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Taufik Kiemas hospitalized

Taufik Kiemas hospitalized INDONESIA: Taufik Kiemas, the husband of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, was admitted to the Harapan Kita cardiac hospital in Jakarta on Friday afternoon.Megawati visited her husband on Saturday afternoon.

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~Address:JP/17/P10 Jl.Pluit Timur Blok MM (Apartment Laguna), Jakarta Utara, Tel: 3003 1343-44, Fax: 3003 1345Bintaro Campus Jl.Taman Makam Bahagia ABRI No. 3A, Bintaro Jaya Sektor XI, Tel: 745 2472, Fax: 7486 3389E-mail : info@binatunasbangsa.com Homepage: www.binatunasbangsa.

Tips for finding a good school for your children

Tips for finding a good school for your children The growing number of national plus schools in Jakarta and other major cities in Indonesia has demonstrated an increasing awareness of the importance of quality education.

Kamoro Festival a celebration of indigenous culture

Kamoro Festival a celebration of indigenous culture Although not as well known as the neighboring Asmat tribe, which has become a household name, the Kamoro people are blessed with a rich cultural heritage.

Who can make you rich and famous?

Who can make you rich and famous?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Have you ever been wandering around the mall and have someone come up to you and offer you a job in the entertainment industry?"Did you know that you would look great on camera?"That is a common opening line.

Powerful quake rocks Pakistan, Afghanistan, India; villages

Powerful quake rocks Pakistan, Afghanistan, India; villages flattened; hundreds killed Christopher Torchia Associated Press/Islamabad, Pakistan A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday reduced villages to rubble, triggered landslides and flattened an apartment...

National schools of excellence

National schools of excellence Sekolah Tunas Muda has fulfilled all the mandatory requirements operate as a national plus school but the school prefers to name it as national school of excellence, rather than the national plus one.

Powerful quake S. Asia

Powerful quake S. AsiaChristopher Torchia, Associated Press, Islamabad A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday reduced villages to rubble, triggered landslides and flattened an apartment building, killing hundreds of people in both nations.

Patching into the 'Buzz'

Patching into the 'Buzz' CampusBuzz was created by The Jakarta Post to better serve our readership, and is dedicated to young adults attending universities, vocational colleges and other tertiary or advanced learning institutions.

Talk of terror colors Ubud festival

Talk of terror colors Ubud festivalChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali Star writers of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) 2005 gathered in the early afternoon of Oct. 7 to speak to the press on the festival's theme, Between Worlds, and its expanded significance in light of last...

~Singapore School offers pathway to academic success

~Singapore School offers pathway to academic successJP/17/P14 attracts thousands of overseas student, including those from Indonesia, to pursue quality education, not only at tertiary level, but also at primary, secondary and pre-university levels.

JP/1/FUEL

JP/1/FUELFuel 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...

Where to go in Bali for Saturday, October 8, 2005

Where to go in Bali for Saturday, October 8, 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.

D.N. Aidit: A tragically misunderstood PKI leader

D.N. Aidit: A tragically misunderstood PKI leaderM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Dipa Nusantara (D.N.) Aidit, the doomed leader of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), was demonized by the New Order regime as the ruthless mastermind of the Sept.

Poor people receive double cards

Poor people receive double cards JEMBER, East Java: Confusion lingers in the cash assistance program, with hundreds of low-income families in Jember, East Java receiving two fuel compensation cards.Discovering the mistake, Jember councillor Misbahus Salam demanded on Thursday that the local...

Wrangling over Jakarta monorail bad for investment

Wrangling over Jakarta monorail bad for investmentYop Pandie, Jakarta Indonesia urgently needs new investment in infrastructure. That was the clear message coming out of the "Infrastructure Summit" held by the Indonesian government on Jan. 17-18.

Police tighten security for expats, foreign interests

Police tighten security for expats, foreign interestsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta Police have deployed more police personnel, detectives and intelligence officers in residential areas where foreigners live and foreign interests across the city in the wake of the second Bali...

Ubud Writers and Readers Festival opens with a message of peace

Ubud Writers and Readers Festival opens with a message of peaceRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali Around 100 Indonesian and foreign writers, actors, dancers and scholars enthusiastically attended the solemn opening of the second Ubud Writers and Readers' Festival 2005 at the grand Puri...

Mitsubishi seeks to comply with emission standards

Mitsubishi seeks to comply with emission standardsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After making its presence felt in the Indonesian automotive market over the last 35 years, Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi has now booked a total sales of 1.

Villager testifies against Newmont in Buyat pollution case

Villager testifies against Newmont in Buyat pollution caseAgencies, Manado A fisherman testified on Friday that PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) dumped pollutants into Buyat Bay that caused him to suffer lumps on his neck and dizziness, but the defense argued on the trial's first day that the witness...

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~JP;SPOTLIGHT For Oct. 10, 2005 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS: PT Thames PAM Jaya presented awards to Astari Maghfira, 9 (sixth from right in back row), and Aranta Prizzi Salsabila Aqurdah, 15, (second from right in back row), winners of the "TPJ - Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards" 2005 (TPJ - YEYA...

Kalla stands by economic team amid criticism

Kalla stands by economic team amid criticismRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As pressures increase on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reshuffle his economic team in the Cabinet, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has defended the team's performance over the past...

Police mount hunt for Bali bombers

Police mount hunt for Bali bombersBlontank Poer and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar/Surakarta Surakarta Police in Central Java have detained a Malaysian citizen suspected of having links with three suicide bombers who killed at least 19 people in Bali last weekend.

Mutual Funds: 'Peace of mind' or 'Nightmare', the need for

Mutual Funds: 'Peace of mind' or 'Nightmare', the need for educationFrank van Lerven Jakarta The Indonesian mutual funds industry is suddenly faced with a crisis in confidence. This time not caused by the stock market but by the fixed interest market, also knows as the "bond market" (obligasi).

Babinsa 'crucial' to help stamp out terrorists

Babinsa 'crucial' to help stamp out terroristsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The role of the Babinsa, non-commissioned officers assigned to villages, is again in the spotlight, following the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief's suggestion they be reinstated to fight terrorism.

Police on trail of crooks aiming at expats

Police on trail of crooks aiming at expatsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Responding to a recent string of robberies targeting foreigners, the Jakarta Police said on Friday that they had stepped up investigations into several crime syndicates in the Greater Jakarta area.

Indonesia, Lowe's lead borrowers

Indonesia, Lowe's lead borrowersWalden Siew, Bloomberg/Jakarta Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, and Lowe's Cos. led borrowers of US$6.7 billion in the U.S. as new debt sales sank to the lowest in five weeks and borrowing costs increased.Indonesia sold $1.

What happened to Suteja?

What happened to Suteja? Thank you for the informative article in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 3, on the 1965 unrest. I cannot find the answer to what happened to someone of interest to me.I married into the family (since divorced) of Suteja who was the first governor (local Bali history discredits that)...

Ubud and the prevailing influence of the Royal Palace

Ubud and the prevailing influence of the Royal PalaceI Made Jagra, Contributor/Ubud For years Ubud, "the global and multicultural" village that lies some 30 kilometers northeast of the island's capital of Denpasar, has been lauded as Bali's finest example of a culture-based tourist destination.

Agriculture ministry hit by graft scam in bird flu vaccine supply

Agriculture ministry hit by graft scam in bird flu vaccine supplyEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Auditors have found massive corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture including a 2004 case relating to the production of bird flu vaccines for infected poultry.

Electricity firm proposes rate increases between 23% and 59%

Electricity firm proposes rate increases between 23% and 59%Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State power firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) wants to increase electricity charges by between 23 percent and 59 percent next year, if the government does not increase the subsidy it pays the...

Govt to sell more sugar in Jakarta

Govt to sell more sugar in Jakarta JAKARTA: The government will increase the frequency of market operations for the sale of cheap sugar in Jakarta from once a week to three times a week in a bid to suppress rising sugar prices.

1. Comment -- 1x44

1. Comment -- 1x44 TNI fight against terrorism could be the terror itself 2. Block ---- 1x30 PLN proposes 23% to 59% rate hikes 3. Probe ---- 2x24 Police mount hunt for Bali bombers in Central Java

Why should Papua be independent?

Why should Papua be independent?Pradana Boy ZTF Malang The factors that have caused Papuans' desire to be free from Indonesia cannot easily be determined. Papua's desire is rooted in many different factors ranging from the issues of race, culture and socio-political rights to economic reasons.

BHP to team up with Mitsubishi

BHP to team up with Mitsubishi KUALA LUMPUR: Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton and Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp. have announced they are to jointly build an aluminum smelter in the eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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Indonesian investors need education on mutual funds Frank van Lerven Jakarta2. Siswo -- Save the heart of Borneo 2 x 30 International cooperation vital for saving the heart of Borneo island Siswo Pramono The Hague

Locals sidelined in tourist paradises

Locals sidelined in tourist paradisesPamela Nowicka, Guardian News Service, London My Balinese friend Ida texted me about the Bali bombs. When we spoke she expressed anger and dismay about what she called the Saudi Arabianisation of Indonesia over the last 20 years.

Son of demonized PKI leader recalls bitter past

Son of demonized PKI leader recalls bitter pastM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta For good or ill, 1965 has very special meaning for Ilham Aidit, son of doomed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) leader Dipa Nusantara (D.N.) Aidit.

RI won't bow to foreign pressure on terrorism: VP

RI won't bow to foreign pressure on terrorism: VPIvy Susanti and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Friday that the government would reject any intervention from foreign governments regarding the country's problems, including terrorism.

U.S. rate hike could hurtRI economy

U.S. rate hike could hurtRI economyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Higher interest-rate environment in the United States is likely to put further pressure on the local economy next year, amid already high inflationary pressure at home following the fuel price hike and the rupiah's shaky...

Beware of invisible enemies

Beware of invisible enemies Not many of us, perhaps, realize that those terrorists guilty of bombing innocent people on Bali and elsewhere, are in fact invisible enemies of the state and society. Even after repeated warnings from intelligence sources, including from President Susilo Bambang...

Save the heart of Borneo

Save the heart of BorneoSiswo 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 of Borneo.

Tips for finding a good school for your children

Tips for finding a good school for your children The growing number of national plus schools in Jakarta and other major cities in Indonesia has demonstrated an increasing awareness of the importance of quality education.

JP/18/MASSAG

JP/18/MASSAG (Jun's corrections entered 23/9) AIDS agency turns to massage for income, employment opportunityI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/DenpasarA strained neck did not prevent Dudy Rohadi, the coordinator of Matahati's After Care Program, from personally directing his staff to clean and...

The surprising Habitat Award

The surprising Habitat Award Many Jakartans raised their eyebrows upon hearing that Jakarta, notorious for its forced evictions, has been awarded the United Nations-Habitat Scroll of Honour this year.The award was presented to the Jakarta administration at an event marking World Habitat Day, which...

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~SPOTLIGHT:SPORTS TROPHY FOR NESTLE MILO: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presents the "Sanggraha Krida" trophy to the President Director of PT Nestle Indonesia, Peter Voght (left) for the company's outstanding efforts in supporting the development of sports in Indonesia.

Why are private

Why are private schools marginalized?From Kompas The Jakarta administration lacks concern about condition of private schools. This is evident from the fact that during the last two academic years the administration did not grant subsidies to the private elementary and junior high schools.

Religious minister rebukes Ahmadiyah

Religious minister rebukes Ahmadiyah KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Minister of Religious Affairs M. Maftuh Basyuni warned Ahmadiyah followers on Friday not to call themselves Muslim since their beliefs contradict Islamic teachings.

Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo

Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro witnessed on Friday the signing of contracts between the government and nine winners of recent oil and gas exploration tender. The value of the nine is US$102.5 million for the next three years on exploration activities. U.S.

U.S., Thailand make 'significant progress' in free trade talks

U.S., Thailand make 'significant progress' in free trade talks Agence France-Presse Washington The United States and Thailand have made "significant progress" in their latest round of talks to forge a free trade agreement, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Monday.