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Wed, 31 Aug 2005
HIV/AIDS threat gets more worrying with every passing day
HIV/AIDS threat gets more worrying with every passing dayDavid and Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Contributors, Bogor, West JavaHIV/AIDS is spreading across Indonesia faster than we can identify and verify, and many who were considered at low risk just a few years ago are now thought to be vulnerable or...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Job creation key to reducing poverty: ADB
Job creation key to reducing poverty: ADBDow Jones, ManilaAsia-Pacific governments must focus on promoting full and productive employment to reduce poverty around the region, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released on Tuesday.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Krismon in slow motion
Krismon in slow motion By the time our readers read this editorial, the government, following its Tuesday night Cabinet meetings, should have announced its latest policy package aimed at rescuing the ailing rupiah.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Soaring school registration fees
Soaring school registration feesFrom KompasState and private junior/senior high schools and vocational schools in a town as small as Purwokerto, Central Java, are charging exhorbitant registration fees for the 2005/2006 school year, some even as much as Rp 15 million.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Aussie Air Force chief visits RI
Aussie Air Force chief visits RI JAKARTA: The Indonesian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have agreed to further boost cooperation particularly in the area of human resources development via joint training and exchange of officers.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Security situation here much improved: Jones
Security situation here much improved: JonesTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFuture terror attacks in Indonesia may be less professional and even less well-executed than in the past, with Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) facing dissension over how to achieve its objectives, says Sidney Jones, a leading...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Don't insult chess
Don't insult chess From Media IndonesiaIn a demo staged by the Women's Alliance for Electricity Concern (APPEL) on Aug. 22, its members distributed leaflets with the words: Eddie Widiono, chairman of Percasi (Association of Corruption Brokers).
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
American says Western media fails in its reports on Islam
American says Western media fails in its reports on IslamThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Western media have failed to meet the challenge of reporting on Islam after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, an American academic says.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
IMGI 'graduates' face oral test
IMGI 'graduates' face oral test JAKARTA: The National Police said on Tuesday they would question 15 degree recipients from the Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI) on Wednesday following the arrest of 12 administrators of the unlicensed education institute.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Parents, children roll up for polio vaccination
Parents, children roll up for polio vaccinationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaCelebrities and popular Muslim clerics made appearances at immunization posts to ease fears about the safety of the polio vaccine as the massive drive started on Tuesday with a target of vaccinating 24 million children.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
1. RUPIAH: 3 X 12
1. RUPIAH: 3 X 12 BI rate rise sets scene for rupiah rebound 2. CAKNUR: 1 X 30 Cak Nur's ideas will prevail: Scholars 3. AMNESTY: 3 X 10 Amnesty for 500 Aceh separatists 4. KALLA: 1 X 36 Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiah
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Cultural diplomacy makes a bid in Bangkok
Cultural diplomacy makes a bid in BangkokNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, BangkokWe, Indonesians, may have taken for granted the fact that we have very diverse cultural backgrounds, nonetheless "outsiders" tend to consider us as a single, monolithic cultural group.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
RI sells Rp1.56t of treasury bonds
RI sells Rp1.56t of treasury bonds JAKARTA: The Indonesian government sold Rp 1.56 trillion (US$148.6 million) worth of Treasury bonds today to help fund the budget deficit, the ministry of finance said.The bonds, maturing on July 15, 2018, were priced to yield 15.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Remembering Nurcholish as Indonesia's great teacher
Remembering Nurcholish as Indonesia's great teacherMuhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawaii Indonesians have felt the deep loss of one of their great thinkers. Nurcholish Madjid, widely known as Cak Nur, was one of the country's most influential thinkers who had been lauded internationally since the 1970s.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
JP/20/RIANA
JP/20/RIANAcheck --JSR Riana, UGM's young medical studentSlamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaRiana Helmi is only 14 years old, with a cute, fresh-faced appearance. As a girl in her early teens, she is fond of going out for fun and often has a childlike reaction to things.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Susilo tells investors his govt will deal with instability
Susilo tells investors his govt will deal with instabilityZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ensured some 700 foreign investors here that the government would overcome the economic instability of the past five weeks.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
One more child dies of dengue
One more child dies of dengue JAKARTA: The number of recent dengue fatalities in the capital rose to 62, with the death of a seven-year-old boy dying at the Budi Asih Hospital in East Jakarta late on Monday, Tempointeraktif.com reported.Syahrul had been treated at the hospital since Aug. 21.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Police release thugs for cash
Police release thugs for cashThis is the fourth of a series of articles on thuggery and joint efforts by the city administration, police and military to stamp out the social evil from the capital.Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaFirst Sgt.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Aceh's local parties
Aceh's local partiesFrom Media IndonesiaThe protracted conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Republic of Indonesia has finally reached a point of settlement, with GAM at least no longer being obsessed in its fight for independence or a referendum.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Indonesian families travel 18 hours to escape Katrina
Indonesian families travel 18 hours to escape KatrinaAgencies, New York/Biloxi, MississippiHurricane Katrina forced three Indonesian families in New Orleans to travel for 18 hours for shelter at the Indonesian Consulate in Houston, Texas, as floodwaters poured into low-lying New Orleans and more...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiah
Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiahRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, BeijingVice President Jusuf Kalla has to erase from his agenda his round of golf as the rupiah hit another record low in early trading on Tuesday during his absence.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Trustee bank set for fuel subsidy payments
Trustee bank set for fuel subsidy paymentsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe following is the third of a series of articles to mark the liberalization of the country's downstream oil and gas sector later this year.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Atlantic Challenge to showcase Madurese boatbuilder's work
Atlantic Challenge to showcase Madurese boatbuilder's workIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, MaduraBoat-maker Muzammil Sholihin looked elated when some journalists took pictures of a boat that he had made.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Luxury shopping & nationalism
Luxury shopping & nationalismFrom KompasThe news that House members conducting comparative study tours abroad has aroused my concern. Shopping for luxury goods of famous brands has been the practice of legislative and executive delegations since the New Order period.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
'Krismon' in slow motion
'Krismon' in slow motion By the time our readers read this editorial, the government, following its Tuesday night Cabinet meetings, should have announced its latest policy package aimed at rescuing the ailing rupiah.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of global terrorism
Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of global terrorismS.P. Seth Sydney Is Indonesia turning the corner? It depends on: What is meant by "turning the corner"? But, by any reckoning, the news about Aceh is optimistic.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
TV Program: Thursday, September 1, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, September 1, 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, 31 Aug 2005
Drugs and Bali
Drugs and Bali Labor foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd called on the Howard government to require travel agents to provide written information to clients about the harsh penalties they face if caught with illicit drugs in Asia.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Yogya sultan resolved power struggle
Yogya sultan resolved power struggleSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaAfter fighting for the past two years against the presence of high voltage transmission lines above their houses, Kresen residents in Bantul finally gave up the fight.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Learning from Anita Roddick's body of work2. SBY2 -- Indonesia can overcome trials, meet challenges 1 X 30
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Court continues Pollycarpus' trial
Court continues Pollycarpus' trialThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday turned down a request by a key suspect in the murder of rights activist Munir for the case to be dismissed.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Part 2 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials
Part 2 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trialsSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta The Aceh peace deal, however, was not the biggest news of the year: it was the giant tsunami waves of Dec. 26 last year, a catastrophe that truly consumed national, and global, attention.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
PCI rehabilitates Acehnese farmland
PCI rehabilitates Acehnese farmlandBANDA ACEH: Project Concern International (PCI) reported on Tuesday that it had cleaned up and rehabilitated 12 hectares of farmland in Aceh Besar regency that had been covered with mud and seawater by the tsunami.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
AGO seeks bad money from Swiss banks
AGO seeks bad money from Swiss banks JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is approaching the Swiss government to sign a bilateral agreement that would help the AGO to track down funds stashed by corrupt Indonesian officials in Swiss banks.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Fugitive PT DI president suspended
Fugitive PT DI president suspended BANDUNG: State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto has suspended Edwin Soedarmo as state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) president director and replaced him with one of the firm's directors Nuril Fuad.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Cak Nur's ideas will prevail, say scholars
Cak Nur's ideas will prevail, say scholarsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe foremost and highly respected Muslim thinker Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid was laid to rest here on Tuesday at a state funeral at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, with more than 1,000 people including non-Muslim...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
'A fundamental change is required'
'A fundamental change is required'The closing down of an unlicensed educational institution and the prosecution of both its operators and those who obtained diplomas from the institution has given rise to questions regarding the country's education system.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Fajar Surya to boost output
Fajar Surya to boost output JAKARTA: Publicly listed packaging paper producer PT Fajar Surya Wisesa secured US$72 million in syndicated loans on Monday to finance the construction of a new paper machine to help boost output.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Demand for office space doubles in CBD
Demand for office space doubles in CBDAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAccelerated economic growth nearly doubled the demand for office space in the Central Business District (CBD) in the first half of the year, making it the highest demand recorded in seven years.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
JP/3/head
JP/3/head 1. Roy -- 48 pts 4 cols 2lines (2x26) Malang cleric sentenced to two years for 'blasphemy'2. Polio - 36 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21) Parents, children roll up for polio vaccination 3. Shopping -- 32 pts 4 cols 1lines (1x32) S'pore women Asia's shopping queens 4.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005MALIK Seminar on Management Effectiveness The Swiss German University is organizing an intensive three- day MALIK seminar on "Management Effectiveness" for managers who wish to become more effective.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Police to grill wife of top govt official
Police to grill wife of top govt officialJAMBI: Hartini, the wife of secretary to Sarolangun regency government Hasan Basri Harun, will soon be questioned by police in connection with a bribery investigation.Sarolangun Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Fire safety checks ordered
Fire safety checks orderedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHow safe are buildings in the city? Only after a firefighter was killed in a fire engulfing Blok M market in South Jakarta on Monday did the Jakarta administration order a check on buildings in the city to ensure they meet fire...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
TV Today: Friday, September 2, 2005
TV Today: Friday, September 2, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hello Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Koran Recital1:00 p.m.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Questionable diplomas
Questionable diplomas The disclosure of an additional 19 more unlicensed educational institutes by the police, aside from Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI), as reported in The Jakarta Post, Aug. 24, has further startled this nation.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
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Abusive mother, lenient sentence I read with horror in The Jakarta Post Monday Aug. 22 edition, page 9, the story of a little girl abused by her mother. Why had the neighbors not reported it sooner? How could they live with themselves knowing of this going on so close by? How irresponsible of...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Unacceptable school fee increase
Unacceptable school fee increase Hundreds of thousands of high school students nationwide failed their final exams this year. Does this mean young Indonesians are less intelligent, less diligent than students in Singapore? Not at all!I have been supporting several young junior high school and...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
DHL to build $3m warehouse
DHL to build $3m warehouse JAKARTA: Courier company DHL Danzas Air & Ocean will build a 6,000-square-meter warehouse at the Soewarna Business Park, adjacent to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in Cengkareng.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Police play down new terror fear
Police play down new terror fearEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice will not increase their presence in public places over the coming two months amid fears of a resurgence of terror activity in the country.National Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005
Learning from Anita Roddick's body of work
Learning from Anita Roddick's body of workWimar Witoelar, Jakarta The Body Shop founder and chief executive Anita Roddick is coming to Jakarta soon. There is a lot to learn from this world- class figure who is both a successful businesswoman and a renowned social activist.