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Sat, 06 Aug 2005
The people of Nglurah village in Karanganyar regency, Central
The people of Nglurah village in Karanganyar regency, Central Java have been growing flowers and decorative plants for centuries. While many Nglurah people have moved away from the village, they continue to work as flower sellers.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
State train workers scrap strike plan
State train workers scrap strike planMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Ridwan Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Hundreds of thousands of regular train passengers in Java and Sumatra can take relief in learning that employees of state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) canceled on Friday their...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
PKS steps up pressure on ruling over Depok poll
PKS steps up pressure on ruling over Depok pollYuli Tri Suwarni and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Bandung Over 2,000 members of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) took to the streets in Bandung on Friday, protesting a court ruling that declared the Golkar Party candidate Badrul...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Govt asks Garuda workers to stay calm
Govt asks Garuda workers to stay calm JAKARTA: State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto called on national flag carrier Garuda's cabin attendants not to go on strike, saying their demands were being negotiated.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
JIL, hard-liners sidestep confrontation
JIL, hard-liners sidestep confrontationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After seven long hours, the members of the Islamic Liberal Network (JIL) felt relieved, at least for the day.And so did some 300 people gathered outside the Utan Kayu Community complex to express their support for JIL following rumors...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
1. Disco --- 1x44
1. Disco --- 1x44 'MUI doesn't fully understand our political, social map' 2. Timor --- 2x21 Timor Leste truth commission expects tough task ahead 3. Newmont - 1x32 Newmont trial on pollution charges begins 4. KL ----- 1x27 ASEAN nations 'must be open'
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Property market shows positive outlook in second half
Property market shows positive outlook in second halfThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The positive performance of this year's economy has largely contributed to an optimistic property market outlook in Jakarta, with a large number of new units becoming available by the end of the year.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Sunardi builds city with patience
Sunardi builds city with patienceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As an angler, Sunardi Rusli, 62, has learned to endure hours of waiting in the hope of hooking the big one.That patience, and a simple but well thought-out plan, has made him one of the most successful developers in the...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
H1 retail growth slower
H1 retail growth slowerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a sharp increase in the amount of square meters now available, the retail property market in Greater Jakarta showed slow growth during the first semester of 2005.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Truth commission expects tough task ahead
Truth commission expects tough task aheadWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar, Bali Newly elected co-chairman of the Commission of Truth and Friendship Benjamin Mangkoedilaga is expecting an uphill battle in uncovering gross human rights violations in Timor Leste after the former...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
AMINEF bridges cultural gaps
AMINEF bridges cultural gapsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While some say that art is a universal language, the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) believe that it is education that can bridge cultural differences.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
RI, Yemen to hold JMC meeting
RI, Yemen to hold JMC meetingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Yemen will jointly host a first ever Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) meeting between the two countries from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10 in Yogyakarta to boost bilateral relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in Jakarta.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Smoking while diving on the decline in Sentani
Smoking while diving on the decline in SentaniNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura Smoking while diving? People may raise their eyebrows when they hear this for the first time. But not the people who live near Sentani Lake in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Regional elections a waste?
Regional elections a waste?From KompasThere have been reports about the rejection of the results in many of the regional elections marked by mobs ravaging public offices. As a layman, I feel disturbed by these incidents.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Lion Air responds
Lion Air responds With regard to Gita Ayu's letter titled Lion Air lucky draw lamentation (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 1), we would like to clarify as follows.We already checked your SMS through no. 081808837xxx.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Health service for the poor
Health service for the poorFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe parents of a premature and ailing baby recently had to spend 11 hours seeking medical treatment in five hospitals before finally being admitted in Harapan Bunda Hospital.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Teijin to add $50m to RI investments
Teijin to add $50m to RI investments Japan's second largest textile producer Teijin Ltd. plans to increase investment by US$50 million, compared to its current investment of $450 million, in Indonesia over the next three years to expand its plant's capacity and improve operating efficiency.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Policemen suffer respiratory ailments
Policemen suffer respiratory ailments SURABAYA: The incidence of acute respiratory infection among police officers in East Java increases 5 percent each year, a police official said on Tuesday.East Java traffic police director Sr. Comr.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Korea Gas may drop one LNG shipment from RI: Pertamina
Korea Gas may drop one LNG shipment from RI: PertaminaLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia's major liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer Korea Gas may drop one shipment of LNG from the country, a top executive of state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina says.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Telkom's overpriced broadband Internet
Telkom's overpriced broadband Internet As an Indonesian high school student, I feel disappointed by the overpriced broadband Internet access that is provided by the state-owned telecommunication company (Telkom).
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Rupiah Rates Aug. 5
Rupiah Rates Aug. 5 Banknote rates Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,891.19 7,117.41 Brunei dollar 1 6,194.02 5,585.46 Canadian dollar 1 8,425.95 7,600.20 Swiss franc 1 8,130.11 7,332.86 Danish krone 1 1,697.71 1,531.08 Euro 1 12,666.84 11,423.70 Poundsterling 1 18,220.35 16,435.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Gus Dur meets Susilo
Gus Dur meets Susilo Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the latter's private residence in Cikeas, Bogor on Friday night to convey his concern about the issues of Aceh, Papua and controversial edicts delivered by the Indonesian Ulema Council.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Thailand, RP 'attractive': SingTel
Thailand, RP 'attractive': SingTelBloomberg, Singapore Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Southeast Asia's largest phone company, said the mobile-phone markets in Thailand and the Philippines remain "attractive" even as growth has slowed.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Shares end down as Astra falls amid high rate worries
Shares end down as Astra falls amid high rate worriesDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower on Friday led by further selling in automotive company Astra International amid worries that the high interest rate could hurt the company's sales, dealers said.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Female theater workers demand recognition in history books
Female theater workers demand recognition in history booksEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaMany Indonesians recognize the names of stage prima donnas like Fifi Young, Miss Tjitjih, Miss Ribut and Miss Dja Dardanella.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
MUI's edict
MUI's edict I very much regret one of the edicts that the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued in its recent national conference, namely the one about Ahmadiyah being a heretical Islamic sect. This edict has caused anarchic acts to be carried out against several institutions owned by Ahmadiyah,...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Newmont trial over pollution charges begins
Newmont trial over pollution charges beginsJongker Rumteh, The Jakarta Post/Manado The government presented its criminal pollution case against a local subsidiary of U.S.-based Newmont, the world's largest gold miner and a major foreign investor in Indonesia, during a first hearing on Friday in...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
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Government policy in Papua must be consistent Israr Iskandar Jakarta2. Mali -- MUI fatwas and freedom of religion in Indonesia 2 x 30 The impact of MUI fatwas on freedom of religion in Indonesia Muhamad Ali Hawaii
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSICRC members visit Papua detention cellsMANOKWARI, West Irian Jaya: Two members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) based in Jakarta visited a detention center at the Manokwari Police station on Friday.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Policy consistency on Papua is imperative
Policy consistency on Papua is imperativeIsrar Iskandar Jakarta Indonesian leaders were quite disturbed on hearing that two members of the U.S. House of Representatives had questioned the status of Papua within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). Under Bill No. 2601, the U.S.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Regional elections a waste?
Regional elections a waste?From KompasThere have been reports about the rejection of the results in many of the regional elections marked by mobs ravaging public offices. As a layman, I feel disturbed by these incidents.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
NU criticizes controversial MUI edicts
NU criticizes controversial MUI edictsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung/Surabaya More criticism has been levied against the controversial edicts issued by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), this time from the world's largest Muslim organization, Nahdhatul Ulama (NU), which has around 40 million...
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Professor sacked for criticism
Professor sacked for criticism MALAYSIA: A Malaysian political science professor who frequently criticized government leaders and policies said on Friday the public university where he works sacked him without giving a reason.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
1. Strike (1x36)
1. Strike (1x36) State train workers scrap strike plan 2. Papua (3x16) Papuan council want changes in autonomy status 3. Police (2x18) Money laundering probe may be delayed 4. Speech (2x20) Aceh to be prominent in Susilo's speech 5. SPMB (1x27) University exams announced
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Indonesian appointed UN rights expert
Indonesian appointed UN rights expert GENEVA: The chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Makarim Wibisono, appointed fellow Indonesian Rudi Muhammad Rizki as the commission's independent expert on human rights and international solidarity.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Officer shoots colleague
Officer shoots colleague BEKASI: Second Brig. Bayu Mediatmoko was about to check the security of his handgun on Thursday morning when it suddenly went off. A bullet hit the leg of his colleague, Second Brig. Deni Ramdani, who was standing nearby.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
A place to stay
A place to stay A teenager was being driven through a clean, tidy residential area on the Jakarta's outskirts and said, "Hey I could live here, how come it's not macet?", referring to Jakarta's dreadful traffic jams.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Aceh peace to be prominent in SBY's speech
Aceh peace to be prominent in SBY's speechThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is preparing his first state of the nation speech to be presented to the House of Representative on Aug.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Rolling back Jakarta's unhealthy urban desert
Rolling back Jakarta's unhealthy urban desertRobert Kelly, Jakarta Believe it or not, Jakarta used to be a green city. Surrounded by lush jungle during its early colonial history, even as late as the 1950s large swathes of the suburbs consisted of farmland.No longer, of course.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
University exam results announced
University exam results announcedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The result of the 2005 university entrance examination announced late on Friday suggests that certain study programs in state universities may have failed to attract enough interest from new students.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
'Traffic jams worse on toll roads'
'Traffic jams worse on toll roads' The government is planning to increase toll road fees by at least 15 percent, ostensibly to reduce the number of cars on the roads and raise money for maintenance. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their comments on the plan. Antonio Juswar, 25, is a dentist.
Sat, 06 Aug 2005
Asia Pacific nations commit to action plans to end poverty
Asia Pacific nations commit to action plans to end povertyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Delegates from 40 Asia Pacific countries pledged here on Friday to translate their broad acceptance of the world's anti-poverty goals into concrete national financing plans that specify how much it will cost them to...
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
Masseur Dullaman keeps animals in fine fettle
Masseur Dullaman keeps animals in fine fettleBerchman Heroe, Contributor/Yogyakarta Many would agree that a massage can be a refreshing or healing treatment for people, which is why, of course, that a massage can be had almost anywhere in the world.
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
1. Poso (3x14)
1. Poso (3x14) Further terror hits Poso, two shot dead 2. Pardon (2x26) Surviving prisoners of tsunami may get released 3. Haze (2x18) Workers struggle to fight forest fires 4. Umbu (1x36) Prosecutor in Soeharto case found dead 5. Akbar (1x32) Akbar to sue textbook author
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
Archery taking aim for medals in Manila
Archery taking aim for medals in ManilaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang, Banten National archery organizers are optimistic about their team's chances of winning gold at the 2005 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games despite disappointing performances of some main hopefuls in the ongoing...
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
Govt, Muhammadiyah cooperate to combat corruption
Govt, Muhammadiyah cooperate to combat corruption YOGYAKARTA: An agreement to combat corruption was signed between State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto and Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin at Muhammadiyah's headquarters here earlier this week.
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
Religious authoritarianism
Religious authoritarianismAhmad Fuad Fanani and Alpha Amirrachman, Jakarta Religious violence seems often to have been triggered by differing ideological interpretations of texts. The danger is that when one group emotionally attacks another often the substance of the interpretation problems become...
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
Yogya sultan visits Czech Republic
Yogya sultan visits Czech Republic JAKARTA: The Yogyakarta governor, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, is leading a delegation to the Czech Republic to strengthen cooperation between Yogyakarta and that country, the Czech Embassy in Jakarta announced on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
Davenport set to play in Bali event
Davenport set to play in Bali eventMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Wismilak International tennis tournament in Bali has attracted the biggest gun in women's tennis, world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, to play in Bali in September."We are very happy to announce that Lindsay will play in Bali.
Fri, 05 Aug 2005
'I was a victim of the Cold War'
'I was a victim of the Cold War'The Jakarta Post JakartaTears welled up in the middle-aged man's eyes and his voice shook with emotion as he started recalling the moment he was reunited with his parents.