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Sat, 21 May 2005
Lippo's 2005 net to fall 44% on taxes
Lippo's 2005 net to fall 44% on taxes JAKARTA: Mid-sized lender PT Bank Lippo said on Friday it expected net profit to fall by 44 percent in 2005 as the bank would be required to pay an operating tax this year.
Sat, 21 May 2005
DIS to celebrate new toll road
DIS to celebrate new toll road JAKARTA: Anyone wishing to celebrate the opening of the new Jl. Ampera toll road connecting South Jakarta to Tangerang can join a motorcade organized by the Deutsche Internationale Schule (DIS) on Sunday.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Chinese boats seized in Maluku
Chinese boats seized in Maluku AMBON, Maluku: A senior naval officer announced on Friday the Navy had seized two fishing boats from China and an Indonesian boat carrying illegal logs in the waters of Maluku.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Council welcomes plan to develop city toll roads
Council welcomes plan to develop city toll roadsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The City Council has lent its support to the Jakarta administration's plan to construct 85 kilometers of inner city toll roads worth Rp 23.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Alwi to attend Yemeni National Day
Alwi to attend Yemeni National Day INDONESIA: Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab will attend celebrations to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Yemen's unification, Yemeni Ambassador to Indonesia said in Jakarta."Minister Alwi Shihab left Jakarta on Friday for Yemen.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Religion and rationalism
Religion and rationalism The article The rise of Islamic protestantism in Indonesia published in The Jakarta Post on May 18 tries to reveal that Islamic protestantism is a response to the hegemony of organized religion in this country.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Sampoerna
SampoernaCorrection: In the story Sampoerna's focus is on Indonesia domestic market that appeared in The Jakarta Post Friday's edition on page 13, we mistakenly placed a photograph of Andrew White instead of Martin King. This is the correct photograph of Martin King. We apologize for the error.
Sat, 21 May 2005
'The luckiest ex-dictator' 7 years on
'The luckiest ex-dictator' 7 years onAboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam Like it or not, Soeharto is an item of hype. Whatever he did or didn't do can easily become a topic of public debate. While he reigned, it seemed as though his every statement was made into a headline.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Local candidates turn to black magic
Local candidates turn to black magicIman Dwianto Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya It was 9.30 p.m when campaign workers for the Alisjahbana/ Wahyudin Husein ticket kicked off their meeting in the garden of Alisjahbana's house.
Sat, 21 May 2005
VOA launches Indonesian bureau
VOA launches Indonesian bureauThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Washington-based broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) launched a Jakarta bureau on Thursday as part of its effort to devote more resources to Indonesia.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 20, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 20, 2005 __________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Sat, 21 May 2005
Gaikindo revises car sales to 550,000 on robust demand
Gaikindo revises car sales to 550,000 on robust demandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Robust domestic demand on vehicles has prompted the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) to revise its car sales growth target from 520,000 to 550,000 units this year.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Goldman favors Indosat, Indonesian stocks
Goldman favors Indosat, Indonesian stocksBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesian companies such as PT Indosat and PT Mitra Adiperkasa, which runs Starbucks Coffee outlets, are attractively valued and investors should buy their shares, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Sat, 21 May 2005
MODERN FACTORY: A view of PT Ultrajaya's fresh milk factory, one
MODERN FACTORY: A view of PT Ultrajaya's fresh milk factory, one of the most modern milk factories in Asia.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Correction to article
Correction to articleRegarding my opinion piece titled Media, defamation and judicial review: Comparison with Australia published in The Jakarta Post on May 12, I would like to correct a small error in the article.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Alpha Amirrachman
Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta2. Wiba -- International dimension in combating illegal logging 2 X 30 International dimension in the fight against illegal logging E. Wibanarto Jakarta
Sat, 21 May 2005
Cellular phones must-to-have gadget for Jakartans
Cellular phones must-to-have gadget for JakartansRemmy Faizal, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Sri could not conceal her amazement when the pushcart vendor from whom she normally buys vegetables and meat offered her his cell phone number.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Vehicle checks conducted after Jakarta bomb warning
Vehicle checks conducted after Jakarta bomb warningAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta Police continued making random checks of vans and trucks for explosives and terrorists on Friday in the wake of a travel warning released by the Australian government this week warning of another bomb...
Sat, 21 May 2005
Are there lessons to learn from Buyat?
Are there lessons to learn from Buyat?Harry Bhaskara Buyat/Manado/North Sulawesi It's a classic case. A multinational company is operating in a region and the local people feel alienated. It's frequently happened in various parts of the country, from Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua to the...
Sat, 21 May 2005
RI's milk consumption among the lowest in the world
RI's milk consumption among the lowest in the worldNutritionists tell us that drinking fresh liquid white milk each day can help prevent diseases such as osteoporosis, hypertension and colon cancer.Making it a habit to drink fresh liquid white milk each day, certainly can be a long-term health...
Sat, 21 May 2005
Few notice better services in selected subdistricts
Few notice better services in selected subdistrictsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Abdullah noticed something unusual in his neighborhood the last few months: the presence of street sweepers.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Broadcasting regulation for local direct election
Broadcasting regulation for local direct electionR. Kristiawan Jakarta Indonesia will soon see dozens of local direct elections. Next month alone, according to Cetro (The Center for Electoral Reform), there will be 181 elections, an average of six elections per day throughout the country.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Eradicate pornography
Eradicate pornographyFrom Media IndonesiaThe sexual harassment by seven Jakarta high school girls against their younger peers and cellular phone flicks that depict bare-breasted school girls masturbating should arouse our deep concern.Many other such cases have certainly escaped the media's eye.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Seven years after Soeharto's resignation
Seven years after Soeharto's resignationJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta Exactly seven years ago on May 21, under intense pressure from university students who had been demonstrating continuously for a week on end, then-president Soeharto resigned.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Ultra Milk only uses the finest fresh milk with the lowest
Ultra Milk only uses the finest fresh milk with the lowest bacteria arriving daily at the Ultra Milk plant in less than two hours from associations of dairies all over Bandung. Prior to the production process, the following are the tests used to ensure milk quality: Taste and aroma check;...
Sat, 21 May 2005
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~Translated version/checked Facts about Ultra Milk Ultra Milk only uses the finest fresh milk with the lowest bacteria count, which arrives daily at the Ultra Milk plant in less than two hours from associations of dairies all around Bandung.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Indications of graft at plantation companies
Indications of graft at plantation companiesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A day after naming 16 state-owned enterprises he said were riddled with graft, State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto plans to put the spotlight on 15 more SOEs, most of them in plantation.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Wrongful shooting cops undergo interrogation
Wrongful shooting cops undergo interrogationAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Armed police officers can be a bit of a paradox. On the one hand, they can provide the public with a sense of security, while at the same time posing a threat to the very members of the public they are meant to be...
Sat, 21 May 2005
Susilo to lobby U.S. on arms
Susilo to lobby U.S. on armsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes to persuade U.S. legislators to withdraw the ban on the sale of U.S. military equipment and spare parts to Indonesia, which was imposed in 1991 due to the country's poor human...
Sat, 21 May 2005
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SBY's leadership for Indonesia and the world Bantarto Bandoro Jakarta2. kRISTI -- Broadcasting regulation for local direct election 2 X 30 The danger of poor broadcasting regulations for local elections R. Kristiawan Jakarta
Sat, 21 May 2005
POBSI to hire foreign coach
POBSI to hire foreign coachMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Billiards and Snooker Association (POBSI) plans to hire a foreign coach to improve the team's medal chances at this year's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Manila.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Human error behind Lampung train crash
Human error behind Lampung train crash BANDUNG: A train accident in Bandarlampung on Thursday night that killed six people was caused by human error, a spokesman for state train operator PT KAI said on Friday.
Sat, 21 May 2005
AGO seen as 'stumbling block' to Timor truth
AGO seen as 'stumbling block' to Timor truthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) told a visiting team of United Nations experts on Friday the Attorney General's Office (AGO) was a stumbling block to the prosecution of military soldiers and police officers...
Sat, 21 May 2005
Probes into Bakrie, Kalla firms dropped
Probes into Bakrie, Kalla firms droppedEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) decided on Friday to halt its graft investigations into cement company PT Semen Bosowa Maros and telecommunications firm PT Bakrie Telecom, both of which are linked to influential...
Sat, 21 May 2005
1. Insight -- 1x40
1. Insight -- 1x40 Seven years after Soeharto's resignation 2. Visit --- 2x18 China to allow mainland tourists to visit Taiwan 3. Susul --- 1x35 Experts make huge step in stemcell research 4. Swimsut - 1x40 Miss Indonesia Artika in high demand in Bangkok
Sat, 21 May 2005
ExxonMobil likely to get Cepu contract extension
ExxonMobil likely to get Cepu contract extensionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina is expected to extend U.S.- based ExxonMobil Oil's contract for the Cepu block, which is currently being negotiated.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Indonesia and the world
Indonesia and the worldBantarto Bandoro Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government is only eights months old since its inception last October. The President himself realizes that as a national leader he needs to demonstrate to the public his ability to manage the country's national and...
Sat, 21 May 2005
Miss Indonesia Artika in high demand in Bangkok
Miss Indonesia Artika in high demand in BangkokNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post/Bangkok A little bit of controversy back home just may give Artika Sari Devi the popularity boost needed to win the 2005 Miss Universe contest being held here.
Sat, 21 May 2005
International dimension in the fight against illegal logging
International dimension in the fight against illegal loggingE. Wibanarto, Jakarta In the last few years, Indonesia has been facing an acute problem of illegal logging. Domestically, this problem brings an additional burden for the Indonesian government in implementing its policy to achieve...
Sat, 21 May 2005
1. KPU: 1 X 25
1. KPU: 1 X 25 Election body chief arrested 2. TIMOR: 4 X 10 AGO stumbling block to E.Timor truth: Komnas HAM 3. MANDIRI: 1 X 33 Probes into Bakrie, Kalla firms dropped 4. MAGIC: 1 X 32 Local candidates turns to black magic
Sat, 21 May 2005
Govt examines possible human avian flu case
Govt examines possible human avian flu caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Ministry of Health officer confirmed on Friday reports of a possible human avian flu case and is currently waiting for further laboratory test results in the coming two weeks.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 23, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 23, 2005Exhibitions* Japanese Food Promotions at Hotel Nikko Jakarta, The Olive Tree Restaurant, Jl. MH Thamrin 59, Central Jakarta (Tel. 2301122), until May 31. * Photo Images from the Heart by Arbain Rambey, Arun Taneja, Charlie Sianipar, Deniek G.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Rupiah Rates May 20
Rupiah Rates May 20 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,565.24 6,805.54 7,221.50 7,149.23 Brunei dollar 1 6,021.26 5,413.40 5,747.67 5,686.78 Canadian dollar 1 7,922.13 7,124.70 7,562.18 7,484.51 Swiss franc 1 8,163.43 7,341.63 7,792.52 7,712.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Ambarrukmo steadfast amid amid modernization
Ambarrukmo steadfast amid amid modernizationTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta Very soon Pesanggrahan Ambarrukmo, popularly called Kedhaton Ambarrukmo, will stand between two modern buildings -- Hotel Ambarrukmo and Plaza Ambarrukmo.Kedhaton is high Javanese for small palace.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Lore Lindu park decimated
Lore Lindu park decimated PALU, Central Sulawesi: More of the Lore Lindu National Park in the Central Sulawesi regency of Donggala has been destroyed, an official admitted on Friday.Park director Amir Hamzah expressed concern over a recent finding that up to 1.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Indonesia, Malaysia to discuss sea border
Indonesia, Malaysia to discuss sea border INDONESIA: Indonesia and Malaysia will hold a two-day technical discussion on the delimitation of Indonesia's and Malaysia's sea borders starting on Wednesday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Yuri Oktavian Thamrin says.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Black orchid could lure tourists back to Poso
Black orchid could lure tourists back to PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Poso While it is remains troubled by religious conflicts, the regency of Poso is one of the few in Central Sulawesi province with a great potential for tourism.
Sat, 21 May 2005
No more illegal fares, says port
No more illegal fares, says portZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Port workers, operators and users declared on Friday that they would unite in an effort to eliminate all manner of illegal fees charged at the country's biggest seaport, Tanjung Priok.
Sat, 21 May 2005
President calls for national pride
President calls for national pride JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the nation to take pride in itself and its achievements."Let us be proud of ourselves and do the best we can for the country," he told participants of a National Awakening Day celebration on Friday.
Sat, 21 May 2005
Bad bank governance
Bad bank governance JP/6/EDIT23Bad bank governance Lending irregularities at state-controlled Bank Mandiri, which led to the dismissal and arrest of its president and two vice presidents last week, once again shows how fragile the banking industry is, how vulnerable it is to fraud and how deficient...