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Fri, 28 Jan 2005
SBY prods law enforcers to work harder to curb graft
SBY prods law enforcers to work harder to curb graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged law enforcers to work harder to root out corruption, amid criticism from some quarters about his administration's perceived lack of action on graft...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Making money off the tsunami, from the black market to the
Making money off the tsunami, from the black market to the multinational[ AP Photos XSP123-126[ By JOCELYN GECKER= Associated Press Writer[ JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Making money off the tsunami, from black market to multinationalJocelyn Gecker Associated Press/JakartaFor those looking to make a...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
OIC meeting
OIC meeting No doubt, the 16 national delegations to the Kuala Lumpur meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference's Commission of Eminent Persons already know full well that moderation is enlightened.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Schools send students home
Schools send students home PEKANBARU: Widespread haze in several areas in Riau has disrupted people's daily activities and forced some schools to cancel classes.In Duri, Mandau district, haze has covered the city for the last three days, forcing schools to send students home.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Busway nets Rp 41b in a year
Busway nets Rp 41b in a year JAKARTA: Revenue from busway tickets sold from Feb. 1, 2004 until Jan. 21 has reached Rp 41.3 billion (US$4.64 million), which was beyond expectation, according to the busway management."We can finance all operational expenses with the revenue ...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Luluk and Alven bounced out of Korea Open
Luluk and Alven bounced out of Korea OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defending champions and top seeds Luluk Hadiyanto and Alven Yulianto made an abrupt exit in the second round of the Noonnoppi Korea Open on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Acehnese pilgrims join displaced
Acehnese pilgrims join displacedNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh While most returning haj pilgrims arriving back home will be warmly greeted by their families and relatives in the comfort of their homes, Acehnese pilgrims will find themselves among the refugees.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Fitch upgrades RI ratings on economic progress
Fitch upgrades RI ratings on economic progressI Made Sentana, Dow Jones/Jakarta The government's policy direction and improvements to the macroeconomy received a vote of confidence Thursday, with Fitch Ratings raising the country's sovereign creditworthiness.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
PGN proposes gas price hike to fund expansion
PGN proposes gas price hike to fund expansionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to cover its operational costs and expand its distribution network, state gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) has proposed a gradual increase of gas prices for households, social facilities and small...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Lack of surgery on twins protested
Lack of surgery on twins protested JAKARTA: The parents of conjoined twins Angie and Angeli filed a complaint with the Ministry of Health on Thursday over the cancellation of the surgery to separate the two girls.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Armed robbery cases jump, undercover cops deployed
Armed robbery cases jump, undercover cops deployedAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe number of armed robberies rose significantly in January, prompting police to deploy more undercover personnel in areas frequently targeted by robbers.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
15 Head :
15 Head :1. S'PORE ( 1 x 24 ) S'pore electronics sector to remain robust this year
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Didik ready for PAN race
Didik ready for PAN race JAKARTA: Economist-turned-politician Didik J. Rachbini has announced his readiness to contest the leadership race at the National Mandate Party (PAN) Congress in April.Announcing his manifesto, Didik promised that he would create a bridge between the PAN leadership and the...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Clubs on the hunt for former national players
Clubs on the hunt for former national playersMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta Namrih Suroto knows what it means to be sidelined, and the gnawing feeling of "what if?"Once a promising prospect on the national badminton scene, today he sits in the stands of Amongrogo sports hall, making calls...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
TV Today: Friday, January 28, 2005
TV Today: Friday, January 28, 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, 28 Jan 2005
BPK finds Rp 27.22t in unaccounted funds
BPK finds Rp 27.22t in unaccounted fundsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has found up to Rp 27.2 trillion in funds (some US$3.02 billion) in 16 bank accounts which fall under the supervision of the minister of finance in the 2003 state budget that the government...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
1. UN: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS
1. UN: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS RI relief effort in chaos, UN says 2. AUSSIE: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS pakai yang tadi saja 3. 100HARI: 1 LINE, 27 COUNTS SBY misses 100-day targets 4. LETTER: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Aceh's children tell their story
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Thieves bring trains to a halt
Thieves bring trains to a haltMulkta Fidrus The Jakarta Post/TangerangCable thieves have struck again. Six electric commuter trains plying the Serpong, Tangerang- Tanah Abang and Jakarta routes were brought to a halt on Thursday thanks to dare-devil thieves who cut and stole the high voltage...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Antam 2004 sales up 35 percent
Antam 2004 sales up 35 percent JAKARTA: PT Aneka Tambang, a gold and nickel mining company 65 percent owned by the Indonesian government, said sales rose 35 percent last year, mainly on higher prices.Sales in the year ended Dec. 31 rose to Rp 2.76 trillion (US$302 million) from Rp 2.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Four more die of diarrheal disease
Four more die of diarrheal disease KUPANG: Four more people have died due to diarrheal disease in East Nusa Tenggara, bringing the total number of fatalities to 24. The last four victims were children who were receiving treatment at Prof. Dr. W.Z. Yohanis Hospital in Kupang.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
SGS meets Djarum in club tourney semis
SGS meets Djarum in club tourney semisMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta On paper, it should have been easy pickings for SGS Elektrik of Bandung over Keshab Timur of East Kalimantan, but their tie came down to a nail-biting finish at the National Badminton Mixed Team Championship here on...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
RI negotiators, GAM brace for talks
RI negotiators, GAM brace for talksThe Jakarta Post, Helsinki/Jakarta Negotiating teams from the Indonesian government and the main rebel movement in Aceh province, where a long-running conflict was overshadowed by last month's devastating tsunami disaster, arrived in Finland on Thursday for peace...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Prostitutes face harder life in Batam
Prostitutes face harder life in BatamFadli, The Jakarta Post/Batam "Santi", 23, a sex worker in Batam, complained that fewer clients had visited her over the past few months."Malaysian and Singaporean tourists aren't turning up any more and spending money at my place," said Santi, a masseur cum sex...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Return to a maritime country
Return to a maritime country One project offered at the recently concluded Indonesian Infrastructure Summit held in Jakarta from Jan. 17 to Jan. 18 was a port development to function as a hub for shipping imports and exports.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Susilo blamed for not improving investment climate
Susilo blamed for not improving investment climateRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Today marks the 100th day of the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. According to many assessments, his government has yet to produce results in terms of the economy, having failed to...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
SBY misses 100-day targets
SBY misses 100-day targetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday celebrates his 100th day in office amid much criticism of his administration's failure to reach its proclaimed targets, mainly in reducing corruption and boosting the business and investment climate.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
PGN seeks to set up SPC for Sumatra gas project
PGN seeks to set up SPC for Sumatra gas project Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post/MedanState-owned gas distributor Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) is slated to establish a special purpose company (SPC) to help finance its key pipeline project linking gas fields across Sumatra.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
'Response prevented deaths from disease'
'Response prevented deaths from disease'Reuters, United Nations The swift response to the Asian tsunami prevented a second wave of deaths from disease and malnutrition but the task of rebuilding is far from complete, a top UN official said exactly one month after the cataclysm.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
House urges delay of Aceh elections
House urges delay of Aceh elections JAKARTA: The House of Representatives' Commission II for home and regional affairs has recommended the government delay the direct elections of local executive heads in tsunami-ravaged Aceh.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
IBRA clearance team operation extended
IBRA clearance team operation extendedUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has decided to once again extend the operation of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) clearance team, but the move could hamper the Asset Management Company (PPA) in managing unsold assets from...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
'We can't blame the squatters for the floods'
'We can't blame the squatters for the floods' Although the Jakarta administration has continued to carry out measures to fight flooding, dredging 13 rivers, maintaining sluice gates and setting up early warning systems and emergency response teams, it could not stop the annual floods.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Poisoning suspected in sibling deaths
Poisoning suspected in sibling deathsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Two brothers and a sister were found dead on Thursday with their bodies displaying signs of having been poisoned.Eldest brother Mugiono, 45, his sister Sukarni, 40 and younger brother Narno, 35, were found dead in Sukarni's...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Holland offers full scholarships
Holland offers full scholarships BOGOR: The Dutch government is offering full scholarships for civil servants, activists, lecturers as well as journalists in the Studeren in Nederland (StuNed) scheme."The StuNed scholarship scheme is only for Indonesians ...
Fri, 28 Jan 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.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
More compo for evictees urged
More compo for evictees urgedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council has made a suggestion to the administration for it to raise the allotted compensation fund for evictees from Rp 500,000 (US$56) to Rp 5 million per family.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
50 bills on this year's priority list
50 bills on this year's priority listKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to put 50 bills in their priority program for this year, with many of the bills being from previous sessions.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Aceh rebels exploit tsunami tragedy
Aceh rebels exploit tsunami tragedyKirsten E. Schulze, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore When the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) called a unilateral ceasefire following the tsunami disaster, hopes were raised that this humanitarian disaster might lead to an end to the separatist conflict.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
JP/2/ACEH
JP/2/ACEH1 x 38 Minister admits misuse of relief funds JP/04/Court2 x 17 Ba'asyir, lawyers storm out of court JP/4/bill2 x 19 50 bills on this year's priority list JP/4/Graft2 x 26 SBY prods law enforcers to work harder to curb graft JP/4/logging1 x 38 Better welfare won't stop deforestation
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Thieves bring trains to a halt
Thieves bring trains to a haltMulkta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang Cable thieves have struck again. Six electric commuter trains plying the Serpong, Tangerang-Tanah Abang and Jakarta routes were brought to a halt on Thursday thanks to dare-devil thieves who cut and stole the high voltage...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
PDI-P faces hard job in Bandarlampung mayoralty election
PDI-P faces hard job in Bandarlampung mayoralty electionOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Kasman, 45, the chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) Bandarlampung branch, has often got home late during the past few days.Kasman's mission is an unenviable one.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
RI relief effort in chaos, UN says
RI relief effort in chaos, UN saysAgence France-Presse, Banda Aceh The multinational relief effort in parts of tsunami-hit Aceh province remains chaotic, according to an official report released on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Driving in Jakarta
Driving in Jakarta Regarding The Jakarta Post's article --Driving in Jakarta to slow to snail's pace by 2020 on Dec. 17 -- I take the liberty to send my opinion as follows:The cheap partial solution to traffic in Jakarta is to enforce the "intersection blocking rule".
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Ba'asyir, lawyers storm out of court
Ba'asyir, lawyers storm out of courtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is being tried on charges of involvement in acts of terror, and his lawyers walked out of the courtroom on Wednesday in protest against the judges' decision to allow the prosecution to read out the sworn...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Three labor firms raided
Three labor firms raidedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A tipoff led to the Jakarta Police and government officials raiding three labor export firms in separate locations for illegally sheltering 168 prospective migrant workers on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Minister admits misuse of relief funds
Minister admits misuse of relief fundsM. Taufiqurrahman and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government admitted on Thursday that the management of public donations for the tsunami survivors in Aceh and North Sumatra had been tainted by malfeasance.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
CPO prices to drop ahead of Chinese New Year
CPO prices to drop ahead of Chinese New YearZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Ahead of lunar new year festivities, industries in China are reducing their activity, and this will eventually cut demand for certain raw materials including crude palm oil (CPO), thus weighing down on the...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Indofood sees slight drop in 2004 net profit
Indofood sees slight drop in 2004 net profitLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The world's largest instant noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur expects a slightly lower net profit in 2004 compared to the previous year, a top executive says.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
RP moves against money laundering
RP moves against money laundering MANILA: The Philippine government has began to regulate non-bank foreign exchange dealers, money changers and remittance agents to boost its anti-money laundering campaign, the central bank said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Smoking and coffee, the Acehnese way
Smoking and coffee, the Acehnese wayTony Hotland The Jakarta Post/Banda AcehA weary-eyed man sat inside his wet tent in the military complex in the Mata Ie area, Banda Aceh, as his daughter cuddled beside him. Smoke billowed from his thick cigarette while he sipped black coffee.