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Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Joint action on disaster watch
Joint action on disaster watchThe disaster of Dec. 26 has crystallized concerns that were poorly supported or simply ignored before the great waves hit. Issues like environmental protection and cultural upheaval in tourist areas now are strongly debated.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
JP/18/BRIEFS
JP/18/BRIEFS Red Cross sends volunteers to Aceh Bali 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.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Police must be serious in sweep against illegal guns
Police must be serious in sweep against illegal gunsOver 100,000 illegal firearms are now in the hands of criminals, mostly in Jakarta. The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta residents what the city police must do to rid the capital of illegal guns.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Singapore, Indonesia set to boost aviation links to promote tourism
Singapore, Indonesia set to boost aviation links to promote tourismLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an apparent effort to boost the number of foreign tourists visiting the archipelago, the Indonesian and Singaporean governments have agreed to cooperate on tourism and establish more...
Wed, 12 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.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Alternative energy for electricity
Alternative energy for electricityFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe high world oil price will certainly raise the cost of power production by state electricity company (PLN), whose cost components are 25 percent composed of fuel oil.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Royal Brunei spins off engineering unit
Royal Brunei spins off engineering unit BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Royal Brunei Airlines' board of directors has agreed to spin off its engineering unit as an independent business, the airline said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
'Azyyati helps cheer up children
'Azyyati helps cheer up childrenRuslan Sangadji, Contributor, Banda AcehHer face cannot hide her fatigue.She has even started to lose her voice. And yet she looked happy in front of dozens of children who surrounded her last weekend.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Jump coaches told to reach higher
Jump coaches told to reach higherMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Asian trainers are being urged to improve their coaching knowledge in the bid to improve the region's athletic performance in international events, including in the four major jumping disciplines.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Maids remain unprotected by law
Maids remain unprotected by lawAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEnough is enough for Astri, 35, who decided to run away from her latest employer's house in Kelapa Gading in East Jakarta, after three months working as a live-in maid.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Aid and politics
Aid and politics With the billions of dollars of international aid -- following the tsunami disaster that hit Aceh province on Dec. 26 -- flowing across international borders, people are beginning to ask whether much of this aid is politically motivated.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
2. 2 x 24
2. 2 x 24 Jamsostek allocates Rp 52b for disaster survivors 3. 1 x 27 Governor, VIPs survive chopper crash 4. 1 x 42 Truant House members escape punishment 5. 1 x 27 Two cases of measles confirmed 6. 1 x 38 BSMI to build hospital in Banda Aceh
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Generosity to tsunami-hit countries has fine print
Generosity to tsunami-hit countries has fine printAgencies, Tokyo/OttawaThe billions of dollars promised by world leaders after Asia's devastating tsunamis may seem like unparalleled generosity but recipient countries should beware there is also fine print.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud
Resto owner nabbed in bank fraudEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe police unveiled on Tuesday they were investigating another crime in the country's fragile banking sector, this time involving the issuance of fake Lippo Bank promissory notes worth Rp 50 billion (US$5.4 million).
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Candy as change
Candy as change This is in response to the letter from Wendy (of Freiburg, Germany) who complains of getting candy in lieu of Rp 100 change at Balinese stores (Cheating in Bali, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 16).
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
S'pore to double tourists by 2015
S'pore to double tourists by 2015 SINGAPORE: Singapore announced plans on Tuesday to double tourist arrivals and triple tourism revenues by 2015 despite mounting competition from other countries for visitors from India and China.A S$2 billion (US$1.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Market 'cleaned out' as cops, soldiers watch
Market 'cleaned out' as cops, soldiers watchAs the government's disaster coordination began clearing away mountains of scattered rubble and rotting flotsam, hordes of survivors in Banda Aceh took the opportunity to "clean out" several stores in the Pasar Atjeh market, near the Baiturrahman Grand...
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Revoking Aceh's state of emergency: Was it legal?
Revoking Aceh's state of emergency: Was it legal?Imanuddin Razak, JakartaA few days after the deadly earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that devastated Aceh province, Vice President Jusuf Kalla issued a statement declaring the annulment of the state of emergency in the former province.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Asian tourism shows resilience after tsunami
Asian tourism shows resilience after tsunamiAgence France-Presse, SingaporeTravel bookings to Thailand and Sri Lanka, two of the hardest hit countries in the tsunami disaster, have shown a strong rebound two weeks after the devastation, a major booking agency said Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS
1. DISCOURSE: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Protection of women victims should receive priority 2. ADIGUNA: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS Fingerprints not found on Adiguna's gun 3. RELIEF: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Govt to take over relief operation in 3 months 4.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Government to take over relief operation in three months
Government to take over relief operation in three monthsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to take over the relief operation in Aceh from foreign aid workers within the next three months, despite lingering concerns of bottlenecks in aid distribution and the threat...
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Fingerprints not found on Adiguna's gun
Fingerprints not found on Adiguna's gunAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe police laboratory did not find the fingerprints of Adiguna Sutowo on the gun allegedly used in the murder of Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta on Jan. 1.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Sri Lanka's coasts seem almost dead, more ghostly than ever
Sri Lanka's coasts seem almost dead, more ghostly than everNadeera Seneviratne, The Island, Asia News Network, Colombo Along the coastal road in Sri Lanka's west, there was, before the tsunami, a row of houses, commercial and administrative buildings, and luxury hotels promising sun and surf.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Payments extorted from civil servants
Payments extorted from civil servants PEKANBARU: A number of officials at the Riau Religious Affairs Office (KUA) are under suspicion for demanding "fees" from newly appointed civil servants who recently passed selection tests.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Debt a la carte, please
Debt a la carte, please The world has extended its empathy to the victims in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra of the devastating Dec. 26 disaster with unprecedented generosity, donating money and other forms of assistance.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Aceh, I weep for you
Aceh, I weep for you From Koran Tempo I can still recall clearly the time when I performed my ritual Friday prayer at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh with Nurcholish Madjid as the preacher that particular day.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
BSMI to build hospital in Banda Aceh
BSMI to build hospital in Banda AcehEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Red Crescent (BSMI) is planning to spend Rp 1 billion (about US$111,100) to build a hospital in Banda Aceh to replace a makeshift hospital in Lambaro, Aceh Besar.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
U.S. Marines come ashore on Sumatra island
U.S. Marines come ashore on Sumatra islandAgencies, Meulaboh, AcehMarines zoomed ashore on a high-tech hovercraft carrying tons of food, water and a forklift to help repair this tsunami-wrecked town in Indonesia. In Sri Lanka, they splashed ashore with a bulldozer to repair roads and bridges.
Wed, 12 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, 12 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.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Bowler Putty moves up to the big league
Bowler Putty moves up to the big leagueMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhatever she may accomplish in the future, Putty Insavilla Armein has already made her mark as the first Indonesian woman bowler to be ranked atop the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Guns give feeling of security, claim owners
Guns give feeling of security, claim ownersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was minutes before midnight one Monday in August last year, when Ferdiansyah, 38, an owner of several dress and apparel shops in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, was driving along Jl.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Alternative energy for electricity
Alternative energy for electricityFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe high world oil price will certainly raise the cost of power production by state electricity company (PLN), whose cost components are 25 percent composed of fuel oil.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Aceh disaster won't greatly affect nation's economy
Aceh disaster won't greatly affect nation's economyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe economy of tsunami-stricken Aceh is proving to have a high level of endurance as it has been relatively independent and isolated from other provinces in the country.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Acehnese trace missing relatives via 'Suara Muhammadiyah' radio
Acehnese trace missing relatives via 'Suara Muhammadiyah' radioRuslan Sangadji, Band Aceh"You are listening to Radio Komunitas Suara Muhammadiyah 107,6 FM. We are presenting an update on missing persons ...
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Philippine exports rise 19.5 percent
Philippine exports rise 19.5 percent MANILA: Philippine exports in November rose 19.5 percent from a year earlier to US$3.69 billion, the fastest growth rate since July 2002 and up on 12.3 percent in October, the National Statistics Office said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
1. Insight -- 1x40
1. Insight -- 1x40 Rebuilding education in tsunami-ravaged Aceh 2. Klang --- 2x22 Survivor lived on coconuts, prayers while drifting at sea 3. Radio ---- 1x28 Acehnese trace missing relatives via 'Suara Muhammadiyah' radio 4. Lippo --- 1x28 Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud 5.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Indonesia hail Abbas, urges peace
Indonesia hail Abbas, urges peaceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian government formally congratulated Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, the new president of Palestinian Authority and called for greater interaction between the two countries.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Shares end down as telecommunications and cigarette stocks continue to fall
Shares end down as telecommunications and cigarette stocks continue to fallDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Tuesday for the second consecutive day as investors continued to take profit in telecommunication and cigarette blue chips, dealers said.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
* Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud Page 3
* Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud Page 3 * Governor, VIPs survive chopper crash Page 4 * Aceh: A tragedy of strategic proportions Page 7 * City to get tough on 2-stroke motorcycles Page 8 * Lakers add to Timberwolves' misery Page 9 * Abbas moves to end bitter factionalism Page 11 * S'pore,...
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 13, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 13, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Painting Rediscovering Indonesia by Agostino De Romanis from Italy, Rudana Museum and Fine Art Gallery, Jl. Cok Rai Pudak 44, Peliatan, Ubud, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 16 to Feb. 5.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Local govt firm boss jailed for graft
Local govt firm boss jailed for graft JAMBI: Former managing director of the local government enterprise PT Jambi Indoguna International, Alven Stony, has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison by the Jambi district court for graft.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
RI seeks donations, Paris Club debt deal
RI seeks donations, Paris Club debt dealAgencies, Paris/GenevaIndonesia on Tuesday welcomed the promise of a debt moratorium from the Paris Club of government creditors, but said it also needed more donations rather than new loans to cope with the aftermath of the Asian tsunami.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportions
Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportionsBruno Dercon, Jakarta The tragedy of Aceh puts upraises unprecedented and painful questions for strategic regional and urban policy and planning. Thinking that the key issue is merely recovery will soon prove naive.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Aceh, I weep for you
Aceh, I weep for you From Koran Tempo I can still recall clearly the time when I performed my ritual Friday prayer at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh with Nurcholish Madjid as the preacher that particular day.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Foreign aid workers must register: TNI
Foreign aid workers must register: TNIThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, JakartaThe government on Tuesday slapped tough restrictions on foreign aid workers currently in Aceh, citing security fears, and creating yet another setback in relief operations.Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.
Tue, 11 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.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Relief post criticized over cash donations in N. Sumatra
Relief post criticized over cash donations in N. SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanAcehnese refugees currently in camps in Medan, North Sumatra, have begun to complain about the lack of aid for them, despite all the donations that have been pouring in from around the world.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Activists welcome 'green bylaw'
Activists welcome 'green bylaw'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost clean air campaigns in Jakarta and other cities across the country focus on how to reduce vehicular emissions that are a major contributor to the hazardous pollutants that foul the air in urban areas.
Tue, 11 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".