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Aussie firm to produce film on Bali blast

Aussie firm to produce film on Bali blastAgencies, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian production house Kennedy Miller announced plans on Friday to dramatize the ground-breaking hunt for the Bali bombers in a four-hour television feature.

3-in-1 still confusing

3-in-1 still confusingFrom KompasAt 4:30 p.m. on June 9, I was ticketed by the police on Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The police said that though I had entered Jl. Sudirman before 4 p.m., when it was already 4 p.m.

Consultants vital in SME development

Consultants vital in SME developmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aside from supporting regulations, business consultants have proved effective in developing small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Business English should help cultural interaction

Business English should help cultural interactionSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta Everyday it seems that we are reminded that we live in the age of globalization and there is undeniably much truth to this. If the economy of the United States of America so much as sneezes, economies around the world may...

Inco profit triples on higher nickel price

Inco profit triples on higher nickel priceRendi A. Witular, Jakarta Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local subsidiary of the world's second largest Canada-based nickel company Inco Ltd.

Sutiyoso plans for 'smoke-free' Jakarta

Sutiyoso plans for 'smoke-free' JakartaDamar Harsanto, JakartaJakarta could be a "smoke-free city" soon as the Sutiyoso administration is planning to ban all cigarette smoking in public places."We have to protect those who are not smoking from the danger of cigarette smoke," Governor Sutiyoso said...

Import of raffinose

Import of raffinose News reports said on Thursday that at least 40 food and drink producers have been facing problems due to a shortage of the raw material raffinose.For instance, food producer Garuda has been forced to reexport some 2,000 tons of raffinose, which had arrived at Tanjung Priok port...

Mahaputri to hold international event

Mahaputri to hold international event JAKARTA: Local women's basketball club Mahaputri Britama will hold an international women's basketball invitation scheduled for Aug. 9-12 at the Kelapa Gading Sports Mall in North Jakarta.

Central Java and Yogya face drought and crop failure

Central Java and Yogya face drought and crop failureSuherdjoko and Slamet Susanto, Semarang/YogyakartaThe dry season has started in Central Java and Yogyakarta, leading to critical water shortages and serious damage to rice crops, officials say.

People in Batam swimming with loan sharks

People in Batam swimming with loan sharksFadli, BatamMany small-time traders and businesspeople in the Riau provincial city of Batam continue to turn to loan sharks when they need money, even though they know they will be charged exorbitant interest rates.

RI junior shuttlers still hope for clean sweep at Milo open

RI junior shuttlers still hope for clean sweep at Milo openMoch. N. Kurniawan, Medan, North Sumatra Indonesia still stands a chance of making a clean sweep of all five titles up for grabs in the US$11,000 Milo Junior Indonesia Open 2004 championships after the home teenagers advanced to the...

West Sumatra councillors discuss power crisis with PLN officials

West Sumatra councillors discuss power crisis with PLN officialsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, PadangWest Sumatra Legislative Council held a meeting on Friday with officials of state electricity company PLN's West Sumatra office to discuss the prolonged electricity crisis in West Sumatra and its two...

Taiwan, China squabble over U.S. arms sales, missing tourists

Taiwan, China squabble over U.S. arms sales, missing touristsAgencies, Taipei/Kuala LumpurTaiwan squabbled with China over a missing group of Chinese tourists and other issues on Friday, while new poll results showed that about 70 percent of Taiwanese believe Beijing is unfriendly toward their...

Bodybuilders plead for KONI recognition ahead of SEAG

Bodybuilders plead for KONI recognition ahead of SEAGEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The newly established Indonesian Bodybuilding Federation's (FBI) plan to compete in the Southeast Asian Games is unlikely to materialize unless the National Sports Council (KONI) endorses it as a member sport.

Megawati's bargaining position

Megawati's bargaining position The invitation from the House of Representatives to the two presidential candidates who will go on to the second round of the presidential election on Sept. 20 to present their likely Cabinet formations should they win the election (Kompas, July 15) is worth...

Police raid two houses in Donggala

Police raid two houses in Donggala PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police officers raided two houses in Tulo subdistrict, Donggala regency, some 12 kilometers south of Palu, after receiving a tip that those responsible for the recent murder of a Christian minister were hiding in the houses.

Lawmakers smell fishy deal behind mining regulation

Lawmakers smell fishy deal behind mining regulationFitri Wulandari, Jakarta A group of legislators suspect that some of their colleagues have been bribed into approving the governmental regulation in lieu of law which allows open pit mining in protected forest areas.

Affordable education demanded by children

Affordable education demanded by childrenLeony Aurora , JakartaChildren worry about many things, but how their parents will be able to pay for their education seems to be at the top of the list.This issue was raised on Friday during a dialog held in observance of National Children's Day by children...

Child abuse affects poor, rich alike

Child abuse affects poor, rich alikeDewi Santoso, JakartaIt is generally thought that neglected children come from poor families, yet, in reality, wealth is no guarantee that a person can recognize a child's basic rights.

BPK says new govt can reopen banking scandals

BPK says new govt can reopen banking scandalsZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is conducting an audit into a government policy that allows former bank owners to escape prosecution over misused liquidity aid, in a move that may pave the way for the next government to reopen the...

Bantul honors tradition in 173rd anniversary

Bantul honors tradition in 173rd anniversarySlamet Susanto, YogyakartaBantul regency has celebrated its 173rd anniversary in a somewhat unusual manner.In an official, solemn ceremony held on Wednesday at Trirenggo Square, which is located right in front of the regent's official residence, all the...

HIV/AIDS harm reduction project launched

HIV/AIDS harm reduction project launchedP.C. Naommy, JakartaThe controversial harm reduction program to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users (IDUs) has been put on trial in a pilot project launched on Friday.Operational head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Comr. Gen.

'Talent shows give chance to express'

'Talent shows give chance to express'Audiences, particularly women and teenagers, have warmed to talent shows. They keep track of their favorite contestant -- even sending SMSs in support -- in much the same way as one would tune in to watch the plot of a TV drama unfold.

KPU ready to hold manual vote count

KPU ready to hold manual vote countM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaThirty provinces have submitted their manual vote tally to the General Elections Commission (KPU), a commission official said.The commission is planning to hold the manual count on Saturday (today) and announce the official result of the...

Abstention mars democracy

Abstention mars democracyFrom Koran Tempo The rising number of people, currently estimated at 34 percent, refusing to exercise their right to vote in the presidential election, or the golput group as they are locally called, is a political phenomenon worthy of note.

Traveling night fair full of wonder, fun

Traveling night fair full of wonder, funEvi Mariani, JakartaThe ongoing night fair in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta, is no Disneyland; it is not even fair to compare it with Dunia Fantasi in Ancol. Some visitors might see it as cheap, with its little Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, ghost house and...

Brothers killed in youth clash

Brothers killed in youth clashApriadi Gunawan, MedanA man and his younger brother were killed and four others sustained stab wounds in a clash early on Friday between supporters of youth groups in Medan, North Sumatra.Medan Police chief of detectives Adj. Comr.

Snails, jellyfish a fine catch for Gunungkidul fisherfolk

Snails, jellyfish a fine catch for Gunungkidul fisherfolkSinggir Kartana, Contributor/Gunungkidul, YogyakartaAfter dusk, fisherman Sarimun is still busy removing sea snails and jellyfish from his net and putting them in two separate containers.

Eight GAM members surrender to TNI

Eight GAM members surrender to TNI BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Eight suspected members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) surrendered to the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Friday, a military spokesman in Aceh said.

Bombers' lawyers hail ruling on Antiterrorism Law

Bombers' lawyers hail ruling on Antiterrorism LawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/DenpasarLawyers representing Bali bombing convicts welcomed on Friday the Constitutional Court's ruling in a separate appellate case that the law under which their clients were charged was not constitutional.

Jakarta shares end higher; Telkom, Inco lead gains

Jakarta shares end higher; Telkom, Inco lead gainsDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Friday, with gains in telecommunications and mining blue chips boosting the main index, dealers said.

2 heads

2 heads 1. KOMA -- 3 x 15 Teater Koma on stage again with 'Republik Togog' 2. REGGAE -- 2 x 35 Once a chiefly Jamaican export, reggae taken up by European artists

KPPU to probe Pertamina tanker sale

KPPU to probe Pertamina tanker saleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Committee (KPPU) will carry out an initial inquiry into possible violations of the business competition law by state oil and gas firm Pertamina in the controversial sale of two supertankers.

Suzuki cheap MPV enters market

Suzuki cheap MPV enters marketTony Hotland, JakartaCompetition among car manufacturers in the popular multipurpose vehicle (MPV) market segment will surely get tougher after Suzuki launched on Friday its newest model, Suzuki APV, which carries a price tag of below Rp 100 million (about US$11,025).

Teater Koma on stage again with 'Republik Togog'

Teater Koma on stage again with 'Republik Togog'Bambang Asrini Widjanarko, Contributor/JakartaTeater Koma is ready to weave its magic again. Its 103rd production, called Republik Togog, is coming to town and is expected to entertain and politically "enlighten" audiences -- particularly appropriate...

Unresolved Papua issue: A challenge for the new President

Unresolved Papua issue: A challenge for the new PresidentNeles Tebay Rome Papua is not a determining factor in the presidential campaign as it has a very small number of voters. Neither Megawati Soekarnoputri or Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono need to pay too much attention to wooing voters from among the...

Munawir Sjadzali dies at 78

Munawir Sjadzali dies at 78The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer minister of religious affairs and chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Munawir Sjadzali, 78, died on Friday at Pondok Indah Hospital, after six weeks of treatment for a stroke.Munawir died at 11:20 a.m.

;BAMBANG ASRINI WIDJANARKO;

;BAMBANG ASRINI WIDJANARKO; ANPAc..r.. Entertainment-Koma-TeaterJP/18/KOMA 'Republik Togog' Bambang Asrini Widjanarko Contributor/Jakarta Teater Koma is ready to weave its magic again. Its 103rd production, called Republik Togog, is coming to town and is expected to entertain and politically...

Medical exams find 'no Minamata symptoms'

Medical exams find 'no Minamata symptoms'A. Junaidi and Abdul Khalik, JakartaA preliminary medical examination of four Minahasa residents who were believed to have fallen ill due to severe pollution in Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, found no symptoms of Minamata disease, such as cramps or nerve damage,...

Archer body hopes for modest run in Athens

Archer body hopes for modest run in AthensEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Given the mediocre performance by its archers in Turkey last week, the Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) will now be happy if Rina Dewi Puspitasari and Lockonecko make the second round at the Athens Olympics.

No more funds for election, KPU says

No more funds for election, KPU says JAKARTA: The Ministry of Finance said on Thursday that it was unlikely it would disburse the additional Rp 418 billion requested by the General Elections Commission (KPU), which the KPU requires to organize the election runoff on Sept. 20.

Zaytun residents not interested in revote

Zaytun residents not interested in revote BANDUNG: Registration for a presidential revote at the Al- Zaytun Islamic boarding school in Indramayu regency closed on Thursday with none of the school's residents signing up to recast their ballots.

Tjokrowasito: A 100 years of gamelan

Tjokrowasito: A 100 years of gamelanTarko Sudiarno, YogyakartaThe sound of a small chime rang out at the residence of Ki Tjokrowasito, the Javanese gamelan master, followed by the sound of people rushing to his bedroom.

Hydrogen economy -- so near and yet so far

Hydrogen economy -- so near and yet so far Michael Richardson The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore When some of the world's leading oil companies and car makers take a bet on a new type of fuel, something promising is happening on the global energy front.

1. EMPU 1x35

1. EMPU 1x35 Tjokrowasito: A 100 years of gamelan 2. CLASSIC 1x45 More classical acts crossing over 3. GUESS1 1x30 Jorja Fox back on 'CSI' 4. GUESS2 1x30 Alley gets fat actress job

Public schools and the public

Public schools and the publicArdimas Sasdi, Jakarta The new academic year, which began this week, marked the end of a tiring and costly struggle for many students and their parents. This happened because the era of stiff competition to enter the right school, including public schools, is not only a...

Amien Rais throws in the towel on election

Amien Rais throws in the towel on electionKurniawan Hari, JakartaAlthough the July 5 election results have not yet been announced, presidential candidate Amien Rais acknowledged defeat on Friday and is set to meet front-runners Megawati Soekarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss their...

Terror law 'against constitution'

Terror law 'against constitution'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, JakartaThe Constitutional Court said on Friday the retroactive principle of the Antiterrorism Law used to convict Bali bombers was against the Constitution.

1. Inco (4x10)

1. Inco (4x10) Inco profit triples on nickel price 2. Perta (1x36) KPPU to probe Pertamina tanker sale 3. ADB (1x36) Consultants vital in SME development

How much does that gold ring cost?

How much does that gold ring cost? Ibu Masna, mother of four children, traveled to Jakarta from her village on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on July 21 to report the abuses of the world's most profitable gold miner on her community to the National Police and Ministry of Health.