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Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Tex Saverio left school for fashion
Tex Saverio left school for fashionVe Handojo, Contributor, Jakarta When asked to rate his grade as a fashion designer on the scale of one to 10, 21-year-old Tex Saverio Gunawan answered seven.For some people, this statement may sound a bit arrogant, but Rio -- as he is familiarly known to his...
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Chisato Hara
Chisato Hara The Jakarta Post/Ubud, Bali As the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) 2005 geared up toward the official launch on Oct. 7, a flurry of activity and an underlying hum of energy surrounded the 20 or so festival venues scattered through town.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Jakarta Nightlife: The Feminist View
Jakarta Nightlife: The Feminist View Gender politics in Indonesia exist on a different plane from those of the West. This country annually commemorates the work of Raden Adjeng Kartini and her struggle for the emancipation of Indonesian Muslim women.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Access, safety important for 'rumah kost'
Access, safety important for 'rumah kost'A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The song titled Nasib Anak Kost (The Fate of Students Living in Boardinghouses), which hit the national charts several years ago, describes the sad situation where many university students live.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Photo, painting exhibition at Binus
Photo, painting exhibition at Binus Dozens of photographs on the activities of the Chinese spiritual movement Fa Lun Da Fa, also known as Fa Lun Gong, are currently on display at Bina Nusantara (Binus) University on Jl. Anggrek in West Jakarta.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
At home with Indonesia
At home with IndonesiaThang D. Nguyen, Contributor, JakartaTitle: Made in Indonesia: A Tribute to the Country's Craftspeople Author: Warwick Purser Publisher: Equinox Publishing Date of Publication: September 2005 Length: 157 pages Judged by its cover, size, and shape, Made in Indonesia looks just...
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Grant-writing expert fills a need via UWRF
Grant-writing expert fills a need via UWRFChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) 2005 commenced on Oct. 6 with a "soft opening" of workshops against a cool, overcast sky, fresh from the morning's showers.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
JP/2/A03
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...
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Jakarta hotels dress up for Ramadhan
Jakarta hotels dress up for RamadhanKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A replica of the At-Tin Mosque -- a mosque in the complex of the Taman Mini Indah Indonesia (TMII), East Jakarta -- is placed in the lobby of the Shangri-La Hotel.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
RI orangutans found in Malaysia
RI orangutans found in Malaysia MALAYSIA: Seven endangered orangutans smuggled from Indonesia have been found at two animal parks in Malaysia, a news report said Saturday.Malaysian wildlife officials seized the primates and DNA tests showed they were of the "critically endangered" Sumatran...
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Production houses booming amid growing need for stars
Production houses booming amid growing need for starsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "There's no business like show business" is perhaps a good phrase to describe the current rosy situation in the Indonesian television industry.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Surfers pay tribute to Bali's dead one week after bombings
Surfers pay tribute to Bali's dead one week after bombingsAgence France-Presse, Jimbaran, Bali Some 150 surfers gathered on a Bali beach Saturday for a special commemoration of the dead, one week after three suicide attacks on crowded restaurants.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Taufik Kiemas hospitalized
Taufik Kiemas hospitalized INDONESIA: Taufik Kiemas, the husband of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, was admitted to the Harapan Kita cardiac hospital in Jakarta on Friday afternoon.Megawati visited her husband on Saturday afternoon.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
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~Address:JP/17/P10 Jl.Pluit Timur Blok MM (Apartment Laguna), Jakarta Utara, Tel: 3003 1343-44, Fax: 3003 1345Bintaro Campus Jl.Taman Makam Bahagia ABRI No. 3A, Bintaro Jaya Sektor XI, Tel: 745 2472, Fax: 7486 3389E-mail : info@binatunasbangsa.com Homepage: www.binatunasbangsa.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Tips for finding a good school for your children
Tips for finding a good school for your children The growing number of national plus schools in Jakarta and other major cities in Indonesia has demonstrated an increasing awareness of the importance of quality education.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Kamoro Festival a celebration of indigenous culture
Kamoro Festival a celebration of indigenous culture Although not as well known as the neighboring Asmat tribe, which has become a household name, the Kamoro people are blessed with a rich cultural heritage.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Who can make you rich and famous?
Who can make you rich and famous?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Have you ever been wandering around the mall and have someone come up to you and offer you a job in the entertainment industry?"Did you know that you would look great on camera?"That is a common opening line.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Powerful quake rocks Pakistan, Afghanistan, India; villages
Powerful quake rocks Pakistan, Afghanistan, India; villages flattened; hundreds killed Christopher Torchia Associated Press/Islamabad, Pakistan A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday reduced villages to rubble, triggered landslides and flattened an apartment...
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
National schools of excellence
National schools of excellence Sekolah Tunas Muda has fulfilled all the mandatory requirements operate as a national plus school but the school prefers to name it as national school of excellence, rather than the national plus one.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Powerful quake S. Asia
Powerful quake S. AsiaChristopher Torchia, Associated Press, Islamabad A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday reduced villages to rubble, triggered landslides and flattened an apartment building, killing hundreds of people in both nations.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Patching into the 'Buzz'
Patching into the 'Buzz' CampusBuzz was created by The Jakarta Post to better serve our readership, and is dedicated to young adults attending universities, vocational colleges and other tertiary or advanced learning institutions.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
Talk of terror colors Ubud festival
Talk of terror colors Ubud festivalChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali Star writers of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) 2005 gathered in the early afternoon of Oct. 7 to speak to the press on the festival's theme, Between Worlds, and its expanded significance in light of last...
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
~Singapore School offers pathway to academic success
~Singapore School offers pathway to academic successJP/17/P14 attracts thousands of overseas student, including those from Indonesia, to pursue quality education, not only at tertiary level, but also at primary, secondary and pre-university levels.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
JP/1/FUEL
JP/1/FUELFuel 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...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Where to go in Bali for Saturday, October 8, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Saturday, October 8, 2005 .TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition by Ni Nyoman Sani, I Ketut Muja, I Wayan jana, I Made Supena and I Ketut Sugantika from Singapadu, Gianyar at Griya Santrian Hotel and Gallery in Sanur, until Nov.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
D.N. Aidit: A tragically misunderstood PKI leader
D.N. Aidit: A tragically misunderstood PKI leaderM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Dipa Nusantara (D.N.) Aidit, the doomed leader of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), was demonized by the New Order regime as the ruthless mastermind of the Sept.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Poor people receive double cards
Poor people receive double cards JEMBER, East Java: Confusion lingers in the cash assistance program, with hundreds of low-income families in Jember, East Java receiving two fuel compensation cards.Discovering the mistake, Jember councillor Misbahus Salam demanded on Thursday that the local...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Wrangling over Jakarta monorail bad for investment
Wrangling over Jakarta monorail bad for investmentYop Pandie, Jakarta Indonesia urgently needs new investment in infrastructure. That was the clear message coming out of the "Infrastructure Summit" held by the Indonesian government on Jan. 17-18.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Police tighten security for expats, foreign interests
Police tighten security for expats, foreign interestsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta Police have deployed more police personnel, detectives and intelligence officers in residential areas where foreigners live and foreign interests across the city in the wake of the second Bali...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival opens with a message of peace
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival opens with a message of peaceRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali Around 100 Indonesian and foreign writers, actors, dancers and scholars enthusiastically attended the solemn opening of the second Ubud Writers and Readers' Festival 2005 at the grand Puri...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Mitsubishi seeks to comply with emission standards
Mitsubishi seeks to comply with emission standardsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After making its presence felt in the Indonesian automotive market over the last 35 years, Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi has now booked a total sales of 1.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Villager testifies against Newmont in Buyat pollution case
Villager testifies against Newmont in Buyat pollution caseAgencies, Manado A fisherman testified on Friday that PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) dumped pollutants into Buyat Bay that caused him to suffer lumps on his neck and dizziness, but the defense argued on the trial's first day that the witness...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
~JP;
~JP;SPOTLIGHT For Oct. 10, 2005 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS: PT Thames PAM Jaya presented awards to Astari Maghfira, 9 (sixth from right in back row), and Aranta Prizzi Salsabila Aqurdah, 15, (second from right in back row), winners of the "TPJ - Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards" 2005 (TPJ - YEYA...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Kalla stands by economic team amid criticism
Kalla stands by economic team amid criticismRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As pressures increase on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reshuffle his economic team in the Cabinet, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has defended the team's performance over the past...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Police mount hunt for Bali bombers
Police mount hunt for Bali bombersBlontank Poer and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar/Surakarta Surakarta Police in Central Java have detained a Malaysian citizen suspected of having links with three suicide bombers who killed at least 19 people in Bali last weekend.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Mutual Funds: 'Peace of mind' or 'Nightmare', the need for
Mutual Funds: 'Peace of mind' or 'Nightmare', the need for educationFrank 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).
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Babinsa 'crucial' to help stamp out terrorists
Babinsa 'crucial' to help stamp out terroristsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The role of the Babinsa, non-commissioned officers assigned to villages, is again in the spotlight, following the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief's suggestion they be reinstated to fight terrorism.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Police on trail of crooks aiming at expats
Police on trail of crooks aiming at expatsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Responding to a recent string of robberies targeting foreigners, the Jakarta Police said on Friday that they had stepped up investigations into several crime syndicates in the Greater Jakarta area.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Indonesia, Lowe's lead borrowers
Indonesia, Lowe's lead borrowersWalden Siew, Bloomberg/Jakarta Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, and Lowe's Cos. led borrowers of US$6.7 billion in the U.S. as new debt sales sank to the lowest in five weeks and borrowing costs increased.Indonesia sold $1.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
What happened to Suteja?
What happened to Suteja? Thank you for the informative article in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 3, on the 1965 unrest. I cannot find the answer to what happened to someone of interest to me.I married into the family (since divorced) of Suteja who was the first governor (local Bali history discredits that)...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Ubud and the prevailing influence of the Royal Palace
Ubud and the prevailing influence of the Royal PalaceI Made Jagra, Contributor/Ubud For years Ubud, "the global and multicultural" village that lies some 30 kilometers northeast of the island's capital of Denpasar, has been lauded as Bali's finest example of a culture-based tourist destination.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Agriculture ministry hit by graft scam in bird flu vaccine supply
Agriculture ministry hit by graft scam in bird flu vaccine supplyEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Auditors have found massive corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture including a 2004 case relating to the production of bird flu vaccines for infected poultry.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Electricity firm proposes rate increases between 23% and 59%
Electricity firm proposes rate increases between 23% and 59%Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State power firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) wants to increase electricity charges by between 23 percent and 59 percent next year, if the government does not increase the subsidy it pays the...
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Govt to sell more sugar in Jakarta
Govt to sell more sugar in Jakarta JAKARTA: The government will increase the frequency of market operations for the sale of cheap sugar in Jakarta from once a week to three times a week in a bid to suppress rising sugar prices.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
1. Comment -- 1x44
1. Comment -- 1x44 TNI fight against terrorism could be the terror itself 2. Block ---- 1x30 PLN proposes 23% to 59% rate hikes 3. Probe ---- 2x24 Police mount hunt for Bali bombers in Central Java
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Why should Papua be independent?
Why should Papua be independent?Pradana Boy ZTF Malang The factors that have caused Papuans' desire to be free from Indonesia cannot easily be determined. Papua's desire is rooted in many different factors ranging from the issues of race, culture and socio-political rights to economic reasons.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
BHP to team up with Mitsubishi
BHP to team up with Mitsubishi KUALA LUMPUR: Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton and Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp. have announced they are to jointly build an aluminum smelter in the eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
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Indonesian investors need education on mutual funds Frank van Lerven Jakarta2. Siswo -- Save the heart of Borneo 2 x 30 International cooperation vital for saving the heart of Borneo island Siswo Pramono The Hague
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Locals sidelined in tourist paradises
Locals sidelined in tourist paradisesPamela Nowicka, Guardian News Service, London My Balinese friend Ida texted me about the Bali bombs. When we spoke she expressed anger and dismay about what she called the Saudi Arabianisation of Indonesia over the last 20 years.
Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Son of demonized PKI leader recalls bitter past
Son of demonized PKI leader recalls bitter pastM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta For good or ill, 1965 has very special meaning for Ilham Aidit, son of doomed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) leader Dipa Nusantara (D.N.) Aidit.