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Sat, 19 Nov 2005
World citizen who has stayed true to his roots
World citizen who has stayed true to his rootsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta During his tenure as a United Nations peacekeeper in Africa, Omar Halim cried twice; once, because he was proud of the UN, the second time because he was hurt by and ashamed of the UN.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Rector to be quizzed again over weapons
Rector to be quizzed again over weapons AMBON, Maluku: Police investigators are planning to question again Muhammad Attamimi, the rector of Ambon State Islamic Institute (STAIN), for his role in the alleged storage of weapons and explosives within the institute's compound.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Indonesia praised for killing Azahari
Indonesia praised for killing AzahariAgencies, Busan, South Korea United States President George W. Bush and Southeast Asian leaders congratulated Indonesia on Friday for killing of one of Asia's top terrorist suspects, but stressed that vigilance would be needed to stop other militants who...
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Carbon emissions
Carbon emissions There is cause for great concern regarding the gigantic release of carbon into the atmosphere caused by fires in the peat bogs of Central Kalimantan. These emissions are a significant driver of global warming, which especially threatens Indonesia and may well threaten human...
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
U.S., Australia to up terror fight in SE Asia
U.S., Australia to up terror fight in SE AsiaLawrence Bartlett, Agence France-Presse/Adelaide, Australia The United States and Australia agreed on Friday to intensify counter-terrorism efforts in Southeast Asia and boost joint training for conventional warfare at annual top-level bilateral security...
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Susilo must improve leadership style: Analyst
Susilo must improve leadership style: AnalystThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With or without a Cabinet reshuffle, the administration would not be effective unless President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono could improve his qualities as a leader, a leading political analyst told a discussion on Friday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
BIS students 'teach' young inmates
BIS students 'teach' young inmatesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While teaching prisoners how to sing a song, Nicole, 16, looked at each of the teenagers, who gazed at her eagerly, before telling them to try to sing together along with the guitars.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Java is front line in bird flu battle
Java is front line in bird flu battleRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Busan, South Korea As the human death toll for avian influenza in Indonesia rises, Singapore and the United States are planning to begin a pilot project here to combat the outbreak.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Leslie found guilty, to be freed
Leslie found guilty, to be freedI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar A court here on Friday jailed Australian model Michelle Leslie on Friday for three months on drugs charges, but she will be freed within days because of the time she has already spent in detention.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Indonesian Trojans get together
Indonesian Trojans get togetherTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "Wow, you look so different! I would not have recognized you," a woman alumnus of the University of Southern California (USC) said to another woman graduate she had not met for ages.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Susilo needs warming up in Busan
Susilo needs warming up in BusanRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Busan, South Korea Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono seems to be adopting a form of "silent" diplomacy while attending the first meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Thursday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Two dead, one missing in Lampung floods
Two dead, one missing in Lampung floodsOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Two people died, other went missing and four houses were swept away in floods in West Lampung and Tanggamus regencies on Wednesday and Thursday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
One-third of Indonesians want more sex
One-third of Indonesians want more sexEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta An online, global sex survey carried out by condom manufacturer Durex revealed that 31 percent of the Indonesian respondents said they wish to have sex more frequently, while only 34 percent of the total 1,112 respondents...
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Govt plays down impact of new study on Papua vote
Govt plays down impact of new study on Papua voteIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Jayapura The government plays down the controversial study by Dutch historian Prof. Pieter Drooglever on 1969 vote in Papua, saying that his report was purely academic.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
President needs to be consistent
President needs to be consistentFrom KontanSeveral days before the fuel prices were raised, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the increase would be around 30 percent or 50 percent at the maximum. But strangely, the rise later turned out to be an average of 100 percent and even more than 200...
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Malaysia told to end protection for Proton
Malaysia told to end protection for ProtonAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia must abandon its nationalistic pride and drop protections for national carmaker Proton if it wants to build a successful auto industry, a senior official said in remarks published on Friday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Concerned over the aged
Concerned over the agedFrom Kompas When I left Tabing Airport in Padang, West Sumatra, early in June 2005, as a retired person I was exempt from paying airport tax.Garuda airways has long granted a reduction of 10 percent to passengers over 60 years of age, provided that they come in person to...
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
'Fear Factor Indonesia' new program on 'RCTI'
'Fear Factor Indonesia' new program on 'RCTI' Following success reaped from airing NBC's Fear Factor, private television station Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia is challenging local participants to take part in a thrilling Fear Factor Indonesia (FFI) competition.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Lawyer, court clerks sent to jail for corruption
Lawyer, court clerks sent to jail for corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Lawyer Tengku Syaifuddin Popon will join his client, former Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh, in prison after the Anticorruption Court convicted him for bribery on Friday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2005
Rupiah Rates Nov.18
Rupiah Rates Nov.18 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,730.48 6,993.30 7,400.90 7,322.66 Brunei dollar 1 6,205.54 5,614.31 5,940.97 5,878.72 Canadian dollar 1 8,877.95 8,033.46 8,499.45 8,411.80 Swiss franc 1 8,009.56 7,249.07 7,668.08 7,590.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
1. Ulema ---- 2x18
1. Ulema ---- 2x18 Suicide bombings 'too random to be good jihad' 2. Munir ---- 2x14 BIN deputy denies Pollycarpus ties 3. Perpres -- 1x30 SBY bemoans 'dual-function politicians' 4. Airforce - 1x45or Traditional Javanese snacks get presidential thumbs up
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Crowds gather for funeral of Azahari
Crowds gather for funeral of AzahariAgencies, Jasin, Malaysia/JakartaScores of people gathered at the family home of slain militant bombmaker Azahari bin Husin in Malaysia's southern state of Malacca state ahead of his burial on Thursday night.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
14 Heads :
14 Heads : 1. MARKET ( 3 x 18 ) Stock index has biggest gain in Oct.; Astra shares rise 2. FISH ( 2 x 30 ) European Union tells Indonesia to improve quality of fish products 3. COPPER ( 2 X 24 ) China to lose $100 million from copper futures bet .
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Corrections from Korean Embassy
Corrections from Korean Embassy Thank you for publishing a one-page advertisement (page 17) and several interesting articles in relation to the APEC Summit 2005 in Busan, the Republic of Korea, in The Jakarta Post's Nov. 17 edition.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Indonesian Arts Festival 2005
Indonesian Arts Festival 2005BANDUNG: Seven art colleges in Indonesia will participate in the fourth Indonesian Arts Festival, scheduled to take place on Nov. 24 through Nov. 27, 2005, at Bandung's Indonesian Arts College (STSI-Bandung) on Jl. Buahbatu, Bandung.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Malaysia to punish terrorism donors
Malaysia to punish terrorism donorsAssociated Press, Kuala LumpurThe Malaysian government pledged on Thursday to crack down on anyone who channels money to militants in Indonesia, following a report that a slain terrorist suspect received funds from Malaysian sympathizers.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Village employees demand promotion
Village employees demand promotion JAKARTA: Thousands of secretariat employees in villages across Java and Bali went to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, demanding they become officially recognized as civil servants.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
S'pore studies older workers
S'pore studies older workers SINGAPORE: A delegation from Singapore is in Japan studying ways to keep older workers employed longer, the manpower ministry said on Thursday.The group is headed by Minister of State for Manpower and Education Gan Kim Yong.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Suicide bombings 'too random to be good jihad'
Suicide bombings 'too random to be good jihad'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIslamic organizations agreed on Thursday to disseminate on a large scale, the teachings of "true jihad" among Muslims across Indonesia in an effort to help prevent extremist groups from recruiting new...
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
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RI jazz loses legendary bass-man JAKARTA: Indonesian jazz has lost a seasoned bass player, Perry Pattiselano, 55, (shown in framed photo) and his contemporaries mourned the passing of a "reliable, stable and consistent" musician and a good friend.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
'Wardrobe malfunction' actress complains
'Wardrobe malfunction' actress complainsJAKARTA: Taffana Dewi, 31, a lesser-known model and actress, said she wanted to sue the people behind the distribution on the Internet of a record containing her wardrobe malfunction incident, in which she bared her sizable breasts on a live TV show.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Bird flu death toll in RI climbs to seven
Bird flu death toll in RI climbs to sevenAgencies, Jakarta/BandungA Hong Kong laboratory has confirmed the deaths of two more people in Jakarta from bird flu, bringing the total to seven, health authorities say.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Susilo appeals to business leaders to help fight bird flu
Susilo appeals to business leaders to help fight bird fluRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/ Busan, South KoreaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed to business leaders around the globe to step up efforts to halt the outbreak of bird flu and prevent it from mutating into a form that could...
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Govt to heal drug addicts
Govt to heal drug addicts JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights will build a rehabilitation center for convicts of drug-related crimes in Yogyakarta.Director General of Penitentiary Mardjaman said on Wednesday the center would be located close to a special prison for drug convicts and...
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Tsunami warning buoys installed
Tsunami warning buoys installedReuters, JakartaIndonesia has activated the first stage of a tsunami early warning system off the coast of Sumatra to prevent a repeat of last year's death toll in huge quake-triggered tidal waves that left 164,000 people dead or missing, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Papuans give mixed reactions to Dutch study on 1969 vote
Papuans give mixed reactions to Dutch study on 1969 voteThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPapuan people gave mixed reactions on Thursday to a Dutch government-commissioned study that found the 1969 vote on their territory's incorporation into Indonesia to be a "sham".
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
TV Today: Saturday, November 19, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, November 19, 2005 TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi8:00 Talk Show: Hembing8:30 Rumah Kita9:30 Documentary11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Oto Screen12:00 Sports1:00 p.m.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Facts corrected
Facts corrected On behalf of Monica Kelly, thank you for the excellent coverage of the Mandala Crash Victims' Families Association's press conference in Medan on Nov. 15.However, Monica Kelly would like to make clear that she is not an attorney of the Nolan Law Group, as mentioned in the article.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Dengue fever cases on the increase as another victim dies
Dengue fever cases on the increase as another victim diesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA nine-year-old girl, identified as Tia Imelda, died in the Tarakan Hospital in West Jakarta on Thursday, two hours after she was admitted with dengue fever.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
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;AFP;IVY; ANPAu..r.. ATW-health-flu-China Bird flu crisis escalates in China JP/12/ATW Bird flu crisis escalates in China CHINA: China was struggling to contain an escalation of the bird flu crisis on Thursday after reporting at least one person had died from the H5N1 virus, with other human cases...
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Four new busway projects in 2006
Four new busway projects in 2006 JAKARTA: The city administration is going ahead with its plan to develop four new busway corridors next year to bring the total to seven by end 2006.City Transportation Agency head Nurrachman said on Thursday the construction of the new corridors would cost Rp 876.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Traditional Javanese snacks get presidential thumbs up
Traditional Javanese snacks get presidential thumbs upRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South KoreaOn board the Garuda Indonesia presidential aircraft, tahu Sumedang (fried tofu originally made and sold in Sumedang, West Java) and karak (Javanese traditional rice crackers) are must-have...
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Elephants run wild as their habitat shrinks
Elephants run wild as their habitat shrinksOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungA herd of some 20 wild elephants from the South Bukit Barisan National Park (TNBBS) in Lampung ventured again into nearby settlements in the past week, ravaging dozens of hectares plantations and residents'...
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Officials check for anthrax
Officials check for anthraxAgencies, Jakarta Health officials in Makassar carried out house-to-house checks on Thursday for signs of anthrax infections in humans following the deaths of at least 20 animals in the area.
Fri, 18 Nov 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.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Miss Indonesia in Bandung Fashion Week
Miss Indonesia in Bandung Fashion WeekMiss Indonesia 2005, Nadine Chandra Winata, will attend the BSM 4th Anniversary Fashion Week and Trend 2006, a major event of Bandung Supermall (BSM), the city's largest shopping center, this month.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Palyja responds
Palyja responds In response to the letter published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 5 titled Quality of drinking water declines, we would like to explain as follows.On Oct. 31, the Palyja Service Unit Team in South Jakarta checked the customer's location and found the water was rather murky.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
1. Aussie -- 48 pts 6 cols 1 line (1x36)
1. Aussie -- 48 pts 6 cols 1 line (1x36) Rumsfeld flies in to threatened Australia 2. Susilo -- 36 pts 1col 4lines (4x10)Susilo makes appeal to businesses for help to fight bird flu 3. Bappenas -- 36 pts 1cols 4lines (4x10)Govt provides incentives for infrastructure investments4.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
4heads
4heads 1. Papua (2x25) Papuans give mixed reactions to Dutch study 2. Tsunami (1x30) Tsunami warning buoys installed 3. Antrax (1x27) Officials check for anthrax 4. Yusril (4x9) Yusril, Anwar in row over graft case
Fri, 18 Nov 2005
Retail space market faces oversupply
Retail space market faces oversupplyAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta will face an oversupply in strata-title retail space by the end of this year with an additional 250,000 square meters entering the market, a property research company says.