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Wed, 14 Sep 2005
1. Harga -- 1 x 35
1. Harga -- 1 x 35 Prices rise over fuel price hike fears 2. Flu -- 3 x 15 Free medical care on offer to people with flu symptoms 3. Congo -- 1 x 38 Foreigners arrested for visa forgery 4 Buta -- 1 x 38 Illiteracy traps people in poverty 5. Speak -- 1 x 38 'We need better grooming for athletes'
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
JP/18/SCHL2
JP/18/SCHL2checked --JSR Kamal now has the world at his fingertipsNot that long ago 11-year-old Kamal could not see a future for himself, but now he has aspirations to be a pilot.He really enjoys school and his favorite subject is maths.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
No mention of grounded planes
No mention of grounded planes In The Jakarta Post Sept. 12 edition, on page 1, there was no mention of which airlines had their planes grounded by Minister Hatta Rajasa. Why is the Post being so kind to the errant airlines?In Kompas on Sept.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Free medication for residents with flu symptoms
Free medication for residents with flu symptomsDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe City Health Agency said on Tuesday the city administration would cover the medical costs of any resident of Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, showing influenza symptoms following the death of a 37-year-old local...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Locals demand indigenous officials
Locals demand indigenous officialsGORONTALO, Gorontalo: A leading figure in Boalemo has called on the regental government to prioritize locals in the recruitment of civil servants in the regency. Rahman Ismail said that so far, the Boalemo bureaucracy had been dominated by people from outside the...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
30 islands have no names
30 islands have no namesSURABAYA: A professor has expressed concern on Tuesday that at least 30 of Indonesia's supposed 17,540 islands have no names. "I am worried that if these islands are not given names immediately, Indonesia will soon lose the islands to other countries.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Players hope for good draw in Bali volleyball tourney
Players hope for good draw in Bali volleyball tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, Bali The US$200,000 Bali Open, one of the stops on this year's Swatch-Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Tour, begins on Wednesday with some players hoping for a good draw to help...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
German banks to fund S'pore Flyer
German banks to fund S'pore Flyer SINGAPORE: Two leading German banks, DBM and HVB Asia, will finance the construction of a giant observation wheel in Singapore, reported Channel News Asia on Tuesday.The S$240 million (US$143 million) Singapore Flyer promises to be one of Singapore's top...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Pertamina blamed for oil smuggling
Pertamina blamed for oil smugglingEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to speed up a proposed shake-up of the management of state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina in response to the failure of the company's internal monitoring system to prevent oil smuggling from an East...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Former Aceh rebels remain wary as disarmament nears
Former Aceh rebels remain wary as disarmament nearsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, PidieDistrust and fear still runs deep among members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as the date for the decommissioning of weapons is drawing near.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Joint air patrols begin in Malacca Strait
Joint air patrols begin in Malacca StraitClarence Fernandez, Reuters/Subang Air Force Base, MalaysiaThe four Southeast Asian nations guarding the Malacca Strait started joint air patrols of the vital sea lane on Tuesday when a Malaysian military plane took to the air with Singaporeans on board.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
JP/18/SCHL1
JP/18/SCHL1checked -JSR School turns scavengers into scholars, citizensKaren Stingemore The Jakarta Post/JakartaWith the Indonesian flag flying high above the entrance way and the echo of laughter and eager voices drifting along the corridor, PKBM (Pusat Kegiatan Belajar Masyarakat, or Center For...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Minority rights in Indonesia's multi-religious society
Minority rights in Indonesia's multi-religious societyAleksius Jemadu, Bandung Numerical strength does not define human dignity. Being a member of a majority or minority group in society is not a relevant factor to qualify one as a legitimate carrier of demand for social justice and political...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
College student steals to pay fees
College student steals to pay fees JAKARTA: A student at a private university in Jakarta has been arrested for stealing on a number of occasions from a neighbor's house in Pulo Gebang Permai, Cakung, East Jakarta.
Wed, 14 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.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Embassy bombing hero gets promotion
Embassy bombing hero gets promotionAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough his voice was barely audible, let alone understood, Brig. Asep Wahyudi, 21, one of the victims of the Australian Embassy bombing delighted both reporters and colleagues with his high spirits and persistence to remain...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Suspect named in assault case
Suspect named in assault case JAKARTA: Investigators from the internal affairs division at National Police Headquarters have named Second Brig. Darmawan Manik a suspect in the assault on the head of intelligence and security at the North Bogor Police, First Adj. Insp. Wawan Setiawan.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Govt clears way for Cepu block deal
Govt clears way for Cepu block dealLeony Aurora and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA new regulation amending a previous one on the upstream oil and gas sector has been issued to speed up the settlement of the Cepu block dispute, but could also be used for similar cases in the future, a...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Foreigners arrested for visa forgery
Foreigners arrested for visa forgeryAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo persons holding passports from the Republic of Congo were arrested on Monday for falsifying documents including visas, passports and credit cards at an apartment in Pulogadung, East Jakarta.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Diarrhea kills three infants
Diarrhea kills three infantsBANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The diarrhea outbreak that has affected Lampung province over the past month has so far claimed the lives of three infants. The latest victim was Arbi, 1, an child from South Lampung regency, who died of diarrhea and pneumonia on Monday night,...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Moderates, conservatives dispute freedom of thought
Moderates, conservatives dispute freedom of thoughtHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing a controversial fatwa by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), which strongly recommends an end to liberalism, pluralism and secularism, Muslim moderates and conservatives are debating whether Islam...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
GAM ready to hand in, destroy weapons
GAM ready to hand in, destroy weaponsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, PidieIn line with the peace deal earlier signed by the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM), GAM members have begun gathering weapons and have said they are ready to hand them over to the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM).
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Subsidy for education left undelivered to 11 provinces
Subsidy for education left undelivered to 11 provincesRendi A. Witular and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/YogyakartaWith another fuel price hike looming, low-income assistance funds from a fuel price increase in March have not been fully delivered to the education sector.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Court hands down harsher punishment for Puteh
Court hands down harsher punishment for PutehMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Supreme Court would appear to have sounded the death knell for the efforts by suspended Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh to avoid going to prison after it upheld his conviction on graft charges in...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
1. PERTAMINA: 1 X 32
1. PERTAMINA: 1 X 32 Pertamina blamed for oil smuggling 2. FUEL: 2 X 24 Pertamina to apply market prices to more industries 3. JUNTA: 1 X 32 Rice blasts Myanmar over repression 4. SUMMIT: 1 X 32 Still no final deal on UN reforms
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Ambon city, a melting pot of culture and religion
Ambon city, a melting pot of culture and religionM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonAmbon city has a colorful history, starting from the struggle between the Portuguese, British and Dutch colonial powers to the humanitarian tragedy that ravaged the city in 1999 when residents of different...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Rupiah Rates Sept.13
Rupiah Rates Sept.13 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 8,162.67 7,390.09 7,817.07 7,735.55 Brunei dollar 1 6,321.15 5,721.69 6,053.53 5,989.16 Canadian dollar 1 8,951.63 8,103.43 8,572.63 8,482.24 Swiss franc 1 8,446.83 7,649.12 8,089.21 8,006.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Health services still inferior for poor
Health services still inferior for poorSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaLow income people are not getting the free medical care they are entitled to despite having health cards, prompting an angry response from the Minister of Health.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Pertamina to apply market prices to more industries
Pertamina to apply market prices to more industriesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs pressure to rein in the fuel subsidy grows, state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina will cut its subsidized fuel quota for industries to eight kiloliters (kl) a month -- a third of the current level.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
SBY video conference raise eyebrows
SBY video conference raise eyebrowsRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to lead Cabinet meetings while on an overseas trip has begun to spark speculation as to whether he has lost trust in his aides at home.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Victims of rights abuses seek justice
Victims of rights abuses seek justiceRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the renewed focus on the government's slowness in establishing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR), victims of human rights abuses and the relatives of those killed by government forces are demanding...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Govt urged to dissolve anti-GAM 'militias' in Aceh
Govt urged to dissolve anti-GAM 'militias' in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Aceh Working Group (AWG) has urged authorities to disarm and dissolve civilian militias in Aceh province, for fear that they could disrupt the peace process there.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Mainstream Islam and Ahmadiyah in Indonesia
Mainstream Islam and Ahmadiyah in IndonesiaMuhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawaii Tolerance is not always easy for many Muslims because they tend to reinforce differences and boundaries, rather than commonalities.They have tended to set theological boundaries according to their interpretation of religious...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Australia's Wood fuels the spirit of optimism
Australia's Wood fuels the spirit of optimismTrevor Robb, Agence France-Presse/Perth, AustraliaWhen bombs ripped through Kuta in the Indonesian resort island of Bali almost three years ago, 202 people were killed. For many of those who survived, the nightmare had just begun.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Mutual fund industry hit hard by huge redemptions: Assosiation
Mutual fund industry hit hard by huge redemptions: AssosiationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter experiencing a boom over the past three years, mutual funds are coming back down to earth with a surge in redemptions since early this year, industry players say.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
TV Program: Thursday, September 15, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, September 15, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hallo Friends7:30 Music8:00 Women World10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Philosophy of beauty
Philosophy of beauty I refer to your article in The Jakarta Post on Sunday Aug. 28. I admire Martha Tilaar for her achievements as a woman entrepreneur and for her many international awards in recognition of her excellent performance. However allow me to make some comments: 1.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Illiteracy traps Jakarta residents in poverty
Illiteracy traps Jakarta residents in povertyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA woman spends 12 hours a day sitting at a crossroads on Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta, waiting for people to throw small change from their vehicles.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Mobile phone lands aircraft in wrong airport
Mobile phone lands aircraft in wrong airportJAKARTA: Wings Air passengers were baffled on Monday when the aircraft that took them from Jakarta landed in a deserted airport after the cabin crew announced they were arriving in Padang, West Sumatra, just on schedule.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Singapore plans giant wheel to promote tourism
Singapore plans giant wheel to promote tourism Associated Press/Singapore Singapore seeks to boost tourism with a giant wheel that planners say will be 43 meters (142 feet) taller than the London Eye, a similar attraction beside the River Thames.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
SBY video conference raise eyebrows
SBY video conference raise eyebrowsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to lead Cabinet meetings while on an overseas trip has begun to spark speculation as to whether he has lost trust in his aides at home.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
IPB opens first cricket workshop
IPB opens first cricket workshop BOGOR: To support the development of natural resources in the country, the Bogor Agricultural Institute will hold the country's first research workshop on crickets."We are supporting the development of crickets as a commodity by working together with more than...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Govt should also improve athlete's recruitment
Govt should also improve athlete's recruitment Legislators have approved the long-awaited bill on sports that requires the government to provide a pension for national athletes and funds for organizations involved in developing the country's sports.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
RI to Timor Leste fuel smuggling goes unabated
RI to Timor Leste fuel smuggling goes unabatedYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangFuel smuggling has been widespread over the Batam-East Kalimantan border and also over the border of West Timor regency and the neighboring country of Timor Leste, causing hundreds of thousands of U.S.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Officials must not
Officials must not indulge in theoriesFrom Kompas As fuel supplies have become increasingly critical in this country the authorities concerned need to take quick decisions to get the crisis under control.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Witness testifies against Pollycarpus
Witness testifies against Pollycarpus JAKARTA: Garuda Indonesia vice president of corporate security Ramelgia Anwar testified on Tuesday that he did not know who assigned pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, charged with playing a role in the murder of Munir, to fly to Singapore on the same flight...
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
1. Ali -- mainstream Islam and the Ahmadiyah in Indonesia
1. Ali -- mainstream Islam and the Ahmadiyah in Indonesia 2 x 23 Mainstream Islam and Ahmadiyah in Indonesia Muhamad Ali Manoa, Hawaii2. Alex -- The minority rights in a democratic society 2 x 30 Minority rights in Indonesia's multi-religious society Aleksius Jemadu Bandung
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Red tape and business
Red tape and businessFrom Media Indonesia When I handled administrative matters for a construction license in my district office, it took four exhausting days to get one simple stamp. The bureaucratic red tape is eroding the function of public service.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
Gigi to tour U.S. cities again
Gigi to tour U.S. cities again JAKARTA: Local outfit Gigi, a rock band that has scored hits such as Angan (Daydream) and Terbang (Flying) is expected to stage a four-date show in cities in the United States.Starting on Sept. 16, the band will play arenas in east-coast U.S. cities.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005
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checked Poland - Indonesia economic relationsIndonesia is an important trade partner of Poland in the Southeast Asia region. The trade balance between the two countries has showed steady growth over the past few years.