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More aircraft to guard Malacca Strait

More aircraft to guard Malacca Strait MALAYSIA: Malaysia says more surveillance aircraft are needed to boost security in the Malacca Strait, though there is no evidence of a terrorist threat in the key shipping lane.

Minister faces graft summons

Minister faces graft summons JAKARTA: Antigraft investigators are scheduled to question Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin on Wednesday concerning his role in an alleged corruption scandal at the General Elections Commission (KPU).

1. Cabinet -- 3x12

1. Cabinet -- 3x12 Govt to form special body to fight terrorism 2. Embassy -- 1x28 RI condemns embassy security hoax 3. SMS ------ 3x14 Toilet paper just an SMS away at Jakarta airport

Eradicate pornography

Eradicate pornographyFrom Media IndonesiaThe sexual harassment by seven Jakarta high school girls against their younger peers and cellular phone flicks that depict bare-breasted school girls masturbating should arouse our deep concern.Many other such cases have certainly escaped the media's eye.

Ba'asyir sues minister, prison chief

Ba'asyir sues minister, prison chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawyers of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir submitted a lawsuit on Tuesday, demanding that the hard-line Muslim cleric be released from the 30-month prison term he is serving for his involvement in the Bali bomb attack.

Aceh monitor anxiety

Aceh monitor anxiety Ravaged by nature, plundered by greed; the scars of suffering will be difficult to wipe from our national psyche.It is hard to get excited about suggested "breakthroughs" on resolving the conflict in Aceh.

BCA, Danamon may merge

BCA, Danamon may mergeBloomberg, JakartaPT Bank Central Asia and PT Bank Danamon, two of Indonesia's top five banks, said they may merge as the central bank pushes the nation's 133 lenders to combine into fewer, larger institutions.

Groups push for 'green' reconstruction

Groups push for 'green' reconstructionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Worried by a number of reckless reconstruction projects in tsunami-ravaged Aceh, a group of environmental organizations are planning this month to join forces with the local administration and the office of the state minister for the...

SBY: Rules on land acquisition politicized

SBY: Rules on land acquisition politicizedRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that he suspected that land speculators and political parties were behind a recent protest by a group of people who were demanding that the government revoke new...

Trade ministry receives bomb threat

Trade ministry receives bomb threat JAKARTA: The employees at the Ministry of Trade on Jl. Ridwan Rais, Central Jakarta, left the office building in panic early on Tuesday after a colleague received a text message saying that a bomb had been planted in the building.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Borneo's forests could be destroyed within decade: WWF

Borneo's forests could be destroyed within decade: WWFAgence France-Presse, Geneva The island of Borneo in Southeast Asia could lose most of its forests in less than 10 years, with the destruction driven by rampant logging, fires and the encroachment of plantations, the World Wide Fund for Nature...

Request that media be balanced

Request that media be balancedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Press Council ruled on Monday that 11 media companies must run the statement of a suspect to balance media coverage on the alleged abduction of businessman Setiadji Munawar.

Greenspan urges more flexible yuan

Greenspan urges more flexible yuanPeter Harmsen, Agence France-Presse, Beijing U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Tuesday urged China to adopt a more flexible exchange rate system for its currency, the yuan or renminbi (RMB), saying he believed it would happen "reasonably soon.

Socioeconomic challenges for the ASEAN People's Assembly

Socioeconomic challenges for the ASEAN People's AssemblyEric Teo Chu Cheow, Singapore The 4th ASEAN People's Assembly (APA) was held in Manila May 10-13, bringing together more than one hundred ASEAN participants from NGOs, the academia, the media, peoples' organizations, civil society and civic...

WHO reports four new polio cases in Indonesia

WHO reports four new polio cases in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A week after a mass polio immunization program, Indonesia saw four more polio cases, bringing the total number to 20, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday.

Swimmers hope for personal bests at Worlds

Swimmers hope for personal bests at WorldsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Setting personal bests, not a place on the podium, will be the goal of swimmers M. Akbar Nasution, Andy Wibowo and Herry Yudhianto when they compete at the World Championship next month in Montreal.

Foreign vessels told to pay 'tax' of 70% of catch

Foreign vessels told to pay 'tax' of 70% of catchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, BangkokThe Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will require all foreign fishing vessels to give 70 percent of their catch to the domestic processing industry, an official said on Tuesday.

JP/ /

JP/ / Output forecast 2005-2009 ------------------------------------------- Commodities 2005 2006 2009 (in thousand tons) ------------------------------------------- Oil palm 13,148 13,961 16,735 Natural Rubber 1,948 2,049 2,339 Cacao 636 672 778 Coffee 752 785 892 Coconut 3,292 3,321 3,392 Sugar...

'Recycling is good, but is not yet integrated'

'Recycling is good, but is not yet integrated' The capital is living in its own trash. Jakarta produces over 6,000 tons of garbage a day and the administration continues to struggle to find some way to get rid of all that trash.

Team summons ex-BIN Hendro for second time

Team summons ex-BIN Hendro for second timeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government-sanctioned fact-finding team assigned to help the police investigate the death of top rights campaigner Munir expects to question former chief of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) A.M. Hendropriyono on Thursday.

Mari to visit Turkey, Egypt and Iran

Mari to visit Turkey, Egypt and IranZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu is to lead a delegation that will visit Turkey, Egypt and Iran next week, aiming to bolster bilateral relations in the areas of trade, investment, technology and the handling of the...

*Ba'asyir sues justice minister, prison chief Page 2

*Ba'asyir sues justice minister, prison chief Page 2 *President alleges business resists anti-graft drive Page 3 *Press Council ruling questioned Page 4 *The mystic legacy of Sukarno and Soeharto Page 7 *Menteng park not for commerce, Governor Sutiyoso says Page 8 *KONI to send athletes for...

Monitoring the lizards

Monitoring the lizardsKomodo lizards may well have been the source for the myth of Chinese dragons. Ancient seafarers heard stories of these weird monsters even if seldom encountered.The first description was published following a 1910 Dutch expedition to the area which shot and skinned two beasts.

PLN wants to raise power rates 12 percent

PLN wants to raise power rates 12 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is seeking government approval to increase electricity rates by an average of 12 percent next year to help offset higher fuel costs, company executives say.

Scientists worried by possibility of another huge Sumatra quake

Scientists worried by possibility of another huge Sumatra quakeSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangThe Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is worried about the possibility of another massive earthquake that could trigger a tsunami of the west coast of Sumatra, thus endangering the...

RI can be a great country

RI can be a great country I refer to the account in The Jakarta Post on May 21 of the presidential address on the occasion of National Awakening Day, wherein he urged the Indonesian people to "feel proud of themselves and do the best they can for the country".

Komodo dragon kingdom under threat

Komodo dragon kingdom under threatDuncan Graham, Contributor, SurabayaThe few Australians who venture east of Kuta and enter Wallacea -- the Indonesian islands crunched between Kalimantan, New Guinea and Australia -- often find the terrain curiously familiar.

Chief of Denpasar court receives suspicious letter

Chief of Denpasar court receives suspicious letterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBali police were investigating on Monday a letter that had a "bad odor" sent to the chief of the Denpasar court that recently convicted a young Australian woman to 20 years in prison on drug charges.

Local elections could expand Golkar's political power base

Local elections could expand Golkar's political power baseAmy Chew, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Indonesia's largest political party, Golkar, looks set to further expand its power as the party enters the country's first- ever regional elections, which kicked off on June 1, as the contender...

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.

Scavengers complain over dump closure

Scavengers complain over dump closure JAKARTA: More than 400 scavengers have lost their source of livelihood over the past three weeks after a temporary dump in Semper Timur, East Jakarta, was closed down by the members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR).

Kadin seeks stronger partnership with local administrations

Kadin seeks stronger partnership with local administrationsZakki P. Hakim and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHoping to take advantage of its increasing influence, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) wants to recruit more local businesspeople and strengthen public-private...

1. Secure (1x42)

1. Secure (1x42) Police name new suspect in Tentena blasts 2. KPU (1x28)KPK to summon minister this week 3. Gempa (2x28)LIPI worried by possibility of another huge Sumatra quake 4. Box (2x18) Quake altered Nias' position 6. Busung (3x15) Minister blames local government for malnutrition

Arbitration as mechanism to resolve disputes

Arbitration as mechanism to resolve disputesBudiono Kusumohamidjojo, Jakarta "Fairness as justice" is in no way simply the reverse of "justice as fairness" being the theoretical principle embraced by the renowned American legal thinker John Rawls in 1971 in his A Theory of Justice and reconfirmed...

Minister blames local govts for malnutrition

Minister blames local govts for malnutritionRendi A. Witular and ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/SurabayaRegional autonomy is to blame for the recent high number of cases of malnutrition in some provinces, as local governments have failed to extend enough state funds to the poor, a minister...

China's snack-food demand boosts palm oil sales

China's snack-food demand boosts palm oil salesBloomberg, Jakarta/Beijing Malaysia's IOI Corp. and Indonesia's PT Astra Agro Lestari are selling more palm oil in China, the world's biggest consumer of the edible oil, as rising wages and growing city populations stoke demand for snacks and fast...

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.

Local loyalties raise concerns ahead of Sulawesi elections

Local loyalties raise concerns ahead of Sulawesi electionsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarThe influence of royal lineage has been evident in the run up to direct regional elections, which are slated to be held in coming weeks in South Sulawesi province.

BHP may invest US$300m in Indonesian coal mine

BHP may invest US$300m in Indonesian coal mineBloomberg, Melbourne BHP Billiton, the world's biggest exporter of coking coal used by steelmaker, may spend US$300 million developing a new mine in Indonesia to help meet rising demand for the fuel through 2010, Merrill Lynch & Co. said.

The challenge of the new Indonesia

The challenge of the new Indonesia The alarm bells went off again this week. However, the shrill response to the terrorism scare at the Indonesian embassy in Canberra was not just more of the same old sniping across the bilateral divide.

Headings

Headings1. ADIPURA Experts cold-shoulder Adipura award winners 2. KAYU -- 1x32 Schools to replace wood furniture 3. GRAFT -- 1x32 Peruri chiefs no-show on summons 4. SPEAK -- 1x30 'Recycling is good business'

Aboeprijadi Santoso

Aboeprijadi Santoso Helsinki 2. New -- Golkar may ride back on regional muscle 2 x 30 Local elections could expand Golkar's political power base Amy Chew New Straits Times

1. PLN2 -- Securing reliable electricity supply: The challenge of

1. PLN2 -- Securing reliable electricity supply: The challenge of project 1 x 38 Part 2 of 2The challenge of financing power projects Hardiv H Situmeang Jakarta2. Budi -- Arbotratopm: Fairness as justice 2 x 21 Arbitration as mechanism to resolve disputes Budiono Kusumohamidjojo Jakarta 3.

Religious obligations

Religious obligations I would like to reply to the letter from Yani Prasatya published in The Jakarta Post on of June 1.If Yani Prasatya read my previous letter carefully, she will find that I have never claimed that my views are a proven science.

'Recycling is good business'

'Recycling is good business'Think globally, act locally, environmentalists say. The proper handling of household waste, though often overlooked, could eventually save natural resources and reduce pollution.

Corby's sentence too severe

Corby's sentence too severe Surely, your chief editor (The Jakarta Post, May 30) is not suggesting that the lengthy prison sentence imposed on Schapelle Corby was determined, in part, by widespread Australian discontent about the fairness of her trial.

Stock prices on the Jakatarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 6, 2005

Stock prices on the Jakatarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 6, 2005 ______________________________________________________________________________ Share Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...

Rupiah Rates June 6

Rupiah Rates June 6 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,624.51 6,867.20 7,282.62 7,209.05 Brunei dollar 1 6,049.33 5,447.56 5,778.07 5,718.74 Canadian dollar 1 8,077.57 7,274.48 7,715.36 7,636.60 Swiss franc 1 8,059.49 7,258.77 7,698.09 7,620.

Experts blame urban problems for rising teen suicide rate

Experts blame urban problems for rising teen suicide rateAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the glamor of life in the metropolis a constant attraction for the young and a source of frustration for those who cannot afford to enjoy it, the family of 17-year-old Yuni Anggraeni never expected...

Helsinki talks essential for Aceh and Indonesia

Helsinki talks essential for Aceh and IndonesiaAboeprijadi Santoso, HelsinkiThe Helsinki peace talks on Aceh may have to find a way to respect the Acehnese right to their own political parties, which the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) apparently is asking for as a compromise for dropping its independence...