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JP/17/SING2

JP/17/SING2Education, high-tech equipment can prevent serious illnessRita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post/SingaporeImagine, you are in a doctor's waiting room. For the past few weeks, you've been anxiously waiting for a cancer results.

BPS head named suspect

BPS head named suspect KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police declared head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in Alor regency, identified only as CAM, as a suspect for alleged defamation of the Holy Koran, a police official said on Monday.

1. BBM (55) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x13)

1. BBM (55) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x13) National fuel stockpiles in crisis: Pertamina or$1.5b needed to bring fuel stocks back to normal 2. Child (45) - 42 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21) Child domestic helpers at risk of abuse: Report 3.

Mandiri directors may be named suspects

Mandiri directors may be named suspectsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a further development in the massive Bank Mandiri lending scandal, the government-sponsored corruption team may name several of the bank's incumbent board of directors as suspects in the case.

Acehnese uncertain about housing, work

Acehnese uncertain about housing, workAnnastashya Emmanuelle, Contributor, Aceh BesarSix months after the tsunami wrought havoc in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, destroying lives and dimming the hopes of thousands who were already living in uncertainty, Acehnese are still waiting for the promised...

Corruption team intensifies investigation into Telkom

Corruption team intensifies investigation into TelkomRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government-sponsored interdepartmental corruption eradication team is intensifying its investigation into corruption allegations at state telecommunication company PT Telkom, following initial...

Govt mulls joint schools in villages

Govt mulls joint schools in villages JAKARTA: In a bid to increase the participation level of children in secondary education in rural areas, the government is considering opening afternoon junior high schools.The junior high schools will be located in existing elementary school buildings.

checked -- JSR

checked -- JSR Oktagon to hold photofest on nation's development Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaAt a room in Galeri Jurnalistik Antara, Central Jakarta, three Indonesian photo curators, Alex Supartono, Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo and Oscar Motuloh, are busy poring over 22,000 photo negatives of of...

* Banyuwangi begins East Java election Page 2

* Banyuwangi begins East Java election Page 2 * Lemhannas criticizes Helsinki peace talks Page 4 * Acehnese bemoan slow reconstruction Page 5 * Corby case must not damage bilateral ties Page 7 * Revision of laws needed to decentralize Jakarta Page 8 * Campbell holds off Woods to win U.S.

1. UNICOR -- 48pt

1. UNICOR -- 48pt Unicorn may buy RI bank to expand services 2. AIRLINES -- 36pt Qantas-SIA merger mooted by Australian minister 3. CHINA -- 30pt China to reduce govt stake in 42 firms

East Java's first direct election kicks off in Banyuwangi

East Java's first direct election kicks off in BanyuwangiID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, BanyuwangiKasiyan stopped his bicycle right next to a voting booth in Sringging village, in the East Java town of Banyuwangi. In a rush, the 69-year-old entered the 42-square-meter tent.

Access to clean water major problem

Access to clean water major problemKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A large number of people in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have difficulties in accessing clean water, with a recent government survey finding that only 40 percent of the urban population in the province had a supply of clean water available.

New Macs to be Intel based

New Macs to be Intel basedArnawa Widagda, Contributor, JakartaIn a surprising turn of events, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced at Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference on June 3 that Apple Computer will be using Intel processors for their 2006 line up.

JP/1/HEALTH

JP/1/HEALTHOver half of community clinics nationwide not working: MinisterBlontank Poer and I Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/Karanganyar/BaliA top government official disclosed on Saturday that malnutrition was widespread in the country as 60 percent of the some 200,000 integrated health service...

Honda building Vietnam plant

Honda building Vietnam plant HANOI: Japanese carmaker Honda Motor Co. has started construction of its first automobile assembly plant in Vietnam, state-controlled media reported on Saturday.The US$60 million plant is scheduled to begin operating in July next year and is expected to annually produce...

Experts, councillors call for more democratic, decentralized Jakarta

Experts, councillors call for more democratic, decentralized JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaExperts and councillors want the House of Representatives to make Jakarta more democratic by introducing a regulation requiring direct mayoral/regency elections like those held in other...

Rebuilding in Aceh painfully slow

Rebuilding in Aceh painfully slowHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe tsunami may have occurred six months ago but reconstruction work on the northeastern side of Aceh has only just commenced.

Malnutrition caused by fundamental failure in food security policy

Malnutrition caused by fundamental failure in food security policyTejo Pramono, Jakarta The child malnutrition outbreak has now spread from West Nusa Tenggara, to West Sumatra, Lampung and now South East Sulawesi Provinces.

True democracy remains distant dream for capital

True democracy remains distant dream for capitalDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOne demonstration after another in the capital doesn't make Jakarta a democratic city and if the current administration has anything to do with it, the city is likely to stay undemocratic for some time.

1. Polio -- 1 x 30

1. Polio -- 1 x 30 Agency denies polio vaccine danger 2. Pollute -- 1 x 40 Survey finds pollution remains unchecked 3. Fly -- 1 x 40 Ciputat flyover project to continue 4. Sand -- 3 x 9 Residents complain of sand mining 5. Speaks -- 2 x 20 'Paramilitaries must get out of the capital'

Vietnam boat people's plaque torn down

Vietnam boat people's plaque torn downFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamThe Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) has removed a large stone plaque erected by former Vietnamese refugees at their one-time camp on Galang island, Riau Islands province.

Asia, Mideast to discuss terrorism

Asia, Mideast to discuss terrorism SINGAPORE: Officials from some 40 Middle East and Asian countries are expected to gather in the city-state from Monday for the first official dialogue between the two regions.

Security fears skew visa status for Middle East countries

Security fears skew visa status for Middle East countriesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, BangkokSecurity fears have prevented the Office of the State Minister for Culture and Tourism from granting visa-free entry to a number of Middle Eastern countries despite efforts to attract more tourists...

Russia eyes Sumatra for investment

Russia eyes Sumatra for investmentPALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The Russian government has promised to invest in various sectors in South Sumatra, Ambassador Mikhail M. Bely told the South Sumatra Governor Syahrial Oesman here.

Poverty eradicating requires sharper priorities

Poverty eradicating requires sharper priorities Indonesia has 10 years to realize the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which it agreed to in 2000 along with 190 other nations. The goals are poverty and hunger eradication, gender equality and women's empowerment, universal...

Little to celebrate as Jakarta b-day nears

Little to celebrate as Jakarta b-day nearsDamar Harsanto, Abdul Khalik and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJune and July is a traditionally merry time in Jakarta, with all kinds of attractions and events organized to celebrate the capital's anniversary.

Admission fees remain out of reach for poor

Admission fees remain out of reach for poorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Surabaya/YogyakartaA man in a rumpled shirt and faded-blue thongs appears and hands over a stereo set and a gold ring to a pawn shop attendant in Pondok Labu, South Jakarta.

1 x 40

1 x 40 Haj scam may drag down two more ex-ministers JP/4/FEE3 x 16 Admission fees remain out of reach for poor JP/4/NIAS 2 x 29 Three villages killed and one missing in Nias landslide

PAS seeks to woo foreign investors

PAS seeks to woo foreign investorsEileen Ng, Associated Press/Kota Bahru, MalaysiaMalaysia's sole opposition-led state, Kelantan, has embarked on a campaign to woo foreign investors, especially from China, to shed its image as a rural backwater ruled by a fundamentalist Islamic party.

House to propose new bill on citizenship

House to propose new bill on citizenshipTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter years of delay, the House of Representatives legislation committee will propose a new bill on citizenship, which aims to eliminate discriminatory articles under the current problematic law.

Mayor asks locals to prevent graft

Mayor asks locals to prevent graft BOGOR: Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto asked residents to take part in monitoring the municipality's projects in their neighborhoods to help prevent corruption."Do not hesitate to report any developers who fail to meet the expected quality in their work," he said on...

AirAsia to get MAS routes

AirAsia to get MAS routes KUALA LUMPUR: National carrier Malaysia Airlines may pass on most of its loss-making domestic flight routes to budget airline AirAsia, the News Straits Times daily reported on Saturday.

National figure Roeslan in ICU

National figure Roeslan in ICUThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndependence figure Roeslan Abdulgani is in the intensive care unit at Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta, where he is being treated for a mild stroke and a lung infection.

Ngawi set to elect regent

Ngawi set to elect regent NGAWI, East Java: Residents in Ngawi regency, East Java, are scheduled to vote on Monday to directly elect their regent, with the region's elections commission hoping for few problems in the poll.

Headings

Headings1. JAKARTA1 -- 2x24 True democracy remains distant dream for capital 2. JAKARTA2 -- 2x32 Experts, councillor call for more democratic, decentralized Jakarta 3. JAKARTA 3 -- 2x24 Sutiyoso opposes plan to create smaller municipalities 4.

PAN chief in hot water over loan

PAN chief in hot water over loan BANDUNG: Businessman and National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Soetrisno Bachir admitted on Sunday he had taken over a bank loan for PT Chirza Putra worth Rp 178 billion (US$18.7 million), which his rival politicians said was a bad debt.

'Ocean commanders' face a sea of challenges in Aceh

'Ocean commanders' face a sea of challenges in AcehAnnastashya Emmanuelle, Contributor, Banda Aceh, AcehSolving seafaring-related problems has long been the role of the Panglima Laot, or the Aceh Sea Commanders, but the impact of the tsunami has taken the province's traditional arbiters into new...

Residents complain of sand mining

Residents complain of sand miningMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangResidents of Lengkong Wetan, Serpong district, Tangerang regency, have complained of illegal sand extraction in their village and that the resulting heavy traffic had damaged roads and the environment in the area.

The following articles are based on a three-day visit by [b]Harry

The following articles are based on a three-day visit by Harry Bhaskara of The Jakarta Post to Aceh on June 7. The visit was sponsored by the Melbourne-based Asia Pacific Journalism Center and was made together with eight Australian journalists.

Child health 'better managed' under Soeharto

Child health 'better managed' under SoehartoIskandar Zulkarnaen, Antara News Agency/SamarindaA letter to the editor appearing in a national newspaper recently asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to lower the price of fuel as the fuel price hike was blamed for the high incidence of malnutrition...

Reviving Puncak an uphill battle

Reviving Puncak an uphill battleTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Puncak, West JavaThe Bogor tourism agency is fighting to reinstate Puncak as one of the 10 top tourism spots in Indonesia by organizing a paragliding competition.

Tourists on religious visit in Kalimantan

Tourists on religious visit in KalimantanBANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Nine Californian tourists have just completed a visit to South Kalimantan province.Instead of visiting normal tourist attractions during their visit to the province, the Californians opted to concentrate on religious and...

Janet Steel tells the tale of 'Tempo'

Janet Steel tells the tale of 'Tempo'Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaShe was the last to know that there would be a surprise on that day, June 8. Everything went on as usual until her class was dismissed for lunch.A birthday cake was brought in to the birthday lecturer, Janet E. Steele.

China, S'pore central banks seek cooperation

China, S'pore central banks seek cooperationDow Jones, DenpasarChinese central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan met with the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Heng Swee Keat, on Sunday to discuss economic and financial cooperation between the two central banks.

~Win a trip for two to Hong Kong to take part in the Shopper

~Win a trip for two to Hong Kong to take part in the Shopper of the Year Contest!Simply answer the following questions:1. "Fashion and Beauty" is one of the four shopping themes of the 2005 Hong Kong Shopping Festival. True or False2.

Autonomous benefits

Autonomous benefits There is some good news regarding Indonesia's decentralization program, which was launched with a big bang in 2001 when the country was still reeling from the severe 1998 political and economic crisis.

Rendra's Bengkel Theater to stage 'Sobrat'

Rendra's Bengkel Theater to stage 'Sobrat'Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even the most complex of works becomes readily comprehensible and ever so relevant to today's world in the hands of renowned director W.S. Rendra.This is as true of Sobrat as it is of any of his other works.

'Paramilitaries must get out of the capital'

'Paramilitaries must get out of the capital'Jakarta celebrates its 478th anniversary on June 22. While this is normally a festive occasion, residents spoken to by The Jakarta Post said the commemoration was also a good time for the administration to address a multitude of problems confronting the...

ASEAN fails to push reforms in Myanmar: Thai academics

ASEAN fails to push reforms in Myanmar: Thai academicsAgence France-Presse, BangkokThai academics on Sunday criticized Southeast Asian nations for not doing enough to promote democracy in Myanmar, during day-long events to mark the 60th birthday of detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

JP/5/FOCUS

JP/5/FOCUS17,000 infants suffer from malnutritionINDRAMAYU, West Java: Although known as one of Indonesia's rice bowls, Indramayu nevertheless has 17,847 malnourished infants. The infants are found in all 28 districts of the regency.