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Tue, 19 Jul 2005
Ronald Meinardus
Ronald Meinardus Manila2. Strait -- Slow and steady President taking action 1 x 30 Slow and steady SBY gains ground John McBeth The Straits Times Asia News Network/Singapore
Tue, 19 Jul 2005
'Jak-TV' to focus on traffic
'Jak-TV' to focus on trafficAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCar owners may have to install televisions in their cars if they intend to monitor and avoid traffic jams, which are daily occurrences in the capital.
Tue, 19 Jul 2005
Backing U.S. in Iraq put UK at risk, think tank says
Backing U.S. in Iraq put UK at risk, think tank says Paul Majendie Reuters/LondonAn influential think-tank said on Monday that backing the United States in Iraq put Britain more at risk from terrorist attacks, an accusation forcefully rejected by Prime Minister Tony Blair's government.
Tue, 19 Jul 2005
Death sentence for servants
Death sentence for servantsFrom RepublikaAn Indonesian migrant worker, Rohana, could face the death penalty for allegedly killing her employer in Singapore, according to a report on July 4. In March 2004, two other domestic servants, Juminem and Siti Aminah, were also charged with murder in that...
Tue, 19 Jul 2005
160,000 Tangerang toddlers 'sick'
160,000 Tangerang toddlers 'sick' TANGERANG: About 160,000 children under five in Tangerang are malnourished and should be eligible for a supplement offered through local health centers, a local councillor said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Jul 2005
Haj pilgrims told to pack jackets
Haj pilgrims told to pack jackets JAKARTA: Minister of Religious Affairs Maftuh Basyuni told haj pilgrims on Monday to be prepared for cold weather during the pilgrimage in January."To many Indonesians, the winter in Saudi Arabia will be extremely chilly," said Maftuh, a former Indonesian...
Tue, 19 Jul 2005
RI remains anti-foreigner
RI remains anti-foreigner This is a reply to your article Investors or retired people? published in The Jakarta Post on June 9. After reading the indignant reaction to a suggestion that Indonesia let elderly foreigners retire in Indonesia, I think there may be some short-sightedness when looking at...
Tue, 19 Jul 2005
Aceh's new deal
Aceh's new deal "There will be peace." A bold statement indeed from Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin at the conclusion of the Aceh peace negotiations in Helsinki.Free Aceh Movement (GAM) spokesman Bakhtiar Abdullah also expressed a degree of confidence that the peace process...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
~For Special Edition --- Apartment Living
~For Special Edition --- Apartment Living Apartment is still much on demandDebbie A. Lubis Contributor The Jakarta PostApartment business is still a lucrative venture today as living in an apartment has become an integral part of the fast- paced modern life in the city.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Susilo wants swift probe into bird flu-linked deaths
Susilo wants swift probe into bird flu-linked deathsThe Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari on Sunday to determine as soon as possible whether the recent deaths of three people in Tangerang, Banten, were caused by the bird flu virus.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Jakarta Fair closed with fireworks
Jakarta Fair closed with fireworksThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFireworks have marked the end of the month-long Jakarta Fair on Sunday, and giving way to another fair scheduled to open on Monday."We prefer to call the closing night a transition night, because we will now open the Indonesian Fair that...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
1 x 37
1 x 37 SBY wants swift bird flu investigation JP/4/crash3 x 18 Two killed, seven missing as car plunges into lake JP/4/Munir2 x 26 Pollycarpus may rat on key men in Munir murder JP/4/PKI1 x 33 Ex-PKI detainees forever scarred
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Development strategy, mental models and graft
Development strategy, mental models and graftAwan Wibowo Laksono Poesoro and Indriyanto Seno Adji, Jakarta Among its neighbors in Southeast Asia, Indonesia was among the first to espouse a growth-oriented development strategy initially introduced in Western economies.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
RI, GAM clinch peace deal
RI, GAM clinch peace dealThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, HelsinkiThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) looks set to be allowed to form a political party as part of a peace accord agreed on Sunday between it and the government to end 30 years of separatist fighting in Aceh.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Customers irate over Kabelvision fiasco
Customers irate over Kabelvision fiasco JAKARTA: The decision made by pay-cable TV provider Kabelvision to acquiesce to the government's energy conservation recommendations by cutting its broadcasting hours has been met with widespread criticism from its paying customers.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Reinventing RI companies risk management
Reinventing RI companies risk managementDavid O'Brien, Jakarta I read with interest David Finneren's article Assessing business performance in The Jakarta Post of July 11, 2005. The benefits of triple bottom line reporting in the developed world are still being debated with many believing it is...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
New Harry Potter flies off shelves in Jakarta
New Harry Potter flies off shelves in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHe did not actually disappear into a puff of smoke but the Harry Potter look-alike made a huge impression on Sam, 5, at the launching on Saturday of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at QB bookshop, Pondok Indah."Cool...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Pontianak turns off the lights
Pontianak turns off the lightsPONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: As part of the nationwide energy saving drive, the Pontianak city government has instructed that all advertising lights on the street had to be turned off at midnight.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
JP/18/BRIEFS
JP/18/BRIEFSMaya Resort & Spa, a favorite for Aussie couplesMaya Ubud Resort & Spa grabbed the Gold Category Award in the Best Resort Spa Overseas and Silver Category Award in Best Hotel/Resort in Southeast Asia based on Holidays for Couples Magazine Readers' Choice Awards 2005.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Bank Mandiri probe to proceed: Kalla
Bank Mandiri probe to proceed: Kalla JAKARTA: Vice President Jusuf Kalla dismissed speculation the investigation into alleged graft at Bank Mandiri has stalled."Authorities are currently looking (for additional) evidence," he said on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Taiwan donates money to Rempoa people
Taiwan donates money to Rempoa peopleJAKARTA: Taiwan has donated US$54,500 to the people of Taman Rempoa Indah housing complex in Tangerang, Banten, the Taipei Economic and Trade Office (TETO) in Jakarta said.Taiwan's economic and trade representative to Indonesia David Y.L.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
State 'must stay away from religious debate'
State 'must stay away from religious debate' The government has been pressed by religious leaders and scholars to take a clear stance on religious fanaticism. The Jakarta Post's Hera Diani talked with Abdul Kader Tayob, a professor of Islamic studies from the University of Nijmegen's International...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Action urged to restore MAS image
Action urged to restore MAS image KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's prime minister has called for immediate action to restore the image of the national carrier Malaysia Airlines following allegations of illegal practices committed by former senior executives, a news report said on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
JP/5/ZHENG
JP/5/ZHENGThe men behind Zheng He's successful voyage Suherdjoko The Jakarta Post/SemarangWhen Zheng He sailed through Asia 600 years ago, 27,000 people were aboard his fleet of 253 ships.The crew included soldiers, sailors, doctors, weapon makers, agricultural experts, nutritionists, cooks,...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Susilo wants swift probe into bird flu-linked deaths
Susilo wants swift probe into bird flu-linked deathsThe Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari on Sunday to determine as soon as possible whether the recent deaths of three people in Tangerang, Banten, were caused by the bird flu virus.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
~Apartments offer privacy, security, comfort living
~Apartments offer privacy, security, comfort living T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta Seeing a young woman returning home at midnight or at dawn, many people might frown upon her, wondering what she has done and have a negative feeling about her.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Energy saving and intimacy
Energy saving and intimacyFrom Koran TempoThe government's appeal for people to save energy to overcome the present fuel crisis will be supported by the public, as long as government officials set a good example.But there is one thing that could pose a problem in the future.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
China, ASEAN to begin FTA despite business anxieties
China, ASEAN to begin FTA despite business anxietiesZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStarting on July 20, Indonesia and five other members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) begin the journey of entering a free trade agreement (FTA) with China -- creating a massive single...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Boy witnesses mother's murder
Boy witnesses mother's murderMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangA man almost got away with murdering his wife, except his son witnessed the brutal scene and told neighbors the horrifying details of what he saw.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
*China, ASEAN to begin FTA this week Page 2
*China, ASEAN to begin FTA this week Page 2 *SBY wants swift bird flu investigation Page 4 *Gambling remains rife in West Java Page 5 *Development strategy, mental model and graft Page 6 *Transportation needs quick reform: Experts Page 8 *Hamas leader killed as Sharon gives military free hand Page...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Apartments offer privacy, security, comfort
Apartments offer privacy, security, comfort T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta Seeing a young woman returning home at midnight or at dawn, many people might frown upon her, wondering what she has been doing.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
China defeats RI 4-1
China defeats RI 4-1Agencies, Beijing Yu Xinyuan beat Suwandi in the reverse singles on Sunday to lift China to a 4-1 win over Indonesia in their Davis Cup Asia- Oceania Group I playoff.Yu won the three-set dead rubber 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Tianjin Tennis Center in the eastern Chinese city of Tianjin.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Ex-PKI detainees forever scarred
Ex-PKI detainees forever scarredRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaNearly forty years after his arrest, Ismary Musran, 74, remains confounded by how his family's once tranquil life in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, was forever altered by bloody incidents that transpired 1,243 kilometers away on the...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Atma Jaya to hold seminar on Portugal
Atma Jaya to hold seminar on Portugal JAKARTA: Privately-owned Atma Jaya University's school of business administration will host an international seminar in Jakarta on the relations between Indonesia and Portugal this week, the school's dean Agung Nugroho said.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
1. GAM: 1 X 36
1. GAM: 1 X 36 RI, GAM to sign peace deal in Helsinki 2. AHMADIYAH: 3 X 15 Govt condemns group's attack on Ahmadiyah complex 3. WEATHER: 1 X 30 More rain ahead in Jakarta: Experts 4. GOLF: 1 X 20to be sent later by sport
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
U.S. looks for Thai trade deal by 2006
U.S. looks for Thai trade deal by 2006 WASHINGTON: The United States said it hopes to wrap up a free- trade pact with Thailand early next year after the two nations on Friday finished their latest round of talks.No breakthrough was signaled by the U.S.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Sprinter John making up for lost time
Sprinter John making up for lost timeMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some wrote off sprinter John Herman Muray, who turned 27 on June 1, as an also-ran when it came to international competition.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Australia defends choice of ambassador to RI
Australia defends choice of ambassador to RIAgence France-Presse, Sydney, AustraliaAustralia on Sunday defended its choice of the former immigration department chief as ambassador to Indonesia after a Jakarta lawmaker said the appointment could be blocked because of "racist" and "rude" behavior by...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Gambling remains rife in West Java
Gambling remains rife in West JavaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonIt was business as usual for gambling outlets in the northern coastal areas of West Java province, despite a recent antigambling campaign declared by the chief of the National Police, Gen. Sutanto.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Another RP minister quits Cabinet
Another RP minister quits Cabinet PHILIPPINES: Another Cabinet minister has quit Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's government, officials said on Sunday, but denied it was linked to allegations of vote fraud against the embattled leader.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
1. Comment -- 1x40
1. Comment -- 1x40 Allowing regional parties would reflect political pluralism 2. Envoy ---- 2x18 Australia defends choice of ambassador to RI 3. Islam --- 2x18 World's Muslims call bombings 'un-Islamic' 4. Asean -- 2x24 Myanmar casts shadow over ASEAN but group still a global player
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Govt plans world's largest oil palm plantations
Govt plans world's largest oil palm plantationsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is working on the development of the world's largest integrated oil palm plantation, including processing facilities, which would run along the 850 kilometer-long border with Malaysia in...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
TV Program: Monday, July 18, 2005
TV Program: Monday, July 18, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:00 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...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Sprinter John makes up for lost time
Sprinter John makes up for lost timeMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Some had written off sprinter John Herman Muray, who turned 27 on June 1, as an also-ran when it came to international competition.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
JP/5/HEN
JP/5/HENBantul hen campaign aims to produce healthier, smarter childrenSlamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/BantulAs proud parents beamed on as their children received their report cards on Saturday, noisy hens clucked their approval.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Students turning to private tutors
Students turning to private tutorsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOne result of the large number of students who failed this year's national final examinations has been a rush on institutions offering private tutorials, as parents try to secure any advantage that could help their children pass the exams.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Illegal nightspots in Karawaci shut down
Illegal nightspots in Karawaci shut downMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangTangerang residents will have to look elsewhere for entertainment on weekends, as the Tangerang municipal administration has closed down several night spots at the busy Pinangsia Office Park Center in Karawaci on...
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
North Korea agrees to expand tourism with Hyundai
North Korea agrees to expand tourism with HyundaiNorth Korea has agreed to expand its fledgling tourism operations in the communist state, funded by South Korea's Hyundai Group, by opening more cites to outsiders from next month, Hyundai said on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Malaysia's girls enjoy fairy-tale run
Malaysia's girls enjoy fairy-tale runMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta No one expected the Malaysian girls' team would defy the odds to reach the team final of the 8th Asian Junior Badminton Championship here this week.
Mon, 18 Jul 2005
Apartments are still in high demand
Apartments are still in high demandDebbie A. Lubis Contributor The Jakarta PostThe apartment business is still a lucrative venture today as living in an apartment has become an integral part of the fast- paced modern life of urbanites in this country.