Archive: 10 June 2005
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Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Is there a time bomb in the library?
Is there a time bomb in the library?Rosa Widyawan Jakarta Transferring printed material into digital form has become a main activity in large libraries here lately. The library of the Indonesia National Armed Forces History Center (Perpustakaan Pusat Sejarah TNI), Parahiyangan University, and the...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 42
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 42 Peaceful, prosperous Aceh remains just a dream Indonesian government officials and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) representatives have returned to their respective homes after the fourth round of peace talks in Helsinki, Finland.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Saudi Arabia's envoy leaving RI soon
Saudi Arabia's envoy leaving RI soonJAKARTA: Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Indonesia Abdullah Abdul Rahman Alim will soon be leaving Indonesia when his tenure in Jakarta ends, a source close to the Saudi Arabian Embassy said.The source said Ambassador Alim, who first submitted his credentials on Jan.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Peaceful, prosperous Aceh remains just a dream
Peaceful, prosperous Aceh remains just a dreamImanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian government officials and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) representatives have returned to their respective homes after the fourth round of peace talks in Helsinki, Finland.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Malaysian firm mulls Kalimantan investment
Malaysian firm mulls Kalimantan investmentRusman , The Jakarta Post, SamarindaA Malaysian firm will invest in the construction of an 88- kilometer road linking Samarinda and Balikpapan in East Kalimantan.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Maha El Dahan
Maha El Dahan Common Ground News Service -- Partners in Humanity Washington, DC 2. Alpa -- Searching for gender equality through education 2 x 30 Developing gender equality in Indonesia through education Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Kalla warns lawmakers off Cepu
Kalla warns lawmakers off CepuRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLawmakers' opposition to the ongoing negotiations to resolve a serious contract dispute over the Cepu oil block between state oil and gas firm Pertamina and U.S. company ExxonMobil has irked Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
It is high time to improve the teacher's welfare
It is high time to improve the teacher's welfare JP/6/SETIOIt is time to improve the welfare of teachersSetiono Jakarta Lots of people would agree that unlike lawyers or doctors, teachers receive very little respect from the community. The status of teachers is far below that of lawyers or doctors.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Over $272m of potential losses found in KAI
Over $272m of potential losses found in KAITony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndications of corruption and mismanagement were found in the state train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) during its 1998-2002 operations, risking Rp 2.59 trillion (US$272.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
What is bilingual education?
What is bilingual education?Jan Dormer Malang, East Java Apparently, misconceptions abound as to the nature and purpose of bilingual education. In a recent The Jakarta Post's article (Foreign Teachers not Qualified, May 21), Alex Tubagus decried the use of English in National Plus Schools, asking,...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
1. Munir -- 1x40
1. Munir -- 1x40 New schedule set for questioning BIN officials 2. TNI --- 2x24 TNI sets terms for rights body to summon generals 3. Water -- 2x30 Customers oppose plan to raise water rates due to poor service 4. Terror - 2x24 National Police chief warns of fresh terror attacks 5.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Batam upgraded to 'Bonded Zone Plus'
Batam upgraded to 'Bonded Zone Plus'Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is slated to amend its regulation on Batam within the next three weeks by upgrading the status of the island to a "Bonded Zone Plus" as a temporary solution to provide legal certainty for investors.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
* TNI sets conditions for rights body to summon generals Page 2
* TNI sets conditions for rights body to summon generals Page 2 * Wife of fugitive terrorist suspect gets three years Page 4 * Malnutrition rampant in East Kalimantan Page 5 * Developing gender equality in RI through education Page 7 * Protest mars first day of Depok election campaigns Page 9 *...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
It is time to improve the welfare of teachers
It is time to improve the welfare of teachersSetiono Jakarta Lots of people would agree that unlike lawyers or doctors, teachers receive very little respect from the community. The status of teachers is far below that of lawyers or doctors.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Singapore suggests Myanmar forego 2006 ASEAN chair
Singapore suggests Myanmar forego 2006 ASEAN chairGeert De Clercq, Reuters/SingaporeSingapore, Southeast Asia's wealthiest nation, suggested on Thursday that military-ruled Myanmar forego its chairmanship of the ASEAN grouping next year because of international concerns over its human rights record.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Workers in limbo as radio station closes
Workers in limbo as radio station closes JAKARTA: The fate of journalists working for Jakarta News FM remains uncertain with the radio station stopping operations three weeks ago due to an internal conflict among its owners.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
ANPAk..r..
ANPAk..r..Traditional or alternative methods for students? JP/7/SUNITATraditional or alternative methods for students?Sunitha Girish Bekasi What kind of education system should we adopt? Should we choose traditional methods or the alternatives? Does it even make a difference?It wouldn't be an...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Batam police nab men for ecstasy
Batam police nab men for ecstasyBATAM: Batam police arrested on Wednesday night two men they accuse of possessing dozens of ecstasy pills for supply at a local hotel.Dalizanolo and Edy Sutriyono were arrested as they were distributing the pills in the Karaoke Island bar at the Garden Hotel, police...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Protest mars first day of Depok election campaigns
Protest mars first day of Depok election campaignsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Depok mayoral election campaign period started on Thursday, with the five teams of candidates delivering their speeches at the plenary session of the Depok municipal council, and the signing of a joint...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
TNI sets conditions for human rights body to summon generals
TNI sets conditions for human rights body to summon generalsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBefore it can summon retired and active generals for questioning over the abduction of activists in the final years of the Soeharto regime, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) must...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Ministry proposes Rp 1t budget for Aceh
Ministry proposes Rp 1t budget for AcehMAKASSAR: The Ministry of Health has proposed a Rp 1 trillion budget for the construction of health facilities in Aceh, which was devastated by a tsunami in December last year.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Jakarta shares down on profit taking
Jakarta shares down on profit takingDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended marginally lower on Thursday, taking a hit from profit-taking in Bank Mandiri and oil and gas producer Medco Energi as well as declines in most Asian markets, dealers said.The weaker rupiah against the U.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Family hit by poverty, child dies from malnutrition
Family hit by poverty, child dies from malnutritionJemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangDeby Henukh, 13, a junior high school student, finally died on Monday night due to malnutrition. She succumbed to the ailment after receiving intensive treatment for a month at the WZ Yohanis Hospital in...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Disabled find their range in tennis
Disabled find their range in tennisMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fit and active throughout his life, Agus Sugiharto was left a paraplegic in a matter of seconds.A soldier in the elite Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), Agus, then 20, suffered a spinal injury in a parachuting accident...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
A moment of truth nears Down Under
A moment of truth nears Down UnderKavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Australia has to decide whether it wants to climb on board the vessel known as the East Asian Summit (EAS). Time is running out -- as is the patience of the member countries of ASEAN.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Stray cats make City Hall home
Stray cats make City Hall homeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile the Jakarta administration claims to regularly clear the city streets of stray cats and dogs, some have apparently found refuge in its offices.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Prosecutors grill 'ill' Taufik
Prosecutors grill 'ill' TaufikThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Prosecutor's Office have taken the chairman of the Jakarta Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) Muhammad Taufik from the Agung Hospital in Manggarai, South Jakarta.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Canada funds environmental awareness program in Sulawesi
Canada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn observance with World Environment Day, the Canadian government launched on Tuesday a CA$4.5 million (US$3.7 million) project -- the Multi Media Machine, or M3 -- aimed at building environmental awareness among the...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Antismoking activists seek to thwart international tobacco fair
Antismoking activists seek to thwart international tobacco fairSean Yoong, Associated Press/Kuala LumpurActivists are protesting plans by the tobacco industry to stage a regional marketing conference in Malaysia, saying the event will jeopardize efforts to curb smoking in developing Asian countries.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Indonesians struggle to save for future
Indonesians struggle to save for futureThe Jakarta post, JakartaFor taxi driver Sandy, in his 20s, meeting his family's daily needs is a hard task, and it is even more difficult for him to put money away in a savings account.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
The experience of Islam in multicultural Malaysia
The experience of Islam in multicultural MalaysiaMuhamad Ali, Hawaii, U.S.A.Islam in Malaysia remains moderate, it is often argued. In response to the Singaporean senior leader Lee Kuan Yew, who recently commented that Malaysia was increasingly predominated by pro-Islam leaders and to similar...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
RI, Thailand to secure Strait of Malacca
RI, Thailand to secure Strait of MalaccaNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, BangkokThe Indonesian and Thai Navies have agreed to enhance cooperation so as to increase security in the busy Strait of Malacca, where piracy and arms smuggling are rampant.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Local official debunks warning by foreign seismologist
Local official debunks warning by foreign seismologistApriadi Gunawan and Sjofiardi Bachyul, The Jakarta Post, Medan/PadangNorth Sumatra residents were told not to panic in response to analysis from foreign seismologists that another monster earthquake would rock the province in the near future, a...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Wife of fugitive terrorist suspect gets three years
Wife of fugitive terrorist suspect gets three yearsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Pasuruan, East JavaThe wife of a Malaysian fugitive suspected of masterminding a spate of terror attacks in the country was jailed for three years on Thursday for hiding information about her husband.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
'Saving the planet starts at home'
'Saving the planet starts at home'In observance of World Environment Day, which fell on June 5, The Jakarta Post asked residents for their views on recycling. Mendy Andriana, 21, studies at the Library and Information School, University of Indonesia.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Police hunt two men in Pamulang bombing
Police hunt two men in Pamulang bombingAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have narrowed down their investigation into the Wednesday bomb attack on the house of radical Muslim cleric Abu Jibril by focusing on a witness who saw one of two men on a motorbike throw the explosives.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Locals breathe life into old Brit-pop hits
Locals breathe life into old Brit-pop hitsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Joy Division's now-deceased frontman, Ian Curtis, was surely delighted from the other side knowing that a song he penned a year before committing suicide, Love Will Tear Us Apart, has inspired a bunch of young...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
KONI urges quick budget provision
KONI urges quick budget provisionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) has told legislators that the delayed disbursement of funds from the state budget for the 2005 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games contingent is preying on the minds of athletes.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
National Police chief warns of fresh terror attacks
National Police chief warns of fresh terror attacksThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have warned that terrorist groups within the country might be planning another attack as there has been an increase in communications between them.National Police chief Gen.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
In the vanguard of the anticorruption struggle
In the vanguard of the anticorruption struggleOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungOne evening in November 1996, in the 21st Century Poets' Forum at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Central Jakarta, a diminutive, slant-eyed, fair-skinned youth with shoulder-length hair was arguing with the...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
What is bilingual education?
What is bilingual education?Jan Dormer Malang, East Java Apparently, misconceptions abound as to the nature and purpose of bilingual education. In a recent The Jakarta Post's article (Foreign Teachers not Qualified, May 21), Alex Tubagus decried the use of English in National Plus Schools, asking,...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Rebels help hunt RI terrorists
Rebels help hunt RI terrorists PHILIPPINES: Muslim separatist rebels are helping the Philippine government hunt down two Indonesian terrorists spotted by the military in the southern region of Mindanao, a guerrilla spokesman said on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Govt sets minimum signing bonus of US$500,000 for new oil blocks
Govt sets minimum signing bonus of US$500,000 for new oil blocksLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has set a minimum signing bonus of US$500,000 each for the 27 oil and gas blocks being offered to investors, meaning a total of at least $13.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Healthy test-tube triplets born in Surabaya
Healthy test-tube triplets born in SurabayaID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaAdriani Widianto was sprawled on her hospital bed, her face pale, and her body in pain, wrapped in a thick blanket."Thanks for paying me a visit.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
A moment of truth nears Down Under
A moment of truth nears Down UnderKavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Australia has to decide whether it wants to climb on board the vessel known as the East Asian Summit (EAS). Time is running out -- as is the patience of the member countries of ASEAN.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Visa Int'l forecasts Indonesia debit card boom
Visa Int'l forecasts Indonesia debit card boomDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian consumer enthusiasm for non-cash deals could help U.S. credit card company Visa International boost debit-card penetration by double digits annually through 2009, a company executive said.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
3 x 18
3 x 18 Wife of fugitive terrorist suspect gets three years JP/4/Canada2 x 28 Canada funds environmental awareness program in Sulawesi JP/xx/NAVY1 x 38 RI, Thailand to secure Strait of Malacca 2 x 25 Govt seeks out-of-court settlement with Newmont
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Sunnis offered greater role in Iraqi politics
Sunnis offered greater role in Iraqi politicsOmar Anwar, Reuters/BaghdadIraq's Shiite-led government said on Thursday it would give representatives of the restive Sunni Arab minority a greater role in drafting the country's new constitution, but the offer fell short of Sunni demands.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Poverty lingers in East Kalimantan
Poverty lingers in East KalimantanRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaIn spite of the unbearable heat, Hasan, 46, works with determination, picking up plastic bottles, cans and scrap metal strewn across a vacant lot behind Sempaja Sports Complex in Samarinda. "I earn Rp 5,000 a day scavenging.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Diplomats gather at Alila Hotel
Diplomats gather at Alila HotelJAKARTA: The Jakarta Diplomats' Club -- a social organization of diplomats and business executives -- held its first gathering of the year at Alila Hotel in Jakarta.Several foreign diplomats, Indonesian business executives attended the small but colorful gathering, in...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Yogya to host health symposium
Yogya to host health symposiumYOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of medical professionals will attend a two- day symposium on cardiovascular disease to be held in Yogyakarta on June 10 and June 11. The symposium is being organized by Dr.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
1. SBY (45) - 65 pts 2 cols 4lines (4x10)
1. SBY (45) - 65 pts 2 cols 4lines (4x10) to come (with story)2. Cepu (45) - 32 pts 1 col 3lines (3x10)Kalla warns lawmakers off Cepu3. AC Nielsen (45) - 32 pts 3 cols 1lines (1x27)Indonesians struggle to save for future 4.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Malnutrition rampant in East Kalimantan
Malnutrition rampant in East KalimantanRusman and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda/SurakartaAlthough East Kalimantan is popularly known as natural resource- rich province, malnutrition is still rampant in the area.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Customers oppose plan to raise water rates due to poor service
Customers oppose plan to raise water rates due to poor serviceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTap water customers in the capital are increasing their opposition to plans to raise water rates in July despite continued poor service, ranging from billing problems to frequent supply...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Headings
Headingspage 91. DEPOK -- 2x24 Protest mars first day of Depok election campaigns 2. RABIES -- 1x27 Stray cats make City Hall home 3. LAKE -- 1x40 Pamulang seeks foreign aid to conserve lake 4. KOREAN -- 1x32 Korean movies introduce culture 5.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Roh, Bush on fence-mending mission at Washington summit
Roh, Bush on fence-mending mission at Washington summitCharles Whelan, Agence France-Presse/SeoulSouth Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun left for Washington on Thursday for a summit with President George W. Bush aimed at shoring up an alliance whose future has been increasingly called into question.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Indosat may sell $250m of bonds for expansion
Indosat may sell $250m of bonds for expansionNetty Ismail, Bloomberg/Singapore PT Indosat, Indonesia's second-biggest phone company, plans to raise as much as S$250 million selling high-yield, dollar- denominated bonds to fund the expansion of its network.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Securing the straits
Securing the straits Speaking at a regional security forum in Singapore on Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak had called on the international community to make "concrete contributions" to help the littoral states develop the capabilities which would allow them to continue to make the Straits...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Developing gender equality in Indonesia through education
Developing gender equality in Indonesia through educationAlpha Amirrachman, JakartaDespite the recently lifted beauty pageant ban slapped on our women -- which prevent any from participation in the Miss Universe competition in 1996 -- on the grounds of "cultural, religious and sexual exploitation"...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Suspected wife killer charged with premeditated murder
Suspected wife killer charged with premeditated murderAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police have charged a Sumatra man and his cousin for premeditated murder of the man's Japanese wife for more than Rp 800 million (US$83,000) of her money.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Sundanese, a vanishing language
Sundanese, a vanishing languageYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThree-and-a-half-year-old Rinda Nurliyanti, the only daughter of a native Sundanese couple living in Sindangjaya subdistrict, Arcamanik, Bandung, speaks fluent Sundanese, but this has not exactly endeared her to her neighbors.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Ruing corruption
Ruing corruption President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's remark that certain members of the business community and the bureaucracy were resisting his anticorruption drive seemed like a cry for help, a warning and an alibi at the same time.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
S. Korea to miss 2005 growth target
S. Korea to miss 2005 growth target SEOUL: South Korea is likely to miss its 2005 target of five percent economic growth because of weak consumption and falling overseas demand, the finance minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Medco's founders to sell 32% stake
Medco's founders to sell 32% stakeJAKARTA: PT Medco Energi Internasional's founding family plans to sell 32.4 percent of Indonesia's largest publicly traded oil company in Luxembourg and use the proceeds to pay Medco's debt and buy oil fields overseas.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Environment minister installs 7 deputies
Environment minister installs 7 deputies JAKARTA: State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar installed seven new deputies at a ceremony here on Thursday.Those inaugurated included deputy environment minister for environmental planning Arie Djunardi Djuhana, deputy minister for pollution...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 42
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 42 Peaceful, prosperous Aceh remains just a dream 2. REFORM: 2 X 24 Brazil, Germany, India, Japan drop demand for veto in UNSC 3. POWDER: 1 X 30 Powder at embassies harmless: Police 4. BABY: 2 X 24 Healthy test-tube triplets born in Surabaya 5.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Residents protest slow graft probe
Residents protest slow graft probeMEDAN: About 100 Serdang Bedagai residents protested outside the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, demanding the speed up of a probe into a Rp 2.3 billion (US$244,680) graft case allegedly involving the region's former acting regent.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Traditional or alternative methods for students?
Traditional or alternative methods for students?Sunitha Girish Bekasi West JavaWhat kind of education system should we adopt? Should we choose traditional methods or the alternatives? Does it even make a difference?It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Indonesia's greatest challenges --...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Is there any time bomb in the library?
Is there any time bomb in the library? JP/6/ROSAIs there a time bomb in the library?Rosa Widyawan Jakarta Transferring printed material into digital form has become a main activity in large libraries here lately.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
TV Today: Saturday, June 11, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, June 11, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing10:30 Music11:30 Oto Screen1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Nature Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Comedy5:30...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Soeharto welfare concepts renewed
Soeharto welfare concepts renewedIn addition to reviving an intelligence system introduced by former president Soeharto, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also plans to adopt a number of welfare programs that were originally initiated by the now ailing former leader.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Stop human exports
Stop human exportsFrom Koran TempoThe news carried by Koran Tempo labeling Indonesia as the world's largest human exporter is interesting and surprising -- especially the quantity of this human traffic -- from 75,000 to 1 million citizens sent overseas a year, including women and children as the...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Democracy, defense and development
Democracy, defense and development JP/7/JUWONOPart 1 of 2Democracy, defense and developmentJuwono Sudarsono Jakarta From a centralized government backed by the military for more than 32 years under President Soeharto, Indonesia today remains the focus of attention of many policymakers and...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
BI sees further raise in SBI
BI sees further raise in SBIUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Indonesia (BI) will continue raising its benchmark interest rates to help keep the country's inflation rate -- which has been mellowing out but remains under pressure from high oil prices and a recently weak rupiah -- on a...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, June 10, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, June 10, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Black is Black by M. Faisal (Iconk) at Galeri Nasional Indonesia Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.14 Central Jakarta, until June 14 * Photo Images from the Heart by Arbain Rambey, Arun Taneja, Charlie Sianipar, Deniek G.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Nervous Jakartans deal with SMS bomb hoaxes
Nervous Jakartans deal with SMS bomb hoaxesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter receiving a forwarded text message warning that three vehicles loaded with explosives were traversing the city, Tista, 27, an employee at a five-star hotel, felt the responsibility to spread the news to...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 9, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 9, 2005 ______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Pilot project to promote environmental education
Pilot project to promote environmental educationThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is designing a pilot project to carry out environmental education in schools across Indonesia in a bid to improve students' awareness of the environment.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Disabled persons fight hard to get decent jobs
Disabled persons fight hard to get decent jobsIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaWithout hesitation, Sigit, whose legs have been paralyzed since he was small, immediately set about filling in the survey form to evaluate the status of disabled persons in Surabaya.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Defendants freed for lack of evidence
Defendants freed for lack of evidenceJAMBI: Four graft suspects who allegedly stole a total of Rp 10 billion (US$1.1 million) from regional governments have been freed by the Jambi District Court during the past six months because there was a lack of evidence to convict them.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Govt seeks out-of-court settlement with Newmont
Govt seeks out-of-court settlement with NewmontThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will soon negotiate an out-of-court settlement with PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR), a local unit of a U.S.-based gold mining company, which non-governmental organizations have accused of polluting Buyat Bay in...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Govt plans to revive notorious agency
Govt plans to revive notorious agencyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to prevent future terrorist attacks, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered the country's governors on Thursday to revive a regional intelligence agency that once helped Soeharto's New Order regime silence...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Drought hits Gunungkidul regency
Drought hits Gunungkidul regencySlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaResidents of Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta province, are facing a shortage of clean water due to drought conditions that have hit the area in the past two weeks.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Tennis gives physically disabled a new lease on life
Tennis gives physically disabled a new lease on lifeMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Fit and active throughout his life, Agus Sugiharto was left a paraplegic in a matter of seconds. A soldier in the elite Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), Agus, then 20, suffered a spinal injury in a...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Pamulang seeks foreign aid to conserve lake
Pamulang seeks foreign aid to conserve lakeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangAfter receiving an award for environmental management from the Tangerang regency administration recently, the Committee for the Conservation of Situ Tujuh Muara Pamulang (Kompas) is preparing a proposal to obtain...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Nias to begin reconstruction work
Nias to begin reconstruction workApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe North Sumatra provincial government is planning to start the reconstruction of highways and bridges on quake-devastated Nias island in August this year.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
SBY's anti-terror policy
SBY's anti-terror policyRidarson Galingging Jakarta We have yet again experienced a terrorist attack. The recent bombing in Poso, Sulawesi and the "attack" on the Indonesian Embassy in Australia show that we have failed to learn from similar incidents in the past and only react after innocent...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
New schedule set for questioning BIN officials
New schedule set for questioning BIN officialsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe team set up to assist with the police investigation of rights campaigner Munir's death remains hopeful of being able to question former and active high-ranking officials of the National Intelligence Agency...