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Mon, 10 Jan 2005
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;JP;REN; ANPAf..r.. Brief-BAT-Pall-Mall BAT to merge with Pall Mall JP/14/brief BAT to merge with Pall Mall JAKARTA: Publicly listed cigarette and tobacco company PT BAT Indonesia, a local unit of U.S.-based British American Tobacco Inc.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
* Evidence seen as enough to charge Adiguna Page 2
* Evidence seen as enough to charge Adiguna Page 2 * NGOs reveal flaws in local election law Page 4 * Humanity beyond religion Page 6 * Jakarta's draft bylaw seeks to punish polluters Page 8 * Ferguson left red-faced as Exeter embarrass United Page 10 * World struggling with details of tsunami...
Mon, 10 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.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Court cases in Aceh to proceed
Court cases in Aceh to proceed KENDARI, South East Sulawesi: Minister for Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin said that all legal cases currently in process in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam will continue even though documents and papers in the cases might have been swept away by the tsunami that...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Fear of eating seafood sweeps across Asia: Singapore report
Fear of eating seafood sweeps across Asia: Singapore reportDeutsche Presse-Agentur, SingaporeDemand for fish and seafood has plunged across Asia - as have prices - on unfounded fears that species in the Indian Ocean are feeding off bodies washed out to sea by the Dec.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Disaster command centers face mammoth tasks
Disaster command centers face mammoth tasksA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehLt. Col. Gandara has his hands full. He wanders around a hangar at an air force base in Medan, North Sumatra, where a disaster mitigation command center is located.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
What of truth commission for East Timor?
What of truth commission for East Timor?Aboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam Indonesia has asked East Timor to initiate a joint-commission of truth and reconciliation to resolve the issue of the violence during and after the United Nations-organized vote in East Timor in 1999.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
World responds to Aceh's pain
World responds to Aceh's painSudirman Nasir, Victoria, Australia The catastrophic Asian tsunami has not merely destroyed countless cities and villages and killed over one hundred and fifty thousand people, but has also stimulated a genuine spontaneous desire among people to help.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Australia to stay in Aceh
Australia to stay in Aceh AUSTRALIA: Australian troops and aid workers will remain in tsunami-stricken Indonesia for as long as they are needed, Prime Minister John Howard said in Sydney on Sunday.In a televised address to the nation, Howard said Australia was taking a leading role in the response...
Mon, 10 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,...
Mon, 10 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.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Draft bylaw seeks to punish polluters
Draft bylaw seeks to punish pollutersBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta administration has submitted to the City Council a draft of a bylaw that seeks to reduce air pollution in the capital.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Papua ready to establish MRP
Papua ready to establish MRPNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraThe central government will hand over the government regulation on the establishment of the Papuan People's Council (MRP) to the Papua administration on Monday, bringing the realization of the long-awaited council an inch...
Mon, 10 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).
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
NGOs, KPUDs reveal flaws in regional election law
NGOs, KPUDs reveal flaws in regional election lawMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe first hearing of a judicial review by the Constitutional Court last week of several contentious articles of Law No.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Identifying the victims of disaster a scientific challenge, expert says
Identifying the victims of disaster a scientific challenge, expert saysChristian Fuerst, Deustche Presse Agentur/Insbruck, AustriaThe tsunami that devastated southern Asia poses a difficult problem for international forensic science in identifying the thousands of foreign victims who lost their...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
On Australia's policy in Asia
On Australia's policy in Asia I refer to Reaz Abdullah's letter (Australia's policy in Asia, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 30, 2004).In a feeble attempt to purport that racism lies behind Australia's foreign policies, Abdullah's rhetoric is more than a little reminiscent of some of the hate-driven...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Teamwork needed to maximize aid effort
Teamwork needed to maximize aid effortMartin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse/SingaporeClose coordination, strict accountability and sustained focus are needed to maximize the benefits of billions of dollars in aid for Asia's tsunami victims, relief experts and government leaders said.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Asia-Pacific corporate travel to surge
Asia-Pacific corporate travel to surgeCorporate travel in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to make up a third of the global market by 2007, with China, Japan and India leading the way, a travel specialist said in a published report on Saturday.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Credit card users set to rise 20% as banks ease procedures
Credit card users set to rise 20% as banks ease proceduresThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFor Turmini, a staff member at the finance ministry, having more than one credit card is no longer a luxury nowadays, it is a necessity, and many people seem to share her sentiments.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Police's services
Police's services In one of your articles recently there were complaints to the effect that the police are reluctant to follow up reports on criminal acts if we do not pay them some fees. Of course, they (the police public relations officers) would deny such allegations.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Creditors to talk debt moratorium
Creditors to talk debt moratoriumAmelie Herenstein, Agence France-Presse/ParisGovernment creditors in the Paris Club are this week to consider a debt moratorium for Sri Lanka and Indonesia, two of the countries worst affected by last month's tidal wave, although experts have questioned the...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Asian monies fall against dollar, as U.S. interest rate up
Asian monies fall against dollar, as U.S. interest rate upAgence France-Presse, Hong KongAsian currencies ended the first week of 2005 lower against the dollar on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue on its path of raising interest rates.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
On Australia's policy in Asia
On Australia's policy in Asia I refer to Reaz Abdullah's letter (Australia's policy in Asia, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 30, 2004).In a feeble attempt to purport that racism lies behind Australia's foreign policies, Abdullah's rhetoric is more than a little reminiscent of some of the hate-driven...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Top chess players take on machines
Top chess players take on machines National chess begins its 2005 program with an unprecedented man vs. computer matchup, to be staged in Jakarta on Monday and Tuesday.The matchup will pit four human players against four computerized chess programs, the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi)...
Mon, 10 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.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Credit card holders
Credit card holders 7.5 millionTotal transaction Rp 30 trillionTransaction average per credit card holder Rp 10 million - Rp 12 millionSource: Visa International Ltd. & The Indonesian Association of Credit Card Issuers (AKKI)
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Aceh refugees longing to return home
Aceh refugees longing to return homeDedy Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Medan An 18-year-old girl, Evi, is sitting alone on top of a plastic mat, while arranging several pieces of used clothing. She refused to talk, only mumbling a few unrecognizable words.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Schumi mourns bodyguard killed in tsunami
Schumi mourns bodyguard killed in tsunamiSeven-time world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, who has donated US$10 million to the victims of last week's Asian tsunamis, revealed on Wednesday that one of his bodyguards died in the tragedy.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Boas likely to be fit for Singapore
Boas likely to be fit for SingaporeFans of talented national team player Boas Salossa can breathe a sigh of relief after his injury from Saturday's Tiger Cup final is not considered serious.Boas suffered a twisted ankle in a tackle with a Singapore player in the 27th minute of Indonesia's 1-3...
Mon, 10 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.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Evidence sufficient to charge Adiguna, legal expert says
Evidence sufficient to charge Adiguna, legal expert saysAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the discovery of the gun allegedly used in the shooting death Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong alias Rudy at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta, police have all evidence and witnesses they need to...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Corruption and democracy
Corruption and democracyFrom Koran Tempo President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Dec. 9 Anticorruption Day for the purpose of waging a war against corruption. On several occasions he even said he would direct the corruption eradication movement himself.
Mon, 10 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.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
UN chief witnesses Acehnese resilience
UN chief witnesses Acehnese resilienceCorrection: In the story on this page on Saturday titled UN chief witnesses Acehnese resilience we quoted managing director of the International Monetary Fund Rodrigo de Rato as saying that the IMF was studying a request from the Indonesian government for...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Rethinking benefit of Indonesia's sand exports
Rethinking benefit of Indonesia's sand exportsYohanes Yansen, Batam For three decades or more, great volumes of sand have been dug up in the Riau Islands and sold at dirt-cheap prices to foreigners. Environmental damage from mining sand is immense.
Mon, 10 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.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Disaster command centers face mammoth tasks
Disaster command centers face mammoth tasksA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post/Banda AcehLt. Col. Gandara is busy. He wanders around a hangar at an air force base in Medan, North Sumatra, where a disaster mitigation command center is located.
Mon, 10 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".
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Indonesia lacks clear plan for agricultural sector
Indonesia lacks clear plan for agricultural sectorFitri Wulandari, Dow Jones/JakartaIndonesia's new administration has promised sweeping changes in the country's agriculture sector, but the government is yet to spell out clearly how it would turn that into action, raising concerns that eventually...
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Disaster management
Disaster management We wish to express our deepest empathy and heart-felt compassion for the victims of the earthquake and the killer- tsunami.Residing in Indonesia, The Jakarta Post has been the only authentic source of news for English readers.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
KPK to investigate Monsanto bribery case
KPK to investigate Monsanto bribery caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it was ready to investigate a bribery case involving U.S.-based Monsanto Co., one of the world's leading developers of genetically modified crops.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Women called on to help women victims
Women called on to help women victimsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists are calling on women across the country to help ease the suffering of women and child victims of the quake-triggered tsunamis in Aceh and North Sumatra.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
God's grace, good governance and our reputation
God's grace, good governance and our reputationEndy M. Bayuni, Jakarta The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque stood tall amidst the rubble in Banda Aceh. The main mosque in Meulaboh, a town on the western coast of Aceh, was also among the very few buildings still left standing.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Uncle and savior claim right to Fauzul
Uncle and savior claim right to Fauzul or Fauzul caught between uncle and savior Fauzul Kabir (photo above) clings to his uncle, Sofyan. This five-year old child has become the center of a dispute between Sofyan and his neighbor Saudah who found and saved him.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
EU: The halo effect
EU: The halo effectGwynne Dyer, London "The Islamic world, the Islamic extremists, even bin Laden, rejoice for the entrance of Turkey into the European Union. This is their Trojan horse," warned Libyan Moammar Gadafy on Dec. 17.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Thai island paradise lost devastated by tsunami
Thai island paradise lost devastated by tsunamiEd Cropley, Reuters/Koh Phi Phi, ThailandIt's more like a scene from Apocalypse Now than The Beach.Once the paradise-isle backdrop for the Leonardo DiCaprio backpacker movie, Koh Phi Phi now looks like a war zone.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
World struggling with details of tsunami response
World struggling with details of tsunami responsePeter Mackler, Agence France-Presse/ColomboTwo weeks after the world's worst tsunami wreaked havoc in South Asia, the international community is still struggling with its response to a crisis that broke with biblical spread and ferocity.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Foreign volunteers granted VoA
Foreign volunteers granted VoAJAKARTA: Foreign volunteers entering the country to assist in humanitarian work in tsunami-hit areas will be entitled to visa- on-arrival (VoA) facilities, according to a minister.
Mon, 10 Jan 2005
Sutiyoso wants street fund-raising to stop
Sutiyoso wants street fund-raising to stop JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso called on Saturday Jakarta residents to stop activities on streets to raise donations for victims of the earthquake and tsunami tragedy in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces as it caused traffic jams, while the funds raised...