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69 articles.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Peace agreement in Aceh -- Third time lucky?

Peace agreement in Aceh -- Third time lucky?Endy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is encouraging to note that the signing of a peace agreement between the Indonesian government and the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) planned for next month is gaining widespread support, particularly from ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Food poisoning hits car dealer employees

Food poisoning hits car dealer employees BEKASI: At least 22 employees of vehicle dealer PT Panca Motor in Pondok Ungu, Bekasi, were rushed to nearby Ananda Hospital in Kranji on Tuesday with suspected food poisoning.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/'Local parties would not lead to independence'

'Local parties would not lead to independence' The government's decision to allow the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and other groups in Aceh to set up their own local political parties has been called quite controversial.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/'SCTV' shakes up board of commissioners

'SCTV' shakes up board of commissionersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing a change of ownership, PT Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) reshuffled on Tuesday its board of commissioners through an extraordinary shareholders meeting, appointing Lt. Gen. (ret.) R.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Sussongko grilled in KPU graft probe

Sussongko grilled in KPU graft probeJAKARTA: Acting secretary general of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Sussongko Suhardjo was questioned for a second time by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday as a witness into alleged corruption in the provision of the 2004 general ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Garuda builds new executive lounge

Garuda builds new executive lounge JAKARTA: National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia commenced on Tuesday the construction of an executive lounge at the Soekarno- Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Jendela artists open window to let in fresh air

Jendela artists open window to let in fresh airCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaAmid the hustle and bustle of the realistic, surrealistic and the reign of the complicated in the art world today, five artists under the umbrella "Jendela" are showing that art need not be complicated to make an ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Moving toward era of green cars

Moving toward era of green carsTo be combined with a story titled Innovation towards era of green cars Indeed, innovation cannot always be enjoyed by the public.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Breeding crickets a good business

Breeding crickets a good business Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaCrickets are usually considered ordinary insects without any economic value. They are usually found in the garden, or even inside the house.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Jakarta wants old cars off street

Jakarta wants old cars off streetAbdul Khalik and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta authorities are considering for the umpteenth time banning old cars on the capital's roads, blaming aged vehicles for traffic congestion and pollution.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Acehnese have high hopes, but remain wary

Acehnese have high hopes, but remain waryThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Acehnese people are looking forward to the signing of the peace deal scheduled for Aug. 15 but fear a repetition of the short-lived calm and freedoms that followed earlier botched agreements.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Ahmadiyah and the vulgarization of Islam

Ahmadiyah and the vulgarization of IslamAhmad Najib Burhani, Jakarta The recent attack on the Mubarok campus, a compound used by the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) in Bogor on Friday on July 8, by a swarm of brutes calling themselves the Indonesian Muslim Solidarity (GUII) adds an ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Life tough on 'Indonesian Alcatraz'

Life tough on 'Indonesian Alcatraz'Antara, JakartaNusakambangan island has been in the news again, with reports of Tommy Soeharto being flown to Jakarta once a month to treat a tumor.Nusakambangan island, located off Cilacap, Central Java, has a number of prisons.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Semarang set for Sam Po Carnival

Semarang set for Sam Po CarnivalSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangAn interesting program that will take place during Zheng He's 600th Voyage Anniversary Celebrations this year in Semarang will be the Sam Po Carnival. In the carnival set to be held on Aug.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Labor retraining a must: Official

Labor retraining a must: OfficialRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia is in need of competence-based training and retraining programs to improve competitiveness of its labor in the global market, government officials and businesspeople say.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/RI response to global campaign for good corporate governance

RI response to global campaign for good corporate governanceBudiono Kusumohamidjojo, Jakarta The United Nations launched the operational phase of the Global Compact on July 26, 2000. The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed the Global Compact at The World Economic Forum in January 1999.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Jakarta streets death traps for children, young adults

Jakarta streets death traps for children, young adultsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe authorities warned that more children are being seriously injured and killed in traffic accidents on Jakarta's streets.Comr.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/PLN warns of possible shortage in reserves

PLN warns of possible shortage in reservesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is warning of another possible power shortage as demand increases during the dry season, while declining rainfall means the capacities of hydropower plants drop ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Glodok vendors get free kiosks

Glodok vendors get free kiosks JAKARTA: City market operator PD Pasar Jaya if offering vendors currently occupying the area of Pancoran in Glodok, West Jakarta, kiosks in the nearby Glodok and Perniagaan Markets for free for the first six months.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Pay increases considered for state officials

Pay increases considered for state officialsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government says it is considering increasing the take-home pay of the president, vice president, ministers and several other high-ranking state officials starting next year, as part of attempts to improve ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Agriculture show to help unite ASEAN and China

Agriculture show to help unite ASEAN and ChinaNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Fuel-saving measures

Fuel-saving measures Now is really the time that a habit of saving energy is implemented in Indonesia. So many offices (including government offices) have their air conditions running while windows are open (because of smokers); in private households this happens as well.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China

Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/USAID $20m donation deal for RI courts

USAID $20m donation deal for RI courtsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to provide US$20 million worth of assistance to help the Indonesian government reform the country's weak court system.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Indian naval chief, aircraft carrier to visit RI

Indian naval chief, aircraft carrier to visit RI or After 'bajaj', India to display its ships, choppers in RIVeeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn March this year, India organized the India Tech 2005 engineering exhibition in Jakarta.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/No cure for ASEAN

No cure for ASEAN The problem with ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is that it believes it can continuously overlook problems by simply refusing to deal with them.The problem with Myanmar is that it believes coercion and force to be a sovereign right.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Medco, Anadarko sign joint exploration agreement

Medco, Anadarko sign joint exploration agreementLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to intensify efforts to discover more oil, Indonesia's largest oil firm, PT Medco Energi Internasional, and U.S.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/'Nasyid' contest to highlight Zheng He 600th voyage celebration

'Nasyid' contest to highlight Zheng He 600th voyage celebrationSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangMany history books note that the great Chinese explorer Zheng He, whose 600th anniversary voyage to Indonesia is being celebrated this year, was a devout Muslim.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Assistance funds for low-income people disbursed

Assistance funds for low-income people disbursedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing the House of Representatives' approval last month of the 2005 state budget revision, the government has disbursed Rp 13.39 trillion (some US$1.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Astra, Telkom and Indosat win award

Astra, Telkom and Indosat win awardThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAsia's top financial magazine, FinanceAsia, has declared Indonesia's largest automotive and telecommunications firms are the best companies in the country.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China

Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Air Force planes fit to fly: Chief

Air Force planes fit to fly: Chief YOGYAKARTA: Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Djoko Suyanto refuted speculation that two military planes which crashed last week were not fit to fly."All of our planes must undergo a series of checks before flying.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/AGO to freeze Neloe's assets

AGO to freeze Neloe's assets JAKARTA: Prosecutors will seize the personal assets, including bank accounts, of E.C.W. Neloe, a key suspect in an alleged graft case at state-owned Bank Mandiri.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China

Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Disadvantaged regions need govt attention

Disadvantaged regions need govt attentionSigit Pinardi, Antara News Agency/JakartaA middle-aged woman was seen sobbing as Syaifullah Yusuf, the State Minister for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions, noticed her.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Susilo installs Cruz as new envoy to Portugal

Susilo installs Cruz as new envoy to PortugalThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated on Tuesday East Timor (now Timor Leste)-born human rights activist Fransiscus Xaverius Lopes da Cruz as the Indonesian ambassador to Portugal.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Abettor in embassy bombing gets 4 years

Abettor in embassy bombing gets 4 yearsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Tuesday a suspect in the Sept. 9, 2004 bombing in front of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta to four years' imprisonment.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Candidates fail submit finance reports

Candidates fail submit finance reportsOGAN ILIR, South Sumatra: Only one of four pairs of candidates in the June 25 Ogan Ilir regency election has submitted a campaign finance report to the local General Elections Commission.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/JP/18/LAYANG

JP/18/LAYANGIndonesian kites becoming more attractiveBambang Parlupi Jakarta Flying kites as a hobby has been developing rapidly in Indonesia, with various types and motifs now appearing to add more color to this outdoor pursuit and its changing functions.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Fuel-saving measures

Fuel-saving measures Now is really the time that a habit of saving energy is implemented in Indonesia. So many offices (including government offices) have their air conditions running while windows are open (because of smokers); in private households this happens as well.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Five detained for oil palm irregularities

Five detained for oil palm irregularitiesJAMBI: The Jambi Prosecutor's Office detained on late Monday five suspects late on Monday on charges of arising out of irregularities in the provision of oil palm seedlings in the province.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/MUI to formulate edicts against 'liberal thoughts'

MUI to formulate edicts against 'liberal thoughts'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) will formulate several edicts to put an end to what it terms "deviant secular and liberal Islamic thoughts" during its four-day national congress that opened here on ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Finally, Washington is ready to play ball

Finally, Washington is ready to play ballJonathan D. Pollack, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Newport, Rhode Island For the first time since the unraveling of the Agreed Framework accords in late 2002, there is guarded optimism about progress on the North Korean nuclear issue.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Police identify instigators of Kaur elections riots

Police identify instigators of Kaur elections riotsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice say they have identified three persons who are strongly suspected of involvement in the Bengkulu riot and will arrest them to facilitate the investigation if necessary.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Breeders bemoan slump in sales as reports on bird flu surface

Breeders bemoan slump in sales as reports on bird flu surfaceThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Makassar/BandungSales of chicken nationwide have been in the doldrums for the past few weeks with the bird flu virus making the national headlines, chicken breeders complained on Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Farmers fight losing battle against locusts

Farmers fight losing battle against locustsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonLocusts traveling in vast swarms have stripped 8,000 more hectares of rice fields in Cirebon regency of all vegetation, a senior government official says.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Navy cuts power, water to retired officers' houses

Navy cuts power, water to retired officers' housesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile still waiting for promised compensation for retired Naval officers and their families to leave a Navy housing complex in Jl.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/1,200 children involved in gambling

1,200 children involved in gamblingSURABAYA: A non-governmental organization (NGO) activist has revealed that some 1,200 children in Pengirian, Surabaya, were affected by the widespread gambling in the area.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/The Helsinki deal on Aceh: An arrangement likely to work

The Helsinki deal on Aceh: An arrangement likely to workAboeprijadi Santoso, Helsinki After a total of 25 days of negotiating, the Helsinki talks on Aceh have reached a historic phase. For the first time, Indonesia is about to end its war with a separatist rebellion through a political settlement.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/SBY to wrap up deals in China trip

SBY to wrap up deals in China tripZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to leave for China on Wednesday, with an aim of boosting investment and bilateral trade between the two countries.Minister of Trade Mari E.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/TV Program: Thursday, July 28, 2005

TV Program: Thursday, July 28, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:00 Children Drama8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Muhammadiyah against land decree

Muhammadiyah against land decree JAKARTA: Muhammadiyah lent support on Monday to mounting calls for the government to revoke the new presidential regulation that allows authorities to acquire private land without a deal being reached with its owner."Presidential Regulation No.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/On visit to Israel

On visit to Israel Kamapradipta I.'s letter SBY's proposed side visit to Israel (The Jakarta Post, July 23) in response to my article Susilo should visit Israel too (July 19, page 6) only emphasizes my point: The government of Indonesia, as befitting that of a nation representing 235 million ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/WHO urges govt to improve measures to fight bird flu

WHO urges govt to improve measures to fight bird fluThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile generally satisfied with the way the Indonesian government is handling the first human deaths from the bird flu in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the government needed to improve its ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/'Why teach freedom of religion in schools?'

'Why teach freedom of religion in schools?'Even though the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) had not caused any disturbances, its center in Parung, Bogor, was attacked by thousands of people earlier this month.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Indian chief of Naval Staff, aircraft carrier to visit Indonesia

Indian chief of Naval Staff, aircraft carrier to visit IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn March this year, India organized the India Tech 2005 engineering exhibition in Jakarta.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Ill wind blows for players in junior badminton tourney

Ill wind blows for players in junior badminton tourneyMoch N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Players in the Milo Junior Indonesia Open here are finding their opponents to be only part of the problems they face on court.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Future strategy for the Prosperous Justice Party

Future strategy for the Prosperous Justice Party Last year at a Symposium at Harvard University, I was able to describe PKS's campaign in the general elections, based on its program to promote justice and good governance and to stamp out corruption, and its resulting electoral success.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Minister rejects Bojong tryout

Minister rejects Bojong tryoutThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState Minister of the Environment Rachmat Witoelar has lent support to residents in their opposition to the planned trial of the Bojong waste treatment plant in Bogor regency.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Drug war hones in on the healthy

Drug war hones in on the healthyAbdul Khalik and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/BogorThe Office of the State Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs will cooperate with the Jakarta Police to hold antidrug training programs aimed at young people and athletes in the capital.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Campaigning for a fair deal for teachers

Campaigning for a fair deal for teachersOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungIt was about 8 a.m. in the middle of August 2001 and you could still smell the soil that the whole night's rain had made wet in the yard of Taruko restaurant, Jl. Pangeran Diponegoro, in downtown Bandarlampung.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Women start campaign against leaded gasoline

Women start campaign against leaded gasolineThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJuju Kosasih, 47, began to suspect how dangerous the lead- polluted water supply in her neighborhood of Munjul, East Jakarta, was when she witnessed the births of three premature babies.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Another victim of CN-235 accident dies

Another victim of CN-235 accident diesMADIUN, East Java: First Lt. Yeremias Waang, the copilot of a CN- 235 airplane that recently crashed in Aceh, died early on Monday at the Antariksa Air Force Hospital in East Jakarta.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, July 27, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, July 27, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hallo Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah12:00 p.m.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Surrealist painter has slanted view on industrialism

Surrealist painter has slanted view on industrialismM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The surrealist movement in painting was born out of the premise that the bourgeois society was so decadent that it did not deserve art.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Road tolls to increase by 15 percent

Road tolls to increase by 15 percentRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to raise tolls for roads across the country by an average of 15 percent next month, in a move to keep investment in toll roads competitive amid higher inflation rates and operational costs.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Court delays verdict against NGO activist

Court delays verdict against NGO activistMANADO, North Sulawesi: The Manado District Court delayed for a second time delivering a verdict in a defamation case against non-governmental organization activist Rignolda Djamaludin.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Pawnshops thrive come new school

Pawnshops thrive come new schoolOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungA housewife in her 50s hurriedly entered the state-owned pawnshop in Bandarlampung city, on one recent morning.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005

JP/Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China

Agriculture show to unite ASEAN, China Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post/BangkokThe ASEAN-China free trade arrangement (FTA) and its potential for the region's agricultural industry has inspired a Malaysian company to organize an integrated agriculture show featuring representatives from all ...