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Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Hiking fuel prices: Much too easy!
Hiking fuel prices: Much too easy!From Republika The corruption that is pervasive in our society, not the soaring global price of oil, is the major cause of the economic crisis in this country. Consequently, the number of poor people is increasing, and more and more people cannot afford to pay for...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Firm to make film of 2002 Bali bombings
Firm to make film of 2002 Bali bombingsAgence France-Press, Jimbaran, BaliAn Australian company is in Indonesia's Bali island preparing to make a film about the devastating 2002 bombings there, as the resort island recovers from a second series of deadly blasts.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Free transportation for poor commuters
Free transportation for poor commuters JAKARTA: A charity run by Republika daily, Dompet Dhuafa, will offer free bus rides to poor residents traveling between Pulogadung and Kampung Melayu in East Jakarta and Blok M in South Jakarta, beginning on Monday.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
GAM excluded from drafting Aceh law
GAM excluded from drafting Aceh law BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The drafting of a bill on Aceh's governance has excluded representatives from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which demanded self-rule in the province."Formally, GAM is not involved in formulating the draft law on governance in Aceh.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Bali bombings hit close to home but rugby games go on
Bali bombings hit close to home but rugby games go onGeoffrey Atkinson, Contributor, Denpasar There was a minute's silence as Bali counted its dead last weekend. And rugby footballers from around the region bowed their heads as they ringed the playing field at Sanur -- in the heart of the island's...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Website links car owners to commuters
Website links car owners to commutersTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome may prefer to take it to the streets, while others just grumble about rising transportation costs as they fill up the tanks of their gas-guzzling cars.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
International cooperation vital for saving the heart of Borneo island
International cooperation vital for saving the heart of Borneo islandSiswo Pramono, The Hague The three Bornean countries -- Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam -- should develop an integrated conservation policy in order to save the very large blocks of interconnected forests on the island...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Kimia Farma eyes Tamiflu retail operations
Kimia Farma eyes Tamiflu retail operationsPhelim Kyne, Dow Jones/JakartaIndonesian pharmaceutical firm Kimia Farma will lobby the government to consider lifting a ban on retail sales of the H5N1 avian influenza drug Tamiflu, a senior executive said.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Families turn to firewood for cooking
Families turn to firewood for cooking JAKARTA: Since the government raised the price of kerosene on Oct. 1, many families in the outlying areas of Jakarta have begun collecting firewood for cooking.Families in Pondok Benda, Jatiasih, in Bekasi regency, have been seen searching for firewood in the...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Economy to benefit from fuel price rises: Analysts
Economy to benefit from fuel price rises: AnalystsAhmad Pathoni, Agence France-Presse/JakartaIndonesia's bold decision to more than double fuel prices will strengthen the economy in the long term even though it is expected to trigger higher inflation and slow growth this year, analysts said.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
1. COMMODITY (2 x 25)
1. COMMODITY (2 x 25) Oil plunges, hit by easing U.S. demand; Copper shines 2. KIMIA (1 x 45) Kimia Farma eyes Tamiflu retail operations 3. MITTAL (1 x 34) Mittal to spend $9 billion in India
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
GAM to attend governance seminar
GAM to attend governance seminarBANDA ACEH, Aceh: Up to 1,500 people will attend a two-day seminar starting on Tuesday in Banda Aceh to discuss the future shape of the province's government following the Helsinki peace agreement signed on Aug. 15.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Environmentalists 'unimpressive' by SBY's efforts
Environmentalists 'unimpressive' by SBY's effortsTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEnvironmentalists urged on Sunday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono take environmental issues more seriously by introducing a ministry that focuses on natural resources management.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
TNI official houses being rented out to third parties
TNI official houses being rented out to third partiesYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungRiouwstraat (now Jl. Riau/Jl. Martadinata) was known as an upscale residential area during the Dutch colonial era, even though there were several old buildings that functioned as prisons to detain...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
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;ANN; ANPAc..r.. special report-children-war Anguished cries from BatticaloaJP/16/CHILD3 1. 1 x 47 Schoolmates, brothers go missing in Sri Lanka The Island By Namini Wijedasa Batticaloa, Sri Lanka It's a sunny afternoon. Sudesh, 15, and two friends are strolling leisurely to tuition class.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Even children charged with treason in Aceh
Even children charged with treason in AcehRidwan M. Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThere was nowhere to go; all thought was on escaping their burning homes. In an instant, residents in Aceh became refugees in their own homeland.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
S'pore still ahead in W. Cup qualifier
S'pore still ahead in W. Cup qualifier KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore's Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing combined for an eight-under-par 64 on Saturday retain their lead heading into the final day of a World Cup championship qualifier.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Death in Bali
Death in Bali Three years after the previous nightclub bombing on the Indonesian island of Bali, terrorists struck again on Saturday. Three suicide bombers wearing explosives blew themselves up, killing between 20 and 30 people and injuring 104.The purpose of this weekend's attack and of the Oct.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
UNESCO vows to fight illiteracy
UNESCO vows to fight illiteracyJAKARTA: In an attempt to halve illiteracy rates in more than 30 countries where the problem is most severe, the United Nations has launched a major initiative, a UN body says.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Abdullah's wife stable: Report
Abdullah's wife stable: Report MALAYSIA: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's wife is in a stable but weak condition following treatment for breast cancer, local media reported on Sunday.Endon Mahmood is a huge source of inspiration for Abdullah, and many political analysts say she...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
World offers sympathy over quake
World offers sympathy over quakeAgence France-Presse, BrusselsWorld leaders expressed shock and sadness over the quake that devastated parts of South Asia as the true scope of the disaster unfolded with more than 19,000 deaths being reported on Sunday.U.S. President George W.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
RI consulate in Penang gets suspicious mail
RI consulate in Penang gets suspicious mailA suspicious package was sent to the Indonesian consulate in Malaysia's northern Penang state in the latest of a series of security scares at diplomatic missions in the country, reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Residents complain of murky water
Residents complain of murky water TANGERANG: Residents of Karawaci, Tangerang, complained on Friday that the water from the regency's tap water company, Tirta Kerta Raharja, was murky and not fit for consumption.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Six suspected bird flu patients test negative; to be discharge
Six suspected bird flu patients test negative; to be dischargeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDoctors at the Sulianti Saroso hospital for infectious diseases revealed on Sunday that they will discharge six patients they had previously suspected had bird flu on Monday.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Public services remain poor despite status change
Public services remain poor despite status changeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang Regental Council (DPRD) has endorsed a bylaw that upgrades 77 villages in the regency into subdistricts, and regent Ismet Iskandar has sworn in village chiefs there as acting subdistrict heads.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Property players to slow down expansion
Property players to slow down expansionAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSetbacks in the domestic economy recently -- triggered by higher key interest rates set by the central bank and higher fuel prices -- have prompted property developers to slow down expansion, focusing on this year's...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Govt set to withdraw more troops from Aceh
Govt set to withdraw more troops from AcehThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to pull out another 6,119 troops and 1,050 police officers from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam by Oct. 24 as part of its efforts to implement the peace agreement signed with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Officials slammed for visiting Jakarta
Officials slammed for visiting JakartaJAMBI: After criticism of regents and governors, now the heads of local government agencies are being slammed for abandoning their posts to travel to Jakarta on pleasure trips.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
They can run, but how long can they hide?
They can run, but how long can they hide?Endy M. Bayuni, JakartaThe Oct. 1 bomb attacks in Bali exposed gross weaknesses in the capability of the National Police force and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) in dealing with terrorism.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
BLURB FOR OCTOBER 10, 2005:
BLURB FOR OCTOBER 10, 2005: Bali gears up for 3rd anniversary of 2002 bombings Page 4 A lost generation across Asia's war zones Page 16 Vaidisova wins second title in Japan Page 23
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
KNOC signs gas deal in Vietnam
KNOC signs gas deal in Vietnam HANOI: The Korean National Oil Corp. (KNOC) said on Saturday it had signed a deal to transport natural gas from an offshore platform in southern Vietnam to processing plants via the Nam Con Son sub-sea pipeline.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
JP/4/polri
JP/4/polriBali gears up for third anniversary of 2002 bombingsThe Jakarta Post JakartaPolice will launch a major security operation for the third commemoration on Wednesday of the Oct. 12, 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali, which killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Indonesia can't ban Jamaah Islamiyah: VP
Indonesia can't ban Jamaah Islamiyah: VPThe Jakarta Post, JakartaVice President Yusuf Kalla said on Sunday the government cannot ban Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), an Islamic militant group blamed for a series of terror bombs in Indonesia, arguing that it has never been recognized under the law in the...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Rugby games go on as Bali bombing hits close to home
Rugby games go on as Bali bombing hits close to home Geoffrey Atkinson Contributor/Denpasar There was a minute's silence as Bali counted its dead last weekend. And rugby footballers from around the region bowed their heads as they ringed the playing field at Sanur -- in the heart of the island's...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Megawati to meet Kim Jong Il
Megawati to meet Kim Jong Il JAKARTA: Former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il this week to help revive stalled talks on reunification with South Korea, her staff said on Sunday.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Agriculture office gets tough on graft
Agriculture office gets tough on graftAntara, JakartaMinister of Agriculture Anton Aprijantono asserted on Sunday he would continue to fight corruption at his ministry following a finding that several companies, with the alleged complicity of senior ministry officials, had allegedly produced...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Mittal to Spend $9 billion in India
Mittal to Spend $9 billion in IndiaDebarati Roy, Bloomberg/MumbaiMittal Steel Co., the world's biggest steelmaker, agreed to spend US$9 billion to build a plant in India in return for assured raw material supplies from a country that holds the world's sixth- largest iron ore reserves.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Education budget criticized
Education budget criticized JAKARTA: An educationist has criticized the administration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for lacking the commitment to boost the country's education sector.Chairman of the Indonesian Pedagogy Association Sudiyarto said that the administration had failed to boost funding...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
RP hails U.S. bounty for bomb suspect
RP hails U.S. bounty for bomb suspect PHILIPPINES: The Philippines welcomed on Sunday a US$10- million U.S. bounty on the head of a senior Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militant believed to be hiding in the jungles of southern Mindanao island.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
American Kwon wins Bakrie singles title
American Kwon wins Bakrie singles title JAKARTA: Chris Kwon of the U.S. beat Jan Masik of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Bakrie Indonesia ITF Men's Satellite Circuit on Saturday in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Locals nearby Galuga dump urge relocation to safer place
Locals nearby Galuga dump urge relocation to safer placeAt least 77 families living in Kampong Lamping, Cibungbulang, nearby Galuga dump in Bogor have demanded that the regental administration relocate them, citing the health and safety risks associated with living in the area.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
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;JP;AFS;;CD; ANPAv..r.. Photo-EyeCheck Photo captionPhoto caption A JP/Arief SuhardimanA doctor examines the eyes of a child from a low-income family in Kepa Duri area, West Jakarta. The free eye checks for 250 children on Saturday was organized by the Lions Club Jakarta Jayakarta to commemorate...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
RI extends condolences, prepares aid for Pakistan
RI extends condolences, prepares aid for PakistanThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has extended his condolences to Pakistan over Saturday's deadly earthquake, with a medical team prepared for a humanitarian mission to the East Asian country.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
JP/2/A03
JP/2/A03Fuel compensation disbursement begins as driver strike loomsThe Jakarta Post Bandung/Jambi/Ambon/Kupang/Batam/Yogyakarta/SurakartaThousands of public transportation drivers nationwide went on strike on Saturday as top government officials were deployed across the country to oversee the...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Kadin not too happy with economics team
Kadin not too happy with economics teamThe Jakarta Post, JakartaConfidence among the business community toward the economics team of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is gradually declining, due to its failure to reduce the high-cost economy as well as provide clear-cut economic policies for the...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Captions for Focus Issue: National "Plus" School --- Sunday,
Captions for Focus Issue: National "Plus" School --- Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005 Photo A:Sekolah Global JayaCREATIVE LEARNING: Primary year students at Sekolah Global Jaya get involved in creating things based on the available objects as part of the school's programs to encourage children's creativity.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Eliminating terrorism
Eliminating terrorism Indonesia is one of the Muslim countries being targeted by terrorists due to its alliance with the U.S. We will never condone terrorism and instead should work hand-in-hand to make sure that there are no more acts of terror in Indonesia.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Bali gears up for third anniversary of 2002 bombings
Bali gears up for third anniversary of 2002 bombingsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice will launch a major security operation for the third commemoration on Wednesday of the Oct. 12, 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali, which killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.Bali Police spokesman Sr.
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Relocation, tender of 3G key to industry
Relocation, tender of 3G key to industryKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState revenue from the telecommunications industry will increase once the government expedites the relocation of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators currently operating on third generation (3G) frequencies,...
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
JP/2/A06
JP/2/A06Fuel compensation disbursement begins as driver strike loomsThe Jakarta Post Bandung/Jambi/Ambon/Kupang/Batam/Yogyakarta/SurakartaThousands of public transportation drivers nationwide went on strike on Saturday as top government officials were deployed across the country to oversee the...