News in Brief
RI secures $5b loan to shield economy
Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post
December 6th, 2008
Indonesia has secured US$5 billion in standby loans from several parties to help plug the budget deficit and keep the economy growing amid the global financial crunch that has made it difficult for countries to raise funds.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Friday the loans, from Australia, Japan, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, could be drawn upon whenever Indonesia needed them.[more..]
Russia to deliver up to 30 Superjet 100 planes to Indonesia
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and the Indonesian regional air carrier Kartika have signed an agreement on the delivery of up to 30 Superjet 100 passenger aircraft worth $448 mln, the company said on Friday.
The Superjet 100 project is a family of medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by a leading Russian manufacturer, Sukhoi, in cooperation with U.S. and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace, and Honeywell.[more..]
UK Support to National HIV/AIDS Programme
£25 million to Indonesia Partnership Fund
December 1st 2008
In commemoration of the World AIDS Day on 1 December 2008, and in support of in addressing the problem in Indonesia, the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) is providing £25 million over three years (2005–2008) to the Indonesia Partnership Fund (IPF) for HIV/AIDS. 'DFID aims to spend a further £3 million in support of the IPF in 2009'. This will increase capacity to halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS infection among at risk groups and in areas of concentrated transmission.
Recent years have seen an increase in HIV/AIDS infection rates in Indonesia. In several provinces, prevalence rates in some high risk groups are more than 5%, and Papua has a generalised epidemic, with a prevalence rate of 2.4%. [more..]
BRITISH JET SKIER IN BALI MISSING
Jakarta, 28 November 2008
"On behalf of the British Government representative in Indonesia I would like to kindly ask any individual around the areas of Bali, Lombok and Nusa Tenggara Barat to report any findings or leads that relate to Mr Hoyland's whereabouts. Mr Hoyland weighs about 85 kg and height 178 cm, hair colour: dark brown, eye colour: green and the colour of his jet ski is red and black Yamaha FX 140. Should you have any information about Mr Hoyland please contact the local authorities concerned or the Search and Rescue Office at 0361 - 703 300 or British Embassy Jakarta at 021 2356 5200" .
BRITISH JET SKIER IN BALI MISSING
Jakarta, 27 October 2008
A 41 year old British jetskier Jeremy Hoyland went missing off Nusa Lembongan island on the afternoon of Friday, 24 October 2008. An extensive air and sea search operations have so far failed to trace Mr Hoyland and his jet ski. His wife, Jackie Hoyland and Jeremy's brother Nicholas Hoyland, have travelled to Bali to help with the search.
A personal friend of Jeremy has offered a reward of USD 10.000 to anyone who finds Jeremy.
If anyone finds Jeremy please contact the following numbers:
+62 812 38 28 494 or +62 811 38 9847 or +62 811 844 428
Posted: October 27th, 2008
Jakarta Residential and Business to Face Daily Electricity CUT OFF
Beginning on July 11 2008 up to 25th July 2008, PT. PLN will disrupt Business by cutting off electrical supply to all paying customers. This will affect basic food stores in refrigators, or storage facilities, factories and commercial business and traffic and street lights. This interruption of power supply will be repeated twice a day.
For Further information:
Bidang Komunikasi, Hukum dan Administrasi ( KHA )
PT PLN (Perserro) Distribusi Jakarta Raya dan Tangerang
Jl. M.I.Ridwan Rais No.1
Jakarta 10110
Tel: 62 - 21-3454000 ext. 8307
Fax: 62 - 21-3856761
E-mail: humas@plnjaya.co.id
See also :
- Time and Date on Sheduled cut off July 11th-25th July 2008 for Gambir Service Area
- Time and Date on Sheduled cut off July 11th-25th July 2008 for Kramat Jati Service Area
- Time and Date on Sheduled cut off July 11th-25th July 2008 for Kebayoran Service Area
- Time and Date on Sheduled cut off July 11th-25th July 2008 for Tangerang Service Area
- PLN Telephone Numbers for Customer Service (24 Hours)
Posted: July 7th, 2008
World Bank warns tidal flood may hit Jakarta
Thursday May 29th, 2008
The Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia
The World Bank warned Thursday that an exceptionally high tide could inundate the Indonesian capital next week, forcing thousands of people to flee homes and cutting off the highway to the international airport.
The situation - exacerbated by global warming and the fact that Jakarta is sinking up to 2 inches a year - could mean flooding will exceed last November's roof-high levels in the hardest-hit areas, said Hongjoo Hahm, the bank's infrastructure expert.
"This is just the beginning," he said, as he pointed to homes reaching a mile inland that will likely be affected Tuesday and Wednesday by the 18-year semiannual tide cycle. "It's getting worse and worse."
Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago nation, is one of the world's largest contributors of carbon dioxide emissions, thanks to the rapid pace of deforestation. But experts say the country is also at risk of becoming one of the biggest victims of climate change.
Rising sea waters especially pose a threat to coastal cities like Jakarta, which has sunk at least 7 feet in the last three decades because of excessive ground water extraction, said Hahm.
Eventually, the government should consider building a Dutch-styled dike to protect the Jakarta Bay, he said, "but that will cost billions of U.S. dollars."
The 18-year high tide cycles occur when the sun and moon are in direct alignment and making their closest approach to the Earth. Other factors, such as global warming or El Nino and La Nina, have made the sea swells even larger in recent years, Hahm said.
Australian who swallowed 60 drug-filled condoms dies in Thailand
Friday April 25th, 2008
Bangkok (ANTARA News) - A 51-year-old Australian man who swallowed 60 condoms stuffed with hashish has died in hospital in southern Thailand, police said Friday.
John Paul Jones died in Surat Thani hospital on April 19 from internal infections after some of the condoms burst while he was smuggling the drugs to sell at the famous full moon beach party on Ko Phangan, near Ko Samui, early this month. Both islands are popular tourist destinations.
Jones was rushed to hospital on April 11 by his friends. Doctors treating him for stomach pains found the drug-filled condoms in his intestine, some of which had apparently burst days earlier.
"Since he was hospitalised the doctor said his condition was 50-50," local police officer Lieutenant Colonel Songyos Chotesurat told AFP.
Police have now dismissed drug trafficking charges against him due to his death. (*)
Source: Antara News Agency Indonesia
HOUSEHOLD GOODS SHIPMENTS TO INDONESIA NEW CHANGES IN 2008
FOREIGN CITIZENS WITH INCOMING HHGS SHIPMENTS
Foreign Citizens are allowed one Air Freight and one Sea Shipment into Indonesia, free of duties and taxes, provided the following documents are completed and the shipper is present in Indonesia when the shipment arrives:
| Original Passport (married status – both Passports) | |
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| Sponsor Letter | |
| Original Bill of Lading or Air Waybill | |
| Packing List | |
| Shipment must not contain any articles considered Dutiable or Prohibited by Indonesian Customs Regulations | |
| Shipment must be within six (6) months of effective date – KITAS & IMTA | |
As of January 1, 2008, both the Work and Stay Permits for Foreign Citizens will be required in order to clear a sea freight consignment. There will be no exceptions and if any shipment arrives without this documentation, then it will automatically become dutiable. [more..]
ALERT
A Virus-infected e-mail is being circulated in the name of a MOFA Official
April 2, 2008
- An unidentified source is using the ministry’s domain “@mofa.go.jp” and sending out e-mails with virus-infected attachments.
- MOFA never attaches executable files to its e-mails, i.e. with the extension “.exe.” In the event that you receive any such e-mails from an unfamiliar source or with strange contents, please immediately delete the message without opening the attachment.
- MOFA has been cautious with its mail servers so that e-mails are not sent via a third-party server that conceals its sender, and is taking further measures to ensure that virus-contaminated e-mails are not circulated. MOFA will continue to strengthen these measures.
Mofa is the Foreign Ministry of Japan
