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Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Rupiah Rates Aug.18
Rupiah Rates Aug.18 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,936.49 7,174.40 7,594.40 7,516.40 Brunei dollar 1 6,289.54 5,685.38 6,018.43 5,956.40 Canadian dollar 1 8,610.31 7,781.72 8,239.18 8,152.67 Swiss franc 1 8,277.83 7,483.15 7,921.03 7,839.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ramayana to open 20 new outlets
Ramayana to open 20 new outlets JAKARTA: Indonesian retailer PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa plans to open 20 new outlets in 2005 and 2006 in an effort to boost sales, an official with the company said on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
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The role of local people in Komodo National Park Louisa Tuhatu Jakarta3. Wimar -- Wishes on Indonesia's 60th birthday 1 x 30 Wishes for 60th Independence Day Wimar Witoelar Jakarta3. Piatna -- Indonesia's foreign policy and its attractiveness 1 x 30 Revisiting Indonesia's foreign policy P.L.E.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
GAM urges monitors to protect ex-rebels
GAM urges monitors to protect ex-rebelsTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, AcehFree Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels in the field said they were ready to surrender their weapons and come down from the mountains, but urged the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) to ensure their safely during their...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
'Jabar Fund' signed to raise funds for infrastructure
'Jabar Fund' signed to raise funds for infrastructureZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe opening of the West Java Infrastructure Summit saw the provincial administration sign a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of securities firms led by PT Dhanawibawa Arthacemerlang to develop...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Wishes for Indonesia's 60th Independence Day
Wishes for Indonesia's 60th Independence DayWimar Witoelar, Jakarta When your age is exactly the same as the number of years that have passed since your nation proclaimed independence it is hard not to approach the occasion of Independence Day from a personal perspective.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49 The Aceh peace accord: Lasting or provisional?2. ACEH: 2 X 15 GAM urges monitors to protect ex-rebels 3. TRIAL: 2 X 27 Prosecutor seeks three years for 'heretic' Muslim cleric 4. PAPUA: 2 X 32 PNG minister tells Papua rebels to sign Aceh-like pact with RI
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Revisiting Indonesia's foreign policy
Revisiting Indonesia's foreign policyP.L.E. Priatna, Jakarta A new book titled In Search of a New Design for Indonesian Foreign Policy published by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2005 made interesting material for a one-day seminar.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Locals play football the Australian way
Locals play football the Australian way After the Jakarta Bintangs' first match against the Bali Geckos at Kuta in 1997, the local village head, on receiving payment for use of the village field, told both sides they were welcome to return to his village the next time they wanted to brawl.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety net
ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety netPravit Rojanaphruk The Nation Asia News Network/Bangkok Nearly four decades after ASEAN was founded, labor activists say it's time to push for an ASEAN Social Charter that would guarantee a certain level of labor rights across the region.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
'It's about the lives of so many people'
'It's about the lives of so many people'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was difficult to reach Hamid Awaluddin after his appointment as minister of justice and human rights in October last year. The new minister often "disappeared" from public view, particularly at weekends.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 20, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 20, 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
Fuel price hikes & smuggling
Fuel price hikes & smugglingFrom Koran TempoThe fuel price increase on March 1, with their adverse impact on ordinary people and the uneven distribution of fuel subsidy compensation funds to appropriate recipients, will likely be followed by more increases given that crude oil prices have risen to...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Haze a health hazard
Haze a health hazard The government of Indonesia yet again has failed to do anything about the haze from the massive forest fires that is choking its neighbor, Malaysia.It is a serious health hazard to children and older people.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
City seeks younger dump truck drivers
City seeks younger dump truck driversThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAre you aspiring to become a civil servant? If you applied to become a dump truck driver your dream may well come true.A city health official said on Thursday that most dump truck drivers were getting old, and youngsters were hard to...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
RI condemns report by Aussie researchers on genocide in Papua
RI condemns report by Aussie researchers on genocide in PapuaIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia expressed displeasure over a report from a group of Australian researchers, who accuse the Indonesian Military (TNI) of committing genocide in Papua, and condemned the study as "baseless".
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Banyumas victors in band festival
Banyumas victors in band festival SEMARANG: Banyumas branch of the Association of Indonesian Blind People (Pertuni) won the first championship at the Band Festival for the Blind held recently at Taman Budaya Raden Saleh. It is claimed to be the first-ever festival of its kind in the country.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
445 inmates get remissions
445 inmates get remissions MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A total of 445 prison inmates in West Nusa Tenggara province will have their jail sentences reduced and 39 more will be released in conjunction with Independence Day on Aug. 17.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jakarta shares down on weak rupiah, power outage
Jakarta shares down on weak rupiah, power outageDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Thursday, hurt by lingering worries that the rupiah may continue to weaken due to rising U.S. dollar demand from local companies for hedging purposes, dealers said.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Eco-lodge promotes environmental preservation
Eco-lodge promotes environmental preservationRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, JimbaranA few years ago, no one would have chosen to live, let alone study, and do business on the barren cliff of Bukit Jimbaran, 20 kilometers to the south of Denpasar, where access to water, food sources and...
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
12 new judges for antigraft court
12 new judges for antigraft court JAKARTA: The Supreme Court has named 12 new ad hoc judges to hear corruption cases handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission and appeal cases at higher courts.Suparno, the Supreme Court director for law and the judiciary, said on Thursday six judges would...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Power outage paralyzes Jakarta
Power outage paralyzes JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang/BogorBlackouts that affected much of Java and Bali on Thursday resulted in massive traffic jams, stalled trains and delayed flights in the capital and neighboring towns.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
'Thugs make the city dangerous'
'Thugs make the city dangerous'Responding to mounting complaints about crime in the city, the Jakarta administration, police and military launched the first- ever official crackdown on thuggery and lawlessness. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their thoughts on thugs and the new campaign.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
JP/24/EDDY
JP/24/EDDY bold, is or was? thnksEddy Sud, promoter of local talents passed away at 68The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although he had been absent from show business for many years, for people who grew up watching then state-controlled TVRI, seasoned entertainer Eddy Sud will always be remembered.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Hospital patients seek justice for alleged medical malpractice
Hospital patients seek justice for alleged medical malpracticeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSri Harjanto, 36, a resident of Kota Legenda in East Bekasi, still cannot accept that his wife, Sutini, 34, died while undergoing a minor operation on her nose earlier this year.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR Sumba's malnutrition: Of poverty and poor dietEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Sumba Island, East Nusa TenggaraWhile people in big cities begin to take up food combining, complete with the complicated calculations of daily consumed nutrition, most people in villages in Sumba still lag...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Photographic interpretation of Zheng He voyage
Photographic interpretation of Zheng He voyageEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fascinated by stories of Zheng He's (Cheng Ho's) voyage, accomplished National Geographic (NG) photographer Michael Yamashita retraced the East-to-West journey of Admiral Zheng He's Grand Fleet, visiting nine...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Aussie Football in RI
Jakarta Bintangs celebrate 10 years of Aussie 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
British invention in Indonesia
British invention in IndonesiaDaisaku Ikeda, The Straits Times, Asia News Network/Singapore Sixty years have passed since the end of World War II, which came to a close with Japan's surrender on Aug. 15, 1945.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. POWER: 1 X 25
1. POWER: 1 X 25 Massive blackout hits Java 2. OIL: 3 X 14 Govt to revise oil price assumption 3. AMNESTY: 2 X 18 House delays amnesty for GAM prisoners
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Industries feel the pinch from massive blackouts in Java, Bali
Industries feel the pinch from massive blackouts in Java, BaliThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe massive blackouts that swept parts of Java and Bali have caused industries to suffer billions of rupiah in financial losses due to disruptions in their operations.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ki Enthus Susmono offers innovative puppetry performance
Ki Enthus Susmono offers innovative puppetry performanceSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangThe younger generation mostly considers wayang (shadow play with leather puppets) dull and boring.Yet, that is apparently not so in the case of performances by noted puppeteer Ki Enthus Susmono from Tegal,...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
DBS, Deutsche Bank to buy GDB
DBS, Deutsche Bank to buy GDBAgence France-Press, Beijing Singapore's DBS and Germany's Deutsche Bank are to buy 10 billion shares in Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) for 17.7 billion yuan (US$2.18 billion), state media reported on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
TV Today: Friday, August 19, 2005
TV Today: Friday, August 19, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hello Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Koran Recital1:00 p.m.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
1. Disco --- 1x40
1. Disco --- 1x40 RI, Netherlands can bridge ASEAN-EU relations 2. Rupiah -- 2x22 Rupiah hits lowest level in 41 months on dollar demand 3. Gaza --- 1x30 Israeli forces storm Gaza synagogues 4. Howard -- 1x30 RI to review prison remission: Howard
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
IPB introduces cleanliness drive
IPB introduces cleanliness drive BOGOR: In a bid to increase public awareness about the necessity of keeping the environment clean, the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) will hold a drive called "Selasih" (Selasa Sehat Bersih or Clean and Healthy Tuesday).
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Choir recovers lost national treasures
Choir recovers lost national treasuresM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, BaliAlthough the Parahiyangan Catholic University (Unpar) Choir staged their performance to entertain delegates from over 40 countries who convened for the 60th congress of Jeunesse Musicales International (JMI), it...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Artesian wells to solve crisis
Artesian wells to solve crisis KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Facing a water crisis, the East Nusa Tenggara provincial administration will turn to artesian wells, an official said.According to a land survey, there are 5,100 potential artesian wells in the areas worst hit by the water crisis in the...
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Ambon residents get into celebratory mood
Ambon residents get into celebratory moodM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonThere has been a change in the atmosphere marking the country's anniversary celebrations in the Kudamati area of Ambon, notorious as a stronghold of the self-proclaimed South Maluku Republic (RMS) supporters.
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Govt to revise oil price assumption
Govt to revise oil price assumptionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOnly two days after delivering the 2006 state budget draft before the House of Representatives, the government has admitted that its US$40-per-barrel oil price assumption was "unrealistic"."Yes, (it is unrealistic).
Fri, 19 Aug 2005
Tax incentives sought for companies
Tax incentives sought for companiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTax incentives are one of the most feasible government policies to encourage more organizations and corporations to get involved in community development programs and support further sustainable development, a United Nations' special envoy...
Thu, 18 Aug 2005
Students protest at Bekasi council
Students protest at Bekasi council BEKASI: Hundreds of college students staged a protest in front of the Bekasi City Council on Tuesday to highlight what they said was the failure of the country's development policy.
Thu, 18 Aug 2005
Soldiers, volunteers, businesspeople have been part of the community
Soldiers, volunteers, businesspeople have been part of the communityAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRelations between the peoples of Australia and Indonesia stretch back hundreds of years to the time when fishermen from Makassar in South Sulawesi traveled to northern Australia in search of...
Thu, 18 Aug 2005
JP/24/EDDY
JP/24/EDDY bold, is or was? thnksEddy Sud, promoter of local talents passed away at 68The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although he had been absent from show business for many years, for people who grew up watching then state-controlled TVRI, seasoned entertainer Eddy Sud will always be remembered.
Thu, 18 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...
Thu, 18 Aug 2005
Kupang people fear fuel crisis
Kupang people fear fuel crisisAntara, KupangFearing a fuel shortage and subsequent soaring prices, residents packed gasoline stations in East Nusa Tenggara town of Kupang on Tuesday with long lines of vehicles snaking out of gasoline stations in the city center.
Thu, 18 Aug 2005
Lack of staff blamed for poor services
Lack of staff blamed for poor servicesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost subdistricts in the capital are understaffed, the Jakarta administration said on Tuesday in explanation of poor public services in the capital."We need more staff for our subdistricts.
Thu, 18 Aug 2005
Cak Nur calls for pluralism in RI
Cak Nur calls for pluralism in RIRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOn the observance of the 60th anniversary of Indonesian independence, all sides have been told to accept pluralism as a reality and to use it to help build a modern Indonesia.
Thu, 18 Aug 2005
War veterans still fighting 60 years on
War veterans still fighting 60 years onIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaChairman of the Surabaya chapter of the Indonesian Veterans Legion (LVRI), Hartoyik, 75, places a black-and-white photograph of two Indonesian soldiers carrying machine guns in the fight to defend Surabaya against...