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Irene leads Corke 2-1 in chess series

Irene leads Corke 2-1 in chess seriesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local chess prodigy Irene Kharisma, 13, pushed Anya Sun Corke, 15, to the limit to emerge the winner in their third game of the Enerpac Chess Match in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Sunday.

Betawi village is open to all religions, ethnic groups: Saidi

Betawi village is open to all religions, ethnic groups: SaidiBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe controversy over the newly endorsed bylaw on the designation of Srengseng Sawah subdistrict in South Jakarta as an Islamic Betawi village may come to an end, as several Betawi figures have...

Slovakia to help RI strengthen local govts

Slovakia to help RI strengthen local govtsVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an effort to strengthen its ties with Indonesia, Slovakia is ready to assist and cooperate to improve local governments, education and healthcare, a senior official from the Slovakian Ministry of Foreign...

Govt criticized over toxic waste import

Govt criticized over toxic waste importFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamThe Riau Islands customs office has confiscated a barge loaded with tons of allegedly toxic waste materials as it re-entered Indonesian waters, with environmentalists calling on the government to be stern in resolving the issue.

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.

RI can learn from RP on workers' rights

RI can learn from RP on workers' rightsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile Indonesia has not even formally recognized the profession of domestic workers, the Philippines parliament has been discussing powerful legislation to protect workers' rights at home and abroad.

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JP/17/GUMBRE'Gumbregan' shows the cow is a man's best friendBambang M Contributor/Gunungkidul, YogyakartaFor most people in Gunungkidul, some 40 kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta, cows are as important as their neighbors or friends.

French paedophile suspect seized in Bali

French paedophile suspect seized in Bali A Frenchman wanted in his homeland on child sex charges has been arrested in the Indonesian resort island of Bali, police said on Thursday. Michel Heller was seized at a bungalow in Bunutan village in the east of the island on Wednesday, said Sri Harmiti of...

Germany helps reconstruct schools in Aceh

Germany helps reconstruct schools in AcehThe Jakarta Post JakartaGermany is participating in the reconstruction of Aceh through the Indonesian-German Disaster Relief Committee (INDOGERM- direct).INDOGERM-direct has so-far raised 2.4 million euro (US$3.

Toll road developer says ready to pay

Toll road developer says ready to payWahyuana, The Jakarta Post, BekasiFollowing residents' protests against the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project over the price of acquired land, the managing director of developer PT Jasa Marga Syarifuddin Alambai asserted that the company had no problem...

Tsunami survivors in Aceh start moving to barracks

Tsunami survivors in Aceh start moving to barracksLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe Yakub, chief of Jambo Timur village in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, was glad that tsunami refugees from the area had been moved to the newly built barracks, located right next to the tents they had stayed in...

Newspaper vendors dodge officials to survive

Newspaper vendors dodge officials to surviveThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTaking refuge from the scorching heat under the shade of a tree, Kana, 20, squats down and meticulously organizes his stack of newspapers, magazines and tabloids at a street corner in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

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JP;WYS;Cd; ANPAk..r.. ~Letter-poor people The fate of poor people JP/7/let The tragedy of the impoverished What is the fate of poor people in Indonesia? A friend of mine has the answer. According to him, grass in Indonesia is much more respected than poor people.

ILO sends mobile libraries to Aceh

ILO sends mobile libraries to AcehJAKARTA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) will soon provide children with mobile libraries in two locations of Aceh Besar regency. The UN agency will also set up a Children's Rehabilitation and Creativity Center in the regency.

Christine Hakim thanks France for tsunami aid at film festival

Christine Hakim thanks France for tsunami aid at film festivalAgence France-Presse/Deauville, FranceActress and producer Christine Hakim has thanked France for its help to the victims of the Asian tsunami at the opening of a film festival here.

Journalists boycott Attorney General

Journalists boycott Attorney General MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Local journalists have instituted a boycott against covering the activities of Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh, who visited the provincial capital on Saturday, following a dispute over coverage code.

NTT govt prepares for food crisis

NTT govt prepares for food crisisYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangThe East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) administration is preparing emergency measures to cope with looming food and water shortages in the province as a result of a drought that is threatening crops, according to an official.

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JP/5/ELECTIONSpirits high in Makassar ahead of direct electionAndi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post/MakassarThe direct elections of regional government heads are scheduled for June this year. And, in some places in the country, residents are gearing up for the main event by voting for their community...

Labor crunch

Labor crunch Having postponed the amnesty period over and again, the government has finally taken the decisive step to flush out illegal foreign workers still lurking in the country.After the raid operation, the construction and manufacturing industries have suffered serious labor shortage; many...

On fuel price hike

On fuel price hike I have two questions concerning articles that appeared in The Jakarta Post on March 1 concerning the fuel price hike: The article concludes with the statement that alternate forms of fuel should be used to offset the burden of price hikes.

Acehnese barracks

Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.

Armed forces to share war machines to gain efficiency

Armed forces to share war machines to gain efficiencyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Defense is considering a system that will enable the three branches of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to share equipment to save money.

Regent involved in brawl

Regent involved in brawl BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Bandarlampung prosecutor's office has demanded that local police name Tulangbawang Regent Abdurahman Sarbini a suspect in a brawl involving his son.Chief of the prosecutor's office Abdoel Taufiq said on Saturday that witnesses had reportedly seen...

Love blossoms in camp for displaced Acehnese

Love blossoms in camp for displaced AcehneseLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehIf Gabriel Garcia Marquez were to write the story of Syamsu and Karmilawati, refugees sheltered in Mata Ie, Banda Aceh, the title could be, "Love in the Time of Tsunami.

1. COMMENT: 1 X 42

1. COMMENT: 1 X 42 Munir case could poison Garuda's reputation 2. YEMRIS: 1 X 28 NTT govt prepares for food crisis 3. MAID: 1 X 32 RI can learn from RP on workers' rights 4. TOBA: 1 X 32 Empower local govts, summit concludes 5. GAS: 1 X 28 Activists pitch natural gas

Activists pitch natural gas

Activists pitch natural gasBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe recent fuel price hikes have prompted environmental activists to call for the government to produce more compressed natural gas (CNG), which they say is a cheaper, cleaner alternative.

Prima vows to bounce back from defeat

Prima vows to bounce back from defeatMusthofid, The Jakarta Post,Jakarta After a mistimed forehand soared over the baseline to give Uzbekistan a 3-2 win in last Sunday's Davis Cup tie, Prima Simpatiaji slumped in his chair at courtside, a towel wrapped around his head.

Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-England

Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-England Bruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's second seeded men's doubles pairing of Luluk Hadiyanto and Alven Yulianto let a final game lead slip away in losing to Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark at the All- England championships...

'Maintaining growth is the best incentive for investors'

'Maintaining growth is the best incentive for investors'PT Honda Prospect Motor's (HPM) decision to launch its new compact vehicle, called Jazz, last year proved to be a perfect strategy, with sales of the car comprising some 53 percent of Honda's total sales of 46,500 units.

Goldman Sachs to challenge KPPU ruling in court

Goldman Sachs to challenge KPPU ruling in courtThe Jakarta Post, JakartaGoldman Sachs will challenge in court the Business Competition Supervisory Commission's (KPPU) ruling that declared the global investment firm guilty of colluding in a case revolving around the sale of two tankers of state oil...

UI adds economics to int'l class program

UI adds economics to int'l class program JAKARTA: The University of Indonesia (UI) opened a program for economic studies, which enables students to graduate with a degree from a particular university abroad as well as UI.

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JP/4/BarrackTsunami survivors move to barracksLeony Aurora The Jakarta Post/Lhokseumawe Yakub, chief of Jambo Timur village in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, was glad that tsunami refugees from the area had been moved to the newly built barracks, located right next to the tents they had stayed in...

Munir case could poison Garuda's reputation

Munir case could poison Garuda's reputationKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Soon after reading a magazine cover story about the alleged poisoning of human rights activist Munir during a Garuda flight, a woman came up with a suggestion to help the airline convince future passengers they...

EU has become important market for ASEAN products

EU has become important market for ASEAN productsHassan Wirajuda, Jakarta On behalf of my ASEAN Colleagues, let me begin by extending our warmest welcome to the European Union Delegation to the 15th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting.

Mall construction catches fire

Mall construction catches fire JAKARTA: The construction project Mal Pondok Indah 2 was temporarily halted on Sunday afternoon after fire burned down the project office and temporary three-story housing for the workers.No fatalities were reported as the workers were still working.

Belgrade hopes to enhance economic ties with RI

Belgrade hopes to enhance economic ties with RIAdianto P. Simamora and Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSerbia and Montenegro -- the self-proclaimed successor to the former state of Yugoslavia -- is planning to boost its bilateral trade with Indonesia by establishing a distribution...

Kediri relies on cigarette company for progress

Kediri relies on cigarette company for progress =============================================================The East Java town of Kediri has been named as one of the two cities considered as the most attractive investment destinations in the country for 2004, according to an annual survey...

Managing fuel price compensation fund

Managing fuel price compensation fundFrom Republika Various demonstrations have been held to oppose the fuel price increases. Prices of daily needs even began to climb before the fuel price hike. The president has warned against uncontrolled protests that may produce undesirable consequences.

Every time the government raises domestic fuel prices closer

Every time the government raises domestic fuel prices closer to their real economic costs businesspeople always cry havoc, urging the government to firmly deal with the old problems of red tape, illegal levies, corrupt tax and customs services to offset the additional burdens of businesses.

Temasek emerges as an Asian powerhouse after regional expansion

Temasek emerges as an Asian powerhouse after regional expansionBernice Han, Agence France-Presse/SingaporeSingapore's Temasek Holdings is stamping its mark as an Asian powerhouse investor after a trailblazing multi-billion dollar shopping spree in the region over the past two years, analysts say.

1. KPPU (40) - 48 pts 4 cols 2lines (2x24)

1. KPPU (40) - 48 pts 4 cols 2lines (2x24) Goldman Sachs to challenge KPPU ruling in court 2. Adaro (45) - 36 pts 2 cols 3lines (3x14)'Big Boys' fight for control of Adaro mining firm 3. Suit (32) - 32 pts 4 cols 1line (1x30) Victims to sue U.S. tsunami center 4.

Old problems, new burdens

Old problems, new burdens Every time the government raises domestic fuel prices closer to their real economic cost, businesspeople always raise a rumpus, urging the government to deal firmly with the old problems of red tape, illegal levies, and corrupt tax and customs services to offset the...

Howard welcomes visit by Susilo

Howard welcomes visit by Susilo SYDNEY: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to visit Australia next month, Prime Minister John Howard confirmed on Sunday, saying he would use the occasion to strengthen the country's often fraught relationship with its northern neighbor.

Bogor to increase water rates

Bogor to increase water ratesTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorResidents of Bogor and Depok, both in West Java, will have to dig deeper into their pockets in order to keep clean water running in their houses, with water company PDAM Tirta Kahuripan planning to raise tariffs following the fuel...

'Legalizing gambling will up city revenue'

'Legalizing gambling will up city revenue'Former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin wants the Sutiyoso administration to adopt the policy he implemented in the 1970s legalizing gambling and prostitution, arguing it would make the capital more attractive and prosperous.

Gypsies, tramps and thieves at Gambir

Gypsies, tramps and thieves at Gambir It is unfortunate that the beautiful modern Gambir railway- station's parking lot (western-side) is full of vendors and food stalls, with people living permanently there with families, who make it a filthy eyesore and also encourage scalpers, thugs and thieves.

Onshore oil mining a thriving business in Bojonegoro

Onshore oil mining a thriving business in Bojonegoro ID Nugroho The Jakarta Post/BojonegoroThe sound of the adzan (call for early morning prayer) has barely ended when Sukardjan starts his day's work. Slowly, the 50-year-old opens the lid of a well and drops a large bucket to the bottom.

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JP/5/FOCUSPekanbaru clash kills one, injures 3PEKANBARU, Riau: A group of drunken youths clashed with street vendors on Wednesday night in Pekanbaru, leaving one person dead and three others injured. The clash broke out after the group of youths drank themselves into a state of intoxication on a...

Perfect wines to match your dining menus

Perfect wines to match your dining menus Sudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen food is served with wine, the authentic taste of dishes can be more tantalizing. This might explain why wine is always a part of fine dining.

Regulating hypermarket proliferation

Regulating hypermarket proliferationFajar Hidayat, Jakarta The hypermarket concept, which combines a supermarket and a department store in a gigantic retail facility with a wide range of products under one roof, including full lines of fresh groceries, apparel and appliances, was pioneered by the...