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Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Psychologist designs interiors that make for homey homes
Psychologist designs interiors that make for homey homesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA Room to Breathe: A Refreshing Look to Modern Space Marlene Tabalujan Setiyadi PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta, 2005 p.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
PSMS Medan keeps Bang Yos Cup
PSMS Medan keeps Bang Yos Cup JAKARTA: Chilean striker Aldicidio Fleitas scored twice in the space of 15 minutes as defending champion PSMS Medan retained its crown in the Bang Yos Gold Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Persik Kediri.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Stunning interior designs from a psychologist
Stunning interior designs from a psychologist Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "Sometime, people need to be alone, stay away from office works, colleagues and even family. They need a place to breathe," said Marlene Tabalujan Setiyadi at the launch of her book A Room to Breathe: A Refreshing...
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
RI maid jailed in S'pore
RI maid jailed in S'pore SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid who ripped off part of an elderly woman's ear on finding the diabetic eating mooncakes was jailed for two years and nine months, local media reported on Saturday.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Hotels gearing up for year-end festivities
Hotels gearing up for year-end festivitiesSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Looking for somewhere to celebrate Christmas and new year?With only two weeks to go, people are starting to plan where they want to be to celebrate Christmas and to welcome 2006.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
UI to hold homepage contest
UI to hold homepage contest The University of Indonesia (UI), in cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency, is to hold a homepage contest for its students and employees.The homepage designs, which should reflect the theme "Higher Education Development in UI and universities in...
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
TV Program: Sunday, December 18, 2005
TV Program: Sunday, December 18, 2005.TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 Morning News 7:00 Documentary7:30 TV Drama: Tiga Serangkai8:00 Children Show: Arena 1239:00 Music: Delta10:00 Sports: Antar Gelanggang11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Variety Show1:00 p.m.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Susilo returns, but no Kalla at airport
Susilo returns, but no Kalla at airportMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived home here on Saturday after leaving the country for an official trip to Malaysia and Thailand.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Beauty queen Nadia: Jewelry as financial, creative investment
Beauty queen Nadia: Jewelry as financial, creative investmentKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Nadia Mulya, a runner-up of the Miss Indonesia 2004 beauty pageant, jewelry is not merely an accessory worn to enhance a woman's external beauty, but is also a form of investment.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Keeping light of learning amid rot, ruin
Keeping light of learning amid rot, ruin The wall surrounding the school grounds appeared to be sturdy two weeks ago, when a group of local councillors visited state elementary school SDN I Kemasan of Polokarto subdistrict in Sukoharjo, Central Java.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, December 18, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, December 18, 2005Exhibitions* Painting by Riduan Thompkins at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Dec. 18 * Photo Zimbabwe - Permata Afrika by Deniek G.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Starbucks launches Cikampek drive-thru
Starbucks launches Cikampek drive-thru Starbucks Coffee has officially launched its first drive-thru at Kilometer 19 of the Cikampek toll road, West Java, the company's first drive-thru in Southeast Asia."This is our first drive-thru in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Six universities initiate league sports
Six universities initiate league sports Six state and private universities across the country have joined forces to establish last week The Association of Collegiate Sports in Indonesia (ACSI) with an aim to introducing and developing university league sports in the country.
Sun, 18 Dec 2005
Tarung derajat fights for recognition
Tarung derajat fights for recognitionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tarung derajat, which began as a young man's attempt to hold his own in street fights, is gaining increasing recognition as one of the country's homegrown martial arts four decades later.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Recontruction body praises GAM's role in rebuilding Aceh
Recontruction body praises GAM's role in rebuilding AcehMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The head of the Aceh and Nias Reconstruction Agency (BRR) praised on Friday the role of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the work being done to rebuild the tsunami-hit province.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
On fingerprints
On fingerprints The plan to fingerprint students at Islamic schools as part of the police strategy to fight terrorism will create new problems. The government should think carefully before making this decision. If such a step is taken, it should be applied to all citizens. YULIASTUTI Jakarta
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Indonesia, Turkey plan $2 billion in trade by 2007: Envoy
Indonesia, Turkey plan $2 billion in trade by 2007: EnvoyVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post/ Jakarta Departing Turkish Ambassador to Indonesia Feryal Cotour Onder says the relationship between Turkey and Indonesia is moving in a positive direction and there are big plans on the horizon.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Life insurance books 31.8% growth
Life insurance books 31.8% growthAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Boosted predominantly still by unit-linked products, the life insurance industry reported that it booked a 31.8 percent growth in premium during the first nine months of 2005.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
DEKOPIN protests minister's decree
DEKOPIN protests minister's decree The systematic takeover of the Indonesian Cooperatives Council (DEKOPIN) by the State Minister of Cooperatives and Small-Medium Enterprises (UKM) has culminated with the issuance of Decree No.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Forwarding company adds facilities
Forwarding company adds facilities JAKARTA: More warehousing facilities will be seen in Soewarna Business Park, as freight forwarding company PT Schenker Petrolog Utama began construction on an integrated warehousing system on Friday.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Famine in Papua
Famine in PapuaFrom Koran Tempo It's indeed a sorrowful affair that after 60 years of independence there are still many remote and isolated regions in this country where people can die of malnutrition. The latest such place is Yahukimo regency in Papua.The area cannot be reached overland.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
1. 5FOOD (2x18)
1. 5FOOD (2x18) Malnutrition stalks children in Cirebon 2. 5ATLAS (2x24) Police probe sale of controversial atlas 3. 5TIGER (1x27) Sumatran tiger under threat 4. 5BURUH1 (1x42) Little has changed for workers in East Java 5. 5BURUH2 (1x32) Sujono: Portrait of a manual laborer
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Nazarruddin deserves better treatment: Expert
Nazarruddin deserves better treatment: Expert The Anticorruption Court on Wednesday sentenced General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin to seven years in prison for receiving billions of rupiah in kickbacks from an insurance company that won a contract to insure the...
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Last call for JiFFest movies
Last call for JiFFest moviesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Attention movie buffs! Lest you forget, today and tomorrow are your last chances to see JiFFest movies you may have targeted days before the 7th festival was unveiled.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Samsung targets 10% growth in 2006
Samsung targets 10% growth in 2006 JAKARTA: Sluggish economic growth has prompted PT Samsung Elektronik Indonesia (SEIN), a local unit of South Korean electronic giant Samsung, to lower its growth target to 10 percent next year from this year's 30 percent.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Depok, Tangerang named 'dirtiest' cities
Depok, Tangerang named 'dirtiest' citiesTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government announced a list of the country's dirtiest cities for the first time on Friday in a bid to encourage municipal administrations to clean up their acts, and their heavily polluted urban areas.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Elephants go on rampage in Sumatra
Elephants go on rampage in Sumatra JAKARTA: Wild elephants went on a rampage on Indonesia's Sumatra island, destroying palm-oil plantations in Riau province, media reports said Friday.A "conflict" between the wild beasts and encroaching villagers was cited as the cause of the elephant's rampage...
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Ring road safety questioned
Ring road safety questionedFrom KompasAs a user of the Serpong-Kampung Rambutan Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR), I feel concerned about the presence of lots of dead animals on the road along the Serpong-Pondok Ranji section of the turnpike.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
City budget deliberations deadlocked
City budget deliberations deadlockedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The contentious issue over the city administration's bizarre programs in which trillions of rupiah of taxpayers' money will be handed out without a system of accountability, has dragged the deliberation of the draft...
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Nurdin 'may stand trial for graft again'
Nurdin 'may stand trial for graft again'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nurdin Halid may have to cut short his celebrations as Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan insisted on Friday that the businessman had not been acquitted of all corruption charges."He (Nurdin) was not exonerated.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
India's "flexible" approach at ASEAN
India's "flexible" approach at ASEANSiddharth Srivastava New Delhi The Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur last week, which was followed by the first East Asia summit, had made it apparent that the heat is on India to push through economic changes and reforms that are crucial for...
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Famine in Papua
Famine in PapuaFrom Koran Tempo It's indeed a sorrowful affair that after 60 years of independence there are still many remote and isolated regions in this country where people can die of malnutrition. The latest such place is Yahukimo regency in Papua.The area cannot be reached overland.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Famine in Papua
Famine in PapuaFrom Koran Tempo It's indeed a sorrowful affair that after 60 years of independence there are still many remote and isolated regions in this country where people can die of malnutrition. The latest such place is Yahukimo regency in Papua.The area cannot be reached overland.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
RI proposes int'l drive against graft
RI proposes int'l drive against graft JAKARTA: Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh has proposed international sanctions for countries that provide sanctuary for graft suspects, terrorists and other transnational criminals.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Government plans more polio drive
Government plans more polio driveTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government said on Friday that the third nationwide polio vaccinations were a success, and expressed optimism that the crippling disease could be completely eradicated by carrying out two additional mass vaccinations...
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Science competition organized to search for Nobel material
Science competition organized to search for Nobel materialTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia is organizing an international science competition called the "First Step to Nobel Prize in Chemistry" in the hopes of helping young local scientists to achieve a Nobel in the future.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Aceh needs more attention
Aceh needs more attention The Indonesian government leaders, especially the House of Representatives must remember that the nation is tired of waiting to see true progress in the improvement of the lives of the Acehnese.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Economy of Year of the Rooster heading for bleak finale
Economy of Year of the Rooster heading for bleak finalePrimastuti Handayani The Jakarta Post/JakartaFor "Donny", a 32-year-old employee of a private company in Central Jakarta, the Year of the Rooster has brought no good."This year sucks," he said.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Police probe sale of controversial atlas
Police probe sale of controversial atlasAntara/Banjarmasin A senior police officer has confirmed that Bali Police have confiscated 59 atlases depicting pictures of the outlawed Bintang Kejora flag, which symbolizes an independent Papuan state.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
2. Firdos -- Policies needed to minimize problems of
2. Firdos -- Policies needed to minimize problems of International Labor 1 x 30 Minimizing labor migration problems Carunia Mulya Firdausy Jakarta3. Cristo -- Condoms in Indonesia: Not just in brothels 1 x 30 Condoms: Not just in brothels Christopher Purdy Jakarta
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Panic button service
Panic button service I would like to comment on news that the Jakarta Police have teamed up with a private company to provide panic button services. Jakarta residents must be familiar with the phrase: "Nothing's free in Jakarta". Even to pee in public toilets we have to pay.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Rescued orangutans to go home to RI
Rescued orangutans to go home to RI MALAYSIA: Seven orangutans snatched from the Indonesian jungle and forced to work in Malaysia as show animals have been rescued and are returning home, a news report said on Friday.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Software opens up new world for blind
Software opens up new world for blindTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "I love the Internet because it opens up new worlds for me, anything I want to know about is there, and thanks to screen reader I don't have to depend on others to understand," said 18- year-old M.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Condoms: Not just in brothels
Condoms: Not just in brothelsChristopher Purdy, Jakarta At night, the Klakahrejo brothel in Surabaya is alive with music, lights and the sound of men parking their motorcycles. Not long ago, I walked down the narrow alley that leads to the twenty or so houses which make up the Klakahrejo complex.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Press freedom -- so valuable it must not be curbed
Press freedom -- so valuable it must not be curbedArdimas Sasdi, Jakarta The government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has, time and again, promised to protect the country's recently acquired freedom of the press.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Santa Clauses invade the city
Santa Clauses invade the cityTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta may never see a "white Christmas" but that fact has never stopped Santa Claus from coming to town.In fact, Santa seems to be everywhere in the city this December -- at least in Jakarta's shopping malls -- and he has...
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
JP/Arief Suhardiman
JP/Arief SuhardimanMany locals flock to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Jl Thamrin, Jakarta to celebrating New Year's Eve rather than staying at home or going to nightspots. The picture was taken on New Year Eve's 2004.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Court to promote Constitution
Court to promote Constitution JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court signed memorandums of understanding on Friday with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of National Education to teach children about the Constitution.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Little has changed for workers in East Java
Little has changed for workers in East JavaID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya The cemetery was quiet in the afternoon, with only the sounds of birds chirping in tamarind trees and the bleat of grazing goats being audible.
Sat, 17 Dec 2005
Environment conventions yet to be applied effectively
Environment conventions yet to be applied effectivelyTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia has been unable to effectively implement three United Nations (UN) conventions relating to environment protection due to the classic problems of lack of information dissemination and weak...