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Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Yogya to host health symposium
Yogya to host health symposiumYOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of medical professionals will attend a two- day symposium on cardiovascular disease to be held in Yogyakarta on June 10 and June 11. The symposium is being organized by Dr.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
1. SBY (45) - 65 pts 2 cols 4lines (4x10)
1. SBY (45) - 65 pts 2 cols 4lines (4x10) to come (with story)2. Cepu (45) - 32 pts 1 col 3lines (3x10)Kalla warns lawmakers off Cepu3. AC Nielsen (45) - 32 pts 3 cols 1lines (1x27)Indonesians struggle to save for future 4.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Malnutrition rampant in East Kalimantan
Malnutrition rampant in East KalimantanRusman and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda/SurakartaAlthough East Kalimantan is popularly known as natural resource- rich province, malnutrition is still rampant in the area.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Canada funds environmental awareness program in Sulawesi
Canada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn observance with World Environment Day, the Canadian government launched on Tuesday a CA$4.5 million (US$3.7 million) project -- the Multi Media Machine, or M3 -- aimed at building environmental awareness among the...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
TNI sets conditions for human rights body to summon generals
TNI sets conditions for human rights body to summon generalsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBefore it can summon retired and active generals for questioning over the abduction of activists in the final years of the Soeharto regime, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) must...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Ministry proposes Rp 1t budget for Aceh
Ministry proposes Rp 1t budget for AcehMAKASSAR: The Ministry of Health has proposed a Rp 1 trillion budget for the construction of health facilities in Aceh, which was devastated by a tsunami in December last year.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Jakarta shares down on profit taking
Jakarta shares down on profit takingDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended marginally lower on Thursday, taking a hit from profit-taking in Bank Mandiri and oil and gas producer Medco Energi as well as declines in most Asian markets, dealers said.The weaker rupiah against the U.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Family hit by poverty, child dies from malnutrition
Family hit by poverty, child dies from malnutritionJemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangDeby Henukh, 13, a junior high school student, finally died on Monday night due to malnutrition. She succumbed to the ailment after receiving intensive treatment for a month at the WZ Yohanis Hospital in...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Disabled find their range in tennis
Disabled find their range in tennisMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fit and active throughout his life, Agus Sugiharto was left a paraplegic in a matter of seconds.A soldier in the elite Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), Agus, then 20, suffered a spinal injury in a parachuting accident...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
A moment of truth nears Down Under
A moment of truth nears Down UnderKavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Australia has to decide whether it wants to climb on board the vessel known as the East Asian Summit (EAS). Time is running out -- as is the patience of the member countries of ASEAN.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Stray cats make City Hall home
Stray cats make City Hall homeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile the Jakarta administration claims to regularly clear the city streets of stray cats and dogs, some have apparently found refuge in its offices.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Prosecutors grill 'ill' Taufik
Prosecutors grill 'ill' TaufikThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Prosecutor's Office have taken the chairman of the Jakarta Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) Muhammad Taufik from the Agung Hospital in Manggarai, South Jakarta.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Protest mars first day of Depok election campaigns
Protest mars first day of Depok election campaignsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Depok mayoral election campaign period started on Thursday, with the five teams of candidates delivering their speeches at the plenary session of the Depok municipal council, and the signing of a joint...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Antismoking activists seek to thwart international tobacco fair
Antismoking activists seek to thwart international tobacco fairSean Yoong, Associated Press/Kuala LumpurActivists are protesting plans by the tobacco industry to stage a regional marketing conference in Malaysia, saying the event will jeopardize efforts to curb smoking in developing Asian countries.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Indonesians struggle to save for future
Indonesians struggle to save for futureThe Jakarta post, JakartaFor taxi driver Sandy, in his 20s, meeting his family's daily needs is a hard task, and it is even more difficult for him to put money away in a savings account.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
The experience of Islam in multicultural Malaysia
The experience of Islam in multicultural MalaysiaMuhamad Ali, Hawaii, U.S.A.Islam in Malaysia remains moderate, it is often argued. In response to the Singaporean senior leader Lee Kuan Yew, who recently commented that Malaysia was increasingly predominated by pro-Islam leaders and to similar...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
RI, Thailand to secure Strait of Malacca
RI, Thailand to secure Strait of MalaccaNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, BangkokThe Indonesian and Thai Navies have agreed to enhance cooperation so as to increase security in the busy Strait of Malacca, where piracy and arms smuggling are rampant.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Local official debunks warning by foreign seismologist
Local official debunks warning by foreign seismologistApriadi Gunawan and Sjofiardi Bachyul, The Jakarta Post, Medan/PadangNorth Sumatra residents were told not to panic in response to analysis from foreign seismologists that another monster earthquake would rock the province in the near future, a...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Wife of fugitive terrorist suspect gets three years
Wife of fugitive terrorist suspect gets three yearsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Pasuruan, East JavaThe wife of a Malaysian fugitive suspected of masterminding a spate of terror attacks in the country was jailed for three years on Thursday for hiding information about her husband.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
'Saving the planet starts at home'
'Saving the planet starts at home'In observance of World Environment Day, which fell on June 5, The Jakarta Post asked residents for their views on recycling. Mendy Andriana, 21, studies at the Library and Information School, University of Indonesia.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Police hunt two men in Pamulang bombing
Police hunt two men in Pamulang bombingAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have narrowed down their investigation into the Wednesday bomb attack on the house of radical Muslim cleric Abu Jibril by focusing on a witness who saw one of two men on a motorbike throw the explosives.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Visa Int'l forecasts Indonesia debit card boom
Visa Int'l forecasts Indonesia debit card boomDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian consumer enthusiasm for non-cash deals could help U.S. credit card company Visa International boost debit-card penetration by double digits annually through 2009, a company executive said.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Democracy, defense and development
Democracy, defense and development JP/7/JUWONOPart 1 of 2Democracy, defense and developmentJuwono Sudarsono Jakarta From a centralized government backed by the military for more than 32 years under President Soeharto, Indonesia today remains the focus of attention of many policymakers and...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
BI sees further raise in SBI
BI sees further raise in SBIUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Indonesia (BI) will continue raising its benchmark interest rates to help keep the country's inflation rate -- which has been mellowing out but remains under pressure from high oil prices and a recently weak rupiah -- on a...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, June 10, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, June 10, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Black is Black by M. Faisal (Iconk) at Galeri Nasional Indonesia Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.14 Central Jakarta, until June 14 * Photo Images from the Heart by Arbain Rambey, Arun Taneja, Charlie Sianipar, Deniek G.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Nervous Jakartans deal with SMS bomb hoaxes
Nervous Jakartans deal with SMS bomb hoaxesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter receiving a forwarded text message warning that three vehicles loaded with explosives were traversing the city, Tista, 27, an employee at a five-star hotel, felt the responsibility to spread the news to...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 9, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 9, 2005 ______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Pilot project to promote environmental education
Pilot project to promote environmental educationThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is designing a pilot project to carry out environmental education in schools across Indonesia in a bid to improve students' awareness of the environment.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Disabled persons fight hard to get decent jobs
Disabled persons fight hard to get decent jobsIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaWithout hesitation, Sigit, whose legs have been paralyzed since he was small, immediately set about filling in the survey form to evaluate the status of disabled persons in Surabaya.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Defendants freed for lack of evidence
Defendants freed for lack of evidenceJAMBI: Four graft suspects who allegedly stole a total of Rp 10 billion (US$1.1 million) from regional governments have been freed by the Jambi District Court during the past six months because there was a lack of evidence to convict them.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Stop human exports
Stop human exportsFrom Koran TempoThe news carried by Koran Tempo labeling Indonesia as the world's largest human exporter is interesting and surprising -- especially the quantity of this human traffic -- from 75,000 to 1 million citizens sent overseas a year, including women and children as the...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Govt plans to revive notorious agency
Govt plans to revive notorious agencyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to prevent future terrorist attacks, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered the country's governors on Thursday to revive a regional intelligence agency that once helped Soeharto's New Order regime silence...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Drought hits Gunungkidul regency
Drought hits Gunungkidul regencySlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaResidents of Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta province, are facing a shortage of clean water due to drought conditions that have hit the area in the past two weeks.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Tennis gives physically disabled a new lease on life
Tennis gives physically disabled a new lease on lifeMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Fit and active throughout his life, Agus Sugiharto was left a paraplegic in a matter of seconds. A soldier in the elite Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), Agus, then 20, suffered a spinal injury in a...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Pamulang seeks foreign aid to conserve lake
Pamulang seeks foreign aid to conserve lakeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangAfter receiving an award for environmental management from the Tangerang regency administration recently, the Committee for the Conservation of Situ Tujuh Muara Pamulang (Kompas) is preparing a proposal to obtain...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Nias to begin reconstruction work
Nias to begin reconstruction workApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe North Sumatra provincial government is planning to start the reconstruction of highways and bridges on quake-devastated Nias island in August this year.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
SBY's anti-terror policy
SBY's anti-terror policyRidarson Galingging Jakarta We have yet again experienced a terrorist attack. The recent bombing in Poso, Sulawesi and the "attack" on the Indonesian Embassy in Australia show that we have failed to learn from similar incidents in the past and only react after innocent...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
New schedule set for questioning BIN officials
New schedule set for questioning BIN officialsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe team set up to assist with the police investigation of rights campaigner Munir's death remains hopeful of being able to question former and active high-ranking officials of the National Intelligence Agency...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
S. Korea to miss 2005 growth target
S. Korea to miss 2005 growth target SEOUL: South Korea is likely to miss its 2005 target of five percent economic growth because of weak consumption and falling overseas demand, the finance minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Headings
Headingspage 91. DEPOK -- 2x24 Protest mars first day of Depok election campaigns 2. RABIES -- 1x27 Stray cats make City Hall home 3. LAKE -- 1x40 Pamulang seeks foreign aid to conserve lake 4. KOREAN -- 1x32 Korean movies introduce culture 5.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Roh, Bush on fence-mending mission at Washington summit
Roh, Bush on fence-mending mission at Washington summitCharles Whelan, Agence France-Presse/SeoulSouth Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun left for Washington on Thursday for a summit with President George W. Bush aimed at shoring up an alliance whose future has been increasingly called into question.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Indosat may sell $250m of bonds for expansion
Indosat may sell $250m of bonds for expansionNetty Ismail, Bloomberg/Singapore PT Indosat, Indonesia's second-biggest phone company, plans to raise as much as S$250 million selling high-yield, dollar- denominated bonds to fund the expansion of its network.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Securing the straits
Securing the straits Speaking at a regional security forum in Singapore on Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak had called on the international community to make "concrete contributions" to help the littoral states develop the capabilities which would allow them to continue to make the Straits...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Developing gender equality in Indonesia through education
Developing gender equality in Indonesia through educationAlpha Amirrachman, JakartaDespite the recently lifted beauty pageant ban slapped on our women -- which prevent any from participation in the Miss Universe competition in 1996 -- on the grounds of "cultural, religious and sexual exploitation"...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Suspected wife killer charged with premeditated murder
Suspected wife killer charged with premeditated murderAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police have charged a Sumatra man and his cousin for premeditated murder of the man's Japanese wife for more than Rp 800 million (US$83,000) of her money.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Sundanese, a vanishing language
Sundanese, a vanishing languageYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThree-and-a-half-year-old Rinda Nurliyanti, the only daughter of a native Sundanese couple living in Sindangjaya subdistrict, Arcamanik, Bandung, speaks fluent Sundanese, but this has not exactly endeared her to her neighbors.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Ruing corruption
Ruing corruption President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's remark that certain members of the business community and the bureaucracy were resisting his anticorruption drive seemed like a cry for help, a warning and an alibi at the same time.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Customers oppose plan to raise water rates due to poor service
Customers oppose plan to raise water rates due to poor serviceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTap water customers in the capital are increasing their opposition to plans to raise water rates in July despite continued poor service, ranging from billing problems to frequent supply...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Medco's founders to sell 32% stake
Medco's founders to sell 32% stakeJAKARTA: PT Medco Energi Internasional's founding family plans to sell 32.4 percent of Indonesia's largest publicly traded oil company in Luxembourg and use the proceeds to pay Medco's debt and buy oil fields overseas.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Environment minister installs 7 deputies
Environment minister installs 7 deputies JAKARTA: State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar installed seven new deputies at a ceremony here on Thursday.Those inaugurated included deputy environment minister for environmental planning Arie Djunardi Djuhana, deputy minister for pollution...