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Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Pressure rising for justice in Munir case
Pressure rising for justice in Munir caseIda Indawati Khouw and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Leiden/SemarangPressure is mounting both at home and overseas for the government to ensure that justice is done in the Munir murder case.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
'Eyes in the Sky' patrol over Malacca to start soon
'Eyes in the Sky' patrol over Malacca to start soonIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDefense ministers from four Southeast Asian countries -- Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore -- will launch the "eyes in the sky" coordinated air patrol over the Strait of Malacca next Tuesday from...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Headings
Headings P. 91. Melawai -- 2 x 18 Melawai traders take initiative to survive 2. JAKSA -- 3 x 15 Prosecutor accused of selling evidence, illegal gun ownership 3. Gudang -- 1 x 40cutlinephoto credit JP/Theresia Sufa Bogor 'springs' develop bottled water business
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Koreas 'close' to fielding joint Asiad team
Koreas 'close' to fielding joint Asiad teamAgence France-Presse, Seoul South and North Korean sports chiefs have reached a provisional agreement to field unified teams for next year's Asian Games in Qatar, reports said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Airliners told to double-check passengers for safety reasons
Airliners told to double-check passengers for safety reasonsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAir passengers who are annoyed at being asked to provide their identity cards in random ticket checks should realize the process is for their own good, airlines and the transportation minister say.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
TNI wants to retain rich foundations
TNI wants to retain rich foundationsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) wants to keep running its many rich cooperatives and foundations but is offering to give up its other businesses to the state.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Bogor 'springs' develop bottled water business
Bogor 'springs' develop bottled water businessTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe writing on the bottle -- "taken from a spring" -- does not necessarily mean the picturesque pastoral setting the words conjure up.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
JP/2/Heads
JP/2/Heads 1. PLANE: 2 X 25 Airlines told to double-check passengers for safety reasons 2. ABEPURA: 1 X 32 Cop cleared of rights abuse charges 3. BATAVIA: 1 X 36 Batavia aircraft makes emergency landing 4. TERROR: 2 X 21 Sri Lankan terror expert arrested in Maluku 5.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Govt urged to link BSD and airport
Govt urged to link BSD and airport JAKARTA: Tangerang city and airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II want the central government to build a toll road connecting Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Pacific Rim ministers discuss oil prices
Pacific Rim ministers discuss oil pricesAssociated Press, Seogwipo, South KoreaPacific Rim finance officials kicked off two days of talks on Thursday focusing on the economic threat of high oil prices, China's currency system and efforts to reach a new global trade agreement.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
'Forbes' list of 10 richest SE Asians
'Forbes' list of 10 richest SE Asians 1. Robert Kuok (Malaysia), $5.3b 2. Ananda Krishnan (Malaysia), $5.1b 3. Kwek Leng Beng (Singapore), $4.0b 4. Ng Teng Fong (Singapore), $3.2b 5. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi (Thailand), $3.0b 6. Lee Seng Wee (Singapore), $2.7b 7. Lim Goh Tong (Malaysia), $2.6b 8.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
1. Munir (1x35)
1. Munir (1x35) Pressure rising for justice in Munir case 2. CHURCH (2x27) West Java tells Christians to respect regulations 3. Bomb (3x16) Court jails cleric for 7 years over embassy bombing
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Indonesian Night organized in Seoul
Indonesian Night organized in SeoulJAKARTA: As part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations, the Indonesian Embassy in South Korea organized "Indonesian Night" recently in Seoul, the embassy said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post.Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day on Aug. 17.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
RI economy improves but oil prices risky: ADB
RI economy improves but oil prices risky: ADBUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaObserving the recent improvement of investment to Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its optimism about the country's economy, revising its full-year growth outlook slightly up to 5.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Yogyakarta gears up for tourism expo
Yogyakarta gears up for tourism expoYOGYAKARTA: Following the success of hosting last year's Tourism Indonesia Mart and Expo (TIME), or Pasar Wisata Indonesia as it is more popularly known here, Yogyakarta is ready to host TIME 2005 this Sept. 23 to Sept. 26.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
'I'll have 2 bowls of tiger urine...'
'I'll have 2 bowls of tiger urine...' BEIJING: A restaurant in northeast China has been raided and closed for listing stir fried-tiger meat on its menu, a dish that turned out to be donkey dressed with tiger urine.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
U.S. team begins probe into crash
U.S. team begins probe into crashApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanA team of U.S. investigators and local experts began a probe on Thursday to find the cause of Mandala Boeing-737 crash that killed 149 people in Medan, North Sumatra on Monday.The team from the U.S.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Kartini statue to go to Monas
Kartini statue to go to Monas JAKARTA: The Kartini statue will be moved to the eastern part of the National Monument (Monas) park from its site on Jl. Pangeran Diponegoro in Central Jakarta.The decision was made on Thursday after Governor Sutiyoso met Japanese ambassador Yutaka Iimura at City Hall.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
BBY celebrates 23rd anniversary
BBY celebrates 23rd anniversaryYOGYAKARTA: Commemorating its 23rd anniversary, which will fall on Sept. 26 this year, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta has prepared a series of events and programs for the whole month.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Islam, democracy and politics in Indonesia
Islam, democracy and politics in IndonesiaHidayat Nur Wahid, Jakarta The relationship between Islam and democracy will be a defining issue for this country in the future, as it is now.The challenge is that so many believe that the two are in basic conflict.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
West Java tells Christians to respect government regulations
West Java tells Christians to respect government regulationsYuli Tri Suwarni and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/JayapuraGuaranteeing there would no more pressure from hard-line Muslim groups to close down churches, West Java Governor Danny Setiawan asked Christian congregations to...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Taiwan seeks RI's help at UN
Taiwan seeks RI's help at UNJAKARTA: Taiwan, a country of 23 million people, is seeking Indonesia's help for its bid to join the United Nations and maintain peace in the volatile Taiwan Strait, the head of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office (TETO) in Jakarta said.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
N. Sumatra deputy gov. set for rejection
N. Sumatra deputy gov. set for rejectionApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanNorth Sumatra provincial council members are likely to reject Deputy Governor Rudolf Pardede as acting governor after governor Teuku Rizal Nurdin died in the Mandala Boeing 737-200 crash in Medan on Monday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
JP/1/BLURB
JP/1/BLURB 1. Batikmakers struggling to stay afloatPage 5 2. Sunken treasure sheds light on Asian trade Page 18 3. Los Angeles wants 2016 Olympics Page 22
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Drug dealer continues running business from cell at Cipinang
Drug dealer continues running business from cell at CipinangAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity police have revealed that a drug convict has managed to continue running his drug dealing operation from behind bars, thanks to the leniency accorded by prison officials.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
JP/18/ANGEL
JP/18/ANGELI'm an Angel descends to a beach in SeminyakMaya Charles Contributor/KutaFor those who live on Bali, September remains the most enjoyable month of the year. Still buzzing from the energy of the numerous tourists who "came and went" and the terrific celebrations of the high-season, many...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
1. Comment -- 1x42
1. Comment -- 1x42 Bush can learn from Susilo on disaster handling 2. Malacca -- 2x22 'Eyes in the Sky' patrol over Malacca to start soon 3. Aussie --- 1x28 Australia imposes new counter-terror laws 4. Susul ---- 1x32 Hospitals delay surgery to fight dengue 5.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
'The interest rate hike will send investors away'
'The interest rate hike will send investors away'To curb the rapid fall of the rupiah against foreign currencies, Bank Indonesia increased its benchmark interest rate, a move that obliges commercial banks to raise their interest rates.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
cutline
cutlinephoto credit JP/Theresia SufaBogor 'springs' grow bottled water businessTheresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/BogorThe writing on the bottle -- "taken from a spring" -- does not necessarily mean the picturesque pastoral setting the words conjure up.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Melawai traders struggle on in fire aftermath
Melawai traders struggle on in fire aftermathThe Jakarta Post JakartaIt has been 10 days without income for Yusuf, a coffee vendor at the recently burned down Melawai market in South Jakarta, because there is nothing left at the market except debris and ashes.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Melawai traders take initiative to survive
Melawai traders take initiative to surviveThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIt has been 10 days without income for Yusuf, a coffee vendor at the recently burned down Melawai market in South Jakarta, because there is nothing left at the market except debris and ashes.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
City circle
City circlephoto A;; ANPAv..r.. Photo- Photo captionPhoto captionJP/Yayasan Putri SukarsenoHealth division coordinator of Yayasan Putri Sukarseno, Hernawati Sukarseno (left), visits Desi and her six-month-old son Saeful Algi at their house in Gunung Picung village in Bogor.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Budi Hartono slips to 10ths, Kuok SE Asia's richest
Budi Hartono slips to 10ths, Kuok SE Asia's richestAgencies SingaporeIndonesian tycoons are apparently not growing wealthy as fast as their peers in the region, with Forbes magazine on Thursday putting only one Indonesian name in its top 10 richest men in the region -- compared to two last year. R.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
New envoys submit credentials to Susilo
New envoys submit credentials to SusiloThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Thursday credential letters from newly appointed ambassadors from the Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Myanmar during a state ceremony at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Batavia aircraft makes emergency landing
Batavia aircraft makes emergency landingThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA Batavia Air Boeing 737-200 aircraft made an unscheduled landing at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang en route to Batam on Thursday, but all 113 people on board were unharmed, Antara reported.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
UI business center launches micro awards scheme
UI business center launches micro awards schemeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the year 2005 having been declared by the United Nations as International Year of Microcredit, the University of Indonesia's Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Center launched its Global Micro-entrepreneurship Awards (GMAs)...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Prosecutor accused of selling evidence, illegal gun ownership
Prosecutor accused of selling evidence, illegal gun ownershipAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter gathering more evidence and questioning several witnesses, Jakarta Police said on Thursday that they would charge Hendra Ruhendra, a prosecutor at the Cibinong Prosecutor's Office, West Java,...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
MRP election supervisory member resigns
MRP election supervisory member resignsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraAsmirah, a member of the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) assigned to elect members of the Papua Representative Council (MRP), resigned on Thursday, only a day after she was elected.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Court jails cleric for 7 years over embassy bombing
Court jails cleric for 7 years over embassy bombingAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court on Thursday jailed a young Muslim cleric for seven years for helping to assemble the bomb that killed 12 people outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta a year ago.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Pertamina must use more local oil: Govt
Pertamina must use more local oil: GovtRendi A. Witular and Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has instructed state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina to reduce crude oil imports and instead increase the use of locally produced oil to help minimize fuel subsidy spending.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Budi slips to 10ths, Kuok SE Asia's richest
Budi slips to 10ths, Kuok SE Asia's richestAgencies, SingaporeIndonesian tycoons are apparently not growing as wealthy as fast as their peers in the region, with Forbes magazine on Thursday putting only one Indonesian name in its top ten richest men in the region -- compared to two last year.R.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Pertamina may soon be allowed to buy local oil at market prices
Pertamina may soon be allowed to buy local oil at market prices Rendi A. Witular and Leony Aurora The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government has instructed state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina to reduce crude oil imports and instead increase the use of locally produced oil to help minimize fuel subsidy...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Civilian groups' arrogance
Civilian groups' arroganceFrom GatraThe period from July to August saw the closure of Christian churches in Garut and Bandung, West Java, by the Anti-Apostasy Movement Alliance (AGAP) and the Anti-Apostasy Front (BAP).
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Birdie run gives Lidya her second RI women's amateur open
Birdie run gives Lidya her second RI women's amateur openThe Jakarta Post, Karawaci, Banten Defending champion Lidya Ivana Jaya fired five birdies for the lone below par score of the tournament on Thursday to retain her Indonesia Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
160 foreign peace monitors due in Aceh
160 foreign peace monitors due in AcehUp to 160 foreign observers are scheduled to start arriving in Aceh on Thursday to help monitor a peace deal between the government and separatist rebels.The monitors, due to arrive on Thursday and Friday, are part of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) agreed by...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
PLN told to pay market rates
PLN told to pay market ratesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA working committee of the House of Representatives' budget commission has decided to retain the subsidized fuel quota set for state power firm PLN, as a result of which the company will have to pay market prices for overquota fuel.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
JP/7/JULIE (VIEWPOINT)
JP/7/JULIE (VIEWPOINT)Julie D. Hackett Jakarta Tragedy is tragedy, as it brings humanity to its knees, regardless of the geographical location or the demographic that is affected. Generally, in the face of such catastrophe we have witnessed global outpouring of sympathy, community bonding and Good...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Cop cleared of rights abuse charges
Cop cleared of rights abuse chargesAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarThe Human rights court in Makassar has acquitted one of two senior police officers accused of committing gross human rights violations in Abepura, Papua, of all charges on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
TV Today: Saturday, September 10, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, September 10, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing9:00 TV Drama10:30 Music11:30 Oto Screen12:00 p.m. Sports1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary: Nusa Wisata2:00 Talk Show: Pemuda Indonesia3:00 English News...
Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Pundong seeks to recapture past ceramics glory
Pundong seeks to recapture past ceramics glorySinggir Kartana, Contributor, Bantul, YogyakartaUntil about five years ago, the Pundong subdistrict of Bantul, in Yogyakarta province, was very popular for its ceramics.