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Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Students want blood for Abepura
Students want blood for AbepuraStudents and residents claiming to be from the Papua Solidarity for the Abepura Incident staged a protest in Jayapura on Monday, demanding the death penalty for two police officers charged for their roles in human rights abuses four years ago in Abepura.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Significance of R&D
Significance of R&DFrom Media IndonesiaNo country can survive without advanced research and development (R&D) institutions. Prof. Samaun Samadikun from the Bandung Institute of Technology, a former chairman with the National Institute of Sciences, emphasized this in a discussion with the National...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
'SMEs are always hardest hit'
'SMEs are always hardest hit'In an attempt to put some backbone into the rupiah, Bank Indonesia has decided to increase its benchmark interest rate. How will this affect people who have to repay bank loans? The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta people for their views on the issue.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Local industries concerned about WTO talks progress
Local industries concerned about WTO talks progressZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLocal industry players were concerned that the discouraging prospects in the current negotiation round in the World Trade Organization (WTO) would result in uncertainty for the country's business climate,...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Governor Rizal, predecessor among the dead
Governor Rizal, predecessor among the deadThe Jakarta Post Jakarta/MedanHours before the corpse of North Sumatra Governor Teuku Rizal Nurdin was identified on Monday afternoon, his family abandoned hope that he was among the survivors of the Mandala Boeing-737 crash in Medan.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Relief aid embezzlement to be probed
Relief aid embezzlement to be probedTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives disciplinary body is expected to soon begin an investigation into graft allegations surrounding disaster aid involving legislators and top regional officials, following the publication of two...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
HSBC service
HSBC service On Sunday, July 31, I was in Plaza Indonesia's Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf cafe. In front of the cafe there was a HSBC promotion booth offering the chance for Premier clients to win a Jaguar.I approached and was referred to a female attendant.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
1. Safety --- 1x36
1. Safety --- 1x36 Susilo questions aviation safety standards 2. Governor - 3x16 Family confirms Gov. Rizal Nurdin among the dead 3. Bandara -- 1x32 Grief dominates atmosphere at airport
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Plane crash kills 149
Plane crash kills 149Apriadi Gunawan and Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/MedanA Boeing-737 aircraft owned by PT Mandala Airlines Indonesia crashed into a densely populated residential area in Medan, North Sumatra, minutes after take-off on Monday, leaving at least 149 people dead and many...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Strong quake jolts Sulawesi
Strong quake jolts Sulawesi JAKARTA: A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the eastern island of Sulawesi on Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Rupiah down as support wanes
Rupiah down as support wanesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah ended its three-day advance against the U.S. dollar, as central bank support appeared to run out of steam with the government yet to unveil more concrete fiscal policies to help strengthen the nation's recently beleaguered currency.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Police big wig set for counterfeiting trial
Police big wig set for counterfeiting trial JAKARTA: A senior police officer is set to go on trial in the South Jakarta District Court on counterfeiting charges.National Police chief Gen. Sutanto told a hearing with the House of Representatives' Commission III on legal affairs that the file on the...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
New West Sumatra governor faces daunting challenges
New West Sumatra governor faces daunting challengesSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangAfter successfully implementing the principles of good governance in Solok regency, Gamawan Fauzi, who was elected West Sumatra governor in the July 27 gubernatorial election, has vowed to repeat his...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
'A miracle': Crash survivors
'A miracle': Crash survivorsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Oloan Harahap expressed his profound thanks to God because he survived the Mandala aircraft crash in Medan, North Sumatra, on Monday, which killed some 104 passengers and crew, saying that it was a miracle that he was still alive.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Plane crash kills 149
Plane crash kills 149Apriadi Gunawan and Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/MedanA Boeing-737 aircraft owned by PT Mandala Airlines Indonesia crashed into a densely populated residential area in Medan, North Sumatra, minutes after take-off on Monday, leaving at least 149 people dead and many...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
More landslide victims found
More landslide victims found Syofiardi Bachyul Jb The Jakarta Post/Padang Six more bodies were recovered from the scene of Friday's landslide in Gaung subdistrict, Padang, which claimed 22 lives. Three other people are still missing.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
AFTA on auto sector moving slowly
AFTA on auto sector moving slowlyZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLittle progress has been made to accelerate the liberalization of the automotive sector through the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), with member countries still involved in protracted negotiations, an official says.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Confusion reigns over free schooling in the capital
Confusion reigns over free schooling in the capitalThe Jakarta Post JakartaIt has been more than five months since the government promised compensation for the last fuel-price hike in the form of free education during the compulsory school years.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Students to enjoy e-learning
Students to enjoy e-learningDyah Apsari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLiving in Jakarta amid tight competition has created a need for university students to do a lot more than just attend classes.Some students may increase their skills by taking informal courses while others may seek out part-time work...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Nigerian man arrested with 55 grams of heroin
Nigerian man arrested with 55 grams of heroinAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlleged members of an international drug syndicate were arrested on Sunday after trying to sell heroin to a plainclothes police officer outside a shopping center in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Court urged to rule on Depok poll case
Court urged to rule on Depok poll case JAKARTA: Around one hundred Muslim women from Depok, West Java, held a rally in front of the Supreme Court here on Monday demanding that it quickly rule on the controversial decision of the West Java High Court on the Depok mayoral election dispute.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
More bodies found, two still missing
More bodies found, two still missingSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangSeven more bodies were recovered from the scene of Friday's landslide in Gaung subdistrict, Padang, which claimed 23 lives. Two other people are still missing.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
CNOOC wants to
CNOOC wants to buy LNG from RI JAKARTA: China's CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) is interested in buying 30 million metric tons a year of liquefied natural gas from Indonesia starting in 2010 to meet China's rising energy needs resulting from its robust economic expansion, an Indonesian official said on Monday.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Fuel subsidies & poverty
Fuel subsidies & povertyFrom Suara Pembaruan Revoking or maintaining fuel price subsidies is a dilemma. The swelling subsidy costs due to the world crude oil price of US$70/barrel are worrying, because apart from the lack of funds, our oil reserves are only good for about another 15 years.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Papuana opt stay with Indonesia
Papuana opt stay with Indonesia JP/7/letPapuans opt to stay with Indonesia I refer to Jusuf Wanandi's article entitled Papua problem and the international community (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 1,) about the so-called Act of Free Choice conducted by the Indonesian government in 1969, variously known in...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Plane crash kills 149
Plane crash kills 149Apriadi Gunawan and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, MedanA Boeing-737 aircraft owned by PT Mandala Airlines Indonesia crashed into a densely populated residential area in Medan, North Sumatra, minutes after take-off on Monday, leaving at least 149 people dead and many...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
New landmarks in growing Jakarta
New landmarks in growing JakartaBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta If you drive around Jakarta's Golden Triangle area, which covers Jl. Thamrin, Jl. Sudirman, Jl. Gatot Subroto and Kuningan, you will surely catch sight of a number of property projects still underway: high-rise buildings that...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Free education still uncertain in the capital
Free education still uncertain in the capitalThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIt has been more than five months since the government promised compensation for the last fuel-price hike in the form of free education during the compulsory school years.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
RI maids escape death sentence in murder case
RI maids escape death sentence in murder caseFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamTwo Indonesian maids were convicted on Monday of killing their employer, but escaped a death sentence after a Singaporean court found that mental anguish had led them to commit the murder.
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Plane crash kills 149
Plane crash kills 149Apriadi Gunawan and Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/MedanA Boeing-737 aircraft owned by PT Mandala Airlines Indonesia crashed into a densely populated residential area in Medan, North Sumatra, minutes after take-off on Monday, leaving at least 149 people dead and many...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Oil prices to remain high next year: OPEC official
Oil prices to remain high next year: OPEC officialPerrine Faye, Agence France-Presse, London Oil prices fell heavily in London on Monday after industrial powers had agreed to release emergency supplies of crude to counter severe disruption by Hurricane Katrina to oil production in the Gulf of...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 49
1. COMMENTARY: 1 X 49 The curse of oil comes upon Indonesia once more 2. DRUGS: 2 X 24 Nigerian man arrested with 55 gr of heroin 3. JIL: 2 X 24 Hard-liners step up pressure for JIL to close 4. HOUSE: 1 X 32 Relief aid embezzlement to be probed
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Christians commemorate tragic Tentena bombing
Christians commemorate tragic Tentena bombingRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, TentenaThe atmosphere was somber at a ceremony to mark the 100th day since the Tentena bombing, in which 21 people were killed. Rev.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Scientist scours global waters in bid to save Earth's largest freshwater fishes
Scientist scours global waters in bid to save Earth's largest freshwater fishes [ AP Photos NY372-374Miranda Leitsinger Associated Press/Phnom PenhFloating down the Mekong in his dinghy, Zeb Hogan is on the ultimate fisherman's quest: to find the world's largest freshwater fishes.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
A look at the military's business ventures
A look at the military's business venturesAwan Wibowo Laksono Poesoro, Jakarta Since the fall of Soeharto in 1998, the military has gradually pulled out of the political arena but has retained its presence in the economy.It argues that the official defense budget, which is now around 4.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
RI to install radar
RI to install radar stations along strait JAKARTA: Indonesia's navy said Sunday it plans to install radar stations at nine locations in the pirate-infested Malacca Strait to monitor ships and strengthen security in one of the world's busiest waterways.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
4-in-1 to solve jams?
4-in-1 to solve jams?From KompasAfter a long stressful day at the office, Jakarta citizens still have to face traffic jams when they are going home for no apparent reason, despite the 3-in-1 rule for private cars on certain roads.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Don't insult chess
Don't insult chess From Media IndonesiaIn a demo staged by the Women's Alliance for Electricity Concern (APPEL) on Aug. 22, its members distributed leaflets with the words: Eddie Widiono, chairman of Percasi (Association of Corruption Brokers).
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Growing together with the community
Growing together with the community Growing together with the community in which a mining company operates is the key to operating successfully in Indonesia. "Any natural resource-based company like a mining firm should not separate themselves from the environment and community living near their...
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Masturbation good for marriage: Expert
Masturbation good for marriage: Expert MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: Noted sexologist Wimpie Pangkahila told a seminar on reproduction health held by the local government here on Sunday that a study he conducted recently found that only between 13 percent and 16 percent of women who masturbated...
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Fuel subsidy for vehicles
Fuel subsidy for vehicles The fuel subsidy for motorcycles and cars is creating more and more financial problems for Indonesia. The subsidy disproportionately benefits the "haves" as opposed to the "have- nots", for the latter more often than not are not even able to buy bicycles, much less...
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Sharing the pain
Sharing the pain What should we do to help a friend in need who is now facing a great tragedy; one who has helped us much and in a sincere way when we faced a similar problem? What should we offer to this much richer and much more advanced friend? A friend who has nearly everything with him?That is...
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
'Sandeq' team aborts mission
'Sandeq' team aborts missionNethy Dharma Somba, JayapuraA team of sailors from Japan and Indonesia has aborted a boat expedition to Peru as their boat failed to overcome the huge waves off the Solomon Islands.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
BSP vows to improve waste management
BSP vows to improve waste managementApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanPT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations (BSP) says it has been improving the waste treatment facilities at its plants in efforts to be taken off the government's annual blacklist of the most polluting companies in the country.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Brazilian envoy hosts Nat'l Day reception
Brazilian envoy hosts Nat'l Day receptionJAKARTA: Brazil's outgoing ambassador Carlos Sette Camara hosted a reception at his residence in Jakarta recently to celebrate Brazilian National Day.Brazil's National Day falls on Sept.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
Firefighters risk lives, but not appreciated
Firefighters risk lives, but not appreciatedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAll firefighters understand the inherent risks of their job, but still they are always startled to hear news of a colleague's death in the line of duty.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
RI offers to send doctors to U.S.
RI offers to send doctors to U.S.INDONESIA: The Indonesian government has offered to send 40 medical doctors to the United States to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, state media said on Sunday, quoting a senior minister."We are still waiting for the green light from the U.S.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
City introduces community wells to fight fires
City introduces community wells to fight firesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Jakarta Municipality is introducing the use of wells in overcrowded, slum areas as part of efforts to help firefighters contain blazes, which are all too common during the dry season from April to...
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
'Interest rate increase hits me hard'
'Interest rate increase hits me hard'In order to arrest the rapid fall of the rupiah against foreign currencies, Bank Indonesia has decided to increase the interest rate of the Bank Indonesia Certificate, a move that forces commercial banks to raise their interest rates.
Mon, 05 Sep 2005
~Advertorial --- Inco: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005
~Advertorial --- Inco: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005 Growing together with community Growing together with community in which a mining company operates is key to operating successfully in Indonesia. "Any natural resource-based companies like mining firms should not separate themselves from the environment...