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Sun, 17 Oct 2004
RI maid jailed for faking robbery
RI maid jailed for faking robbery SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid has been sentenced to more than nine months in jail in Singapore for theft after she faked a robbery at her employer's home, where she was found bound, gagged and in her underwear, a news report said.
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
On the record: Joy Tobing
On the record: Joy TobingArtist : Joy TobingAlbum : Terima Kasih (BMG Indonesia) Somebody should really do the right thing and rescue the unwitting finalists of the star search shows.Cash cows for some mighty greedy folks, they are herded together and stretched to the scheduling limit (concert...
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Organic store gives freedom of healthier choices
Organic store gives freedom of healthier choicesHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Everybody wants to eat healthier, but temptation seemingly lies at every corner while healthful food is harder to come by.
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Haze disrupts flights in Central Kalimantan
Haze disrupts flights in Central KalimantanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thick haze began disrupting flights in Central Kalimantan province on Saturday, with an airplane from PT Dirgantara Air Service (DAS) reportedly rerouted after it was unable to land at Beringin Airport, North Barito regency, due...
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Artists talking shop
Artists talking shop A robot-shaped installation work with a shopping trolley or big posters along Yogyakarta's main streets scream a single message: No more shopping malls.As the Yogyakarta administration discloses a plan to build more shopping malls to lure investment, activists and artists are...
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Blitar, a charming town of temples and tombs
Blitar, a charming town of temples and tombsElvera N. Makki Contributor/Blitar, East Java ----------------------------------------------------- Blitar is not just a historical footnote as the ancestral home and burial place of Sukarno.
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Cabinet search heats up
Cabinet search heats upTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bogor President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono interviewed economists, businesspeople and incumbent Cabinet ministers on Saturday as he beefed up the search for suitable candidates to join his Cabinet.
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
If you go ...
If you go ...Getting there: Blitar can be reached by air from Jakarta to Surabaya, followed by a drive of up to five hours to the town, home to about 150,000 people (the regency has a total population of more than 1 million).
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Hairstylist Peter a hands-on leader
Hairstylist Peter a hands-on leaderNarada Krisnaputra, Contributor, Jakarta When it comes to defining a horrible hairdo, it's rather like the standard definition of pornography: You know it when you see it. Peter F.
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Where to draw the line in the quest for beauty?
Where to draw the line in the quest for beauty? Obesity is probably the only American trait that is not pervading beautiful Indonesia. In fact, women just get slimmer and slimmer every day -- it seems to be a national obsession.
Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Search goes on for Cabinet choices
Search goes on for Cabinet choicesTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post/BogorPresident-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono interviewed economists, businesspeople and incumbent Cabinet ministers on Saturday as he beefed up the search for suitable candidates to join his Cabinet.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
City mulls end to on-street parking
City mulls end to on-street parkingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration will scrap on-street parking and start construction of off-street parking buildings as an effort to overcome traffic congestion in business areas."We'll start to ban on-street parking next year.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Residents wary of plan to convert Blok M
Residents wary of plan to convert Blok MLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The planned conversion of one of the oldest residential areas in the city -- Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta near Blok M -- into a mixed commercial/residential area has met resistance from the residents who prefer to keep...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Stocks down on profit taking
Stocks down on profit taking Indonesian shares ended lower on Friday as local investors continued to lock in profits following Wall Street's overnight losses, dealers said.Foreigners were net buyers Friday likely because they are expecting local stocks to rebound next week ahead of the Cabinet...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
The new government and foreign policy
The new government and foreign policyYayan GH Mulyana, Bogor, West Java Foreign policy is a sector that has received little attention from the Indonesian public, particularly in relation to the emergence of the new government.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Immigration gets intel directorate
Immigration gets intel directorateMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In response to intelligence failures in the tracking of transnational criminals, the government has set up a new intelligence directorate in the immigration office to more closely monitor people entering and...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
1 x 39
1 x 39 Gunmen block release of bodies in Papua JP/5/HAZE2 x 28 Haze thickens in Sumatra and Kalimantan, affects Malaysia JP/5/COUNCIL2 x 30 Truant council members to face dismissals in North Sumatra
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
IAIN Sunan Kalijaga now university
IAIN Sunan Kalijaga now university YOGYAKARTA: It's official: The former state-run Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Sunan Kalijaga is now the Islamic State University (UIN) of Sunan Kalijaga.Minister of National Education Malik Fadjar presided over the name change and new status on Thursday.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
'A Volvo is not that luxurious'
'A Volvo is not that luxurious' The move by all four leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to promote a modest lifestyle by rejecting the luxuries they are entitled to has met with various responses.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Fire destroys 'bajaj' terminal
Fire destroys 'bajaj' terminal JAKARTA: Fire incinerated a bajaj (three-wheeled taxi) terminal in the densely populated Sumur Batu area in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Friday morning.No one was hurt in the fire but five bajaj were destroyed.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
W. Java hands out cash bonuses
W. Java hands out cash bonuses BANDUNG, West Java: The West Java administration has awarded Rp 9.4 billion in cash bonuses to the province's 1,137 sporting contingent members at the National Games (PON) in Palembang last month.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Islamic law revision and common sense
Islamic law revision and common sense I wish to congratulate The Jakarta Post for printing an interview with Professor Siti Musdah Mulia. In Canada many are working to get Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada which outlaws polygamy in our country declared constitutional so that polygamy will...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
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Ramadhan a blessing for Indonesian politics Muhamad Ali Jakarta2. Simon -- Collusion, corruption hurting education prospects 2 x 30 Collusion, corruption hurting the outlook for education Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Bills to finish in four years
Bills to finish in four years JAKARTA: The new government and the House of Representatives are expected to finish deliberating bills on criminal code and criminal code procedures in the next four years, a senior official said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador caught up in tale of two cities
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador caught up in tale of two citiesIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The departing U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Ralph L. Boyce, used the words of Charles Dickens, from his book A tale of Two Cities, to describe the course of events that transformed Indonesia in recent...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
JP/5/attack
JP/5/attackGunmen block release of bodies in Papua Nethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post/JayapuraA group of suspected Papuan separatists remained in control of a hamlet in Puncak Jaya on Friday, as efforts to negotiate the release of bodies of five migrants killed in a Tuesday attack failed and fears...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Re-empowerment of information ministry not needed
Re-empowerment of information ministry not neededAlpha Amirrachman, Jakarta In his article, Information minister vital for Susilo's success (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 11, 2004), Muhammad Qodari argued that Megawati Soekarnoputri had failed to make use of the "strategic" information ministry.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Boediono prepares 'guideline' for next minister
Boediono prepares 'guideline' for next ministerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono, whose term will end on Oct. 20, said on Friday he would start drawing up a sort of 'guideline' letter for his successor, as supporting data on what tasks have been accomplished, and what have not.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
1. ADRIAN : 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 X 30
1. ADRIAN : 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 X 30 Key BNI suspect seen in Los Angeles 2. SCHOOL: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 X 21 Blockade distresses Sang Timur's disabled students 3. FPI: 32 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 16 FPI plans to sweep nightspots starting Sunday evening 4.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Bantarto Bandoro
Bantarto Bandoro Jakarta2. yayan -- The new government and the conduct of foreign policy 1 x 30 Revising foreign-policy management Yayan GH Mulyana Bogor, West Java
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Truant council members to face dismissals in North Sumatra
Truant council members to face dismissals in North SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Truant legislators in North Sumatra will be subject to dismissal if the provincial legislative council approves a standing order on this issue later in the month.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Commission I tasked to fix TNI quandry
Commission I tasked to fix TNI quandryKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives agreed on Friday to charge the House defense commission with discussing the resignation of Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto and the appointment of Army chief Gen.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Key BNI suspect seen in Los Angeles
Key BNI suspect seen in Los AngelesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police have sent a team of police officers to Los Angeles, California in the U.S. to track down Adrian Waworuntu, one of the key suspects in the Rp 1.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Three students killed in road accident
Three students killed in road accident INDRAMAYU, West Java: Three students were killed instantly on Thursday evening after a minibus crashed into the motorcycle they were riding on a street in Dukuh Tengah subdistrict, Karangampel district, Indramayu regency.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
MA to tackle local heads impeachment
MA to tackle local heads impeachment JAKARTA: Although Supreme Court (MA) chief Bagir Manan opposes a stipulation in the amended autonomy law that allows impeachment of regional executive heads directly elected by locals, he said on Friday that his office will issue a ruling on this matter.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
ASEAN+3 meeting held in Laos
ASEAN+3 meeting held in LaosLAOS: Officials from 10 ASEAN member countries and three North- East Asian countries gathered at a meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday to review preparations for the upcoming 10th ASEAN+3 Summit, scheduled to take place here in November.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Megawati may attend Susilo's inauguration
Megawati may attend Susilo's inaugurationKurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Departing President Megawati Soekarnoputri has yet to congratulate president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but relations between the two are cordial enough that it appears Megawati will...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Rupiah to strengthen, keep inflation in check
Rupiah to strengthen, keep inflation in checkThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank expects the rupiah to strengthen against the U.S. dollar leading up to the year-end on the back of a better economic outlook and high hopes for the new government of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
NU plans TV and newspaper
NU plans TV and newspaper BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Hasyim Muzadi said here on Friday the country's largest Muslim organization wants to build a television station and publish a newspaper.The starting capital for the project is around Rp 148 billion (US$16.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
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CD; ADS: CHINA Thousands of businesses sign up for China-ASEAN Expo At least 4,000 enterprises are expected to take part in the first-ever China-ASEAN Expo, which will be held from Nov. 3 to Nov. 6 in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Weather reaches record temperature
Weather reaches record temperature SEMARANG: The hottest day in 30 years was recorded in Semarang on Friday, with the temperature reaching 38.4 degrees Celsius.The last time Semarang residents experienced hot weather was in 1973, when the temperature reached 38.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Collusion, corruption hurting the outlook for education
Collusion, corruption hurting the outlook for educationSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta Recently a friend from the United Kingdom, who has spent much of her working life dedicated to various aspects of the world of education, was paying a first visit to Jakarta.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Bimantara plans IPO for TV holding company
Bimantara plans IPO for TV holding companyRendi A. Witular, Jakarta Media and telecommunications conglomerate PT Bimantara Citra plans to sell shares in PT Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) to the public via an initial public offering (IPO), possibly next year, in a bid to raise cash to finance the...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Swiss duo play free jazz to curious Yogya audience
Swiss duo play free jazz to curious Yogya audienceSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The Prambanan Temple's open-air theater is usually a venue for the classical Ramayana ballet but last Friday night it looked completely different.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
The human face of corruption's victims
The human face of corruption's victimsPatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta There is a natural inclination among those of us who love Indonesia to downplay the seriousness of corruption, Indonesia's single biggest problem.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Ba'asyir charged with terrorism
Ba'asyir charged with terrorismAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After many delays, state prosecutors finally submitted the file on Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to the South Jakarta District Court on Friday, charging him with masterminding the Bali bombings and the JW Marriott Hotel attack.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Police up security ahead of Idul Fitri
Police up security ahead of Idul Fitri JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police will beef up security in the city and the surrounding areas for the Idul Fitri holiday on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16.The tightened security will begin 10 days prior to the holiday, and will last until 10 days after Idul Fitri.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Sleman promotes economic potential
Sleman promotes economic potential SLEMAN, Yogyakarta: In a bid to promote Slemen as a base for business, the provincial government invited about 30 journalists on Wednesday on a tour of the province led by vice regent Zaelani.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Sutiyoso's challenge
Sutiyoso's challenge How fares Jakarta's monorail system? A good question to ponder, but not an easy one to answer. No, indeed. Not even Jakarta's city fathers seem to have an answer that would satisfy the city's residents who have for years been yearning for a safe, comfortable and yet affordable...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Public art gallery burned
Public art gallery burned BANDUNG: An art gallery on Jl. Siliwangi caught on fire on Friday, but no fatalities were reported.A witness said that the fire started in the gallery at 11.30 a.m and quickly spread to most parts of the gallery because the gallery is mostly made from wood.