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Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Comedian jailed, fined for drugs
Comedian jailed, fined for drugs JAKARTA: The East Jakarta District Court sentenced on Friday comedian Bharata Nugraha, known to his fans as Polo, to a year in jail for drug possession.Polo, a former member of comedy group Srimulat, was fined Rp 2 million (US$217) plus Rp 1,000 in trial costs.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Novotel offers 'Pasta Bonanza'
Novotel offers 'Pasta Bonanza' YOGYAKARTA: Want to break your fast Italian-style? How about "Pasta Bonanza", a food promotion of pasta dishes on offer at a city hotel.Available since August from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Gunmen block release of bodies in Papua
Gunmen block release of bodies in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura A 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 rose of...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Domas P&G sign $1.8b deal
Domas P&G sign $1.8b dealRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Palm oil plantation PT Domas Agrointi Prima, a unit of the Sawit Mas Group, signed a second business deal worth US$1.8 billion with Procter & Gamble Chemicals (P&G Chemicals), a major American company concentrating its...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
1. Cabinet (45) - 60 pts 6 cols 1 line (1x24)
1. Cabinet (45) - 60 pts 6 cols 1 line (1x24) SBY starts selecting Cabinet members 2. House (45) - 36 pts 5 cols 1 line (1x30) Commission I tasked to fix TNI quandary3. BUMN (34) - 28 pts 1 col 4 lines (4x10) Laksamana reshuffles management of SOEs4.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Profiles: Jakarta councillors
Profiles: Jakarta councillors Amid allegations of vote-buying during the election for the Jakarta Council Speaker, councillors have pledged to work together to fight institutional corruption and create a better, more humane city for residents.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Road capacity & discipline
Road capacity & disciplineFrom Suara KaryaThe public keeps complaining about traffic congestion in Jakarta, particularly during morning and afternoon peak hours.The 3-in-1 system has been applied to cars on main roads, but its effectiveness remains debatable, while the mass media have made the...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Susilo needs to act fast
Susilo needs to act fast President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono described in his statement on Oct. 9, the program for his first 100 days in power, and vowed to lead the battle against corruption himself (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10).
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Ramadhan a blessing for Indonesian politics
Ramadhan a blessing for Indonesian politicsMuhamad Ali, Jakarta The month of Ramadhan has just started and all devout Muslims have begun fasting and taking part in other rituals and activities. This Ramadhan, Indonesians will see the inauguration of the new president, vice-president and Cabinet.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Photo For Advertorial: China-ASEAN Expo
Photo For Advertorial: China-ASEAN ExpoPho A:China EmbassyH.E. Ambassador Lu ShuminPhoto B: China Embassy The Nanning International Convention & Exhibition Center, which will be the venue for the China-ASEAN Expo.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
ADS: CHINA EXPO -
ADS: CHINA EXPO -Part of the story OCHINAPromoting cooperation through China Summit In conjunction with the China-ASEAN Expo, the first China- ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will also be held at the Nanning International Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Four publications breached code of ethics: Council
Four publications breached code of ethics: CouncilThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Press Council declared on Friday four print media guilty of breaching the Indonesian Journalist's Code of Ethics and ordered them to publish an apology to State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Legislative-executive
Legislative-executive synergy neededFrom Koran TempoThe People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the House of Representatives (DPR) should operate according to their scope of authority and should not maneuver to resist president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government during the next term.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Krises no longer only mystical symbols
Krises no longer only mystical symbolsBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java The wavy double-bladed kris, or keris as it is known locally was, in the past, a weapon mostly used in war.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Flood anticipation urgent
Flood anticipation urgentFrom Suara Karya In anticipation of floods in Jakarta as the rainy season is approaching, the Jakarta regional administration should actively take specific flood measures, particularly by clearing open drains as well as river, lake and pool dredging.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Life gets slower on first day of fast
Life gets slower on first day of fastThe Jakarta Post, Semarang/Medan/Banda Aceh/Indramayu Millions of Indonesian Muslims, who account for some 85 percent of the total 220 million population in the country, began fasting dawn-to-dusk on Friday, the first day of Ramadhan.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Water shortage makes life hard in Bandung
Water shortage makes life hard in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Much of Euis Saripudin's time is spent getting water. The 46-year-old resident of Sindangjaya village, Arcamanik district of Bandung, must always be on the alert for water flowing through the drain in front of her...
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
A foreign policy agenda for new president
A foreign policy agenda for new presidentBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is likely to be in charge of the country for the next five years following an official announcement by the General Elections Commission that he won support from three-fifths of the voters.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
CCTV system to be used to monitor sluices
CCTV system to be used to monitor sluices In an effort to maintain a watch on water levels in rivers during the upcoming rainy season, the city administration plans to install a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system at sluices in the city.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Laksamana reshuffles management of SOEs
Laksamana reshuffles management of SOEsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although his days in office are numbered, State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi looks as busy as ever.Despite calls for the current government not to introduce strategic policies before its term ends on Oct.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
* Megawati may attend Susilo's inauguration Page 2
* Megawati may attend Susilo's inauguration Page 2 * Immigration gets intel directorate Page 4 * Gunmen block release of bodies in Papua Page 5 * A pluralist Muslim's thoughts on faith Page 7 * Residents wary of plan to reinvent Kebayoran Baru Page 8 * Davenport on top of the world again Page 10 *...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Jakarta City Hall officials don new hats as mayors
Jakarta City Hall officials don new hats as mayorsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta City Council approved on Friday the appointment of two officials from City Hall as the mayors of the Central Jakarta and West Jakarta municipalities, marking a major reshuffle in the administration.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Police shoot and kill fleeing drug suspect
Police shoot and kill fleeing drug suspectEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police narcotics detectives shot dead a suspected drug dealer, identified as Sutawijaya alias Yakob alias Pepen, on Thursday evening in the Lokasari entertainment center, Tangki subdistrict, West Jakarta.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Amien Rais must decide stance
Amien Rais must decide stanceFrom Media Indonesia It has been reported in the mass media that the dispute over the results of the general election between the Democratic Party and the National Mandate Party (PAN), regarding six seats in the House of Representatives for the electorate of Central...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Two bomb-laden backpacks seized
Two bomb-laden backpacks seizedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police said on Friday they were tracking down four men who fled their home, including one who was wounded, after a small blast at a rented house in Cianjur regency, West Java.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
RI may buy LNG from Nigeria to supply Asia
RI may buy LNG from Nigeria to supply AsiaBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia's state oil company, which expects liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from its plant on Borneo island to fall 10 percent this year, is in talks to buy cargoes from Nigeria to ensure supplies to customers in Northeast Asia.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
82 arrested for selling porn discs
82 arrested for selling porn discs JAKARTA: Jakarta Police have arrested 82 people and seized 1,742 digital video discs (DVDs) and 71,421 compact video discs (VCDs) containing pornographic material in raids in September and October.City police special crimes chief Sr. Comr.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Yao thrills crowd at first China NBA game
Yao thrills crowd at first China NBA gameAgencies, Shanghai, China Yao Ming's Houston Rockets squeezed past the Sacramento Kings on Thursday in the first NBA game to be played in China, a country the fast-growing basketball league deems a potential marketing mecca.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
'Gejok Lesung' goes to festival in Gunungkidul
'Gejok Lesung' goes to festival in GunungkidulSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta It was Saturday evening in Legundi hamlet, Girimulyo village, Panggang sub-district, Gunungkidul, on the Karst mountain range some 40 kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
SBY starts selecting his ministers
SBY starts selecting his ministersTiarma Siboro and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Five prospective candidates who would likely fill posts in the Cabinet of president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono were summoned for interviews on Friday, the first time such a mechanism has been used in...
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
FPI plans to sweep nightspots starting Sunday evening
FPI plans to sweep nightspots starting Sunday eveningThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A warning from Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso apparently will not deter the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) from organizing raids on nightspots in the capital during Ramadhan.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival I'm an Indonesian who's currently studying in Ontario, Canada. I was volunteering during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto and found out that there was no participant from Indonesia.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
JP/4/bomb
JP/4/bomb Two bomb-laden backpacks seized, owners flee Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe National Police said on Friday they were tracking down four men who fled their home, including one who was wounded, after a small blast at a rented house in Cianjur regency, West Java.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
1. FASTING: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. FASTING: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Life gets slower on first day of fast 2. SUSUL: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Wizards know a lie if they hear it 3. MAYOR: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Jakarta City Hall officials don new hats as mayors 4. HAZE: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Haze from Indonesia shrouds Malaysia 5.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Yogyakarta to get new phone network
Yogyakarta to get new phone network YOGYAKARTA: To ensure more people have access to telephones, the Yogyakarta provincial administration has signed an agreement to establish a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) telephone network in the region.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Blockade distress Sang Timur's disabled students
Blockade distress Sang Timur's disabled studentsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Classes ran according to schedule at private Sang Timur Catholic School in Ciledug, Tangerang, on Monday, but a wall still blocked its main gate, forcing students to enter the compound using the back entrance.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Haze thickens in Sumatra and Kalimantan, affects Malaysia
Haze thickens in Sumatra and Kalimantan, affects MalaysiaThe Jakarta Post, Samarinda/Balikpapan/Palembang The haze shrouding Sumatra and Kalimantan islands thickened on Friday and, with its density reportedly surpassing the minimum threshold, residents complained of respiratory and eye problems.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Haze from Indonesia shrouds Malaysia
Haze from Indonesia shrouds MalaysiaAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Parts of Malaysia including the capital Kuala Lumpur were shrouded in smog caused by fires in neighboring Indonesia, officials said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
Professionals needed in the Cabinet
Professionals needed in the CabinetFrom Koran Tempo Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and his running mate Jusuf Kalla have won the presidential elections. The fact that Susilo has been directly elected the sixth president of the country is indicative of the great hope that Indonesians have in the new...
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
1. GARUDA: 2 LNES, 20 COUNTS
1. GARUDA: 2 LNES, 20 COUNTS Garuda to impose new ticket surcharge soon 2. ELECTION: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Kerry stands up to Bush in third, final debate 3. HOWARD: 1 LINES, 32 COUNTS Howard, SBY unite against terror 4.
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Cumbersome bureaucracy undermines competitiveness
Cumbersome bureaucracy undermines competitivenessTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's global competitiveness has improved over the past year, and yet it is battered by an inefficient bureaucracy, inconsistent policies and corruption, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Hotels prepare to accommodate guests in Ramadhan
Hotels prepare to accommodate guests in RamadhanThe Jakarta Post, JakartaRamadhan is again upon us, and Muslims in Jakarta have many choices as to where to break their fast, as most hotels offer special menus.
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Asia-Africa summit to go ahead
Asia-Africa summit to go ahead JAKARTA: Despite the change in national leadership, Indonesia will continue preparations for the 50th anniversary of the Asia- Africa Conference in Bandung next year.Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Thursday preparations remained on schedule and...
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Deakin University unveils essay winners
Deakin University unveils essay winners JAKARTA: Neda Tanaga and Wasana Adi Nugraha were announced on Thursday as the winners of the student English essay competition organized by Deakin University.Neda of the University of Indonesia in Depok and Wasana of Airlangga University in Surabaya won...
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Profiles: Jakarta councillors
Profiles: Jakarta councillorsAmid allegations of vote-buying during the election for the Jakarta Council speaker, councillors have pledged to work together to fight institutional corruption and create a better, more humane city for residents.
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
14 councillors charged with graft
14 councillors charged with graftAndi Hajramurni and ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Makassar/SidoarjoPolice here named at least 14 of 75 South Sulawesi legislative council members as suspects on Thursday in a graft case, while East Java prosecutors sought a six-year jail term for Sidoarjo...
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Dark clouds over the drivers of Asian economic dynamism
Dark clouds over the drivers of Asian economic dynamismIfzal Ali, Jakarta The economies of developing Asia are expected to grow 7 percent this year equaling their performance in 2000, which saw their fastest growth since the Asian financial crisis.
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Road capacity & discipline
Road capacity & disciplineFrom Suara KaryaThe public keeps complaining about traffic congestion in Jakarta, particularly during morning and afternoon peak hours. The 3-in-1 system has been applied to cars on main roads, but its effectiveness remains debatable, while the mass media have made the...
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
Temasek may buy stakes in Minsheng, Medco to expand
Temasek may buy stakes in Minsheng, Medco to expandBloomberg/Jakarta/SingaporeTemasek Holdings Pte, a S$53 billion government fund, may buy stakes in China's first private bank and Indonesia's biggest listed oil company as it steps up investments abroad.Temasek may offer about S$110 million for a 4.