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Fri, 27 May 2005
JP/19/CARLA
JP/19/CARLARosjid steps forwardCarla Bianpoen Contributor/JakartaAs a solo exhibition of drawings by Rosid is almost coming to an end, both the owner of Edwin's gallery and the artist may sit back in satisfaction, as sales of the artworks have been more than satisfactory.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Telkomsel targeting 23m subscribers by year-end
Telkomsel targeting 23m subscribers by year-endThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's largest mobile telecommunications firm PT Telkomsel revealed on Thursday that its total number of subscribers had reached 20 million as of today, and that it targets 3 million more by the end of the year.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Golkar nominees pledge to win poll
Golkar nominees pledge to win pollYOGYAKARTA: Three candidates for regent nominated by the Golkar Party have made a promise of victory to Golkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla in Yogyakarta as direct regional elections draw nigh.
Fri, 27 May 2005
City holds busway writing, photo contest
City holds busway writing, photo contest JAKARTA: The TransJakarta Busway Management was holding a writing and photo competition for students, journalists and the general public. The theme of the competition is, "Creating a new culture of using public transportation.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Power blackout irks Medan residents
Power blackout irks Medan residentsApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/MedanThe sun had just set. Sugiran and his family were having dinner together, with various dishes set on the dinner table. But suddenly, while eating, the lights go out.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Tsunami reconstruction plan leaves Acehnese no wiser
Tsunami reconstruction plan leaves Acehnese no wiserAguswandi, London Post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh is difficult work. It is not made any easier by the public being rendered illiterate by the process.
Fri, 27 May 2005
S'pore manufacturing output slows down
S'pore manufacturing output slows downSINGAPORE: Singapore's April manufacturing output grew at a slower pace of 4.8 percent as a fall in pharmaceuticals weighed down total production, the Economic Development Board said on Thursday.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Malaysia, Indonesia and RP discuss piracy
Malaysia, Indonesia and RP discuss piracyEileen Ng, Associated Press/Kuala LumpurMalaysia is in talks with Indonesia and the Philippines to allow their naval forces to pursue pirates in each other's waters in what could be a bold new effort to eliminate the scourge, a senior security official said...
Fri, 27 May 2005
East Java candidates receive terror threats
East Java candidates receive terror threatsIman Dwianto Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaA loud ring breaks the silence, and in a rush Budi S. quickly picks up his phone. As he reads the incoming short message, he quickly becomes worried.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Aceh 'sea commanders' now high-profile
Aceh 'sea commanders' now high-profileAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of traditional leaders visited the capital last week, and one of them said they were a group of available men because there were now "largely widowers.
Fri, 27 May 2005
BI sees rupiah at Rp 9,300, and inflation at 8%
BI sees rupiah at Rp 9,300, and inflation at 8%The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar will likely overtake the government's estimate of Rp 8,900 for the 2005 state budget, reaching Rp 9,300 for the whole year, Bank Indonesia (BI) said.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Famine affects hundreds on Lombok
Famine affects hundreds on LombokMATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A senior official disclosed on Wednesday that currently, a total 332 people were suffering from malnutrition on Lombok Island.West Nusa Tenggara Deputy Governor, Thamrin Rayes, said that the large number of people with ailments resulting...
Fri, 27 May 2005
'Police, intelligence agency are ignoring the President'
'Police, intelligence agency are ignoring the President' It has been nine months since the murder of rights activist Munir in September and the government appointed fact-finding team is scheduled to end its investigation next month.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Headings
Headings1. POWER -- 3x18 City offices told to set example in energy-saving drive 2. PRJ (cutline) -- 1x27 Jakarta Fair tries to spice up image 3. ADIGUNA -- 2x24 Adiguna's lawyers shift suspicion to key witness 4. SECURITY -- 2x27 City tightens security amid fears of terrorist attack 5.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Top players unfazed in national tennis tourney
Top players unfazed in national tennis tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the seeds proceeded with little fuss to their allotted places in the Hemaviton Challenge 2005 on Thursday, the first major tussles are expected in Friday's quarterfinals.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Substandard pay in Jakarta
Substandard pay in JakartaFrom RepublikaI am a courier for a leading joint venture between Indonesia and Britain, and have to go to work early every morning, and I originally expected to earn a decent salary.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Councillors face six years in prison
Councillors face six years in prisonSjofiardi Bachyul, The Jakarta Post, PadangA prosecutor sought on Wednesday in a Padang court a sentence of six years in prison for 27 former Padang councillors charged with corruption.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Bad news leads Western media coverage of RI
Bad news leads Western media coverage of RISoe Tjen Marching, LondonIndonesian have never interested the mainstream Western media as much as in the last few years, particularly since the Bali bombings, the attack on the Australian Embassy, the Tsunami disaster, the Nias earthquake and the recent...
Fri, 27 May 2005
Two Papuan separatist leaders receive up to 10 years in prison
Two Papuan separatist leaders receive up to 10 years in prisonNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraA Papua district court sentenced Papuan separatist leaders Philep Karma and Yusak Pakage to 15 and 10 years in jail respectively on Thursday for "treason against the state".
Fri, 27 May 2005
JP/4/PILKADA
JP/4/PILKADARegional autonomy simply absurd, experts sayHera Diani The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn order to ensure regional autonomy, the government has been urged to amend the law on regional administrations, which still places governors, mayors and regents as subordinates of the central government.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Koizumi 'insensitive' to neighbors
Koizumi 'insensitive' to neighborsYan Xizao, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing So it looks as if Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi's abrupt cancellation of a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and her subsequent departure have rather bewildered her hosts.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Country Profile:
Country Profile:Part -1Italian ambassador Dr. Francesco M. Greco: Come and invest in Indonesia It is my privilege to assess the state of the relations between Italy and Indonesia, as we regularly do every year, through this prestigious newspaper.
Fri, 27 May 2005
The Aceh reconstruction plan leaves Acehnese illiterate
The Aceh reconstruction plan leaves Acehnese illiterate JP/6/WANDIAceh reconstruction plan leaves Acehnese illiterateAguswandi London Post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh is difficult work. It is not made any easier by the public's widespread lack of access to information about the process.
Fri, 27 May 2005
End of civil emergency brings little change in Aceh
End of civil emergency brings little change in AcehNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehA week after the government lifted the state of civil emergency in Aceh, residents remain unsure exactly what, if anything, has changed."It is still like living under the state of emergency.
Fri, 27 May 2005
ADVERTORIAL
ADVERTORIAL DHL -- 31 May DHL's Fast Forward simplifies export and import Every day, literally tens of thousands of shipments arrive in and leave from Indonesia, bound for factories, warehouses and offices all over the world.
Fri, 27 May 2005
TV Today: Saturday, May 28, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, May 28, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing10:30 Music11:30 Oto Screen1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Nature Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Comedy5:00 Maja The...
Fri, 27 May 2005
TNI announces officer reshuffle
TNI announces officer reshuffle JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) announced a new reshuffle on Thursday, affecting 21 high-ranking officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force.TNI spokesman Col. Ahmad Yani Basuki announced that Brig. Gen.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Prayer in two languages
Prayer in two languages The recent arrest of a cleric in Malang who lead prayers in both Arabic and Indonesian shows that there is no tolerance of difference religious opinions in this country.Why should a man be charged with a criminal offense for merely praying unconventionally? By doing this,...
Fri, 27 May 2005
Islam and a swimsuited Miss Indonesia
Islam and a swimsuited Miss IndonesiaMichael Mathes, Agence France-Presse/Phuket, ThailandIndonesia has not sent a contestant to the Miss Universe pageant in almost a decade, since its last competitor dared to show up at the swimwear event, incurring a ban from then dictator Soeharto.
Fri, 27 May 2005
*More cases of malnutrition in Alor regency Page 2
*More cases of malnutrition in Alor regency Page 2 *Tsunami reconstruction plan leaves Acehnese no wiser Page 4 *Former BIN chief to be grilled in Munir probe Page 8 *New status, not much change in Aceh Page 9 *City offices told to set example in saving energy Page 10 *Japanese split over how to...
Fri, 27 May 2005
Nias residents face tough times
Nias residents face tough timesMEDAN, North Sumatra: The Nias administration said on Thursday that some 8,000 people, many of whom had lost family and houses in a massive quake two months ago, were still living in temporary camps.
Fri, 27 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.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Jakarta motorists reminded to buckle up
Jakarta motorists reminded to buckle upAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA man inside a luxury car driving past Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta quickly fastened his seat belt when a pretty woman approached his car and told him to use the seat belt.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Ex-BIN chief to be grilled in Munir probe
Ex-BIN chief to be grilled in Munir probeTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government-sanctioned fact finding team (TPF), which has a mandate to assist the police during the investigation into the killing of rights champion Munir, plans to question the former spy chief to determine if he...
Fri, 27 May 2005
Senior officer convicted in Udin murder case
Senior officer convicted in Udin murder caseSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaA senior police officer was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Thursday for destroying evidence in the murder case of journalist Muhammad Syarifudin, but justice still has not been done as the main perpetrators...
Fri, 27 May 2005
Permata names Stewart Hall as head, replacing Agus
Permata names Stewart Hall as head, replacing AgusBloomberg JakartaPT Bank Permata, an Indonesian lender controlled by Standard Chartered Plc. and its local partner, named Stewart Hall as its new head, giving him the job of steering the bank through increasing competition.
Fri, 27 May 2005
'Women should not be judged by their looks'
'Women should not be judged by their looks'The participation of Artika Sari Devi in the Miss Universe contest has drawn protests at home. The country had previously prohibited beauty pageants in the predominantly Muslim Indonesia, let alone competing in an international event, as some have...
Fri, 27 May 2005
Australia awaits climax to Corby's drug trial in Bali
Australia awaits climax to Corby's drug trial in BaliBenito Lopulalan, Agence France-Presse/Denpasar, BaliPart diplomatic incident, part courtroom drama and part scandal- filled soap opera, the drug smuggling trial of a young Australian beautician reaches its climax in Indonesia this week with a...
Fri, 27 May 2005
New toll road causes traffic jams in Bandung
New toll road causes traffic jams in BandungAntara, BandungWith the new Cipularang toll road helping to speed up the trip to and from Bandung, tourists from neighboring cities like Jakarta are flocking to the city every weekend, forcing residents to suffer major traffic congestion.
Fri, 27 May 2005
AIS students motivated to exel
AIS students motivated to exelAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSandy Lokas could not utter a word in English when he registered at the Australia International School (AIS) in Kemang, South Jakarta, three years ago.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Bosowa, Bakrie companies clean, syas AGO chief
Bosowa, Bakrie companies clean, syas AGO chiefTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDefending its decision not to investigate two firms linked to top government officials, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) asked state auditors on Thursday to produce clearer indications of state losses caused by...
Fri, 27 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;...
Fri, 27 May 2005
Jakarta Fair tries to spice up image
Jakarta Fair tries to spice up imageThe annual Jakarta Fair this year looks set to become involved in politics.During a press conference on Thursday, the organizing committee said that the fair would adopt the nationalist theme, Indonesiaku Bersatu (My United Indonesia).
Fri, 27 May 2005
TV Today: Friday, May 27, 2005
TV Today: Friday, May 27, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.
Fri, 27 May 2005
TUK to show Brauner films
TUK to show Brauner films In collaboration with the German Cultural Center Goethe- Institute, Teater Utan Kayu (TUK) plans to hold a three-day screening of films produced by Artur Brauner, arguably the most influential postwar German film producer.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Prayer in two languages
Prayer in two languages The recent arrest of a cleric in Malang who lead prayers in both Arabic and Indonesian shows that there is no tolerance of difference religious opinions in this country.Why should a man be charged with a criminal offense for merely praying unconventionally? By doing this,...
Fri, 27 May 2005
1. SBY: 2 x 21
1. SBY: 2 x 21 Bush assures Susilo of full military ties 2. BOMB: 1 X 35 U.S. closes missions in RI after threat 3. LION: 4 X 9 Lion Air to buy 60 aircraft from Boeing 4. EURO: 1 X 28 Plaudits pour in for Liverpool
Fri, 27 May 2005
Don't knock BI for loan scams, pleads new deputy governor
Don't knock BI for loan scams, pleads new deputy governorThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPeople seeking to blame the central bank for the recent scandals involving bad loans at state-owned banks are misdirecting their criticism, according to a newly elected deputy governor of Bank Indonesia.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Some key facts about Yasukuni war shrine
Some key facts about Yasukuni war shrineTokyo's Yasukuni shrine is at the center of a row between Japan and China, triggered this week after China's vice premier Wu Yi canceled a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi over the issue of his visits there.
Fri, 27 May 2005
Adiguna's lawyers shift suspicion to key witness
Adiguna's lawyers shift suspicion to key witnessThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDefense lawyers for Adiguna Sutowo challenged on Thursday all the charges laid by the prosecution against him, arguing that they were unfounded and not backed up by evidence.