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Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Alertness to foreign aid
Alertness to foreign aidFrom Media IndonesiaWith the entry of foreign military forces to provide aid, it is appropriate for the government and the Indonesian Military (TNI) to remain alert to the possibility of the foreign side or the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) benefiting from the...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
The risk of being poor?
The risk of being poor? A horrific picture was shown on TV of a fishing village in West Aceh devastated by the tsunami. The landscape was flat; only one building stuck out, the village mosque. What did the picture tell me?The mosque is the strongest building in the area, as it is the most precious...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Tsunami elicits empathetic response from world leaders
Tsunami elicits empathetic response from world leadersHarry Bhaskara, Jakarta As soon as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became president on Oct. 20, 2004, people saddled him with an absurd hope: that his promised changes would be realized within his first 100 days of office.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
RI coach Withe looks for better luck next time
RI coach Withe looks for better luck next timeAgence France-Presse, Singapore As Singapore celebrated its Tiger Cup victory, Indonesia coach Peter Withe said he would cast the net wide in search of new talent in the wake of the loss.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Idrus saves hundreds of lives in Aceh
Idrus saves hundreds of lives in AcehAndi Hajarmurni, Contributor, Banda Aceh, Aceh He would never think twice before deciding to help victims of a disaster or a conflict anywhere he is assigned.For Idrus Paturusi, the coordinator of the medical team assigned by the Indonesian Medical Association...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
New ruling seen as crucial to curb corruption cases
New ruling seen as crucial to curb corruption casesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to lay down a comprehensive anticorruption ruling is vital given the poor performance of law enforcers in curbing widespread corruption in the country, according to a law...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
No more suspicions
No more suspicionsFrom Koran TempoThe recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated Aceh and claimed hundreds of thousands of human lives have aroused great national concern and deep international sympathy, shown by many countries that have provided aid to relieve the victims' suffering.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Fair fuel price policy suggested
Fair fuel price policy suggestedFrom Koran TempoWith the planned fuel price increase shortly, I would like to suggest a fair fuel price policy by following the principle of price differentials.Higher fuel prices should be paid for the comfort of excessive fuel consumption by the high income group,...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
VW, Proton to make cheap car: Report
VW, Proton to make cheap car: Report MUNICH: German automotive concern Volkswagen is planning to produce a small cheap car for the Southeast Asian market together with the Proton company in Malaysia, the weekly magazine Focus reported, citing VW chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Governor to mediate in Temanggung dispute
Governor to mediate in Temanggung dispute SEMARANG: Central Java Governor Mardiyanto said on Monday he would mediate in the dispute between Temanggung Regent Totok Ari Prabowo and 77 regency officials who issued a motion of no- confidence against the regent.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Council may OK test for vehicular emissions
Council may OK test for vehicular emissionsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several members of the City Council's Commission D were puffing away on cigarettes when an activist from the Coalition for Clean Air said indoor pollution produced by, among other things, cigarettes posed a greater...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Volunteer 'Mother' helps Acehnese in Bandung
Volunteer 'Mother' helps Acehnese in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Djusmindar, 46, has chosen not to return to her home in Buah Batu, Bandung, since the deadly tsunamis swept through Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra on Dec. 26.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Guarantee facilities to be provided for investors
Guarantee facilities to be provided for investorsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is mulling the provision of guarantee facilities to help mitigate the risks for investors in developing the country's infrastructure, in particular the power and toll road sectors -- a move...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Actions speak louder than words
Actions speak louder than wordsOng Hock Chuan, Jakarta The Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Government has an excellent opportunity to convince the international financial community that it means business in the two-day Infrastructure Summit that begun yesterday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
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Trouble in Temanggung A'an Suryana Jakarta2. Ong -- Actions speak louder than words 1 x 30 Actions speak louder than words Ong Hock Chuan Jakarta3. Pat -- Infrastructure summit, tsunamis and Indonesia's future 1 x 30 Infrastructure summit and RI's future Patrick Guntensperger Jakarta
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Inco to boost output by 25% in 2009
Inco to boost output by 25% in 2009Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local subsidiary of the world's second largest nickel company Canada- based Inco Ltd.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
ASEAN troops in RI's tsunami-hit Aceh to remain: Malaysia
ASEAN troops in RI's tsunami-hit Aceh to remain: MalaysiaAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur ASEAN troops carrying out relief work in Indonesia's tsunami- battered Aceh province will be allowed to remain indefinitely, Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Razak said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Southeast Asia's next 'tsunami'
Southeast Asia's next 'tsunami' More than 160,000 people perished in the massive earthquake and towering waves that devastated countries around the Indian Ocean last month. Up to 100,000 more could die, according to health experts, if urgent steps were not taken in the stricken areas.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
*Tsunami responses show leaders' true colors Page 2
*Tsunami responses show leaders' true colors Page 2 *Tsunami victims face amputations Page 4 *Medan Airport overwhelmed Page 5 *New partnerships for infrastructure in Indonesia Page 7 *Council may OK test for vehicular emissions Page 8 *Moya only loser among top seeds at Aussie Open Page 10 *ASEAN...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Asian power firms' outlook stable despite high fuel prices: Moody's
Asian power firms' outlook stable despite high fuel prices: Moody'sAgence France-Presse, Singapore The outlook for Asian power ulities will remain stable in the next 12 months despite recent fuel price increases, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Samsidar dreams of making pilgrimage for dead brother
Samsidar dreams of making pilgrimage for dead brotherBrian Murphy, Associated Pressm, Banda Aceh, Aceh The fisherman had waited all his life for this moment -- when he would put away his old nets for a while and join the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Palm oil futures decline 1.3 percent
Palm oil futures decline 1.3 percentBloomberg, Kuala Lumpur Palm oil futures in Malaysia, the world's biggest exporter of the edible oil, fell as prices of rival soybeans had the largest decline in three months on Friday after demand from U.S. processors fell unexpectedly in December.
Tue, 18 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".
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Daihatsu will expand 2005 output
Daihatsu will expand 2005 outputNaoko Fujimura, Bloomberg, Tokyo Daihatsu Motor Co., Japan's second-biggest maker of vehicles with engines smaller than 0.66 liter, said it will expand global production by 5.8 percent this year to 1.11 million units to meet increasing overseas demand.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Floods in southern Sumatra lay waste to crops
Floods in southern Sumatra lay waste to cropsMuhammad Uzair and Oyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Palembang/Lampung Flooding in Lampung and South Sumatra provinces in the past week have claimed at least three lives, cut traffic and washed away thousands hectares of rice fields in the area, which would...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Lions Club feeds some 700 orphans
Lions Club feeds some 700 orphans JAKARTA: Lions Club Jakarta Cendana in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, gathered and fed on Monday around 700 orphans from around a dozen of orphanages across the city at the Paramount restaurant in Gondangdia, Central Jakarta.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
RI envoy to chair UN rights body
RI envoy to chair UN rights body Indonesia's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Makarim Wibisono, was appointed on Monday to chair the UN's top human rights body through 2005.A meeting of diplomats from the 53 member states in the UN Commission on Human Rights elected Makarim by...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Indonesia to make suggestions to UN on global forestry
Indonesia to make suggestions to UN on global forestryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is compiling recommendations on sustainable forest management to submit to the United Nation Forum on Forest (UNFF), which will convene in New York in May for its fifth annual meeting.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
JP/4/PERPU
JP/4/PERPUNew ruling seen as crucial to curb corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government's plan to lay down a comprehensive anticorruption ruling is vital given the poor performance of law enforcers in curbing widespread corruption in the country, according to a law...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Alertness to foreign aid
Alertness to foreign aidFrom Media IndonesiaWith the entry of foreign military forces to provide aid, it is appropriate for the government and the Indonesian Military (TNI) to remain alert to the possibility of the foreign side or the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) benefiting from the...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Local promoter sought for Chrisjon fight
Local promoter sought for Chrisjon fightMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local promoters are being called upon to ensure that the mandatory title defense of World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Chrisjon takes place at home.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Malaysian govt urges firms to learn from Indian model
Malaysian govt urges firms to learn from Indian modelAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia is keen to build on its economic relationship with India, and its small- and medium-sized companies could learn much from their Indian counterparts, the Malaysian government said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Singapore trade hits historic high in 2004 but growth to ease in 2005
Singapore trade hits historic high in 2004 but growth to ease in 2005 Agence France-Presse/Singapore Singapore's key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 17 percent in 2004 and total trade reached a historic high but growth will moderate this year, the city-state's trade agency said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, January 18, 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: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
RI still has major problems in industrial relations
RI still has major problems in industrial relations Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a strong legal basis, Indonesia is still facing major hurdles in developing harmonious industrial relations between employers and workers, says a government official.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Adiguna's case
Adiguna's case While our brothers and sisters in Aceh were experiencing a great calamity, some of us were indulging in convivial merrymaking at luxury hotels on New Year's Eve. After all, it is one's own right to fulfill his/her need for entertainment in spite of our solidarity for the people of...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Semen Gresik 2004 Cement Sales Rise 11%
Semen Gresik 2004 Cement Sales Rise 11% Bloomberg Jakarta PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia's biggest cement maker by volume, said cement sales rose 11 percent to 15.64 million metric tons last year from 14.03 million tons a year earlier. Domestic sales in 2004 rose 12 percent to 13.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.17, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.17, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Share Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 235 10 40,000 Ades...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Legislators seek clarification over vice presidential decree
Legislators seek clarification over vice presidential decreeKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several members of the House of Representatives have demanded that the legislature summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to clarify the controversial issuance of a vice presidential decree on...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
'Govt should expand the busway'
'Govt should expand the busway' The busway, stretching from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta, celebrated its first anniversary on Jan. 15. The Jakarta Post talked to residents on whether they use the busway.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Tsunami survivors suffer amputations
Tsunami survivors suffer amputationsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Many tsunami victims have had to make an excruciatingly nasty decision; cut off a limb or die. Never in the 15 years of his life had Suwardi thought of such a choice.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
UNICEF to build 835 emergency schools
UNICEF to build 835 emergency schoolsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh In cooperation with a group of international and domestic non- governmental organizations, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) started on Monday the construction of emergency schools at or near several...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Govt rolls out red carpet for investors
Govt rolls out red carpet for investorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised foreign investors on Monday a much better investment climate as the government aims to lure a whopping US$120 billion in new investment for the...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workers
N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workersRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/Pematang Siantar, North SumatraNorth Sumatra has long been known for its large oil palm, cocoa and rubber plantations, but they have contributed little to the local people's welfare over the centuries.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Two bankers busted for robbery
Two bankers busted for robberyAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Monday they arrested over the weekend three robbery suspects, two of them employees of state bank BNI and Bank Indonesia.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Reformists ready to show Mega the door
Reformists ready to show Mega the doorM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Branding themselves a movement to reform the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), prominent members of the party joined forces on Monday to bring an end to the domination of incumbent leader...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Aceh rebel offer worth pondering
Aceh rebel offer worth pondering The offer by the Aceh separatists for a ceasefire with the Indonesian army in the wake of the tsunami disaster in northern Sumatra was cynical. It was a shameless and manipulative device aimed almost entirely at gaining attention and sympathy for the illegal and...
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Singapore's NODX up 8 percent
Singapore's NODX up 8 percent SINGAPORE: Key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 8 percent in December to S$11.3 billion (US$6.8 billion), powered by electronics, the government said on Monday.That followed a 16.5 percent gain in November.Exports grew a seasonally adjusted 0.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Short circuit at House causes scare
Short circuit at House causes scare JAKARTA: Thick smoke billowing from a room on the ground floor of the House of Representatives sparked a panic among officials there on Monday.Nugroho, a security guard, said the incident occurred at about 7:15 a.m.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Tsunami-hit Asia appeals for tourists, but hesitations linger
Tsunami-hit Asia appeals for tourists, but hesitations linger Eds: RESTORES dropped word "you" in graf 2; MINOR edits.[ AP Photos[ By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN= Associated Press Writer= SINGAPORE (AP) - Tsunami-hit Asia appeals to hesitant tourists to returnChristopher Bodeen Associated...