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Sun, 30 Jan 2005
Talk with GAM 'tough', but govt to see it through
Talk with GAM 'tough', but govt to see it throughMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has described initial peace talks with Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders in Helsinki as tough, but is optimistic that a solution can be found."The first day was a beginning.
Sun, 30 Jan 2005
Comfy kitchens cook up interest in Jakarta
Comfy kitchens cook up interest in JakartaEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Big changes appear to be underway in the rarefied world of Indonesian kitchen design.Gone are the dark days when the kitchen was a dim and threatening dungeon where the sweating housemaid was virtually chained to the...
Sun, 30 Jan 2005
City's major roads closed for 10K run
City's major roads closed for 10K runJAKARTA: The city police will close several main roads on Jan. 30 from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. for a 10-kilometer fun run.The Gema Nusa 10K will start at the National Monument (Monas), pass along Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl.
Sun, 30 Jan 2005
Touring the calderas at Mount Batur
Touring the calderas at Mount BaturTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Bangli, Bali The Javanese usually say, "Wow, as beautiful as Sri Gunung. Beautiful from afar but very ugly, when near." This may also be an appropriate thing to say about the spot where Mount Batur belched out lava when it erupted...
Sun, 30 Jan 2005
Rieke casts her philosopher's stone
Rieke casts her philosopher's stoneEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaKekerasan Negara Menular ke Masyarakat (State violence infects the people) Rieke Diah Pitaloka pp 210 Galang Press The latest work of Rieke Diah Pitaloka should have been titled "the study of Hannah Arendt's analysis on the...
Sun, 30 Jan 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, January 30, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, January 30, 2005Exhibitions* Charity Art Exhibition featuring ceramic art by Song Mi-rim, textile design by Park Jungley and fine arts by Chung Yong-jae at the Korea Association Hall, Korea Center, South Korean Embassy, South Jakarta, until Jan.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
U2 Band
U2 Band I used to be a fan of the great band, U2. But not anymore. I'm disappointed by U2's doubled standards and campaigns. Once they refused to perform in Indonesia because they believed that Indonesia had violated human rights in East Timor.OK, we will leave that to history.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
RI mining investment climate considered poor, survey says
RI mining investment climate considered poor, survey saysFitri Wulandari, Dow Jones/Jakarta Indonesia will attract only less than 1 percent of the global spending on new mining exploration in 2005 as its poor investment climate continues to drive investors away from the country,...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Bubi Chen has gig at Santika
Bubi Chen has gig at Santika YOGYAKARTA: Jazz lovers will be flattered this weekend at Santika Jogja as the hotel is offering a Jazz Sunday Brunch with noted jazz pianist Bubi Chen who will present a collaborative work with Five N Band.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
It's time to standardize bilingual education
It's time to standardize bilingual educationEric E. Hallett Jakarta There has been a recent push by schools across Southeast Asia to extend their use of English in the classroom to include not only language instruction, but also subjects traditionally taught in their students' native or national...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
~Military
~MilitaryMilitary presence in tsunami hit areas One month after the catastrophic Boxing Day tsunami that killed nearly 175,000 people in Indonesia, foreign and national militaries continue to be a major source of relief for many victims in the devastated province of Aceh.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Coping with post-traumatic stress disorder in Aceh
Coping with post-traumatic stress disorder in AcehYulia Wardhani, Jakarta Barely a month after the tsunamis hit Aceh and parts of North Sumatra, the people of Indonesia continue to mourn the loss of their brothers and sisters.What was witnessed on Dec.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
On Israeli aid
On Israeli aid I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. In the Jan. 25 edition I read a letter regarding aid from the Israeli government which I thought was a very narrow-minded view from someone I would expect is a university graduate.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Golkar member stabbed to death after meeting
Golkar member stabbed to death after meetingOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post/Central Lampung Robinson, 40, a senior Golkar Party member in Central Lampung regency, was stabbed to death late on Thursday after a party meeting.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Papua govt to distribute 'Madonna' to help fight HIV/AIDS
Papua govt to distribute 'Madonna' to help fight HIV/AIDSNethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post/Jayapura The Papua provincial government will soon distribute copies of a film on HIV/AIDS prevention to government offices and agencies throughout Papua, a senior government official says.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
On the 'Asian Way'
On the 'Asian Way' In your paper's Jan. 20 edition I came across an article which was titled: Singapore gives help to Acehnese in 'Asian way'." I immediately started reading it because I was really curious about the "Asian way" of alleviating human misery.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Susilo summoned over VP circular
Susilo summoned over VP circular JAKARTA: Nineteen legislators from eight factions have submitted a petition to the House of Representatives Speaker to summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over a controversial circular signed by the former vice presidential office's secretary.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Rob Goodfellow
Rob Goodfellow New South Wales 2. SBY -- Yudhoyono's first 100 days 1 x 30 Susilo ushers in new confidence John Mcbeth The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
40 killed in airstrike on militant-linked groups
40 killed in airstrike on militant-linked groupsAgence France-Presse, Cotabato, Philippines The Philippines said on Friday airstikes on a suspected meeting of regional al-Qaeda-linked group leaders left 40 dead including possibly two top Indonesian members of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) extremist...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Tsunami impoverishes one million more
Tsunami impoverishes one million moreYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung Redoubled efforts will be required to reduce poverty following the Aceh and North Sumatra tidal waves as the disaster has added about one million more to the already massive number of people living from hand to mouth in...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Army officer detained for assaulting activist
Army officer detained for assaulting activistThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Aceh military authorities have detained an army officer for questioning after he allegedly assaulted an anticorruption activist accused of stealing relief aid from the air force base in Banda Aceh.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Businessman shoots buddy over PC game
Businessman shoots buddy over PC gameAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Authorities have one more reason to ban civilian gun ownership.Businessman David Chendy, 25, shot his friend Budi Irawan, 26, in the leg after he continuously teased the former on Thursday evening.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Mission of love and kindness
Mission of love and kindness Despite the Bali and Australian Embassy bomb attacks, Australia has expressed its deepest sympathy to Indonesia for the loss of lives from the tsunami devastation. The Indonesian people should know why foreign troops and aid workers are in Aceh.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
1. RELIEF: 2 X 24
1. RELIEF: 2 X 24 Deep mistrust breeds chaotic relief efforts 2. BUMN: 2 X 21Reorganizations of state firms awaits new rules State firms shake out awaits new regulations 3. KALLA: 1 X 28 President, VP defend performance 4. SPEAK: 1 X 42 'Hopefully people will see concrete results'
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Govt opens tender for 6 toll road projects totalling Rp 3 trillion
Govt opens tender for 6 toll road projects totalling Rp 3 trillionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In the wake of the recent Infrastructure Summit, the government will begin the tender process for six toll road projects worth more than Rp 3 trillion (US$333 million) with the bidding...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
RP to appeal death sentence in M'sia
RP to appeal death sentence in M'sia PHILIPPINES: The Philippines will appeal a death sentence imposed by a Malaysian court on a Filipino sailor caught carrying illegal drugs, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Dengue, diarrhea on rise in Mataram
Dengue, diarrhea on rise in Mataram MATARAM: The number of dengue fever and diarrhea cases have increased in Mataram over the last two weeks, with two deaths recorded so far and 66 people reported ill throughout the province.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Consolidation of state funds
Consolidation of state fundsFrom Media IndonesiaAs a member of the House of Representatives Commission VI representing the National Awakening Party faction, I would like to express my views regarding State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto's plan to place the partnership and environment...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
From Koran Tempo
From Koran TempoThe large number of foreign troops providing relief aid in Aceh may open the opportunity for foreign intervention. Their role should therefore be minimized by strictly implementing the government's three-phase recovery policy.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Earthquake raises up Simeulue island
Earthquake raises up Simeulue islandSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang The massive earthquake that occurred on Dec. 26, with its epicenter under the island of Simelue in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, has elevated the northern part of the island to some 1.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Russia decides to give hospital to Indonesia
Russia decides to give hospital to IndonesiaAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Russia will donate its mobile hospital in Aceh to Indonesia, the country that suffered the most in the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster, to help relieve the suffering of victims, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Lippo Bank launches youth website
Lippo Bank launches youth websiteThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lippo Bank launched a website on Friday for building communication with its young adult customers through www.kartuguebanget.com (KGB).The website consists of various features offering free games, money prizes, online clubbing, as well as...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Reorganizations at state firms await new rules
Reorganizations at state firms await new rulesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Criticism directed at President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the 100th day of his administration continues to pour in, this time from his own aide State Minister of State Enterprises, Sugiharto, who claimed that...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Heavy rains on way, people prepare for more flooding
Heavy rains on way, people prepare for more floodingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just as residents of Kampung Melayu in East Jakarta finished cleaning and repairing their water-logged homes and were getting back to their daily routines, the flood waters have returned."The water rose again this morning.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Buyers swarm around Sugiyo's sugar
Buyers swarm around Sugiyo's sugarAde Tanesia, Contributor/Yogyakarta Coconut sugar, or gula jawa as it is locally called, is popular among Javanese people, especially Yogyakartans who are said to crave sweet food.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Consolidation of state funds
Consolidation of state fundsFrom Media IndonesiaAs a member of the House of Representatives Commission VI representing the National Awakening Party faction, I would like to express my views regarding State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto's plan to place the partnership and environment...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Susilo ushers in new confidence
Susilo ushers in new confidenceJohn Mcbeth, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore One American business executive describes it as "restrained optimism". Others have called it "refreshing" and even "a wind of change".
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
'Hopefully average people will see concrete results'
'Hopefully average people will see concrete results' President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's first 100 days in office ended on Friday. Despite the new government's efforts to achieve various targets over this period -- including an anticorruption drive, resolution of high-profile disputes with foreign...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
3 x 19
3 x 19 President Susilo asks state firms to help farmers JP/04/matin2 x 26 Dulmatin may have been killed in the Philippines JP/4/Maluku1 x 33 Halmahera Sea to get marine census JP/4/4Defense1 x 49 Synergies needed to build modern defense industry JP/4/Aceh1 x 44 Donors told to send logs for Aceh...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Sound economy, better debt rating to raise rupiah: BI
Sound economy, better debt rating to raise rupiah: BIUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/JakartaGlobal acknowledgement of the country's macroeconomic stability, as evident in the recent upgrading of Indonesia's debt rating, would boost positive sentiment in the rupiah, possibly to below the Rp 9,000...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.28, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.28, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Wasted gas in Bekasi
Wasted gas in BekasiFrom TempoIt is impossible for state oil and gas company Pertamina not to raise the price of liquefied petroleum gas, while LPG consumers will have to buy it at a higher cost. Oddly, in Bekasi regency, West Java, gas has been wasted or burnt since 2003 at a daily value...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 29, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 29, 2005Exhibitions* Charity Art Exhibition featuring ceramic art by Song Mi-rim, textile design art by Park Jungley and fine art by Chung Yong- jae at the Korea Association Hall, Korea Center, The South Korean Embassy, South Jakarta, until Jan. 31.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Black and blue
Black and blue Outrageous is one word to describe a beating Indonesian soldiers meted out to anticorruption activist Farid Faqih in Banda Aceh, an outspoken critic of the military, who now faces charges of stealing donated goods from the Iskandar Muda Airport.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Journalists protest legislators
Journalists protest legislators JAKARTA: Dozens of journalists protested on Friday against a House of Representatives Commission, which summoned three editors after its members were questioned by journalists about a possible graft story.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Suryanaga eases into final amid defaults
Suryanaga eases into final amid defaults Musthofid and Slamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaSuryanaga Surabaya breezed into the final of National Mixed Team Championship on Friday as the player eligibility controversy claimed two women players from Putra Cilegon.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Merging fertilizer firms will lead to subsidy removal: Minister
Merging fertilizer firms will lead to subsidy removal: MinisterZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The planned move by the government to merge all state fertilizer firms should help cut production costs and eventually ease the burden on the state budget by eliminating fertilizer subsidies for...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Antam's revenue in 2004 soars by 35%
Antam's revenue in 2004 soars by 35%Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang has announced that its sales soared by 35 percent last year, driven by higher prices for its main commodities.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Candra, Sigit into semis in Korea
Candra, Sigit into semis in KoreaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The veteran men's doubles pairing of Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto took their second seeded scalp on Friday to book a place in the semifinals of badminton's Noonnoppi Korea Open.