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Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Oil prices rise, supported by revaluation of Chinese yuan
Oil prices rise, supported by revaluation of Chinese yuanAgence France-Presse, London Oil prices rose on Friday, supported by a revaluation of the yuan currency the previous day, seen as encouraging Chinese demand for energy from the world's second-biggest consumer of crude.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Mariana, an Aceh orphan hopeful about future
Mariana, an Aceh orphan hopeful about future Annastashya Emmanuelle Contributor Jakarta Left orphaned by the tsunami is not the end of the world. There is more to life than just grief, an Aceh orphan believes.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
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Misreading radicalism in Muhammadiyah Imam Cahyono Jakarta2. Roby -- A landmark case for Thailand 1 x 30 A landmark case for Thailand Roby Alampay Bangkok 3. nATION -- Move shows a failure to learn from past mistakes 1 X 30A failure to learn from past mistakesPravit Rojanaphruk The Nation Asia...
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Indonesia will lose out in free trade era: Researcher
Indonesia will lose out in free trade era: ResearcherRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaIndonesia will not be able to take advantage of increasing world trade liberalization because many stakeholders here are not even aware it is going on, an official says.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, July 23, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, July 23, 2005Exhibitions* Lampung Traditional Textile, at Museum Textile Indonesia, Jl. KS Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta (Tel. 5606613, mustekstil@telkom.net) until July 27 * Painting by Ivan Sagita at CP Artspace Jl. Suryopranoto 67 A, Central Jakarta (Tel.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Zheng He, the eunuch admiral and ruler of the seas
Zheng He, the eunuch admiral and ruler of the seasSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangChinese immigrants, or hoakiau, as well as native people have hoped to gain knowledge and wisdom from the great explorer Zheng He (also called Cheng Ho) when he visited Semarang city some 600 years ago.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
'RI must play a role in Korean peninsula'
'RI must play a role in Korean peninsula'Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia must help to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula by using its close links with North Korea, a group of South Korean scholars said in Depok, West Java.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
'Paralysis gone thanks to tsunami'
'Paralysis gone thanks to tsunami'Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Sixteen-year-old Farida is a pretty girl with bluish-brown eyes. She comes from Lamno district, Aceh Jaya, an area populated by Acehnese with Portuguese blood.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
AGO launches internal reform drive
AGO launches internal reform driveEva C. Komandjaja and Rendi Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) launched an internal reform program compiled in a book titled Agenda Pembaruan Kejaksaan RI during its 45th anniversary ceremony attended by President Susilo Bambang...
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
To be combined with a story on Aceh children
To be combined with a story on Aceh children Meanwhile, the chairman of the National Commission for Child Protection, Seto Mulyadi, emphasized the importance of adopting effective approaches for handling traumatized children to allow them to have fun and be happy.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Two Bogor students off to Australia
Two Bogor students off to Australia BOGOR: Two Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) students are going to Australia to conduct research into food technology at Curtin University.The two young researchers are Arvi Felicia and Elvina Yohana, sixth semester students at IPB's department of food...
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
KPK to hire new members
KPK to hire new membersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will hire some 156 people this year to speed up the investigation of a growing backlog of corruption cases."More than 6,000 graft cases have been reported to the KPK and we cannot handle the increasing...
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Salary rise & House ethics
Salary rise & House ethicsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe plan to increase the take-home pay of members of the House of Representatives (DPR) from Rp 28.37 million to Rp 51.87 million and House leaders from Rp 40.1 million to Rp 82.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Quake jolts Aceh, no fatalities
Quake jolts Aceh, no fatalitiesJAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale rocked the western coast of Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province on Thursday but there were no reports of damage or casualties, meteorologists said. The undersea quake occurred at 8:42 a.m.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Ahmadiyah and public order
Ahmadiyah and public order I would like to correct some of the misunderstandings published almost every day regarding Jamaah Ahmadiyah in The Jakarta Post.First of all, it is a big mistake to say that the Ahmadis go to Parung, Bogor, to perform the haj. This is a lie.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
All that's needed to start your car is in the kitchen
All that's needed to start your car is in the kitchenThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Amid the government's conservation drive, Trisakti University students and alumni have discovered a way to utilize used cooking oil as an alternative to fossil fuel.
Sat, 23 Jul 2005
Acehnese children slowly recover from traumatic experiences
Acehnese children slowly recover from traumatic experiencesNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Trauma suffered by tsunami survivors has slowly slipped from memory of most children, but orphans keep their traumatic experience longer."I'm not traumatized.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Working together to end conflict
Working together to end conflictKim Howells, Jakarta In September 2002 the leaders of the three great monotheistic faiths, Islam, Christianity and Judaism, met in the Egyptian city of Alexandria to proclaim that they shared values as much as they shared prophets.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Artists confront modern-day leviathan: Television
Artists confront modern-day leviathan: TelevisionM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One need look no further than the OK. Video Sub/Version Video Festival at the National Gallery to learn that the most terrifying leviathan in modern life is television.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Slamet and the story of 'barongan' performance
Slamet and the story of 'barongan' performanceSlamet, a lecturer at the Indonesian Arts College Surakarta, never imagined the barongan performances he used to enjoy as a child would one day turn him into a barongan researcher and earn him a master's degree in 1998.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Public told to be alert, not panic about bird flu
Public told to be alert, not panic about bird fluBambang Nurbianto and Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/TangerangBreakfast on Wednesday evening might be the last time that Hariyanto, 35, will enjoy his favorite meal: fried chicken.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
UNICEF to award three RI children
UNICEF to award three RI children JAKARTA: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the State Minister for Women's Empowerment jointly announced on Thursday the bestowing of awards on three Indonesian high school students for their roles in promoting the rights of Indonesian...
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
House proposes budget rise
House proposes budget riseFrom Republika The House of Representatives plans to propose a budget increase for legislators in July of Rp 1.105 trillion, comprising Rp 760.98 billion for allowances and Rp 389.34 billion for the House Secretariat.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Australia has agreed to sign ASEAN amity pact: Malaysia FM
Australia has agreed to sign ASEAN amity pact: Malaysia FMJasbant Singh, Associated Press/Kuala LumpurAustralia has agreed to sign a nonaggression pact with its Southeast Asian neighbors, the Malaysian foreign minister said on Thursday, and an Australian analyst said the decision will likely be...
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
JP/19/LOSMN2
JP/19/LOSMN2Australian government's hard lineThe Australian government has taken a tough stance against people smuggling from Indonesia with a "border protection" policy of turning back boats and locking asylum seekers who make landfall in offshore camps.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Photo A:
Photo A: JP/Arief SuhardimanHAVING FUN: Acehnese children have fun on a swing in a playground near the refugee camp in Calang Aceh. The playground was created to help the traumatized children regain their confidence.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Zheng He, the eunuch admiral and ruler of the seas
Zheng He, the eunuch admiral and ruler of the seasSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangChinese immigrants, or hoakiau, as well as native people have hoped to gain knowledge and wisdom from the great explorer Zheng He (also called Cheng Ho) when he visited Semarang city some 600 years ago.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Court opens hearing into local election
Court opens hearing into local election JAKARTA: The Supreme Court held its first hearing on Thursday to determine the validity of the results of last month's gubernatorial election in South Sulawesi, which saw the posts of governor and deputy governor going to Sinyo Sarundayang and Freddy Sualang.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Belinfante claims fear hampers interfaith dialog
Belinfante claims fear hampers interfaith dialogHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, BaliDespite Indonesia's nonrecognition of Israel, Judaism was not left out at the two-day Bali Interfaith Dialog, which began on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Dance sport team hopes hard work pays off
Dance sport team hopes hard work pays offMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian dance sport athletes are working hard in a bid to beat odds against hot rivals at the next SEA Games where the discipline will be on display for the first time at the region's biennial multi-event...
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Hostage to fuel subsidies
Hostage to fuel subsidies While the government is stepping up its fuel-conservation programs and strengthening their implementation, it should continue preparations for removing, once and for all, fuel subsidies next year, except for kerosene for household use.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Quake jolts Aceh, no fatalities
Quake jolts Aceh, no fatalitiesJAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale rocked the western coast of Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province on Thursday but there were no reports of damage or casualties, meteorologists said.The undersea quake occurred at 8:42 a.m.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Brazilian envoy moving to Manila
Brazilian envoy moving to ManilaJAKARTA: Brazilian Ambassador to Indonesia Carlos Eduardo Sette will be leaving Jakarta soon after serving here for almost three years, a source close to the Brazilian Embassy in Jakarta said.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Kontras urges SBY to speed up Munir probe
Kontras urges SBY to speed up Munir probeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to make public the report of a fact-finding team assigned to help the police in investigating the murder of top rights...
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Coal-miners initiate benchmark
Coal-miners initiate benchmarkLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCoal mining companies in Indonesia are developing an output- specific price index that will be used as a reference in domestic and international trade.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
JP/2/heads
JP/2/heads July 22, 2005 1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 42 'Important for GAM, government to trust each other' 2. GAM: 2 X 21 Not all GAM members to receive amnesty: Official 3. AHMADIYAH: 1 X 32 Scholars urge MUI to lift Ahmadiyah ban 4. BOMB: 1 X 40 Embassy bomber sentenced to three-and-half years
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
JP/18/BRIEFS
JP/18/BRIEFSNine suspects, 585 crickets taken Sukawati police arrested on Monday nine suspects and confiscated 585 crickets in a raid on a gambling den in Tegal hamlet, some 15 kilometers east of Denpasar.Two suspects, including the owner of the den, escaped arrest.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Political will needed to solve Ambalat issue: Malaysian envoy
Political will needed to solve Ambalat issue: Malaysian envoyVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The problems affecting Malaysian-Indonesian relations, including the Ambalat issue and the deportation of illegal Indonesian workers, can only be solved by the political will of both...
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Pribadi Sutiono
Pribadi Sutiono London 2. Howell -- interfaith dialog 1 x 30 Working together to end conflict Kim Howells Jakarta
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Gamblers have last laugh in last car
Gamblers have last laugh in last carThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDays after city police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani vowed to eradicate gambling in three days, gamblers on an economy-class commuter train plying the Kota-Rangkas Bitung route were making a mockery of the campaign.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Govt plans a mass cull
Govt plans a mass cullThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is to do mass cull to control the spread of the deadly bird flu virus and has proposed that the House of Representatives set aside Rp 82.5 billion (US$8.42 million) to finance the measures as well as to compensate farmers.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Police campaign to target unruly pedestrians
Police campaign to target unruly pedestriansAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe city police launched on Thursday a one-month campaign aimed at punishing traffic law violators -- pedestrians and passengers of motorcycles, public vehicles or private cars.City traffic police chief Sr. Comr.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Dialog, understanding the best ways to end theological terror
Dialog, understanding the best ways to end theological terrorAhmad Fuad Fanani and Alpha Amirrachman, Jakarta In the 1990s, Western media such as Newsweek and Time cautiously recognized Islam in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, as Islam with a friendly face.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Religion enters the realm of foreign affairs
Religion enters the realm of foreign affairsEndy M. Bayuni and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Nusa Dua Beach, BaliDiplomats, bureaucrats and journalists take note: Religion, long regarded as one's personal and private domain, is entering the realm of foreign affairs.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
House proposes budget rise
House proposes budget riseFrom Republika The House of Representatives plans to propose a budget increase for legislators in July of Rp 1.105 trillion, comprising Rp 760.98 billion for allowances and Rp 389.34 billion for the House Secretariat.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Govt to get extra funds for rural phone coverage
Govt to get extra funds for rural phone coverageLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation obliging telephone operators to contribute 0.75 percent of annual gross revenues for the state's rural telephone program, as agreed upon by all...
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 21, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 21, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Honda to double engine output
Honda to double engine output BANGKOK: Thailand's second-largest automaker, Honda of Japan, said on Thursday it plans to double its engine production, which would make its facility here its fourth-largest engine plant.The company plans to invest 1.45 billion baht (US$34.
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Mirza Tirta Kusuma
Mirza Tirta Kusuma Chicago2. Fanani -- Is "Terror theology" embedded in Islam? 2 x 30 Dialog, understanding the best ways to end theological terrorAhmad Fuad Fanani and Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 22, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 22, 2005Exhibitions* Lampung Traditional Textile, at Museum Textile Indonesia, Jl. KS Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta (Tel. 5606613, mustekstil@telkom.net) until July 27 * Painting by Ivan Sagita at CP Artspace Jl. Suryopranoto 67 A, Central Jakarta (Tel.