Jakarta Post articles from May 2006

Jakarta Post archives from May 2006

Coordination woes hold up quake aid.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The government is insisting on classifying Saturday's deadly earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java as a local disaster, despite calls for it to be...

Caring neighbors come to the rescue.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The group of women sat crosslegged on the floor, each doing their part in bundling up meals for survivors of the earthquake With the authorities still...

Rumsfeld to visit Indonesia next week.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 1 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will pay a one-day visit to Jakarta next week to find ways to enhance military cooperation between the two...

Mercy missions take long journey to reach needy.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Bleary-eyed but eager, the medical workers, military personnel and volunteers gathered at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta, in the early hours of...

Are SBY and JK vying for attention in quake efforts?
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 2 While relief workers and volunteers race against time to help the survivors of Saturday's quake, there is the impression (hopefully wrong) that President...

RI grabs 2 golds at math contest.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 3 The host team finished second in the individual category at this year's Elementary Mathematics International Contest in Bali, which ended Tuesday In...

Stiglitz no fan of 'unfair' FTAs for developing nations.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Ask Joseph Stiglitz about how developing countries can benefit from the global trading system, and he will suggest that they continue their collective...

Traumatized baby quieted by quake.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Four-month-old Akmalia Jesa Fahrevi was once a cheerful baby whose laughter brought joy to those who listened to her. But Saturday's earthquake changed...

Tough sentencing not stopping drug crime, Judge says.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Amid a legal system rife with corruption and a booming illicit drug trade, Tangerang District Court has the country's highest rate of drug crime...

'Survivors are not getting the help they need'.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The government needs to look at how people respond in the aftermath of a big earthquake, including the local authorities, hospital staff and aid workers....

Workers demand release of friends.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Some 300 people from several labor organizations staged a rally Tuesday in front of Jakarta Police Headquarters, demanding the release of eight...

Sutiyoso fuming over budget graft allegations.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Governor Sutiyoso arrived back in the city Tuesday, from a day trip to Yogyakarta, to face allegations the administration misappropriated Rp 1.56 trillion...

Calling quake areas comforts workers.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Lunchtime in the cafeteria of Japan-based manufacturing firm PT Sanken Indonesia was a bit different Monday Dozens of the company's factory workers...

Asia-Africa 'youths' rekindle spirit.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Cherished memories and genuine aspirations do not simply fade away That was the spirit shown by alumni of the 1956 Asian-African Student Conference....

Solidarity not enough.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 6 The entire country and the world have once again reacted with solidarity following another natural disaster here, this time the magnitude 5.9 earthquake...

Agency threatens to close gas station.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The Jakarta Industry and Trade Agency is threatening to close down the only gas station for TransJakarta busway buses -- located on Jl. Perintis...

The Asia-Africa Student Conference.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 6 The world has changed beyond recognition since our Asia-Africa Student Conference took place in Bandung, 50 years ago. Of course, the venue as well as the...

The disasters of tomorrow.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 6 A tsunami, deadly earthquakes, floods and landslides in Indonesia. A devastating mudslide in the Philippines. Hurricanes and tornados in the United...

American aid, American bombs.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Houses destroyed. Communities devastated. Thousands of civilian deaths. Tens of thousands of injured and suffering. Hospitals lacking basic supplies. No...

The dramatic irony of Mahathir and the media.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 7 What goes around, comes around. If former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was anyone else but himself, he would be contemplating this saying...

Inhale for Indonesia -- it's your national duty.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Today (May 31) is World Anti-Smoking Day -- a time to ask: Will any Indonesian government ever quit? It seems unlikely whatever the health warnings, for...

New bird flu suspect in Bandung.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 8 A 15-year-old boy from Tasikmalaya town was rushed to Bandung's Hasan Sadikin hospital late Monday after showing symptoms of avian influenza commonly...

Indonesians airlifted home from Dili.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 8 More than 90 Indonesians arrived in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara from the conflict-torn Timor Leste capital city Dili on Tuesday They were among the...

All religions should practice peace.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 7 During the recent D8 meeting in Bali the Pakistani prime minister made the following statement: "The Islamic religion is not understood or represented....

Protesters raze village office.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 8 MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A mob set fire to a village office in Hu'u district, Dompu regency on Monday in an expression of disappointment over the...

Quake leaves craft center in pieces.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Bantul regency has lost its famous Kasongan earthenware production center, causing business to grind to a halt and leaving more than 2,500 workers jobless...

Slow reaction to earthquake.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Wasn't an eruption of Merapi expected? Should the emergency response not have been in place already? Where is the military with field hospitals, emergency...

Correction.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The name Siloam Healthcare Group appearing in an article titled Local hospitals of international standard on Tuesday, May 30, on page 6 should have read...

Finance teaching competition begins.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: Teachers in Java cities can now take part in a competition designed to help them better educate students about financial skills The fourth...

Govt establishes police commission.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The government has announced the establishment of the Indonesian Police Commission to improve the performance of the National Police The...

House drops probe into Cepu oil deal.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 9 A planned probe into the government's decision to grant U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil operatorship of the Cepu oil block was rejected Tuesday by the House...

Resignations leave legal aid body on brink of collapse.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The entire board of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) resigned in protest Tuesday after a bitter conflict with the organization' supervisory...

Regents get behind immunity law.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Regents have thrown their weight behind a proposed regulation that would give state officials immunity from prosecution for any "erroneous implementation"...

Dutch deputy PM visits RI to boost ties.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 10 The Netherlands Deputy Prime Minister Laurens Jan Brinkhorst is visiting Indonesia from Wednesday to Saturday to foster business and economic relations...

'No need' for security ops in Poso.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: There is no need to extend the security operation in the conflict-prone province of Central Sulawesi, its governor said Tuesday after meeting...

Foreign countries intensify relief efforts.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 10 Several countries have increased their relief efforts to help survivors of Saturday's earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java that killed over 5,400...

EU vows to help quake victims rebuild homes.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 10 After disbursing most of its initial relief aid of US$3.8 million to earthquake victims, the European Union (EU) is now assessing the relief efforts and...

House praises envoy candidates.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 11 Several members of the House of Representatives expressed their satisfaction Tuesday with the candidates who are vying for ambassadorial posts to...

BRI to write off loans worth Rp 140b.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 13 State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) will write off Rp 140 billion (about US$15 million) in small loans extended to customers in Yogyakarta and those...

Govt to halt turnpike speculation.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The government will soon issue a regulation banning the use of land designated for turnpike projects for other purposes in an effort to curb the sort of...

PLN to face competition from other SOEs.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 14 The government is set to propose allowing other state-owned firms to compete with the existing state electricity company, PLN, in the power generation...

Mining group objects to new forest guidelines.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The debate over whether to protect the country's forests or promote investment in the mining sector has reemerged, with mining firms now up in arms over...

Govt mulling new gas pipeline.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 14 The government is considering building a new gas pipeline between Cirebon and Bekasi in West Java in order to integrate the gas pipeline networks linking...

Asia needs more cross-border infrastructure: ADB.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Increasing regional integration in Asia is creating a need for more cross-border infrastructure projects developed by governments, the private sector and...

What lurks in the depths of the deep blue sea?
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 17 The ocean is home to many types of creatures of all shapes and sizes. A shark never gets ill but the most awful fate can befall it, although it isn't the...

England shuttlers withdraw from Indonesian Open.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 22 With most teams having arrived here for the Djarum Indonesian Open 2006, organizers announced England had withdrawn from the US$250,000 tournament...

Irene puts in strong showing at Olympiad.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 22 Indonesian FIDE Master (FM) Irene Kharisma Sukandar is one step closer to attaining her first grandmaster norm following her sixth win in the eighth...

Golf House Expo 2006 -- Biggest demo day in Indonesia.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 23 Seeing is believing But just seeing is not enough when it comes to the golf equipment expo officially named Golf House Exposition 2006 from June 1 to...

The anatomy of disaster trauma.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 19 We in Bali have survived bombings. We have seen the heartbreaking images of the disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh. We feel the...

Eramet plans $1.5 billion investment in RI nickel mine.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 14 French mining firm Eramet SA will invest US$1.5 billion in a nickel mining project in Halmahera, North Maluku, through its newly acquired subsidiary,...

Chris John bout delayed again.
May 31, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 22 JAKARTA: The mandatory title fight between World Boxing Association featherweight champion Chris John of Indonesia and Renan Acosta of Panama has been...

Survivors of quake resort to desperate measures.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Homeless survivors of Saturday's earthquake resorted to desperate measures Monday amid a dearth of assistance, with some camping out in a cattle shed and...

Fearful Jakartans seek out relatives amid devastation.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Snatched pieces of phone conversations and texting were not enough to calm Lipur Handayani, whose relatives live in Bantul, the hardest-hit area in...

About 2,000 RI citizens still in Dili.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The Air Force has airlifted about 1,000 Indonesians from Dili in the past three days, with the government working to evacuate some 2,000 more from the...

More vigorous tax collection.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 What Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati predicted as early as last December seems to be coming to pass. But we would beg to disagree with the many...

The cost of the absence of a worst case scenario.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 While many evacuees had just returned their home after being evacuated for almost a month anticipating the eruption of Merapi mount, all of a sudden, an...

SBY set to meet Howard soon to defuse tension.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 2 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is likely to meet Australian Prime Minister John Howard soon in an effort to mend severely strained relations from...

The clear and present danger of religious right in America.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Forget free speech, forget freedom of the press, forget the First Amendment. America is now moving from its secular liberal political tradition into...

Restitution or prosecution.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 5 Bringing former president Soeharto to court as requested by the "People's Movement for the Prosecution of Soeharto" (The Jakarta Post, May 17) would not...

Debt, governance reform drive swap a possibility.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 5 The existence of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has brought new hope to the anticorruption drive in this country. The commission has uncovered...

Local hospitals of international standard.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Over the past few years, Jakarta and many other major cities have witnessed the emergence of hospitals of an international standard. Anybody wishing to...

Treatment at home brings peace of mind.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 6 "You don't wear glasses anymore?" This is a question that Apung, a young professional, was often asked by friends, and he always gave the same brief reply,...

Airlines offer free airlifts to quake aid workers.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 State airlines Garuda Indonesia and Merpati pledged Monday to give free rides to aid and rescue workers bound for the quake-stricken province of Yogyakarta...

Bandung may miss trash deadline.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The Bandung administration will have problems meeting a three-week government deadline for it to clean the city of garbage because it does not have enough...

GAM won't field governor candidates, source says.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 An internal rift has forced the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to drop its ambition to field gubernatorial candidates in the upcoming direct elections, a...

House screening for ambassador posts.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 JAKARTA: The House of Representatives Commission I on foreign affairs and defense started testing 25 candidates for ambassadorial posts Monday Among the...

Street children at high risk of HIV: Study.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 A 15-year-old girl, one of the hundreds of street children hanging around the Blok M business district in South Jakarta, tells a group of researchers that...

What if a natural disaster really struck home?
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The earthquake that devastated Yogyakarta and the surrounding area Saturday is definitely the talk of the town, thanks to the saturation- level...

Quake-proof construction standards 'ignored'.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 3 In the wake of the tragedy in Yogyakarta, in which thousands died in collapsed houses and buildings, experts warned that earthquake-resistant construction...

Fauzi demands evidence to back up graft allegations.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 While Governor Sutiyoso was in Yogyakarta on Monday to hand over aid for the survivors of Saturday's earthquake, more embezzlement allegations were made in...

People buy up big for earthquake victims.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 As the drive to help victims of Saturday's earthquake intensifies, traders in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, say people are coming in just to buy...

Actor sentenced to 9 months' in prison.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: After being found guilty of illegal possession of 2.6 grams of crystal metamphetamine, the South Jakarta District Court sentenced actor Roy Marten...

Depok turnpike project to start 2007.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The government signed Monday agreements with investors on the construction of two turnpikes connecting Jakarta with Depok, West Java The...

Govt seeks int'l help for Yogyakarta quake victims.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 10 The Indonesian government is assessing the needs of people in areas hit by the earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java, and is appealing to the global...

'We need to respond more quickly to disasters'.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and surrounding areas at the weekend served as a wake-up call for the country, which is prone to natural...

Boy dies after officer kicks him off train.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The National Commission for Child Protection on Monday demanded that city police discipline an officer who allegedly pushed a homeless boy from a speeding...

RI to sell first retail bonds.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Those looking for an alternative in which to invest besides time deposits, stocks and mutual funds may be interested in the government's plan to issue...

WB to push infrastructure development.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 13 It's full steam ahead for World Bank infrastructure lending thanks to the insistence of its new president, Paul Wolfowitz, who feels that the bank needs to...

Govt to repay half of debt to IMF this year.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Responding to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's recent remarks about repaying Indonesia's $7.8 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...

Bali mega property project commences.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 14 After six years of delay, PT Bali Pecatu Graha (BPG) has started work on the major Pecatu Indah Resort real estate development on a 400- hectare site on...

Inco assessing impact of fire.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 14 JAKARTA: PT International Nickel Indonesia (PT Inco) is currently assessing the impact of a fire that hit one of the four electric furnaces at its Sorowako...

Yudhoyono postpones Korea trip.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 12 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono postponed his visit to South and North Korea following the deadly earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java that killed...

RI, China to fight money laundering.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 14 Indonesia is joining forces with China to fight money laundering as most dirty money from the former ends up in the latter, a top financial intelligence...

Government signs seven turnpike contracts.
May 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 14 The Public Works Ministry and a number of investors signed contracts Monday for the development of seven sections of expressway totaling 155 kilometers in...