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Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Honda invests $140m to expand RI operations
Honda invests $140m to expand RI operationsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Cikarang, West JavaMotorcycle producer PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM), a local unit of Japan's third largest automaker Honda Motor Co.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
House may drop interpellation
House may drop interpellation JAKARTA: The House of Representatives canceled on Friday the discussion on the interpellation of the President after 11 of its 20 initiators withdrew support for the demanded inquiry into President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's move to chair Cabinet meetings via a video...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Setting up a cooperative
Setting up a cooperative In June 2002, the employees of STIE Bisnis Indonesia agreed to set up a cooperative under the name Almatama. Having completed all the required documents, we registered the establishment with the Cooperative Office at Jl. MT Haryono, South Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Disco closed during Ramadhan
Disco closed during RamadhanPONTIANAK, Central Kalimantan: In an effort to show respect for Muslims who are fasting, the Pontianak government has banned discotheques from operating during Ramadhan.Through a decree signed by Pontianak Mayor Buchary Abdurrahman, the city government has also...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
German stays loyal to Kupang locals
German stays loyal to Kupang localsYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangModest in appearance, polite and open in his attitude as well as fluent in Indonesian, Dr Claus Jurgen Dauselt was born in Munich, Germany, on Jan. 13, 1955.He also speaks a little Dawan, the language of West Timor.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
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...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
If GAM is entitled to rehabilitation, why not PKI?
If GAM is entitled to rehabilitation, why not PKI? Ribka Tjiptaning Proletariyati is the writer of a book entitled Aku Bangga Jadi Anak PKI (I'm proud to be a daughter of the Indonesian Communist Party, or PKI).
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
JP/7/NEW
JP/7/NEWAmy Chew, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Armed with sticks and stones, hundreds of Indonesian Muslim extremists descended on the Ahmadiyah, a small peaceful Muslim group in Bogor, West Java, in July.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
City organizes bazaars for poor residents
City organizes bazaars for poor residentsDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaAs part of efforts to ease the impact of the fuel price hikes, the Jakarta administration held the country's first-ever "basic commodities" bazaar for poor residents at the National Monument (Monas) park on Friday.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Plumbing the depths
Plumbing the depths In this modern era of multiple deaths from lung cancer and heart disease attributable to cigarette smoking, the ethics surrounding advertising by some of the strongest pillars of the Indonesian economy are becoming more and more questionable.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Feeling insecure
Feeling insecureFrom Kompas The Mandala Airlines airplane tragedy in September in Medan, North Sumatra, has added to the list of deaths during the administration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla.Death is a great event.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
House ratifies covenants ahead of recess
House ratifies covenants ahead of recessTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe elimination of all forms of restrictions on freedom of expression, threats to religious freedom, forced labor and discrimination in the workplace are new tasks for the government after the House of Representatives...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Questioning the regulation on houses of worship
Questioning the regulation on houses of worshipHairus Salim, Jakarta A number of houses of worship in West Java were reported to have been forcibly closed several weeks ago by a group of hard- liners. This incident promptly triggered protests by those whose religious freedoms had been infringed.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
UBM, Monash offer twin programs
UBM, Monash offer twin programs JAKARTA: The Bunda Mulia University (UMB) signed an agreement with Australia's Monash University on Friday to offer twin programs in information technology. Under the agreement, UMB information technology students would continue their studies at any of Monash...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Nationwide fuel hike protests lose steam
Nationwide fuel hike protests lose steamThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHours prior to the announcement of the new fuel prices on Friday night, protests against the much-criticized policy amounted to little, with a massive rally pledged in the capital failing to materialize.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Operators ringing the changes
Operators ringing the changesDavid O'Brien Jakarta The telecommunications market has been the first major infrastructure business in Indonesia to experience significant change. Although market participants continue to argue about access arrangements and interconnection pricing the results cannot be...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Govt gets $151m loan from ADB for road projects
Govt gets $151m loan from ADB for road projectsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$151 million in loans to Indonesia to help fund road rehabilitation projects in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Setting up a cooperative
Setting up a cooperative In June 2002, the employees of STIE Bisnis Indonesia agreed to set up a cooperative under the name Almatama. Having completed all the required documents, we registered the establishment with the Cooperative Office at Jl. MT Haryono, South Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
BLURB FOR SATURDAY OCT.1, 05:
BLURB FOR SATURDAY OCT.1, 05: 1. Suicide car bomber strikes Iraq vegetable marketPage 12 2. Honda invests $140 million to expand RI operationsPage 13 3. Denise Jannah finds Indonesian spirituality stimulatingPage 18
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Fuel shortage deters domestic tourists
Fuel shortage deters domestic touristsSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaFuel scarcities and increasing street protests had discouraged domestic tourists from visiting Yogyakarta over the past week, a number of travel agents said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
BRR inaugurates new houses in Aceh
BRR inaugurates new houses in AcehBANDA ACEH: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) chairman Kuntoro Mangkusubroto officially opened a scheme of 45 new houses for tsunami survivors on Friday.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Pictures that speak 1000 words
Pictures that speak 1000 words The Jakarta Post has once again shown its journalistic savvy by featuring two contrasting pictures on the front page of the Sept. 28 edition. These pictures speak a thousand words.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
City organizes cheap bazaars for poor residents
City organizes cheap bazaars for poor residentsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs part of efforts to ease the impact of the fuel price hikes, the Jakarta administration held the country's first-ever "basic commodities" bazaar for poor residents at the National Monument (Monas) park on...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
TNI, cop, civil servant nabbed for drug party
TNI, cop, civil servant nabbed for drug partyAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo TNI soldiers, one police officer and a civil servant in the Jakarta administration were arrested on Friday for crystal methamphetamine possession and use in a private party at the Dusit Hotel in Mangga Dua, West...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Poultry industry losses Rp 700b so far this year
Poultry industry losses Rp 700b so far this yearFitri Wulandari, Dow Jones, JakartaIndonesia's poultry industry has suffered losses of up to Rp 700 billion (US$68 million) due to a drop in sales of poultry products since the first bird flu-related human death in the country in July, an industry...
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Intelligence role crucial
Intelligence role crucialFrom KompasIntelligence is a determining factor in anticipating security problems. It serves as a preventive measure against disturbances, unlike the fire brigade which acts whenever there is a fire taking place.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Govt to sell 8% of BRI stakes
Govt to sell 8% of BRI stakes JAKARTA: The government plans to sell as much as 8 percent of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the country's fourth-largest lender by assets, aiming to raise funds to plug the budget deficit.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Aborted PKI coup fades from memory
Aborted PKI coup fades from memoryBANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Fewer and fewer people in Banjarmasin mourned on Friday the deaths of Army generals that occurred during the aborted coup of the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) on Sept. 30 forty years ago.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Govt has relied too much on the media
Govt has relied too much on the mediaAvian influenza has caused fear across the country, with very few people having any real understanding about how to protect themselves against exposure to the virus.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
City transportation fares to go up
City transportation fares to go upDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Land Transportation Owners Association Jakarta branch (Organda DKI) is giving the city administration one week to raise public transport fares after the government hiked fuel prices.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Susilo 'betrays election promises'
Susilo 'betrays election promises'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThousands of students, workers, activists and farmers took to the streets across the country on Thursday to protest the plan to raise fuel prices by up to 80 percent, while motorists queued up at gas stations before the new prices take...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
'Ruwatan', seen as anachronistic, is threatened with oblivion
'Ruwatan', seen as anachronistic, is threatened with oblivionIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaSedekah bumi, an annual ritual to expel evil spirits from a village and bestow on it blessings through prayer, is gradually being abandoned by rural communities as it is regarded as an animistic...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Care for recycled products, anyone?
Care for recycled products, anyone?The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen it comes to doing good deeds, especially if they help the environment, the more the merrier probably holds true.But for recycling foundation XSProject in South Jakarta, it was more difficult getting people involved in spreading the...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
1. FUEL: 4 X 10
1. FUEL: 4 X 10 Susilo 'betrayed election promises' 2. PKI: 2 X 22 40 years on, events of 1965 remain a mystery 3. SIDAK: 4 X 10 President laments criticism, fuel hike
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Intelligence role crucial
Intelligence role crucialFrom KompasIntelligence is a determining factor in anticipating security problems. It serves as a preventive measure against disturbances, unlike the fire brigade which acts whenever there is a fire taking place.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
The 9/30 tragedy
The 9/30 tragedy Something horrible happened 40 years ago that changed the course of Indonesia's history, unfortunately for the worse. But while the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping and murder of six Army generals on the night of Sept.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Tangerang farmers just workers on their ancestor land
Tangerang farmers just workers on their ancestor landMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe sight of hundreds of hectares of paddy fields stretching as far as the eyes can see on both sides of the road always makes travelers forget the long ride to the northern part of Tangerang regency.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
BPH Migas to install online monitoring system
BPH Migas to install online monitoring systemThe Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) needs up to Rp 300 billion (US$29.15 million) to install an online system to monitor the distribution of kerosene throughout the country.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Eradicating evil in the courts
Eradicating evil in the courts I agree completely with the abolishment of the legal mafia as advocated by Satjipto Rahardjo in Kompas last month.As a distinguished professor of law, he should know what he's talking about.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
1. INSIGHT: 1 X 42
1. INSIGHT: 1 X 42 Forty years since the day that changed RI 2. SUSUL: 2 X 24 Tactile clothing to spur athletes to do better 3. IMAGES: 3 X 16 Protests, rations; all over a bit of flammable liquid
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Susilo's first year: Striking the right balance
Susilo's first year: Striking the right balanceMichael Vatikiotis, The Straits Times, Asia News Network/Singapore Measuring progress in Indonesia is hard work. A year into the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, outwardly the country seems to be more or less where it was when this...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
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...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
E-learning community established
E-learning community established JAKARTA: In order to enhance the distant e-learning quality in many institutions, a group of professionals established E- learning Community on Wednesday.Initiated by Bina Nusantara University, the community will publish an e-journal and newsletter, as well as run...
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
RI eyes second best in SEAG standings
RI eyes second best in SEAG standingsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) acknowledged on Thursday that its athletes would be in a three-way contest for second place with Vietnam and host Philippines at the 23rd Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in November.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
The 9/30 tragedy
The 9/30 tragedy Something horrible happened 40 years ago that changed the course of Indonesia's history, unfortunately for the worse. But while the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping and murder of six Army generals on the night of Sept.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Subsidies must go to the poor
Subsidies must go to the poor I certainly understand why subsidies on gasoline need to be removed -- I am not poor so why should I receive cheap Premium at the country's expense?However, I cannot see the need for removing the subsidy on kerosene.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Indonesia to host Malaysia in Davis Cup
Indonesia to host Malaysia in Davis Cup LONDON: Indonesia are drawn to host Malaysia in their Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group 2 match next year.The national team, who is seeded second in the group, lost 4-1 to Thailand in Bangkok on Sunday, and were defeated 3-2 by Uzbekistan in March.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
JP/1/hour
JP/1/hour Mysterious gunmen reappear in Poso Mysterious attackers have sparked terror once again in Poso, the troubled town in Central Sulawesi that has seen sporadic violence after a 2000 peace accord was signed by Muslim and Christian leaders to end sectarian fighting.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Class actions loom as city drags its feet on air bylaw
Class actions loom as city drags its feet on air bylawBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists and a councillor criticized the city administration on Wednesday for its lackluster performance in implementing bylaw No.
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Protecting Minahasan people
Protecting Minahasan people I would like to praise the Indonesian judges for protecting Minahasa and the people of Sulawesi from the side effects of uncaring mining practices. The people of Sulawesi who have suffered skin ailments as the result of the pollution deserve compensation.