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RI manuscripts face destruction: Expert

RI manuscripts face destruction: ExpertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of Indonesia's ancient manuscripts kept by ordinary people may perish due to lack of awareness about manuscript conservation and the limited number of experts who could copy the written heritage, an expert says.

East Kalimantan to sue KPC, others

East Kalimantan to sue KPC, othersFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Kalimantan provincial administration is preparing a lawsuit against Rio Tinto, BP Plc, coal mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal and Bumi Resources in its bid to unveil possible shady deals behind the acquisition of...

Economic subversion

Economic subversion Smuggling has become one of the biggest enemies of the Indonesian economy.Termed as a kind of economic crime, smuggling has become rampant. The authorities however tend to ignore it.

Flying flags indicate success of Aceh mission

Flying flags indicate success of Aceh missionNani Farida and Teriani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe A House of Representatives delegation visited Aceh on Monday and was quick to judge the military operation in the province a success merely from the number of red and white...

C. Javanese should be wary of malaria

C. Javanese should be wary of malaria SEMARANG: Residents of Central Java province should be on the alert for malaria, following an outbreak in several districts, said head of the Central Java Health Office Krishnajaya.

Mahathir supports monorail: Sutiyoso

Mahathir supports monorail: SutiyosoBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Undeterred by criticism, Governor Sutiyoso claimed on Monday that Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had expressed his support for Jakarta's plan to develop a monorail.

GM Utut Adianto likely to miss SEA Games in Vietnam

GM Utut Adianto likely to miss SEA Games in VietnamMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto is expected to miss the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in December, which would put a dent in Indonesia's hopes for chess gold at the event.

On July and August of 2003, for the first time, 30-40 Swiss

On July and August of 2003, for the first time, 30-40 Swiss JP/17/P03 Paradise. These cows are carefully "made in Bali", but with "genes" brought in from Switzerland. A group of enthusiastic Balinese and Swiss citizens residing in Bali, the Swiss Cows in Bali committee has taken responsibility for...

Surgical separation considered for conjoined twins

Surgical separation considered for conjoined twins SURABAYA: Doctors here are considering at length the possibility of separating a pair of twins joined at the chest and stomach. They say the twins, who were born on Saturday to a poor family in the East Java capital of Surabaya, share two legs, one...

Press, GAM's

Press, GAM's next targetFrom Media IndonesiaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM), apparently desperate, is shifting its target to the press, with many cases of attacks on journalists. Idrus Jeumpa from Medan's Waspada daily in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, is one of the victims of GAM's atrocities.

Thousands of bureaucratic positions to be scrapped

Thousands of bureaucratic positions to be scrappedJAKARTA: The government will scrap about 12,400 bureaucratic positions across the country as part of bureaucratic reform under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

* Headlines:Mega skips July 27 tragedy commemoration 2

* Headlines:Mega skips July 27 tragedy commemoration 2 * National:Akbar to seek presidency at all costs 4 * Opinion:Saddam's sons killed: The questions remain 7 * City:Illegal firearms easily available: Police 8 * Sports:Zhou faints with joy after relay gold 9 * World:Myanmar junta accuses NLD of...

Will ASEAN reverse its decision on Myanmar?

Will ASEAN reverse its decision on Myanmar?J. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta Prime Minister Mahatir's suggestion of the possibility of expelling Myanmar from ASEAN to bring pressure to bear on the military junta of Myanmar to have the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi released...

BPK aims to boost presence in newly empowered provinces

BPK aims to boost presence in newly empowered provincesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fiscal decentralization program introduced more than two years ago has provided regional administrations with greater access to various sources of funds, but there are fears of rampant corruption or...

New ID requirements add more misery for Acehnese

New ID requirements add more misery for AcehneseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Tengku Hanafi, 65, was back at the Baktiya district office in North Aceh for the seventh time this week desperately inquiring as to when he could get his new red-and-white identity card.

East Bengal takes

East Bengal takes LG Cup out of Southeast AsiaArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaEast Bengal of India has set an impressive record in its participation as an invitee by winning the inaugural LG Cup Asean Club Championship here, after beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 in the final match at...

'We have to fight kidnappers, not fear them'

'We have to fight kidnappers, not fear them'A gang of serial kidnappers has monopolized front page headlines in local media. The gang not only demanded a ransom, but also raped and murdered some of their victims. Police are working hard to solve the case.

1 x 35

1 x 35 Akbar to seek presidency at all costs JP/4/PDIP3 x 18 Councillors receive death threats for backing Mardiyanto JP/3/logging2 x 25 '1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week' JP/5/NTB1 x 55 Bribery behind NTB gubernatorial election, say councillors

East Bengal takes

East Bengal takes LG Cup out of Southeast AsiaArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaEast Bengal of India has set an impressive record in its participation as an invitee by winning the inaugural LG Cup Asean Club Championship here, after beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 in the final match at...

Malaysia, Thailand eye border business zone

Malaysia, Thailand eye border business zoneReuters,Langkawi, Malaysia Malaysia and Thailand pledged on Sunday to deepen business and government ties in an effort to boost trade and set a benchmark for other Southeast Asian states considering the next stage of regional integration.

Unocal discovers new gas and oil resources

Unocal discovers new gas and oil resourcesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Unocal Ganal, a subsidiary of U.S. oil and gas company Unocal Corporation, said it has found significant gas-condensate and oil resources with an unrisked resource potential of up to 3 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas equivalent at...

Why choose violence?

Why choose violence?From Suara Karya I have read in the mass media that Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) is a terrorist organization that has twisted and manipulated the noble teachings of Islam. It is a tightly closed and secret organization that wishes to establish an Islamic state that covers not only...

1. KTP: 2 x 24

1. KTP: 2 x 24 New ID requirements add more misery for Acehnese Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak 2. Kidnap: 2 x 26 Serial killing kidnappers still have two children 3. Aceh: 2 x 28 TNI intensifies efforts to stop rebels fleeing 4. July27: 2 x 20 Megawati skips July 27 tragedy commemoration

Rupiah expected to rebound this week

Rupiah expected to rebound this weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Caution will likely be the watchword this week following last week's fall of the rupiah, but dealers are looking for the local unit to rebound.

Student criminals deserve harsh punishment

Student criminals deserve harsh punishment We've been fed up upon hearing reports on school students hijacking city bus. The latest incident took place on Wednesday when scores of students of a technical high school in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, hijacked a bus and terrified the passengers.

Police to reroute Jl. Prapatan traffic

Police to reroute Jl. Prapatan traffic JAKARTA: Police announced on Saturday that they would close a section of Jl. Prapatan in front of the National Police Mobile Brigade Headquarters in Kwitang area, Central Jakarta, on Monday morning for a ceremony to officiate its new barracks.

Influential clerics skip PKB rally

Influential clerics skip PKB rally SIDOARJO, East Java: Influential cleric Abdullah Faqih was among the respected Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ulema who missed the rally to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the National Awakening Party (PKB) here.

ASEAN warned of pitfalls in FTA chase

ASEAN warned of pitfalls in FTA chaseEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur As ASEAN nations chase bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) to cope with the China challenge, analysts warn the grouping stands to lose more than it gains if it fails to speed up internal liberalization.

Akbar to seek presidency at all costs

Akbar to seek presidency at all costsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After showing reluctance for quite some time, Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung announced on Saturday his intention to contest the presidential candidate selection at his party's convention.

For film archive, Ardan won't rest

For film archive, Ardan won't restTony Ryanto, Contributor, Jakarta S.M. Ardan is already 71, or 16 years beyond the mandated retirement age, but he has no intention of retiring as chairman of the National Film Archive (Sinematek Indonesia).

Councillors receive death threats for backing Mardiyanto

Councillors receive death threats for backing MardiyantoSuherdjoko and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/Jakarta Councillors from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) who voted for incumbent Central Java Governor Mardiyanto last week say they have received anonymous...

Syariah investment seen rising in RI

Syariah investment seen rising in RIRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just three years ago, most local investors and businessmen would draw blank expressions upon hearing the word syariah, and would jokingly ask, "Do we need an Arabic translator for that?"Islamic syariah investment, which...

Peace and democracy

Peace and democracy In his letter entitled Indonesian democracy (The Jakarta Post, July 23), Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo reminds us not to forget that democracy is inherent in Indonesia, "proved by the mostly peaceful coexistence" of Indonesians.

Carla Bianpoen

Carla Bianpoen Contributor Jakarta"Challenges and setting up new systems are what I like most in life."Perhaps, as she wakes up on her special day, July 26, Pia Alisjahbana might be wishing to have another big challenge to start a new year, or rather a new decade.

'1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week'

'1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Kalimantan loses at least 1,000 truck loads of illegal logs every week or about 10,000 cubic meters in the last two months, says a forest ministry official.

Imanuddin Razak

Imanuddin Razak Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta iman@thejakartapost.com2. China26 -- Hot steel sector needs to be doused 2 X 30 China facing complex problems in steel sector development Zhu Qiwen China Daily Asia News Network Beijing

Finding suitable software alternatives

Finding suitable software alternativesVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com On Tuesday, July 29, the Indonesian Intellectual Property law will come into effect, making it illegal to purchase or utilize pirated software products.

FOR FOCUS ISSUE

FOR FOCUS ISSUEAsia Pacific Bridal SummitMARRIAGE CUSTOMS: Models display traditional Central Java (left) and Betawi (right) wedding costumes. A traditional wedding is still popular among couples although this entails a series of tiring rituals.

Petrokimia

Petrokimia salvages some pride in LG CupThe Jakarta Post JakartaPetrokimia Putra of Indonesia made amends for its failure to get into the final of the inaugural ASEAN Club Championship -- LG Cup -- by taking third-place after defeating Perak FC of Malaysia 3-0 at the Bung Karno stadium here on...

Useful applications behind demand for 3G

Useful applications behind demand for 3GZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Let's face it, for most of us, SMS and mobile voice communication is enough but some companies face the demands of adopting new technology, especially the expense, in their quest to be the forerunners of new...

RI to pressure Myanmar to release Suu Kyi

RI to pressure Myanmar to release Suu KyiFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia looks set to offer Myanmar the last chance to adequately respond to fellow Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) member countries' calls for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

Illegal firearms easily available: Police

Illegal firearms easily available: PoliceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent murder of a computer firm president and his bodyguard has alarmed citizens since the perpetrators used high-caliber firearms in committing the crime.

Reckless driver kills four students

Reckless driver kills four students MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Police are searching for a public transportation driver who knocked down and killed four elementary school students on Friday in Sambirejo district, some 30 kilometers from Medan, the capital of North Sumatra.

Veterinary schools set up board

Veterinary schools set up board BOGOR: Five veterinary schools from five universities in Indonesia and the Association of Indonesian Veterinarians' board of executives agreed on Friday to set up an education board to promote first-rate veterinary education in the country.

Hotels become preferred venues for wedding parties

Hotels become preferred venues for wedding parties Sudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta Jakarta's top, star-rated hotels have become increasingly a preferred venue for wedding parties because, in addition to strategic and convenient location, the luxury accommodation offers excellent and...

Asia and Africa begin AASROC meet in Bandung

Asia and Africa begin AASROC meet in BandungFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung Senior officials will begin the Asia-Africa Sub-Regional Organization Conference (AASROC) in Bandung on Monday, with the goal of reviving the spirit of cooperation between the...

Petrokimia

Petrokimia salvages some pride in LG CupThe Jakarta Post JakartaPetrokimia Putra of Indonesia made amends for its failure to get into the final of the inaugural ASEAN Club Championship -- LG Cup -- by taking third-place after defeating Perak FC of Malaysia 3-0 at the Bung Karno stadium here on...

Tangerang KPUD office robbed

Tangerang KPUD office robbed TANGERANG: Air conditioners, fans and carpets at the Tangerang General Elections Commission (KPUD) office on Jl. Nyi Mas Melati were stolen, an official said."When we entered the office, the air conditioners, fans and carpets were missing," the head of the office, Adi...

Next battleground: Customer experience

Next battleground: Customer experienceMahendra Gautama Contributor Jakarta "The customer experience is the next competitive battleground." Today, many executives believe in this statement. Compared with some promises of great customer experience made by a number of companies in the 1990s, like "The...

Plans to slap tax on mutual funds on track: Tax office

Plans to slap tax on mutual funds on track: Tax officeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation said it would go ahead with plans to tax the country's mutual fund industry despite growing protests, saying the policy was fair.