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Thu, 14 Oct 2004
Young artist displays unique sculptures
Young artist displays unique sculptures SANUR: I Wayan Jana, 36, is one of the new generation of sculptors in Bali. Son of the island's noted sculptor I Ketut Muja, Jana grew up among artists.Object of Life, an exhibition of his most recent works, will open on Saturday Oct.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
Donors to help SBY govt boost investment
Donors to help SBY govt boost investmentTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Representatives of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) met with president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday in an apparent show of support for the incoming government.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
FBR blocks ITC Cempaka Mas, demands jobs for locals
FBR blocks ITC Cempaka Mas, demands jobs for localsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Traffic along Jl. Letjen Suprapto in Central Jakarta was in complete chaos on Wednesday morning, as hundreds of members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) blocked off the entrance to the International Trade Center (ITC)...
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
Papuan rebels attack civilians
Papuan rebels attack civilians JAYAPURA, Papua: A group of Papuan rebels attacked on Tuesday night a minibus pickup in Ilu district, some 750 kilometers southwest of Papua, but no fatalities were reported in the armed attack.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
Indofood rating outlook raised
Indofood rating outlook raised JAKARTA: PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's biggest maker of instant noodles, had its B1 local currency debt rating outlook raised to stable from negative by Moody's Investors Service said.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
1. TNI: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 X 18
1. TNI: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 X 18 House split over TNI chief's resignation 2. INAUGURATION: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 X 28 Foreign leaders to attend Susilo's inauguration 3. FBR: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 FBR blocks ITC Cempaka Mas, demands jobs for locals 4.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 Can ASEAN integration help the poor? Romeo A. Reyes Jakarta2. Lee -- Terrorists outdoing one another in savagery 1 X 45 Terrorists outdoing one another in savagery Lee Kuan Yew The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore3.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
Domestic vehicle sales rise 32%
Domestic vehicle sales rise 32% JAKARTA : Indonesia's auto sales in the domestic market rose 32 percent in September from a year before, faster than August's growth, PT Astra International said, citing figures from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004
Mourners show unity, solidarity
Mourners show unity, solidarityI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali As all of about 2,000 candles were lit, the area around the Bali monument in Kuta gradually transformed into a sea of waving light.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Cement prices soar in provinces
Cement prices soar in provincesOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung The cement shortage in Lampung and Banten provinces, triggered by mechanical problems at the PT Semen Baturaja cement factory in South Sumatra, has propelled the price of the commodity upward.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Fiscal balance is still not balancing
Fiscal balance is still not balancingOwen Podger, Jakarta The Jakarta Post recognized the significance of the new law on fiscal balance in an editorial on Monday Oct. 4, 2004, by stating:"The most important elements of the new legislation lie in its elaborate, clear-cut provisions on budget...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Govt delays new ruling on minimum wage
Govt delays new ruling on minimum wageRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outgoing Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has issued a circular delaying the implementation of the use of a more humane criteria than basic physical needs in determining regional minimum wages...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Locals surrender weapons to TNI
Locals surrender weapons to TNI AMBON, Maluku: Residents of Togawa subdistrict, North Maluku regency, handed over on Tuesday rifles and ammunition to the Indonesian Military (TNI).Seven rifles, including a U.S.-made M-16, and 220 rounds of ammunition were turned over to the soldiers.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
House undecided over TNI rotation
House undecided over TNI rotationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite agreeing that there should be an equal chance for Army, Air Force and Navy officers to hold the post of Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, the House of Representatives factions disagreed that such a rotation should...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Police arrest man over RI Embassy bombing
Police arrest man over RI Embassy bombingAssociated Press, Paris Police investigating a bomb attack at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris have arrested a man at an Internet cafe from where an e- mail was sent claiming responsibility, judicial officials said.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
JP/1/bali
JP/1/baliEmotional ceremony marks Bali bombing anniversaryThe Jakarta Post/KutaUnder a scorching sun and blue skies, survivors, relatives of 202 dead victims and hundreds of other people marked the second anniversary on Tuesday of the bombings that shook the resort island of Bali two years ago.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Incest cases rarely reported
Incest cases rarely reportedJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi A family planning activist in Jambi said on Tuesday that incest remained a problem in the province, with five to 10 new cases uncovered each year.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
'It's nice to have someone around'
'It's nice to have someone around' The number of suicide cases in urban metropolises is increasing, as city residents are more vulnerable compared to those in remote areas. Urban people are exposed to a variety of socio-political factors that contribute to higher stress levels, psychiatrists say.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
World Food Day-rice-AFIC
World Food Day-rice-AFICJP/18/RICE World Food Day on Oct. 16 celebrates rice The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has declared 2004 the International Year of Rice, with the slogan "Rice is Life".
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
JP/18/HIVCRISIS
JP/18/HIVCRISIS HIV/AIDS: The developing crisisMeiwita Budiharsana, Ford Foundation David & Joyce Djaelani Gordon, YaKita HIV/AIDS is growing at an alarming rate in Indonesia. One of the main ways in which it is spread is through the sharing of infected syringes by injecting drug users (IDUs).
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Children strangers to green Jakarta
Children strangers to green Jakarta "Let us be your friends whose foliage shall provide you with shade and fresh air. Plant us along your boulevards, your town squares, your desolate hills and fields -- and not instead, fell us with your chainsaws.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
People-U.S.-Bower
People-U.S.-BowerJP/20/BOWERBower: Building trust between the U.S. and RIYenni Djahidin Contributor/Washington Brilliant fall sunlight shone through the white blinds into a small office in one of the most prestigious addresses in Washington, DC. The wall was still bare.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
People-U.S.-Bower
People-U.S.-BowerJP/20/BOWERBower: Building trust between the U.S. and RIYenni Djahidin Contributor/Washington Brilliant fall sunlight shone through the white blinds into a small office in one of the most prestigious addresses in Washington, DC. The wall was still bare.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Bower: Building trust between the U.S. and RI
Bower: Building trust between the U.S. and RIYenni Djahidin, Contributor, Washington Brilliant fall sunlight shone through the white blinds into a small office in one of the most prestigious addresses in Washington, DC.The wall was still bare.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Moody's may raise Sampoerna's rating
Moody's may raise Sampoerna's rating SINGAPORE: PT H.M. Sampoerna, Indonesia's second largest publicly traded cigarette maker, may have its foreign currency debt rating raised from B2, Moody's Investors Service said.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
SBY and the opportunity
SBY and the opportunity If ever a country has moved positively in the right direction in such a short period of time, then take your hats off and say well done Indonesia. We only need to look back six short years at a country that was facing not only financial ruin, but also the possibility of...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
1. CONFLICT : 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 24
1. CONFLICT : 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 24 Survey sheds light on violence 2. MEGA: 36 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14 Mega may not meet Susilo before inauguration 3. TNI: 32 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 16 House undecided over TNI rotation 4. SUSUL: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 X 27 Waist measurement key to diabetes 5.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Children face tight competition for space
Children face tight competition for spaceLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One afternoon, a bunch of children were kicking around a ball in an empty field when suddenly a woman -- clad in training pants and clutching a cassette of dance music -- arrived.The young football players fled.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Spikers looking to strike it big
Spikers looking to strike it bigEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Being less than 185 centimeters tall, they may fall short of being the ideal volleyball players, but Lien Chien-chih of Chinese Taipei and Yasuyuki Ueno of Japan hope that their strong showing in the just-concluded U-185...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Officers killed in Aceh crash
Officers killed in Aceh crashNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Eight Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed on Tuesday after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area between Central Aceh and Biereun regencies.A TNI spokesman in Aceh, Lt. Col.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Regions need guidelines for DAU funds
Regions need guidelines for DAU fundsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Administrations in the provinces and regencies need to be equipped with guidelines to follow so they know how to use the central government's General Allocation Funds (DAU) in an effective manner, according to an expert.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Mega may not meet Susilo before inauguration
Mega may not meet Susilo before inaugurationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri hinted on Tuesday that she may not meet Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla before their inauguration on Oct.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Drug offenses, offenders and police involvement
Drug offenses, offenders and police involvementDavid and Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Contributors, Ciawi, West Java Are the police part of the solution or part of the problem, or both?Since the late 1980s, problems involving illicit drugs have increased throughout the entire population and across the...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
KPK told to submit cases to Anticorruption Court
KPK told to submit cases to Anticorruption CourtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court reminded the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday to submit high-profile cases to the anticorruption court, which is now operational.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Govt must fight human trafficking
Govt must fight human traffickingRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta Casingkem binti Aspin and Istiqomah binti Misnad are two of many Indonesian migrant workers who have been victims of human trafficking that involved corrupt government officials, local and international syndicates.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Scholars to launch democracy training agency
Scholars to launch democracy training agencyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After two years of soul-searching, a Netherlands-based institute is set to launch a democracy facilitator agency led by leading academicians and professionals.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Profiles: Jakarta councillors
Profiles: Jakarta councillors Amid allegations of vote-buying during the election for the Jakarta Council speaker, councillors have pledged to work together to fight institutional corruption in the administration and to create a better, more humane city for residents.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Police arrest firecracker traders
Police arrest firecracker traders INDRAMAYU, West Java: Indramayu Police have arrested seven women for attempting to sell hundreds of millions of rupiah worth of firecrackers.Indramayu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Wife of McDonald's bomb suspect quizzed
Wife of McDonald's bomb suspect quizzedSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Police here on Tuesday questioned Panca Budi Yani Akhiriyah, 36, the second wife of terror suspect Agung Abdul Hamid, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 bombing of a McDonald's outlet in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Heroin and our shipping ports
Heroin and our shipping ports Indonesia is not a heroin-producing country; Indonesia imports heroin from other countries.Soekarno-Hatta International Airport remains the nation's number one hotspot for uncovering individuals smuggling putaw (low-grade heroin) into our country.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Notorious gang leader killed in hotel
Notorious gang leader killed in hotelThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Notorious gang leader Basri Sangaji, 35, was found dead early on Tuesday in a hotel room, with a gunshot wound in the stomach and several gashes on his chest and neck, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Hahn to build on her TV experience
Hahn to build on her TV experienceJim Read, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Before considering her reply, Talk Asia host Lorraine Hahn leaned back in a sofa at Scusa restaurant and bar, Hotel InterContinental MidPlaza, Central Jakarta, when asked what were her strongest impressions of Indonesia.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Over 300 families lose homes in forced evictions
Over 300 families lose homes in forced evictionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just a few days before Ramadhan begins, hundreds of families living in Pinang Ranti subdistrict, East Jakarta and Srengseng Sawah in South Jakarta, were forced to leave their homes in separate evictions on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
French police investigating embassy bombing take man into custody
French police investigating embassy bombing take man into custody Pierre-Antoine Souchard Associated Press/ParisPolice investigating a bomb attack at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris have arrested a man at an Internet cafe from where an e- mail was sent claiming responsibility, judicial officials...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Councillors jailed for drug use
Councillors jailed for drug use TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday two former Tangerang regency councillors, to prison for the possession and use of ecstasy.Muhdiar and Toha Mujitaba, from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), were sentenced to six months and...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Korpri must continue to exist
Korpri must continue to existFrom Suara Karya There have recently been rumors that the Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) will be disbanded when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono becomes president.These rumors are groundless because whoever is president, Korpri must continue to exist.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Airstrip on islet to be rebuilt
Airstrip on islet to be rebuiltThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In trying to boost tourism in Kepulauan Seribu regency, the City Council has proposed the reconstruction of a 1,500-meter long airstrip on Panjang islet -- one of the islets in the northern part of the city.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
DPD seeks equality with the House
DPD seeks equality with the HouseKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The successful election of leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly has inspired the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) to propose amendments to the Constitution that would encourage equality between the council and...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue loss
Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue lossThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta The tax office has blamed conflicting provisions in a number of regulations that restrict access to information on taxpayers for causing a loss of state revenue from taxes.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
RI urged to decide on Batam status
RI urged to decide on Batam statusZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Singapore The incoming government should quickly decide on the free trade zone (FTZ) status of the industrial island of Batam, otherwise existing and potential investors would turn away to competing investment areas in China and...