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Sat, 15 Jan 2005
'CNBC' to hold high-profile forum in RI
'CNBC' to hold high-profile forum in RIThe Jakarta Post JakartaFollowing its successful run last year, CNBC strategic forum will return to Indonesia on Jan. 24 to discuss the country's economic and investment policies, as well as action plans.
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Sutiyoso off to Paris for tsunami meeting
Sutiyoso off to Paris for tsunami meeting JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso, who is also chairman of the Indonesian Association of Provincial Administrations, flew to Paris, France on Friday afternoon to attend a special meeting of the United Cities of Local Governments.
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Andalas seeks to double cement output
Andalas seeks to double cement outputLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In view of the estimated rise in demand for cement in years to come, cementmaker PT Semen Andalas Indonesia (SAI) will speed up plans to build a plant in Langkat, North Sumatra, while reconstructing its heavily damaged...
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Jan 15, 2004 - The Jakarta administration introduces the busway
Jan 15, 2004 - The Jakarta administration introduces the busway with its exclusive lane. Buses are packed with enthusiastic crowds trying out the brand new buses for free. Jan 16 - Two people riding a motorcycle are injured when a bus traveling from Blok M hits them when making a U-turn at the...
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
UN asks RI not to impose deadline on foreign troops
UN asks RI not to impose deadline on foreign troopsP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse/Washington The United Nations appealed to Indonesia on Thursday not to impose a deadline on foreign troops providing relief assistance in strife-torn Aceh province after the tsunami disaster.
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
KL, S'pore declare truce in dredging row
KL, S'pore declare truce in dredging row MALAYSIA: Malaysia and Singapore have agreed a truce in their legal battle over land reclamation in the thin strip of sea that separates them, in another small step in efforts to improve often-strained relations.
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
NISP to complete stake sale by June, says top executive
NISP to complete stake sale by June, says top executiveAloysius Unditu and Claire Leow, Bloomberg/Jakarta Indonesia's PT Bank NISP may complete the sale of a 28.5 percent stake to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Salvaging peace from the tsunami in Aceh
Salvaging peace from the tsunami in AcehDesra Percaya New YorkTo the dismay of many, armed clashes between Indonesian security forces and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) reportedly continue in the tsunami-ravaged province, which can endanger the humanitarian work conducted by local and foreign...
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Tsunami-hit nations look to save mangroves
Tsunami-hit nations look to save mangrovesDavid Fogarty, Reuters/Singapore The Indian Ocean tsunami highlighted the life-saving benefits of mangroves and reefs, officials and environmentalists say, leading some Asia nations to look at replanting lost or damaged mangrove forests.
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Up to three months to draw up tsunami reconstruction plan: WB
Up to three months to draw up tsunami reconstruction plan: WB P. Parameswaran Agence France-Presse/WashingtonWorld Bank President James Wolfensohn said Wednesday it would take up to three months to draw up a detailed reconstruction plan for tsunami-hit nations, cautioning against rushing through...
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
1. Pro17 -- Saudi Arabia's democratic baby step
1. Pro17 -- Saudi Arabia's democratic baby step 2 x 23 Saudi Arabia takes first steps toward democracy Saad Eddin Ibrahim Project Syndicate2. alan -- Unlocking ASEAN's competitiveness 2 x 21 Unlocking ASEAN's economic competitiveness Alan Cassels Jakarta3.
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
WTO urges easing trade policy for tsunami-hit countries
WTO urges easing trade policy for tsunami-hit countriesAgence France-Presse, Geneva The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday urged its member states to consider opening up their markets to imports from countries hit by the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean last monthThe Geneva-based WTO said...
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Men's division
Men's division Ryan Lalisang (Ina) - Joone Gatchalian (Phi) Wu Sio Hong (Hkg) - Alex Liew (Mas) Adrian Ang (Mas) - Shaker Al Hassan (Uae) Ahmed Shaheen (Qat) - Daniel Lim (Mas)Women's division Sarah Yap (Mas) - Vanessa Fung (Hkg) Liza Del Rosario (Phi) - Esther Cheah (Mas) Shalin Zulkifli (Mas) -...
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
Jan 15, 2004 - The Jakarta administration introduces the busway
Jan 15, 2004 - The Jakarta administration introduces the busway with its exclusive lane. Buses are packed with enthusiastic crowds trying out the brand new buses for free.Jan 16 - Two people riding a motorcycle are injured when a bus traveling from Blok M hits them when making a U-turn at the...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Workers at 13 airport plan massive strike on Jan. 21
Workers at 13 airport plan massive strike on Jan. 21Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Airport workers in 13 cities are threatening to strike over the upcoming long weekend in protest against the government's attempt to take over the management of their old-age pension fund.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
* Pertamina gets $310m in syndicated loans Page 2
* Pertamina gets $310m in syndicated loans Page 2 * Muhammadiyah says Ba'asyir nonviolent Page 4 * 'Serambi Indonesia' survives the tsunami Page 5 * RI-Australia ties: E. Timor to Aceh Page 7 * City fails to serve its domestic workers Page 8 * Agassi in doubt for Australian Open Page 9 * S.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Ba'asyir nonviolent: Muhammadiyah chief
Ba'asyir nonviolent: Muhammadiyah chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An influential Muslim leader testified on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court that he had not seen evidence of violent behavior by alleged spiritual leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
RI shares end higher on rebound, debt relief plan
RI shares end higher on rebound, debt relief planDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Thursday on a rebound, boosted by news that international lenders have formally approved plans to offer debt relief to tsunami-hit nations, dealers said.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Civil servants fired for various reasons
Civil servants fired for various reasons INDRAMAYU, West Java: Four civil servants in Indramayu have been discharged dishonorably for indiscipline, corruption and abuse of power, a senior official said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tsunami could increase poverty, but regional economies will recover: ADB
Tsunami could increase poverty, but regional economies will recover: ADBHrvoje Hranjski, Associated Press, Manila Poverty could surge across tsunami-devastated southern Asia, but most of the stricken nations will suffer limited economic damage, the Asian Development Bank said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
KPUD member probed for assault
KPUD member probed for assault JAMBI: Jambi Police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of Jambi Elections Commission (KPUD), Abdul Rasyid.The case was reported to the police on Tuesday by Gripan, 30, a journalist with Corong Rakyat weekly tabloid, who claimed that Abdul Rasyid had...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Beckham to make TV appeal on behalf of tsunami victims
Beckham to make TV appeal on behalf of tsunami victims LONDON: England captain and Real Madrid star David Beckham will make a worldwide television appeal on behalf of tsunami victims after being appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador on Wednesday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
My sympathy for Aceh
My sympathy for Aceh I wish to publish my poem, Tsunami. Unfortunately I have no other means whereby I can help my sisters and brothers, dead or alive, who suffered in the recent tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
McCartney donates for tsunami victims
McCartney donates for tsunami victimsLONDON: Paul McCartney and his wife Heather are donating US$1.9 million to help victims of the tsunami, the ex-Beatle's publicists said on Wednesday.They are giving the money to the International Rescue Committee U.K.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Staying neutral in Aceh
Staying neutral in Aceh The core business of armies is war. But the deployment of military forces for disaster relief is often the most efficient use of the best available logistics expertise. Australian troops in Aceh's tsunami zone are on a humanitarian mission.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
JP/4/Scene5
JP/4/Scene5Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issueJAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives on Monday, to discuss various issues of the ongoing relief operation in Aceh.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
SG workers threaten strike if govt hands company to Cemex
SG workers threaten strike if govt hands company to CemexRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The labor union of state-controlled cement producer PT Semen Gresik (SG) will launch a massive strike if the government decides to hand over the company's Tuban, Java plants to Mexican cement giant...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Relief in humanity
Relief in humanitySin Chew Daily/Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia After the tsunami, we have seen the good and ugly sides of man. Of all the ugly incidents, the most distressful is none other than the reportedly unfair treatment of Aceh Chinese by the pribumis.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Survivors fear loss of traditions
Survivors fear loss of traditions The following is the second of three articles about Lampuuk, which was once a popular tourist destination about 20 kilometers west of Banda Aceh, but now has becomes a ghost town following the Dec. 26 quake and tsunami.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tsunami damage gives clues to climate peril, Annan says
Tsunami damage gives clues to climate peril, Annan saysC. Bryson Hull, Reuters, Port Louis Damage done by Asia's tsunami gives a clearer idea of the danger climate change poses to small islands, which fear rising seas will submerge them as the world warms, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Mangrove to be replanted along coast
Mangrove to be replanted along coastYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Stunned by the impact of the deadly tsunami in Aceh, Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban is planning to reforest 600,000 hectares of depleted mangrove forest throughout the nation over the next five years.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Team aims to speed up Munir's case
Team aims to speed up Munir's case JAKARTA: The fact-finding team formed to assist the police investigation into the death of rights activist Munir had its first coordinating meeting with the police at the National Police Headquarters on Thursday.The team, chaired by Brig. Gen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Councillor demands hospital for Ciputat
Councillor demands hospital for Ciputat TANGERANG: A member of the Tangerang regency council demanded on Thursday the local administration build a hospital in Ciputat to serve the needs of residents."More than one million people living in Ciputat, Pamulang, Serpong, Pondok Aren and Ciasuk districts...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Acehnese offered alternative therapies
Acehnese offered alternative therapiesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Abdussalam lay face down on one of five stretchers in a tent where several foreigners clad in yellow T-shirts helped people who had approached the Scientology volunteers in search of consolation.
Fri, 14 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...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Mosques stand alone amid Indonesia tsunami destruction, devout
Mosques stand alone amid Indonesia tsunami destruction, devout see divine help[ Eds: RETRANSMITTING to ADD photo numbers[ AP Photos XEH106, PDJ107, BM109-110[ By EDWARD HARRIS= Associated Press Writer= BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Devout see divine help as mosques remain standingEdward Harris...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Police nab two foreigners with 70 grams of heroin
Police nab two foreigners with 70 grams of heroinAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint team of the city police, immigration office and Jakarta Narcotics Agency arrested on Thursday two Nigerian citizens for possession of 70 grams of heroin.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
BI closes down
BI closes down Bank GlobalAfter months of unsuccessful rescue efforts, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided late on Thursday to close down the ailing Bank Global. The central bank's deputy governor, Bun Bunan Hutapea, said the move had to be taken because the bank's financial condition did not show any...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
1. Analysis -- 1x40
1. Analysis -- 1x40 Caught between tragedy and propaganda 2. Nani ------ 1x27 Survivors fear loss of traditions 3. Soldier --- 2x22 TNI to send thousands more troops to Aceh 4. Airport --- 2x23 Workers at 13 airports plan massive strike on Jan. 21
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tourists' role in tsunami recovery
Tourists' role in tsunami recovery It is easy to criticize the tourists at Phuket and other Indian Ocean resorts who went back to the beach a few days after the tsunami and lay in the sun within sight of the devastation.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Ryan leads at Ancol bowl center
Ryan leads at Ancol bowl centerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian men's bowler Ryan Lalisang put on an impressive performance to win all nine games to lead the US$75,000 Tournament of Champions at the Jaya Ancol Bowl Center on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tsunami recovery a long process: WB
Tsunami recovery a long process: WBP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Washington World Bank President James Wolfensohn said Wednesday it would take up to three months to draw up a detailed reconstruction plan for tsunami-hit nations, cautioning against rushing through with the massive effort.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
RI likely to extend BP contracts
RI likely to extend BP contracts JAKARTA: The Indonesian government will likely agree to extend contracts awarded to BP Plc (BP) to operate three gas blocks in West Papua until 2035, a government official said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Govt drops hotly anticipated emergency decree on smuggling
Govt drops hotly anticipated emergency decree on smugglingZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a surprise move, the government has scrapped plans to issue an emergency decree in lieu of law on smuggling, dashing hopes of an immediate campaign against the rampant practice.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
An US AV-8B Harrier jet crashed off the west coast of Sumatra,
An US AV-8B Harrier jet crashed off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia while on a training mission over international waters, but its pilot ejected safely, the U.S. Marine Corps said on Thursday. The jet, which crashed 45 miles off Sumatra, was from the USS Bonhomme Richard, a helicopter carrier...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
French naval ships to arrive in Aceh with aid
French naval ships to arrive in Aceh with aidAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two French warships are scheduled to arrive on Friday in Aceh province to delivery humanitarian aid to the tsunami-battered town of Meulaboh, the French Embassy in Jakarta said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
15 volunteers dispatched to Aceh
15 volunteers dispatched to Aceh KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi government dispatched on Thursday 15 volunteers to the stricken province of Aceh.Bachrun Lewa, the chief of Southeast Sulawesi's Management Coordination Board, said the volunteers came from various professions and...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
House team to spend $72,000 to supervise haj
House team to spend $72,000 to supervise haj Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/JakartaFourteen members of the House of Representatives will fly to Saudi Arabia for 10 days to supervise the management of Indonesia's haj pilgrimage at the cost of about Rp 670 million (US$72,000).
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Total Oil to build 400 houses in Aceh
Total Oil to build 400 houses in Aceh JAKARTA: The local unit of French-based oil and gas firm Total Oil Indonesia will provide a total of 400 low-cost houses in Banda Aceh for the homeless survivors of the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Scientologists, Jews, Quakers, Muslims offer solace
Scientologists, Jews, Quakers, Muslims offer solaceBill Tarrant, Reuters, Jakarta The Church of Scientology is applying its mind-over-matter healing techniques to injured tsunami survivors in Aceh. Jews and Quakers are sending humanitarian aid. Islamic groups are providing "spiritual guidance".