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Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Bandung taxi drivers protest Blu Bird fleet
Bandung taxi drivers protest Blu Bird fleetYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungHundreds of taxi drivers here protested on Monday against a government license allowing Blue Bird cabs into the city, saying the increased competition was ruining their business.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
TNI and practical politics
TNI and practical politicsFrom Kompas President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently asked Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto to reinstate the Territorial Command, a move that has created a wide-ranging debate.
Tue, 15 Nov 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.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Australia backs regional task force
Australia backs regional task forceAUSTRALIA: Australia will support the creation of a regional antiterrorism task force in Southeast Asia, Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said on Monday.The idea is expected to be discussed at a meeting of police chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Mandala safety
Mandala safety I have been a frequent flyer since the 1970s and probably have clocked over 3,000 flights. On Nov. 3 I took Mandala's flight RI 394 from Tarakan to Jakarta, and have never before seen the seats on an aircraft so close together; it was impossible for me to sit down.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Mandala safety
Mandala safety I have been a frequent flyer since the 1970s and probably have clocked over 3,000 flights.On Nov. 3 I took Mandala's flight RI 394 from Tarakan to Jakarta, and have never before seen the seats on an aircraft so close together; it was impossible for me to sit down.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Scientists to meet at LIPI forum
Scientists to meet at LIPI forum JAKARTA: In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the Indonesian Institute for Sciences (LIPI) plans to hold a gathering of Indonesian scientists here on Nov. 18-19.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Chief justice defies KPK summons in bribery case
Chief justice defies KPK summons in bribery caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSupreme Court chief Bagir Manan refused to appear at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for questioning on Monday in connection with a bribery case implicating him and former president...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
The threat of zoonoses from live animal markets
The threat of zoonoses from live animal marketsKarmele Llano Sanchez Jakarta An article published last July in Emerging Infectious Diseases reports on the significant impact that the wildlife trade and live animal markets are having on human health worldwide, in particular Asia.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Candra, Sigit take China title
Candra, Sigit take China title JAKARTA: Veteran men's doubles pair Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto took their fourth title of the year and second successive China Open on Sunday.The top ranked pair defeated old rivals and world number twos Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hanseon on Sunday in a...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Lippo forecasts 2005 profit to up
Lippo forecasts 2005 profit to up JAKARTA: PT Bank Lippo, an Indonesian lender controlled by Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional Bhd., said it expects profit this year to rise by about 85 percent because of higher lending to consumers.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
APEC's relevance
APEC's relevance An APEC community remains a figment of the diplomatic imagination: the national interests of its too many member nations are just too diverse. That has not slowed the bewildering expansion of the APEC agenda.
Tue, 15 Nov 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.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Indonesia bonds rise on slowing growth
Indonesia bonds rise on slowing growthBloomberg, Kuala Lumpur/JakartaIndonesia's local-currency bonds gained, the biggest fluctuation of any government debt market today, on signs growth faltered in the third quarter as consumers held back spending because interest rates rose.The economy grew 5.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
A factory of shame
A factory of shame Over a long period in a hamlet in Tangerang, Banten, workers have quietly churned out illegal drugs in a factory licensed to produce cables, seemingly without disruption, until fish in a nearby stream died, from red and yellow substances dumped into the water it was surmised.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, November 15, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Channel Dangdut8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:00 News: Berita Nusantara1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:30 Children Drama3:00 English News Service3:45 TV Drama4:00 Talk Show6:30 Business News:...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Azahari in touch with family while on the run
Azahari in touch with family while on the runRidwan Max Sijabat and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/SurabayaMalaysian terrorist Azahari bin Husin, who was responsible for a series of bomb attacks that killed hundreds of innocent people in Indonesia, appeared to have kept in touch with...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Storm damages 55 houses
Storm damages 55 housesJAMBI: Gale force winds hit Pangkalduri subdistrict in East Tanjungjabung regency here on Monday, leaving 55 houses seriously damaged. Several people were injured but no fatalities were reported as yet. The injured residents are now being treated at home.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Cross-cultural poet and translator
Cross-cultural poet and translatorOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungIn the 32 years of the New Order regime in Indonesia, hardly any literary works written by Chinese-Indonesians saw the light of day.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Azahari's brother get lesson in Jakarta red tape
Azahari's brother get lesson in Jakarta red tapeEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe police said on Monday they would not allow the brother of slain terrorist Azahari bin Husin to identify the latter's body unless he followed procedure.National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
'Rendra speaks on killings in religious's name
'Rendra speaks on killings in religious's nameJAKARTA: Poet Rendra, 70, made a long poetic speech last Friday, lamenting the national situation in which people disregarded humanity."The second principle of Pancasila (the state's guiding principles) says that the nation respects humanity in its just...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Costly leased lines hamper Internet
Costly leased lines hamper InternetLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHigh prices of leased lines for domestic and international links in Indonesia, which can be up to 48 times more expensive than other countries, is hampering the development of the Internet and should be regulated, a study...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
The Constitutional Court: Don't let the sky fall in
The Constitutional Court: Don't let the sky fall inMohamad Mova Al 'Afghani, Jakarta "The state (shall) give priority to the education budget (by allocating) at least 20 percent of the state as well as regional budgets to meet the requirements of implementing national education.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Indonesians seek Australian asylum
Indonesians seek Australian asylumAUSTRALIA: Seven Indonesians who waded ashore in Australia's remote northwest a week ago are asylum seekers, immigration officials said on Monday.The seven -- four men, a woman and two children -- are from West Timor and were picked up at Cape Londonderry.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
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JP/ / Constitutional Court: 'Uphold the law, but don't let the sky fall in'Mohamad Mova Al 'Afghani Jakarta "The state [shall] give priority to the education budget [by allocating] at least twenty percent of the state as well as regional budgets to meet the requirements of implementing national...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Specter of Cabinet reshuffle haunts President Susilo
Specter of Cabinet reshuffle haunts President SusiloJohn McBeth, The Straits Times/Asian News Network, Singapore It has been the hottest topic in Indonesian politics, but it was left to one of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's own ministers to utter what for many Indonesian commentators has now...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Ministry gets tough on shipping lines over THC
Ministry gets tough on shipping lines over THCThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to get tough on shipping lines' representatives who fail to present their permits as well as those who refuse to reduce terminal handling charges (THC) at ports, a minister says.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
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Plantation employees demand higher salaries Page 5 Christina Kim wins LPGA Tournament of Champions Page 9 Wilson T, cross-cultural poet and translator Page 20
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Boat accident kills mother, daughter
Boat accident kills mother, daughterPEKANBARU, Riau: A speed boat traveling between Bengkalis and Selatpanjang here capsized on Sunday evening, leaving two people dead. The two fatalities were Asnah, 44 and her daughter Rosa Aslina, three. The other 48 passengers survived the accident.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Houses checked in terrorist hunt
Houses checked in terrorist huntAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFeeling an obligation to help police in their duty to find terror suspects, Dini, 22, a student of the University of Indonesia, in Depok, West Java, welcomed a police check on her rented room.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Workers push for survey on minimum wage
Workers push for survey on minimum wageTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorHundreds of workers grouped under the Coalition of Bogor Workers demanded on Monday that the team in charge to assessing the minimum wage conduct a survey on living costs before determining the workers' minimum cost of...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Bush policies destabilizing for Asia: PERC survey
Bush policies destabilizing for Asia: PERC surveyAgence France-Presse, SingaporeThe policies of U.S. President George W. Bush and his administration have been destabilizing for Asia with Washington seen as a bully, according to a poll released on Monday of senior foreign business executives working...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
GAM surrenders 59 weapons
GAM surrenders 59 weaponsNani Afrida and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/JakartaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) began on Monday the third of four phases of disarmament, handing in 59 weapons to foreign monitors in a remote field in West Aceh regency.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, November 16, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Dialogue: Showbiz11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Rona Daerah1:00 p.m.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Bombmaker's disciples still on the loose: Police
Bombmaker's disciples still on the loose: PoliceThe Jakarta Post, Malang/Majalengka/Bandung/JakartaPolice chief Gen. Sutanto warned people on Wednesday to remain vigilant as disciples of master bombmaker Azahari bin Husin were still on the loose.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Headings
Headings1. APBD -- 2x18 City likely to up budget to Rp 17t for next year 2. SULIANTI -- 1x36 Sulianti Saroso Hospital alone in bird flu war 3. MAID -- 2x28 Demand for maids, nannies high after Idul Fitri 4. BURUH -- 1x40 Workers push for survey on minimum wage 5.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
City likely to up budget to Rp 17t for next year
City likely to up budget to Rp 17t for next yearDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration is likely to propose Rp 17 trillion for next year's budget, or an 18 percent increase from the current 2005 budget of Rp 14.3 trillion.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Incentives offered in bill on waste
Incentives offered in bill on wasteThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter holding a series of public hearings across the country, the government has announced it will submit next month a bill on waste management to the House of Representatives that offers incentives for parties involved in managing garbage.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Families of crash victims insist on suing Boeing
Families of crash victims insist on suing BoeingApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanFamilies of the September Mandala crash victims insist they will file suit against U.S. aircraft-maker Boeing Corp.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
JP/17/DIAGN
JP/17/DIAGNDual diagnosis a problem of drug addiction and pathologyDavid & Joyce Djaelani Gordon Contributors Yayasan Harapan Permata Hati Kita BogorDani (not his real name), is 42; he is a drug addict, and one with a mental disorder.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Latest Poso attack 'purely criminal'
Latest Poso attack 'purely criminal' PALU, Central Sulawesi: The recent attack on teenager Tofan Sonpa in Poso Pesisir district here had nothing to do with previous incidents allegedly linked to religious sentiment, police said on Monday.
Tue, 15 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.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Jakarta's plight: Massing migrants or woeful planning?
Jakarta's plight: Massing migrants or woeful planning?This week, the Jakarta administration will launch a large-scale crackdown on unskilled migrants who have entered the city after the Idul Fitri holiday. Governor Sutiyoso's administration has blamed migrants as the source of many urban problems.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
1. TERROR: 1 X 38
1. TERROR: 1 X 38 Azahari's disciples still on the loose: Police 2. POSO: 3 X 18 Relatives of three beheaded girls up pressure for justice 3. MIGRATION: 1 X 35 Overpopulation remains a threat for Jakarta 4. FAMILY: 3 X 16 Azahari's brother gets lesson in Jakarta red tape 5.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Stock index falls to 7-week low; Astra declines
Stock index falls to 7-week low; Astra declinesSoraya Permatasari, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia's key stock index dropped to its lowest in seven weeks. Auto retailer PT Astra International led declines after the company said vehicle sales are slowing because of higher interest rates.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
The last phases of the Aceh peace agreement
The last phases of the Aceh peace agreementOmar Halim, JakartaThe third phase of the decommissioning of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) weapons, to be followed by the withdrawal of the non- organic Indonesian Military and police forces, is currently taking place.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
JP1/1/TERROR
JP1/1/TERRORAzahari's disciples still on the loose: Police chiefThe Jakarta Post Malang/Majalengka/Bandung/JakartaPolice chief Gen. Sutanto warned people on Wednesday to remain vigilant as disciples of master bombmaker Azahari bin Husin were still on the loose.
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
World Bank's IFC may lend $140 million to Danamon
World Bank's IFC may lend $140 million to DanamonSoraya Permatasari, Bloomberg/JakartaInternational Finance Corp., the World Bank's investment arm, may extend a loan of as much as Rp 1.4 trillion (US$140 million) to PT Bank Danamon to support the Indonesian lender's plan to lend to small-scale...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Indonesian perception of Australia: It really isn't a laughing matter
Indonesian perception of Australia: It really isn't a laughing matterS.P. SETH, Sydney In the last month or so, Indonesia has featured quite a few times on prime-time Australian television. The context for these stories has been terrorism in Indonesia, particularly with reference to the Bali...
Tue, 15 Nov 2005
ADB lends $30m to Indonesia
ADB lends $30m to Indonesia MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it would extend US$330 million in loans to Indonesia to improve the decentralization process in that country.This in turn will help improve the delivery of basic services at the local government level, the ADB said...