Archive: 30 August 2005
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Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Egypt releases eight Indonesians
Egypt releases eight Indonesians CAIRO: Security authorities in Eqypt have released eight Indonesian religious students after finding no evidence of their involvement in terrorism.The Al-Azhar University students had been detained for five days for questioning.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
JP/19/NOVAN
JP/19/NOVANCultural diplomacy makes a bid in BangkokNovan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokWe, Indonesians, may have taken for granted the fact that we have very diverse cultural backgrounds, nonetheless "outsiders" tend to consider us as a single, monolithic cultural group.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
1. Market --- 3x15
1. Market --- 3x15 Conflicting signals contribute to uncertainty: Minister 2. Terror --- 2x28 Indonesia heightens vigilance against terrorist attacks 3. Corrupt -- 2x28 Susilo becomes more realistic about war against corruption 4.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Fire burns down Blok M market
Fire burns down Blok M marketThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"I hate Mondays." The thought must have crossed the mind of more than 1,500 vendors at the Melawai market in Blok M, South Jakarta, as a fire raged through two four-story buildings that housed their kiosks on Monday.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Muslim intellectual Nurcholish dies atb66
Muslim intellectual Nurcholish dies atb66The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Jombang, East JavaIndonesia has been plunged into mourning by the death of one of the country's most prominent and respected Muslim intellectuals, Nurcholish Madjid, who died after fighting liver problems for the past year.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Government to regulate fuel distribution
Government to regulate fuel distributionLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe following is the second of a series of articles to mark the liberalization of the country's downstream oil and gas sector later this year.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Surakarta Palace succession conflict heats up
Surakarta Palace succession conflict heats upThe dispute within the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace in Surakarta took a new twist on Monday when supporters of a rival prince broke into the palace complex claiming that they had come to save the palace's sacred relics and dignity.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Celebrities drafted in anti-polio drive
Celebrities drafted in anti-polio driveAgencies, JakartaThousands of health workers and a sprinkling of celebrities will fan out across the country Tuesday for an unprecedented drive to vaccinate 24 million children under five threatened by a polio outbreak.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, August 30, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:00 News: Berita Nusantara12:00 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Animal Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00 English News Service4:30...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
WB, govt set performance measures for regions
WB, govt set performance measures for regionsRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, BaliRepresentatives of two multilateral lending institutions, a bilateral lending agency and a non-governmental organization (NGO) came to a municipality at the same time, and asked the mayor and his subordinates...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
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Do more than raise pay, reform civil service OR Reform civil service instead of raise pay Nuraida Mokhsen Jakarta2. Strait -- Hardline Islam on the march in RI 1 x 30 Hard-line Islam on the march in RI OR Hard-line Islam thriving in Indonesia Merle Ricklefs The Straits Times Asia News...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Kalla on business trip to China, Japan
Kalla on business trip to China, Japan The Jakarta Post JakartaVice President Jusuf Kalla will meet noted businessmen in China and Japan this week as part of an effort to lure investment from the two countries by providing more detailed and updated information on business conditions in Indonesia.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Conflicting signals contribute to uncertainty: Minister
Conflicting signals contribute to uncertainty: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah's recent slide was attributed in part to declining market confidence in the prospects for the economy, with persistent conflicting signals from the government exacerbating uncertainty, a minister said on...
Tue, 30 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, 30 Aug 2005
Aceh, the Helsinki accord and the future of Indonesia
Aceh, the Helsinki accord and the future of IndonesiaJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta There is now hope for Aceh's peace and development after the recently signed Helsinki accord. The Acehnese, who were the vanguard in the struggle for independence against the Dutch, has always been a vital part of Indonesia.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
One year on: Who poisoned Munir?
One year on: Who poisoned Munir?Harry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of life's ironies is the incongruity between what a man works for and what he gets. Munir fought for justice throughout his life, yet, almost a year after his death, his killers have not been found.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Chevron to make RI its Asian HQ
Chevron to make RI its Asian HQThe Jakarta Post, JakartaU.S. Chevron Corp., the world's fifth-largest energy company, plans to make Indonesia the headquarters for its Asian operations, after its recent acquisition of a smaller rival turned the country into its largest operating ground.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Govt wants firm action against hard-liners: Kalla
Govt wants firm action against hard-liners: KallaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaContradicting earlier comments by a Cabinet minister, the Vice President promised on Monday that firm action would be taken against Muslim hard-liners who forcibly closed down Christian places of worship as they were damaging...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Ngada regent not installed
Ngada regent not installed KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The official ceremony to install the newly elected Ngada regent Piet Nuwa Wea and his deputy Nikolaus Dopo was postponed indefinitely on Monday due to the absence of a decree from the Minister of Home Affairs.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
City ready for polio immunization
City ready for polio immunizationDyah Apsari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCuddling her two-year daughter, Siti Rohani walks slowly toward the stage after the host invites her to share her story with the audience. In a trembling voice, Siti tells the audience what happened to her beloved daughter Silvy.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Amnesty granted to GAM members Tuesday
Amnesty granted to GAM members TuesdayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOver 1,400 Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members will celebrate their freedom on Tuesday when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issues a decree that will grant them amnesty.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Farewell, Cak Nur
Farewell, Cak Nur It always seems that those we need most depart at a time when they are most sought after.To say that we will miss Cak Nur -- as Nurcholish Madjid is affectionately known -- is an understatement.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Rupiah hits four-year low against dollar
Rupiah hits four-year low against dollarThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah continued its crumble against the U.S. dollar on Monday, dragging the stock market along with it, as oil prices shot above $70 a barrel and the government still showed no signs of taking any decisive action to support the...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Vendors scramble for temporary shelter
Vendors scramble for temporary shelterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe market was as crowded as usual, but not with buyers. Tired faces, bitter smiles and sighs replaced the usual chit- chat between traders and customers making transactions at the Melawai market in Blok M, South Jakarta on Monday...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
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Abusive mother, lenient sentence I read with horror in The Jakarta Post Monday Aug. 22 edition, page 9, the story of a little girl abused by her mother. Why had the neighbors not reported it sooner? How could they live with themselves knowing of this going on so close by? How irresponsible of...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
1. Insight -- 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42)
1. Insight -- 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42) Aceh, the Helsinki accord and the future of Indonesia 2. Bachtiar - 36 pts 4 cols 1line (1x28) Nurcholish: For Islam and for Indonesia3. Cak Nur -- 42 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x20)Nation mourns death of progressive Muslim intellectual--- 4. Photo, graphic and ad
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Goethe guitarist gets standing ovation
Goethe guitarist gets standing ovationJim Read, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLovers of fine music faced a cruel dilemma on Sunday evening: whether to opt for the oleaginous, Mediterranean charms, at Balai Kartini, of up-and-coming Italian tenor Patrizio Buanne (see adjacent article) or the exquisite...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
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;JP;DAN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-rates Rupiah Rates Aug 29 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Aug 29 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 8,238.73 7,480.26 7,900.26 7,818.59 Brunei dollar 1 6,513.17 5,912.37 6,245.60 6,179.79 Canadian dollar 1 9,145.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Closures of churches
Closures of churches The attacks and forced closures of churches throughout the country in the last four years have reached an alarming level for Indonesian Christians, both Protestant and Catholic. They see no sign that the government has the capability -- and more importantly -- the political...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
President adamant he is fully in charge
President adamant he is fully in chargeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono responded to critics who claim he is indecisive by pointing to a number of prompt decisions he has made in the course of his presidency in the last 10 months.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Military demands that GAM no longer carry weapons
Military demands that GAM no longer carry weaponsTiarma Siboro and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) has called on the Aceh foreign peace monitoring team to take anticipatory measures to prevent the current peace process between the government and the Free Aceh...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Drivers protest route changes
Drivers protest route changes JAKARTA: Representatives of public transportation drivers visited the City Council in Central Jakarta on Monday to protest changes to public transport routes, which they said adversely affected their income.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Commission quizzes judges over Depok election dispute
Commission quizzes judges over Depok election disputeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Judicial Commission summoned on Monday five judges of the West Java High Court for questioning over the latter's controversial verdict, which annulled the result of the Depok mayoral election.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
On MUI's edicts
On MUI's edicts Reading N. Mark Castro's letter about the Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI's) edicts in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 24, has got me thinking: Is the writer a Muslim or not? Because if he is not, then why does it bother him?Mind your own business! As in Islam: "My religion is mine and...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Borobudur to offer new night attractions
Borobudur to offer new night attractionsSri Wahyuni and Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central JavaThe Borobudur temple in Magelang will stage a ballet performance at night, reminiscent of the popular Ramayana dance-drama performed in the compound of the Prambanan Hindu temple some 80...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
4heads
4heads1. Depok (2x29) Commission quizzes judges over Depok election dispute 2. Boro (1x40) Borobudur to offer new night attractions 3. Church (2x24) Govt wants firm action against hard-liners: Kalla 4. AMM (2x30) Military demands that GAM no longer carry weapons
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Nurcholish, for Islam and Indonesia
Nurcholish, for Islam and IndonesiaFachry Ali, Bahtiar Effendy and Ichsan Ali-Fauzi, JakartaIt is simply impossible for someone to discuss contemporary Indonesian Islam, or perhaps even Indonesia in general, without mentioning Nurcholish Madjid.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Nation mourns death of progressive Muslim intellectual
Nation mourns death of progressive Muslim intellectualThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia was mourning the death on Monday of its most prominent and respected Muslim scholar, Nurcholish Madjid, 66, who brought enlightenment to Islamic thinking in the world's largest Muslim nation.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Aceh's local parties
Aceh's local partiesFrom Media IndonesiaThe protracted conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Republic of Indonesia has finally reached a point of settlement, with GAM at least no longer being obsessed in its fight for independence or a referendum.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Readership survey
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Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Aceh's local parties
Aceh's local parties JP/7/LETAceh's local partiesFrom Media IndonesiaThe protracted conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Republic of Indonesia has finally reached a point of settlement, with GAM at least no longer being obsessed in its fight for independence or a referendum.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Power struggle resolved by Yogya sultan
Power struggle resolved by Yogya sultan Slamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta After fighting for the past two years against the presence of high voltage transmission lines above their houses, Kresen residents in Bantul finally gave up the fight.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Indonesia heightens vigilance against terrorist attacks
Indonesia heightens vigilance against terrorist attacksThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered his top security officers to heighten their level of alert against possible terrorist attacks in Indonesia, saying that domestic terrorist cells might be planning another...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Police beaten up in protest
Police beaten up in protestThe Jakarta Post, TangerangFollowing the stepping down of president Soeharto in May 1998, people in many regions around the country have held protests demanding that their areas be upgraded into provinces, regencies, districts and subdistricts.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Jakarta's trash problem, solution
Jakarta's trash problem, solution It seems to me that the city's garbage and waste disposal problem has reached threatening proportions. It is appalling that the City Administration stubbornly still sits in a cave and is pushing for incinerators to burn garbage at a huge investment cost of US$101...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
8 more questioned over Ambon blast
8 more questioned over Ambon blast JAKARTA: Following the arrest of four suspects in last week's bomb blast at the Mardika market in Ambon, Maluku police are questioning eight more people in connection with the explosion.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Aceh in need of more police
Aceh in need of more police BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The plan to withdraw police deployed in Aceh following the signing of the peace deal between the government and the Free Aceh Movement would cause a shortage of police in the province, a police official said.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Bank Danamon responds
Bank Danamon responds Referring to Roossetiati Priyanto's letter published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 10, we would like to clarify as follows.As explained to the cardholder about the fee structure for Bank Danamon's credit card payment, we have introduced and encouraged customers to conduct...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Bad day for markets, SBY mulls Cabinet shakeup
Bad day for markets, SBY mulls Cabinet shakeupThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday he would evaluate his ministers in October, responding to rising calls for an immediate reshuffle of the economic team amid a rapid deterioration in the country's key economic...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Fee-based income boosts BCA revenue
Fee-based income boosts BCA revenueThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) booked a Rp 1.76 trillion (US$162.36 million) net profit in the first half of the year, or a 16.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Sinatra 'reincarnation' brings joy to the assembled ladies
Sinatra 'reincarnation' brings joy to the assembled ladiesKaren Stingemore and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a voice reminiscent of classic Italian and American singers from the 1950s and 60s -- the likes of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones -- Patrizio Buanne had all the...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
'Close down unlicensed colleges'
'Close down unlicensed colleges'Police have declared the Institut Managemen Global Indonesia as an illegal institution and detained its owner and board members. Police are also going after people who have received diplomas from the institute, which has operated in Indonesia since 2000 and opened...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
BPK reveals Rp 69b graft in Bekasi
BPK reveals Rp 69b graft in BekasiAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Prosperous Justice Party faction (FPKS) at the Bekasi council says it will report several Bekasi municipal officials to the prosecutor's office for embezzling the 2004 budget.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Susilo becomes more realistic about war against corruption
Susilo becomes more realistic about war against corruptionZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFighting corruption remains the government's top priority, although it is now realizing that it might not be able to completely eradicate it, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Iranian man arrested with fake passport
Iranian man arrested with fake passportWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarDenpasar Police foiled an attempt by an Iranian citizen, identified as RA, to leave the country on a fake passport, a police officer said on Monday.Denpasar Police chief Sr. Comr.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Part 1 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials, meet challenges
Part 1 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials, meet challengesSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta I know that getting 40 chief editors, managing editors and top journalists from Asia and Europe is a difficult job. Which is why when Yusuf Wanandi asked me to join you this morning, I immediately agreed.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
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;JP; ANPAf..r.. Brief-Fajar-Loan Fajar Surya gets syndicated loans to boost output JP/14/Brief Fajar Surya to boost output JAKARTA: Publicly listed packaging paper producer PT Fajar Surya Wisesa secured US$72 million in syndicated loans on Monday to finance the construction of a new paper machine...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Vendors scramble for temporary shelter
Vendors scramble for temporary shelterThe Jakarta Post Jakarta"I hate Mondays."The thought must have crossed the mind of more than 1,500 vendors at the Melawai market in Blok M, South Jakarta, as a fire raged through two four-story buildings that housed their kiosks on Monday.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
U.S. Dollar Rates Aug. 29
U.S. Dollar Rates Aug. 29 Latest %Chg Yen 110.52-55 +0.35 Euro* 1.2283-85 -0.10 Sterling* 1.8021-24 -0.04 Swiss franc 1.2579-81 +0.01 Canadian dollar 1.1926-31 -0.29 Australian dollar* 0.7541-43 -0.25 New Zealand dollar 0.6952-57 -0.06 Czech koruna 24.093-19 -0.02 Hungary forint 199.89-25 +0.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Irian elections go ahead after delays
Irian elections go ahead after delaysNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraElections in West Irian Jaya province's five regencies went ahead as scheduled on Monday with only one regency, Raja Ampat, failing to join in due to incomplete voter enrollments in three of its 10 districts.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Wealth is a mind-set and so is entrepreneurship
Wealth is a mind-set and so is entrepreneurshipSandiaga S. Uno, Jakarta With a little more positive thinking, around 40 million Indonesian entrepreneurs -- all categorized as SMEs -- can make this country's economic growth and development among the world's highest.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Soaring school
Soaring school registration fees From KompasState and private junior/senior high schools and vocational schools in a town as small as Purwokerto, Central Java, are charging exhorbitant registration fees for the 2005/2006 school year, some even as much as Rp 15 million.
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
1,000 doctors open illegal practices
1,000 doctors open illegal practices JAKARTA: Over 1,000 doctors and dentists have opened illegal practices in Central Jakarta municipality, Central Jakarta Mayor Muhayat said on Monday.Muhayat said that there were 3,234 doctors and dentists operating in his municipality, but only 2,005 of them had...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Defense ministry boosts efficiency
Defense ministry boosts efficiency BANDUNG: The Ministry of Defense is imposing efficiency measures aimed at reducing annual wastage by 10 percent, the defense minister says.Giving an example, Minister Juwono Sudarsono said the procurement of cars for his ministry and the Indonesian Military (TNI)...
Tue, 30 Aug 2005
Reform civil service instead of raising pay
Reform civil service instead of raising payNuraida Mokhsen, Jakarta The government will raise the take-home pay of civil servants by an average of 20 percent next year. This pay increase, according to the Vice President, is expected to boost the performance of civil servants.