As many as 50,000 families who lost their homes in last spring’s Yogyakarta earthquake do not have sufficient shelter for the approaching rainy season, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Indonesia.
To address these families’ needs, the Government of Indonesia, United Nations agencies and other humanitarian partners have developed […]
The humble sambal belacan, that local favourite dish made of pounded chillies and shrimp paste, has topped the Ramadan wish list of Malaysian students here.
“We miss sambal belacan the most,” echoed a group of Malaysian students when asked what Malaysian dishes they want most for dinner after breaking their fast.
The students’ Ramadan wish list comprises […]
In the aftermath of the devastating May 27 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java, which killed over 5,000 and left 1.6 million homeless, mobile phones quickly became mobile news services for journalists covering the recovery efforts. Internews worked with more than 180 Indonesian journalists to establish a quick, low-cost text messaging service that enabled […]
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2006/0216
OCHA Situation Report No. 26
INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE and Mt. MERAPI Volcano
This report is based on information received from the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator’s Office in Jakarta and the UN team in Yogyakarta.
UPDATE
Early Recovery:
Shelter and Reconstruction Cluster
· Preliminary conclusions of the Inter-Cluster Assessment, which covers Water Sanitation and Shelter, indicates that 40% of all those […]
The widow of a slain Indonesian human rights leader said Wednesday that the acquittal by the Supreme Court this month of the only suspect in the case was a step backward for human rights in her homeland.
Suciwati, the widow of Munir Said Thalib, called on the United States and other countries to apply pressure on […]
Thousands of people used motorcycles to return to their hometowns from Jakarta on Thursday, crowding busy road networks in both northern and southern areas of Java.
The Idul Fitri revelers drove at high speed in groups of hundreds of motorcycles. They covered hundreds of kilometers on their way to destinations in West Java such as Cirebon, […]
The Agriculture Ministry has released new cacao varieties which were developed jointly by its research and development institute and ACIAR, Australia`s agricultural research agency, an Indonesian official said.
Released last month, the new cacao varieties had been code-named ARD-ACIAR10, ARD-ACIAR24 and ARD-ACIAR 25, Achmad Suryana, chief of the ministry`s research and development institute, said here Friday.
“The […]
Publicly-listed Bank Bumiputera said on Friday its net profit in the first nine months of 2006 doubled to Rp5.08 billion.
Interest income rose to Rp469.78 billion from Rp317.18 billion, pushing up net interest income to Rp168.80 billion from Rp131.45 billion, according to the bank`s financial statement ending on Sept 30, 2006.
But operational profit fell to Rp3.97 […]
Publicly-listed shipping firm PT Berlian Laju Tanker (BLTA) has begun an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore with the listing of its corporate prospectus by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) last October 18, a BLTA director said.
Berlian Laju Tanker intended to list all its shares at the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST), BLTA […]
The rupiah`s exchange rate against the dollar is relatively stable and tends to strengthen on regional factors, a central bank official has said.
Almost all regional currencies were strengthening against the greenback, Deputy Bank Indonesia Governor Aslim Tadjudin said here Friday.
Under the present system, any piece of news would have an impact on the rupiah`s exchange […]
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua on Friday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
The temblor struck the capital city of Jayapura and nearby areas at about 12:39 p.m., according to a report from Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG).
The report said the earthquake’s epicentre was 33 kilometres beneath […]
Publicly-listed Bank Niaga hoped to increase the amount of credits by between Rp2 trillion and Rp3 trillion (US$200 million to $300 million) in the last quarter of 2006 from Rp31.14 trillion the bank channelled until the third quarter, its president director said.
Bank Niaga which is 64.63 percent owned by Bumiputera-Commerce Holdings Bhd (CHB) channelled 30 […]