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Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Belgium sends doctors to help fight measles
Belgium sends doctors to help fight measles KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Three physicians from Belgium are currently in West Sumba to help deal with an outbreak of measles that has infected hundreds of local children there.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
TNI chief to stay at helm until 2005: Minister
TNI chief to stay at helm until 2005: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has decided to again delay replacing Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto, despite repeated calls from the House of Representatives to speed up the replacement.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Fujiwara up against Davenport
Fujiwara up against DavenportBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan's Rika Fujiwara is probably hoping to celebrate her 24th birthday in style next Monday.Standing in her way is the imposing presence of top seeded Lindsay Davenport, her second round opponent in the US$225,000 Wismilak...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Officer may be fired for assault
Officer may be fired for assaultThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor/BandungBogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito may be removed from his post if he is proven to have assaulted his subordinate Adj. First Insp.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
JP/19/GONG
JP/19/GONGGongs prove to be a striking success in BogorIn the best traditions of Indonesian tourism a unique attraction involving culture, music and craft is poorly promoted and hard to find. But the effort is worth the energy, reports The Jakarta Post contributor Duncan Graham from Bogor.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Finland provides money, experts for AMM activities
Finland provides money, experts for AMM activitiesVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMany Indonesians think of two things when they think of Finland. The first is Nokia cell phones and the other is the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Malacca Strait safe for ships: KL
Malacca Strait safe for ships: KLMalaysia on Monday said the Malacca Strait was safe for seafarers, playing down the fears of some regional governments which believe the vital waterway is a tempting target for terrorists.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Medan, Kupang crippled by kerosene shortage
Medan, Kupang crippled by kerosene shortageThe Jakarta Post, Kupang/MedanAfter his area became the crash site of Mandala aircraft last week, now Pandai Bukit has to deal with another problem: kerosene scarcity.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Council wants fast KPU probe
Council wants fast KPU probe JAKARTA: The City Council demanded on Monday that the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office speed up the investigation into alleged graft at the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta).
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Asset tracing team heads to Hong Kong
Asset tracing team heads to Hong Kong JAKARTA: A joint team of officials led by Deputy Attorney General Basrief Arief left for Hong Kong on Monday in an effort to trace assets of convicted corrupter Hendra Rahardja, former president director of the now-liquidated Bank Harapan Sentosa (BHS).
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
City inattentive on building violations
City inattentive on building violations JAKARTA: More than 200 buildings in Central Jakarta were not built according to their permits, but the municipality is powerless to rectify the situation.Central Jakarta city development sub-agency head Saut Siagian said on Monday that most of the buildings...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Group sees Kota's potential
Group sees Kota's potentialThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSome things can be done overnight, but others require a longer process.When it comes to revitalizing the old town of Batavia, known as Kota today, the latter might be the case, but transforming some of its more neglected areas so that they can be...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
1. KKR (1x36)
1. KKR (1x36) Activists uncertain over role of KKR 2. Polio (2x27) Govt claims success in polio vaccination drive 3. Church (2x18) Jailed Christians appeal sentences 4. TNI (3x16) TNI chief to stay at helm until 2005: Minister
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Rupiah higher as capital inflows go on
Rupiah higher as capital inflows go onDow Jones, JakartaThe rupiah recovered further on Monday to a four-week high as foreign investors continued to buy local stocks and bonds, dealers said.The dollar closed at Rp 10,095 versus its close on Friday at Rp 10,215.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Govt to raise fuel prices before Idul Fitri
Govt to raise fuel prices before Idul FitriRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt may not be the kind of Idul Fitri present most Indonesians would wish for, but the government has confirmed it will raise fuel prices in early October prior to annual celebration.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Bring umbrellas, raincoats; the rainy season is here: BMG
Bring umbrellas, raincoats; the rainy season is here: BMGDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said on Monday that the city was in a transitional period from the dry season to the rainy season, reminding residents to carry umbrellas and raincoats.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Temasek offers $1b of 10-year bonds in first sale
Temasek offers $1b of 10-year bonds in first saleNetty Ismail, Bloomberg/SingaporeTemasek Holdings Pte, the Singapore government's investment fund, will sell US$1 billion of bonds in its first debt offering, e- mails showed.Temasek, which managed investments of S$103.5 billion (US$61.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Rector reported for embezzlement
Rector reported for embezzlement JAKARTA: The rector of the Al-Aqidah Islamic Institute (IAIA) Faturrahman Yusuf was reported to the city police on Monday for allegedly taking funds from the school totaling Rp 600 million (US$59,900).
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Government claims success in polio vaccination drive
Government claims success in polio vaccination driveHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe first round of the national vaccination drive against polio on Aug. 30 was considered quite successful as it reached 95 percent of the targeted children under five years old, the health minister said.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Glassblower keen to pass on his skills
Glassblower keen to pass on his skillsBambang Muryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta"After rain comes sunshine" pretty well sums up the life of Soenaryo Bernastowo.In 1957, a labor recruiter sold him to an entrepreneur in Singapore.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
SBY fields a full team for U.S. outing
SBY fields a full team for U.S. outingKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, St. Louis, MissouriTo make his six-day diplomatic mission in New York a success, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono brings with him not only senior advisors like former chief economic minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti, but...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
No deal reached on church row
No deal reached on church rowAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter two days of discussions, Muslim and Christian leaders in Bekasi, West Java, have been unable to agree on a solution to the closure of two churches in the area.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Insurers shift to time deposits
Insurers shift to time depositsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTime deposits have now become increasingly more attractive to invest in, with commercial banks revising upward their saving and deposit rates to adjust to the central bank's hiking of its key reference rate, according to insurers.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Dry dams worry rice farmers
Dry dams worry rice farmers SRAGEN, Central Java: Six dams in Sragen regency have reportedly dried up over the past few weeks, worrying rice farmers who are reliant on the water sources.Head of the regency's Public Works Office Darmawan Minto Basuki said on Monday that the six dams -- Botok, Ketro,...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Chinese investment down 18% in Taiwan
Chinese investment down 18% in Taiwan TAIPEI: Taiwan approved a total of 853 China-bound investment applications worth US$3.59 billion in the eight months to August, down 18 percent from a year ago, the Investment Commission said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Petition circulated against JIL's eviction
Petition circulated against JIL's evictionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAn aggressive attempt by Muslim hard-liners to evict the Liberal Islam Network (JIL) from the Utan Kayu area in East Jakarta has received a major blow as local residents have begun to show support for the group there.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Antam resumes gold production
Antam resumes gold production JAKARTA: State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) has resumed its gold production at its Pongkor mine in Bogor, West Java, which was closed on Sept. 6 due to an accident that took one of the employee's lives.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
CNOOC to alter LNG imports
CNOOC to alter LNG imports BEIJING: China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country's dominant producer of offshore oil and gas, said on Monday that it would diversify its import sources for liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Activists uncertain over role of KKR
Activists uncertain over role of KKRRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSkepticism prevails among human rights activists over the capability of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) in handling unresolved rights abuse cases because the law dealing with it is considered far from...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Court finds Mulyana guilty
Court finds Mulyana guiltyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGeneral Elections Commission (KPU) member Mulyana W. Kusumah and acting secretary general of the commission Sussongko Suhardjo were declared guilty by a court on Monday of attempting to bribe a state auditor in a high...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
JP/18/LANSC
JP/18/LANSCSakato 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.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Poor rally at City Council
Poor rally at City Council JAKARTA: Around 100 pedicab drivers, scavengers and street vendors protested in front of Jakarta City Council on Monday against the evictions that often take place in the capital.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Kadin and dialog with the President
Kadin and dialog with the President I would like to assure readers and Ong Hock Chuan, writing in The Jakarta Post of Sept. 8, that nobody thwarted the dialog between the President and foreign investors recently, least of all, the President's men.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Security in the Straits: The threats and challenges
Security in the Straits: The threats and challengesNugroho Wisnumurti, Jakarta Over the last few years security threats in the Malacca and Singapore straits have heightened. The prospect of terrorist attacks and attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the waterways are real.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Stealing the nation's assets
Stealing the nation's assets It is common knowledge that oil, gasoline and diesel have long been smuggled out of Indonesia, notably to Singapore -- mostly due to lax security and very lucrative profit potential.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
The issue of soldiers in Aceh
The issue of soldiers in AcehRidwan M. Sijabat, Jakarta Despite the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed in Helsinki in the middle of August to end almost three decades of hostilities, child soldiers still remain a crucial issue in the war-torn...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
RI logistics costs lower than Thailand, LPEM-UI, JBIC say
RI logistics costs lower than Thailand, LPEM-UI, JBIC sayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaLogistics costs in Indonesia are significantly lower compared to Thailand, in contrast to the wide-spread perception that the country has higher cost compared to other Asian countries, according to a report.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
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Security in the Straits: The threats and challenges Nugroho Wisnumurti Jakarta2. Jabat -- Child soldiers crucial issue in Aceh peace 1 x 30 The issue of child soldiers in Aceh Ridwan M. Sijabata Jakarta
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Lampung schools still charging extra fees
Lampung schools still charging extra feesOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungYuntardi was confused when his daughter Sekar, a first grade elementary pupil, asked him to register her in a school tennis course.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
ASIAN LIVES: Australia's Wood fuels the spirit of optimism
ASIAN LIVES: Australia's Wood fuels the spirit of optimism by Trevor Robb = (PICTURES) = Australia's Wood fuels the spirit of optimismTrevor Robb Agence France-Presse/Perth, AustraliaWhen bombs ripped through Kuta in the Indonesian resort island of Bali almost three years ago, 202 people were...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
EMP starts Brantas oil production
EMP starts Brantas oil production JAKARTA: Publicly listed oil company PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) said on Monday that its subsidiary Lapindo Brantas Inc. has started production from the Tanggulangin 3 oil well in the Brantas block, East Java.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
JP/1/hour
JP/1/hour10 years sought for Nurdin HalidProsecutors asked on Monday that businessman and Golkar Party politician Nurdin Halid be sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined Rp 200 million (US$20,000) for his alleged role in illegal sugar imports from Thailand.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Griffin ahead in Tour d'Indonesia
Griffin ahead in Tour d'Indonesia CIREBON: Paul Griffin of Giant Asia of Chinese Taipei took possession of the yellow jersey after the Bandung-Cirebon first stage of the US$100,000 Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia on Monday.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
1. Bird Flu -- 48pts 4 cols 2lines (2x20)
1. Bird Flu -- 48pts 4 cols 2lines (2x20) Residents worry over reports of bird flu 2. Flu -- 36 pts 3 cols 2line (2x24)Government warns of more suspected bird flu infections 3. Church -- 36 pts 3 cols 1lines (1x27)No deal reached on church row 4.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
No more bond issues, House tells govt
No more bond issues, House tells govtUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCiting questionable debt management, the House of Representatives has asked the government to hold off on further bond issues or buyback plans until it has discussed a comprehensive debt strategy for the country, in a...
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
RI sailor held hostage in RP freed
RI sailor held hostage in RP freedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter six months being held hostage by Philippine Islamic militants, Indonesian sailor Ahmad Resmiyadi was finally released on Sunday.Ferry Adamhar of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the release, but declined to provide details.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Jailed Christians appeal sentences
Jailed Christians appeal sentencesReuters, Jakarta Three Christian women jailed for inviting Muslim children to church events have appealed against a court decision imprisoning each of them for three years, a court official said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Singapore turns garbage island into ecotourism attraction
Singapore turns garbage island into ecotourism attractionKeith Lin, Agence France-Presse/SingaporeA great-billed heron flaps its majestic wings as it settles on top of a concrete embankment, oblivious to the constant drone of bulldozers shoving muddy ash into a dump site.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
Hong Kong Disneyland opens gates to the public
Hong Kong Disneyland opens gates to the publicTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Hong KongPeggy's husband was 40 on Monday. To celebrate, the family took the express train from their home in Tseung Bay at 9:30 a.m.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, September 14, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hallo Friends8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah1:00 p.m.