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Tue, 13 Dec 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, December 14, 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, 13 Dec 2005
RI fight for more agricultural access
RI fight for more agricultural accessThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite broad skepticism over the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial summit in Hong Kong striking any significant deals, Indonesia is still putting the expansion of access for its agricultural products high on its agenda.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Stocks rise over news of possible interest rate cut
Stocks rise over news of possible interest rate cutArijit Ghosh, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesian stocks rose to four-month highs after the nation's trade minister reiterated that the central bank will be able to cut interest rates in the second half of 2006.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
More damage to Cipularang turnpike
More damage to Cipularang turnpike BANDUNG: A landslide has damaged a section of the turnpike connecting Bandung and Jakarta, less than two weeks after another part of the road subsided.An employee of state toll road operator PT Jasa Marga, Haryadi, said on Monday heavy downpour on Sunday caused...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Three hurt in taxi explosion
Three hurt in taxi explosion JAKARTA: A Kosti Jaya taxi exploded on Jl. Faletehan, Blok M, South Jakarta, early Monday morning hurting the driver and two bystanders.South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Ghufron said that the explosion was caused by a leak in the vehicle's gas canister.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Lawmakers call for 'perpu' on general elections
Lawmakers call for 'perpu' on general electionsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid concerns over the protracted revision of the General Elections Law, the House of Representatives has proposed that the President issue a regulation in lieu of law (perpu) to enable it to select new members of...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Myanmar takes the shine off ASEAN summit diplomacy
Myanmar takes the shine off ASEAN summit diplomacyEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has scored another diplomatic scoop by the having leaders of 17 different countries attend a series of summits in the Malaysian capital this week.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Pertamina signs deals for Libyan blocks
Pertamina signs deals for Libyan blocksLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has signed contracts with Libya to explore and develop two oil and gas blocks, committing US$49.1 million in the first five years of the exploration period.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Dangerous food preservatives
Dangerous food preservativesFrom KontanIn an attachment to Ministry of Health Regulation No. 722 on food additives, it says nine preservatives are banned here. They include boric acid and formaldehyde.It has been widely reported in the media that some foods like tofu, wet noodles, fish, salted...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Social workers to require certification
Social workers to require certificationTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTo promote respect for the social worker profession, an association has endorsed the idea of providing certification for thousands of social workers across the country.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
1 x 38
1 x 38 Government moves to protect ozone OR Govt to restrict ODS to protect ozone JP//kpu3 x 17 Lawmakers call for 'perpu' on general elections JP/4/tibo1 x 34 Muslims want Poso executions delayed JP/4/WOMEN1 x 39 Women with HIV/AIDS need 'greater care' JP/4/Worker1 x 38 Social workers to require...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Overcoming the fear: PKS and democratization
Overcoming the fear: PKS and democratizationZulkieflimansyah, Jakarta PK reconfigured itself into the PKS ahead of the 2004 elections and garnered 7.5 percent of the popular vote, gaining 45 seats in the 550-member House of Representatives and becoming the seventh largest party in Indonesia.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Japan, China, S. Korea meet briefly
Japan, China, S. Korea meet brieflyGeorge Nishiyama, Reuters/Kuala LumpurThe leaders of Japan, China and South Korea, caught up in increasingly bitter exchanges over Tokyo's wartime past, had an impromptu chat at a Southeast Asian summit on Monday but officials could not agree how it came about.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Lippo launches new housing units
Lippo launches new housing units JAKARTA: If you are looking for a house to buy before the year ends, consider Lippo Cikarang in West Java.Lippo Cikarang, located some 35 kilometers east of Jakarta, introduced last week two-story, three-bedroom modern houses.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Women with HIV/AIDS need 'greater care'
Women with HIV/AIDS need 'greater care'Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFrika Iskandar says it took her over a year to accept that she was HIV positive. Of course, she was only 18 when she learned she had the virus.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Computers & Peripherals
Computers & PeripheralsMarketing Perspective (1) Personal Computers More Innovative, More AffordableBurhanuddin Abe Contributor/Jakarta Today computers are no longer luxury goods, and are used both at home and in offices.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Punishment of drug traffickers
Punishment of drug traffickers I refer to Pardede's letter Please save their lives in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 12.Pardede is absolutely right when she states that "we should abide by the laws of a country" that we visit.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Govt to raise logging quota 30%
Govt to raise logging quota 30%Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's ailing forestry-based industries are to get a boost, with the government promising to increase the logging quota next year in order to satisfy the local industry's production capacity and help create jobs.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Students determine their studies
Students determine their studiesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEducation should be fun. It is much better if it supports the career one interested in.But Tora Sudiro, 32, named best local actor at the Panasonic Awards show earlier this month, never got the approval from his parents to...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
S&P raises Telkom, Indosat's ratings
S&P raises Telkom, Indosat's ratings JAKARTA: PT Telkom, the nation's biggest telephone company, and rival PT Indosat had their foreign-currency debt ratings raised by Standard & Poor's, which cited growth prospects and political stability.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Airstrip to open on Kepulauan Seribu
Airstrip to open on Kepulauan SeribuBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTo attract a larger number of tourists to the resorts on Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) regency, the city administration is repairing and developing an airstrip on Panjang isle, the construction of which will start...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Pollycarpus claims he was framed
Pollycarpus claims he was framedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA Garuda pilot has denied a charge of premeditating the murder of human rights advocate Munir last year, saying he was the victim of a conspiracy.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Driving ASEAN forward
Driving ASEAN forward Since its birth in 1967, ASEAN has been changing in spectacular and subtle ways in order to remain relevant.While the Southeast Asian grouping has been inter-governmental to the core, the idea of a 10-nation community floated at the Bali Summit two years ago suggests a...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
full of stories about this poor country that has suffered a
full of stories about this poor country that has suffered a string of disasters. The help from people all over the world has indeed been incredible, but Indonesia has once again become the center of attention because of corruption: so corrupt is this country that the government and its officials...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
ASEAN turns on Myanmar amid Asian power plays
ASEAN turns on Myanmar amid Asian power playsJalil Hamid, Reuters/Kuala LumpurSoutheast Asia's premier regional grouping turned on military- ruled member state Myanmar on Monday with its clearest call yet for the junta to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Boxing nationals seek contenders
Boxing nationals seek contendersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The weeklong national boxing championships are expected to find athletes who will be able to hold their own in the region after the country's disappointing performance in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines...
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
ASEAN to draft first constitution
ASEAN to draft first constitutionMichelle Nichols, Reuters/Kuala LumpurSoutheast Asia's regional grouping agreed on Monday to draft its first constitution, a document that could enshrine human rights and democracy in a region where both have come under critical scrutiny.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Burman's silver a boost for RI squash
Burman's silver a boost for RI squashMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Squash player Burman Subroto's unexpected silver medal in men's singles at the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games earned him a reward on Monday.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Philippines in temporary economic slowdown: official
Philippines in temporary economic slowdown: official Agence France-Presse ManilaThe Philippine economy is in a temporary downturn but is not headed for a meltdown, Economic Planning Secretary Augusto Santos said on Monday. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth eased to a lower than expected 4.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
RP says uncovers plot against Arroyo
RP says uncovers plot against ArroyoManny Mogato, Reuters/ManilaPhilippine troops loyal to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo uncovered an attempt by rogue soldiers to seize power over the weekend, a senior military official said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Pay more if you want to feel secure
Pay more if you want to feel secureAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a move that could be seen as a commercialization of their public service duty, Jakarta Police have teamed up with a private company to provide panic button services to people who are willing and able to pay.
Tue, 13 Dec 2005
1. Famine --- 3x16
1. Famine --- 3x16 Food aid rushed to Papua's remote regency 2. Passport - 2x24 Illegal RI migrant workers in Malaysia to obtain passports 3. WTO ----- 1x32 RI fights for more agricultural access 4. Polly ---- 1x34 Pollycarpus claims he was framed
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
AS/Foreigners Should Be Allowed to Purchase Property
Quote:Originally posted by kitasatu: It is my opinion that foreigners should be allow to invest as well as to buy some properties in Indonesia this could help create more jobs.!!! Indonesia is very beautiful country with good oportunity for growth if the government will give the oportunity to...
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
AS/Foreigners Should Be Allowed to Purchase Property
It is my opinion that foreigners should be allow to invest as well as to buy some properties in Indonesia this could help create more jobs.!!! Indonesia is very beautiful country with good oportunity for growth if the government will give the oportunity to investors that know how to bring out the...
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Simanjuntak/Reconstruction meets resistance
Reconstruction meets resistanceNGOs and local people work together to rebuild communities, until feudalism intervenesLeonard SimanjuntakIn August 2005 an NGO tsunami reconstruction team finally left the village of Kuala Tadu in Aceh, their task only half finished.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
JP/4/Worker
JP/4/WorkerSocial workers to require certificationTb. Arie Rukmantara The Jakarta Post/Jakarta To promote respect for the social worker profession, an association has endorsed the idea of providing certification for thousands of social workers across the country.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
France's AFD enters Indonesia
France's AFD enters IndonesiaJAKARTA: France has brought its development agency to Indonesia, in particular to support the reconstruction of Aceh that was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami a year ago.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Rights activist keeps fighting
Rights activist keeps fightingID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaDeddy Prihambudi, the chairman of the Surabaya Legal Aid Institute, who usually speaks in an explosive manner, was, for a moment, unusually quiet.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
ASEAN to patrol in
ASEAN to patrol in Philippine waters MALAYSIA: Four Southeast Asian countries agreed on Sunday to start joint sea patrols to fight cross-border crimes and beef up security in piracy-prone waters around the southern Philippines, officials said.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 42
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 42 RI has tough task to keep both China, Japan happy 2. ASEAN: 1 X 32 ASEAN to tell Myanmar to buck up 3. ENDY: 2 X 24 Kuala Lumpur summit takes ASEAN to higher plane 4. SUSUL: 1 X 27 ASEAN delivers the HOGs and HOS
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
ASEAN to tell Myanmar to buck up
ASEAN to tell Myanmar to buck upReuters, Kuala LumpurSoutheast Asian leaders may formally urge Myanmar to speed up democratic reform at a summit in Malaysia but will not set a deadline for the country's military rulers, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Dangerous food preservatives
Dangerous food preservativesFrom KontanIn an attachment to Ministry of Health Regulation No. 722 on food additives, it says nine preservatives are banned here. They include boric acid and formaldehyde.It has been widely reported in the media that some foods like tofu, wet noodles, fish, salted...
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
RI urged to promote peaceful Islam
RI urged to promote peaceful Islam JAKARTA: Rabithah Alam Islami (the World Islamic League) has asked Indonesia to promote the image of Islam as a peaceful religion on the international stage following a series of terrorist attacks by fundamentalists.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Turnpike accidents claim six lives
Turnpike accidents claim six lives BANDUNG: Six people died and five others were seriously injured in three separate traffic accidents on Saturday and Sunday on the busy Cipularang turnpike, which connects Jakarta and Bandung.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
ASEAN to patrol in Philippine waters
ASEAN to patrol in Philippine waters MALAYSIA: Four Southeast Asian countries agreed on Sunday to start joint sea patrols to fight cross-border crimes and beef up security in piracy-prone waters around the southern Philippines, officials said.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Museums empty out with mall boom in capital
Museums empty out with mall boom in capitalEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt would be nice if there were a few good museums in Jakarta, so parents could take their children on the weekend and show them that Disneyland is not the height of civilization and Lycra is not the end all and be all...
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Abu Jundal and genealogy of Islamic radicalism
Abu Jundal and genealogy of Islamic radicalismAhmad Najib Burhani, Jakarta The story of Abu Jundal and Abu Baasir is often used by terrorists as religious justification for their crimes. Some friends of the recent suicide bombers in Bali, for instance, said their actions were inspired by Abu Jundal.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
'Liquor policy will fail'
'Liquor policy will fail'The city administration recently banned the sale of drinks containing more than 5 percent alcohol at supermarkets and hypermarkets. The Jakarta Post asked people for their comments on the policy.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Govt to proceed with huge plantation plan
Govt to proceed with huge plantation plan JAKARTA: The government says it will stick to its plan to clear 1.8 million hectares of forest on the Indonesian-Malaysian borders in Kalimantan despite the discovery of a rare carnivore, dubbed the Beast of Borneo, in the island's forests recently.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005
PKS sees attempt to push it out of pro-Susilo coalition
PKS sees attempt to push it out of pro-Susilo coalitionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has claimed it senses a conspiracy to alienate it from the coalition that supports the current administration.