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Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Economic ramifications of the Aceh disaster
Economic ramifications of the Aceh disasterDavid E. Sumual, Jakarta Aceh has again become the center of global attention in recent days. Yet this time, the province has not grabbed the headlines because of the separatist rebellion.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Meeting point of Busway moved from Monas to Harmoni
Meeting point of Busway moved from Monas to HarmoniDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration will move the meeting point of the three busway corridors from the National Monument (Monas) park to Harmoni, right above the Mookervart River between Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
City moves busway meeting point to Harmoni from Monas
City moves busway meeting point to Harmoni from MonasDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta administration will move the meeting point of the three busway corridors from the National Monument (Monas) park to Harmoni, right above the Mookervart River between Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Call rises for Aceh relief fund monitoring body
Call rises for Aceh relief fund monitoring bodyTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaObservers are demanding that the government set up an independent body to manage humanitarian relief funds for Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra, citing a potential for abuse of the badly needed funds.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Batam rejects Aceh refugees
Batam rejects Aceh refugeesFadli The Jakarta Post/BatamDozens of survivors of the quake-triggered tsunami have found they cannot even enter Batam to find their relatives. Authorities denied them entry because they failed to meet requirements as stated in the city's regulations.Under Batam Bylaw No.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Schumacher mourns bodyguard who died in tsunami
Schumacher mourns bodyguard who died in tsunami Seven-time world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, who has donated US$10 million to the victims of last week's Asian tsunamis, revealed in Paris on Wednesday that one of his bodyguards died in the tragedy.
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 in 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
A quiet word on Aceh
A quiet word on Aceh In assisting Indonesia after the tsunami disaster it is essential that Australians acknowledge that they are there to help, not lead, the recovery effort.For Indonesian officialdom and opinion makers to decide the Australian government was sticking its bib into their country's...
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
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in ruppiah) on Jan.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in ruppiah) on Jan.6, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Residents demand land compensation
Residents demand land compensation TANGERANG: Residents whose lands were affected by the ring road project linking the Tangerang capital of Tigaraksa with Ciputat, on Thursday demanded that the regency administration pay them compensation.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
'USS Abraham Lincoln' enjoys Aceh humanitarian mission
'USS Abraham Lincoln' enjoys Aceh humanitarian missionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, On board the 'USS Abraham Lincoln' off Banda Aceh CoastThe ship's alarm sounded at 5:40 a.m., prompting Lt. Eric Danielsen, a helicopter pilot, to quickly rise from his bed in his small cabin in the aircraft...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
1. Danger --- 1x40
1. Danger --- 1x40 Wealthy, arrogant, armed and above the law 2. Banda ---- 2x25 Aceh bureaucracy back in action minus 900 employees 3. TNI ----- 1x30 TNI intensifies deployment in Aceh 4. Adiguna -- 2x25 Adiguna's blood contained traces of illicit drugs 5.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Agian wakes up from coma
Agian wakes up from comaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA woman, whose husband persistently sought legal approval for doctors to euthanize her, is finally able to speak coherently.Agian Isna Naili, 33, greeted her visitors and chatted with Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari on Thursday, while lying on...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
* Aceh government back in business Page 2
* Aceh government back in business Page 2 * U.S. gives RI facility for Hercules parts Page 4 * Economic ramifications of Aceh disaster Page 6 * Pasar Jaya set on demolishing Tanah Abang market Page 8 * Singapore to turn blind eye to local fans' antics Page 9 * U.S.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
U.S. agrees to work under UN, disbands 'core group'
U.S. agrees to work under UN, disbands 'core group'Peter Mackler, Agence France-Presse/JakartaThe United States announced on Thursday it was dissolving the "core group" of nations it formed to expedite aid for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster and would work under the United Nations.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
18,000 children malnourished
18,000 children malnourished TANGERANG: At least 18,000 of 280,000 children under two years old, or 6.5 percent, in Tangerang, Banten are suffering from malnutrition, a local health official says.The head of the family health department at the Tangerang Health Agency, Shirley, said on Thursday that...
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
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".
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Merpati threatens to end Palu service
Merpati threatens to end Palu service PALU, Central Sulawesi: Domestic airline company Merpati Nusantara has threatened to stop its flights to Palu due to the imposition of various fees at the city's Mutiara airport.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
NGOs sacrifice personal interest to help Aceh
NGOs sacrifice personal interest to help AcehSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For many humanitarian organizations, the tsunami tragedy that hit Aceh on the last Sunday of 2004 was a call for them to dedicate their work to the victims.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Translate commitment into reality
Translate commitment into realitySusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta Because we are all vulnerable as human beings, we must reach out to one another and join hands in tackling the miseries of the human condition today as well as the challenges of our common, long-term survival.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
No place for bribes at congress: PAN exec
No place for bribes at congress: PAN execKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA senior executive of the National Mandate Party (PAN) has expressed concern over vote-buying allegations to garner support ahead of the party's congress to replace current leader Amien Rais, who said he will not seek...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Unrecoverable bank loans in Aceh may reach Rp 1.6t: Bank Indonesia
Unrecoverable bank loans in Aceh may reach Rp 1.6t: Bank IndonesiaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPotential lending losses suffered by local banks as a result of the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra may reach up to 50 percent of the total lending channeled in the areas, a...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
UN warns against fighting in tsunami affected areas
UN warns against fighting in tsunami affected areasAgencies, United Nations/ColomboGovernments and rebels in Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Somalia must keep the peace or risk a cut-off in tsunami aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday (Thursday in Jakarta), as Australia and Germany pledged more than $1.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
S'pore tries to turn blind eye to local fans' antics
S'pore tries to turn blind eye to local fans' anticsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore's national soccer team is concentrating on winning the first match of the Tiger Cup final on Saturday, while striving to ignore the histrionics of host fans.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Together, we will restore strength as well as faith
Together, we will restore strength as well as faithKofi Annan, JakartaWhat happened on Dec. 26, 2004 was an unprecedented, global catastrophe. It requires an unprecedented, global response. For the United Nations, it is the largest natural disaster the organization has had to respond to on behalf...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
To seek a home
To seek a homeThe damage that humans can do to one another is no match for Mother Nature -- as everyone can see along Asia's shorelines. A third of the 150,000 people killed across the region in the earthquake and tsunamis were children.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Gunfire breaks TNI-GAM truce
Gunfire breaks TNI-GAM truceAgencies, Banda Aceh/Lhok Nga"There was just an exchange of fire down there," a local resident said on Thursday, indicating a beach in Lhok Nga, just outside Banda Aceh.Lhok Nga was known as a beachfront recreation area before the tsunami came.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
1. NGO (50) - 48 pts 4 cols 2line (2x24)
1. NGO (50) - 48 pts 4 cols 2line (2x24) NGOs sacrifice personal interests to help Aceh 2. Susul (45) - 36 pts 3cols 2lines (2x20)Scams abound amid generosity for aid relief 3. Geneva (45) -- 32 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x24) Aid agencies set aside rivalries in tsunami drive 4.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Key points of the emergency summit's joint declaration
Key points of the emergency summit's joint declaration* 1. Emergency relief a. Mobilize additional resources to meet emergency relief needs. b. Convene international pledging conference and explore "standby arrangements" for immediate humanitarian relief efforts. c.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Asia's post-Tsunami future
Asia's post-Tsunami futureFan Gang, Michael Garrett and Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Project SyndicateThere can be no underestimating the scale of the human devastation wrought by Asia's horrific tsunamis. Family members have been lost, homes destroyed, and livelihoods ruined.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Wealthy, arrogant, armed and above the law
Wealthy, arrogant, armed and above the lawMeydiatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A waiter returns a rejected credit card to a feisty damsel at a table. She responds by complaining to her boyfriend. Coolly he pulls out a revolver then "pops" the waiter in the head -- what a scene.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
PTDI president faces trial
PTDI president faces trialBANDUNG, 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.
Fri, 07 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).
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
UN chief warns of second wave of deaths in Asia
UN chief warns of second wave of deaths in AsiaDeutsche Presse-Agentur, JakartaAsia could be hit by a second wave of deaths, this time from preventable causes, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told an emergency summit on Thursday in Jakarta.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
1. SUMMIT: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS
1. SUMMIT: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Long-term commitments emphasized 2. ANNAN: 2 LINES, 19 COUNTS Donations pour in after Annan's appeal 3. AGIAN: 2 LINES, 12 COUNTSWoman awakens from 5-mo. coma 4. BATAM: 1 LINE, 25 COUNTS Batam rejects Aceh refugees
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Tsunami-hit countries agree on early warning system at emergency summit
Tsunami-hit countries agree on early warning system at emergency summitThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn the wake of a massive tidal wave that killed more than 150,000 people in Asia, countries bordering the Indian Ocean agreed on Tuesday to a proposal for the setting up of an early warning system to...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
'Early warning system badly needed'
'Early warning system badly needed'United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and world leaders met in a special summit on tsunami relief in Jakarta, harnessing efforts to cope with the disaster that has left at least 150,000 people dead across Asia.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
RI denies messages urging Aceh adoptions
RI denies messages urging Aceh adoptions SINGAPORE: The Indonesian Embassy on Thursday refuted text messages circulating in Singapore asking Muslim parents to adopt 300 orphans from the devastated Indonesian province of Aceh. Amid fears of child-trafficking in the chaotic aftermath of the Dec.
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
Aceh bureaucracy back in action less 900 employess
Aceh bureaucracy back in action less 900 employessRuslan Sangaji, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehNearly two weeks after an earthquake and ensuing tsunamis hit Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam on Dec. 26, the Aceh gubernatorial office recommenced its activities on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Lampung fishermen fear tsunami
Lampung fishermen fear tsunami BANDARLAMPUNG: Hundreds of traditional fishermen in Lampung decided to stay at home on Thursday amid widespread rumors of corpse-eating fish and fears of another tsunami. "I've experienced storms before, but after the tsunami in Aceh my wife doesn't want me to leave,"...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Whiff of politics behind aid pledges
Whiff of politics behind aid pledgesJason Szep, Reuters/SingaporeThe billions in international aid pledged toward the post-tsunami cleanup could polish America's poor image in the world's most populous Muslim nation and overhaul economic ties between big donors and Southeast Asia.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
Promo center to help boost Indonesian exports to Australia
Promo center to help boost Indonesian exports to AustraliaUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian exporters must improve their way of doing business and promoting their products if they want to grab a larger share of the Australian market, the National Export Development Agency (BPEN)...
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
U.S. gives RI credit facility for Hercules spare parts
U.S. gives RI credit facility for Hercules spare partsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe United States has granted Indonesia a credit facility to procure spare parts for its Hercules aircraft to be used for relief efforts in tsunami-hit Aceh province, a defense official said on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
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;JP;CD;For Spotlight: HOTEL BOROBUDUR CARES FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS: Employees of the Hotel Borobudur Jakarta donate money, food and clothes for earthquake and tsunami victims in Aceh and North Sumatra. The hotel also will donate Rp 50,000 for every room-night guests stay at the hotel starting on Jan.
Fri, 07 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.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
RI's LNG buyers agree to shipments reduction
RI's LNG buyers agree to shipments reduction State oil and gas company PT Pertamina said buyers in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan agreed to a reduction of 30 shipments of liquefied natural gas this year.
Fri, 07 Jan 2005
EU to hold ministerial tsunami aid meeting
EU to hold ministerial tsunami aid meetingReuters, BrusselsEuropean Union foreign ministers will meet on Friday to co- ordinate efforts to help victims of the Asian tsunami, EU president Luxembourg said, raising the status of a previously planned informal gathering.