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Sat, 05 Feb 2005
'Does the government want us to be poorer?'
'Does the government want us to be poorer?' The city administration announced its decision to raise tap water rates by between 4 percent and 16 percent, 10 days after the hike took effect on Jan. 20. The Jakarta Post asked residents about their opinion on the issue.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Indonesia eyes European halal food market
Indonesia eyes European halal food marketZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia aims to expand its exports to Europe through the unexplored halal food market segment, which is worth 150 million euro (US$195 million) a year, a senior official at the Ministry of Trade said on Friday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
1. BOA: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS
1. BOA: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Government scraps Aceh Authority Board plan 2. UN: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS UN to employ 30,000 survivors 3. CRITICS: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS Susilo courts media as popularity wanes 4. WORKERS: 2 LINES, 27 COUNTS KL must be realistic about Indonesian workers: Kalla
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
RI welcomes Clinton's appointment
RI welcomes Clinton's appointmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The appointment of former U.S. president Bill Clinton as the United Nations special envoy for tsunami relief will accelerate the realization of billions of dollars in aid pledged to Indonesia and other affected countries, a foreign affairs...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
BI urges govt to hike fuel prices immediately
BI urges govt to hike fuel prices immediatelyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The central bank is urging the government to immediately raise fuel prices to end uncertainty, since the issue has been used by some parties to speculate over the prices of goods, which then pushes up inflation.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Bank DKI opens new office
Bank DKI opens new office JAKARTA: City-owned Bank DKI has opened a new subbranch office on Jl. Panglima Polim in South Jakarta on Friday as part of its effort to upgrade services to customers in the southern part of the capital.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
1. BI : 3 X 18
1. BI : 3 X 18 BI urges government to hike fuel prices -- immediately 2. TOTAL: 1 X 30 Total case will spook investors: IPA 3. TODUNG: 4 X 9 Total lawyer accused of contempt of court for PR 4. SWISS: 3 X 16 Swiss launch homestay project for tsunami victims
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Investment to grow by 15 percent: World Bank
Investment to grow by 15 percent: World BankLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The World Bank expects investment in Indonesia to grow by 15 percent this year, but warns that further measures to improve the investment climate must be taken to maintain the momentum.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
JP/ /
JP/ /Susilo's 100 Days and the tsunamiThe first hundred days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono's mandate have passed and the pundits, predictably, are pontificating.How does one assess the President's success or failure to achieve the expected results? The situation in Indonesia today precludes...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
NEC offers 200 grants via StuNed
NEC offers 200 grants via StuNed YOGYAKARTA: Netherlands Education Center (NEC), a nonprofit, government-appointed institution representing tertiary education institutions in the Netherlands, is offering full scholarships for 200 eligible Indonesians via the StuNed (Studeren in Netherland)...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
'I don't want to be striken by grief'
'I don't want to be striken by grief'Dedy Ardiansyah, Contributor/Banda Aceh It is really painful to lose loved ones. Only a few people can overcome the grief that comes with this loss. Retika, 20, however, always looks cheerful even though she has lost her parents and one of her siblings.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Warner, Toomer to visit tsunami areas
Warner, Toomer to visit tsunami areas BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Amani Toomer of the NFL's New York Giants will visit the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian province of Aceh to highlight United Nations relief efforts there.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Swiss govt launches new project for tsunami victims in Aceh
Swiss govt launches new project for tsunami victims in AcehAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world, launched a new program for the tsunami victims in Indonesia's Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam under which each family that hosts homeless people...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Mall raises funds for tsunami victims
Mall raises funds for tsunami victims JAKARTA: Mal Taman Anggrek in West Jakarta in cooperation with the Singapore Indonesia Business Association is holding a Sharity Fair from Jan. 18 through Feb. 13.The fair is offering various products, accessories and food to celebrate Chinese New Year, or...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Mandiri's profit last year rose
Mandiri's profit last year rose PT Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest lender by assets, said profit probably rose about 4.6 percent last year, as companies and consumers borrowed more in an expanding economy.Net income in 2004 was about Rp 4.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
1. Article 13,
1. Article 13,1) Public places, health facilities, working places, learning and teaching venues, children playing grounds, worship houses, and public transports are free smoking areas.2) Managers of public places are required to prepare specific places for smokers that be provided with exhausting...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
JP/5/YULI
JP/5/YULIFloods haunt residents in southern Bandung for yearsYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungSuhanda, 55, a resident of Bojong Citepus hamlet, Dayeuhkolot district in Bandung, is certainly an unfortunate man.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Conjoined twins still await medical miracle
Conjoined twins still await medical miracleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Harmaini spreads a teddy-bear blanket out on the bed in the room provided for her family by the North Sumatra administration. It's almost like home, the 33-year-old smiles to herself as she puts her twin baby girls down to rest.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Imparsial warns TNI against promoting dubious officers
Imparsial warns TNI against promoting dubious officersTiarma Siboro Jakarta Respected human rights watchdog Imparsial has urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) not to promote officers with questionable track records on human rights into strategic posts, as such a move would threaten internal reform...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Police probe fake banknotes case
Police probe fake banknotes case JAKARTA: The National Police are investigating a possible link between counterfeit banknotes found in East Java and Central Java and a case involving National Intelligence Agency (BIN) officers.Director of the fraud squad Brig. Gen.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
UN to employ 30,000 survivors
UN to employ 30,000 survivorsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) plans to employ up to 30,000 tsunami survivors to clean up shattered buildings, debris and other waste materials in ravaged towns of Aceh as the rehabilitation and reconstruction...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
'Michael' has two-pronged mission
'Michael' has two-pronged missionMuslima Hapsari, Contributor/Jakarta The earthquake and tidal waves that devastated parts of Aceh and North Sumatra have motivated people to lend a hand to help survivors.Many different events have been held to raise money for the rebuilding of destroyed areas.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Lonsum to build new palm oil mills
Lonsum to build new palm oil millsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to boost its production, the publicly listed plantation company PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) plans to build three new palm oil mills in Sumatra -- all expected to start operation later this year.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Illegal workers share bitter stories
Illegal workers share bitter storiesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan Tati, an illegal worker who recently arrived home from Malaysia, broke into tears when describing her experience working in the neighboring country for a year and a half as a maid without pay.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Government scraps Aceh Authority Board plan
Government scraps Aceh Authority Board planRendi A. Witular and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to drop its plan to set up a special authority for Aceh since the tsunami-stricken areas in the province already had functioning local governments, according to...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Susilo courts media as popularity wanes
Susilo courts media as popularity wanesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After declaring that his declining popularity did not really matter to him, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono invited two chief editors to his office for talks on two separate occasions on Thursday evening and...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Seminar on Italian Textile Finishing Technology
Seminar on Italian Textile Finishing Technology The Italian Trade Commission in Jakarta and the Italian Association of Textile Machinery (ACIMIT), in cooperation with the Indonesian Textile Association (API), will hold a seminar on the latest Italian textile technology at the Sheraton Hotel,...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Family mourn death of baby Dwipayani
Family mourn death of baby DwipayaniID Nugroho and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya I Gusti Ayu Ketut Sriani sits alone in the corridor of Surabaya's Dr. Soetomo General Hospital. She mourns the loss of her eight- month-old baby girl, Dwipayani, who died on Thursday, five days after...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
City mobilize forces in battle against dengue
City mobilize forces in battle against dengueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration has set up a task force to deal with a dengue fever outbreak that as of Friday has infected at least 1,277 people, leading to nine deaths.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Turkish PM Erdogan to visit Indonesia
Turkish PM Erdogan to visit IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will visit Indonesia from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7 during a regional tour of countries hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, the Embassy of Turkey in Jakarta said.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
JP/7/SETH
JP/7/SETHThe relations between Jakarta and Canberra have been strained by becuase of the way East Timor got its independence.What Went Wrong in Indonesia-Australia Relations?S.P. SETH SidneyThe tsunami disaster has brought Indonesia closer to the world, particularly with rich developed countries...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Shorter stay suggested for pilgrims
Shorter stay suggested for pilgrimsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Religious Affairs should provide more flights for Indonesian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia because shorter hajs would be cheaper, meaning more people could go, two haj groups say.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Embassy to offer legal assistance
Embassy to offer legal assistance KUPANG: The Indonesian Embassy in Timor Leste has been asked to provide legal assistance to Daniel Mendes, an Indonesian citizen who was arrested in Becora Dili on Jan. 21 for his alleged involvement in an exchange of gunfire with Timor Leste Police.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta
Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta and other flood-prone areas across the country, such as Lampung, South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Almost every year, Jakarta and these areas are inundated during the wet season.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Author Pramoedya celebrates birthday
Author Pramoedya celebrates birthday JAKARTA: Friends and members of the literary community have arranged two events to celebrate the 80th birthday of Indonesia's most prominent author, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, on Sunday.In the first event at 11:30 a.m.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Aceh tsunami refugees in desperate need of jobs
Aceh tsunami refugees in desperate need of jobsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Sitting on a bench in the shade of a tree, Rosdiana, 50, was having a lengthy conversation about the latest travails of her husband, Malik.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Motorcycle sales to grow 20 percent, less than last year
Motorcycle sales to grow 20 percent, less than last yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After enjoying a 38.14 percent increase in sales last year, the country's motorcycle market is likely to grow by "only" 20 percent this year due to, among other things, the government's plan to increase fuel prices in...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Yellow virus disease on chili peppers
Yellow virus disease on chili peppersFrom Republika In response to reports in several publications about a virus decimating chili peppers, known as Bule Amerika (American Albino) among local chili pepper growers, we would like to give the following information and corrections: * Scientifically,...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Aid fund control crucial
Aid fund control crucialFrom Koran TempoThe distrust in some circles over the utilization of aid funds for the reconstruction of post-tsunami Aceh and North Sumatra is inseparable from the short-term orientation of most Indonesian officials and the lack of supervision.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Kebumen farmers sell their soil for cash
Kebumen farmers sell their soil for cashSinggir Kartana, Contributor/Kebumen, Central Java It was afternoon in Kebagoran village, Pejagoan subdistrict, Kebumen, and six men were digging up a rice field with hoes and shovels and loading the soil into a truck parked nearby.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Children require early environmental education
Children require early environmental educationWuryadi, Yogyakarta Ahmad Bukhori's article in The Jakarta Post, on Jan. 22, Raising Environmental Awareness in Children, provides the fundamentals of environmental education in general.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
JP/18/JAPAN
JP/18/JAPANTourist industry urged work hard to win back Japanese market Wahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post/DenpasarThe Dec. 26 tsunami that struck Aceh and North Sumatra in Indonesia and other countries in Asia and Africa, including Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, has had a dramatic impact on...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Accommodating
Accommodating thousands of children From Republika Following the report in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 3 that there is fear about the future of the child survivors of the tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, the central executive board of Hidayatullah would like to state as follows: 1.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Hotel Medan back in business
Hotel Medan back in businessFadli, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Once surrounded by shops, restaurants and offices, following the Dec. 26 tsunami the nearest thing to the Hotel Medan in Banda Aceh is a large wooden fishing boat that washed up from the nearby beach.The hotel reopened on Jan.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Water commands a price
Water commands a price The public furor over the 8.14 percent increase in tap water rates charged by PAM Jaya could scare off investors intending to submit bids for 91 infrastructure projects over the next few months following the Jan. 17 and Jan. 18 Infrastructure Summit in Jakarta.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Rebuilding Aceh anew
Rebuilding Aceh anew It's been weeks since the devastating earthquake and tsunami, but the pain is still there. The tears might have dried. The dust might have settled. People living on another continent might have already forgotten it, but not the Acehnese. It will take a long time to recover.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
City bans smoking in public places
City bans smoking in public placesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Smoke at your own risk.That was the message left hanging in the air from city councillors on Friday when they endorsed the air pollution bylaw, which bans smoking in all enclosed public places.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Learning from U.S. to prepare teachers for future generations
Learning from U.S. to prepare teachers for future generationsTotok Amin Soefijanto, Boston/ Massachusetts There is a Javanese saying: "A teacher is to be listened to and followed." The problem is, we as a society do not know how to make teachers teach and lead professionally.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
KL leader considers Thailand's request
KL leader considers Thailand's request MALAYSIA: Malaysia's prime minister will consider Thailand's request to extradite a suspected Muslim insurgent but urged the Thai government to stop making public its demands, news reports said on Friday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
We help our neighbors
We help our neighbors Uli Pandjaitan's reply to Mark Potts' Ignoring American aid (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 13 was well said. I gave a donation to the appeal because they are fellow human beings in trouble, they are also our neighbors.