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69 articles.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Turning up the heat in Jakarta

Turning up the heat in Jakartadward McMillan, Jakarta Think of the difference between reclining in a hammock under a shady tree and standing in the full glare of the noon-day sun. That, in a nutshell, is how much Jakarta's climate has changed over the past fifty years.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Apartments offer friendly living too

Apartments offer friendly living tooT. Sima Gunawan Contributor/Jakarta A baby usually brings joy to the parents and makes the house warm. As for Maya Carpenter, a resident of Four Seasons Apartments in Jakarta, having a baby also means having new friends.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Sajama Cut, indie band on the verge of mainstream popularity

Sajama Cut, indie band on the verge of mainstream popularityM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "Being in a band is a good excuse to dress sharply," said Marcel Thee, bandleader of the retro-sounding indie act Sajama Cut.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Indonesia to cut LNG exports by 10% next year

Indonesia to cut LNG exports by 10% next yearLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia will reduce liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by 10 percent next year due to lower production in the aging gas fields in Kalimantan and Aceh.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Textile firms struggle to survive in West Java

Textile firms struggle to survive in West JavaYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung After the government raised fuel prices early this month, Bandung textile businessman Satya Natapura could only pray for a miracle for his business to survive.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/4.5 years in jail sought for court clerks in bribery case

4.5 years in jail sought for court clerks in bribery caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors demanded on Friday that two court clerks be sentenced to four-and-half years in prison each if found guilty of taking bribes from a lawyer for convicted Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Bigger education budget 'not feasible'

Bigger education budget 'not feasible'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawmakers have turned a cold shoulder to the Constitutional Court's ruling that obliges the government to increase the education budget, citing financial constraints as their rationale.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Former sportsman still has competitive edge

Former sportsman still has competitive edgeMario Koch, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After 10 successful years, German Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff, 37, turned his back on playing professional basketball to become a journalist in Southeast Asia.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Scroll of Honor for Jakarta

Scroll of Honor for Jakarta We refer to the article Activists slam habitat award for Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4. The city of Jakarta is a megacity with more than 10 million inhabitants. About 20 percent, or two million, are living in kampongs or slums.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Analysts reject proposed bigger education budget

Analysts reject proposed bigger education budgetUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While welcoming the Constitutional Court's ruling that mandates an increase in the education budget, economists are saying that full implementation would not be fiscally viable at present due to the state ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Employers urged to pay Idul Fitri bonuses

Employers urged to pay Idul Fitri bonusesWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Malang The Malang regency government issued a circular on Friday reminding businesses to give employees their Idul Fitri bonuses.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Why Saudi women do not drive

Why Saudi women do not driveTasnim Saleh, Common Ground News Service -- Partners in Humanity, Kuwait City Recently, while meeting with women in Saudi Arabia, Karen Hughes, Undersecretary of State and latest Bush appointee to the position of American cultural ambassador to the Muslim world, ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Japan's irreverence

Japan's irreverence A senior ASEAN official recounted that during a reception that brought together the 10 member states of the regional organization and dialog partners from East Asia, the Chinese foreign minister remarked to his Japanese counterpart that they should learn from Germany.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/RI pairs lose in Brazilian tourney

RI pairs lose in Brazilian tourney JAKARTA: National men's beach volleyball pairs Agus Salim and Koko Prasetyo and Andy Ardiansyah and Supriyadi fell in qualifying for the Salvador 2005 Men's Open in Brazil on Thursday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Walhi seeks to expand its support network

Walhi seeks to expand its support networkEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe donation Ester made to the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) could be considered, at Rp 50,000 (US$5), a token offering. However, her act of giving should not be overlooked.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/City discrimination

City discrimination The Jakarta administration's inability to provide its citizens with jobs and the increasing hardship in the city have apparently doubled fears about the influx of new migrants after the Idul Fitri holiday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Munir asked for stomach medicine: Witness

Munir asked for stomach medicine: WitnessThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Murdered rights campaigner Munir had requested stomach medication from the Garuda crew prior to takeoff at Changi airport, and began to complain about an upset stomach about an hour after the plane took off, a witness said.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Terrorism is the world's concern

Terrorism is the world's concernIntolerance is the basis of all the terrorism that has become endemic throughout the globe.

Sat, 22 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.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Talks underway for Tangguh plant funding

Talks underway for Tangguh plant fundingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A BP-led consortium, which manages the Tangguh project in Papua, is in talks with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to secure the financing for the construction of the ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Expat teachers sharing culture

Expat teachers sharing culture As a new expatriate teacher to Indonesia, I read with interest the recent article in the Oct. 15 edition of The Jakarta Post titled Assessing private schools. I thought the author made some very valid points.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/UIN Students attack U.S. envoy over foreign policies

UIN Students attack U.S. envoy over foreign policiesAti Nurbaiti The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Karen P. Hughes, a leading U.S. image builder and deputy to U.S.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Rental rates continue upward trend

Rental rates continue upward trend The average asking gross rent of mid-up leased apartment units continued to climb upwards in the second quarter of this year, partly due to the increase in the oil price in the first three months.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Sutiyoso gives command baton to police during holidays

Sutiyoso gives command baton to police during holidaysDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta police will be in charge of coordinating all security personnel in the city during the Idul Fitri holidays, in a bid to solidify security arrangements.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Upi, Irene, Evi win opening games

Upi, Irene, Evi win opening games JAKARTA: WIM Upi Darmayana Tamin and fellow Indonesian WFM Irene Kharisma chalked up wins in the opening round of the Women's International Chess Tournament at Kartika Chandra Hotel here on Friday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/U.S. envoy attacked over foreign policies

U.S. envoy attacked over foreign policiesAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Karen P. Hughes, a leading U.S. image builder and deputy to U.S. secretary of state Condoleeza Rice, told students here on Friday that she hoped to get to know their hopes for their country, and about how Indonesian-U.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/It's lights out for bowlers in training

It's lights out for bowlers in trainingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Practicing in the dark is working wonders for national team bowlers in honing their skills for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Health risks of using briquettes

Health risks of using briquettesIgor O'Neill, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Oct. 7 announced the government's plan to spend Rp 150 billion (US$15 million) to buy 10 million coal stoves as a part of the government efforts to diversify energy resources and to reduce the costly subsidy ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Annual floods loom as wet season arrives

Annual floods loom as wet season arrivesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Heavy downpours have started in most parts of the city, yet despite last week's warning of rain from the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), few preparations appear to have been made.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/On radicalism

On radicalism I was deeply disturbed and saddened by the interview of Nur Syam published in your paper under the title Radicalism, a reaction to West's failures (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 18).

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Govt to cut port fees

Govt to cut port feesAnissa S. Febrina and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesian exporters and importers have been cut some slack amid recent economic downturns as the government plans to soon reduce the cost of container handling charges (CHC) at ports by an average of 30 percent.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Villagers run amok over cash aid

Villagers run amok over cash aid TANGERANG: Dozens of disadvantaged people in Kronjo subdistrict, Tangerang regency, ran amok on Friday morning, demanding that they too be given the quarterly Rp 300,000 cash handout from the central government.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Cirebon wants int'l standard port

Cirebon wants int'l standard portNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post/CirebonThe town of Cirebon in West Java is considering plans to build an international-standard port to boost the local economy and reduce the area's dependence on Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Banten governor passes the baton

Banten governor passes the batonMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang Suspended Banten governor Djoko Munandar officially handed over power to deputy Ratu Atut Choisiah on Thursday before he goes on trial for corruption charges at the Serang District Court.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/KPK questions East Kalimantan governor

KPK questions East Kalimantan governor The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned on Friday East Kalimantan Governor Suwarna Abdul Fatah in relation to the permits given in 2001 to a number of companies to clear one million hectares of forests for oil palm plantations in the province.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Suspected suicide shocks Bandung

Suspected suicide shocks BandungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A teenage girl apparently committed suicide by hanging herself from the top of a door frame in her house in Bandung regency, West Java, on Friday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Forgive convicted Australians

Forgive convicted Australians Indonesia should have mercy on the nine Australians arrested for attempting to traffic heroin from Bali to Australia.These young people have made a mistake in their lives and now they face the consequences of their deed. However, these young lives should be spared.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/RI needs more 'brain power and energy'

RI needs more 'brain power and energy'JP/Arief SuhardimanPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono joins other state officials, including Constitutional Court Chief Jimly Asshiddiqie (right), during a special Ramadhan dinner party hosted by Regional Representative Council Speaker Ginandjar Kartasasmita ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/JP/24/W00

JP/24/W00JP/20/GUESS (picture being sent by Rahmad, following request to Yuli Ismartono)Oilman awarded Eisenhower scholarshipJAKARTA: Energy company PT Bakrie Niagatama president director Rahmad Pribadi has been awarded a prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship (EF), an honor that entitles him to travel ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Fuel 'subsidy' for House criticized

Fuel 'subsidy' for House criticizedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The move by the House of Representatives to provide a new monthly allowance of Rp 10 million (about US$1,000) for fellow lawmakers drew strong criticism on Friday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Amendments of tax law may be until 2007

Amendments of tax law may be until 2007Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The newly proposed tax legislation amendments are unlikely to be passed anytime soon with some lawmakers saying it would be difficult to complete the deliberation of the amendment bills amid fierce opposition from ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/JP/20/MORITZ

JP/20/MORITZFormer sportsman still has competitive edgeMario Koch The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter 10 successful years, German Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff, 37, turned his back on playing professional basketball to become a journalist in Southeast Asia.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Eastern fleet commander replaced

Eastern fleet commander replaced JAKARTA: Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Slamet Soebijanto on Friday installed Rear Adm. Waldi Murat as the new commander of the Eastern Fleet, replacing Rear Adm. Yosafat Didi H. Purnomo.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/For Focus Issue Kids Zone --- Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005

For Focus Issue Kids Zone --- Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005Enjoy the weekend with children Fun and children. Can you separate the two? It is no surprise that children's arenas, game centers, food courts and toy stores in most big cities in Indonesia are packed with children every weekend and holiday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/The politics of frustration

The politics of frustrationRalf Dahrendorf Project Syndicate Does extreme poverty breed violence and ultimately revolution? Many people believe that it does, and seek to explain phenomena ranging from guerrilla insurgencies to Islamist terrorism accordingly.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Retail business to see slower sales growth on declining purchasing power

Retail business to see slower sales growth on declining purchasing powerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The decrease in people's purchasing power because of the recent fuel price hikes means the retail industry will likely fail to meet its targeted growth of 30 percent this year, a spokesman says.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Da'i to be summoned over bribery case

Da'i to be summoned over bribery caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta National Police plan to summon their former chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and ex-chief detective Comr. Gen. Erwin Mappaseng over a bribery case linked to the investigation into a Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) lending scam.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Democrats, Golkar at odds over reshuffle

Democrats, Golkar at odds over reshuffleRidwan Max Sijabat and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Democrat Party and the Golkar Party, both main supporters of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, seem to be at loggerheads over a Cabinet reshuffle ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Unsafe practices increase HIV risk

Unsafe practices increase HIV risk AMBON, Maluku: A government official said on Friday that some 157,699 of Maluku's population of 1.2 million were at risk of HIV infection through unsafe sex or unsafe injecting practices.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Residents cutting down forest for firewood

Residents cutting down forest for firewoodTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor As demand for firewood increases following the 200 percent price hike on kerosene, hundreds of low-income people living in the vicinity of the Gunung Walat research forest in Cicantayan -- an hour south of Bogor -- ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/PLN to use LPG in Sunyaragi plant

PLN to use LPG in Sunyaragi plantLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State electricity firm PLN is preparing to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in one of the units at the Sunyaragi combined-cycle power plant in Cirebon, West Java.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/We need to learn from Iswandi case, says psychologist

We need to learn from Iswandi case, says psychologistBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Some people who lose their jobs can become changed persons overnight; some go on with their new lives after being dismissed from work, but others might change dramatically.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Jakartans told to remain vigilant

Jakartans told to remain vigilantDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Next week, Jakarta's streets, offices and housing complexes will get some breathing space with at least 2.5 million residents expected to return to their home towns and villages to celebrate Idul Fitri.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Inquisition in Indonesia

Inquisition in Indonesia Civilians rampaging like wild elephants in the jungle, trampling on the rights of the people; making kangaroo court judgments on what people can think or say or do; condemning the populace if they don't conform to narrow self-righteous mind think; issuing dictums, or ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Batam's ferry operators back on job

Batam's ferry operators back on jobFadli, The Jakarta Post/Batam Some 100 ferries operating in the Riau Islands resumed operations on Friday after being halted by a strike a day earlier.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Kalla meets UMNO leaders

Kalla meets UMNO leaders JAKARTA: Golkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla held talks with executives of Malaysian ruling party UMNO on Friday on ways to enhance ties between them.Kalla, who is also the Vice President, was accompanied by Golkar top executives during the meeting.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Dealing with mental illness

Dealing with mental illnessYulia Wardani, Jakarta World Mental Health Day fell on Oct. 10 with little public and media attention. This is unfortunate because of the severe amount of psychological trauma the nation has recently suffered.On Dec.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Deaths from dengue fever double

Deaths from dengue fever double DEPOK: Depok Health Agency director Rustono said on Friday that dengue fever in the municipality had killed 23 people between January and October this year, representing a 100 percent increase compared to the 10 people who died in the same period last year.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Corruption and state losses

Corruption and state losses "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is in the vanguard of the antigraft campaign, focusing on cases that caused at least Rp 1 billion (US$100,000) in state losses ...."This perhaps is the core of the problem.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Don't let Aceh wait

Don't let Aceh wait The experience of an executive of a Medan-based non- governmental organization (NGO) in dealing with the organization's donor, an European NGO, can give us a clue as to why the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the tsunami and war- devastated Aceh is criticized by many as ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/'I can see SBY faces a lot of problems'

'I can see SBY faces a lot of problems' A year after winning the country's first direct presidential election, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), according to recent polls, has lost some of his popularity.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Planned antiterror amendments slammed

Planned antiterror amendments slammedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government's intention of introducing draconian legislation to fight terrorism appears likely to face a long hard slog after politicians and human rights campaigners roundly criticized the proposal.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Walhi's 25th year: From a "nice child" to youth filled with angst

Walhi's 25th year: From a "nice child" to youth filled with angstEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaOn Oct.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Strategies to contain terrorism

Strategies to contain terrorismHermawan Sulistyo Jakarta After the Bali bombings on Oct. 12, 2002, the National Police strengthened their antiterror unit, Special Detachment 88 Anti- Terror. To be accepted as a member of this unit is indeed prestigious.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/RI, Timor Leste sign border deal

RI, Timor Leste sign border deal JAKARTA: The governments of Indonesia and Timor Leste have agreed that neither country should use the land around disputed borders at present to avoid possible clashes among people living in the areas, an official said on Friday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Foreign law firms compete for Mandala crash cases

Foreign law firms compete for Mandala crash casesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan Several foreign law firms are competing for clients wanting to sue U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. in connection with the tragic crash of a Mandala Airlines plane in Medan last month.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/

The signing of a peace agreement to end intra-state conflict in some ways constitutes a dangerous political gamble. The signatories never know for sure whether future courses of events will turn out according to their expectations.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Scroll of Honor for Jakarta

Scroll of Honor for Jakarta We refer to the article Activists slam habitat award for Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4.The city of Jakarta is a megacity with more than 10 million inhabitants. About 20 percent, or two million, are living in kampongs or slums.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005

JP/Supreme Court

Supreme Court trading RI women? We refer to the news item Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, page 2).We are outraged and disturbed when reading the subject article.