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Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/LPG scarcity strikes regions, leads to higher prices

LPG scarcity strikes regions, leads to higher pricesAndi Hajramurni and Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Makassar/JambiDemand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been on the rise in the regions after the government increased fuel prices by an average 126 percent.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Airbus clarifies

Airbus clarifies I refer to a photo caption Ready For Takeoff on page 15 of your Oct. 10 edition, about the launch of Airbus A350.The caption stated that the new Airbus A350 was due to enter service in 2006.This is incorrect.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Part 2 of 2: Flushing away rent seekers and bureaucrats

Part 2 of 2: Flushing away rent seekers and bureaucratsEvan Jones, Batam The task of the civil service is to implement the laws of the land. Too many of Indonesia's laws are not rooted in reality.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005

TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon7:30 Music10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 Talk Show: Gado-gado Plus1:00 p.m.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Fuel price hike too abrupt

Fuel price hike too abrupt It is extraordinarily surprising how few measures to tackle inflation the government of Indonesia had put in place before the shocking fuel price rise, which has had a big effect on the less well-off.Even to a non-economist, the rise raises concerns.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Regional Greenpeace head to be Indonesian

Regional Greenpeace head to be IndonesianThe Jakarta Post, JakartaGlobal environmental group Greenpeace has named Emmy Hafild, a seasoned environmentalist and former director of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), as the new executive director of its Southeast Asian arm.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Bali bombers transferred to island prison

Bali bombers transferred to island prisonI Wayan Juniartha and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/SemarangThree convicts responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings were transferred to a Central Java prison on Tuesday as Balinese prepared to mark the anniversary of the tragedy.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/AirAsia offers 5,000 free seats to Bali

AirAsia offers 5,000 free seats to Bali JAKARTA: The Oct. 1 Bali bombings have prompted Malaysian low- cost airlines AirAsia to offer free 5,000 seats heading to the resort island from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/British Council to hold youth camp

British Council to hold youth camp JAKARTA: The British Council Indonesia is opening applications for 10 young participants, aged between 18 and 25, from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and the UK to participate in an inter-cultural camp on mutual understanding and cultural identity ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Police make first arrest following Bali bombings

Police make first arrest following Bali bombingsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter 10 days of investigation, police acknowledged on Tuesday having arrested a man in connection with the recent terror attack on Bali.But, again, most-wanted bomb-maker Noordin Moh.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Police to question governor on graft

Police to question governor on graft KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The police have requested President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's permission to question Governor Piet A. Tallo as a witness in an alleged corruption case worth Rp 15 billion (US$1.5 million), a police official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Part 1 of 2: Africa, Asia and global security

Part 1 of 2: Africa, Asia and global securityJuwono Sudarsono, Jakarta In the five decades between the Afro-Asian conference in 1955 and the 50th anniversary commemoration in 2005 in Bandung, global security has largely been determined in terms of what the powerful countries of the developed ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Disaster reduction campaign on a roll

Disaster reduction campaign on a roll JAKARTA: The Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Society (MPBI) is organizing a series of activities to commemorate International Day for Disaster Reduction this week.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/23 councillors put behind bars

23 councillors put behind barsHasrul, The Jakarta Post, KendariKendari district court on Tuesday sentenced 23 former city councillors to one year and six months in jail, adding to the long list of councillors around the country who have been incarcerated for graft.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Hotels offer special packages during Ramadhan

Hotels offer special packages during RamadhanAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaMuslims need not worry about being stuck on the road or away from home at meal times during the fasting month of Ramadhan as most hotels offer both sahur (pre-dawn meal) and breaking-of-the-fast menus.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Seven Thais questioned on fuel

Seven Thais questioned on fuel AMBON, Maluku: Seven Thais have been questioned by the Maluku Police as witnesses in the alleged smuggling of illegal diesel fuel by the crew of tanker ship MT Nuhuyut, a police official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Suspect's role in Munir murder still mystery

Suspect's role in Munir murder still mysteryRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors will have to work harder to prove that key suspect Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto was among the murderers of human rights advocator Munir Said Thalib.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/'Private vehicles still crowd streets'

'Private vehicles still crowd streets'The recent fuel price rises have led to increases in the prices of other services and commodities, which has considerably reduced people's purchasing power.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/TNI's role in terror fight still debated

TNI's role in terror fight still debatedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDebate is stirring among government officials following President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's request that the Indonesian Military (TNI) actively help crack down on terrorists last week.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Traders will soon enjoy cut in port fees

Traders will soon enjoy cut in port feesAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBowing to pressure from traders, the government will later this week decide on the container handling charge (CHC) from several new tariff alternatives under consideration -- all lower than the existing one.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/'Super class' starts activities

'Super class' starts activitiesTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA special Super Class of 20 students with an average intelligence quotient (IQ) of 150 began its first day of school on Monday at State High School No. 3 in Setiabudi, South Jakarta.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/JP/18/JABO

JP/18/JABOSawung Jabo, artist-musician with a missionDewi Anggraeni Contributor/Melbourne, AustraliaAccompanying Rendra in reciting and performing poetry is no mean feat. You definitely have to remain in the background, while discreetly filling the space with the right mood.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Govt postpones establishing MRP indefinitely

Govt postpones establishing MRP indefinitelyTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has delayed indefinitely the establishment of the much-awaited Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), blaming a dispute among local religious leaders and local authorities over the composition of the ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Jakarta hotels offer special packages during fasting month

Jakarta hotels offer special packages during fasting monthAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMuslims need not worry about being stuck on the road or away from home at meal times during the fasting month of Ramadhan as most hotels offer both sahur (pre-dawn meal) and breaking-of-the-fast menus.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Pertamina, partner, to spend $3.6b on 2 blocks in Libya

Pertamina, partner, to spend $3.6b on 2 blocks in LibyaLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas firm PT Pertamina expects to spend some US$3.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/More Mandala crash families to sue Boeing

More Mandala crash families to sue BoeingApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanMore families of the victims of last month's crash of a Mandala Airlines plane in Medan announced on Tuesday they would file suit against U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Let TNI do the job, but with restrictions

Let TNI do the job, but with restrictionsImanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA request for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to take part in effectively preventing and acting against terrorism in the wake of the second Bali bomb blast was recently delivered by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005

TV Program: Thursday, October 13, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon7:30 Music10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 Talk Show: Gado-gado Plus1:00 p.m.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/PKB leader meets House speaker

PKB leader meets House speaker JAKARTA: Over a week after his election, new leader of the National Awakening Party (PKB) splinter group Choirul Anam held talks with House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono on Tuesday.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Gambir gets tough on ticket scalpers

Gambir gets tough on ticket scalpers JAKARTA: Thirty-strong members of a joint security team in Gambir railway station, Central Jakarta, found it difficult to arrest a ticket scalper caught in act, after a mob of thugs attacked them.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Angie set for January return

Angie set for January returnMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National number one Angelique "Angie" Widjaja has opted to give next month's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games a miss, setting a target to return to the WTA Tour in January.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Ragunan officially reopens

Ragunan officially reopensTantri Yuliandini and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Agriculture Anton Apriantono together with Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso reopened Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta on Tuesday, declaring the 140-hectare compound free of bird flu.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Swedish official visits Indonesia to boost ties

Swedish official visits Indonesia to boost tiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSweden, a small but prosperous Northern European nation, is sending its most senior official to Indonesia this week to foster the existing close ties between the two countries and to discuss the latest situation in Aceh, ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Taxi fares unaltered until meters reset

Taxi fares unaltered until meters resetDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has issued a gubernatorial decree setting out maximum taxi fares effective Tuesday, taxi firms have yet to raise the fares as they will need at least three days to reset their meters ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Artist-musician with a mission

Artist-musician with a missionDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, AustraliaAccompanying Rendra in reciting and performing poetry is no mean feat.You definitely have to remain in the background, while discreetly filling the space with the right mood.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Probosutedjo admits to bribing judges

Probosutedjo admits to bribing judgesEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer president Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo admitted on Tuesday to giving his lawyer Rp 6 billion (US$600,000) to bribe the Supreme Court chief and other court officials dealing with his appeal against his ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Mayor stops disbursement of cash aid

Mayor stops disbursement of cash aidOyos Saroso H.N and Jemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/KupangBandarlampung Mayor Eddy Sutrisno ordered on Tuesday that the disbursement of the fuel compensation fund be stopped temporarily on the back of widespread graft.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Bitter experience with Jatayu

Bitter experience with Jatayu On Sept. 27 my mother and three of my siblings left Medan for Jakarta by Jatayu airplane (VJ-238) with a stopover at Batam. From the outset the airline's service was very disappointing.The flight, which was scheduled to leave Medan at 2:20 p.m.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/The biennale that put RI on the map

The biennale that put RI on the map I am deeply concerned about the latest issue on the CP Biennale II in Museum Bank Indonesia.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Residents complain about road closure

Residents complain about road closure JAKARTA: Residents of Pegadungan subdistrict in Kalideres, West Jakarta, have asked the municipality to intervene in a dispute involving the closure of a public road in the Citra 5 housing area.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Interagency cooperation needed to counter terrorism

Interagency cooperation needed to counter terrorismBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta We can make assessments anytime we want. We can also make probability judgments and build scenarios of what might happen in the future.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/JP/19/BLOG

JP/19/BLOGDon't get mad -- get bloggedDuncan Graham Contributor/Surabaya"I don't mind you thinking slowly. I do mind you publishing faster than you think." (Message on a blog.)"Blog" isn't the most delectable word in the language.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Hotels offer special packages during Ramadhan

Hotels offer special packages during RamadhanAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaMuslims need not worry about being stuck on the road or away from home at meal times during the fasting month of Ramadhan as most hotels offer both sahur (pre-dawn meal) and breaking-of-the-fast menus.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Banten governor

Banten governorCorrection: Our story titled Banten Governor suspended that appeared on Page 3 of the Oct. 11 edition mistakenly referred to Djoko Munandar as a National Mandate Party (PAN) candidate, whereas he was nominated by the Golkar Party and the United Development Party (PPP).

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/JP/6/Watch

JP/6/WatchHigh-end watches - a lucrative businessBy Susanna Tjokro s_tjokro@yahoo.com "It's a status symbol, just like a vehicle. However, while you can't bring your car into the meeting room, you certainly can wear your watch in a business meeting," says my former boss about her Rolex.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Turkey helps build joint schools

Turkey helps build joint schools BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Turkish Red Crescent and the Indonesian Red Cross have completed construction of a joint school in Lhoknga district, Aceh Besar regency for children in the tsunami- devastated area.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Girl lives with bullet in her head

Girl lives with bullet in her headNani Afrida, Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe terrible headaches prevent Marlina, 16, from attending a full day of classes. It wasn't always this way, and before she was shot in the head last year, Marlina was an outgoing, eager student.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Four years sought for Puteh's lawyer

Four years sought for Puteh's lawyerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors demanded on Tuesday a four-year jail sentence for a lawyer accused of trying to buy the freedom of his client, suspended Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh, Antara reported.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Misappropriating tsunami aid?

Misappropriating tsunami aid?U.L.A. Gunasekera, The Island, Asia News Network/Colombo According to recent reports in the media, Minister Mangala Samaraweera has claimed that tsunami relief is being administered fairly and with an even hand though shortcomings are inevitable in the execution of ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Sex workers get training

Sex workers get training SURABAYA: During the fasting month of Ramadhan, some 200 commercial sex workers in Surabaya are learning new skills that would enable them to enter other professions.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Banks face higher credit risks

Banks face higher credit risks Bank Indonesia (central bank) should closely monitor the quality of banking assets because the tsunami of inflationary pressures generated by the Oct. 1 fuel-price hikes is increasing the risks of bank credits turning sour.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Buble cancels show due to terror scare

Buble cancels show due to terror scareJAKARTA: Due to its perception of a renewed terror threat in the country, the management of Canadian pop crooner Michael Buble has decided to call off the singer's one-date concert in Jakarta, originally slated for Oct. 16.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Layoffs imminent following fuel price increases

Layoffs imminent following fuel price increasesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangTens of thousands workers employed at industrial firms in Tangerang are facing being laid off, a consequence of the big fuel price hike on Oct. 1, a provincial councillor has claimed.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/JP/20/YASIN/

JP/20/YASIN/Onyx supports craftsman on 'sunlight' island Indra Harsaputra The Jakarta Post/Bawean, East Java Bawean island lies about 70 kilometers off the north coast of East Java province. It takes its name from a sanskrit phrase that means "there is sunlight".

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Dji Sam Soe named favorite brand

Dji Sam Soe named favorite brand JAKARTA: Dji Sam Soe clove cigarettes from cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna Tbk products recently received its fifth consecutive Indonesian Customer Satisfaction Award (ICSA) 2005.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Violence not exclusive to Muslim society

Violence not exclusive to Muslim society Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman, Hasyim Muzadi, had a wide-ranging discussion, including on Islam and Christian relations, at his home in Malang, East Java, with The Jakarta Post's contributor Duncan Graham.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Pertamina claims overpayment due to price differences

Pertamina claims overpayment due to price differencesLeony Aurora and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA cost difference of Rp 3.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/JP/18/MASSAG

JP/18/MASSAG (Jun's corrections entered 23/9) AIDS agency turns to massage for income, employment opportunityI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/DenpasarA strained neck did not prevent Dudy Rohadi, the coordinator of Matahati's After Care Program, from personally directing his staff to clean and ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Distribution of cards complete, 90% receive cash payments

Distribution of cards complete, 90% receive cash paymentsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Statistics Agency (BPS Jakarta) revealed on Tuesday that it had completed the distribution of the Fuel Compensation Cards (KKB) to 96,541 poor households across the capital.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005

JP/Public not reporting bomb hoaxes

Public not reporting bomb hoaxesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs more and more building owners are reluctant to call the police after receiving bomb threats, public safety is now at stake.The main reason is that the supposedly free public service now has a price tag.