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Tanah Abang traders win suit

Tanah Abang traders win suitThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSome 3,500 vendors from the Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta won a legal battle against the city administration and its business partner on Wednesday, in their fight to stop the administration from demolishing the market.

Banks urged to boost role in economy

Banks urged to boost role in economyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central bank is expecting the country's banking industry to maintain its solid performance for this year, with the growth in lending likely to outpace that of banks' third-party liabilities.

Healthy foods a fast-growing market segment: Study

Healthy foods a fast-growing market segment: StudyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter getting advice from several nutritionists, as well as doing some research on his own, Bambang Sugiharto Fajar, 40, came up with a diet that helps him stay healthy.

Asian-African summit to institutionalize partnership

Asian-African summit to institutionalize partnershipIndonesia will host a major summit meeting of Asian and African nations in late April in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the historic Asia-Africa Conference.

Newmont case set for trial

Newmont case set for trialThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Wednesday that prosecutors have submitted a case against mining firm PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) to the Manado District Court in North Sulawesi, hoping it will be heard within the next few weeks.

Thailand leaves RI behind in tourism stakes

Thailand leaves RI behind in tourism stakesThai Airways recently invited a number of Indonesian journalists, including The Jakarta Post's Rita A. Widiadana, to take the direct flight from Denpasar to Bangkok as part of its press tour program.

Tornado damages homes in Bantul

Tornado damages homes in BantulBANTUL, Yogyakarta: A tornado struck Srigading subdistrict in Bantul regency on Tuesday evening, leaving at least 15 homes in ruins and dozens of others damaged. The tornado also brought down many trees and power lines in the subdistrict, leading to a power blackout...

Prosecutors fail to question governor

Prosecutors fail to question governorLuh Putu Trisna wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, MataramThe West Nusa Tenggara prosecutor's office has been thwarted in its attempt to question Governor Lalu Serinata as a witness in a Rp 24.5 billion (US$2.7 million) graft case that was earlier scheduled on Wednesday.

[b]How far has the development of Asian-African cooperation truly

How far has the development of Asian-African cooperation truly gone?

Adrian jailed for life

Adrian jailed for lifeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA court here sentenced on Wednesday businessman Adrian Herling Waworuntu to life imprisonment for his involvement in a 2002 multi-million dollar scam.The sentence may be good news for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who recently admitted that his...

Asia and Africa need to enhance cooperation

Asia and Africa need to enhance cooperationSanto Darmosumarto, Jakarta In 1955, 29 Asian-African leaders gathered in Bandung to declare their commitment to promoting closer cooperation for the benefit of the peoples of their newly independent countries.

Rupiah Rates March 30

Rupiah Rates March 30 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,743.46 6,967.95 7,394.15 7,317.12 Brunei dollar 1 6,065.74 5,457.08 5,792.12 5,730.53 Canadian dollar 1 8,280.31 7,450.85 7,906.78 7,824.22 Swiss franc 1 8,349.61 7,512.28 7,972.00 7,888.

Maturity in democracy

Maturity in democracyFrom Bisnis Indonesia The incident during a recent plenary session of the House of Representatives (DPR), when lawmakers brawled over the government's fuel price policy, was unnecessary.

Tsunami: Women should be involved in designing reconstruction

Tsunami: Women should be involved in designing reconstructionRina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Distressing indeed is the news that a new earthquake, of a magnitude of 8.

JP/4/scene

JP/4/scenePBR 'opposes' Zainuddin's bid JAKARTA: Noted Muslim preacher Zainuddin MZ is facing strong resistance from within the Reform Star Party (PBR) to his bid to win a second term as the party's leader, PBR officials said on Tuesday.

Zakiyuddin Baidhawy

Zakiyuddin Baidhawy Surakarta, Central Java2. Ron -- Democracy, the military and corruption: The case of the 2 x 30 Democracy, the military, corruption: The case of the Philippines Ronald Meinardus Manila

The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go

The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go something like this. Whatever a government, despotic or JP/6/E00 business. Specifically, the key neighborhood club -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- lists as a core principal the "non-interference in the internal affairs"...

Nias, Simeulue are the world's 'final frontier' for surfers

Nias, Simeulue are the world's 'final frontier' for surfersAgence France-Presse, Nias IslandIsolated, beautiful and with some of the world's mightiest waves, Nias and Simeulue -- the islands hit by this week's massive earthquake -- are a haven for intrepid surfers.

Opera aimed at discouraging migration

Opera aimed at discouraging migrationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaConcerned by the vast influx of migrants to the capital, the city administration has been financing the production of a soap opera that aims to discourage people nationwide from migrating to Jakarta.

Tae kwon do pair aims for world title

Tae kwon do pair aims for world titleMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With 2003 World champion Juana Wangsa Putri absent from next month's 2005 World Tae kwon do Championship in Madrid, it will be up to Rahadewi Neta and Aristi Perwita Sari to bring home gold.

Fair to add spark to Bekasi weekend

Fair to add spark to Bekasi weekend BEKASI: The management of Lippo Cikarang industrial estate will hold a two-day Family Fair starting on April 2.The event will take place along Jl. Galeria Singaraja where dozens of companies and institutions in Lippo Cikarang will open stands.

1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS

1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Asian-African summit to institutionalize partnership 2. AMBALAT: 1 LINE, 20 COUNTS Ambalat diplomacy budget cut 3. RUPIAH: 2 LINE, 24 COUNTS Central Bank to raise benchmark interest rate 4. OPERA: 1 LINE, 36 COUNTS TV series aimed at discouraging migration

Women leading prayers

Women leading prayers How sad was the headline, Many outraged by Muslim mixed-gender prayers (The Jakarta Post, March 21).All right, I suppose if this was the year 1005, but the world has moved on despite all those that want to drag it backwards into a dark age of religious domination and...

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 31, 2005

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 31, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Painting Faces by I Nengah Wirakusuma, at Ganesha Gallery Four Season Resort at Jimbaran Bay, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until April 22 * Solo Art Exhibition The Secret Studio by Bruce Granquist, at Danes Art Veranda Jl.

1. Discourse (75) - 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42)

1. Discourse (75) - 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42) Mega has to change her queen-like stature 2. Quake (40) - 36 pts 3 cols 3 lines (3x21) Seismologist warns of more huge quakes off Sumatra island3. Profile (45) - 36 pts 4 cols 2lines (2x28) Nias, Simeulue are the world's 'final frontier' for surfers 4.

Govt raises payments for teachers

Govt raises payments for teachers TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipality has raised income supplements for school principals, teachers and administrators by as much as much as Rp 25,000 (US$2.8) from the amount given last year.

On gender bias

On gender bias I refer to the article Woman imam prompts review of real 'truths' published in The Jakarta Post on March 29.Firstly, I would like to express my appreciation to Ati Nurbaiti and the Post staff for their candid efforts to try and spread public awareness among the masses of gender-bias...

World moves to assist Nias, Simeulue quake victims

World moves to assist Nias, Simeulue quake victimsAgencies, Australia/Washington/Tokyo/New Zealand/Ottawa Foreign troops and aid workers who had only just left the country's tsunami-hit areas were rushing back on Wednesday to help stricken victims of the latest earthquake as countries around the...

Central Bank to raise benchmark interest rate

Central Bank to raise benchmark interest rateUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta PostThe central bank announced it would raise its benchmark interest rate and continue to intervene in the supply of dollars to the market, in an effort to keep the rupiah on a shorter leash.

Matahari's Q4 profit up 12% on sales

Matahari's Q4 profit up 12% on salesBloomberg, JakartaPT Matahari Putra Prima, Indonesia's biggest retailer by sales, posted a 12 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as the fastest economic growth in eight years boosted sales.The Tangerang-based company's net income increased to Rp 71.

Gasoline and mineral water

Gasoline and mineral waterFrom Koran TempoThe fuel price increases that took effect on March 1 have triggered protests, as well as arguments for and against the policy. Most of those who object to the policy point to the accompanying rise in prices of other goods as a result of higher fuel prices.

Singapore, Myanmar PMs meet, reform pressure grows

Singapore, Myanmar PMs meet, reform pressure growsAgencies, YangonSingapore leader Lee Hsien Loong met Myanmar's top ruling generals on Wednesday as pressure grows on the junta to hasten democratic reforms or miss its turn next year as head of Southeast Asia's club of nations.

Yogyakarta to host science Olympiad

Yogyakarta to host science Olympiad YOGYAKARTA: Some 78 countries have been invited to take part in the International Junior Science Olympiad from Dec. 4 to Dec. 13 in Yogyakarta.Indra Jati Sidi, the director general of elementary and middle education at the education ministry, said at least 30...

Lutfi elected Jam'iyyah chairman

Lutfi elected Jam'iyyah chairmanPEKALONGAN, Central Java: Lutfi bin Yahya, a Muslim cleric from Pekalongan, was elected chairman of Jam'iyyah Ahlith Thariqah al- Mu'tabarah an Nadhliyah during the final day of the organization's four-day congress on Wednesday.He will serve as chairman until 2010.

'Give filmmakers incentives, facilities'

'Give filmmakers incentives, facilities'National Film Day was marked on Wednesday amid signs of a film industry slowly reviving and shaking off decades of slumber. The Jakarta Post asked residents if the local movies being produced nowadays lived up to their expectations.

Inmates flee in quake-hit island

Inmates flee in quake-hit island JAKARTA: A total of 178 prisoners fled Gunung Sitoli Penitentiary on Nias when a massive earthquake hit the island on Monday night.National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Zainuri Lubis said on Wednesday the inmates had fled to safety after the wardens unlocked the...

Milk campaign aims to improve public health

Milk campaign aims to improve public healthWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarPuputan Badung Park in the middle of crowded Denpasar is an oasis for families living in the city.Every Saturday and Sunday, hundreds of people flock to the park to breathe some relatively fresh air, and...

Regional dances on TV

Regional dances on TVFrom Media IndonesiaA program to mark private TV station TPI's recent anniversary showcased some regional dances, beginning with a Sundanese dance performed gracefully by Raden Hedi Junus.

Reform drive wanes as critics join Megawati camp

Reform drive wanes as critics join Megawati campDwi Atmanta and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarThe attempt to challenge Megawati Soekarnoputri's control of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) fizzled on Wednesday after leading figures in the reform-minded group made a...

New oil and gas journal launched

New oil and gas journal launched JAKARTA: A new oil and gas magazine -- the Energy, Mineral, Oil & Gas Journal, or EMO&G -- has been launched to provide players with updates of the country's industry.The full-color monthly aimed to provide accurate data and information on the sector's upstream and...

Inco earmarks $120m in capital expenditure to boost production

Inco earmarks $120m in capital expenditure to boost productionLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local subsidiary of the world's second-largest nickel producer Inco Ltd.

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SBY's men get promotion

SBY's men get promotionThe Indonesian Military (TNI) Headquarters launched a major reshuffle on Wednesday affecting high-ranking military officers, including Maj. Gen. Endang Suwarya from commanding Iskandar Muda Military Command in the troubled Aceh province to his new post as deputy Army chief of...

Batu Hijau is a 21st century mine that adopts a new paradigm

Batu Hijau is a 21st century mine that adopts a new paradigm in environmental management and social responsibility. Batu Hijau Mine is committed to environmental stewardship in all aspects of its operations starting from exploration, production and even future closure.

Another blow for Indonesia

Another blow for Indonesia For those living in Indonesia's northwestern regions it must have felt like a recurring nightmare. While the earthquake that struck in the early hours has apparently caused only a fraction of the devastation of the Boxing Day quake and tsunamis that cost almost 300,000...

Cirebon city locked down over bird flu outbreak

Cirebon city locked down over bird flu outbreakNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/PekanbaruFollowing the uncontrolled spread of bird flu, West Java authorities have stopped all poultry traffic into the area to prevent the problem from getting worse after the disease hit poultry farms in the...

Sutiyoso blames law enforcers for drugs

Sutiyoso blames law enforcers for drugsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGovernor Sutiyoso accused law enforcers on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to drug dealing in the capital, leading to rampant drug abuse, especially among the young.

'Tempo' acquitted of felonious act

'Tempo' acquitted of felonious actThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Jakarta District Court threw out on Wednesday a civil lawsuit filed by youth organization Pemuda Panca Marga (PPM) against Tempo magazine, ruling that the suit was "not grounded in law".

Fewer than 10 Britons are reported to be missing in the area of

Fewer than 10 Britons are reported to be missing in the area of Indonesia that was struck by a powerful earthquake on Monday, the Foreign Office in London said. It had been feared that the number would be higher, but a Foreign Office spokeswoman said the figure dropped overnight on Tuesday "as some...

Mega has to change her 'queen-like stature'

Mega has to change her 'queen-like stature' The internal bickering of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), may deal the major party a massive blow at a time that it is still reeling from a double election defeat last year.