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Fri, 16 Sep 2005
John van der Sterren's artistic sentimental journey
John van der Sterren's artistic sentimental journeyCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaNostalgia and bold lines are features by which the paintings of John van der Sterren can be recognized.Much of his work used to be directly related to Indonesia, where he was born and has spent part of his adult...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
An eye on the straits
An eye on the straits The maiden flight of the Malaysian Hercules C130 military plane under the Eye in the Sky (EiS) program marks another significant co-operative regional move by the three littoral states to secure the Straits of Malacca against pirates and threats from terrorists.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Pilot arrested for drug abuse
Pilot arrested for drug abuseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA pilot working for a national airline and two friends were arrested on Wednesday evening for taking shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), city police said on Thursday.East Jakarta deputy police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
A pilot working for a national airline and two friends were
A pilot working for a national airline and two friends were arrested on Wednesday evening for taking shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), city police said on Thursday.East Jakarta deputy police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Schnyder sails on, Molik upset at Bali
Schnyder sails on, Molik upset at BaliBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Swiss second seed Patty Schnyder was all business in opening her campaign at the US$225,000 Wismilak International on Thursday, but Alicia Molik took an unwanted detour on her comeback trail.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Pertamina raises supplies but long queues remain
Pertamina raises supplies but long queues remainThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEven though state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has increased fuel supply for the domestic market -- from its quota of 184,000 kiloliters (kl) per day to 194,000 kl -- long queues at gasoline stations and kerosene depots can...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Rupiah ends lower on profit-taking after gains
Rupiah ends lower on profit-taking after gains Dow Jones JakartaThe rupiah lost ground on Thursday as foreign banks bought back dollars to lock in profits against the local unit after its recent gains, dealers said. The dollar closed at Rp 10,065 compared with its close on Wednesday at Rp 10,005.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
For Country Profile: Chile --- Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005
For Country Profile: Chile --- Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 Note: Please do not cut The relationship between Indonesia and Chile Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Chile were formally established through an exchange of notes in September 1965.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Alleged bombers put on trial
Alleged bombers put on trialYOGYAKARTA: Three persons allegedly involved in a string of explosions in Yogyakarta five years ago went on trial on Thursday.During the first court session, the defendants were charged with plotting and executing the bombings and violating the law on state emergency,...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Ex-officer acquitted in Timor case
Ex-officer acquitted in Timor caseAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of a former police officer charged with gross human rights violations in connection with two massacres in East Timor in 1999, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Journalists angry over police inaction
Journalists angry over police inactionMEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of Medan journalists staged a protest on Thursday in the city, demanding that police officers work harder to quickly capture the perpetrators who abducted Ellyudin Telambanua, a journalist from Berita Sore daily newspaper.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Q! Film Festival opens this weekend
Q! Film Festival opens this weekendLisabona Rahman Contributor/Jakarta This year, the fourth since its initiation, the Q! Film Festival will screen more than 50 features, shorts and documentary films under the theme of "Sexual Diversity".
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Nazaruddin also took kickbacks: Witness
Nazaruddin also took kickbacks: WitnessRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGeneral Elections Commission (KPU) treasurer Hamdani Amin testified on Wednesday against KPU chairman Nazaruddin Syamsuddin, saying the latter accepted US$602,965 in kickbacks from two firms that supplied the...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
For Country Profile: Chile --- Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005
For Country Profile: Chile --- Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 Note: Please do not cutForeword by the Ambassador of Chile to Indonesia, H.E. James Sinclair Manley When the Government of Chile decided in 1935 to open a Consular Office in the old, romantic city of Batavia, the Chilean authorities were taking...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Hassan told to explain meeting with Shalom
Hassan told to explain meeting with ShalomTiarma Siboro and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA reported meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom could spark controversy at home, though there are no indications Indonesia plans to...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Logistical nightmares
Logistical nightmares A recent study of 75 large export-oriented companies at four of Indonesia's largest seaports concluded that logistics services accounted for an average of 14 percent of total production costs.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Business, govt must improve athletes' welfare
Business, govt must improve athletes' welfareLegislators have approved a long-waited sports bill, which, among other things, requires the government to provide pensions to athletes who compete for their country. The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta people for their views on the issue.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Disarmament boosts Aceh peace
Disarmament boosts Aceh peaceNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehHopes for a lasting peace in Aceh received a boost on Thursday as former Free Aceh Movement separatists handed over their first batch of weapons to international monitors.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Sanyo makes TV No. 5 million
Sanyo makes TV No. 5 million JAKARTA: PT Sanyo Electronics Indonesia (SEI) will boost its television production to 1.1 million units from 900,000 this year due to increasing global demand."This year, we produce the fifth million TV and plans to increase our annual output," SEI president director...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Photos taken by Ayi Jufridar in our images section on this page
Photos taken by Ayi Jufridar in our images section on this page on Thursday were not taken by The Jakarta Post but by the Associated Press. We apologize for the mistake. -- Editor
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
1. ACEH: 1 X 25
1. ACEH: 1 X 25 Disarmament boosts Aceh peace 2. SUMMIT: 1 X 28 Susilo wants MDGs accelerated 3. TENIS: 2 X 18 Schnyder sails on, Molik upset in Bali 4. FUEL: 1 X 42 Pertamina raises supplies but long queues remain
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Bill on freedom of information 'urgent'
Bill on freedom of information 'urgent'Activists and legislators questioned on Thursday the government's commitment to boosting transparency in the public sector after a minister rejected calls for the immediate deliberation of the bill on information.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
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Low tax rates will spur tsunami growth in Indonesia Gregory Fossedal Washington D.C.2. Pro -- Lessons from the black tsunami 1 x 30 Lessons from the black tsunamiJoseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Motorists told to skip Senayan
Motorists told to skip Senayan JAKARTA: Motorists are advised to avoid the Senayan Sports Complex area from Friday (today) until Wednesday next week because of likely crippling traffic jams during the quarterfinals of the 2005 Indonesia Soccer League (LI 2005).
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Producers of pirated discs targeted
Producers of pirated discs targetedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a show of their resolve in the war on piracy, the Jakarta Police destroyed on Thursday about 1.2 million pirated CDs, VCDs and DVDs confiscated during a month-long operation.Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Interest in coin collecting grows all the time
Interest in coin collecting grows all the timeBambang Parlupi, Jakarta Many people, young and old, have found it increasingly appealing to collect old coins and banknotes as a pastime.The search for such items produces a thrill of its own.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
EU welcomes peace deal implementation
EU welcomes peace deal implementationJAKARTA: The 25-member European Union welcomed on Thursday the start of the formal implementation of the peace agreement in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, and highlighted the support that the EU and five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Ellyas' trial begins in W. Jakarta
Ellyas' trial begins in W. JakartaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe West Jakarta District Court began on Thursday the trial of former world boxing champion Ellyas Pical, who was arrested at the Miles discotheque in West Jakarta in July after allegedly selling three ecstasy pills to undercover police.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Yogyakarta hosts puppetry congress
Yogyakarta hosts puppetry congress YOGYAKARTA: Local and international delegates convened for a five-day puppetry congress in Yogyakarta, which began on Wednesday night.The delegates included puppeteers and puppetry experts from a number of counties such as Japan, Malaysia, Suriname, Australia and...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Schnyder sails on, Molik
Schnyder sails on, Molik upset at Wismilak tourneyBruce Emond The Jakarta Post/Nusa Dua, Bali Swiss second seed Patty Schnyder was all business in opening her campaign at the US$225,000 Wismilak International on Thursday, but Alicia Molik took an unwanted detour on her comeback trail.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
ORI and the struggle against colonialism
ORI and the struggle against colonialism The history of Indonesian money is broadly divided into two periods: 1945 to 1949 and 1950 to 1990.When Indonesia declared independence, only Japanese banknotes were used as legal tender.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
JP/20/OEI
JP/20/OEIMaintaining a collection of rare and banned booksID Nugroho The Jakarta Post/SurabayaThe dimness inside the Room of Rarities at the library of Surabaya's Medayu Agung Foundation gives way to brightness when Oei Hiem Hwie enters the room and turns on the main lights.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
China to use economic ties with ASEAN to boost interests
China to use economic ties with ASEAN to boost interestsPeter Enav, Associated Press, Beijing China will use an upcoming economic gathering with Southeast Asian countries to promote its political interests there, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday, underscoring Beijing's desire to counter...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Police elite force leaves Aceh
Police elite force leaves AcehThe Jakarta Post Lhokseumawe/JakartaAround 1,300 Mobile Brigade Police left Aceh on Wednesday as part of a peace agreement with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels which requires the Indonesian government to gradually withdraw security forces personnel from the...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Surakarta people show ID to get kerosene
Surakarta people show ID to get keroseneBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, SurakartaThe kerosene shortage in the Central Java town of Surakarta has forced residents to bring along not only money and a container but also their family cards to kerosene distributors.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Experts warn of imbalance in personal development in Super Class
Experts warn of imbalance in personal development in Super ClassDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaEducation experts and psychologists have called on people behind Jakarta's Super Class project to anticipate a possible imbalance in personal development among students selected to sit in the...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Eleven councillors get suspended jail terms for corruption
Eleven councillors get suspended jail terms for corruptionSuherjoko The Jakarta Post/SemarangAmid the ongoing crackdown on corruption, Semarang District Court on Thursday handed down one-year suspended jail terms to 11 former city councillors found guilty of corruption.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Business, govt must work to improve athletes' welfare
Business, govt must work to improve athletes' welfareLegislators have approved a long-waited sports bill, which, among other things, requires the government to provide pensions to athletes who compete for their country. The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta people for their views on the issue.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
100 more years of moral development
100 more years of moral development From some quarters of our society, including the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), we understand that the much discussed joint ministerial decree (SKB No.01/BER-MDN-MAG/1969) is very much an impediment to the building of mosques as it is to churches.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Rupiah Rates Sept.15
Rupiah Rates Sept.15 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 8,080.78 7,309.42 7,734.95 7,655.11 Brunei dollar 1 6,260.42 5,663.35 5,992.50 5,931.19 Canadian dollar 1 8,894.43 8,045.83 8,513.79 8,426.35 Swiss franc 1 8,316.20 7,523.52 7,960.30 7,879.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
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____________________________________________ U.S. Dollar Rates Sept.15 ____________________________________________ Latest %Change Yen 110.31-36 -0.03 Euro* 1.2221-26 -0.51 Sterling* 1.8084-88 -0.84 Swiss franc 1.2643-46 +0.52 Canadian dollar 1.1855-60 +0.42 Australian dollar* 0.7688-91 -0.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Japan gives $4.05m grant for RI police
Japan gives $4.05m grant for RI policeJAKARTA: The government of Japan announced on Thursday a Rp 40.8 billion (US$4.05 million) aid facility to help finance the Indonesian National Police's capacity-building program.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Erasmus Huis holds 10-day film festival
Erasmus Huis holds 10-day film festivalM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis is holding a 10-day film festival that will screen dozens of films with a variety of themes ranging from sociocultural problems that bedevil the tiny nation to its relationships...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Bush supports Aceh peace accord
Bush supports Aceh peace accordKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, New York Whatever the results of the World Summit, what is more urgent for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is what concrete results he can bring home from his 10-day visit to the United States, including a six-day stay in New York...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Polite teacher views human absurdity
Polite teacher views human absurdityEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter sinking themselves in the dark, absurd and insane world of Budi Darma's novel Olenka and short-story collection Orang-orang Bloomington, some readers made the trip to meet the author in person.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Former councillors guilty of graft
Former councillors guilty of graftSuherjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangAmid the ongoing crackdown on corruption, Semarang District Court on Thursday handed down one-year suspended jail terms to 11 former city councillors found guilty of corruption.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Toward bourgeois hegemony
Toward bourgeois hegemonyFrom Media IndonesiaThe political discourses in the country today make a clear-cut distinction between the public sector represented by the state and the private sector embodying market forces.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
JIL finds support from local, district officials
JIL finds support from local, district officialsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEast Jakarta officials came to the defense of the Islamic Liberal Network (JIL) on Thursday, saying that the organization was legal and could not evicted from the Utan Kayu area as demanded by a group claiming to represent...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
54 arrested for hoarding 317 tons of fuel
54 arrested for hoarding 317 tons of fuelAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaJakarta Police announced on Wednesday that they have arrested 54 people for hoarding a total amount of 317 tons of fuel in the past two months.Jakarta Police Special Crimes Unit deputy chief Adj. Comr.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
1. Disco -- 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42)
1. Disco -- 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42) 'I fear Indonesia will make the same mistakes' 2. GAM -- 36 pts 4 cols 1lines (1x32)Ex-GAM members to get monthly allowance 3. Piracy -- 32 pts 4 cols 1line (1x32)Producers of pirated discs targeted4.