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Powell ends mission amid Palestinian anger

Powell ends mission amid Palestinian angerReuters, Ramallah, West Bank Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said on Wednesday Israeli troop pullbacks were a sham and one of his aides accused Israel's Ariel Sharon of torpedoing U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's peace mission.

IMF ends visit to Argentina, government worried about savings

IMF ends visit to Argentina, government worried about savings drainAgence France-Presse Beunos Aires An IMF delegation ended its visit here Tuesday, warning that the door would be closed on international financial aid to Argentina unless the government imposes a series of tough fiscal measures.

EU could hit back at U.S. over steel 'within three months' -- WSJ

EU could hit back at U.S. over steel 'within three months' -- WSJ Agence France-Presse Brussels The European Union could start "within three months" to retaliate against U.S. tariffs on steel imports, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. In its European edition, the U.S.

Experience with Blue Bird

Experience with Blue BirdFrom Bisnis IndonesiaSome time in March, I took a guest of mine to the Soekarno- Hatta airport by a taxi, number T1295, from a company which belongs to the Blue Bird group, known for its hospitality and honesty.

1. Xanana (60 ) - 68 pts BB l/c 4cols 2lines (2x14)

1. Xanana (60 ) - 68 pts BB l/c 4cols 2lines (2x14) Xanana Gusmao wins E. Timor presidency2. Maluku (50 ) - 48 pts BB l/c 5cols 1line (1x35) Leaders confident of long-lasting peace in Maluku 3. Terror (40) - 36 pts BB l/c 2cols 3lines (3x12) Ba'asyir mulls challenging court verdict 4.

Indosat cancels Satelindo IPO

Indosat cancels Satelindo IPO JP/12/Brief JAKARTA: PT Indonesian Satellite Corp., or Indosat, a state- owned telecommunications company, said Wednesday it canceled indefinitely, plans to launch an initial public offering of shares in unlisted unit Satelit Palapa Indonesia, or Satelindo.

Spat could delay Timor oil deal

Spat could delay Timor oil deal Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer admitted Wednesday differences with East Timor over the revenue share-out from lucrative oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea could delay a treaty.

'TNI washes hands' of rights abuses in E. Timor

'TNI washes hands' of rights abuses in E. TimorTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suspicions that the Indonesian Military (TNI) has used the ongoing human rights trial to wash its hands of human rights violations in East Timor became apparent on Wednesday.

A lesson in democracy from a former colony

A lesson in democracy from a former colonyKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While many Indonesians still fantasize that one day the country will adopt a direct presidential election system, the people of East Timor -- soon to be known as Timor Lorosae -- have overwhelmingly...

Enticing Westerners to look East

Enticing Westerners to look East or Stirring West-minded locals to look home---------------------------------------------------------------- Martha Tilaar, founder and chairperson of Martha Tilaar Group, a leading name in traditional cosmetics and beauty care in the region, shares her business...

NZ holds speech competition

NZ holds speech competition JAKARTA: The New Zealand Trade Development Board held an English language speech competition, involving the participation of 81 students here recently.The board said in its media release on Tuesday that 17 contestants had been selected from of a total of 81 representing...

Development in Bali

Development in Bali This is in response to the letter by Michael Beer in The Jakarta Post on April 11 titled Rituals are not good enough.Your elaborate complaint about the situation in Bali is not new, but that is the high price the Balinese have to pay for "development".

Anatomy of 'Green Revolution' unraveled

Anatomy of 'Green Revolution' unraveledAgence France-Presse, Paris DNA engineers say they have sequenced the gene that kicked off the "Green Revolution," the breakthrough in rice growing 35 years ago that saved tens of millions of Asians from likely starvation.

Jakarta's gasoline free from lead, but pollution still high

Jakarta's gasoline free from lead, but pollution still high or Lead gone from air but pollution lingersBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta A survey has found that all gas pumps in Greater Jakarta have been selling unleaded gasoline but experts say the capital's air still contains the...

Military and GAM have their own preconditions for upcoming peace talks

Military and GAM have their own preconditions for upcoming peace talksIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The tension is likely to continue in conflict-torn Aceh as the government military and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are still sharply divided over the preconditions for the upcoming...

1. GONG: 1 line, 35 counts

1. GONG: 1 line, 35 counts Gong Kebyar is the sound of northern Bali 2. DANCE: 1 line, 49 counts 'Bungbung': A scent of eroticism in Balinese dance

National religious leaders confident

National religious leaders confident of long-lasting peace in Maluku Muhammad Nafik and Jupriadi The Jakarta Post Jakarta/MakassarHopes for long-lasting peace are high in Maluku despite the presence of militia groups opposed to the recent accord to end three years of sectarian fighting in the...

Enticing Westerners to look East

Enticing Westerners to look East Martha Tilaar, founder and chairperson of Martha Tilaar Group, a leading name in traditional cosmetics and beauty care in the region, shares her business philosophy in the third part of this special weekly series.

City plans to integrate utility networks

City plans to integrate utility networksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration plans to integrate utility networks in the capital in an effort to help reduce the disruption caused by excavation projects along the city's roads.

Taufik Kiemas, Tommy Winata 'meet in Thousand Islands'

Taufik Kiemas, Tommy Winata 'meet in Thousand Islands'Ahmad Junaidi and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid heated debate on gambling localization in the Thousand Islands regency, President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband Taufik Kiemas, Islands regent K.

RP police likely to release Indonesians

RP police likely to release IndonesiansKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There appears to be some hope that three Indonesian men arrested for alleged possession of explosives in Manila may be released after the Philippine National Police (PNP) suggested that the charges be dropped.

The only sour note came from pro-Jakarta East Timorese militia

The only sour note came from pro-Jakarta East Timorese militia leader Eurico Guterres, who accused Gusmao of killing pro- integration East Timorese in 1975, when Indonesia came in months after Portuguese colonizers withdrew.

AVC impressed, ready to assist Indonesia

AVC impressed, ready to assist IndonesiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last year's disappointing performance by the Indonesian volleyball team at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games spoke for itself, but the recently concluded Proliga, the inaugural professional volleyball league, seemed to...

'Sustainable development in Indonesia marred by constraints'

'Sustainable development in Indonesia marred by constraints'Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's efforts to implement sustainable development is hampered by limited financial, technological and human resources, according to the government's executive summary to be presented to...

Strange logic

Strange logic Gambling has became the center of attention these last few days, because of Sutiyoso's plan to open a gambling center. This is a welcome change from the boring daily news about demonstrations, fights among politicians, killings, robberies, corruption, etc.

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Security officers growing fat on lottery 2. COMP (42cm) -- 36pt Bodoni Bold 3/2 (2x22) Pirated software easy to find on local market 3. GAS (30cm) -- 28pt Bodoni Bold 1/4 (4x10) Unleaded gas on sale, pollution still high B 4.

RI can hike import tariffs on chicken legs: Expert

RI can hike import tariffs on chicken legs: ExpertAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government can propose to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it wanted to increase import tariffs on chicken leg imports to 200 percent to protect local poultry farmers, an expert says.

City plans to integrate utility networks

City plans to integrate utility networksBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaThe city administration plans to integrate utility networks in the capital in an effort to help reduce the disruption caused by excavation projects along the city's roads.

Banks to select SME debtors for restructuring

Banks to select SME debtors for restructuringThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government promised on Wednesday a tighter selection process for debtors, using bank assessments to ensure that a debt restructuring scheme for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would benefit the eligible ones.

Ba'asyir mulls challenging court verdict

Ba'asyir mulls challenging court verdictYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bizarre turn of events, Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is considering legal measures to challenge a 1985 Supreme Court verdict sentencing him to nine years in jail for subversion.

Tony Gunawan axed from Indonesian Thomas Cup team

Tony Gunawan axed from Indonesian Thomas Cup teamNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has not included Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medalist Tony Gunawan from the list it announced on Thursday for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals due to take...

Overhaul education curriculum: VP

Overhaul education curriculum: VP BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Vice President Hamzah Haz says the national education curriculum must be overhauled in order to meet the country's development needs.Hamzah said the existing education curriculum did not meet the country's needs as it did not prepare...

Ford Motor Indonesia

Ford Motor Indonesia FREE USE: PT Ford Motor Indonesia president director Will Angove (center) and Ford Jaksel general manager J. Andre Dumais (left) pose with John M. Eldred, winner of the Ford-sponsored grand prize at the recent annual Jakarta International School raffle.

Southeast Asia must fight terrorism threat: Thai FM

Southeast Asia must fight terrorism threat: Thai FMAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Southeast Asian states must do their utmost to fight terrorism and ensure it does not sink regional economies, Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said on Wednesday at the opening of an anti-terror workshop.

Convicted BI chief to skip IMF meeting

Convicted BI chief to skip IMF meetingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin will skip the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington this weekend, following the conviction in the Bank Bali scandal last month that bans him from leaving the...

Pertamina criticized for oil-leak chaos

Pertamina criticized for oil-leak chaosAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap At least 3,000 square meters of swampy area and farmland in Karangbawang, Cilacap Regency, have been seriously contaminated by diesel oil leaking from a large pipe belonging to the state oil company Pertamina's...

JP/3/B00

JP/3/B00 Int'l criminal court: Deterrent to the wicked?Bantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly' Centre for Strategic and Internationl Studies Jakarta After much delay and doubt over whether the East Timor human rights trial would ever go head, early this year Indonesia finally took the...

Security officers growing fat on lottery

Security officers growing fat on lotteryRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The underground lottery is one of the largest illegal clandestine businesses in Jakarta. The operators, backed up by corrupt police and military officer, are making billions of rupiah in profit every month.

Kris, more than just a simple dagger

Kris, more than just a simple daggerTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The man cautiously took the kris in his hand, removed it from its sheath and examined the Javanese weapon with expert eyes."This is an old kris, its blade shows natural wear.

Kornelius Purba

Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta 2. Kallman -- Auditors need to return to right principles 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni Auditors need to return to the basics James Kallman 3. Camp -- What really happened in Jenin Camp 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni What really happened in Jenin camp? Guardian News...

Child killed in Sibolga landslide

Child killed in Sibolga landslide SIBOLGA, North Sumatra: At least one person died and four others were injured when a landslide destroyed four houses in North Sibolga subdistrict, South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra.

A shadow from the past

A shadow from the past For quite a while now we have been presented with various news stories about the movement for an Indonesian Islamic State (NII). Such stories inevitably arouse concern within us. The name NII itself, invariably awakens a traumatic pain, particularly for the West Javanese...

Autonomy upsets fishermen: Police

Autonomy upsets fishermen: PoliceNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon A misperception of the Regional Autonomy Law has frequently triggered violent conflicts among fishermen operating along Java's coastal areas, Central Java Police Chief Insp. Gen. Erwin Mappaseng says.

Unleaded gas on sale, but air pollution still high

Unleaded gas on sale, but air pollution still highBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A survey has found that all gas pumps in Greater Jakarta have been selling unleaded gasoline but experts say the capital's air still contains the hazardous substance.

Military/Police faction supports amendment

Military/Police faction supports amendmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defusing public criticism on the amendment to the Constitution, the military and police faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) said on Wednesday that it fully supported the ongoing amendment.Insp. Gen.

Iwan Fals to stage concert in Manado

Iwan Fals to stage concert in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Well-known singer and legendary musician Iwan Fals will stage a concert on Thursday at the Klabat Stadium in Manado, North Sulawesi.The show coordinator, Putut Soebagya, said here on Wednesday that Iwan will also hold similar concerts in...

Gong Kebyar is the sound of northern Bali

Gong Kebyar is the sound of northern BaliAlit Kertaraharja, Contributor, Singaraja, North Bali Not a single day passes in Bali without the sound of a gamelan orchestra.The instruments of the gamelan produce unique sounds which accompany almost all traditional and religious ceremonies in Bali.

Pirated software easy to find on local market

Pirated software easy to find on local marketDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seven months after the West Jakarta District Court ordered a local computer wholesaler to pay US$4.4 million in compensation to U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp.

AII to hold 'Young Leaders' dialogue

AII to hold 'Young Leaders' dialogue JAKARTA: The Australian-Indonesian Institute (AII) will hold a "Young Leaders" dialogue involving Indonesians and Australians in Bogor from May 22 through May 24, AII chairman Philip Flood said on Wednesday.

Government hopes to issue treasury bills in July

Government hopes to issue treasury bills in JulyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would start issuing treasury bills in July this year after the House of Representatives approves the sovereign debt securities law.