Archive: 31 October 2005
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Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Banks prepare ATMs for extended Idul Fitri break
Banks prepare ATMs for extended Idul Fitri breakUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post. Jakarta With Idul Fitri arriving this week, people are advised to wrap up all of their banking business by Tuesday before the banks -- along with most other businesses -- close up shop for the long holiday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Advocates in great need of a better image
Advocates in great need of a better imageYufiter Sitepu, Jakarta The arrest of Harini Wijoso by the Corruption Eradication Court (KPK), the lawyer of Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo, following an alleged attempt to bribe Supreme Court chief justice Bagir Manan, again strengthens public...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
More holiday travelers opt for motorbikes
More holiday travelers opt for motorbikesSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Higher fuel prices have not discouraged people from traveling to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri with loved ones -- even if it means making the entire trip on a motorcycle to cut down on fuel costs.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
1. Balinese pray for purification after Oct. 1 bombing Page 4
1. Balinese pray for purification after Oct. 1 bombing Page 42. Giant drum being positioned in Ancol ahead of Idul Fitri Page 83. Divers toil to recover survivors, dead from derailed train Page 12
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Singapore Air Force helps to find missing helicopter
Singapore Air Force helps to find missing helicopterNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The Singapore Air Force has sent a special team and an unmanned aircraft to help Indonesia find a helicopter that went missing near Jayapura, Papua, on Oct.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian island
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian islandJoseph B. Verrengia, Associated Press/DenverScientists digging in a remote Indonesian cave have uncovered a jaw bone that they say adds more evidence that a tiny prehistoric Hobbit-like species once existed.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Questioning govt commitment on agricultural development
Questioning govt commitment on agricultural development Hyginus Hardoyo Jakarta At the start of his presidential term a year ago, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to put the agricultural sector on top of his government policy agenda with the aim of increasing rural household incomes from both farm...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Consumer foundation to open help kiosks
Consumer foundation to open help kiosks JAKARTA: The Indonesia Consumers Foundation (YLKI) will erect five help kiosks at major bus terminals, railway stations and airports to help solve problems related to transportation services for holidaymakers.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Weightlifting looks to lift two SEAG golds
Weightlifting looks to lift two SEAG golds Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With several weight classes dropped from the roster and new athletes yet to reach their peak, national weightlifters are unlikely to bring back the five golds of two years ago from this November's Southeast...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Passengers fall unconscious
Passengers fall unconscious SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Dozens of people passed out in thronging crowds pushing to leave the Dharma Kencana commercial ferry at Sampit Port on Friday.Police and seaport officials quickly separated them from the crowd pushing its way through the gate leading into the...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Tsunami survivors feel forgotten
Tsunami survivors feel forgottenRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaTen months after the devastating tsunami that claimed more than 210,000 human lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of others last December, the public living in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam is still in trouble.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
China's market not impenetrable, say businesspeople
China's market not impenetrable, say businesspeople Consumer goods from China have penetrated all over the world market, giving the impression that its market is inaccessible. However, a handful of Indonesian businesspeople are beginning to find business opportunities in the country.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Hotel bomb convict to get remission
Hotel bomb convict to get remissionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sardona Siliwangi, a 24-year-old man convicted of storing explosives used to bomb Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel in 2003, was reported to be among the thousands of prisoners across the country to get jail cuts in observance of Idul Fitri.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Indonesian deserves death, mufti says
Indonesian deserves death, mufti says An Egyptian religious leader has refused to intervene on behalf of Indonesian Ali Darman Agustri, who faces the death penalty in Egypt for multiple murder and robbery.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Police beef up security patrols in tense Poso
Police beef up security patrols in tense PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu Police have beefed up security patrols in Poso, Central Sulawesi,following the beheading of three female students in the vicinity of the town on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Airport operator to build terminal
Airport operator to build terminalIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya An Australian tourist, upon hearing the news that the operator of Juanda Airport would build a mall in the vicinity of the airport, was pleased, saying it would make last-minute souvenir shopping a breeze.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Jamsostek to invest Rp 4t in equity
Jamsostek to invest Rp 4t in equityRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned social security firm PT Jamsostek plans to invest at least Rp 4 trillion (US$399.2 million) in the equity market next year, in a bid to aggressively tap higher yields from its investments.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR World voyagers find Indonesia the toughest challengeEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaBriton Jason Lewis, 38, has been bicycling, rollerblading, boat- pedaling and paddling canoes intermittently for the last 11 years during his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Why not a monument of peace in Aceh?
Why not a monument of peace in Aceh? I have watched TV shows and read news articles on the surrender of fire arms used by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the destruction of the arms and other paraphernalia. This is indeed a pitiful phenomenon.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Excelcom's 9-month loss widens
Excelcom's 9-month loss widens JAKARTA: PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Indonesia's third-biggest mobile phone company, said its losses this year until September widened on a bigger currency loss.Losses widened to Rp 276.5 billion (US$27.6 million), or Rp 49 a share, from Rp 18.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Tsunami refugees criticize NGOs
Tsunami refugees criticize NGOs BANDA ACEH: People made homeless by the Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh Singkil regency have criticized several non-governmental organizations for failing to make good on their promise to build the refugees new houses.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Bali governor visits Japan
Bali governor visits Japan DENPASAR: Governor of Bali Dewa Beratha and a number of local tourist industry players flew to Japan on Saturday for a three- day visit in a bid to convince Japanese tourists that the people of Bali and security authorities were working hard to ensure that Bali is a safe...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Rental rates continue upward trend
Rental rates continue upward trend The average asking gross rent of mid-up leased apartment units continued to climb upwards in the second quarter of this year, partly due to the increase in the oil price in the first three months.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
NGOs demand independent probe into Mahdi case
NGOs demand independent probe into Mahdi caseTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the National Commission of Human Rights to set up an independent team to investigate possible human rights violations that may have occurred during the recent...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Hotel bombing convict to receive remission
Hotel bombing convict to receive remissionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sardona Siliwangi, a 24-year-old man convicted of storing explosives used to bomb Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel in 2003, was reported to be among the thousands of prisoners across the country to get jail cuts in observance of Idul...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Consuls urge more visible security
Consuls urge more visible security DENPASAR: Foreign consuls here have asked for assurance from Badung regent Anak Agung Gde Agung on the efforts to maintain security in the regency, particularly in the aftermath of Oct. 1 bombing in its tourism magnets of Kuta and Jimbaran.R.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Mahdi shot but remains at large
Mahdi shot but remains at large PALU, Central Sulawesi: Mahdi, a little-known Islamic sect leader, was shot in the leg during last week's deadly clash that killed five people, and may now be hiding on Mount Panggero in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, his followers told police on Sunday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
China, the world's largest telecom market
China, the world's largest telecom marketHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd, China's largest producer of telecommunications equipment, invited journalists from India, Malaysia and Indonesia, including Vincent Lingga from The Jakarta Post, to observe its operations in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen from...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
checked --JSR
checked --JSRPhoto caption A JP/Evi MarianiVoyagers Chris Tipper (left) and Jason Lewis at a guesthouse in Central Jakarta, after finishing half of the Indonesian leg from Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara to West Java, one part of their human-powered, round-the-world expedition. Photo caption B www.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Qantas cuts Bali flights after attack
Qantas cuts Bali flights after attack SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's biggest airline, will suspend some flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali from next month after demand dropped following the Oct. 1 suicide bombings that killed 23 people.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Religious leaders call for calm
Religious leaders call for calmTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The killing of three schoolgirls in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso has raised concern among Christian and Muslim leaders, who called on their followers to remain calm so as to prevent a cycle of revenge from setting in.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Supreme Court
Supreme Court trading RI women? We refer to the news item Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, page 2).We are outraged and disturbed when reading the subject article.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Many Acehnese still in tents as holiday approaches
Many Acehnese still in tents as holiday approachesNani Afrida The Jakarta Post/Banda AcehIt was almost dusk on Sunday, but a group of children at the refugee camp were still playing outside despite the mud after a heavy downpour in Banda Aceh.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
JP/7/IGOR3
JP/7/IGOR3 Igor O'Neill, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Oct. 7 announced the government's plan to spend Rp 150 billion (US$15 million) to buy 10 million coal stoves as a part of the government efforts to diversify energy resources and to reduce the costly subsidy for kerosene.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Indonesian, two Filipinos get death penalty for Valentine's Day
Indonesian, two Filipinos get death penalty for Valentine's Day bombing Agence France-Presse ManilaA Philippine court sentenced on Friday an Indonesian Islamic militant and two Filipinos to death for the Valentines' Day bombing of a bus in Manila that killed four people.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Bali summons Japanese tourists
Bali summons Japanese tourists DENPASAR: Bali is calling out to Japanese tourists to visit the island, citing improved security after the Oct. 1 bombing.Balinese Governor Dewa Made Beratha went on a three-day visit to Japan starting on Saturday to promote a safe and secure Bali to Japanese...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Govt drafts incentives for exploration
Govt drafts incentives for explorationLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to attract exploration efforts in the country's eastern frontier, the government is drafting new incentives, which may involve a shorter commitment period for exploration.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
UNTUK EDISI SENIN, 31 OCTOBER
UNTUK EDISI SENIN, 31 OCTOBERTougher tests await Irene in bid for international gloryMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Teen chess prodigy Irene Kharisma lived up to the huge expectations of her last week by taking a major step toward becoming the country's first women's grand master.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Health agency erects 38 posts for travelers
Health agency erects 38 posts for travelersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Health Agency has established 38 health kiosks at locations frequented by domestic travelers, such as bus terminals, train stations, ports and the airport to monitor any health problems affecting people...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta We refer to the article Activists slam habitat award for Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4. The city of Jakarta is a megacity with more than 10 million inhabitants. About 20 percent, or two million, are living in kampongs or slums.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Riau Police move against illegal loggers
Riau Police move against illegal loggersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Riau Police confiscated on Saturday more than 1,600 cubic meters of illegally felled logs from Gaung River in Indragiri Hilir regency, during a raid against illegal logging in the province.Provincial police chief S.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Don't cry Bali
Don't cry BaliGlan Iswara Christchurch, New Zealand "Why did they bomb Bali? Why Bali?" For the tourism-reliant Balinese these questions are significant. For example, a taxi driver who usually waits for passengers at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, sadly said: "After the bombs in October 2002, tourism...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Operators to double parking fees
Operators to double parking feesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the back of the fuel price increases, motorists will soon have to pay double the current fees for off-street parking.The operators of parking businesses here have started seeking approval for the increase, which would be...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Lee keeps lead, Sorenstam struggles
Lee keeps lead, Sorenstam struggles JEJU, South Korea: South Korea's Lee Jee-young remained three strokes clear in the LPGAs CJ Nine Bridges Classic despite two double bogeys late on Saturday in the second round.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Guard dog deployed at int'l airport
Guard dog deployed at int'l airport TANGERANG: Police have deployed a guard dog to help with security at the domestic departure terminal of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport as a precautionary measure during the Idul Fitri holiday, Antara reported on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Korean Lee secures first LPGA victory at home
Korean Lee secures first LPGA victory at homeAssociated Press, Jeju, South Korea South Korea's Lee Jee-young won her first LPGA tournament Sunday, closing with a 1-over-par 73 for a wire-to-wire, three- stroke win over compatriot Kim Mi-hyun and Carin Koch of Sweden at the Nine Bridges Classic.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers
Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso pledged funds from the city budget on Saturday to help renovate the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute's (YLBHI) building on Jl. Dponegoro, Central Jakarta."I hope the fund needed (for the renovation) is less than Rp 10 billion ...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
English relegated at China biz expo
English relegated at China biz expo "What is being displayed here?""Sorry, I don't know," came the polite answer from an exhibition hall staff member at the China-ASEAN Expo. Of course, she knew what was being asked, the problem was that she could not explain it in English.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
CDM projects 'vital for Indonesia'
CDM projects 'vital for Indonesia'Tb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists and economists welcomed the government's move to establish the National Commission on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a national authority to promote Indonesian CDM projects to the world.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Indonesian experience helps to get better idea of the market
Indonesian experience helps to get better idea of the market Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. has made Indonesia and Thailand its bases for IMV (Innovative International Multi- purpose Vehicle) production in Southeast Asia.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Antam's 9-month profit rises 32%
Antam's 9-month profit rises 32% JAKARTA: PT Aneka Tambang (Antam), a mining company 65 percent owned by the government, said its profit rose 32 percent in the first nine months of this year on increased sales of higher grade nickel ore, gold and silver.Net income rose to Rp 711.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Homes remain elusive for Acehnese on Idul Fitri
Homes remain elusive for Acehnese on Idul FitriNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh It was almost dusk on Sunday, but a group of children at the refugee camp were still playing outside despite the mud after a heavy downpour in Banda Aceh.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Balinese Hindus cleanse bombing site
Balinese Hindus cleanse bombing siteI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali The whole area of Kuta Square Arcade, one of the sites targeted by terrorists in the Oct. 1 Bali bombings, was transformed into a sacred space on Sunday, when hundreds of Balinese Hindus held a ceremony to purify...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Residents block only road to Bojong dump site
Residents block only road to Bojong dump siteAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consistent with their firm objection to the operation of a waste treatment plant in their area, hundreds of residents of Bojong in Klapanunggal district, Bogor, West Java, erected on Sunday a wall to block the only...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Toward a virtual caliphate
Toward a virtual caliphate Peter Mandaville Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Arlington, Virginia The recent Zawahiri- Zarqawi Letter -- purportedly a missive on strategy and tactics from al-Qaeda's to their man in Iraq -- once again raises the question of bin Laden's capacity to inspire...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
China utilizes Nanning for trade with ASEAN
China utilizes Nanning for trade with ASEAN The following is the first article in the second series on the Second China-ASEAN Expo held from Oct. 19 to Oct. 22 in Nanning in the southwestern autonomous region of Guangxi, China.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
1. Madi ----- 3x16
1. Madi ----- 3x16 NGOs demand independent probe into Mahdi case 2. Mudik ---- 1x28 More holiday travelers opt for motorbikes 3. Bird ----- 1x36 Asian firms bracing for bird flu catastrophe 4. Da'i ----- 1x36 Da'i pledges support for police bribery probe
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Legislative oversight and the war on terror
Legislative oversight and the war on terrorBantarto Bandoro Jakarta "The proper office of a representative assembly is to watch and control the government." (John Stuart Mill, 1861) "Terrorism, like war, is too important to be left to the generals and the government intelligence agencies.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Commission put on hold
Commission put on hold JAKARTA: Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said over the weekend the Prosecutor's Commission, which was supposed to be up and running by October, had been put on hold indefinitely.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
New Hankam-Cikunir route eases traffic
New Hankam-Cikunir route eases trafficAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suparjo, a resident of a housing complex in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, is thankful that during this year's rush to get out of town for the Idul Fitri holiday, the new Hankam-Cikunir toll road will let him and his family...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Airport terminal confusion
Airport terminal confusionFrom KompasTerminal I of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport apparently receives less serious attention from Angkasa Pura, the country's airport management association.There has always been a state of confusion in the terminal's front parking area, resulting from car...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster?
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster? We all remember Soeharto's disastrous 1 million hectare sawah (rice field) project in Central Kalimantan, the consequences of which still affect the province.Will President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) attach his name to an even bigger ecological, sociological,...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Students ready for bird flu fight
Students ready for bird flu fight BOGOR: At least 400 Indonesian university students are ready to go house-to-house to check for bird flu in chickens that people keep in their backyards, university officials said on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Communal conflicts and terrorism
Communal conflicts and terrorismRiwanto Tirtosudarmo, Jakarta The intention of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto to revive the territorial command is not a surprise at all. It is only a reflection of a long established self image of the military as the nation's sole...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Judicial corruption not only rampant but also shameful
Judicial corruption not only rampant but also shamefulFrans H. Winarta, Jakarta In the midst of the anticorruption campaign introduced by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his first year term of office, an incident occurred at the Supreme Court recently in which a lawyer and five staff members...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Depok to build new bus terminal
Depok to build new bus terminal DEPOK: The Depok administration will build a new bus terminal for city, inter-city and inter-province public buses in the Jatijajar area in Cimanggis in 2006, Tempo Interaktif reported on Sunday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
BRI posts 8 percent drop in profit
BRI posts 8 percent drop in profit State-run Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the nation's fourth largest bank, announced that net profit dropped by 8 percent in the first nine months of the year, following a decline in its proceeds from recapitalization bonds.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Parades banned along main roads
Parades banned along main roads JAKARTA: Those wishing to participate in takbiran parades on the eve of Idul Fitri should avoid the main thoroughfares of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, Jakarta Police warned.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers
Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso pledged funds from the city budget on Saturday to help renovate the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute's (YLBHI) building on Jl. Dponegoro, Central Jakarta."I hope the fund needed (for the renovation) is less than Rp 10 billion ...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
The evil among us
The evil among us Barbaric! No other word describes the anger and exasperation many of us feel at hearing the news of the killing and beheading of three teenage girls in the Central Sulawesi district of Poso on Saturday. No decent human being could have done such a sadistic thing.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Lombok tourism 'recovering' after Bali bomb attacks
Lombok tourism 'recovering' after Bali bomb attacksThe hotel occupancy rate on Lombok island, West Nusa Tenggara, has improved after being badly affected by the Bali bombings on Oct. 1, a senior hotelier said on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Forgive convicted Australians
Forgive convicted Australians Indonesia should have mercy on the nine Australians arrested for attempting to traffic heroin from Bali to Australia.These young people have made a mistake in their lives and now they face the consequences of their deed. However, these young lives should be spared.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Companies organize exodus for workers
Companies organize exodus for workersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poyo, 30, a stone mason, who works for a small developer in East Jakarta, is unhappy he cannot celebrate Idul Fitri in his hometown in Purwodadi, Central Java, this year."I am broke.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
City streets deserted as residents head for their hometowns
City streets deserted as residents head for their hometownsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Traveling through the city on Sunday afternoon, one was immediately struck by how empty the streets were. The roads looked almost naked without the usual knots of honking cars and buses.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Christians shorten service in face of threats
Christians shorten service in face of threatsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 500 members of the HKBP, Gekindo and GPDI churches in the Jati Mulya housing complex in Bekasi, West Java, were forced to cut short their Sunday services after some 200 Muslim residents surrounded them.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
1. POSO: 3 x 15
1. POSO: 3 x 15 Police beef up security in tense Poso 2. REAX: 2 X 15 Religious leaders call for calm 3. CHURCH: 2 X 20 Christians shorten services in face of Muslim threats 4. VATICAN: 1 X 30 Vatican condemns Poso beheadings 5. QUAKE: 1 X 32 Pakistan, India to open Kashmir border
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Foreign company complains over court's handling of case
Foreign company complains over court's handling of caseUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the government's efforts to improve Indonesia's investment climate, another commercial dispute involving a foreign company has been dealt with by the courts in a way that could once again cause...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Govt plans to merge ship makers
Govt plans to merge ship makersIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Following its plan to merge state enterprises in several industries -- including mining, plantations and port operators -- the government will also merge several state-owned ship makers by 2009.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Presidental office budget
Presidental office budgetPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was "surprised" to read in the media that his government had formally proposed to the legislature a sharp increase in the 2006 budget of his office. This news would have been funny had it not been so depressing.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
National bridge team second after Senior Bowl qualifying session
National bridge team second after Senior Bowl qualifying sessionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian contract bridge team finished second on Saturday after the qualifying matches of the Senior Bowl in Estoril, Portugal, a spokesman of the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) said on...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
'This Idul Fitri is really tough financially'
'This Idul Fitri is really tough financially' Muslims will celebrate the Idul Fitri festivities on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. The Jakarta Post talked to a few people about the meaning of the celebration amid tougher economic times following the rising price of basic commodities due to the Oct.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Number of bus passengers drops
Number of bus passengers drops BANDUNG: The number of bus passengers traveling through Cicaheum bus terminal in Bandung is down by almost half compared to the same period last year, the station head says.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Da'i pledges support for police bribery probe
Da'i pledges support for police bribery probeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar says he will support the ongoing investigation into allegations of high-level police corruption that allegedly occurred during his tenure.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR World voyagers find Indonesia the toughest challengeEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaBriton Jason Lewis, 38, has been bicycling, rollerblading, boat- pedaling and paddling canoes intermittently for the last 11 years during his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Mars won't be spotted thru TIM
Mars won't be spotted thru TIMTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It's not going to reoccur for another 13 years at least, but if you're hoping to catch a glimpse of the planet Mars as it passes closest to Earth from the Jakarta Planetarium at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in Central Jakarta...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
On artificial sweeteners
On artificial sweeteners I refer to the letter of Sunarto Prawirosujanto published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 20 urging Indonesians to use more and more artificial sweeteners to avoid the importation of sugar.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Over 4,000 convicts get reduced sentences
Over 4,000 convicts get reduced sentences MEDAN, North Sumatra: A total 4,378 Muslim convicts currently being jailed in prisons across North Sumatra will get their sentences reduced during Idul Fitri, a senior government official said on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Bending the law to save lives: Avian flu in Indonesia
Bending the law to save lives: Avian flu in IndonesiaMaya Lestari Jakarta Drug patents give to an inventor for a term of years the exclusive right to make, use or sell their invention -- meaning that other companies cannot make or market the drug until the patent expires.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
PT PAL launches cargo vessel
PT PAL launches cargo vessel SURABAYA: State-owned shipmaker PT PAL Indonesia launched a dry cargo vessel, with 18,500 dead weight tons, in its plant here on Friday. The vessel, ordered by Italian company Cube SpA, will be handed over in February. The contract was made on June 24, 2004.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Vatican condemns beheadings
Vatican condemns beheadings The Vatican called on Sunday the beheading of three Indonesian schoolgirls from a Christian high school a "barbaric" attack and said Pope Benedict XVI was praying for renewed peace between the region's people.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Parades banned along main roads
Parades banned along main roads JAKARTA: Those wishing to participate in takbiran parades on the eve of Idul Fitri should avoid the main thoroughfares of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, Jakarta Police warned.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Tougher tests await Irene in bid for international glory
Tougher tests await Irene in bid for international gloryMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Teen chess prodigy Irene Kharisma lived up to the huge expectations of her last week by taking a major step toward becoming the country's first women's grand master.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR Cultural Heritage exhibition sees few visitors Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaOn a typical Wednesday morning at the National Museum, fewer than 10 people were seen strolling around the three-month Shared Cultural Heritage exhibition, which is displaying hundreds of ethnographic...