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Industrial firms asked to make water catchment system

Industrial firms asked to make water catchment systemMulta Fidrus The Jakarta Post/TangerangTangerang administration has asked all industrial firms to establish water catchments in their factory compounds in an effort to anticipate water shortages during the dry season and floods during the rainy...

Soldier found dying in Tangerang

Soldier found dying in Tangerang TANGERANG: Second Sgt. Daeng Saenudin, a 25-year-old Army soldier, was found, almost dead, with five gunshot wounds on Jl. Raya Serpong, Tangerang regency on Thursday evening.Tangerang Police detectives chief Adj. Comr.

Coffee culture in Bengkulu

Coffee culture in Bengkulu The pungent aroma of coffee filled the afternoon air in Curup, a cool hill town some 85 kilometers northeast of Bengkulu, the capital of the province of the same name."Bengkulu coffee is 100 percent pure, not mixed with corn flour or anything.

Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to noted writer Mochtar Lubis

Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to noted writer Mochtar Lubis Noted journalist and writer Mochtar Lubis, who passed away on July 2, was not only admired by many at home, but also abroad, including a Singaporean neurosurgeon.James C.M. Khoo of Mt.

'I would rather be Japanese'

'I would rather be Japanese' Indonesians recently celebrated Independence Day on Aug. 17. Despite the festivities, many people still complain about poor access to education and many important infrastructure projects continue to be sidelined by the government.

1. BNI (3x12)

1. BNI (3x12) BNI H1 profit jumps to Rp 1.54t 2. Texmac (2x17) Texmaco units operate at 20% capacity 3. Retail (1x33) APRI to open retail business school 4. Mandir (2x15) Mandiri expects profit up 35%

S'pore investing strongly in Asia

S'pore investing strongly in Asia SINGAPORE : Singapore's investments overseas slipped a marginal 0.5 percent to US$159 billion in 2002, with nearly half in Asia, Department of Statistics (DOS) data showed on Friday.

Local teen flick withdrawn after Muslim leaders' protest

Local teen flick withdrawn after Muslim leaders' protestFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After weeks of controversy, the government-sanctioned Film Censorship Institute (LSF) pulled local movie Buruan Cium Gue (Kiss me quick) from cinemas.

Bylaw irks pedicab drivers

Bylaw irks pedicab driversMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang More than 1,000 becak (pedicab) drivers in Tangerang municipality demonstrated on Friday against a bylaw that limits the areas in which they can operate.

The truth about the

The truth about the Buyat Bay incident Having read various articles and reports published recently in several mass media including The Jakarta Post about the Buyat Bay incident in which mining company PT Newmont was involved, I would like to present some facts pertaining to the matter.

Chinese tourists detained as kidnapping suspects

Chinese tourists detained as kidnapping suspectsEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta Police arrested three Chinese citizens for robbing three Indonesian traders -- who own shops at Blok M Mall, South Jakarta -- and for kidnapping one of them.

Kendari councillors booked for graft

Kendari councillors booked for graftHasrul, The Jakarta Post/Kendari Defying protests, prosecutors here on Friday night arrested almost all members of the Kendari legislative council charged with involvement in a Rp 1 billion (US$106,382) graft case.

HI fountain shuts down due to cut cable

HI fountain shuts down due to cut cable After keeping the whole affair silent for the last two weeks, the Jakarta administration claimed on Thursday that someone had tried to steal a power cable attached to the giant fountain at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, and that was why it was not...

Etiquette course opens to public

Etiquette course opens to publicYOGYAKARTA: Following a successful conclusion to a recent etiquette course for children, Novotel Hotel Yogyakarta is now offering the same course for students and the public on Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2 heads

2 heads1. SCHOOL -- 1 x 42 Teachers provide schooling for remote hamlet 2. COCO -- 1 x 42 Coconut oil proves a powerful cure-all

Two silvers, two different countries

Two silvers, two different countriesRaf Casert Associated Press/Athens Eight years after Atlanta, the color of Mia Audina's Olympic medal may be the same - silver. Just about everything else in her life is different.

Coconut oil proves a powerful cure-all

Coconut oil proves a powerful cure-allSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta While most babies his age were crawling around and getting frequent cuddles from their parents and relatives, 14-month-old Farhan had to bear the excruciating itch of eczema.

Mayor implicated in graft

Mayor implicated in graftAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After three sessions of questioning, the Attorney General's Office said on Friday it was close to naming East Jakarta mayor Koesnan A. Halim a suspect in a toll road scam.

GKJ festival a feast for culture vultures

GKJ festival a feast for culture vulturesStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A ballet performance by Namarina dance company launched the 7th Gedung Kesenian Jakarta International Festival 2004 on Friday, kicking off what promises to be a two-week cultural feast for arts lovers here.

The truth about the Buyat Bay incident

The truth about the Buyat Bay incident Having read various articles and reports published recently in several mass media including The Jakarta Post about the Buyat Bay incident in which mining company PT Newmont was involved, I would like to present some facts pertaining to the matter.

*Party cadres reject coalition Page 2

*Party cadres reject coalition Page 2 *Govt told to focus on finding source of contamination Page 4 *Losing candidates suffer depression Page 5 *Analyzing the collapse of bridges in Indonesia Page 6 *City wants Rp 9b for extinguishers Page 8 *Iraqi fighters offer Najaf concessions, 77 killed Page 9...

BNI profit jumps to 1.54t

BNI profit jumps to 1.54tThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being hit by a high-profile loan scandal that trimmed its net profit last year, state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) recorded a threefold increase in first half net profit as against the same period last year.

Steady hands against bird flu

Steady hands against bird flu When it comes to the mysterious and debilitating pandemics that have afflicted East Asia in recent times, from the SARS virus to bird flu, Malaysia has led a seemingly charmed life.

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Analyzing the collapse of bridges in Indonesia Sohei Matsuno Palembang 2. Yale21 -- Coping with world population boom and bust 2 x 30 Coping with the consequences of world population boom and bust Joseph Chamie Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. New York

TV Today: Saturday, August 21, 2004

TV Today: Saturday, August 21, 2004TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Sehat Ala Hembing9:00 Religious Teachings10:00 Talk Show11:30 Battle of Wits1:00 p.m.

Subterfuge at Semen Gresik

Subterfuge at Semen Gresik There is only a very slim chance that Indonesia might win its dispute with Mexican cement company Cemex SA over the foreign firm's investment in state-controlled PT Semen Gresik (SG), which is undergoing arbitration proceedings at the International Center for the...

Better care for retirees needed, expert says

Better care for retirees needed, expert saysEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A retired employee from the state oil and gas company PT Pertamina was found dead in his bed on Wednesday by police after neighbors complained of a terrible odor coming from the house in Jatiasih, Bekasi.

Five years sought for environmentalist

Five years sought for environmentalist BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A prosecutor has recommended that the South Aceh District Court sentence environmentalist Bestari Raden, 45, to five years in prison for his alleged attempt to subvert national security and public order, a lawyer revealed on Friday.

RI's population to surpass 300 million mark in 2050: PRB

RI's population to surpass 300 million mark in 2050: PRBAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With a projected population of more than 300 million by 2050, Indonesia will have an Herculean task providing health care, education, housing and drinking water to its people in the future, a...

Texmaco units operate at 20% capacity

Texmaco units operate at 20% capacityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To counter a delisting threat from the Jakarta bourse, two publicly listed units of troubled textile and engineering conglomerate Texmaco Group announced on Friday that they were still operating, albeit at low capacity.

Tanjung Priok's last defendants get up to three years

Tanjung Priok's last defendants get up to three yearsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The last 11 defendants in the bloody 1984 Tanjung Priok incident were sentenced to two and three years in prison on Friday, just weeks after their superiors were acquitted of all charges.Capt.

DPD members draft standing orders

DPD members draft standing orders JAKARTA: The 128 elected members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will start deliberating the Council's standing orders on Monday.A staffer of the People's Consultative Assembly secretariat said the Assembly's working body has completed the draft, but...

U.S retreat from Asia need not harm peace, military

U.S retreat from Asia need not harm peace, militaryByung-joon Ahn Project Syndicate The United States' planned withdrawal of troops from Asia, which President George W. Bush announced on Aug. 16, need not harm peace and stability in the region and particularly in Korea.

HIV/AIDS spreading fast in Batam city

HIV/AIDS spreading fast in Batam cityBATAM: The spread of HIV/AIDS in Batam has reached an alarming level, an official said on Friday.Marwan Nusri, the head of Batam General Hospital, disclosed that last year, the number of people with HIV/AIDS treated at the hospital was only five from January to...

Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to Mochtar Lubis

Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to Mochtar Lubis Noted journalist and writer Mochtar Lubis, who passed away on July 2, was not only admired by many at home, but also abroad, including a Singaporean neurosurgeon.James C.M. Khoo of Mt.

Aspac looks for fifth crown against Satria

Aspac looks for fifth crown against SatriaEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Defending champion HP Aspac is looking to retain the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) championship title for the fifth consecutive season when it takes on Satria Muda Britama in the IBL's best-of-three finals...

Police speed up probe into Karaha Bodas

Police speed up probe into Karaha BodasAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police say they have intensified their investigation into alleged graft in the Karaha Bodas power project in Garut, West Java, and are planning to submit the case file to the prosecutors in the first week of September.

Scholarships urgently needed

Scholarships urgently needed Remember Mulyono, the 18-year-old village boy from East Java who labored his way through high school to end up winning a bronze medal in this year's International Biology Olympiad in Brisbane, Australia, in July? That distinction earned Mulyono a free ticket to...

Fatmawati, model hospital

Fatmawati, model hospitalFrom RepublikaAs a participant in the compulsory health insurance scheme, I last used the health facilities of Fatmawati General Hospital in South Jakarta on July 19, followed by my wife, who later underwent orthopedic surgery.

'Angklung' workshop tries to win hearts of locals

'Angklung' workshop tries to win hearts of localsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung Unlike other traditional music, angklung (instrument consisting of suspended bamboo tubes which sound when shaken) music -- which was introduced to international audiences in the sixties -- has not enjoyed...

Jamsostek pays Singaporean Rp 4b

Jamsostek pays Singaporean Rp 4b JAKARTA: State-owned social security provider PT Jamsostek has paid a total of Rp 3.912 billion (US$433,333) in compensation to the family of a Singaporean expatriate, Kwok Chee Fun Adrian, a worker at publicly listed ceramic factory PT Keramika Indonesia Assosiasi...

Police probe abuse of cleric

Police probe abuse of cleric JAKARTA: Police are investigating the possible involvement of a third party in the physical abuse of terrorist suspect Syaifudin, who has been hospitalized for his injuries, National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday.

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in rupiah) on Aug.20, 2004

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in rupiah) on Aug.20, 2004 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...

What's behind rejection of TNI bill?

What's behind rejection of TNI bill?From Suara KaryaThe debate about the Indonesian Military (TNI) bill is underway, with various circles commenting on, criticizing, blaming and condemning the TNI for trying to revive the military's civilian role and refusing to be subject to a civilian authority.

3 activists have gone missing: ASOUM

3 activists have gone missing: ASOUMSURABAYA: Following the alleged beating by police of Muslim cleric Muhammad Saifuddin, the Alliance for Muslim Community (ASOUM) filed a report with police on Friday that three Muslim activists had gone missing.

Govt told to focus on finding source of contamination

Govt told to focus on finding source of contaminationAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Several non-governmental organizations (NGO) urged the government on Friday to focus on finding the source of contamination in Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, instead of ordering more research on top...

Rp 13b cloud-seeding project fails to produce rain in West Sumatra

Rp 13b cloud-seeding project fails to produce rain in West SumatraSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A cloud-seeding project worth billions of rupiah has failed to produce results, prompting state electricity company PT PLN to abandon it, an official said on Friday.

Improving performance through public service reform

Improving performance through public service reformGraeme Macmillan, Jakarta The Public Service in Indonesia is too big, too slow and too dysfunctional. It is the huge anchor retarding progress towards Indonesia's rightful place as a respected international and regional leader.

No free lunch

No free lunch for studentsFrom Koran TempoThe University of Indonesia's Student Union is protesting against the admission fees to be imposed on new students by putting up tents on the university campus in Depok, West Java.A popular saying goes, "There's no such thing as a free lunch".

Banpu sees 40% rise in sales on coal prices

Banpu sees 40% rise in sales on coal pricesArijit Ghosh Bloomberg Bangkok Banpu Pcl, Thailand's biggest coal miner, forecast sales may rise 40 percent next year, aided by higher prices and demand for the fuel.Sales will probably rise to 22 billion baht (US$531 million) in 2005 from an estimated 15.