Archive: 2 June 2005
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Thu, 02 Jun 2005
TV Today: Friday, June 3, 2005
TV Today: Friday, June 3, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
1. Embassy -- 2x18
1. Embassy -- 2x18 Embassy attack likely linked to Corby case 2. Japan/SBY - 2x15 RI, Japan agree to start EPA talks 3. Kutai ---- 4x11 Kutai regency kicks off landmark elections 4. Tentena -- 1x32 More suspects held over Tentena bombings
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Ministry seeks extra money for infrastructure
Ministry seeks extra money for infrastructureRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Public Works proposed additional funding on Wednesday amounting to Rp 5.07 trillion (US$539 million), mostly to be used for developing public infrastructure in cities and villages around the...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Miss Indonesia & democracy
Miss Indonesia & democracyFrom Koran TempoThe sending of an Indonesian girl by a private agency to the Miss Universe contest has triggered a debate in the country, with some coming out in favor of participation, others against it and the rest remaining indifferent.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
[b]Promoting Sutanto would be "complicated" as he has a track
Promoting Sutanto would be "complicated" as he has a track record of taking tough action against gambling.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Fugitive marine captured, shot
Fugitive marine captured, shotID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaAfter almost four weeks on the run, a team of Navy investigators finally captured convicted murderer Suud Rusli, a former Marine corporal who had been traveling incognito after escaping from his cell early in May.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Tourist numbers down in April, BPS reports
Tourist numbers down in April, BPS reportsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the advent of the low season, the number of foreign tourists arriving through Indonesia's 13 main entry points fell by almost 4 percent in April, after rising by more than 11 percent in March, the Central Statistics Agency...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
JP/18/FASHIO
JP/18/FASHIOBali Fashion Week to draw foreign designers, buyersThe Jakarta Post Kuta, BaliBali will again hold the annual fashion and trade festival, Bali Fashion Week for the sixth consecutive year at the Discovery Hotel, Kuta, from June 6 through June 8.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Bali Community Cares launched
Bali Community Cares launchedDENPASAR: A non-profit organization, Bali Community Cares, was launched last Friday to encourage charity, humanitarian and health activities on Bali.The organization was established by a number of prominent people from diverse professional backgrounds.
Thu, 02 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...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Kutai Kartanegara: Miracle regency or mismanaged mess?
Kutai Kartanegara: Miracle regency or mismanaged mess?A'an Suryana and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Kutai KartanegaraA cable car in the middle of jungle-clad Kalimantan? Everybody may not believe it, unless they see it themselves.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Buleleng Arts Festival promotes multiculturalism
Buleleng Arts Festival promotes multiculturalismSusi Andrini, Contributor, SingarajaBuleleng regency in North Bali is a cultural melting pot where people of diverse ethnicities live side by side in harmony.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Lawyers for Corby appeal in Bali
Lawyers for Corby appeal in BaliReuters/JakartaLawyers for an Australian woman sentenced to 20 years in jail for smuggling drugs into the Indonesian island of Bali filed an appeal on Wednesday.The appeal to the Bali High Court comes as public outrage brews in Australia against the conviction of...
Thu, 02 Jun 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.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
ASEAN urged to unite against Yangon
ASEAN urged to unite against YangonIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe road to democracy may be a fraught one, but for Myanmar's pro-democracy activists, it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
RI exports jump 31.12% in first four months
RI exports jump 31.12% in first four monthsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe robust demand for coal, ore, slag, ash and furniture have helped Indonesia's exports rise by 31.12 percent to US$26.63 billion for the first four months of 2005, from $20.31 billion in the same period last year.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
The National High Junior School (NHJS) student, Eka Widiyanto
The National High Junior School (NHJS) student, Eka Widiyanto won a gold award on Saturday in the final round of this years Asia-Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMOPS) in Singapore. Eka Widiyanto and other five students from NHJS were sent to Singapore to participate in the Math Olympiad on May...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Lesson from Tentena
Lesson from TentenaAleksius Jemadu, Bandung The Tentena bombing on May 28, 2005 occurred while President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was trying to convince the United States government and foreign investors that they had good reason to trust his security policies.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
I and many other fair-minded, clear-thinking Australians are
I and many other fair-minded, clear-thinking Australians are very concerned for one of our citizens at the moment, Schapelle Corby. Schapelle has been the innocent victim of Australian baggage handler's drug smuggling enterprise.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Website, Dudi: Ini yang dipakai
Website, Dudi: Ini yang dipakaiWorld beater Pical lives out a quiet retirementMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A little over 20 years ago, Indonesian professional boxing entered a new era when Ellyas "Elly" Pical became the first of his countrymen to earn a world championship belt.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Inflation rate slowed to 7.4% in May: BPS
Inflation rate slowed to 7.4% in May: BPSUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's inflation rate slowed for the second consecutive month in May, after reaching a two-year high in March following the government's decision to increase fuel prices, according to data from the Central...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Prayer in two languages
Prayer in two languages The recent arrest of a cleric in Malang who lead prayers in both Arabic and Indonesian shows that there is no tolerance of difference religious opinions in this country.Why should a man be charged with a criminal offense for merely praying unconventionally? By doing this,...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Govt seeks 3 percent hike in education spending
Govt seeks 3 percent hike in education spendingThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government proposed on Wednesday that 12 percent of next year's state budget, or Rp 33.7 trillion (US$3.87 billion), be allocated for national education, a 3 percent increase from this year's education budget.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
More suspects held over Tentena bombings
More suspects held over Tentena bombingsRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluPolice have arrested six more people they believe are involved in the Saturday bombings in Tentena, Central Sulawesi, with suspicions now surfacing that some of the alleged perpetrators were linked to a riot in a...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
RP Muslims see peace hopes in rebel summit
RP Muslims see peace hopes in rebel summitMentang Sagpa didn't mind the scorching sun or the cold, rainy nights as he debated for three days with fellow Muslims over the future of their homeland in the southern Philippines.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Crime and punishment
Crime and punishment I refer to The Jakarta Post May 28 edition where, according to your table on the front page, possession of 8,175 ecstasy pills and 5.26 kilograms of cocaine are viewed, respectively, as crimes of a lesser severity than the alleged "smuggling" of 4.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
A good national plus school
A good national plus school This letter is in response to Foreign teachers not qualified printed in The Jakarta Post on May 21.As my daughter had the privilege of being a student at a well- known national-plus school in Bintaro for nearly 10 years I want to share my observations and experience in...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Jababeka opens for small enterprises
Jababeka opens for small enterprises JAKARTA: The Jababeka industrial zone has allocated 15 hectares to accommodate about 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka director, Darmono, said that they were expecting at least 100 SMEs this year.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Government told to consider GAM's key demands
Government told to consider GAM's key demandsTiarma Siboro and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPeace talks with Aceh rebel leaders are unlikely to bring any significant changes to the long-standing conflict in the tsunami- ravaged province unless the government accepts two key demands raised...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Airport cleared skidded aircraft
Airport cleared skidded aircraftThe Jakarta Post TangerangThree people were injured and Sukarno-Hatta International Airport's southern runway was closed for more than five hours overnight Wednesday after a Boeing 747 crash-landed and skidded to a standstill on Tuesday night.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
House to query polio handling
House to query polio handling JAKARTA: At least 25 members of the House of Representatives plan to file a motion to question the government's handling of polio and marasmus cases in the country.Lawmaker Nursjahbani Katjasungkana, the initiator of the motion, said on Wednesday the government's...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
World beater Elly lives out a quiet retirement
World beater Elly lives out a quiet retirementMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A little over 20 years ago, Indonesian professional boxing entered a new era when Ellyas Pical became the first of his countrymen to earn a world championship belt.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Corby and Australians' anger
Corby and Australians' angerDewi Anggraeni, Melbourne Indonesians may be bewildered by the frenzy the Schapelle Corby case has whipped up in Australia, followed by various manifestations of anti-Indonesian sentiment backlash.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
1. GAM: 3 X 15
1. GAM: 3 X 15 Government told to consider GAM's key demands 2. AFGHAN 1 X 28 Troubles grow in Afghanistan 3. ACEH: 2 X 24 Tsunami victims' skeletal remains still waiting for a proper burial 4. TSUNAMI: 1 X 32 Tsunami aid may take 8 years to spend 5.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
IA athletes told to get their act together
IA athletes told to get their act togetherMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) is warning athletes in its specialized program for the 2006 Asian Games to start performing or face the consequences.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Hendripriyono spars with Munir team
Hendripriyono spars with Munir team JAKARTA: Human rights activists have urged the police to detain former intelligence chief A.M. Hendropriyono for what they called "attempts to avoid investigation" in connection with the death of rights champion Munir last year.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
*Government told to consider GAM's key demands Page 2
*Government told to consider GAM's key demands Page 2 *Cigarette sales at risk by hike plan: Gappri Page 3 *Marine killer shot and recaptured Page 4 *Speculation on new police chief intensifies Page 7 *Door-to-door vaccination reaches more under-fives Page 8 *KONI tells athletes to get their act...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
RI can be a great country
RI can be a great country I refer to the account in The Jakarta Post on May 21 of the presidential address on the occasion of National Awakening Day, wherein he urged the Indonesian people to "feel proud of themselves and do the best they can for the country".
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Refineries vs. health
Refineries vs. health Perfect timing! Last week the government revived the nationwide campaign for the use of unleaded gasoline -- revived, because like so many other things, the campaign had petered out with little progress toward its target of completely phasing out the use of leaded gasoline by...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Toyota Astra to sell Fortuner SUV
Toyota Astra to sell Fortuner SUVJAKARTA: PT Toyota Astra Motor, a distribution unit of Indonesia's biggest auto seller PT Astra International, has announced it will start selling the Toyota Fortuner sport utility vehicle next month.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Fire prime concern for apartment tenants
Fire prime concern for apartment tenantsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNew apartments and condominiums continue to flood the market despite the generally low occupancy rates. What are the concerns of most people living in apartments and condominiums? The following is the fourth of a series...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Embassy attack likely linked to Corby case
Embassy attack likely linked to Corby caseIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian government condemned on Wednesday the intimidation of its embassy staff in Canberra, calling it a cowardly act, after the embassy received an envelope with white powder -- believed to be anthrax.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Our hearts go out to Corby
Our hearts go out to Corby Our hearts go out to Schapelle Corby, the Australian sentenced to 20 years in an Indonesian jail for drug trafficking. Who among us does not feel grieved by the ordeal she is facing? I myself, however, am even more concerned about the reaction of "fair-minded,...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Victims' remains waiting for burial in Aceh
Victims' remains waiting for burial in AcehNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, LamnoFive months after the Dec. 26 tsunami, hundreds of the victims' skeletons can still be found scattered along the coastal areas of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Tourist numbers down in April: BPS
Tourist numbers down in April: BPSThe Jakarta Post JakartaWith the advent of the low season in April, the number of foreign tourists arriving through Indonesia's 13 main entry points fell by almost 4 percent in April month, after rising by more than 11 percent in March, the Central Statistics...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
National anti-tobacco drive to start with doctors
National anti-tobacco drive to start with doctorsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaKnowledge of the danger of a certain act does not necessarily deter one from committing it, or so a recent survey indicates when health professionals were asked about their smoking habits.The survey shows that 16.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Biological attack likely connected to Corby case
Biological attack likely connected to Corby case Ivy Susanti The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Indonesian government condemned on Wednesday the intimidation of its embassy staff in Canberra, calling it a cowardly act, after the embassy received an envelope with white powder -- believed to be anthrax.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
8 suspects named in Loki attack
8 suspects named in Loki attack AMBON, Maluku: The Maluku Police investigators have completed a probe into the recent attack on a Police Mobile Brigade post in Loki, about 50 kilometers north of Ambon, which left seven people dead.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Rupiah Rates June 1
Rupiah Rates June 1 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,593.20 6,835.10 7,250.95 7,177.31 Brunei dollar 1 6,025.72 5,421.57 5,754.12 5,693.01 Canadian dollar 1 8,000.64 7,199.94 7,640.02 7,560.41 Swiss franc 1 8,051.38 7,246.75 7,688.48 7,609.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
RI, Japan agree to start EPA talks
RI, Japan agree to start EPA talksReiner Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, TokyoIndonesia and Japan agreed on Wednesday to start negotiations on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a comprehensive economic cooperation and liberalization drive that would boost trade between the two nations and...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock exchange (in rupiah) on June 1, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock exchange (in rupiah) on June 1, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Proton aims to lose cheap image, double overseas sales
Proton aims to lose cheap image, double overseas salesAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian national carmaker Proton hopes to lose its "cheap" image and double overseas sales this year, it said on Wednesday a day after reporting impressive annual earnings.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
The man who empowered sex workers
The man who empowered sex workersDuncan Graham, Contributor, SurabayaJournalists are prey to many ills but not all are physical. Impotence is a major hazard. We stand on the touchline of history-making to watch the powerful play hardball, doomed to be spectators forever.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
BP assures Posco LNG supplies to Korea will start in July
BP assures Posco LNG supplies to Korea will start in July Bloomberg SeoulBP Plc. assured South Korea's largest steelmaker, Posco, that liquefied natural gas shipments will start in July, two years before BP completes the Indonesian plant that won the US$2 billion LNG supply contract, Posco said.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
RI democratic
RI democratic consolidation From Bisnis Indonesia The deepening and expansion of democracy, or democratic consolidation, needs behavioral and institutional changes that reflect socioeconomic demands and democratic values in society.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
'PLN never apologizes for all the blackouts'
'PLN never apologizes for all the blackouts'The possibility of blackouts up until June 6, the time the state electricity company PLN says it expects to finish upgrade projects at its two power plants in Jakarta, has started to bother residents.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
KPK tells whistle blowers to blow quietly
KPK tells whistle blowers to blow quietlyHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suggested on Wednesday that people who wish to provide tip-offs on corruption matters keep a low profile and save their report only for the antigraft body.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Producers fume at planned cigarette price increase
Producers fume at planned cigarette price increaseUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCigarette sales will likely fall this year should the government go ahead with its plan to raise retail prices by up to 20 percent next month, according to an industry association.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
PGN to pay half of profit as dividend
PGN to pay half of profit as dividend JAKARTA: State gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) will it pay half of its 2004 profit to shareholders as dividend even as earnings last year fell short of its target.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
BP Assures Posco LNG shipments to Korea to start in July
BP Assures Posco LNG shipments to Korea to start in JulyIn-soo Nam, Bloomberg, SeoulBP Plc assured South Korea's largest steelmaker, Posco, that liquefied natural gas shipments will start in July, two years before BP completes the Indonesian plant that won the US$2 billion LNG supply contract,...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Kutai regency kicks off landmark elections
Kutai regency kicks off landmark electionsA'an Suryana and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Kutai KartanegaraIndonesia's nascent democracy achieved another landmark on Wednesday as thousands of residents of Kutai Kartanegara regency in East Kalimantan voted for their local leaders in the country's first...
Thu, 02 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.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Galeria celebrates 4th anniversary
Galeria celebrates 4th anniversaryKUTA: Mal Bali Galeria will celebrate its fourth anniversary by organizing arts and business festivals.Located on Bypass Ngurah Rai in Simpang Siur, Kuta, the shopping mall attracts both domestic and foreign visitors.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
World beater Elly lives out a quiet retirement
World beater Elly lives out a quiet retirementMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A little over 20 years ago, Indonesian professional boxing entered a new era when Ellyas Pical became the first of his countrymen to earn a world championship belt.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Preventing an outbreak
Preventing an outbreakThe recent polio outbreak that hit some rural areas in West Java drove anxious mothers to the health posts with their children in tow for the free oral polio vaccination on Tuesday.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Stop SMS gambling
Stop SMS gamblingFrom RepublikaA betting game under the guise of an SMS quiz with prize money, which in Malaysia has been declared to be gambling, has absorbed a lot of funds from the public and it should be banned.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
C. Jakarta to spend Rp 10b for new office
C. Jakarta to spend Rp 10b for new office JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipality administration will renovate its office at the cost of Rp 10 billion (US$1.05 million).Head of the administration's general affairs section, Ass'ad Ahmad, said on Tuesday that the renovation would only be for the...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Prayer in two languages
Prayer in two languages The recent arrest of a cleric in Malang who lead prayers in both Arabic and Indonesian shows that there is no tolerance of difference religious opinions in this country.Why should a man be charged with a criminal offense for merely praying unconventionally? By doing this,...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
'Corby's sentence won't affect RI-Australia ties'
'Corby's sentence won't affect RI-Australia ties'Ivy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian government is playing down the tension arising from Australian Schapelle Corby's conviction for drug smuggling in Denpasar, Bali, saying that the verdict will not upset bilateral relations.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Door-to-door vaccination reaches more under-fives
Door-to-door vaccination reaches more under-fivesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough many parents were reportedly reluctant to bring their under-fives for polio vaccination on Tuesday, the administration said on Wednesday that the number of babies vaccinated was much higher than its...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Graft case witnesses implicate Jakarta poll body chairman
Graft case witnesses implicate Jakarta poll body chairmanBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMembers of the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) are pointing the finger at chairman Muhammad Taufik as the person primarily responsible for budget irregularities that allegedly caused the...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 2, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 2, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Bali Fashion Week * Bali Fashion Week at the Discovery Hotel, Kuta, from June 6 through June 8. June 5: 9 a.m., Kuta Beach--the largest Batik Painting; 4 p.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Government to establish toll road agency
Government to establish toll road agencyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will soon establish a toll road agency that will function as a regulator and supervisor for all toll roads, a move that is expected to assist the business community to better engage in the sector.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
'If you can't pay don't have babies'
'If you can't pay don't have babies' JAKARTA: The husband of Rodoyana Siburian, 30, reported the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) to the police on Wednesday, accusing the hospital management of holding his wife and baby hostage until he paid the bills.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Speculation on new police chief intensifies
Speculation on new police chief intensifiesAbdul Khalik, JakartaWhen Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) took power as the sixth Indonesian president in October last year, many believed that Gen. Da'i Bachtiar, the national police chief, would be the first Cabinet member to be removed from his post.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
A good national plus school
A good national plus school This letter is in response to Foreign teachers not qualified printed in The Jakarta Post on May 21.As my daughter had the privilege of being a student at a well- known national-plus school in Bintaro for nearly 10 years I want to share my observations and experience in...
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
Schapelle Corby and Australians' anger
Schapelle Corby and Australians' anger JP/6/DEWISchapelle Corby and Australians' angerDewi Anggraeni Melbourne Indonesians may be bewildered by the frenzy the Schapelle Corby case has whipped up in Australia, followed by various manifestations of an anti-Indonesian backlash.
Thu, 02 Jun 2005
TV Today: Friday, June 3, 2005
TV Today: Friday, June 3, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.