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Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Singapore Air Force helps to find missing helicopter

Singapore Air Force helps to find missing helicopterNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The Singapore Air Force has sent a special team and an unmanned aircraft to help Indonesia find a helicopter that went missing near Jayapura, Papua, on Oct.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/More holiday travelers opt for motorbikes

More holiday travelers opt for motorbikesSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Higher fuel prices have not discouraged people from traveling to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri with loved ones -- even if it means making the entire trip on a motorcycle to cut down on fuel costs.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/New dev't models needed to lift poor

New dev't models needed to lift poor Gemma Rita R. Marin Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network/Manila The political crisis is reeling into its fifth month. Sadly, there seems to be no clear route to its end.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Advocates in great need of a better image

Advocates in great need of a better imageYufiter Sitepu, Jakarta The arrest of Harini Wijoso by the Corruption Eradication Court (KPK), the lawyer of Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo, following an alleged attempt to bribe Supreme Court chief justice Bagir Manan, again strengthens public ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Banks prepare ATMs for extended Idul Fitri break

Banks prepare ATMs for extended Idul Fitri breakUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post. Jakarta With Idul Fitri arriving this week, people are advised to wrap up all of their banking business by Tuesday before the banks -- along with most other businesses -- close up shop for the long holiday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Religious leaders call for calm

Religious leaders call for calmTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The killing of three schoolgirls in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso has raised concern among Christian and Muslim leaders, who called on their followers to remain calm so as to prevent a cycle of revenge from setting in.

Mon, 31 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.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Many Acehnese still in tents as holiday approaches

Many Acehnese still in tents as holiday approachesNani Afrida The Jakarta Post/Banda AcehIt was almost dusk on Sunday, but a group of children at the refugee camp were still playing outside despite the mud after a heavy downpour in Banda Aceh.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/JP/7/IGOR3

JP/7/IGOR3 Igor 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 for kerosene.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Good deeds during Ramadhan

Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Bali summons Japanese tourists

Bali summons Japanese tourists DENPASAR: Bali is calling out to Japanese tourists to visit the island, citing improved security after the Oct. 1 bombing.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Govt drafts incentives for exploration

Govt drafts incentives for explorationLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to attract exploration efforts in the country's eastern frontier, the government is drafting new incentives, which may involve a shorter commitment period for exploration.

Mon, 31 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 ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/UNTUK EDISI SENIN, 31 OCTOBER

UNTUK EDISI SENIN, 31 OCTOBERTougher tests await Irene in bid for international gloryMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Teen chess prodigy Irene Kharisma lived up to the huge expectations of her last week by taking a major step toward becoming the country's first women's grand master.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/checked --JSR

checked --JSRPhoto caption A JP/Evi MarianiVoyagers Chris Tipper (left) and Jason Lewis at a guesthouse in Central Jakarta, after finishing half of the Indonesian leg from Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara to West Java, one part of their human-powered, round-the-world expedition. Photo caption B www.

Mon, 31 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.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Riau Police move against illegal loggers

Riau Police move against illegal loggersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Riau Police confiscated on Saturday more than 1,600 cubic meters of illegally felled logs from Gaung River in Indragiri Hilir regency, during a raid against illegal logging in the province.Provincial police chief S.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Don't cry Bali

Don't cry BaliGlan Iswara Christchurch, New Zealand "Why did they bomb Bali? Why Bali?" For the tourism-reliant Balinese these questions are significant.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Operators to double parking fees

Operators to double parking feesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the back of the fuel price increases, motorists will soon have to pay double the current fees for off-street parking.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Guard dog deployed at int'l airport

Guard dog deployed at int'l airport TANGERANG: Police have deployed a guard dog to help with security at the domestic departure terminal of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport as a precautionary measure during the Idul Fitri holiday, Antara reported on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/JP/6/EDITORIAL

JP/6/EDITORIALIran vs. common sense Some things are just better left unsaid, no matter how much we may think it.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is learning this lesson the hard way.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers

Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso pledged funds from the city budget on Saturday to help renovate the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute's (YLBHI) building on Jl. Dponegoro, Central Jakarta."I hope the fund needed (for the renovation) is less than Rp 10 billion ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/English relegated at China biz expo

English relegated at China biz expo "What is being displayed here?""Sorry, I don't know," came the polite answer from an exhibition hall staff member at the China-ASEAN Expo. Of course, she knew what was being asked, the problem was that she could not explain it in English.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/CDM projects 'vital for Indonesia'

CDM projects 'vital for Indonesia'Tb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists and economists welcomed the government's move to establish the National Commission on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a national authority to promote Indonesian CDM projects to the world.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/checked -- JSR

checked -- JSR World voyagers find Indonesia the toughest challengeEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaBriton Jason Lewis, 38, has been bicycling, rollerblading, boat- pedaling and paddling canoes intermittently for the last 11 years during his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/The West has lost its vision

The West has lost its visionDylan Evans, Guardian News Service, London Ever since Plato, western thinkers have dreamed of ideal societies, utopias that could perhaps never be fully realized, but which at least gave us something to aspire to -- noble, beautiful visions of what society might one ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Questioning govt commitment on agricultural development

Questioning govt commitment on agricultural development Hyginus Hardoyo Jakarta At the start of his presidential term a year ago, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to put the agricultural sector on top of his government policy agenda with the aim of increasing rural household incomes from ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Consumer foundation to open help kiosks

Consumer foundation to open help kiosks JAKARTA: The Indonesia Consumers Foundation (YLKI) will erect five help kiosks at major bus terminals, railway stations and airports to help solve problems related to transportation services for holidaymakers.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Weightlifting looks to lift two SEAG golds

Weightlifting looks to lift two SEAG golds Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With several weight classes dropped from the roster and new athletes yet to reach their peak, national weightlifters are unlikely to bring back the five golds of two years ago from this November's ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Passengers fall unconscious

Passengers fall unconscious SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Dozens of people passed out in thronging crowds pushing to leave the Dharma Kencana commercial ferry at Sampit Port on Friday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Tsunami survivors feel forgotten

Tsunami survivors feel forgottenRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaTen months after the devastating tsunami that claimed more than 210,000 human lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of others last December, the public living in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam is still in trouble.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/China's market not impenetrable, say businesspeople

China's market not impenetrable, say businesspeople Consumer goods from China have penetrated all over the world market, giving the impression that its market is inaccessible. However, a handful of Indonesian businesspeople are beginning to find business opportunities in the country.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Police beef up security patrols in tense Poso

Police beef up security patrols in tense PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu Police have beefed up security patrols in Poso, Central Sulawesi,following the beheading of three female students in the vicinity of the town on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Airport operator to build terminal

Airport operator to build terminalIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya An Australian tourist, upon hearing the news that the operator of Juanda Airport would build a mall in the vicinity of the airport, was pleased, saying it would make last-minute souvenir shopping a breeze.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Jamsostek to invest Rp 4t in equity

Jamsostek to invest Rp 4t in equityRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned social security firm PT Jamsostek plans to invest at least Rp 4 trillion (US$399.2 million) in the equity market next year, in a bid to aggressively tap higher yields from its investments.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Why not a monument of peace in Aceh?

Why not a monument of peace in Aceh? I have watched TV shows and read news articles on the surrender of fire arms used by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the destruction of the arms and other paraphernalia. This is indeed a pitiful phenomenon.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Tsunami refugees criticize NGOs

Tsunami refugees criticize NGOs BANDA ACEH: People made homeless by the Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh Singkil regency have criticized several non-governmental organizations for failing to make good on their promise to build the refugees new houses.

Mon, 31 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.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/NGOs demand independent probe into Mahdi case

NGOs demand independent probe into Mahdi caseTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the National Commission of Human Rights to set up an independent team to investigate possible human rights violations that may have occurred during the recent ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/A Homeland is a state of mind, not a place

A Homeland is a state of mind, not a placeTalajeh Livani, Common Ground News Service -- Partners in Humanity, Washington, DC In the late 1980s, my family and I left our homeland of Iran and made a new home for ourselves in Sweden. Our knowledge of this northern European country was limited.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Consuls urge more visible security

Consuls urge more visible security DENPASAR: Foreign consuls here have asked for assurance from Badung regent Anak Agung Gde Agung on the efforts to maintain security in the regency, particularly in the aftermath of Oct. 1 bombing in its tourism magnets of Kuta and Jimbaran.R.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Mahdi shot but remains at large

Mahdi shot but remains at large PALU, Central Sulawesi: Mahdi, a little-known Islamic sect leader, was shot in the leg during last week's deadly clash that killed five people, and may now be hiding on Mount Panggero in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, his followers told police on Sunday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/China, the world's largest telecom market

China, the world's largest telecom marketHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd, China's largest producer of telecommunications equipment, invited journalists from India, Malaysia and Indonesia, including Vincent Lingga from The Jakarta Post, to observe its operations in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen from ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Health agency erects 38 posts for travelers

Health agency erects 38 posts for travelersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Health Agency has established 38 health kiosks at locations frequented by domestic travelers, such as bus terminals, train stations, ports and the airport to monitor any health problems affecting people ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/An international inequality tax

An international inequality taxBranko Milanovic, Project Syndicate The economic booms in China and India have helped to reduce global inequality. Over the two last decades, masses of Indians and Chinese have closed the gap (in relative terms) with the rich world.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Companies organize exodus for workers

Companies organize exodus for workersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poyo, 30, a stone mason, who works for a small developer in East Jakarta, is unhappy he cannot celebrate Idul Fitri in his hometown in Purwodadi, Central Java, this year."I am broke.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/City streets deserted as residents head for their hometowns

City streets deserted as residents head for their hometownsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Traveling through the city on Sunday afternoon, one was immediately struck by how empty the streets were. The roads looked almost naked without the usual knots of honking cars and buses.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Christians shorten service in face of threats

Christians shorten service in face of threatsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 500 members of the HKBP, Gekindo and GPDI churches in the Jati Mulya housing complex in Bekasi, West Java, were forced to cut short their Sunday services after some 200 Muslim residents surrounded them.

Mon, 31 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.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Foreign company complains over court's handling of case

Foreign company complains over court's handling of caseUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the government's efforts to improve Indonesia's investment climate, another commercial dispute involving a foreign company has been dealt with by the courts in a way that could once again cause ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Govt plans to merge ship makers

Govt plans to merge ship makersIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Following its plan to merge state enterprises in several industries -- including mining, plantations and port operators -- the government will also merge several state-owned ship makers by 2009.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Presidental office budget

Presidental office budgetPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was "surprised" to read in the media that his government had formally proposed to the legislature a sharp increase in the 2006 budget of his office. This news would have been funny had it not been so depressing.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/National bridge team second after Senior Bowl qualifying session

National bridge team second after Senior Bowl qualifying sessionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian contract bridge team finished second on Saturday after the qualifying matches of the Senior Bowl in Estoril, Portugal, a spokesman of the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) said on ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/'This Idul Fitri is really tough financially'

'This Idul Fitri is really tough financially' Muslims will celebrate the Idul Fitri festivities on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. The Jakarta Post talked to a few people about the meaning of the celebration amid tougher economic times following the rising price of basic commodities due to the Oct.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Bernanke a good choice

Bernanke a good choice Ben Bernanke was high on the very short list of candidates with claim to be capable of stepping into the giant shoes of Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve.That President George W.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Number of bus passengers drops

Number of bus passengers drops BANDUNG: The number of bus passengers traveling through Cicaheum bus terminal in Bandung is down by almost half compared to the same period last year, the station head says.

Mon, 31 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.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/checked -- JSR

checked -- JSR World voyagers find Indonesia the toughest challengeEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaBriton Jason Lewis, 38, has been bicycling, rollerblading, boat- pedaling and paddling canoes intermittently for the last 11 years during his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Mars won't be spotted thru TIM

Mars won't be spotted thru TIMTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It's not going to reoccur for another 13 years at least, but if you're hoping to catch a glimpse of the planet Mars as it passes closest to Earth from the Jakarta Planetarium at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in Central ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/On artificial sweeteners

On artificial sweeteners I refer to the letter of Sunarto Prawirosujanto published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 20 urging Indonesians to use more and more artificial sweeteners to avoid the importation of sugar.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Over 4,000 convicts get reduced sentences

Over 4,000 convicts get reduced sentences MEDAN, North Sumatra: A total 4,378 Muslim convicts currently being jailed in prisons across North Sumatra will get their sentences reduced during Idul Fitri, a senior government official said on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Bending the law to save lives: Avian flu in Indonesia

Bending the law to save lives: Avian flu in IndonesiaMaya Lestari Jakarta Drug patents give to an inventor for a term of years the exclusive right to make, use or sell their invention -- meaning that other companies cannot make or market the drug until the patent expires.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/PT PAL launches cargo vessel

PT PAL launches cargo vessel SURABAYA: State-owned shipmaker PT PAL Indonesia launched a dry cargo vessel, with 18,500 dead weight tons, in its plant here on Friday. The vessel, ordered by Italian company Cube SpA, will be handed over in February. The contract was made on June 24, 2004.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Parades banned along main roads

Parades banned along main roads JAKARTA: Those wishing to participate in takbiran parades on the eve of Idul Fitri should avoid the main thoroughfares of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, Jakarta Police warned.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Tougher tests await Irene in bid for international glory

Tougher tests await Irene in bid for international gloryMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Teen chess prodigy Irene Kharisma lived up to the huge expectations of her last week by taking a major step toward becoming the country's first women's grand master.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/checked -- JSR

checked -- JSR Cultural Heritage exhibition sees few visitors Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaOn a typical Wednesday morning at the National Museum, fewer than 10 people were seen strolling around the three-month Shared Cultural Heritage exhibition, which is displaying hundreds of ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Homes remain elusive for Acehnese on Idul Fitri

Homes remain elusive for Acehnese on Idul FitriNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh It was almost dusk on Sunday, but a group of children at the refugee camp were still playing outside despite the mud after a heavy downpour in Banda Aceh.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Balinese Hindus cleanse bombing site

Balinese Hindus cleanse bombing siteI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali The whole area of Kuta Square Arcade, one of the sites targeted by terrorists in the Oct.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Residents block only road to Bojong dump site

Residents block only road to Bojong dump siteAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consistent with their firm objection to the operation of a waste treatment plant in their area, hundreds of residents of Bojong in Klapanunggal district, Bogor, West Java, erected on Sunday a wall to block the ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Toward a virtual caliphate

Toward a virtual caliphate Peter Mandaville Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Arlington, Virginia The recent Zawahiri- Zarqawi Letter -- purportedly a missive on strategy and tactics from al-Qaeda's to their man in Iraq -- once again raises the question of bin Laden's capacity to ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/China utilizes Nanning for trade with ASEAN

China utilizes Nanning for trade with ASEAN The following is the first article in the second series on the Second China-ASEAN Expo held from Oct. 19 to Oct. 22 in Nanning in the southwestern autonomous region of Guangxi, China.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Huawei harbors global telecom ambitions

Huawei harbors global telecom ambitions At a glance, it could be any university campus with studious young men and women continually strolling to and from their rooms carrying books and laptops. Its residents also like to call their huge compound a campus.However, this is not a university.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Legislative oversight and the war on terror

Legislative oversight and the war on terrorBantarto Bandoro Jakarta "The proper office of a representative assembly is to watch and control the government." (John Stuart Mill, 1861) "Terrorism, like war, is too important to be left to the generals and the government intelligence agencies.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Commission put on hold

Commission put on hold JAKARTA: Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said over the weekend the Prosecutor's Commission, which was supposed to be up and running by October, had been put on hold indefinitely.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/New Hankam-Cikunir route eases traffic

New Hankam-Cikunir route eases trafficAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suparjo, a resident of a housing complex in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, is thankful that during this year's rush to get out of town for the Idul Fitri holiday, the new Hankam-Cikunir toll road will let him and his ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Indonesian experience helps to get better idea of the market

Indonesian experience helps to get better idea of the market Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. has made Indonesia and Thailand its bases for IMV (Innovative International Multi- purpose Vehicle) production in Southeast Asia.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster?

SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster? We all remember Soeharto's disastrous 1 million hectare sawah (rice field) project in Central Kalimantan, the consequences of which still affect the province.

Mon, 31 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.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Communal conflicts and terrorism

Communal conflicts and terrorismRiwanto Tirtosudarmo, Jakarta The intention of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto to revive the territorial command is not a surprise at all.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Judicial corruption not only rampant but also shameful

Judicial corruption not only rampant but also shamefulFrans H. Winarta, Jakarta In the midst of the anticorruption campaign introduced by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his first year term of office, an incident occurred at the Supreme Court recently in which a lawyer and five staff ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Depok to build new bus terminal

Depok to build new bus terminal DEPOK: The Depok administration will build a new bus terminal for city, inter-city and inter-province public buses in the Jatijajar area in Cimanggis in 2006, Tempo Interaktif reported on Sunday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/BRI posts 8 percent drop in profit

BRI posts 8 percent drop in profit State-run Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the nation's fourth largest bank, announced that net profit dropped by 8 percent in the first nine months of the year, following a decline in its proceeds from recapitalization bonds.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Parades banned along main roads

Parades banned along main roads JAKARTA: Those wishing to participate in takbiran parades on the eve of Idul Fitri should avoid the main thoroughfares of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, Jakarta Police warned.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers

Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso pledged funds from the city budget on Saturday to help renovate the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute's (YLBHI) building on Jl. Dponegoro, Central Jakarta."I hope the fund needed (for the renovation) is less than Rp 10 billion ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/The evil among us

The evil among us Barbaric! No other word describes the anger and exasperation many of us feel at hearing the news of the killing and beheading of three teenage girls in the Central Sulawesi district of Poso on Saturday. No decent human being could have done such a sadistic thing.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Lombok tourism 'recovering' after Bali bomb attacks

Lombok tourism 'recovering' after Bali bomb attacksThe hotel occupancy rate on Lombok island, West Nusa Tenggara, has improved after being badly affected by the Bali bombings on Oct. 1, a senior hotelier said on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005

JP/Da'i pledges support for police bribery probe

Da'i pledges support for police bribery probeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar says he will support the ongoing investigation into allegations of high-level police corruption that allegedly occurred during his tenure.