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Germans in Indonesia still their mark

Germans in Indonesia still their markDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome people say size doesn't really matter. It seems that applies for German community here, too. The number of Germans living in the country remain small although their presence here dates back to early in the 16th...

Smoking rooms a must, city says

Smoking rooms a must, city saysBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe now common sight of office employees enjoying a cigarette break in stairwells or office canteens will be a thing of the past once the new bylaw prohibiting smoking in public places is enforced beginning in February.

Military may retain many businesses

Military may retain many businessesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) will likely retain many of its businesses, despite a law mandating that the government take over all the military's enterprises to improve its professionalism.

Flood victims to get assistance

Flood victims to get assistanceMALANG, East Java: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will begin disbursing food and other aid on Thursday to flood victims in three Malang districts, a PMI volunteer said on Wednesday.

Democracy indicators 'remain poor': Demos

Democracy indicators 'remain poor': DemosRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUnder President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who was democratically elected, indicators of democracy in the country have remained poor, a human rights group says.

KPK plans to summon chief justice in bribery case

KPK plans to summon chief justice in bribery caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing public pressure, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Wednesday it would question Supreme Court chief Bagir Manan and two other justices in connection with alleged bribery by...

BPK still auditing State Secretariat

BPK still auditing State Secretariat JAKARTA: Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) head Anwar Nasution said here on Friday the BPK was continuing discussions with the State Secretariat as part of its audit of the latter.

Goethe Institute fosters cultural interaction

Goethe Institute fosters cultural interactionTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen considering a venue for arts and cultural events in Jakarta, the Goethe Institut should not be overlooked. Conveniently located in the Menteng area in Central Jakarta, the German cultural center boasts one...

Sabah police on the hunt for Azahari and Noordin

Sabah police on the hunt for Azahari and NoordinAssociated Press, Kuala LumpurPolice are searching along eastern Malaysia's border with Indonesia for two fugitives believed to have masterminded this month's Bali bombings, a news report said on Wednesday.

How bird flu spread from Asia to Europe

How bird flu spread from Asia to EuropeAgence France-Presse, ParisThe discovery of avian influenza in Greece has put the European Union on red alert, with scientists concerned that it could be due to the deadly Asian strain, H5N1, which has killed more than 60 people over the past two years.

Anticipating a bird flu outbreak

Anticipating a bird flu outbreakMichael Richardson, Singapore As a feared strain of avian influenza reaches Europe after spreading across Asia, threatening to trigger a global flu pandemic that could kill millions of people, political leaders are scrambling to galvanize a more effective...

Downgrading the bank blanket guarantee system

Downgrading the bank blanket guarantee systemNawa Thalo, Jakarta Starting from March 2007, money depositors or owners of bank accounts will only be able to recoup at most Rp 100 million (US$10,000) if their bank collapses.

Chess body pushes WGM bid in Jababaeka tourney

Chess body pushes WGM bid in Jababaeka tourneyMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) is taking another step to produce the country's first women's grand master by hosting an international women's tournament after an eight-year absence.

VW never out of style with enthusiasts

VW never out of style with enthusiastsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Siswanto, 25, is a Volkswagen enthusiast. He fell in love with the German-made car when he was an elementary school student.He learned about Volkswagen from his father.

JP/18/GARUT1

JP/18/GARUT1checked -- JSR Hidden delights of Garut now within easy reach of JakartaJames Boyd Contributor/Jakarta The new Cipularang expressway linking Jakarta to Bandung has opened up a whole new universe of weekend getaways to the south and east of Bandung that were previously beyond the reach...

Policeman gets the axe after militant Muslim raid

Policeman gets the axe after militant Muslim raidBlontank Poerwoko, The Jakarta Post, SurakartaA middle-ranking police officer here was removed from his post on Wednesday, a day after Muslim hard-liners raided at least two local restaurants and destroyed hundreds of bottles of alcoholic beverages.

Germans in Indonesia: Small but significant

Germans in Indonesia: Small but significantDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaSome people say size doesn't really matter. It seems that axiom applies for the German community here, too. The number of Germans living in the country remain small although their presence here dates back to early in...

Ministers call for measures to counter oil prices

Ministers call for measures to counter oil pricesAssociated Press, GyeongjuPacific Rim energy ministers on Wednesday called for a wide- ranging response to soaring oil prices and vowed to increase cooperation with OPEC and other international organizations to improve energy market transparency and...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court trading RI women? We refer to the news item Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, page 2).We are outraged and disturbed when reading the subject article.

Bogor prepares for more dengue patients

Bogor prepares for more dengue patients BOGOR: As the number of dengue fever patients increases, the city-owned Cibinong hospital in Bogor has prepared additional beds.The hospital treated 15 patients this month for dengue, eight of them children, hospital spokeswoman Wahyu Kurdijanti said on...

Who would not be happy in a place like Cangkrim?

Who would not be happy in a place like Cangkrim?In Sept. 1997, 56-year-old German Karin Klenke chose Buitan, Manggis, Karangasem, Bali as her new home, renting three bungalows in today's largely deserted Cangkrim resort.

Association bemoans tight security

Association bemoans tight securityBALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: A port transportation association has complained about the tight security measures imposed on trucks passing along Jl. Minyak in Balikpapan, saying the measures were causing severe traffic jams and cutting the productivity of drivers.

KPU chief claims alibi in graft case

KPU chief claims alibi in graft case JAKARTA: General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Nazaruddin Syamsuddin, currently on trial in a corruption case, claimed on Wednesday that an "urgent situation" prompted his decision to approve an insurance scheme for all of the poll body's members.

Arzeti wants a big family

Arzeti wants a big familyJAKARTA: A new mother of a baby boy, model Arzeti Bilbina says she wants a big family."I want to have four more children," said the mother of seven- month-old Bagas Wicaksono Rahardisetiawan.

Alumni try to bring home accuracy, work spirit

Alumni try to bring home accuracy, work spiritKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grundlich keil -- meaning accuracy or detail -- is a phrase that best describes the Germans, according to Wardiman Djojonegoro, the German-trained former education minister.

Depression and hunger stalk tsunami survivors

Depression and hunger stalk tsunami survivorsBill Tarrant, Lamteungoh, AcehPutri's baby is big.At 4 kilograms, baby Angi is, in fact, huge by the natal standards of Indonesia -- all the more remarkable since her mother has been living in a grim tsunami survivors' camp throughout her pregnancy.

Coal export duty hurting investment: Association

Coal export duty hurting investment: AssociationLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe recently imposed 5 percent export duty on coal will not yield significant revenues for the government and will deter future investments in the sector, coal miners and a government official say.

Ministers fear losing face more than anything

Ministers fear losing face more than anythingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome ministers are likely quite anxious as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may soon fire some people from his United Indonesia Cabinet after his first year in office.

AMM urges punishment for rogue TNI personnel

AMM urges punishment for rogue TNI personnelNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) demanded on Wednesday that the Indonesian Military (TNI) punish a TNI soldier accused of shooting four members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Peudawa, East Aceh.

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 20, 2005

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 20, 2005 .TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition by Ni Nyoman Sani, I Ketut Muja, I Wayan jana, I Made Supena and I Ketut Sugantika from Singapadu, Gianyar at Griya Santrian Hotel and Gallery in Sanur, until Nov.

Oz customs arrests RI fishermen

Oz customs arrests RI fishermenAUSTRALIA: Australian authorities arrested a group of Indonesian fishermen who brandished burning poles and threw lead weights at agents who boarded their boat and later found a big haul of sharks' fins, Australia's justice minister said on Wednesday.

National commitment to unitary state questioned

National commitment to unitary state questionedRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAhead of Youth Pledge Day later this month, local and foreign experts will take part in a seminar here on Thursday to discuss the numerous issues facing Indonesia as it attempts to build a democracy.

Stock suffer biggest loss in 4 weeks

Stock suffer biggest loss in 4 weeksBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia's key stock index had its biggest loss in almost four weeks after a U.S. inflation report boosted concern the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates, pressuring the Asian nation's central bank to follow suit.

Dengue fever patients entitled to free treatment

Dengue fever patients entitled to free treatmentYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe West Java provincial administration announced on Wednesday that it would provide free treatment for dengue fever patients in third class wards of state-run hospitals or in community health centers.

Thaworn sets Asian earnings mark

Thaworn sets Asian earnings mark KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant has become the first player in Asian golf history to break the US$400,000 mark in earnings in a season, officials said on Tuesday.

JP/24/GUESS

JP/24/GUESSMariana Renata picky after 'Janji Joni'JAKARTA: Soap ad star Mariana Renata, who also starred in Janji Joni (Joni's promise) has learned to become more selective in taking roles offered to her."I turned some down. I don't think I have enough acting knowledge.

JP/17/ACEH

JP/17/ACEHTraditional spicy porridge now a rare Ramadhan treatNani Afrida The Jakarta Post/Aceh BesarRamadhan is special for the Acehnese, ninety-eight percent of whom are Muslims. In some of the remote villages of Aceh Besar regency, the villagers usually break their fast with Ie Bu Pedaih (a...

Regent reported for alleged graft

Regent reported for alleged graftJAMBI, Jambi: Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) reported on Wednesday Batanghari Regent Abdul Fattah to the provincial prosecutor's office for alleged graft.

Die Bruecke builds a bridge between locals, expatriates

Die Bruecke builds a bridge between locals, expatriatesChristina Schott, Contributor, JakartaSomewhere hidden in the labyrinth of bumpy streets of Pondok Gede in South Jakarta, the Modern Diakonian Campus (KDM) offers a home and school for street children.

ASEAN faces energy challenges

ASEAN faces energy challengesAgence France-Presse, SingaporeSoutheast Asian economies face diverse challenges in coping with high oil prices, among them removing costly fuel subsidies and attracting investments into the energy sector, U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley said.

JP/17/PUASA

JP/17/PUASA40 years of breaking the fast at Medan's grand mosque Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/Medan Zamilah was panting as she hurried, bowl in hand, to a side yard at Medan's Al Mahsum Grand Mosque.

Wage talks heat up, but going nowhere

Wage talks heat up, but going nowhereDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe negotiating between representatives of employers and workers over the city's 2006 minimum wage is getting tougher, with both parties sticking by their demands.

Germans in Indonesia: Small but significant

Germans in Indonesia: Small but significantDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaSome people say size doesn't really matter. It seems that applies for German community here, too. The number of Germans living in the country remain small although their presence here dates back to early in the 16th...

Indosat Loses Mobile-Phone Subscribers to Rivals

Indosat Loses Mobile-Phone Subscribers to RivalsSoraya Permatasari Bloomberg/JakartaPT Indosat, Indonesia's second- biggest mobile-phone operator, lost 170,000 subscribers to other providers in the three months ended Sept. 30, which lowered its subscriber base to 12.7 million users. Indosat had 12.

Awaiting the results of SBY antigraft campaign

Awaiting the results of SBY antigraft campaignJ. Danang Widoyoko, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono completed the first year of his five-year term on Thursday. This gives us the opportunity to look back at what he has done since voters gave him an overwhelming victory in the direct...

Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian island

Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian islandJoseph B. Verrengia Associated Press/DenverScientists digging in a remote Indonesian cave have uncovered a jaw bone that they say adds more evidence that a tiny prehistoric Hobbit-like species once existed.

Tangerang reopens registrations for poor

Tangerang reopens registrations for poorMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangFollowing incidents over the past two days with villagers running amok over cash assistance from the central government, the Tangerang regency administration reopened registrations on Wednesday for new recipients of...

Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans

Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans Sebastien Blanc Agence France Presse/Pontianak Leading environmental and wildlife agencies called Friday for a united effort to protect the habitats of Borneo's orangutans whose survival is threatened by mass deforestation.

JP/24/BURNA

JP/24/BURNAPoetic guardian of Meratus Dayak tradition Oyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post/JakartaWearing a black pullover, blue vest and black hat, the gentleman was very modest in appearance. With graying hair and moustache, he had a firm expression on his face.

Dozens of illegals arrested in U.S.

Dozens of illegals arrested in U.S.USA: Dozens of immigrants from Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan, Mexico, Guatemala and several African countries have been arrested at a semiconductor company for allegedly using improper documents to get jobs in the United States.Agents from U.S.