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Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Indonesian children win int'l drawing contest on Egypt
Indonesian children win int'l drawing contest on EgyptThe Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohamed El Sayed Taha (center), awarded on Tuesday medals and certificates to 26 Indonesian children who had been selected as winners of a biannual competition titled Egypt in the Eyes of Children of...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Best start in the world -- A national plus education
Best start in the world -- A national plus educationKathryn Young and Janet Bennet Jakarta Do you want your child to be an effective communicator, a critical thinker, an inquirer, knowledgeable.........
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Avoid war
Avoid war From Media IndonesiaIndonesia is facing a new problem following Malaysia's claim of the Ambalat Block in the Sulawesi Sea, which according to the directorate general of oil and gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, has rich oil and gas deposits.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Bird flu spreading in Makassar, C. Java
Bird flu spreading in Makassar, C. JavaThe Jakarta Post, Makassar, SemarangThe government has set aside Rp 750 million (US$83,333) to assist poultry breeders who have had to destroy their bird flu-infected flocks in South Sulawesi, and has also set up a Rp 250 million backup fund.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Proton complains of dumping
Proton complains of dumpingAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian national carmaker Proton has complained that foreign cars are being "dumped" in the domestic market at below their true value, amid a slump in national car sales, a report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
'Monologues' celebrates women's sexuality
'Monologues' celebrates women's sexualityI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarThe simplest of performances can often carry the most poignant of messages.That was precisely the case when six women from different walks of life performed the shockingly amusing and enlightening Vagina...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
CD producers claim lower prices mean lower quality
CD producers claim lower prices mean lower quality The Jakarta Post JakartaSony BMG International's local agents in Jakarta have responded with confusion on Monday at last week's announcement by the Indonesian Recorders and Traders Association that they would start selling original CDs, VCDs, and...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Mentawai gets no income from forestry sector
Mentawai gets no income from forestry sectorSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangMentawai Islands regental administration collected no revenue from the forestry sector last year, possibly due to resistance from timber companies.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
More than just a simple family man
More than just a simple family manThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta What does it take for an ordinary man to stand out from the crowd?For Sri Prakash Lohia -- a man who could easily pass unnoticed -- it was quite an achievement to make his family's small, spun yarn factory into Indonesia's largest...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Indonesia, Malaysia stand by claims
Indonesia, Malaysia stand by claimsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/DenpasarThe first round of technical talks aimed to resolve a dispute over an offshore area between Indonesia and Malaysia concluded on Wednesday, with both sides vowing not to back down...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
North Jakarta faces waste crisis
North Jakarta faces waste crisis JAKARTA: The North Jakarta Municipality is facing a serious waste crisis in the area of Muara Angke because it has too few boats to ferry the waste away from the area to the dump site.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Chevrolet not to up prices
Chevrolet not to up prices MEDAN, North Sumatra: PT General Motors Indonesia President Director Harold Koh said on Wednesday that the company would not increase its prices, following the government's decision to increase fuel prices on March 1.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Forest's mining law under review
Forest's mining law under reviewMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Constitutional Court commenced on Wednesday the hearing of a demand to revoke a controversial law that allows several mining companies to operate open-pit mining in protected forests.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Students perform Sundanese arts
Students perform Sundanese artsA four-day Sundanese arts festival kicked off in Bogor municipality on Wednesday, with hundreds of students from 30 universities in West Java participating.The festival, which was officially opened by assistant to the Office of the State Minister for Culture and...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Terminal impressions
Terminal impressions One of the most consistent and persistent complaints, whether through letters to the editor or news stories, in this and other newspapers has been the quality of service at Indonesia's main port of entry -- Sukarno-Hatta International Airport.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Cultural movement more effective
Cultural movement more effectiveFrom Media IndonesiaIn our quest for a quality improvement of democracy to keep pace with advanced countries, the emerging views of bureaucrats and religious institutions constitute a natural phenomenon.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
In search of quality education
In search of quality education Mateus Yumarnamto Surabaya In the discussion on the future of the national examination which was held by Forum Wartawan Peduli Pendidikan (Journalists' Forum for Education) and Balitbang Departemen Pendidikan Nasional (the R & D Unit of the National Education...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
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.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
F-16s and pipelines
F-16s and pipelines Condoleezza Rice is employing a characteristic carrot-and- stick policy with New Delhi. First, she dangles the bait of supplying F-16s as well as joint production of the fighter jet. The next moment Rice makes disapproving noises on the proposed India-Iran gas pipeline.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Sato relishing F1 global challenge
Sato relishing F1 global challengeMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Sepang, Malaysia With Indian Narain Karthikeyan making his debut in 2005's Formula One Grand Prix Championship, Takuma Sato believes Asian drivers are gearing up for the opportunity to compete in the world's most prestigious motorsport...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Dangerous degrees
Dangerous degrees It is well-known in Medan and I'm sure also in the rest of Indonesia, that it's easy to obtain a university degree or diploma in Indonesia. There are of course many students who gain their degrees by honest hard work, but how can potential employers know who has genuinely earned...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
RI maids in Singapore win awards
RI maids in Singapore win awards JAKARTA: Three Indonesian maids working in Singapore have been given awards from the Indonesian Embassy after they secured awards from Singapore's Association of Employment Agencies for being the "best maids" for 2004.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
People suffer more
People suffer more From Media IndonesiaSome circles in society agree with the increase in fuel prices because it provides a compensation fund for the poor, while others are against it because the people will be further burdened.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
ADB works with other agencies to curb corruption
ADB works with other agencies to curb corruptionDeutsche Presse-Agentur, ManilaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday it has teamed up with other international agencies to find ways to curb corruption in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and reconstruction aid in tsunami-affected...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Munir probe takes aim at bank accounts
Munir probe takes aim at bank accountsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA special fact-finding team said on Wednesday that the Financial Transaction and Report Analysis Center (PPATK) was ready to help examine bank accounts of suspects in the poisoning death of noted human rights activist...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Rupiah Rates March 23
Rupiah Rates March 23 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,719.03 6,934.88 7,365.83 7,287.86 Brunei dollar 1 6,046.17 5,432.13 5,769.51 5,708.62 Canadian dollar 1 8,192.65 7,361.46 7,817.78 7,736.15 Swiss franc 1 8,331.23 7,485.91 7,950.01 7,866.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
BNI projects 15% growth in profit for this year
BNI projects 15% growth in profit for this yearThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter recovering from a major lending fraud, and then tripling its net profit, publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has projected a modest growth in its pre-tax profit of 15 percent for this year.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
[b]Corruption in the running of schools has actually become very
Corruption in the running of schools has actually become very sophisticated, affecting nearly all areas and activities and involving numerous people.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
JP/6/AAN
JP/6/AANA nation obsessed with riceA'an Suryana JakartaSurya, an Indonesian exchange student, drags his feet into his room in a student dormitory. He has just returned from a McDonald's outlet, some 30 minutes walk from the dormitory, located in the compound of the Nanyang Technological University...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
BKPM urges BI to help boost lending
BKPM urges BI to help boost lendingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid an excess of liquidity within the banking sector, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has urged the central bank to find a way to encourage banks here to increase lending and so help promote domestic investment.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Lesson from past defeats
Lesson from past defeatsFrom Media IndonesiaIndonesia has lost three parts of its territory -- East Timor, and the islands of Sipadan and Ligitan -- and now the Ambalat offshore oil and gas block is being claimed by Malaysia thereby posing a big problem to our unitary state.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
* RI to restrict foreign budget airlines' access Page 2
* RI to restrict foreign budget airlines' access Page 2 * Court reviews law on mining in protected forests Page 4 * Soldier gets 3 months for assaulting activist Page 5 * The compassion of the Christ Page 6 * CD producers insist lower prices mean lower quality Page 8 * Long-term training program...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
RI hopes U.S. visit will boost military ties
RI hopes U.S. visit will boost military tiesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDefense Minister Juwono Sudarsono says the U.S. government and legislators now have a better understanding of the Indonesian Military (TNI) after his delegation's week-long visit to the country.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Govt submits new budget draft
Govt submits new budget draftThe government officially submitted the 2005 state budget revision draft to the House of Representatives as a response to the latter's decision to review the government's policy in increasing fuel prices on March 1 and the allocation of the low- income assistance funds...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Mateus Yumarnamto
Mateus Yumarnamto Surabaya 2. Simon -- Quality and validity most important for national school tests 1 x 30 Quality, validity important in exam Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Blair must oppose Wolfowitz
Blair must oppose WolfowitzNoreena Hertz Guardian News Service London This is the year Africa will be saved, and we're going to do it -- that, more or less, was Tony Blair's message at the launch last week of the report of the Commission for Africa.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
JP/6/ED
JP/6/EDAnother Wolfowitz mission In announcing his nomination of the incumbent Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as the next World Bank president, U.S. President George W. Bush described his hawkish inner-circle person as "a compassionate and decent man," and emphasized Wolfowitz's experience...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Prosecutors must take tests for guns
Prosecutors must take tests for gunsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors who wish to be armed will not receive any special treatment when applying for gun licenses, despite the attorney general's recent request, according to Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Foreigners spent more than locals on Aceh: Report
Foreigners spent more than locals on Aceh: ReportThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNearly three months after the tsunami devastated Aceh and North Sumatra, the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) reported on Wednesday that foreign aid spent on emergency relief operations there was almost four times that...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
1. TRANSP -- three columns, 2x 18
1. TRANSP -- three columns, 2x 18 City Police warn of worsening traffic on Jakarta roads 2. TB -- three columns, 2x26 Traffic police at risk of TB 3. Bogor -- three columns, 1 x 26 Students perform Sundanese arts
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
1. Hatta (45) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18)
1. Hatta (45) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18) RI to limit access to foreign budget airlines2. Envoy (35) - 36 pts 4cols 1line (1x28) Envoy apologizes over Ambalat remarks 3. Security (35) - 32 pts 3 cols 1lines (1x27) Prosecutors must take tests for guns 4.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
KL accused of 'fishing' for cheap illegal workers
KL accused of 'fishing' for cheap illegal workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLabor exporters have accused Malaysian employers of fishing for cheap illegal workers from Indonesia, with Malaysian government authorities only issuing recruitment permits for a very limited number of...
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 24, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 24, 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.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
U.S. embassy to move over security
U.S. embassy to move over securityThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe United States Embassy on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta will move to a new site within the Golden Triangle area, according to the head of City Spatial Agency Nurfakih Wirawan.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Flash flood kills two in Bandung
Flash flood kills two in BandungBANDUNG: A flash flood swept through southern Bandung at dawn on Wednesday killing two people.Hartiyah, 52 and her grand daughter Widya, 1, died after they were swept away by the flash flood that hit their house in Banjaran Wetan subdistrict, Bandung city.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
RI to limit acces to foreign budget airlines
RI to limit acces to foreign budget airlinesAgence France-Presse, JakartaIndonesia is to impose new restrictions on foreign budget airlines flying to key cities such as Jakarta and Bali to protect its own operators in the face of fierce competition, reports said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Traffic law
Traffic law It is great to see ideas on dealing with the gridlock in our nation's capital city. The monorail and busway should provide excellent solutions if they are implemented extensively and managed professionally.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Envoy apologizes over Ambalat remarks
Envoy apologizes over Ambalat remarksTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Rusdihardjo apologized to the House on Wednesday for remarks he made concerning the burning of Malaysian flags during rallies in Indonesia over the Ambalat dispute.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Govt pushes waste management
Govt pushes waste managementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Partly due to public outrage over recent accidents allegedly caused by dump mismanagement, the government plans to push ahead with its funding program for small and medium businesses to make compost from garbage.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005
Govt seeks more funds for military
Govt seeks more funds for militaryTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said on Wednesday he was proposing Rp 5 trillion (US$538 billion) in additional funds from the state budget to improve the capability of the Navy and Air Force.