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Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Treasurer testifies against Taufiq Kamil in graft case
Treasurer testifies against Taufiq Kamil in graft caseThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA government official admitted to having disbursed a big part of haj trust funds for various irrelevant purposes upon orders from his superiors at the Ministry of Religious Affairs between 2001 and 2004.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
The mystification of the unitary state of Indonesia
The mystification of the unitary state of IndonesiaRiwanto Tirtosudarmo, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the commemoration of "Pancasila Sanctity" Day on Oct. 1, a practice that was scrapped by former president Abdurrahman Wahid.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Victims of Boeing crashes join forces
Victims of Boeing crashes join forcesRepresentatives of the families of those who perished in Boeing plane accidents worldwide join hands during a media conference held in Medan, North Sumatra province.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Tsunami medical aid still in Medan hospital
Tsunami medical aid still in Medan hospitalApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe Food and Drug Monitoring Agency in Medan found on Thursday that medical supplies meant for tsunami victims at Pirngadi Hospital, that came from a US nongovernmental group Project Hope, were partly being used to...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Search for chopper bears no fruit
Search for chopper bears no fruitJAYAPURA, Papua: A seven-aircraft search and rescue team Thursday continued its hunt for an Air Force helicopter that went missing the day before with four people on board without results.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Bride deposit draws scorn
Bride deposit draws scornHera Diani and Muninggar Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA woman called up The Jakarta Post the other day in a panic after reading a Post article on the proposal for the government to require expatriate men to deposit some Rp 500 million (about US$50,000) before...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.13, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.13, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Waters...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Ex-Unocal CEO says CNOOC almost won
Ex-Unocal CEO says CNOOC almost wonGary Gentile, Associated Press, Los Angeles The former CEO of Unocal Corp. said the U.S. energy company would have agreed to be acquired by the Chinese state-owned oil and gas company CNOOC Ltd.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Jakartans warned of possible dengue outbreak
Jakartans warned of possible dengue outbreakCity residents have been warned of a possible dengue fever outbreak this year during the transitional period between the dry and wet sessions, when dengue is normally at its most prevalent.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Haze engulfs Banjarmasin
Haze engulfs BanjarmasinBANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Thick haze again blanketed the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin on Thursday morning but gradually lifted in the afternoon.Despite the pollution, many motorists in the city were not wearing masks to protect their lungs and eyes.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
JP/18/RASH
JP/18/RASH'Rashomon', a Japanese play with Malay adaptationOyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post/BandarlampungA robbery occurred on the road to Yamashina town. The victims were a martial arts fighter, Rustam, and his wife, Maesaroh.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
'Wayang Beber' another dying art
'Wayang Beber' another dying artSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaWayang beber, or storytelling with a scroll of pictures, is a dying art in the country. Not only it is rarely performed but the scrolls themselves have also become a rarity.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Mining companies in RI view Newmont as test case
Mining companies in RI view Newmont as test caseJames Attwood, Dow Jones/SydneyDespite a string of terrorist attacks against western interests in Indonesia, foreign mining operators and prospective investors in the country are more concerned about legal uncertainties than security risks, industry...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Portrait of a young man documentarian
Portrait of a young man documentarianM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For a 19-year old, Ratrikala Bhre Aditya has a keen eye for social observation."On the way here, I met a proud-looking security guard.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
TV Today: Saturday, October 15, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, October 15, 2005 TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing8:30 Bugar10:30 Children Drama11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Oto Screen12:00 Sports1:00 p.m.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Thai-Malaysian relations
Thai-Malaysian relations The downturn in Thai-Malaysian relations can be reversed by less belligerence and more dialogue. The worsening relations between the Thai and Malaysian governments is bad news for both countries.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Jakarta to build more low-cost apartments
Jakarta to build more low-cost apartments JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration is set to build some 2,040 low-cost apartments in 2006, Suratman, the head of the planning division at the Jakarta Housing Agency, said on Wednesday.He was quoted by the city's official online news portal Beritajakarta.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Profile of Goethe-Institut Jakarta
Profile of Goethe-Institut Jakarta Established: 1961Network: One of the Federal Republic of Germany's global cultural institutes named as regional institute for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Rupiah Rates Oct. 13
Rupiah Rates Oct. 13 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,979.94 7,228.28 7,642.88 7,565.30 Brunei dollar 1 6,276.57 5,684.43 6,011.45 5,949.47 Canadian dollar 1 9,074.61 8,217.42 8,691.31 8,600.56 Swiss franc 1 8,240.31 7,463.38 7,892.25 7,811.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
1. Labor (2x18)
1. Labor (2x18) Workers feel the pinch post fuel price hike 2. TError (2x24) Poor team work blamed for inability to stop attacks 3. Dau (2x27) Treasurer testifies against Taufiq Kamil in graft case 4. Corby (1x25) Corby immovable on innocence 5. Cutline (1x27) Victims of crashes join forces
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
World-class filmmakers to lecture at JiFFest
World-class filmmakers to lecture at JiFFest Faced with a short supply of quality screenplays in the domestic film industry, the Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) is planning to organize workshops in script writing.Participants for the workshop, slated for Dec. 10 and Dec.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Sumarecon to sell 5% to buy land
Sumarecon to sell 5% to buy land JAKARTA: PT Sumarecon Agung, which builds shopping centers and apartments in Indonesia, plans to raise Rp 72.6 billion (US$7.2 million) selling a 5 percent stake to fund the purchase of 20 hectares of land in the capital Jakarta.Sumarecon plans to sell 93.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
JP/18/GARDAN
JP/18/GARDANTheater group sets up 'story exchange' in mall Sri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta"Which one would you like to buy? If you want to hear my whole story as a political prisoner, I suggest that you choose those four photographs," an old man in his late 60s said as he approached a...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
CTS awards for hotels launched
CTS awards for hotels launchedYOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with other stakeholders in the community, Gadjah Mada University's Center for Tourism Studies (CTS) launched here recently the "Friend of the Community" (FoC) label for hotels and other hospitality outlets.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
After the attacks in Bali, can we still live with our modern Myths?
After the attacks in Bali, can we still live with our modern Myths?Farish A. Noor, Berlin Writing against the current of popular opinion these days is an unceasing struggle against the current of stale cliches and platitudes.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Correction: In the article [i]Businesspeople concerned by govt
Correction: In the article Businesspeople concerned by govt economic performance published on Thursday, we misquoted Stanley Lee as saying ".... (the tax officials) are just trying to blackmail taxpayers...". Mr.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Downer asks SBY not to cut Ba'asyir's, bombers' sentences
Downer asks SBY not to cut Ba'asyir's, bombers' sentencesEva C. Komandjadja and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAustralian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer met President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and several ministers here on Thursday, reiterating his appeal for Indonesia not to...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Corby immovable on innocence
Corby immovable on innocenceAgencies, Denpasar, BaliConvicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby was devastated by an Indonesian court's decision to shave five years from her 20-year prison sentence, saying she should not have to spend even one day in jail, her lawyer said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Court 'pimping RI woman'
Court 'pimping RI woman' What a great story Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit was, when it appeared in the Oct. 10 edition of The Jakarta Post. While they can't even deal with the multitude of cases of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) in the country, now the Supreme Court has...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
GAM leaders should return home
GAM leaders should return homeFrom RepublikaThe head of the Aceh Monitoring Mission, Pieter Feith, has called on leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) who live in Sweden and elsewhere to return to Aceh because it is now safe.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Rice price skyrockets
Rice price skyrocketsYOGYAKARTA: The fuel price hikes have affected the price of rice in Yogyakarta, with the staple rising from Rp 2,900 a kilogram two weeks ago to around Rp 4,300 now.In order stabilize the price, the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Yogyakarta operations would soon conduct market...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
No extra copies of the post
No extra copies of the post In the week after the Bali bombings, I found it difficult, not to say impossible, to find a copy of The Jakarta Post in the country.Why not double the production when the need to be informed is in high demand after a disaster like this?I was in Kuta since the events and...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
KL to issue cards to foreign workers
KL to issue cards to foreign workers MALAYSIA: Malaysia will issue biometric identity cards to foreign workers by the end of the year as part of efforts to crack down on illegal migrant workers, local media said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Sinopec in talks with foreign partners on potential ventures
Sinopec in talks with foreign partners on potential venturesLoretta Ng and Stephen Voss, Bloomberg/Hong Kong/LondonChina Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), the country's largest oil refiner, said it's in talks regarding potential ventures with foreign companies including BP Plc, which wants a...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
JP/5/FIRM
JP/5/FIRMForeign firms threaten local businessAntara BandarlampungLocal businesspeople are complaining about the number of foreign firms opening up in Lampung, resulting in stiff competition that they claim is forcing them out of business.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
1. Riwan -- The mystification of NKRI
1. Riwan -- The mystification of NKRI 3 x 15 The mystification of the unitary state of Indonesia Riwanto Tirtosudarmo Jakarta2. Yale -- Turkey and the European Tent 1 x 38 Turkey set to enter the European Tent Shada Islam Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Brussels3.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
4 headings for page 19 -- entertainment
4 headings for page 19 -- entertainment1. BURANA -- 1 x 39 'Carmina Burana' gets full Monty at GKJ 2. PUSAN -- 1 x 42 Indonesian films feature strongly at Pusan 3. FILM -- 1 x 44 World-class filmmakers to lecture at JiFFest 4. SUSUL -- 1 x 51 'Fox' cancels 'The Simple Life' with Hilton, Richie
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
PLN disconnects power at hotel, factory over illegal connections
PLN disconnects power at hotel, factory over illegal connectionsThe Jakarta Post JakartaA joint team from state electricity firm PLN and the National Police disconnected the electricity on Thursday at the Beverly Hill hotel and spa on Jl.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Poor team work blamed for inability to stop attacks
Poor team work blamed for inability to stop attacksRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDefense and intelligence analysts are ruing poor team work among intelligence units and unpopular government policies for a string of terrorist attacks that have rocked the country over the last three...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
SEA Games squad gets Rp 5 billion
SEA Games squad gets Rp 5 billion JAKARTA: The Office of the State Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs donated Rp 5 billion (US$500,000) on Thursday to assist the national contingent to the Southeast (SEA) Asian Games next month.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Local officials to be probe for graft
Local officials to be probe for graft JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono granted on Thursday permission for the police to question a regent and a deputy regent in two separate graft cases, and a legislator in a slander case.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
SGU aims to transfer high technology
SGU aims to transfer high technologyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs the first international university in the country, the Swiss German University (SGU) was established with a mission: to transfer high technology from these developed countries to Indonesian in order to boost its...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Urban planners not keen on idea to move govt offices
Urban planners not keen on idea to move govt officesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post,JakartaUrban planning experts expressed doubts that the idea proposed by Jakarta Regional Representative Council (DPD) member Sarwono Kusumaatmadja to relocate government offices to areas outside the city would be...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Stock index has biggest drop in three week
Stock index has biggest drop in three weekNaila Firdausi, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia's key stock index had its biggest drop in three weeks. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and PT Unilever Indonesia led declines after the rupiah weakened for a fourth day, raising concerns of higher import and...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Political turmoil 'primary risk' to RP
Political turmoil 'primary risk' to RPAgence France-Presse, Manila Protracted political uncertainty is the "primary risk" facing the Philippine economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Thursday.The fund also identified "soaring oil prices ...
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Police 'aware' smaller bomb attacks in horizon
Police 'aware' smaller bomb attacks in horizonJim Gomez, Associated Press/ManilaIndonesian police had evidence suggesting that militants may resort to smaller suicide attacks rather than powerful truck bombs before the deadly Oct. 1 Bali bombings, a U.S. terrorism expert said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Coca-Cola Amatil shares drop on forecast rising costs
Coca-Cola Amatil shares drop on forecast rising costsRobert Fenner, Bloomberg, Sydney Shares of Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., Asia's biggest Coke bottler, had their largest slump in five months on concern costs of fuel, aluminum, sugar and plastic bottles are rising faster than expected.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Injured Afrina out of SEA Games
Injured Afrina out of SEA Games JAKARTA: A leg injury suffered at a recent event in Turkey has put leading artistic gymnast Afrina Siahaan out of contention for next month's 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
Workers feel the pinch post fuel price hike
Workers feel the pinch post fuel price hikeRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor his work at a shoe company in Tangerang, Banten province, Parluhutan Simbolon is paid Rp 1.3 million (US$103) a month, a wage he once considered decent. But since the government raised fuel prices on Oct.
Fri, 14 Oct 2005
When judges insist they are only answerable to God
When judges insist they are only answerable to GodKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People in the rather slummy neighborhood units were a little envious seeing Miswan opening an impressive, official-looking envelope.