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Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Cak Nur moved to Singapore hospital; Cholil flown home
Cak Nur moved to Singapore hospital; Cholil flown homeKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prominent Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid had a thorough medical examination at the National University Hospital in Singapore on Friday after arriving from Guangzhou, China, where he underwent a liver...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Megawati, Wu Yi, Arroyo, on Forbes powerful women list
Megawati, Wu Yi, Arroyo, on Forbes powerful women listAgence France-Presse SingaporeChina's Vice Premier Wu Yi is the world's second most powerful woman, Forbes magazine said on Friday as it published a list that also included India's Sonia Gandhi, Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Garuda to raise ticket prices 100 percent
Garuda to raise ticket prices 100 percentTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Garuda Indonesia airlines is planning to introduce a new surcharge on tickets amid the soaring global oil prices that are advancing toward the US$50 level and seriously affecting the price of jet fuel, but others have...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
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JP/5/captionSHAKIN' ALL OVER: Visitors learn to play the angklung (a musical instrument consisting of suspended bamboo tubes that produce sounds when shaken) at the Saung Udjo workshop in Bandung, West Java. The workshop strives to promote traditional music by introducing it to local people.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Police investigating Asian Cup violence
Police investigating Asian Cup violence BEIJING: Chinese police are investigating crowd violence that followed Japan's victory over China in the finals of the Asian Cup soccer tournament in Beijing earlier this month, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Chinese named abduction suspects
Chinese named abduction suspectsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The 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.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Asian security without the U.S.
Asian security without the U.S.The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok The United States is planning to withdraw some 60,000-70,000 of its troops from foreign countries over the next ten years. That much has been made clear by President George W Bush, though he has neglected to explain the policy,...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Time to stop climbing trees
Time to stop climbing treesFrom KompasTree climbing contests in Jakarta to celebrate Independence Day on Aug. 17 have always used the trunks of pinang (areca palm) trees measuring seven meters in length with a diameter of 20 centimeters. It takes over five years for the tree to grow to this size.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Oil price hike vs reserves
Oil price hike vs reservesFrom Koran TempoMinister of Finance Boediono has said the net impact of the current oil price increase on the fiscal situation is still under control, and it will not be followed by a fuel price hike because the government has a buffer stock to ensure security of supply.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
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JP/5/ANGKLUNG'Angklung' workshop tries to win hearts of locals Yuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungUnlike 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...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
LIPI has recorded 100 new species in 11 years
LIPI has recorded 100 new species in 11 yearsLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post/Jakarta One hundred new species have been added to official records, chronicling the vast diversity of the archipelago's fauna over the last 11 years by zoology researchers at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Industrial firms asked to make water catchment system
Industrial firms asked to make water catchment systemMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang Tangerang 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...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
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;DPA; ANPAf..r.. Money-Singapore-Investments JP/16/Money 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.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 21, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 21, 2004Exhibitions* Korean Art Exhibition featuring 90 pieces of Korean ceramics and 15 oil paintings by Maestro Kim So-sun, 30 pieces of Hangul calligraphy by Maestro In Shik-shon, 20 pieces of Susek, 15 pieces of Hanbok, at Shangri-La Hotel (until Aug.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
LIPI needs more young researchers
LIPI needs more young researchersDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is in need of more young researchers as 55 percent of its scientists are aged above 45 years old."I'm not saying that those who are older than 45 years are all unproductive.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Rupiah Rates Aug.20
Rupiah Rates Aug.20 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,047.21 6,317.48 6,718.29 6,646.13 Brunei dollar 1 5,697.97 5,109.19 5,432.02 5,374.98 Canadian dollar 1 7,496.15 6,722.90 7,146.27 7,072.64 Swiss franc 1 7,828.57 7,019.79 7,463.18 7,384.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Court rejects review request
Court rejects review request JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court rejected on Friday a motion from representatives of the Indonesia Reform Party (PRI) for a review to Law No. 31/2002 on political parties because of its failure to contest the legislative election in April.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
High price bothers OPEC
High price bothers OPECFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday expressed concern over soaring oil prices, which further increased to set a new record of close to US$50 per barrel mark.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
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U.S. retreat from Asia need not harm peace, stability Byung-joon Ahn Project Syndicate2. New21 -- Little choice but to reduce oil subsidies 1 x 30 Little choice but to reduce oil subsidies Hardev Kaur New Straits Times 3. nation21 -- Asian security without the U.S.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Part 1 of 2: A journalist accused
Part 1 of 2: A journalist accusedBambang Harymurti, Jakarta I am a journalist. I am not a lawyer who has mastered the technicalities of preparing a plea or legal defense in a court of law. (But) I would like to convey my thoughts and opinions on various issues that have arisen in the process of...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
City wants Rp 9b for fire extinguishers
City wants Rp 9b for fire extinguishersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The city administration has proposed that Rp 9 billion (US$978,260) be allocated in the 2004 revised budget for the procurement of mobile fire extinguishers for fire-prone community units (RW) and neighborhood units...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Coalition dilemma?
Coalition dilemma?From Media IndonesiaThe first round of the presidential election enabled Indonesians to exercise their sovereignty by directly voting for their favorite candidate. Now the General Elections Commission has announced the two candidates for the second round of the election.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
11 arrested for attack on district police
11 arrested for attack on district policeHasrul, The Jakarta Post/Kendari The situation in Sampolawa district, Buton regency remained tense on Friday following a heavy attack on the Sampolawa Police station earlier on Tuesday.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Losing candidates suffer depression
Losing candidates suffer depressionFadli, Batam At least 10 candidates who failed to get seats in the Batam Legislative Council during the April 5, 2004 legislative election are being treated for severe depression.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Taufik set to meet Shon in final
Taufik set to meet Shon in finalAgencies Athens Indonesia won a second medal courtesy of Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian while Taufik Hidayat ensured the quest for a badminton gold was still alive after he booked a place in the men's singles final on Friday.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Prison escapee recaptured
Prison escapee recaptured JAKARTA: Two days after fleeing Cipinang Prison in East Jakarta, defendant Farhat Ferdian Baihaki, 26, was arrested by the Jakarta Police on Thursday night, police said on Friday.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
BMW holds 41.4% local market share
BMW holds 41.4% local market shareJAKARTA: PT BMW Indonesia had a 41.4 percent share of the market in the European premium car segment up to July -- a 0.7 percent increase over its first semester market share of 40.7 percent, the company announced on Friday.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Susilo-Kalla eyes smaller parties
Susilo-Kalla eyes smaller partiesTiarma Siboro and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Semarang After failing to win support from the country's major parties, presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Jusuf Kalla are turning their eyes to other influential nationalist...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Teachers provide schooling for remote hamlet
Teachers provide schooling for remote hamletSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java The hamlet of Pasuruan in Ujung Alang village in Kampung Laut subdistrict, Cilacap, located adjacent to the notorious Central Java island of Nusakambangan and its maximum security prison, is only a...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Beggars recruited to boost athletes' spirits
Beggars recruited to boost athletes' spiritsPALEMBANG, South Sumatra: South Sumatra provincial government is planning to recruit hundreds of street children and beggars as supporters of South Sumatra athletes competing in the National Games (PON) next month, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Newcomers to hold teaser exhibition
Newcomers to hold teaser exhibition YOGYAKARTA: A group of four up-and-coming artists -- Danny Stamp, II Made Bhakti Wiyasa, I Made Suparta Wijaya and I Gede Made Surya Darma -- is to hold a three-day joint exhibition at Bale Rupa Sanggar Dewata Indonesia in Tirtonirmolo village, Kasihan Bantul,...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
KPU confident of delivering ballot papers on time
KPU confident of delivering ballot papers on timeMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Friday that it had printed 92 percent of some 156 million ballot papers for the second round of the presidential election in September, and...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Thai's Air Andaman scraps S'pore route
Thai's Air Andaman scraps S'pore route BANGKOK: Grounded Thai carrier Air Andaman is struggling to survive a double-whammy of record high fuel costs and cut-throat competition as it scrapped plans for its Bangkok-Singapore flights, the airline said in a report Friday.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
On the orangutan show
On the orangutan show I refer to an article in the ASEAN AT A GLANCE in The Jakarta Post, on Aug. 5, page 11, titled Thailand bans orangutan show.The revelation regarding the existence of a zoo in Bangkok that displayed kick-boxing orangutans filled me with profound shock, disgust and anger.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
BHP Billiton eyes venture with POSCO
BHP Billiton eyes venture with POSCO SYDNEY: Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said on Friday it was looking at developing an iron ore business in India's Orissa state with South Korean steelmaker POSCO.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
1. OPEC: 55 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 10
1. OPEC: 55 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 10 Rising price bothers OPEC 2. PRIOK: 36 pt, 6 cols, 1 x 37 Priok's last defendants get up to three years 3. OLYMPIC: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 25 Taufik to meet Shon in final 4. MUSEUM: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 30 LIPI records 100 new species
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
17 drug store robbers nabbed
17 drug store robbers nabbed JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police detectives have arrested 17 members of a robbery syndicate led by a man called Ishak. They were arrested in a month-long operation and are believed to be responsible for at least 54 robberies in several cities in the past two years.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
HI fountain down due to cut cable
HI fountain 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 operating.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Mandiri expects profit up 35 percent
Mandiri expects profit up 35 percent Publicly-listed Bank Mandiri expects that its first-half net profit rose about 35 percent on year due an increase in new lending."We expect first-half net profit to hit Rp 3 trillion (US$324 million)," Bank Mandiri's president director Edwin Neloe told reporters...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
APRI to open Indonesia's first retail business school
APRI to open Indonesia's first retail business schoolZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Asia Pacific Retail Institute (APRI), a training institute for the retail industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indonesian Open University (UT) to run the country's first...
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Democracy and foreign interests
Democracy and foreign interestsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) bill does not lead to a TNI that conforms to principles of democracy, according to observers from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Analyzing the collapse of bridges in Indonesia
Analyzing the collapse of bridges in IndonesiaSohei Matsuno, Palembang It was Dec. 5, 1995 when the Air Beliti Bridge along the Trans-Sumatra Highway collapsed in South Sumatra, some eight and a-half years before Cipunagara Bridge along the North Coast Highway of West Java collapsed on July 23.
Sat, 21 Aug 2004
Mutiny in the ranks as Golkar, PPP fall for Mega's charms
Mutiny in the ranks as Golkar, PPP fall for Mega's charmsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang The leaders of the Golkar Party and Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) are now facing internal revolts by members who oppose their decisions to back Megawati Soekarnoputri in the election runoff in...
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
'Mitigating factors' save drug convict from death
'Mitigating factors' save drug convict from deathMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang In a new precedent for drug trials in Indonesia, the West Java High Court commuted the death sentence of a drug convict to 20 years' imprisonment on the grounds that the defendant was only a courier and had...
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
Air quality improving: Official
Air quality improving: OfficialDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although many people complain about choking air caused by high levels of air pollution, the City Environmental Management Agency (BPLDH) has reported that Jakarta enjoyed more days with "better" air quality last year.
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
[b]Valuair launches
Valuair launches new service to RI SINGAPORE: Singapore-based budget carrier Valuair will begin a second daily service to Jakarta next week to tap into the growing traffic between the two neighbours, the airline said on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
Rupiah Rates Aug.19
Rupiah Rates Aug.19 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,975.80 6,256.32 6,651.15 6,580.75 Brunei dollar 1 5,698.68 5,111.51 5,433.46 5,376.58 Canadian dollar 1 7,479.68 6,711.51 7,131.57 7,059.41 Swiss franc 1 7,893.12 7,032.69 7,474.28 7,397.
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
Indonesia in debt trap
Indonesia in debt trap President Megawati Soekarnoputri's appeal to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease Indonesia's debt burden reflects the severity of the country's indebtedness. However, Megawati raised a political issue on Monday in her Independence Day address when she blamed the...
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
Mosquito coil plaintiff wins round one
Mosquito coil plaintiff wins round oneLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court decided on Thursday to continue hearing a civil action against PT Coca-Cola Indonesia brought by Japanese citizen Tasaku Masaharu for allegedly circulating a bottled drink that contained a...
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
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...