Archive: 19 August 2005
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Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Japan to share disaster know-how
Japan to share disaster know-how JAKARTA: Japan will share its experiences in dealing with various types of natural disaster through a television program that will also be broadcast in Indonesia.The Disaster Reduction: Japan's Global Contribution program will be aired on National Geographic Channel...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Navies ponder agreement on strait cross-border patrols
Navies ponder agreement on strait cross-border patrolsFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamNavy officers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand met for a two-day meeting on Thursday in Batam to discuss ways to boost security in the crucial Malacca Strait.
Fri, 19 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.
Fri, 19 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...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Kupang people fear fuel crisis
Kupang people fear fuel crisis Antara, KupangFearing a fuel shortage and subsequent soaring prices, residents packed gasoline stations in East Nusa Tenggara town of Kupang on Tuesday with long lines of vehicles snaking out of gasoline stations in the city center.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Govt must lead campaign for alternative fuels
Govt must lead campaign for alternative fuelsThe continuing trend of high global oil prices has left the Indonesian government facing a dilemma as raising fuel prices will be met with strong opposition while keeping prices as they are will cause the budget to be derailed.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
RI to review prison remission: Howard
RI to review prison remission: HowardReuters, Canberra/JakartaAustralian Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday called a sentence reduction for Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'aysir offensive and said Jakarta was reviewing an annual prisoner remission scheme.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
War veterans still fighting 60 years on
War veterans still fighting 60 years onIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaChairman of the Surabaya chapter of the Indonesian Veterans Legion (LVRI), Hartoyik, 75, places a black-and-white photograph of two Indonesian soldiers carrying machine guns in the fight to defend Surabaya against...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Oil prices rise on increased U.S. stocks
Oil prices rise on increased U.S. stocksOil prices rose on Thursday but remained around US$63 per barrel as an increase in crude reserves in the United States eased worries of tight supplies, dealers said.New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September, added 10 U.S.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Traders' home destroyed by fire
Traders' home destroyed by fire TANGERANG: Fire burned down a rented house on Jl. Oto Iskandar Dinata, Grendeng subdistrict in Karawaci, Tangerang, where four families who operated stalls in Grendeng traditional market lived.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
W. Irian Jaya leaders call for local poll
W. Irian Jaya leaders call for local poll JAKARTA: A delegation of lawmakers and informal leaders from West Irian Jaya province visited the House of Representatives on Thursday in a campaign to push the central government to immediately allow the implementation of local elections.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Graft probe into state firms slows
Graft probe into state firms slowsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThirty-one alleged corruption cases involving more than Rp 3 trillion (US$303 million) in state losses have been investigated since last year, but there has been little progress in taking these cases to court.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Govt mulls shipping CNG, plans pilot for Bali
Govt mulls shipping CNG, plans pilot for BaliLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will set up a task force to study the possibility of transporting compressed natural gas (CNG) by sea, with Bali serving as a pilot project.
Fri, 19 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...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Haze a health hazard
Haze a health hazard The government of Indonesia yet again has failed to do anything about the haze from the massive forest fires that is choking its neighbor, Malaysia.It is a serious health hazard to children and older people.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
RI, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations
RI, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot attended Indonesia's 60th Independence Day celebrations, the highest-ranking attendance ever since the Netherlands ceded its claim to sovereignty over Indonesia in 1949.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Taufik, Sony lead RI onward at worlds
Taufik, Sony lead RI onward at worldsAgencies, Anaheim, California Men's singles players Taufik Hidayat and Sony Dwi Kuncoro spearheaded a superb day for Indonesia at the World Badminton Championships on Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Hospitals, offices struggle with backup power during blackout
Hospitals, offices struggle with backup power during blackoutThe Jakarta Post JakartaAn unexpected blackout surprised residents across the capital, and indeed most of Java and Bali, on Tuesday, and made life more troublesome for several hours.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Free education an illusion
Free education an illusionFrom KompasThe government's statement that free education will be available for all this year remains nothing but an illusion, because in our experience, the residents of Cimanggis, Depok, West Java, are not getting any cost relief for our school-age children.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jamsostek urged to join BNI to bid for BTN
Jamsostek urged to join BNI to bid for BTNUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government wants state insurance firm PT Jamsostek to team up with Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) in a consortium to bid for Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), the minister for state enterprizes says.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Banyumas victors in band festival
Banyumas victors in band festival SEMARANG: Banyumas branch of the Association of Indonesian Blind People (Pertuni) won the first championship at the Band Festival for the Blind held recently at Taman Budaya Raden Saleh.It is claimed to be the first-ever festival of its kind in the country.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Hospitals forced to delay surgery
Hospitals forced to delay surgeryThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAn unexpected blackout surprised residents across the capital, and indeed most of Java and Bali, on Tuesday, and made life more troublesome for several hours.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ambon police fight against drugs
Ambon police fight against drugsAMBON: 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.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Indonesia, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations
Indonesia, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot attended Indonesia's 60th Independence Day celebrations, the highest-ranking attendance ever since the Netherlands ceded its claim to sovereignty over Indonesia in 1949.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
B-1: Aussie Rules Football celebration in Indonesia. Page 16
B-1: Aussie Rules Football celebration in Indonesia. Page 16B-2: Baturaden offers curative sulfur springs. Page 18B-3: U.S., China near tough textiles accord. Page 24
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
PNG minister tells Papua rebels to sign Aceh-like pact with RI
PNG minister tells Papua rebels to sign Aceh-like pact with RIAgence France-Presse, Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea's foreign minister urged on Thursday pro- independence rebels in the neighboring Indonesian province of Papua to seek an autonomy arrangement similar to that reached this week between...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Industrial action for higher wages likely: Observers
Industrial action for higher wages likely: ObserversRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLabor activists and observers predict that more state enterprises will be threatened with massive strikes since most of their staff are underpaid.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
National Museum exhibits heritage
National Museum exhibits heritage JAKARTA: Starting Thursday, the National Museum on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, will exhibit art reflecting the country's vast array of cultures.Architectural styles and sculptures of heritage sites, such as Singosari, Borobudur, Muteran and Pugerwetan...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.18, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.18, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
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The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland? Part 1 of 2Kahlil Rowter Jakarta2. CGNEWS -- Here's what America can do to be loved by Muslims 1 X 30 U.S can be loved by Muslims Craig Charney Washington D.C.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JIL vs. FPI
JIL vs. FPI It is midday Friday and some friends at my office in Pejompongan are preparing to go to the mosque for congregational prayers. Here at Komunitas Utan Kayu (KUK), there are people with cameras and others with video cameras. The bookshop is closed.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Megawati on trial over PDI-P rift
Megawati on trial over PDI-P rift JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court resumed the trial of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday over the decision by her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to fire party treasurer Noviantika Nasution.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR Sumbanese at mercy of weather, loan sharks Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Sumba, East Nusa TenggaraFrom an altitude of 3,000 meters, Sumba island looked more like a huge brown chunk of land rather than a place where people actually live.
Fri, 19 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.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Prosecutor seeks three years for 'heretic' Muslim cleric
Prosecutor seeks three years for 'heretic' Muslim clericIman Dwianto Nugrohom The Jakarta Post, SurabayaA prosecutor demanded on Thursday that a Malang district court sentence a controversial Muslim cleric to three years in jail for "despoiling" Islam.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Baturaden offers curative sulfur springs
Baturaden offers curative sulfur springsAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, PurwokertoFor people in Central Java and its surroundings, Baturaden has long been a popular tourist resort that offers not just beautiful, green mountain scenery but fresh, cool air and waterfalls as its main attraction.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Aircraft maker boss faces jail after court turns down appaeal
Aircraft maker boss faces jail after court turns down appaealYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungPresident director of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), Edwin Soedarmo, could no longer escape justice after his appeal was turned down by the Bandung District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
City plans to incinerate garbage
City plans to incinerate garbageDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe city administration plans to procure four incinerators worth Rp 1 trillion (US$101 million) each to burn a percentage of the 6,000 tons of daily waste produced in the capital, thereby reducing the dependence on Bantar Gebang...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
UN envoy Alatas arrives in Myanmar to meet leaders
UN envoy Alatas arrives in Myanmar to meet leadersAgence France-Presse, YangonFormer Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas arrived in Myanmar on Thursday as a special envoy of the United Nations, which two years ago appointed him to push for the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Medco sees this year's net up 37%
Medco sees this year's net up 37%Edhi Pranasidhi and Fin Esther Harini, Dow Jones/JakartaPT Medco Energi, Indonesia's largest upstream oil and gas exploration company, expects its net profit for this year to rise 37 percent, fueled by record-high crude oil prices, its chief executive said recently.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Single mother turns women into silversmiths
Single mother turns women into silversmithsRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, GianyarJanet Molloy first came to Bali almost 30 years ago as a young, enthusiastic, qualified chef from Melbourne, Australia.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JP/24/TJAHJ
JP/24/TJAHJNew Order victim struggles tirelessly for justice Indra Harsaputra The Jakarta Post/MalangTied to an iron pole, the red-and-white flag waves in front of a house on Jl. Piranha Atas Selatan II/5, Malang, East Java.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jazz festival planned for Kuta
Jazz festival planned for Kuta KUTA: The Jazz Merah Putih Festival will be held for the fourth time at Mall Bali Galleria in conjunction with Independence Day.The festival, organized jointly by Bali Jazz Forum, Mall Bali Galleria and Sampoerna A Mild, will bring together jazz musicians including...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Indonesia, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations
Indonesia, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot attended Indonesia's 60th Independence Day celebrations, the highest-ranking attendance ever since the Netherlands ceded its claim to sovereignty over Indonesia in 1949.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Tangguh LNG plant to get financing
Tangguh LNG plant to get financing JAKARTA: A consortium led by BP PLC will receive a US$3.5 billion 10-year loan in October or November to help finance the construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant in Papua, a government official said.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
The Aceh peace accord: Lasting or provisional?
The Aceh peace accord: Lasting or provisional?Imanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Aceh peace accord signed in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on Aug. 15, 2005 was indeed a gift and sweet prelude for the Indonesian people and government prior to celebrating the country's 60th anniversary...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Police start investigating maid rape case
Police start investigating maid rape caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police have started investigating rape and sexual harassment reports involving Singaporean Mohammad Malcom, aka Max Don, the husband of popular singer Imaniar.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
U.S. can be loved by Muslims
U.S. can be loved by MuslimsCraig Charney, Washington D.C. Picture this: Eight angry Egyptian men in a Cairo focus group venting rage at all things American for an hour. Then a graying 60 year old with a pencil mustache sighed, saying: "I wish it would get back to what it was.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Kite festival bonds hotel staff
Kite festival bonds hotel staff SANUR: The Bali Hyatt Kite Festival was held on Sanur beach on August 7 to build team unity among staff and allow guests to experience a Balinese community event.The event began with a parade of the eight teams from Telaga Naga restaurant to the beach, where everyone...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Budget gives wrong signals
Budget gives wrong signals The financial market has reason to be uneasy about the 2006 state budget proposal President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono unveiled to the House of Representatives on Tuesday.It seems the key assumptions used for revenue and spending estimates deviate far from what most market...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JP/5/EDWIN
JP/5/EDWINCourt rejects appeal by PTDI executiveYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungPresident director of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), Edwin Soedarmo, could no longer escape justice after his appeal was turned down by the Bandung District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
TV Today: Saturday, August 20, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, August 20, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing9:00 Traditional Drama10:30 Music11:30 Oto Screen12:00 p.m. Sports1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Nature Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service3:30 TV...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Proposal to double parking fees not popular
Proposal to double parking fees not popularBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA plan by off-street parking operators to double the Rp 2,000 (21 US cents) parking fee to Rp 4,000 per hour has received strong opposition from various quarters.
Fri, 19 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...
Fri, 19 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.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, August 19, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, August 19, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Kekejaman Manusia by Gunther Uecker at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Aug.
Fri, 19 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.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Australian Football in RI
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Australian Football in RIJohn Williams Contributor/Jakarta Major successes often emerge from the most humble of origins. And so it was with the birth of Australian Rules Football in Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Cikalong port to boost economy in sout West Java
Cikalong port to boost economy in sout West JavaThe Jakarta Post, BandungAmong the 57 infrastructure projects offered in the West Java Infrastructure Summit, which opened on Thursday, the Cikalong port project in Tasikmalaya attracted the attention of many potential investors.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Headings
Headingspage 81. DRUG -- 3x12 Police warn three discos, nab drug users 2. PARK -- 4x9 Proposal to double parking fees not popular 3. CHINA -- 2x18 Bogor, Shenzhen to establish cyber park 4. HEALTH -- 2x32 Hospital patients seek justice for alleged medical malpractice 5.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Medan residents enjoy clear sky
Medan residents enjoy clear sky MEDAN, North Sumatra: The thick haze blanketing Medan for the past four days dissipated on Thursday to the relief of local residents after rain on Wednesday night.The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) reported that the visibility in the city reached seven...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Bogor, Shenzhen to establish cyber park
Bogor, Shenzhen to establish cyber parkTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorVisiting Shenzhen deputy mayor of Guangdong province in China, Chen Yingchun, and Bogor mayor Diani Budiarto signed on Wednesday a Letter of Intent (LOI), as an initial agreement between the two cities to establish a cyber...
Fri, 19 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.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Massive blackout hits Java, Bali
Massive blackout hits Java, BaliLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDay turned to night in thousands of offices and traffic lights went out causing long jams in many cities when a massive blackout swept Java on Thursday after the Java-Bali power grid failed.By 9 p.m.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
No nat'l day reception in Bali: Embassy
No nat'l day reception in Bali: EmbassyJAKARTA: The Indian Embassy in Jakarta said it did not move its national day reception to Bali and had never even had a reception for its independence day, which fell on Aug. 15."India had two important national days: Aug. 15 and Jan. 26 (Republic Day).
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Rupiah Rates Aug.18
Rupiah Rates Aug.18 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,936.49 7,174.40 7,594.40 7,516.40 Brunei dollar 1 6,289.54 5,685.38 6,018.43 5,956.40 Canadian dollar 1 8,610.31 7,781.72 8,239.18 8,152.67 Swiss franc 1 8,277.83 7,483.15 7,921.03 7,839.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ramayana to open 20 new outlets
Ramayana to open 20 new outlets JAKARTA: Indonesian retailer PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa plans to open 20 new outlets in 2005 and 2006 in an effort to boost sales, an official with the company said on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
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The role of local people in Komodo National Park Louisa Tuhatu Jakarta3. Wimar -- Wishes on Indonesia's 60th birthday 1 x 30 Wishes for 60th Independence Day Wimar Witoelar Jakarta3. Piatna -- Indonesia's foreign policy and its attractiveness 1 x 30 Revisiting Indonesia's foreign policy P.L.E.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Nusa Dua festival to kick off in low season
Nusa Dua festival to kick off in low seasonM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To attract more tourists to visit the resort island of Bali during what is considered the low season, the government-run Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) is set to hold a full- blown art, culinary and...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Mayor goes to work by bicycle
Mayor goes to work by bicycle BANJARMASIN: As part of a campaign to cut fuel consumption in Banjarmasin city, the mayor, deputy mayor and numerous local officials will begin riding bicycles to work.The plan was agreed on during a meeting on Tuesday.
Fri, 19 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...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
New Order victim struggles for justice
New Order victim struggles for justiceIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, MalangTied to an iron pole, the red-and-white flag waves in front of a house on Jl. Piranha Atas Selatan II/5, Malang, East Java.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Rupiah hits lowest level in 41 months on dollar demand
Rupiah hits lowest level in 41 months on dollar demandThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah fell to a 41-month low on Thursday on high corporate demand for the U.S. dollar for import needs, exacerbated by a strengthening greenback against other major currencies and high oil prices.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
The role of local people in Komodo National Park
The role of local people in Komodo National ParkLouisa Tuhatu, Jakarta The opinion piece by Henning Borchers of New Zealand (Aug. 12) touched on many important issues relating to the future of the Komodo National Park.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. GRAFT -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1)
1. GRAFT -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1) Graft probe into state firms slows 2. BUMN -- 2 cols 3 lines (16 x 3) Industrial action for higher wages likely: Observers 3. TAX -- 4 cols 1 line (32 x 1) Tax incentives sought for companies 4.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Paramitha celebrates in independent way
Paramitha celebrates in independent wayJAKARTA: Independence Day on Aug. 17 was celebrated in hundreds of different ways across the country. In many communities, people gathered for flag-raising ceremonies and fun games but actress Paramitha Rusady begged to differ.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jambi regreens peat moss forest
Jambi regreens peat moss forestJAMBI, Jambi: As part of efforts to preserve the environment, the Jambi provincial government, in cooperation with an oil and gas company, is regreening some 350 hectares of peat moss forest in East Tanjungjabung regency.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
House delays amnesty for GAM prisoners
House delays amnesty for GAM prisonersThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/JakartaDespite amnesty being a part of the peace agreement between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the government, GAM prisoners will not be released this week pending approval from the House of Representatives.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
GAM urges monitors to protect ex-rebels
GAM urges monitors to protect ex-rebelsTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, AcehFree Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels in the field said they were ready to surrender their weapons and come down from the mountains, but urged the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) to ensure their safely during their...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
More vaccines to stop bird flu
More vaccines to stop bird flu KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: An additional 200,000 doses of a vaccine to fight avian influenza will be provided by the Directorate General of Agriculture to the Southeast Sulawesi provincial administration, an official said on Tuesday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Parta 1 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?
Parta 1 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?Kahlil Rowter, Jakarta It has always been risky to put out government budget numbers, but now this is a perilous exercise. Forecast accuracy is an elusive goal. What we need is better risk management.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Police warn three discos, nab drug users
Police warn three discos, nab drug usersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police announced on Thursday that they and the city administration had arrested more than 400 people for drug use during the past few weeks and had warned three discotheques for operating beyond the time...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Indonesia's national treasures
Indonesia's national treasures I would like to commend the government of Indonesia for insisting on the immediate and safe return of some 100 Indonesian orangutans, currently and illegally, held in cramped cages at Safari World, Bangkok.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Aceh and Mindanao
Aceh and Mindanao No event in recent years is more welcome to the Indonesian people than the signing of the peace accord between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement, or GAM.The happy resolution of the Aceh armed conflict should inspire other countries, particularly the Philippines,...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Acehnese youth get U.S. scholarships
Acehnese youth get U.S. scholarships JAKARTA: More than 300 Acehnese young people aged between 18 and 22 have been awarded scholarships by the U.S. Agency for International Development and Chevron Corporation to give them the skills they will need to rebuild tsunami-hit communities in the region.
Fri, 19 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...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Headings
Headingspage 91. TRANSPORT -- 1x30 Power outage paralyzes Jakarta 2. RSCM -- 2x16 Hospital forced to delay surgery 3. DRIVER -- 3x9 City seeks younger dump truck drivers 4. RAPE -- 2x24 Police start investigating rape case involving Max Don
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ki Enthus Susmono offers innovative puppetry performance
Ki Enthus Susmono offers innovative puppetry performanceSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangThe younger generation mostly considers wayang (shadow play with leather puppets) dull and boring.Yet, that is apparently not so in the case of performances by noted puppeteer Ki Enthus Susmono from Tegal,...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
'Thugs make the city dangerous'
'Thugs make the city dangerous'Responding to mounting complaints about crime in the city, the Jakarta administration, police and military launched the first- ever official crackdown on thuggery and lawlessness. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their thoughts on thugs and the new campaign.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JP/24/EDDY
JP/24/EDDY bold, is or was? thnksEddy Sud, promoter of local talents passed away at 68The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although he had been absent from show business for many years, for people who grew up watching then state-controlled TVRI, seasoned entertainer Eddy Sud will always be remembered.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Hospital patients seek justice for alleged medical malpractice
Hospital patients seek justice for alleged medical malpracticeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSri Harjanto, 36, a resident of Kota Legenda in East Bekasi, still cannot accept that his wife, Sutini, 34, died while undergoing a minor operation on her nose earlier this year.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR Sumba's malnutrition: Of poverty and poor dietEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Sumba Island, East Nusa TenggaraWhile people in big cities begin to take up food combining, complete with the complicated calculations of daily consumed nutrition, most people in villages in Sumba still lag...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Photographic interpretation of Zheng He voyage
Photographic interpretation of Zheng He voyageEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fascinated by stories of Zheng He's (Cheng Ho's) voyage, accomplished National Geographic (NG) photographer Michael Yamashita retraced the East-to-West journey of Admiral Zheng He's Grand Fleet, visiting nine...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Aussie Football in RI
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Aussie Football in RIJohn Williams, Contributor, Jakarta Major successes often emerge from the most humble of origins. And so it was with the birth of Australian Rules Football in Indonesia.
Fri, 19 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.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. POWER: 1 X 25
1. POWER: 1 X 25 Massive blackout hits Java 2. OIL: 3 X 14 Govt to revise oil price assumption 3. AMNESTY: 2 X 18 House delays amnesty for GAM prisoners
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Industries feel the pinch from massive blackouts in Java, Bali
Industries feel the pinch from massive blackouts in Java, BaliThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe massive blackouts that swept parts of Java and Bali have caused industries to suffer billions of rupiah in financial losses due to disruptions in their operations.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Power outage paralyzes Jakarta
Power outage paralyzes JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang/BogorBlackouts that affected much of Java and Bali on Thursday resulted in massive traffic jams, stalled trains and delayed flights in the capital and neighboring towns.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
DBS, Deutsche Bank to buy GDB
DBS, Deutsche Bank to buy GDBAgence France-Press, Beijing Singapore's DBS and Germany's Deutsche Bank are to buy 10 billion shares in Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) for 17.7 billion yuan (US$2.18 billion), state media reported on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
TV Today: Friday, August 19, 2005
TV Today: Friday, August 19, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hello Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Koran Recital1:00 p.m.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. Disco --- 1x40
1. Disco --- 1x40 RI, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations 2. Rupiah -- 2x22 Rupiah hits lowest level in 41 months on dollar demand 3. Gaza --- 1x30 Israeli forces storm Gaza synagogues 4. Howard -- 1x30 RI to review prison remission: Howard
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
IPB introduces cleanliness drive
IPB introduces cleanliness drive BOGOR: In a bid to increase public awareness about the necessity of keeping the environment clean, the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) will hold a drive called "Selasih" (Selasa Sehat Bersih or Clean and Healthy Tuesday).
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Choir recovers lost national treasures
Choir recovers lost national treasuresM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, BaliAlthough the Parahiyangan Catholic University (Unpar) Choir staged their performance to entertain delegates from over 40 countries who convened for the 60th congress of Jeunesse Musicales International (JMI), it...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Artesian wells to solve crisis
Artesian wells to solve crisis KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Facing a water crisis, the East Nusa Tenggara provincial administration will turn to artesian wells, an official said.According to a land survey, there are 5,100 potential artesian wells in the areas worst hit by the water crisis in the...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ambon residents get into celebratory mood
Ambon residents get into celebratory moodM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonThere has been a change in the atmosphere marking the country's anniversary celebrations in the Kudamati area of Ambon, notorious as a stronghold of the self-proclaimed South Maluku Republic (RMS) supporters.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Govt to revise oil price assumption
Govt to revise oil price assumptionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOnly two days after delivering the 2006 state budget draft before the House of Representatives, the government has admitted that its US$40-per-barrel oil price assumption was "unrealistic"."Yes, (it is unrealistic).
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Haze a health hazard
Haze a health hazard The government of Indonesia yet again has failed to do anything about the haze from the massive forest fires that is choking its neighbor, Malaysia.It is a serious health hazard to children and older people.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
'Jabar Fund' signed to raise funds for infrastructure
'Jabar Fund' signed to raise funds for infrastructureZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe opening of the West Java Infrastructure Summit saw the provincial administration sign a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of securities firms led by PT Dhanawibawa Arthacemerlang to develop...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Wishes for Indonesia's 60th Independence Day
Wishes for Indonesia's 60th Independence DayWimar Witoelar, Jakarta When your age is exactly the same as the number of years that have passed since your nation proclaimed independence it is hard not to approach the occasion of Independence Day from a personal perspective.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49 The Aceh peace accord: Lasting or provisional?2. ACEH: 2 X 15 GAM urges monitors to protect ex-rebels 3. TRIAL: 2 X 27 Prosecutor seeks three years for 'heretic' Muslim cleric 4. PAPUA: 2 X 32 PNG minister tells Papua rebels to sign Aceh-like pact with RI
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Revisiting Indonesia's foreign policy
Revisiting Indonesia's foreign policyP.L.E. Priatna, Jakarta A new book titled In Search of a New Design for Indonesian Foreign Policy published by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2005 made interesting material for a one-day seminar.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Locals play football the Australian way
Locals play football the Australian way After the Jakarta Bintangs' first match against the Bali Geckos at Kuta in 1997, the local village head, on receiving payment for use of the village field, told both sides they were welcome to return to his village the next time they wanted to brawl.
Fri, 19 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.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
'It's about the lives of so many people'
'It's about the lives of so many people'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was difficult to reach Hamid Awaluddin after his appointment as minister of justice and human rights in October last year. The new minister often "disappeared" from public view, particularly at weekends.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 20, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 20, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Kekejaman Manusia by Gunther Uecker at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Aug.
Fri, 19 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...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Tax incentives sought for companies
Tax incentives sought for companiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTax incentives are one of the most feasible government policies to encourage more organizations and corporations to get involved in community development programs and support further sustainable development, a United Nations' special envoy...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
City seeks younger dump truck drivers
City seeks younger dump truck driversThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAre you aspiring to become a civil servant? If you applied to become a dump truck driver your dream may well come true.A city health official said on Thursday that most dump truck drivers were getting old, and youngsters were hard to...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
RI condemns report by Aussie researchers on genocide in Papua
RI condemns report by Aussie researchers on genocide in PapuaIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia expressed displeasure over a report from a group of Australian researchers, who accuse the Indonesian Military (TNI) of committing genocide in Papua, and condemned the study as "baseless".
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Banyumas victors in band festival
Banyumas victors in band festival SEMARANG: Banyumas branch of the Association of Indonesian Blind People (Pertuni) won the first championship at the Band Festival for the Blind held recently at Taman Budaya Raden Saleh. It is claimed to be the first-ever festival of its kind in the country.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
445 inmates get remissions
445 inmates get remissions MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A total of 445 prison inmates in West Nusa Tenggara province will have their jail sentences reduced and 39 more will be released in conjunction with Independence Day on Aug. 17.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jakarta shares down on weak rupiah, power outage
Jakarta shares down on weak rupiah, power outageDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Thursday, hurt by lingering worries that the rupiah may continue to weaken due to rising U.S. dollar demand from local companies for hedging purposes, dealers said.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Eco-lodge promotes environmental preservation
Eco-lodge promotes environmental preservationRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, JimbaranA few years ago, no one would have chosen to live, let alone study, and do business on the barren cliff of Bukit Jimbaran, 20 kilometers to the south of Denpasar, where access to water, food sources and...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Baturaden offers curative sulfur springs
Baturaden offers curative sulfur springsAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, PurwokertoFor people in Central Java and its surroundings, Baturaden has long been a popular tourist resort that offers not just beautiful, green mountain scenery but fresh, cool air and waterfalls as its main attraction.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
12 new judges for antigraft court
12 new judges for antigraft court JAKARTA: The Supreme Court has named 12 new ad hoc judges to hear corruption cases handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission and appeal cases at higher courts.Suparno, the Supreme Court director for law and the judiciary, said on Thursday six judges would...