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Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Legislators' pay
Legislators' pay and performanceFrom KompasThe news of the proposal of the members of the House of Representatives for an 82 percent to 104 percent increase in their take-home pay and its approval is indeed surprising and ironical amid the crises, disasters and diseases plaguing the country.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Diamonds not Indonesia's best friend, yet at least
Diamonds not Indonesia's best friend, yet at leastThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"There are three things extremely hard: steel, diamond, and to know one's self," scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin once said.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. Home --- 3 x 16
1. Home --- 3 x 16 Home schooling club gives parents major role in education 2. Waste --- 2 x 25 City to have five waste treatment facilities 3. SIS -- 1 x 35 SIS to hold training for local teachers 4. Clinic -- 1 x 20 Bekasi to open HIV clinics or Bekasi plans HIV clinics 5.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Clubbers throw support behind antidrug drive
Clubbers throw support behind antidrug driveAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA thick haze of cigarette smoke hung over the room as partiers crowded onto the dance floor, moving to the deafening house music being played by the disc jockey.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Peace felt on eve of Aceh deal signing
Peace felt on eve of Aceh deal signingTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehAn atmosphere of peace prevailed in Aceh ahead of an historic day that many hope will mark an end to almost three decades of bloodshed.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Tightening money supply
Tightening money supply Bank Indonesia (BI) has tightened its monetary stance again as inflation seems to be rearing its ugly head amid the weakening rupiah against the American dollar, the steady rise in international oil prices to as high as US$64/barrel early last week and the increase in the U.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. HAZE -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1)
1. HAZE -- 6 cols 1 line (36 x 1) Spreading haze plagues traffic, health 2. FUAD -- 2 cols 3 lines (16 x 3) PAN split wider as co-founder tenders his resignation 3. VETERAN -- 4 cols 1 line (32 x 1) War veterans demand more attention 4.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Strong explosion rocks Ciputat residence
Strong explosion rocks Ciputat residenceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA strong explosion destroyed a house owned by an employee of the Ministry of Defense, Nasiman, 47, in Cireundeu, Ciputat district, Tangerang, on Sunday morning.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Govt, GAM upbeat on peace deal
Govt, GAM upbeat on peace dealMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are due to sign a historic peace deal in Finland on Monday in hopes of ending 30 years of separatist fighting.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Hotels become preferred venue for MICE activities
Hotels become preferred venue for MICE activities In addition to more established convention and exhibition centers, hotels have also become popular venues for Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Expo (MICE) activities.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Malaysia to list mobile prepaid users
Malaysia to list mobile prepaid users MALAYSIA: Mobile phone users in Malaysia with prepaid SIM cards must register with service providers by the end of the year in an effort to halt abusive calls and text messages, a news report said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
India celebrates national day in Bali
India celebrates national day in BaliJAKARTA: Generally, foreign diplomatic missions hold receptions to celebrate their national days in the capital Jakarta, mostly in five-star hotels or at the ambassador's official residence.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Jakarta needs more trees
Jakarta needs more trees Your correspondent Robert Kelly makes some pertinent points in his article entitled Rolling back Jakarta's unhealthy urban desert(The Jakarta Post, Aug. 6). The green areas that still exist in greater Jakarta really need to be maintained whether they are part of existing...
Mon, 15 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.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Bekasi to open HIV clinics
Bekasi to open HIV clinicsWahyuana, The Jakarta Post, BekasiThe Bekasi administration will open a free HIV/AIDS clinic at the Bekasi General Hospital and the private Ananda Hospital next month.The clinic will provide a free voluntary consultancy test and counseling, head of the communicable...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Water crisis denies East Nusa Tenggara people
Water crisis denies East Nusa Tenggara peopleFour-year-old Yusak Nubatonis helps fetch water for his family in Bena village, South Amanuban district, Timor Tengah Selatan regency.A water crisis has started to affect East Nusa Tenggara province, with many rivers and wells having run dry, forcing...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Rafidah wants import permit scheme abolished
Rafidah wants import permit scheme abolishedAssociated Press, Kuala LumpurMalaysia's trade minister says she wants a controversial car import permit scheme abolished -- a surprising about-face after defending it stoutly amid allegations the policy was misused to benefit a few well-connected...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Susanto shines in Netherlands
Susanto shines in NetherlandsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's rising chess star GM Susanto Megaranto continued his sparkling form on his European tour by finishing tied for first place at the Hogeschool Zeeland chess tournament in Vlissingen, Netherlands on Saturday.
Mon, 15 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...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Oil prices to keep haunting the rupiah, analysts say
Oil prices to keep haunting the rupiah, analysts sayUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah is expected to remain under heavy pressure this week, as local demand for the U.S. dollar continues unabated amid a recent bullish trend in world oil prices.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Foreign convicts may get remissions
Foreign convicts may get remissions DENPASAR: Twelve foreigners jailed on the resort island of Bali may have their sentences reduced as part of a nationwide remission program for prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday, according to an official.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Car sales rise 30.4%
Car sales rise 30.4%The Jakarta Post, JakartaAutomakers and distributors sold 345,167 cars as of July, a rise of 30.4 percent from the corresponding period a year earlier, with PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) keeping its long-standing status as market leader.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
MICE industry recovers after years in doldrums
MICE industry recovers after years in doldrums After years in the doldrums, Indonesia's Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Expo (MICE) industry has started to bounce back thanks to the improving economy and a more conducive security and political situation.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Home schooling club gives parents major role in education
Home schooling club gives parents major role in educationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEducation starts at home, but not all parents can be good teachers.The Morning Star Academy (MSA) in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, blends institutional education and homeschooling in an attempt to provide parents and...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
New firms invited to join busway consortium
New firms invited to join busway consortiumThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTransJakarta Busway Management (BP TransJakarta) says that firms interested in taking part in the operation of the busway project still have the chance to join consortium TransBatavia.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Vendors report market destruction
Vendors report market destruction JAKARTA: Several street vendors in the Surya traditional market in Kalideres, West Jakarta, have reported the destruction of their stalls late in July to the City Police on Friday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. Insight --- 1x40
1. Insight --- 1x40 Sixty years of Indonesian independence 2. Rupiah -- 2x24 Oil prices to keep haunting the rupiah, analysts say 3. Haze --- 2x24 Malaysia wins relief from haze but northern islands 'unhealthy' 4. Oil --- 1x35 Oil majors show interest in heavy oil
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
PAN split wider as co-founder tenders his resignation
PAN split wider as co-founder tenders his resignationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaInternal conflict within the National Mandate Party (PAN) has risen to new level with the resignation of co-founder and current legislator Fuad Bawazier.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
City to seal supermarket
City to seal supermarket BEKASI: Head of Bekasi city spatial agency, Kamaludin Djaini, said on Saturday that his office may seal the Makro and Carry supermarket building on Jl. Hasibuan, Margajaya district, because it was built without a building permit from the administration.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Mayor wants illegal building demolished
Mayor wants illegal building demolished JAKARTA: Central Jakarta mayor Muhayat has demanded the demolition of a building under construction behind the ITC Roxy Mas commercial center as it had allegedly violated the city's spatial plan."This (the construction process) could not be given any leeway.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
City to have five waste treatment facilities
City to have five waste treatment facilitiesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAside from decentralizing waste treatment to the subdistrict level, the city administration plans to build five medium-scale waste treatment facilities, including incinerators, to handle Jakarta's daily 6,000 tons...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Sixty years of Indonesian independence
Sixty years of Indonesian independenceJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, JakartaFor sixty long years, we Indonesians have lived as a nation and as a sovereign and independent nation state, and thus have been in control of our own destiny.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49 Key problems in Aceh and their potential solutions 2. ACEH: 3 X 16 Cautious optimism reigns ahead of Aceh peace pact 3. HELSINKI: 1 X 25 Govt, GAM upbeat on peace deal 4. XPLOSION: 1 X 35 Strong blast rocks Ciputat residence 5.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Key problems in Aceh and their potential solutions
Key problems in Aceh and their potential solutionsA'an Suryana and Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What are the problems that need to be addressed by both the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to ensure the success of the peace agreement that they will sign on Monday...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Minister wants bill on language
Minister wants bill on language JAKARTA: The government is considering a draft of a bill to protect the national language as well as local languages, Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo said here on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Semen Gresik needs consolidation to improve efficiency: CEO
Semen Gresik needs consolidation to improve efficiency: CEOState-owned firm, PT Semen Gresik, the country's largest integrated cement producer, is currently faces a daunting task to make its operations more efficient amid higher energy prices as well as a lack of consolidation among its...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Citibank responds
Citibank responds In response to M.A. Kolhapuri's letter Citibank Credit Card in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 11, we would like to clarify that we have contacted our customer and the problem has been resolved satisfactorily.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Dutch foreign minister to attend RI Independence Day celebrations
Dutch foreign minister to attend RI Independence Day celebrationsVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot will arrive in Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence, and spice up...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Tao, Singapore's China-born swimming sensation
Tao, Singapore's China-born swimming sensation The Straits Times/ANN Singapore In a week's time, China-born Tao Li, 15, will become Singapore swimming's first foreign-talent citizen.But, put her beside a Singaporean today, and you might not be able to tell the difference.
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Cautious optimism reigns ahead of Aceh peace pact
Cautious optimism reigns ahead of Aceh peace pactBhimanto Suwastoyo, Agence France-Presse/Banda AcehHopes are high that a peace deal to be signed Monday will finally end decades of bloodshed between troops and separatist rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province, but analysts warn the road to lasting...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Major RI film festival to be split into two
Major RI film festival to be split into twoM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Responding to a spate of criticism from filmmakers following a poorly-arranged awards ceremony last year, the organizing committee of the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) has decided to hold two separate galas for...
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
Rights campaigners named libel suspects
Rights campaigners named libel suspectsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaRights activists Usman Hamid and Rachland Nashidik have been named suspects arising out of a defamation complaint filed with the police by former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) director A.M. Hendropriyono.
Mon, 15 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.
Sun, 14 Aug 2005
Dancer follows own beat to revitalize performing arts
Dancer follows own beat to revitalize performing artsKunang Helmi, Contributor, Ubud, BaliRamli! The Heart of Sutra James Murdoch, foreword Sutra Dance Theatre in association with Silverfish Books, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2004 160 pp This delightful pictorial biography of contemporary Malaysian...
Sun, 14 Aug 2005
Wine buffet and classic Jazz
Wine buffet and classic Jazz Jakarta people can now enjoy a wide variety of wines at the Wine Buffet in the cozy lounge of the JW Marriott Hotel here.Visitors can explore the finest wines from Australia, Chile, California and South Africa while enjoy classic Jazz.
Sun, 14 Aug 2005
Community games, from sack races to Play Station
Community games, from sack races to Play StationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Realizing that technological advancement has become part of the lives of children in his community, Pardiatmoko, a local community unit head in Parung Bingung, Depok, had a bright idea for the games held during Independence...
Sun, 14 Aug 2005
Eyewear trend: Funky and elegant
Eyewear trend: Funky and elegantA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the past, many people have held to the opinion that eyeglasses make someone look serious, older, and altogether unfashionable -- like a bookworm.
Sun, 14 Aug 2005
When Independence Day is more than just games ...
When Independence Day is more than just games ...The Jakarta Post, JakartaMothers, teenagers and children buzzed along an decorated narrow alley alongside the Ciliwung river in Bukit Duri, South Jakarta.
Sun, 14 Aug 2005
Job scarcity keeps graduates in school
Job scarcity keeps graduates in schoolA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mirza, who just graduated from the Trisakti University law school earlier this year, is now busy preparing to go to Australia to continue his study.
Sun, 14 Aug 2005
KL lifts emergency as haze abates
KL lifts emergency as haze abatesJalil Hamid, Reuters, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia lifted a state of emergency in two areas near the capital on Saturday after air pollution levels fell well below the danger mark, easing the country's worst pollution crisis in 8 years.