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Sun, 27 Mar 2005
E. Java capital boasts variety of golf courses
E. Java capital boasts variety of golf coursesIndra Harsaputra and ID Nugroho, Correspondents, Surabaya There are many courses for golf lovers in Surabaya, East Java. But if you want to play golf in an international-standard golf course and at the same time enjoy the cool, fresh air of the...
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Kalla unveils blueprint for Aceh reconstruction
Kalla unveils blueprint for Aceh reconstructionAgencies, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla presented Aceh community leaders on Saturday with the draft blueprint for the reconstruction of the tsunami-hit area, marking the end of the emergency relief phase in Aceh exactly three months after the...
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Holy Land gives a glimpse of Jesus, Via Dolorosa
Holy Land gives a glimpse of Jesus, Via DolorosabTom Anggara, Contributor, Jerusalem The first impression we got when we arrived in the Holy Land was that it was a peaceful place.There were no conflicts such as the ones we often saw on the television back in Indonesia.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Teleworking can cut cost and boost productivity
Teleworking can cut cost and boost productivityT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta It is a serious meeting. Participants work hard to find ways to improve company performance, and sometimes they argue fiercely against each other. It is like any other meeting.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Surabaya spas offer Javanese
Surabaya spas offer JavaneseIndra Harsaputra, Contributor, Surabaya A waitress at the Mandarin Oriental Majapahit Hotel here approached a group of guests carrying a tray with a teapot and cups."Excuse me, would you like to try our SPA tea, free of charge," she said to one of the guests.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
List of poor people not quite reliable
List of poor people not quite reliableAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A pedicab driver Awa, 33, says his family has not yet received any funds pledged by the government for the poor as compensation for the fuel price rises.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Hundreds of Acehnese flee their homes after gas pipeline leak
Hundreds of Acehnese flee their homes after gas pipeline leakNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Hundreds of residents of North Aceh regency have been taking refuge away from their homes since Wednesday after a leak in a gas pipeline that passes through their villages.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Will fuel price increases add the number of poor?
Will fuel price increases add the number of poor?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Life is not so sweet for a small cottage industry producing caramelized snacks in Kemanggisan Pulo, West Jakarta, since the fuel price hikes.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Thousands to attend religious congress
Thousands to attend religious congress INDONESIA: Some 30,000 Muslims are expected to attend the four-day Thariqah al-Mu'tabarah an-Nahdliyah national congress in Pekalongan, Central Java, which will begin on Sunday.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Demand for conventional offices surges
Demand for conventional offices surges The demand for conventional office space in Jakarta is projected to further gain ground this year in line with the more promising outlook in the country's economy.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Churchgoers not put off by warnings
Churchgoers not put off by warningsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police's decision to step up security over Easter on Sunday by deploying about 16,000 officers throughout Jakarta provided some comfort to churchgoers concerned by recent travel advisories warning of possible terror attacks...
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Paras reaches out to change fate of poor
Paras reaches out to change fate of poorKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Once home to an abundant water source, several villages on the slopes of Mt. Merbabu and Mt. Merapi in Central Java are now suffering a water shortage that gets worse during the dry season.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
TV Program: Sunday, March 27, 2005
TV Program: Sunday, March 27, 2005.TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee7:30 Children Puppet: Mechanic8:00 Children Drama9:00 Music: Delta10:00 Sports: Antar Gelanggang11:30 English for Fun12:30 p.m.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
The Easter Bunny
The Easter BunnyHonobonoSlamet walked in his slow, sure step across the sprawling garden that surrounded the white, Dutch-style house.The Javanese in him told him he shouldn't be, but he was proud of the way he had transformed the once weed-riddled yard into a lush, colorful landscape of reds,...
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Acehnese struggle for normalcy three months after tsunami
Acehnese struggle for normalcy three months after tsunamiAchmad Sukarsono, Reuters/Banda Aceh Near the seafood market where he worked until killer waves smashed it to bits three months ago, Alimuddin is selling fish again in the provincial capital of Aceh.A massive Indian Ocean earthquake on Dec.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
An Easter miracle: When a crook is blessed
An Easter miracle: When a crook is blessed Submarine! It is not because I am anti-war that I feel bitter when I hear that word. Last year, my family attended an Easter mass in a church in East Jakarta. I told my three children and my wife that we should use Easter as an opportunity to make our...
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
More companies turn to serviced offices
More companies turn to serviced officesRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Serviced office companies remain optimistic about strong demand this year due to increased inquires and new sign-ups, but are still refraining from expanding in Jakarta despite the encouraging signs.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Acehnese struggle for normalcy 3-months after tsunami
Acehnese struggle for normalcy 3-months after tsunami Achmad Sukarsono Reuters/Banda Aceh Near the seafood market where he worked until killer waves smashed it to bits three months ago, Alimuddin is selling fish again in the provincial capital of Indonesia's Aceh.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Safety standards needed for traditional cures
Safety standards needed for traditional curesMore than 80 percent of people in developing countries use traditional medicine for primary health care, but are at risk because of a lack of safety standards, research carried out by Consumer International (CI) said on Monday.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, March 27, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, March 27, 2005Exhibitions* Contemporary Arts Tribe Art Commission / Julian Opie / Jakarta, Museum Nasional, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3812346, 3868172), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until March 27 * Grafis S.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Assistance funds must go to those who are entitled
Assistance funds must go to those who are entitledKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some women in the neighborhood are arranging tables and chairs on the veranda of a small mosque here. They are also preparing snacks and tea for refreshments. It is 8:45 a.m.
Sun, 27 Mar 2005
Learn about Indonesia by reading 'Folktales'
Learn about Indonesia by reading 'Folktales'Endang R.S., ContributorIndonesian Folktales Murti Bunanta Illustrated by G.M. Sudharta Margaret Read MacDonald, ed. Libraries Unlimited 144 ppIndonesian Folktales shows the continuing effort of an Indonesian academic and children's literature expert,...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Police nab mirror thieves
Police nab mirror thieves JAKARTA: Taman Sari district police in West Jakarta arrested five persons on suspicion of stealing vehicle wing mirrors on Thursday.In addition to arresting the suspected thieves, who usually operated in front of Bank BNI 46 on Jl.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Bush's retreat on Indonesian human rights
Bush's retreat on Indonesian human rightsBrad Simpson Washington, D.C. There is a bitter irony to the Bush Administration's announcement in late February that it will restore military training for the Indonesian armed forces, which came just days before the State Department's annual human rights...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Munir's wife pushes for UNHCR involvement
Munir's wife pushes for UNHCR involvementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Munir's wife, Suciwati, has won the support of international human rights groups in her struggle to bring those responsible for her husband's assassination to justice, and is pushing for the United Nations High Commission on Human...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Lower prices mean lower quality: Producers
Lower prices mean lower quality: ProducersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sony 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 DVDs for...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Inauguration of West Irian Jaya council protested
Inauguration of West Irian Jaya council protestedRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A 23-member delegation from the Papua provincial legislative council is protesting the installment of the controversial West Irian Jaya council.
Sat, 26 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...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
RI in need of affordable computers
RI in need of affordable computersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly formed National Association of Secondhand Computer Traders Association (Apkomlapan) is calling for the Ministry of Trade to lift its restriction on importing secondhand computers implemented in October.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Sugar Council sweet on imports
Sugar Council sweet on importsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Sugar Council (DGI) has suggested that sugarcane farmers start harvesting their cane in mid May, a two-week delay from the initial date, to allow more time for listed importers to meet their sugar import quotas,...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Jamsostek reaches out to politicians
Jamsostek reaches out to politiciansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Politicians taking part in their party congresses should feel safer -- now they are insured, state insurer PT Jamsostek's president says.Achmad Djunaidi called the unprecedented move "a breakthrough" for Jamsostek into a new market.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Worker dies in drum explosion
Worker dies in drum explosion JAKARTA: A thirty-year-old construction worker died after an empty drum of frying oil, which he was welding, exploded in his face on Thursday.The body of Sandi, a resident of Ciracas, East Jakarta, who at the time was working on a construction project at the Siti...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 24, 2005:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 24, 2005: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
JP/1/HEADING
JP/1/HEADING 1. UNHCR: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS UNHCR will leave Aceh 3 months earlier 2. ACEH: 2 LNES, 21 COUNTS Acehnese want foreign volunteers to stay 3. FUEL: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS 8 Jakarta gas stations caught meter cheating 4. GOLF: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Thaworn Wiratchant leads the way in Indonesia Open
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Acehnese want foreign volunteers to stay
Acehnese want foreign volunteers to stayNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Three months after the tsunami hit Aceh on Dec. 26, many Acehnese dread the departure of foreign aid workers, as they are not yet confident of making it on their own.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Blueprint completed, Aceh reconstruction set to start
Blueprint completed, Aceh reconstruction set to startRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The reconstruction of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and the surrounding tsunami-stricken areas will be able to start in the immediate future now that the government has completed the final draft of its...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Punjabi: A man of cinematic vision
Punjabi: A man of cinematic visionJoyeeta Dutta Ray, Contributor/Jakarta In the city of Surabaya, a little boy of eight once propped himself up on a stool, peeping through the windows of a cinema hall, watching a Hindi film for three hours at a stretch.
Sat, 26 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.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
No cases of bird flu in RI: Minister
No cases of bird flu in RI: Minister JAKARTA: Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari said that no cases of bird flu has been found among poultry or humans in Indonesia."The public should not hesitate to consume poultry and its products, under the condition that it has to be boiled first," she said...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Female deaths in tsunami far outnumber males: Oxfam
Female deaths in tsunami far outnumber males: OxfamAchmad Sukarsono, Reuters/Banda Aceh, Aceh The Asian tsunami that devastated countries fringing the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26 may have killed up to four times as many women as men, the international aid group Oxfam says.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Southeast Asia's club of nations turns up heat on Myanmar
Southeast Asia's club of nations turns up heat on MyanmarMark Bendeich, Reuters/Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asia is finally losing its patience with Myanmar.After eight years of polite engagement, the region's club of nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), appears prepared to nudge...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
1. AMBALAT: 2 X 21
1. AMBALAT: 2 X 21 RI waits for Shell's response over Ambalat 2. BLUEPRINT: 2 X 21 Blueprint completed, Aceh reconstruction set to start 3. DEATH: 2 X 24 Female deaths in tsunami far outnumber males: Oxfam 4. KYRGYZS: 1 X 36 Kyrgyz opposition names president 5.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
USAID to help RI in fighting TB
USAID to help RI in fighting TB JAKARTA: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide US$2.5 million this year and over $7.8 million in the next five years to help the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia, the agency said on Thursday.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Smoke clouds Singaporean skies
Smoke clouds Singaporean skies SINGAPORE: Singapore experienced hazy skies on Thursday due to smoke drifting from neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia, the environment agency said.Bush fires in parts of Singapore following a long dry spell in the region have also contributed to the hazy conditions,...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
RI needs law on human trafficking
RI needs law on human trafficking JAKARTA: Indonesia needs a law on human trafficking to protect the country's female workers at home and abroad against violence, an expert says."The recent United Nations conference on the status of women highlighted the issue of women trafficking as a problem that...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Former Vietnamese refugees hold reunion
Former Vietnamese refugees hold reunionFadli, The Jakarta Post/Galang Island Melissah Ghew's face shone on Thursday when she arrived at the former Vietnamese refugee camp on Galang island, Batam city, the Riau Islands, where she lived for a year with her parents.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
RI awaits Shell's response over Ambalat
RI awaits Shell's response over AmbalatRendi A. Witular and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia is still waiting for a response from Dutch company Shell in the matter of the oil-rich Ambalat maritime area, a senior official said in Jakarta.
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Thworn Wiratchant leads the way in Indonesia Open
Thworn Wiratchant leads the way in Indonesia OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and fellow Thai Thongchai Jaidee grabbing the headlines for their bid to make the Masters in April, Thaworn Wiratchant is letting his game do the talking at the US$1...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Thailand won't follow Malaysia's suit on Myanmar: Minister
Thailand won't follow Malaysia's suit on Myanmar: MinisterAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Thailand will not be a part of a Malaysia-led campaign to suspend Myanmar from chairing Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year but would instead continue engaging its military-ruled neighbor,...
Sat, 26 Mar 2005
Government feels heat of Fed rate hike
Government feels heat of Fed rate hikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another change of mind over its plans to offer up to US$1 billion in bonds on the global market this month, the government has decided to temporarily postpone the sales amid rising inflation and interest rates in the U.S.