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7 Pertamina officials arrested on fuel smuggling charges

7 Pertamina officials arrested on fuel smuggling chargesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have arrested seven officials of state-controlled oil and gas company PT Pertamina and a Singaporean citizen for involvement in the smuggling of subsidized fuel products to neighboring countries.

Vaccination officers need better training

Vaccination officers need better trainingThe Jakarta Post JakartaAfter overseeing the polio immunization drive in her subdistrict a few months ago, Dede Kartini, the immunization coordinator for a community health center in South Jakarta is confident in her job.

IT projects help reduce poverty through education

IT projects help reduce poverty through educationIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Mohammad Khotim, 19, who runs the e-Pabelan IT Center at the Pabelan Mungkid Islamic boarding school in Magelang, Central Java, was thrilled after winning second place in a nationwide Information and...

China, India to power Asia despite high oil prices: ADB

China, India to power Asia despite high oil prices: ADBMartin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse/Singapore China and India will help pull the rest of Asia to forecast average growth of 6.5 percent this year, which may even pick up further in 2006 and 2007, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief said on...

WEBSITE, Ini untuk Senin, September 5, Thanks

WEBSITE, Ini untuk Senin, September 5, Thanks'Green' team aims for medals on the linksThe Jakarta Post Jakarta After being left off the roster for the 22nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Vietnam in 2003, golf makes its return in the Philippines this year with Indonesia fielding a team of newcomers.

The four members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD)

The four members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) representing Jakarta have launched a pilot anti-corruption campaign, distributing 50,000 posters asking the public to report to them alleged graft in the regional administrations.

Official secrets bill may undermine human rights

Official secrets bill may undermine human rightsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A government-proposed bill on official secrets is prone to abuse by officials and could undermine human rights, an activist says.

4heads

4heads 1. Wage (1x45) Govt set to slightly increase minimum wages 2. Papua (2x24) House urges govt to lobby U.S. over Papua issue 3. Bill (2x27) Official secrets bill may undermine human rights 4. PLN (2x23) PLN corruption case may be dropped: Hendarman 5.

The four members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD)

The four members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) representing Jakarta have launched a pilot anti-corruption campaign, distributing 50,000 posters asking the public to report to them alleged graft in the regional administrations.

Anti-graft court chokes on red tape

Anti-graft court chokes on red tape JAKARTA: The Cabinet Secretariat denied on Thursday that it was responsible for a snag in the bureaucracy that has prevented payment of salaries and allowances for judges of the Anti- corruption court."The decree was signed by the president on July 27.

Heads

Heads 1. Polio -- 3 x 12 Opinions differ on vaccination of ill children 2. School -- 1 x 32 Students to pay lower tuition fees 3. Pills -- 1 x36 Life sentences sought for drug suspects 4. Graft -- 2 x 27 Jakarta's four DPD members launch antigraft campaign 5.

4-in-1 to solve jams?

4-in-1 to solve jams?From KompasAfter a long stressful day at the office, Jakarta citizens still have to face traffic jams when they are going home for no apparent reason, despite the 3-in-1 rule for private cars on certain roads.

Growing together with the community

Growing together with the community Growing together with the community in which a mining company operates is the key to operating successfully in Indonesia. "Any natural resource-based company like a mining firm should not separate themselves from the environment and community living near their...

1. Discourse -- 42 pts 7 cols 1lines (1x42)

1. Discourse -- 42 pts 7 cols 1lines (1x42)Govt needs to keep decentralization on track 2. Fuel - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18)7 Pertamina officials arrested on fuel smuggling charges3. KUK -- 36 pts 4 cols 1lines (1x30)Literary Biennale puts RI on world map 4.

Leading figures call for immediate Cabinet shake-up

Leading figures call for immediate Cabinet shake-upTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Calls for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to quickly shake up his Cabinet received more support on Thursday as senior politicians insisted that confidence in the economic team had dwindled.

Fire: A familiar visitor to Jakarta's markets

Fire: A familiar visitor to Jakarta's marketsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last Saturday morning, Richo, a kiosk owner in the Melawai Market in Blok M, South Jakarta, noticed people measuring the area; the kind of activity that often takes place prior to a construction project proceeding.

10 legislators face music over truancy

10 legislators face music over truancy JAKARTA: A total of 10 legislators will be questioned by the House of Representatives disciplinary body over their failure in the previous sitting period to attend either plenary or working sessions three times in a row, without permission or notification.

Nine apprehended for illegal logging

Nine apprehended for illegal logging MANADO, North Sulawesi: A senior police officer revealed on Thursday that police had arrested nine people and seized 57 cubic meters of illegal logs from them. The illegal loggers were apprehended at Bitung port last week, said Bitung Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Veteran Jamilah wins West Java women's event

Veteran Jamilah wins West Java women's event CIMANGGIS, West Java: Jamilah of Banten finished with a one- under par 71 on Thursday to sweep the West Java Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship by eight strokes.

Govt needs to keep decentralization on track

Govt needs to keep decentralization on track Indonesia has pursued decentralization since 2001, however, until now no authoritative measurement has been adopted to actually assess its progress. The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno interviewed Roy Bahl, an expert in fiscal decentralization from Georgia...

Literary Biennale 2005 puts RI on world map

Literary Biennale 2005 puts RI on world mapM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale 2005 opened to a full house at the Komunitas Utan Kayu (KUK) in East Jakarta on Thursday.

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~checkedd;JP; ANPAd..r.. Corporate-CSR-programHelping the needy through CSR programs Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta Although awareness of the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is still relatively low in the country, several Indonesian companies have started to include CSR in...

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JP/ / The Military's Commercial ActivitiesAwan Wibowo Laksono Poesoro JakartaSince the fall of Soeharto in 1998, the military has gradually pulled out of the political arena but has retained its presence in the economy. It argues that the official defense budget, which is now around 4.

Govt allocates land for sugar investors in Lampung

Govt allocates land for sugar investors in LampungRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Beijing To make the country self-sufficient in sugar production, the government has provided some 200,000 hectares of land in Lampung province for prospective investors.

~FOR CSR EDITION -- SUNDAY -- Sept. 4

~FOR CSR EDITION -- SUNDAY -- Sept. 4Helping the needy through CSR programsDebbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta Although the awareness towards the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program is still relatively low, a number of Indonesian companies have started to include the program...

Opinions differ on vaccination of ill children

Opinions differ on vaccination of ill childrenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After overseeing the polio immunization drive in her subdistrict a few months ago, Dede Kartini, the immunization coordinator for a community health center in South Jakarta is confident in her job.

Spain to lend $27m for project in RP

Spain to lend $27m for project in RP MANILA: Spain will lend the Philippines 1.52 billion pesos (US$27 million) to set up solar energy systems for remote villages under a land reform program, the government said on Friday.

~For Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) edition/Sunday

~For Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) edition/SundayReviving the glory of Virginia tobacco Haji Lallu Ayub, a villager in Sikur district, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara looked happy to see the quality of the tobacco leaves from his farm.

Asia need to adjust oil policies: S&P

Asia need to adjust oil policies: S&P Asian countries need to change their energy policies in response to record high oil prices, a conference of leading business executives was told here on Thursday.International ratings agency Standard and Poor's said oil prices were a key threat to sovereign...

Fuel shortage and unemployment

Fuel shortage and unemploymentFrom Koran TempoThe fuel shortage continues to prevail in several regions, such as Surakarta, Yogyakarta and Central Lombok. In Surakarta, Central Java, hundreds of people have to queue up for hours only to get two liters of kerosene each.

Night raids a positive move

Night raids a positive moveFrom Warta KotaThe police are intensifying raids on various entertainment centers at night targeting illicit drug trafficking and gambling. A large number of suspects have been nabbed in the operations.

Villagers get free eye tests

Villagers get free eye testsGIANYAR: A team from the YKI and Rumah Sakit Indera recently visited Pesraman Ida Pedanda Gunung, Blahbatuh, Gianyar in Bali for the day as part of the YKI's outreach program. Over the course of the day, the team examined 273 people with eye problems.

Don't insult chess

Don't insult chess JP/7/LET74Don't insult chess From Media IndonesiaIn a demo staged by the Women's Alliance for Electricity Concern (APPEL) on Aug. 22, its members distributed leaflets with the words: Eddie Widiono, chairman of Percasi (Association of Corruption Brokers).

Everybody needs a hero

Everybody needs a hero Anybody who watched documentaries on the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center tragedy must have been impressed by the firefighters' bravery. People undoubtedly learned how to fully appreciate firefighters.Compared to the Sept.

Fuel subsidy for vehicles

Fuel subsidy for vehicles The fuel subsidy for motorcycles and cars is creating more and more financial problems for Indonesia. The subsidy disproportionately benefits the "haves" as opposed to the "have- nots", for the latter more often than not are not even able to buy bicycles, much less...

RI tycoons in China to repatriate $1 billion

RI tycoons in China to repatriate $1 billionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, BeijingIn an effort to help ease pressure on the rupiah, Chinese- Indonesian businessmen have agreed to gradually repatriate U.S. dollars that they parked overseas in late 1997 during the Asian financial crisis.

Luxury shopping & nationalism

Luxury shopping & nationalismFrom KompasThe news that House members conducting comparative study tours abroad has aroused my concern. Shopping for luxury goods of famous brands has been the practice of legislative and executive delegations since the New Order period.

Optimism for Indonesia amid global terrorism

Optimism for Indonesia amid global terrorismS.P. Seth, Sydney Is Indonesia turning the corner? It depends on: What is meant by "turning the corner"? But, by any reckoning, the news about Aceh is optimistic.

Official says local people crucial to forest conservation

Official says local people crucial to forest conservationTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorTo support the government's forest protection program, the participation of local people living in the vicinity of forests is crucial to sustaining ecosystems and biological diversity.

Three injured in students clash

Three injured in students clash MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A clash broke out among students at Hasanuddin University in Makassar on Wednesday at noon, following a predawn attack on the university's School of Social and Political Sciences building.In the predawn attack at 2 a.m.

MUI condemns action against Christian houses of worship

MUI condemns action against Christian houses of worshipTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has joined the chorus in condemning the much-criticized forced closure of dozens of neighborhood churches in West Java, saying that such acts were intolerable.

'It's stupid to buy diploma'

'It's stupid to buy diploma'As the legal proceedings over an unlicensed educational institution go on, implicating many leading figures who have obtained diplomas from the institution, The Jakarta Post interviewed residents about the issue. Rizky KD Ntoma, 24, works at a foreign embassy on Jl. Jend.

Lawmakers may deal Aceh peace agreement a blow

Lawmakers may deal Aceh peace agreement a blowTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government brushed aside on Wednesday any possibility of the Aceh peace agreement faltering despite foreseeable political moves in the House of Representatives that may keep the accord's details and principles...

Industries summoned over river pollution

Industries summoned over river pollution BEKASI: Bekasi Council will summon four companies that allegedly pollute Bekasi river, Tempointeraktif.com reported on Wednesday.Secretary to the council's Commission B for development affairs Muhamad Hasyim Affandy said on Wednesday that the commission was...

Surabaya mayor inaugurated

Surabaya mayor inaugurated SURABAYA: Newly reelected Surabaya Mayor Bambang Dwi Hartono and his deputy Arif Affandi were inaugurated into office by East Java Governor Imam Utomo at the Surabaya city council on Wednesday.

1. Insight -- 1x44

1. Insight -- 1x44 Papua problem and the international community 2. MOU ---- 3x16 Lawmakers may deal Aceh peace agreement a blow 3. Survey --- 1x33 SBY's economic team 'loses public trust' 4. Fire ---- 2x24 Fireman Subandi dies hero's death in Blok M blaze

Fireman Subandi dies hero's death in Blok M blaze

Fireman Subandi dies hero's death in Blok M blazeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSubandi drove his 16-year old daughter to school on Monday morning. He gave her some money. "Here, this is for two days," he said. She never thought that they would be the last words he ever spoke to her.

1 x 38

1 x 38 Bali's tourism industry destroying itself 2. Peter--1 x 48 The myth of national plus schools in Indonesia 3. RIA-- 1 x 30 Moscow-Beijing: Common interests

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.31, 2005

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.31, 2005 ________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,500...

1. RUPIAH: 4X 10

1. RUPIAH: 4X 10 Supports for rupiah remain unclear 2. DOLLAR: 4 X 10 RI tycoons in China to repatriate $1 billion 3. AMNESTY: 1 X 45Pardoned GAM prisoners breathe air of freedom4. STEMP: 2 X 18 Nearly 700 dead in Baghdad stampede