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Sun, 17 Aug 2003
What's your sense of patriotism on Independence Day?
What's your sense of patriotism on Independence Day?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a country run ragged by assorted problems, from corruption to crime, terrorism and lack of leadership, does a sense of patriotism still have a place? As Indonesia celebrates its 58th Independence Day anniversary today,...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Expatriates hanging in despite fears after Marriott bombing
Expatriates hanging in despite fears after Marriott bombingMegan James, Contributor, Jakarta Ambulances were still rushing away from the JW Marriott Hotel in Central Jakarta when the first wave of e-mails and phone calls arrived."Surely, after this one in Jakarta, you're coming home.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
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Skin deep The Indonesian skinhead may seem like a cultural anomaly, but it's a subculture that can encompass not only religion but also feminism in the struggle to find meaning and respect in life.Page 10 Nature crossing Surrounded by natural beauty, Tasmania is rightly dubbed Australia's natural...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Patriotism should be about coming together in a crisis
Patriotism should be about coming together in a crisis At the closing of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly two weeks ago, speaker Amien Rais told all Assembly members not to leave their seats before singing a couple of patriotic songs.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Skinheads find followers around the world
Skinheads find followers around the world In order to "get" Indonesian skinheads, you need to know a little about the history of the style in England, the country where it began.The look emerged in the late 1960s out of a weird collision between the white mod subculture and the "ska" music of black...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Minahasa: A subdued warior rise again
Minahasa: A subdued warior rise againFroly Lelengboto Horn, Contributor, Manado, North Sulawesi That frightening clunking of wheels released for touchdown jerked me out of a stupor.Through the window of the tilting airplane, the poetic appellation Tanah Nyiur Melambai (the land of waving coconut...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Tips on recycling
Tips on recyclingIn Jakarta there is no system of recycling household waste, in a formal sense. An informal approach exists in the form of scavengers who walk the streets pushing wooden carts searching for reusable goods in people's household garbage, at garbage dumps and at busy public places...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
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Skin deep The Indonesian skinhead may seem like a cultural anomaly, but it's a subculture that can encompass not only religion but also feminism in the struggle to find meaning and respect in life.Page 10 Nature crossing Surrounded by natural beauty, Tasmania is rightly dubbed Australia's natural...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Tariq Ramadhan: Being a good Westerner by being a good Muslim
Tariq Ramadhan: Being a good Westerner by being a good MuslimSanti W.E. Soekanto, Contributor, Jakarta TIME named him one of the world's "innovators in spiritualism," praising him to the hilt for being "an academic who is creating a new European Islam".
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003Exhibitions* Contemporary Art Childhood Objects, Cemara 6 Galeri (kafe), Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 9 - 11 Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Aug. 18. * Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003Exhibitions* Contemporary Art Childhood Objects, Cemara 6 Galeri (kafe), Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 9 - 11 Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Aug. 18. * Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
RI interested in interrogating Hambali
RI interested in interrogating HambaliFebiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government wants access to terror suspect Hambali, currently in U.S. custody, to question him about a string of attacks in the country, including the Aug.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, August 19, 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, August 19, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 News: Metro Indonesia2:30 Music: Pop...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
RP proposes anti-poverty fund
RP proposes anti-poverty fund Manila: The Philippines has proposed the creation of a US$100- million anti-poverty fund by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country's finance chief said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 6.5-meter-high statue of the first commander of the Indonesian Military, Gen. Sudirman, will be officially unveiled by Governor Sutiyoso on Saturday. Sutiyoso, a former Jakarta Military commander, will officiate over the unveiling of the Rp 3.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Bogor cites undocumented buses
Bogor cites undocumented buses BOGOR: Forty-three buses serving the Bogor-Jakarta route have been cited by the Bogor Traffic and Land Transportation Agency Office for not having the necessary vehicle documents.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Yogyakarta goes online to market handicrafts
Yogyakarta goes online to market handicraftsTarko sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Experiencing difficulty in marketing traditional handicraft products, the Yogyakarta Craft Council decided it was about time they promoted the industry online.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Megawati to install new nine judges
Megawati to install new nine judgesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to inaugurate the nine judges of the new Constitutional Court at the State Palace on Saturday, Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Sleman hopes to lure investors
Sleman hopes to lure investors YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to boost economic activities as well as increase people's welfare, Sleman regency, in the northern part of Yogyakarta, has declared itself an open regency for investors.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Election-year budget
Election-year budget The 2004 state spending program, proposed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the House of Representatives on Friday, is quite a bare-bones budget, packed in a boring budgetary document.But this is precisely the reason why the market will welcome the budget as realistic.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Tracing civilization at Batujaya temples
Tracing civilization at Batujaya templesTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As we approached Batujaya village, Karawang regency, West Java, our cellular phone signals were no more. Not only were we coming into the presence of the oldest temples on Java, but we were also reminded: Hey,...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Company hopes to get 'hands' on new record
Company hopes to get 'hands' on new record JAKARTA: A pharmaceutical company hopes to create a new record for longest chain of hand-holders at the Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta on Monday.The company is trying to break the Indonesian record of 1,000 meters set by PT Astra Internasional Daihatsu...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
JP/5/across
JP/5/across Students rally against PDI-P sales CILACAP, Central Java: Hundreds of students staged a rally here on Friday to protest an incident involving local bureaucrats and the leader of the local chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Accor to manage historic Phoenix
Accor to manage historic Phoenix JAKARTA: The management contract for the historic Phoenix Yogyakarta hotel has been awarded to Accor, which will rebrand it as the Mercure Phoenix Yogyakarta by the end of 2003 after an extensive refurbishment program.The refurbishment starts on Aug.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
BPS reports higher economic growth
BPS reports higher economic growthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economy grew at a higher rate in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, driven by stronger domestic consumption, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Friday.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Aceh rebels not among inmates given remission
Aceh rebels not among inmates given remissionNani Farida and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Medan Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members have not been included among 331 inmates who will receive general remission from the government in conjunction with Independence Day anniversary...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Top JI leader captured in Thailand
Top JI leader captured in ThailandAgencies, Jakarta Hambali, a former top Southeast Asia operative of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group who allegedly oversaw a string of terrorist bombings that killed hundreds in Indonesia and has also been linked to the Sept.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Yogyakarta to market handicrafts online
Yogyakarta to market handicrafts online Tarko sudiarno The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta Experiencing difficulty in marketing traditional handicraft products, the Yogyakarta Craft Council decided it was about time they promoted the industry online.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Enjoy Bali's beauty
Enjoy Bali's beautyFrom Bali Post The adage, "the grass is always greener on the other side," may be applicable to daily life. One may wonder why many Balinese like to visit Jakarta, and other major cities in the country, while Bali itself offers beautiful landscape and a wonderful cultural...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Bombings and the Jamaah Islamiyah
Bombings and the Jamaah Islamiyah Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) is made the scapegoat whenever there is a terrorist bombing in Indonesia. After being accused in the Bali bombing tragedy in October last year, the JI is once against suspected of being behind the bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
checked by EJK
checked by EJK Indonesia Book Fair 2003 Following the success of a similar event last year, the 23rd Indonesia Book Fair 2003 will be held on Sept. 24 to Sept. 18 in Jakarta. The annual book fair has become increasingly popular, with the number of visitors and exhibitors -- both from Indonesia and...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Election-year budget
Election-year budget The 2004 state spending program, proposed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the House of Representatives on Friday, is quite a bare-bones budget, packed in a boring budgetary document.But this is precisely the reason why the market will welcome the budget as realistic.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Authorities turn attention to Malaysian bomber
Authorities turn attention to Malaysian bomberJasbant Singh, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur As governments on Friday celebrated the arrest of suspected al- Qaeda henchman Hambali, authorities are turning their attention to a mild-mannered, bespectacled former teacher -- Southeast Asia's new most...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Government releases post-IMF economic reform blueprint
Government releases post-IMF economic reform blueprintThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government pledges to continue selling its shares in a number of banks next year as part of a crucial bank restructuring program.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
1. DEFENSE: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. DEFENSE: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Government to double expenditure on defense 2. BOMB: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Police name suspects in Marriott bombing 3. WELFARE: 32 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 45 Education, health draft budgets raise hackles 4.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
TPL aims to return to local stock markets
TPL aims to return to local stock marketsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pulp company PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) plans to "relist" its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) in the second quarter of next year, according to a company senior executive.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Education, health draft budget raise hackles
Education, health draft budget raise hacklesSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Politicians and at least one expert criticized the 2004 draft budget allocating only Rp 20.2 trillion (US$2.3 billion) for the education and health sectors, saying it was more evidence that the government had...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Alliance Party registers for the poll
Alliance Party registers for the pollJAKARTA: The Indonesia Nationalist Alliance Party registered on Friday with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights for an administration screening ahead of the 2004 elections.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
The independence dream: Orgies of violence and seduction
The independence dream: Orgies of violence and seductionB. Herry-Priyono, Lecturer, Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta The river of time has brought us again to the eve of Indonesia's 58th anniversary. It may be time to prepare a celebration.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Malayan sun bears still hunted and kept
Malayan sun bears still hunted and kept Bambang M Contributor Yogyakarta Tiring, that's the right word to describe the process when a rescue team from the Jogja Animal Rescue Center confiscated a rare female Malayan sun bear owned by Jazuli Umar, an "animal lover" from Yogyakarta.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta post, Yogyakarta
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta post, Yogyakarta A series of tragic events, locally and internationally, has shaken many tourist-related businesses, including hotels. Not yet recovered from the Bali bombing, people had to deal with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak that scared people...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
* Archipelago:Java warned of imminent blackouts 5
* Archipelago:Java warned of imminent blackouts 5 * Opinion:India-Pakistan ties swing from hate to love 7 * City:Intelligence center to be established 8 * Sports:Mickelson ties lead as Tiger driven to distraction 9 * World:Indian PM says ready to work for peace with archrival Pakistan 11...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Nation told to fight terror
Nation told to fight terrorFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called on the people to remain united and rally behind her in the country's fight against terrorism.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.15,2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.15,2003 __________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Independence Day benefits palm sellers
Independence Day benefits palm sellersRizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Andhika, the upcoming Independence Day celebrations will mean competitions. But unlike in previous years, where he took part in a sack race, this time he only wants to participate in panjat pinang (betel palm tree...
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Tribal communities to hold congress
Tribal communities to hold congress JAKARTA: The Tribal Communities Alliance Across the Archipelago (AMAN) is scheduled to hold its second congress next month, to discuss issues concerning the daily lives of tribal members.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
City to establish center to prevent terrorism
City to establish center to prevent terrorismBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an effort to prevent further terrorist attacks, the city administration has set up an intelligence center staffed by representatives from various institutions.Established by Gubernatorial Decree No.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Rupiah, stocks end higher
Rupiah, stocks end higherDow Jones JakartaThe rupiah ended slightly higher against the U.S. dollar in thin trading on Friday, taking its cue from regional currencies, dealers said. The local unit closed at Rp 8,525 per dollar, up from 8,550 in the previous day.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Thai Airways posts $30m loss
Thai Airways posts $30m loss BANGKOK: Thai Airways announced on Friday a 1.27 billion baht (US$30 million) loss in the three months to June compared to 3.45 billion baht profits a year ago, as the SARS crisis turned its balance sheet red.
Sat, 16 Aug 2003
Bob Hasan teaches business, Tommy learns law
Bob Hasan teaches business, Tommy learns lawSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan and former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra have been keeping themselves busy with academic activities while serving prison terms on Nusakambangan island off of...