Jakarta Post articles from March 2011

Jakarta Post archives from March 2011

Govt denounces PSSI leadership, cuts funds.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 1 The government made its boldest move in the drama surrounding the country's soccer association on Monday by denouncing its leaders and suspending all financial support. The move...

Infighting at PKS over leadership of religious council.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 1 Indulging in a lavish lifestyle, cleric Hilmi Aminuddin is undoubtedly the least exposed key figure running the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). Hilmi is the chair of the...

RI pursues cease-fire, dialogue for Libya.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 1 With support from Latin American countries and India, Indonesia sent an official letter to the United Nations (UN) Security Council rejecting the use of force in war-torn Libya with the...

Bali exports severely impacted by Japan disaster.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 1 Bali exporters are facing severe problems following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the resulting nuclear crisis, as the country's economy has become very unpredictable. ...

Storms, floods, little deters take-out food drivers.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 2 For most, they remain complete strangers. Their presence matters less than the food they carry. Take-out food drivers ring our doorbells and hand us our meals with a smile. The...

New council to restore award's tarnished image.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 2 The government has set up a special council to determine the winners of the prestigious Adipura award after reports surfaced that a municipality allegedly bribed officials in order to...

Govt defends much-decried antigraft law amendments.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 2 The government defended on Monday its planned revisions to the 2001 Anticorruption Law, which critics have said would only weaken the fight against corruption. Law and Human Rights...

Deciphering the influence of PKS puppet-master Hilmi.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 3 This is the second of two reports about internal rifts besetting the Islam- based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). With many idealists leaving, the party is left in the hands of leaders...

Damning allegations unlikely to scare off PKS members.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 3 Despite damning allegations voiced by several PKS founders accusing some of the party's key members of embezzlement, unauthorized polygamy and authoritarian leadership, many observers...

'Uztadz' Hilmi and his boys spinning the wheels of PKS.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 3 Hilmi Aminuddin Place/date of birth: Cirebon, West Java/1946 Education: Tebuireng boarding school, Jombang, East Java. Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, majoring sharia (late...

Environment week to center around forests.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 The government is all set to celebrate World Environment Day, which falls on June 5, by holding the 15th Indonesia Environment Week in Jakarta. With "Forests as Life Support" as the...

Banggai farmers to erect tent in front of palace.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 Farmers from Toili, Banggai, Central Sulawesi, plan to erect a tent and camp in front of the presidential palace on Tuesday for three days to seek support after their land was converted...

National Police offer legal aid to Susno.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 The National Police will provide legal aid for former chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji in his appeal of a recently issued court verdict declaring him guilty of corruption. ...

Ministry to hold another meeting on Ahmadiyah.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 Muslim organizations, law experts, human rights watchdogs and Ahmadiyah figures will hold a dialogue on the Ahmadiyah on Tuesday and Wednesday, the religious affairs minister said...

Anwar Usman replaces judge Arsyad.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 The Supreme Court has selected Anwar Usman as the new Constitutional Court judge to replace Arsyad Sanusi, who announced his resignation in February after being reprimanded for the...

Ba'asyir says he does not know Sonata.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 Terrorism defendant Abu Bakar Ba'asyir said he was not acquainted with Abdullah Sonata, another terrorism defendant who confessed to having helped procure weapons for a terrorist...

Debate on govt alms control continues.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 The government said during a House of Representatives hearing that its proposal to centralize the collection and management of alms or zakat will make the process more efficient and...

Govt can play 'critical role' in protecting women.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 4 Parliamentarians play a critical role in curbing violence against women, a UN official says. Kiran Bhatia, a regional adviser on gender at the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA)...

Tanggamus to build integrated maritime zone.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 5 The Tanggamus regency administration in Lampung province is planning to build an integrated maritime industrial estate (IMT) in Batubalai, Kotaagung Timur, that is projected to be one of...

Coal plant to reduce blackouts in Tanjung.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 5 PT Makmur Sejahtera Wisesa's (MSW) says power shortages facing the residents of Tanjung will gradually ease after it finishes building a nearby coal- fired power plant. MSW, a...

Quake survivors receive new houses in Padang Pariaman.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 5 Survivors of the devastating September 2009 earthquakes in Korong Paguh Dalam village, Kurai Taji subdistrict, Nan Sabaris, Padang Pariaman regency in West Sumatra have received 128 new...

Regent detained on graft charges.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 5 Subang Regent Eep Hidayat -- who allegedly embezzled billions in tax revenues -- surrendered to the West Java Prosecutor's Office on Monday -- this time without mobilizing a crowd. ...

Lembata election chief quits, citing scorn.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 5 KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The General Elections Commission's (KPUD) chairman in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara has quit, citing ridicule, curses and threats from disgruntled regional...

Energy minister launches Kalimantan projects.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 5 KUTAI KARTANEGARA: Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh inaugurated oil and gas projects in the Mahakam Block, Tunu and Peciko oil fields in the Mahakam Delta in...

Bogor deputy mayor graft trial underway.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 5 BANDUNG: The trial of Bogor Vice Mayor Ahmad Ru'yat for embezzlement started at the Bandung District Court on Monday. "We had to wait for the President's permission, which was just...

Editorial: Whose Interests to Serve?
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 6 As our intelligence community is struggling hard to improve itself and provide early and accurate information to the country's top decision makers in the wake of several incidents of mob...

Indonesia's tainted democracy calls for changes.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 6 Recent revelations from WikiLeaks documents, stating that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his family were involved in corruption are, frankly, not a big surprise. After all,...

Legal uncertainty is caused by advocates.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 6 In February 2011 one of the most prominent advocates in Jakarta, a darling of the international community, informed a foreign mission that the main reason for poor legal certainty in...

The Internet and regime security.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 7 Controversy over the Internet has remained rife decades after it became public. During the 1990s, we witnessed the spread of the technology to almost every part of the world, giving the...

Depolarizing the water debate.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 7 Since the enactment of the Water Law in 2004 and the Constitutional Court's judicial review of the law in 2005, the discourse over water management in Indonesia has been largely...

Letter: Tolerance and mutual respect different.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 This refers to the article "Preach not tolerance but mutual respect instead" (The Jakarta Post, March 18) by Endy M. Bayuni of Washington, DC. There is a huge difference between...

Letter: Alternative to democracy.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 Over the past couple of months, people-power movements in Middle Eastern countries have emerged as a beacon of hope for disadvantaged people across the world. It appears as if the tide...

Letter: Libya unrest.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 Qadaffi does not listen to anybody -- not to the Arab League, not to the African Union, not to Ban Ki-moon or the United Nations Security Council, and least of all to the European Union....

Text Your Say: Whistle-blower verdict.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 Your comments on the sentencing of former National Police chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duaji to three years and six months in prison for graft, and the fate of the alleged graft...

Issues: 'Don't be afraid to make Islam an ideology'.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 March 27, Online United Development Party (PPP) chairman and Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said Muslims should not be afraid to make Islam their ideology. Speaking during...

Comment: Putri a new drug user: Police.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 March 22, Online On Tuesday police said Putri Aryanti Haryowibowo, 20, the great granddaughter of former president Soeharto, had not been using drugs for long. "Looking at her...

Comment: Hackers hijack PSSI website.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 March 20, Online Hackers apparently hijacked the website of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI), placing an anticorruption message on the PSSI's homepage. The homepage currently...

Comment: Television and disaster reporting.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 March 23, p. 7 The way Indonesian television is reporting on earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency in Japan reminds us of the coverage of the tsunami that struck Aceh in 2004. One...

Comment: WikiLeaks is anti-establishment.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 8 March 23, Online On Wednesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono criticized WikiLeaks during his address before an audience at an international security meeting in Jakarta. The...

Hundreds unlicensed, city to close only 27 minimarkets.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 9 The city administration said Monday that it would close 27 minimarkets and convenience stores that were too close to traditional markets, thus violating a bylaw on private markets. ...

Endgame in Bali for female con artist.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 9 Rasellya Rahman Taher, a young woman whom police have also identified as Selly Yustiawati and who allegedly defrauded dozens of people in many cities, is finally in police custody. ...

City, Council to discuss spatial planning bylaw.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 9 The Jakarta administration and City Council are slated to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss progress in the deliberation of the anticipated spatial planning draft bylaw. Governor...

S. Tangerang mayor-elect assumes office in May.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 9 TANGERANG: The South Tangerang Elections Commission (KPUD) announced on Monday that South Tangerang mayor-elect Airin Rachmi Diany and her deputy Benyamin Davnie will be sworn in on May...

Compromise needed as Kyoto Protocol to expire.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 10 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's special envoy for climate change, Han Seung-soo, is in town for three days after visiting India and Singapore as part of a trip in Asia. He shares...

Bangladesh pays tribute to war heroes.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 10 The Bangladeshi Embassy here celebrated the nation's 41st independence day on Monday with a commemoration of its war heroes. Bangladeshi Ambassador to Indonesia Golam Mohammad...

Pan Brothers set to build four more factories.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 13 PT Pan Brothers Tbk., one of Indonesia's major garment producers, plans to build four more garment factories in Boyolali, Central Java, with a total investment of Rp 300 billion...

Indorama to invest $5b in RI by 2014.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 13 The world's largest polyester maker, Thailand-based Indorama Ventures, says it will make US$5 billion in new investments in Indonesia through 2014. Indorama Ventures chief executive...

Indosat sees brighter outlook after profit declines since 2007.(Financial report)
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 13 With efficiency programs and debt repayment, the country's second largest telecommunication operator, Indosat, is expecting profits to improve this year after significant declines since...

PLN to build wind farms in Aceh, NTT.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 14 State electricity firm PT PLN said it would build two wind power plants in Aceh and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to promote the use of renewable energy and reduce dependence on oil-based...

Total E&P to spend $16.5b for Mahakam gas block.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 14 Total E&P Indonesia and its partner Inpex will spend US$16.5 billion to further develop the Mahakam gas block in Kutai Kartasnegara, East Kalimantan, the company's senior executive...

Analysis: More bank customers getting more, expecting more.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 14 What a difference a year can make. As the consumer economy pushes forward, more jobs and better wages are bringing more new customers through the doors of the country's banks. Not...

Football Focus: What is wrong with Manchester City?
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 19 Watching Manchester City capitulate to Chelsea 2-0 without a fight, despite all that was at stake, must have been agony for their supporters. Frankly, to paraphrase Hamlet, something...

Letting the sun trip into you.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 21 My latest trip to the sun washed cities of the Gold Coast and Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, taught me that people are at the heart of your every visit to every place. They are,...

The serious business of fun.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 21 Mariel Grazella, The Jakarta Post, Queensland, Australia Fun holidays are serious business for people at Tourism Queensland -- the tourism agency of Queensland, Australia. They do...

Indra Herlambang plans to write second book.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 28 JAKARTA: After the unexpected success of his first book, presenter Indra Herlambang is set to release another potential masterpiece. Indra said his second book would bring up themes...

Titie Said: Writing with passion.
March 29, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 -- PAGE 28 Senior writer Titie Said, 75, said that when it comes to writing she felt the same spark now as she did dozens of years ago when she was a young girl. The writer has produced...

NGOs to sue House over new building.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 2 JAKARTA: A number of NGOs are preparing to file a lawsuit against the House of Representatives over its controversial plan to build a luxurious 36-story building that is expected to cost...

Bill could leave BIN vulnerable to 'abuse.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 2 Critics have responded to government-proposed revisions of the intelligence bill, which is being deliberated in the parliament, with accusations that the government is trying to utilize...

Letter: Challenge to Sunda Strait bridge.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 5 I refer to "President preparing regulation to speed up construction of Sunda Strait bridge," (March 24). Would decentralization of port facilities not be a better resolution of the...

Issue: Rejecting US influence in Ahmadiyah issue.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 5 March 19, Online The Indonesian government reserves the right to treat the Ahmadiyah religious sect however it likes, Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi says, following a recent call by US...

Raja Ampat, Hasanuddin University sign MoU.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 8 The Raja Ampat administration and Makassar-based Hasanuddin University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to spur development in the West Papua regency. "Raja Ampat is a...

Autonomy Watch: Berau prioritizes infrastructure, education.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 8 The Berau regency administration in East Kalimantan has placed infrastructure development at the top of its priority list. This would include building additional education facilities. ...

In West Java, PKS Chief Downplays Graft Accusations
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 8 The leader of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says that expelled member and co-founder Yusuf Supendi is trying to smear the party with graft allegations. "This is an internal...

Jakarta saves big during Earth Hour.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 Going dark: Lights are turned off around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Saturday evening to observe Earth Hour. Governor Fauzi Bowo said that Jakarta saved 170 megawatts during the...

TNI veterans report more eviction notices, arm-twisting.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 Justice for all: Indonesian Military (TNI) veterans hold up a sign that reads "We want justice" during a rally in front of the Gen. Sudirman statue on Jl. Jend. Sudirman in Central...

Security guard rampages in Tanjung Priok.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 A security guard in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, went on a rampage over the weekend, killing one and injuring four others The security guard, Andika, was being questioned by Tanjung...

Fire destroys 30 homes in West Jakarta.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 Fire razed a housing complex in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, on Sunday, destroying at least 30 homes. The West Jakarta Fire Department said that more than 400 residents were...

Tangerang needs new bus terminal.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 An official in Tangerang has blamed the absence of an integrated bus terminal in the regency as being responsible for severe traffic congestion. Tangerang Transportation Agency head...

Village strives to be energy self-sufficient.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 Fifteen years ago Kerta, a small village in Payangan subdistrict, Gianyar regency, was listed as an underdeveloped village. Despite its close proximity to the "international village" of...

Bali's lottery bandits book billions a day: Police.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 Gamblers on the island spend billions of rupiah every day, betting on everything from traditional cockfights to the lottery, according the Bali Police. "Gambling is against the law,...

Needle-sharing habit declining among IDUs.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 A large number of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Bali have abandoned needle- sharing, a risky habit blamed for the explosion of HIV/AIDS and other deadly blood-borne diseases among IDUs....

World organic vegan day declared.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 9 KARANGASEM: Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika declared Sunday as World Organic Vegan Day during the Save the Earth Festival at Ashram Ratu Bagus in Muncan, Karangasem. The governor...

RI still wanted and needed in border dispute, Marty says.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 10 Indonesia is confident that Thailand and Cambodia remain committed to settling their border dispute despite reports that the Thai military is opposed to a proposal to have a team of...

Oil and gas law 'hurts investment climate'.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 13 Indonesia has been urged to revise the 2001 Oil and Gas Law in a bid to improve the country's oil and gas industry investment climate following a decade without discovery of new major...

South Korea eyes RI major infrastructure projects.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 13 The South Korean government has reasserted its interest in participating in Indonesian infrastructure projects, including a railway which would connect Jakarta and the Soekarno-Hatta...

Govt spending help boost GDP growth.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 13 The government says stronger-than-expected government spending due to speedy budget disbursement has helped drive economic growth during the first quarter. Coordinating Minister for...

Govt expects Tanjung Priok expansion to begin in April.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 13 The government expects to begin the expansion of the country's main port, Tanjung Priok, this April in an attempt to boost freight traffic capacity and solve bottlenecks in the area. ...

Weda Bay Nickel plans $4.5b investment.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 14 JAKARTA: Mining firm PT Weda Bay Nikel (WBN) said Sunday it had allotted US$4.5 billion for nickel mining and development of a processing factory in Ternate, North Maluku. WBN...

ADB to provide $200m in loans for RI.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 14 JAKARTA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing US$200 million in loans to assist Indonesia to expand access to trade financing and to embark on major energy efficiency...

Govt may remove 10% tax on Pertamax.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 14 JAKARTA: The government is considering removing a 10 percent value-added tax (PPN) on the non-subsidized fuel Pertamax in an effort to boost sales after many consumers migrated to...

New BI policy likely to have little impact on lending rates.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 14 The central bank's requirement for banks to publicize lending rates beginning March 31 is unlikely to meet its stated goal to decrease lending rates, according a survey. About half of...

IBT raises capacity of Pulau Laut terminal.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 14 Coal infrastructure and logistics firm PT Indonesia Bulk Terminal (IBT), a subsidiary of PT Adaro Energy Tbk, plans to increase the capacity of its handling service by 15 percent to 6...

FIFA to study PSSI congress aftermath: Delegate.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 20 A representative of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) congress that continued despite an order to disband says that world soccer governing body FIFA will evaluate the congress'...

OZ's Stolz wins, local hero Rory finishes second.
March 28, 2011... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 -- PAGE 20 Australian Andre Stolz, who came out of retirement two years ago, recorded an emotional triumph in the Indonesia PGA Championship at Imperial Klub Golf at Karawaci on Sunday. ...