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Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Malaysia's palm oil industry 'destroying indigenous land'
Malaysia's palm oil industry 'destroying indigenous land'Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty, an environment group said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Mayor stops disbursement of cash aid
Mayor stops disbursement of cash aidOyos Saroso H.N and Jemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/KupangBandarlampung Mayor Eddy Sutrisno ordered on Tuesday that the disbursement of the fuel compensation fund be stopped temporarily on the back of widespread graft.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Bitter experience with Jatayu
Bitter experience with Jatayu On Sept. 27 my mother and three of my siblings left Medan for Jakarta by Jatayu airplane (VJ-238) with a stopover at Batam. From the outset the airline's service was very disappointing.The flight, which was scheduled to leave Medan at 2:20 p.m.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
The biennale that put RI on the map
The biennale that put RI on the map I am deeply concerned about the latest issue on the CP Biennale II in Museum Bank Indonesia. While gaining recognition and positive publicity internationally; it was being misunderstood and misinterpreted nationally -- to the point that its founders decided to...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Residents complain about road closure
Residents complain about road closure JAKARTA: Residents of Pegadungan subdistrict in Kalideres, West Jakarta, have asked the municipality to intervene in a dispute involving the closure of a public road in the Citra 5 housing area.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Interagency cooperation needed to counter terrorism
Interagency cooperation needed to counter terrorismBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta We can make assessments anytime we want. We can also make probability judgments and build scenarios of what might happen in the future. But there will always be surprises, no matter how carefully we protect our environment.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Kamoro, the coastal people of West Papua
Kamoro, the coastal people of West PapuaEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Pigapu, MimikaWhen asked briefly to describe the Kamoro people of Papua, celebrated photographer and ethnologist Kal Muller said: "The Kamoro people are lovers, not fighters.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
JP/19/BLOG
JP/19/BLOGDon't get mad -- get bloggedDuncan Graham Contributor/Surabaya"I don't mind you thinking slowly. I do mind you publishing faster than you think." (Message on a blog.)"Blog" isn't the most delectable word in the language. Nor are some of the contents of this rapidly growing Internet fad.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
15,000 policemen, troops tapped for SEA Games
15,000 policemen, troops tapped for SEA GamesAgence France-Presse Manila A security task force composed of 15,000 police and soldiers will be on duty to thwart terrorist attacks and other threats when the Philippines hosts the 23rd Southeast Asian Games next month, organizers said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Aceh mangroves die as seedlings
Aceh mangroves die as seedlings BANDA ACEH: Hundreds of young mangrove seedlings planted by several non-governmental organizations and government offices in tsunami-hit areas in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar regencies have died.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Hotels offer special packages during Ramadhan
Hotels offer special packages during RamadhanAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaMuslims need not worry about being stuck on the road or away from home at meal times during the fasting month of Ramadhan as most hotels offer both sahur (pre-dawn meal) and breaking-of-the-fast menus.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
;JP;EVA;CD;
;JP;EVA;CD; ANPAa..r.. Bribery-MA-ProbosutedjoJP/2/bribeProbo admits to bribing chief justice Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaFormer president Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo admitted on Tuesday to giving his lawyer Rp 6 billion (US$600,000) to bribe the Supreme Court chief and other...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Banten governor
Banten governorCorrection: Our story titled Banten Governor suspended that appeared on Page 3 of the Oct. 11 edition mistakenly referred to Djoko Munandar as a National Mandate Party (PAN) candidate, whereas he was nominated by the Golkar Party and the United Development Party (PPP).
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.11, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.11, 2005 _______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume ________________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Turkey helps build joint schools
Turkey helps build joint schools BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Turkish Red Crescent and the Indonesian Red Cross have completed construction of a joint school in Lhoknga district, Aceh Besar regency for children in the tsunami- devastated area.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Girl lives with bullet in her head
Girl lives with bullet in her headNani Afrida, Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe terrible headaches prevent Marlina, 16, from attending a full day of classes. It wasn't always this way, and before she was shot in the head last year, Marlina was an outgoing, eager student.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Four years sought for Puteh's lawyer
Four years sought for Puteh's lawyerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors demanded on Tuesday a four-year jail sentence for a lawyer accused of trying to buy the freedom of his client, suspended Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh, Antara reported.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Misappropriating tsunami aid?
Misappropriating tsunami aid?U.L.A. Gunasekera, The Island, Asia News Network/Colombo According to recent reports in the media, Minister Mangala Samaraweera has claimed that tsunami relief is being administered fairly and with an even hand though shortcomings are inevitable in the execution of such...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Sex workers get training
Sex workers get training SURABAYA: During the fasting month of Ramadhan, some 200 commercial sex workers in Surabaya are learning new skills that would enable them to enter other professions.The training, held at the Islamic Center Surabaya and jointly organized by the Surabaya city administration...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Banks face higher credit risks
Banks face higher credit risks Bank Indonesia (central bank) should closely monitor the quality of banking assets because the tsunami of inflationary pressures generated by the Oct. 1 fuel-price hikes is increasing the risks of bank credits turning sour.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Buble cancels show due to terror scare
Buble cancels show due to terror scareJAKARTA: Due to its perception of a renewed terror threat in the country, the management of Canadian pop crooner Michael Buble has decided to call off the singer's one-date concert in Jakarta, originally slated for Oct. 16.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Layoffs imminent following fuel price increases
Layoffs imminent following fuel price increasesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangTens of thousands workers employed at industrial firms in Tangerang are facing being laid off, a consequence of the big fuel price hike on Oct. 1, a provincial councillor has claimed.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
JP/20/YASIN/
JP/20/YASIN/Onyx supports craftsman on 'sunlight' island Indra Harsaputra The Jakarta Post/Bawean, East Java Bawean island lies about 70 kilometers off the north coast of East Java province. It takes its name from a sanskrit phrase that means "there is sunlight".
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Dji Sam Soe named favorite brand
Dji Sam Soe named favorite brand JAKARTA: Dji Sam Soe clove cigarettes from cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna Tbk products recently received its fifth consecutive Indonesian Customer Satisfaction Award (ICSA) 2005.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Violence not exclusive to Muslim society
Violence not exclusive to Muslim society Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman, Hasyim Muzadi, had a wide-ranging discussion, including on Islam and Christian relations, at his home in Malang, East Java, with The Jakarta Post's contributor Duncan Graham.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
RI looks to boost terror fight: Downer
RI looks to boost terror fight: DownerPaul Holmes, Reuters/CanberraIndonesia is looking at ways to strengthen coordination among its security services in the fight against militants and Australia will do whatever it can to help, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Pertamina claims overpayment due to price differences
Pertamina claims overpayment due to price differencesLeony Aurora and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA cost difference of Rp 3.64 trillion (US$364 million) in 2004's fuel subsidy discovered by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) was caused by a different price basis applied in the calculations,...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
JP/18/MASSAG
JP/18/MASSAG (Jun's corrections entered 23/9) 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...
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Multiple Sclerosis is here but are doctors ready?
Multiple Sclerosis is here but are doctors ready?Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA 30-year-old mother first noticed her legs felt numb. The next week she had bowl and bladder problems. Now she is wheelchair- bound and unable to take care of her children. She is nursed like an infant.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Distribution of cards complete, 90% receive cash payments
Distribution of cards complete, 90% receive cash paymentsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Statistics Agency (BPS Jakarta) revealed on Tuesday that it had completed the distribution of the Fuel Compensation Cards (KKB) to 96,541 poor households across the capital.
Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Public not reporting bomb hoaxes
Public not reporting bomb hoaxesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs more and more building owners are reluctant to call the police after receiving bomb threats, public safety is now at stake.The main reason is that the supposedly free public service now has a price tag.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Investment better than cash aid
Investment better than cash aid As a regular overseas tourist to your country (three times in one year) I wish to express my great appreciation as to how people in Kuta, Bali, (where I am staying now) took the blasts in their stride.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
The silver lining after Susilo's first year in office
The silver lining after Susilo's first year in officeMeidyatama Suryodiningrat The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn many respects it was always a case of mission impossible for Indonesia's first democratically elected president.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Jembrana seeks to improve people's living standard
Jembrana seeks to improve people's living standardAfter being elected in 2000, Jembrana Regent Winasa vowed to enhance his people's living standards by providing, among other things, free education and health care.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Anti-graft body falls short of expectations
Anti-graft body falls short of expectationsFrans H. Winarta, Jakarta Corruption has long been widespread in Indonesia and has penetrated into the political, economic and legal systems. This chronic disease is considered now to be the country's greatest enemy, and has affected almost all aspects of...
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Spotlight
Spotlight SPORTS TROPHY FOR NESTLE MILO: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presents the "Sanggraha Krida" trophy to the President Director of Nestle Indonesia, Peter Vogt (left) for the company's outstanding efforts in supporting the development of sports in Indonesia.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Part 1 of 2: How rent seeking flourishes in Indonesia
Part 1 of 2: How rent seeking flourishes in IndonesiaEvan Jones, Batam Rent Seeking: "Whenever you have a situation in which a person or group is in power over a community, some will seek to obtain special favors at the expense of others.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Norwegians build schools in Aceh
Norwegians build schools in Aceh JAKARTA: The first two elementary schools to be rebuilt in tsunami-wrecked Aceh will be officially opened on Thursday, after four months of construction work.The schools have been reconstructed with the help of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in cooperation with...
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
GAM excluded from drafting Aceh law
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.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
1. Evans1 -- The roots of rent seeking corruption -- Susilo's
1. Evans1 -- The roots of rent seeking corruption -- Susilo's biggest reform challenge. 1 x 38Part 1 of 2 How rent seeking flourishes in Indonesia Evan Jones Batam 2. Frans -- It is high time to analyze KPK's performance 2 x 21 Anti-graft body falls short of expectations Frans H. Winarta Jakarta3.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Sitok Srengenge launches a poetry anthology
Sitok Srengenge launches a poetry anthologyIndonesian poet Sitok Srengenge signs a copy of his dual-language anthology, On Nothing, for a fan. The anthology was launched on Sunday evening at Murni's Warung in Ubud, Bali, during the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2005.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Bank teller arrested for fraud
Bank teller arrested for fraudAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA bank is supposed to as safe as it gets, a place to which customers can hand over their money and valuables, and still sleep easy at night.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Candidate on trial for diploma forgery
Candidate on trial for diploma forgeryMALUKU, Ambon: West Seram Regent politician Soebeno went on trial on Monday here for allegedly forging a senior high school diploma earlier this year to allow him to stand in the election for the office of regent.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Is a missile-defense system coming to SE Asia?
Is a missile-defense system coming to SE Asia?Kavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network/Bangkok On the day that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for arms control Steve Rademaker was talking about the U.S.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Correction for Spotlight -- Oct.11, 2005
Correction for Spotlight -- Oct.11, 2005 CORRECTION:NESTLE: The name of the president director of Nestle Indonesia appearing in the Spotlight Column on this page on Saturday, Oct. 8 should have been Peter Vogt, not Peter Voght as stated. We apologize for the error.-- Editor
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
U.S. group awards Munir
U.S. group awards MunirTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMurdered Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib and Myanmar pro-democracy advocate Min Ko Naing were on Monday named 2005 "Civil Courage Prize" winners.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Quake tragedy gives India, Pakistan chance to come closer
Quake tragedy gives India, Pakistan chance to come closerVijay Joshi, Associated Press/New Delhi Tragedies have a way of bringing people together - even adversaries.Saturday's devastating earthquake in Kashmir joined rivals Pakistan and India in a common grief and offered them a chance to shed past...
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Hutchison plans $1b loan: Sources
Hutchison plans $1b loan: Sources HONG KONG: Hong Kong-listed telecom operator Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (HTIL) is planning to launch a US$1 billion syndicated loan this week to finance expansion in India, Indonesia and Vietnam, people close to the deal said on Monday.
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
When Mother Nature strikes
When Mother Nature strikes Mother Nature has been particularly ruthless in recent times. As if reminding us the magnitude of her supremacy, in less than a year she has wreaked unspeakable havoc on the coastlines of the Indian Ocean, brought the world's most advanced nation to her knees and over the...
Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Life insurance industry books 28% premium growth
Life insurance industry books 28% premium growthAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the robust growth of unit-linked products as its key driver, the life insurance industry reported on Monday a 28.4-percent growth in total premiums during the year's first semester.