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Sat, 13 Aug 2005
PLN to build power plant in Lombok
PLN to build power plant in Lombok MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: State electricity company PT PLN plans to build a coal-powered power plant on Lombok island, West Nusa Tenggara, at a cost of US$54.34 million, a PLN official said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Fuel subsidy spending to double: Govt
Fuel subsidy spending to double: GovtThe Jakarta Post JakartaWith world oil prices still regularly hitting record highs, the government has admitted that its fuel subsidy expenditures will likely double over and above its forecast allocation for this fiscal year, and in the process doubling the...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Yogyakarta -- Indonesia's proverbial melting pot
Yogyakarta -- Indonesia's proverbial melting potSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaThere are few other places like it in Indonesia. Yogyakarta is, perhaps, Indonesia's definitive melting pot. A center of education and historic relevance, Yogyakarta since early times has opened itself to...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Ex-GAM rebels to get farmland
Ex-GAM rebels to get farmlandMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Many Free Aceh Movement (GAM) guerrilla fighters could well become farmers after they lay down their guns and receive compensation in the form of land, following a peace deal due for signing on Monday.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Malaysian PM vows to punish offenders as haze crisis worsens
Malaysian PM vows to punish offenders as haze crisis worsens Elisia Yeo Agence France-Presse/Kuala LumpurPrime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi vowed on Friday to punish the Malaysian owners of plantations in Indonesia whose clearance methods were blamed for sending a choking haze across Malaysia.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Haze from Indonesian forest fires tests Malaysian patience
Haze from Indonesian forest fires tests Malaysian patienceSarban Singh, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Malaysians are a tolerant lot. But there is a limit to even this legendary patience when the consequences for health, the economy and quality of life are grave.
Sat, 13 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.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Singapore, RI seek opportunities
Singapore, RI seek opportunitiesBloomberg, Singapore Singapore and Indonesia, whose bilateral trade increased 17 percent to US$10 billion in the first half, should seek partnerships in areas such as oil and tourism, Singapore's Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang said.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Oil prices hit record $66.15 as refinery snags reinforce gasoline
Oil prices hit record $66.15 as refinery snags reinforce gasoline worriesAssociated Press BudapestCrude oil prices remained in record territory after soaring to new highs Friday past US$66 a barrel as reports of new U.S.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Peerless HP Aspac soars to IBL glory
Peerless HP Aspac soars to IBL gloryMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta All-conquering Hewlett Packard Aspac was crowned the 2005 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) champion on Friday after defeating Satria Muda Britama 62-52 in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Jakarta Movement shows no lack of diversity
Jakarta Movement shows no lack of diversityKaren Stingemore, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta I arrived at the annual music festival, The Jakarta Movement at 4 p.m. last Saturday and thought I had hit a dud scene.By 11 p.m.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Oil hits $66.15, again on supply worries
Oil hits $66.15, again on supply worriesAssociated Press, Budapest Crude oil prices remained in record territory after soaring to new highs Friday past US$66 a barrel as reports of new U.S. refinery outages rekindled fears that gasoline supplies in the world's biggest consumer would struggle to...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Govt moves against firms responsible for forest fires
Govt moves against firms responsible for forest firesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan The authorities say they are trying to identify companies responsible for the current forest fires in the Sumatra region which have caused choking haze in neighboring Malaysia.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Shares down as Telkom, Astra lead losses
Shares down as Telkom, Astra lead lossesDow Jones/Jakarta Indonesian shares ended sharply lower for the second consecutive session on Friday led by further selling in bellwether Telekomunikasi Indonesia and most bank blue chips, dealers said.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Local pop crooner to tour the U.S.
Local pop crooner to tour the U.S.M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Katon Bagaskara, a local singer who is known for his mesmerizing pop ballads such as Yogyakarta and Tak Bisa Ke Lain Hati (Can't Turn Away) is expected to stage concerts in the United States.On invitation from U.S.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
City hospitals filling up with dengue patients
City hospitals filling up with dengue patientsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the number of dengue fever patients increases, city-owned hospitals that provide free medical treatment are beginning to become overwhelmed.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriage
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriageEmmy Fitri The Jakarta Post/JakartaOf all the cross-cultural marriages that are possible, one would think that a couple from Java and Sumatra would have the least difficulty in adjusting to each other.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
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pl .rm Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.12, 2005 _______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Malaysian PM vows to punish offenders as haze crisis worsens
Malaysian PM vows to punish offenders as haze crisis worsensElisia Yeo, Agence France-Presse/Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi vowed on Friday to punish the Malaysian owners of plantations in Indonesia whose clearance methods were blamed for sending a choking haze across Malaysia.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Fuel subsidy spending to double: VP
Fuel subsidy spending to double: VPThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With world oil prices still regularly hitting record highs, the government has admitted that its fuel subsidy expenditures will likely double over and above its forecast allocation for this fiscal year, and in the process doubling the...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Gus Dur calls for clarity on Aceh pact
Gus Dur calls for clarity on Aceh pact National figures -- (from left to right) Taufik Kiemas, Akbar Tandjung, Try Sutrisno, Megawati Soekarnoputri, Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, Wiranto, Hariman Siregar and Wimar Witoelar -- pose for a photograph after a meeting at Gus Dur's residence in Ciganjur,...
Sat, 13 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...
Sat, 13 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...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Korea helps RI vocational schools
Korea helps RI vocational schoolsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post/Bangkok The Indonesian government is working with South Korea and several other countries to provide training centers that will link vocational students to industries, an official said.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
'Nature school' offers small class
'Nature school' offers small classTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Several children busy themselves making red and white paper flags to decorate their classrooms in commemoration of the nation's Independence Day (see photo).
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Teachers as a liberating force
Teachers as a liberating forceAlpha Amirrachman JakartaThe threat by former Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung to sue teacher and school textbook author Retno Listyarti is quite alarming for the teaching profession, the members of which have suffered for decades from low salaries and poor social status...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
PLN glitches
PLN glitches caused blackouts State power firm PT PLN had its electricity generating capacity reduced by a total of 689 mega watts (MW) on Friday night, resulting in several blackouts in the Java-Bali distribution network.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Susilo to reform bureaucracy
Susilo to reform bureaucracy JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to immediately form a special team tasked with reforming the country's weak bureaucracy, as part of efforts to eliminate corruption in the country.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Crosscultural couples find common ground
Crosscultural couples find common groundBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The cluster of small streets in a South Jakarta suburb is a safe haven from many of Jakarta's ills.Aside from the sounds of the steady stream of street vendors or the chatter of housemaids gathered near the narrow...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Malaysia tourism not yet hurt by haze from Indonesia
Malaysia tourism not yet hurt by haze from IndonesiaCarolyn Lim, Dow Jones/ Kuala Lumpur A noxious haze blanketing Malaysia's capital for a week is yet to choke off tourism, but visitor arrivals may fall if forest fires in Indonesia that have caused the sky to turn gray aren't soon brought under...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Who are the Indonesians?
Who are the Indonesians? Meidyatama Suryodiningrat The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Since early childhood, Indonesians have been, and continue to be, taught that their country is a huge archipelago comprised of thousands of islands and hundreds of ethnic groups.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Up in smoke
Up in smoke How often we are reminded. How quickly we forget.Like a recurring bad dream that is cyclical in nature, nations in Southeast Asia are again clouded by thick haze from out-of- control wildfires in Indonesia.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Tommy, Ba'asyir to receive remissions
Tommy, Ba'asyir to receive remissionsSuherdjoko and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Semarang/Jakarta Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir and Hutomo Mandala Putra, a son of former president Soeharto, will be among 53,000 inmates across the country who will have their jail sentences reduced in...
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
1. KL: 1 x 22
1. KL: 1 x 22 KL to punish haze-makers 2. DEFICIT: 3 x 18 Government says fuel subsidy spending to double 3. PAPUA: 2 X 26 Papuans criticize special autonomy en masse
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Private universities suffering
Private universities sufferingSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang The presence of extension programs run by state universities here has discouraged students from entering private universities, private university officials have complained.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Arroyo to appoint new envoy to RI
Arroyo to appoint new envoy to RI PHILIPPINES: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will appoint her outgoing military chief of staff as the next Philippine ambassador to Indonesia, her spokesman said on Thursday.Gen.
Sat, 13 Aug 2005
Patriotism and musicality proven not mutually exclusive
Patriotism and musicality proven not mutually exclusiveM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta From its title -- Concert to Commemorate Independence Day -- the event promised little more than a generous rendition of rousing compositions served up -- as Wagner's were during the 1930s -- to...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
RP General to be new envoy to RI
RP General to be new envoy to RI PHILIPPINES: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will appoint her outgoing military chief of staff as the next Philippine ambassador to Indonesia, her spokesman said on Thursday.Gen.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Team against illegal fees
Team against illegal feesFrom KompasThe report in Kompas (July 13) on the planned establishment of a team for the eradication of illegal fees was heartening. At first glance this seems to be a follow-up to the successful drive by the government's anticorruption team.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
CITY CIRCLE
CITY CIRCLE;JP;ASF;cd; ANPAv..r.. Photo-zoo-association Photo caption JP/Photo ASouth East Asia Zoo AssociationThe executive board of the South East Asia Zoo Association (SEAZA) holds a meeting to exchange ideas on how to promote wildlife conservation and to set quality standards in the management...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Child footwear workers suffer from poor conditions
Child footwear workers suffer from poor conditionsThe Jakarta Post, BandungBogorJakartaWith a blunt pair of scissors, Henri cuts out synthetic leather from a pattern. The smell of glue in the room is overpowering, particularly, one would assume, for a 12-year-old boy.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Sanofi-Aventis,Indonesia's Bio Farma Mull Ops
Sanofi-Aventis,Indonesia's Bio Farma Mull Ops JP/14/Bio Sanofi-Aventis,Indonesia's Bio Farma Mull Ops Phelim Kyne Dow Jones/Jakarta French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) is in talks with Indonesia's state-owned vaccine manufacturer PT Bio Farma to jointly produce and market a...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriage
Spicy distinctions in a Betawi-Palembang marriageEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Of all the cross-cultural marriages that are possible, one would think that a couple from Java and Sumatra would have the least difficulty in adjusting to each other.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Russia donates 20,000 tons of wheat
Russia donates 20,000 tons of wheatJAKARTA: Russia has donated 20,000 tons of wheat to the tsunami- hit province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The wheat was brought by the Russian Amorillis cargo ship to Jakarta, the Russian Embassy in Jakarta said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Busway firms may be replaced
Busway firms may be replacedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Governor Sutiyoso said Thursday that his administration would remove bus companies that have bad loans with banks from a consortium in charge of developing the city's new busway routes.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Prosecutors seek death for embassy bomb suspect
Prosecutors seek death for embassy bomb suspectNiniek Karmini, Associated Press/JakartaProsecutors on Thursday demanded the death sentence for an Islamic militant who allegedly helped plan the 2004 Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta that killed 11 people.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Imprisonment sought for politicians
Imprisonment sought for politicians PADANG, West Sumatra: The West Sumatra Concerned Citizens Forum urged on Thursday the provincial prosecutor's office to take into custody 43 former councillors who have been convicted on corruption charges.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Hip-hop permeates Jakarta youth culture
Hip-hop permeates Jakarta youth cultureArmando Siahaan, Contributor, JakartaThe pervasiveness of American culture has once again resulted in a growing subculture in Jakarta.This time, the cultural invasion involves the integration of hip-hop as part of Jakarta youth culture.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Chess squad faces uphill battle
Chess squad faces uphill battleMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The national chess team is expecting a tough time at the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Manila, with the hosts and Vietnam looming as difficult rivals.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Taiwanese scholars visit Indonesia
Taiwanese scholars visit IndonesiaJAKARTA: A small group of scholars from Taiwan arrived in Jakarta on Thursday to strengthen people-to-people relations and enhance academic cooperation with their Indonesian counterparts, the Taipei Economic and Trade Office (TETO) said in Jakarta.