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EU not consistent with its flight ban: Indonesian ministry

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Transportation Ministry said the European Union (EU) is not consistent in imposing a flight ban on all Indonesian airlines.

“Why did it impose a flight ban on all Indonesian airlines? Not all the Indonesian airlines are willing to fly to Europe. In fact, not all airlines from other countries are also banned from flying to the continent. So, the ban is not consistent from the standpoint of its target,” the head of the ministry`s public communications center, Bambang S Ervan, said here Friday.

Citing an example, he said, only one airline from war-torn Afghanistan was banned from flying to European destinations, he said.

“That is strange,” he said.

The same was also true with a Kalita Air plane which had a serious accident while taking off from Brussels airport in Belgium on May 25, 2008. But EU did not impose any sanction on the American cargo plane, he said.

EU imposed the flight ban on the Indonesian airlines in July 2007, citing unsafe flights as a reason.

On Thursday, EU representative Pierre Phillipe said the EU could not yet lift its flight ban on all the Indonesian airlines which it said still fell short of the flight safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Indonesia is an ICAO member.
(*)

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Humpuss` h1 net profit up 35 pct

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Publicly-listed transport service company PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi Tbk in the first half of 2008 posted a consolidated net profit of Rp100.750 billion, up 35.31 percent from the same period last year.

Operating income rose 18.55 percent to Rp454.234 billion from Rp383.154 billion, the company`s president director, Agus Darjanto, said on Friday.

He said 16.15 percent of the total income came from LNG transport services, 39.81 percent from container transport services, 19.82 percent from liquid chemical transport service and 16.96 percent from dry bulk transport services.

The company had set the operating income target for this year at Rp998.298 billion, up 27.98 percent from a year earlier, he said.

He said the company expected its net profit this year to increase 24.52 percent to Rp318 billion from Rp240 billion the year before.
(*)

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One Danish soldier killed, three injured in Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 01:10 PM CDT

Copenhagen (ANTARA News/AFP) - A Danish soldier serving with NATO-led forces in Afghanistan was killed and three others were wounded when their tank was damaged in a roadside blast, military officials said Friday.

The soldiers were involved in a clash with insurgents when their tank ran over a land mine or other type of explosive, the Danish military high command said in a statement.

The Danish troops had been assisting Afghan soldiers and their US and British advisors who came under attack in the north of troubled Hellmand province in southern Afghanistan.

Defence Minister Soeren Gade expressed “yet again my great respect” for Danish soldiers who “are making a remarkable effort under difficult conditions” to secure “the future of Afghanistan and of Denmark and the rest of the world.”

NATO`s International Security Assistance Force said Friday that one of its soldiers had been killed and two injured in clashes in the southern province of Hellmand on Thursday, without revealing their nationalities.

The British Ministry of Defence said Friday that a British army dog handler and his explosives sniffer dog had been killed in the province on Thursday, while six other soldiers had been injured.

Most NATO troops in Helmand are British but Denmark has more than 550 soldiers in the province under British command.

Since Denmark began sending troops to Afghanistan 15 of its troops have been killed there, one of the highest per capita death tolls among coalition forces.

Nearly 140 foreign soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan this year, most of them in unrest.
(*)

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Interest in Garuda in Beijing unaffected by EU flight ban

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 11:10 AM CDT

Beijing (ANTARA News) - The interest of people in Beijing in flying by Garuda Indonesia aircraft remained unaffected by the European Union`s flight ban imposed on all Indonesian airline companies.

“The still effective flight ban of the EU has yet to affect the interest of people in Beijing to use Garuda Indonesia aircraft. Anything is running well,” General Manager of Garuda Indonesia Beijing office Pikri Ilham K said here on Friday.

According to him, as the decision to maintain the ban was only made several years ago, not many people in China know about it. Therefore, the occupancy rate of Garuda Indonesia was still normal.

Furthermore, he said although the EU banned all carriers of Indonesia from flying to Europe, the people of China took no notice of the decision.

“That is an outdated issue and perhaps some of Chinese communities have no knowledge of the flight ban. In fact, Garuda Indonesia remains carrying passengers in a big number,” he said.

According to him, the UE flight ban was not the main issue for Chinese people, because Garuda Indonesia kept on improving security and flight system of its aircraft.

Garuda Indonesia in Beijing was still intensifying the promotion of the cultural potentials of Indonesia which also promoted Garuda as official flight carrier for the Beijing-Jakarta route.

In the meantime, the load factor of Garuda Indonesia serving the Beijing-Jakarta route reached an average of 80 percent and could compete with the airline companies of other countries.

Garuda Indonesia flies over the Beijing-Jakarta route three times a week, and the interest of people both Indonesians and foreigners to fly by Garuda remains high. (*)

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Indonesia regrets prolongation of EU flight ban

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:50 AM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia deplores the continuation of the European Union (EU)`s ban on Indonesian airline flights in its air space despite the improvements made in their safety standards over the past few months, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said here Friday.

“We have done everything to comply with their recommendations but we did not get an appropriate response,” he said.

The improvements Indonesia had made in air service operators` and regulator`s performance had reached 60 percent of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements. It was thus reasonable for Indonesia to expect an improvement in the EU`s attitude, he said.

“We regretted the unilateral ban since the very beginning. It was imposed without prior consultation with Indonesia. The EU`s judgement disappoints us,” Faizasyah said.

Indonesia`s seriousness in striving to improve the performance of its air service operators and regulator was also shown by the fact that Marwoto Komar, a former Garuda captain pilot, was now on trial over a Garuda aircraft crash at Yogyakarta`s Adisutjipto airport in 2007, he said.

The EU imposed its ban on 51 Indonesian airlines for safety reasons in July 2007.(*)

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BFI cari sumber pendanaan baru

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:20 AM CDT

JAKARTA (): PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk memutuskan untuk mencari sumber pendanaan baru untuk memperoleh dana segar guna memenuhi pembiayaan perseroan hingga akhir tahun.

Upaya tersebut ditempuh setelah perseroan membatalkan penerbitan obligasi sebesar Rp500 miliar yang direncanakan pada tahun ini.

Sekretaris Perusahaan BFI Finance Budhi Munthe mengatakan manajemen sedang menjajaki pinjaman baru dengan bank baru serta bank yang telah menjalin kerja sama sebelumnya.

“Bisa bank baru, plafon yang mereka berikan antara Rp50 miliar-Rp300 miliar. Atau pun yang telah bekerja sama dengan kami, mereka bisa menaikan plafon pinjaman mereka,” paparnya.

Pendanaan perseroan saat ini masih mengandalkan sistem pembiayaan bersama, diikuti pinjaman luar negeri, dan pinjaman perbankan dalam negeri. BFI telah bekerja sama dengan beberapa bank seperti Danamon, BII, Bank Permata, Maybank untuk join financing ini.

“Untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pembiayaan sebesar Rp3,2 triliun, kami telah memiliki modal sendiri sebesar Rp1,2 triliun, pinjaman luar dan dalam negeri sebesar Rp1,5 triliun,” jelas Budhi. (tw)

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Calon pengantin perlu perawatan holistik

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:20 AM CDT

JAKARTA (): Bagi calon pengantin perlu melakukan perawatan secara holistik baik bagian luar maupun dalam agar tampil menawan pada hari pernikahan.

Hal itu terungkap pada acara talks show yang bertema Instant glowing treatment yang diselenggarakan oleh Clinique Suisse (CS) pada pameran Jakarta Wedding Festival 2008 di Jakarta Convention Center. Sementara pameran yang menghadirkan berbagai macam perlengkapan pernikahan tersebut berlangsung sampai 27 Juli.

Manajer CS Jakarta Santi Dewi mengatakan perawatan secara holistik itu terdapat dalam program khusus yang bertema Glowing Wedding baik untuk tiga bulan mau pun satu bulan. Program perawatan tersebut antara lain mencakup hydrocolon therapy, vitamin coctail drip, mini facial, body scrub, laser rejuvenation, oxyjet, premarital blood test, sperm analysis untuk pria, dan USG breast & gynecology untuk perempuan.

Hydrocolon therapy, kata dokter antiaging CS Chaterine Tjahjadi, merupakan pembersihan usus besar yang dapat berpengaruh kesehatan dan penampilan yang cerah dan bugar. Sedangkan perawatan dari luar antara lain berupa treatment oxyjet yang mampu mengangkat sel kulit mati sekaligus memperbaiki struktur kulit di bawahnya, sehingga wajah terlihat lebih fresh, cerah, dan menonjolkan kesempurnaan riasan wajah sang pengantin.

“Oksigen membantu untuk memperbaiki sel kulit,” kata dokter spesialis kulit dan kelamin Erawita Moegni.

CS merupakan klinik internasional di bidang perawatan kesehatans ecara holistic yang beroperasi di salah gedung bertingkat di kawasan Jalan Sudirman, Jakarta. Selama pameran berlangsung, pihak CS menawarkan harga khusus Rp6 juta-Rp11 juta per paket. (tw)

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Lokasari targetkan setor Rp300 juta

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:20 AM CDT

JAKARTA (): Badan Pengelola Taman Hiburan Rakyat (BP THR) Lokasari Jakarta menargetkan dapat menyetorkan sebagian dari labanya setelah diaudit sebesar Rp300 juta ke kas penerimaan asli daerah DKI Jakarta 2008.

Kepala BP THR Lokasari Raya Siahaan mengatakan target kontribusi itu meningkat Rp60 juta dari realisasi sumbangan ke kas penerimaan asli daerah periode 2007 sebesar Rp240 juta.

“Kampi optimistis dapat mencapai target sumbangan ke kas penerimaan asli daerah 2008 sebesar Rp300 juta karena sampai pertengahan semester pertama ini kuntungan kami sudah mencapai 51%,” katanya di Jakarta hari ini.

Dia mengatakan manajemen berusaha untuk terus meningkatkan kualitas pelananannya, dan menambah investasi sehingga nantinya BP THR Lokasari dapat menjadi tempat hiburan berstandar internasional dan menyerap banyak tenaga kerja.

Selain itu, lanjutnya, pengelola juga berusaha mengoptimalkan aset yang ada a.l. ruang perkantoran dan tempat hiburan dengan menggandeng pihak swasta. Menurut Raya, manajemen berusaha untuk selalu menjaga jam operasi tempat hiburan sesuai aturan yang berlaku, dan menjaga sekuat tenaga menjaga THR Lokasari agar tidak menjadi sarang narkoba atau kriminalitas lainnya. (tw)

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Mandiri biayai mitra binaan Indofood

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:10 AM CDT

JAKARTA (): PT Bank Mandiri Tbk siap membiayai sekitar 7.000 kalangan usaha kecil menengah (UKM) mitra binaan PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk dengan total dana Rp170 miliar.

Direktur Mikro dan Ritel Bank Mandiri Budi G Sadikin mengutarakan fasilitas kredit itu diberikan dengan plafon Rp20 juta-Rp60 juta kepada usaha kecil menengah yang memiliki kualifikasi bisnis yang baik.

“Kami berkomitmen dalam mengembangkan sektor usaha ini mengingat potensi pembiayaan usaha kecil menengah itu sangat besar, sebagai langkah efektif dilaksanakan melalui pola kemitraan dengan Indofood yang memiliki sekitar 29.000 mitra usaha,” jelasnya di Jakarta hari ini.

Hingga Maret 2008, perseroan telah menyalurkan kredit usaha mikro sebesar Rp1,69 triliun, naik sebesar 62,5% dari periode yang sama sebelumnya Rp1,04 triliun.

Saat itu juga, Bank Mandiri meluncurkan Mobile Banking layanan ATM berjalan dan sarana transaksi lain sebanyak sepuluh unit kendaraan. Tahun ini, Mandiri menargetkan akan mengoperasikan sebanyak 50 kendaraan Mobile Banking untuk disebar ke lokasi publik yang membutuhkan transaksi tunai seperti pusat perdagangan dan perkebunan.(tw)

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Pembiayaan nasabah baru BFI Rp1,8 triliun

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:10 AM CDT

JAKARTA (): Realisasi pembiayaan nasabah baru PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk hingga pertengahan tahun ini mencapai Rp1,8 triliun atau setara dengan 35.000 unit kendaraan dari yang ditargetkan hingga akhir tahun sebesar Rp3,2 triliun.

“Target untuk pembiayaan baru hingga pertengahan tahun ini telah terlewati. Tetapi di semester II/2008 karena ada lebaran, kemungkinan akan terjadi sedikit perlambatan. Namun kami yakin target akhir tahun dapat tercapai,” kata Sekretaris Perusahaan PT BFI Finance Indonesia Budhi Munthe kepada Bisnis di Jakarta.

Dia menjelaskan secara total pembiayaan hingga Juni 2008 telah mencapai Rp3,5 triliun, naik sebesar 60% dari tahun lalu. Realisasi pertengahan tahun tersebut setara dengan 77.000 kendaraan yang telah dibiayai.

Perseroan memperkirakan outstanding pembiayaan hingga akhir tahun sama dengan realisasi total pembiayaan kuartal II/2008. “Kami menargetkan Rp3,5 triliun karena dalam semester dua ada beberapa yang sudah lunas. Jadi outstanding pembiayaan kami sepertinya sama,” ujarnya. (tw)

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