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Thu, 01 Sep 2005
1. Temple (2x24)
1. Temple (2x24) Temple seen as never before with new lighting design 2. SAWIT Prosecutors arrest North Sumatra plantation tycoon 3. Polio (2x20) Health workers step up polio vaccination drive 4. MUI (3x18) MUI condemns action against Christian houses of worship
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Indonesia: Shifting from monetary to fiscal policy
Indonesia: Shifting from monetary to fiscal policy JP/6/HENDIIndonesia: Shifting from monetary to fiscal policyHendi Kariawan Jakarta Indonesia began to become more reliant on monetary rather than fiscal approaches in nation economic policy in the early 1980s.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Paranaque sweeps Inter City bowling
Paranaque sweeps Inter City bowlingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With only a game to play, Putty Armein of Jakarta had the gold within her grasp on Wednesday's opening day of the 19th Asian Inter City Tenpin Bowling Championship.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Questionable diplomas
Questionable diplomas The disclosure of an additional 19 more unlicensed educational institutes by the police, aside from Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI), as reported in The Jakarta Post, Aug. 24, has further startled this nation.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Diarrhea strikes NTT, 21 children die
Diarrhea strikes NTT, 21 children die KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A recent occurrence of children with severe diarrhea in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province has claimed 21 lives, mostly children, over the last month.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Lawmakers want the government to withdraw PLN tariff hikes
Lawmakers want the government to withdraw PLN tariff hikesZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLegislators urged the government on Wednesday to push state power firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to renege its decision to raise electricity tariffs for manufacturers during peak hours,...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
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.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Unacceptable school fee increase
Unacceptable school fee increase Hundreds of thousands of high school students nationwide failed their final exams this year. Does this mean young Indonesians are less intelligent, less diligent than students in Singapore? Not at all!I have been supporting several young junior high school and...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Balinese Jegog troupe entertains Japanese audience
Balinese Jegog troupe entertains Japanese audienceI Kadek Suartaya, Contributor, TokyoThe International Sumida Triphony Concert Hall hosted a rare performance when Saur Agung, a Balinese gamelan troupe from Jembrana regency, West Bali, entertained the Japanese audience with its unique and...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
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checked -- JSR Three young photographers on IndependenceEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta For three Indonesian photographers, Paul Kadarisman, Keke Tumbuan and Timur Angin, all born in the 1970s, Independence Day in 1945 is remote and must be pondered and understood.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Schools ignorant of 'genius search'
Schools ignorant of 'genius search'Dyah Apsari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe first round of the selection process to find exceptional students for the newly established DKI Super Class was a quiet affair on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
No paper
No paperIn observance of the Ascension Day of the Prophet Muhammad, The Jakarta Post will not appear on Friday. The paper will appear again on Saturday, Sept. 3.-- The Publisher
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
GAM prisoners breathe air of freedom
GAM prisoners breathe air of freedom The Jakarta Post Aceh/Bandung/Semarang Hundreds of Acehnese rebels were released from prison on Wednesday following the signing of a decree granting amnesty and unconditional release to members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) by President Susilo Bambang...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Bali's tourism industry destroys itself
Bali's tourism industry destroys itselfNyoman Suwela Singaraja, Bali It is an undeniable fact that Bali's economy relies on tourism. The former director of Bali's tourist authority, Gde Pitana, once said that tourism is the bread for Bali.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
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.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Don't insult chess
Don'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).
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
UII lecturer chairs Judicial Commission
UII lecturer chairs Judicial Commission JAKARTA: Members of the recently established Judicial Commission has appointed M. Busyro Muqqodas as chairman of the seven-member group with a five-year mandate.Commission member Irawady Joenoes said that M. Thahir Saimima was elected as deputy.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Supports for rupiah remain unclear
Supports for rupiah remain unclearThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe much-awaited government policy changes on Wednesday to help solidify the rupiah turned out to be somewhat of an anticlimax as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that the government would wait "until after October" to hike...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Pertamina hikes Pertamax, Pertamax Plus, Avgas prices
Pertamina hikes Pertamax, Pertamax Plus, Avgas pricesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaUsers of Pertamax and Pertamax Plus gasoline will have to dig deeper into their pockets as of Thursday, following state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina's decision to raise the prices of the two types of fuel.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Prosecutors arrest North Sumatra plantation tycoon
Prosecutors arrest North Sumatra plantation tycoonEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) arrested the founder and president of plantation company PT Torganda, Daulat L. Sitorus, for converting a protected forest into a plantation.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Indonesia: Shifting from monetary to fiscal policy
Indonesia: Shifting from monetary to fiscal policyHendi Kariawan Jakarta Indonesia began to become more reliant on monetary rather than fiscal approaches in nation economic policy in the early 1980s. In 1983, the government deregulated interest rate policies and later in 1988 abandoned its planned...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Papua problem and the international community
Papua problem and the international communityJusuf Wanandi, JakartaJakarta's attention should now be directed toward Papua following the successful conclusion of the negotiations to resolve the Aceh conflict.The problem of Papua is not the same as that of Aceh.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Rupiah woes hit DaimlerChrysler profit
Rupiah woes hit DaimlerChrysler profit Phelim Kyne Dow Jones/JakartaIndonesia's weakening rupiah will likely slash DaimlerChrysler AG's Indonesian unit's projected profit growth by at least 10 percent in 2005 and prompt price hikes to cope with rising material costs, a senior company executive said...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 3, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 3, 2005Exhibitions* Painting Gema Bunga ke Panorama by Sidik W. Martowidjoyo, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 14, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Sept. 4 to Sept. 9.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Cak Nur will remain in the hearts of all
Cak Nur will remain in the hearts of allID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, JombangThe sound of a car approaching from the road that passes Mojoanyar and Banjarrejo villages in Jombang, East Java signaled to the crowd that Muhlisah, the younger sister of Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid, who passed away on...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
'Graduates' fess up to buying titles
'Graduates' fess up to buying titles JAKARTA: Police on Wednesday were questioning four recipients of phony academic titles from an outfit calling itself Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI) who had paid up to Rp 25 million (US$2,500) for the diplomas.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of global terrorism
Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of 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.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Indonesia's credit rating outlook may be reviewed: S&P
Indonesia's credit rating outlook may be reviewed: S&PLinus Chua and David Yong, Bloomberg, Singapore/Kuala Lumpur The"positive" outlook on Indonesia's credit rating may be reviewed by Standard & Poor's following the "sharp" decline in the nation's currency, the credit rating company said.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Rolling back Jakarta's urban desert
Rolling back Jakarta's urban desertRobert Kelly Jakarta Believe it or not, Jakarta used to be a green city. Surrounded by lush jungle during its early colonial history, even as late as the 1950s large swathes of the suburbs consisted of farmland.No longer, of course.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Operators provide busway feeders
Operators provide busway feeders JAKARTA: Three bus operators have agreed to become official feeders for the busway operating from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta.TransJakarta busway management spokesman Anjar Aedi said on Wednesday that the three operators were state-owned PPD,...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
2. Alpa--
2. Alpa--1 x 48 Education for peace vital for reintegration in Aceh 3. New--1 x 30 Malaysia should be guided by history or History, the rudder to guide Malaysia or Independence day, a time to reflect
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
High NPL drags down Mandiri's H1 profit
High NPL drags down Mandiri's H1 profitThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's largest bank by assets, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk, reported a sharp decline in net profit on Wednesday resulting from an increase in non-performing loans (NPL) during the first half of the year.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Indonesia: Shifting from
Indonesia: Shifting from monetary to fiscal policy2. Yale -- 2 x 30 Enduring an IT eclipse in U.S. as India continues to haunt
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Intellectual property rights and perceptions of traditional cultures
Intellectual property rights and perceptions of traditional culturesIgnatius Haryanto, Jakarta In the last month The Jakarta Post published two interesting articles related to the issue of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Temporary relief for rupiah
Temporary relief for rupiah The tighter money policies launched by Bank Indonesia (BI) on Tuesday, though rather overdue, have succeeded in shoring up the rupiah, which earlier fell to a five-year low of Rp 11,800 to the American dollar in the morning, to Rp 10,525 at the afternoon close.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 1, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 1, 2005 .TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Art Exhibition Free Transport by Davina Stephens, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Season Resort Bali, Jimbaran Bay, until Sept. 16 * Painting Invisible Impression by Kenji Sasaki, at Ritz-Carlton, Bali Resort and Spa, Cliff...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
MPR speaker wants ex-banker put on trial
MPR speaker wants ex-banker put on trial JAKARTA: People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid urged state prosecutors on Wednesday to ignore a request from a suspect in the Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) graft case to halt their investigation in exchange for the return...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Oil prices above $70 on refinery fears
Oil prices above $70 on refinery fearsAgence France-Presse, London Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with New York's main crude contract above US$70 on concerns that refineries may be unable to produce sufficient fuel after being battered by Hurricane Katrina, analysts said.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Measuring performance of local governments
Measuring performance of local governmentsWolfgang Fengler, Rajiv Sondhi and Bambang Suharnoko, Bali Indonesia is one of the more decentralized nations in the world. Regions are responsible for one-third of all government spending, and half of the development budget.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
TV Today: Saturday, September 3, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, September 3, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing9:00 Traditional Drama10:30 Music11:30 Oto Screen12:00 p.m. Sports1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Nature Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service3:30 TV...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Riana, UGM's young medical student
Riana, UGM's young medical studentSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaRiana Helmi is only 14 years old, with a cute, fresh-faced appearance.As a girl in her early teens, she is fond of going out for fun and often has a childlike reaction to things.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
SBY's economic team 'loses public trust'
SBY's economic team 'loses public trust'Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPeople are losing confidence in the government's economic team, who they see as responsible for the current financial crisis -- the worst in this country in over four years, a survey revealed.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
AW Air service
AW Air service I tried to buy a return ticket (Jakarta-Bali) by Internet in May using a MasterCard credit card, issued by Smart Shopping Cash card (Sumber Kredit). The full price of the ticket was quoted as Rp 577,500 when I attempted to book, but the Internet transaction was rejected by the AW Air...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Health workers step up polio vaccination drive
Health workers step up polio vaccination driveMichael Casey, Associated Press/JakartaThousands of health workers were going door-to-door on Wednesday in search of children who were missed in the nationwide polio immunization drive on Tuesday, after some parents expressed fear the vaccine was unsafe...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
RI-China seals $20b of trade, investment deals
RI-China seals $20b of trade, investment dealsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, BeijingIndonesia and China have signed transactions and investment deals worth US$20 billion on Wednesday as part of efforts by the two nations to triple bilateral trade to US$30 billion over the next five years.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
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checked -- JSR Local preference for tea puts Coca-Cola in cold sweat Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe first attempt by PT Coca-Cola Indonesia was Hi-C. It failed, without even starting to gain recognition in the market. The second, Frestea, fared better.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Waste management solution
Waste management solution As a consultant working for the government of Indonesia, the World Bank, the ADB and bilateral agencies for the past 15 years in Indonesia, I was staggered when I read the article entitled City plans to use incinerators to handle waste in The Jakarta Post, 20 Aug. 20.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Pardoned GAM prisoners breathe air of freedom
Pardoned GAM prisoners breathe air of freedomThe Jakarta Post, Aceh/Bandung/SemarangHundreds of Acehnese rebels were released from prisons on Wednesday following the signing of a decree granting amnesty and unconditional release to members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) by President Susilo Bambang...
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
During the three-decade war between the Indonesian Military
During the three-decade war between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), burning down schools in conflict areas was a common occurrence, with the two sides generally blaming each other for the vandalism.This of course was before the Dec.
Thu, 01 Sep 2005
Optimism for Indonesia
Optimism for Indonesia amid global terrorism2. Ign -- Intellectual property rights and traditional cultures: A report Intellectual property rights and perceptions of traditional cultures