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Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Budget revision still unclear
Budget revision still unclearUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a thawing in the once icy relationship between the government and the House of Representatives, the administration's plan to revise several assumptions in the 2005 state budget could still face challenges from legislators.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Right of way
Right of wayFor a newcomer, a simple drive across town can be a heart- stopping experience. A lack of discipline, ignorance of traffic regulations and the plain absence of courtesy among motorists make our streets a hazard.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
1. Budget (1 x 26)
1. Budget (1 x 26) Budget revision still unclear 2. CPO (3 x 15) CPO output may drop, as drought threat looms 3. Bali (3 x 13) Bali favorite island in Asia: Magazine 4. Trade (1 x 42) Fed chairman worried about impact of deficits 5.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
President SBY makes international debut in Chilean capital
President SBY makes international debut in Chilean capitalEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Santiago What is the prospect of Indonesia trading with Chile? Given the vast expanse of water that separates the two countries, probably not a lot, but that has not stopped Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono from...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Maulana challenges Medan mayor
Maulana challenges Medan mayor MEDAN, North Sumatra: The deputy mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, Maulana Pohan said here on Friday that he was preparing himself to challenge mayor Abdillah in the first-ever direct election for mayor next year.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Bogor Park full of people and litter
Bogor Park full of people and litterKosasih, a cleaning worker at the Bogor Botanical Park, is sweeping piles of ticket stubs thrown by visitors along Jl. Kenari I.The park is a very popular place for family outings during the Idul Fitri holiday.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Police capture logging ship in Papua
Police capture logging ship in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/MedanThe nationwide drive against illegal logging continued as the police apprehended a foreign ship carrying illegal logs in Papua and a minister revealed that a number of officials were...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Four ambassadors from non-aligned and G-77 countries in the UN
Four ambassadors from non-aligned and G-77 countries in the UN atomic agency were to head to Tehran on Friday ahead of talks on whether Iran should face UN sanctions over its nuclear program, Malaysian ambassador Hussein Haniff told AFP.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Japan, RP work on trade pact talks
Japan, RP work on trade pact talksTOKYO: Japan and the Philippines have reached a basic agreement on a bilateral free trade agreement, a Japanese official said on Friday.The agreement was reached between Japanese Trade Minister Shoichi Nakagawa and his Philippine counterpart Cesar Purisima in talks...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Discipline the responsibility of both parents and teachers
Discipline the responsibility of both parents and teachersSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta Recently the Letters pages of The Jakarta Post have seen a flurry of letters concerning matters of school policies, discipline and parental responsibility.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
House seeks honest crash probe
House seeks honest crash probeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeveral House of Representatives members urged the government and the police on Friday to disclose the procedure for halting traffic on toll roads for VVIPs to the public, in order to make the investigation of a fatal accident on...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Aceh administrator wants audit conducted
Aceh administrator wants audit conductedNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe acting civil emergency administrator in Aceh has asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to verify reports of malfeasance in the use of Rp 6 trillion (US$6.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
1. MONORAIL: 3 X 18
1. MONORAIL: 3 X 18 Developer set to build monorail depot next week 2. KALLA: 1 X 28 VP Kalla goes home in style 3. SMS: 1 X 24 Text messages up by 100% 4. MAID: 1 X 27 RI tries to up maid wage in S'pore 5. DOLLAR: 1 X 36 Dollar woes have little impact on rupiah
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Illegal fees
Illegal feesFrom Warta KotaIllegal fees, practices that are a part of corruption, collusion and nepotism, are rampant at all levels of Indonesia's bureaucracy.The impact of illegal fees are more catastrophic than bomb blasts because they can destroy the whole nation.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Sleman to test over 8,000 candidates
Sleman to test over 8,000 candidates Well over 8,000 civil service candidates for Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, will take entrance tests on Nov. 24, for which 57 school buildings have been made ready around the local administration.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Punish backers of timber smuggling
Punish backers of timber smugglingFrom Media IndonesiaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed law enforcers to unhesitatingly take stern action against those backing illegal logging overtly and covertly, without discrimination.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Palestine and Aceh: Limits of solidarity
Palestine and Aceh: Limits of solidarityAguswandi, London An interesting opinion article appeared in this newspaper, which drew a comparison between the plight of the Palestinians and the Acehnese. (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 8).
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Job seekers flood Jakarta after break
Job seekers flood Jakarta after breakAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPipit Subakir, 40, holds his two children tightly by the hand while his wife, Tuti, 35, and his brother-in-law, Sofyan, 19, follow behind as the family walk out of the Senen railway station in Central Jakarta on Friday.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
The Vientiane Summit
The Vientiane SummitOng Keng Yong, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will end the year 2004 on a high note. A record number of about 20 major agreements and declarations are expected to be signed or adopted either by the ASEAN member countries or between ASEAN and its...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
KPU OKs councillors after rigged election
KPU OKs councillors after rigged election JAYAPURA, Papua: An alliance of 20 political parties that participated in the April 5 legislative election in Mimika, Papua protested the recent inauguration of 25 councillors for the Mimika regency legislature, saying it was against Decree No.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2U.S.-Indonesian Relations: Building Mutual UnderstandingAmbassador Marie T. Huhtala Washington DC Indonesia has experienced a dizzying series of changes since the fall of President Soeharto in 1998, representing rather amazing progress in the country's democratization.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Twisted logic
Twisted logicFrom Koran TempoWhen I learned that the toll road company PT Jasa Marga Jagorawi branch had provided facilities for the convenience of those returning to their hometowns for the Idul Fitri holiday, I became more convinced of the twisted logic that prevails in this country.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
AirAsia set to make solid debut on stock exchange
AirAsia set to make solid debut on stock exchangeAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's budget carrier AirAsia is expected to make a solid debut on the stock exchange on Monday, with gains to be made from its retail initial public offer (IPO) price of 1.16 ringgit (31 U.S.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Tangerang takes loans to fix schools
Tangerang takes loans to fix schoolsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang Council has given the green light for a proposal to renovate 220 school buildings in the municipality, with most of the estimated Rp 200 billion (US$22.22 million) budget loaned from private companies.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
AirAsia to make solid debut on Malaysian bourse next week
AirAsia to make solid debut on Malaysian bourse next weekAgence France-Presse Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's budget carrier AirAsia is expected to make a solid debut on the stock exchange on Monday, with gains to be made from its retail initial public offer (IPO) price of 1.16 ringgit (31 U.S.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Probe Munir's death
Probe Munir's deathFrom Media Indonesia The Institute for Study of Democracy (LKaDe) welcomes the formation of a team by the National Police to investigate the death of Munir, rights campaigner and coordinator of the National Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras).
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
RI needs $72b for infrastructures
RI needs $72b for infrastructuresEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Santiago Building infrastructure will be the bedrock of the government's economic strategy for the next five years, and that means raising no less than US$72 billion, or around Rp 600 trillion to finance related projects, President...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Extortion of motorists rife in Lampung
Extortion of motorists rife in LampungOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungSome 21 traffic police officers are facing possible demotion or dismissal for extorting money from motorists traveling through the province during the week-long Idul Fitri holiday.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Airport calm, Merak port crowded
Airport calm, Merak port crowdedMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe mass influx of homeward-bound holiday revelers is yet to be seen at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, but people returning from Sumatra have started to pack Merak port.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Major problems on Trans-Kalimantan
Major problems on Trans-Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Travelers and motorists have complained about the poor condition of the road in almost all sections of the Trans-Kalimantan Highway.The South Kalimantan provincial administration has remained silent despite the fact that the road...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Developer set to build monorail depot next week
Developer set to build monorail depot next weekDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter months of little or no progress on the ambitious monorail project, the developer is set to prioritize constructing its nine-hectare depot complex above the West Flood Canal in the crowded Tanah Abang,...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Indonesia tries to up maid wage in Singapore
Indonesia tries to up maid wage in SingaporeAgence France-Presse, SingaporeIndonesian maids working in Singapore will next year have their minimum salaries raised by S$50 (US$30) a month, under a plan being pushed by the Indonesian embassy.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
'It's not easy to find work in Jakarta'
'It's not easy to find work in Jakarta'The Jakarta administration on Monday will start checking people returning home after Idul Fitri holidays. Those caught without Jakarta identity cards, permanent jobs or residence in the city, will be sent back home.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration is prioritizing the
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration is prioritizing the eradication of corruption in its first 100-day program. In this context, the first thing to do must be to put law-enforcement agencies -- the prosecutors, the judges and the police -- in order, to ensure they are corruption-free.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Acehnese hopes dashed
Acehnese hopes dashed The Acehnese will have to endure yet another six months of suffering after the new government this week extended the state of civil emergency until May 2005. It's appalling to see a golden opportunity slip through the fingers of former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Government lacks initiative in approach to Aceh problem
Government lacks initiative in approach to Aceh problem President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued a regulation on Thursday to extend the state of civil emergency in Aceh for another six months. Criticism loomed even before the decision was taken, with many questioning the new government's...
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Punctuality is Susilo's middle name
Punctuality is Susilo's middle nameFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPunctuality is one thing that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has enforced during his first month in office, unlike his predecessors.
Sat, 20 Nov 2004
Eradicating corruption
Eradicating corruption From Koran Tempo Corruption is a chronic social ill in Indonesia. However, it is not enough for the government just to find the right way to eradicate it. It is more important for the government to look for its root causes.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
Navy to hold exercise with Brunei forces
Navy to hold exercise with Brunei forces JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy will take part in a joint exercise with Brunei's navy from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 in the waters of Brunei.The joint exercise, a yearly event, will be divided into three stages.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
KL may adopt managed float system by June 2005
KL may adopt managed float system by June 2005Eileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia may abandon its six-year-old peg of 3.80 ringgit to the dollar and revert to a managed float system by June 2005 if China loosens its own fixed currency regime, economists said on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
India-ASEAN car rally to start
India-ASEAN car rally to startThe first India-ASEAN car rally will be held to hike public awareness of the latest opportunities in trade, tourism, infrastructure development and cultural exchanges, organizers said on Thursday.The non-competitive event starts in Guwahati, India on Nov.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
ASEAN leaders likely to ask Myanmar tough questions
ASEAN leaders likely to ask Myanmar tough questions John Ruwitch Reuters/BeijingSoutheast Asian leaders will be asking tough questions of Myanmar's new prime minister at a regional summit for a glimpse of what will become of his purged predecessor's widely endorsed "roadmap to democracy".
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
Susilo and entourage off to Chile for APEC Summit
Susilo and entourage off to Chile for APEC SummitFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left the country on Thursday for a five-day overseas trip to attend the 10th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Santiago.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 19, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 19, 2004Exhibitions* Fine Arts Agoes Jolly Sendiri, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, Nov. 24 to Dec. 4. * Painting Rediscovering Indonesia by Italian Maestro Agostino De Romanis, Gedung Arsip Nasional (the National...
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
Acehnese say SBY has made no difference
Acehnese say SBY has made no differenceTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda AcehAcehnese responded coldly to the government's decision on Thursday to extend the state of civil emergency in the province, complaining that they were not involved in the process that led to the...
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
Jakartan intern receives honor
Jakartan intern receives honor JAKARTA: Jakarta resident Kikie Nikijuluw won the 2004 Best of Best Intern Award for her work with Second Helping Inc., while studying at the Butler University in Indianapolis, U.S.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
Police renew Buyat Bay case files
Police renew Buyat Bay case filesTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice are finalizing the case files of six executives of mining firm PT Newmont Minahasa Raya before returning them to prosecutors, hoping that the files will be accepted as sufficient evidence to take the six to court.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
KL hopes to settle RI oil dispute through talks
KL hopes to settle RI oil dispute through talks Malaysia has said it hopes to settle a dispute with Indonesia over two oil exploration areas through a series of discussions and has appealed to Jakarta not to bring the case to international courts, news reports said Thursday.
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
ASEAN leaders to ask Myanmar tough questions
ASEAN leaders to ask Myanmar tough questionsJohn Ruwitch, Reuters/BeijingSoutheast Asian leaders will be asking tough questions of Myanmar's new prime minister at a regional summit for a glimpse of what will become of his purged predecessor's widely endorsed "roadmap to democracy".
Fri, 19 Nov 2004
Fitch raises Telkomsel rating
Fitch raises Telkomsel rating JAKARTA: PT Telekomunikasi Selular, Indonesia's biggest mobile phone services operator, had its credit rating outlook raised to positive from stable today by Fitch Ratings, which cited its dominant position in the country's expanding mobile market.