Eligibility cardholders to be evaluated each quarterDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration plans to periodically evaluate whether
the recipients of cash assistance from the central government are
still eligible for the facility. More ...
Ex-militant says Bali blasts aimed to discredit IslamThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA former accomplice of Imam Samudra, who received the death
sentence for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, has confessed to
taking part in acts of violence nationwide, but denied a role in
the Oct. More ...
Stay in the barracks Days after terrorists attacked Bali for the second time in
three years, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended a
ceremony on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the
Indonesian Military (TNI). More ...
Moving to nip racism in the budSeah Chiang Nee, The Star, Asia News Network/Selangor, Malaysia A Chinese woman was serving food to an Indonesian maid at a
hospital canteen when, midway, she laid the plate aside to serve
a well-dressed gentleman. More ...
No controversy over Berhala island: IndonesiaAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile the governments of Indonesia and Malaysia are struggling to
end a dispute over the offshore Ambalat area, another issue
emerged recently that had the potential to further strain
relations between the ... More ...
Malaysia's Khazanah gears up to buy another stake in Bank LippoThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe investment arm of the Malaysian government, Khazanah Nasional
Berhad, is reportedly ready to buy another 42.07 percent stake in
Bank Lippo in an acquisition worth Rp 2. More ...
TV Program: Tuesday, October 11, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Film: Big Bang8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:00 News: Berita Nusantara1:00 p.m. More ...
Free transportation for poor commuters JAKARTA: A charity run by Republika daily, Dompet Dhuafa,
will offer free bus rides to poor residents traveling between
Pulogadung and Kampung Melayu in East Jakarta and Blok M in South
Jakarta, beginning on Monday. More ...
GAM excluded from drafting Aceh law BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The drafting of a bill on Aceh's governance
has excluded representatives from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM),
which demanded self-rule in the province."Formally, GAM is not involved in formulating the draft law on
governance in Aceh. More ...
Bali bombings hit close to home but rugby games go onGeoffrey Atkinson, Contributor, Denpasar There was a minute's silence as Bali counted its dead last
weekend. More ...
Website links car owners to commutersTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome may prefer to take it to the streets, while others just
grumble about rising transportation costs as they fill up the
tanks of their gas-guzzling cars. More ...
International cooperation vital for saving the heart of Borneo islandSiswo Pramono, The Hague The three Bornean countries -- Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei
Darussalam -- should develop an integrated conservation policy in
order to save the very large blocks of interconnected forests on
the island ... More ...
Families turn to firewood for cooking JAKARTA: Since the government raised the price of kerosene on
Oct. 1, many families in the outlying areas of Jakarta have begun
collecting firewood for cooking. More ...
GAM to attend governance seminarBANDA ACEH, Aceh: Up to 1,500 people will attend a two-day
seminar starting on Tuesday in Banda Aceh to discuss the future
shape of the province's government following the Helsinki peace
agreement signed on Aug. 15. More ...
Environmentalists 'unimpressive' by SBY's effortsTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEnvironmentalists urged on Sunday that President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono take environmental issues more seriously by introducing
a ministry that focuses on natural resources management. More ...
UNESCO vows to fight illiteracyJAKARTA: In an attempt to halve illiteracy rates in more than 30
countries where the problem is most severe, the United Nations
has launched a major initiative, a UN body says. More ...
Residents complain of murky water TANGERANG: Residents of Karawaci, Tangerang, complained on
Friday that the water from the regency's tap water company, Tirta
Kerta Raharja, was murky and not fit for consumption. More ...
Six suspected bird flu patients test negative; to be dischargeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDoctors at the Sulianti Saroso hospital for infectious diseases
revealed on Sunday that they will discharge six patients they had
previously suspected had bird flu on Monday. More ...
Public services remain poor despite status changeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang Regental Council (DPRD) has endorsed a bylaw that
upgrades 77 villages in the regency into subdistricts, and regent
Ismet Iskandar has sworn in village chiefs there as acting
subdistrict heads. More ...
Property players to slow down expansionAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSetbacks in the domestic economy recently -- triggered by higher
key interest rates set by the central bank and higher fuel prices
-- have prompted property developers to slow down expansion,
focusing on this year's ... More ...
Officials slammed for visiting JakartaJAMBI: After criticism of regents and governors, now the heads of
local government agencies are being slammed for abandoning their
posts to travel to Jakarta on pleasure trips. More ...
Rugby games go on as Bali bombing hits close to home Geoffrey Atkinson
Contributor/Denpasar There was a minute's silence as Bali counted its dead last
weekend. 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 ...
Agriculture office gets tough on graftAntara, JakartaMinister of Agriculture Anton Aprijantono asserted on Sunday he
would continue to fight corruption at his ministry following a
finding that several companies, with the alleged complicity of
senior ministry officials, had allegedly produced ... More ...
Education budget criticized JAKARTA: An educationist has criticized the administration of
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for lacking the commitment to boost the
country's education sector. More ...
American Kwon wins Bakrie singles title JAKARTA: Chris Kwon of the U.S. beat Jan Masik of the Czech
Republic 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Bakrie Indonesia ITF Men's
Satellite Circuit on Saturday in Kuningan, South Jakarta. More ...
Locals nearby Galuga dump urge relocation to safer placeAt least 77 families living in Kampong Lamping, Cibungbulang,
nearby Galuga dump in Bogor have demanded that the regental
administration relocate them, citing the health and safety risks
associated with living in the area. More ...
RI extends condolences, prepares aid for PakistanThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has extended his condolences
to Pakistan over Saturday's deadly earthquake, with a medical
team prepared for a humanitarian mission to the East Asian
country. More ...
JP/2/A03Fuel compensation disbursement begins as driver strike loomsThe Jakarta Post
Bandung/Jambi/Ambon/Kupang/Batam/Yogyakarta/SurakartaThousands of public transportation drivers nationwide went on
strike on Saturday as top government officials were deployed
across the country to oversee the ... More ...
Kadin not too happy with economics teamThe Jakarta Post, JakartaConfidence among the business community toward the economics team
of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is gradually declining, due
to its failure to reduce the high-cost economy as well as provide
clear-cut economic policies for the ... More ...
Croatia ready to join EUJAKARTA: Croatia, a small Southeastern European nation, has made
all the preparations to join the 25-member European Union (EU), a
Croatian scholar said in Jakarta. More ...
Sun Microsystems aiming to regain trailblazer titleUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, SingaporeLast week the computer world was abuzz with news of computing
technology firm Sun Microsystems Inc. teaming up with Internet
search site king Google Inc. to promote and distribute its
software technology. More ...
Eliminating terrorism Indonesia is one of the Muslim countries being targeted by
terrorists due to its alliance with the U.S. We will never
condone terrorism and instead should work hand-in-hand to make
sure that there are no more acts of terror in Indonesia. More ...
Relocation, tender of 3G key to industryKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState revenue from the telecommunications industry will increase
once the government expedites the relocation of Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) operators currently operating on third
generation (3G) frequencies, ... More ...
JP/2/A06Fuel compensation disbursement begins as driver strike loomsThe Jakarta Post
Bandung/Jambi/Ambon/Kupang/Batam/Yogyakarta/SurakartaThousands of public transportation drivers nationwide went on
strike on Saturday as top government officials were deployed
across the country to oversee the ... More ...
Police accused of charging for bomb squad's servicesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Police, JakartaDespite denials by the police, a number of building managers in
the capital said they were forced to pay the police before the
bomb squad was sent in to sweep the buildings after receiving
bomb threats. More ...
Beware of invisible enemiesNot many of us, perhaps, realize that those terrorists guilty
of bombing innocent people on Bali and elsewhere, are in fact
invisible enemies of the state and society. More ...
Treating the communists I thoroughly enjoyed the Oct. 3 edition of The Jakarta Post,
which true to its tradition of slavishly following the New York
Times and The Guardian had a lovely selection of articles telling
us how hard done by were the poor little communists of Indonesia
following their ... 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 ...
Tsunami victims get new homesCALANG, Aceh Jaya: Some 500 families affected by the Aceh tsunami
have been given new homes financed jointly by the East Java
provincial government and the East Java people, a senior
government official said on Saturday. More ...
Why should Papua aspire to full independence?Pradana Boy ZTF, Malang The factors that have caused Papuans' desire to be free from
Indonesia cannot easily be determined. More ...
Government may tax water transportationPALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Central Kalimantan
provincial government is studying the possibility of imposing a
tax on water transportation, a senior administration official
said on Saturday. More ...
Kerosene hike burns up Mount Ciremai forestNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, KuninganThe increase in the price of kerosene has forced local people
living on the slopes of Mount Ciremai to turn to firewood for
cooking, thus further endangering the environment, a non-
governmental organization (NGO) ... More ...
GAM excluded from drafting Aceh law BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The drafting of a bill on Aceh's governance
has excluded representatives from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM),
which demanded self-rule in the province."Formally, GAM is not involved in formulating the draft law on
governance in Aceh. More ...
Bandung Red Cross being bled dryAntara, BandungThe number of blood donors in Bandung has fallen during the first
few days of Ramadhan, a spokesman for the Bandung chapter of the
Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) said on Saturday. More ...
Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in depositMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIf you happen to be a not-so-rich foreign gentleman who plans to
marry an Indonesian lady here, you'd better tie the knot quickly
as the authorities may put an expensive price tag on Indonesian
women in ... More ...
Train tickets priced up in the hands of scalpersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt has been reported by local media in the last few days that
train tickets to a number of cities in Central and East Java
provinces days before Idul Fitri holiday have been sold out. More ...
Indonesian investors need education on mutual fundsFrank van Lerven, Jakarta The Indonesian mutual funds industry is suddenly faced with a
crisis in confidence. This time not caused by the stock market
but by the fixed interest market, also knows as the "bond market"
(obligasi). More ...
Fuel price hikes cause hardship for Batam workersFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamBatam workers expressed concern on Saturday that their lives were
getting tougher after the fuel price hike triggered skyrocketing
cost of living in the city. "The situation has deprived Batam
workers. More ...
'We have to totally change our lifestyle'The recent fuel price hikes have led to follow-on increases in
the prices of other communities and considerably reduced people's
purchasing power. The Jakarta Post interviewed some people here
on what we as a nation will have to do to weather the pinch. 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 ...
Hypermarkets compete to keep food prices lowAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe recent fuel price hike has prompted people to seek out the
cheapest prices for their daily needs, particularly food staples,
something that has prompted price competition among hypermarkets. More ...
Complaint center called for to help monitor cash aid programAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing numerous reports of errors in the distribution of fuel
compensation cards in the capital, the Indonesian Consumers
Foundation (YLKI) is calling for the establishment of a complaint
center to ... More ...
Mentawai official a graft suspect PADANG, West Sumatra: Prosecutors here have named Roy
Tjahjoko, head of the resettlement and regional infrastructure
office in Mentawai Islands regency, as a suspect in a graft case
in connection with the creation of a website for the local
administration. More ...
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