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Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Local govts vow to simplify licencing
Local govts vow to simplify licencingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional administrations have committed themselves to attracting investment by improving efficiency in administrative procedures and simplifying regulations in Indonesia.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Floods hit South Bandung
Floods hit South Bandung BANDUNG: More than 4,800 houses in South Bandung have been hit by floods on Friday, with waters up to three meters high following two straight days of heavy rain, forcing at least 23,898 people to flee to safety.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Education and creativity
Education and creativityMuhammad Zuhdi, Jakarta The debate surrounding the national examinations over the last few months has led us to misjudge the meaning of education. The meaning of education, which has so far been reduced to schooling, has now been further downgraded to academic achievement,...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Visa hurdles
Visa hurdles I am a British citizen married to a Indonesian lady. We have been married seven years, and own our own home in Indonesia. Shortly I will be retiring and wish to spend the rest of my days in your beautiful country.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Authorities fight over right to ticket three-in-one violators
Authorities fight over right to ticket three-in-one violatorsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Despite the fact that they have ticketed motorists over the past year, the city police and the Jakarta transportation agency are still fighting over who has the authority to book three-in-one...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Animals charm schoolchildren
Animals charm schoolchildrenTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Elementary school children around Greater Jakarta may get a surprise visit from an orangutan or two over the next several months.As part of an effort to instill an early understanding in children about the need to conserve nature,...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Jakarta welcomes Wolfowitz' appointment as World Bank chief
Jakarta welcomes Wolfowitz' appointment as World Bank chiefThe Jakarta Post JakartaPrivate sectors as well as the government welcomed on Friday the appointment of U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as the new president of the World Bank, saying his background as a former ambassador to the...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Artist offers free medical checkups
Artist offers free medical checkups YOGYAKARTA: Colorful performances at art openings are not unusual; free medical check-ups, however, are rare.Artist Popok Tri Wahyudi's exhibition opening on Saturday will offer free medical treatment to the people of Mantrijeron village, who live near the Kedai...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Loudry not ready to call time on lengthy career in volleyball
Loudry not ready to call time on lengthy career in volleyballMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although Loudry Maspaitella's first sporting love was soccer, it's in volleyball that he has made his name.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Government says Aceh funds used in context of emergency
Government says Aceh funds used in context of emergencyRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Criticism aired by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) that the relief effort in the tsunami-stricken province of Aceh had "too many chiefs" thereby making the audit of the...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
"Super volcano" could dwarf Indonesia's earthquake catastrophes:
"Super volcano" could dwarf Indonesia's earthquake catastrophes: expert Agence France-Presse Sydney, AustraliaAs Indonesians struggled to recover from the second deadly earthquake to strike them in three months, an Australian expert warned on Friday that the country faced the prospect of a "super...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
1. KOREA ( 2 x 20 )
1. KOREA ( 2 x 20 ) Hyundai, Kia help push Korea carmakers' sales
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Council sniffs out budget problems
Council sniffs out budget problemsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The City Council said on Friday it had spotted irregularities in several municipal administrations that could add up to as much as Rp 20.2 billion (US$2.3 million) in state losses.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Sumatran elephants kill three people
Sumatran elephants kill three people JAKARTA: Elephants in a forest in Riau province have killed three people in two days, an official of the province's natural conservation office said Friday."Two people were killed three days ago in a forest in Rokan Hulu district while another was killed...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Govt prioritizes warning system
Govt prioritizes warning systemRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government will soon set up a national early warning system that would help minimize fatalities and injuries in the event of a natural disaster, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
~Advertorial: Freeport -- April 6
~Advertorial: Freeport -- April 6SMEs: Seeds that Spawn a Growing Local EconomyAnastasia Tekege is currently expanding and diversifying her business operations to increase and stabilize her earnings. She devotes time every day to personally inspecting the progress of the operations, recording and...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Rupiah Rates April 1
Rupiah Rates April 1 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,719.40 6,945.41 7,369.19 7,295.57 Brunei dollar 1 6,029.59 5,422.45 5,756.04 5,695.84 Canadian dollar 1 8,242.53 7,410.92 7,868.58 7,784.56 Swiss franc 1 8,340.29 7,501.25 7,961.91 7,879.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Banyu Sumurup survives as kris village
Banyu Sumurup survives as kris villageSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Bantul, Yogyakarta If you are a true believer in the supernatural or just a collector, you will find Banyu Sumurup, a village in Imogiri subdistrict, Bantul regency, some 20 kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta, an interesting...
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Loudry not ready to call time on career in volleyball
Loudry not ready to call time on career in volleyballMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although Loudry Maspaitella's first sporting love was soccer, it's in volleyball that he has made his name.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Pi drubs Francisca to exact revenge
Pi drubs Francisca to exact revengeAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Top seed Pi Hongyan of France whitewashed Francisca Haris 11-0 11-0 on Friday in the Thailand Open, avenging in spectacular fashion her defeat to the diminutive Indonesian in last December's Indonesian Open.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Govt calls on NGOs to obey existing rules
Govt calls on NGOs to obey existing rulesThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The government has called on local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to obey the laws governing the establishment of such groups, and has asked foreign NGOs to obtain official permission to carry out work in the country.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
RI needs big investment for clean drinking water
RI needs big investment for clean drinking waterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia needs a massive effort and investment of up to US$5 billion, to be able to supply half of its population with clean drinking water by 2015, experts say.
Sat, 02 Apr 2005
Assistance funds a myth?
Assistance funds a myth?From Koran TempoThe offer of assistance fund for public health and education following the recent reduction in fuel subsidies and the fuel price increases, is only an excuse to cover up the real issue. There are several reasons why these funds are only a myth.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Simeulue island badly needs aid, attention: Regent
Simeulue island badly needs aid, attention: RegentNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, SigliWhile much attention has been paid to the stricken Nias Island, a top local official has asked the government not to ignore Simeulue island, which was also devastated by Monday's 8.7- magnitude earthquake.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Yogya forms community policing
Yogya forms community policing YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta government, in cooperation with the Yogyakarta police, established on Wednesday the Malioboro Community-Oriented Policing (COP) unit.The unit will have 50 members selected from among parking attendants, petty traders, pedicab drivers and...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Local players shoot for surprises in 9-ball event
Local players shoot for surprises in 9-ball eventMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With marquee names such as Efren Reyes of the Philippines and Chao Fong Pang of Chinese Taipei here for the second leg of the 2005 San Miguel Asian 9-ball Tour, local players will have to draw on their...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
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The humanistic character of our southern neighbor Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta2. CGNEWS -- The problem with the dialog of civilizations 1 x 30 Revisiting the Muslim-West dialog Sarah Eltantawi Common Ground News Service -- Partners in Humanity Sanaa, Yemen
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Why lower the antenna?
Why lower the antenna? It is only in comparison with December's devastating tsunami that left over 180,000 dead, that Monday's 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra can be considered relatively minor.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
RI has good chance of rating upgraded
RI has good chance of rating upgradedUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia can expect another upgrade in its credit rating on the back of growing investor confidence in new government's ability to deliver further political and economic stability, global rating agency Standard & Poor's...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Tsunami produces new political and geopolitical landscape
Tsunami produces new political and geopolitical landscapeMichael Vatikiotis, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Three months after the tsunami, Southeast Asia is feeling the political and geopolitical aftershocks.The Dec.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
The humanistic character of our southern neighbor
The humanistic character of our southern neighborAlpha Amirrachman, Jakarta As a person lucky enough to win an Australian Development Scholarship, I had the privilege of not only developing my research skills and enhancing my academic standing at the oldest Australian university, but also to delve...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
JP/17/SIDE
JP/17/SIDE Govt. urged to reconsider planned flight scheduleYOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University's Center for Tourism Studies called on the Yogyakarta provincial government on Thursday to reconsider its plan to change the Yogyakarta-Singapore and Yogyakarta-Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) flight schedules,...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Indonesian silk finds smooth road to Nigeria
Indonesian silk finds smooth road to NigeriaZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNelson Mandela makes Indonesians proud when he wears batik. And the 1993 Nobel laureate for peace has a fine collection, judging by the batik shirts he has sported over the years.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Second Sumatra quake
Second Sumatra quake Just three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in late December, the Indonesian island of Sumatra was hit by another giant trembler.There is a lot Japan can do again. The government intends to dispatch doctors and nurses. An NGO decided to send a medical team.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
More condolences, help pour in for quake victims
More condolences, help pour in for quake victimsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMore messages of condolences and offers of assistance are pouring in from various countries for Monday's earthquake victims on Nias island, off the west coast of North Sumatra.The 8.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Two NZ surfers safe after quake ordeal
Two NZ surfers safe after quake ordealAgence France-Presse, Gunung Sitoli, North SumatraTwo New Zealand surfers who were caught in the earthquake that hit Indonesia's quake-hit island of Nias arrived safe and sound in the main city on Thursday, after a six-hour ordeal traveling from a remote beach.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Another quake
Another quakeEven though a tsunami did not strike Indonesia on Monday, the earthquake on the island of Nias off Sumatra has left at least 2,000 people dead. The estimate is based on the number of buildings destroyed in the town of Gunung Sitoli.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Garuda disowns ads proposal
Garuda disowns ads proposal In connection with the circulation of a proposal for publishing joint advertisements in newspapers to congratulate PT Garuda Indonesia's new President Director Emirsyah Satar and new board chairman, Abdulgani, we would like to clarify that PT Garuda Indonesia has never...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
PDI-P reelects, Megawati unanimously
PDI-P reelects, Megawati unanimouslyM. Taufiqurrahman and Dwi Atmanta, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri was unanimously reelected for another five-year term on Thursday, two days before the party's national congress was...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
*Too many chiefs in Aceh create headache for BPK Page 2
*Too many chiefs in Aceh create headache for BPK Page 2 *Govt to strengthen disaster control agency Page 4 *Prosecutor's office sets eight graft suspects free Page 5 *Blueprint on Aceh's reconstruction lacks focus Page 6 *100,000 pirated discs, porn flicks seized Page 8 *Thai boxer vows to KO...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
FBI arrests a wife of Saudi prince
FBI arrests a wife of Saudi princeUNITED STATES: FBI agents on Wednesday arrested a Saudi prince's wife on charges she forced two Indonesian women to work for her as servants and threatened them with "serious harm" if they refused, prosecutors said.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Political parties eye coalition
Political parties eye coalitionJAMBI: Sixteen small parties are eyeing the possibility of a coalition after a Constitutional Court ruling allowing small parties to nominate their own candidates during the direct election of local government chief executives.M.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Day of arrival in Banda Aceh
Day of arrival in Banda Aceh It is believed that the world discovered the spice islands starting with ACEH, in the Acehnese language. It is said that ACEH is an acronym of the people's ethnic composition -- Arab, Chinese, European and Hindi.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Rupiah Rates March 31
Rupiah Rates March 31 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,701.57 6,925.38 7,351.99 7,274.73 Brunei dollar 1 6,053.62 5,443.74 5,778.84 5,718.36 Canadian dollar 1 8,202.51 7,377.59 7,830.20 7,749.75 Swiss franc 1 8,329.86 7,488.95 7,951.76 7,866.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
JP/4/Agama
JP/4/Agama1 x 65 Religions 'need to focus on real issues' to counter global capitalism JP/4/DISASTER 2 x 23 Govt to strengthen disaster control agency
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
SMS offers hope, death stalks rescue effort
SMS offers hope, death stalks rescue effortVictor Tjahjadi, Agence France Presse/Gunung SitoliNo heartbeats have registered on their high-tech listening gear and the smell of death seeps ominously from the debris, but a telephone text message pleading for help from beneath the ruins is enough to...
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Acehnese students feeling at home in Yogyakarta
Acehnese students feeling at home in YogyakartaSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaAfter being out of school since the Dec. 26 tsunami, some 76 Acehnese students have returned to the classroom, only in Yogyakarta.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Thai boxer vows to KO Rachman
Thai boxer vows to KO RachmanMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thai challenger Fahlan Sakkreerin is vowing to knock out International Boxing Federation (IBF) mini-flyweight title holder M. Rachman by the third round of their upcoming bout.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
Govt to strengthen Bakornas PBP
Govt to strengthen Bakornas PBPMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government said on Thursday it would strengthen the National Disaster Coordinating Agency (Bakornas PBP) into a body resembling the U.S.
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
RI twin girls to be separated
RI twin girls to be separated Singapore doctors have concluded it is safe to carry out surgery to separate conjoined Indonesian twin baby girls attached at the hip and abdomen, hospital officials said on Thursday.