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Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BI issues eight regulations to help economic growth
BI issues eight regulations to help economic growthZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central bank issued eight new regulations on Tuesday as part of a measure to encourage national banks to increase lending to the real sector and help accelerate economic growth.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
ASEAN wants 'fair' travel advisories after tsunami
ASEAN wants 'fair' travel advisories after tsunamiA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Langkawi, MalaysiaAnticipating a possible decrease in the number of foreign tourists in the region after the recent tsunami disaster, ASEAN countries on Tuesday called on governments to be "fair and responsible" in...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
1. CEMEX: 1 LINE, 48 COUNTS
1. CEMEX: 1 LINE, 48 COUNTS Government - Cemex dispute settlement bombing out 2. TSUNAMI: 3 LINES, 10 COUNTS Acehnese get back to business 3. GAM: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Govt, GAM get talking in Helsinki
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
UNDP, EC launch program to preserve tropical forests
UNDP, EC launch program to preserve tropical forestsThe Jakarta Post, Bogor, West JavaThe United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the European Commission (EC) launched a joint program on Tuesday to preserve the country's rapidly shrinking tropical forests and improve the living standards of...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Asian nations gather in China for tsunami warning system
Asian nations gather in China for tsunami warning systemAgence France-Presse, BeijingAsian nations began two days of talks on Tuesday in Beijing on setting up an early warning system for tsunamis to prevent a repeat of last month's disaster, believed to have claimed more than 280,000 lives.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
General suspended for one year
General suspended for one yearM. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA National Police disciplinary hearing has decided to suspend Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko, the national police operations chief, for one year for discriminatory practices against suspects under his...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
'The poor need better housing'
'The poor need better housing'As water levels at a number of sluice gates in Greater Jakarta returned to normal and evacuees vacated their temporary shelters to return home, the Jakarta administration has downgraded the alert level.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Trial of alleged drug dealer underway
Trial of alleged drug dealer underway JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court commenced on Monday the trial of a man identified as Shd, 34, who was arrested last October for being in possession of 1.56 kilograms of marijuana.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Transjakarta passengers, beware
Transjakarta passengers, bewareFrom KompasWith my intended destination being the Dukuh Atas bus stop, I went by Transjakarta bus -- plying the Hayam Wuruk-Blok M route -- in the evening of Dec. 13, when the bus was packed with passengers.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Flooding swamps Tangerang
Flooding swamps TangerangThe Jakarta Post, Tangerang/JakartaMore than 2,000 homes in Tangerang are under water on Tuesday, with rain continuing to pour down throughout the Greater Jakarta area.The worst-hit areas, inundated by floodwaters two meters high, were located in Tanjung Burung, in the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
RI needs US$15 billion in refinery investment
RI needs US$15 billion in refinery investmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia will need about US$15 billion in investment for the construction of four oil refineries over the next four years in order to cut down on crude oil imports.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Much worse than Krakatoa
Much worse than Krakatoa With a death toll in the Indian Ocean nations of around 200,000 and rising, the Boxing Day tsunamis caused by the massive undersea earthquake centered near Simeulue island off the northwest coast of Sumatra, are by far the most destructive in recorded history.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Jatikusuma defends pluralism
Jatikusuma defends pluralismA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeventy two-year-old Pangeran Jatikusuma's family is a fine example of religious pluralism in practice. The leader of the Sundanese Karuhun faith, Jatikusuma, has eight children all who practice different religions peaceably.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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Think tanks, civil society and politics Ronald Meinardus Manila 2. Giovan -- Institutional culture and other key aspects for sustainable infrastructure development 1 x 30 Sustaining infrastructure development Giovanni Comparini Jakarta 3.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Appeal to Aceh separatists
Appeal to Aceh separatists From TempoThe Indonesian government faces a delicate and complex situation in handling post-tsunami problems in Aceh. While the government's official agency for natural disasters along with the help of volunteers are moving rubble and dead bodies, the problem posed by the...
Wed, 26 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...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Seven dead as Thai tourist boat sinks
Seven dead as Thai tourist boat sinksTHAILAND: A speed boat packed with tourists heading to the Thai island of Koh Samui after an all-night beach party capsized on Tuesday, killing at least seven people, including several Westerners, police and.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
An Acehnese child and the voices of ghosts
An Acehnese child and the voices of ghostsSanti Soekanto, Contributor, Aceh, santi-soekanto2001@yahoo.comNina recounted her story to me in the Lamsujen refugee camp in Lhoong subdistrict, Aceh Besar, on Jan. 3. This is what she said:"Assalam mualai'kum. My name is Nina Maulidia Rizka. Call me Nina.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BRI targets 25% increase in lending
BRI targets 25% increase in lendingThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) is hoping to extend Rp 15 trillion (US$1.64 billion) in new loans this year, a 25 percent increase from Rp 12 trillion in new loans extended in 2004.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Sustainable infrastructure development
Sustainable infrastructure developmentGiovanni Comparini, Jakarta I have followed very closely the 100-day program of the Indonesian government to find solutions to infrastructure development, the importance of which has become even more topical after the floods, which paralyzed Jakarta just a day...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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;JP;CD; ANPAk..r..JP/6/TOGUResponse and Recommendations to the 14th Meeting of Consultative Group on Indonesia on the Forestry and Environment SectorE.G. Togu Manurung Jakarta Forest degradation and the depletion of Indonesia's forest resource is a continuing crisis.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Bekasi landowners refuse to sell up
Bekasi landowners refuse to sell up BEKASI: A project comprising the construction of four railway tracks that would connect Manggarai, Jakarta, and Cikarang, Bekasi, may not go ahead, due to resistance from landowners.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Papua govt to distribute "Madonna" to help fight HIV/AIDS
Papua govt to distribute "Madonna" to help fight HIV/AIDSNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura The Papua provincial government will soon distribute copies of a film on HIV/AIDS prevention to government offices and agencies throughout Papua, a senior government official says.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.25
Rupiah Rates Jan.25 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,427.62 6,653.27 7,077.63 7,003.07 Brunei dollar 1 5,901.27 5,285.55 5,623.20 5,563.44 Canadian dollar 1 7,874.95 7,054.74 7,503.88 7,425.65 Swiss franc 1 8,119.15 7,272.80 7,736.58 7,655.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Acehnese may be facing mental illnesses
Acehnese may be facing mental illnessesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After the heartening remarks by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the tsunami-hit areas in Aceh were free of epidemics, the organization announced Tuesday that mental illnesses might affect about one-eight of the population of...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHI
Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHIM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's human rights record remained poor in 2004, with state-sponsored violence and the cycle of impunity still persisting, a rights group says.
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
Surprising Simon beats seed in Korea
Surprising Simon beats seed in KoreaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian men's singles player Simon Santoso upset the form book and a strong opening game challenge from 10th seed Agus Hariyanto of Hong Kong on Tuesday in the first round of the Noonnoppi Korea Open 2005.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
1. ACEH: 3 X 18
1. ACEH: 3 X 18 130 damaged schools to reopen across Aceh's disaster zones 2. ISMOKO: 1 X 28 Brig. Gen. suspended for one year 3. QUAKE: 1 X 30 Tsunami hysteria haunts C. Sulawesi 4. FLOOD: 1 X 28 Flooding swamps Tangerang 5. WHO: 1 X 32 Acehnese may be facing mental illness
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
President urges state enterprises to fight corruption
President urges state enterprises to fight corruptionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged executives at state enterprises not to provide facilities for people claiming to be members of his family or other key state officials, to be in line with his...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
GAM's 'support' for Aceh
GAM's 'support' for AcehFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) aims to break away from Indonesia through political means and armed rebellion, claiming to struggle for the aspirations and welfare of the Acehnese people.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Shares end loweron profit-taking
Shares end loweron profit-takingDow 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
Rebuilding Aceh
Rebuilding Aceh It has been exactly one month since the magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Aceh and North Sumatra.Such time should be sufficient for us to assess and absorb the implications of this unprecedented calamity, not only for those directly in the path of the disaster,...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Riverbank dwellers resign themselves to annual floods
Riverbank dwellers resign themselves to annual floodsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaUsep Sunandar is a regular, albeit reluctant, guest at the Santa Maria Fatimah school compound in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, as his riverside shack is regularly inundated by Jakarta's perennial floods.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tycoons donate Rp 10b to Aceh
Tycoons donate Rp 10b to Aceh JAKARTA: A number of ethnic Chinese businesspeople handed over Rp 10.5 billion (US$1.16 million) for the relief effort in Aceh to Vice President Jusuf Kalla during a ceremony at the latter's office on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
130 damaged schools reopen across Aceh's disaster zones
130 damaged schools reopen across Aceh's disaster zonesTony Hotland and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehSeven-year-old Safrizal slipped two books and pencils inside a box and then sprang outside a room he and his mother use as a shelter inside Lampeuneurut elementary school building in...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Rampant poaching threatens East Java's turtle population
Rampant poaching threatens East Java's turtle populationIman D. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Protected turtle species in East Java are on the brink of extinction due to the rampant poaching of their eggs, says an environmental expert.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
JP2HEADINGTUESDAY, 25-01-05:
JP2HEADINGTUESDAY, 25-01-05: 1. BANDA ACEH: 3 X 18 Govt plans to rebuild Banda Aceh as a modern city 'like Putrajaya' 2. LEGAL: 1 X 28 Govt to tackle legal issues in Aceh 3. GRANAT: 1 X 27 Two police killed in grenade blast 4. SMOKE: 1 X 32 Sutiyoso wants penalties for smoking 5.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
JP1/HEADING
JP1/HEADING 1. QUAKE: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Quake triggers panic in Central Sulawesi 2. UN: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTS UN steps up Aceh reinforcements 3. SAHID: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Court throws out Sahid graft case 4. FLOOD: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Jakarta remains on alert for floods
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
To attract manufacturing and services investment immediately
To attract manufacturing and services investment immediately into the country..., Indonesia clearly needs good infrastructure to re-kickstart foreign direct and domestic investment. ;JP; ANPAk..r..Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the region: Four JP/6/ERICPublic-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
If at first you don't succeed ...
If at first you don't succeed ... American journalist William Arthur Nessen (see photo) shows his Indonesian entry visa during questioning by immigration officials at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Jakarta after defying a government exclusion order.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Banks ready for infrastructure plans
Banks ready for infrastructure plansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia was confident that the country's banking sector would respond positively to government's plans to develop massive infrastructure projects across the country over the next five years.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
GAM's 'support' for Aceh
GAM's 'support' for AcehFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) aims to break away from Indonesia through political means and armed rebellion, claiming to struggle for the aspirations and welfare of the Acehnese people.
Tue, 25 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...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
`Tsunami can boost peace prospect in Aceh'
`Tsunami can boost peace prospect in Aceh'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Both the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) must capitalize on the outpouring of sympathy for the Acehnese in the post-tsunami aftermath to reach a peaceful solution to the protracted...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Tsunami-hit Aceh free of epidemics, declares WHO
Tsunami-hit Aceh free of epidemics, declares WHOThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that health conditions in the disaster area of Aceh were improving, and that no major epidemics were likely, but all parties involved in medical relief should remain alert to...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
'Govt must relocate riverbank squatters'
'Govt must relocate riverbank squatters' Jakartans, especially those living in flood-prone areas, are still on alert for further flooding even though the rains have been easing off. The Jakarta Post asked some residents what needed to be done in the future to avoid flooding.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.24
Rupiah Rates Jan.24 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,430.69 6,656.27 7,081.07 7,005.67 Brunei dollar 1 5,905.86 5,290.56 5,627.98 5,568.27 Canadian dollar 1 7,885.10 7,065.02 7,514.10 7,435.88 Swiss franc 1 8,134.38 7,288.28 7,751.64 7,670.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Prosecutors probe seedlings scam
Prosecutors probe seedlings scam JAMBI: Prosecutors are investigating suspected graft in the procurement of palm oil seedlings worth Rp 900 million (US$100,000) allegedly involving the head of Jambi's Social Welfare and People's Empowerment office, Darmawi.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
U.S. soldiers bid farewell to Aceh
U.S. soldiers bid farewell to AcehApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Capt. Keith G. Nunn of the U.S. Marines waved good-bye as he and his comrades left the Novotel Soechi hotel where they had been based during their posting in Medan."Bye ... see you again," smiled Nunn, the coordinator of U.S.