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Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Singapore Air Force helps to find missing helicopter
Singapore Air Force helps to find missing helicopterNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The Singapore Air Force has sent a special team and an unmanned aircraft to help Indonesia find a helicopter that went missing near Jayapura, Papua, on Oct.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
1. Balinese pray for purification after Oct. 1 bombing Page 4
1. Balinese pray for purification after Oct. 1 bombing Page 42. Giant drum being positioned in Ancol ahead of Idul Fitri Page 83. Divers toil to recover survivors, dead from derailed train Page 12
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
More holiday travelers opt for motorbikes
More holiday travelers opt for motorbikesSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Higher fuel prices have not discouraged people from traveling to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri with loved ones -- even if it means making the entire trip on a motorcycle to cut down on fuel costs.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Advocates in great need of a better image
Advocates in great need of a better imageYufiter Sitepu, Jakarta The arrest of Harini Wijoso by the Corruption Eradication Court (KPK), the lawyer of Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo, following an alleged attempt to bribe Supreme Court chief justice Bagir Manan, again strengthens public...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Banks prepare ATMs for extended Idul Fitri break
Banks prepare ATMs for extended Idul Fitri breakUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post. Jakarta With Idul Fitri arriving this week, people are advised to wrap up all of their banking business by Tuesday before the banks -- along with most other businesses -- close up shop for the long holiday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Qantas cuts Bali flights after attack
Qantas cuts Bali flights after attack SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's biggest airline, will suspend some flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali from next month after demand dropped following the Oct. 1 suicide bombings that killed 23 people.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Religious leaders call for calm
Religious leaders call for calmTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The killing of three schoolgirls in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso has raised concern among Christian and Muslim leaders, who called on their followers to remain calm so as to prevent a cycle of revenge from setting in.
Mon, 31 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.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Many Acehnese still in tents as holiday approaches
Many Acehnese still in tents as holiday approachesNani Afrida The Jakarta Post/Banda AcehIt was almost dusk on Sunday, but a group of children at the refugee camp were still playing outside despite the mud after a heavy downpour in Banda Aceh.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
JP/7/IGOR3
JP/7/IGOR3 Igor O'Neill, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Oct. 7 announced the government's plan to spend Rp 150 billion (US$15 million) to buy 10 million coal stoves as a part of the government efforts to diversify energy resources and to reduce the costly subsidy for kerosene.
Mon, 31 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.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Indonesian, two Filipinos get death penalty for Valentine's Day
Indonesian, two Filipinos get death penalty for Valentine's Day bombing Agence France-Presse ManilaA Philippine court sentenced on Friday an Indonesian Islamic militant and two Filipinos to death for the Valentines' Day bombing of a bus in Manila that killed four people.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Bali summons Japanese tourists
Bali summons Japanese tourists DENPASAR: Bali is calling out to Japanese tourists to visit the island, citing improved security after the Oct. 1 bombing.Balinese Governor Dewa Made Beratha went on a three-day visit to Japan starting on Saturday to promote a safe and secure Bali to Japanese...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Govt drafts incentives for exploration
Govt drafts incentives for explorationLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to attract exploration efforts in the country's eastern frontier, the government is drafting new incentives, which may involve a shorter commitment period for exploration.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
UNTUK EDISI SENIN, 31 OCTOBER
UNTUK EDISI SENIN, 31 OCTOBERTougher tests await Irene in bid for international gloryMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Teen chess prodigy Irene Kharisma lived up to the huge expectations of her last week by taking a major step toward becoming the country's first women's grand master.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
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checked --JSRPhoto caption A JP/Evi MarianiVoyagers Chris Tipper (left) and Jason Lewis at a guesthouse in Central Jakarta, after finishing half of the Indonesian leg from Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara to West Java, one part of their human-powered, round-the-world expedition. Photo caption B www.
Mon, 31 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.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Riau Police move against illegal loggers
Riau Police move against illegal loggersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Riau Police confiscated on Saturday more than 1,600 cubic meters of illegally felled logs from Gaung River in Indragiri Hilir regency, during a raid against illegal logging in the province.Provincial police chief S.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Don't cry Bali
Don't cry BaliGlan Iswara Christchurch, New Zealand "Why did they bomb Bali? Why Bali?" For the tourism-reliant Balinese these questions are significant. For example, a taxi driver who usually waits for passengers at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, sadly said: "After the bombs in October 2002, tourism...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Operators to double parking fees
Operators to double parking feesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the back of the fuel price increases, motorists will soon have to pay double the current fees for off-street parking.The operators of parking businesses here have started seeking approval for the increase, which would be...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Lee keeps lead, Sorenstam struggles
Lee keeps lead, Sorenstam struggles JEJU, South Korea: South Korea's Lee Jee-young remained three strokes clear in the LPGAs CJ Nine Bridges Classic despite two double bogeys late on Saturday in the second round.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Guard dog deployed at int'l airport
Guard dog deployed at int'l airport TANGERANG: Police have deployed a guard dog to help with security at the domestic departure terminal of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport as a precautionary measure during the Idul Fitri holiday, Antara reported on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Korean Lee secures first LPGA victory at home
Korean Lee secures first LPGA victory at homeAssociated Press, Jeju, South Korea South Korea's Lee Jee-young won her first LPGA tournament Sunday, closing with a 1-over-par 73 for a wire-to-wire, three- stroke win over compatriot Kim Mi-hyun and Carin Koch of Sweden at the Nine Bridges Classic.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers
Sutiyoso to help pro-bono lawyers JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso pledged funds from the city budget on Saturday to help renovate the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute's (YLBHI) building on Jl. Dponegoro, Central Jakarta."I hope the fund needed (for the renovation) is less than Rp 10 billion ...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
English relegated at China biz expo
English relegated at China biz expo "What is being displayed here?""Sorry, I don't know," came the polite answer from an exhibition hall staff member at the China-ASEAN Expo. Of course, she knew what was being asked, the problem was that she could not explain it in English.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
CDM projects 'vital for Indonesia'
CDM projects 'vital for Indonesia'Tb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists and economists welcomed the government's move to establish the National Commission on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a national authority to promote Indonesian CDM projects to the world.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
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checked -- JSR World voyagers find Indonesia the toughest challengeEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaBriton Jason Lewis, 38, has been bicycling, rollerblading, boat- pedaling and paddling canoes intermittently for the last 11 years during his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Questioning govt commitment on agricultural development
Questioning govt commitment on agricultural development Hyginus Hardoyo Jakarta At the start of his presidential term a year ago, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to put the agricultural sector on top of his government policy agenda with the aim of increasing rural household incomes from both farm...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Consumer foundation to open help kiosks
Consumer foundation to open help kiosks JAKARTA: The Indonesia Consumers Foundation (YLKI) will erect five help kiosks at major bus terminals, railway stations and airports to help solve problems related to transportation services for holidaymakers.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Weightlifting looks to lift two SEAG golds
Weightlifting looks to lift two SEAG golds Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With several weight classes dropped from the roster and new athletes yet to reach their peak, national weightlifters are unlikely to bring back the five golds of two years ago from this November's Southeast...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Passengers fall unconscious
Passengers fall unconscious SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Dozens of people passed out in thronging crowds pushing to leave the Dharma Kencana commercial ferry at Sampit Port on Friday.Police and seaport officials quickly separated them from the crowd pushing its way through the gate leading into the...
Mon, 31 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.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
China's market not impenetrable, say businesspeople
China's market not impenetrable, say businesspeople Consumer goods from China have penetrated all over the world market, giving the impression that its market is inaccessible. However, a handful of Indonesian businesspeople are beginning to find business opportunities in the country.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Hotel bomb convict to get remission
Hotel bomb convict to get remissionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sardona Siliwangi, a 24-year-old man convicted of storing explosives used to bomb Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel in 2003, was reported to be among the thousands of prisoners across the country to get jail cuts in observance of Idul Fitri.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Indonesian deserves death, mufti says
Indonesian deserves death, mufti says An Egyptian religious leader has refused to intervene on behalf of Indonesian Ali Darman Agustri, who faces the death penalty in Egypt for multiple murder and robbery.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Police beef up security patrols in tense Poso
Police beef up security patrols in tense PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu Police have beefed up security patrols in Poso, Central Sulawesi,following the beheading of three female students in the vicinity of the town on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Airport operator to build terminal
Airport operator to build terminalIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya An Australian tourist, upon hearing the news that the operator of Juanda Airport would build a mall in the vicinity of the airport, was pleased, saying it would make last-minute souvenir shopping a breeze.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Jamsostek to invest Rp 4t in equity
Jamsostek to invest Rp 4t in equityRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned social security firm PT Jamsostek plans to invest at least Rp 4 trillion (US$399.2 million) in the equity market next year, in a bid to aggressively tap higher yields from its investments.
Mon, 31 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.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Why not a monument of peace in Aceh?
Why not a monument of peace in Aceh? I have watched TV shows and read news articles on the surrender of fire arms used by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the destruction of the arms and other paraphernalia. This is indeed a pitiful phenomenon.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Excelcom's 9-month loss widens
Excelcom's 9-month loss widens JAKARTA: PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Indonesia's third-biggest mobile phone company, said its losses this year until September widened on a bigger currency loss.Losses widened to Rp 276.5 billion (US$27.6 million), or Rp 49 a share, from Rp 18.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Tsunami refugees criticize NGOs
Tsunami refugees criticize NGOs BANDA ACEH: People made homeless by the Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh Singkil regency have criticized several non-governmental organizations for failing to make good on their promise to build the refugees new houses.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Bali governor visits Japan
Bali governor visits Japan DENPASAR: Governor of Bali Dewa Beratha and a number of local tourist industry players flew to Japan on Saturday for a three- day visit in a bid to convince Japanese tourists that the people of Bali and security authorities were working hard to ensure that Bali is a safe...
Mon, 31 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.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
NGOs demand independent probe into Mahdi case
NGOs demand independent probe into Mahdi caseTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the National Commission of Human Rights to set up an independent team to investigate possible human rights violations that may have occurred during the recent...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Hotel bombing convict to receive remission
Hotel bombing convict to receive remissionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sardona Siliwangi, a 24-year-old man convicted of storing explosives used to bomb Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel in 2003, was reported to be among the thousands of prisoners across the country to get jail cuts in observance of Idul...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Consuls urge more visible security
Consuls urge more visible security DENPASAR: Foreign consuls here have asked for assurance from Badung regent Anak Agung Gde Agung on the efforts to maintain security in the regency, particularly in the aftermath of Oct. 1 bombing in its tourism magnets of Kuta and Jimbaran.R.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Mahdi shot but remains at large
Mahdi shot but remains at large PALU, Central Sulawesi: Mahdi, a little-known Islamic sect leader, was shot in the leg during last week's deadly clash that killed five people, and may now be hiding on Mount Panggero in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, his followers told police on Sunday.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
China, the world's largest telecom market
China, the world's largest telecom marketHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd, China's largest producer of telecommunications equipment, invited journalists from India, Malaysia and Indonesia, including Vincent Lingga from The Jakarta Post, to observe its operations in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen from...
Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Health agency erects 38 posts for travelers
Health agency erects 38 posts for travelersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Health Agency has established 38 health kiosks at locations frequented by domestic travelers, such as bus terminals, train stations, ports and the airport to monitor any health problems affecting people...