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Thu, 14 Apr 2005
TV Program: Thursday, April 14, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, April 14, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee7:30 Cartoon: Hero Classic8:00 Children Drama8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
71 nabbed in raids ahead of summit
71 nabbed in raids ahead of summitAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity police have arrested 71 people in various raids throughout the city over the last week in an effort to ensure security at the Asia-Africa Summit from April 22 to April 24.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Inclusive education broadens students' perspective
Inclusive education broadens students' perspectiveThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEveryone has something to offer, that is one of the most valuable things a child can learn.Raisa Aurora, a 13-year-old girl, wrote in her award-winning essay that she learned about truth and patience from her schoolmate who...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
JP/13/budget
JP/13/budgetGovt paints upbeat picture for 2006Urip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government unveiled on Wednesday macroeconomic indicators that would become the basis for the drafting of the 2006 state budget, casting for higher economic growth, and lower inflation and deficit targets...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Junta leader to attend A-A Summit
Junta leader to attend A-A SummitAgencies, YangonThe leader of Myanmar's ruling military government planned to attend an Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta next week, days after Yangon came under renewed pressure for its human rights record, a diplomat said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
1. PKI ---- 3x16
1. PKI ---- 3x16 Former members of PKI fight for rights in court 2. Aceh --- 1x40 Aceh tsunami refugees moved to new 'homes' 3. Summit - 2x24 Leaders urged to discuss pressing problems at summit 4. KTT ---- 1x30 71 nabbed in raids ahead of summit 5.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
1. GAM (4x13)
1. GAM (4x13) GAM talks focus on separate elections 2. Korupsi (1x28) New antigraft decree planned 3. Edu (1x28) Inclusive education broadens students' perspective 4. Mul (1x40) nyusul
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Civil servants detest military-style uniforms
Civil servants detest military-style uniformsWhether civil servants should wear uniforms is still a matter of public debate. The real and immediate consequence of the requirement, however, is that billions of rupiah in taxpayers' money must be allocated for their uniforms.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
EU calls for currency appreciation in Asia
EU calls for currency appreciation in AsiaAgence France-Presse, Luxembourg EU finance ministers, eager to ease the pain of the euro's strength, stepped up pressure on Tuesday on Asian countries to let their currencies appreciate ahead of an upcoming G7 meeting.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
PBSI in damage control mode after Icuk's resignation
PBSI in damage control mode after Icuk's resignationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) vowed on Wednesday to minimize the fallout from the sudden resignation of Sudirman Cup team manager Icuk Sugiarto with less than a month before the mixed...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Govt response to disasters
Govt response to disastersFrom Koran TempoThe government provides equal treatment to disaster-stricken regions in Indonesia. In Aceh, the central government has directly handled relief in the tsunami-devastated region because all administrative levels in Aceh were paralyzed.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Efficiency put forward in drafting 2006's budget
Efficiency put forward in drafting 2006's budgetMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe current inefficiency in governmental institutions -- ministries, state agencies and local administrations -- has put unacceptable burdens on the state budget.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Leaders urged to solve pressing problems at int'l summit
Leaders urged to solve pressing problems at int'l summitThe Jakarta Post JakartaIn the relative seclusion of a paltry meeting room inside a three-star hotel, a gathering on Wednesday of some 50 people representing civil organizations from Asian and African nations decided to draw up action plans to...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
President Susilo's breakthrough visit to Australia
President Susilo's breakthrough visit to AustraliaBela Kusumah Kasim, Melbourne In October 2003, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono -- who at that time was coordinating minister for political and security affairs -- appeared in a public forum at the Sydney Myer Asia Centre.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Megawati visit North Korean flower exhibition
Megawati visit North Korean flower exhibitionFormer Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri (left) and Ratna Sari Dewi Sukarno (second left), the Japanese widow of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno, visited a flower exhibition in the North Korean capital on Wednesday as part of...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Jakarta, KL again agree to ease tension
Jakarta, KL again agree to ease tensionAgencies, Jakarta/Kuala LumpurIndonesia said on Wednesday it had made a fresh protest to neighboring Malaysia after ships from their navies confronted each other in potentially oil-rich waters claimed by both countries.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Former members of PKI fight for their rights in court
Former members of PKI fight for their rights in courtThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPatience, they say, is a virtue. And that's probably more true for former members (and their families) of the outlawed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), than anyone else.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
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;CD; ANPAv..r.. ~Photo JP/P.J. Leo JP/22/U00 SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP: The Cibubur sports center in East Jakarta is a testament to the good relations between Korea and Indonesia. It was built and funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency, which later handed it over to the Indonesian...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Muslim, Christian agree to lasting peace
Muslim, Christian agree to lasting peaceRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluAt least 80 Muslim and Christian leaders in Central Sulawesi met on Tuesday night in Palu, and agreed to establish a forum to ensure a lasting peace in the conflict-torn Poso regency.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
CNG use not feasible next year
CNG use not feasible next yearBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBlue-sky campaigners may have to wait a bit longer for the mandatory use of compressed natural gas (CNG) by public transportation vehicles in the capital as a sufficient gas network is unlikely to be seen next year.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Increased activity spotted in two more volcanoes
Increased activity spotted in two more volcanoesThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/Padang/JakartaTwo volcanoes in the western part of the island of Java have registered increased activity on Wednesday, only a day after the Mt.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Govt seizes NGO vehicles, aid for Aceh
Govt seizes NGO vehicles, aid for AcehApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanAt least 60 expensive cars have allegedly been smuggled into the country in a 250-container relief aid shipment bound for disaster victims in Aceh and Nias, and were siezed by Belawan Port authorities, an official said on...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Timor Leste: Time for action
Timor Leste: Time for actionEduardo Gonzalez, New York Six years ago, a militia group descended on Liquiga, a sleepy coastal town on the strategic road that links Dili, the capital of Timor Leste, with the western Indonesian part of Timor island.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Govt paints upbeat picture for 2006
Govt paints upbeat picture for 2006Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government unveiled on Wednesday macroeconomic indicators that would become the basis for the drafting of the 2006 state budget, casting for higher economic growth, and lower inflation and deficit targets compared to 2005.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Relief boat sinks in waters off Nias
Relief boat sinks in waters off Nias The Cahaya Abadi (Endless Sun), a private relief boat carrying aid to Aceh and Nias from a Bali-based non-governmental organization (NGO) sunk off the coast of Nias on April 11 at 2 p.m.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Security tightened at RI mission after death threat
Security tightened at RI mission after death threatAgence France-Presse, Perth, AustraliaSecurity at the Indonesian consulate in Perth was tightened on Wednesday after the mission received a threat saying staff would be killed unless an Australian woman on trial for drug trafficking in Bali was...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Sumber tulisan ini dari: asia-planet.net; wanderplanet.com; Korea
Sumber tulisan ini dari: asia-planet.net; wanderplanet.com; Korea Travel Guide; Korea National Tourism Corporation Advertorial: KIA TOURDone Welcome to South Korea South Korea's tourism industry has grown rapidly over the past 10 years in line with the country's impressive economic achievements.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Businesspeople form backbone of RI's Korean community
Businesspeople form backbone of RI's Korean community As part of The Jakarta Post's community coverage, this month, we are focusing on the Korean community. In an effort to inform our readers about this growing community in the country, the Post's Veeramalla Anjaiah talked to the South Korean...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Electronics firms plan to stay on top with high-end products
Electronics firms plan to stay on top with high-end productsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaKorean producers have come to dominate Indonesia's electronics market and they intend to maintain this dominance by introducing new high-end products featuring the latest technological advances.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
KPU 'tactical funds' were for BPK: Treasurer
KPU 'tactical funds' were for BPK: TreasurerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) had a share in the money given to a Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) auditor, which has led to the arrest of commission member Mulyana W. Kusumah for alleged bribery, its treasurer says.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Korean businesses: Late start, fast growth
Korean businesses: Late start, fast growthLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMany people here are not as familiar with Korean culture as they are with the values and lifestyles of other Asian communities in the country.Chinese merchants arrived here very early.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Open dumping system hazardous
Open dumping system hazardousFrom KompasThe recent landslide at the Leuwigajah municipal dump in Cimahi, West Java, buried several settlements, with 103 victims so far reported and 40 others missing.The slide was caused by a lack of response from the municipal administration to a study of the...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Aceh tsunami refugees moved to new 'homes'
Aceh tsunami refugees moved to new 'homes'Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, JanthoTruckloads of displaced persons moved from their tents to their new "homes" on Tuesday. However, these homes were also tents, and the sun beat down even more fiercely here in the hills than down in Banda Aceh.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Japanese Community
Japanese CommunityThe Jakarta Post is expanding its coverage of foreign communities in Indonesia as part of our effort to better serve the needs of our readers. Last month, we focused on the Indian community, with a special publication on the Indian Diaspora in Indonesia.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 13, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 13, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Open dumping system hazardous
Open dumping system hazardousFrom KompasThe recent landslide at the Leuwigajah municipal dump in Cimahi, West Java, buried several settlements, with 103 victims so far reported and 40 others missing.The slide was caused by a lack of response from the municipal administration to a study of the...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Cell phone makers seek to dominate local market
Cell phone makers seek to dominate local marketLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCellular phone users today have an unsurpassed variety of choices: from clamshell to sliding panels, from the size of a matchbox to a brick, from regular ring tones to polyphonic ones or a cat's meow, from basic...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Government to assess TNI businesses before taking over
Government to assess TNI businesses before taking overMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is now in the process of quantifying all enterprises belonging the Indonesian Military (TNI) to obtain accurate data before it moved to take them over.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Poverty, unemployment will be govt's main focus in 2006
Poverty, unemployment will be govt's main focus in 2006Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaReducing the country's poverty and open unemployment rate will be the government's main focus in its development priorities for 2006.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
JP/1/head
JP/1/head April 14, 2005 1. VOLCANO: 2 X 25 Increased activity spotted in two more volcanoes 2. SOLOK: 4 X 12 Thousands evacuated, though Talang calming down 3. AUDIT: 2 X 24 Government to assess TNI businesses before taking over
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Indonesia and China to forge strategic partnership
Indonesia and China to forge strategic partnershipZakki P. Hakim and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia and China will forge a strategic partnership in a bid to boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, infrastructure, and agricultural, Minister of Foreign...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Patience, they say, is a virtue. And that's probably more true
Patience, they say, is a virtue. And that's probably more true for former members (and their families) of the outlawed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), than anyone else. After almost four decades of living as social and political pariahs, a session on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta District...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Bad weather hinders Papua plane search
Bad weather hinders Papua plane searchNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraRescuers continued their search by air and water on Wednesday for a Twin Otter plane operated by GT Air that went missing with 17 people on board in the mountains of Papua on Tuesday.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Andrias Harefa makes life his center of learning
Andrias Harefa makes life his center of learning or Andrias makes learning life-long challengeBenget Simbolon Tnb. The Jakarta Post/JakartaAre you someone who thinks that success is the sole preserve of university graduates? Well, if you are, your misperception will become apparent if you meet...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Women have taken to playing gamelan
Women have taken to playing gamelanKadek Suartaya, Contributor, Gianyar Every Saturday night, dozens of women rush excitedly to the bale banjar (community center) in Sukawati village, Gianyar, to practice gamelan instruments.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Removing anti-graft constraints
Removing anti-graft constraintsFrom Gatra Corruption in Indonesia has become a chronic disease, like a tumor that is spreading all over the body and is nearly incurable. Now the government has apparently become serious about dealing with these criminals and needs the support of law enforcers, state...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Malaysia recalls its workers
Malaysia recalls its workers Filipinos have been part of the foreign labor force in Kuala Lumpur, next to Indonesia and Thailand in number.About 200,000 workers are needed in the manufacturing sector, 150,000 in construction and 20,000 in the services sector. According to government figures, 1.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
JP/19/DESRI
JP/19/DESRINo eye for an eye for Desriyanti Duncan Graham Contributor/SurabayaThe impact of sectarian violence resonates long after the event, as Desriyanti Tengkende knows only too well.The distressed high school teenager from Palu, Central Sulawesi, is far from her home and friends.
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Serbia & Montenegro minister to visit RI
Serbia & Montenegro minister to visit RIINDONESIA: Serbia and Montenegro Deputy Foreign Minister Predrag Boskovic will arrive in Jakarta on Thursday, the country's embassy says.During his two-day visit, Boskovic and his delegation will hold talks with a delegation headed by Ministry of Foreign...
Thu, 14 Apr 2005
Businesspeople: The backbone of RI's Korean community
Businesspeople: The backbone of RI's Korean community As part of The Jakarta Post's community coverage, this month, we are focusing on the Korean community. In an effort to inform our readers about this growing community in the country, the Post's Veeramalla Anjaiah talked to the South Korean...