Archive: 3 October 2005
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Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Security tightened in the capital
Security tightened in the capital Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police increased security around the capital following the bombings in Bali on Saturday night. Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said on Sunday he had declared the city on full alert on Saturday, and had prepared two-thirds of the city's 26,000 officers to provide security in the capital. "President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered us to increase security in the capital.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Raffles Hotel's new owner takes over
Raffles Hotel's new owner takes over Joyce Teo, Asia News Network, The Straits Times/Singapore It may look like just another business deal, but a piece of history was made on Friday when the famed Raffles Hotel changed hands officially. The change is part of a S$1.72 billion (US$1.02 billion) sale of the entire hotel operations of Raffles Holdings to United States private equity firm Colony Capital.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Asian neighbors assist RI after bombings
Asian neighbors assist RI after bombings Agencies, Sydney, Australia Australia was readying to fly military aircraft and two commercial flights to Indonesia's Bali on Sunday, with Singapore and other neighbors also responding after blasts again rocked the tourism-reliant island. Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Indonesia had already asked for help from Australian police and that victim identification experts were on their way to Bali.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
More Indonesians eager to buy S'pore properties
More Indonesians eager to buy S'pore properties Tb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Forty-year-old "Teddy", the owner of a public relations firm, anxiously looked at a scale model and pictures of Cairnhill Cresta high-end condominium, which is only five-minutes walk from Singapore's Orchard Road, during a property exhibition at Hotel Mulia in Senayan, Central Jakarta, recently.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Australian people relive their Bali nightmare
Australian people relive their Bali nightmare Madeleine Coorey, Agence France-Presse/Sydney, Australia The Bali blasts come as a chilling reminder for Australians of the 2002 attacks which killed 88 Australians at one of their favorite tourist destinations, but the government on Sunday insisted the country was not the target this time.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Plumbing the depths
Plumbing the depths In this modern era of multiple deaths from lung cancer and heart disease attributable to cigarette smoking, the ethics surrounding advertising by some of the strongest pillars of the Indonesian economy are becoming more and more questionable.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Elections still unfair: Observers
Elections still unfair: Observers Harry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rather than "ladies and gentlemen", a provincial candidate for the House of Representatives once addressed an audience "Bapak dua dan ibu dua (father two and mother two)." The candidate, an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver who was reading a prepared speech, should have said "Bapak-bapak dan ibu- ibu" instead of saying "dua" for the figure "2" after each of the words "Bapak" and "ibu" -- under the old spelling system.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Typhoon forces Taiwanese president to stop in Bali
Typhoon forces Taiwanese president to stop in Bali Agencies, Taipei/Jakarta A typhoon lashing Taiwan forced President Chen Shui-bian to make an unscheduled stop in Bali on Sunday, on his way home from a trip to Central America and the United Arab Emirates, the foreign ministry said.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/18/MASSAG
JP/18/MASSAG (Jun's corrections entered 23/9) AIDS agency turns to massage for income, employment opportunity I Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/Denpasar A strained neck did not prevent Dudy Rohadi, the coordinator of Matahati's After Care Program, from personally directing his staff to clean and spruce up the three-story building on that clear Saturday morning. "I have to get the building ready for the soft opening or the boss will chew my head off," he grimaced.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bali promotion to go ahead in NZ
Bali promotion to go ahead in NZ NEW ZEALAND: A group of Bali tourism operators visiting New Zealand to seek business said on Sunday they wanted their promotional tour to go ahead despite the latest deadly bombings on the Indonesian resort island. Eighteen representatives of Bali Village, a non-profit organization representing almost 200 tourism-affiliated industries on the island, are in Auckland as part of an Australasian tour.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Operators ringing the changes
Operators ringing the changes David O'Brien, Jakarta The telecommunications market has been the first major infrastructure business in Indonesia to experience significant change. Although market participants continue to argue about access arrangements and interconnection pricing the results cannot be argued against. Prior to deregulation the country had eight million wireline subscribers and a lengthy waiting list.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Fussy' Aussie fires up Padang passions
'Fussy' Aussie fires up Padang passions Duncan Graham, Contributor, Surabaya About 15 years ago, Western Australian textile artist Megan Kirwan-Ward thought it was time she refined, updated and formalized her skills. She already had a degree in English literature, but wanted qualifications in art. By chance, Elsa King, her lecturer at Perth's Edith Cowan University, was developing professional relationships with batik artists in Yogyakarta.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Slashing the fuel subsidy
Slashing the fuel subsidy Barring any major disturbances to Indonesia's social and political stability, the market should react positively to the government's bold move last week to raise domestic fuel prices by an average of 125 percent, which in turn will lead to improved confidence in the country's economic outlook.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Why are private
Why are private schools marginalized? From Kompas The Jakarta administration lacks concern about condition of private schools. This is evident from the fact that during the last two academic years the administration did not grant subsidies to the private elementary and junior high schools. On the other hand, starting from January 2006, it will provide an additional grant for state elementary schools of Rp 50,000 per pupil per month and for junior high schools, Rp 41.600 per pupil per month.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bombs, fuel could hurt rupiah and stocks
Bombs, fuel could hurt rupiah and stocks Reuters, Jakarta Indonesian stocks and the rupiah could suffer a double blow this week after deadly bomb blasts on the island of Bali on Saturday and higher-than-expected fuel price rises that came into effect the same day, analysts said. The coordinated blasts at restaurants in Indonesia's prime tourist destination killed 25 people and wounded more than 100.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bali shows JI 'can still strike, despite arrests'
Bali shows JI 'can still strike, despite arrests' Roberto Coloma, Agence France-Presse/Singapore The suicide bombings that ripped through the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday prove that the regional terror network suspected of responsibility can still strike despite a wave of arrests, analysts said.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Japan win cricket cup, RI finishes fifth
Japan win cricket cup, RI finishes fifth SYDNEY, Australia: Japan claimed their first ICC cricket title with a six-run victory over the Cook Islands in the final of the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Cricket Cup tournament in Vanuatu, the ICC reported on Saturday. Indonesia's team finished fifth in the six-team contest. Japan, sent into bat, scored 161 off 48 overs with opening batsmen Tetsuro Chino topscoring with 51. The Cook Islands fell just short, dismissed for 155.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Councillors push for gender equality
Councillors push for gender equality JAKARTA: Women politicians in regional legislative councils across the country have urged the government and the House of Representatives to revise Law No. 12/2003 on elections which they say half-heartedly supports gender equality in politics. In a statement which followed their national meeting recently, the women politicians said the law should stipulate that the 30 percent quota of seats in legislative councils is mandatory.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN to gain if India-China energy partnership succeeds
ASEAN to gain if India-China energy partnership succeeds Agence France-Presse Singapore Southeast Asia stands to gain if regional powerhouses India and China succeed in jointly securing long-term energy supplies to fuel their fast-growing economies, analysts said. The two former rivals are now key trading partners of Southeast Asia and if they can work together to ensure their energy needs are met, it will mean a continuation of the sizzling growth that has benefited the region, they said.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
2002 Bali bombings remembered in UK
2002 Bali bombings remembered in UK UK: A memorial to the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings is to be erected in London, a group representing family members announced on Sunday. Westminster City Council, the authority governing the center of the British capital, has granted permission for the granite and stone structure, a 1.5 meter diameter globe depicting a dove for each of the 202 victims of the blasts on Oct. 12, 2002. Twenty-eight of the dead were British.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/4/ago
JP/4/ago Graft probes giving CEOs, governors restless nights: AGO The Jakarta Post Jakarta Intensive media coverage of the current crackdown on corruption in state institutions has created nervousness among many top executives of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and regional administrations as they worry about becoming the next to be investigated.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Special flights laid on but some Aussies stay put
Special flights laid on but some Aussies stay put Agence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Australian airline Qantas laid on special flights to Bali on Sunday to pick up Australians wanting to flee the Indonesian island after the latest bombings, but some holidaymakers refused to change their vacation plans. A Boeing 767-300 would fly from Sydney to Denpasar and might be followed by a second flight from Perth to Bali on later Sunday, Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said in a statement.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Intolerance, hatred fertile soil for terrorism
Intolerance, hatred fertile soil for terrorism Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post The Air Force jet fighters were maneuvering on Sunday morning at low altitude near the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in East Jakarta, in preparation for the Indonesian Military's (TNI) 60th anniversary. Such a scene would usually have invoked a sense of pride in those below; the exercise becoming for them a symbol of the nation's strength and a demonstration of the state's readiness to protect its citizens.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Parpol (1x30)
1. Parpol (1x30) Elections still unfair: Observers 2. PKB (2x24) PKB splinter group elects Choirul Anam as chairman 3. AGO (1x30) Graft probes making SOE chiefs nervous 4. Nur (2x18) Moderate Muslims 'need to balance' hard-liners 5. Local (1x30) Islam's leaders condemn Bali blasts 6. PKI (1x35) Families of PKI members seek justice
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/18/BOX
JP/18/BOX Ubud resort blends classical and modern design concepts When the Bali-based Arte Architect and Associates was commissioned to design Puri Wulandari Hotel and Resort in the upscale area of Ubud, the basic concept was to incorporate classical Balinese architectural elements with modern styles. "We are trying to re-interpret and rework the tradition into the newest forms of architectural idioms. We respect the tradition while at the same time warmly embrace modernity.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
The cultural dimension of disasters
The cultural dimension of disasters Koen Meyers Jakarta The earthquake and tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004 has caused more than two hundred thousand victims and evoked a tremendous impact on the livelihood systems of coastal communities in the region, i.e. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South India, Thailand and the Maldives. The warning regarding the disaster came too late or not at all for many coastal communities.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
PLN expects fuel costs to rise 50%
PLN expects fuel costs to rise 50% Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the government applying market prices for oil-based fuels, state power firm PT PLN expects its power-generating costs to rise by 50 percent next year, hinting that it may be necessary to raise power rates.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Challenges of reviving traditional governance
Challenges of reviving traditional governance Ranny Emilia and Mochamad Indrawan, Jakarta The revival of traditional systems of governance (adat systems), most of which were destroyed during Soeharto's 32-year rule, could strengthen regional autonomy and provide greater opportunities for involving the public in governance.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
To support farmers
To support farmers by real actions I refer to the article by Benget Simbolon in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 28 entitled Give farmers the attention they deserve, and would like to comment as follows. My father is a farmer in a village named Urung Panei, Simalungun. Luckily, he does not have to rent land; he owns the land. As we know, there are many farmers who do not own any land, they have to rent it or simply become laborers for land owners.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Cash assistance won't be effective'
'Cash assistance won't be effective' The government raised fuel prices on Friday after putting in place a scheme to make cash payments of Rp 100,000 per month to poor families to alleviate the burden. The Jakarta Post talked to some people about how the government can ensure that the money will go to those entitled to it. Ipung, 30, works for a public relations firm in Kemang, South Jakarta. He resides in Cipete, South Jakarta. I welcome the cash payments for poor people.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Families scramble to make ends meet
Families scramble to make ends meet Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent fuel price increase has forced families in the capital to rethink how they spend limited resources. A husband and wife in Karet, Central Jakarta, for example, entered into a heated debate on Saturday on whether or not they have to axe spending for their baby's diapers in order to save money. "I could understand if we cannot cut spending on her milk. But, the use of diapers.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Families of PKI members push campaign for justice
Families of PKI members push campaign for justice Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Families of Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) supporters who were murdered or jailed in events following the aborted military coup on Sept. 30 1965, have demanded the government clarify its role in the bloody incident.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Officials knock on doors for polio vaccination
Officials knock on doors for polio vaccination Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The seven days following every national polio immunization drive always mean extra work for Hanifa, a nurse working at the Pondok Pinang community health center in South Jakarta.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
World condemns Bali blasts
World condemns Bali blasts The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World leaders condemned a wave of attacks by suspected suicide bombers on Bali that left at least 22 people dead and pledged to support Indonesia in its fight against terrorism.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Injured S. Koreans to return home
Injured S. Koreans to return home INDONESIA: Four of the six South Koreans wounded in the latest series of bomb blasts on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are to be repatriated, a travel agent said on Sunday. "From the six, four will be evacuated," said Tommy Soetrisno, travel operation director of PD Tour, which brought the group to Bali. Soetrisno told AFP at the hospital that the four would be flown back to South Korea for further treatment there. All six were women, he said.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Australian minister visits injured
Australian minister visits injured AUSTRALIA: Australian health minister Tony Abbott interrupted his holiday on the Indonesian island of Bali on Sunday to visit those hospitalized by three bomb blasts. Abbott, a close colleague of Prime Minister John Howard, was with his family in Bali when the bombs exploded on Saturday night. On Sunday he visited more than 12 Australians being treated at a hospital on the resort island, ABC radio reported.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Conjoined twins separated
Conjoined twins separated SURABAYA: Surgeons at Dr. Soetomo Hospital separated on Saturday conjoined twins Salma and Salwa in a four hour operation, the third separation surgery conducted in the hospital this year. The babies who are from the East Java town of Tulungagung were joined at the abdomen (xypo-omphalophagus). Doctors faced no serious difficulties in separating them, completing the operation five hours faster than their previous estimate.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Suicide bombers blamed for attack
Suicide bombers blamed for attack Agencies, Kuta, Bali Suicide bombers staged the latest blasts which killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 100 on the resort island of Bali, the government said on Sunday. A chilling video, presented by police, showed one of the bombers walking into a restaurant packed with holidaymakers before exploding in a ball of fire.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Death toll may rise, many missing
Death toll may rise, many missing ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Yuyun, a volunteer with the Information and Crisis Center for Missing People, reads the names of those people still missing after Saturday's attacks in Kuta and Jimbaran in a hoarse voice. "We are still updating (the list) every hour, every minute until we know their whereabouts," she said.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
East is east and West is west: Never the twain shall meet
East is east and West is west: Never the twain shall meet M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A classical concert must be the least likely event at which to find Balinese gamelan and the traditional dance that accompanies it. However, this is what transpired on Thursday at Balai Sarbini, The Plaza Semanggi, South Jakarta, during a performance by the Jakarta-based Nusantara Symphony Orchestra (NSO).
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Feeling insecure
Feeling insecure From Kompas The Mandala Airlines airplane tragedy in September in Medan, North Sumatra, has added to the list of deaths during the administration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla. Death is a great event. But death as a result of somebody's negligence or human error is murder. The absence of the feeling of safety in the society can only mean postponement of death. There is no guarantee of safety while we are traveling.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Intelligence role crucial
Intelligence role crucial From Kompas Intelligence is a determining factor in anticipating security problems. It serves as a preventive measure against disturbances, unlike the fire brigade which acts whenever there is a fire taking place. Intelligence must be able to anticipate, predict and draw an analysis and ultimately make the right decisions to thwart catastrophe.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
The management and employees of
The management and employees of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Inc. convey their condolences following the tragedy of the Bali bombings on October 1,2005. We pray that the Almighty accepts all the good deeds of those who died, and that He heals all those who are injured, and gives steadfastness to all those who lost their loved ones.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
JI inspired by Bin Laden, dreams of creating Islamic state
JI inspired by Bin Laden, dreams of creating Islamic state Agence France-Presse, Jakarta Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), the prime suspect in the latest Bali bombings and numerous other blasts, dreams of creating a pan- Islamic state in Southeast Asia and draws its inspiration from al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Harry Bhaskara
Harry Bhaskara The Jakarta Post Jakarta Rather than "ladies and gentlemen", a provincial candidate for the House of Representatives once addressed an audience "Bapak dua dan ibu dua (father two and mother two)." The candidate, an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver who was reading a prepared speech, should have said "Bapak-bapak dan ibu- ibu" instead of saying "dua" for the figure "2" after each of the words "Bapak" and "ibu" -- under the old spelling system.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI to cut import duties on sugar
RI to cut import duties on sugar Aloysius Unditu and Arijit Ghosh, Bloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia, the world's third-largest sugar importer, will cut the import tariff on the sweetener by as much as 54 percent to lower costs for poor Indonesians after kerosene prices were tripled. The government will cut the import tariff on raw sugar to Rp 250 (2 U.S.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Korean citizen robbed
Korean citizen robbed The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean Nam Ho In, 40, was found lying unconscious and injured near a vacant house in Kampung Curug, Sawangan, Depok, early on Saturday. According to information from the man's maid, police believe that Nam was robbed while taking a taxi to his home in Cempaka Putih, East Jakarta. Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
How political parties selected their legislators in 2004
How political parties selected their legislators in 2004 elections Harry Bhaskara The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Rather than "ladies and gentlemen", a provincial candidate for the House of Representatives once addressed an audience "Bapak dua dan ibu dua (father two and mother two)." The candidate, an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver who was reading a prepared speech, should have said "Bapak-bapak dan ibu- ibu" instead of saying "dua" for the figure "2" after each of the words "Bapak" and "ibu" -- under...
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Ryamizard's biography launched
Ryamizard's biography launched JAKARTA: A biography of former Army chief Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu was launched on Saturday, albeit without his presence. Titled In the Footsteps of Gadjah Mada, the 166-page book, written by noted Singaporean political expert Bilveer Singh, compared Ryamizard with legendary prime minister Gadjah Mada in the country's ancient history who managed to unite the archipelago under Majapahit Kingdom's rule.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bali bombings will help slow growth: Minister
Bali bombings will help slow growth: Minister The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economy -- already facing inflationary pressures from soaring oil prices -- may be further hurt by the latest bombings in Bali, according to a minister, who predicts they could cut 0.3 percent off national growth.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Two Germans injured in Bali blasts
Two Germans injured in Bali blasts GERMANY: Two Germans suffered slight injuries in the Bali blasts, the German Foreign Office in Berlin said on Sunday. A spokeswoman said there was no information to suggest any Germans were among the dead. The German government earlier condemned Saturday's terrorist bombings in Bali and appealed for the culprits to be brought to justice. Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer described the attacks on Saturday as contemptuous of humanity.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Dark side of the moon on the Island of Gods
Dark side of the moon on the Island of Gods I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali On that Saturday night, everything was hauntingly familiar and eerily strange at the same time. The smoldering buildings, mangled bodies and howling sirens evoked the chilling memory of another dark night three years ago. It was the night of murderous cowardice when a single blast claimed 202 lives: friends and guests, brothers and sisters of the Balinese.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Car free campaign gets cold reception
Car free campaign gets cold reception The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Held the day after the government raised fuel prices by an average of 126 percent, the antipollution Car Free Day campaign failed to attract much attention on Sunday. Although city transportation officials closed down the fast lane along Jl. Thamrin from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., very few people took advantage of this rare opportunity to stroll or cycle along the street.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
S'pore PM to meet Susilo in Bali
S'pore PM to meet Susilo in Bali SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday he would go ahead with a meeting in Bali with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono despite the deadly weekend attack on the resort island. Their scheduled two-day "retreat" starting on Monday will cover regional issues and bilateral relations, a statement from the prime minister's office said. "We have to carry on with the retreat.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
No. Dead Nationality
No. Dead Nationality 1. Dharmawan Indonesia 2. Mien Dharmawan Indonesia 3. Ratih Jayanti Indonesia 4. Kojarwati Indonesia 5. Wayan Sudika Indonesia 6. Yuni Trisnawati Indonesia 7. Veny Indonesia 8. Ely Sunarto Indonesia 9. Teuku Dafansyah Indonesia 10. Erwin Sindhu Indonesia 11. Rita Indonesia 12. Rifai Indonesia 13. Gusti Ketut Sudana Indonesia 14. Brandon Fitzgerald Australia 15. Jessica Fitzgerald Australia 16. Penelope G Australia 17. Nicholas Scott Australia 18. William Australia 19.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Online journal covers Indonesia's telecommunications development
Online journal covers Indonesia's telecommunications development Both Indonesian people and foreigners alike are unlikely to know that the world's largest archipelagic country was the first in the developing world to launch its own domestic satellite communications. The satelite launch in 1976 and the subsequent development of the country's communications industry is one of many subjects covered by the eighth edition of the Online Journal of Space Communication.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
PM Lee to meet
PM Lee to meet Susilo in Bali (2x15) SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday he will go ahead with a meeting in Bali with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono despite the deadly weekend attack in the resort island. Their scheduled two-day "retreat" starting on Monday will cover regional issues and bilateral relations, a statement from the prime minister's office said. "We have to carry on with the retreat.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Moderate Muslims 'need to balance' hard-liners
Moderate Muslims 'need to balance' hard-liners ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya A sociologist has warned that interreligious harmony in the country will be seriously impaired by religious radicalism if moderate Muslims do not strive to balance the beliefs of hard- liners.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Comment --- 1x40
1. Comment --- 1x40 Intolerance, hatred fertile soil for terrorism 2. Business -- 3x16 New bombings deal Bali tourism major blow: Businesses 3. Survivor -- 1x28 Death toll may rise, many missing 4. Flight ---- 1x36 Special flights laid on but some Aussies stay put
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
New bombings deal Bali tourism major blow: Businesses
New bombings deal Bali tourism major blow: Businesses Rita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar With Bali's tourist industry still not fully recovered from the Oct. 12, 2002 bombs, the latest attacks have made businesspeople increasingly gloomy about the island's future. The owner of several travel agencies and resorts, Agung Prana, feared the Saturday night bombings would badly affect tourism and related activities.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Water company to start resource education
Water company to start resource education JAKARTA: To increase awareness about the importance of natural resources, the foreign partner of city water company PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ), will soon begin a water education program for elementary and junior high school students. The compact disc module, aimed to encourage children to spread the word about water conservation, the company said.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Graft probes make SOE chiefs nervous
Graft probes make SOE chiefs nervous The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Intensive media coverage of the current crackdown on corruption in state institutions has created nervousness among many top executives of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and regional administrations as they worry about becoming the next to be investigated. Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said on Friday that many of these executives had complained about the stress they were suffering, which affected their performance at work.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's vital infrastructure drive stalls at first hurdle
Indonesia's vital infrastructure drive stalls at first hurdle Dean Yates and Tomi Soetjipto, Reuters/Jakarta After running errands for a Jakarta printing shop all day, Syamsul takes the evening train home. The carriage is pitch dark inside, it is stifling hot and virtually impossible to move among the tangle of sweaty limbs. "I used to sit on the roof, but not anymore.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
City seeks govt help to take over land
City seeks govt help to take over land TANGERANG: The Tangerang administration is trying to get central government approval to take over land from 38 owners who are refusing to accept a compensation offer as part of the Ciputat overpass project. "We have written to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for approval," the administration's legal officer Deden Syukron told The Jakarta Post on Saturday. "This is the only way.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
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;JP;CD; ANPAv..r.. Photo- Photo caption Photo caption B Courtesy of PT Copylas Indonesia Sudjati Budi Susetyo (left), a researcher at the Bogor Botanical Gardens, hands over a rare seedling to Amir Abdul Rachman, president director of PT Copylas Indonesia. The company will establish a conservation park inside the Puri Botanical Residence Mega in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta which will be maintained by the botanical garden. ;JP; ANPAv..r..
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Poor brace for impact of price hike
Poor brace for impact of price hike Damar Harsanto and Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last weekend was not a pleasant one for Robinson Sirait. "I am sorry to have to say this, but I ask for your understanding on the fare. You know, with the fuel price hike and all," the taxi driver said as a passenger got in.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
PKB splinter group elects Choirul Anam as chairman
PKB splinter group elects Choirul Anam as chairman Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Saturday's Bali bombs meant Alwi Shihab's National Awakening Party (PKB) splinter national congress went on through the night, with Choirul Anam winning the faction's top executive job.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Travel survey shows fear of terror
Travel survey shows fear of terror Fear of terrorism and violence has increased significantly amid a widening gap between Islamic and non-Muslim countries, a global travel survey showed on Saturday. A total of 264 travel specialists from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) took part in the global survey, aimed at determining major travel concerns, said the director of the association's strategic intelligence, John Koldowski. "Travel industry operators in Asia Pacific have spoken.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Islam's leaders condemns Bali blasts
Islam's leaders condemns Bali blasts The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stringent condemnations poured in on Sunday over the latest blasts that killed at least 26 people on the resort island of Bali, with Muslim leaders appealing to authorities to avoid hastily linking the attacks with Islam. Nahdlatul Ulama (NO) and Muhammadiyah, the nation's two biggest Muslim organization, said Saturday's powerful bombs were savage, uncivilized and inhuman.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Terrorists among us
Terrorists among us It is hard to understand why anybody would want to kill and injure innocent people and complete strangers. But somebody must have derived a twisted pleasure in seeing people, their bodies and faces covered in blood, fleeing in fear from the scenes of the two bomb attacks in Bali on Saturday night.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. ROUNDUP: 1 X 30
1. ROUNDUP: 1 X 30 2. BALI: 2 X 22 Another dark night in the Island of the Gods 3. REAX 1 X 27 World condemns Bali blasts
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bonds: Deserted measures in difficult times
Bonds: Deserted measures in difficult times Riyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There were numerous important events that passed virtually unnoticed last week, overshadowed by news of fuel shortages and daily protests against the looming fuel price increases. One of these events was the issuance of government bonds.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/7/NEW
JP/7/NEW Amy Chew, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Armed with sticks and stones, hundreds of Indonesian Muslim extremists descended on the Ahmadiyah, a small peaceful Muslim group in Bogor, West Java, in July. The attackers set fire to the women's dormitory and knocked down a gate fronting the Ahmadiyah complex as its followers looked on helplessly. Some 300 policemen were on guard but failed to prevent the attack.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fisheries industry up for $1b in investment
Fisheries industry up for $1b in investment Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hoping to take advantage of Indonesia's vast, largely untapped maritime resources, investors from China, Thailand and the Philippines are currently filing with the government investment proposals worth a total of some US$1 billion.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Singapore developer targets Indonesians
Singapore developer targets Indonesians Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Singapore The fact that many Indonesians are eager to buy properties in Singapore has also prompted the country's largest private developer Far East Organization Pte Ltd to introduce its luxury apartments in Orchard Road.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
OIC urges Muslim countries to support free trade area
OIC urges Muslim countries to support free trade area Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference on Saturday urged Muslim nations and business leaders to support an Islamic free trade area, saying it was the way forward for economic progress. The initiative would "enable us to overcome the obstacles and bottlenecks that hinder the development of trade and investment between our countries," OIC secretary general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said.
Mon, 03 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB
Places of death for animals
Places of death for animals The bird markets of Jakarta, Surabaya and elsewhere in Indonesia are infamous throughout the world. Here, some of the world's most precious and endangered animals (the very heritage of the children of Indonesia) are sold in the open, despite the fact that they are supposed to be protected by both Indonesian and international law. In the past, only animal lives were involved.