms in camp for displaced AcehneseLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehIf Gabriel Garcia Marquez were to write the story of Syamsu and Karmilawati, refugees sheltered in Mata Ie, Banda Aceh, the title could be, "Love in the Time of Tsunami.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
1. COMMENT: 1 X 42
1. COMMENT: 1 X 42 Munir case could poison Garuda's reputation 2. YEMRIS: 1 X 28 NTT govt prepares for food crisis 3. MAID: 1 X 32 RI can learn from RP on workers' rights 4. TOBA: 1 X 32 Empower local govts, summit concludes 5. GAS: 1 X 28 Activists pitch natural gas
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Activists pitch natural gas
Activists pitch natural gasBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe recent fuel price hikes have prompted environmental activists to call for the government to produce more compressed natural gas (CNG), which they say is a cheaper, cleaner alternative.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Prima vows to bounce back from defeat
Prima vows to bounce back from defeatMusthofid, The Jakarta Post,Jakarta After a mistimed forehand soared over the baseline to give Uzbekistan a 3-2 win in last Sunday's Davis Cup tie, Prima Simpatiaji slumped in his chair at courtside, a towel wrapped around his head.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-England
Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-England Bruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's second seeded men's doubles pairing of Luluk Hadiyanto and Alven Yulianto let a final game lead slip away in losing to Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark at the All- England championships...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
'Maintaining growth is the best incentive for investors'
'Maintaining growth is the best incentive for investors'PT Honda Prospect Motor's (HPM) decision to launch its new compact vehicle, called Jazz, last year proved to be a perfect strategy, with sales of the car comprising some 53 percent of Honda's total sales of 46,500 units.
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Goldman Sachs to challenge KPPU ruling in court
Goldman Sachs to challenge KPPU ruling in courtThe Jakarta Post, JakartaGoldman Sachs will challenge in court the Business Competition Supervisory Commission's (KPPU) ruling that declared the global investment firm guilty of colluding in a case revolving around the sale of two tankers of state oil...
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
UI adds economics to int'l class program
UI adds economics to int'l class program JAKARTA: The University of Indonesia (UI) opened a program for economic studies, which enables students to graduate with a degree from a particular university abroad as well as UI.