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Thu, 27 Jan 2005
Still waiting for bold steps
Still waiting for bold steps There was little to talk about when the widely trumpeted first 100-day economic agenda of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government ended. It is not even an exaggeration to say that the government miserably failed to capitalize on its strong political mandate to...
Thu, 27 Jan 2005
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Tsunami calls for true 'jihad' Zakiyuddin Baidhawy Surakarta, Central Java2. Pro -- Can we insure against tsunamis? 1 x 30 Can we insure against tsunamis? Robert J. Shiller Project Syndicate3. tJIPTO -- Fertilizer prices and farmers' headaches 1 x 30 Fertilizer prices and farmers' woes Prijono...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
JP/4/SAKIT
JP/4/SAKIT1 x 46 Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa Tenggara PBHI3 x 14 Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHI JP/4/BOK2 x 26 President prefers Acehnese figures as BOK members JP/4/4BUMN2 x 26 Government muscles in on military businesses JP/4/sgp2 x 26 UNDP, EC launch program to preserve tropical...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
* Palu residents stay out of homes as tsunami panic remains [i]Page
* Palu residents stay out of homes as tsunami panic remains Page 2 * Indonesia's human rights records still poor in 2004 Page 4 * Radical measures needed to stop illegal logging Page 6 * Jakarta Council seeks to close polluting laundry plants Page 5 * Allen Iverson scores 45 as 76ers beat the Heat...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Consolidation of state funds
Consolidation of state fundsFrom Media IndonesiaAs a member of the House of Representatives Commission VI representing the National Awakening Party faction, I would like to express my views regarding State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto's plan to place the partnership and environment...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Government - Cemex dispute settlement bombing out
Government - Cemex dispute settlement bombing outRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government postponed the settlement of its protracted dispute with Mexican cement giant Cemex SA after both sides failed to agree on several points in the proposed out-of-court settlement, a minister...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Govt to merge state firms
Govt to merge state firmsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will merge a number of state enterprises and set up several holding companies to oversee smaller state firms in an effort to help restructure and revitalize state enterprises, the majority of which are in bad shape.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Government muscles in on military businesses
Government muscles in on military businessesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTo enforce the new law on the military, the government will start taking over all military businesses in an endeavor to make the Indonesian Military (TNI) professional and help improve the welfare of its personnel.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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;JP;ASA; ANPAa..r.. Japan-geothermal-LampungJP/5/JAPAN Lampung to build geothermal plant BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Lampung provincial government will soon build a geothermal power plant in Tanggamus, a project that had been hanging in limbo for two years, an official says.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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Radical measures needed to stop illegal logging E.G. Togu Manurung Jakarta2. Frank -- How to get rid of an unwanted foreign business partner 2 x 30 Weak rule of law makes it easy to oust foreign business partner Frank Richardson Norwich, UK
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
City Council pulls plug on polluting laundry plants
City Council pulls plug on polluting laundry plantsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe City Council is urging authorities to close down dozens of garment processing plants that launder jeans in the Sukabumi Selatan subdistrict of West Jakarta, due to the pollution they cause to nearby rivers and streams.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Unsuitable aid
Unsuitable aid From Warta KotaOn Dec. 27, 2004, I went to Indrapuri, Aceh Besar regency, from Iskandar Muda Airport and passed Lambaru, the site for mass burial. I spent my first week in Aceh looking for missing relatives.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Decree on KJN team issued
Decree on KJN team issued JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a decree for the setting up of a team to select the members of the National Judicial Commission, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
U.S. oil firm wins RI oil tender
U.S. oil firm wins RI oil tenderU.S.-based Galaxy Oil won on Tuesday the bid to sell 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Duri oil field in Riau and another 250,000 barrels of condensate oil per day from Senipah oil field in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BEI to issue Rp 500b of bonds
BEI to issue Rp 500b of bondsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned Bank Ekspor Indonesia (BEI) will issue Rp 500 billion (US$ 54.74 million) of bonds in the second quarter of this year, says a top executive.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Radical measures needed to stop illegal logging
Radical measures needed to stop illegal loggingE.G. Togu Manurung, Jakarta Forest degradation and the depletion of Indonesia's forest resource is a continuing crisis. The rate of deforestation continues despite all the meetings and discussions that have been conducted so far.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Court upholds life sentence for maid
Court upholds life sentence for maid SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentence imposed on a 19-year-old Indonesian maid who strangled her employer's mother-in-law, news reports said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Court: Adiwarsita must remain in jail
Court: Adiwarsita must remain in jail JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday upheld the detention by prosecutors of two corruption suspects, House of Representatives member Adiwarsita and his alleged accomplice, H.A. Fattah.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa Tenggara
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa TenggaraThe Jakarta Post East Flores/SemarangAn outbreak of diarrhea in East Nusa Tenggara has claimed more lives, with 15 people reportedly having died in East Flores regency as of Tuesday, and two more in Belu regency.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
'National Plus' schools require close monitoring
'National Plus' schools require close monitoringDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta The mushrooming of "National Plus" schools in big cities has demonstrated an increasing awareness of the importance of quality education.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Shares end lower; profit-taking in Indosat, Telkom
Shares end lower; profit-taking in Indosat, TelkomDow Jones JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Tuesday as losses in many Asian markets spurred investors to continue taking profit in stocks that gained last week, in particular Indonesian Satellite and Telekomunikasi Indonesia, dealers said.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tsunami hysteria haunts C. Sulawesi
Tsunami hysteria haunts C. SulawesiRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThousands of people in Central Sulawesi who fled to the highlands because they feared a tsunami would hit the province after Monday's strong earthquake, remained in shelters on Tuesday despite no further reports of...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.25, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.25, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Sheres Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 10 275,000 Ades...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Indonesian students triumph in major int'l competitions
Indonesian students triumph in major int'l competitionsT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Experts when talking about the country's education sector invariably mention the poor condition of many school buildings and a system that frequently fails to produce qualified human resources.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa Tenggara
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa TenggaraThe Jakarta Post, East Flores/SemarangAn outbreak of diarrhea in East Nusa Tenggara has claimed more lives, with 15 people reportedly having died in East Flores regency as of Tuesday, and two more in Belu regency.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
PABBSI urged to let bodybuilders go it alone
PABBSI urged to let bodybuilders go it aloneMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Sports Council (KONI) is pushing for bodybuilding to be released from the auspices of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI) to allow local bodybuilders to...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tsunami warning system
Tsunami warning system The UN-sponsored world conference on disaster reduction held in Kobe has thrown up some splendid ideas. Convened to formulate a strategy on how to save lives in the event of another tsunami, the conference has had a focused confabulation on early warning system to ward off...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BRI targets 25% increase in lending
BRI targets 25% increase in lendingThe Jakarta Post JakartaBank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has set it sights on a 25 percent increase in its new lending exposure this year, while allocating about 90 percent of that to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
President prefers Acehnese figures as BOK members
President prefers Acehnese figures as BOK membersMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed a preference for members of the soon-to-be-established Special Authority Board (BOK) -- which will be responsible for the overall...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
A willing nurse feels unwelcomed
A willing nurse feels unwelcomed My dear brothers and sisters, I am a registered nurse with many years of general nursing and intensive care experience who was in the process of volunteering services for three to four months in Aceh.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil U.S.-based Galaxy Oil won on Tuesday the bid to sell 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Duri oil field in Riau and another 250,000 barrels of condensate oil per day from Senipah oil field in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
S. Korea to hold art exhibition
S. Korea to hold art exhibition JAKARTA: The South Korean Embassy in Jakarta will hold an art exhibition in an effort to raise funds for the victims of the tsunami disaster in Aceh province, the embassy said in a statement on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tsunami disaster stirs debate on Asian unity
Tsunami disaster stirs debate on Asian unityMark McCord, Agence France-Presse/Hong KongThe Asian tsunami disaster has been a uniquely continental catastrophe, striking hard from Thailand to the Maldives, and has stirred debate about how Asia should react as a region.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Liberalization in education: A threat or a necessity
Liberalization in education: A threat or a necessityRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Domestic universities and other tertiary education institutions may feel threatened by the liberalization of education as proposed by the World Trade Organization in the framework of the General Agreement on Trade...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Cyprus donates medicine to Aceh
Cyprus donates medicine to AcehINDONESIA: The government of Cyprus has donated a plane-load of medical supplies to Aceh, the Cyprus Embassy in Indonesia said in a statement on Tuesday.Cyprus Ambassador to Indonesia, Achilleas Antoniades, met Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda on Monday to...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Australian curriculum to be taught at local school
Australian curriculum to be taught at local school The number of schools offering international curricula has increased remarkably over the past several years as a result of a growing interest in high quality education in Indonesia.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Choosing among the world's top business schools
Choosing among the world's top business schoolsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even though there are several universities in Indonesia offering a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program, many Indonesian professionals are turning to international business schools.
Wed, 26 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".
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
No significant progress in government-Cemex dispute
No significant progress in government-Cemex disputeVincent Lingga, Jakarta The President's lack of leadership to act firm and fast in resolving the government's four-year dispute with Cemex over the Mexican company's investment in the state-controlled Semen Gresik Group (SGG), could cost the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
1. Analysis (50) - 40 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18)
1. Analysis (50) - 40 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18) No significant progress in government-Cemex dispute OR No significant progress in Cemex settlement 2. BUMN (45) - 48 pts 4cols 1line (1x26) Govt to merge state firms 3. BI (45) - 36 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21)BI issues rulings to help economic growth 4.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Govt, GAM get talking in Helsinki
Govt, GAM get talking in HelsinkiTiarma Siboro and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are ready to resume peace talks in Helsinki later this week, with both sides planning to send high-level officials, according to people familiar with the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Timah 2004 revenue Rp 2.8t
Timah 2004 revenue Rp 2.8tIndonesian tin miner PT Timah said 2004 sales jumped 47 percent on-year to Rp 2.8 trillion from Rp 1.9 trillion a year earlier due to an increase in the commodity's prices. Timah President Thobrani Alwi told reporters on Tuesday the higher sales should increase the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Reality bites for deported workers
Reality bites for deported workers Rusman The Jakarta Post/SamarindaSince his first night in the shelter for deported workers in Lingkas Ujung sports complex in Tarakan, East Kalimantan, two weeks ago, Aswin has thought of nothing but Malaysia.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
The government launched its first bond issue for the year,
The government launched its first bond issue for the year, selling on Tuesday Rp 5 trillion (US$545 million) of a 10-year bond, more than twice the amount initially planned due to a strong response from investors.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
P. Rebo overpass to ease traffic
P. Rebo overpass to ease traffic JAKARTA: The new Pasar Rebo overpass on Jl. Raya Bogor, East Jakarta, is operational as of today.City transportation agency head Rustam Effendy sidabutar underlined that the presence of the overpass would ease traffic congestion from Cililitan to Cijantung.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Foreign aid out in three months
Foreign aid out in three months I was totally disgusted to hear that the Indonesian government has ordered foreign military aid to pull out of Indonesia in three months from the day the tsunami struck. If it wasn't for foreign military aid, thousands of more people would have died from further...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
'No permit, no tunnel!' says Bang Yos
'No permit, no tunnel!' says Bang YosBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"No permit, no tunnel," said Governor Sutiyoso on Tuesday, thereby terminating the construction of a new, additional underground corridor that would have connected the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel and the near-by...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Government launches first 2005 bond issue
Government launches first 2005 bond issueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government launched its first bond issue for the year, selling on Tuesday Rp 5 trillion (US$545 million) of a 10-year bond, more than twice the amount initially planned due to a strong response from investors.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Acehnese get back to business
Acehnese get back to businessRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Life was beginning to return to something approaching normalcy in Banda Aceh on Tuesday, barely a month after the deadly tsunami flattened most of the Aceh capital.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, January 26, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:00 Cultural Program: Nusa Budaya12:00 p.m.