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Sat, 14 May 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 49
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 49 The world's super volcanoes: An eruption is a matter of time 2. KIDNAP: 3 X 10 Govt too slow to save RI hostages4. MISS: 3 X 16 Indonesia back in Miss Universe pageant after ban
Sat, 14 May 2005
Feengers beware: The Mush of Madura wag tongue to marvel
Feengers beware: The Mush of Madura wag tongue to marvelDuncan Graham, Contributor/Surabaya Indonesia ranks high on the International List of English Manglers, even when its recognized that many forms of the world tongue are now considered legitimate variations.
Sat, 14 May 2005
RI, Thailand hint Myanmar may decide over ASEAN chair
RI, Thailand hint Myanmar may decide over ASEAN chairIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian government expected Myanmar itself to resolve the deadlock over its taking of the rotating leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) soon, while Thailand foreign minister...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Councillors to get new official cars
Councillors to get new official carsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After being awarded a Rp 15 million (US$1,595) monthly housing allowance on average, Jakarta councilors received more good news on Friday when the city administration announced it would provide them with new cars.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Detention urged for charged bankers
Detention urged for charged bankersEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Antigraft activists urged the Attorney General's Office on Friday to detain three top Bank Mandiri officials named suspects in a lending scam to prevent them from fleeing the country.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Mentawai NGOs back revocation of 17 forest concessions
Mentawai NGOs back revocation of 17 forest concessionsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) has supported the Mentawai regent's decision to revoke 17 licenses for the right to undertake and profit from logging in forests on the Mentawai...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Banks ordered to block Indonesians' assets
Banks ordered to block Indonesians' assets USA: The government ordered U.S. banks to block any financial assets in the United States of three Indonesians who are alleged to be leaders of the al-Qaeda-lined Southeast Asian terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI).
Sat, 14 May 2005
Despite soaring subsidy, fuel price hike ruled out
Despite soaring subsidy, fuel price hike ruled outThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the fuel subsidy threatening to reach a staggering Rp 90 trillion (about US$9.5 billion) this year because of high global oil prices, the government has promised no more domestic fuel price increases.
Sat, 14 May 2005
S'pore woman jailed for beating RI maid
S'pore woman jailed for beating RI maid SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old Singapore woman has been jailed for three months after she pleaded guilty to hitting her Indonesian maid with a TV remote control and a broom as punishment for her mistakes, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Sat, 14 May 2005
'SCTV' takes economist to police
'SCTV' takes economist to police YOGYAKARTA: SCTV reported a Gadjah Mada University economist on Friday to police here for allegedly defaming the private television station.The suit was submitted to the Yogyakarta Police by two SCTV presenters, Rosiana Silalahi and Bayu Sutiyono, executive producer...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Danish misfortune may be RI's lucky break
Danish misfortune may be RI's lucky breakBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although he got the semifinal matchup that he wanted against Denmark, Indonesia's Sudirman Cup team captain Christian Hadinata refused on Friday to talk up his players' chances.
Sat, 14 May 2005
~FOR Telecommunications Day -- May 17
~FOR Telecommunications Day -- May 17 ;JP;CD; ANPAf..r.. Phones-int'nal-callsInternational calls: Competition getting toughRudijanto Contributor/JakartaInternational callers might have gained some benefits of cheaper overseas rates as PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat) and PT Telkom Tbk (Telkom) engage in a...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Privatization
Privatization of educationFrom Koran TempoNational Education Day on May 2 was marked by demonstrations criticizing the government's attempt to shirk its responsibility for the provision of a nine-year basic education for all students.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Bogor police arrest seven alleged robbers
Bogor police arrest seven alleged robbersTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Bogor Police arrested on Friday seven alleged members of a gang thought to be responsible for a string of violent robberies in Bogor regency and municipality.The head of the general crimes unit at the Bogor Police, Adj.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Bukit Sentul tenants protest over high greening fees
Bukit Sentul tenants protest over high greening feesTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Dozens of residents of the Bukit Sentul housing estate filed a complaint with the Bogor City Council over monthly environmental management fees of between Rp 700,000 (US$74.
Sat, 14 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, 14 May 2005
Yogyakarta to get its first deli
Yogyakarta to get its first deli YOGYAKARTA: Food lovers in the ancient city are invited to an open house this Saturday held to mark the opening of Nino's Gourmet Deli & Bakery in Kompleks Kolombo, to sample bread and pies from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat, 14 May 2005
S'pore woman jailed for beating RI maid
S'pore woman jailed for beating RI maid SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old Singapore woman has been jailed for three months after she pleaded guilty to hitting her Indonesian maid with a TV remote control and a broom as punishment for her mistakes, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Fees and graft
Fees and graft at Priok I read with interest your two articles published on May 9 and May 10 about illegal fees and graft at Tanjung Priok Port (Illegal fees double RI export costs; Congestion, chaos, graft in port).
Sat, 14 May 2005
After the tsunami, Aceh faces chronic mental health problems
After the tsunami, Aceh faces chronic mental health problemsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Thirty-four-year-old Maisarah Muharram M. Noer can still remember when she was brought to a psychiatrist several weeks after the tsunami, screaming her lungs out with an intravenous drip in her arm.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Australia helps in fight against polio
Australia helps in fight against polio JAKARTA: Australia has donated A$1 million to help Indonesia control a polio outbreak that has so far infected seven children aged under five.Australian Ambassador to Indonesia David Ritchie said the assistance would held fund a house-to-house immunization...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Singapore allows return of waste
Singapore allows return of wasteMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After months of dispute, Singapore is set to allow the return of tons of waste that Indonesia says is hazardous, with the process expected to be completed within the coming week.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Three states to discuss security
Three states to discuss security INDONESIA: The ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore will discuss the security at Malacca Strait at a meeting on the island of Bintan next month, an Indonesian foreign affairs ministry official has said.
Sat, 14 May 2005
PKB holds campaign sharing
PKB holds campaign sharing YOGYAKARTA: The National Awakening Party (PKB), in cooperation with the Friedrich Neumann Stiftung (NFS) foundation, is hosting a three-day international workshop on running a successful political campaign.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Jayapura's top cop replaced for mishandling violent protest
Jayapura's top cop replaced for mishandling violent protestNethy Dharma Somba and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura/Semarang Under mounting public pressure, Papua provincial police replaced on Friday another senior policeman held responsible for the shoddy handling of a violent protest in...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Jakarta a haven for street racers
Jakarta a haven for street racers JAKARTA: Jakarta traffic police chief Sr. Comr. Djoko Susilo said it was difficult for his unit to stop the use of several thoroughfares as circuits for illegal street motorcycle races.
Sat, 14 May 2005
PD Pasar Jaya to upgrade 26 markets
PD Pasar Jaya to upgrade 26 markets JAKARTA: City-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to renovate 26 traditional markets.In cooperation with private companies, it has allocated Rp 260 billion (US$27.27 million) to renovate 18 of the markets.
Sat, 14 May 2005
RI to lobby China on cacao duties
RI to lobby China on cacao dutiesZakki P. Hakim and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Agriculture has urged the trade ministry to lobby China to slash import duties on Indonesian cacao beans and products to the same level that Malaysia is currently enjoying.
Sat, 14 May 2005
2. KPUD -- 2 x 32
2. KPUD -- 2 x 32 Sutiyoso vows to pursue reports on alleged corruption in KPUD 3. SENTUL -- 1 x 38 Tenants protest high greening fees 4. PPLi -- 1 x 48 PPLi fails to identify explosive substances 5. RAMPOK -- 2 x 20 Bogor Police arrest seven alleged robbers 6.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Cigarette tax
Cigarette tax increase neededFrom Koran TempoVice President Jusuf Kalla has said that increased state revenue is needed to develop health and educational facilities, including additional revenue from higher cigarette tax.It is right to raise the tax on cigarettes.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Our education: Schooling in ruined buildings
Our education: Schooling in ruined buildingsB. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta As the 2004/2005 academic year draws to a close and the new school year approaches, an old cycle of urgency is returning. It is the angst of enrolling children in school, the problem of paying for their education and the...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Website, ini untuk tanggal 16 May, halaman 21
Website, ini untuk tanggal 16 May, halaman 21Dea gets a shot in the arm in U.S. collegiate careerBruce Emond The Jakarta Post/Jakarta National tennis' loss was the University of Washington's gain when Dea Sumantri accepted a full scholarship to its tennis program three years ago.
Sat, 14 May 2005
JP/4/EDU
JP/4/EDUGovt criticized for 'avoiding responsibility' in educationHera Diani The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn many developed countries, if parents refuse to send their children to school to enjoy free education they can be taken to court.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Jambi KPUD returns money
Jambi KPUD returns money JAMBI, Jambi: The provincial election body here said on Friday it had returned Rp 300 million (US$33,333) in unused tactical funds to the central General Elections Commission (KPU)."The funds were handed over to us late last year, but we returned them a week later ...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Indosat to install 100 hotspots
Indosat to install 100 hotspots YOGYAKARTA: In its bid to provide Internet users with much higher access speeds, PT Indosat Mega Media (or Indosat M2), which provides Internet and multimedia services, has planned to install some 100 hotspots throughout the country this year alone.
Sat, 14 May 2005
BPK finds 'missing funds' in budget
BPK finds 'missing funds' in budgetTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Noting a staggering Rp 8.82 trillion (US$929.32 million) missing from the 2003 state budget, the House of Representatives is likely to order the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to carry out an investigative audit in hopes of...
Sat, 14 May 2005
Burned-out buildings remain a reminder of May 1998 riots
Burned-out buildings remain a reminder of May 1998 riotsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Years after massive riots forced iron-fisted president Soeharto to resign in May 1998, many burned-out shop houses in Jakarta have yet to be restored, bearing witness to the full ferocity of one of...
Sat, 14 May 2005
'We have equal rights to quality education'
'We have equal rights to quality education'Parents often complain about the cost of ensuring their children receive a quality education, especially the illegal fees schools often charge, while children of the very poor often miss out on schooling completely.
Sat, 14 May 2005
1. Pilkada -- 3x16
1. Pilkada -- 3x16 Mayoral candidates pull out the stops ahead of election 2. Riots ---- 2x25 Burned-out buildings remain a reminder of May riots 3. Illeterate - 2x22 City's illiterate women face a confusing world 4. Lampuuk -- 1x26 Tsunami village yet to see aid windfall
Sat, 14 May 2005
Mayoral candidates pull out the stops ahead of election
Mayoral candidates pull out the stops ahead of electionIman Dwianto Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Bambang Dwi Hartono hurries down the stairs of a two-story shop- house on Jl. Genteng Kali in Surabaya.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Australia, East Timor finish talks on expected Timor Sea pact
Australia, East Timor finish talks on expected Timor Sea pactAngela Macdonald-Smith, Bloomberg, Sydney Australia and East Timor completed the latest, and possibly last, round of talks between officials on the split of royalties from oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Critics question why military still in Aceh
Critics question why military still in AcehTiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Critics questioned on Friday the government's failure to order the withdrawal of military troops from Aceh despite lifting the state of civil emergency, a decision they deemed a compromise.
Sat, 14 May 2005
'We have equal rights to quality education'
'We have equal rights to quality education' Parents often complain about the cost of ensuring their children receive a quality education, especially the illegal fees schools often charge, while children of the very poor often miss out on schooling completely.
Sat, 14 May 2005
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Our education: Schooling in ruined buildings B. Herry-Priyono Jakarta2. Mirza2 -- If the Prophet Muhammad was Javanese... 1 X 30 Islam is syncretic, inclusive by nature or Syncretism and the propagation of Islam Mirza Tirta Kusuma Chicago
Sat, 14 May 2005
Airport, railway projects to be put out to tender
Airport, railway projects to be put out to tenderRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As a follow-up to January's Infrastructure Summit, the government is slated to open biddings for two airport and one railway projects worth some Rp 4.24 trillion (US$4.48 billion) in June.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Single goal can unite two different worlds
Single goal can unite two different worlds Hardev Kaur New Strait Times Kuala Lumpur Two continents -- Asia and Europe -- account for 40 percent of the world's population, 50 percent of the world's GDP, and 60 percent of world trade.
Sat, 14 May 2005
Tsunami village yet to see aid windfall
Tsunami village yet to see aid windfallBill Tarrant, Reuters/Lampuuk, Aceh Juwaria hammers away at cement rubble, extracting iron rods she will sell to buy food, oblivious that her tsunami-flattened village is benefiting from an aid windfall.
Sat, 14 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, 14 May 2005
Serving people or groups?
Serving people or groups?From Media IndonesiaThe House of Representatives (DPR) has finally decided that it will ask the government to review the fuel price increase policy. The decision is indeed disappointing.As people's representatives, legislators should voice what is in the public interest.
Sat, 14 May 2005
The world's supervolcanoes: An eruption is a matter of time
The world's supervolcanoes: An eruption is a matter of time After the tsunami disaster there has been further evidence of earthquake activity around Sumatra. Australia's volcanologist Ray Cas, a professor of the Department of Earth Science, Monash University Melbourne, recently spoke to The Jakarta...