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| Organda threatens to strike if govt rejects its proposal Posted: 26 May 2008 03:02 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Organisazation of Land Tranport Businessmen (Organda) is to call a nation-wide strike by its members if the government rejects its proposal to be allowed to continue buying fuel oil at the old subsidized price, its leader said. "We are resolved to stage a nation-wide strike. We will do it so that passengers no longer need to pay the arbitrarily inflated fares as they |
| Posted: 26 May 2008 03:01 PM CDT Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia`s Sumbawa island on Monday evening but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 06.13 p.m. was in the sea 111 km southwest of Taliwang in West Sumbawa district at a depth of 21 km, the spokesman for the meteorology and |
| Fuel price hike delays realization of investor`s commitments Posted: 26 May 2008 03:01 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The 28.7-percent increase in fuel oil prices recently announced by the government is to affect investment growth in Indonesia in the sense that within the next six to nine months investors will delay realization of their investment plans, a businessman said. "It will not be a slowing down but a postponement of the realization of investment commitments made before the fuel |
| Telkom ready to buy back Singtel`s stake in Telkomsel Posted: 26 May 2008 03:00 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State-owned telecommunication company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) Tbk is ready to buy back Singapore Communications Ltd (Singtel)`s 36-percent stake in Telkomsel, a top Telkom official said. "If Telkomsel shares are for sale, we are prepared to buy. We have the preferential right to buy, haven`t we, and we have the funds," Telkom Chief Commissioner Tanri Abeng |
| Mahasiswa UKI Demo Anti Kenaikan Harga BBM, Bakar Ban, Jalanan Macet Posted: 26 May 2008 02:57 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Mahasiswa Universitas Kristen Indonesia (UKI) berdemonstrasi menolak kenaikan harga Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM) antara lain dengan membakar ban dan melempar batu kepada aparat kepolisian hingga menyebabkan kemacetan lalu lintas. Menurut informasi dari Traffic Management Center (TMC) Polda Metro Jaya di Jakarta, Senin, kemacetan arus lalu lintas yang parah itu terjadi di |
| Warga Gugat Class Action SBY Terkait BBM Posted: 26 May 2008 02:56 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - FX Arief Poyuono dan Munatshir Mustaman, mengajukan gugatan class action terhadap Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono terkait kenaikan harga BBM ke Pengadilan Negeri (PN) Jakpus, Senin. FX Arief Poyuono merupakan Ketua Federasi Serikat Pekerja (FSP) BUMN Bersatu dan Mutashir Mustaman, Ketua Gerakan Pemuda Kerakyatan. Keduanya mengatasnamakan rakyat Indonesia, menuntut pula |
| Massa Berunjukrasa di Depan Kampus UKI Cawang Posted: 26 May 2008 02:55 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Aksi unjuk rasa yang dilakukan puluhan orang di depan kampus Universitas Kristen Indonesia (UKI), Cawang, Jakarta Timur, Senin malam, membuat arus pada ruas jalan di depan kampus itu terganggu. Sekitar puluhan orang itu berunjukrasa menentang kebijakan pemerintah mengurangi subsidi bahan bakar minyak (BBM), sehingga harga BBM naik rata-rata 28 persen sejak akhir pekan |
| President Yudhoyono defends fuel price hike Posted: 26 May 2008 03:03 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday defended his unpopular fuel price hike as necessary to avoid an economic meltdown similar to the 1997 financial crisis. Workers and student groups have attacked the government over the average 28.7-percent rise in the price of subsidised fuel which came into effect on Saturday despite widespread protests. But |
| Government to issue economic action program this week Posted: 26 May 2008 02:55 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Government will issue a presidential instruction on economic action program for the improvement of investment climate, infrastructure development, financial sector, and foreign partnership. The presidential instruction (Inpres) has been signed (by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono), and will be announced this week," Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Boediono |
| President to open Indonesian "Jamu" Exhibition Tuesday Posted: 26 May 2008 02:54 AM CDT Bogor (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to launch a "Rise Indonesian Jamu (Medicinal Herb) Exhibition" and symbolically open an international symposium on wild ginger at the State Palace on Tuesday. "Based on the schedule we have received , the launch of the exhibition and the symbolic opening of the symposium will take place at the State Palace on Tuesday afternoon |
| House Speaker proposes setting up of BLT supervisory team Posted: 26 May 2008 02:53 AM CDT Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) Agung Laksono has proposed the Parliament to initiate a setting up of a supervisory and monitoring team of direct cash assistance (BLT) given by the government to the poor families as compensation to the fuel price hike. "There are three steps that I would like to suggest. First, DPR should initiate the |
| Indonesian shares outlook - Lower on fears of unrest after fuel price hike Posted: 26 May 2008 02:52 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian shares are expected to open lower on Monday on fears that the fuel price hike could trigger violent protests. On Saturday the Indonesian government raised the cost of fuel by around 30 percent in response to soaring global oil prices and a ballooning subsidy bill. Motorists are now paying 33.3 percent higher for premium gasoline and 27.9 percent for diesel fuel |
| Pesangon Karyawan Adam Air Rp 80 Miliar Posted: 26 May 2008 02:34 AM CDT Jakarta: Forum Solidaritas Independen Karyawan Adam Air (Forsikad) menuntut pembayaran pesangon karyawan sebesar Rp 80 miliar. Jumlah itu untuk pesangon 2999 orang karyawan Adam Air. "76 orang diantaranya sudah resign," kata Legal Advisor Forsikad, Nasrullah Nawawi, di Jakarta, Senin (26/5). Besaran pesangon yang dituntut itu di luar gaji yang masih harus dibayarkan selama perusahaan krisis pada |
| Pemerintah akan Tindak Pelanggar Tarif Angkutan Posted: 26 May 2008 02:31 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah akan menindak pelanggaran-pelanggaran dalam kenaikan tarif angkutan umum yang kemungkinan terjadi pascapenetapan kebijakan kenaikan harga bahan bakar minyak (BBM). Pelanggaran tarif angkutan itu akan ditindak berjejang mulai oleh Dinas Perhubungan hingga Departemen Perhubungan, kata Menteri Perhubungan Jusman Syafei Djamal di Jakarta, Senin. "Terhadap |
| Menkominfo Jamin Menhub Sesuaikan Tarif Angkot Posted: 26 May 2008 02:31 AM CDT Surabaya, (ANTARA News) - Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika (Menkominfo) Mohammad Nuh menjamin, Menteri Perhubungan (Menhub) akan menyesuaikan tarif angkutan kota (angkot), terkait kenaikan harga Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM). "Tentu, Menhub akan segera membuat kebijakan penyesuaian. Tunggu dulu, karena kenaikan harga BBM `kan baru diumumkan Jumat (23/5)," katanya saat dikonfirmasi ANTARA di |
| Pemerintah Tak Akan Revisi Kenaikan Harga BBM Posted: 26 May 2008 02:30 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah tidak akan merevisi kebijakan kenaikan harga BBM, termasuk kenaikan harga BBM untuk angkutan umum. "Lho kalau (BBM) naik, sekarang ini (tarif angkutan) sudah naik, ya naik saja," kata Menteri Keuangan (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati, seusai berbicara pada konferensi internasional "Budgetinng for Performance-Modernizing Public Financial Management in Indonesia" |
| Harga Minyak di Atas 132 Dolar per Barel Posted: 26 May 2008 02:28 AM CDT Singapura (ANTARA News) - Harga minyak diperdagangkan di atas 132 dolar per barel, Senin, beersamaan dengan dimulainya musim berkendaraan di Amerika Serikat, sehingga produksi dikhawatirkan tidak cukup memenuhi kenaikan permintaan. Ketatnya pasar minyak mentah membuat harga sensitif dipengaruhi berbagai faktor, termasuk faktor pelemahan mata uang dolar AS, dana-dana spekulasi, keengganan |
| Ribuan Buruh Unjuk Rasa ke Istana Merdeka Posted: 26 May 2008 02:27 AM CDT Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Sekitar seribu buruh dari wilayah DKI Jakarta, Tangerang, Bekasi dan kota lain di Jawa Barat pada Senin, berdatangan ke depan Istana Merdeka untuk berunjukrasa menolak kebijakan pemerintah menaikkan Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM). Ribuan buruh itu datang dari berbagai titik antara lain dari Stasiun Gambir yang terletak di samping Monas. Para pendemo yang berdatangan dari |
| About 1,000 workers rally against fuel price hike Posted: 26 May 2008 02:23 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Some 1,000 workers from Jakarta, Tangerang and West Java staged a protest against the government`s decision to raise fuel oil prices in front of the Merdeka Palace here Monday. The demonstrators criticized the government`s policy and rejected the distribution of direct cash assistance (BLT) as compensation for the fuel oil price hikes. At one point during the rally , a |
| Indonesian shares end morning lower on fears of unrest after fuel price hike Posted: 26 May 2008 02:22 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian shares closed the morning session sharply lower on fears the weekend hike in local fuel prices might spark violent street protests, with the fall on Wall Street on Friday further dampening sentiment. On Saturday the Indonesian government raised the cost of fuel by around 30 percent in response to soaring global oil prices and a ballooning subsidy bill. |
| Garuda to reopen Bali-Nagoya route Posted: 26 May 2008 02:21 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian flag carrier Garuda will reopen a route linking the resort island of Bali with the Japanese city of Nagoya next month, a spokesman for the airline said Monday. The route will be served three times a week using a 293-seater Airbus 330-300 starting on June 2, Pujobroto told AFP. The flights would be on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The flight to Japan's |
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