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Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Choosing excellent preschools for your kids
Choosing excellent preschools for your kidsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Early childhood education programs provided by preschools and kindergartens undoubtedly offer an opportunity for children to develop their full potential.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Indie band Seringai are boys who wanna have fun
Indie band Seringai are boys who wanna have funHera Diani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indie rock quartet Seringai acknowledges that their signature heavy metal inflected sound will have trouble finding its place in a market dominated by sugar-coated candy pop and dull love songs.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Indie band Seringai are boys who just wanna have fun
Indie band Seringai are boys who just wanna have funHera Diani , The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndie rock quartet Seringai acknowledge that their signature heavy metal inflected sound will have trouble finding its place in a market dominated by sugar-coated candy pop and dull love songs.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Fuming Akbar sends PPP packing
Fuming Akbar sends PPP packingM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaInfuriated by the United Development Party's (PPP) move to nominate its own candidate for the House of Representatives speakership post, Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung said on Saturday the Muslim-based party was out of a...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
A wide range of language instruction
A wide range of language instruction As a metropolitan city, Jakarta is home to people of various nationalities from around the world. Foreigners come to the country not only to enjoy its natural beauty or to explore the rich arts and culture. They also work and live here.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Susilo to ask ministers to sign contracts
Susilo to ask ministers to sign contractsThe Jakarta Post Bogor/JakartaProspective president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Saturday he would require all ministerial candidates to sign contracts spelling out their commitment to state duties.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Fresh from the studio, onto the stage
Fresh from the studio, onto the stageThe latest, most cutting edge creations in contemporary performing arts have been brought to town for the ongoing Art Summit Indonesia.Entering its final week, the international festival presents inspiring artistic creativity to relish, as well showcasing...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Rich look to Indonesia for exotic pets
Rich look to Indonesia for exotic petsEric Unmacht, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/JakartaAmong the honking cabs and towering skyscrapers of New York City is likely the last place someone would look to find a Komodo Dragon, the giant lizard that devours live goats, deer and wild boars in its native island...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Biyan's young at heart collection no youth quake
Biyan's young at heart collection no youth quakeHera Diani , The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe usual fashion queries about the latest collection from Biyan Wanaatmadja's teenage line (X) S.M.L. can be answered in two parts.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Gypsy queens: Sebastian takes a cruise to fashion hot spots
Gypsy queens: Sebastian takes a cruise to fashion hot spotsSherry Samtani, Contributor, JakartaLast Thursday, the creme de la creme of society was out and about at Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta for a firsthand look at local fashion at its best.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Factions vying for speakership
Factions vying for speakershipM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFoot-dragging among political factions in the People's Consultative Assembly over the mechanism for selecting its leaders prompted the law-making body on Saturday to extend its session until Monday.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Gender expert Siti a force to be reasoned with
Gender expert Siti a force to be reasoned withHera Diani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Siti Musdah Mulia has raised the ire of many for her boldness in criticizing some aspects of Islam considered sacred.Take, for instance, her views on the jilbab (head covering), which she herself wears.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Alternative remedies
Alternative remedies I have been reading The Jakarta Post for six years now and I have noticed a marked improvement in the articles and features. I would particularly like to comment on the Health page of the Sunday Post, which was included in the last two or three editions. It is very informative.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
TNT responds
TNT responds Regarding a complaint letter written by Harm G. Frey in The Jakarta Post on 24 Sept. 24 about the possibility of the price of his shipment being miscalculated, please find below our explanation:At the onset, we express our displeasure over the use of the heading TNT is dangerous.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Thai drug convicts executed in Medan
Thai drug convicts executed in MedanThe Jakarta Post, Medan, Jakarta Two Thai nationals convicted of drug trafficking were executed by firing squad in the early hours of Friday morning in Medan, North Sumatra, despite a last-minute appeal by Amnesty International to spare their lives.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
PLN loss widens on fuel prices
PLN loss widens on fuel prices JAKARTA: PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia's state-owned power utility, reported first-half loss widened as it spent more on fuel to fire its power plants and had a foreign exchange loss.PLN had a loss of Rp 3.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
10,000 to walk, promote tourism
10,000 to walk, promote tourismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 10,000 Jakartans are expected to join a mass walk on Sunday morning from City Hall to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, vice versa.The event is organized by the Indonesian Tourism Community's (MPI) Jakarta chapter to commemorate...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
'There should be some improvement in the city'
'There should be some improvement in the city'The recent City Council speakership election has seen councillor Ade Surapriatna of the Golkar Party as the winner, although Jakartans previously predicted councillor Ahmad Heryawan of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) would get the post.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Hotels take part in Royal TIME 2004
Hotels take part in Royal TIME 2004YOGYAKARTA: The Royal Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) 2004 -- held here from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29 -- has inspired the city's tourist industry to take advantage of it, by promoting themselves to as many participants of TIME as possible, including buyers and...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Students sent home after bomb scare
Students sent home after bomb scare PALU, Central Sulawesi: The SMKN II vocational school sent home on Friday its 700 students, as it had received a bomb threat at 10:30 a.m.The students fled in a panic upon hearing the principal's announcement that an unidentified male caller said a bomb planted...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Media needs help to improve themselves toward professionalsm
Media needs help to improve themselves toward professionalsmIgnatius Haryanto , Jakarta Last month, Tempo weekly news magazine received two different decisions in settling the problems caused by its coverage.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Illegal factories crowd Tangerang
Illegal factories crowd Tangerang TANGERANG: At least 600 warehouses in Tangerang regency have been illegally converted to factories producing electronic goods, an official revealed on Thursday.Mursan Sobari, head of the building permit division at Tangerang Spatial Development and Management...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Acehnese are giving Susilo another chance
Acehnese are giving Susilo another chanceSaiful Mahdi Ithaca, New York The people have high expectations of the popular president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, although some are skeptical of his capabilities.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Gandhi anniversary celebrated through charity
Gandhi anniversary celebrated through charityUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "He who serves the needy is great in the eyes of God. There is no greater joy in life than to bring happiness to others," once said India's founding father, Mahatma Gandhi.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Inflation softens in September
Inflation softens in SeptemberThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta Inflationary pressure eased in September due mainly to lower prices of basic food commodities and a relatively stable rupiah during most part of the month, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Friday.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Fireworks mark end of palace festival
Fireworks mark end of palace festival YOGYAKARTA: Fireworks lit up Yogyakarta Palace's Pagelaran (royal field), marking the closing of the four-day festival of Indonesian palaces -- or the Nusantara Palace Festival (FKN) IV -- which was held here from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
1. EXPORT: 1 line, 25 COUNTS
1. EXPORT: 1 line, 25 COUNTS Exports up but key products down 2. FOREIGN: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS Australia to help boost security at Jakarta school 3. BOMBER: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Suicide bomber of Australian embassy named
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
SOEs uncommitted to fight corruption, BPK says
SOEs uncommitted to fight corruption, BPK saysRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) criticized state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and public accountants for being reluctant to support the agency's drive to fight corruption and collusion by refusing to conduct special audits to spot...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Car-Free Day
Car-Free DayFrom Media Indonesia This newspaper published a picture of the recent Car-Free Day in Jakarta. It is a pity that the picture shows an empty road being used as a playground for soccer.In fact, the Car-Free Day organizing committee should have asked people to use the roads for other...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
JP/6/EDIT04B
JP/6/EDIT04BOct. 04, 2004;CD;Revisiting fiscal balance In so far as the process of granting more authority to the provinces and regencies is concerned, amendments to the 1999 law on intergovernmental fiscal balance, which were approved by the House of Representatives last week, are not as...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Factional fighting flares for plum commission posts
Factional fighting flares for plum commission postsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The seven factions of City Council are gearing up to battle it out for the chairmanships of five commissions on Monday.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Truckers protest overloading bylaw
Truckers protest overloading bylaw PADANG, West Sumatra: Around 100 truck drivers and owners held a rally here on Friday to protest the implementation of Bylaw No. 1/2004, which regulates a fee for overloaded cargo vehicles.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
The danger of rising oil prices on world economy
The danger of rising oil prices on world economyThe Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Soaring oil prices are threatening the world economy, which has been in good shape for some time. Oil prices reached unprecedented height above US$50 a barrel in the New York market, sending alarm bells around the globe.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Acehnese are giving Susilo another chance
Acehnese are giving Susilo another chanceSaiful Mahdi Ithaca, New York The people have high expectations of the popular president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, although some are skeptical of his capabilities.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Four IT trends that lure investors to schools
Four IT trends that lure investors to schoolsCraig Warren Smith, Jakarta The first article of this series, presented in this same space on Thursday, encouraged Indonesia's private sector leaders to formulate a strategy for connecting all Indonesia's citizens to digital networks.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Custody battle over Manuela resolved
Custody battle over Manuela resolvedAgence France Presse Sydney A Sydney policeman on Friday gave up an emotional custody battle with an Italian rival over a five-year-old girl who was critically hurt in the Sept. 9 bombing of Australia's embassy in Jakarta.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Meidyatama Suryodiningrat
Meidyatama Suryodiningrat Jakarta2. Mahdi -- Acehnese are giving Susilo another chance 1 x 30 Acehnese giving Susilo another chance Saiful Mahdi Ithaca, New York
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Rupiah Rates Oct.1
Rupiah Rates Oct.1 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,003.23 6,272.81 6,673.59 6,602.23 Brunei dollar 1 5,718.61 5,122.66 5,449.42 5,391.68 Canadian dollar 1 7,650.51 6,852.95 7,290.39 7,212.84 Swiss franc 1 7,738.42 6,932.08 7,372.26 7,296.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Munir's autopsy report next month
Munir's autopsy report next month JAKARTA: The post-mortem report of prominent rights activist Munir, who died onboard a Garuda flight heading to the Netherlands early last month, is expected to be issued next month, his colleague said.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Police declare bank scamp suspect Adrian fugitive
Police declare bank scamp suspect Adrian fugitiveAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The National Police Headquarters finally declared on Friday Adrian Waworuntu, the main suspect in the Rp 1.7 trillion Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal, a fugitive following the latter's failure to surrender...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
RI, Saudi to double trade to $1b
RI, Saudi to double trade to $1bZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia and Saudi Arabia expect to double their bilateral trade of non oil and gas commodities to $1 billion next year, a senior official said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
1 x 31
1 x 31 RI returns $10m to World Bank JP/4/adrian3 x 14 Police declare bank scam suspect Adrian a fugitive JP/4/4Conflict1 x 32 Rifts widen in Golkar and PDI-P JP/4/KOMISI1 x 40 Experts question relevance of state commissions
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Fire razes shop, bike repair shop
Fire razes shop, bike repair shop JAKARTA: A shop house and a motorcycle repair shop belonging to Pairus Situmorang, 60, on Jl. Ampera Raya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, caught on fire late on Thursday.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
JP/19/SENI
JP/19/SENIANN, The Straits Times/SingaporeYou can clean up your shirt, not to mention your perceptions of visual art as just pretty pictures hanging on a wall, at Seni Singapore.For example, one of the things you can do at the two-month- long event, which kicks off Oct 1, is to get your shirt...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Focus on academic skills causes stress among preschoolers
Focus on academic skills causes stress among preschoolersFor Focus Issue; Preschools --- Oct. 3 (Sunday)T.Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta The five-year-old girl pouted and shouted: "I don't want to go to school. I am tired.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Upholding local values may take royal effort
Upholding local values may take royal effortSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The royal families of Indonesia have pledged to make their palaces culture centers, after the recent Indonesia Palace Festival -- or Festival Keraton Nusantara (FKN) IV, as it is popularly called -- united the...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Susilo's son to mark TNI Day
Susilo's son to mark TNI Day JAKARTA: This year's celebration of the 59th anniversary of Indonesian Military (TNI) on Tuesday will be special for president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.As a retired military general, he has been invited in his capacity as one of TNI patrons.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Police establish Cikarang office
Police establish Cikarang office JAKARTA: The City Police opened a new subprecinct office in the industrial zone of Cikarang, Bekasi, as part of efforts to fight terrorism in the capital Jakarta, the city police chief said on Wednesday."We also need the local administration to help ...
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Govt enlists help to free RI hostages
Govt enlists help to free RI hostagesIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs will summon local religious leaders and the families of two Indonesian women kidnapped in Iraq to make a public appeal for the women's release.
Sat, 02 Oct 2004
Rain delivers respite, but not wet season yet
Rain delivers respite, but not wet season yetLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The light rain that fell across several areas in Jakarta the past week marks only the transition from the dry to wet season, says an official of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG).