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Thu, 06 Jan 2005
House faction backs DPD's plan for more authority
House faction backs DPD's plan for more authorityKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe planned move by the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) to grant itself greater authority through a constitutional amendment has won the support of the 57-strong Democratic Party faction in the House of...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Decision expected soon in Coke trial
Decision expected soon in Coke trial JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court said on Wednesday it would announce on Jan. 19 its decision in a lawsuit filed by Japanese national Takasu Masaharu against soft drink bottling company PT Coca-Cola Indonesia.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Some 1,000 teachers in Aceh missing
Some 1,000 teachers in Aceh missing JAKARTA: At least 1,000 teachers in Aceh are missing following last week's tsunami disaster, and around 50 percent of school buildings in affected areas were destroyed, according to the latest statistics issued by the Ministry of Education.
Thu, 06 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, 06 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.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Bali cultural community to hold first arts biennale
Bali cultural community to hold first arts biennaleI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, SanurIn an apparent move to put Bali in the front lines of the world's contemporary arts scene, a group of Balinese scholars, artists and writers have pooled their resources to organize the island's first fine...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Volleyball tourney goes on despite last-minute no-shows
Volleyball tourney goes on despite last-minute no-showsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the eleventh-hour withdrawal of several teams, the 2004 Main Division of the Volleyball League (Livoli) will be held at Bima Sports Hall in Cirebon, West Java, from Jan. 10-Jan. 15.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.5, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.5, 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
TV Today: Friday, January 7, 2005
TV Today: Friday, January 7, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee7:30 Health8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
1. Coordin --- 1x40 Unchecked
1. Coordin --- 1x40 Unchecked Govt blasted for hampering relief efforts NGO accuses officials of abusing aid for Aceh 2. Fisher ---- 1x32 unchecked Spatial plan for coastal cities proposed or Buffer zone proposed for coastal cities 3.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
One more Acehnese child dies
One more Acehnese child diesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDesy Chaerani, a one-and-a-half-year-old infant, who was evacuated from Aceh, died at the Harapan Kita hospital in West Jakarta from acute respiratory problems on Wednesday, as more people arrive for treatment at hospitals here.Dr.
Thu, 06 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...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Keep the donation momentum going
Keep the donation momentum goingV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia As expected, Malaysians have responded magnificently to appeals to raise money for the victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster. In a matter of days, they have donated millions of ringgit.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Aceh disaster leaves survivors traumatized
Aceh disaster leaves survivors traumatizedNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehIt's been 11 days since the quake-triggered tsunami hit Aceh, but the horrible nightmare continues.At nightfall, Mahdi Abdullah is busy packing, taking pillows, blankets and food with him.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Pressure mounts for police over Adiguna
Pressure mounts for police over AdigunaAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo protests were staged in front of Jakarta Police Headquarters on Wednesday to demand that police quickly resolve the murder of bar tender Yohanes Berchmans Haerudy alias Rudy at the Hotel Hilton on Jan. 1.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
NGO accuses officials of abusing aid for Aceh
NGO accuses officials of abusing aid for AcehForum-Asia, an Asian-based human rights watchdog, expressed concern on Wednesday over the alleged abuse of aid for tsunami victims in Aceh as some officials were selling the food aid to survivors.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Bali Hyatt gets new GM
Bali Hyatt gets new GMSANUR: Hyatt International Hotels and Resort has recently appointed Stephen Radcliffe as the general manager of Bali Hyatt in Sanur.Radcliffe, a British national, started his hospitality career in 1982 at Ashley Hotel in the United Kingdom in the food and beverages department.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
AWAIR to launch three new routes
AWAIR to launch three new routes JAKARTA: AWAIR, a local unit of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, said on Wednesday it would launch three new routes on Sunday."We are proud of our rapid business growth in responding to high demand from the Indonesian people," president Sendjaja Widjaja said in a...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Busway to recruit 15 woman drivers
Busway to recruit 15 woman drivers JAKARTA: Busway operator PT Jakarta Express Trans (JET) is looking for 15 women to be hired as busway drivers.JET director for finance and general affairs Ibnu Susanto said a special team was in charge of the recruitment.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Battle on in Banda Aceh to save those who can be saved
Battle on in Banda Aceh to save those who can be savedLaurence Boutreux, Agence France-Presse, Banda Aceh When Australian surgeon Paul Shumack arrived at Banda Aceh's military hospital there were hundreds of dead bodies littering the corridors.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Saving the Asian tsunami survivors
Saving the Asian tsunami survivorsAmando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila World leaders converge in Jakarta for the Asian tsunami disaster summit tomorrow to launch the largest international humanitarian relief effort ever.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Govt blasted for hampering relief efforts
Govt blasted for hampering relief effortsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAid organizations working for humanitarian relief programs in tsunami-hit Aceh complained on Wednesday that instead of providing them with assistance, the government had hampered effective efforts to mitigate the...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
'Embezzlers of aid should be shot'
'Embezzlers of aid should be shot'Relief supplies have arrived in Aceh from all over the country and the world. But the absence of a competent coordinating authority has left many survivors, especially those outside refugee camps, without food, clean water or medicine for over a week.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Schoolchildren feel insult and injury from tsunami
Schoolchildren feel insult and injury from tsunamiApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, North AcehMuhfarizal looked sad when his friends went to school while he stayed at a refugee camp in a field at Cut Meutia hospital in North Aceh.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Singapore's PMI grows
Singapore's PMI growsSINGAPORE: A key index released on Wednesday showed Singapore's key manufacturing sector grew at a faster pace in December as orders and production increased.The forward-looking Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was at 51.8 points in December, up 1.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Call in the reserves
Call in the reservesHarold James, Project Syndicate The People's Bank of China and the Bank of Japan -- as well as other central banks in Asia -- are in trouble. They have accumulated vast foreign exchange reserves, estimated at more than US$2 trillion.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
KPK to submit graft cases to court
KPK to submit graft cases to courtJAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is expected to hand over its indictment against two government officials allegedly involved in a high-profile graft case soon.
Thu, 06 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.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Fund-raisers must have permit: Govt
Fund-raisers must have permit: Govt JAKARTA: The Ministry of Social Services demanded institutions, foundations and community groups seeking funds or other donations from the public to help the tsunami victims, obtain a permit.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Security forces move against looting in Aceh
Security forces move against looting in AcehEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abandoned buildings in Aceh, whose owners have either died or fled to other areas, have become too much of a temptation for hungry, poor refugees, some of whom have been caught looting.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Rains, floods hamper tsunami relief
Rains, floods hamper tsunami reliefIrwin Arieff, Reuters/United NationsHeavy rains and floods are holding up efforts to help victims of the Asian tsunami, but the United Nations said on Tuesday that "extraordinary progress" was being made and the total amount of aid pledged had risen to between...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
House may ground govt's Sukhoi plan
House may ground govt's Sukhoi planKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives may shelve the Ministry of Defense's request to allocate some Rp 8 trillion (US$893 million) to buy 16 Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
UN bodies work around the clock for victims
UN bodies work around the clock for victimsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe severe devastation in Aceh and North Sumatra, caused by the earthquake-triggered tsunami that crushed the two provinces only a few days before New Year, has forced United Nations bodies to work hand-in-hand...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Global leaders offer sympathy and help to Indonesia
Global leaders offer sympathy and help to IndonesiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe leaders of dozens of countries are flying in to Indonesia bearing funds, heavy equipment and other aid for relief and reconstruction efforts in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 6, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 6, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Painting Opposite Attract, a collaboration show by Made Wianta and Filippo Sciascia, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan Ubud (Tel. 0361 979252, www.gayafusion.com), until Jan. 30.
Thu, 06 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.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Supreme Court to halt pre-disaster trials
Supreme Court to halt pre-disaster trialsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Supreme Court plans to issue a circular declaring the cessation of on-going cases that were being heard in district courts, religious courts, state administrative courts, sharia courts and the high court...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
2 x 23
2 x 23 Will the world deliver on its promises to Aceh? Will the world also fool Acehnese like Indonesia?Kornelius Purba The Jakarta Post Jakarta2. UN -- We need a super-UN 2 x 30 We need a super United Nations to handle major global disasters David Aaronovitch Guardian News Service London
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Salary only small part of city officials' incomes
Salary only small part of city officials' incomesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOn any given day, the parking lot for level II officials at City Hall is filled with expensive cars and drivers waiting to whisk their bosses home.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
World leaders in unite in crisis
World leaders in unite in crisisAgencies, JakartaUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and world leaders arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday to try to deal with Asia's tsunami crisis and a US$2.3 billion humanitarian relief operation, the biggest since World War II.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
'Republik Togog' staged for charity
'Republik Togog' staged for charity JAKARTA: As a show of solidarity with the people of Aceh and North Sumatra and victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, Teater Koma is to stage Republik Togog to raise funds.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
* Police grill 15 witnesses in Adiguna affair Page 2
* Police grill 15 witnesses in Adiguna affair Page 2 * Four more regents to face corruption probes Page 4 * Holiday delirium and a lack of public civility Page 6 * Jakarta calls for vigilance against floods Page 8 * Karateka Bambang lives to tell of tsunami horror Page 10 * Gunmen assassinate...
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Govt to issue new antigraft decree
Govt to issue new antigraft decree JAKARTA: Justice and Human Rights Minister Hamid Awaluddin said on Tuesday that his ministry has finished drafting a new antigraft decree, which requires suspected corruptors to be put in jail from the beginning of the investigation.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
1. BPPT ----- 2x23
1. BPPT ----- 2x23 BPPT to propose applying 'Seawatch' tsunami alert 2. Universi - 2x17 Aceh students find scholastic help 3. Child ---- 2x17 Govt bans adoption to protect orphans 4. Murder --- 2x16 Police grill 15 in Adiguna case 5.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Witnesses ID Adiguna as shooter: Police
Witnesses ID Adiguna as shooter: PoliceAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police said on Tuesday that several of the 15 witnesses questioned over the murder of Yohanes Berchmans Haerudy Natong, or Rudy, 28, have identified businessman Adiguna Sutowo as the waiter's killer.Sr. Comr.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Four more regents to face graft probes
Four more regents to face graft probesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono granted permission on Tuesday for police to probe four more regents in Kalimantan and East Nusa Tenggara for alleged corruption.
Wed, 05 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.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Grab your cell phone, start SMS-ing for Aceh
Grab your cell phone, start SMS-ing for AcehLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter trumpets were blown, toasts made and hugs shared, Nina settled down on a cozy sofa in a plush hotel room rented by a family friend to welcome the year 2005.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Criminals and opportunists exploit tsunami tragedy
Criminals and opportunists exploit tsunami tragedyAgence France-Presse, ColomboFrom hoax tsunami warnings to fake rescue workers looting bodies and survivors being sexually and financially exploited -- Asia's tragedy has brought out not only the best but the worst in human nature.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Elephants saved tourists from tsunami
Elephants saved tourists from tsunami KHAO LAK, Thailand: Agitated elephants felt the tsunami coming, and their sensitivity saved about a dozen foreign tourists from the fate of thousands killed by the giant waves.