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Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Indonesia exercises caution amid talks of links with Israel
Indonesia exercises caution amid talks of links with IsraelSebastien Blanc, Agence France-Presse/JakartaIndonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, welcomed the historic pullout of Israel from the Gaza Strip and foreign ministers from the two countries held a discreet meeting recently in New...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Indonesia risks chasing away foreign investors
Indonesia risks chasing away foreign investorsV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network/Selangor, Malaysia The continued defiance of the South Sulawesi police to detain two Malaysian accountants even though they had been freed by the court, will only create more problems for Indonesia.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Beware of distractions
Beware of distractions Some legislators are quite busy these days. They are preparing to question the President over video conferences he held in the United States when he was there last week.More than a dozen legislators from a range of factions, including the biggest faction, the Golkar Party,...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Govt to raise allowances of penitentiary staff
Govt to raise allowances of penitentiary staffThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will more than double the monthly allowances of over 22,000 prison staff across the country in 2006 to help improve their welfare and curb financially driven misconduct.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Films-QFilmFestival-Shorts
Films-QFilmFestival-ShortsJP/21/QFILMSLocal short films take a peek at gay lifeKenny Santana Contributor/Jakarta qnoy2k@yahoo.comNude bodies, a scene from a gay sauna or a transvestite tale in Paris are not something you would normally expect to see on an Indonesian screen.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Iranian Askari wins Tour d'Indonesia
Iranian Askari wins Tour d'IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliDespite winning only one stage, Iranian Hossein Askari of Giant Asia Racing Team emerged as the overall winner on Wednesday of the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia cycling competition.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
PLN secures CNG supply from Medco
PLN secures CNG supply from MedcoThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid soaring global oil prices, state power firm PT PLN plans to get compressed natural gas (CNG) for its power plants from PT Medco Energi Internasional's Senoro field in Sulawesi.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Mid-range UK brands lure Indonesia's big spenders
Mid-range UK brands lure Indonesia's big spendersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEven with a wide variety of quality Indonesian apparel, it seems the nation's upper market is still fascinated by imported brands, making middle class British labels among their options.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
'Meetings are needed between people of different faiths'
'Meetings are needed between people of different faiths'Some Muslim hard-line groups have forced several Christian places of worship to close on the grounds that they lack a permit. The fact is that the prevailing regulations make it difficult for minority groups to get permits for their places of...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Nur Mahmudi may lead Depok after all
Nur Mahmudi may lead Depok after allBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe naming of Muhammad Hassan as a suspect and the recommendation of the Judicial Commission to punish the judges who ruled on the Depok election dispute, suggest that Nur Mahmudi Ismail may win the legal battle against...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
17 Aceh inmates in jail break
17 Aceh inmates in jail break BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Lax security meant 17 inmates in Aceh Besar Prison escaped from their cells at dawn on Tuesday, the third escape from the jail this year.Jantho Prison Warden Abdullah Arja said the inmates punched through the prison's roof and scaled the prison's wall...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Govt asked to intensify public information campaign on bird flu
Govt asked to intensify public information campaign on bird fluHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLimited knowledge of how avian influenza is contracted and an inadequate poultry cull are only two of the problems this country has to address in order to contain the "extraordinary" outbreak.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Gedung Kesenian features wayang show
Gedung Kesenian features wayang show JAKARTA: The Kunti Nalibroto wayang group, with an all-woman cast, will perform for the first time at Gedung Kesenian (Jakarta Playhouse), Central Jakarta, on Thursday evening.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
JP/7/NEW
JP/7/NEWAmy Chew, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Armed with sticks and stones, hundreds of Indonesian Muslim extremists descended on the Ahmadiyah, a small peaceful Muslim group in Bogor, West Java, in July.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Ex-conjoined twins return to East Aceh
Ex-conjoined twins return to East Aceh MEDAN, North Sumatra: After recovering in hospital for a month, two formerly conjoined babies, Mariana and Mariani, were allowed to return home to East Aceh regency on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
1. POLICE: 3 X 20
1. POLICE: 3 X 20 Sutanto urges media not to exaggerate money laundering case 2. KPK: 1 X 40 Susilo's anticorruption drive disappointing: KPK 3. KPU: 1 X 40 Suspended auditor receives Rp 140m from KPU 4. AHMADIYAH: 3 X 15 Seven more named suspects in Cianjur attack 5.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Bird flu outbreak may become epidemic
Bird flu outbreak may become epidemicThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government warned on Wednesday that the current outbreak of bird flu could become an epidemic as two more children died after showing symptoms of the disease."It's not an epidemic yet, but sporadic cases in parts of Jakarta.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
English league a winner with local soccer fans
English league a winner with local soccer fansEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Whenever English League soccer games are shown on TV here, many Indonesians seem to come down with a perplexing malady, the symptoms of which generally take the form of lots of cheering, jumping up and down,...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Public toilets rare in Tangerang
Public toilets rare in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangLooking for a public toilet in Tangerang municipality? Ask a local resident for directions and he or she is likely to direct you to the nearest empty plot of land or river.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
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;JP;DAN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-rates Rupiah Rates Sept. 21 JP/13/RUPIAHRupiah Rates Sept. 21 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 8,229.56 7,459.22 7,884.55 7,804.14Brunei dollar 1 6,368.18 5,770.83 6,101.20 6,037.68Canadian dollar 1 9,169.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Firms with deep roots prosper
Firms with deep roots prosperThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe relationship between Britain and Indonesia started four centuries ago, when Francis Drake, the first British navigator to sail to the archipelago, arrived before the Dutch in the fabled Spice Islands of Maluku in 1579.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
One killed as navy fires on Chinese ship
One killed as navy fires on Chinese shipID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaA crew member of a Chinese-flagged vessel was killed and two others were injured when navy ship KRI Dalpele 972 fired at the vessel when it was allegedly caught poaching in Arafura Sea, the navy said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Mia makes her return, Raj king for a day
Mia makes her return, Raj king for a dayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta FEELING AT HOME: Istora Senayan sports hall holds a lot of memories for Indonesian-born Mia Audina Tjiptawan.Although she left for the Netherlands in 1999 after marrying Tylo Lobman, Mia is pleased to be back in her old hunting...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Komatsu's 'go private' plan approved
Komatsu's 'go private' plan approvedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaShareholders of publicly listed PT Komatsu Indonesia, a local arm of Japanese heavy equipment company Komatsu Ltd., agreed on Wednesday to the company's plan to delist its shares from the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and change its status...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Demand for office and retail properties on the rise
Demand for office and retail properties on the rise Dijan Subromo Contributor/Jakarta In addition to residential property, the development of other property sectors such as office and retail properties is also mushrooming in most parts of Greater Jakarta, and in other major cities such as Batam,...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Military spending
Military spending In the Sept. 11 edition of The Jakarta Post I saw Indonesia was increasing military spending to over US$23 billion. The following day I saw Indonesia is accepting $6 billion in foreign aid from Japan.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Corruption in Batam
Corruption in BatamFrom Republika President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's moves to eradicate corruption should be given the thumbs up. The President is well- aware that corruption a serious disease in our society, which does not discriminate between well-known and ordinary people.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Jail term sought for Golkar politician
Jail term sought for Golkar politician JAKARTA: Prosecutors demanded on Wednesday an eight-year jail sentence for Golkar Party lawmaker Adiwarsita Adinegoro for graft at the Association of Indonesian Forestry Concessionaires (APHI), which allegedly occurred between 2002 and 2003 when Adiwarsita led...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Abused RI maid given shelter
Abused RI maid given shelterMALAYSIA: An Indonesian teenager working as a maid in Malaysia has been given shelter in the Indonesian consulate after she was allegedly punched and beaten by her employers in the southern Johor state, local media said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
JP/20/BRIEFS
JP/20/BRIEFSchecked -- JSR Seminar on RI-India cultural relationsThe Indian Cultural Center (ICC) in Denpasar, in collaboration with the literature school of Udayana University are jointly organizing a one-day international seminar titled "Strengthening the cultural relationship between India and...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Govt sets aside Rp 9b for the needy
Govt sets aside Rp 9b for the needy BOGOR: The Bogor city administration allotted over Rp 9 billion in its 2005 budget to eradicate poverty, an official said on Wednesday.An official at the Bogor information office, Zaenal Arifin, said the fund was partly being used to finance the registration of...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Civic education mandatory for all citizens: Bill
Civic education mandatory for all citizens: BillTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Defense is drafting a bill on civic education -- a program which would be introduced to all Indonesian citizens as early as kindergarten.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
KPMG protests accountants' arrest
KPMG protests accountants' arrestThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAuditing firm KPMG claims its two Malaysian accountants, who are being held by South Sulawesi Police for visa violations, have done nothing wrong.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Drunk cop allegedly shoots two
Drunk cop allegedly shoots twoAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAn intoxicated police officer, identified as Brig. Irwanto, 34, allegedly shot two street vendors on Jl. Fatmawati in South Jakarta early on Wednesday.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Headings
Headings1. DEPOK -- 2x18 Nur Mahmudi may lead Depok after all 2. SPORE3 -- 1x30 S'pore goes all out to fight disease 3. TOILET -- 1x28 Public toilets rare in Tangerang 4. POLICE -- 1x28 Drunk cop allegedly shoots two 5. SPEAK -- 1x30 'Revoke the ministerial decree!'
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Judges making a mockery of law
Judges making a mockery of lawFrom Media Indonesia Upholding the rule of law in this country is a tiring and unenviable job. Legal decisions have become in-demand commodities that can be ordered at the will of a "client".
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Public caning a primitive punishment
Public caning a primitive punishmentRidarson Galingging, Jakarta The public caning of petty gamblers and two unmarried couples for drinking alcohol in Aceh sends a very bad message to Indonesians and the outside world.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
House to adopt new Code of Conduct
House to adopt new Code of Conduct Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe House of Representatives' new Code of Conduct fails to accommodate various suggestions for improving the performance of lawmakers as it merely focuses on new power sharing mechanisms on House commissions and auxiliary...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Kudos to Rector of Sebelas Maret Univ.
Kudos to Rector of Sebelas Maret Univ. As a participant of the conference, allow me to thank the Rector of Sebelas Maret university and the Conference Organizing Committee for organizing the first International Conference On Translation, Discourse and Culture at Novotel Hotel in Surakarta, Central...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Students protest fuel shortage
Students protest fuel shortageBALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Dozens university students took to the street on Wednesday, protesting against the government for the fuel scarcity in the city. The students, who also staged a protest in front of the office of the Balikpapan city office, lashed out at the...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Susilo's campaign hangover, time for real action
Susilo's campaign hangover, time for real actionHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Had he known from the start, Army General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono probably might have backed away from his current job.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Askari wins Tour d'Indonesia
Askari wins Tour d'IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar, BaliDespite winning only one stage, Iranian Hossein Askari of Giant Asia Racing Team emerged as the overall winner on Wednesday of the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia cycling competition.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Local short films take a peek at gay life
Local short films take a peek at gay lifeKenny Santana, Contributor, Jakarta, qnoy2k@yahoo.comNude bodies, a scene from a gay sauna or a transvestite tale in Paris are not something you would normally expect to see on an Indonesian screen.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
RI may compromise on maid pact in Malaysia
RI may compromise on maid pact in MalaysiaAgence France-Presse, Kuala LumpurIndonesia is ready to drop its demand for a minimum wage for Indonesian maids in Malaysia as part of efforts to seal a bilateral deal on their recruitment, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Mining firm set to dredge Barito River
Mining firm set to dredge Barito RiverMUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: A national mining firm is set to dredge part of Barito River on Saturday in order to smoothen company operations. The company, whose coal mine is located in Laung Tuhup district, Murung Raya regency, often complained that the...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
British brigadier's death sparked battle
British brigadier's death sparked battleIn the recent history of Surabaya there is no more famous -- or infamous -- Briton than Brigadier General A.W. Mallaby.He was the unfortunate officer who led the Allied forces trying to clear the way for a return to Dutch rule after the Japanese capitulated...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Shares end lower on weak rupiah, bird flu
Shares end lower on weak rupiah, bird fluDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, hit by the rupiah's weakness against the U.S. dollar and lingering concerns over the outbreak of bird flu in the capital, dealers said.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
ASEAN, FTSE, start regional indexes
ASEAN, FTSE, start regional indexesBloomberg, Kuala LumpurThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the FTSE Group on Wednesday introduced two indexes to measure the performance of stocks in the region and help bolster investor interest.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Taufik cruises in bid for sixth Indonesia Open
Taufik cruises in bid for sixth Indonesia OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat was little troubled on Wednesday as he opened his campaign for his sixth Djarum Indonesia Open in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
'Revoke the ministerial decree!'
'Revoke the ministerial decree!'Some Muslim hard-line groups have forced several Christian places of worship to close on the grounds that they lack a permit. The fact is that the prevailing regulations make it difficult for minority groups to get permits for their places of worship as it requires...