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Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Arrests of fuel distributor bosses leave employees in limbo
Arrests of fuel distributor bosses leave employees in limboFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamThe arrests of executives for fuel smuggling at Pertamina-partner companies in Batam have left the firms' workers fearing for their future.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Another woman robbed inside taxi
Another woman robbed inside taxiAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAnother robbery inside a taxi occurred on Friday evening when Susan Bayu Aji, 32, was forced to give her valuables and cash to an MM taxi driver and his two accomplices.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
'It's high time to pay more attention to athletes'
'It's high time to pay more attention to athletes'The House of Representatives endorsed a law on sports last week which requires the government to provide a pension for national athletes and organizations involved in developing the country's sports.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Bird flu suspected in woman's death
Bird flu suspected in woman's deathThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA woman has died of suspected avian influenza, as the government is preparing new measures to contain the virus which has killed three people in the country.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Boarding house owner arrested for drugs
Boarding house owner arrested for drugs JAKARTA: North Jakarta Police arrested a man last Friday believed to be the owner of a boarding house on Jl. Swasembada Barat, Kebon Bawang subdistrict, North Jakarta for keeping 16 packages of shabu-shabu (metamphetamine) in his house.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
The challenges of autonomy and blossoming of decentralization
The challenges of autonomy and blossoming of decentralizationAdam Tyson, Leeds, UK Ambivalence seems the most appropriate way to describe the mixed emotions felt by observers of Indonesia's decentralization program.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Int'l conference on truth commission
Int'l conference on truth commission JAKARTA: The Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) will hold a three-day conference on Monday on the International Commission for Truth and Reconciliation.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Karatekas buoyed by tryout with Malaysia
Karatekas buoyed by tryout with MalaysiaThe Jakarta Post Jakarta After a difficult 2004, national karatekas are optimistic about their Southeast Asian Games chances after a confidence- boosting tryout against Malaysia on Saturday here.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Int'l group learns local art, culture
Int'l group learns local art, culture YOGYAKARTA: At least 38 participants representing 16 countries are attending a three-month program to learn Indonesian arts and cultures in Yogyakarta, Bali and Bandung.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
International university finds local market
International university finds local marketThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhat do people seek from an overseas education? The fact that a large number of Indonesian students are seeking higher education abroad encouraged several professionals to bring quality education closer to Indonesians by...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
What can Indonesia learn from India?
What can Indonesia learn from India?Aziz, Munich Does the name Lakhsmi Mittal ring a bell? Well, maybe not (and never mind if it doesn't). First it is a he, not a she. Second, he is not a Bollywood movie star, though he is certainly a kind of star in his own league.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Across Asia, everyone adapts to higher global oil prices
Across Asia, everyone adapts to higher global oil pricesChristopher Torchia, Associated Press/SingaporeAlarmed by high gasoline prices, Singaporean drivers are turning to a new Website that posts data on costs at gasoline stations. Malaysia plans to blend diesel with palm oil to power cars.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
'It's high time to pay more attention to athletes'
'It's high time to pay more attention to athletes'The House of Representatives endorsed a law on sports last week which requires the government to provide a pension for national athletes and organizations involved in developing the country's sports.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Baseball, softball going for Aussie training before SEAG
Baseball, softball going for Aussie training before SEAGMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta National baseball and softball squads, currently preparing for November's 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Manila, are headed to Australia for the demands of playing arch-rival the Philippines.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Condolences for Mandala victims
Condolences for Mandala victims It is with sadness that we, the United in Diversity Forum, learn of the tragic passing of Governor Rizal Nurdin.Indonesia lost another one of its best sons; the people of North Sumatra lost a great leader; and others who have come to know and work with him lost a...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
North Maluku refugee always top of the class
North Maluku refugee always top of the classJongker Rumteh, The Jakarta Post, ManadoIn mid-June this year, several representatives of the Sampoerna Foundation came to Manado, North Sulawesi, to select senior high school students to receive scholarships.
Mon, 12 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.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Landslide threatens W. Sumatra residents
Landslide threatens W. Sumatra residentsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangWest Sumatra is a province vulnerable to landslides which often lead to fatalities and will always be a threat in the future.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Govt opts for 'humane' spy bill
Govt opts for 'humane' spy billTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe defense ministry is preparing a revision of the draft bill on intelligence, as the initial draft was criticized for being detrimental to human rights protection in the country.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Ministry bill to eliminate presidential prerogative
Ministry bill to eliminate presidential prerogativeTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives has finished drafting a bill that would scrap the presidential prerogative to set up ministries if passed into law.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Meeting may not end PKB rift
Meeting may not end PKB riftSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangThe Central Java chapter of the National Awakening Party (PKB) began a two-day extraordinary meeting in Kudus regency on Sunday, but may fail to reconcile the two factions embroiled in the party's leadership rift.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Legal certainty focus of tax draft
Legal certainty focus of tax draftRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to protect long-term investments, the government is placing emphasis on legal certainty for the business community, rather than fiscal incentives, in its draft revision on the regional tax and user charges law.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Makassar triumph gives Valimaki APRC 2005 crown
Makassar triumph gives Valimaki APRC 2005 crownMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi Jussi Valimaki got a double belated birthday present on Sunday, winning the Gudang Garam International Rally here to lift the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) title.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Policeman unconscious after attack by superior
Policeman unconscious after attack by superiorTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorA police officer in Bogor has been unconscious since Saturday after he was allegedly assaulted by his superior, Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito.Adj. First Insp.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Experts says councillors don't deserve pay rise
Experts says councillors don't deserve pay riseBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity Councillors' demand for a salary increase and more benefits earned criticism from experts on Saturday, who told councillors to improve their performance before asking for a salary increase.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Govt grounds four Boeing 737-200
Govt grounds four Boeing 737-200The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a stepped-up drive to boost safety in the domestic airline industry, the government grounded four Boeing 737-200 planes operated by four different airlines due to problems found in those aircraft.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Moving film on Munie released
Moving film on Munie releasedM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following his death due to arsenic poisoning, human rights activist Munir won recognition as a martyr.It was a posthumous salute that elevated him to saint-like stature, someone who was murdered allegedly by those who grew...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Shameful situation
Shameful situation Isn't it a shame, that the Indonesian tempeh industry is affected by the dollar. Why do the soya beans have to be imported? Can Indonesian farmers not grow soya beans themselves? It should be an embarrassment for the Minister of Agriculture that the local farmers do not have the...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
JP/4/Aceh
JP/4/AcehUNICEF to start building Aceh schools The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will soon start the construction of hundreds of school buildings in tsunami-hit Aceh and Nias Island.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Ministers seek ways to handle oil prices
Ministers seek ways to handle oil prices MANCHESTER, England: EU finance ministers will debate measures on Saturday to deal with soaring oil prices and their effect on fragile economic growth.The Czech government wants to get more oil flowing and has said it will urge the EU to pressure the...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Eighteen feared dead after boat sinks off northern coast of Papua
Eighteen feared dead after boat sinks off northern coast of Papua Eighteen people including 11 children are missing feared dead after their boat capsized in huge waves off the northern coast of the Indonesian province of Papua, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Pertamina problems not just technical, clearly ethical
Pertamina problems not just technical, clearly ethicalProtus Tanuhandaru, Jakarta While not knowing when oil prices will ever come back to earth, having Indonesia as a net oil-importer country, notwithstanding its 43-year OPEC membership, demonstrates that the condition of the national oil industry...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Strong quake causes panic in Aceh
Strong quake causes panic in Aceh JAKARTA: A strong earthquake rocked tsunami-battered Aceh province, causing residents to flee their homes in panic, seismologists said on Sunday.The magnitude-5.8 earthquake was centered under the Indian Ocean, about 34 kilometers northwest of the provincial...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Lawyers seek review of religious decree
Lawyers seek review of religious decreeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA group of lawyers is set to petition the Supreme Court to review a 1969 ministerial decree on houses of worship, saying the law gave Muslim hard-liners the excuse to forcibly close down churches in the country.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
RI to get $6m tsunami
RI to get $6m tsunami aid grant from ADBIndonesia is to get a US$6 aid package from a Japanese-financed anti-poverty fund to rehabilitate areas affected by last December's tsunami disaster, the Asian Development Bank said on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina seeks Indonesian investment
Bosnia and Herzegovina seeks Indonesian investmentVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thanks to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a true sports fan, Indonesia's top shuttler Taufik Hidayat received the country's highest award -- the Bintang Jasa Utama -- recently for his extraordinary...
Mon, 12 Sep 2005
Fight is on for men's softball team to retain title
Fight is on for men's softball team to retain title The last time softball was played in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games was in 1997 in Jakarta, where the host men's team defeated the Philippines for the first time in their long-standing rivalry.The tables are turned eight years later.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Clubbed to death: Air thins for night-owls
Clubbed to death: Air thins for night-owls The Muslim holy month of Ramadhan will soon be upon us. This year, however, Jakarta's nightlife has already gone into premature semi-hibernation. Recent police sweeps against nightclubs and bars and their accompanying vice, gambling and drug trades have...
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Jakartans get a taste for chocolate
Jakartans get a taste for chocolateKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Three young sit women sit on the terrace of Dapur Cokelat on Jl. Wijaya I, Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta eating pastries.Inside, customers are inspecting the candies and pralines displayed on the two-meter-high rack and...
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Government to deport Sri Lankan terror expert
Government to deport Sri Lankan terror expert AMBON, Maluku: Sri Lankan terror expert Rohan Kumar Gunaratna has been handed over to the Indonesian Immigration office and is to be deported back to his base in Singapore.Maluku police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Progress is when you can eat chili without tears
Progress is when you can eat chili without tears Almost two months into my foray into the Indonesian culture and I've survived with only a few hitches along the way and have made some intriguing discoveries.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Padjadjaran to hold international seminar
Padjadjaran to hold international seminar Bandung's Padjadjaran University is set to hold a two-day international symposium on the development of human resources starting on Sept. 13.Titled "Strengthening the Foundation of Health in South East Asia: Sustainable Development and a Healthy...
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Study while working? Why not!
Study while working? Why not!A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although his position as the assistant manager for public relations of the Hotel Nikko Jakarta took up almost all his time, Sugeng Purnomo's drive to continue his studies remained strong: He wanted to get a bachelor degree.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Mandala clears away charred plane, wreckage
Mandala clears away charred plane, wreckageApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan Five days after the Mandala Boeing-737 crash that killed 149 people, the remaining plane wreckage has been removed from the crash site and taken to a hangar in the vicinity of Polonia Airport here.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Patching into the 'Buzz'
Patching into the 'Buzz' CampusBuzz was created by The Jakarta Post to better serve our readership, and is dedicated to young adults attending universities, vocational colleges and other tertiary or advanced learning institutions.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Paul Nagano's oeuvre pays tribute to Bali
Paul Nagano's oeuvre pays tribute to BaliCarla Bianpoen, Contributor/Jakarta For many people, Bali is the ultimate in exotic beauty, for some there is a notion of sin and destruction, but for most people Bali means spiritual bliss.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Aceh's suffering finds vocie through Azhari
Aceh's suffering finds vocie through AzhariKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Attending events like the International Literary Biennale is one way for young Acehnese short story writer Azhari to heal the pain caused by the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Concord delivers Delirium to RI
Concord delivers Delirium to RIChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta shoppers will be dazzled, literally, by the Delirium XXV collection of luxury watches from Swiss watchmaker Concord, part of the Movado Group, which has just come to the capital.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Zeng He photos at Petra University
Zeng He photos at Petra University A photography exhibition that examines the impact of the famous 15th Century Chinese explorer Zheng He is on show at the Petra Christian University of Surabaya until Tuesday.
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Soni knocks out top-seeded Wei to enter men's final
Soni knocks out top-seeded Wei to enter men's final Associated Press Hyderabad, India Two-time champion Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia upset top ranked Wei Ng of Hong Kong 15-3, 15-11 on Saturday for reach the men's singles final at the Asian Badminton Championship.