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Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Guerin/Yudhoyono's bumpy first year
Oct 28, 2005 Yudhoyono's bumpy first yearBy Bill Guerin JAKARTA - Though there has been no singularly mind-boggling achievement in his first year in office, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's bold decision to slash fuel subsidies not once, but twice, puts him in a different class to any of the three...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Fuel price rises and challenges for women ahead
Fuel price rises and challenges for women aheadSylvia Yazid, Bandung Have you talked to your maid lately? I have, and she told me how she has to spend more to buy a sack of rice and other daily needs, and how she has to allocate more money for her and her daughter's transportation, and how her...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
1. ROUNDUP: 2 x 15
1. ROUNDUP: 2 x 15 Police step up hunt for Noordin 2. BIRDFLU: 3 X 10 Mass cull unfeasible: Minister 3. WATER 3 X 11 Water crisis looms large in Jakarta4. CABINET: 1 X 40 Susilo keeps public guessing about Cabinet
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005
TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Children Film8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:30 TV Drama 3:00 English News Service3:30 TV Drama4:00 Talk Show6:30 Talk Show: Diknas7:00 News: Berita...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Susilo keeps public guessing about Cabinet shakeup
Susilo keeps public guessing about Cabinet shakeupRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although he said, "It's a beautiful day", the correct song to describe the situation of key economic minister Aburizal Bakrie, may be I will survive by Gloria Gaynor.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Surabaya declares new greening program
Surabaya declares new greening program SURABAYA: The Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar is planning to proclaim a "One Soul, One Tree" program in Surabaya on Saturday. Surabaya government spokesman, Juli Subianto, said on Friday the program was aimed at improving the quality of Surabaya's...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Humans fowls tested for bird flu
Humans fowls tested for bird fluThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar A joint government team conducted on Friday tests on the family of a girl who recently died after showing symptoms of bird flu.The move came as veterinary students participating in a nationwide surveillance program to detect the...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Police challenged to work harder after Azahari's death
Police challenged to work harder after Azahari's deathRidwan Max Sijabat and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Following the death of Azahari bin Husin during a raid at his hideout in East Java, the next two weeks could be a crucial period for the security and intelligence apparatus' long...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
U.S. attorney general to discuss terrorism in Asia
U.S. attorney general to discuss terrorism in AsiaDeborah Charles, Reuters/Washington U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales travels to Asia next week hoping to explain the U.S. war on terrorism, and said he will talk about information sharing and joint law-enforcement efforts.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Aussie model denies possession of pills
Aussie model denies possession of pills DENPASAR, Bali: Australian model Michelle Leslie insisted on Friday that the two Ecstasy tablets found by the police in her handbag during a drug raid in August at a Bali dance party did not belong to her.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
To be added to 3M advertorial
To be added to 3M advertorialPT Hill Konsultan Indonesia, the Indonesia subsidiary of Hill & Associates, Asia's leading security and risk management consultancy, often recommends to those clients that occupy commercial premises with large expanses of glass frontage to have security film fitted to...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Water crisis looms in Jakarta
Water crisis looms in JakartaDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Drinking a glass of water may soon become a luxury for Jakarta residents as the supply of raw water to the city has been continuously diminishing over the past few years.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Stock index falls; Banks, Inco Drop
Stock index falls; Banks, Inco DropArijit Ghosh, Bloomberg/Jakarta Indonesia's key stock index fell to a six-week low on concern the central bank will raise interest rates further this year to control inflation, which is at a six- year high. PT Bank Mandiri led lenders lower.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Bird lovers unfazed by bird flu outbreak
Bird lovers unfazed by bird flu outbreakTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia has recorded nine confirmed cases of avian influenza, including five deaths, but bird lovers here say they are not overly worried about the outbreak, arguing they have taken extra measures to ensure their...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Thai Petrochemical profit up in Q3
Thai Petrochemical profit up in Q3 BANGKOK: Thai Petrochemical Industry, an oil refiner and chemicals maker, said profit rose 17 percent in the third quarter after interest costs halved and it gained from rising demand for chemicals used to make plastics.Net income rose to 3.73 billion baht (US$90.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Aceh residents return homes
Aceh residents return homes BANDA ACEH, Aceh: People returning to Banda Aceh have been on rise recently in the wake of the Idul Fitri holiday. Antara observed that since Friday increasing numbers of motorcycles and cars have entered Banda Aceh from various destinations, including Medan city, the...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Two more health centers get ISO
Two more health centers get ISO YOGYAKARTA: Executives with consultancy management firm PT Societe Gene'rate Surveillance (SGS) will next week hand over ISO certificates to two community health centers in Sleman regency.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
ConocoPhillips to sign deal on Amborip VI block
ConocoPhillips to sign deal on Amborip VI blockLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips will sign a contract to explore and develop Amborip VI oil and gas block in the Arafura sea in Papua in early December, a government official says.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Project delays push down 2005 budget deficit
Project delays push down 2005 budget deficitUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government is expecting a narrower deficit for this year's state budget, a finance ministry official says, with delays in some development projects putting the brakes on spending amid higher-than-expected...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Azahari's terror cell like playing with tykes
Azahari's terror cell like playing with tykesID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Batu, Malang Who could have known that the two otherwise regular gents known to neighbors as Budi and Yahya would turn out to be terrorists bent on unleashing bombs throughout this country?People still cannot believe it...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005
TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Children Film8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:30 TV Drama 3:00 English News Service3:30 TV Drama4:00 Talk Show6:30 Talk Show: Diknas7:00 News: Berita...
Sat, 12 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.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Fishermen sitting it out as price of fuel jacks up costs
Fishermen sitting it out as price of fuel jacks up costsFadli, The Jakarta Post/Batam A lot of folks' favorite fish, such as the selar and tongkol, are getting harder to find in Batam as hundreds of fishing boats that usually bring them in have curbed operations over the last couple of weeks due to...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
JP/ /
JP/ /Indonesia's 1965 'Holocaust' RememberedAboeprijadi Santoso AmsterdamConventional wisdom about what happened in Indonesia during the second half of the 1960s generally held leading Army officers, in collaboration with some youth organizations, responsible for Indonesia's greatest human disaster...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Revisiting contextual teaching, learning methods
Revisiting contextual teaching, learning methodsTotok Amin Soefijanto, Jakarta Many concepts in education come and go in this land. While a few of them are worth our time, effort, and thoughts, the majority of these so called "breakthroughs" are just enterprizes of trial and error.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
1. Disco ---- 1x40
1. Disco ---- 1x40 'Restrictions on religious freedom still rampant in RI' 2. Security -- 1x44 U.S. attorney general to discuss terrorism in Asia 3. Apec ------ 2x18 Bomb threat delays flight ahead of APEC meeting 4. Drugs ----- 2x21 Gen. Sutanto leads raid on massive ecstasy plant
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
BRR on right track, but needs to work harder: Kuntoro
BRR on right track, but needs to work harder: KuntoroAdnkronos International, Rome The head of the seven-month-old Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR), Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, has robustly defended its achievements so far in rebuilding the province, which was devastated...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Quiet courier helps open Azahari discovery
Quiet courier helps open Azahari discoveryWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Malang The 88-square-meter house has a cramped look about it as though it is wedged between its neighboring homes.Located 100 meters from Jl.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Working minors: Unwitting heroes of the nation face life of servitude
Working minors: Unwitting heroes of the nation face life of servitudeID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya A swarm of flies settled on a heap of rotting corn abruptly rose as Siti Maesaroh (not her real name), 17, walked passed the pile of garbage on Wednesday.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
1. Aboe--
1. Aboe--1 x 38 Indonesia's 1965 Holocaust remembered 2. Bando--1 x 48 Parliamentary oversight and the war on terror 3.2 x 21 Shinzo Abe groomed as successor for Koizumi
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Interagency cooperation needed in countering terrorism
Interagency cooperation needed in countering terrorismBantarto Bandoro Jakarta We can make assessments anytime we want. We can also make probability judgments and build scenarios of what might happen in the future.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Indian Embassy responds
Indian Embassy responds I would like to draw your attention to an article entitled India, Pakistan fail the quake test, little relief, much politics written by Praful Bidwai, which appeared in your Oct. 27 edition of The Jakarta Post.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
'Keep unskilled workers out by developing regions'
'Keep unskilled workers out by developing regions' The Jakarta administration is planning to launch raids against unskilled migrants hoping to find jobs in the capital. The policy has provoked criticism from experts who argue that it violates people's right of free movement.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Civil servants face demotion
Civil servants face demotion JAKARTA: The Jakarta Audit Agency revealed on Friday that many civil servants would be demoted, while some others face a possible freeze in the periodical salary increase for failing to appear on the first working day on Wednesday after the Idul Fitri holiday.
Sat, 12 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.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Police to hand over Azahari's body after autopsy
Police to hand over Azahari's body after autopsyEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police say they will allow the relatives of Azahari bin Husin to claim his body and send it back to Malaysia, but only after they have completed a full autopsy on it.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Rupiah Rates Nov.11
Rupiah Rates Nov.11 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,668.23 6,932.99 7,338.65 7,262.43 Brunei dollar 1 6,155.20 5,564.04 5,890.65 5,828.44 Canadian dollar 1 8,802.76 7,957.31 8,424.42 8,335.43 Swiss franc 1 7,969.25 7,207.00 7,626.73 7,549.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Return of the Military?
Return of the Military? The establishment of the "anti-terror desk" by the Indonesian Military (TNI) on the basis of Law No. 34/2004 as a reaction to the slow response of the Indonesian police has marked the comeback of the TNI into Indonesian politics.
Sat, 12 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.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Susilo appoints 19 new ambassadors
Susilo appoints 19 new ambassadorsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed 19 new Indonesian ambassadors to various countries on Friday, including the U.S., Britain and China.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Azahari, hard work and stupidity
Azahari, hard work and stupidity If there was ever an occasion when the words "terrorism" and "good news" can ever be used in the same sentence, then Wednesday's police raid that led to the death of bombmaker Dr. Azahari was certainly one of them.It had been a long time coming.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
City Councillors slam Sutiyoso's 2006 programs
City Councillors slam Sutiyoso's 2006 programsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta City councillors said on Friday that many of Jakarta governor Sutiyoso's programs for next year failed to incorporate performance indicators and yardsticks to evaluate whether or not they were successful.Ben V.B.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Interagency cooperation needed in countering terrorism
Interagency cooperation needed in countering terrorismBantarto Bandoro Jakarta We can make assessments anytime we want. We can also make probability judgments and build scenarios of what might happen in the future.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Police step up manhunt for Noordin
Police step up manhunt for NoordinThe Jakarta Post, Malang/Semarang/Jakarta Thousands of security officers have been knocking on doors and combing railway and bus stations in the hunt for terrorist Noordin M. Top and his associates following the death of Azahari bin Husin.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Hotels, malls still on alert
Hotels, malls still on alertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security in Jakarta's hotels and shopping centers remains on full alert amid concerns of possible retaliatory attacks following the death of fugitive terrorist Azahari bin Husin in Batu, Malang, East Java, on Wednesday.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Rp 365b for NTT to curb malnutrition
Rp 365b for NTT to curb malnutrition KUPANG: The central government will disburse Rp 365 billion (about US$36 million) to the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial administration to help resolve an acute food crisis and malnutrition problem in poverty-stricken areas of the country's southernmost...
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Govt may cut domestic fuel prices if ICP drops
Govt may cut domestic fuel prices if ICP dropsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government will lower domestic retail fuel prices if the Indonesian Crude Price (ICP), which follows global oil prices, declines to below the assumed level used in the 2006 state budget, a minister has said.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Mass cull unfeasible: Minister
Mass cull unfeasible: MinisterRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The World Bank offer to finance a mass cull of poultry here in a bid to halt the bird flu outbreak and reduce the number of human infections, has yet to get a positive response from the government.
Sat, 12 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.
Sat, 12 Nov 2005
Kutai to build international airport
Kutai to build international airport MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The government is planning to build an international airport in Kutai Kartanegara regency, East Kalimantan, a regent said on Friday. The airport construction will cost the state some Rp 1.