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Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Four named suspects over waste export
Four named suspects over waste export JAKARTA: The government has named three Indonesians and one Singaporean as suspects over a recent export of materials containing toxic waste into Indonesia, and has filed a complaint with the Bassel Convention Secretary in Switzerland after Singapore refused to...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Indonesian workers recount plight in Singapore
Indonesian workers recount plight in SingaporeHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA modest housewife from a village in Magetan regency, East Java, 52 year-old Binarti was not a woman with many words.But her faint tone, watery eyes and mournful expression clearly displayed the grief of a mother...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Crossing activities return to normal
Crossing activities return to normalMataram, West Nusa Tenggara: After two days of no activity, ferries transporting vehicles between Lembar seaport in Lombok and Padang Bai seaport in Bali, were running as scheduled on Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
'Water rate hike is burdensome'
'Water rate hike is burdensome'Like it or not, Jakartans have to see automatic water rate hikes by between 4 and 16 percent every six months for the next five years. The announcement was made more than 10 days after it took effect. The Jakarta Post asked residents about their opinion on the issue.
Thu, 03 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.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
'Spinning' care
'Spinning' careIt all sounds very good, but what does it all mean? The government's recent announcement that it would "allocate" savings from the discontinuation of the fuel subsidy to provide free basic education and health care for the country's poor sounds wonderfully appealing.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 3, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 3, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Painting Rediscovering Indonesia by Agostino De Romanis from Italy, Rudana Museum and Fine Art Gallery, Jl. Cok Rai Pudak 44, Peliatan, Ubud, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Feb. 5.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Airport operator to open budget terminal
Airport operator to open budget terminalThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDomestic terminals at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, west of Jakarta, may soon be able to share the burden of ever-increasing passengers, with a new terminal to be built especially for low-cost carriers.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Humanitarian deed needed
Humanitarian deed needed This letter is to invoke our appreciation for the thought- provoking article Tsunami calls for true 'Jihad' contributed to The Jakarta Post on Jan. 27 by Zakiyuddin Baidhawy.It's really tragic that religious fanatics like Osama bin Laden who claim to be the crusaders for...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Proposed parking fee hike
Proposed parking fee hikeFrom Koran TempoThe majority of the factions in the Jakarta City Council have rejected a plan by the city administration to raise parking rates by 200 percent, saying the proposed hike does not come at an opportune time as the parking management agency, BP Parkir, needs...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Free trade agreement to benefit Indonesia more than Japan
Free trade agreement to benefit Indonesia more than JapanZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia and Japan have wrapped up a two-day preliminary bilateral Free Trade Agreement talks with results that include a simulation showing that the FTA scheme would benefit Indonesia far more than...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Celebrating unity -- but what about diversity?
Celebrating unity -- but what about diversity?Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta This year Indonesia marks its 60th independence anniversary. Given the diversity of this nation of about 220 million people, we have every reason to pride ourselves that we have remained as one nation, through good and bad times,...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Experts suggest government share power with GAM
Experts suggest government share power with GAMMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government should offer a power-sharing arrangement to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in governing oil and gas-rich Aceh as part of an effort to end the decades-long conflict in the province, a number...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Total faces bankruptcy petition by contractors
Total faces bankruptcy petition by contractorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTotal E&P Indonesie, a local affiliate of the world's second largest liquefied natural gas producer, Total SA, is refusing to recognize a US$7.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Singaporean fugitive arrested
Singaporean fugitive arrestedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaObviously not learning from past mistakes, Singaporean Tang Kheng Seng, 32, alias Jeremy, was arrested again on Tuesday evening while trying to steal from lockers in a spa facility of a hotel in Bali, the same crime that the fugitive was earlier...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
1. TKI (50) - 60 pts 2 cols 3 lines (3x12)
1. TKI (50) - 60 pts 2 cols 3 lines (3x12) RI pledges to bring 400,000 illegals home 2. Ban (40) - 36 pts 3 col 1line (1x27) Fight looms in U.S. over RI military curb 3. Rehab (50) - 36 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x24)Govt says emergency over, begins Aceh reconstruction4.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Govt faces tough job of restoring Aceh environment
Govt faces tough job of restoring Aceh environment Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaWith the initial danger of disease outbreaks under control in post-tsunami Aceh, government officials are now working to identify dangerous areas so the lives of survivors and aid workers are not put at risk.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Ministers in dispute over state firm
Ministers in dispute over state firmRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA recent plan from the Office of State Minister of State Enterprises to merge several under-performing state enterprises has received objections from some ministers, arguing that it might further undermine the...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Aceh warned of human trafficking
Aceh warned of human trafficking JAKARTA: A national movement sponsored by the State Ministry of Women's Empowerment reiterated a call on Tuesday for authorities, relief agencies and community leaders to step up security efforts to prevent women and child trafficking in tsunami-ravaged Aceh.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Howard praises Aussie-RI effort
Howard praises Aussie-RI effortAgencies, Banda AcehAustralia's prime minister on Wednesday praised the cooperation of his soldiers and Indonesian troops in tsunami relief efforts, which Indonesian officials said could usher in "new intimacy" between the two nations.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
* Government should share power with GAM: Experts Page 2
* Government should share power with GAM: Experts Page 2 * Dulmatin not killed in RP air strike Page 4 * 300 families in Gowa lose their livelihoods Page 5 * Significance of gender in Aceh aid management Page 7 * No clean air for the big smoke any time soon Page 8 * Lakers shrug off Rudy rumors to...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, February 4, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, February 4, 2005Exhibitions* Indonesia Good Design Exhibition, Erasmus Huis, Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), open Monday - Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., until Feb.
Thu, 03 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...
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Toyota to provide Subaru car maker with hybrid vehicle
Toyota to provide Subaru car maker with hybrid vehicle technology: report Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor will provide hybrid-vehicle technology to Subaru-brand carmaker Fuji Heavy Industries, helping it exploit the key North American market, a report said Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Adiguna's case on the way to court
Adiguna's case on the way to courtAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors sent on Wednesday murder suspect Adiguna Sutowo to the notorious Salemba prison, pending his trial expected to start later this month.
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
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;PRB;CD; ANPAk..r.. Significance of Gender in Aceh Aid Management JP/7/opinionSignificance of gender in Aceh aid management 2. Yale -- Immunization 1 x 30 Immunization key to saving children 3. Dyer--2 x 21Iraq's election and the coming Shia revolt
Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Kijang Innova offers more power, gadgets
Kijang Innova offers more power, gadgetsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an attempt to expand its already large share of the multipurpose van (MPV) segment, Japanese carmaker PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM) launched last Tuesday the latest variant of its popular Toyota Kijang Innova, the Toyota Kijang...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
More Islamic music, please
More Islamic music, pleaseFrom RepublikaMetroTV should be lauded for its intensive reporting of the recent tidal waves affecting Aceh and North Sumatra as well as its communications with survivors of the calamity.
Wed, 02 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.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Credit not subsidy for fertilizers
Credit not subsidy for fertilizers This refers to Prijono's article in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 27 titled Fertilizer prices and farmers' woes. I have been in Indonesia for seven years and have a few thoughts to offer.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
HP, Infosys introduce Finacle
HP, Infosys introduce FinacleJAKARTA: Hewlett-Packard and its global partner Infosys introduced on Tuesday a banking solution called Finacle to help Indonesian banks transform their information on technology (IT) systems in meeting changes of demands.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
'If it's about clean air, what about factories?'
'If it's about clean air, what about factories?'The City Council has dropped its own idea to introduce vehicle age restrictions into the draft of the new air pollution bylaw on Monday, realizing the enormous cost that it would impose, and with the city administration yet to provide adequate public...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Martiono named Pertamina's new chief commissioner
Martiono named Pertamina's new chief commissionerLeony Aurora and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to install Martiono Hadianto as the new chief commissioner of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina and replace two other board members.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Defendants want charges dropped
Defendants want charges dropped JAKARTA: Harun Let Let and Tarcisius Walla, who have been accused of graft, demanded charges against them be dropped because the alleged crime took place before the enactment of Law No. 30/2002 on corruption.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
* Acehnese demand more inclusive peace talks Page 2
* Acehnese demand more inclusive peace talks Page 2 * Priority bills include antiterrorism pacts Page 4 * 'Coarse' language concerns Surabayans Page 5 * Democratizing humanitarian aid to the poor Page 7 * City fears spread of dengue fever Page 8 * Korver back on board as Sixers beat Indiana Page 9...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
On Israeli aid
On Israeli aid I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. In the Jan. 25 edition I read a letter regarding aid from the Israeli government which I thought was a very narrow-minded view from someone I would expect is a university graduate.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Thailand donates $250,000 to RI
Thailand donates $250,000 to RIINDONESIA: Thailand, itself afflicted by the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster, has donated US$250,000 in financial aid to Indonesia for humanitarian relief in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, the Thai Embassy in Jakarta said on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Jauhari cries over lost culture
Jauhari cries over lost cultureEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter being a virtual war zone for decades, Aceh has not only seen the loss of its loved ones; its once vibrant and distinct culture is also in danger of being totally forgotten.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Unlisted state banks may be merged, minister says
Unlisted state banks may be merged, minister saysLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is considering merging unlisted state banks with bigger, healthier publicly listed ones, a senior official says.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Kardaya awaits President's approval
Kardaya awaits President's approvalFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives endorsement of Kardaya Warnika as the new Oil and Gas Upstream Regulatory Agency (BP Migas) chairman still requires President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval before he can take up his...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Duties for mining equipment scrapped
Duties for mining equipment scrappedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is providing tax free facilities to oil and gas companies that import upstream mining equipment as well as oil products in a bid to reduce production costs in the industry.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
How to cope after the diagnosis
How to cope after the diagnosisWhen my child was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, I returned to Jakarta -- after she was medivaced to Singapore -- an emotional and physical wreck.My previous world was to be replaced with insulin injections, counting carbohydrate portions, blood tests several times a...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Rupiah Rates Feb.1
Rupiah Rates Feb.1 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,491.15 6,711.82 7,139.30 7,063.44 Brunei dollar 1 5,900.74 5,287.05 5,623.59 5,564.03 Canadian dollar 1 7,802.08 6,992.09 7,435.63 7,358.40 Swiss franc 1 8,132.26 7,289.09 7,750.29 7,670.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Credit not subsidy
Credit not subsidy for fertilizers This refers to Prijono's article in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 27 titled Fertilizer prices and farmers' woes. I have been in Indonesia for seven years and have a few thoughts to offer.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
City fear spread of dengue fever
City fear spread of dengue feverThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHead of City Health Agency, Abdul Chalik Masulili, warned people about the alarming spread of dengue fever in the city, which has seen at least 1,030 people infected and seven deaths in the past two months.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
New investigation starts for Ismoko
New investigation starts for Ismoko JAKARTA: The National Police will start on Thursday an investigation into former director of the police fraud squad Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko for allegedly accepting bribes from Adrian Waworuntu, a key suspect in the Rp 1.
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
U.S. has shipped spare parts to Indonesia
U.S. has shipped spare parts to IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, New York/JakartaThe U.S. has provided tsunami-hit Indonesia with spare parts for five of its 24 U.S.-made C-130 cargo planes without lifting its long-standing ban on weapons sales to its military, the Dow Jones Newswires reported on Tuesday...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Japan helps in overpass project
Japan helps in overpass project BEKASI: The public works ministry has agreed to cooperate with a Japanese government to construct an overpass in the Bulak Kapal area of Bekasi regency.According to an official at the Bekasi Development Planning Body, Ade Achadiat, the Japan government provided funds...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Australia focuses on aviation links with Singapore, trade talks with ASEAN
Australia focuses on aviation links with Singapore, trade talks with ASEANWee Sui Lee Associated Press Singapore Australia is eager to sign a free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and wants to expand civil aviation links with Singapore, Australia's prime minister...
Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Aceh students mix school with grim body hunt
Aceh students mix school with grim body huntCecil Morella, Agence France-Presse/Banda AcehStudents returned to university in Aceh on Tuesday for the first time since the tsunami, to find carefree academia replaced by a grim timetable of lectures and corpse collection.