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Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Canada urges Indonesia to ratify Ottawa Convention
Canada urges Indonesia to ratify Ottawa ConventionAdianto P. Simamora and Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA Canadian delegation, led by Gen. (ret) Maurice Baril, a Special Advisor to Canada's Ambassador for Mine Action, is in town to encourage Indonesia to ratify the Ottawa Convention...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Nation made lazy by overreliance on maids
Nation made lazy by overreliance on maidsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTo guarantee her new housemaid, Lilis, 18, would come back to work after the Idul Fitri exodus, housewife Fifin Yuliati, 27, had to shell out more money for Lilis, who earned Rp 300,000 (US$30) a month on top of free meals and...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
UGM among world's top 100 colleges
UGM among world's top 100 collegesYOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University (UGM) was among the world's top 100 universities in the field of arts and humanities studies according to a survey conducted by the UK's The Times daily, Rector Sofian Effendi announced here on Wednesday.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Drivers demand permanent status
Drivers demand permanent status JAKARTA: Around 80 truck drivers working for the Jakarta International Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta, staged a rally at the City Council on Thursday to ask for support from the councillors for their demand that they be made permanent...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Lampung park criticized for poor wildlife treatment
Lampung park criticized for poor wildlife treatmentOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungEnvironmentalists in Lampung lashed out at the Bumi Kedaton Safari Park (TWABK) management for treating animals under its care poorly.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Lampung national park under threat
Lampung national park under threatBANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: About 16 percent of the 356,800 total hectares of the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, or some 57,000 hectares, has been deforested since 2002, a government official said on Thursday, citing satellite photos.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
'Rain Repertoire' to go to Tokyo
'Rain Repertoire' to go to TokyoYOGYAKARTA: After its success in performing Waktu Batu at the In Transit Festival in Berlin, Germany, in June this year, Yogyakarta-based Teater Garasi has been invited to perform Rain Repertoire during the Physical Theater Festival in Tokyo, Japan, this month.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
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Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Toward a virtual caliphate
Toward a virtual caliphate Peter Mandaville Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Arlington, Virginia The recent Zawahiri- Zarqawi Letter -- purportedly a missive on strategy and tactics from al-Qaeda's to their man in Iraq -- once again raises the question of bin Laden's capacity to inspire...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Regent urges press not to overly expose Poso cases
Regent urges press not to overly expose Poso casesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poso Regent Piet Inkiriwang asked the press not to give too much coverage to the latest violence in the area for fear it could harm the hard-gained peace in the religiously divided Central Sulawesi town.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Jakarta opts for selective bird cull
Jakarta opts for selective bird cullThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration plans to introduce selective culls of birds and chickens in areas where bird flu is detected, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 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.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Vendors cash in on Azahari raid
Vendors cash in on Azahari raidAntara News Agency, JakartaThe police raid on a house being rented by alleged terror mastermind Azahari in Batu, Malang, East Java, has been a financial boon for residents and food vendors.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Understanding the sociology of religious terrorism
Understanding the sociology of religious terrorismAhmad Najib Burhani, Jakarta A number of religious leaders in Indonesia, such as those in the National Movement against Terrorism (GNAT), have claimed that the Bali bomb blasts and religion are two totally separate issues.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Astra, LG to up investment for business expansion
Astra, LG to up investment for business expansionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJapanese car manufacturers Toyota Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. and Korean electronics producer LG Electronics Inc. plan to increase the production capacity of their Indonesian plants by upgrading their investments,...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Telkom to speed up payment of $850m foreign debt
Telkom to speed up payment of $850m foreign debtThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's largest telecommunications company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), plans to repay about US$150 million of its $850 million in foreign debt by the end of the year, about five years before the debt falls due.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Raunchy ads
Raunchy ads As a regular reader of your paper, I find the recent ads for Contiki Resort Bali (e.g. page 3 of the Nov. 10 issue) to be in very poor taste.For a professional paper like yours to accept such raunchy advertisements lowers your status to that of a tabloid looking for a quick buck.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
1. Grasi (2x24)
1. Grasi (2x24) No mercy from Susilo for three Poso murderers 2. Susul (2x24) Police link Azahari to Bali backpack bombs 3. Religi (3x18) Suspicion keeps Muslim-Christian tension intact 4. Poso (2x24) Regent urges press not to overly expose Poso cases
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Adisucipto aims to be Java cargo service hub
Adisucipto aims to be Java cargo service hubSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaYogyakarta's Adisucipto Airport starts to prepare itself to become the hub of cargo services for Java region, especially that of the southern parts of the island.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Basketball in doubt for SEAG
Basketball in doubt for SEAGThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Basketball-crazy Philippines is ready to yank the sport from the upcoming 23rd Southeast Asian Games for the first time in the history of the regional multisports event amid a bitter dispute for control of the game at home.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Bus drivers slow to use seat belts
Bus drivers slow to use seat beltsJEMBER, East Java: A government official said on Thursday that despite a public campaign, many public transportation drivers in Jember regency still did not use their seat belts.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
'Give the migrants some skills'
'Give the migrants some skills'Starting next week the Jakarta administration will launch a crackdown on unskilled migrant workers coming to the city, a move which critics say is a violation of their constitutional right to freedom of movement.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
RI jazzer among 57 killed in Jordan blast
RI jazzer among 57 killed in Jordan blastAgencies Jakarta/AmmanAn Indonesian jazz musician was among the 57 people killed in the triple bombings of Western-owned hotels in the Jordanian capital of Amman, while two other Indonesian musicians were among the more than 100 injured.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
RI woman and Rp 500 m
RI woman and Rp 500 m It is very interesting to read the articles in The Jakarta Post about this trial-and-error plan. We, Indonesians, are always making "breakthroughs", which is actually positive in the sense that a rule is made to fit our own culture.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
SBY to open Asian parliament forum
SBY to open Asian parliament forum JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to open the 8th general assembly of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) on Saturday here.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Bringing out the sun for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Bringing out the sun for the 2008 Beijing OlympicsMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, Beijing On average days, the beautiful vistas of the Forbidden City are shaded in gray. Like a thin layer of cloth draped over a lamp, the sun shines bashfully on this traffic-clogged metropolis once...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Malaysian bomb fugitive's life in the shadows
Malaysian bomb fugitive's life in the shadowsMark Bendeich, Reuters/Kuala LumpurAzahari bin Husin, one of Asia's most-wanted Islamic militants and suspected bomb mastermind, is an expert at suffering. It has been his companion for years.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Wynne out for revenge against Fuda
Wynne out for revenge against FudaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local hopeful Wynne Prakusya will have the chance to get her own back against top seeded Ryoko Fuda of Japan on Friday in the US$25,000 Jakarta ITF Women's Open.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Batu raid a boost for antiterror squad
Batu raid a boost for antiterror squadEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHaving been told of the death of Dr. Azahari in a police raid on the bombmaker's hideout, National Police chief Gen. Sutanto was eager to reach Batu in Malang.
Fri, 11 Nov 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.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Poso Police chief replaced after attack
Poso Police chief replaced after attackEva Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Poso Police chief was removed from his post on Thursday following the beheading of three schoolgirls and the shooting of two others in the regency recently.Adj. Sr. Comr. M.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Asia's retailers upbeat in Q3
Asia's retailers upbeat in Q3 SINGAPORE: Asia's retail sector generally reported upbeat rental and occupancy rates in the third quarter of 2005 with China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and India particularly buoyant, a property consultancy's report said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Winning hearts and minds to prevent terrorism
Winning hearts and minds to prevent terrorismEstananto, Frankfurt Vice President Jusuf Kalla in a recent interview said that the government would take stronger measures in the war against terrorism, including taking a closer look at pesantren (Islamic boarding schools).
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Kalimantan buffer-zone: Palms oil or eco-tourism?
Kalimantan buffer-zone: Palms oil or eco-tourism?Siswo Pramono, The Hague Indonesia should develop an economic buffer-zone in the northern parts of Kalimantan in order to improve security in the areas along its border with Malaysia.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Urban heroes work for the future
Urban heroes work for the futureThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesians commemorate Hero's Day to remember those who had taken part in the country's long struggle for independence on Nov. 10.However, 60 years down the line, the term hero (pahlawan) has expanded beyond the aging veterans who fought...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Munir poisoned 'during flight'
Munir poisoned 'during flight'JAKARTA: A University of Indonesia toxicologist Ridla Bakri told the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday that Munir was most likely poisoned during the flight from Jakarta to Singapore."It's impossible that it occurred in Jakarta.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Azahari's death won't eliminate terror threat, experts caution
Azahari's death won't eliminate terror threat, experts cautionTiarma Siboro and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The death of Azahari bin Husin, one of the most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia, has dealt a serious blow to the terror network, but officials and experts cautioned that...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
JP/13/Banti
JP/13/BantiBantimurung, The Kingdom of Butterflies Andi Hajramurni Correspondent/Ujung Pandang British zoologist Alfred Russel Wallace once called Bantimurung National Recreation Park the Kingdom of Butterflies. The park is home to butterflies of numerous colors, patterns and sizes.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Why English language?
Why English language?From Media Indonesia It is a common practice, nowadays, among university students to mix English and their local dialects in day-to-day life. Lecturers too are doing the same thing.
Fri, 11 Nov 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.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Quiet Batu finds itself in eye of storm
Quiet Batu finds itself in eye of stormWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Batu, East JavaThe hideout of Azahari bin Husin, a bombmaker who had a key role in the deadliest terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, is located in the quiet Flamboyan housing complex.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
JavaBrew-Yogya-AdisuciptoAirport
JavaBrew-Yogya-AdisuciptoAirportJP/17/ADISUCAdisucipto aims to become Java cargo service hubSlamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaYogyakarta's Adisucipto Airport is preparing itself to become the hub of cargo services for the Java region, especially for the southern part of the island.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Bonded zones for Batam
Bonded zones for Batam The government has finally moved firmly to resolve several years of controversy and political debate over the status of Batam, an island 30 kilometers southeast of Singapore, by declaring it only to be an enhanced bonded zone, not a full free trade zone (FTZ) as demanded by...
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Suspicion keeps Muslim-Christian tension intact
Suspicion keeps Muslim-Christian tension intactRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSuspicion and distrust still prevail in the relationship between Muslims and Christians in the country, therefore more dialogs are imperative to promote religious harmony, a leading Muslim says.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
The problem with
The problem with visas in Indonesia I am a expatriate from the United States who has been married to an Indonesian woman for over 10 happy years now. I enjoyed my stays in Indonesian very much and dreamed about retiring there one day to enjoy the warm weather and the warm-hearted people.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Indonesia condemns Jordan bomb attacks
Indonesia condemns Jordan bomb attacksThe Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned on Thursday the deadly bomb attacks on Western hotels in Jordan that killed 57 people, including one Indonesian citizen.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
No mercy from Susilo for three Poso murderers
No mercy from Susilo for three Poso murderersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono refused to grant clemency to three men sentenced to death for inciting communal violence in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso in 2000.
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49 Indonesia raises ante in the war on terrorism 2. SYDNEY 2 X 20 Australia welcomes Azahari's reported death 3. CHINA: 1 X 40 Bringing out the sun for 2008 China Olympics
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
From Suara Pembaruan
From Suara Pembaruan Since the Subversion Law was repealed, the security forces no longer have the power to take preemptive measures. Meanwhile, the terrorist actions continue. Actually, what we need is a legal system under which we can take preemptive measures, including repressive actions.
Fri, 11 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.