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Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Bangkok film fest celebrates...tourism?
Bangkok film fest celebrates...tourism?Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Bangkok Among the film industry of Indonesia, a poor neighboring country whose international film festival is struggling with funding and organization, the two-week festival in Bangkok quickly generated envy.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Navy to expand fleet to boost security
Navy to expand fleet to boost securityAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The Indonesian navy plans to buy up to 60 modern patrol vessels over the next decade to strengthen maritime security and catch up with its technologically advanced regional counterparts, a report said on Saturday.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Schools go beyond romance to teach value of love
Schools go beyond romance to teach value of loveFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For most Indonesian teenagers, celebrating Valentine's Day is one of the main events of the year, with private parties or simple dinners among friends or partners being their main choices to mark the...
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Retired marine tells of submarine romance
Retired marine tells of submarine romanceEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPacar Cantik di Kapalselamku (Pretty girlfriends in my submarine) Rahmat Ali pp 279 Majas Marine First Sergeant Darmadi, a.k.a. Mad, a.k.a.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
The match-making adulteress
The match-making adulteressBudi Wahyono As soon as he lost his wife in a plane crash outside town, Bram found out that Mbak (Miss) Is was one of the first people who was interested in introducing him to a new woman to replace his wife.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Aceh's children face malnutrition
Aceh's children face malnutrition SWITZERLAND: One in eight small children examined in and around the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian provincial capital of Banda Aceh is suffering from acute malnutrition, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Friday.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Struggle and Creation: Young artists in Yogyakarta
Struggle and Creation: Young artists in YogyakartaChristina Schott, Contributor, Yogyakarta Behind the market of Yogyakarta's tourist area of Prawirotaman, where the garbage collectors pick up the trash in the morning and the rickshaw drivers take a nap in the afternoon, there is a roofed-over...
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Furniture market: Back to classic design
Furniture market: Back to classic designSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The growing use of European classic styles in the country's exclusive housing estates has helped bring about a revival of classic furniture designs in Indonesia.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Cliche or not, mixed couples show that love conquers all
Cliche or not, mixed couples show that love conquers allTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fiction or not, the romantic tales of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas or of Shrek and Princess Fiona might have spared an enduring spot in this world of uniformity to show that, as the French put it,...
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Toss some colorful 'yee sang' for a year of prosperity
Toss some colorful 'yee sang' for a year of prosperitySusanna Tjokro, Contributor, Jakarta Yee sang literally means "raw fish" in Chinese.But eating yee sang as part of the Lunar New Year -- or Chinese New Year -- celebrations is more than simply eating raw fish, as it is also a meaningful festive...
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
It's mind over matter for badminton legend
It's mind over matter for badminton legendBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Meeting Tan Joe Hok for the first time may lead some to suspect that a horribly decaying portrait lies tucked away in a dark corner of his home in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Have a 'patita' eat, drink, be merry!
Have a 'patita' eat, drink, be merry!Suryatini N. Ganie, Contributor, Jakarta The Moluccas, or Maluku, a group of islands scattered in the glittering waters of eastern Indonesia and one of the most desired destinations for those looking for fame and riches back in the 15th century, is home to...
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Outdated laws hinder marital bliss
Outdated laws hinder marital blissM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After a brief romance in early January 2004, a Balinese man tied the knot with a European woman in Canada and the union was duly recorded by the local civil registry.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
UN concerned about Myanmar arrests
UN concerned about Myanmar arrests MALAYSIA: The UN special envoy to Myanmar, Razali Ismail, expressed concern on Saturday about the arrest of several pro- democracy leaders by the military junta and its move to ban groups from commemorating a key pre-independence event.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
TV Program: Sunday, February 13, 2005
TV Program: Sunday, February 13, 2005.TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee7:30 Children Show9:00 Music: Delta10:30 Sports: Antar Arena 11:30 English for Fun12:30 p.m.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Dengue treatment sky-high for many
Dengue treatment sky-high for manyApriadi Gunawan and Hasrul, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Kendari It has been five days now since Ahmad Hazali started receiving treatment for dengue fever at Pirngadi Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, but the doctors still won't let him go home.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
JP/18/Yogya
JP/18/YogyaStruggle and Creation: Young artists in Yogyakarta Christina Schott Contributor/Yogyakarta Behind the market of Yogyakarta's tourist area of Prawirotaman, where the garbage collectors pick up the trash in the morning and the rickshaw drivers take a nap in the afternoon, there is a...
Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Outdated laws inhibit marital bliss
Outdated laws inhibit marital blissM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a brief romance in early January 2004, a Balinese man tied the knot with a European woman in Canada and the union was duly recorded by the local civil registry.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Celebration goes on despite royal dispute
Celebration goes on despite royal disputeBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post/Surakarta, Central Java A conflict over the royal succession has plagued the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace for the past several months, but that did not seem to prevent people from celebrating the Javanese New Year's Eve at the...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Human rights diplomacy
Human rights diplomacyMuch has been made of Makarim Wibisono's appointment as chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). The honor signifies recognition of the diplomat's long service to his country and his contribution to multilateral diplomacy.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Adiguna case file submitted to court
Adiguna case file submitted to courtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office submitted to the court on Friday the case file of businessman Adiguna Sutowo, who is accused of the shooting death of a waiter at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Bar after a New Year's Eve party.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Muslim world falls short on tsunami aid: Wolfowitz
Muslim world falls short on tsunami aid: WolfowitzDeborah Zabarenko, Reuters/Washington Parts of the Islamic world are "big on talking about jihad" but have fallen short in aiding Muslim victims of the South Asian tsunami, U.S.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
TV Today: Saturday, February 12, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, February 12, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing10:30 Sports11:30 TV Drama1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:00 Music2:30 TV Magazine3:00 English News Service4:30 Comedy5:00 Children Show5:30 Documentary: Wazz...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
TBY offers art courses for children
TBY offers art courses for children YOGYAKARTA: To instill a love of the arts in children, the Yogyakarta Cultural Center (TBY) is offering dance, music and art courses for school-age children.The head of TBY, Dyan Anggraini, said schools were welcome to coordinate with the center to sign up...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
'Reuters' photo wins World Press PHoto award
'Reuters' photo wins World Press PHoto awardAgencies, Amsterdam A Reuters picture of an Indian woman mourning a relative killed in the Asian tsunami won the prestigious 2004 World Press Photo of the Year award on Friday.The picture, taken by Indian photographer Arko Datta in Tamil Nadu on Dec.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
UK military to end relief efforts in Aceh
UK military to end relief efforts in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The British military will complete its relief mission in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces on Sunday, the British Embassy in Jakarta said.The military team, which started work on Jan.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
RI promotes rights within and without
RI promotes rights within and without Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono has been appointed as the new chairman of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. He will lead the 61st session of the commission in March in Geneva. The Jakarta Post's Adianto P.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
1. CORRUPTION: 2 X 17
1. CORRUPTION: 2 X 17 Public has high hopes in graft-busters or Public upbeat over graft-busting team or Public upbeat over graft suspect hunt 2. MONEY: 3 X 15 Indonesia removed from money laundering list 3. TKI: 3 X 10 Govt may sue Malaysian employers 4.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
JP/4/PMI
JP/4/PMIPMI to build permanent health posts in AcehThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will build permanent health posts in tsunami-ravaged Aceh as part of its long-term humanitarian aid commitment in the province, said PMI chairman Mar'ie Muhammad.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Suitable education for Aceh
Suitable education for Aceh From Media Indonesia Education is very important. Our earliest education comes from our families. There are many kinds of education and the most suitable type of education for post-tsunami Aceh is a psychological education to erase the trauma many Acehnese were subjected...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Dodgy chauffeurs take employers for a ride
Dodgy chauffeurs take employers for a rideAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta If car owners think they can sit back and relax after paying someone to chauffeur them around, they might need to think again as an auto theft syndicate has deployed a new method of making off with their vehicles.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Six months sought for Australian sailor
Six months sought for Australian sailor DENPASAR, Bali: A Bali prosecutor requested that the District Court here on Friday sentence Christopher Packer, 52, to six months in jail for illegally carrying firearms in Indonesian territory.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
*Lawmakers differ over changes to defense law Page 2
*Lawmakers differ over changes to defense law Page 2 *Coalition of NGOs opposes official secrets bill Page 4 *Surabayans defend the use of local dialect Page 5 *How Chinese-Indonesians share their wealth Page 6 *Rich folk not partial to mosquito spraying Page 8 *Gullit among legends set for tsunami...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
JP/ /
JP/ /Susilo's 100 Days and the tsunamiThe first hundred days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono's mandate have passed and the pundits, predictably, are pontificating.How does one assess the President's success or failure to achieve the expected results? The situation in Indonesia today precludes...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Student nurses join dengue fight
Student nurses join dengue fightThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wearing her blue college jacket, nineteen-year-old Devi smiled as she passed out her last calendar to a passenger of a minivan passing by the Rasuna Said-Gatot Subroto intersection in South Jakarta on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Poor condition of refugees in Aceh
Poor condition of refugees in AcehFrom Republika The tsunami disaster that hit Aceh has caused great devastation in this province. All its infrastructure has been destroyed by the waves. However, a period of more than five weeks (from the time when the disaster struck on Dec.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Next step with Indonesia
Next step with Indonesia As the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln departed Indonesia last week, the massive aid operation mounted by the U.S. military after December's tsunami appeared to have paid off, both in saving lives and in bolstering U.S. relations with the world's largest Muslim country.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Welcome back to Pertamina
Welcome back to Pertamina Martiono Hadianto, the former short-lived president director of PT Pertamina, the state oil and gas company (14 months since 1998) has recently been elected as the chief commissioner of this company, replacing Laksamana Sukardi, the former state minister of state-owned...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
JP/4/PMI
JP/4/PMIPMI to build permanent health posts in AcehThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will build permanent health posts in tsunami-ravaged Aceh as part of its long-term humanitarian aid commitment in the province, said PMI chairman Mar'ie Muhammad.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Govt insists on suing Malaysian employers
Govt insists on suing Malaysian employersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government insisted on Friday it would sue Malaysian employers who refused to pay their undocumented Indonesian workers, despite calls from Malaysian officials to back down from the plan.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Lawmakers differ over changes to laws on security, defense
Lawmakers differ over changes to laws on security, defenseTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The government's move to amend legislation on security and defense has split legislators, with a Golkar Party lawmaker leading the opposition to attempts to prevent House members from having a say in the appointment of...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta
Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta and other flood-prone areas across the country, such as Lampung, South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Almost every year, Jakarta and these areas are inundated during the wet season.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Hotels expect higher occupancy rates
Hotels expect higher occupancy ratesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's hotel industry is expected to grow this year, marked with an increase in occupancy rates, if the economy grows by an annual rate of 6 percent during the 2004-2009 period, says one executive.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Four admirals proposed for Navy chief
Four admirals proposed for Navy chiefTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The Navy has proposed four three-star admirals as candidates to replace Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh, who reached his mandatory retirement age of 55 two years ago.The four admirals are Vice adm.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Graft not just in Jakarta
Graft not just in Jakarta From Koran Tempo According to Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh, following his instruction that all prosecutors' offices at the district and higher levels intensify their investigation into and prosecution of graft cases, a great number of requests have been lodged,...
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
The Violent Face of Indonesia
The Violent Face of Indonesia Thang D. Nguyen Jakarta As 2004 came to an end, Western intelligence forces issued a warning of a potential terrorist attack in a Hilton hotel in Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Fortunately, no terrorist attacks happened.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Biting the hand that feeds you
Biting the hand that feeds youSuhaini Aznam, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The reaction in Indonesia has been extreme. Three Indonesian dailies carried the story of illegal workers in Malaysia not being paid their salaries on their front pages.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Indonesia's human rights diplomacy
Indonesia's human rights diplomacyBudiono Kusumohamidjojo Jakarta On Jan. 17, Makarim Wibisono, one of Indonesia's outstanding career diplomats, was elected chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) for 2005.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
UPC calls for free ID cards
UPC calls for free ID cards JAKARTA: The Urban Poor Consortium (UPC), a non-governmental organization struggling for the rights of the disadvantaged, has solicited the City Council's support for the provision of free identity cards to the poor.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005
2. KBC: 2 lines, 3 col x 28
2. KBC: 2 lines, 3 col x 28 Government pursues unpaid taxes to reduce KBC's claim UNCHECKED 3. WOLFOWITZ: 1 line, 4 cols, 65 counts Wolfowitz praises RI, but says no decision on military ties