Archive: 15 August 2005
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Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Cak Nur invites Susilo and his predecessors to meet
Cak Nur invites Susilo and his predecessors to meetThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough still recuperating from the lingering effects of a major life-saving operation, prominent Muslim scholar Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid is set to make a return to the political scene.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Australian arrested for timber smuggling
Australian arrested for timber smugglingAMBON, Maluku: West Southeast Maluku police personnel have foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of timber planks to Darwin, Australia.A suspect, an Australian citizen named CJ, had been arrested recently and he is now being detained by West Southeast Maluku...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Taiwan warns China against aggression
Taiwan warns China against aggressionTAIWAN: Taiwan's leader warned China against military aggression in the Pacific region as the island created an international organization on Sunday to raise its international profile.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
'The police do not act agains thugs'
'The police do not act agains thugs'Responding to increasing complaints about crime in the city, the Jakarta administration, police and military launched the first- ever official crackdown on thuggery and lawlessness.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Jl. Simpruk Golf 11,
Jl. Simpruk Golf 11, Kav. 157 - 158 Jakarta SelatanMonday 15th August 2005 & Tuesday 16th August 2005 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Youths demand better education
Youths demand better education JAKARTA: As part of the International Youth Day commemoration, youths from all of the nation's provinces gathered here on Sunday, issuing an eight-point statement.They called for more action by people in society to prevent the abuse of drugs and the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Japanese investors help boost industry expansion
Japanese investors help boost industry expansionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBusiness expansion by Japanese investors is largely to thank for the higher take-up in industrial space in Greater Jakarta during the first semester, according to a property market consultant.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
No school uniforms?
No school uniforms?From KompasThe decision by the minister of national education to abolish the obligation for school students to wear uniforms in order to eliminate the monopoly in uniform procurements was inappropriate.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
JP/R. Bertho Wedhatama
JP/R. Bertho Wedhatama AUTO EXPO: The automotive expo held by the Association of Indonesian Car Manufacturers (Gaikindo) at the Jakarta Convention Center recently was among the largest exhibitions in Jakarta this year.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
RI condemns Sri Lankan FM's assassination
RI condemns Sri Lankan FM's assassinationIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian government condemned on Sunday the assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakhsman Kadirgamar and expressed hope that the minister's death would not create instability in the country.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Sweden to give $5M for Aceh mission
Sweden to give $5M for Aceh missionJAKARTA: Sweden has agreed to contribute money and personnel for the Aceh peace-monitoring mission, the Swedish Embassy in Jakarta said."Sweden will provide 40 million Swedish crowns (around US$5 million) to support the EU-ASEAN (European Union-Association of...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
U.S. pulses industry hopes to expand market in Indonesia
U.S. pulses industry hopes to expand market in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTaking advantage of Indonesia's status as one of the largest markets for American agricultural products, the United States intends to expand its sales of pulses here.To promote their products, the U.S.A.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
SIS to conduct training for local teachers
SIS to conduct training for local teachersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaConcerned to help Indonesia raise the quality of its teachers, the Singapore International School (SIS) and its seven branches across the country will conduct training for teachers.The school's co-founder Jaspal S.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. ACEH: 4 X 10
1. ACEH: 4 X 10 Time of peace in Aceh on day before deal signed or Peace felt in Aceh on eve of deal's signing 2. DRUG: 1 X 27 Clubbers support antidrug drive 3. CRASH: 2 X 24 Cypriot plane crashes in Greece, 121 killed 4. CUTLINE: 1 X 28 Scavengers take walk with Susilo
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Market-risk hedging can reduce oil subsidy
Market-risk hedging can reduce oil subsidyGabriel Andris Thoumi, Yogyakarta Here are some important global oil facts: U.S. uses 25 percent of the world's daily oil production of 80 million barrels of oil.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Legislators' pay
Legislators' pay and performanceFrom KompasThe news of the proposal of the members of the House of Representatives for an 82 percent to 104 percent increase in their take-home pay and its approval is indeed surprising and ironical amid the crises, disasters and diseases plaguing the country.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Diamonds not Indonesia's best friend, yet at least
Diamonds not Indonesia's best friend, yet at leastThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"There are three things extremely hard: steel, diamond, and to know one's self," scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin once said.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. Home --- 3 x 16
1. Home --- 3 x 16 Home schooling club gives parents major role in education 2. Waste --- 2 x 25 City to have five waste treatment facilities 3. SIS -- 1 x 35 SIS to hold training for local teachers 4. Clinic -- 1 x 20 Bekasi to open HIV clinics or Bekasi plans HIV clinics 5.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Clubbers throw support behind antidrug drive
Clubbers throw support behind antidrug driveAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA thick haze of cigarette smoke hung over the room as partiers crowded onto the dance floor, moving to the deafening house music being played by the disc jockey.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
The Management and Staff of The Jakarta Post wish
The Management and Staff of The Jakarta Post wish to congratulate our employee R. Uum Sumpena on hismarriage to Agues Thina Waty AM on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005 in Jakarta God brings you together as husband and wife. May He bless your home and hearts with all happiness.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Social problems shadow Cepu block
Social problems shadow Cepu blockBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, BojonegoroSutarto, 54, is one of the thousands of residents in Ngasem district who will soon make a sudden windfall when his farm makes way for a runway. The noise of helicopters and planes will soon break the silence of the village.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Big Papua protest criticized
Big Papua protest criticizedNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraA senior lecturer from a university in Papua, Bambang Sugiono, criticized a massive protest earlier on Friday that rejected the Special Autonomy Law for Papua province.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
The forgotten veterans
The forgotten veteransThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Makassar/SurabayaWar veteran Amat Mukmin still clearly remembers when he took part in the guerrilla struggle against the Dutch in Yogyakarta in 1948. Along with hundreds of freedom fighters, the Bantul resident fought the Dutch with any weapon...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
KL extends peace mission in RP
KL extends peace mission in RP PHILIPPINES: Malaysia has agreed to extend by a year the stay of a 60-strong international contingent helping monitor and safeguard a two-year-old truce between Muslim guerrillas and government troops in the southern Philippines, officials said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Scavengers take walk with President
Scavengers take walk with PresidentThousands of Jakartans, including scavengers, clad in red-and- white attire headed to the National Monument (Monas) park on Sunday morning for a walk, as part of Indonesia's 60th Independence Day celebrations.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Malaysia wins relief from haze but northern islands 'unhealthy'
Malaysia wins relief from haze but northern islands 'unhealthy'M. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse/Kuala LumpurThe haze that has smothered central Malaysia cleared on Sunday as winds shifted and cloud-seeding sent rain over affected areas, but air quality in two northern resort islands rose to...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
PKS supporters demand probe agains judges
PKS supporters demand probe agains judgesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThousands of supporters of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) continued their protests on Sunday against a court ruling annulled the victory of Nur Nahmudi Ismail and his running mate Yuyun Wirasaputra in the Depok mayoral election.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
War veterans demand more attention
War veterans demand more attentionAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarRed-and-white national flags brighten up the atmosphere at a housing complex in Makassar where war veterans began preparing to welcome the country's 60th anniversary celebrations on Aug. 17.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Team against illegal fees
Team against illegal feesFrom KompasThe report in Kompas (July 13) on the planned establishment of a team for the eradication of illegal fees was heartening. At first glance this seems to be a follow-up to the successful drive by the government's anticorruption team.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Peace felt on eve of Aceh deal signing
Peace felt on eve of Aceh deal signingTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehAn atmosphere of peace prevailed in Aceh ahead of an historic day that many hope will mark an end to almost three decades of bloodshed.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Ship seized for smuggling sugar
Ship seized for smuggling sugarBATAM, Riau Islands: Batam Customs Office personnel have apprehended the Golden Lestari cargo ship for allegedly smuggling 150 tons of sugar into Indonesian territory.The Indonesian-flagged vessel was nabbed in waters near Tekong Island, Riau Islands province on...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
PLN glitches
PLN glitches caused blackoutsState power firm PT PLN had its electricity generating capacity reduced by a total of 689 mega watts (MW) on Friday night, resulting in several blackouts in the Java-Bali distribution network.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Spreading haze plagues traffic, health
Spreading haze plagues traffic, healthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/MedanThe choking haze from forest fires on Sumatra island has spread to more areas on Sunday, including Medan and Pontianak, threatening public health and disrupting transportation.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Jakarta needs more trees
Jakarta needs more trees Your correspondent Robert Kelly makes some pertinent points in his article entitled Rolling back Jakarta's unhealthy urban desert(The Jakarta Post, Aug. 6). The green areas that still exist in greater Jakarta really need to be maintained whether they are part of existing...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Ciliwung water catchment areas badly damaged: Expert
Ciliwung water catchment areas badly damaged: ExpertTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorWater catchment areas along Ciliwung River in Bogor are badly damaged and thus unable to catch water due to uncontrolled development in the area, an expert says.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Tao, S'pore's Chinese-born swimming star
Tao, S'pore's Chinese-born swimming starStraits Times/ANN, Singapore In a week's time, China-born Tao Li, 15, will become Singapore swimming's first foreign-talent citizen.But, put her beside a Singaporean today, and you might not be able to tell the difference.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Childhood memories of war and independence
Childhood memories of war and independenceHadjid Harnawidagda, Jakarta We are celebrating our 60th anniversary of Indonesian independence on Aug. 17. I was only eight years old in 1945, but I have a very vivid memory of what happened several years prior to and after the proclamation of independence.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Police begin cracking down on thugs
Police begin cracking down on thugsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a three-day operation aimed at arresting suspected thugs and curbing lawlessness across the capital, the city police have netted over 241 people for alleged extortion, for not having identity cards and for being in the...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Key problems in Aceh and their potential solutions
Key problems in Aceh and their potential solutionsA'an Suryana and Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What are the problems that need to be addressed by both the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to ensure the success of the peace agreement that they will sign on Monday...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
New firms invited to join busway consortium
New firms invited to join busway consortiumThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTransJakarta Busway Management (BP TransJakarta) says that firms interested in taking part in the operation of the busway project still have the chance to join consortium TransBatavia.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Vendors report market destruction
Vendors report market destruction JAKARTA: Several street vendors in the Surya traditional market in Kalideres, West Jakarta, have reported the destruction of their stalls late in July to the City Police on Friday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. Insight --- 1x40
1. Insight --- 1x40 Sixty years of Indonesian independence 2. Rupiah -- 2x24 Oil prices to keep haunting the rupiah, analysts say 3. Haze --- 2x24 Malaysia wins relief from haze but northern islands 'unhealthy' 4. Oil --- 1x35 Oil majors show interest in heavy oil
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
PAN split wider as co-founder tenders his resignation
PAN split wider as co-founder tenders his resignationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaInternal conflict within the National Mandate Party (PAN) has risen to new level with the resignation of co-founder and current legislator Fuad Bawazier.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
City to seal supermarket
City to seal supermarket BEKASI: Head of Bekasi city spatial agency, Kamaludin Djaini, said on Saturday that his office may seal the Makro and Carry supermarket building on Jl. Hasibuan, Margajaya district, because it was built without a building permit from the administration.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Mayor wants illegal building demolished
Mayor wants illegal building demolished JAKARTA: Central Jakarta mayor Muhayat has demanded the demolition of a building under construction behind the ITC Roxy Mas commercial center as it had allegedly violated the city's spatial plan."This (the construction process) could not be given any leeway.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
City to have five waste treatment facilities
City to have five waste treatment facilitiesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAside from decentralizing waste treatment to the subdistrict level, the city administration plans to build five medium-scale waste treatment facilities, including incinerators, to handle Jakarta's daily 6,000 tons...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Sixty years of Indonesian independence
Sixty years of Indonesian independenceJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, JakartaFor sixty long years, we Indonesians have lived as a nation and as a sovereign and independent nation state, and thus have been in control of our own destiny.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49 Key problems in Aceh and their potential solutions 2. ACEH: 3 X 16 Cautious optimism reigns ahead of Aceh peace pact 3. HELSINKI: 1 X 25 Govt, GAM upbeat on peace deal 4. XPLOSION: 1 X 35 Strong blast rocks Ciputat residence 5.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Home schooling club gives parents major role in education
Home schooling club gives parents major role in educationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEducation starts at home, but not all parents can be good teachers.The Morning Star Academy (MSA) in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, blends institutional education and homeschooling in an attempt to provide parents and...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Minister wants bill on language
Minister wants bill on language JAKARTA: The government is considering a draft of a bill to protect the national language as well as local languages, Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo said here on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Semen Gresik needs consolidation to improve efficiency: CEO
Semen Gresik needs consolidation to improve efficiency: CEOState-owned firm, PT Semen Gresik, the country's largest integrated cement producer, is currently faces a daunting task to make its operations more efficient amid higher energy prices as well as a lack of consolidation among its...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Citibank responds
Citibank responds In response to M.A. Kolhapuri's letter Citibank Credit Card in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 11, we would like to clarify that we have contacted our customer and the problem has been resolved satisfactorily.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Dutch foreign minister to attend RI Independence Day celebrations
Dutch foreign minister to attend RI Independence Day celebrationsVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot will arrive in Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence, and spice up...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Tao, Singapore's China-born swimming sensation
Tao, Singapore's China-born swimming sensation The Straits Times/ANN Singapore In a week's time, China-born Tao Li, 15, will become Singapore swimming's first foreign-talent citizen.But, put her beside a Singaporean today, and you might not be able to tell the difference.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Cautious optimism reigns ahead of Aceh peace pact
Cautious optimism reigns ahead of Aceh peace pactBhimanto Suwastoyo, Agence France-Presse/Banda AcehHopes are high that a peace deal to be signed Monday will finally end decades of bloodshed between troops and separatist rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province, but analysts warn the road to lasting...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Major RI film festival to be split into two
Major RI film festival to be split into twoM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Responding to a spate of criticism from filmmakers following a poorly-arranged awards ceremony last year, the organizing committee of the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) has decided to hold two separate galas for...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Rights campaigners named libel suspects
Rights campaigners named libel suspectsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaRights activists Usman Hamid and Rachland Nashidik have been named suspects arising out of a defamation complaint filed with the police by former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) director A.M. Hendropriyono.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Bekasi to open HIV clinics
Bekasi to open HIV clinicsWahyuana, The Jakarta Post, BekasiThe Bekasi administration will open a free HIV/AIDS clinic at the Bekasi General Hospital and the private Ananda Hospital next month.The clinic will provide a free voluntary consultancy test and counseling, head of the communicable...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Tightening money supply
Tightening money supply Bank Indonesia (BI) has tightened its monetary stance again as inflation seems to be rearing its ugly head amid the weakening rupiah against the American dollar, the steady rise in international oil prices to as high as US$64/barrel early last week and the increase in the U.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. HAZE -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1)
1. HAZE -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1) Spreading haze plagues traffic, health 2. FUAD -- 2 cols 3 lines (16 x 3) PAN split wider as co-founder tenders his resignation 3. VETERAN -- 4 cols 1 line (32 x 1) War veterans demand more attention 4.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Strong explosion rocks Ciputat residence
Strong explosion rocks Ciputat residenceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA strong explosion destroyed a house owned by an employee of the Ministry of Defense, Nasiman, 47, in Cireundeu, Ciputat district, Tangerang, on Sunday morning.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Govt, GAM upbeat on peace deal
Govt, GAM upbeat on peace dealMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are due to sign a historic peace deal in Finland on Monday in hopes of ending 30 years of separatist fighting.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Hotels become preferred venue for MICE activities
Hotels become preferred venue for MICE activities In addition to more established convention and exhibition centers, hotels have also become popular venues for Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Expo (MICE) activities.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Malaysia to list mobile prepaid users
Malaysia to list mobile prepaid users MALAYSIA: Mobile phone users in Malaysia with prepaid SIM cards must register with service providers by the end of the year in an effort to halt abusive calls and text messages, a news report said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
India celebrates national day in Bali
India celebrates national day in BaliJAKARTA: Generally, foreign diplomatic missions hold receptions to celebrate their national days in the capital Jakarta, mostly in five-star hotels or at the ambassador's official residence.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Jakarta needs more trees
Jakarta needs more trees Your correspondent Robert Kelly makes some pertinent points in his article entitled Rolling back Jakarta's unhealthy urban desert(The Jakarta Post, Aug. 6). The green areas that still exist in greater Jakarta really need to be maintained whether they are part of existing...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety net
ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety netPravit Rojanaphruk The Nation Asia News Network/Bangkok Nearly four decades after ASEAN was founded, labor activists say it's time to push for an ASEAN Social Charter that would guarantee a certain level of labor rights across the region.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
On ban on Ahmadiyah
On ban on Ahmadiyah I read the article Govt mulls ban on Ahmadiyah due to 'permit violation' in your online edition of July 22. Reading the statement of Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh took me back centuries to the age of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Water crisis denies East Nusa Tenggara people
Water crisis denies East Nusa Tenggara peopleFour-year-old Yusak Nubatonis helps fetch water for his family in Bena village, South Amanuban district, Timor Tengah Selatan regency.A water crisis has started to affect East Nusa Tenggara province, with many rivers and wells having run dry, forcing...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Rafidah wants import permit scheme abolished
Rafidah wants import permit scheme abolishedAssociated Press, Kuala LumpurMalaysia's trade minister says she wants a controversial car import permit scheme abolished -- a surprising about-face after defending it stoutly amid allegations the policy was misused to benefit a few well-connected...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Susanto shines in Netherlands
Susanto shines in NetherlandsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's rising chess star GM Susanto Megaranto continued his sparkling form on his European tour by finishing tied for first place at the Hogeschool Zeeland chess tournament in Vlissingen, Netherlands on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN community
Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN communityAlexander C. Chandra Jakarta The recent Roundtable Discussion on the Prospects and Challenges in the Building of an ASEAN Community, which was organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Strategic and International...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Oil prices to keep haunting the rupiah, analysts say
Oil prices to keep haunting the rupiah, analysts sayUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah is expected to remain under heavy pressure this week, as local demand for the U.S. dollar continues unabated amid a recent bullish trend in world oil prices.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Foreign convicts may get remissions
Foreign convicts may get remissions DENPASAR: Twelve foreigners jailed on the resort island of Bali may have their sentences reduced as part of a nationwide remission program for prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday, according to an official.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Car sales rise 30.4%
Car sales rise 30.4%The Jakarta Post, JakartaAutomakers and distributors sold 345,167 cars as of July, a rise of 30.4 percent from the corresponding period a year earlier, with PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) keeping its long-standing status as market leader.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
MICE industry recovers after years in doldrums
MICE industry recovers after years in doldrums After years in the doldrums, Indonesia's Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Expo (MICE) industry has started to bounce back thanks to the improving economy and a more conducive security and political situation.