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Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/HIV/AIDS threat gets more worrying with every passing day

HIV/AIDS threat gets more worrying with every passing dayDavid and Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Contributors, Bogor, West JavaHIV/AIDS is spreading across Indonesia faster than we can identify and verify, and many who were considered at low risk just a few years ago are now thought to be vulnerable or ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Krismon in slow motion

Krismon in slow motion By the time our readers read this editorial, the government, following its Tuesday night Cabinet meetings, should have announced its latest policy package aimed at rescuing the ailing rupiah.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Aussie Air Force chief visits RI

Aussie Air Force chief visits RI JAKARTA: The Indonesian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have agreed to further boost cooperation particularly in the area of human resources development via joint training and exchange of officers.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/The vanishing babies

The vanishing babiesGwynne Dyer London The Japanese have known it was coming for years, but it still arrived sooner than anyone expected.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Security situation here much improved: Jones

Security situation here much improved: JonesTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFuture terror attacks in Indonesia may be less professional and even less well-executed than in the past, with Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) facing dissension over how to achieve its objectives, says Sidney Jones, a leading ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Don't insult chess

Don't insult chess From Media IndonesiaIn a demo staged by the Women's Alliance for Electricity Concern (APPEL) on Aug. 22, its members distributed leaflets with the words: Eddie Widiono, chairman of Percasi (Association of Corruption Brokers).

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/American says Western media fails in its reports on Islam

American says Western media fails in its reports on IslamThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Western media have failed to meet the challenge of reporting on Islam after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, an American academic says.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/IMGI 'graduates' face oral test

IMGI 'graduates' face oral test JAKARTA: The National Police said on Tuesday they would question 15 degree recipients from the Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI) on Wednesday following the arrest of 12 administrators of the unlicensed education institute.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/On pope's message

On pope's message I commend Pope Benedict XVI for his message on Saturday, Aug. 20 to Muslims in Germany calling on Christianity and Islam to work together to end terrorism, which he said represented "the darkness of a new barbarism".

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Parents, children roll up for polio vaccination

Parents, children roll up for polio vaccinationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaCelebrities and popular Muslim clerics made appearances at immunization posts to ease fears about the safety of the polio vaccine as the massive drive started on Tuesday with a target of vaccinating 24 million children.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Remembering Nurcholish as Indonesia's great teacher

Remembering Nurcholish as Indonesia's great teacherMuhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawaii Indonesians have felt the deep loss of one of their great thinkers. Nurcholish Madjid, widely known as Cak Nur, was one of the country's most influential thinkers who had been lauded internationally since the 1970s.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/JP/20/RIANA

JP/20/RIANAcheck --JSR Riana, UGM's young medical studentSlamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaRiana Helmi is only 14 years old, with a cute, fresh-faced appearance. As a girl in her early teens, she is fond of going out for fun and often has a childlike reaction to things.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Susilo tells investors his govt will deal with instability

Susilo tells investors his govt will deal with instabilityZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ensured some 700 foreign investors here that the government would overcome the economic instability of the past five weeks.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Japan's stance on abductions could hinder North Korea nuclear talks

Japan's stance on abductions could hinder North Korea nuclear talksWeston S. Konishi, The Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network/Tokyo Generally, hard-liners favor a strong foreign policy, but in the six-party talks over the North Korea crisis it is clear that Japanese hard-liners have sabotaged their ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/One more child dies of dengue

One more child dies of dengue JAKARTA: The number of recent dengue fatalities in the capital rose to 62, with the death of a seven-year-old boy dying at the Budi Asih Hospital in East Jakarta late on Monday, Tempointeraktif.com reported.Syahrul had been treated at the hospital since Aug. 21.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Police release thugs for cash

Police release thugs for cashThis is the fourth of a series of articles on thuggery and joint efforts by the city administration, police and military to stamp out the social evil from the capital.Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaFirst Sgt.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/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.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiah

Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiahRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, BeijingVice President Jusuf Kalla has to erase from his agenda his round of golf as the rupiah hit another record low in early trading on Tuesday during his absence.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Trustee bank set for fuel subsidy payments

Trustee bank set for fuel subsidy paymentsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe following is the third of a series of articles to mark the liberalization of the country's downstream oil and gas sector later this year.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Atlantic Challenge to showcase Madurese boatbuilder's work

Atlantic Challenge to showcase Madurese boatbuilder's workIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, MaduraBoat-maker Muzammil Sholihin looked elated when some journalists took pictures of a boat that he had made.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Luxury shopping & nationalism

Luxury shopping & nationalismFrom KompasThe news that House members conducting comparative study tours abroad has aroused my concern. Shopping for luxury goods of famous brands has been the practice of legislative and executive delegations since the New Order period.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/'Krismon' in slow motion

'Krismon' in slow motion By the time our readers read this editorial, the government, following its Tuesday night Cabinet meetings, should have announced its latest policy package aimed at rescuing the ailing rupiah.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of global terrorism

Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of global terrorismS.P. Seth Sydney Is Indonesia turning the corner? It depends on: What is meant by "turning the corner"? But, by any reckoning, the news about Aceh is optimistic.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/TV Program: Thursday, September 1, 2005

TV Program: Thursday, September 1, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:00 Children Show8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/On pope's message

On pope's message I commend Pope Benedict XVI for his message on Saturday, Aug. 20 to Muslims in Germany calling on Christianity and Islam to work together to end terrorism, which he said represented "the darkness of a new barbarism".

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Yogya sultan resolved power struggle

Yogya sultan resolved power struggleSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaAfter 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.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Court continues Pollycarpus' trial

Court continues Pollycarpus' trialThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday turned down a request by a key suspect in the murder of rights activist Munir for the case to be dismissed.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Part 2 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials

Part 2 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trialsSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta The Aceh peace deal, however, was not the biggest news of the year: it was the giant tsunami waves of Dec. 26 last year, a catastrophe that truly consumed national, and global, attention.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/PCI rehabilitates Acehnese farmland

PCI rehabilitates Acehnese farmlandBANDA ACEH: Project Concern International (PCI) reported on Tuesday that it had cleaned up and rehabilitated 12 hectares of farmland in Aceh Besar regency that had been covered with mud and seawater by the tsunami.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/AGO seeks bad money from Swiss banks

AGO seeks bad money from Swiss banks JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is approaching the Swiss government to sign a bilateral agreement that would help the AGO to track down funds stashed by corrupt Indonesian officials in Swiss banks.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Fugitive PT DI president suspended

Fugitive PT DI president suspended BANDUNG: State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto has suspended Edwin Soedarmo as state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) president director and replaced him with one of the firm's directors Nuril Fuad.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Cak Nur's ideas will prevail, say scholars

Cak Nur's ideas will prevail, say scholarsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe foremost and highly respected Muslim thinker Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid was laid to rest here on Tuesday at a state funeral at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, with more than 1,000 people including non-Muslim ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/'A fundamental change is required'

'A fundamental change is required'The closing down of an unlicensed educational institution and the prosecution of both its operators and those who obtained diplomas from the institution has given rise to questions regarding the country's education system.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Fajar Surya to boost output

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 to help boost output.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Demand for office space doubles in CBD

Demand for office space doubles in CBDAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAccelerated economic growth nearly doubled the demand for office space in the Central Business District (CBD) in the first half of the year, making it the highest demand recorded in seven years.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Manipulating numbers

Manipulating numbers Haris de Silva The Island Asia News Network/Colombo The Sri Lankan government media on Aug.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Police to grill wife of top govt official

Police to grill wife of top govt officialJAMBI: Hartini, the wife of secretary to Sarolangun regency government Hasan Basri Harun, will soon be questioned by police in connection with a bribery investigation.Sarolangun Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Fire safety checks ordered

Fire safety checks orderedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHow safe are buildings in the city? Only after a firefighter was killed in a fire engulfing Blok M market in South Jakarta on Monday did the Jakarta administration order a check on buildings in the city to ensure they meet ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/TV Today: Friday, September 2, 2005

TV Today: Friday, September 2, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hello Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Koran Recital1:00 p.m.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Questionable diplomas

Questionable diplomas The disclosure of an additional 19 more unlicensed educational institutes by the police, aside from Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI), as reported in The Jakarta Post, Aug. 24, has further startled this nation.

Wed, 31 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.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Unacceptable school fee increase

Unacceptable school fee increase Hundreds of thousands of high school students nationwide failed their final exams this year.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Abusive mother, lenient sentence

Abusive mother, lenient sentenceI read with horror in The Jakarta Post Monday Aug. 22 edition, page 9, the story of a little girl abused by her mother.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/DHL to build $3m warehouse

DHL to build $3m warehouse JAKARTA: Courier company DHL Danzas Air & Ocean will build a 6,000-square-meter warehouse at the Soewarna Business Park, adjacent to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in Cengkareng.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Police play down new terror fear

Police play down new terror fearEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice will not increase their presence in public places over the coming two months amid fears of a resurgence of terror activity in the country.National Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Learning from Anita Roddick's body of work

Learning from Anita Roddick's body of workWimar Witoelar, Jakarta The Body Shop founder and chief executive Anita Roddick is coming to Jakarta soon. There is a lot to learn from this world- class figure who is both a successful businesswoman and a renowned social activist.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Cleric sentenced to two years for sparking hatred

Cleric sentenced to two years for sparking hatredID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The Malang District Court handed down a two-year prison sentence for a Muslim cleric who was charged with despoiling Islam, by leading prayers both in Bahasa Indonesia and Arabic.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/BI rate hike to hamper growth

BI rate hike to hamper growthZakki P. Hakim and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile an employers' organization welcomed Bank Indonesia's (BI) move to increase its benchmark interest rate, which immediately strengthened the rupiah, it also expressed fears that the move would adversely ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/2,000 islands

2,000 islands to disappear Around 2,000 out of 17,000 islands across Indonesia are at risk of vanishing by 2030 due to global warming, an environmental group has warned.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/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.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/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.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/McDonald's, Islam have something in common, scholar explains

McDonald's, Islam have something in common, scholar explainsHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhat do McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken have in common with Islam and democracy in Indonesia? According to one scholar, there is a link.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Review planned of decree on worship places

Review planned of decree on worship placesBlontank Poer and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta/Jakarta Minister of Home Affairs M.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/BI rate rise gives rupiah new boundce

BI rate rise gives rupiah new boundceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIt would appear that the cavalry have finally arrived to save the rupiah from its seemingly hopeless battle against the U.S.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Ex-minister replaces government critic as think-tank head

Ex-minister replaces government critic as think-tank headMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed former justice minister Muladi as the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) Governor on Tuesday, replacing Ermaya Suradinata who had ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Journalism graduate climbs corporate ladder

Journalism graduate climbs corporate ladderZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Graduating with a degree in journalism in the early 1970s, Noke Kiroyan climbed the corporate ladder, eventually to become the CEO of numerous multinational firms, including the Siemens, Salim and Rio Tinto ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/SOE restructuring ooposed

SOE restructuring ooposedRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Hong KongThe government faces a daunting task in its efforts to restructure a number of underperforming state enterprises as a result of widespread opposition from executives desperate to preserve their power and opportunities for ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Hardline Islam on the march in Indonesia

Hardline Islam on the march in Indonesia Merle Ricklefs The Straits Times Asia News Network/Singapore There has recently been a major upsurge in the ongoing contest between Islamic liberals and conservatives in Indonesia.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Police to conduct traffic operation

Police to conduct traffic operation JAKARTA: Targeting undisciplined motorcyclists, the Jakarta Police started the second phase of its traffic operations on Tuesday.Police officers will put proper use of helmets under the spotlight and will take stricter action against offenders.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Govt to promote e-procurement

Govt to promote e-procurementThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will start to implement e-procurement for procuring goods among its agencies by the end of the year in a bid to promote transparency."I hope we can finalize the preparations and regulation framework in November.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Surakarta palace's conflict cools down

Surakarta palace's conflict cools downBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, SurakartaConflict between rival princes in Surakarta's Hadiningrat Palace has started to cool down after the two finally met on Tuesday morning following a clash between their supporters on Monday.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Krismon in slow motion

Krismon in slow motion By the time our readers read this editorial, the government, following its Tuesday night Cabinet meetings, should have announced its latest policy package aimed at rescuing the ailing rupiah.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/More children skip polio immunization

More children skip polio immunizationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA mother walked her three-year-old daughter to a nearby health center for her third polio vaccination under the national campaign on Tuesday.The first thing that the officer asked her was whether her child was healthy.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Flower delivery not all sunshine and roses as opium stalks found

Flower delivery not all sunshine and roses as opium stalks foundMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe customs and excise office at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport foiled the delivery of 30 stalks of Papaver somniferum, otherwise known as the opium poppy, delivered from ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Youths take part in exchange program

Youths take part in exchange programBENGKULU: Twenty-four youths from Bengkulu have left for Banten, Maluku and Southeast Sulawesi provinces on an exchange program.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Much still to be done in oil, gas sector: IPA

Much still to be done in oil, gas sector: IPAThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government must work hard to provide legal certainty -- particularly in the area of tax regulations -- if it wants investment in the country's oil and gas sector, which has lately been on a declining trend, to pick up, an ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Intellectual property rights and traditional cultures: A report

Intellectual property rights and traditional cultures: A report from the fieldIgnatius Haryanto Jakarta In the last month The Jakarta Post published two interesting articles related to the issue of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Cyclists set for Tour d'Indonesia

Cyclists set for Tour d'IndonesiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fourteen international and 5 domestic cycling teams are set to compete in the 2005 Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia cycling stage race, which will start in Bandung on Sept. 12 and wind up on Bali Sept. 21.

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

JP/Ambon bombing suspect dies

Ambon bombing suspect dies JAKARTA: One of four suspects in the recent Ambon market blast died at a police hospital on Tuesday from bullet wounds suffered while trying to evade arrest.National Police spokesman Sr. Comr.