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Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Fuel price demonstrations turn violent
Fuel price demonstrations turn violentThe Jakarta Post, Makassar/Yogyakarta/Cirebon/BandungDespite President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's appeal earlier for peaceful rallies, protests against the upcoming fuel price hikes turned violent in several cities on Thursday, resulting in the arrest of...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Japan helps rehabilitation center
Japan helps rehabilitation centerJAKARTA: The government of Japan has extended financial assistance to the Pamardi Putra Social Recovery Center in Lembang, West Java, the Embassy of Japan said in Jakarta.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
'Bird flu is an issue for all'
'Bird flu is an issue for all'Avian influenza has caused fear across the country, with very few people having any real understanding on how to protect themselves against exposure to the virus. The Jakarta Post asked residents whether the government had done enough to contain bird flu. Wayah S.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
British Council aims at the leaders of tomorrow
British Council aims at the leaders of tomorrowThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBelieving that its relationship with Indonesia lies in the hands of future generations, the British Council places emphasis on working with young adults.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Committee finds enough evidence of House graft
Committee finds enough evidence of House graftTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives' disciplinary committee said it has found prima facie evidence of a conspiracy among lawmakers to "sell" budget allocations.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
TV Today: Saturday, October 1, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, October 1, 2005 TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing8:30 TV Drama10:30 Cooking Show11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Oto Screen12:00 Sports1:00 p.m.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
EMP H1 profit rises more than fourfold
EMP H1 profit rises more than fourfold JAKARTA: PT Energi Mega Persada, Indonesia's second-biggest publicly traded oil and gas company, said net income rose more than fourfold in the six months ended June 30 on higher oil and gas revenue.Energi earned Rp 147.4 billion US$($14.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Govt, Commission agree to lower fuel quota in 2006
Govt, Commission agree to lower fuel quota in 2006Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government and the House of Representatives' Commission VII on energy and mining have agreed on a lower quota of subsidized fuel for next year, excluding demand from industry and state power firm PT...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Shell Solar Indonesia launches trial sales on solar power motors
Shell Solar Indonesia launches trial sales on solar power motorsPhelim Kyne, Dow Jones/JakartaThe Indonesian unit of Royal Dutch Shell PLC has begun trial sales of consumer solar power generators as part of efforts to diversify the country's energy supply sources, a senior company executive said...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Dipasena to receive $240m
Dipasena to receive $240mThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSoutheast Asia's largest, yet long-troubled shrimp farming firm, PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja, has been given a much-needed boost as the Asset Management Company (PPA) managed to seal a US$240 million commitment to help finance the firm's...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
PLN gives rewards to informers over electricity theft
PLN gives rewards to informers over electricity theftDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSadli, not his real name, a mason, might never have imagined that he would instantly become a millionaire when he tipped off a state electricity company (PLN) officer about an illegal connection made by a...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Blood samples sent to Jakarta for flu tests
Blood samples sent to Jakarta for flu testsSEMARANG, Central Java: Central Java health officials have sent samples of blood taken from 33 employees of Tinjomoyo Zoo in Semarang to Jakarta for analysis. The dispatch of blood samples is aimed at checking whether the people have been infected with the...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
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People-profile-ClausDauseltJP/20/CLAUSGerman engineer remains loyal to Kupang localsYemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post/KupangModest in appearance, polite and open in his attitude as well as fluent in Indonesian, Dr. Claus Jurgen Dauselt also speaks a little Dawan, the language of West Timor.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Indonesia Is Tackling Graft to Attract Investors, Minister Says
Indonesia Is Tackling Graft to Attract Investors, Minister Says Sara Webb Bloomberg/Vientiane, LaosIndonesia, which frequently ranks as Asia's most corrupt country, is making progress in tackling widespread graft in a bid to woo more foreign investment, Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu said.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
President laments criticism, fuel hike
President laments criticism, fuel hikeIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed concern on Thursday about public protests against his government's plan to raise fuel prices, a policy that many say will isolate him from people who voted for him last...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
The institutionalization of state violence after 1965
The institutionalization of state violence after 1965Asvi Warman Adam, Jakarta Prof. Henk Schulte Nordholt maintains that in Indonesia's history, the intensity of violence increases during the transition of power, the reinforcement of power, and also amid economic woes.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Left-leaning publications struggle to survive
Left-leaning publications struggle to surviveM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over four decades ago, an American political scientist predicted that in the near future, after the triumph of democratic politics and capitalism, ideology would be reduced to insignificance.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Three firms win contracts from PGN
Three firms win contracts from PGN JAKARTA: State gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) has awarded contracts amounting to some US$132.4 million to three companies to provide goods and services for the pipeline connecting gas-rich South Sumatra to West Java, enabling the project to start...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
U.S. offers $10m more to police
U.S. offers $10m more to police JAKARTA: The United States has offered US$10 million in additional assistance to help Indonesian police fight trans- national crimes and increase their modernization and professionalism.The offer was delivered by U.S.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
No raids during Ramadhan: Sutiyoso
No raids during Ramadhan: SutiyosoDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAddressing the possibility that groups might attack nightspots that remain open during Ramadhan, Governor Sutiyoso urged Jakartans not to take the law into their own hands.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
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;JP;CD; ANPAv..r.. Photo- Photo caption JP/City circle BCourtesy of PT Castrol IndonesiaA representative of vehicle lubricant producer PT Castrol Indonesia, Irawan Aulia, presents an award for his company's Trizone Technology writing competition to Republika daily reporter Bidram Nanta on Sept. 23.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Bandarlampung poor have low hopes for cash aid
Bandarlampung poor have low hopes for cash aidOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungThe sun had just risen when dozens of traditional fishing boats returned to a small, rickety wooden dock at Panjang beach, Lampung Bay.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
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The institutionalization of state violence after 1965 Asvi Warman Adam Jakarta2. Pro -- Reinventing the IMF 1 x 30 The need to reinvent the IMF Rodrigo de Rato Project Syndicate
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
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Susilo's first year: Striking the right balance Michael Vatikiotis The Straits Times Asia News Network/Singapore2. Mohtar -- Between amnesia and lustration 2 x 21 G-30-S tragedy: Between amnesia and lustration Mochtar Buchori Jakarta3.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Can a religious nation be proud of butchering its own?
Can a religious nation be proud of butchering its own?Harry Bhaskara and Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta PostIf ever they have the opportunity to read it, The New York Times' correspondent C.L. Sulzberger's report from Jakarta on April 13, 1966, might help three young girls understand why, on every...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Correction-Page17-DisastersArticle
Correction-Page17-DisastersArticleJP/19/CORRCorrectionThe caption to the story titled Disaster education: Let's learn from the kids on page 17 of the Sept. 29 edition of The Jakarta Post stated that the educational materials illustrated were prepared by UNESCO.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Persebaya chief gets 10-year ban from soccer
Persebaya chief gets 10-year ban from soccerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defending champion Persebaya's abrupt withdrawal from the 2005 Indonesian League soccer championships has brought a 10-year ban from the sport for its chairman Bambang DH.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Forty years since the day that changed RI
Forty years since the day that changed RIJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta Until today, the so-termed G30S (the Sept. 30 Movement of 1965), has been a part of Indonesia's modern history, albeit subject to interpretation. It has been rich in mysteries.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Ambon refugees weave cloth to help make ends meet
Ambon refugees weave cloth to help make ends meetM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonLiving in a shelter for displaced persons has not discouraged women in the conflict-torn Ambon city from working to improve the welfare of their families.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
1. Ambon refugees weave cloth to make ends meet
1. Ambon refugees weave cloth to make ends meetPage 5 2. Tangerang farmers become laborers on their ancestor's landPage 9 3. Aging ex-communist Gerwani activists yen for justicePage 17
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
African arrested for U.S. dollar fraud
African arrested for U.S. dollar fraudAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police said on Thursday that they had detained a Cameroonean citizen, Bernard Yaka A Yakan, 35, alias Tom, and his Indonesian wife, Ira Herawati, 36, on Sept.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Ahmadiyah fights back -- in civilized way
Ahmadiyah fights back -- in civilized wayA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith their mosques and homes destroyed and their members terrorized, the Jamaah Ahmadiyah Congregation is fighting back, by peacefully filing a lawsuit against the Bogor administration after it banned the Islamic sect...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.29, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.29, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Selling to Australia more quickly and cheaply
Selling to Australia more quickly and cheaplyDuncan Graham, Contributor, SurabayaIs the shortest distance between two points always a straight line? Not in the world of international shipping.What comes first -- port or freight? It's a question much like the chicken and the egg.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
General calls for defense doctrine
General calls for defense doctrineRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia urgently needs a doctrine on state defense to identify all internal and external threats to its territorial integrity and to manage its defense forces, a retired general says.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Lion Air and safety
Lion Air and safety I am shocked by the answer of Lion Airlines (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 27) regarding the malfunctioning door which had to be closed by people inside and outside the plane.It shows the wanton disregard for safety. Lion should not have allowed it to happen.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
RI laborers feel the pinch as work in KL declines
RI laborers feel the pinch as work in KL declinesLiau Y-Sing, Reuters/Kuala LumpurConstruction worker Andi Suyandi is finishing up a building job in the Malaysian capital, perhaps his last for a while."I don't have any work lined up after this," said the 30-year- old Indonesian, peering out from...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Rupiah Rates Sept.29
Rupiah Rates Sept.29 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 8,284.49 7,522.51 7,944.45 7,862.41 Brunei dollar 1 6,461.64 5,868.25 6,196.42 6,133.40 Canadian dollar 1 9,298.86 8,441.17 8,917.19 8,822.58 Swiss franc 1 8,459.93 7,683.07 8,112.70 8,030.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
New Dutch envoy wants to boost ties with RI
New Dutch envoy wants to boost ties with RIVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Netherlands's new Ambassador to Indonesia, Nikolaos van Dam, is passionate about his job despite having lived in some of the world's hottest spots before being transferred to Indonesia.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
East Asia mulls oil stockpile, raises hopes for WTO success
East Asia mulls oil stockpile, raises hopes for WTO successLuke Hunt, Agence France-Presse, Vientiane Ministers from 13 east Asian countries on Thursday pledged to shore-up energy security in the wake of record oil prices and said they would work towards sealing a world free trade agreement in Hong...
Fri, 30 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.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Political clout may hinge on gas price
Political clout may hinge on gas priceTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAn ojek (motorcycle) driver could not hide his disappointment with the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) over its unexpected stance to endorse the government's policy of slashing fuel subsidies and thus jacking up fuel prices.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Indonesia's Stock Index Gains; Excelcom Climbs in Trading Debut
Indonesia's Stock Index Gains; Excelcom Climbs in Trading Debut Bloomberg/JakartaJakarta Composite Index rose for the third day in four. Mobile phone operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama jumped after its stock began trading in the nation's biggest initial share sale in two years.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
G-30-S tragedy: Between amnesia and lustration
G-30-S tragedy: Between amnesia and lustrationMochtar Buchori, Jakarta We all know what "amnesia" means, but "lustration" is a strange word to many Indonesians. "Amnesia" means "partial or total loss of memory". "Lustration" means "purification".
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Forty years on, events of 1965 remain a mystery
Forty years on, events of 1965 remain a mysteryHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNoted Muslim cleric Yusuf Hasyim held up a number of large mug- shots -- people whom he said were victims of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) scheme to take over the country four decades ago.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Calls to abolish THCs intensify
Calls to abolish THCs intensifyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's exporters have become the latest group to call for the abolishment of terminal handling charges (THCs) imposed by shipping firms grouped under the Overseas Shipowner Representatives Association (OSRA).
Thu, 29 Sep 2005
Kalla seeks S. Africa investment
Kalla seeks S. Africa investmentAgencies, Capetown, South AfricaVice President Jusuf Kalla met with his South African counterpart Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka in Pretoria on Tuesday to discuss opportunities for businesspeople in South Africa interested in investing in Indonesia.
Thu, 29 Sep 2005
MobileOne expects 'growth'
MobileOne expects 'growth'Bloomberg, JakartaMobileOne Ltd. the smallest of Singapore's three cell-phone operators, said it expects benefits from its sale of a majority shareholding to Telekom Malaysia Bhd. and Khazanah Nasional Bhd.
Thu, 29 Sep 2005
AGO told to reform recruitment, supervision systems
AGO told to reform recruitment, supervision systemsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government needs to reform the recruitment and supervision system in the public prosecution service in an effort to help improve the law enforcement system in Indonesia, often branded as among the...
Thu, 29 Sep 2005
Cianjur 'bans' Ahmadiyah
Cianjur 'bans' AhmadiyahJAKARTA: The Cianjur regency administration in West Java has officially banned the teachings of Ahmadiyah, more than week after hard-liners vandalized the mosques and houses of the Ahmadiyah Congregation in the area.