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Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Kalila wins opening game in IBL series four
Kalila wins opening game in IBL series fourMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar After losing twice in earlier games, Kalila of Jakarta won 70- 61 over Angsapura Sania of Medan in the opening game of the Indonesian Basketball League's fourth series at Merpati Sports Hall here on Saturday.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Africa-Asia conference -- Bandung spirit, dead myth
Africa-Asia conference -- Bandung spirit, dead mythJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta Indonesians love myths that have a "massaging effect" on our ego. It is conventional wisdom that Indonesia achieved independence through a "revolution".
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Payment for protest claim an outrageous lie
Payment for protest claim an outrageous lieJAKARTA (JP): Claims reported in
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Exploring India-Indonesia cultural links
Exploring India-Indonesia cultural linksJoyeeta Dutta Ray, Contributor, JakartaOn March 30 2005, the Jawaharlal Nehru Indian Cultural Centre (JNICC) in collaboration with the University of Indonesia and Bhaskara, held a seminar, "Confluence", a symposium on cultural links between India and...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Earthquake jolts Kendari city
Earthquake jolts Kendari cityKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A mild earthquake shook Kendari city on Friday night causing panic across the town.Residents fled out their homes in droves after the 4.0 Richter scale jolt rattled the city for several seconds.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
JP/18/GIBBON
JP/18/GIBBONConservation a priority for endangered Javan gibbonJarot Arisona Contributor/DepokThe Javan, or silvery, gibbon (Hylobates moloch) is one of the world's rarest primates. This lesser ape occurs nowhere but on Java, more precisely, in the western and central part of the island.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
High school students feel the heat over national exams
High school students feel the heat over national examsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite strong opposition from some education experts and students, the Ministry of National Education has insisted on holding a national examination in May.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Domestic banks will raise lending rates, for now
Domestic banks will raise lending rates, for nowUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA wide interest margin and tighter competition in the industry will still help hold off banks from raising their lending rates despite a recent hike in Bank Indonesia's benchmark interest rate (SBI).
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
ILO to check role of global firms
ILO to check role of global firms JAKARTA: Government, employer, and labor representatives from eight ASEAN nations are to meet in Jakarta to discuss how multinationals could improve working conditions in the region, the International Labor Organization says.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
NGO prefers busway to monorail
NGO prefers busway to monorailDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhat is the most suitable and sustainable public transportation mode for this city that hosts over 10 million residents, who mostly rely on public transportation? According to green non- governmental organization Pelangi, the...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Payment for protest claim an outrageous lie
Payment for protest claim an outrageous lieJAKARTA (JP): Claims reported in The Jakarta Post that the New Zealand Green Party paid protesters to rally outside New Zealand's Parliament are an outrageous lie, the party's Co-Leader Rod Donald says.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Indosat provides IM3 services in Jambi
Indosat provides IM3 services in Jambi JAMBI, Indonesia: The country's second largest telecommunication firm, PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation (Indosat), on Saturday inaugurated its IM3 cellular services in Jambi, a province on the island of Sumatra.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Little known Soetrisno elected to leads PAN
Little known Soetrisno elected to leads PANSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangBusinessman Soetrisno Bachir took over the National Mandate Party (PAN) leadership on Sunday from founding chairman Amien Rais, as the party seeks to modernize itself.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Pollution makes life a hell for many in E. Java
Pollution makes life a hell for many in E. JavaID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Siti, a 50-year-old woman, is one of thousands of people living in modest rented houses in the village of Lebak Jaya in Kenjeran, Surabaya, East Java, situated near the factory walls of PT UBS.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
You could have a 3G cell phone already
You could have a 3G cell phone alreadyZatni Arbi, Contributor, JakartaFirst of all, let us briefly go back to my article last week on Really Simple Syndication (RSS).Right after I submitted my article to this newspaper, a reader sent a screensaver that he had created for me.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Slow disaster handling
Slow disaster handling From RepublikaA recent magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra has claimed lives and caused material losses. According to the latest news, most settlements on Nias and Simeulue islands were leveled.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Acehnese pray for peace ahead of Helsinki talks
Acehnese pray for peace ahead of Helsinki talksNani Afrida and Ati Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehVendors outside the Baiturrahman mosque are doing brisk business, selling handmade peci (hats for male Muslims), which they say many foreign volunteers and soldiers have bought up in bulk.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go
The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go something like this. Whatever a government, despotic or otherwise, chooses to do within the privacy of its borders is its business. Specifically, the key neighborhood club -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- lists as a core...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Govt, GAM cautiously optimistic before talks
Govt, GAM cautiously optimistic before talksAgencies, Helsinki, JakartaRepresentatives from the government and Aceh separatists expressed cautious optimism ahead of a third round of peace talks in Helsinki this week aimed at ending a drawn-out conflict that so far has killed more than 12,000 people.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Earthquake jolts Kendari city
Earthquake jolts Kendari cityKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A mild earthquake shook Kendari city on Friday night causing panic across the town.Residents fled out their homes in droves after the 4.0 Richter scale jolt rattled the city for several seconds.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Merpati Airlines service
Merpati Airlines service As a frequent Merpati flyer to Bandar Lampung, I fully agree with Vatsala S. that Merpati's ground staff deserve praise and compliments ("Kudos to Merpati", The Jakarta Post dated April 6).
Mon, 11 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...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Not collisions but brushes, say RI and Malaysian navies
Not collisions but brushes, say RI and Malaysian naviesAgencies, Jakarta/Kuala LumpurIndonesian and Malaysian authorities have denied media reports that their naval ships collided near the Ambalat offshore oil field in the Sulawesi Sea, which both countries claim is their territory.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
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Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Sumalindo books Rp 163.4b profit
Sumalindo books Rp 163.4b profitThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed timber company PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya returned into the black last year after rescheduling its debts, posting a Rp 163.4 billion (US$17.22 million) net profit for 2004.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
New PAN leader Soetrisno, Amien's heir apparent
New PAN leader Soetrisno, Amien's heir apparentThe Jakarta Post, SemarangSoetrisno Bachir was a nobody in the country's political arena until he seized the top post of the National Mandate Party (PAN) on Sunday, succeeding Amien Rais who had declined another term.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
More vendors to be evicted
More vendors to be evicted JAKARTA: Thousands of street vendors will be evicted from Jl. Fachrudin near the Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta public order office head Frans Hodden Silalahi on Saturday."Starting Sunday (Apr. 10), street vendors will be prohibited from operating on Jl. Fachrudin.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Sultan's brother vies for regent's post
Sultan's brother vies for regent's post YOGYAKARTA: A brother of Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, Prince Yudhaningrat, is vying for the post of regent in Bantul, south of the provincial capital.Yudhaningrat will contest the direct election in June as a candidate from the Islam-based Justice...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Rights agenda: Taking cues from Geneva
Rights agenda: Taking cues from GenevaEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Geneva While Indonesia takes the international center stage this year with one of its senior diplomats assuming the chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, far more important is it for the nation to further its...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
RP navy rescues four fishermen
RP navy rescues four fishermenPHILIPPINES: Navy sailors on Sunday rescued four Filipino fishermen who were adrift for 15 days in the unpredictable western Philippine seas.Navy spokesman Geronimo Malabanan said the four fishermen were already aboard a patrol ship en route to Manila and were...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
WFP distributes 1,000 tons of rice
WFP distributes 1,000 tons of riceBANDA ACEH, Aceh: The World Food Program (WFP) has supplied 1,000 tons of rice to earthquake victims in Aceh, Simeulue and Nias islands in North Sumatra, an official says.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Townspeople still jittery over quakes
Townspeople still jittery over quakesAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, MeulabohThe wind is blowing in a strange way. Look at the water -- it's quivering. And the clouds are of a strange shape and color. And did you feel a quake just now?Such are the snatches of conversation in various parts of the...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
JP/17/BMBNG1
JP/17/BMBNG1Jakarta water birds in perilBambang Parlupi JakartaAlthough a metropolis, Jakarta has remained home to various species of exotic animals, notably water birds, which live near lakes, marshes, downstream areas and coasts.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Foundation invites scholarship seekers
Foundation invites scholarship seekers JAKARTA: The Sampoerna Foundation, owned by giant cigarette maker PT Sampoerna, is offering 34 scholarships for Indonesian students to take up post-graduate studies in business and management.Foundation director of programming and alumni relationships Eddy F.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
ASEAN studying possible expansion of E. Asia summit
ASEAN studying possible expansion of E. Asia summitAgence France-Presse, Mactan, Philippines/Sydney, AustraliaThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is studying the possible expansion of an East Asia summit to include other dialog partners, its foreign ministers said on Sunday.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Jakarta Police reach out to the public through SMS service
Jakarta Police reach out to the public through SMS serviceAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUpon seeing an unusual traffic jam around Megaria Theater on Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, Andi, 36, a journalist at a radio station in Jakarta who was shopping nearby, picked up his cell phone and...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Indonesian maid clinging to life after sponsor's brutal torture
Indonesian maid clinging to life after sponsor's brutal tortureAn Indonesian maid is fighting for her life after suffering sadistic tortures and rape by her sponsor, the Saudi newspaper Arab News reported on Sunday.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Different schools, different programs
Different schools, different programsDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta "I have five balls. Three balls are lost. Now only two are left," said a preschooler at Gandhi Memorial International School (GMIS).
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Turn Jamsostek into a trust fund
Turn Jamsostek into a trust fundRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta As the government, political parties and elites continue treat PT Jamsostek, a state-owned company carrying out social security program for workers, as their cash cow, for the sake of workers, it will be much better for sake of the workers...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Court issues decree on election disputes
Court issues decree on election disputes JAKARTA: The Supreme Court has issued a decree for resolving disputes about the results of direct regional elections, Chief Justice Bagir Manan said during the weekend.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Public still unaware of Syariah banks
Public still unaware of Syariah banksThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite the fact that Syariah-based banks here experienced a remarkable 88.6 percent growth in assets in 2004, the public is still years away from fully embracing the concept, a top banker said on Saturday.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Aceh farms to recover in five years
Aceh farms to recover in five yearsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Dec. 26 tsunami that swept Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam not only devastated infrastructure but also caused extensive damage to agricultural land, with some areas needing up to five years before returning to full production.
Mon, 11 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...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Jailbreak highlights police incompetence
Jailbreak highlights police incompetenceAt least 10 prisoners broke out of two police detention centers last week. Seven detainees escaped from the Bojong Gede police cells last Sunday (April 3), and three days later, three more fled from a police detention center in East Jakarta.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Food aid vs local production: Who will feed Aceh?
Food aid vs local production: Who will feed Aceh?Indra Lubis and Isabelle Delforge, Jakarta In the province of Aceh, the majority of the population makes its living from agribusiness or fishing. The 42,000 families depending on small-scale fisheries have been terribly devastated by the tsunami.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Disasters and divine warnings
Disasters and divine warningsFrom Koran TempoThe natural disasters that have taken place in the country should serve as a divine warning that we as a nation need to take a close look at ourselves. Unless there is a concrete improvement in our morality, more disasters are likely to follow.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
EU wants to sign a special agreement with RI to boost ties
EU wants to sign a special agreement with RI to boost tiesVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an effort to assume greater international responsibility commensurate with its size, economic clout and standing in the world, the European Union (EU) is looking for partners to accomplish the...
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Residents blockade JORR project
Residents blockade JORR projectWahyuana, The Jakarta Post, BekasiThe never-ending Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project has been delayed further after residents of four Bekasi subdistricts blocked the construction of Hankam Raya-Cikunir toll road.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
Indonesia needs a more diversified financial sector
Indonesia needs a more diversified financial sectorP.S. Srinivas, Jakarta Having put the crisis of eight years ago firmly behind it, Indonesia is now looking ahead -- to a more promising economic future for its people.
Mon, 11 Apr 2005
4 x 12
4 x 12 Govt, GAM cautiously optimistic before talks JP/4/INTAN1 x 35 Townspeople still jittery over quake JP/4/TRISNO 1 x 33 Soetrisno, Amien's heir apparent JP/4/4labor1 x 40 Skills help protect workers from abuse overseas