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Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Fire at Petronas Twin Towers
Fire at Petronas Twin Towers MALAYSIA: Hundreds of screaming and coughing moviegoers fled a cinema complex in the Petronas Twin Towers after a fire filled a shopping mall attached to the Malaysian landmark with thick, acrid smoke. No serious injuries were reported.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
JP/13/Park
JP/13/Park Bantimurung: A cool respite from city life A nice-day trip for travelers and a great escape for Makassar City residents, Bantimurung National Recreational Park in South Sulawesi is a beautiful spot to enjoy nature and chill out.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Youth: Report urges openness on youth and sexual health
Youth: Report urges openness on youth and sexual healthDuncan Graham, Contributor/Surabaya To stay healthy and to be responsible, Indonesian youth should have access to condoms and other contraceptives in places where they feel relaxed about obtaining them, says a report on sexual health based on...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Great Escapade at the Borobudur
Great Escapade at the Borobudur From Oct. 1 through Nov. 30, the Borobudur Hotel is offering a special program, the Great Escapade.Customers will receive one night's free stay after staying two consecutive nights at this world-class hotel.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Idul Fitri Across the World
Idul Fitri Across the World Marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan, Muslims across the world celebrate Idul Fitri.It was a joyful, victorious day for many people who fasted from sunrise to sunset throughout the month.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
JP/ /
JP/ / PRE-FIFTH VOYAGE OF UNDERSTANDING 2005 ACTIVITIESTantri Almira Wardhani University of Malang/Malang, East Java I am one of the young persons selected by ENCOMPASS Trust (www.encompasstrust.org) to partake in the sail training adventure aboard the Tall Ship, Prince William, with the Tall Ships...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Graphics competition at Binus
Graphics competition at Binus All high school and university students are invited to take part in the Multimedia and Computer Graphics Challenge 2005 at Bina Nusantara University (Binus), where they will have the opportunity to win a Rp 50 cash prize.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Home entertainment: Price war in audio-video market
Home entertainment: Price war in audio-video market The market is currently witnessing a price war, with several manufacturers lowering their prices amid sluggish sales, while others are slashing their prices to a level that makes their products competitive with Chinese products.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Get London for success
Get London for successSyahmedi Dean, Contributor/Jakarta Only a few local people in a big city like Jakarta can readily mention the names of fashion designers or fashion brand names from London. To change all that, the British Embassy in Jakarta and Glamour Inc.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Youth need 'open, accurate approach' to sexual health
Youth need 'open, accurate approach' to sexual health Duncan Graham Contributor/Surabaya To stay healthy and to be responsible, Indonesian youth should have access to condoms and other contraceptives in places where they feel relaxed about obtaining them, says a report on sexual health based on...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Betawi comedy at GKJ
Betawi comedy at GKJ Want to learn some Jakarta folklore? Then watch Komedi Betawi's performances at the Jakarta Arts Building (GKJ) on Nov. 11 and Nov. 15.Directed by Syaiful Amri, senior Betawi artists, such as Bolot, Nori, Edi Oglek, Kubil and Madih will perform two comedy- dramas, Air Susu...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Preparing for voyage aboard the 'Prince William'
Preparing for voyage aboard the 'Prince William'Tantri Almira Wardhani, University of Malang/Malang, East Java I am one of the young persons selected by ENCOMPASS Trust (www.encompasstrust.org) to partake in the sail training adventure aboard the Tall Ship, Prince William, with the Tall Ships Youth...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Trisakti to hold construction seminar
Trisakti to hold construction seminar Trisakti University will host an international seminar on the construction industry on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26.The seminar will feature keynote speaker Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto, as well as international speakers such as Nigel Priestley, professor...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
The Family Gathering
The Family Gatheringby Iwan "Bung" Sulistiawan "Yan, what can we give to Bapak and Ibu?""Why? It's still two weeks from now, Mas," said Yanti to Edi, her husband."You know quite well that when it comes to the family gathering I always feel inferior.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Patching into the 'Buzz'
Patching into the 'Buzz' CampusBuzz was created by The Jakarta Post to better serve our readership, and is dedicated to young adults attending universities, vocational colleges and other tertiary or advanced learning institutions.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Now, it's purple gold
Now, it's purple goldStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post/Singapore Back then, it was yellow and later on, it was white. And now it comes in purple as gold now speaks of individuality with a hint of glamor.According to Billi Chen, Customer Service Assistant of Lee Hwa Jewellery, which is presenting its...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Public asked to watch over new neighbors
Public asked to watch over new neighborsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The time to ask for and offer forgiveness for any wrongdoings among neighbors during Idul Fitri holiday is over.Jakartans are now asked to monitor newcomers in their respective neighborhoods as the Jakarta Police lack...
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Sasya's paintings at Four Seasons
Sasya's paintings at Four Seasons Beautiful paintings in the exhibition Flowers from The Garden of Eden by celebrated artist Sasya Tranggono are on display at For Seasons Hotel Jakarta from Oct. 19 to Nov. 30.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Fires dash hopes in Jakarta during Idul Fitri
Fires dash hopes in Jakarta during Idul FitriAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Idul Fitri celebration was over for Parlan, 36, as he stared at what was left of his house on Jl. Kampung Muka in Lodan, North Jakarta, after a massive fire early on Saturday."I don't know what all this means.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Malay music: A culture in a coma
Malay music: A culture in a comaAde F. Paloh, Contributor/Jakarta An old verse from a classic Malay song by the legendary Said Effendy goes Mengapa kau termenung/oh adik berhati bingung, which means "why do you ponder, O my sister with puzzled heart".
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Marine technology seminar at ITS
Marine technology seminar at ITS To commemorate its 45th anniversary, the 10 November Institute of Technology (ITS) in Surabaya, East Java, will hold a national seminar on the application of marine technology in the oil and gas industry.The seminar will be held on Nov.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Center presents French jazz duet
Center presents French jazz duet To welcome the participants of the ASEAN's Seventh Economic Conference in Jakarta from Dec. 4 to 7, the French Cultural Center is inviting French jazz duet Michael Portal and Bernard Lubat to perform at the Jakarta Arts Building (GKJ) on Dec. 5.
Sun, 06 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.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Human rights group lauds U.S. decision
Human rights group lauds U.S. decision INDONESIA: A human rights group has praised the U.S. Congress for its refusal to lift a ban on sales of military equipment to Indonesia, whose armed forces have been accused of widespread abuses.
Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Bammi provides vision of Indonesia's other face
Bammi provides vision of Indonesia's other faceEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Nowadays, it is simply not the right time to promote Indonesia, with its graphic images of terrorist attacks shattering the resort island of Bali, its poverty on display along the main thoroughfares and its...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
RI bridge team into Senior Bowl final
RI bridge team into Senior Bowl finalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The national contract bridge team mounted a comeback in Thursday's semifinal against Denmark to reach the final of the Senior Bowl in Estoril, Portugal.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Ghandi school stages a piece of 'epic theater'
Ghandi school stages a piece of 'epic theater'Mario Koch, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Man and technology, technology and man -- this highly strained relationship is at the core of The Mobile Grave. Grade ten students of Gandhi Memorial International School, Kemayoran, North Jakarta, undertook a true...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Managing Jakarta's weather
Managing Jakarta's weatherEdward McMillan, Jakarta As a city, Jakarta is unusually vulnerable to weather-related risks. Flooding invariably brings traffic to a juddering halt and paralyses the city. Hot temperatures promote smog, increase the incidence of heat stroke and push up air-conditioning...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Sutiyoso keeps poor happy with cash
Sutiyoso keeps poor happy with cashDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Beaming, Yudhi, in his 30s, a scavenger from Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, emerged from Governor Sutiyoso's official residence on Thursday holding a white envelope with a Rp 50,000 (some US$5) banknote inside it.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Indonesia's mutual funds industry: Down but not out
Indonesia's mutual funds industry: Down but not outMartin Jenkins, Jakarta It has not been a good year for Indonesia's mutual funds industry. Still reeling from the Bank Global fiasco at the end of 2004, the industry has seen huge redemptions in 2005 as investors fled to safer havens on fears that...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
People of S. Aceh seek higher ground
People of S. Aceh seek higher ground BANDA ACEH: Thousands of people in South Aceh regency were forced to leave their houses and seek higher ground on Thursday as days of heavy rain caused the water in local rivers to overflow and flood their houses.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Quality of drinking water declines
Quality of drinking water declinesFrom Kompas For the past few months the quality of drinking water produced by the Jakarta Administration's water utility in cooperation with Lyonnais (a foreign company) has been highly unsatisfactory. The water is turbid, and the pressure is poor.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Hotels, villas in Puncak see poor bookings
Hotels, villas in Puncak see poor bookingsTheresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/BogorUnlike previous years, signs advertising vacancies still hung outside hotels and villas in the Puncak resort area, Bogor, on Tuesday, just two days before the post-fasting Idul Fitri celebration.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Airlines 'should apply online system'
Airlines 'should apply online system'Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In an era where a country's development is increasingly measured by its bandwidth per capita, real-time connectivity is what consumers now demand.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Purser and his love for Indonesia
Purser and his love for IndonesiaBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta The fact that Australian Warwick Purser loves Indonesia is not in doubt. To help Indonesia recover its reputation, which has, in a way, been tarnished by bombings in Jakarta and Bali, Purser, who has successfully introduced...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
New judges to hear Probo case
New judges to hear Probo caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court has set up a new five-judge panel to handle the appeal case of businessman Probosutedjo amid allegations that the previous panel of three justices had received bribe money from latter, who is former president Soeharto's...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
For 11/5)
For 11/5)JP/6/EDIT01 Papuans need sincerity The 42 members of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) were installed on Oct. 31, 2005, in Jayapura, capital of the easternmost province of Papua. But whether the assembly will be able to play the role it is supposed to play is another question.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
India beefs up security for Idul Fitri
India beefs up security for Idul FitriNeelesh Misra, Associated Press/New Delhi Authorities stepped up security across India on Friday as millions of Muslims celebrated the Idul Fitri festival nearly a week after triple bombings killed 60 people ahead of a major Hindu celebration.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Ba'asyir to serve full jail term, Tommy gets further time cut
Ba'asyir to serve full jail term, Tommy gets further time cutThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an abrupt about-face, the government has decided not to grant convicted terrorist and Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir a sentence remission given to inmates in observance of Idul Fitri holiday.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Security up after al-Farouq's escape
Security up after al-Farouq's escapeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the government would increase security measures at home to prevent terrorists from launching new attacks in the country following the escape of Omar al-Farouq from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Pos Indonesia braces for Rp100b in losses
Pos Indonesia braces for Rp100b in lossesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State postal service, PT Pos Indonesia, will likely close its books in the red this year, as rising operational costs -- and a recent trend of more people turning to electronic means for their communication needs -- are taking their...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Telkom will spend Rp 12b on capital next year
Telkom will spend Rp 12b on capital next yearRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State-owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the nation's largest telecommunication company, plans to spend at least some Rp 12 trillion (US$1.19 billion) for next year's expansions and operations.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Jakarta to have more retail space by end of year
Jakarta to have more retail space by end of yearAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With several large retail construction projects nearing completion, Jakarta will see more shopping spaces by the end of 2005, a property consultant says.
Sat, 05 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...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Zebra dove farmers confident of bird flu measures
Zebra dove farmers confident of bird flu measuresEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaAmid the bird flu scare in the country, bird farmers in Jakarta are confident in their approach for keeping their birds and families healthy.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
Muslims asked to help build brighter future
Muslims asked to help build brighter futureDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta It has been a tough year for the country from natural disasters to currency crises to outbreaks of polio and bird flu.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
City gets 15% in highway project
City gets 15% in highway project JAKARTA: Thanks to their initiative in fronting the idea to develop inner-city highways, city-owned developers PT Jakarta Propertindo and PT Pembangunan Jaya will obtain 15 percent shares in the ownership of the project worth Rp 23 trillion.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
House Speaker joins calls for Susilo to shake up Cabinet
House Speaker joins calls for Susilo to shake up CabinetRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta House Speaker Agung Laksono has joined the chorus of demands for President Susilo Bambang to reshuffle his Cabinet in order to improve his government's performance.
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster?
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster? We all remember Soeharto's disastrous 1 million hectare sawah (rice field) project in Central Kalimantan, the consequences of which still affect the province.Will President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) attach his name to an even bigger ecological, sociological,...
Sat, 05 Nov 2005
History of Sept. 30 events
History of Sept. 30 events I refer to the letter from Michael Hills published a few days ago in The Jakarta Post regarding the events that took place on Sept. 30 back in 1965.As I have mentioned earlier, history is always written by the victors and accordingly we have had to watch the movie that...