Archive: 15 June 2005
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Wed, 15 Jun 2005
TBBA to give 50% of profit as dividends
TBBA to give 50% of profit as dividends JAKARTA: State coal mining company PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam will distribute Rp 209.9 billion (US$21.84 million) in dividends, or 50 percent of its profit in 2004, the company's annual general shareholders meeting decided on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Fat parents raise underweight children on junk food
Fat parents raise underweight children on junk foodMargie Mason, Associated Press, JakartaWhen a woman with a fat aluminum kettle on her back enters a working-class neighborhood, children quickly swarm around to share spoonfuls of the thick, syrupy porridge scooped from the vat.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
1. Child (3x12)
1. Child (3x12) Poverty blamed for child labor 2. Student (1x32) Jailing of activist called unfair3. Malnu (1x36) Government 'fails' to prioritize health 4. TKI (2x27) 40,000 Indonesians on tourist visas seek work in Malaysia
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
1. Detective (55) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18)
1. Detective (55) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18)Police freeze bank accounts of religious affairs ministry 2. Munir (45) - 36 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21) The plot thickens: Documents reveal plans to kill Munir 3. Cutline (45) - 326 pts 4 cols 1line (1x32)Council recommends regent's removal 4.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, June 15, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, June 15, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah12:00 p.m.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Yogya sees rise in HIV/AIDS cases
Yogya sees rise in HIV/AIDS casesYOGYAKARTA: The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Yogyakarta province has risen from 48 last year to 187 this year, according to official figures. Some 90 percent of the people living with HIV/AIDS in the province are university students.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Government sells Rp 3.85t of treasury bonds
Government sells Rp 3.85t of treasury bondsThe Indonesian government sold Rp 3.85 trillion (US$400.9 million) of 11-year and 15-year Treasury bonds to help fund its budget deficit, the Ministry of Finance said.The 11-year securities that mature on May 15, 2016, were priced to yield 11.25 percent.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Problems of migrant workers
Problems of migrant workers We refer to the report Singapore a killing field for RI migrant workers (The Jakarta Post, May 16) and the Singapore Embassy's reply to that article on May 25 . Allow us to contribute another perspective as Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) - a Singapore NGO engaged...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Govt urged to help make firms 'socially responsible'
Govt urged to help make firms 'socially responsible'The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen people living around the Tangguh oil and gas block in Papua asked David Clarkson, the executive vice president of the BP-led Tangguh LNG Plant, about what his firm could do for their children, he replied "we decided...
Wed, 15 Jun 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.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Danamon denies violating rules
Danamon denies violating rulesJAKARTA: PT Bank Danamon, Indonesia's fifth-largest lender by assets, denied a report which said its purchase of a stake in a finance company in April 2004 breached a regulation on lending limits.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Ex-BI directors won't escape jail: AGO
Ex-BI directors won't escape jail: AGOThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office (AGO) pledged on Tuesday that three former directors of Bank Indonesia convicted of corruption would serve their sentences.Spokesman for the office, R.J.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Senen, Jakarta's real mess
Senen, Jakarta's real messFrom Warta KotaThe Senen area in Central Jakarta has long been a gathering place for artists as well as a hoodlum operational area. The predominance of a serious criminal element has now even made the zone "untouchable" --- Jakarta security personnel and police will not go...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Like me, love me
Like me, love meOng Hock Chuan Jakarta There is something terribly wrong with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's image advisors if the latest brouhaha over the president giving out his mobile number is any indication.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Jakarta Fair aims for 2.5m visitors
Jakarta Fair aims for 2.5m visitors JAKARTA: The Jakarta Fair organizers said on Tuesday that they hoped to attract 2.5 million visitors to the fair this year.Chairperson Siti Hartati Murdaya told President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a meeting that the organizers were also aiming at securing...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
KPK probes firms linked to KPU graft
KPK probes firms linked to KPU graftJAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has started investigating a number of firms over their possible roles in the alleged corruption at the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Remaining Indonesian hostage in Philippines "in good health"
Remaining Indonesian hostage in Philippines "in good health"Two Indonesians freed from their Muslim extremist captors at the weekend have said the remaining hostage was in good health when they were separated from him, the military said on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
DPD to propose bigger allocations for rural electricity
DPD to propose bigger allocations for rural electricityLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaObserving a big gap in power availability between Java and other less-developed islands, the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will propose a bigger allocation from next year's state budget to build...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Bumi resources meets investors for bond sale
Bumi resources meets investors for bond saleShanthy Nambiar, Bloomberg, JakartaThe mining units of PT Bumi Resources, Indonesia's biggest coal exporter, are meeting investors this week to gauge demand for the planned sale of US$600 million of bonds, a Bumi official familiar with the offer said.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Business climate not affected: RP
Business climate not affected: RPOliver Teves, Associated Press, Manila, Philippines A key member of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's economic management team expressed confidence on Tuesday that the business climate won't be affected by scandals rocking her administration.
Wed, 15 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,...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
JP/20/people
JP/20/peoplechecked -- JSR Reluctant corruption 'czar' warms to his jobEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "This is not my dream; I don't really want to be in this position if you'd like to know what I really think.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
House to draft two bills as lawmaking duty falters
House to draft two bills as lawmaking duty faltersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives has been criticized of late for not moving fast enough on its lawmaking duties, due to the fact that it has not passed a single law in nearly a year since its 550 members were installed.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
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Campaign remembers Sukarno after state-sponsored amnesia JP/18/COMIC M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/Jakarta One of the greatest smear campaigns ever committed in the country's modern history was the one that was waged against the country's first president, Sukarno.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Jailing of activist called unfair
Jailing of activist called unfairWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, BaliThe jailing of a university student for insulting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a reflection of the government's reluctance to accept public criticism, an observer says.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Asia and the Middle East: Let the convergence begin
Asia and the Middle East: Let the convergence beginKavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network BangkokEast and West have met and prospered. Now, the Far East and Middle East are converging. Things will kick off when representatives of more than 50 countries from Asia and the Middle East will...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Depok wealthy snub local election
Depok wealthy snub local electionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA recent telephone poll revealed that Depok residents living in middle to upper class housing estates are less likely to vote in the upcoming mayoral election as compared to others.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Problems of migrant workers
Problems of migrant workers We refer to the report Singapore a killing field for RI migrant workers (The Jakarta Post, May 16) and the Singapore Embassy's reply to that article on May 25 . Allow us to contribute another perspective as Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) - a Singapore NGO engaged...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Rupiah Rates June 14
Rupiah Rates June 14 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,730.89 6,962.04 7,385.43 7,307.27 Brunei dollar 1 6,037.72 5,439.19 5,767.92 5,708.92 Canadian dollar 1 8,050.78 7,251.97 7,691.02 7,611.58 Swiss franc 1 7,963.94 7,173.78 7,608.06 7,529.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Police freeze bank accounts of religious affairs ministry
Police freeze bank accounts of religious affairs ministryEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police have frozen bank accounts held by the Ministry of Religious Affairs worth Rp 684 billion (US$72 million) in relation to an alleged graft case within the institution.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Padang councillors jailed for corruption
Padang councillors jailed for corruptionSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangThirteen out of 45 Padang councillors were sentenced to four years in jail each on Tuesday following their convictions on graft charges.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Government 'fails' to prioritize health
Government 'fails' to prioritize healthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta If a province is wealthy enough to allocate Rp 12 billion (US$1.26 billion) for the renovation of its governor's residence, why do its children continue to suffer from malnutrition?The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI)...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Headings
Headings1. VENDOR -- 3x12 Sutiyoso urged to stop raids on vendors 2. DEPOK -- 1x30 Depok wealthy snub local election 3. CAMPUS -- 1x27 University recruits in unique way 4. SPEAK -- 1x30 'Knowledge on nutrition is lacking'
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Visa-on-arrival for 13 nations
Visa-on-arrival for 13 nationsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has decided to allow the nationals of 13 countries in Europe and the Middle East to obtain a visa-on-arrival (VOA) in an effort to attract tourists to the country amid terrorism fears.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Attack on Malaysian tanker foiled as crewman races off with
Attack on Malaysian tanker foiled as crewman races off with pirates' boatAgencies Kuala LumpurAn attack by Indonesian pirates on a Malaysian tanker was foiled on Tuesday when a quick-thinking crewman from the vessel leapt into the robbers' boat and sped off in it to fetch the police, officials said.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Foreign observers?
Foreign observers? With the prospect of reaching an agreement between our Republic and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), some politicians are beginning to think of having foreign observers on our soil to act as referees and watch that both sides observe and follow what was agreed on in the talks.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Senen, Jakarta's real mess
Senen, Jakarta's real messFrom Warta KotaThe Senen area in Central Jakarta has long been a gathering place for artists as well as a hoodlum operational area. The predominance of a serious criminal element has now even made the zone "untouchable" --- Jakarta security personnel and police will not go...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Iraq unveils 10-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to boost oil output
Iraq unveils 10-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to boost oil output M. Jegathesan Agence France-Presse Kuala Lumpur War-torn Iraq on Tuesday announced an ambitious 10-year plan to triple oil production to 6.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Council recommends regent's removal
Council recommends regent's removalTemanggung Regental Council recommended on Tuesday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dismiss Temanggung Regent Totok Ary Prabowo for alleged graft.The council also stressed that as the regent has been mired in controversy, if he remained in power, conflict...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Councillor complains of illegal fishing
Councillor complains of illegal fishingAMBON, Maluku: Golkar councillor Rahman Holle accused on Tuesday businesspeople from Java of illegally purchasing fish from Maluku, depriving the provincial government of needed revenue.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
'Knowledge on nutrition is lacking'
'Knowledge on nutrition is lacking'As malnutrition cases across the country hit the headlines, reports pour in on the death toll, mainly children, many people have deplored the sluggish response by the central government in dealing with the problem, which is essentially a symptom of extreme poverty.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
House committee to probe tanker sales
House committee to probe tanker salesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One year has passed since the controversial sale of two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) but state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina is still feeling the repercussions, as the House of Representatives formed a special...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Malnutrition: A sickness of government, society
Malnutrition: A sickness of government, societyB. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta After SARS, there was the avian flu. After the avian flu, it was dengue fever, then polio, and then the graph descended even further -- outlining a basic and preventable human malaise -- "malnutrition.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Joint office urged for tsunami and quake prevention, handling
Joint office urged for tsunami and quake prevention, handlingApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanRepresentatives of five countries hit by the tsunami disaster a few months ago recommended on Tuesday that the five countries establish a joint office that would function as an information, data and...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Jackson still indisputable king of pop: Local fans
Jackson still indisputable king of pop: Local fansM. Taufiqurrahman and Armando Siahaan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Devoted local fans rejoiced at the acquittal of singer Michael Jackson on child molestation charges, saying in unison that the criminal charges against the self-appointed king of pop...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
RI motorcycle sales up 35%
RI motorcycle sales up 35%JAKARTA: Indonesia's motorcycle sales rose 35 percent in May from a year earlier, faster than April's 31 percent growth, said PT Astra International, the nation's biggest auto distributor.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Australians probe 30-year-old death of reporter in E. Timor
Australians probe 30-year-old death of reporter in E. TimorAgence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia An Australian coroner agreed on Tuesday to open an inquest into the death of a journalist killed along with four others while covering an attack by Indonesian troops on a Timor Leste town in 1975.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
1. Child (3x12)
1. Child (3x12) Poverty blamed for child labor 2. Student (1x32) Jailing of activist called unfair3. Malnu (1x36) Government 'fails' to prioritize health 4. TKI (2x27) 40,000 Indonesians on tourist visas seek work in Malaysia
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Textile Museum offers interesting holiday programs
Textile Museum offers interesting holiday programsThe Jakarta Post JakartaTo welcome the school holidays and also Jakarta's 478th Anniversary this month, the Textile Museum is offering a number of interesting batik painting programs in addition to its regular ones.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
TV Program: Thursday, June 16, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, June 16, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga7:30 Cartoon8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Irresponsible statements from politicians in Jakarta is the
Irresponsible statements from politicians in Jakarta is the last thing Acehnese need at this time, post-disaster. Yet this is what we hear from members of the House of Representatives in Jakarta, as they issue statements criticizing the peace talks in Helsinki.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Batam journalists support gubernatorial candidates
Batam journalists support gubernatorial candidatesFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamBagong Sastranegara, a reporter cum cameraman at Batam TV, has mobilized his colleagues since February to support the campaign of Soeryo Respationo, a candidate for governor of Riau Islands province.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Indonesian pirates jailed in Malaysia
Indonesian pirates jailed in Malaysia MALAYSIA: Seven Indonesian pirates were sentenced to six years' jail and several lashes of the cane in Malaysia, reports said on Tuesday.The seven, arrested earlier this year, were found guilty of attempted robbery, possession of dangerous weapons and entering...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Malnutrition affects thousands in Cirebon
Malnutrition affects thousands in CirebonCIREBON, West Java: Some 4,000 children in Cirebon regency are suffering from malnutrition, a senior government official said on Tuesday.Poverty has left many parents unable to provide their children with nutritious food, leading to rampant malnutrition,...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
IOM builds shelters, employs Acehnese
IOM builds shelters, employs Acehnese JAKARTA: An estimated 4,500 Acehnese are being employed in the construction of shelters being built by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in tsunami-wrecked Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Hong Kong to invest in transportation
Hong Kong to invest in transportation JAKARTA: Several Hong Kong investors are interested in financing transportation projects in the capital, Governor Sutiyoso says."They are looking into business opportunities here, especially in transportation projects," he said after meeting with the president...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 14, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 14, 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Hurdler Eddy sets modest target for Grand Prix
Hurdler Eddy sets modest target for Grand PrixMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Slowed by an abdominal strain suffered last week, 110-meter hurdler Eddy Zakaria is keeping a conservative target for the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix 2005 in Sidoarjo, East Java.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Eradicate pornography
Eradicate pornographyFrom Media Indonesia The 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.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Senen, Jakarta's real mess
Senen, Jakarta's real messFrom Warta KotaThe Senen area in Central Jakarta has long been a gathering place for artists as well as a hoodlum operational area. The predominance of a serious criminal element has now even made the zone "untouchable" --- Jakarta security personnel and police will not go...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
* Police freeze religious ministry's bank accounts Page 2
* Police freeze religious ministry's bank accounts Page 2 * Government fails to prioritize health Page 4 * Padang councillors jailed for corruption Page 5 * Malnutrition: A sickness of government, society Page 6 * Jakarta governor urged to stop raids on vendors Page 8 * Nuke choices face Iran's...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Award for dirtiest city
Award for dirtiest city A few days ago I wrote about Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, as a prime candidate to receive an award for the dirtiest city in Eastern Indonesia. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono now has stated ( The Jakarta Post, June 7) that "A city with a dirty environment shows the...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Lampung Mayor candidates take aims at young voters
Lampung Mayor candidates take aims at young votersOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungAfter completing their national exams, a group of senior high school students were excited seeing someone bringing posters of the box office film The Matrix.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
MOF: Privatize SOEs through IPOs
MOF: Privatize SOEs through IPOsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTo fulfill its privatization target of Rp 3.5 trillion (US$368 million) focusing on state banks and mining companies, the government should sell them through initial public offerings (IPO), says a minister and analysts.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Sutiyoso urged to stop raid on vendors
Sutiyoso urged to stop raid on vendorsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA string of aggressive raids on street vendors across the capital, a micro business that serves the needs of Jakarta's middle and low-income groups, has drawn criticism from the City Council's Commission B on the economy.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
The plot thickens: Documents reveal four plans to kill Munir
The plot thickens: Documents reveal four plans to kill MunirEva C. Komandjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Documents setting out methods and plans to kill human rights activist Munir have been discovered by the government-sanctioned fact finding team investigating his murder,...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
NJOP preferred in state assets assessment
NJOP preferred in state assets assessmentThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is starting to consider a plan to use the official taxable property value (NJOP), instead of the current market price to reassess state assets scattered across the country.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Students raid regent's hotel room
Students raid regent's hotel roomJAKARTA: Dozens of students from Papua raided on Tuesday the hotel room of the province's Jayawijaya regent, David Agusti Hubbi, whom they allege is involved in graft.Yan Metuan, one of the Papuan students, said that David had been under city arrest since March 17,...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Original software 'secures Internet cafe business'
Original software 'secures Internet cafe business'The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen he opened his warnet (Internet cafe) business five years ago, Roy installed pirated software for only Rp 20,000 (US$2) a computer.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
A human right perspective about hunger in Indonesia
A human right perspective about hunger in IndonesiaSudirman Nasir, Victoria The hundreds of children suffering from chronic malnutrition in West and East Nusa Tenggara, Lampung and West Sumatra should be considered just the tip of the iceberg.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
ADVERTORIAL --- Hong Kong Shopping Festival (Part 2)
ADVERTORIAL --- Hong Kong Shopping Festival (Part 2)Worldwide shoppers to join HK Shopper of the Year Contest Worldwide shoppers from at least 17 countries, including Indonesia, are expected to join the 2005 Hong Kong Shopper of the Year contest in Hong Kong.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Shares end higher on gains by Gudang Garam, Telkom
Shares end higher on gains by Gudang Garam, TelkomDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Tuesday led by a rebound in cigarette maker Gudang Garam and gains in bellwether Telekomunikasi Indonesia, dealers said.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Severe malnutrition
Severe malnutrition The recent cases of marasmus kwarsiorkor (severe malnutrition) in the rice-exporting province of West Nusa Tenggara has stunned everybody in the country, (The Jakarta Post, May 27). Such cases are not the monopoly of this province, as similar problems have been detected in East...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Aqua remains upbeat despite lagging profit
Aqua remains upbeat despite lagging profitThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's largest bottled water producer PT Aqua Golden Mississippi targets a 13 percent increase in net profit this year in spite of the 15 percent decline in profit in the first four months of the year.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Airbus wins key A350 orders despite funding doubts
Airbus wins key A350 orders despite funding doubtsAssociated Press, Le Bourget, FranceAirbus came out fighting on the first day of the Paris Air Show, saying it has won enough orders to launch its mid-sized A350 jet after beating the rival Boeing 787 to a 60-plane deal with Qatar Airways.
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
40,000 Indonesians on tourist visa to work in Malaysia
40,000 Indonesians on tourist visa to work in MalaysiaRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Manpower and Transmigration Fahmi Idris has expressed concern over some 40,000 Indonesians using tourist visas to work in Malaysia, saying they would become illegal immigrants when their...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Poverty blamed for child labor
Poverty blamed for child laborRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe twin problems of school dropouts and child labor in the country have been blamed on widespread poverty.The director in charge of monitoring child labor at the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, Sudaryanto, said the...
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
University lures students with unique way
University lures students with unique wayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA good reputation alone is apparently not a guarantee that students will fill university campus corridors.Hosted by TV personalities Arie Untung and Oki Lukman, a free bowling and billiards competition was held last week at the EX...