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Thu, 30 Sep 2004
*Teachers make studying fun with creative lessons Page 2
*Teachers make studying fun with creative lessons Page 2 *DNA of family matches with samples from bomb site Page 4 *Langsa mayor detained over alleged Rp 16.5b scam Page 5 *Indonesia requires digital connectivity Page 7 *Working mums yet to benefit from Day Care Law Page 8 *China emerges as...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Susilo pressured to up fuel prices
Susilo pressured to up fuel pricesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPressure is mounting for president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take the politically difficult step of raising fuel prices as early as November as oil prices surge to new record levels with no signs of abating in the near future.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Globalization and achieving lasting development
Globalization and achieving lasting developmentAlan P. Larson, Jakarta The World Bank and International Monetary Fund hold their annual meetings on Oct. 2-3. As that gathering discusses globalization and development, I hope it will be with a clear recognition that it is private enterprise that is...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Rupiah Rates Aug 29
Rupiah Rates Aug 29 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,952.61 6,230.47 6,626.73 6,556.12 Brunei dollar 1 5,720.19 5,126.60 5,452.08 5,394.56 Canadian dollar 1 7,616.58 6,828.62 7,259.57 7,185.53 Swiss franc 1 7,687.91 6,890.37 7,327.57 7,250.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
M'sia, RI in territorial dispute over oil: Report
M'sia, RI in territorial dispute over oil: ReportAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian national oil and gas company Petronas' plan to develop two new oil and gas blocks off Borneo Island may be in jeopardy due to overlapping claims by neighboring Indonesia, a report said Wednesday.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Akbar's post-election fate
Akbar's post-election fate The conflict within the Golkar Party following the presidential election is now reaching a head, with senior leaders Fahmi Idris and other members bringing their cases to court to seek an annulment of their ousting by the party's central board.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indian delicacies to tempt Jakartans
Indian delicacies to tempt JakartansUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaImagine a plate of hot, steaming rice sprinkled with cashew nuts and raisins. Now add to that a serving of vegetables cooked in cashew gravy with saffron and prawns simmering in a rich broth of spices and coconut milk.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Regent serves public 'not politicians'
Regent serves public 'not politicians'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRegional autonomy has awarded local politicians more power than ever since its inception in 2000.In the most extreme cases, the Lampung provincial councillors managed to dismiss their governor last year and the...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Elly Luthan's 'Nyak' offers nothing new
Elly Luthan's 'Nyak' offers nothing newJohn BadaluB, Contributor, JakartaThe show opened with a man washing his face and arms in ablution. Then slowly, he passed the dancers onstage and disappeared backstage.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Protests staged as Boyce pays police second visit
Protests staged as Boyce pays police second visitAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUnited States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce visited National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar on Wednesday in what critics said was an attempt to intervene in the legal process against PT Newmont...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Kontras receives police abuse report
Kontras receives police abuse report JAKARTA: The Commission for Missing Person and Victims of Violence (Kontras) received on Wednesday a report that a detainee died after being abused by the police.Ibnu Hajar, who was detained on July 20 on criminal allegations, was reportedly healthy when his...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
ISI art troupe performs in Taiwan
ISI art troupe performs in Taiwan A special cultural envoy from The Denpasar Arts Institute (ISI), is now performing at the prestigious Asia-Pacific Cultural Arts Festival 2004 in Yilam, Taiwan, from Sept. 29 through Oct. 11.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
New govt urged to build cheap houses
New govt urged to build cheap housesZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe new government should make the property sector an engine for economic growth, especially by encouraging developers to build low-cost houses and apartments for low to middle-income people, a leading property consultant...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
It takes skill to drive safely
It takes skill to drive safelyNovan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Sentul/West JavaCertain limits are assigned to almost everything, including driving.The increasing concern for safety -- of car drivers, passengers and other road users -- has forced carmakers to govern the...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
DNA matches samples from bomb site
DNA matches samples from bomb siteAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have identified a suicide bomber involved in the deadly blast outside the Australian Embassy in Kuningan, South Jakarta, after finding DNA samples taken at the bomb site matched blood and tissue samples taken from...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
House of Representatives endorses pro-investor bill on highway
House of Representatives endorses pro-investor bill on highwayRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday a key bill on highway development that is expected to lure badly needed investment for the construction of toll roads, but runs the risk of...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Second RI maid escapes hangman
Second RI maid escapes hangmanAgencies, JakartaA 19-year-old Indonesian maid working in Singapore was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday for strangling to death her employer's mother-in-law just days after another Indonesian maid was jailed for life in a similar case.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI urged to improve skill of workers
RI urged to improve skill of workers BANDUNG: Indonesia has yet to maximize efforts to create overseas job opportunities for its skilled workers to help reduce unemployment in the country, a job consultant said here on Wednesday.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indonesia requires digital connectivity
Indonesia requires digital connectivityCraig Warren Smith and Idris F Sulaiman, Jakarta Now that election is over, Indonesia can at last deal address its single most important issue. No, not the terrorist threat. Not creating jobs for the poor. Not reversing Indonesia's slump in foreign investment.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Lampung councillors spend millions on trips
Lampung councillors spend millions on tripsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungBarely a month after they were inaugurated as councillors in Lampung province, members of three separate regional legislative councils here have begun embarking on expensive consultation trips that are...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Jakarta to host int'l sixes tour
Jakarta to host int'l sixes tour JAKARTA: The Jakarta Cricket Association will host an international sixes tournament on Saturday and Sunday in Cibubur, East Jakarta.The spokesman for the tournament organizers, James W.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indian firm
Indian firm submits Medco bid NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp., which controls half of the nation's US$15 billion a year fuel market, submitted a final bid to buy a stake in Indonesia's PT Medco Energi International, N.K.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Student arrested for Internet bank fraud
Student arrested for Internet bank fraudApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanNorth Sumatra Police said on Wednesday they had arrested a student in Medan for hacking into bank websites and bank accounts belonging to foreigners and stealing their money through the Internet.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Village wedding full of social significance
Village wedding full of social significanceMade Jagra, Contributor, Denpasar He is neither rich nor noble.Sixty-three-year-old Wayan Biasa is just an ordinary, modest farmer who happened to fall for a woman much younger than himself, 35-year-old Ni Ketut Yasni.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Ignoring the rights of victims of the 1965 massacre
Ignoring the rights of victims of the 1965 massacreKornelius Purba, Jakarta Who is willing to help a poor woman end her 39-year search for her missing father, and to restore to her, her civil rights, which were taken from her by the state, merely because she is the daughter of a communist?When a...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
TV Program: Thursday, September 30, 2004
TV Program: Thursday, September 30, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:05 Religious Teachings8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service3:30 TV Drama4:30...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Shorts guys to 'Voli' in Jakarta
Shorts guys to 'Voli' in JakartaEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five countries, including Indonesia, will participate in the Sampoerna Hijau Voli World U-185 Championship here at the Senayan Indoor Stadium from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Japan gives seven ambulances to Aceh
Japan gives seven ambulances to Aceh JAKARTA: The Japanese government handed over on Wednesday seven ambulances, medicine and medical equipment for a mobile clinic aimed at providing health and medical services for Acehnese in remote areas of the troubled province.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI stock index gains
RI stock index gainsBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia's stock index rose for the first day in three. PT H.M. Sampoerna, the country's second- largest publicly traded cigarette maker, advanced after saying it plans to pay a special dividend.The Jakarta Composite Index added 0.765, or 1 percent, to 812.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Rock 'n Run to be held in Kuta
Rock 'n Run to be held in Kuta Hard Rock Hotel Bali will again hold Rock `n Run 4: Quadrophenia, a five-kilometer fun run along the streets of Kuta.To be held on Oct.3, the Hard Rock Hotel management aims at inviting participants and donors to take part in this charity event.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
More red tape ensnares expats
More red tape ensnares expatsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLengthy and unclear bureaucratic procedures for foreigners to obtain permission to work in Indonesia have attracted many to work as informal immigration agents.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Mayor dismisses 12 notorious workers
Mayor dismisses 12 notorious workers TANGERANG: Mayor Wahidin Halim has dismissed two civil servants and 10 contract employees since January in an attempt to discipline employees of the administration offices.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Plan to up export tax on palm criticized
Plan to up export tax on palm criticizedZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance's plan to increase tax revenue from the export of plantation commodities would discourage the industry from exporting the commodities, which in turn would eventually reduce state revenue, an...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
House OK's new autonomy bill
House OK's new autonomy billM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter lengthy deliberation, the House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday a bill amending the regional administration law, which over the past five years has caused tension between the central and regional governments.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Disaster for RI democracy
Disaster for RI democracy The verdict handed down by an Indonesian court on Tempo weekly news magazine (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 17) is a disatrous star for the country's young democracy.This again shows the inability and partiality of the courts -- they have failed expectations that they become one...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
APP units seek lower bond interest
APP units seek lower bond interest JAKARTA: PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia and PT Pindo Deli Pulp & Paper Mills, two of four Asia Pulp & Paper Co.'s operating units in Indonesia, are seeking an agreement with their rupiah bondholders today for lower interest payments.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 30, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 30, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Textile, Rare Textile from All Part of Indonesia, at the Gallery of Alila Ubud Hotel, Malinggih Kelod Village, Payangan Gianyar, until Oct. 20.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Military unlikely to quit politics: Experts
Military unlikely to quit politics: ExpertsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs Maj. Gen. Kohirin Suganda was wrapping up the military/police faction's comments on President Megawati Soekarnoputri's progress report at the last People's Consultative Assembly session on Saturday, he suddenly...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI launches rocket with polymer fuel
RI launches rocket with polymer fuel GARUT, West Java: The National Aeronautics and Space Agency launched on Tuesday two rockets using polymer fuel.The two rockets were launched from Cilauteureun Pemeungpeuk, Garut, West Java.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Asian, European golfers tee off in Malaysia for World Cup slots
Asian, European golfers tee off in Malaysia for World Cup slots Associated Press Kuala LumpurTop golfers and emerging stars from Asia and Europe tee off in Malaysia this week in a bid to earn berths at this year's World Cup championship.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indian firm submits final Medco bid
Indian firm submits final Medco bid NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp., which controls half of the nation's US$15 billion a year fuel market, submitted a final bid to buy a stake in Indonesia's PT Medco Energi International, N.K.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Governor blockade ends on Sulawesi
Governor blockade ends on Sulawesi KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Residents and students ended a six-day blockade of a road leading to the Southeast Sulawesi governor's office on Wednesday after local officials pledged to meet their demand for more paved roads.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Langsa mayor held over Rp 16.5b graft
Langsa mayor held over Rp 16.5b graftNani Afrida and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/SemarangAfter questioning 18 witnesses, the Aceh Prosecutor's Office detained on Wednesday Acting Langsa Mayor Azhari Azis, who is charged in connection with a Rp 16.5 billion (US$1.7 million) graft case.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Six shuttlers sent to Denmark Open
Six shuttlers sent to Denmark OpenEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has withdrawn 15 of its planned 21 shuttlers from the Denmark Open badminton championships in Aarhus, Denmark, from Oct. 5 to Oct.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Rupiah Rates Aug 29
Rupiah Rates Aug 29 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,952.61 6,230.47 6,626.73 6,556.12 Brunei dollar 1 5,720.19 5,126.60 5,452.08 5,394.56 Canadian dollar 1 7,616.58 6,828.62 7,259.57 7,185.53 Swiss franc 1 7,687.91 6,890.37 7,327.57 7,250.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Forest fires return to East Kalimantan
Forest fires return to East Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Forest fires returned to several parts of East Kalimantan province on Wednesday after a week of rainfall.Local officials blamed residents for starting the fires to open farmland.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Plan to up export tax on commodities opposed
Plan to up export tax on commodities opposedZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Finance's plan to increase tax revenue from the export of plantation commodities would discourage the industry from exporting the commodities, which in turn would eventually reduce state revenue, an...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI's UNSC seat bid gets mixed reaction
RI's UNSC seat bid gets mixed reactionAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's bid for a permanent seat on a reformed United Nations Security Council is receiving a mixed reaction.Timor Leste Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta expressed his country's support for Indonesia's bid on...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Amien guides MPR into new territory
Amien guides MPR into new territoryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a speech that concluded the last annual session of the powerful People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Speaker Amien Rais said that what the Assembly had achieved during its five-year term would go down in history as a...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Singaporean faces 15 years' jail term
Singaporean faces 15 years' jail term TANGERANG: Prosecutor R. Vidianto asked the Tangerang District court on Wednesday to sentence a Singaporean, Tay Lai Hock, 31, to 15 years imprisonment and fine him Rp 750 million (US$82,417.58) for possessing 20,400 ecstasy pills.