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Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Ex-political prisoners lose court battle
Ex-political prisoners lose court battleThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEfforts by former political prisoners to seek justice for their past suffering were dealt a setback on Wednesday by the Central Jakarta District Court, which said it could not hear the class action lawsuit.
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Tennis
TennisWismilak International Results on the third day of main draw matches in the US$225,000 WTA Wismilak International tennis tournament in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on Wednesday (x denotes seeded player): 1st round singles Martina Muller (Ger) bt Flavia Pennetta (Ita x6) 6-3, 6-1 Francesca Schiavone...
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Hospital to provide bird flu rooms
Hospital to provide bird flu roomsBENGKULU: As part of efforts to prevent bird flu fatalities, Mohammad Yunus Hospital has provided nine rooms to house patients with symptoms of the virus or other communicable diseases.
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Five people killed as boat capsizes in Tangerang river
Five people killed as boat capsizes in Tangerang riverMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangFour teenagers and an adult were drowned on Tuesday evening when a dinghy they were using to cross Cisadane River in Tangerang capsized and sank.The accident occurred at around 9 p.m.
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
VP to open AOMM meeting in Bali
VP to open AOMM meeting in BaliTUBAN, Bali: Vice President Jusuf Kalla is expected to inaugurate the second upcoming gathering of fisheries and maritime ministers from member states of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Ready for peace
Ready for peaceOn the eve of disarmament, members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) gather up their weapons under the watchful eyes of foreign observers in the province.The disarmament, scheduled to begin on Thursday, is part of the landmark peace deal signed on Aug. 15 by the government and GAM.
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Maxis to sponsor 2006 World Cup
Maxis to sponsor 2006 World Cup KUALA LUMPUR: Top mobile operator Maxis Communications said on Wednesday it will sponsor live transmissions in Malaysia of all the 64 World Cup soccer matches to be played in Germany in 2006 at a cost of 60 million ringgit (US$16 million).
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Daniels enjoys lighting up lives
Daniels enjoys lighting up livesSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java"I'm like a moth drawn to the flame. When you switch on a light bulb at night, you will see moths are flying around it. Moths like the light, and so do I.
Thu, 15 Sep 2005
Unilever Asia prices to rise on high oil costs
Unilever Asia prices to rise on high oil costsPhelim Kyne, Dow Jones/JakartaAnglo-Dutch consumer product giant Unilever will have to increase prices in Asia to cope with high crude oil prices, a company executive said recently.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Prices rise over fuel price hike fears
Prices rise over fuel price hike fearsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile the fuel price increase is still a plan, the prices of basic commodities here have already gone up, with rice, sugar and palm oil taking the lead.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
On closure of churches
On closure of churches We refer to the visit of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to the United States.I strongly request to President George W. Bush, the U.S. Congress and leaders of the United Nations to ask President Susilo to stop the illegal closure of many churches in Indonesia by hard-line groups.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Mandala airline crash pollutes water and air
Mandala airline crash pollutes water and airApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanResidents living at the Mandala aircraft crash site in Medan were warned by experts on Tuesday against consuming water from artesian wells in the area since it is reportedly contaminated.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Polish trade mission to look
Polish trade mission to look at Indonesian mining sector The Economic and Commercial Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Jakarta kindly informs all Indonesian entrepreneurs, that a trade mission consisting of members of the Polish Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce is visiting...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Front-end loading -- Susilo's best political option
Front-end loading -- Susilo's best political optionMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt has not been a good year for Indonesia's first democratically elected president.Before the end of the year, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will again have to decide on a policy that is likely to...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
IPB opens first
IPB opens first cricket workshop BOGOR: To support the development of natural resources in the country, the Bogor Agricultural Institute will hold the country's first research workshop on crickets."We are supporting the development of crickets as a commodity by working together with more than...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Embassy bomber gets death penalty
Embassy bomber gets death penaltyAgencies, JakartaA militant vowed revenge after he was sentenced to death on Tuesday for plotting last year's deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, which the judges said was funded by Osama bin Laden.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Sakato artists seek their place on the map
Sakato artists seek their place on the mapCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaAmidst the vibrancy of art today, with installations -- video, photography and comics -- drawing increasing attention, landscapes as a subject matter have gradually taken a second row.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
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ADS: POLAND;cd; Publication date Sept 20 checked Polish mining machinery, equipment and technology Poland is rich in mineral resources and ranks with the leading world producers and exporters of coal, sulfur, copper and silver.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Sumardi makes herbal brews to ward off bird flu virus
Sumardi makes herbal brews to ward off bird flu virusSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangAvian influenza endangers not only poultry, but also human lives. Three people in Indonesia have died after being infected by the bird flu virus, with an additional case occurring just recently.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Oil-based fuels to rise to market levels by 2008
Oil-based fuels to rise to market levels by 2008Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing a process of gradually reducing costly fuel subsidies over the coming years, the government hopes to eventually arrive at a stage where the prices of gasoline and other oil-based fuels will be...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
1. Harga -- 1 x 35
1. Harga -- 1 x 35 Prices rise over fuel price hike fears 2. Flu -- 3 x 15 Free medical care on offer to people with flu symptoms 3. Congo -- 1 x 38 Foreigners arrested for visa forgery 4 Buta -- 1 x 38 Illiteracy traps people in poverty 5. Speak -- 1 x 38 'We need better grooming for athletes'
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
JP/18/SCHL2
JP/18/SCHL2checked --JSR Kamal now has the world at his fingertipsNot that long ago 11-year-old Kamal could not see a future for himself, but now he has aspirations to be a pilot.He really enjoys school and his favorite subject is maths.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
No mention of grounded planes
No mention of grounded planes In The Jakarta Post Sept. 12 edition, on page 1, there was no mention of which airlines had their planes grounded by Minister Hatta Rajasa. Why is the Post being so kind to the errant airlines?In Kompas on Sept.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Free medication for residents with flu symptoms
Free medication for residents with flu symptomsDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe City Health Agency said on Tuesday the city administration would cover the medical costs of any resident of Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, showing influenza symptoms following the death of a 37-year-old local...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Locals demand indigenous officials
Locals demand indigenous officialsGORONTALO, Gorontalo: A leading figure in Boalemo has called on the regental government to prioritize locals in the recruitment of civil servants in the regency. Rahman Ismail said that so far, the Boalemo bureaucracy had been dominated by people from outside the...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
30 islands have no names
30 islands have no namesSURABAYA: A professor has expressed concern on Tuesday that at least 30 of Indonesia's supposed 17,540 islands have no names. "I am worried that if these islands are not given names immediately, Indonesia will soon lose the islands to other countries.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Players hope for good draw in Bali volleyball tourney
Players hope for good draw in Bali volleyball tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, Bali The US$200,000 Bali Open, one of the stops on this year's Swatch-Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Tour, begins on Wednesday with some players hoping for a good draw to help...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
German banks to fund S'pore Flyer
German banks to fund S'pore Flyer SINGAPORE: Two leading German banks, DBM and HVB Asia, will finance the construction of a giant observation wheel in Singapore, reported Channel News Asia on Tuesday.The S$240 million (US$143 million) Singapore Flyer promises to be one of Singapore's top...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Pertamina blamed for oil smuggling
Pertamina blamed for oil smugglingEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to speed up a proposed shake-up of the management of state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina in response to the failure of the company's internal monitoring system to prevent oil smuggling from an East...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Former Aceh rebels remain wary as disarmament nears
Former Aceh rebels remain wary as disarmament nearsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, PidieDistrust and fear still runs deep among members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as the date for the decommissioning of weapons is drawing near.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Joint air patrols begin in Malacca Strait
Joint air patrols begin in Malacca StraitClarence Fernandez, Reuters/Subang Air Force Base, MalaysiaThe four Southeast Asian nations guarding the Malacca Strait started joint air patrols of the vital sea lane on Tuesday when a Malaysian military plane took to the air with Singaporeans on board.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
JP/18/SCHL1
JP/18/SCHL1checked -JSR School turns scavengers into scholars, citizensKaren Stingemore The Jakarta Post/JakartaWith the Indonesian flag flying high above the entrance way and the echo of laughter and eager voices drifting along the corridor, PKBM (Pusat Kegiatan Belajar Masyarakat, or Center For...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Minority rights in Indonesia's multi-religious society
Minority rights in Indonesia's multi-religious societyAleksius Jemadu, Bandung Numerical strength does not define human dignity. Being a member of a majority or minority group in society is not a relevant factor to qualify one as a legitimate carrier of demand for social justice and political...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
College student steals to pay fees
College student steals to pay fees JAKARTA: A student at a private university in Jakarta has been arrested for stealing on a number of occasions from a neighbor's house in Pulo Gebang Permai, Cakung, East Jakarta.
Wed, 14 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.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Embassy bombing hero gets promotion
Embassy bombing hero gets promotionAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough his voice was barely audible, let alone understood, Brig. Asep Wahyudi, 21, one of the victims of the Australian Embassy bombing delighted both reporters and colleagues with his high spirits and persistence to remain...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Suspect named in assault case
Suspect named in assault case JAKARTA: Investigators from the internal affairs division at National Police Headquarters have named Second Brig. Darmawan Manik a suspect in the assault on the head of intelligence and security at the North Bogor Police, First Adj. Insp. Wawan Setiawan.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Govt clears way for Cepu block deal
Govt clears way for Cepu block dealLeony Aurora and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA new regulation amending a previous one on the upstream oil and gas sector has been issued to speed up the settlement of the Cepu block dispute, but could also be used for similar cases in the future, a...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Foreigners arrested for visa forgery
Foreigners arrested for visa forgeryAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo persons holding passports from the Republic of Congo were arrested on Monday for falsifying documents including visas, passports and credit cards at an apartment in Pulogadung, East Jakarta.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Diarrhea kills three infants
Diarrhea kills three infantsBANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The diarrhea outbreak that has affected Lampung province over the past month has so far claimed the lives of three infants. The latest victim was Arbi, 1, an child from South Lampung regency, who died of diarrhea and pneumonia on Monday night,...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Moderates, conservatives dispute freedom of thought
Moderates, conservatives dispute freedom of thoughtHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing a controversial fatwa by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), which strongly recommends an end to liberalism, pluralism and secularism, Muslim moderates and conservatives are debating whether Islam...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
GAM ready to hand in, destroy weapons
GAM ready to hand in, destroy weaponsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, PidieIn line with the peace deal earlier signed by the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM), GAM members have begun gathering weapons and have said they are ready to hand them over to the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM).
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Subsidy for education left undelivered to 11 provinces
Subsidy for education left undelivered to 11 provincesRendi A. Witular and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/YogyakartaWith another fuel price hike looming, low-income assistance funds from a fuel price increase in March have not been fully delivered to the education sector.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Court hands down harsher punishment for Puteh
Court hands down harsher punishment for PutehMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Supreme Court would appear to have sounded the death knell for the efforts by suspended Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh to avoid going to prison after it upheld his conviction on graft charges in...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
1. PERTAMINA: 1 X 32
1. PERTAMINA: 1 X 32 Pertamina blamed for oil smuggling 2. FUEL: 2 X 24 Pertamina to apply market prices to more industries 3. JUNTA: 1 X 32 Rice blasts Myanmar over repression 4. SUMMIT: 1 X 32 Still no final deal on UN reforms
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Ambon city, a melting pot of culture and religion
Ambon city, a melting pot of culture and religionM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonAmbon city has a colorful history, starting from the struggle between the Portuguese, British and Dutch colonial powers to the humanitarian tragedy that ravaged the city in 1999 when residents of different...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Rupiah Rates Sept.13
Rupiah Rates Sept.13 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 8,162.67 7,390.09 7,817.07 7,735.55 Brunei dollar 1 6,321.15 5,721.69 6,053.53 5,989.16 Canadian dollar 1 8,951.63 8,103.43 8,572.63 8,482.24 Swiss franc 1 8,446.83 7,649.12 8,089.21 8,006.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Health services still inferior for poor
Health services still inferior for poorSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaLow income people are not getting the free medical care they are entitled to despite having health cards, prompting an angry response from the Minister of Health.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Pertamina to apply market prices to more industries
Pertamina to apply market prices to more industriesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs pressure to rein in the fuel subsidy grows, state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina will cut its subsidized fuel quota for industries to eight kiloliters (kl) a month -- a third of the current level.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
SBY video conference raise eyebrows
SBY video conference raise eyebrowsRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to lead Cabinet meetings while on an overseas trip has begun to spark speculation as to whether he has lost trust in his aides at home.