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Fri, 16 Sep 2005
1. ACEH: 1 X 25
1. ACEH: 1 X 25 Disarmament boosts Aceh peace 2. SUMMIT: 1 X 28 Susilo wants MDGs accelerated 3. TENIS: 2 X 18 Schnyder sails on, Molik upset in Bali 4. FUEL: 1 X 42 Pertamina raises supplies but long queues remain
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Bill on freedom of information 'urgent'
Bill on freedom of information 'urgent'Activists and legislators questioned on Thursday the government's commitment to boosting transparency in the public sector after a minister rejected calls for the immediate deliberation of the bill on information.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
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Low tax rates will spur tsunami growth in Indonesia Gregory Fossedal Washington D.C.2. Pro -- Lessons from the black tsunami 1 x 30 Lessons from the black tsunamiJoseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Motorists told to skip Senayan
Motorists told to skip Senayan JAKARTA: Motorists are advised to avoid the Senayan Sports Complex area from Friday (today) until Wednesday next week because of likely crippling traffic jams during the quarterfinals of the 2005 Indonesia Soccer League (LI 2005).
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Producers of pirated discs targeted
Producers of pirated discs targetedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a show of their resolve in the war on piracy, the Jakarta Police destroyed on Thursday about 1.2 million pirated CDs, VCDs and DVDs confiscated during a month-long operation.Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Interest in coin collecting grows all the time
Interest in coin collecting grows all the timeBambang Parlupi, Jakarta Many people, young and old, have found it increasingly appealing to collect old coins and banknotes as a pastime.The search for such items produces a thrill of its own.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
EU welcomes peace deal implementation
EU welcomes peace deal implementationJAKARTA: The 25-member European Union welcomed on Thursday the start of the formal implementation of the peace agreement in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, and highlighted the support that the EU and five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Ellyas' trial begins in W. Jakarta
Ellyas' trial begins in W. JakartaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe West Jakarta District Court began on Thursday the trial of former world boxing champion Ellyas Pical, who was arrested at the Miles discotheque in West Jakarta in July after allegedly selling three ecstasy pills to undercover police.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Yogyakarta hosts puppetry congress
Yogyakarta hosts puppetry congress YOGYAKARTA: Local and international delegates convened for a five-day puppetry congress in Yogyakarta, which began on Wednesday night.The delegates included puppeteers and puppetry experts from a number of counties such as Japan, Malaysia, Suriname, Australia and...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Schnyder sails on, Molik
Schnyder sails on, Molik upset at Wismilak tourneyBruce Emond The Jakarta Post/Nusa Dua, Bali Swiss second seed Patty Schnyder was all business in opening her campaign at the US$225,000 Wismilak International on Thursday, but Alicia Molik took an unwanted detour on her comeback trail.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
ORI and the struggle against colonialism
ORI and the struggle against colonialism The history of Indonesian money is broadly divided into two periods: 1945 to 1949 and 1950 to 1990.When Indonesia declared independence, only Japanese banknotes were used as legal tender.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
JP/20/OEI
JP/20/OEIMaintaining a collection of rare and banned booksID Nugroho The Jakarta Post/SurabayaThe dimness inside the Room of Rarities at the library of Surabaya's Medayu Agung Foundation gives way to brightness when Oei Hiem Hwie enters the room and turns on the main lights.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
China to use economic ties with ASEAN to boost interests
China to use economic ties with ASEAN to boost interestsPeter Enav, Associated Press, Beijing China will use an upcoming economic gathering with Southeast Asian countries to promote its political interests there, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday, underscoring Beijing's desire to counter...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Police elite force leaves Aceh
Police elite force leaves AcehThe Jakarta Post Lhokseumawe/JakartaAround 1,300 Mobile Brigade Police left Aceh on Wednesday as part of a peace agreement with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels which requires the Indonesian government to gradually withdraw security forces personnel from the...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Surakarta people show ID to get kerosene
Surakarta people show ID to get keroseneBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, SurakartaThe kerosene shortage in the Central Java town of Surakarta has forced residents to bring along not only money and a container but also their family cards to kerosene distributors.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Experts warn of imbalance in personal development in Super Class
Experts warn of imbalance in personal development in Super ClassDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaEducation experts and psychologists have called on people behind Jakarta's Super Class project to anticipate a possible imbalance in personal development among students selected to sit in the...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Eleven councillors get suspended jail terms for corruption
Eleven councillors get suspended jail terms for corruptionSuherjoko The Jakarta Post/SemarangAmid the ongoing crackdown on corruption, Semarang District Court on Thursday handed down one-year suspended jail terms to 11 former city councillors found guilty of corruption.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Business, govt must work to improve athletes' welfare
Business, govt must work to improve athletes' welfareLegislators have approved a long-waited sports bill, which, among other things, requires the government to provide pensions to athletes who compete for their country. The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta people for their views on the issue.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
100 more years of moral development
100 more years of moral development From some quarters of our society, including the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), we understand that the much discussed joint ministerial decree (SKB No.01/BER-MDN-MAG/1969) is very much an impediment to the building of mosques as it is to churches.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Rupiah Rates Sept.15
Rupiah Rates Sept.15 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 8,080.78 7,309.42 7,734.95 7,655.11 Brunei dollar 1 6,260.42 5,663.35 5,992.50 5,931.19 Canadian dollar 1 8,894.43 8,045.83 8,513.79 8,426.35 Swiss franc 1 8,316.20 7,523.52 7,960.30 7,879.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
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____________________________________________ U.S. Dollar Rates Sept.15 ____________________________________________ Latest %Change Yen 110.31-36 -0.03 Euro* 1.2221-26 -0.51 Sterling* 1.8084-88 -0.84 Swiss franc 1.2643-46 +0.52 Canadian dollar 1.1855-60 +0.42 Australian dollar* 0.7688-91 -0.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Japan gives $4.05m grant for RI police
Japan gives $4.05m grant for RI policeJAKARTA: The government of Japan announced on Thursday a Rp 40.8 billion (US$4.05 million) aid facility to help finance the Indonesian National Police's capacity-building program.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Erasmus Huis holds 10-day film festival
Erasmus Huis holds 10-day film festivalM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis is holding a 10-day film festival that will screen dozens of films with a variety of themes ranging from sociocultural problems that bedevil the tiny nation to its relationships...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Bush supports Aceh peace accord
Bush supports Aceh peace accordKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, New York Whatever the results of the World Summit, what is more urgent for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is what concrete results he can bring home from his 10-day visit to the United States, including a six-day stay in New York...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Polite teacher views human absurdity
Polite teacher views human absurdityEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter sinking themselves in the dark, absurd and insane world of Budi Darma's novel Olenka and short-story collection Orang-orang Bloomington, some readers made the trip to meet the author in person.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Former councillors guilty of graft
Former councillors guilty of graftSuherjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangAmid the ongoing crackdown on corruption, Semarang District Court on Thursday handed down one-year suspended jail terms to 11 former city councillors found guilty of corruption.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Toward bourgeois hegemony
Toward bourgeois hegemonyFrom Media IndonesiaThe political discourses in the country today make a clear-cut distinction between the public sector represented by the state and the private sector embodying market forces.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
JIL finds support from local, district officials
JIL finds support from local, district officialsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaEast Jakarta officials came to the defense of the Islamic Liberal Network (JIL) on Thursday, saying that the organization was legal and could not evicted from the Utan Kayu area as demanded by a group claiming to represent...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
54 arrested for hoarding 317 tons of fuel
54 arrested for hoarding 317 tons of fuelAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaJakarta Police announced on Wednesday that they have arrested 54 people for hoarding a total amount of 317 tons of fuel in the past two months.Jakarta Police Special Crimes Unit deputy chief Adj. Comr.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
1. Disco -- 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42)
1. Disco -- 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42) 'I fear Indonesia will make the same mistakes' 2. GAM -- 36 pts 4 cols 1lines (1x32)Ex-GAM members to get monthly allowance 3. Piracy -- 32 pts 4 cols 1line (1x32)Producers of pirated discs targeted4.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Agtmaal wins 4th stage in Surakarta
Agtmaal wins 4th stage in Surakarta Dutch cyclist Peter Van Agtmaal of the Jong & Laan team took the fourth stage from Yogyakarta to Surakarta on Thursday but Iranian Hossein Askari retained the Tour d'Indonesia's yellow jersey.Agtmaal covered the 135.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Susilo wants MDGs accelerated
Susilo wants MDGs acceleratedKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, New YorkThe scene outside the United Nations headquarters in New York during the first day of the three-day 2005 World Summit on Wednesday (local time), especially with the presence of U.S. President George W.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
XL insurance
XL insurance We refer to your article titled Insurer pays out 1st tsunami claim to Semen Andalas in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 11.There is a minor mistake as regards the name of the foreign reinsurance company involved in the claim payment.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Antam to use compressed gas instead of oil for smelters
Antam to use compressed gas instead of oil for smeltersLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState nickel and gold miner PT Antam plans to convert to using compressed natural gas (CNG) from oil-based fuels in its smelters, as part of a plan to cut fuel costs by half, a top official says.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
East Jakarta officials came to the defense of the Islamic Liberal
East Jakarta officials came to the defense of the Islamic Liberal Network (JIL) on Thursday, saying that the organization was legal and could not evicted from the Utan Kayu area as demanded by a group claiming to represent local residents.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Sanctions recommended for West Java judges
Sanctions recommended for West Java judgesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Judicial Commission recommended that the head of the West Java High Court Nana Juwana, who led the panel of judges in the Depok mayoral election dispute, be suspended for a year.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Knitting businesses caught in a spiral of decline
Knitting businesses caught in a spiral of declineYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungFor over four decades, people living on Jl. Binong Jati, Binong village, Batununggal, some 10 kilometers to the east of downtown Bandung, have been familiar with the noise of knitting and sewing machines.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
'The Realistage' celebrates revival of realism
'The Realistage' celebrates revival of realismSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central JavaThe realist style that began to develop in the painting world in Europe in the 19th century and reached its peak in Indonesia in mid-20th century is currently experiencing a revival in the postmodern...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
54 arrested for hoarding 317 tons of fuel
54 arrested for hoarding 317 tons of fuelAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police announced on Wednesday that they have arrested 54 people for hoarding a total amount of 317 tons of fuel in the past two months.Jakarta Police Special Crimes Unit deputy chief Adj. Comr.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
East Jakarta officials came to the defense of the Islamic Liberal
East Jakarta officials came to the defense of the Islamic Liberal Network (JIL) on Thursday, saying that the organization was legal and could not evicted from the Utan Kayu area as demanded by a group claiming to represent local residents.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Former chief's son faces questioning
Former chief's son faces questioning BOGOR: The National Police are to question 15-year-old Tri Riyanto Andika Putra alias Rian, the son of former Bogor police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito, over an alleged attack on the North Bogor Police security head Adj. First. Insp. Wawan Setiawan.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
RI housewife sues Malaysian minister
RI housewife sues Malaysian ministerKUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman filed a defamation suit against Malaysian Home Minister Azmi Khalid on Thursday, saying he called her husband a criminal and traitor, the national news agency reported.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Polite teacher looks at human absurdity
Polite teacher looks at human absurdityEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter sinking themselves in the dark, absurd and insane world of Budi Darma's novel Olenka and short-story collection Orang-orang Bloomington, some readers made the trip to meet the author in person.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Hotels change strategies under market conditions
Hotels change strategies under market conditionsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThanks to the opening of the Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang expressway, better known as the Cipularang toll road, the car journey from Jakarta to Bandung has been reduced from four hours to just two.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Low tax rates will spur tsunami growth in Indonesia
Low tax rates will spur tsunami growth in IndonesiaGregory Fossedal, Washington D.C. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faced three great challenges upon his election in 2004. In less than a year since, Susilo has dealt solidly with two of these -- reducing energy subsidies and reining in corruption.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Timy and Devota survive first round at Bali Open
Timy and Devota survive first round at Bali OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, Bali Indonesians Ni Putu Timy Yudhani and Devota Rahawarin survived the opening round of the Bali Open beach volleyball tournament on Thursday, while the top-seeded Brazilian duo eased their way into the...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Utan Kayu Community faces new test
Utan Kayu Community faces new testThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe cafe looks no different from any other eatery, except that it serves as a meeting place for emerging artists and intellectuals.Founder of Tempo magazine Goenawan Mohamad, writer Ayu Utami, poet Sitok Srengenge and progressive Muslim...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Punishment of terrorists
Punishment of terrorists Rois and Ahmad Hasan, who helped organized the bombing at Australia's embassy in Jakarta, have been sentenced to death by firing squad. The Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, has welcomed what he calls Indonesia's demonstration of its commitment to the fight against...
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Polite teacher looks at human absurdity
Polite teacher looks at human absurdityEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter sinking themselves in the dark, absurd and insane world of Budi Darma's novel Olenka and short-story collection Orang-orang Bloomington, some readers made the trip to meet the author in person.
Fri, 16 Sep 2005
Old batik items to highlight festival
Old batik items to highlight festivalPEKALONGAN, Central Java: An exhibition of batik items made in 18th century will highlight the Pekalongan Batik Festival held in the coastal city between Sept. 15 and Sept. 18, an exhibition committee member said on Wednesday.