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Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Mahdi offers alternative faith
Mahdi offers alternative faithRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluThe hamlet of Salena is located about 11 kilometers west of Palu city on fertile land. The weather is cool and as night falls, the mountainous region is shrouded with fog.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Yogyakarta 'gold street' deserted
Yogyakarta 'gold street' desertedSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaThe arrival of Idul Fitri usually means brisk business on Yogyakarta's "gold street", as Jl. Ketandan is popularly known. There, people would crowd around the 30 jewelry stores in the area to polish their gold jewelry,...
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Japan gives more aid for RI bird flu battle
Japan gives more aid for RI bird flu battleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/DenpasarJapan has sent more experts and medical equipment to help Indonesia fight bird flu, which has killed at least four people in western Java, the Japanese Embassy here said on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta We refer to the article Activists slam habitat award for Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4. The city of Jakarta is a megacity with more than 10 million inhabitants. About 20 percent, or two million, are living in kampongs or slums.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
More shelters to be built in Aceh
More shelters to be built in AcehBANDA ACEH, Aceh: A UN body assigned to support the Indonesian government in Aceh reconstruction and rehabilitation is planning to erect between 15,000 and 20,000 temporary shelters within six months.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Ministry lacks power, not cash: Walhi
Ministry lacks power, not cash: WalhiTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIncreasing the allocation in the state budget for the Office of the State Minister of Environment would not help much, an environmentalist claimed on Wednesday, responding to the state minister for environment's...
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
90 percent of Batam workers are still not permanent
90 percent of Batam workers are still not permanentFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamSome 90 percent of a total of 221,163 electronics factory workers surveyed in Batam are contract workers; a situation that makes them vulnerable to layoffs.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans
Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans Sebastien Blanc Agence France Presse/Pontianak Leading environmental and wildlife agencies called Friday for a united effort to protect the habitats of Borneo's orangutans whose survival is threatened by mass deforestation.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Jamsostek allocates Rp 2b for food parcels
Jamsostek allocates Rp 2b for food parcels JAKARTA: State employee social insurance firm PT Jamsostek has set aside Rp 2 billion (about US$200,000) from its employee welfare improvement fund to provide affordable basic foodstuffs to workers and members of the public, Antara reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Soeharto glued to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
Soeharto glued to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"Agence France-Presse, Jakarta The country's former president Soeharto, accused of amassing billions of dollars during his rule, rarely misses an episode of television quiz "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", a report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
President launches donation drive
President launches donation drive JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched on Wednesday the National Movement of Muslim Donations, calling on all Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation to help the less fortunate."The movement is aimed at purifying our wealth.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
TNI won't be involved in running businesses
TNI won't be involved in running businessesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Defense says it will ban servicemen from being involved in the management of businesses owned by the Indonesian Military (TNI) in order to achieve the goal of creating a professional defense force.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Tsunami survivors feel forgotten
Tsunami survivors feel forgottenRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaTen months after the devastating tsunami that claimed more than 210,000 human lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of others last December, the public living in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam is still in trouble.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Preparing for Cabinet II: No need for coalitions
Preparing for Cabinet II: No need for coalitionsJames Van Zorge, Jakarta Speculation and rumors about a new cabinet -- who is in and who is out -- has become the favored topic during Jakarta's evening Ramadhan meal.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian island
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian islandJoseph B. Verrengia, Associated Press/DenverScientists digging in a remote Indonesian cave have uncovered a jaw bone that they say adds more evidence that a tiny prehistoric Hobbit-like species once existed.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
More young locals now exploring Southeast Asia
More young locals now exploring Southeast AsiaEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe subject of the e-mail on the indobackpacker.com mailing list was "Traveling to Southeast Asia for only Rp 3.5 million (US$350)".
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
TV Today: Friday, October 28, 2005
TV Today: Friday, October 28, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Channel Dangdut7:30 Talk Show: Kiat Sehat9:30 Psychology10:30 Religious Teachings11:00 News: Berita Nusantara1:00 p.m.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Irene a step closer to attaining WIM title
Irene a step closer to attaining WIM title Musthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Teenage chess star WFM Irene Kharisma took a huge step toward securing Women's International Master accreditation during the penultimate round of the Jababeka Women's International Chess Tournament here on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Time to retire the anti-Malaysia rhetoric
Time to retire the anti-Malaysia rhetoricThepchai Yong, The Nation, Asia News Network/Bangkok At the height of the war of words between the Thai and Malaysian governments over the continuing insurgency in southern Thailand a few weeks ago, two commentators of a popular radio news program called...
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Inco 3Q net profit drops by 16.8%
Inco 3Q net profit drops by 16.8%The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite higher world prices, mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia -- a local unit of the world's second-biggest nickel miner, Inco Ltd. -- has reported 16.8 percent lower profit in the third quarter due to lower output.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Rental rates continue upward trend
Rental rates continue upward trend The average asking gross rent of mid-up leased apartment units continued to climb upwards in the second quarter of this year, partly due to the increase in the oil price in the first three months.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
If we spend energy on the past, we won't move forward
If we spend energy on the past, we won't move forward Indonesian industrialist Sukanto Tanoto is the chairman of the Singapore-based RGM International group, a leading industrial group, which currently runs the world's largest pulp producer, mainly in Riau and North Sumatra.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Unilever has fastest profit growth in Q3
Unilever has fastest profit growth in Q3Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja and Soraya Permatasari, Bloomberg, Jakarta PT Unilever Indonesia, the local unit of the world's biggest maker of soap and shampoo, posted its biggest quarterly profit growth this year, aided by higher prices.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Tips on budget traveling within the region
Tips on budget traveling within the regionEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta 1. The first rule in budget traveling is to determine how the trip can be as inexpensive as possible. This means seeing as many places as you can and coming home happy without having to worry about a mounting debt.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
APEC to discuss range of responses to bird flu
APEC to discuss range of responses to bird fluRod McGuirk, Associated Press/CanberraAsia-Pacific health and disaster officials meeting in Australia next week will discuss responses to a possible human pandemic of bird flu, including ways to keep critical services running if the lethal virus...
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Diabetes biggest health threat to Asians: WHO
Diabetes biggest health threat to Asians: WHOAssociated Press, BangkokDiabetes looms as a larger health threat to Asians than bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, with data showing the disease will cause millions more deaths worldwide in the coming decades.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Manado hosting Asian motocross
Manado hosting Asian motocross MANADO: North Minahasa regency in North Sulawesi will host the final leg of the Asian Motocross Championships from Nov. 11 to Nov. 12.Chairman of the North Sulawesi chapter of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) Ronny Eman said on Wednesday the area was an...
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Mercedes C- and E-Class come with more powerful power trains
Mercedes C- and E-Class come with more powerful power trainsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Sentul, West JavaWith higher fuel prices, many motorists are looking for cars with better fuel efficiency while at the some time expecting the same level of performance or even better.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Inquisition in Indonesia
Inquisition in Indonesia Civilians rampaging like wild elephants in the jungle, trampling on the rights of the people; making kangaroo court judgments on what people can think or say or do; condemning the populace if they don't conform to narrow self-righteous mind think; issuing dictums, or fatwas...
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Irene a step closer to WIM title
Irene a step closer to WIM titleMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Teenage chess star WFM Irene Kharisma took a huge step toward securing Women's International Master accreditation during the penultimate round of the Jababeka Women's International Chess Tournament here on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Show jumping team upbeat to win medals
Show jumping team upbeat to win medalsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Host nations for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games have the right to select the events in competition for the biennial sports gathering -- and often pad the roster with sports in which their athletes excel.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Bank International Indonesia profit dips in Q3
Bank International Indonesia profit dips in Q3The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed Bank International Indonesia (BII) reported a 5 percent decline of unaudited net profit in the first nine months ending Sept. 30, as a recent rise in inflation and interest rates pushed up costs.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Kalla outshines Susilo in popularity: Survey
Kalla outshines Susilo in popularity: SurveyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may be leading the nationwide fight against corruption but a survey reveals that more people now perceive his deputy, Jusuf Kalla, plays an equal or more important role in running the country.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Rupert Murdoch enters Indonesian TV industry
Rupert Murdoch enters Indonesian TV industryIgnatius Haryanto, Jakarta After weeks of rumors among journalists, the media and business communities, finally at the end of September, there was confirmation, that News Corporation, through its wing in Hong Kong, bought 20 percent of shares in ANTV, a...
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Mercedes C and E classes come with more powerful power trains
Mercedes C and E classes come with more powerful power trainsNovan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post Sentul, West JavaWith higher fuel prices, many motorists are looking for cars with better fuel efficiency while at the some time expecting the same level of performance or even better.
Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Supreme Court
Supreme Court trading RI women? We refer to the news item Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, page 2).We are outraged and disturbed when reading the subject article.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Macan/The NGO disaster
Oct 7, 2005 The NGO disasterBy Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK - Among the estimated 300 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that descended on the shores of Aceh in Indonesia in the wake of the devastating December 26 tsunami was a group that sported the name Scientology.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Ministers, experts convene to prepare for bird flu pandemic
Ministers, experts convene to prepare for bird flu pandemicBeth Duff-Brown, Associated Press/OttawaHealth ministers from around the world who have gathered in the Canadian capital to prepare for a potential influenza pandemic say the first line of defense is at the poultry farms of Southeast Asia.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
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Seetoh, Singapore street-food guru Stevie Emilia The Jakarta Post/SingaporeAsk Singapore's street-food guru K.F. Seetoh how he sees himself, and the response comes instantly, "I'm crazy". Come to think of it, he is crazy -- crazy about food.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Cash assistance turned down by families of crash victims
Cash assistance turned down by families of crash victimsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanSeveral family members of victims of the recent Mandala air disaster have turned down Rp 300 million (US$30,000) in cash assistance from PT Mandala Airlines, available from Monday, refusing to sign...
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Asian final venue relocated again
Asian final venue relocated again TOKYO: The second leg of this year's Asian Champions League final has been switched back to Saudi Arabia from neutral Jordan, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Don't turn Bali into Aceh
Don't turn Bali into AcehFrom Kompas A rich country, Indonesia is endowed with plenty of natural resources and beautiful beaches. The traditions of our different ethnic groups are fascinating. I have visited almost all provinces from the western tip of the archipelago to the eastern end.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Govt caps year with Rp 500b bond sale
Govt caps year with Rp 500b bond saleThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has wrapped up its bond issuance program for this year with the sale on Tuesday of Rp 500 billion (US$50 million) worth of bonds.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan It is amazing to see another hard-line Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants in Ramadhan. As I understand it, they are supposed to be fasting, and while they are fasting they are supposed to be doing good deeds.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
AdamAir to buy 20 A320 over 5 years
AdamAir to buy 20 A320 over 5 yearsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter receiving its license to fly to Singapore, locally owned airline AdamAir is now laying out an aggressive expansion plan, which includes a purchase of up to 20 Airbus A320 planes over the next five years.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
'I'll go no matter what it takes'
'I'll go no matter what it takes'Millions of Jakarta's residents travel to their hometowns every year to celebrate Idul Fitri with their relatives. The Jakarta Post interviewed two Jakarta residents who are planning to go home later this week. Kasdi, 43, is a Kosti Jaya taxi driver.
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Donors discuss reform drive
Donors discuss reform driveThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDonor countries and institutions met here on Tuesday to discuss new assistance to support ongoing governance reform in this country.The meeting, held at the offices of the Partnership, an independent institution set up in 2000 to promote good...
Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Four die after eating turtle meat
Four die after eating turtle meat PADANG, West Sumatra: Four residents in Sikakap subdistrict, Mentawai Island regency, died after eating turtle meat while 16 others needed treatment at a local community health center.