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Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Total lawyer accused of contempt of court for PR
Total lawyer accused of contempt of court for PR The legal dispute between mining company Total Indonesie and its contractors is heating up, with Total lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis likely to face charges of influencing court proceedings.A lawyer for the contractors, O.C.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Revised code criminalizes public kissing
Revised code criminalizes public kissingHera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Watch out all you lovebirds out there -- there is now a chance that lip-locking in public could send you to jail for 10 years and cost you as much as Rp 300 million (US$32,800) in fines.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Good or bad year ahead, all enjoy spring festival
Good or bad year ahead, all enjoy spring festivalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta "I would suggest to you, my friends, of all shio (Chinese zodiac signs), to try much harder and take control of every aspect of your lives.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Strange nation
Strange nationFrom Koran Tempo Our country is indeed a strange nation. Some in the political elite have claimed that supposed foreign aid we are receiving is often just lip service as no money actually goes into the state's coffers.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
RP inflation slows in January
RP inflation slows in January MANILA: Inflation prices in the Philippines slowed to 8.4 percent in January after 8.6 percent in December, the government's National Statistics Office said on Friday.The central bank had projected the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to rise 7.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
JP/20/RETIKA
JP/20/RETIKA'I don't want to be overwhelmed by grief'Dedy Ardiansyah Contributor/Banda AcehIt 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...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Yogya to build Rp 320b harbor
Yogya to build Rp 320b harbor YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with South Korean investors, the provincial government of Yogyakarta is to build a Rp 320 billion fish harbor at Glagah Indah beach, Kulonprogo regency, this year.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Jeremy's case file declared complete
Jeremy's case file declared completeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A Singaporean suspected of theft, Tang Khen Seng, 32, alias Jeremy, was moved to the Jakarta prosecutor's office on Friday after his case file was declared complete.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Govt to enforce social security scheme
Govt to enforce social security schemeRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government will start getting tough enforcing the law on compulsory social security programs and insist that employers register all their workers with a program, an official says.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Total case will spook investors: IPA
Total case will spook investors: IPAFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While the legal battle involving Total E&P Indonesie -- a local affiliate of French oil giant Total SA -- and its contractors is only in its early stages, it is already sending a bad signal about Indonesia's...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Academics no slouches as band members, either
Academics no slouches as band members, eitherM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta If someone decides to grab an instrument and jump on stage to perform, they ought to have a conviction that they can please a crowd.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Eradicate illegal levies
Eradicate illegal leviesFrom Warta KotaThe eradication of illegal levies by the government should be simultaneously carried out in all public offices, from top to bottom, because however small the amount involved it is a harmful form of graft.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Rupiah Rates Feb. 4
Rupiah Rates Feb. 4 Banknote rates Selling BuyingAustralian dollar 1 7,463.15 6,692.40 Brunei dollar 1 5,929.25 5,315.06 Canadian dollar 1 7,825.95 7,015.07 Swiss franc 1 8,069.34 7,233.07 Danish krone 1 1,690.68 1,515.68 Euro 1 12,583.50 11,283.42 Poundsterling 1 18,258.99 16,374.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Workshop on Best Practices of Successful Balanced Scorecard
Workshop on Best Practices of Successful Balanced Scorecard ImplementationsNaresh Makhijani and Dr. James Creelman will give a practical two-day workshop based on the findings of their upcoming book titled Mastering Business in Asia - Succeeding with the Balanced Scorecard.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Popularity? Who cares, Susilo says
Popularity? Who cares, Susilo saysRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDays prior to the second round of the presidential election, polls showed that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was likely to beat president Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Fri, 04 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...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
1. FUEL: 2 X 24
1. FUEL: 2 X 24 Fuel prices to go up soon, BI set for rate increase 2. TAX: 1 X 32 Businesses urged to shun tax collusion 3. REAX: 1 X 35 Bush speech soft on N. Korea, hard on Iran 4. YENNY: 1 X 40 U.S. urged to restore military cooperation with RI
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Film fest screens tsunami short film
Film fest screens tsunami short film The 34th International Film Festival Rotterdam, running till next Feb. 6, presents the world premiere of Trep Hudep! (Stay Alive!), a post-tsunami short video documentary by Alex Sihar from Indonesia.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
World Vision clarifies
World Vision clarifies Allow us to make a correction to a news story published on page 4 of The Jakarta Post of Feb. 2 under the title "Pope urges Catholics to help tsunami victims" as it contains some inaccurate information about our institution.In paragraph 14 of the story it is written "...
Fri, 04 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.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
PITI to celebrate Chinese New Year
PITI to celebrate Chinese New YearYOGYAKARTA: In order to enhance assimilation among different ethnic groups in Yogyakarta, the Chinese-Indonesian Muslim Brotherhood Association's (PITI) Yogyakarta chapter will hold a Chinese New Year celebration at a university mosque here.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Sex education, religious and cultural values
Sex education, religious and cultural valuesAlpha Amirrachman, Jakarta This newspaper (Jan. 27) reported an alarming result of a survey concerning premarital sex among youngsters in four big cities -- Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Bandung.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Volunteers and Aceh authorities
Volunteers and Aceh authorities From Koran Tempo Unexpectedly, there are quite a large number of people with a great sense of humanity in Indonesia. These Indonesian volunteers have been working hard day and night in Aceh, helping the Acehnese cope with problems arising after the earthquake and...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Separated twin
Separated twin dies after surgerySURABAYA: Five days after being surgically separated from her conjoined twin at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, baby Dwipayani died on Thursday due to heart and lung failure.Her sister, Dwipayanti, meanwhile, is still on life support.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Young people fielded in battle against HIV/AIDS
Young people fielded in battle against HIV/AIDSThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAs more young people in the capital are exposed to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, a new approach involving their peers is being heralded as an effective prevention measure.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Drug case numbers getting higher
Drug case numbers getting higherMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Despite the heavy prison sentences being handed down, the number of drug cases heard by the Tangerang District Court has continued to rise over the past seven years, a court official says.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Another BNI scam ready for trial
Another BNI scam ready for trialAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaJakarta prosecutors are preparing indictments against five suspects in the Rp 46.5 billion (US$5.17 million) BNI Pondok Indah scandal.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
U.S. urged to restore military cooperation with RI
U.S. urged to restore military cooperation with RIYenni Djahidin, The Jakarta Post, Washington D.C. A soon-to-be published study recommends that the United States remove its restrictions on the Indonesian military (TNI).
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Pristine forests story of the past
Pristine forests story of the past Indonesia's rain forests, along with Brazil's, are known as the lungs of the world. The condition of the country's forests continues to deteriorate as a result of illegal logging that has gone on for decades, consequently contributing to global warming.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Legal basis on state firms merger plan questioned
Legal basis on state firms merger plan questionedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing objections from ministers over the Office of State Minister of State Enterprises' plan to merge under-performing state firms and establish a holding company, the plan has received another blow.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
'Tap water should be free of charge'
'Tap water should be free of charge'The tap water rate increase that took effect on Jan. 20 was one of the automatic increases that will take place every six months for the next five years. The city administration says the money collected from the increase will be used to pay an outstanding debt of...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
EU to give trade preferences to Indonesia: French minister
EU to give trade preferences to Indonesia: French minister Agence France-Presse ParisThe European Union is to extend preferential trade conditions to Indonesia from April, France's foreign trade minister said on Wednesday after talks with his Indonesian counterpart, Marie Pangestu.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Rupiah Rates Feb. 3
Rupiah Rates Feb. 3 Banknote rates Selling BuyingAustralian dollar 1 7,532.05 6,748.59 Brunei dollar 1 5,926.56 5,312.33 Canadian dollar 1 7,836.48 7,024.06 Swiss franc 1 8,113.76 7,274.86 Danish krone 1 1,697.44 1,521.64 Euro 1 12,634.25 11,327.40 Poundsterling 1 18,276.74 16,387.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Red Cross officially closes fund-raiser
Red Cross officially closes fund-raiser JAKARTA: Chairwoman of West Jakarta's Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Anny Fadjar Panjaitan officially closed the branch's fund- raising campaign on Thursday."Don't buy coupons offered in conjunction with the fund-raiser because the campaign has been closed," she...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Three students left in Poso school
Three students left in Poso schoolPALU, Central Sulawesi: Prolonged conflict in Poso regency has brought down the number of students in an elementary school here to three. Before the sectarian conflict broke out in 2000, the school, the Sintuwulemba state elementary school, had over 200 students.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
* Megawati could lose PDI-P top job in Bali Page 2
* Megawati could lose PDI-P top job in Bali Page 2 * 'Graft' blamed for poor haj management Page 4 * Bloody thumbprint causes campaign stir in Lampung Page 5 * Sex education, religious and cultural values Page 7 * City seeks investors to build busways Page 8 * Lonard, Immelman share Heineken...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Influx of illegals from Malaysia continues
Influx of illegals from Malaysia continuesRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe massive influx of illegal immigrants returning from Malaysia continued on Thursday despite a decision by the neighboring country's government to extend an amnesty.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Govt continues to get criticized over performance
Govt continues to get criticized over performanceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe first 100 days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration have passed. But criticism of his government continues unabated, with most considering that he had so far failed to improve the country's investment...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Esia aims to boost customer to 4m by 2008
Esia aims to boost customer to 4m by 2008The Jakarta Post, JakartaBakrie Telecom's fixed-wireless phone provider Esia aims to boost its number of customers to 4 million by 2008 from around 250,000 currently, a company executive said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
TV Today: Friday, February 4, 2005
TV Today: Friday, February 4, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary5:00 Cartoon:...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
44 people die of rabies
44 people die of rabiesKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The government of Lembata regency here declared an emergency situation on Thursday after 44 people died in the past week due to rabies. The latest victim was seven-year-old Ferdinandus Lolong Langari, who died on Thursday, after being bitten by a...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Siemens expects 20 percent sales growth in 2005
Siemens expects 20 percent sales growth in 2005The Jakarta Post, JakartaDriven by a high demand in the electrical and communications industry, PT Siemens Indonesia (Siemens) -- local affiliation of Germany's engineering giant Siemens GA -- is projecting 20 percent growth this year, said the...
Fri, 04 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...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
'Seren Taun' ritual attracts big crowd
'Seren Taun' ritual attracts big crowd Nana Rukmana The Jakarta Post/Kuningan, West Java Far from the sophistication of modern metropolitan cities, hundreds of people have turned up for the Seren Taun ritual procession in the small Cigugur village in Kuningan regency, West Java.
Fri, 04 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.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Infrastructure development unlikely to spur growth
Infrastructure development unlikely to spur growthUmar Juoro, Jakarta The government's intention to stimulate the economy through infrastructure development, which will be accelerated by Bank of Indonesia's easing of legal lending limits related to the financing of infrastructure and other programs...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Rp 863b allotted to secure conflict, border areas
Rp 863b allotted to secure conflict, border areasKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Defense has reduced its 2005 budget proposal for security operations in conflict and border areas to Rp 863.31 billion (US$92.82 million). Of that amount, Rp 616.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
House for rent, anyone?
House for rent, anyone?Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehEfendy has been unable to sleep for three days. It's not the aftershocks that continue to rattle the tsunami-stricken province keeping him awake, but the order he received to move out of his rented house.
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Megawati could lose PDI-P top job in Bali
Megawati could lose PDI-P top job in Bali M. Taufiqurrahman and Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, JakartaClearly worried that she could face the same fate as former Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri warned President Susilo...
Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Thai election nears, Thaksin likely to win
Thai election nears, Thaksin likely to winEd Cropley, Reuters/BangkokStrange things have happened in Thailand's coup-prone political history, but it will be an upset of epic proportions if Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra does not win by a landslide in Sunday's general election.