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Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Single mother turns women into silversmiths
Single mother turns women into silversmithsRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, GianyarJanet Molloy first came to Bali almost 30 years ago as a young, enthusiastic, qualified chef from Melbourne, Australia.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Medco sees this year's net up 37%
Medco sees this year's net up 37%Edhi Pranasidhi and Fin Esther Harini, Dow Jones/JakartaPT Medco Energi, Indonesia's largest upstream oil and gas exploration company, expects its net profit for this year to rise 37 percent, fueled by record-high crude oil prices, its chief executive said recently.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
UN envoy Alatas arrives in Myanmar to meet leaders
UN envoy Alatas arrives in Myanmar to meet leadersAgence France-Presse, YangonFormer Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas arrived in Myanmar on Thursday as a special envoy of the United Nations, which two years ago appointed him to push for the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
PNG minister tells Papua rebels to sign Aceh-like pact with RI
PNG minister tells Papua rebels to sign Aceh-like pact with RIAgence France-Presse, Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea's foreign minister urged on Thursday pro- independence rebels in the neighboring Indonesian province of Papua to seek an autonomy arrangement similar to that reached this week between...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Aircraft maker boss faces jail after court turns down appaeal
Aircraft maker boss faces jail after court turns down appaealYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungPresident director of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), Edwin Soedarmo, could no longer escape justice after his appeal was turned down by the Bandung District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Baturaden offers curative sulfur springs
Baturaden offers curative sulfur springsAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, PurwokertoFor people in Central Java and its surroundings, Baturaden has long been a popular tourist resort that offers not just beautiful, green mountain scenery but fresh, cool air and waterfalls as its main attraction.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Prosecutor seeks three years for 'heretic' Muslim cleric
Prosecutor seeks three years for 'heretic' Muslim clericIman Dwianto Nugrohom The Jakarta Post, SurabayaA prosecutor demanded on Thursday that a Malang district court sentence a controversial Muslim cleric to three years in jail for "despoiling" Islam.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JP/R. Bertho Wedhatama
JP/R. Bertho Wedhatama AUTO EXPO: The automotive expo held by the Association of Indonesian Car Manufacturers (Gaikindo) at the Jakarta Convention Center recently was among the largest exhibitions in Jakarta this year.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR Sumbanese at mercy of weather, loan sharks Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Sumba, East Nusa TenggaraFrom an altitude of 3,000 meters, Sumba island looked more like a huge brown chunk of land rather than a place where people actually live.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Megawati on trial over PDI-P rift
Megawati on trial over PDI-P rift JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court resumed the trial of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday over the decision by her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to fire party treasurer Noviantika Nasution.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JIL vs. FPI
JIL vs. FPI It is midday Friday and some friends at my office in Pejompongan are preparing to go to the mosque for congregational prayers. Here at Komunitas Utan Kayu (KUK), there are people with cameras and others with video cameras. The bookshop is closed.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
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The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland? Part 1 of 2Kahlil Rowter Jakarta2. CGNEWS -- Here's what America can do to be loved by Muslims 1 X 30 U.S can be loved by Muslims Craig Charney Washington D.C.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.18, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.18, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
National Museum exhibits heritage
National Museum exhibits heritage JAKARTA: Starting Thursday, the National Museum on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, will exhibit art reflecting the country's vast array of cultures.Architectural styles and sculptures of heritage sites, such as Singosari, Borobudur, Muteran and Pugerwetan...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Industrial action for higher wages likely: Observers
Industrial action for higher wages likely: ObserversRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLabor activists and observers predict that more state enterprises will be threatened with massive strikes since most of their staff are underpaid.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
City plans to incinerate garbage
City plans to incinerate garbageDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe city administration plans to procure four incinerators worth Rp 1 trillion (US$101 million) each to burn a percentage of the 6,000 tons of daily waste produced in the capital, thereby reducing the dependence on Bantar Gebang...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Mayor goes to work by bicycle
Mayor goes to work by bicycle BANJARMASIN: As part of a campaign to cut fuel consumption in Banjarmasin city, the mayor, deputy mayor and numerous local officials will begin riding bicycles to work.The plan was agreed on during a meeting on Tuesday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JP/17/IMAGES
JP/17/IMAGESFanfare for the common man: Jakarta's 'wong cilik'The outdoor atmosphere in Jakarta is created by characters found at roadsides, not high-rise buildings or "dullsville" shopping malls.What impresses me is the tremendous number of wong cilik (working-class people) who try to earn a...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
New Order victim struggles for justice
New Order victim struggles for justiceIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, MalangTied to an iron pole, the red-and-white flag waves in front of a house on Jl. Piranha Atas Selatan II/5, Malang, East Java.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Rupiah hits lowest level in 41 months on dollar demand
Rupiah hits lowest level in 41 months on dollar demandThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah fell to a 41-month low on Thursday on high corporate demand for the U.S. dollar for import needs, exacerbated by a strengthening greenback against other major currencies and high oil prices.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
The role of local people in Komodo National Park
The role of local people in Komodo National ParkLouisa Tuhatu, Jakarta The opinion piece by Henning Borchers of New Zealand (Aug. 12) touched on many important issues relating to the future of the Komodo National Park.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. GRAFT -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1)
1. GRAFT -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1) Graft probe into state firms slows 2. BUMN -- 2 cols 3 lines (16 x 3) Industrial action for higher wages likely: Observers 3. TAX -- 4 cols 1 line (32 x 1) Tax incentives sought for companies 4.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Paramitha celebrates in independent way
Paramitha celebrates in independent wayJAKARTA: Independence Day on Aug. 17 was celebrated in hundreds of different ways across the country. In many communities, people gathered for flag-raising ceremonies and fun games but actress Paramitha Rusady begged to differ.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jambi regreens peat moss forest
Jambi regreens peat moss forestJAMBI, Jambi: As part of efforts to preserve the environment, the Jambi provincial government, in cooperation with an oil and gas company, is regreening some 350 hectares of peat moss forest in East Tanjungjabung regency.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
House delays amnesty for GAM prisoners
House delays amnesty for GAM prisonersThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/JakartaDespite amnesty being a part of the peace agreement between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the government, GAM prisoners will not be released this week pending approval from the House of Representatives.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Nusa Dua festival to kick off in low season
Nusa Dua festival to kick off in low seasonM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To attract more tourists to visit the resort island of Bali during what is considered the low season, the government-run Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) is set to hold a full- blown art, culinary and...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
More vaccines to stop bird flu
More vaccines to stop bird flu KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: An additional 200,000 doses of a vaccine to fight avian influenza will be provided by the Directorate General of Agriculture to the Southeast Sulawesi provincial administration, an official said on Tuesday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Parta 1 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?
Parta 1 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?Kahlil Rowter, Jakarta It has always been risky to put out government budget numbers, but now this is a perilous exercise. Forecast accuracy is an elusive goal. What we need is better risk management.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Police warn three discos, nab drug users
Police warn three discos, nab drug usersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police announced on Thursday that they and the city administration had arrested more than 400 people for drug use during the past few weeks and had warned three discotheques for operating beyond the time...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Indonesia's national treasures
Indonesia's national treasures I would like to commend the government of Indonesia for insisting on the immediate and safe return of some 100 Indonesian orangutans, currently and illegally, held in cramped cages at Safari World, Bangkok.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Aceh and Mindanao
Aceh and Mindanao No event in recent years is more welcome to the Indonesian people than the signing of the peace accord between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement, or GAM.The happy resolution of the Aceh armed conflict should inspire other countries, particularly the Philippines,...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Acehnese youth get U.S. scholarships
Acehnese youth get U.S. scholarships JAKARTA: More than 300 Acehnese young people aged between 18 and 22 have been awarded scholarships by the U.S. Agency for International Development and Chevron Corporation to give them the skills they will need to rebuild tsunami-hit communities in the region.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN community
Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN communityAlexander C. Chandra Jakarta The recent Roundtable Discussion on the Prospects and Challenges in the Building of an ASEAN Community, which was organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Strategic and International...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Headings
Headingspage 91. TRANSPORT -- 1x30 Power outage paralyzes Jakarta 2. RSCM -- 2x16 Hospital forced to delay surgery 3. DRIVER -- 3x9 City seeks younger dump truck drivers 4. RAPE -- 2x24 Police start investigating rape case involving Max Don
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Headings
Headingspage 81. DRUG -- 3x12 Police warn three discos, nab drug users 2. PARK -- 4x9 Proposal to double parking fees not popular 3. CHINA -- 2x18 Bogor, Shenzhen to establish cyber park 4. HEALTH -- 2x32 Hospital patients seek justice for alleged medical malpractice 5.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JP/5/EDWIN
JP/5/EDWINCourt rejects appeal by PTDI executiveYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungPresident director of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), Edwin Soedarmo, could no longer escape justice after his appeal was turned down by the Bandung District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
TV Today: Saturday, August 20, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, August 20, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing9:00 Traditional Drama10:30 Music11:30 Oto Screen12:00 p.m. Sports1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Nature Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service3:30 TV...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Proposal to double parking fees not popular
Proposal to double parking fees not popularBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA plan by off-street parking operators to double the Rp 2,000 (21 US cents) parking fee to Rp 4,000 per hour has received strong opposition from various quarters.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Sixty years on, Indonesia still struggles to achieve Sukarno's
Sixty years on, Indonesia still struggles to achieve Sukarno's vision Bhimanto Suwastoyo Agence France-Presse/Jakarta Outside a house in central Jakarta on the morning of Aug. 17, 1945, a small group of nationalists gathered for a simple ceremony to declare independence for the remains of the...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ambon police step up fight against drugs
Ambon police step up fight against drugsM. Azis Tunny The Jakarta Post/Ambon Around 360 police officers from the Ambon and Lease Islands Police underwent urine tests on Monday to ensure they were drug free.Ambon and Lease Islands Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, August 19, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, August 19, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Kekejaman Manusia by Gunther Uecker at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Aug.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
On ban on Ahmadiyah
On ban on Ahmadiyah I read the article Govt mulls ban on Ahmadiyah due to 'permit violation' in your online edition of July 22. Reading the statement of Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh took me back centuries to the age of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Australian Football in RI
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Australian Football in RIJohn Williams Contributor/Jakarta Major successes often emerge from the most humble of origins. And so it was with the birth of Australian Rules Football in Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Cikalong port to boost economy in sout West Java
Cikalong port to boost economy in sout West JavaThe Jakarta Post, BandungAmong the 57 infrastructure projects offered in the West Java Infrastructure Summit, which opened on Thursday, the Cikalong port project in Tasikmalaya attracted the attention of many potential investors.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Budget gives wrong signals
Budget gives wrong signals The financial market has reason to be uneasy about the 2006 state budget proposal President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono unveiled to the House of Representatives on Tuesday.It seems the key assumptions used for revenue and spending estimates deviate far from what most market...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Medan residents enjoy clear sky
Medan residents enjoy clear sky MEDAN, North Sumatra: The thick haze blanketing Medan for the past four days dissipated on Thursday to the relief of local residents after rain on Wednesday night.The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) reported that the visibility in the city reached seven...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Bogor, Shenzhen to establish cyber park
Bogor, Shenzhen to establish cyber parkTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorVisiting Shenzhen deputy mayor of Guangdong province in China, Chen Yingchun, and Bogor mayor Diani Budiarto signed on Wednesday a Letter of Intent (LOI), as an initial agreement between the two cities to establish a cyber...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
No school uniforms?
No school uniforms?From KompasThe decision by the minister of national education to abolish the obligation for school students to wear uniforms in order to eliminate the monopoly in uniform procurements was inappropriate.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Massive blackout hits Java, Bali
Massive blackout hits Java, BaliLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDay turned to night in thousands of offices and traffic lights went out causing long jams in many cities when a massive blackout swept Java on Thursday after the Java-Bali power grid failed.By 9 p.m.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
No nat'l day reception in Bali: Embassy
No nat'l day reception in Bali: EmbassyJAKARTA: The Indian Embassy in Jakarta said it did not move its national day reception to Bali and had never even had a reception for its independence day, which fell on Aug. 15."India had two important national days: Aug. 15 and Jan. 26 (Republic Day).