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Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Blending cultures begets child of tomorrow
Blending cultures begets child of tomorrowEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDiversity is a challenge faced by everyone. But for this young couple and their 18-month-old offspring, diversity is a way of life as they navigate the trepidations of accommodating three different cultural backgrounds...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Garuda cabin crew union calls strike
Garuda cabin crew union calls strikeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite a strike planned for Friday by national flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia cabin crew, the company assured on Thursday that the walkout had been anticipated and would not disrupt flights.
Fri, 12 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...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 13, 2005Exhibitions* Woodpecker Show 2005, at Galeri Cipta III, Taman Ismail Marzuki Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Aug. 17 * Photo About Photography by Firman Ichsan, Nico Dharmajungen, Tara Sosrowardoyo, Erik Prasetya, Oscar...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
RI economy to slow on rising oil price, weakening rupiah
RI economy to slow on rising oil price, weakening rupiahUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/JakartaIndonesia's economy will likely slow down this year, as soaring oil prices and a weakening rupiah is expected to continue fueling inflation and key interest rates to the point of decelerating growth in what...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Bubi Chen Quintet at Selasar Soenaryo
Bubi Chen Quintet at Selasar Soenaryo BANDUNG: Surabaya jazz maestro pianist Bubi Chen will perform here in a quintet along with Benny Likumahuwa (trombone), Kiboud Maulana (guitar), Perry Pattiselanno (bass) and Jacky Pattiselano (drums) at Selasar Soenaryo Art Space, Jl.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Access to credit remains a hurdle to SME growth: Minister
Access to credit remains a hurdle to SME growth: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is working on efforts to help strengthen financial access for small and medium enterprises, which has become a major barrier for SMEs to grow and reach the targeted 6 million in number within five...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Nightclub owners help police in antidrug drive
Nightclub owners help police in antidrug driveAbdul Khalik and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStarting Friday evening, night clubs and discotheques will have special guests joining the party: police officers.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
New apartments near completion
New apartments near completion JAKARTA: The construction of the highest apartment towers in the city is slated for completion in June 2006, with 85 percent of the premises' 444 apartments and 16 penthouses sold.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
RI economy to slow on rising oil, falling rupiah
RI economy to slow on rising oil, falling rupiahUrip Hudiono and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's economy will likely slow down this year, as soaring oil prices and a weakening rupiah are expected to continue fueling inflation and key interest rates to the point of...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
JP/19/DAIRY
JP/19/DAIRYMilking profits in East JavaDuncan Graham, Contributor, SurabayaThe Westernisation of Indonesian lifestyles is helping lift incomes for thousands of East Java dairy farmers.Working with the provincial government and the agriculture department of Western Australia, they have boosted milk...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Eight arrested for selling diplomas
Eight arrested for selling diplomasEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Police arrested eight suspects on Thursday for illegally selling university degrees issued by an unauthorized and unlicensed management institute located in Jakarta.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Truth and Friendship Commission members sworn in
Truth and Friendship Commission members sworn inWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarA joint truth commission embarked on Thursday on an uphill task of unveiling the dark side of the history of Indonesia and Timor Leste, some of the unfinished businesses facing the two neighbors.
Fri, 12 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, 12 Aug 2005
Rupiah Rates Aug.11
Rupiah Rates Aug.11 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,873.03 7,100.30 7,526.61 7,446.49 Brunei dollar 1 6,227.22 5,616.27 5,953.22 5,890.10 Canadian dollar 1 8,478.08 7,647.79 8,105.05 8,020.67 Swiss franc 1 8,170.59 7,371.69 7,811.08 7,731.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
The highs and lows of a Sundanese wooden puppet maker
The highs and lows of a Sundanese wooden puppet makerYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe Sri Lankan couple and their son were impressed by the skillful way in which Hedi carved a piece of albasis wood into the shape of a crown, and then a face with a sharp-pointed nose beneath it.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
JP/18/SCULPT
JP/18/SCULPTHotel introduces sculptors to wider audienceI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/DenpasarBali's fine arts scene is a place where painting, modern works particularly, rule and sculpture takes a back seat.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
A constitutional problem
A constitutional problem I read your article on the Dutch reluctance to recognize Aug. 17, 1945, as Indonesia's first day of independence with great interest (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 8, Dutch treat: Who pays for the pain?).
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
TV Today: Saturday, August 13, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, August 13, 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, 12 Aug 2005
Chris John looking homeward for bout
Chris John looking homeward for boutThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta WBA featherweight champion Chris John, whose success in the ring has been overshadowed by a drawn-out battle with his former trainer, wants his next bout held at home.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Heavy truck policy enriches city
Heavy truck policy enriches city TANGERANG: With a strict policy enforced since June on cargo trucks passing Cikande weighing station in Banten province, the administration is now enjoying three times the earnings from fines imposed on overweight trucks.
Fri, 12 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...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Schools of law launch war on graft
Schools of law launch war on graft YOGYAKARTA: Schools of law from dozens of universities across the country declared on Thursday a national movement against rampant corruption.The schools of law will set up a joint center for anticorruption studies and help empower as many academics as possible to...
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
Indonesians nabbed for SMS bomb hoax
Indonesians nabbed for SMS bomb hoax MALAYSIA: Malaysian police have arrested two Indonesian men following a series of bomb warning hoaxes spread by mobile phone text message on the northern resort island of Penang, a news report said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Fasten your seat belts
Fasten your seat belts Allow me to complain about the discomfort and security in a Lion Air flight from Makassar-Denpasar on board JT 0741 on July 10 (flight time at 9:53 Central Indonesia Standard Time).My ticket was No. 99077718672681 and my seat was No. 37 E.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Indonesians' hospitality delights Ecuadorian first ambassador
Indonesians' hospitality delights Ecuadorian first ambassadorVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt may not be commonly known that three out of every 10 bananas consumed worldwide come from Ecuador.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Local pop crooner to tour the U.S.
Local pop crooner to tour the U.S.JP/19/KATONchecked --JSR Local pop crooners 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...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Suralaya power plant's unit shut down for 2 days
Suralaya power plant's unit shut down for 2 daysA 600-megawatt (MW) PLN power generating unit in Suralaya, West Java, will be shut down on Thursday and Friday to enable the company to repair a leak in its boiler.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
checked --JSR
checked --JSR Patriotism and musicality 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
checked --JSR
checked --JSR Local pop crooners 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.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Mojokerto to produce a film on Majapahit
Mojokerto to produce a film on MajapahitMOJOKERTO, East Java: The Mojokerto Archaeological Office plans to produce a documentary film on the Majapahit Kingdom to increase interest in the famous kingdom whose territory was almost as large as the territory of Indonesia today.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Depok Police chief replaced amid escalating tension
Depok Police chief replaced amid escalating tensionAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an abrupt move amid escalating tension over a court ruling overturning the results of the Depok mayoral election, the Jakarta Police on Thursday replaced Depok Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
JP/ /POSO
JP/ /POSOPost-conflict Poso Consumed by hate, divided by faithRuslan Sangadji & Meidyatama Suryodiningrat The Jakarta Post/Poso, Sulawesi TengahTragically, communal conflict -- whether ethnic or religious -- has been a feature of the nation since the onset of the reform era.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Hospital crowded with diarrhea patients
Hospital crowded with diarrhea patientsYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangThe sound of babies crying filled the air at WZ Johannes Hospital's pediatric ward in Kupang on Thursday. A paper sign stuck to the ward's door read, "diarrhea patients only".
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Malaysia's haze-haters go online
Malaysia's haze-haters go onlineFurious at a worsening haze fouling the skies over Kuala Lumpur, Malaysians launched on Thursday an online protest pleading with neighboring Indonesia to "stop choking our guts out" with its forest fires.
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
RI to hold expo in Beijing in late August
RI to hold expo in Beijing in late AugustZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Trade and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) are slated to hold the second Indonesia Solo Exhibition in Beijing, as part of the government's move to triple bilateral trade to US$30...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Military equipment open to tender
Military equipment open to tenderRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will open a tender for the supply of light military equipment and for the upgrading and maintenance of existing war machines, Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Gas reallocation to cost PLN $27m
Gas reallocation to cost PLN $27mLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState power firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will see operating costs rising by more than US$27 million per year following plans to set some of its natural gas supply aside for various manufacturing plants in East Java,...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Rupiah ends lower on oil imports
Rupiah ends lower on oil importsDow Jones, JakartaThe rupiah closed lower on Thursday due to what dealers attributed to state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina's re-entry into the currency market to purchase dollars for oil imports.The dollar closed at Rp 9,823, compared with Rp 9,770 on Wednesday.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
1. EMERGENCY: 2 X 20
1. EMERGENCY: 2 X 20 Malaysia declares haze emergency in two areas 2. GARUDA: 2 X 15 Garuda cabin crew union calls strike 3. MOON: 1 X 36 Company to sell trips around the moon 4. TIMOR: 1 X 48 Truth and Friendship Commission members sworn in
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Cirebon flag sellers upbeat as Independence Day nears
Cirebon flag sellers upbeat as Independence Day nearsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonMost Indonesians celebrate Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 17, by raising the red and white national flag, giving the day extra importance for the flag sellers who count on the yearly celebrations to...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Terror suspects handed over to Palu
Terror suspects handed over to PaluPALU, Central Sulawesi: National Police Headquarters handed over three terror suspects to the Central Sulawesi Police in Palu for questioning.The three -- identified only as Hkl, Hnc and Frd -- were arrested in June in Semarang by officers from National Police...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Life in makeshift tents getting unbearable
Life in makeshift tents getting unbearableAntara. Banda AcehAgusni, a resident in Lampoh Daya subdistrict, Banda Aceh, is barely able to walk steadily to her tent with strong winds almost blowing her over.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Aceh leaders fear clashes
Aceh leaders fear clashesNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehWith the Helsinki peace deal only a few days away, some Acehnese figures urged the government on Thursday to prepare the technicalities for a plan to grant amnesty to former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members and return them to the...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.11, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.11, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Timor Leste arrests militiaman
Timor Leste arrests militiamanGuido Guilliart, Associated Press/Cailaco, Timor LesteA militiaman accused of committing crimes against humanity during Timor Leste's bloody break from Indonesia was arrested late last month as he returned to visit relatives, police said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
Police, military declare war against thugs
Police, military declare war against thugsDamar Harsanto and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaResponding to mounting public complaints about crime in the capital, the Jakarta administration, police and military will launch the first-ever official crackdown on thuggery and lawlessness on...
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
BPS asks for money to meet survey deadline
BPS asks for money to meet survey deadlineUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has requested the government to disburse the money it says it needs to finish registering by September the number of disadvantaged people eligible to benefit from assistance funds to...