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Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Exxon case close to settlement, Kalla says
Exxon case close to settlement, Kalla saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil Corp. may accept the revenue sharing scheme proposed by the government and end its prolonged row with state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina in developing the oil-rich Cepu block, according to Vice...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Rp 30.6b allotted to curb malnutrition
Rp 30.6b allotted to curb malnutrition MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Chief welfare minister Alwi Shihab announced here on Thursday Rp 30.6 billion (US$3.22 million) has been allocated to fight malnutrition in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Oil prices rise amid supply worries
Oil prices rise amid supply worries Agence France-Presse London World oil prices extended recent strong gains on Friday amid worries about the possibility of supply shortages later in the year. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in July, rose 21 U.S. cent to US$56.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
NU empowers the neglected 'dayah'
NU empowers the neglected 'dayah' The grass roots of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, is found in Islamic boarding schools, known as pesantren in Java or dayah in Aceh.Thus, in the wake of the Dec.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Auto parts makers eye RI: Govt
Auto parts makers eye RI: GovtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's promising automotive sales outlook along with the country's positive economic growth and current stable political environment have persuaded some Japanese automotive manufacturers to commit themselves to setting up component plants...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Marasmus found in Jakarta
Marasmus found in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Looking pale, Rahmatulloh, a two-and-a-half-year old boy who is afflicted with marasmus, or extreme malnutrition lies helplessly in his hospital bed at the Koja public hospital in North Jakarta.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
'Becak' drivers entertain themselves in 'ketoprak' group
'Becak' drivers entertain themselves in 'ketoprak' groupSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta A group of becak (pedicab) drivers here have a unique way of entertaining themselves. Realizing that they could not afford to enjoy the existing entertainment spots, they formed their own group of...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Rupiah Rates June 17
Rupiah Rates June 17 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,822.58 7,049.06 7,473.36 7,398.23 Brunei dollar 1 6,053.09 5,453.62 5,782.87 5,723.76 Canadian dollar 1 8,187.77 7,376.12 7,822.25 7,741.49 Swiss franc 1 7,960.53 7,172.61 7,605.16 7,527.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Indonesia needs to support access to knowledge treaty
Indonesia needs to support access to knowledge treatyMohamad Mova Al Afghani, Jakarta In 1997, South Africa imported patented drugs sold in a third country and passed a law endorsing the importation of medicine being sold in another nation's market with the consent of the patent owner.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Marasmus boy lives with single parent
Marasmus boy lives with single parentThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Looking pale, Rahmatulloh, a two-and-a-half-year old boy who is afflicted with marasmus, or extreme malnutrition lies helplessly in his hospital bed at the Koja public hospital in North Jakarta.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Experts criticize light sentence for Adiguna Sutowo
Experts criticize light sentence for Adiguna SutowoAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The seven-year sentence handed down on Thursday to murderer Adiguna Sutowo is too lenient and will not deter others from criminal acts, experts say.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Nia dies, gives her skin to her living twin sister
Nia dies, gives her skin to her living twin sisterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nia died on Friday, seven days after doctors at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta surgically separated her from her twin sister, Mia.Meanwhile, Mia is still in a critical condition.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Maritime and fisheries setbacks
Maritime and fisheries setbacksFrom RepublikaThe establishment of the ministry of sea exploration at the start of the reform period in 1999 offered new hopes for public welfare promotion, in view of the fact that Indonesia's sea area constitutes 70 percent of its total territory.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
CNOOC on verge of making counterbid for Unocal
CNOOC on verge of making counterbid for UnocalAgence France-Presse, Beijing China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) is on the verge of making a counterbid in an attempt to beat ChevronTexaco Corp's US$16 billion takeover offer for US oil major Unocal, reports said on Friday.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
SMS reports inefficient
SMS reports inefficientFrom Media IndonesiaThe news that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has opened a 24-hour cellphone service for SMSs indicates his great attention to the public interest and deserves praise.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
OIC countries move to boost trade
OIC countries move to boost tradeAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will launch a preferential trading system that will cut tariffs in order to boost trade, a Malaysian minister reportedly said on Friday.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
UNFPA to fund Aceh, Nias census
UNFPA to fund Aceh, Nias census JAKARTA: In a bid to get accurate post-tsunami demographic data, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday announced US$2.4 million in funding support for the government of Indonesia to conduct a census in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, including the island of...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Life returns slowly to Aceh[b]
Life returns slowly to Aceh Earthquakes still shake Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam six months after the Dec. 26 tsunami. Banda Aceh residents say the city is jolted every two or three days, mostly by minor quakes. An unusually large one occurred on Sunday June 5.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Poor students to get free education, says official
Poor students to get free education, says officialThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Elementary and junior high school students from poor families will be entitled to completely free education starting this academic year, while others will have their burgeoning school fees reduced, after the government...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Govt to upgrade status of hospitals
Govt to upgrade status of hospitals JAKARTA: The government will upgrade the status of its nonprofit social service agencies into public service enterprises this year, starting with 13 state hospitals, the finance ministry announced on Friday.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Trade in orangutans from RI rife: Int'l Conservation group
Trade in orangutans from RI rife: Int'l Conservation groupThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The populations of endangered orangutans and gibbons in Indonesia are being seriously threatened by the widespread illegal trade of the animals, a wildlife conservation group says.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
~ASEAN must stiffen its resolve on Burma
~ASEAN must stiffen its resolve on BurmaYangon has for too long been allowed to take advantage of the wobbles that have plagued the grouping's approach to engagement Until Myanmar's military junta decides one way or another whether it intends to retain the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2006, the wobbly...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Myanmar in hot water as Suu Kyi's birthday nears
Myanmar in hot water as Suu Kyi's birthday nearsAgencies, United Nations/Kuala Lumpur/Brussels Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi should be out promoting democracy and not under house arrest when she celebrates her 60th birthday this Sunday, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Central bank seeks tame inflation and stable rupiah
Central bank seeks tame inflation and stable rupiahKaren Lane, Dow Jones/Hong Kong Tighter central bank rules on foreign exchange trading unveiled by Indonesia recently are aimed primarily at stemming inflation and the weaker rupiah that is accompanying it, Miranda Swaray Goeltom, senior deputy...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Deadly starving in rice barn
Deadly starving in rice barn Tejo Pramono Jakarta The child malnutrition outbreak has now spread from West Nusa Tenggara, to West Sumatra, Lampung and now South East Sulawesi Provinces. It is ironic, as these provinces have long been known as rice self-sufficient areas.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
'We have our share of malnutrition cases'
'We have our share of malnutrition cases' Non-governmental organizations have pointed out that the government's poverty eradication program is not sustainable, a condition believed to be contributing to the high number of malnutrition cases in the country.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Busway monopoly
Busway monopolyFrom KompasThe plan to add more busway lanes to the existing ones in Jakarta should be greeted with ambivalence. On one hand, busway services offer comfort to some groups of citizens while on the other, the service will potentially increase traffic congestion.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
New audit system sought to eliminate 'tactical funds'
New audit system sought to eliminate 'tactical funds'Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A review of the audit systems in this country are necessary to eliminate the raising and usage of slush funds, which have become a common practice in the bureaucracy, experts say.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Man arrested for role in Pamulang bombing
Man arrested for role in Pamulang bombingAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A man identified as Ucok was arrested last Wednesday by city police for his alleged role in a bombing outside the house of Muslim cleric Abu Jibril on June 8, police said on Friday.City police chief Insp. Gen.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Madura batik tells tale of barren land
Madura batik tells tale of barren landEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While their menfolk were at sea, Madurese women made batik at home; this is the familiar story about Madurese batik.While the seamen braved the waves of the Java sea, the women let their minds accompany their husband and...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
City to provide food for poor children
City to provide food for poor childrenBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso announced on Friday that his administration would provide additional food for children from poor families in the city.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
City considering motorcycle lanes
City considering motorcycle lanes JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso says his administration will study the possibility of establishing special lanes for motorbikes in the capital."There are several roads where special motorcycle lanes could be established," Sutiyoso said on Thursday at his offices.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
The dark side of Jakarta
The dark side of Jakarta Does a dead body need money? Surely not. The relatives of the deceased usually made do for the burial. It is, then, a serious matter if a father has no money for the funeral of his child.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Said wants other ex-ministers summoned over haj graft
Said wants other ex-ministers summoned over haj graftEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In an apparent move to shift the blame, former religious affairs minister Said Agil Hussein Al-Munawar, who has been named a suspect in a haj fund scandal, demanded that his two predecessors also be...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Local autonomy, local benefits
Local autonomy, local benefits JP/6/EDIT20Autonomous 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.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Greenpeace to hold conference in Aceh
Greenpeace to hold conference in Aceh JAKARTA: Greenpeace, along with other international and national aid and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs), plans to organize a conference on "Good environmental practices for reconstruction in tsunami and earthquake affected areas.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
New suspect named in Jamsostek case
New suspect named in Jamsostek caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Former director of state-owned insurance firm PT Jamsostek was named as a suspect on Friday following an investigation into alleged graft inflicting more than Rp 250 billion (US$26.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Athletes sweat it out in sweltering Sidoarjo
Athletes sweat it out in sweltering Sidoarjo Athletes preparing for Saturday's Asian Grand Prix in Sidoarjo, East Java, are finding the local hot weather -- with a drenching humidity factor of 97 percent -- not to their liking.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Indomobil exercises Nissan share option, allocates $8.3 million
Indomobil exercises Nissan share option, allocates $8.3 millionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Indomobil Sukses International, the country's third largest automobile distributor, will exercise its option to buy back shares in PT Nissan Motor Indonesia (NMI).
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Islamic Help UK provides assistance in Aceh
Islamic Help UK provides assistance in Aceh The grief of the Acehnese following the tsunami has touched people throughout Indonesia and abroad. A pervading mood of deep sorrow has lingered in the wake of the tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004, in which more than a hundred thousand people...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Jakarta Great Sale kicks off
Jakarta Great Sale kicks off JAKARTA: To mark Jakarta's official 478th anniversary, the Jakarta Great Sale 2005, formerly known as the Jakarta Discount Extravaganza, is set to kick off on Saturday.The event, jointly organized by the Jakarta Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Jakarta Tourism...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
*Calls for S. Jakarta court review Page 2
*Calls for S. Jakarta court review Page 2 *Police question Hendropriyono over Munir's death Page 4 *Poverty widespread in resource-rich E. Kalimantan Page 5 *Indonesia needs to support access to knowledge treaty Page 6 *Experts criticize Adiguna's light sentence Page 8 *Sunita puts her past behind...
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
'Ketoprak' community strives to regain past glories
'Ketoprak' community strives to regain past gloriesSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta The sounds of the kenthongan (a traditional drum made of bamboo or wood) being played in specific, rhythmic patterns were heard almost every evening across Bantul regency quite recently.
Sat, 18 Jun 2005
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JP/ /The Philippines: A Reality CheckJamil Maidan Flores Jakarta On the eve of the observance of the 107th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence, there seems to be little to celebrate, if you go by all the bad news bannered by the newspapers and blared by the other media.
Fri, 17 Jun 2005
Malnourished get free care
Malnourished get free care YOGYAKARTA: Local officials announced on Wednesday malnourished children in Yogyakarta would receive free hospital treatment.The Yogyakarta administration said the decision came into effect on Wednesday and would continue until malnutrition was eliminated in the province.
Fri, 17 Jun 2005
Nahdlatul Ulama and 'dayah' in Aceh
Nahdlatul Ulama and 'dayah' in AcehThe grass roots of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, is found in Islamic boarding schools, known as pesantren in Java or dayah in Aceh. Thus, in the wake of the Dec.
Fri, 17 Jun 2005
Bentara Budaya celebrates birthday in low-key manner
Bentara Budaya celebrates birthday in low-key mannerM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over the past twenty years, Bentara Budaya Jakarta has become a cultural oasis in the capital for its indispensable role in exhibiting the output of artists of national and international renown.
Fri, 17 Jun 2005
Clashes of new ASEAN and old Myanmar
Clashes of new ASEAN and old MyanmarU Ne Oo Adelaide In recent months, there have been growing voices against Myanmar taking up her ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) chairmanship. As things stand, Myanmarese military junta will take up the chairmanship position of ASEAN, which rotates...
Fri, 17 Jun 2005
What is bilingual education?
What is bilingual education?Jan Dormer Malang, East Java Apparently, misconceptions abound as to the nature and purpose of bilingual education. In a recent The Jakarta Post's article (Foreign Teachers not Qualified, May 21), Alex Tubagus decried the use of English in National Plus Schools, asking,...
Fri, 17 Jun 2005
Tour packages to China attract more Chinese-Indonesian travelers
Tour packages to China attract more Chinese-Indonesian travelersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen Vivi Anggraeni visited the place where she was born, China, last year, she had the time of her life."I'm glad I took my mother up on her invitation to spend my holiday there," the 23-year-old graduate...