Archive: 16 May 2005
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Mon, 16 May 2005
Fujitsu to launch PRIMEQUEST
Fujitsu to launch PRIMEQUESTThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPT Fujitsu Systems Indonesia (FSI), the local affiliation of Japanese IT giant Fujitsu Limited, will launch new high-end internet servers, or PRIMEQUESTs, on the Indonesian market in June.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Antiterrorism center raises profile of Indonesian police
Antiterrorism center raises profile of Indonesian policeSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangA bus packed with passengers passes by quickly on an empty street. It seems that everything is normal from the outside.
Mon, 16 May 2005
51 gas stations fiddle meters to pump up profits
51 gas stations fiddle meters to pump up profitsAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaA total of 51 gas stations across Greater Jakarta have been found to have tampered with their pump meters, prompting state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina to either suspend gasoline supplies or shut down...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Psychologists warn parents to heed dangers of childhood suicide
Psychologists warn parents to heed dangers of childhood suicideHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith three students -- one barely six years old -- committing suicide within the last five weeks, psychologists have called on parents and teachers to pay more attention to their children.
Mon, 16 May 2005
* Experts differ over criminality of insulting head of state
* Experts differ over criminality of insulting head of state Page 2 * Muslim-Christian pairings contest Poso election Page 4 * Antiterror center raises profile of RI police Page 5 * Jakarta is smaller than it should be Page 7 * Japanese school reaches out to local people Page 9 * Bill puts pressure...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Panama makes effort to lure RI business
Panama makes effort to lure RI businessJAKARTA: With its strategic location near the world-famous Panama Canal, Panama, as a tax-free zone, is an attractive place for the Indonesian businesspeople to do business, Panamanian Ambassador to Indonesia Raul Antonio Eskildsen Arias said in Jakarta.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Golkar outlines plans for local elections
Golkar outlines plans for local electionsThe Jakarta Post Banjarmasin, South KalimantanGolkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla told party members that building a good reputation and offering programs to help the people were crucial to the party's success in upcoming regional elections.
Mon, 16 May 2005
More children tested for polio
More children tested for polio BOGOR, West Java: Bogor Health Agency is testing feces and urine samples of five children believed to have contracted polio amid the recent outbreak in the country.Agency head Djono Karjoeki said on Sunday that the agency had previously tested three other children and...
Mon, 16 May 2005
S'pore a 'killing field' RI migrant workers: Study
S'pore a 'killing field' RI migrant workers: StudyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile many Indonesian businessmen wanted for graft find refuge in Singapore, the city state is a place of grief for some Indonesian migrant workers, a study says.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Atmajaya students hold a 'Bunkasai' people's party
Atmajaya students hold a 'Bunkasai' people's partyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAs local band Tokyo Dome rocked the sports hall of the Atmajaya Catholic University with Japanese rock songs on Saturday afternoon, 17-year-old Faradhilla jived along with the melody while trying hard to keep her...
Mon, 16 May 2005
ASEAN Police attend conference
ASEAN Police attend conference DENPASAR, Bali: Southeast Asian police and experts are gathering in Bali for a five-day conference on terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and transnational crimes, starting on Monday.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Police question fire witnesses
Police question fire witnesses JAKARTA: Police said on Sunday that they were currently questioning several witnesses of a fire that killed five people and burned down 34 houses in Kali Anyar, Tambora, West Jakarta early on Saturday.Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Japanese school reaches out to local people
Japanese school reaches out to local peopleAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaStrolling into the Jakarta Japanese School (JJS) complex in Bintaro Jaya, Tangerang, one immediately feels welcome thanks to its friendly atmosphere.
Mon, 16 May 2005
In search of Poso blast perpetrators
In search of Poso blast perpetratorsRuslan Sangadji The Jakarta Post/PaluThe religiously segregated town of Poso has been relatively peaceful and calm during the past six months. Local residents are uninhibited in carrying out their daily activities.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Fees and graft at Priok
Fees and graft at Priok I read with interest your two articles published on May 9 and May 10 about illegal fees and graft at Tanjung Priok Port (Illegal fees double RI export costs; Congestion, chaos, graft in port).
Mon, 16 May 2005
Law on 'insulting' rulers attacked
Law on 'insulting' rulers attackedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDubbed a country undergoing the transition to democracy, Indonesia still appears unable to make a clean break with the old perceptions that consider the ruler and symbols of the state sacrosanct.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Taiwan to stage travel fair in Jakarta
Taiwan to stage travel fair in JakartaJAKARTA: Taiwan will stage a travel fair in Jakarta on Thursday to promote its image in Indonesia and attract Indonesian tourists, the Taipei Economic and Trade Office's representative in Indonesia, David Lin, said in a statement.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Golkar relies on programs, personalities in local elections
Golkar relies on programs, personalities in local electionsThe Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South KalimantanGolkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla told party members that building a good reputation and offering programs to help the people were crucial to the party's success in upcoming regional elections.
Mon, 16 May 2005
AirAsia chooses CFM engines
AirAsia chooses CFM engines KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia, the region's top budget carrier, has selected engines made by CFM International to power the 60 Airbus A320 aircraft it has ordered, a report said.The deal for the CFM56-586/P engines, each of which has a catalog price of 36 million ringgit (US$9.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Blending cleanliness and managerial skills
Blending cleanliness and managerial skillsRiyadi Suparno The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, 58, the newly installed chairman of the Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing Agency, has only one problem with living in Aceh: he does not enjoy his food.
Mon, 16 May 2005
'The key issue is negotiation'
'The key issue is negotiation'The government has finally issued a regulation on land acquisition in an effort to speed up the construction of major infrastructure projects. However, many say that the new regulation sacrifices the rights of property owners whose land is needed for the projects.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Turning back hands of time on windows
Turning back hands of time on windowsZatni Arbi, Contributor, zatni@cbn.net.idQuestion: I download a lot of freeware and install games on my PC. Sometimes the new software causes problems on my Windows XP Professional Edition. Unfortunately, I only have one Pentium 4 PC running at 2.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Govt urged to protect tableware industry
Govt urged to protect tableware industryThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Trade Safeguard Committee (KPPI) announced on Saturday that it had recommended to the government that it take protectionist measures for the local ceramic tableware industry through the imposition of additional tariffs...
Mon, 16 May 2005
1. PILKADA -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1)
1. PILKADA -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1) Muslim-Christian pairings to contest poll 2. RADIO -- 3 cols 2 lines (24 x 2) Radio broadcasters set up new group amid challenges 3. GOLKAR -- 3 cols 2 lines (27 x 2) Golkar relies on programs, personalities in local elections 4.
Mon, 16 May 2005
~FOR Telecommunications Day -- May 17
~FOR Telecommunications Day -- May 17 ;JP;CD; ANPAf..r.. Phones-int'nal-callsInternational calls: Competition getting toughRudijanto Contributor/JakartaInternational callers might have gained some benefits of cheaper overseas rates as PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat) and PT Telkom Tbk (Telkom) engage in a...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Lack of positive leads casts shadow over stocks, rupiah
Lack of positive leads casts shadow over stocks, rupiahUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA lack of positive leads is expected to sustain the local market's recent bearish mood, with a fair chance for further dips on profit taking, an analyst said.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Lowly Kalila stuns Malang Avian Bima
Lowly Kalila stuns Malang Avian Bima Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Kalila, playing with nothing to lose as a league also-ran, surprised an overconfident Malang Avian Bima Sakti with a 56-45 victory on Saturday in the seventh series of the A Mild Indonesian Basketball League 2005.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Website, ini untuk tanggal 16 May, halaman 21
Website, ini untuk tanggal 16 May, halaman 21Dea gets a shot in the arm in U.S. collegiate careerBruce Emond The Jakarta Post/Jakarta National tennis' loss was the University of Washington's gain when Dea Sumantri accepted a full scholarship to its tennis program three years ago.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Nokia sets specifications
Nokia sets specifications to enable TV on cell phones Nokia Corp. will release technical details about its mobile TV system to help service providers offer customers the possibility of watching television on their handsets, with commercial TV services expected to begin in 2006.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Women stall review of marriage law
Women stall review of marriage lawThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhat could be more ironic than being opposed by fellow women when one intends to defend women's rights in matrimony?"May God lead her to the right path," scholar Nabilah Lubis said referring to Siti Musdah Mulia, the leader of the Ministry...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Separatist flags raised in Ambon
Separatist flags raised in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: The commemoration of the death of Maluku-born national hero Pattimura was marred by the hoisting of four South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist flags at two locations on Sunday.Local residents found the flags at about 7 a.m.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Correction to article
Correction to articleRegarding my opinion piece titled Media, defamation and judicial review: Comparison with Australia published in The Jakarta Post on May 12, I would like to correct a small error in the article.
Mon, 16 May 2005
ASEAN Women's club enjoy some fun in the sun
ASEAN Women's club enjoy some fun in the sunBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaClad in sports gear and large sun visors to keep the sun off their skin, dozens of women got together at the Malaysian Embassy compound in South Jakarta on Saturday morning, for a day full of socializing and...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Tangerang residents upset over racing
Tangerang residents upset over racing TANGERANG: Residents of Tangerang regency complained of illegal street motorcycle races in their neighborhoods and demanded the police stop the activity."We reported this matter once to the Tangerang City Police but we did not receive a response," Suratno, 39,...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Indonesia project to meet pulp demand moving slowly
Indonesia project to meet pulp demand moving slowlyPrime Gracia Sarmiento, Dow Jones/SingaporeThe Indonesian government's plan to accelerate the development of industrial tree plantations can help meet the rising demand for pulp and paper if the program is undertaken in a time-bound manner and...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Czech stall attract locals
Czech stall attract localsJAKARTA: The Embassy of the Czech Republic participated in the European Education and Cultural Exhibition held in Yogyakarta recently, the embassy said in Jakarta."Our Czech pavilion at the exhibition was visited by some 2,000 students, lecturers and members of the civil...
Mon, 16 May 2005
1. Protest -- 1x30
1. Protest -- 1x30 Law on 'insulting' rulers attacked 2. Maid ----- 2x21 S'pore a 'killing field' for RI migrant workers: Study 3. Newmont -- 1x28 Govt under fire over Newmont case 4. May ------ 1x35 The May riots: Remembering the terror
Mon, 16 May 2005
Dea gets a shot in the arm in U.S. collegiate career
Dea gets a shot in the arm in U.S. collegiate careerBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National tennis' loss was the University of Washington's gain when Dea Sumantri accepted a full scholarship to its tennis program three years ago.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Japanese create friendly police to win residents' hearts
Japanese create friendly police to win residents' heartsWahyuana and Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/Bekasi Police officers everywhere should bring with them a sense of security -- especially when the uniformed personnel better understand their own slogan, "to protect and to serve.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Lessons to be learned from China
Lessons to be learned from ChinaB. Nicodemus, Brussels "Get the knowledge, even from China". The question is, "What can we learn from China?". As China is becoming a major player in the world economy, the question can be slightly rephrased: "What does China teach in economy?"One of my colleagues...
Mon, 16 May 2005
C. Jakarta moves street vendors
C. Jakarta moves street vendors JAKARTA: In an effort to clean up Central Jakarta, the municipality administration plans to relocate street vendors to three new locations.Mayor Muhayat said the new sites would be at Cempaka Sari, Johar Baru and a vacant plot of land next to the Senen bus terminal.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Muslim-Christian pairings to contest poll
Muslim-Christian pairings to contest pollRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central SulawesiIn a bid to create a more enduring peace between Muslims and Christians in the conflict-prone Central Sulawesi regency of Poso, each party contesting the upcoming direct election for regent and deputy...
Mon, 16 May 2005
CLS Good Day has a bad one in close contest
CLS Good Day has a bad one in close contestMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a stunning upset of defending champions Satria Muda Britama on Friday, CLS Good Day was brought back to earth with a 51-54 defeat by Indonesia Muda Panasonic Telkomsel on Sunday in the seventh series of...
Mon, 16 May 2005
The May riots: Remembering the terror
The May riots: Remembering the terrorTiarma Siboro and Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of human rights activists and victims have published a book aimed at remembering the victims and recalling the terror that stalked Jakarta during the 1998 May riots, one of the most traumatic of the...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Tsunami survivors lack clean water
Tsunami survivors lack clean waterNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehPeople arrive in droves at the clean water facility in Simpang Lima every afternoon. Several cars, be they jalopies or swank cars, park at the site in the downtown Banda Aceh district to obtain free potable water.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Tsunami creates bachelor villagers
Tsunami creates bachelor villagersBill Tarrant, Reuters/Meunasah Mesjid, AcehNestled between steep, forested hills and a white sandy beach, Meunasah Mesjid is one of Aceh's new bachelor villages after the Dec. 26 tsunami, which killed a disproportionate number of women and children.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Privatization
Privatization of educationFrom Koran TempoNational Education Day on May 2 was marked by demonstrations criticizing the government's attempt to shirk its responsibility for the provision of a nine-year basic education for all students.
Mon, 16 May 2005
RI downs Danes to meet China in Sudirman Cup final
RI downs Danes to meet China in Sudirman Cup finalAgencies Beijing It was expected to be a battle to the finish, but instead Indonesia handily defeated Denmark 3-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team championship.
Mon, 16 May 2005
TV Program: Monday, May 16, 2005
TV Program: Monday, May 16, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:00 Children Drama8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show12:30 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Animal Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00 English News...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Tactical fund: no receipts, no questions asked
Tactical fund: no receipts, no questions askedEndy M. Bayuni, Jakarta, The Jakarta Post The ongoing corruption investigation into the General Election Commission (KPU) centers more on who among its members got how much money.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Muara Tawar plant blamed for fish kill
Muara Tawar plant blamed for fish killWahyuana, The Jakarta Post, BekasiWhen thousands of fish began dying in fishponds in North Bekasi in April, residents pointed the finger of blame at the state- owned Muara Tawar geothermal power plant, accusing it of causing water, air and noise pollution.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Reigning in the military
Reigning in the militaryNormalcy is a luxury for most Acehnese. Their province has practically been in a perpetual state of war for as long as most people can remember. War after war has been waged and fought between the Indonesian Military and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), with the...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Fewer workers laid off in Q1, but risks loom
Fewer workers laid off in Q1, but risks loomRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDue primarily to a more conducive business environment and higher economic growth, the number of local workers losing their jobs in the formal sector declined sharply in the first quarter of this year, as...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Jazz, classical music hits the airwaves on 'CNJ'
Jazz, classical music hits the airwaves on 'CNJ'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Don't be alarmed if one morning you wake up to Mozart's Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Flat Major blasting from your stereo with an unbelievably clear sound as if you fell asleep inside a concert hall the...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Medan children forced to work to stay in school
Medan children forced to work to stay in schoolApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanWhile some children enjoy an education in which all expenses are provided by their parents, other more unfortunate children have to work just to stay in school.
Mon, 16 May 2005
KL under pressure on peg policy
KL under pressure on peg policyM. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse/Kuala LumpurMalaysia's seven-year peg of its currency, the ringgit, to the U.S. dollar is coming under increasing pressure for a review amid fears of rising inflation and speculation that the yuan will be revalued, economists said.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Where the Indonesian economy is headed
Where the Indonesian economy is headedUmar Juoro, Jakarta The optimism about a better economy has suddenly been confronted by the reality that even macroeconomic stability cannot be taken for granted. It is widely understood that macroeconomic stability alone cannot produce the sort of high...
Mon, 16 May 2005
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSJambi KPUD returns moneyJAMBI, Jambi: The provincial election body here said on Friday it had returned Rp 300 million (US$33,333) in unused tactical funds to the central General Elections Commission (KPU)."The funds were handed over to us late last year, but we returned them a week later .
Mon, 16 May 2005
Quadruple killer executed
Quadruple killer executedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaQuadruple murderer, Turmudi bin Kasturi, has been executed in Jambi, the fifth death row prisoner to die by firing squad over the past year.Turmudi was executed 30 minutes before midnight on Friday in Pematang Lumut village, West Tanjung Jabung...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Committee head named graft suspect
Committee head named graft suspectJAMBI: The head of the budget committee at the Kerinci Regency Council has officially been named a suspect in a graft case, a senior prosecutor said on Saturday.The chief of the Kerinci Prosecutor's Office, Ilman A.
Mon, 16 May 2005
51 gas stations caught tampering with meters
51 gas stations caught tampering with metersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA total of 51 gas stations across Greater Jakarta have been found to have tampered with their pump meters, prompting state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina to either suspend gasoline supplies or shut down their...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Serving people or groups?
Serving people or groups?From Media IndonesiaThe House of Representatives (DPR) has finally decided that it will ask the government to review the fuel price increase policy. The decision is indeed disappointing.As people's representatives, legislators should voice what is in the public interest.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Eradicate pornography
Eradicate pornographyFrom Media IndonesiaThe sexual harassment by seven Jakarta high school girls against their younger peers and cellular phone flicks that depict bare-breasted school girls masturbating should arouse our deep concern.Many other such cases have certainly escaped the media's eye.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Islamic programs on TV hailed
Islamic programs on TV hailedFrom RepublikaThe programs with an Islamic tone aired by several private TV stations lately deserve a warm welcome, because such films are very beneficial and provide guidance through their important messages.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Kuntoro blends heart, skill
Kuntoro blends heart, skillRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, 58, the newly installed chairman of the Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing Agency, has only one problem with living in Aceh: he cannot eat without feeling of unease.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Students show Chinese proficiency
Students show Chinese proficiencyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTemujin Nusantara Iqbal, a first-year student of Maranatha University of Bandung, West Java, quickly pressed the buzzer on his desk every time a juror read out grammatical questions in Mandarin.
Mon, 16 May 2005
JP/5/MENTAL
JP/5/MENTALAceh faces chronic mental health problems after tsunamiNani Afrida The Jakarta Post/Banda AcehThirty-four-year-old Maisarah Muharram M. Noer can still remember when she was brought to a psychiatrist several weeks after the tsunami, screaming her lungs out with an intravenous drip in her...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Jakarta is smaller than it should be
Jakarta is smaller than it should beRobert Kelly, Jakarta By some measures, Jakarta is the fourth-largest city in the world. Traffic congestion, air pollution, over-crowding, crime and rising property prices all attest to its rapid growth, and all are problems the capital's residents have to...
Mon, 16 May 2005
RI has vast potential in marine resources
RI has vast potential in marine resourcesI Ketut Sutika, Antara/DenpasarIndonesia's marine resources could, if developed wisely, increase state revenue and improve the welfare of the people, according to experts.
Mon, 16 May 2005
China beats RI for fifth Sudirman Cup title
China beats RI for fifth Sudirman Cup titleAgencies Beijing China exorcised its demons from two years ago with a 3-0 win over Indonesia on Sunday, taking the Sudirman Cup for the fifth time in nine editions of the world mixed team badminton championships.
Mon, 16 May 2005
NGOs back cancellation of forestry concessions
NGOs back cancellation of forestry concessionsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb The Jakarta Post/PadangA coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) has supported the Mentawai regent's decision to revoke 17 licenses for the right to undertake and profit from logging in forests on the Mentawai islands,...
Mon, 16 May 2005
China exacts revenge on Korea to reach Sudirman Cup final
China exacts revenge on Korea to reach Sudirman Cup finalAgencies, Beijing Badminton powerhouse China is the strong favorite to lift the prestigious Sudirman Cup for the fifth time on Sunday when it meets Indonesia in the final of the world mixed team championships.
Mon, 16 May 2005
City to accept advise on busway
City to accept advise on buswayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration said it would use suggestions offered by experts from the New York-based Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) to improve the busway service.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Minister to ask Middle East for $1b to develop rural infrastructure
Minister to ask Middle East for $1b to develop rural infrastructureThe government launched last week a blueprint for the revitalization of the country's underdeveloped agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors, as part of an effort to help support higher growth and reduce massive unemployment.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Bekasi benefits from friendly police after Japanese help
Bekasi benefits from friendly police after Japanese helpWahyuana and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Bekasi Police officers everywhere should bring with them a sense of security -- especially when the uniformed personnel better understand their own slogan, "to protect and to serve.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Govt under fire over Newmont case
Govt under fire over Newmont caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists condemned a suggestion by a minister that the government might consider an out-of-court settlement with U.S. mining company Newmont in a civil lawsuit involving alleged pollution of Buyat Bay, North...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Students enjoy different atmosphere
Students enjoy different atmosphereAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Japanese School (JJS) in Bintaro, Tangerang, appeared very serene that morning, suggesting that the students were busy studying in their classrooms.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Japanese school reaches out to local people
Japanese school reaches out to local peopleAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStrolling into the Jakarta Japanese School (JJS) complex in Bintaro Jaya, Tangerang, one immediately feels welcome thanks to its friendly atmosphere.
Mon, 16 May 2005
China defeats Indonesia for fifth Sudirman Cup title
China defeats Indonesia for fifth Sudirman Cup titleAgencies, Beijing China exorcised its demons from two years ago with a 3-0 win over Indonesia on Sunday, taking the Sudirman Cup for the fifth time in nine editions of the world mixed team badminton championships.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Top police general visits Jayapura
Top police general visits JayapuraJAYAPURA, Papua: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar visited on Saturday the district court in Jayapura where last week Papua Police officers clashed with separatist supporters.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Quality education
Quality education starts with booksFrom RepublikaEducation is of great importance for the growth and future of a nation, so every country is striving to introduce the most suitable system for its citizens. Sadly, Indonesia still lacks a good education system.
Mon, 16 May 2005
~For Telecommunication Day -- May 17
~For Telecommunication Day -- May 17 checked ;JP;CD; ANPAd..r.. Telcoms-day-insightFrom famous first words to less gadgets Leo Landep Contributor/Jakarta leolandep@yahoo.com After patenting, it took Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, some five years to be able to speak through his earliest...
Mon, 16 May 2005
Cigarette tax
Cigarette tax increase neededFrom Koran TempoVice President Jusuf Kalla has said that increased state revenue is needed to develop health and educational facilities, including additional revenue from higher cigarette tax.It is right to raise the tax on cigarettes.
Mon, 16 May 2005
Prosecutors briefed on human trafficking
Prosecutors briefed on human traffickingYOGYAKARTA: As many as 41 senior prosecutors from 14 provinces attended a five-day seminar in Yogyakarta on human trafficking, prostitution and child sexual exploitation.