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Sat, 30 Jul 2005
1. COMMENT: 1 X 42
1. COMMENT: 1 X 42 Anxious minister alone in facing bird flu threat 2. MALAYSIA: 3 X 18 Indonesia protests to Malaysia over patrol boat incident 3. ACEH: 1 X 32 RI to discuss Aceh mission mandate 4. SUSUL1: 1 X 34 Two suspected London bombers arrested 5.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Getting maximum benefits from bio-fuel
Getting maximum benefits from bio-fuelTomohide Sugino BogorIn confronting historically high global oil prices, we have observed various projects emerging in Asia to develop alternative fuel resources. China, which has experienced skyrocketing oil consumption due to rapid economic growth, has...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
FMs lighten mood at ASEAN meet
FMs lighten mood at ASEAN meet U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick belted out "Oh my darling Clementine", Australia's foreign minister asked for a date, and the Russians adopted a Star Wars look.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Experts say old cars more problematic
Experts say old cars more problematicAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Ken, an employee of a media company in Jakarta, travels to work every day in his 1980 Datsun."I have no problems with my car. It never breaks down.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
~For SPOTLIGHT --- Monday, August 1, 2005
~For SPOTLIGHT --- Monday, August 1, 2005 CHINESE BUSINESS DELEGATION: The World Trade Center Jakarta (WTC) receives a visit from a 7-member business delegation representing seven companies from Shijiazhuang, China.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Vendors kicked out of Navy complex
Vendors kicked out of Navy complex JAKARTA: After the power was recently cut off in 16 official Navy houses, street vendors have now been prohibited from doing business on the road in front of the houses.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
From Bali to Holland, with love
From Bali to Holland, with loveRachel Greaves, Contributor/Kerobokan, Bali One morning in October 2000, Jebeh Nyoman Yanti was walking along Sanur Beach, as she did every morning with her friends, looking for customers to attract to the market stalls.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Central Bank upbeat about banks' showing
Central Bank upbeat about banks' showingUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Though its stricter bad-loan criteria have had a negative effect on the banking sector recently, as reflected in the latest financial performances of several major banks, the central bank is upbeat this trend will be...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
It is indeed very sad that our country and government
It is indeed very sad that our country and government tolerates fanatical groups of people that dictate their will upon others. I'm talking about the forced closure of the Jamaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) headquarters in Parung, Bogor.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Ambon refugees malnourished
Ambon refugees malnourished AMBON, Maluku: Hundreds of displaced persons living in shelters across Ambon are suffering from malnutrition, a health official says.Ambon City Health Office head Hans Lisaay said Thursday information from community health centers in the city found most malnutrition...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Interfaith leaders condemn MUI decrees
Interfaith leaders condemn MUI decreesTiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Interfaith leaders condemned on Friday the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for its issuance of fatwas on Thursday that outlawed liberal Islamic thought and pluralism, while urging Muslims to...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Many houses violate height rule: Agency
Many houses violate height rule: AgencyDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe City Spatial Agency said on Wednesday that there have been increasing reports of residential buildings violating the 12- meter maximum height regulation and urged related agencies to deal firmly with such violations.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Strike postponed for a week
Strike postponed for a week BANDUNG: The planned nationwide strike of train company PT Kereta Api Indonesia workers will be postponed for a week and will now start on Aug. 8.Railway Workers Union president Amien Abdurrahman said on Thursday that the move was to give advance warning to passengers...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Medco gets $300m via secondary offering
Medco gets $300m via secondary offeringLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta PT Medco Energi Internasional, the country's largest private, locally controlled oil and gas firm, has raised some US$300 million with its divestment of more than a billion shares at discounted prices, prompting a fall in...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Experts call for empowerment of DPD
Experts call for empowerment of DPDRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Further revisions to the 1945 Constitution are the only way to empower the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) as well as to cope with the conflict between it and the powerful House of Representatives, say political...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Astra Intl 1H Net Rp 3.03 Tln Vs Rp 2.60 Tln
Astra Intl 1H Net Rp 3.03 Tln Vs Rp 2.60 Tln JP/15/Astra Astra Intl 1H Net Rp 3.03 Tln Vs Rp 2.60 Tln PT Astra International (ASII.JK) said on Friday its first-half net profit rose 17 percent on-year largely due to an increase in revenue from selling cars and motorcycles.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
New U.S.-led climate pact gets cold reception
New U.S.-led climate pact gets cold receptionStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Local environmentalists have given a cold reception to the U.S.- led plan to develop clean energy technologies to curtail climate- changing pollution, referring to the plan on Friday as an old initiative and a way...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
RI-China deals
RI-China deals The string of economic, education and research cooperation projects and loan agreements signed in the presence of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Thursday reflect the high confidence these two countries have in the future outlook of their...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Night school provides escape for young maids
Night school provides escape for young maidsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One would not have guessed that Indri was a domestic worker while watching her fingers dancing across a computer keyboard.Computers have become the 16-year-old's latest recreation these last four months as she takes a free course...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
It's Indonesia vs China in Milo Open badminton finals
It's Indonesia vs China in Milo Open badminton finalsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar The cream of local junior talent will take on the world's best for all five singles and doubles crowns at the Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships on Saturday.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Depok awaits new mayor
Depok awaits new mayorBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Depok residents will have to wait until next month to find out who their new mayor is, with alleged electoral violations committed campaign teams and the regional elections commission (KPUD) still in the courts.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
PKS pushes for clean local administrations
PKS pushes for clean local administrationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The emergent Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is determined to run clean and transparent local administrations in areas where its members won in regional elections, and vowed to provide its politicians with overwhelming executive...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
RI to discuss Aceh mission mandate
RI to discuss Aceh mission mandateIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia will discuss the mandate and mechanisms of an Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) with the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a two-day meeting here beginning on Monday.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Favorites win in Surabaya beach volleyball
Favorites win in Surabaya beach volleyballMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Ni Putu Timy and Devota Rahawarin opened their bid for a hat trick of titles with an easy win in the Surabaya stop of the LA Menthol Indonesian Open beach volleyball championship here on Friday.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Asia security forum appeals for diplomacy to solve conflicts
Asia security forum appeals for diplomacy to solve conflictsElaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press/Vientiane Asia's biggest security forum agreed on Friday to push efforts to fight terrorism, keep the Straits of Malacca piracy-free and fend off conflicts through diplomacy as it ended an annual session...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Bomb hoax hits Bogor traders
Bomb hoax hits Bogor traders BOGOR: A bomb threat was received at the Anyar traditional market in Bogor on Friday morning, causing traders to temporarily shut up shop.The bomb squad found that a suspicious looking bottle with powder and cord inside it, which was placed in front of Panda Fashion...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
From Bali to Holland, with love
From Bali to Holland, with loveRachel Greaves, Contributor, Kerobokan, BaliOne morning in October 2000, Jebeh Nyoman Yanti was walking along Sanur Beach, as she did every morning with her friends, looking for customers to attract to the market stalls.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Suspect in Munir murder to go on trial next week
Suspect in Munir murder to go on trial next weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, a pilot with Garuda Indonesia, is expected to be in the dock next week when the first court hearing of the murder case of top human rights campaigner Munir begins.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Asia to install tsunami alert
Asia to install tsunami alert THAILAND: Disaster early warning towers will be in place across southeast Asia in time for the first anniversary of the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people, the United Nations said on Friday.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Classical concert to raise funds for Aceh
Classical concert to raise funds for Acehhe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The local branch of Jeunesses Musicalles International (JMI), a world organization promoting classical music for young people, is expected to stage a charity concert to raise funds for Acehnese children.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Shareholders fail to appoint firm to supply monorail cars
Shareholders fail to appoint firm to supply monorail carsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shareholders of PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) have hit a road block on the way to appointing a manufacturer to produce monorail cars for the planned monorail lines in the capital.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
RI inks US$7.5b in deals with China
RI inks US$7.5b in deals with ChinaPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Beijing Following the signing of five agreements between the Indonesian and Chinese governments, the private sectors of the two countries followed them up on Friday by signing four agreements and three memorandums of...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Rupiah Rates July 29
Rupiah Rates July 29 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,842.44 7,079.64 7,499.68 7,422.27 Brunei dollar 1 6,212.52 5,607.10 5,941.00 5,878.46 Canadian dollar 1 8,387.39 7,571.50 8,020.81 7,937.93 Swiss franc 1 8,032.85 7,252.70 7,681.77 7,603.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
TV Program: Monday, August 1, 2005
TV Program: Monday, August 1, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:00 Children Drama8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show12:30 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Animal Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00 English News...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
KPK to learn from China's antigraft drive: Chief
KPK to learn from China's antigraft drive: ChiefPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Beijing Top officials from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have traveled with the President to China to find out how the Asian giant has successfully fought corruption.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Education to empower children coming from poor families
Education to empower children coming from poor familiesMochtar Buchori Jakarta Wealthy parents are inclined to think that their children need the kind of education that ordinary schools cannot offer, i.e. good education with international standards.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Putting brakes on jalopies?
Putting brakes on jalopies? Jakarta is again pondering restricting the number of older cars in the city. It is also mulling the banning of motorcycles from main thoroughfares. Traffic congestion and the environment top the list of concerns in both cases.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Police probe bank accounts of officers
Police probe bank accounts of officersEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The National Police have begun investigations into reports submitted by the Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Center (PPATK) on suspicious transactions from bank accounts owned by 15 police officers.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
10 regents probed over timber thefts
10 regents probed over timber thefts PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: As many as 10 regents are being investigated in connection with illegal logging across Indonesia, Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban said here on Friday.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Bukit Asam H1's net profit rises by 52%
Bukit Asam H1's net profit rises by 52%Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Publicly listed state coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) has announced an increase of 52 percent in its unaudited consolidated net profit to Rp 170.63 billion (US$17.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Kupang Police seize firearms, ammunition from foreigner
Kupang Police seize firearms, ammunition from foreigner A foreigner participating in an international sailing competition was apprehended by police officers in Kupang on Thursday for carrying two firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition.Kupang police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Susilo warns U.S. not to interfere in Papua
Susilo warns U.S. not to interfere in PapuaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Shenzen, China President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned the U.S. not to interfere in Indonesia's domestic affairs after the U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bill that questions the status of Papua.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Malacca patrol needs boost: Navy
Malacca patrol needs boost: Navy JAKARTA: Joint patrols in the Strait of Malacca by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have reduced sea crime by 70 percent, an Indonesian Navy officer said on Friday, though he expected the operation to be stepped up.Rear Adm.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Combating taxi crimes
Combating taxi crimesFrom KompasThere have been frequent reports on taxi passengers being robbed or even raped, but so far no concrete action has been taken by the authorities or the taxi companies to prevent the recurrence of such crimes.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Anxious minister alone in facing bird flu threat
Anxious minister alone in facing bird flu threatAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Wearing a special white outfit complete with gloves and mask, Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyantono was shouting stressfully to staff from the Tangerang animal husbandry office asking them if it was safe to...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Indonesia protests to Malaysia over patrol boat incident
Indonesia protests to Malaysia over patrol boat incidentIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia's foreign affairs ministry summoned the Malaysian charge d'affaires on Friday to demand an explanation over an incident in Indonesian waters last week, in which Malaysian naval officers are said...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Indonesia should learn from China, President says
Indonesia should learn from China, President saysPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Beijing "When I visited Shanghai, I found a pair of trousers with good quality sewing that only cost Rp 100,000 (US$10.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Ahmadiyah Congregation complex in Kuningan closed by authorities
Ahmadiyah Congregation complex in Kuningan closed by authoritiesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Kuningan The authorities closed down on Friday the Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation's complex in Manis Lor village, Kuningan regency, West Java.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
Parents become victims of school textbook competition
Parents become victims of school textbook competitionIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Sweat gushes over Nanang's face. Nanang, an employee with a book distribution company in Surabaya, was exhausted after a day of selling textbooks to elementary schools in the city.