Car market hits slippery patch as buyers apply brakesRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta The increase in interest rates and growing uncertainty over
the stability of the rupiah will likely slow down the boom in the
country's automotive market. More ...
Hindus, Muslims unite to fight terrorI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarPeople of different religions joined forces in Bali on Tuesday to
denounce the latest bombings, while Balinese Hindus readied to
celebrate the victory of good over evil on Wednesday. More ...
'Stop levies on migrant workers' JAKARTA: A labor recruitment association urged the government
on Tuesday to stop the collection of levies on prospective
migrant workers who it said were already economically burdened by
the recent fuel price hikes. More ...
Council OKs 58% bus fare increaseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough some bus crews have unilaterally doubled the fares hot
on the heels of the Oct. 1 fuel price hike of 126. More ...
To the terrorists I am not at all sure whether Dr. Azahari and Noordin M.Top
will even remotely understand the following, but I hope they do.
I believe they will read this, for, like all other depraved
megalomaniacs, they simply love to read about themselves and
their so-called "accomplishments". More ...
Pertamina to raise fuel prices for industry by 16%Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas firm Pertamina will raise market fuel prices
for industry for the October delivery by up to 16 percent as
prices of refined products soar on concerns of supply shortages
in the U.S. More ...
Minority believe military should keep powersHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaChallenges still loom for a democratic state in Indonesia where
civilians reign supreme, with a significant minority of people
still believing military posts are vital for public order and
security. More ...
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AIDS agency turns to massage for income, employment opportunityI Wayan Juniartha
The Jakarta Post/DenpasarA strained neck did not prevent Dudy Rohadi, the coordinator of
Matahati's After Care Program, from personally directing his
staff to clean and ... More ...
Bomb don't deter tourists, vendorsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, KutaThe scorching sun of Kuta beach at 1 p.m. was unbearably hot. But
that did not prevent Wayan and hundreds of other street vendors
from hawking their wares. More ...
Toyota and Honda continue to dominate local car marketHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Toyota and Honda continue to dominate the passenger car sales
despite the entry of several newcomers to Indonesia's growing
automotive market. More ...
Fencers set to try new camp in GuangzhouMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After their abrupt return on Saturday from overseas training
in Guangzhou, 21 national fencers are preparing to move to a new
school in the Chinese city next week. More ...
Singapore sends medical team to BaliWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong completed his trip to
Bali on Tuesday by visiting survivors of Saturday's bombings who
are being treated at the Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar. More ...
Indonesia, act now! I am sad to hear the news of another bomb attack in Bali.
Indonesia must do something about this -- both the government and
the people. It is very often the Indonesian people who suffer the
most from these attacks.Please don't let it happen for a third time. More ...
Democracy under attack A frequent Australian visitor to Indonesia became physically
sick when she received news of last Saturday's suicide bombing of
crowded restaurants in Bali. This woman told a journalist in
Darwin that Bali is now "finished" as a tourist destination. More ...
Far from God Someone who commits murder places themselves at the furthest
possible distance from God.There cannot be a rational mind
that accepts religion, faith or outrage as justifying the most
universal and fundamental sin that a human can commit.CHARLES J. BUDDE, Saint Louis, U.S. More ...
Organda seeks to raise taxi faresDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta chapter of the Organization of Land Transportation
Owners (Organda DKI) is seeking to raise taxi fares by an average
of 136 percent following the fuel price increases. More ...
Police hot on trail of Bali blast mastermindsThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar/JakartaPolice said on Tuesday that they had made significant progress in
the investigation of the weekend blasts in Bali, with forensic
experts and investigators recovering bomb fragments that might
yield clues about who ... More ...
Transparent parking system urgedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIwan, a resident of Setiabudi area, South Jakarta, could not help
but wonder how the road shoulders close to his house were allowed
to used as a parking space that accommodated some 120 vehicles. More ...
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. More ...
JP/19/MELBFestival Indonesia a reminder of the good things in lifeDewi Anggraeni
Contributor/Melbourne, AustraliaLife is full of extremes in crests and troughs, and we
experienced, or at least witnessed, one such occurrence last
weekend. More ...
Market prices increase slightlyTantri Yuliandini and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaExpecting a sharp increase in the price of most basic commodities
in the market, Kamdiyah, 47, was relieved to find that the
increases were only up to 20 percent at the most. More ...
Team studies Papua earthquakeJAYAPURA, Papua: As part of studies of earthquake patterns in
Papua province, a team from the Meteorology and Geophysics (BMG)
Papua Office is investigating land structure in the Sarmi regency. More ...
Defeating insurgencyCharles Tannock and
Francisco Santos Caldersn
Project Syndicate Chaos and violence in Iraq has strengthened the notion that
insurgencies cannot be defeated and so must be appeased.
Colombia's experience shows that this is not the case. More ...
Bird flu pills to reach drug stores JAKARTA: People will soon have better access to influenza
medicine Tamiflu, with the Food and Drugs Control Agency
approving its distribution in late September. More ...
Writers stand together against terrorChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) is taking a stand
against the terror that struck Bali on Oct. 1 -- almost three
years after the devastating bombings of Oct. More ...
Airbus seeks to make inroads in Indonesian marketAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHaving acquired a 53 percent share of global aircraft market,
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus acknowledges that it has a
lot of work to do in Indonesia over the next five years. More ...
Heart transplant recipient 20 years onAsia News Network, The Star/Kuala LumpurMeet South-East Asia's first heart transplant recipient, who 20
years after his heart transplant operation, is going great guns. More ...
To support farmers
by real actions I refer to the article by Benget Simbolon in The Jakarta Post
on Sept. 28 entitled Give farmers the attention they deserve, and
would like to comment as follows. My father is a farmer in a village named Urung Panei,
Simalungun. More ...
We will come again I have visited Bali many times and love the place and its
people. I am horrified by the latest bombing and what it will do
to the economy.However, it will not stop people who really know Bali from
visiting you again. You do not deserve this suffering. More ...
Police identify cab used in robbery of KoreanAbdul Khalik
The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter questioning several witnesses, the Jakarta Police said on
Tuesday that they had identified the color and logo of the cab
used in the robbery of South Korean national Nam Ho In, 40, on
Saturday. More ...
Tsunami survivors prepare to mark a modest RamadhanNani Afrida, The Jakarta, Post Banda AcehThe fasting month of Ramadhan, which begins on Wednesday, means
more work for Jauhari. The 45-year-old widow survived the tsunami
and now earns a living shelling cockles."I hope to save some money. More ...
Bali and tolerance I visited Bali only four weeks ago and during my stay I read
your paper regularly. I was impressed by the quality of your
reporting and your concern for human rights. More ...
Govt hopes to profit from market goodwill with global issueThe Jakarta Post, JakartaObserving a favorable situation in the market in spite of the
recent bombings in Bali, the government confirmed on Tuesday it
would roll out this week its second global bond issue for the
year. More ...
Higher oil prices and Indonesia's political stabilityJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta It has been a traditional reaction in Indonesia that some
protest is going to happen every time higher oil prices are
announced. More ...
The Bali bombings: Chapter two It is time the government showed its teeth against
terrorism. One can only think that these people are not hunted
down for fear that the Muslim majority of our country might not
accept it. More ...
Angela Merkel meets the worldChristoph Bertram
Project Syndicate Angela Merkel is Germany's new -- and first woman --
Chancellor. Although this implies major changes in Germany's
fiscal and labor-market policies, continuity will remain the
hallmark of foreign policy. More ...
India treads delicately in its relations with Iran and the U.S.Kuldip Nayar, The Daily Star, Asia News Network/Dhaka When interests come into conflict with policies, the latter
suffer. More ...
Agency renews vow to speed up Aceh recoveryMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias
(BRR) reiterated its promise on Tuesday to speed up
reconstruction work in tsunami-affected areas. More ...
The cultural dimension of disastersKoen Meyers
Jakarta The earthquake and tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004 has caused more
than two hundred thousand victims and evoked a tremendous impact
on the livelihood systems of coastal communities in the region,
i.e. More ...
Intelligence failure The bombings in Bali last weekend shocked a nation still
coming to terms with the 2002 terrorist attack on the island. And
the resort island itself was only beginning to recover
economically from the 2002 bombings when tragedy struck again. More ...
Petrosea signs deal on Australian mine JAKARTA: Publicly listed engineering construction and mining
company PT Petrosea has signed an agreement with Renison
Consolidated Mines NL to develop and operate a gold mine in Tom's
Gully, 90 kilometers southeast of Darwin, Australia. More ...
JP/7/NEWAmy Chew, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Armed with sticks and stones, hundreds of Indonesian Muslim
extremists descended on the Ahmadiyah, a small peaceful Muslim
group in Bogor, West Java, in July. More ...
JP/19/AUCTAnother RI auction house opens up in SingaporeCarla Bianpoen
Contributor/JakartaFor art lovers, connoisseurs and art collectors, auctions are
usually events of great joy and high expectation. More ...
Angie tells it all The NationPublication Date : 2005-09-28Pic: angie.jpg (med-res)A beauty queen goes to warAsia News Network
The Nation/Bangkok
An "unfair contract" with BEC-Tero prompted her to give up Miss
Thailand World. More ...
Public need to speak out if terror is to be stoppedDuncan Graham, Surabaya Last year Herman Ibrahim from the Islamic pressure group
Indonesian Council of Defenders of the Faith, commented on police
calls for public help to catch Azahari Husin, the alleged JW
Marriott Hotel bomb maker. More ...
Confusion mars cash aid disbursement for the poorThe Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Samarinda/KupangConfusion has marred the disbursement of fuel compensation funds
on Tuesday with a postgraduate student in Jayapura being listed
as a fund recipient, while in Surakarta, the fund disbursement
almost turned ... More ...
The terrorists' war, a fight with no causeEma Apenu, London I grieve with a heavy heart for those affected by the bombings
in Bali last Saturday, and feel enraged towards those cowards who
use religion as a means to murder innocent people searching for
their daily means... More ...
SeaDrill buys 32.3% stake in Apexindo JAKARTA: SeaDrill Ltd., an oil-rig owner controlled by
Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, has officially acquired a
32.3 percent stake in oil drilling firm PT Apexindo Pratama Duta
through a rights issue for Rp 460.7 billion (about US$45.9
million). More ...
'Cash aid make people lazy'The government raised fuel prices on Oct. 1 after putting into
place a scheme that allocates low-income families Rp 100,000 a
month to alleviate the extra financial burden they must bear. The
Jakarta Post asked residents their opinion about the issue. More ...
Slovak to appoint honorary consulBATAM, Riau Islands: In order to strengthen ties between the
Slovak Republic and Riau Islands province, the Slovak government
is planning to appoint an honorary consul in Batam city. More ...
Visit to Besakih Temple On Sept. 3, I tried to visit Besakih Temple in Bali. Having
paid Rp 15,000 to enter with a car, I was stopped at the gate and
told that a local guide is mandatory. I don't believe it is,
but I was willing to pay. More ...
Bomb don't deter tourists, vendorsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, KutaThe scorching sun of Kuta beach at 1 p.m. was so unbearably hot.
But that did not prevent Wayan and hundreds of other street
vendors from hawking their wares. More ...
BI raises interest rate to 11 percentUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central bank raised on Tuesday its key interest rate to 11
percent, in anticipation of a full-year inflation that may hit 12
percent following last week's fuel price hike. More ...
Pilot 'not aware' of Pollycarpus mission JAKARTA: A Garuda Indonesia pilot testified at the Central
Jakarta District Court on Tuesday that murder-accused Pollycarpus
Budihari Priyanto was aboard his plane, where a human rights
campaigner Munir was murdered last year. More ...
Bogor gets tough on night spots BOGOR: The Bogor regency has already closed down prostitution
locations in Kemang, Parung, Cileungsi and Puncak a few days
before the holy month of Ramadhan which starts today. More ...
Traders to see lower shipping costsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will soon issue a regulation requiring state port
operators PT Pelindo I to IV to lower their container handling
charge (CHC) in order to ease the burden of shipping costs on
local exporters and importers. More ...
Blasts affect tourism outside BaliSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaThe Bali bombings on Saturday night have not only affected
tourism and the handicraft industry in Bali, but also in other
parts of the country, including Yogyakarta and West Nusa
Tenggara. More ...
Fired workers demand pay BANDUNG: Hundreds of former PT Dirgantara Indonesia workers
demonstrated on Tuesday to demand the government give them
severance pay following their dismissal by the company.According to protest coordinator M. More ...
Locals to pay higher rates for loansLocal governments will have to spend more to repay their overseas
loans channeled to them through the central government, with the
later issuing a regulation that raises interest rates on such
loans. More ...
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