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Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous
Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous commitment to Indonesia's recovery from the tsunami. This is a new level of co-operation and goodwill between Australia and its closest neighbor. It also demonstrates how far relations between the two have improved in a very short time.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Another day of chaos at Banda Aceh hospital
Another day of chaos at Banda Aceh hospitalEmma Ross, Reuters, Banda Aceh Sawing through the door of an abandoned laboratory, scavenging for oxygen machines at the airport and crafting makeshift IV medicine bag hooks out of tent pegs.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Understanding Aceh's misfortune
Understanding Aceh's misfortuneFrom Media IndonesiaThe recent giant quake and the largest tsunami in history have caused human tragedy in Aceh, with a rising death toll, loss of wealth and devastation of resources.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Parents report principal for graft
Parents report principal for graft JAKARTA: The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) reported on Thursday the principal of a city-run elementary school in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, for corruption.ICW executive Danang Widioko, accompanied by parents of seven students at SDN Percontohan IKIP Rawamangun,...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
TNI to send thousands more troops to Aceh
TNI to send thousands more troops to AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Thursday it would send thousands of more soldiers to tsunami-ravaged Aceh, with the initial focus on cleaning up debris.TNI Spokesman Maj. Gen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Luxury tax lifted on several goods
Luxury tax lifted on several goods The Ministry of Finance has declassified several beverages and cosmetics as luxury products, as they had become mainstream consumer products.The decision was driven by an agreement to streamline regional taxation system under the Association of Southeast Asian...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Canceling debt is inadequate aid
Canceling debt is inadequate aid With an official aid package of A$1 billion for Indonesia on the table, and an extraordinary popular push to support tsunami victims, nobody should call Australia mean. But because the Howard Government is at odds with most members of the Paris Club of creditor...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Workers, students protest fuel hike
Workers, students protest fuel hike TANGERANG: Hundreds of workers and students staged on Wednesday a joint rally at the Tangerang Municipal Council to protest the central government's plan to increase fuel prices as well as to demand a Rp 735,000 minimum wage for 2005.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
2 commercial planes grounded for safety
2 commercial planes grounded for safetyLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Transportation has grounded two aircraft that failed to comply with proper safety requirements, a senior official says.
Thu, 13 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...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
E.U. promises swift delivery of aid, trade help for victims
E.U. promises swift delivery of aid, trade help for victimsAgencies, BrusselsEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday promised quick delivery of European Union aid for tsunami victims in Asia and said the 25-nation bloc would also be taking trade action to help countries...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Mitsubishi sells stake in Proton
Mitsubishi sells stake in ProtonAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. said on Wednesday it has sold its entire 7.93 percent stake in Malaysian state carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd. to the government for 384 million ringgit (US$101 million).
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
3 x 15
3 x 15 Aceh: A tragedy of strategic proportions Bruno Dercon Jakarta2. Yale -- When tragedy trumps borders 1 x 30 When tragedy trumps borders Ramesh Thakur Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Tokyo
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Council speaker named suspect
Council speaker named suspect SIAK, Riau: After a long process, Riau Prosecutor's Office named the former speaker of Siak Regental Council Said Muhammad, who served in the 1999-2004 term, a suspect in a Rp 11 billion (US$1.1 million) corruption case.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
University offers cheap shelters
University offers cheap sheltersSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaA Yogyakarta-based disaster research center has offered its designs for light, cheap and easy-to-assemble shelters as temporary solutions for tsunami refugees.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
New cars on streets soar
New cars on streets soarThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe often crippling traffic jams and a prolonged economic crisis have not stopped Jakartans from buying new cars.The Jakarta administration reported on Tuesday the number of new cars on the city's streets has soared over the past four years.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Gardatama Nusantara
Gardatama Nusantara ISO-9001:2000 CERTIFICATE: Air Force Maj. Gen. (ret) Jeffrey ZA Baadilla (right), President Director of PT Gardatama Nusantara, received an ISO-9001:2000 certificate from WQA, accredited by UKAS, at a ceremony in Jakarta on Jan.10.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportions
Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportions JP/7/BRUNO1 Part 2 of 2Aceh: A Tragedy of Strategic Proportions Bruno Dercon Jakarta Part 1 of this article explained that any call for sparing Aceh's on-land natural resources from plunder seems not unreasonable for a people traumatized by the sea and...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Local volunteers offered cholera vaccinations by PMI
Local volunteers offered cholera vaccinations by PMIEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough the situation in Aceh is slightly improving nearly three weeks after the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster, diseases such as cholera have posed a major threat to survivors and volunteers in Aceh and...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Money laundering watchdog wants greater power
Money laundering watchdog wants greater powerRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's money laundering watchdog is drafting an amendment to the anti-money laundering law that will provide the agency with more firepower, especially in tracking down ill-gotten funds laundered by state...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Bring order to streets
Bring order to streetsFrom KompasSeveral governments have come to power following the end of the New Order in 1998, but none of their programs have included bringing order to our roads, which should be part of the present government's 100-day drive.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Chrisjon hires Aussie trainer
Chrisjon hires Aussie trainerSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang After splitting with trainer Sutan Rambing, world featherweight champion Chrisjon of Indonesia has hired new trainer Greg Christian of Perth, Australia.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Indonesia's Putty secures best bowler award
Indonesia's Putty secures best bowler awardMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One day before the Tournament of Champions, Indonesian contender Putty Armein was named on Wednesday the 2004 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour's top ranked women's bowler, as well as best bowler.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.12
Rupiah Rates Jan.12 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,426.28 6,661.40 7,081.02 7,006.44 Brunei dollar 1 5,951.73 5,338.98 5,675.02 5,615.52 Canadian dollar 1 7,999.51 7,178.54 7,627.59 7,550.37 Swiss franc 1 8,257.23 7,409.76 7,873.33 7,793.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Get rid of the politics of hate
Get rid of the politics of hate I am amazed how you overlook the fact that it is American helicopters, planes and ships that are supplying food, water and medicine, and helping to evacuate the wounded.Without the helicopters and manpower of the United States government none of this could happen.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
1. Disco --- 1x42
1. Disco --- 1x42 We need to be with govt, and they need to be with us 2. UN ----- 2x22 India allows UN aid to fight measles in battered isles 3. Aid ----- 2x27 Why tsunami disaster outshines famine, poverty in crisis appeal 4. Cutline -- 1x30 Students pray for friends, teachers
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Aceh: A tragedy of strategic proportions
Aceh: A tragedy of strategic proportionsBruno Dercon, Jakarta Yesterday's article explained that any call for sparing Aceh's on-land natural resources from plunder seems not unreasonable for a people traumatized by the sea and desperate for new sources of income.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
We need to be with govt, and they need to be with us
We need to be with govt, and they need to be with usThe United Nations has been instrumental in coordinating international efforts to help the tsunami victims in Aceh. The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno spoke with the UN coordinator for relief operations in Aceh, Joel Boutroue, for his insights into...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Alleged bribery case of U.S.-based Monsanto Corporation in Indonesia
Alleged bribery case of U.S.-based Monsanto Corporation in Indonesia1997-2002 - According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Monsanto made at least $700,000 in illicit payments to at least 140 current and former Indonesian government officials and their family members.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Papuan separatists on trial for treason
Papuan separatists on trial for treasonNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraTwo Papua opposition leaders went on trial separately on Wednesday at the Jayapura District Court for treason.Prosecutor Maskel Rambolangi said defendant Yusak Pakage, 26, led a ceremony to commemorate the...
Thu, 13 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".
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Charity match to aid tsunami survivors
Charity match to aid tsunami survivorsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) will organize a tournament in a bid to collect funds for tsunami victims in Aceh and North Sumatra, according to a Gabsi official.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Small woman shows great courage
Small woman shows great courageAzhar Ghani, ANN/Straits Times/Banda AcehIf heroes are measured by how tall they walk amid tough odds, then Yusnizar Yunus is one many times over.Standing barely at 1.5m, the 37-year-old Singapore permanent resident, who was born in Aceh and grew up there, is not one...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
President's official car park?
President's official car park?From KompasOn Nov. 15, I parked my car outside of Klub Bimasena (health/sports center) in South Jakarta, near the gate of the club, which shares the same complex with Hotel Dharmawangsa.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Xenophobia thicker than humanity
Xenophobia thicker than humanity On Wednesday morning, a major radio station in Jakarta invited its listeners to comment on the Indonesian Military's (TNI) decision to restrict the movements of international aid workers and foreign military personnel while in Aceh.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Bulldozers move in, 900 families homeless
Bulldozers move in, 900 families homelessThe Jakarta Post, JakartaClose to 900 families were left homeless on Wednesday after the city administration bulldozed their makeshift houses on a plot of land owned by state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) in Tanah Abang, Central...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Team to probe chopper crash
Team to probe chopper crash KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian military (TNI) headquarters in Jakarta will send a team of investigators to Maluku to probe the most recent of a series of helicopter accidents to befall the country in the last month.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Lesser graft must be unveiled
Lesser graft must be unveiledFrom Koran TempoThe disclosure of alleged corruption in the purchase of Scorpion tanks means considerable progress in the unveiling of cases that were formerly seen as untouchable, but the flow of funds in such cases should also be traced.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Students pray for friends, teachers
Students pray for friends, teachersStudents of junior high school SLTPN I Darul Imarah (see photo) in Lampeurut, Aceh Besar, were still deep in grief, with many of their schoolmates and teachers not in attendance at the mass prayer assembly the school held on Wednesday.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Lhokseumawe beach escapes tsunami
Lhokseumawe beach escapes tsunamiApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, LhokseumaweAn Acehnese couple, Hadi and Cut Mala, enjoyed the ocean view from Ujung Blang beach in Lhokseumawe while savoring a cold coconut juice.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Medco may produce 6,000 bpd by Q1
Medco may produce 6,000 bpd by Q1JAKARTA: PT Medco Energi Internasional, Indonesia's biggest publicly traded oil company, said it expects production from a field off the coast of East Aceh on Sumatra Island to produce as much as 6,000 barrels of oil per day by the first quarter.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Swapping foreign debt for tsunami relief
Swapping foreign debt for tsunami reliefRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta The magnitude of the natural disaster that the Indian Ocean rim countries suffered from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami is said to be the worst in living memory.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Spanish FM arrives in Indonesia for talks on military aid
Spanish FM arrives in Indonesia for talks on military aidThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSpanish foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday and will head on Thursday to tsunami- devastated Aceh province to meet the President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for talks on military aid.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
1. TNI (50) - 42 pts 2 cols 3line (3x11)
1. TNI (50) - 42 pts 2 cols 3line (3x11) Aid agencies downplay TNI restrictions 2. Test (35) - 36 pts 2cols 2lines (2x16) Relief a test case in graft fight: Alwi3. Paris (40) - 28 pts 1 cols 4line (4x10) Paris Club likely to OK debt delay deal 4.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Death sought for cocaine smuggler
Death sought for cocaine smugglerMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangProsecutors at the Tangerang District Court demanded the death sentence for a cocaine smuggler holding a Brazilian passport.Prosecutor Rachmat Vidianto told the court on Wednesday that defendant Rodrigo Gularte, 32, a...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Donors, poor nations get wakeup call from tsunami
Donors, poor nations get wakeup call from tsunamiAgencies, Tokyo/JakartaThe tsunami that devastated Indian Ocean shores has provided a grim reminder to poor nations and the donors that help them, that spending money on disaster planning, now can save lives and cut relief and rebuilding costs later.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportions
Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportions JP/7/BRUNO1 Part 2 of 2Aceh: A Tragedy of Strategic Proportions Bruno Dercon Jakarta Part 1 of this article explained that any call for sparing Aceh's on-land natural resources from plunder seems not unreasonable for a people traumatized by the sea and...
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Trained volunteers to be sent to Aceh
Trained volunteers to be sent to AcehBali Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will shortly be sending 10 trained volunteers to Banda Aceh, Meulaboh and other tsunami- affected areas to join 100 other PMI volunteers currently in Aceh.
Thu, 13 Jan 2005
Car sales to soar to 520,000: Gaikindo
Car sales to soar to 520,000: GaikindoZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) says the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra, which killed at least 105,000 people in the country, will not effect car sales...
Thu, 13 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,...