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Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, June 4, 2005

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, June 4, 2005Exhibitions* Painting Habis Gelap Terbitlah Sex, Drugs, & Rock'N'Roll? at Kedai Kebun Forum, Jl. Tirtodipuran 3 (Tel. 0274 376114), until June 15 * Fine Arts Rumah Seni Tembi ke-5 by 19 artists, at Balai Roepa Tembi Satoe dan Doea, Jl Parangtritis Km...

RI may adjust LNG price formula

RI may adjust LNG price formulaDow Jones/Jakarta Indonesia has indicated it may adjust the formula that it uses to price contracts to supply liquefied natural gas to Japanese gas and power utilities, in a bid to keep their business.

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JP/18/MARIA2checked --JSR More monkey businessProAnimalia has implemented several successful programs, one of which was started in July 2004 in Kalimantan to save wild macaques that were being beaten to death or drowned in the river by locals who saw them as pests for raiding their crops.

More press freedom makes us healthier: says VP Kalla

More press freedom makes us healthier: says VP KallaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The press freedom that the nation has enjoyed in the last seven years, in addition to advanced information technology, has helped in the corruption eradication drive in the country, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on...

Government prepares steps to ease malnutrition

Government prepares steps to ease malnutritionRendi A. Witular and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Surabaya The government will soon dispatch food supplement packages to thousands of malnourished children in provinces nationwide and also plans measures to improve regional economies, the...

Dutch warship sales to Indonesia violate EU code

Dutch warship sales to Indonesia violate EU codeAgence France-Presse / Brussels Recent Dutch warship sales to Indonesia violate the European Union's code of conduct on exporting arms, Raul Romeva, the European Parliament's rapporteur on military exports, said on Thursday.

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".

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.

Australian parliament next target of terror

Australian parliament next target of terrorIvy Susanti and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra resumed operations on Friday afternoon after being closed for two days due to security precautions, as another envelope of white powder was found at the...

Basri Sangaji's murderers get nine years in prison

Basri Sangaji's murderers get nine years in prisonThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe three main defendants in the murder of gang leader Basri Sangaji were found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison each by the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday.

Former regent Syaukani proves generosity counts in reelection bid

Former regent Syaukani proves generosity counts in reelection bidA'an Suryana and Rusman, The Jakarta Post/Kutai Kartanegara "What do you want?" a man in his 20s asked The Jakarta Post and a reporter from Media Indonesia daily when both newspapers were trying to enter a villa-cum-ranch belonging to...

Trial of embassy bomber to go ahead

Trial of embassy bomber to go ahead JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court on Friday rejected a plea to drop terrorism charges against an extremist and ordered him to stand trial for his alleged role in last year's bombing at the Australian Embassy here.

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JP/17/KOMODO@2Monitoring 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...

Jambi could face food crisis: Official

Jambi could face food crisis: Official JAMBI, Jambi: Batanghari residents in Jambi could face food shortages after a plague of rice pest locally known as hama wereng coklat destroyed 1,025 hectares of paddy fields in the regency.

Prayer in two languages

Prayer in two languages The recent arrest of a cleric in Malang who lead prayers in both Arabic and Indonesian shows that there is no tolerance of difference religious opinions in this country.Why should a man be charged with a criminal offense for merely praying unconventionally? By doing this,...

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1 x 38 TNI refuses to cooperate over abduction cases JP/4/MALNUT2 x 26 Government prepares steps to ease malnutrition JP/4/POLIO2 x 27 Anti-polio campaign dealt setback after child's death JP/4/PUSKESMAS1 x 63 Ailing 'puskesmas' need treatment before they can curb outbreaks

Nafed aims to up houseware exports

Nafed aims to up houseware exportsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The trade ministry's National Agency for Export Development (Nafed), has set its sights on boosting Indonesia's houseware exports to US$1.6 billion this year, taking advantage of high demand from both traditional and non-traditional...

Jakarta's love affair with AC long-term

Jakarta's love affair with AC long-termEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Clearly, it is not a mere dalliance.Last year, residents of Jakarta, Depok, Bekasi and Tangerang purchased 400,000 air-conditioning units for their homes, an increase of 37 percent on 250,000 units the previous year.

Hotels urged to tighten security

Hotels urged to tighten securityDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta City police urged all hotels on Friday to tighten security checks on vehicles entering their premises in the wake of a fresh warning issued by the U.S.

Munir team plans complaint for SBY

Munir team plans complaint for SBY JAKARTA: The government-sanctioned fact finding team, set up to assist the police in the investigation into the death of rights campaigner Munir will make a formal report to the President about its difficulty in obtaining access to the State Intelligence Agency...

Senen vendors face eviction

Senen vendors face eviction JAKARTA: More than 33,000 street vendors near the Senen traditional market in Central Jakarta face eviction as the municipal administration moves forward with plans to clean up the market.

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Part 1 of 2Securing a reliable electricity supply: The challenge of project financeHardiv H Situmeang Jakarta Since the financial crisis of 1997, power demand in Indonesia has grown by some 7 percent annually, and is expected to continue growing at this rate over the coming decade.

Police tighten cell security

Police tighten cell security JAKARTA: Following the arrest of a person attempting to smuggle drugs into the city police detention center on Thursday, the police announced on Friday plans to step up the checks of cells.

The Corby case: A lesson in patience for Indonesia

The Corby case: A lesson in patience for IndonesiaDesi Anwar Jakarta For those Australians who have been ranting and raving against Indonesia over the Schapelle Corby case (and one would prefer to believe it is just all a media hype) rest assured that we in Indonesia are not rubbing our hands with...

House demands govt halt Aceh peace talks

House demands govt halt Aceh peace talksTony Hotland and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Dissatisfied with the "insignificant" results of the latest peace talks in Finland, the House of Representatives demanded on Friday that the government drop plans for further negotiations with...

Revisiting the Newmont case

Revisiting the Newmont caseTony Hotland, Jakarta An out-of-court settlement that the government plans to seek with gold miner PT Newmont Minahasa Raya proves to be another example of a failure to serve the people, in this case the residents of Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, who have long...

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".

Indosat raises bond 10% to Rp 1.1t

Indosat raises bond 10% to Rp 1.1tShanthy Nambiar, Bloomberg/Jakarta PT Indosat, Indonesia's second-largest telecommunications company, is increasing a sale of bonds by 10 percent to Rp 1.1 trillion (US$114.9 million) to fund the expansion of its network, the arranger said today.

Rupiah Rates June 3

Rupiah Rates June 3 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,615.94 6,855.11 7,274.09 7,196.73 Brunei dollar 1 6,033.91 5,431.46 5,763.08 5,702.14 Canadian dollar 1 8,080.56 7,272.87 7,717.86 7,635.31 Swiss franc 1 8,055.36 7,249.62 7,693.78 7,610.

'PLN's service is still lousy'

'PLN's service is still lousy' State power company PT PLN is asking people in Java and Bali to save energy from May 23 to June 6 as it struggles to complete a natural gas conversion project at the Muara Karang and Tanjung Priok power plants.

Hasballah says he cannot identify himself, anymore

Hasballah says he cannot identify himself, anymoreFinding it hard to say what he is Kanis Dursin The Jakarta Post/JakartaCall it an identity crisis but, at present, prominent Acehnese figure Hasballah Saad really has great difficulty in identifying what he is.

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...

Great River given space to breathe

Great River given space to breatheThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shareholders of ailing fashion apparel producer and distributor PT Great River International will inject Rp 55 billion of fresh capital into the company to help its cash flow, according to a senior official.

Comedian Qomar to contest election

Comedian Qomar to contest electionNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Indramayu Comedian-cum-legislator, Nurul Qomar, plans to enliven the direct Indramayu regional elections by running for the office of regent, a party official said on Friday.

Indonesian Embassy in Australia reopens

Indonesian Embassy in Australia reopens Ivy Susanti and Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Indonesian Embassy in Canberra resumed operations on Friday afternoon after being closed for two days due to security precautions, as another envelope of white powder was found at the Australian...

Australian tourist departures down

Australian tourist departures down CANBERRA: The number of Australians traveling to other countries fell 0.6 percent in April, the third decline in four months since December's Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

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JP; checked Caption For SPOTLIGHT: CORPORATE DINNER: The Hotel Borobudur Jakarta, in co-operation with The Italian Institute of Culture and the Italian Embassy in Jakarta, holds an unforgettable Corporate Party in the hotel's Flores Ballroom.

'O Channel' looking for INXS frontman

'O Channel' looking for INXS frontmanRemmy Faizal, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The O Channel, a lifestyle television station in Jakarta, plans to broadcast the search for a new INXS frontman in July, O Channel managing director Meuthia Kasim said.

Chinese tourist group in Yogya

Chinese tourist group in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: A group of 14 Chinese travel industry professionals and journalists visited Yogyakarta on Friday to learn more about tourism in the province.Led by the deputy director-general of the China National Tourism Administration's Industry Management Department,...

A good national plus school

A good national plus school This letter is in response to Foreign teachers not qualified printed in The Jakarta Post on May 21.As my daughter had the privilege of being a student at a well- known national-plus school in Bintaro for nearly 10 years I want to share my observations and experience in...

Jakarta traffic nightmare

Jakarta traffic nightmare I read that more toll roads are being planned for Jakarta to solve the traffic problem. This has been shown elsewhere to be ineffective because it just encourages more traffic.I travel once each week at about 7:30 a.m.

Jecko Siompo: Let's Dance Papua!

Jecko Siompo: Let's Dance Papua!Helly Minarti, Contributor/Jakarta What can a young Papuan man aspire to these days?It is common for most educated Papuans to picture their futures either working in the government or holding down an office job.

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1. MEDIA: 1 X 42 Lampung paper brings election candidates together 2. ACEH: 2 X 22 House demands govt halt Aceh peace talks 3. BOMB: 1 X 30 Hotels urged to tighten security 4. SBY: 1 X 28 Japan eligible for UNSC: Susilo 5. SUSUL: 2 X 20 Dutch warship sales to RI violate EU code

Indonesia's moderate muslims

Indonesia's moderate muslimsMun'im A. Sirry, Project Syndicate Islam in Indonesia, whose 200 million people constitute the world's largest community of Muslims, is increasingly viewed as very different from the Islam practiced in the older Muslim communities of the Middle East.

WB approves $19m loan for RP

WB approves $19m loan for RP MANILA: The World Bank has approved a US$19 million loan for the Philippines to fund a land management project aimed at easing poverty, the Philippine government said on Friday.

Confusion reigns over probe into Tentena bombings

Confusion reigns over probe into Tentena bombingsRuslan Sangadji and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Poso/Yogyakarta A terrorist suspect detained in Yogyakarta has admitted to having assembled the bomb that killed 21 people in the Central Sulawesi town of Tentena last Saturday, Yogyakarta Police...

Research centers to earn royalties

Research centers to earn royalties JAKARTA: State research centers will benefit from royalties on their scientific products, so that they can have more funds for further innovations, a government regulation states.

I and many other fair-minded, clear-thinking Australians are

I and many other fair-minded, clear-thinking Australians are very concerned for one of our citizens at the moment, Schapelle Corby. Schapelle has been the innocent victim of Australian baggage handler's drug smuggling enterprise.

Mulyana's trial imminent: KPK

Mulyana's trial imminent: KPKWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar The trial of General Elections Commission (KPU) member Mulyana W. Kusumah is within sight after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Friday the completion of its probe into alleged bribery involving him.

Blora market to be closed

Blora market to be closed JAKARTA: City market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to permanently close the Blora traditional market in Menteng, Central Jakarta, in July because of a lack of customers."The market is no longer productive as only a few residents shop there," company spokesman Nurman Adhi...