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Fri, 10 Jun 2005
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 42
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 42 Peaceful, prosperous Aceh remains just a dream 2. REFORM: 2 X 24 Brazil, Germany, India, Japan drop demand for veto in UNSC 3. POWDER: 1 X 30 Powder at embassies harmless: Police 4. BABY: 2 X 24 Healthy test-tube triplets born in Surabaya 5.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Residents protest slow graft probe
Residents protest slow graft probeMEDAN: About 100 Serdang Bedagai residents protested outside the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, demanding the speed up of a probe into a Rp 2.3 billion (US$244,680) graft case allegedly involving the region's former acting regent.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Traditional or alternative methods for students?
Traditional or alternative methods for students?Sunitha Girish Bekasi West JavaWhat kind of education system should we adopt? Should we choose traditional methods or the alternatives? Does it even make a difference?It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Indonesia's greatest challenges --...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Is there any time bomb in the library?
Is there any time bomb in the library? JP/6/ROSAIs there a time bomb in the library?Rosa Widyawan Jakarta Transferring printed material into digital form has become a main activity in large libraries here lately.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
TV Today: Saturday, June 11, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, June 11, 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 Comedy5:30...
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Soeharto welfare concepts renewed
Soeharto welfare concepts renewedIn addition to reviving an intelligence system introduced by former president Soeharto, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also plans to adopt a number of welfare programs that were originally initiated by the now ailing former leader.
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Govt seeks out-of-court settlement with Newmont
Govt seeks out-of-court settlement with NewmontThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will soon negotiate an out-of-court settlement with PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR), a local unit of a U.S.-based gold mining company, which non-governmental organizations have accused of polluting Buyat Bay in...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
JP/4/Canada
JP/4/CanadaCanada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta In 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...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
RI textile, fashion face stiff competition
RI textile, fashion face stiff competitionRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, KutaIn the free-trade era, Indonesian textile and garment producers, as well as fashion designers, must improve their quality and professionalism in order to make inroads into the international market.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Dutch visa delay leaves Santia stuck in park
Dutch visa delay leaves Santia stuck in parkMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The holdup in obtaining a visa has forced national cyclist Santia Tri Kusuma to put off for a third time her departure to train with a team in the Netherlands.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Chinese investors eye RI palm oil sector: Govt
Chinese investors eye RI palm oil sector: GovtZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of Chinese investors have committed to investing up to US$8.6 billion in Indonesia's palm oil sector over the next five years, a senior minister said on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 9, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 9, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Arts Post-coma Reflections by AA. Made Jelantik at Art Danes Veranda, Jl. Hayam Wuruk No. 159, Denpasar, until July 1 * Arts Reflections of Life by Made Mahendra Mangku, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Season Resort Bali, Jimbaran...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
JP/4/i-box
JP/4/i-boxData on the number of casualties in war-torn Aceh ----------------------------------------------------- First six-month period of martial law from May 19 to Nov. 18, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------- GAM TNI -----------------------------------------------------...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
TV Today: Friday, June 10, 2005
TV Today: Friday, June 10, 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.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 8, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 8, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
JP/4/Canada
JP/4/CanadaCanada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post Jakarta In 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...
Thu, 09 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...
Thu, 09 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...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
RI democratic
RI democratic consolidation From Bisnis Indonesia The deepening and expansion of democracy, or democratic consolidation, needs behavioral and institutional changes that reflect socioeconomic demands and democratic values in society.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
New lending rule helps protect our environment
New lending rule helps protect our environmentJan Willem van Gelder and Fitrian Ardiansyah, Amsterdam/JakartaLet us hail the new regulation issued by the central bank (Bank Indonesia or BI), which demands that banks assess their corporate clients, does not do enough to protect the environment (BI...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Stop SMS gambling
Stop SMS gamblingFrom RepublikaA betting game under the guise of an SMS quiz with prize money, which in Malaysia has been declared to be gambling, has absorbed a lot of funds from the public and it should be banned.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
NGOs seek support for review of land decree
NGOs seek support for review of land decreeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNon-governmental organizations are seeking public support to file a request for a judicial review of a new presidential decree on land which has widely been deemed as authoritarian.Presidential Decree No.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
TNI vows to continue fight in Aceh
TNI vows to continue fight in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) rejected a cease-fire demand from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), and said it would continue to crush the rebel group until they fully surrender their arms.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Dumping of foreign cars hurting Proton: Mahathir
Dumping of foreign cars hurting Proton: MahathirM. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's national carmaker Proton is being hurt by foreign cars which are being sold cheaply in the local market, former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Jakarta to host basketball tourney
Jakarta to host basketball tourney JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration will hold a sister city basketball tournament against four teams from Asian capitals from June 12-18.As well as the hosts, teams from Manila, Bangkok, Seoul and Beijing are scheduled to compete.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Rupiah Rates June 8
Rupiah Rates June 8 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,716.39 6,945.88 7,369.34 7,292.79 Brunei dollar 1 6,059.69 5,453.45 5,787.16 5,725.82 Canadian dollar 1 8,071.64 7,266.74 7,708.62 7,629.68 Swiss franc 1 8,078.78 7,273.17 7,715.43 7,636.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Strong quake off Sumatra sparks panic
Strong quake off Sumatra sparks panicA strong earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday prompting panic on the island off Simeulue, which was hit by massive tremors earlier this year, witnesses said.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Revising the 2005 budget
Revising the 2005 budget The government and the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives have agreed on the most significant changes needed to the 2005 state budget, paving the way for the approval of a revised budget, which has been made necessary by much-higher-than-anticipated oil prices...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
BI renews deal on micro financing
BI renews deal on micro financingJAKARTA: Bank Indonesia (BI) has renewed its deal with the Committee for Poverty Alleviation on developing the country's micro, small and medium enterprises as they have played a great role in helping absorb unemployment and reduce poverty.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Kadin boosts cooperation at local level
Kadin boosts cooperation at local levelZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid rebukes by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over certain businessmen trying to obstruct the anticorruption drive, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has expanded its already-powerful...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Soeharto celebrates 84th birthday
Soeharto celebrates 84th birthdayFar from the public eye, former president Soeharto celebrated his 84th birthday at his residence in the upmarket area of Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.Appearing healthy, Soeharto received congratulations from a number of former government officials,...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
PLN seeks coal supplies
PLN seeks coal supplies JAKARTA: State electricity firm PT PLN is seeking to submit a bid to supply as much as two million metric tons of coal a year to the country's biggest power plant after an existing contract expires later this year.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Malaysian firm mulls investing in East Kalimantan road
Malaysian firm mulls investing in East Kalimantan roadRusman The Jakarta Post/SamarindaA Malaysian firm will invest in the construction of an 88- kilometer road linking Samarinda and Balikpapan in East Kalimantan.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Pertamina pulls out of Vietnam project
Pertamina pulls out of Vietnam projectJAKARTA: PT Pertamina has pulled out of its sole project in Vietnam that it jointly set up with Vietnam's Petrovietnam and Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd., an official from the state oil and gas firm said on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Govt plans another tender on 3G licensing
Govt plans another tender on 3G licensingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to repeat the tender process in July for companies wishing to be granted a license for advanced third generation (3G) cellular technology.
Thu, 09 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.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
'Garbage will remain a headache'
'Garbage will remain a headache'In observance of World Environment Day on June 5, The Jakarta Post interviewed some people about the public's awareness of the need to conserve natural resources. Some of them shared their views on the importance of minimizing household waste by encouraging recycling.
Thu, 09 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.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Minister says prisoner exchange deal with Australia possible
Minister says prisoner exchange deal with Australia possibleTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA prisoner exchange deal between Indonesia and Australia is not out of the question as such an arrangement would be mutually beneficial, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda says.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Surf, skateboard contest in Kuta
Surf, skateboard contest in KutaReef and Blue Groove Production will hold a surf and skateboarding competition as part of the Indonesian Surfing Championship and Kuta Karnival 2005 on June 12, 29 and 30.The Planet Reef event will start with surf trials on Sunday, June 12 at the Halfway Kuta Beach.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Public support to fight graft
Public support to fight graftFrom RepublikaThe eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) is a reform agenda outlined by the People's Consultative Assembly, but until the most recent government before President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono came to power, it was a complete failure as graft...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Get serious about poverty, SBY says
Get serious about poverty, SBY saysRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told government officials to leave their comfortable offices and go into the field to see the real situation the country's poor faced."I ask all government officials, including ...
Thu, 09 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.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Man arrested in murder of Japanese wife for money
Man arrested in murder of Japanese wife for moneyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMoney is apparently more important than human life for Edy Alhorison, 35, who has confessed to police that he murdered his Japanese wife for money totaling over Rp 800 million (US$83,700).
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
BHP Billiton clarifies
BHP Billiton clarifies This letter is intended to correct a statement made in the article entitled Are there lessons to learn from Buyat mining case" published in The Jakarta Post on May 23, page 7.The article included a discussion on submarine tailings placement, referring to Newmont at Buyat Bay...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Better mental smarts goal of Chinese stin
Better mental smarts goal of Chinese stinMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The goal will be to sharpen mental toughness in tight matchplay situations and upgrade skills as the Table Tennis Association of Indonesia (PTMSI) sends 12 athletes to train in Guangdong, southern China.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
JP/4/Canada
JP/4/CanadaCanada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post Jakarta In 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...
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
RI's economy hinges on drifting legal framework
RI's economy hinges on drifting legal frameworkUmar Juoro, Jakarta In every discussion about the main obstacles to doing business in Indonesia, the problem of the legal framework is almost always at the top of the list. However, the implication of this is different from one case to another.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Government raises cigarette retail prices by 15%
Government raises cigarette retail prices by 15%Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStarting July 1, die-hard smokers will have to dig deeper into their pockets when the government increases the retail price of cigarettes by 15 percent in a bid to raise excise revenue.
Thu, 09 Jun 2005
Police short-list candidates for body
Police short-list candidates for body JAKARTA: Three journalists are among 18 short-listed candidates for a powerful new police commission.Sukarni Ilyas of SCTV television station, Lazuardi Adi Sage of Sinar Harapan daily and Upa Labuhari of Suara Pembaruan are among nine community figures on the...