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Sat, 08 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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Activists frustrated by little progress in Munir case
Activists frustrated by little progress in Munir caseTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Human rights activists have criticized the police for the limited progress they have made in investigating the alleged murder of rights champion Munir.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Bio Farma sends anti cholera vaccine
Bio Farma sends anti cholera vaccine BANDUNG: Bio Farma drug company will start sending anticholera vaccines to Aceh as well as opening on Thursday an immunization and vaccination clinic in Banda Aceh.Head of public relations at Bio Farma Elvyn Fajrul, said the company would send 2,000 doses of...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
UN chief witnesses Acehnese resilience
UN chief witnesses Acehnese resilienceAgencies, Banda Aceh United Nations chief Kofi Annan was left stunned here on Friday by the scale of carnage wrought along the annihilated coastlines of the tsunami zone as Indonesia's death toll passed 101,000.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
MRT idling at station, but has green light
MRT idling at station, but has green lightDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta administration is confident that the construction of the ambitious Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) will go ahead."Although the project will be partly funded by the central government, we have received...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Emission tests to be mandatory for all vehicles
Emission tests to be mandatory for all vehiclesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A draft bylaw on air pollution scheduled for approval next month will require all vehicles in the city to undergo vehicle emission tests.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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;JP;JON AFRIZAL;CD; ANPAa..r.. Scene-Jambi-governors JP/4/SCENE Candidates line up for Jambi election JAMBI: Although the registration for candidates in Jambi's gubernatorial election does not open until Feb. 20, several people already have confirmed they will contest the election.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Tsunami has little impact on the Indonesian economy
Tsunami has little impact on the Indonesian economy On the sidelines of the Special Leaders' Meeting on the Aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Jakarta on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Rodrigo de Sato talked with The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno and Urip...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Champions bowlers set for tourney
Champions bowlers set for tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta All but one of Asia's top 16 ranked men's and women's players are slated to participate in next week's 2004 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Protecting the tsunami children
Protecting the tsunami children Unicef's latest situation update on child trafficking reports that some 1.2 million children are removed illegally each year - as forced labor in factories and on farms, for sexual exploitation and as mail-order brides.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Communal kitchen serves food to Acehnese students
Communal kitchen serves food to Acehnese studentsSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta The Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that decimated Aceh also shook Fajar, 24, who lives miles away from his hometown in Yogyakarta.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
A truth commission for E. Timor -- but who planned the mayhem?
A truth commission for E. Timor -- but who planned the mayhem? 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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Tsunami's agonizing aftermath
Tsunami's agonizing aftermathR. M. A. B. Dassanayake, The Island, Asia News Network, Colombo In the tragic aftermath of the vast inestimable devastation of physical life and property caused by the unfathomable subterranean forces of nature which exploded as if in revolt against widespread...
Sat, 08 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...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Tiny Bogor lakes no match for flood
Tiny Bogor lakes no match for floodTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor At least 32 of 93 small lakes for flood control in Bogor, West Java are damaged, according to an official in the city.The head of the Bogor Public Works agency, Nurhayanti said the 32 lakes were getting shallower every year...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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RI tsunami orphans get help from KL Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Friday his country would pay for the education of 38,000 Indonesian children orphaned by the tsunami disaster as he toured the worst-hit area.
Sat, 08 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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
* Monsanto pays $1.5 million penalty for Indonesian bribe Page 2
* Monsanto pays $1.5 million penalty for Indonesian bribe Page 2 * Acehnese councillors fret over arduous aid procurement procedures Page 4 * Tsunami survivors not alone as world unites Page 7 * Some 115,000 fruit trees to regreen Jakarta Page 8 * Tsunami charity match a sellout in Australia Page 9...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Japan 'can show strength via relief'
Japan 'can show strength via relief'Hiroshi Hiyama, Agence France-Presse/Jakarta/Tokyo With its money and expertise in disasters, Japan can seize the moment in the tsunami aftermath to show its commitment to the rest of Asia and strengthen its political and economic standing, analysts said on...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
PTDI president faces trial
PTDI president faces trial BANDUNG, West Java: Edwin Soedarmo, president director of ailing state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), will go on trial on Friday for failing to pay compensation to more than 6,500 dismissed employees in early 2004.
Sat, 08 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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
1. VISIT: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS
1. VISIT: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS Annan stunned by Aceh devastation 2. AUSSIE: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS Australia may let Acehnese immigrate 3. NANI: 2 LINES, 12 COUNTS People return to Baiturrahman 4. GULF: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS Arabs criticized for stinginess
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Rising star Boas looks to foreign fields
Rising star Boas looks to foreign fieldsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta At 18, Boas Salossa is already a big fish in the small pond of soccer here, rated one of the best left wingers in the country.Local fans dutifully chant the national team player's name at every game at home.
Sat, 08 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".
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Post-tsunami health care in dire condition: WHO
Post-tsunami health care in dire condition: WHOAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Health experts warned on Friday it could take years to rebuild health infrastructure in tsunami-devastated parts of Asia where millions of people face potential widespread outbreaks of disease.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Graft an 'extraordinary crime'
Graft an 'extraordinary crime'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The draft of a new anticorruption ruling considers corruption an extraordinary crime if it causes a minimum of Rp 50 billion (US$5.5 million) in state losses, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
1. Discourse (50) - 42 pts 7 cols 1line (1x45)
1. Discourse (50) - 42 pts 7 cols 1line (1x45) Tsunami has little impact on the Indonesian economy 2. Corrupt (35) - 48 pts 4cols 2lines (2x24)New law considers graft an extraordinary crime 3. Debt (45) -- 36 pts 5 cols 1line (1x35) Susilo says he prefers grants over loans 4.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Trying to rebuild Aceh
Trying to rebuild AcehA'an Suryana, Medan The Aceh aid distribution problem -- something that has confounded the government for a week since the tsunami disaster -- has for the most part been overcome, after more military helicopters were deployed into the disaster-stricken province by countries...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
EU holds snap talks on Asia tsunami disaster
EU holds snap talks on Asia tsunami disasterMichael Thurston, Agence France-Presse/Brussels European Union (EU) foreign ministers were gathering for hastily- arranged talks on further ways of helping disaster-hit south Asia on Friday, a day after Europe boosted aid pledges to some 1.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Minister confirms Cemex legal battle over
Minister confirms Cemex legal battle overRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto has announced that Mexican cement giant Cemex SA agreed to suspend its lawsuit against the government and to accept an out-of-court settlement.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Rising seas threaten many islands, cities and coasts
Rising seas threaten many islands, cities and coastsAlister Doyle, Reuters/Oslo It sounds insignificant alongside the Indian Ocean tsunami, yet an almost imperceptible annual rise in the world's oceans may pose a huge threat to ports, coasts and islands by 2100.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
World leaders get first-hand look at tsunami destruction
World leaders get first-hand look at tsunami destructionDeutsche Presse Agentur, Banda Aceh, Indonesia/Colombo World leaders toured countries around the Indian Ocean on Friday, expressing their shock at the "utter destruction" wrought by Asia's killer tsunami and vowing to provide prompt aid to...
Sat, 08 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.
Sat, 08 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.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.6
Rupiah Rates Jan.6 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,478.77 6,709.68 7,131.59 7,056.62 Brunei dollar 1 5,942.40 5,331.55 5,666.55 5,607.24 Canadian dollar 1 7,986.28 7,166.76 7,615.55 7,537.34 Swiss franc 1 8,376.16 7,516.48 7,987.32 7,905.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Australian aid package a watershed for Canberra-Jakarta
Australian aid package a watershed for Canberra-Jakarta relations: analysts Neil Sands Agence France-Presse/Sydney, AustraliaAustralia's A$1 billion (US$764 million) Indonesian tsunami aid package shows Canberra's eagerness to permanently improve a relationship with its largest northern neighbor...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Govt ups logging quota to meet demand
Govt ups logging quota to meet demandRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's ailing forestry-based industry is likely to revive following the government's plan to increase its logging quota this year, to meet the local industry's capacity and help create employment opportunities.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Carrying guns into bars 'commonplace'
Carrying guns into bars 'commonplace'Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaArmed people can walk into hotels and bars in Jakarta almost without restriction, with most gun-toters ignoring the requirement to turn in their weapons at the door.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Kupang in need of more kerosene
Kupang in need of more kerosene KUPANG: After a quota reduction and price hike, long queues for kerosene were observed in Kupang on Thursday. Some people said they had been forced to cook over wood fires, the old-fashioned way.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
TNI intensifies deployment in Aceh
TNI intensifies deployment in AcehRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe Indonesian Military (TNI) is continuing to reinforce its capacity in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, deploying additional personnel and transportation to accelerate relief efforts.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Council approves Rp 14t budget
Council approves Rp 14t budgetBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough rejected by two factions, the City Council on Thursday finally approved the Rp 14 trillion (US$1.5 billion) budget for 2005 after the Jakarta administration pledged to make periodic reports about the use of the money.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Globalization and Westernization
Globalization and Westernization Referring to Professor Christopher Lingle's article entitled RI and globalization debate: Embracing 'contract culture', which appeared at The Jakarta Post on Dec. 28, I am impressed by the articulation and clarity of his debate on the issue of globalization and its...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Total may be less than the sum of its parts
Total may be less than the sum of its partsLee Hsien Loong, Jakarta We have all been shaken by the horrific television images of waters crashing in, terrified people being swept away, towns and villages reduced to rubble, and piles of corpses bloated beyond recognition.
Fri, 07 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.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Bio Farma sends anti cholera vaccine
Bio Farma sends anti cholera vaccine BANDUNG: Bio Farma drug company will start sending anticholera vaccines to Aceh as well as opening on Thursday an immunization and vaccination clinic in Banda Aceh.Head of public relations at Bio Farma Elvyn Fajrul, said the company would send 2,000 doses of...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
* Aceh government begins to function again Page 2
* Aceh government begins to function again Page 2 * RI to get credit facility to buy U.S. Hercules hardware Page 4 * Economic ramifications of the Aceh disaster Page 6 * Pasar Jaya insists on demolishing Tanah Abang market Page 8 * Singapore to turn a blind eye to local fans' antics Page 9 * U.S.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Australian determined to improve RI ties
Australian determined to improve RI tiesNeil Sands, Agence France-Presse/Sydney, IndonesiaAustralia's A$1 billion (US$764 million) Indonesian tsunami aid package shows Canberra's eagerness to permanently improve a relationship with its largest northern neighbor too often strained by cultural,...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Indonesia tea exporters face tough year
Indonesia tea exporters face tough yearLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt is ironic that Indonesia, despite being the world's fifth largest tea exporter, consumes only 280 grams of tea per person per year -- one-third of that sipped by Indians and a paltry one- fifth of what the British...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Adiguna's blood contained trace of illicit drugs
Adiguna's blood contained trace of illicit drugsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice announced on Thursday that samples of urine and blood of Adiguna Sutowo, taken a day after the shooting incident that killed Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong alias Rudy, contained methamphetamine and...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
List of world leaders at Jakarta tsunami summit
List of world leaders at Jakarta tsunami summit-- Australian Prime Minister John Howard-- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen-- Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao-- Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh-- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi--...