Archive: 27 July 2005
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Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Never mind the price, gold still dazzles Asia
Never mind the price, gold still dazzles Asia Lewa Pardomuan and Atul Prakash Reuters Singapore/Bombay Villagers in Indonesia may wear one or two gold teeth to boost social status. In India, parents will not marry off their daughters without giving them some gold jewellery for financial security.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Proton replaces outspoken executive chief
Proton replaces outspoken executive chiefAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian national carmaker Proton on Tuesday replaced its chief executive, Mahaleel Ariff, ending weeks of speculation over his future after he criticized the government's policy on the auto sector.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Headings
Headingspage 81. TRAFFIC -- 4x12 Jakarta streets deathtraps for school children, young adults 2. BOJONG -- 1x28 Rachmat rejects Bojong tryout 3. NAVY -- 1x45 Navy cuts power, water to retired officers' houses 4. DRUGS -- 1x28 Drug war hones in on the healthy or Drug war hones in on youths 5.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Jakarta wants old cars off street
Jakarta wants old cars off streetAbdul Khalik and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta authorities are considering for the umpteenth time banning old cars on the capital's roads, blaming aged vehicles for traffic congestion and pollution.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Combating taxi crimes
Combating taxi crimesFrom KompasThere have been frequent reports on taxi passengers being robbed or even raped, but so far no concrete action has been taken by the authorities or the taxi companies to prevent the recurrence of such crimes.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Breeding crickets a good business
Breeding crickets a good business Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaCrickets are usually considered ordinary insects without any economic value. They are usually found in the garden, or even inside the house.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
1. Riot (2x25)
1. Riot (2x25) 'Public figure' behind Kaur election riot OR Instigators of Kaur riots identified OR Police identify instigators of Kaur election riots 2. Aceh (3x15) Acehnese have high hopes, but remain wary3. Court (2x18) USAID $20m donation deal for RI courts 4.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Garuda builds new executive lounge
Garuda builds new executive lounge JAKARTA: National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia commenced on Tuesday the construction of an executive lounge at the Soekarno- Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Sussongko grilled in KPU graft probe
Sussongko grilled in KPU graft probeJAKARTA: Acting secretary general of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Sussongko Suhardjo was questioned for a second time by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday as a witness into alleged corruption in the provision of the 2004 general...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
'SCTV' shakes up board of commissioners
'SCTV' shakes up board of commissionersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing a change of ownership, PT Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) reshuffled on Tuesday its board of commissioners through an extraordinary shareholders meeting, appointing Lt. Gen. (ret.) R.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
'Local parties would not lead to independence'
'Local parties would not lead to independence' The government's decision to allow the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and other groups in Aceh to set up their own local political parties has been called quite controversial.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Peace agreement in Aceh -- Third time lucky?
Peace agreement in Aceh -- Third time lucky?Endy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is encouraging to note that the signing of a peace agreement between the Indonesian government and the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) planned for next month is gaining widespread support, particularly from...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Air Force planes fit to fly: Chief
Air Force planes fit to fly: Chief YOGYAKARTA: Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Djoko Suyanto refuted speculation that two military planes which crashed last week were not fit to fly."All of our planes must undergo a series of checks before flying.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Indian naval chief, aircraft carrier to visit RI
Indian naval chief, aircraft carrier to visit RI or After 'bajaj', India to display its ships, choppers in RIVeeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn March this year, India organized the India Tech 2005 engineering exhibition in Jakarta.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Recognition of 'third sex'?
Recognition of 'third sex'?From RepublikaAs a student, I am very much concerned over the behavior of gays and lesbians, which has become a trend and is apparently accepted as something normal by part of our society, as long as no disturbance is caused.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Medco, Anadarko sign joint exploration agreement
Medco, Anadarko sign joint exploration agreementLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to intensify efforts to discover more oil, Indonesia's largest oil firm, PT Medco Energi Internasional, and U.S.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Shares End Up At Record High On Bk Blue Chips
Shares End Up At Record High On Bk Blue Chips JP/14/MarketHL IShares End Up At Record High On Bk Blue Chips Dow Jones/Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Tuesday, with gains in certain bank and heavy equipment blue chips driving the main index to close at a new record high, dealers said.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
'Nasyid' contest to highlight Zheng He 600th voyage celebration
'Nasyid' contest to highlight Zheng He 600th voyage celebrationSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangMany history books note that the great Chinese explorer Zheng He, whose 600th anniversary voyage to Indonesia is being celebrated this year, was a devout Muslim.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Assistance funds for low-income people disbursed
Assistance funds for low-income people disbursedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing the House of Representatives' approval last month of the 2005 state budget revision, the government has disbursed Rp 13.39 trillion (some US$1.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Aceh peace accord
Aceh peace accord The new accord benefits from two things: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's determination to end the conflict once and for all, and fatigue on the part of GAM fighters from so many years of battle, compounded by the devastating tsunami last December which wrecked a good part of...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Astra, Telkom and Indosat win award
Astra, Telkom and Indosat win awardThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAsia's top financial magazine, FinanceAsia, has declared Indonesia's largest automotive and telecommunications firms are the best companies in the country.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all 11...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
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;AFP; ANPAf..r.. Money-Philippines-imports Philippine imports slow in May JP/16/MONEY Philippine imports slower in May MANILA: Philippine imports in May rose 2.7 percent from a year earlier to US$3.67 billion, the government said on Tuesday. This marked a slowdown from April when imports rose 6.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
AGO to freeze Neloe's assets
AGO to freeze Neloe's assets JAKARTA: Prosecutors will seize the personal assets, including bank accounts, of E.C.W. Neloe, a key suspect in an alleged graft case at state-owned Bank Mandiri.Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) Hendarman Supandji said on...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all 11...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Disadvantaged regions need govt attention
Disadvantaged regions need govt attentionSigit Pinardi, Antara News Agency/JakartaA middle-aged woman was seen sobbing as Syaifullah Yusuf, the State Minister for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions, noticed her.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
ASEAN relieved as Myanmar skips chair
ASEAN relieved as Myanmar skips chairDarren Schuettler, Reuters/VientianeArmy-ruled Myanmar will skip its turn as ASEAN chairman in 2006, defusing a simmering row between the southeast Asian bloc and the West over the junta's lack of democratic reform and its detention of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Susilo installs Cruz as new envoy to Portugal
Susilo installs Cruz as new envoy to PortugalThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated on Tuesday East Timor (now Timor Leste)-born human rights activist Fransiscus Xaverius Lopes da Cruz as the Indonesian ambassador to Portugal.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Abettor in embassy bombing gets 4 years
Abettor in embassy bombing gets 4 yearsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Tuesday a suspect in the Sept. 9, 2004 bombing in front of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta to four years' imprisonment.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Aceh peace deal 'will help reconstruction'
Aceh peace deal 'will help reconstruction'INDONESIA: Lasting peace between separatist rebels and Indonesian troops in Aceh is essential to reconstruction efforts in the region worst affected by the Asian tsunami, a European Parliament member said on Tuesday after touring the province.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Candidates fail submit finance reports
Candidates fail submit finance reportsOGAN ILIR, South Sumatra: Only one of four pairs of candidates in the June 25 Ogan Ilir regency election has submitted a campaign finance report to the local General Elections Commission.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
JP/18/LAYANG
JP/18/LAYANGIndonesian kites becoming more attractiveBambang Parlupi Jakarta Flying kites as a hobby has been developing rapidly in Indonesia, with various types and motifs now appearing to add more color to this outdoor pursuit and its changing functions.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Glodok vendors get free kiosks
Glodok vendors get free kiosks JAKARTA: City market operator PD Pasar Jaya if offering vendors currently occupying the area of Pancoran in Glodok, West Jakarta, kiosks in the nearby Glodok and Perniagaan Markets for free for the first six months.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Acehnese have high hopes, but remain wary
Acehnese have high hopes, but remain waryThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Acehnese people are looking forward to the signing of the peace deal scheduled for Aug. 15 but fear a repetition of the short-lived calm and freedoms that followed earlier botched agreements.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Ahmadiyah and the vulgarization of Islam
Ahmadiyah and the vulgarization of IslamAhmad Najib Burhani, Jakarta The recent attack on the Mubarok campus, a compound used by the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) in Bogor on Friday on July 8, by a swarm of brutes calling themselves the Indonesian Muslim Solidarity (GUII) adds an...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Life tough on 'Indonesian Alcatraz'
Life tough on 'Indonesian Alcatraz'Antara, JakartaNusakambangan island has been in the news again, with reports of Tommy Soeharto being flown to Jakarta once a month to treat a tumor.Nusakambangan island, located off Cilacap, Central Java, has a number of prisons.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Timor Leste not ready to join ASEAN: Horta
Timor Leste not ready to join ASEAN: HortaLAOS: Newly independent Timor Leste cannot afford to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for at least five years to 10 years because of the huge costs involved, its foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Semarang set for Sam Po Carnival
Semarang set for Sam Po CarnivalSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangAn interesting program that will take place during Zheng He's 600th Voyage Anniversary Celebrations this year in Semarang will be the Sam Po Carnival. In the carnival set to be held on Aug.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Labor retraining a must: Official
Labor retraining a must: OfficialRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia is in need of competence-based training and retraining programs to improve competitiveness of its labor in the global market, government officials and businesspeople say.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
RI response to global campaign for good corporate governance
RI response to global campaign for good corporate governanceBudiono Kusumohamidjojo, Jakarta The United Nations launched the operational phase of the Global Compact on July 26, 2000. The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed the Global Compact at The World Economic Forum in January 1999.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Jakarta streets death traps for children, young adults
Jakarta streets death traps for children, young adultsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe authorities warned that more children are being seriously injured and killed in traffic accidents on Jakarta's streets.Comr.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
PLN warns of possible shortage in reserves
PLN warns of possible shortage in reservesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is warning of another possible power shortage as demand increases during the dry season, while declining rainfall means the capacities of hydropower plants drop...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Fuel-saving measures
Fuel-saving measures Now is really the time that a habit of saving energy is implemented in Indonesia. So many offices (including government offices) have their air conditions running while windows are open (because of smokers); in private households this happens as well.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Gold still awes Asia, despite the price
Gold still awes Asia, despite the priceLewa Pardomuan and Atul Prakash, Reuters, Singapore/Bombay Villagers in Indonesia may wear one or two gold teeth to boost social status. In India, parents will not marry off their daughters without giving them some gold jewellery for financial security.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Pay increases considered for state officials
Pay increases considered for state officialsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government says it is considering increasing the take-home pay of the president, vice president, ministers and several other high-ranking state officials starting next year, as part of attempts to improve...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Agriculture show to help unite ASEAN and China
Agriculture show to help unite ASEAN and ChinaNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Fuel-saving measures
Fuel-saving measures Now is really the time that a habit of saving energy is implemented in Indonesia. So many offices (including government offices) have their air conditions running while windows are open (because of smokers); in private households this happens as well.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Traders begin selling flags
Traders begin selling flagsPEKANBARU, Riau: Street hawkers had already begun selling Indonesian flags on Tuesday across Jl. Pekanbaru as Independence Day draws near."The demand for red and white flags and banners is always high ahead of Independence Day and we hope to benefit from that," said...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Australia agrees on TAC
Australia agrees on TACAUSTRALIA: Australia will join a new East Asia Summit later this year, foreign minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday, after bowing to regional pressure and agreeing to sign a mandatory peace pact.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all 11...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
USAID $20m donation deal for RI courts
USAID $20m donation deal for RI courtsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to provide US$20 million worth of assistance to help the Indonesian government reform the country's weak court system.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Public service first
Public service firstFrom GatraThe change in National Police leadership has been followed by public expectations of an improvement in police performance and public service.As law enforcers whose duties are concerned with society, the police are expected to change the previous semi-militaristic...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Another victim of CN-235 accident dies
Another victim of CN-235 accident diesMADIUN, East Java: First Lt. Yeremias Waang, the copilot of a CN- 235 airplane that recently crashed in Aceh, died early on Monday at the Antariksa Air Force Hospital in East Jakarta.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Ill wind blows for players in junior badminton tourney
Ill wind blows for players in junior badminton tourneyMoch N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Players in the Milo Junior Indonesia Open here are finding their opponents to be only part of the problems they face on court.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Future strategy for the Prosperous Justice Party
Future strategy for the Prosperous Justice Party Last year at a Symposium at Harvard University, I was able to describe PKS's campaign in the general elections, based on its program to promote justice and good governance and to stamp out corruption, and its resulting electoral success.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Minister rejects Bojong tryout
Minister rejects Bojong tryoutThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState Minister of the Environment Rachmat Witoelar has lent support to residents in their opposition to the planned trial of the Bojong waste treatment plant in Bogor regency.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Astra's profit rises 18 percent in five months
Astra's profit rises 18 percent in five monthsBloomberg, JakartaPT Astra International's profit rose 18 percent in the first five month of the year as Asia's biggest automobile retailer by market value sold more vehicles at home in Indonesia and overseas.Net income rose to Rp 2.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 49
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 49 'Local parties would not lead to independence' 2. VIRUS: 3 X 15 Flu viruses are quick to swap genes: Study 3. CHINA: 1 X 32 SBY to wrap up deals in China trip 4. TOLL: 1 X 36 Road tolls to increase by 15 percent
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Drug war hones in on the healthy
Drug war hones in on the healthyAbdul Khalik and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/BogorThe Office of the State Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs will cooperate with the Jakarta Police to hold antidrug training programs aimed at young people and athletes in the capital.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Campaigning for a fair deal for teachers
Campaigning for a fair deal for teachersOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungIt was about 8 a.m. in the middle of August 2001 and you could still smell the soil that the whole night's rain had made wet in the yard of Taruko restaurant, Jl. Pangeran Diponegoro, in downtown Bandarlampung.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Rupiah Rates July 26
Rupiah Rates July 26 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,857.65 7,094.38 7,514.26 7,437.69 Brunei dollar 1 6,200.43 5,597.93 5,929.46 5,868.82 Canadian dollar 1 8,470.82 7,646.87 8,100.63 8,016.90 Swiss franc 1 7,950.69 7,177.51 7,603.24 7,524.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Women start campaign against leaded gasoline
Women start campaign against leaded gasolineThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJuju Kosasih, 47, began to suspect how dangerous the lead- polluted water supply in her neighborhood of Munjul, East Jakarta, was when she witnessed the births of three premature babies.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Indian chief of Naval Staff, aircraft carrier to visit Indonesia
Indian chief of Naval Staff, aircraft carrier to visit IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn March this year, India organized the India Tech 2005 engineering exhibition in Jakarta. The new version of the bajaj (three-wheeled taxi) was the star attraction at that exhibition, which featured several...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, July 27, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, July 27, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hallo Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah12:00 p.m.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Surrealist painter has slanted view on industrialism
Surrealist painter has slanted view on industrialismM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The surrealist movement in painting was born out of the premise that the bourgeois society was so decadent that it did not deserve art.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Road tolls to increase by 15 percent
Road tolls to increase by 15 percentRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to raise tolls for roads across the country by an average of 15 percent next month, in a move to keep investment in toll roads competitive amid higher inflation rates and operational costs.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Lippo H1 profit almost doubles
Lippo H1 profit almost doubles JAKARTA: Bank Lippo, the country's ninth-largest lender, said on Tuesday that first-half profit had almost doubled on increasing demand for credit.Net income rose to Rp 203 billion (US$20.7 million), or Rp 51.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Court delays verdict against NGO activist
Court delays verdict against NGO activistMANADO, North Sulawesi: The Manado District Court delayed for a second time delivering a verdict in a defamation case against non-governmental organization activist Rignolda Djamaludin.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Ninth to sixteenth seed Yuan Kartika of Tangkas Bogasari also
Ninth to sixteenth seed Yuan Kartika of Tangkas Bogasari also cruised in an 11-3, 11-1 defeat of unseeded Jpy Kencana of Indonesia 11-3, 11-1.Imme Kris Wicaksono of Djarum, another 9/16 seed, received a walkover against Nana Sutrisna of Indonesia, while Aprilia of Indonesia blanked compatriot...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Pawnshops thrive come new school
Pawnshops thrive come new schoolOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungA housewife in her 50s hurriedly entered the state-owned pawnshop in Bandarlampung city, on one recent morning. The moment she reached the customer service counter, she took out three flower- motif bed sheets wrapped...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China
Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all 11...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
RI, U.S. to hold military exercise
RI, U.S. to hold military exercise Agence France Presse, JakartaU.S. troops arrived in Indonesia on Monday to take part in an annual joint maritime exercise aimed at improving military cooperation with the world's largest Muslim-populated country. Representatives of 800 U.S.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Local elections in West Irian Jaya delayed
Local elections in West Irian Jaya delayedThe Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to postpone local elections in West Irian Jaya province because the local office of the General Elections Commission (KPUD) is deemed "technically ill-prepared" to carry out the elections, initially scheduled for...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Five detained for oil palm irregularities
Five detained for oil palm irregularitiesJAMBI: The Jambi Prosecutor's Office detained on late Monday five suspects late on Monday on charges of arising out of irregularities in the provision of oil palm seedlings in the province.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
The Helsinki deal on Aceh:
The Helsinki deal on Aceh: An arrangement likely to work 2. Budi--2 x 30 RI response to global campaign for good corporate governance
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
MUI to formulate edicts against 'liberal thoughts'
MUI to formulate edicts against 'liberal thoughts'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) will formulate several edicts to put an end to what it terms "deviant secular and liberal Islamic thoughts" during its four-day national congress that opened here on...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Police identify instigators of Kaur elections riots
Police identify instigators of Kaur elections riotsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice say they have identified three persons who are strongly suspected of involvement in the Bengkulu riot and will arrest them to facilitate the investigation if necessary.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
1. Commentary -- 42 pts 7 cols 1lines (1x42)
1. Commentary -- 42 pts 7 cols 1lines (1x42)Peace agreement in Aceh -- Third time lucky? 2. Fatwa (45) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18) MUI formulating edicts against 'liberal thoughts' 3. AFTA (45) - 36 pts 4 cols 1line (1x28)Labor retraining a must: Official4.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Breeders bemoan slump in sales as reports on bird flu surface
Breeders bemoan slump in sales as reports on bird flu surfaceThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Makassar/BandungSales of chicken nationwide have been in the doldrums for the past few weeks with the bird flu virus making the national headlines, chicken breeders complained on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
*MUI formulating edicts against 'liberal thoughts' Page 2
*MUI formulating edicts against 'liberal thoughts' Page 2 *Govt to raise road toll rates by 15% next month Page 3 *'Public figure' behind Bengkulu election riot Page 4 *Cirebon farmers fight losing battle against locusts Page 5 *Ahmadiyah and the vulgarization of contemporary Islam Page 7 *Jakarta...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Farmers fight losing battle against locusts
Farmers fight losing battle against locustsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonLocusts traveling in vast swarms have stripped 8,000 more hectares of rice fields in Cirebon regency of all vegetation, a senior government official says.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
RI asks ASEAN for observers in Aceh
RI asks ASEAN for observers in AcehAssociated Press, VientianeIndonesia has asked its Southeast Asian neighbors to send observers to monitor a peace deal between separatist rebels and the government in the strife-torn Aceh province starting next month, a Thai official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Navy cuts power, water to retired officers' houses
Navy cuts power, water to retired officers' housesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile still waiting for promised compensation for retired Naval officers and their families to leave a Navy housing complex in Jl.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
The Helsinki deal on Aceh: An arrangement likely to work
The Helsinki deal on Aceh: An arrangement likely to workAboeprijadi Santoso, Helsinki After a total of 25 days of negotiating, the Helsinki talks on Aceh have reached a historic phase. For the first time, Indonesia is about to end its war with a separatist rebellion through a political settlement.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
SBY to wrap up deals in China trip
SBY to wrap up deals in China tripZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to leave for China on Wednesday, with an aim of boosting investment and bilateral trade between the two countries.Minister of Trade Mari E.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Shares end up at record high on blue chips
Shares end up at record high on blue chipsDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended higher on Tuesday, with gains in certain bank and heavy equipment blue chips driving the main index to close at a new record high, dealers said.The Jakarta Stock Exchange's Composite Index ended up 0.7 percent, or 8.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Muhammadiyah against land decree
Muhammadiyah against land decree JAKARTA: Muhammadiyah lent support on Monday to mounting calls for the government to revoke the new presidential regulation that allows authorities to acquire private land without a deal being reached with its owner."Presidential Regulation No.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 26, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 26, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
On visit to Israel
On visit to Israel Kamapradipta I.'s letter SBY's proposed side visit to Israel (The Jakarta Post, July 23) in response to my article Susilo should visit Israel too (July 19, page 6) only emphasizes my point: The government of Indonesia, as befitting that of a nation representing 235 million...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
WHO urges govt to improve measures to fight bird flu
WHO urges govt to improve measures to fight bird fluThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile generally satisfied with the way the Indonesian government is handling the first human deaths from the bird flu in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the government needed to improve its...
Wed, 27 Jul 2005
'Why teach freedom of religion in schools?'
'Why teach freedom of religion in schools?'Even though the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) had not caused any disturbances, its center in Parung, Bogor, was attacked by thousands of people earlier this month.