Jakarta Post articles from April 2006

Jakarta Post archives from April 2006

GAM vows to take part in 2009 polls.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders confirmed Thursday they were working toward establishing political party to contest the 2009 general election Former...

Gas rationing mooted in drive to save energy.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Owners of fuel-guzzling vehicles may have to start thinking twice before hitting the gas, with plans to enforce fuel quotas and higher taxes on...

Life goes on as Mt. Merapi rumbles.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 2 A semblance of normalcy continues near the rumbling Mt. Merapi, which remains on alert status, with many residents tending their livestock and farms, and...

Media needs access to Papua: Skogrand.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Indonesia should not bar the international community and media from visiting Papua to counter one-sided reporting on alleged human rights abuses in the...

Ex-Jamsostek president jailed for eight years for graft.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 1 A former president director of state social security company PT Jamsostek was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday for his involvement in a Rp 311...

Sri Mulyani orders end to shoddy service.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati quoted from Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in a stern reminder Thursday to government officials to prioritize their...

Community service could solve prison overcrowding: Hamid.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The government is considering a plan not to jail convicts sentenced to less than a year's prison to reduce the occupancy rates of the country's drastically...

Govt wonders about ways to win public over to energy-saving drive.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 3 For more than a year, Kaisar Akbar has left his car at home and taken public buses to work His 2,000 cc Kijang minivan only leaves his house in Lebak...

Alliance to report Maftuh to police.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 4 A group campaigning for the freedom to worship is planning to report Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni to the police for his recent comments about...

Anger management essential for soldiers.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Ten-year-old Aswin Daniswara died of massive blood loss after a ricocheting bullet ripped through his chest one evening last week His tragic death was...

Rights groups oppose state secrecy bill.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The House of Representatives should stop drafting the state secrecy bill because it will limit public access to important information and legitimize abuses...

Our Mideast policy.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Wooing Arab investors is understandably one of the main goals of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's tour of four Gulf states this week and next. Saudi...

Bank's bureaucracy.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Over the last couple of weeks we have been reading about intentions by ministers to simplify the process for foreigners to apply to live and work here ...

Destruction of rain forests.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 7 It has been my great good fortune to reside in this beautiful country for the past 18 years. I enjoy the friendship of many Indonesians and value the...

Govt cannot silence human rights.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 7 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's recent call for the Australian government to clamp down on organizations and individuals who support human rights in...

Cholera confirmed as cause of deadly Papua outbreak.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 5 Test results on victims of an acute diarrheal disease in Papua's Jayawijaya regency have confirmed that the disease, which has spread to two districts in...

Muslims capable of driving globalism.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Islam is all about revelation, about enlightenment, about liberation, about empowerment. That was true at the time of our beloved Prophet Muhammad. And...

HIV activists get award.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The Justice and Human Rights Ministry awarded five activists for their humanitarian advocacy for felons in a ceremony Thursday, celebrating the 42nd...

New turnpike access eases traffic flow.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 BOGOR: Turnpike operator PT Jasa Marga opened Thursday a new road for motorists from Cileungsi, Bogor, to enter Jagorawi turnpike heading to Jakarta It...

Poll body chief gets 18 months' jail.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Thursday the head of the Jakarta Elections Commission to 18 months' jail for corruption The...

City wants people to go to health posts.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 JAKARTA: A campaign to get people to use community health posts was welcomed by residents Thursday "I hope the Gebyar Posyandu campaign improves the...

Merapi disaster handling neglects local wisdom.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta has a beautiful and fascinating face. Its clear springs, dense forest, fertile soil and gorgeous natural surroundings have...

Authorities send no-violence message to protesting workers.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The message sent out by the Jakarta administration and security chiefs is clear: No violence will be tolerated in the rallies planned for World Labor Day...

Masked burglars strike Pasar Minggu second time.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Five armed and masked men have broken into a house in Pejaten Barat, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, making off with Rp 20 million in cash and goods It...

'MRT gives car owners alternatives'.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The Jakarta administration is building a mass rapid transit system in response to the city's debilitating traffic conditions. The busway is seen as a...

RI firm helping Somalia to draft law.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The Somalian Embassy in Jakarta, in cooperation with PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk and International Practice Group of Macleod Dixon LLP, is...

RI's Islamic leader gets Egyptian award.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: An Indonesian is among eight people from around the world who have been honored by Egypt for their achievements for Islam and Muslims Egyptian...

Indonesia urged to make human rights tangible.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 12 Indonesia must find ways to implement international human rights covenants and accords that it has signed and ratified, a senior Norwegian official said...

Indofood's Q1 net profit up 48.3%.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Publicly listed instant noodle giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur announced Thursday that its net profit for the first quarter of this year jumped by 48.3...

Time for Indonesia to get down to business in Mideast.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The government and legislature of Indonesia have both recognized the importance for the nation to involve itself, at some level, in the efforts to work...

Three die in car accident.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 8 TANGERANG: Three of four people in a minivan died after the car hit a parked truck on Jl. Thamrin, Kebon Nanas, Tangerang, on Thursday ...

U.S. pushes RI to boost antipiracy campaign.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 13 While praising the measures taken by Indonesia in fighting against piracy and counterfeiting, the U.S. has urged the country to launch a more concerted...

RI, Russia to expand trade ties.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Indonesia and Russia have pledged to increase the value of bilateral trade to US$1 billion, an increase of about 85 percent, from $550.9 million last year...

DAWC, Jasa Sarana sign equity fund deal.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 14 JAKARTA: PT Dhanawibawa Arthacemerlang (DWAC), one of Indonesia's major securities companies, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT Jasa...

Redeveloped Hotel Indonesia complex to open next year.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 14 The luxury hotel, apartment and office complex currently being built at a cost of Rp 2.3 trillion (US$247 billion) on the sites of the former Hotel...

Humpuss targeting 35 percent increase in revenue this year.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 14 PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi, a publicly listed marine transportation company, says it expects the operation of 11 new tugs will improve the...

Dieng tidies itself up to regain past glory.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 20 The sun had long risen in the Dieng Plateau area. However, villagers were still seen covering their bodies with sarongs, arming themselves against the...

Maria Bo Niok, domestic helper-turned-novelist.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 20 She was known as Siti Mariam Ghozali when she worked as a domestic helper in Hong Kong to support her family. But now she is known as Maria Bo Niok. She...

Bali to host Asia beach volleyball event.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 22 Teams from eight countries will compete at the LA Menthol Asia Beach Volleyball Tournament at Kuta beach, Bali, from May 4 to 7, which is hoped will lure...

New Balance 5K City Run 2006 hopes to set new records.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 23 Happy and satisfied with the enthusiasm that greeted the first of four scheduled road runs, PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (MAP) has scheduled the two-lap New...

HSBC Indonesia opens new branch.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 14 JAKARTA: HSBC Indonesia has opened a new branch at the Sentral Senayan I Building, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 8, South Jakarta "We're very enthusiastic about...

RI minister gets top Italian award.
April 28, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The Italian government conferred upon Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi the decoration Grande Ufficiale...

BKPM reveals drop in actual FDI figures.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Hard work still lies ahead for the government despite its expectations of higher growth this year on more investments, with official figures showing...

Kadin wooing wealthy Saudi investors.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is setting up a special team of businesspeople to handle business and investment interests from...

Cell phone users given more time to register.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The government is extending the deadline for prepaid cellular phone registration after telecommunication operators complained their networks were...

Police grill PLN chief.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The president director of state electricity firm PLN, Eddie Widiono, was questioned for the first time Wednesday as a suspect in two graft cases worth at...

Experts promote 'local wisdom' in solving bitter conflicts.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The government must promote "local wisdom" in surrounding communities in a bid to forge long-lasting peace and to prevent conflicts in flashpoint areas...

Study warns residents to keep safe distance.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 2 A university's four case scenarios for restless Mt. Merapi predicts local residents would escape harm in the event of an eruption -- as long as they...

Kalla tells 'Republik BBM' no hard feelings.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Vice President Jusuf Kalla poured on the praise Wednesday during a meeting with the cast of Republik BBM (Drunken Republic), leaving actors from the...

Six state leaders confirmed for D-8 Summit.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 3 After successfully cohosting the historic Asian-African Summit with South Africa last year in Jakarta, Indonesia will be the site of the Developing Eight...

Govt told to combat collusive drug pricing.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 4 A journalist went to a doctor and was given an expensive patented drug when he knew the cheaper generic medicine was available When he questioned...

New wood products would save forests: Kaban.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Concerned about the nation's dwindling tropical forests, the government is calling on business to develop alternative wood products to replace timber...

Wages just a reference, official says.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The government has admitted the implementation of the regional minimum wage standard in the formal sector is still poor and said the wage was only a base...

Microsoft fights child trafficking.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 5 BATAM, Riau Islands: Microsoft will launch an anti-trafficking program here as part of a grant from the software company to combat human trafficking ...

Lombok hit by blackouts.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 5 MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: State electricity company PT PLN has applied alternate power blackouts on Lombok island for the past two months The...

Child malnutrition plagues Lampung.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 5 Six children in Lampung, most under the age of five, are reported to have died of malnutrition during March and April this year after their impoverished...

Child prostitution rising: Commission.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 5 The National Commission for Child Protection has found 27,000 points of prostitution in the country's 12 big cities that hire children under the age of...

Poor sanitation blamed for diarrhea deaths in Papua.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 5 Unhealthy living conditions have been blamed for the continued spread of diarrhea in Papua's Jayawijaya regency, with the number of dead rising to 126...

The oil crunch.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Government assurances that there will not be another fuel price hike soon, despite the steady rise in global oil prices to as high as US$75/barrel...

Chernobyl and Indonesia's nuclear power ambitions.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 6 After the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor on April 26, 1986, Ukrainian dairy farmers found radionuclides, unstable radioactive atoms, in their...

What Indonesia stands to gain from seat on UN rights council.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 6 The 47 members of the new UN Human Rights Council will be elected May 9, 2006. Membership to the council is open to all member states of the United...

On Indonesia 'Playboy' magazine.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 7 So, the Islam Defenders Front stoned the offices of the publisher of the toned-down, non-nudity version of Indonesian Playboy (Protesters attack...

Cleaning up: Not good enough.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 7 I read with great interest the article, Earth Day in Bali: Saving a tropical paradise (The Jakarta Post, April 20) All these efforts are highly...

Strong rupiah hides a big problem.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The export factories in Indonesia are going out of business fast Thousands are closing down and laying off hundreds of thousands of workers It...

Workers turn globalization.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 7 In recent weeks, the nation has been hotly debating changes to Law 13/2003 on Labor which would weaken workers' positions in many ways These...

ASEAN lacks leverage to force change in Myanmar.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The public and media seem to overestimate influence of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Myanmar, with most news outlets expressing...

Institutional reform key to recovery.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Indonesia has undergone many changes in the 20 years and is evidence of what can be achieved even under very difficult times. What is the new era that...

New shopping center planned for BSD.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 8 A new shopping center is scheduled to open this September in the Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing complex in Tangerang, according to executives PT...

Bogor shuts three places of worship.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The Gunung Putri district administration in Bogor regency, has stopped the activities of three Christian churches in Griya Bukit Jaya housing complex ...

Residents living near Mount Gede Pangrango worried the volcano is rumbling to life.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 8 BOGOR: The emergence of groups of macaques, langurs, snakes and panthers from Gunung Gede National Park during the past three days has residents living...

Police get ready for 'onslaught' of workers.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 8 To anticipate widespread rallies on World Labor Day, which falls on May 1, the Jakarta administration and city police are beefing up security in the...

'Everyone is fed up with bad traffic'.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 8 After years of living without a functioning public transportation network, Jakartans may soon be spoiled for choice. Construction on the monorail is...

Tax on books 'should be scrapped'.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 9 When QB in Plaza Semanggi, South Jakarta, announced its storewide sale, Yenni Setiawan was so excited she sent text messages to all her friends "I...

Book lovers mourn changing face of Kramat Kwitang.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 9 In the old days, if you wanted to get your hands on a first edition of Syumanjaja's Aku, or copies of the works of Dickens or Camus, you would go to...

East Asia takes first step to build a new community.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 10 In his remarks at the ground-breaking East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur last year, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi emphasized that...

Indonesia 'must focus on ASEAN community instead of E. Asia'.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 10 Indonesia must focus on building an ASEAN community, the brainchild of Indonesia, rather than putting more energy into the East Asia Community (EAC), an...

Indonesia-Norway to hold dialog on rights.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 12 In an effort to enhance cooperation on human rights issues, Indonesia -- the world's third largest democracy -- and Norway, a staunch supporter of human...

Indonesia keeps fighting for Palestine's cause: SBY.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 12 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono believes that the world should give a fair chance to the new government of Palestine to deliver and that freezing...

Tenders for Medan airport project to be held soon, says Minister.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 13 A minister has announced that state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II will hold a tender in August or September for the construction of Medan's...

Astro dispute drags in Indonesia, Malaysian governments.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia are slated to meet next month to help settle a licensing problem faced by the first Malaysian cable...

State banks seek way out of bad debt trap.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 13 State-owned lenders facing a recent rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) have reiterated their request for the government to quickly amend the relevant...

Govt eyeing legislation to limit fuel consumption.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 13 With last year's voluntary energy conservation program having proved itself ineffective in reducing the consumption of oil-based fuels, the government...

DHL's services for Mission Impossible.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 14 JAKARTA: DHL, an international express and logistics company, has been chosen by Paramount Pictures to handle the transportation and logistics for...

Pocari Sweat gets two certificates.
April 27, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 -- PAGE 14 PT Amerta Indah Otsuka, producer of Pocari Sweat isotonic water, has become the first soft drink company in Indonesia to simultaneously earn two...