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Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Lion air toothless roar
Lion air toothless roar Airline safety in Indonesia is once again on the radar. Just recently two planes crashed, while three performed emergency landings. The loss of lives and the emotional stress for survivors and relatives of the deceased are powerful reminders of the potential hazards...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
NISP, OCBC lends $35m to Wynncor
NISP, OCBC lends $35m to Wynncor JAKARTA: Mid-size Bank NISP and Singapore-based OCBC Bank announced on Thursday that they had agreed to provide some US$35 million in a syndicated loan to PT Wynncor Bali, a subsidiary of publicly listed property firm PT Jakarta Setiabudi International.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Tragic murder leaves families mourning
Tragic murder leaves families mourningIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaThe families of two murder victims in a courtroom in the East Java town of Sidoardjo were grieving on Thursday over the sudden loss of their loved ones at the hands of a Navy colonel who was enraged after losing a...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Nations pledge effort to protect workers
Nations pledge effort to protect workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLabor ministers from labor exporting and importing countries have agreed to increase regional and bilateral cooperation to protect migrant workers and improve their welfare.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
More suspected bird flu patients hospitalized
More suspected bird flu patients hospitalizedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe number of people showing symptoms of bird flu continued to rise on Thursday as six more people suspected of being infected with the virus were admitted to Sulianti Saroso Hospital in Sunter, North Jakarta.
Fri, 23 Sep 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.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Singapore readying for remake of city-state
Singapore readying for remake of city-state For the 478-year-old Jakarta, Singapore -- which began as a British colonial trading port in 1819 -- might seem like a teenager in search of an identity. But the truth is that the young city-state has a strong vision of itself and its future.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Demand for office and retail properties on the rise
Demand for office and retail properties on the riseDijan Subromo, Contributor, Jakarta In addition to residential property, the development of other property sectors such as office and retail properties is also mushrooming in most parts of Greater Jakarta, and in other major cities such as Batam,...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
1. Epidemic - 1x20
1. Epidemic - 1x20 Don't panic over bird flu, RI told 2. Rita ----- 4x12 Over 1 million Texans flee coast as Rita churns closer 3. Media ---- 2x20 Women's mags 'putting style over substance' 4. Bomber --- 1x30 Man gets 10 years for embassy bombing
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Counselors jail for insulting Islam
Counselors jail for insulting IslamID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, ProbolinggoSeven former counselors at a drug and cancer rehabilitation center in Probolinggo were sentenced on Thursday to jail terms of between three and five years for the crime of insulting Islam, a clear sign that the East Java...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
1. AHMADIYAH: 3 X 18
1. AHMADIYAH: 3 X 18 Ahmadiyah followers under more pressure to alter beliefs 2. ISLAM: 1 X 32 Counselors jailed for insulting Islam 3. MURDER: 1 X 40 Tragic murder leaves families mourning 4. CHINA: 2 X 27 China angered after RI Navy fires on vessel 5. SUSUL: 1 X 40
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Women's magazines: Style versus substance
Women's magazines: Style versus substanceZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWho reads the numerous women's magazines on the market? For 27-year-old career woman Saraswati, the answer would be "housewives with lots of spare time or working women who are very aware of their appearance".
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Culture to enliven Bengawan Solo Fair
Culture to enliven Bengawan Solo FairSEMARANG: A Bengawan Solo Fair (BSF) 2005 jam-packed with art and cultural events will be officially opened on Friday, Central Java tourism office head Agus Suryono says.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
'China's interests in SE Asia often opposite of U.S.'
'China's interests in SE Asia often opposite of U.S.'Foster Klug, Associated Press/WashingtonChina's actions in Southeast Asia are often at odds with the United States, most strikingly in its support of Myanmar's military dictatorship, a State Department official said on Wednesday (Thursday in...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
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The UN Summit: A glass at least half full Kofi A. Annan Geneva2. Pro2 -- The labyrinth of graft 2 x 30 The labyrinth of graft in Latin America: Everybody does it Jorge Castaqeda Project Syndicate3. Star -- Indonesia risks chasing away investors 1 x 30 Jakarta risks chasing away investors V.K.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
On building of churches
On building of churches I refer to your story in The Jakarta Post, Sept. 21 headlined Building of church halted despite permit.You state that Muslims make up some 85 percent of the country's population. Good for them.Christians are a negligible minority.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Fuel subsidies in Indonesia serve only short-term political interests
Fuel subsidies in Indonesia serve only short-term political interestsHarya Setyaka, Jakarta Oil to Indonesia has multiple obscene facets. It is arguably a curse in disguise. It was nurtured to serve as an appalling instrument of regime maintenance.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Online library makes bookworms of people
Online library makes bookworms of peopleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesians can now have greater access to books without having to go to a library. The lack of time and other difficulties should no longer be reasons for doing some library browsing.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Air Force reaches out to children
Air Force reaches out to children JAKARTA: The sky above the Indonesian Air Force's Halim Perdanakusuma air base in East Jakarta with be filled with fun on Sunday.To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Indonesian Military, which falls on Oct.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
British princess to visit RI
British princess to visit RIJAKARTA: Britain's Princess Royal, the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will visit Indonesia this month, the British Embassy in Jakarta said.She will arrive in Indonesia on Saturday and will stay on until Tuesday.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Police operations yet to ease traffic
Police operations yet to ease traffic JAKARTA: After two months of an operation to ensure motorists followed the road rules, City Police chief of traffic Sr. Comr. Djoko Susilo acknowledged that such efforts were not enough to reduce traffic congestion.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Walhi protests governor proposal
Walhi protests governor proposal PADANG, West Sumatra: An environmental group has issued a statement in protest over West Sumatra Governor Gamawan Fauzi's decision to issue a letter of recommendation to the central government to grant 49,440 hectares of forest concession to a plantation company.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
'Community approval is needed'
'Community approval is needed' The recent forcible closures of churches in Jakarta, Bekasi, Bandung and Surakarta by hard-line Muslim groups has raised questions about religious tolerance in the country. The Jakarta Post interviewed residents about the issue.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Governor Sutiyoso reshuffles city officials
Governor Sutiyoso reshuffles city officialsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGovernor Sutiyoso shook up his administration on Thursday moving 27 officials out of their key positions in a bid to improve public services in the capital.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
PLN eyes power-pricing adjusted
PLN eyes power-pricing adjustedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState power company PT PLN has made a proposal to apply an automatic pricing adjustment scheme, starting next year, to keep up with the fluctuating costs in generating power.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Indonesian stock index falls to 4-week low
Indonesian stock index falls to 4-week lowSoraya Permatasari, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia's key stock index fell to a four-week low, paced by lenders such as Bank Danamon and Bank Rakyat Indonesia, on concern the weakening rupiah will force the central bank to further boost interest rates.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Where to go in Semarang: Friday, September 23, 2005
Where to go in Semarang: Friday, September 23, 2005Performance* Poetry and Jazz Denise Jannah and Band at Auditorium RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia, Jl. A. Yani No. 144 - 146 (Tel. 024 - 8450481), Semarang, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 27. Further information, Tel. 021 5241069, info@erasmushuis.or.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Government mulls merger of three mining firms
Government mulls merger of three mining firmsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is considering a plan to merge three state-owned mining firms -- PT Aneka Tambang (Antam), PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) and PT Timah -- as part of efforts to improve their performance and to...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
FPI steamed about nude Adam, Eve
FPI steamed about nude Adam, EveAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActor Anjasmara and model Isabella were reported to the Jakarta Police on Thursday by an extreme right wing Islamic group for allegedly posing nude in a photograph displayed since Sept.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
S. Asia's reformist role in the Middle East
S. Asia's reformist role in the Middle EastMichael Vatikiotis, Jakarta Lost in the emotional debate over whether Indonesia and Israel should engage is the little explored potential for Indonesia to act as a catalyst for political reform in the Middle East.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Indonesia exercises caution amid talks of links with Israel
Indonesia exercises caution amid talks of links with IsraelSebastien Blanc, Agence France-Presse/JakartaIndonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, welcomed the historic pullout of Israel from the Gaza Strip and foreign ministers from the two countries held a discreet meeting recently in New...
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Indonesia risks chasing away foreign investors
Indonesia risks chasing away foreign investorsV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network/Selangor, Malaysia The continued defiance of the South Sulawesi police to detain two Malaysian accountants even though they had been freed by the court, will only create more problems for Indonesia.
Fri, 23 Sep 2005
Beware of distractions
Beware of distractions Some legislators are quite busy these days. They are preparing to question the President over video conferences he held in the United States when he was there last week.More than a dozen legislators from a range of factions, including the biggest faction, the Golkar Party,...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Govt to raise allowances of penitentiary staff
Govt to raise allowances of penitentiary staffThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will more than double the monthly allowances of over 22,000 prison staff across the country in 2006 to help improve their welfare and curb financially driven misconduct.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Films-QFilmFestival-Shorts
Films-QFilmFestival-ShortsJP/21/QFILMSLocal short films take a peek at gay lifeKenny Santana Contributor/Jakarta qnoy2k@yahoo.comNude bodies, a scene from a gay sauna or a transvestite tale in Paris are not something you would normally expect to see on an Indonesian screen.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Iranian Askari wins Tour d'Indonesia
Iranian Askari wins Tour d'IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliDespite winning only one stage, Iranian Hossein Askari of Giant Asia Racing Team emerged as the overall winner on Wednesday of the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia cycling competition.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
PLN secures CNG supply from Medco
PLN secures CNG supply from MedcoThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid soaring global oil prices, state power firm PT PLN plans to get compressed natural gas (CNG) for its power plants from PT Medco Energi Internasional's Senoro field in Sulawesi.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Mid-range UK brands lure Indonesia's big spenders
Mid-range UK brands lure Indonesia's big spendersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEven with a wide variety of quality Indonesian apparel, it seems the nation's upper market is still fascinated by imported brands, making middle class British labels among their options.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
'Meetings are needed between people of different faiths'
'Meetings are needed between people of different faiths'Some Muslim hard-line groups have forced several Christian places of worship to close on the grounds that they lack a permit. The fact is that the prevailing regulations make it difficult for minority groups to get permits for their places of...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Nur Mahmudi may lead Depok after all
Nur Mahmudi may lead Depok after allBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe naming of Muhammad Hassan as a suspect and the recommendation of the Judicial Commission to punish the judges who ruled on the Depok election dispute, suggest that Nur Mahmudi Ismail may win the legal battle against...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
17 Aceh inmates in jail break
17 Aceh inmates in jail break BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Lax security meant 17 inmates in Aceh Besar Prison escaped from their cells at dawn on Tuesday, the third escape from the jail this year.Jantho Prison Warden Abdullah Arja said the inmates punched through the prison's roof and scaled the prison's wall...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Govt asked to intensify public information campaign on bird flu
Govt asked to intensify public information campaign on bird fluHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLimited knowledge of how avian influenza is contracted and an inadequate poultry cull are only two of the problems this country has to address in order to contain the "extraordinary" outbreak.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Gedung Kesenian features wayang show
Gedung Kesenian features wayang show JAKARTA: The Kunti Nalibroto wayang group, with an all-woman cast, will perform for the first time at Gedung Kesenian (Jakarta Playhouse), Central Jakarta, on Thursday evening.
Thu, 22 Sep 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.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Ex-conjoined twins return to East Aceh
Ex-conjoined twins return to East Aceh MEDAN, North Sumatra: After recovering in hospital for a month, two formerly conjoined babies, Mariana and Mariani, were allowed to return home to East Aceh regency on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
1. POLICE: 3 X 20
1. POLICE: 3 X 20 Sutanto urges media not to exaggerate money laundering case 2. KPK: 1 X 40 Susilo's anticorruption drive disappointing: KPK 3. KPU: 1 X 40 Suspended auditor receives Rp 140m from KPU 4. AHMADIYAH: 3 X 15 Seven more named suspects in Cianjur attack 5.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Bird flu outbreak may become epidemic
Bird flu outbreak may become epidemicThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government warned on Wednesday that the current outbreak of bird flu could become an epidemic as two more children died after showing symptoms of the disease."It's not an epidemic yet, but sporadic cases in parts of Jakarta.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
English league a winner with local soccer fans
English league a winner with local soccer fansEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Whenever English League soccer games are shown on TV here, many Indonesians seem to come down with a perplexing malady, the symptoms of which generally take the form of lots of cheering, jumping up and down,...
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Public toilets rare in Tangerang
Public toilets rare in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangLooking for a public toilet in Tangerang municipality? Ask a local resident for directions and he or she is likely to direct you to the nearest empty plot of land or river.
Thu, 22 Sep 2005
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;JP;DAN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-rates Rupiah Rates Sept. 21 JP/13/RUPIAHRupiah Rates Sept. 21 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 8,229.56 7,459.22 7,884.55 7,804.14Brunei dollar 1 6,368.18 5,770.83 6,101.20 6,037.68Canadian dollar 1 9,169.