Archive: 20 August 2005
103 articles found
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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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...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Headings
Headings1. WASTE -- 3x12 City plans to use incinerators to handle waste 2. PLUIT -- 1x32 CBD Pluit encircles school land 3. CANDLE -- 1x36 Six fires light up city in blackout 4. GRAFT -- 2x24 Police to consult BPKP experts in Peruri graft case 5.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
On forest fires
On forest fires I'm deeply troubled by the lack of effort by Indonesian authorities in controlling forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. This is not to say that nothing is being done about the fires, but that not enough effort and resources are being extended to control and put out these fires...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Malaysia to start cloud seeding in Indonesia to put out fires
Malaysia to start cloud seeding in Indonesia to put out firesAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia will start cloud seeding in Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan provinces next week amid warnings that the haze crisis caused by forest fires there could flare up again, a minister said on Friday.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Criticism mounts against Aceh foreign monitors
Criticism mounts against Aceh foreign monitorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Criticism about the contents of the peace accord between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) continued on Friday, with legislators questioning the role of the foreign monitoring mission that they said was too...
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Medan police launch SMS service
Medan police launch SMS service MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan police have launched a Short Messaging System (SMS) service, allowing the public to report any criminal acts to police. Chief of Medan police Sr. Comr.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Microsoft to set up more centers in RI
Microsoft to set up more centers in RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Microsoft Indonesia plans to set up seven additional community-based Technology and Learning Centers (CLTCs) in West Java and Kalimantan in September as part of its commitment to boost domestic computer market penetration.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Riau Police shoot dead three elephant poachers
Riau Police shoot dead three elephant poachers Indonesian police said on Friday they had shot dead three elephant poachers who resisted arrested after they were caught in a protected forest reserve on Sumatra island.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Jailed GAM negotiator can't wait for release
Jailed GAM negotiator can't wait for releaseYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The days leading to Aug. 21, the day the Indonesian government has promised to begin to set Aceh separatists free, seem to be moving slowly for Amni Ahmad Marzuki, a former negotiator of the Free Aceh Movement...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Australians challenge Indonesia: Friend or foe?
Australians challenge Indonesia: Friend or foe?Sid Astbury, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/Sydney Many Australians would like to see jailed Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir put up against a wall and shot despite the fact that any court in any jurisdiction anywhere would have been hard pressed to prove...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Singaporean faces 80 counts of abuse
Singaporean faces 80 counts of abuse SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old Singapore woman faces 80 separate charges of abusing her Indonesian maid including punching, kicking and threatening to kill her, the Straits Times said on Friday.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Acehnese with a cosmopolitan flair
Acehnese with a cosmopolitan flairYenni Kwok, Contributor/Hamburg There may not have been a better leader in the Acehnese delegation to the peace negotiations in Helsinki than Malik Mahmud.A career businessman, Mahmud, the exiled prime minister of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), is used to all sorts...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
RRI cooperates with 'Radio Australia'
RRI cooperates with 'Radio Australia' SANUR, Bali: State-owned radio station RRI signed here on Friday a cooperation agreement with Radio Australia. Under the agreement, Indonesian audiences will have access to the daily broadcast of Radio Australia's regional current affairs program, Asia Pacific,...
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Sumbanese at mercy of weather, loan sharks
Sumbanese at mercy of weather, loan sharks Sumba island, which forms part of East Nusa Tenggara province in eastern Indonesia, tends to be one of the less reported locations in the country. Indeed, many confuse it with another island with a similar-sounding name, Sumbawa, which lies further to the...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Minister installs Riau Islands Governor
Minister installs Riau Islands Governor TANJUNG PINANG, Riau Islands: After twice being delayed, Minister of Home Affairs Mohammad Ma'ruf finally installed Ismeth Abdullah and Muhammad Sani as governor and deputy governor of Riau Islands province on Friday.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
NTB gets Rp 94.94b from development projects
NTB gets Rp 94.94b from development projectsAntara, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara The government will earmark this year a whopping Rp 94.94 billion (US$9.7 million) in funds to carry out development projects in 325 villages across the province.
Sat, 20 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...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
On car sales
On car sales We, PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (PT KTB), as sole distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Indonesia, would like to revise the article published on the Business page of The Jakarta Post, Aug. 15 edition, page 13, titled Car sales rise 30.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
P.J. Leo
P.J. LeoStudents of the Gandhi Memorial International School (GMIS) put on a song and dance performance to commemorate Kartini Day, an important Indonesian national day. Courtesy of Sekolah Tunas MudaPreschool students of Sekolah Tunas Muda play with Connection Straws alongside one of their...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Four young children die in West Sumba measles outbreak
Four young children die in West Sumba measles outbreakYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post/Kupang A measles outbreak has affected hundreds of children in West Sumba regency in eastern Indonesia over the past two weeks, claiming the lives of four children.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Ruling on work safety urgent
Ruling on work safety urgentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should immediately issue a regulation requiring occupational safety and health (OSH) programs in small enterprises and home industries to avoid unnecessary accidents at work and a reduction in employee productivity, according to...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Aceh rights tribunal to skip past cases: Govt
Aceh rights tribunal to skip past cases: GovtHera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have agreed to only bring human rights violations cases in Aceh to court that occur after the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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~;JP;HEN;CD: ANPAd..r.. Preschools-int'l-programInt'l preschools offer exciting learning environmentDebbie A. Lubis Contributor/Jakarta Going to school for the first time can be a scary thing for preschoolers, but with a good educational system, the school can become a center of fun and excitement...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
1. MOU: 3 X 15
1. MOU: 3 X 15 Aceh rights tribunal to skip past cases: Govt 2. AMNESTY: 1 X21 GAM amnesty to be debated soon 3. INMATE: 2 X 24 Imprisoned GAM negotiator can't wait for release 4. TERROR: 1 X 27 Int'l terrorist still on the run 5. SHARIA: 2 X 18 Sharia court flogs women for gambling
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
The impact of forest fires
The impact of forest fires Malaysians are a tolerant lot. But there is a limit to even this legendary patience when the consequences for health, the economy and quality of life are grave. And they are grave every time the pall of suffocating smoke visits the country from across the Malacca Strait.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Fate of veterans' widows
Fate of veterans' widowsFrom KompasMy mother is the widow of an independence war veteran who receives a government pension in Yogyakarta. For three years now, she has not been receiving what she is entitled to.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Don't cry for me Indonesia
Don't cry for me Indonesia Several articles have been written on the blatant discrimination that exists in Indonesian law regarding mixed marriages. Allow me to add another angle to that story and as far as I know, it has not been scrutinized before.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
~Tutor Time International Preschool and Kindergarten
~Tutor Time International Preschool and Kindergarten Nurturing children's unique potential All children come into this world with multiple intelligences and unique potential. However, without an environment conducive to learning, those gifts could not be properly recognized and nurtured.
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
West Java signs 11 MOUs on infrastructure development
West Java signs 11 MOUs on infrastructure developmentZakki P. Hakim and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The West Java administration has signed 11 memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday with foreign and domestic investors aimed at developing infrastructure in the province.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Crime-free capital?
Crime-free capital? After their move against gambling and antidrug campaign targeting nightclubbers -- the results of which are yet to be seen -- the Jakarta Police are cracking down on street crime. City Police chief Insp. Gen.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Int'l terrorist still on the run
Int'l terrorist still on the runEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The National Police denied on Friday a report that it had arrested Parlindungan Siregar, a suspected al-Qaeda member allegedly involved in a train station bombing incident in Madrid, Spain, last year.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Pertamina expects to see 5% decline in net profit
Pertamina expects to see 5% decline in net profitLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina expects to see a decline of 5 percent in its unaudited net profit this year to Rp 8.55 trillion (US$855 million), from Rp 8.
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Cileduk underpass to be built in 2006
Cileduk underpass to be built in 2006 TANGERANG: The administration is set to build an underpass at the crowded Cileduk intersection next year."We expect the land acquisition to be completed in December," Mayor Wahidin Halim told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
ICMI to hold int'l conference
ICMI to hold int'l conference JAKARTA: The European branch of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) is holding a two-day international conference in Hamburg starting on Saturday, themed Challenges in South Asia at the Beginning of the 21st Century.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
B-1: CBD Pluit encircles school land. Page 8
B-1: CBD Pluit encircles school land. Page 8B-2: Indonesia must play leading global role. Page 11B-3: Acehnese with cosmopolitan flair. Page 20
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Indonesia's singles players have mixed fortunes at worlds
Indonesia's singles players have mixed fortunes at worldsAgencies, Anaheim, California Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat struggled to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships in Anaheim, California, on Thursday, while Sony Dwi Kuncoro was stopped by Peter Gade.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
City plans to use incinerators to handle waste
City plans to use incinerators to handle wasteDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The 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...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Indonesia 'must play leading global role'
Indonesia 'must play leading global role'Ivy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia must play a leading role in world affairs and suggested it could start by engaging East Asian and Pacific countries.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Taxi drivers plight
Taxi drivers plight I am commenting on a Sunday piece written by Krabbe K. Piting titled Rude, ignorant taxi drivers who never have change. While I have my share of conflicts with taxi drivers, I understand why they sometimes act unscrupulously and Piting may have some sympathy for them if only she...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Apologizing to Malaysians
Apologizing to Malaysians I, as an Indonesian citizen, would like to apologize to those Malaysians who have suffered physically and economically because of the choking haze coming from Indonesia. I apologize for my government's unsuccessful efforts to prevent the recurrent wildfires.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Six fires light up city in blackout
Six fires light up city in blackoutAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The massive blackout in Java and Bali on Thursday not only crippled the capital's transportation, but also triggered fires at separate six locations in Greater Jakarta as many people lit candles inside their houses or stores.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
TV Program: Monday, August 22, 2005
TV Program: Monday, August 22, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:00 Children Drama8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show12:30 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Animal Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00 English News...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
~Tutor Time International Preschool and Kindergarten
~Tutor Time International Preschool and Kindergarten Nurturing children's unique potential All children come into this world with multiple intelligences and unique potential. However, without an environment conducive to learning, those gifts could not be properly recognized and nurtured.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
City urges community to combat dengue
City urges community to combat dengueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration encouraged residents on Friday to be more active in fumigating and cleaning up their neighborhoods as the number of dengue fever patients in the capital continued to rise.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Jail cuts for inmates questioned
Jail cuts for inmates questionedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The granting of sentence remissions to some 103,000 prisoners in observance of Independence Day has come under fire, with observers noting the recipients included high-profile inmates convicted of terrorism, murder and corruption.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
PLN won't pay for blackout
PLN won't pay for blackoutLeony Aurora and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State power firm PT PLN said on Friday it would not pay compensation for the massive blackout that affected much of Java on Thursday.The power cut, which began at 10:23 a.m.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Malnutrition: Mixture of poverty and poor diet
Malnutrition: Mixture of poverty and poor dietEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara While 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 far behind in...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Schools to adopt merit-based system
Schools to adopt merit-based system GORONTALO, Gorontalo: A government official complained on Thursday that most elementary school principals in the city got promotions based solely on seniority, and not quality.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
University sets up Buyat Center
University sets up Buyat Center MANADO, North Sulawesi: The state-run Sam Ratulangi University in Manado (Unsrat) has set up the Buyat Center as part of the university's efforts to enhance environmental research and monitoring in North Sulawesi province.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Where's my porridge? Susilo asks
Where's my porridge? Susilo asks It is already after nine on a Friday morning and experiencing the uneasy sensation of missing breakfast guests gathered in the auditorium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building are shifting in their seats, not least guest speaker President Susilo Bambang...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
GAM hands in weapons ahead of schedule
GAM hands in weapons ahead of scheduleBANDA ACEH, Aceh (Antara): Aceh rebels have handed in five weapons to the Indonesian Military just days after the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).Iskandar Muda (Aceh) Military Commander Maj. Gen.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Shares down for sixth day on weak rupiah worries
Shares down for sixth day on weak rupiah worriesDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower for the sixth consecutive session on Friday as the falling rupiah is expected to force the central bank to increase its key interest rate, hurting efforts to revive the nation's economy, dealers said.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
PLN to buy flared gas
PLN to buy flared gas PetroChina Co., the nation's largest oil producer, Indonesia's PT Medco Energy Internasional and the state-run PT Pertamina, plan to sell flared natural gas to state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
GAM amnesty debated soon
GAM amnesty debated soonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In order to meet the Aug. 30 deadline for the granting of amnesty to Free Aceh Movement (GAM) prisoners, the government and the House of Representatives plan to hold a consultation meeting on Wednesday.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
New peace deal greeted with caution
New peace deal greeted with cautionTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Doubt and joy have been the alternating feelings since another milestone toward ending the decades-long armed conflict in Aceh occurred on Monday with the signing of a historic peace accord.
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Property rights for research institutions
Property rights for research institutionsZain Adnan Jakarta Global sales of pharmaceutical products in 2004 reached US$550 billion, of which the share of developing countries was just $4 billion.This is not surprising since major pharmaceutical companies from developed countries spend large sums of...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Councillors want building demolished
Councillors want building demolished TANGERANG: Tangerang Council urged the administration on Friday to demolish the commercial premises being built around the lake in Modern Land housing complex."The developer failed to secure a permit and violated the agreed upon master plan, in which the area is...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Rupiah hovers around Rp 10,000 threshold
Rupiah hovers around Rp 10,000 thresholdUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The rupiah continued its fall against the U.S. dollar on Friday, as continued corporate demand for imports and high oil prices dragged the rupiah closer to the Rp 10,000 mark.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Kutai grapples with poverty problem
Kutai grapples with poverty problemRusman, The Jakarta Post/Kutai Kartanegara Ignoring people's preparations to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Indonesian Independence, an elderly man dragged deeply on his cigarette and blew the smoke out.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland? Part 2 of 2Kahlil Rowter Jakarta2. Alan -- Dream on Jakarta...solving the capital's transport woes! 2 X 30 The most feasible ways to solve Jakarta's perennial traffic woes Alan Sullivan Jakarta
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
TV Program: Monday, August 22, 2005
TV Program: Monday, August 22, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:00 Children Drama8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show12:30 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Animal Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00 English News...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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~;JP;p;CD; ANPAd..r.. Preschool-teaching-method If not properly taught, early education can be harmful T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta If you ask anyone which they prefer to buy: books or food, most would likely prefer the latter.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
`Good news': Crude oil prices soon to tumble
`Good news': Crude oil prices soon to tumbleEndy M. Bayuni, Jakarta The pressure is off. World oil prices are tumbling and there is no need for us to worry about the next round of increases in fuel prices at home.
Sat, 20 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...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
JSX will not penalize Indosat, Mandiri
JSX will not penalize Indosat, Mandiri JAKARTA: PT Indosat, Indonesia's second-largest phone company, and PT Bank Mandiri, the country's largest lender by assets, will not be penalized for delaying the submission of their unaudited first-half results, a director at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX)...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
~[b]Claims that the military build-up is necessary to guard the
~Claims that the military build-up is necessary to guard the border with Papua New Guinea make little sense. ;JP;CD; ANPAk..r..SBY's pledge on Papua: Can he be taken at his word? JP/6/CARMELSBY's pledge on Papua: Can he be taken at his word?Carmel Budiardjo London The historic agreement concluded...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
CBD Pluit encircles school land
CBD Pluit encircles school landThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Development comes at a cost -- at least for the 800 students and teachers of Pluit Raya school whose campus is surrounded by the ongoing construction of a business center.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Newmont demands case be thrown out of court
Newmont demands case be thrown out of courtMiedy Pakasi, Associated Press/Manado An American who heads the Indonesian branch of the world's largest gold producer returned to court on Friday to defend himself against charges of dumping toxins into a bay, sickening villagers and causing fish stocks...
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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~Caption :DORMITORY: One of dormitory facilities for senior high school and university students at the Jababeka Education Park FACTORY: A standard factory building in the Jababeka Industrial Park.
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
The most feasible ways to solve Jakarta's perennial traffic woes
The most feasible ways to solve Jakarta's perennial traffic woesAlan Sullivan, Jakarta Congestion, pollution and accidents, the big three symptoms of malfunctioning transport systems, costs DKI Jakarta a staggering US$2 billion plus annually, Building more major roads that add to congestion is...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
1. Commen -- 1x40
1. Commen -- 1x40 `Good news': Crude oil prices soon to tumble 2. Rupiah --- 2x18 Rupiah hovers around Rp 10,000 threshold 3. KPPU ----- 4x10 Carrefour fined Rp 1.5b for unfair competition 4. Susul-1 -- 2x20 UN body cuts funding to fight AIDS in Myanmar 5.
Sat, 20 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
[i]"The rising budget deficit due to soaring fuel subsidies amid
"The rising budget deficit due to soaring fuel subsidies amid recently high oil prices has also eroded the market's confidence in the rupiah." -- Aburizal Bakrie, coordinating minister for the economy
Sat, 20 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...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Taking the advantages of international preschool names
Taking the advantages of international preschool names William Shakespeare might well ask: "What is in a name?" But in this age, a name is quite important, especially in the world of business. That's why franchising has become an attractive business opportunity.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Bank Niaga sells stake in CIMB
Bank Niaga sells stake in CIMB JAKARTA: Publicly listed Bank Niaga announced on Friday that it has sold its entire 49 percent stake in securities firm CIMB Niaga Securities mostly to Singapore-based CIMB-GK Pte. Ltd. in order to comply with capital market regulations.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Police to consult BPKP experts in Peruri graft case
Police to consult BPKP experts in Peruri graft caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After questioning three directors of state banknote printing company Peruri as suspects in a Rp 2.3 billion (US$242 million) embezzlement case, the Jakarta Police will consult experts at the Development...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
ASEAN's Ong says oil above $60 may cut growth to 4.5%
ASEAN's Ong says oil above $60 may cut growth to 4.5%Sara Webb, Bloomberg/Jakarta Economic growth among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) may slow by as much as 1.5 percentage point this year if the price of oil remains above US$60 a barrel, said Secretary-General Ong...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
'No hidden motive in cleric's remission'
'No hidden motive in cleric's remission'Ivy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian government had no ulterior motive for reducing militant cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's jail term and was merely following the nation's laws, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda says.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
~FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- August 21
~FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- August 21;JP; ANPAc..r.. Preschools-growth-rapid Number of preschools constantly increasingSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The number of preschools in Indonesia has grown rapidly over the last several years as more and more parents become aware of the importance of...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
'Security should be handled by officers, not thugs'
'Security should be handled by officers, not thugs' 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.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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Can Susilo be taken at his word on Papua? Carmel Budiardjo London2. Peter -- Is Bali trashing tourism? 1 x 30 Bali at risk of trashing tourism Peter A. Bailey Sanur, Bali
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Carrefour fined Rp 1.5b for unfair competition
Carrefour fined Rp 1.5b for unfair competitionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) ruled on Friday that PT Carrefour Indonesia was guilty of misusing contract terms with its suppliers in order to obstruct the latter's businesses, and fined...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Part 2 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?
Part 2 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?Kahlil Rowter, Jakarta Beyond next year's budget numbers there is a larger concern: regional government provision of services. The key question is: has regional autonomy which resulted in financial bonanza accompanied by fiscal responsibility?...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Myanmar triumphant ASEAN soccer
Myanmar triumphant ASEAN soccer PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (Antara): Myanmar proved itself a future contender for soccer supremacy in the region, winning the ASEAN U-20 championship with a 1-0 defeat of pre-competition favorite Malaysia in the final on Friday.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Sharia court flogs four women for gambling
Sharia court flogs four women for gambling An Islamic sharia court in the staunchly-Muslim province of Aceh on Friday ordered four women to be flogged for petty gambling offenses.The public lashing was the second since the government allowed the tsunami-ravaged province to implement religious law...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
~newest, revised version of Jababeka II
~newest, revised version of Jababeka IIJababeka Education Park Where tomorrow's leaders come together Only a few technology-based cities are still concerned with education, and Jababeka, a new city about 35 km east of Jakarta, is one of these few.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Indonesian helps clone 1st dog
Indonesian helps clone 1st dog YOGYAKARTA: Yuda Heru Fibrianto, a lecturer from Gadjah Mada University (UGM)'s School of Veterinary Medicine, was among the researchers at a South Korean university who recently created the world's first cloned dog.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Is Bali trashing tourism?
Is Bali trashing tourism?Peter A. Bailey Sanur, Bali The population of Bali and its surrounding islands are running a very real risk of doing what the Bali bombers and Indonesia's ridiculous visa regulations have so far failed to achieve, and that is putting an end to tourism.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Kerinci puts down dogs in rabies fight
Kerinci puts down dogs in rabies fightJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post/Jambi In an effort to come to grips with a rabies outbreak, the Kerinci regency administration has in the past month put down 281 dogs believed to have been infected with the disease.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
PLN in the dark
PLN in the dark The massive power failure in Java and Bali on Thursday is emblematic of the crumbling infrastructure in Indonesia and the state electricity company (PLN)'s poor peak load management, inadequate maintenance system, and overloaded transmission and distribution lines.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
2,000-year-old statue found in Bali
2,000-year-old statue found in BaliAntara/Denpasar Local people have found an old statue made from tufa beneath the roots of a recently felled banyan tree in Astina Field, Gianyar regency.The statue, estimated to be some 2,000 years old, is 35 centimeters high, 21 centimeters wide and 12...
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Protests color summit
Protests color summit Protests colored the closing day of the West Java Infrastructure Summit on Friday when about 500 people from Jatigede, Sumedang regency, staged a rally outside the venue at the Savoy Homann hotel in Bandung.
Sat, 20 Aug 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.19, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.19, 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...