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Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Government responses to infectious disease outbreaks
Government responses to infectious disease outbreaks While the central government's moves in dealing with the first human deaths from avian influenza (bird flu) wins appreciation from many, including the World Health Organization (WHO), many have expressed concern over the way that local...
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Temasek reduces share in SMRT
Temasek reduces share in SMRT SINGAPORE: State-linked investment company Temasek Holdings said on Wednesday it had reduced its shareholdings in Singapore's leading transport operator SMRT Corp. Ltd. from 62.1 to 54.8 percent.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 42
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 42 'We have not seriously addressed bird flu outbreak' 2. REPORT: 3 X 18 UN pushes for debt relief for poor Asia Pacific 3. SBY: 1 X 32 Susilo urges region to fight poverty 4. FINANCE: 1 X 42 Funds for debt could be better used: UN officials
Thu, 04 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.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Govt collects Rp2.68t from Danamon sale
Govt collects Rp2.68t from Danamon saleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government raised Rp 2.68 trillion (about US$274 million) on Wednesday from the sale of its remaining 10.5 percent stake in Bank Danamon, the country's fifth largest lender by assets.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Zheng He celebrations in full swing
Zheng He celebrations in full swingJP/Suherdjoko With the rhythmical beats of a drum, Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu (third left) opened the celebrations marking the 600th anniversary of Admiral Zheng He's epic voyage in Semarang.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Muslim hard-liners protest outside a Jakarta court hearing a case
Muslim hard-liners protest outside a Jakarta court hearing a case filed by ex-political detainees. Page 4 Another bloody day in Iraq: 14 U.S. marines killed Page 12 More and more Indonesian girls, stigmatized as unadventurous, flock to Bali to hit the surf Page 18
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Surabaya hotels offer special packages
Surabaya hotels offer special packagesSURABAYS: To raise the level of their occupancy rate, several hotels in Surabaya have improved services to their guests, among other things, by offering them a special package.Garden Palace Hotel at Jl.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Makassar feel the pinch of routine blackouts
Makassar feel the pinch of routine blackoutsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Makassar As electricity blackouts become increasingly routine, residents of Makassar have had their lives and businesses disrupted.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
FPI members stage protest during PKI court session
FPI members stage protest during PKI court sessionHera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Some 50 members of hard-line Muslim groups gathered outside the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday, while dozens of others clad in white robes packed a courtroom on the second floor.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
HIV risk highest among drug users
HIV risk highest among drug usersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta When police caught her daughter sharing a syringe with five school mates in a drug bust eight years ago, Gita, 53, not her real name, did not realize that her daughter was at risk of contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Forbidding pluralism and tolerance
Forbidding pluralism and toleranceEdwin Arifin, Jakarta Pluralism has been formally forbidden, according to one of the Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI) most recent fatwa.Let us, however, take the MUI genie out of the bottle: What form of pluralism, exactly, is meant by the edict? Pluralism isn't...
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Some good news on the millenium goals front
Some good news on the millenium goals frontIvy Susanti and Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta It's not all bad news on the "millennium goals" front. There has also been progress, albeit far from enough, a new report from the United Nations says.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Garuda pilot Pollycarpus charged with poisoning Munir
Garuda pilot Pollycarpus charged with poisoning MunirEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A key suspect in the murder of Munir has been charged with conspiring with two fellow Garuda Indonesia employees to poison the human rights campaigner last year, the indictment says.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
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checked --JSR Jakarta opens Manu flagship outletEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaTargeting millions of Red Devils fans in Indonesia, Manchester United Food and Beverage (Asia) Pte Ltd (MUFB) opened on Friday a restaurant, bar and merchandise outlet on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
WB to publish bulletin in Aceh
WB to publish bulletin in Aceh JAKARTA: The World Bank will publish a bulletin in Aceh that will carry stories about reconstruction work and humanitarian stories in the province.The bank said that the bi-weekly journal, called Ceureumen (a local word meaning mirror), will appear every Saturday as a...
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
The untold story of Ahmadiyah and religious authoritarianism
The untold story of Ahmadiyah and religious authoritarianism Ahmad Fuad Fanani and Alpha Amirrachman Religious violence seems often to have been triggered by differing ideological interpretations of texts.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
JP/19/KIDS
JP/19/KIDSStreet kids document their own lives on filmSlamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaThe lives of street urchins inspired Garin Nugroho to make Leaf on a Pillow, a film that is quite popular in Japan.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
It is indeed very sad that our country and government
It is indeed very sad that our country and government tolerates fanatical groups of people that dictate their will upon others. I'm talking about the forced closure of the Jamaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) headquarters in Parung, Bogor.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Funds for debt could be better used: UN officials
Funds for debt could be better used: UN officialsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a third of the Asia Pacific countries at risk of still seeing children die before their fifth birthday due to a lack of funds, ministers of 40 nations agreed here on Wednesday that unconditional debt relief, aid and...
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
The policemen's bank accounts
The policemen's bank accounts Last week's disclosure of indications of money laundering involving hundreds of billions of rupiah related to the personal accounts of 15 police officers is the biggest test yet of the leadership and integrity of new National Police chief Gen. Sutanto.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Illegal levies? report it to the President
Illegal levies? report it to the PresidentAdding to his SMS service, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono engaged in interactive discussion with the people on Wednesday morning via "President on the Radio", which was broadcast live by El Shinta.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Hong Kong-Jakarta from Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong-Jakarta from Cathay Pacific HONG KONG: Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific has added a second daily non-stop flight to Jakarta, the carrier said on Wednesday, replacing a one-stop service via Singapore.Deploying an Airbus 330-300, flight CX719 will depart Hong Kong each afternoon from Nov. 1.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Combating
Combating taxi crimesFrom KompasThere have been frequent reports on taxi passengers being robbed or even raped, but so far no concrete action has been taken by the authorities or the taxi companies to prevent the recurrence of such crimes.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
PLN to increase power charges for industry
PLN to increase power charges for industryLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State power firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will raise electricity charges for industrial users during peak hours and will impose penalties for over-quota power usage starting September, raising concerns of...
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
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checked -- JSR check bold at endTwo 'Idol' contestants gear up for grand finalEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaUnlike last year, this year's grand finalists in Indonesian Idol caused no controversy because both are perceived to be the best of all 12 finalists, in terms of vocal quality.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Embassy powerless over sex workers
Embassy powerless over sex workersFadli, The Jakarta Post/Batam Amid rising concern over the increasing number of Indonesian women working as sex workers in neighboring Singapore, a government official said not much could be done about it.Indonesian ambassador to Singapore, Moch.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Students warm to the stars
Students warm to the starsI Wayan Juniartha, Denpasar, Bali Hariningsih closed her right eye and focused the left one on the eyepiece of the Meade star telescope.Her friend watched attentively while the 17-year-old high school student tried to get a better look at the Sun.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 4, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 4, 2005 .TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* The New Video and The New Paintings by Filippo Sciascia, at at Gaya Gallery Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979252 or 979253, www.filipposciascia.it), until Aug. 16.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
More trade and investment will lead to poverty reduction
More trade and investment will lead to poverty reduction The UN Millennium Project has filed a report titled Investment in Development: A practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno and Zakki P.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Interfaith education and spiritual transformation
Interfaith education and spiritual transformationA. Bagus Laksana, Yogyakarta At a time when religious freedom, pluralism and tolerance become problematic for us, world leaders and religious scholars from Europe and Asia in their gathering in Bali recently put yet another huge challenge before us.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Wait is over as students, schools receive assistance fund
Wait is over as students, schools receive assistance fundDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After a six months' wait following the central government's decision to cut the fuel subsidy in early March and to divert the funds for education and health services, poor families in the capital will...
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Council protests supermarket project
Council protests supermarket project BEKASI: Bekasi City Council speaker Rahmat Efendy said on Wednesday the council had demanded that Mayor Akhmad Zurfaih immediately suspend the development of a Makro & Carry supermarket in Margajaya.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Seven govt officials to face corruption probes
Seven govt officials to face corruption probesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has endorsed a request from the police and prosecutors to question seven more top regional administration officials in relation to separate corruption cases.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
1. Bagus -- Beyond tolerance: Interfaith education and spiritual
1. Bagus -- Beyond tolerance: Interfaith education and spiritual 2 x 23 Interfaith education and spiritual transformation A. Bagus Laksana Yogyakarta2. Edwin -- (For)bidding pluralism 1 x 30 Forbidding pluralism and tolerance Edwin Arifin Jakarta
Thu, 04 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.
Thu, 04 Aug 2005
Government asks for calm amid debate over Papua
Government asks for calm amid debate over PapuaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an apparent attempt to calm the public, the government says it will refrain from paying too much attention to a move to question Indonesia's sovereignty over Papua.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Firman denies having questionable bank transactions
Firman denies having questionable bank transactionsAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaCity police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani denied on Tuesday that he was on the list of 15 police officials suspected of engaging in questionable transactions as suggested by the Financial Transaction and Report...
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Shareholders stall monorail project due to internal rift
Shareholders stall monorail project due to internal riftThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA disagreement among shareholders of PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) over who should supply 76 trains for the city's first monorail line has stalled the whole project.A source close to the deal said that Omnico Singapore Pte.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Police halt PDI-P inquiry
Police halt PDI-P inquiry JAKARTA: The National Police have halted an investigation into a defamation complaint filed by members of a reform faction in the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), citing a lack of evidence.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
TV Program: Thursday, August 4, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, August 4, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:00 Children Show8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
KPK names new suspect in KPU case
KPK names new suspect in KPU caseThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned an official at the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in a high-profile corruption case at the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Reform has not yielded promised results: Survey
Reform has not yielded promised results: SurveyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen reform swept across the country in 1998, forcing authoritarian ruler Soeharto to step down, everybody hoped the movement would improve the life of the nation.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.2, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.2, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Ministers agree to secure Strait of Malacca
Ministers agree to secure Strait of MalaccaFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamForeign ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore agreed on Tuesday not to involve other countries in securing the strategic Malacca Strait.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Kediri students boycott classes
Kediri students boycott classes KEDIRI, East Java: At least 1,200 students of MAN 3 Islamic high school in Kediri boycotted classes on Tuesday to express their dissatisfaction with the management of the school's finances by principal Ismudji.Head of the student association, M.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
ASEAN states to narrow gaps among them
ASEAN states to narrow gaps among themThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe millennium goals, in a few words, are to make people a little less miserable if not much happier, safer and healthier; and to narrow the gap between the very rich and very poor.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Java Sea, Lombok Strait becoming more dangerous, government says
Java Sea, Lombok Strait becoming more dangerous, government saysRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has added the Java Sea and Lombok Strait to the Strait of Malacca as the most dangerous waters in terms of pirate attacks on merchant vessels.
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
'Minimum Development Goals' derided
'Minimum Development Goals' deridedTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome still frown upon it, while others call it the "Minimum Development Goals". It might be seen as far too cynical, but skepticism has mounted over the feasibility of the much-vaunted Millennium Development Goals (MDG),...
Wed, 03 Aug 2005
Developer who's learned the hard way
Developer who's learned the hard wayAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn 1982, people would think you were crazy if, as a local in your early 30s, you left your job as division manager on a salary of US$5,000 per month at one of the largest British companies for adventure as an entrepreneur in...