Archive: 12 October 2005
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Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Part 2 of 2: Flushing away rent seekers and bureaucrats
Part 2 of 2: Flushing away rent seekers and bureaucratsEvan Jones, Batam The task of the civil service is to implement the laws of the land. Too many of Indonesia's laws are not rooted in reality. They are unreasonable, unenforceable, irrelevant or otherwise obselete; they expect too much of...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
1. Commentary -- 48 pts 6 cols 1line (1x39)
1. Commentary -- 48 pts 6 cols 1line (1x39)Let TNI do the job, but with restrictions2. TNI - 36 pts 4 cols 1line (1x30) TNI's role in terror fight still debated 3. Bird flu -- 36 pts 4 cols 1line (1x30) RI to learn from Vietnam on bird flu 4.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
LPG scarcity strikes regions, leads to higher prices
LPG scarcity strikes regions, leads to higher pricesAndi Hajramurni and Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Makassar/JambiDemand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been on the rise in the regions after the government increased fuel prices by an average 126 percent.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
1. BOMBER: 3 X 14
1. BOMBER: 3 X 14 Bali bombers transferred to Nusa Kambangan or Bali bombers transferred to island prison 2. HOAX: 3 X 9 Public not reporting bomb hoaxes or Police chided for charging for services 3. PROBO: 2 X 14 Probo admits to bribing judges 4. BULLET: 1 X 30 Girl lives with bullet in her head
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Suspect's role in Munir murder still mystery
Suspect's role in Munir murder still mysteryRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors will have to work harder to prove that key suspect Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto was among the murderers of human rights advocator Munir Said Thalib.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
'Private vehicles still crowd streets'
'Private vehicles still crowd streets'The recent fuel price rises have led to increases in the prices of other services and commodities, which has considerably reduced people's purchasing power. The Jakarta Post asked residents what should have been done, by either the government or the people, to...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
TNI's role in terror fight still debated
TNI's role in terror fight still debatedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDebate is stirring among government officials following President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's request that the Indonesian Military (TNI) actively help crack down on terrorists last week.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
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;JP;EVA;CD; ANPAa..r.. Bribery-MA-ProbosutedjoJP/2/bribeProbo admits attempt to bribe chief justice Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaFormer president Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo admitted on Tuesday to giving his lawyer Rp 6 billion (US$600,000) to bribe the Supreme Court chief and...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Traders will soon enjoy cut in port fees
Traders will soon enjoy cut in port feesAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBowing to pressure from traders, the government will later this week decide on the container handling charge (CHC) from several new tariff alternatives under consideration -- all lower than the existing one.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
'Super class' starts activities
'Super class' starts activitiesTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA special Super Class of 20 students with an average intelligence quotient (IQ) of 150 began its first day of school on Monday at State High School No. 3 in Setiabudi, South Jakarta.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Japan, RI start 2nd round of FTA talks
Japan, RI start 2nd round of FTA talks TOKYO: Japan and Indonesia started a second round of talks here on Tuesday on a free trade agreement.About 100 delegates were due to participate in the four-day meeting, among them Japanese deputy foreign minister Mitoji Yabunaka and former Indonesian...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
JP/18/JABO
JP/18/JABOSawung Jabo, artist-musician with a missionDewi Anggraeni Contributor/Melbourne, AustraliaAccompanying Rendra in reciting and performing poetry is no mean feat. You definitely have to remain in the background, while discreetly filling the space with the right mood.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Govt postpones establishing MRP indefinitely
Govt postpones establishing MRP indefinitelyTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has delayed indefinitely the establishment of the much-awaited Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), blaming a dispute among local religious leaders and local authorities over the composition of the...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Hotels offer special packages during Ramadhan
Hotels offer special packages during RamadhanAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaMuslims need not worry about being stuck on the road or away from home at meal times during the fasting month of Ramadhan as most hotels offer both sahur (pre-dawn meal) and breaking-of-the-fast menus.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Jakarta hotels offer special packages during fasting month
Jakarta hotels offer special packages during fasting monthAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMuslims need not worry about being stuck on the road or away from home at meal times during the fasting month of Ramadhan as most hotels offer both sahur (pre-dawn meal) and breaking-of-the-fast menus.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Pertamina, partner, to spend $3.6b on 2 blocks in Libya
Pertamina, partner, to spend $3.6b on 2 blocks in LibyaLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas firm PT Pertamina expects to spend some US$3.6 billion, funded by its German partner Commerzbank AG, on developing its two recently acquired blocks in Libya over their 30-year contract...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
More Mandala crash families to sue Boeing
More Mandala crash families to sue BoeingApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanMore families of the victims of last month's crash of a Mandala Airlines plane in Medan announced on Tuesday they would file suit against U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Let TNI do the job, but with restrictions
Let TNI do the job, but with restrictionsImanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA request for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to take part in effectively preventing and acting against terrorism in the wake of the second Bali bomb blast was recently delivered by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon7:30 Music10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 Talk Show: Gado-gado Plus1:00 p.m.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
PKB leader meets House speaker
PKB leader meets House speaker JAKARTA: Over a week after his election, new leader of the National Awakening Party (PKB) splinter group Choirul Anam held talks with House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Gambir gets tough on ticket scalpers
Gambir gets tough on ticket scalpers JAKARTA: Thirty-strong members of a joint security team in Gambir railway station, Central Jakarta, found it difficult to arrest a ticket scalper caught in act, after a mob of thugs attacked them.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 40
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 40 Violence not exclusive to Muslim society 2. AUDIT: 2 X 28 Pertamina claims overpayment due to price differences 3. TERROR: 1 X 36 RI looks to boost terror fight: Downer 4. CHANGI: 1 X 32 Changi, Singapore's premier shopping mall
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Australians tried on drug charges
Australians tried on drug chargesAgencies, Denpasar, BaliThe first two of nine young Australians facing possible death sentences for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin from Bali went on trial on Tuesday in the resort island.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon7:30 Music10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 Talk Show: Gado-gado Plus1:00 p.m.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Fuel price hike too abrupt
Fuel price hike too abrupt It is extraordinarily surprising how few measures to tackle inflation the government of Indonesia had put in place before the shocking fuel price rise, which has had a big effect on the less well-off.Even to a non-economist, the rise raises concerns.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
BLURB FOR OCTOBER 12, 2005:
BLURB FOR OCTOBER 12, 2005: A. 2 more Australians face trial in Bali on drug charges Page 4 B. Ragunan Zoo open to the public Page 8 C. Kamoro, the coastal people of West Papua Page 18
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Regional Greenpeace head to be Indonesian
Regional Greenpeace head to be IndonesianThe Jakarta Post, JakartaGlobal environmental group Greenpeace has named Emmy Hafild, a seasoned environmentalist and former director of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), as the new executive director of its Southeast Asian arm.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
1. Evan2 -- The roots of rent seeking corruption -- Susilo's
1. Evan2 -- The roots of rent seeking corruption -- Susilo's biggest reform challenge. 3 x 15Part 2 of 2 Flushing away rent seekers and bureaucrats Evan Jones Batam 2. Juwono -- Africa, Asia and global security 1 x 35 Africa, Asia and global security Juwono Sudarsono Jakarta
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Bali bombers transferred to island prison
Bali bombers transferred to island prisonI Wayan Juniartha and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/SemarangThree convicts responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings were transferred to a Central Java prison on Tuesday as Balinese prepared to mark the anniversary of the tragedy.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Philippines ready to host next month's SEA Games
Philippines ready to host next month's SEA GamesAgencies, Manila The Philippines is ready to host the 23rd Southeast Asian Games next month despite the country's tight finances and fears of terrorism, officials said on Tuesday.The Philippines has raised more than 80 percent of the 1.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
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;JP;CD;For Advertorial PUMA --- Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005First PUMA concept store opens at Pondok Indah Mall 2 Well-known German sports and lifestyle brand PUMA has opened its first concept store at Pondok Indah Mall 2 in South Jakarta.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
AirAsia offers 5,000 free seats to Bali
AirAsia offers 5,000 free seats to Bali JAKARTA: The Oct. 1 Bali bombings have prompted Malaysian low- cost airlines AirAsia to offer free 5,000 seats heading to the resort island from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Angie set for January return
Angie set for January returnMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National number one Angelique "Angie" Widjaja has opted to give next month's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games a miss, setting a target to return to the WTA Tour in January.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
1. Bando -- Interagency cooperation needed in countering
1. Bando -- Interagency cooperation needed in countering terrorism 2 x 23 Interagency cooperation needed to counter terrorism Bantarto Bandoro Jakarta2. Guard -- Facing natural disasters 1 x 30 Geared up for natural disasters Peter Preston Guardian News Service London3.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
British Council to hold youth camp
British Council to hold youth camp JAKARTA: The British Council Indonesia is opening applications for 10 young participants, aged between 18 and 25, from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and the UK to participate in an inter-cultural camp on mutual understanding and cultural identity...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Police make first arrest following Bali bombings
Police make first arrest following Bali bombingsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter 10 days of investigation, police acknowledged on Tuesday having arrested a man in connection with the recent terror attack on Bali.But, again, most-wanted bomb-maker Noordin Moh.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Police to question governor on graft
Police to question governor on graft KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The police have requested President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's permission to question Governor Piet A. Tallo as a witness in an alleged corruption case worth Rp 15 billion (US$1.5 million), a police official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Part 1 of 2: Africa, Asia and global security
Part 1 of 2: Africa, Asia and global securityJuwono Sudarsono, Jakarta In the five decades between the Afro-Asian conference in 1955 and the 50th anniversary commemoration in 2005 in Bandung, global security has largely been determined in terms of what the powerful countries of the developed world...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Disaster reduction campaign on a roll
Disaster reduction campaign on a roll JAKARTA: The Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Society (MPBI) is organizing a series of activities to commemorate International Day for Disaster Reduction this week.A symposium on micro finance will be held in Jakarta on Wednesday, followed by a discussion on a...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
23 councillors put behind bars
23 councillors put behind barsHasrul, The Jakarta Post, KendariKendari district court on Tuesday sentenced 23 former city councillors to one year and six months in jail, adding to the long list of councillors around the country who have been incarcerated for graft.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
RI to learn from Vietnam on bird flu
RI to learn from Vietnam on bird fluReuters, JakartaIndonesia will study how Vietnam managed to contain an outbreak of bird flu in humans, Indonesian health minister said on Tuesday as the number of positive cases of the deadly virus in the country rose to five.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Layoffs imminent following fuel price increases
Layoffs imminent following fuel price increasesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangTens of thousands workers employed at industrial firms in Tangerang are facing being laid off, a consequence of the big fuel price hike on Oct. 1, a provincial councillor has claimed.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Banten governor
Banten governorCorrection: Our story titled Banten Governor suspended that appeared on Page 3 of the Oct. 11 edition mistakenly referred to Djoko Munandar as a National Mandate Party (PAN) candidate, whereas he was nominated by the Golkar Party and the United Development Party (PPP).
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.11, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.11, 2005 _______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume ________________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Turkey helps build joint schools
Turkey helps build joint schools BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Turkish Red Crescent and the Indonesian Red Cross have completed construction of a joint school in Lhoknga district, Aceh Besar regency for children in the tsunami- devastated area.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Girl lives with bullet in her head
Girl lives with bullet in her headNani Afrida, Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe terrible headaches prevent Marlina, 16, from attending a full day of classes. It wasn't always this way, and before she was shot in the head last year, Marlina was an outgoing, eager student.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Four years sought for Puteh's lawyer
Four years sought for Puteh's lawyerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors demanded on Tuesday a four-year jail sentence for a lawyer accused of trying to buy the freedom of his client, suspended Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh, Antara reported.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Misappropriating tsunami aid?
Misappropriating tsunami aid?U.L.A. Gunasekera, The Island, Asia News Network/Colombo According to recent reports in the media, Minister Mangala Samaraweera has claimed that tsunami relief is being administered fairly and with an even hand though shortcomings are inevitable in the execution of such...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Sex workers get training
Sex workers get training SURABAYA: During the fasting month of Ramadhan, some 200 commercial sex workers in Surabaya are learning new skills that would enable them to enter other professions.The training, held at the Islamic Center Surabaya and jointly organized by the Surabaya city administration...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Banks face higher credit risks
Banks face higher credit risks Bank Indonesia (central bank) should closely monitor the quality of banking assets because the tsunami of inflationary pressures generated by the Oct. 1 fuel-price hikes is increasing the risks of bank credits turning sour.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Buble cancels show due to terror scare
Buble cancels show due to terror scareJAKARTA: Due to its perception of a renewed terror threat in the country, the management of Canadian pop crooner Michael Buble has decided to call off the singer's one-date concert in Jakarta, originally slated for Oct. 16.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
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;JP;EVA;CD; ANPAa..r.. Bribery-MA-ProbosutedjoJP/2/bribeProbo admits to bribing chief justice Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaFormer president Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo admitted on Tuesday to giving his lawyer Rp 6 billion (US$600,000) to bribe the Supreme Court chief and other...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
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JP/20/YASIN/Onyx supports craftsman on 'sunlight' island Indra Harsaputra The Jakarta Post/Bawean, East Java Bawean island lies about 70 kilometers off the north coast of East Java province. It takes its name from a sanskrit phrase that means "there is sunlight".
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Dji Sam Soe named favorite brand
Dji Sam Soe named favorite brand JAKARTA: Dji Sam Soe clove cigarettes from cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna Tbk products recently received its fifth consecutive Indonesian Customer Satisfaction Award (ICSA) 2005.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Violence not exclusive to Muslim society
Violence not exclusive to Muslim society Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman, Hasyim Muzadi, had a wide-ranging discussion, including on Islam and Christian relations, at his home in Malang, East Java, with The Jakarta Post's contributor Duncan Graham.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
RI looks to boost terror fight: Downer
RI looks to boost terror fight: DownerPaul Holmes, Reuters/CanberraIndonesia is looking at ways to strengthen coordination among its security services in the fight against militants and Australia will do whatever it can to help, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Pertamina claims overpayment due to price differences
Pertamina claims overpayment due to price differencesLeony Aurora and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA cost difference of Rp 3.64 trillion (US$364 million) in 2004's fuel subsidy discovered by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) was caused by a different price basis applied in the calculations,...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
JP/18/MASSAG
JP/18/MASSAG (Jun's corrections entered 23/9) AIDS agency turns to massage for income, employment opportunityI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/DenpasarA strained neck did not prevent Dudy Rohadi, the coordinator of Matahati's After Care Program, from personally directing his staff to clean and...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Multiple Sclerosis is here but are doctors ready?
Multiple Sclerosis is here but are doctors ready?Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA 30-year-old mother first noticed her legs felt numb. The next week she had bowl and bladder problems. Now she is wheelchair- bound and unable to take care of her children. She is nursed like an infant.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Distribution of cards complete, 90% receive cash payments
Distribution of cards complete, 90% receive cash paymentsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Statistics Agency (BPS Jakarta) revealed on Tuesday that it had completed the distribution of the Fuel Compensation Cards (KKB) to 96,541 poor households across the capital.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Bitter experience with Jatayu
Bitter experience with Jatayu On Sept. 27 my mother and three of my siblings left Medan for Jakarta by Jatayu airplane (VJ-238) with a stopover at Batam. From the outset the airline's service was very disappointing.The flight, which was scheduled to leave Medan at 2:20 p.m.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Ragunan officially reopens
Ragunan officially reopensTantri Yuliandini and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Agriculture Anton Apriantono together with Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso reopened Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta on Tuesday, declaring the 140-hectare compound free of bird flu.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Bali to recover from latest bombings : Industry Organization
Bali to recover from latest bombings : Industry OrganizationPhelim Kyne Dow Jones/JakartaTourists inured to the risk of global terrorism are insulating Indonesia's resort island of Bali from a serious downturn from the suicide bombings that killed 22 people on Oct.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Swedish official visits Indonesia to boost ties
Swedish official visits Indonesia to boost tiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSweden, a small but prosperous Northern European nation, is sending its most senior official to Indonesia this week to foster the existing close ties between the two countries and to discuss the latest situation in Aceh,...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Taxi fares unaltered until meters reset
Taxi fares unaltered until meters resetDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has issued a gubernatorial decree setting out maximum taxi fares effective Tuesday, taxi firms have yet to raise the fares as they will need at least three days to reset their meters...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
SBY and Jamaah Islamiyah
SBY and Jamaah Islamiyah Politically, it would be decidedly risky for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to be seen to be outlawing Jamaah Islamiyah -- the name translates as "Islamic community" -- at Canberra's behest.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Probosutedjo admits to bribing judges
Probosutedjo admits to bribing judgesEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer president Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo admitted on Tuesday to giving his lawyer Rp 6 billion (US$600,000) to bribe the Supreme Court chief and other court officials dealing with his appeal against his...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Malaysia's palm oil industry 'destroying indigenous land'
Malaysia's palm oil industry 'destroying indigenous land'Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty, an environment group said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Mayor stops disbursement of cash aid
Mayor stops disbursement of cash aidOyos Saroso H.N and Jemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/KupangBandarlampung Mayor Eddy Sutrisno ordered on Tuesday that the disbursement of the fuel compensation fund be stopped temporarily on the back of widespread graft.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Public not reporting bomb hoaxes
Public not reporting bomb hoaxesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs more and more building owners are reluctant to call the police after receiving bomb threats, public safety is now at stake.The main reason is that the supposedly free public service now has a price tag.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
The biennale that put RI on the map
The biennale that put RI on the map I am deeply concerned about the latest issue on the CP Biennale II in Museum Bank Indonesia. While gaining recognition and positive publicity internationally; it was being misunderstood and misinterpreted nationally -- to the point that its founders decided to...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Residents complain about road closure
Residents complain about road closure JAKARTA: Residents of Pegadungan subdistrict in Kalideres, West Jakarta, have asked the municipality to intervene in a dispute involving the closure of a public road in the Citra 5 housing area.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Interagency cooperation needed to counter terrorism
Interagency cooperation needed to counter terrorismBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta We can make assessments anytime we want. We can also make probability judgments and build scenarios of what might happen in the future. But there will always be surprises, no matter how carefully we protect our environment.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Kamoro, the coastal people of West Papua
Kamoro, the coastal people of West PapuaEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Pigapu, MimikaWhen asked briefly to describe the Kamoro people of Papua, celebrated photographer and ethnologist Kal Muller said: "The Kamoro people are lovers, not fighters.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
JP/19/BLOG
JP/19/BLOGDon't get mad -- get bloggedDuncan Graham Contributor/Surabaya"I don't mind you thinking slowly. I do mind you publishing faster than you think." (Message on a blog.)"Blog" isn't the most delectable word in the language. Nor are some of the contents of this rapidly growing Internet fad.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
15,000 policemen, troops tapped for SEA Games
15,000 policemen, troops tapped for SEA GamesAgence France-Presse Manila A security task force composed of 15,000 police and soldiers will be on duty to thwart terrorist attacks and other threats when the Philippines hosts the 23rd Southeast Asian Games next month, organizers said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Aceh mangroves die as seedlings
Aceh mangroves die as seedlings BANDA ACEH: Hundreds of young mangrove seedlings planted by several non-governmental organizations and government offices in tsunami-hit areas in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar regencies have died.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Hotels offer special packages during Ramadhan
Hotels offer special packages during RamadhanAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaMuslims need not worry about being stuck on the road or away from home at meal times during the fasting month of Ramadhan as most hotels offer both sahur (pre-dawn meal) and breaking-of-the-fast menus.