Archive: 16 August 2005
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Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Police complete Aussies' case files
Police complete Aussies' case files DENPASAR, Bali: Bali Police completed case files on Monday of nine Australian citizens apprehended while attempting to smuggle a total of 8.3 kilograms of heroin out of Bali into Australia in April this year.According to director of Bali Police Narcotic Unit, Adj.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Chinese investment 'may reach $3b this year'
Chinese investment 'may reach $3b this year'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn line with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to China last month to boost bilateral trade and investment between the two countries, Chinese businesses investment this year has been estimated to reach...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Remembering victims of RI amnesia
Remembering victims of RI amnesia I would like to say something in the context of the commentary by Kornelius Purba published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 8, titled Dutch treat: Who pays for the pain?On Aug.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
McDonald's bomber gets life sentence in Makassar
McDonald's bomber gets life sentence in MakassarAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarA Muslim militant was sentenced to life on Monday for masterminding the bombing of a U.S. fast-food restaurant outlet here in 2002, which killed three people.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
RI, S'pore resume extradition talks
RI, S'pore resume extradition talks JAKARTA: The governments of Indonesia and Singapore resumed on Monday talks on an extradition treaty deemed as crucial to help curb rampant corruption here.Antara quoted Singaporean diplomats as saying authorities from the two countries held their third meeting...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Malaysian firemen help Indonesia to fight blazes
Malaysian firemen help Indonesia to fight blazesBazuki Muhammad and Muklis Ali, Subang, Malaysia/JakartaMalaysia sent a team of 100 firemen to neighboring Indonesia on Monday to help douse forest fires that have blanketed the region in noxious haze.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Ambon police step up fight against drugs
Ambon police step up fight against drugsM. Azis Tunny The Jakarta Post/Ambon Around 360 police officers from the Ambon and Lease Islands Police underwent urine tests on Monday to ensure they were drug free.Ambon and Lease Islands Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriage
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriageEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOf all the cross-cultural marriages that are possible, one would think that a couple from Java and Sumatra would have the least difficulty in adjusting to each other.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
1. Bomb (4x11)
1. Bomb (4x11) McDonald's bomber gets life sentence in Makassar 2. KPU (1x48) Prosecution seeks three years for KPU's Mulyana 3. Rahardi (2x22) Rahardi turns self in, begins serving jail term 4. Medal (1x32) Susilo honors reform heroes 5. Teror (2x22) Police search for two JI members in RP
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Rahardi turns self in, begins serving jail term
Rahardi turns self in, begins serving jail termThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBefore surrendering to prosecutors to serve a two-year prison sentence for corruption, Rahardi Ramelan, 65, spent his last free moments exchanging hugs, tears and farewells with about 30 friends and family members at an...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Post-conflict Poso: Consumed by hate, divided by faith
Post-conflict Poso: Consumed by hate, divided by faithRuslan Sangadji & Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central SulawesiTragically, communal conflict -- whether ethnic or religious -- has been a feature of the nation since the onset of the reform era.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
British invention in Indonesia
British invention in IndonesiaDaisaku Ikeda, The Straits Times, Asia News Network/Singapore Sixty years have passed since the end of World War II, which came to a close with Japan's surrender on Aug. 15, 1945.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Economy slows down for 2nd consecutive quarter: BPS
Economy slows down for 2nd consecutive quarter: BPSUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's economy expanded at a slower rate during this year's second quarter, as rising fuel prices triggered a domino effect of higher inflation and key interest rates, all of which dampened consumer...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Prosecution seeks three years for KPU's Mulyana
Prosecution seeks three years for KPU's MulyanaRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors requested a three-year prison sentence for Mulyana Wira Kusumah for his involvement in the high-profile corruption case at the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
JP/21/T12
JP/21/T12Post-conflict Poso Consumed by hate, divided by faithRuslan Sangadji & Meidyatama Suryodiningrat The Jakarta Post/Poso, Sulawesi TengahTragically, communal conflict -- whether ethnic or religious -- has been a feature of the nation since the onset of the reform era.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Remembering victims of
Remembering victims of Indonesian amnesia I would like to say something in the context of the commentary by Kornelius Purba published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 8, titled Dutch treat: Who pays for the pain? On Aug.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Malacca Strait not high-risk: Shipowners
Malacca Strait not high-risk: ShipownersSaijel Kishan, Bloomberg/London The Federation of Asean Shipowners disputed an assessment by an insurance body that the Malacca Strait, the world's busiest waterway, is a high-risk area for war and terrorism.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
EU, Japan hail Aceh peace signing
EU, Japan hail Aceh peace signingAgencies, JakartaForeign countries began to welcome Monday's signing of a historic peace accord in Finland between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to stop three decades of separatist fighting in Aceh.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Experts urge government to promote biofuel
Experts urge government to promote biofuelAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaAs fuel prices continue to soar on the international market, environmentalists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and businesses have renewed their calls for the government to develop biofuels to help conserve energy...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Susilo honors reform heroes
Susilo honors reform heroesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As part of the annual Independence Day celebrations, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conferred on Monday medals of honor on four Trisakti University students who were killed on their campus during a demonstration in 1998, an incident that...
Tue, 16 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.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Can part-timers be regarded as 'proper' artists?
Can part-timers be regarded as 'proper' artists?Boudewijn Brands, Contributor, YogyakartaIf you love to paint but cannot live from painting, what do you do?Well, many get a job and paint in their spare time.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Sixty years on, Indonesia still struggles to achieve Sukarno's
Sixty years on, Indonesia still struggles to achieve Sukarno's vision Bhimanto Suwastoyo Agence France-Presse/Jakarta Outside a house in central Jakarta on the morning of Aug. 17, 1945, a small group of nationalists gathered for a simple ceremony to declare independence for the remains of the...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Building a pluralist nation
Building a pluralist nationEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What is pluralism? Why is it important for Indonesia's future? Like every other "ism", pluralism is a set of values. They include respecting our differences, and striving to work together on the basis of equality.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Subdistricts, districts to get more funds
Subdistricts, districts to get more fundsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAll 267 subdistrict offices and 44 district offices across the capital will receive funds to improve public services in their respective areas from the Jakarta administration next year.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Former PKI prisoners still waiting for freedom
Former PKI prisoners still waiting for freedomThe Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Kutai KartanegaraFor the suspected members of the outlawed Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and their families, the country's anniversary celebration has always been a bitter time, bringing back old memories.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Nine people die of poisoning
Nine people die of poisoningJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, JambiNine residents of Tanahgaro village, Muarotabir district, Tebo regency, have died in the last month from suspected mercury poisoning.The victims all suffered similar symptoms, including a fever, rash, stomach cramps and coughing.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Peace in Aceh
Peace in AcehThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIt took three presidents and required the peacemaking skills of a vice president to put an end to three decades of bloodshed in Aceh when the government of Indonesia and separatist rebels in the province inked a truce.
Tue, 16 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.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
GM plans to buy more auto supplies in Asia
GM plans to buy more auto supplies in AsiaJoseph Szczesny, Agence France-Presse, Detroit, Michigan General Motors Corp. is planning to purchase more material in Asia and trim capacity in North America as it struggles to contain the huge financial losses in its basic automotive business.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Padang governor installed
Padang governor installed PADANG, West Sumatra: The newly elected West Sumatra governor, Gamawan Fauzy, and his deputy Marlis Rahman were officially installed by Minister of Home Affairs M. Ma'ruf on Monday.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Experts urge government to promote biofuel
Experts urge government to promote biofuelAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaAs fuel prices continue to soar on the international market, environmentalists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and businesses have renewed their calls for the government to develop biofuels to help conserve energy...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Gas triggered Ciputat blast
Gas triggered Ciputat blast JAKARTA: A powerful explosion that destroyed a house in Cireundeu, Ciputat district, Tangerang regency, on Sunday was caused by hydrogen gas coming from a well located in a six-square-meter storeroom, police said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Some rival phone companies may merger: Telkom
Some rival phone companies may merger: TelkomBloomberg, Jakarta/Kuala LumpurPT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the biggest phone company, expects some of its seven rivals in the country to merge as rising competition erodes profits.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Antam to name Freeport adviser
Antam to name Freeport adviser JAKARTA: PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) said on Monday it would select a financial advisor this week to perform financial due diligence and make a recommendation on the potential purchase of a stake in PT Freeport Indonesia.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.15, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.15, 2005 __________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
'People behind thugs should be arrested'
'People behind thugs should be arrested'Responding to mounting public outcry against thugs, city police and the military launched last week a joint campaign against thuggery in the capital. The Jakarta Post interviewed residents to get their views on the campaign, which will last one month.
Tue, 16 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.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Kampung Keling: Economic symbiosis in Medan's Chinese-Indian enclave
Kampung Keling: Economic symbiosis in Medan's Chinese-Indian enclaveApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanMedan, North Sumatra, is known for its sharp racial distinctions between native Batak, Chinese, Indian and Malay ethnic groups.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
City insists Kartini has to go
City insists Kartini has to goBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite strong opposition by heritage activists, the Jakarta administration is adamant it will replace a Kartini statue that has graced Surapati Park in Central Jakarta for 43 years with a statue of national hero Diponegoro.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Wasted 60 years
Wasted 60 years Indonesia as a nation reaches a milestone today with the celebration of 60 years of independence. There is every reason to rejoice at this achievement: we have survived as one nation in spite of the many forces that constantly threaten to divide us.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Psychologists hold congress in Jakarta
Psychologists hold congress in Jakarta JAKARTA: The first Congress of the Asian Council of Psychologists began on Monday, with topics ranging from traditional psychotherapy to wayang (traditional puppet) plays in psychological perspectives.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Regency to start antidengue drive
Regency to start antidengue drive BEKASI: The Bekasi city administration plans to celebrate Independence Day with a campaign to fight dengue fever."We have about 500 hot spots and will begin fumigating the areas next month," said the head of contagious diseases at the Bekasi Health Agency, Krisna...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 42
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 42 'Parties very serious about sustainable settlement' 2. RESPONSE: 1 X 32 EU, Japan hail Aceh peace signing 3. CUTLINE: 1 X 27 'acehkita' hits newsstands 4. MOU: 1 X 32 Key passages from Aceh agreement
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Special Report Editorial Team: Apriadi Gunawan, Bruce Emond, Emmy
Special Report Editorial Team: Apriadi Gunawan, Bruce Emond, Emmy Fitri, Endy Bayuni, Evi Mariani, Kornelius Purba, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Ruslan Sangadji, Sri Wahyuni.JP/21/T01
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Carlsberg takes stake in Cambrew
Carlsberg takes stake in Cambrew COPENHAGEN: The Danish brewer Carlsberg said on Monday it had acquired 50 percent of the Cambodian group Cambrew, which holds 45 percent of its local market.Details of the transaction were not released.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Landmarks in road to peace
Landmarks in road to peaceDec. 4, 1976 - Hassan di Tiro declares Aceh's independence and establishes the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).1990-1999 - Aceh is designated a military operations area (DOM).May 12, 2000 - The Joint Understanding on Humanitarian Pause is signed by the Indonesian government and...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
British intervention Indonesia
British intervention IndonesiaDavid Jardine, Carlisle, UK Sixty years ago on Aug. 17 Indonesia's Founding Fathers President Sukarno and Vice-President Mohamad Hatta issued the Proclamation of Independence or Proklomasi as it is known. An historic event.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Power saving and Monas fountain
Power saving and Monas fountainFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAs a Jakarta citizen, I was shocked to read and watch media reports on the inauguration of the National Monument (Monas) fountain worth Rp 26 billion by Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso on July 23.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Blending cultures begets child of tomorrow
Blending cultures begets child of tomorrowEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDiversity is a challenge faced by everyone. But for this young couple and their 18-month-old offspring, diversity is a way of life as they navigate the trepidations of accommodating three different cultural backgrounds...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Blending cultures begets child of tomorrow
Blending cultures begets child of tomorrowEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDiversity is a challenge faced by everyone. But for this young couple and their 18-month-old offspring, diversity is a way of life as they navigate the trepidations of accommodating three different cultural backgrounds...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Political will for law reform
Political will for law reformBudiono Kusumohamidjojo Jakarta It is redundant to state that Indonesia finds itself in a legal crisis, which makes it pertinent to ask why and how the country could manage to exist six decades following its political independence and simultaneously experience a...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Netherlands recognizes RI's independence date
Netherlands recognizes RI's independence dateIndonesia's former colonial master, the Netherlands, has put an end to decades of diplomatic imbroglio by formally accepting Indonesia's independence date as Aug. 17, 1945, Dutch foreign minister said in The Hague.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Tourist arrivals below target
Tourist arrivals below targetRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite improvements in the country's security and political conditions, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the first six months of the year failed to meet expectations.
Tue, 16 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...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Wasted 60 years
Wasted 60 years Indonesia as a nation reaches a milestone today with the celebration of 60 years of independence. There is every reason to rejoice at this achievement: we have survived as one nation in spite of the many forces that constantly threaten to divide us.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Magsaysay Award correction
Magsaysay Award correction I would to clarify on an article on Teten among Magsaysay award winners on the front page of the Aug. 2 edition.My grandfather Raden Kodijat received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in May 1961 for his effort and dedication to freeing the Indonesian people from a disfiguring...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Central Bank has 'no plan' to issue Islamic bonds
Central Bank has 'no plan' to issue Islamic bondsBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia's central bank said it has no plans to sell bonds that comply with Islamic law in the next few months, a central bank official said.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Experts urge government to promote biofuel
Experts urge government to promote biofuelAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs fuel prices continue to soar on the international market, environmentalists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and businesses have renewed their calls for the government to develop biofuels to help conserve...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Officials accused of graft released from detention
Officials accused of graft released from detentionTheresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/BogorBogor police released on Sunday seven sub-district heads who had been accused of embezzling 87 tons of subsidized rice for poor families in Sukamakmur district, West Java.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Sumba ikat: Preserved trade coupled with fading knowledge
Sumba ikat: Preserved trade coupled with fading knowledgeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Sumba Island, East Nusa TenggaraWithin the realm of textiles, weaving from Sumba is one of the world's best-known arts, and has already become a major attraction to visitor worldwide to the remote barren island.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Police search for two JI members in Philippines
Police search for two JI members in PhilippinesEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Police, working together with their Philippine counterparts, are hunting down two Indonesian members of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) believed to be undergoing military training at Camp Hubaidiyah in...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
New direction for RI-Dutch ties
New direction for RI-Dutch tiesRetno L.P. Marsudi, Jakarta The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Bot will visit Indonesia on Aug. 16, 2005. Conceivably, people may inquire as to what is behind the visit, which takes place on the eve of Indonesia's Independence Day? Will he bring with him a...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Rupiah ends lower on rising global oil prices
Rupiah ends lower on rising global oil pricesDow Jones, JakartaThe rupiah closed at more than a six-week low on Monday as rising global oil prices are threatening the sustainability of the government's budget, dealers said.The dollar closed at Rp 9,885, compared with its close on Friday at Rp 9,805.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Pluralism -- Beyond Unity in Diversity
Pluralism -- Beyond Unity in Diversity The Sanskrit words in the state motto Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, which has been loosely translated as Unity in Diversity, will no doubt be invoked as Indonesia marks the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of independence this week.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Acehnese hope accord will bring lasting peace
Acehnese hope accord will bring lasting peaceTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehBaiturrahman Grand Mosque in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh has once again become a witness to a historic moment as around 5,000 people gathered on Monday there to hold prayers for peace...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
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The meaning of independence Benny Susetyo Malang2. REtno -- Building up a more forward-looking relation: Indonesia-The 1 x 30 New direction for RI-Dutch ties Retno L.P. Marsudi Jakarta3. Jadine -- British intervention in Indonesia 1945-1946 1 x 30 British intervention in Indonesia David Jardine...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, August 17, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hallo Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-asik9:30 The flag-raising ceremony (Live)11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah12:00 p.m.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Fuel price hikes & smuggling
Fuel price hikes & smugglingFrom Koran TempoThe fuel price increase on March 1, with their adverse impact on ordinary people and the uneven distribution of fuel subsidy compensation funds to appropriate recipients, will likely be followed by more increases given that crude oil prices have risen to...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
LPG price to increase by 20%: Pertamina
LPG price to increase by 20%: PertaminaLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas firm PT Pertamina plans to raise the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 20 percent this year to over Rp 5,000 (about 51 U.S. cents) per kilogram from the current Rp 4,250.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
JP/21/T05
JP/21/T05Post-conflict Poso Consumed by hate, divided by faithRuslan Sangadji & Meidyatama Suryodiningrat The Jakarta Post/Poso, Sulawesi TengahTragically, communal conflict -- whether ethnic or religious -- has been a feature of the nation since the onset of the reform era.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Who are the Indonesians?
Who are the Indonesians?Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Since early childhood, Indonesians have been, and continue to be, taught that their country is a huge archipelago comprised of thousands of islands and hundreds of ethnic groups.
Tue, 16 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.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Fire destroys houses in North Jakarta
Fire destroys houses in North Jakarta JAKARTA: At least 100 houses on Jl. Tanah Pasir in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, were destroyed in a fire on Monday evening.The fire broke out at about 6:30 p.m. and quickly spread along the street.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Australian-Indonesian couple finds common ground across their cultural divide
Australian-Indonesian couple finds common ground across their cultural divideBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The cluster of small streets in a South Jakarta suburb is a safe haven from many of Jakarta's ills.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
'acehkita' hits newsstands
'acehkita' hits newsstandsA man pores through the new Koran acehkita weekly newspaper in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province.The tabloid hit newsstands on Monday to mark the peace agreement signed between the government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement in Helsinki, Finland.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Hospitals brace for more dengue patients
Hospitals brace for more dengue patientsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHospitals in the capital are scrambling to accommodate the rising number of dengue fever patients.Although the government has yet to declare an emergency situation, hospitals like Pasar Rebo Hospital in East Jakarta are treating class...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Pertamina sells new diesel fuel
Pertamina sells new diesel fuelLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas company PT Pertamina has launched a new environmentally friendly diesel fuel, called Pertamina DEX, and will adjust the price of its high quality fuel products monthly according to global oil prices.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Hospitals brace for more dengue patients
Hospitals brace for more dengue patientsThe Jakarta Post JakartaHospitals in the capital are scrambling to accommodate the rising number of dengue fever patients.Although the government has yet to declare an emergency situation, hospitals like Pasar Rebo Hospital in East Jakarta are treating class...
Tue, 16 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.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Police plane fails to take off
Police plane fails to take off JAKARTA: An official police plane failed to take off due to a flat tire at Pondok Cabe airport in South Jakarta on Monday.The Disjet 400XP plane was preparing to take off for a routine exercise when one of its rear tires burst as it was preparing to take off.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Aceh peace accord
Aceh peace accord The Aceh peace accord was signed in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on Monday, the culmination of six months of tough negotiations. The accord could not be more timely as Indonesia celebrates its 60th year of independence on Wednesday.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
No paper
No paperIn observance of the Indonesian independence day, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Wednesday (Aug. 17). The Post will reappear on Thursday, Aug. 18.-- Publisher
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriage Page 4
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriage Page 4JP/21/T08Anglo-Indo couple finds common ground Page 7
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Key passages from Aceh peace agreement
Key passages from Aceh peace agreementFollowing are key passages from a seven-page Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel group, signed on Monday in Helsinki.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
JP/17/IMAGES
JP/17/IMAGESFanfare for the common man: Jakarta's 'wong cilik'The outdoor atmosphere in Jakarta is created by characters found at roadsides, not high-rise buildings or "dullsville" shopping malls.What impresses me is the tremendous number of wong cilik (working-class people) who try to earn a...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Asian debt market: KDB, CDB lining up September bonds
Asian debt market: KDB, CDB lining up September bondsKaren Lane, Dow Jones/Singapore There may still be two weeks before the end of the August hiatus in Asian international bond issuance but borrowers and bankers alike are working hard on the welter of paper expected to emerge in coming months.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriage
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriageEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOf all the cross-cultural marriages that are possible, one would think that a couple from Java and Sumatra would have the least difficulty in adjusting to each other.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
RP appoints Senga as new military chief
RP appoints Senga as new military chiefPHILIPPINES: Generoso Senga, a general who commanded troops fighting Moro rebels in the troubled southern Philippines, took over on Monday as the military's eighth chief of staff in less than five years.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
1. REAX: 2 X 21
1. REAX: 2 X 21 Acehnese hope accord will bring lasting peace 2. GOLF: 1 X 32Mickelson takes another major with PGA title3. BOHT: 2 X 20 Netherlands recognizes RI's independence date 4. PEACE: 1 X 15 Make this HL big Peace in Aceh
Tue, 16 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...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Govt vows to prosecute 10 firms over forest fires
Govt vows to prosecute 10 firms over forest firesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government promised on Monday to prosecute 10 plantation companies -- eight of them Malaysian -- accused of burning forests on Sumatra island, causing a choking haze over parts of the neighboring country.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
JP/1/ERRATA
JP/1/ERRATA Special reportThe title of the second table on page 2 of our special report on Independence Day in section three of this edition should read "Distribution of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia by province". We apologize for this technical error. -- Ed.
Tue, 16 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.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
'Parties very serious about sustainable settlement'
'Parties very serious about sustainable settlement'Among the critical figures mediating the peace agreement between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is Martti Ahtisaari, chairman of the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) in Helsinki and a former president of Finland.
Tue, 16 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.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
The meaning of independence
The meaning of independenceBenny Susetyo, Malang On Wednesday, Indonesia will celebrate its 60th Independence Day. Several generations have experienced various ups and downs in the process of building a nation out of Indonesia.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
1. Dengue -- 3 x 12
1. Dengue -- 3 x 12 Hospitals brace for influx of dengue patients 2. Fund -- 1 x 28 Subdistricts, districts to get more funds 3. Kartini -- 1 x 25 City insists Kartini has to go City insists on removing statue 4. Raskin -- 2 x 30 Bogor Police release suspects in subsidized rice scam 5.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Yogyakarta -- Indonesia's proverbial melting pot
Yogyakarta -- Indonesia's proverbial melting potSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaThere are few other places like it in Indonesia. Yogyakarta is, perhaps, Indonesia's definitive melting pot. A center of education and historic relevance, Yogyakarta since early times has opened itself to...
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Govt revises salary hike plan
Govt revises salary hike plan JAKARTA: The government has canceled a plan to raise the salaries of the president and other high-ranking government officials, according to State Minister for Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendy.