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Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Officials sent to religious school
Officials sent to religious school BOGOR: How to create good governance? According to Bogor mayor Diani Budiarto, the best way is by sending officials to an Islamic religious school.He said on Sunday that he had sent 60 of his subordinates in a bid to improve the performance of the administration.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
'Most teachers are gravely underpaid'
'Most teachers are gravely underpaid'In recognition of their vital role in education, the government has designated Nov. 25 National Teacher's Day. The Jakarta Post interviewed some residents about what they think of the conditions for teachers in the capital.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Susilo discusses defense with Bush, Putin
Susilo discusses defense with Bush, Putin OR Susilo discusses defense issues with Bush, PutinRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/Busan, South KoreaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has met U.S. President George Walker Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on how to enhance Indonesia's...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
JP/18/CHILE
JP/18/CHILEBali, a major gateway for Chilean tourists, businesses Rita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post/Sanur Only weeks before the Oct. 1, 2005 bombing tragedy in Kuta and Jimbaran, the Chilean government opened its honorary consulate office here in Bali.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Myanmar nationals named suspects
Myanmar nationals named suspectsM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonTwo Myanmar nationals and an Indonesian have been named suspects for hoarding diesel in a tanker ship, a top police officer in Ambon said on Saturday.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Aviation students run away from seniors
Aviation students run away from seniors TANGERANG: Three freshmen at the Indonesian State Aviation School (STPI) at Flight Training Center (PLP) in Curug, Tangerang regency, ran away from the boarding school saying they could no longer stand being extorted by bullying seniors.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Institute makes cultural points outside Aceh
Institute makes cultural points outside AcehEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, OsloFor months now, Hasballah M. Saad has warned Jakarta about the need to pay attention to cultural aspects when rebuilding Aceh after the untold destruction caused by the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
UNAIDS director to visit RI
UNAIDS director to visit RI JAKARTA: Peter Piot, the executive director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, or UNAIDS, is scheduled to visit Indonesia to help mark World's AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Promoting reproductive health through religion
Promoting reproductive health through religion United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) executive director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid recently visited Indonesia to promote gender equality and equity, as well as reproductive health.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Wet season bad for war on bird flu
Wet season bad for war on bird fluAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs more people usually fall sick during the rainy season the opportunity could be there for avian influenza to mutate and become contagious among humans, a specialist says.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 42
1. DISCOURSE: 1 X 42 Promoting reproductive health through religion 2. ULEMA: 2 X 25 Ulema set to launch war against militant ideas 3. SBY: 1 X 30 Susilo talks defense with Bush, Putin 4. KOREA: 1 X 35 Korean giants seek investment in RI
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Indonesia needs big bang reform to woo investment
Indonesia needs big bang reform to woo investmentVincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta No one says economic reform is easy. As World Bank country director for Indonesia Andrew Steer says, it requires a national political consensus and an effective coalition between the government and the...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Three arrested on drug charges
Three arrested on drug charges JAKARTA: West Jakarta Police arrested three people for consuming and trafficking narcotics during police raids on Friday and Saturday.West Jakarta Detectives Unit chief Sr. Comr.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Aceh's drum of peace hits freezing Oslo
Aceh's drum of peace hits freezing OsloEndy M. Bayuni The Jakarta Post/OsloThe temperature outside the Oslo Konserthus has hit below freezing point, but the 16 young women and men from Aceh, making their international debut, shake off the cold weather and any stage fright they may still have as...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
1. Commentary -- 48 pts 7 cols 1 line (1x42)
1. Commentary -- 48 pts 7 cols 1 line (1x42) Indonesia needs big bang reform to woo investment 2. Oslo -- 48 pts 3cols 2lines (1x28) Institute makes cultural points outside Aceh 3. Tennis -- 36 pts 4cols 1line (1x30)Nalbandian upsets Federer in final ---5. Photos and
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
The world through children's eyes
The world through children's eyesEndy M.Bayuni The Jakarta Post/OsloIt is said that children are people But people do not exist without a culture Children are people who belong to the future And they have the right to their own culture Their own art and history -- The International Museum of...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Food tops franchise business
Food tops franchise businessThe Jakarta Post, JakartaForty-nine-year-old Kalista Darmadipuro likes to visit bubble drink stalls, which are highly popular with teenagers and can be found in most malls in Jakarta.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Boeing wins $9.7 b order from Emirates
Boeing wins $9.7 b order from EmiratesAgence France-Presse, DubaiDubai flag carrier Emirates kicked off a major air show on Sunday with a US$9.7-billion order for Boeing's new long-haul 777 airliner, a major coup for the U.S. manufacturer in its battle with European rival Airbus.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Prudent policy needed to boost fishing industry
Prudent policy needed to boost fishing industryMaswandi, Antara, BengkuluThe rise in fuel prices, which resulted in an increase in diesel fuel from Rp 4,300 (43 U.S. cents) to Rp 6,170 per liter, has had an adverse impact on fishermen, many of whom have stopped operating their boats.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Law on pre-paid phones needed
Law on pre-paid phones needed JAKARTA: A ministerial regulation that requires pre-paid mobile phone users to register has drawn praise, but a lawmaker deems it not enough.A member of the House of Representatives' defense commission, Effendi Simbolon, said the commission had suggested that the...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Palu attackers targeted couple, say police chief
Palu attackers targeted couple, say police chiefRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluPolice investigating the shooting on Saturday of a Christian couple in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu have found evidence leading them to suspect the victims were targeted by the attackers.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
APEC and human security
APEC and human security Some thinkers tend to criticize APEC for having too broad an agenda, but the Asia-Pacific rim ministers' commitment to tackle concerns about "human security" issues is not only relevant but essential for the prosperity of the diverse economies in the region.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Govt officials probed for graft
Govt officials probed for graftJAMBI: The Jambi Prosecutor's Office is investigating a Rp 5 billion (US$500,000) graft case allegedly involving senior officials at the Jambi Religious Affairs Office.The alleged graft involved the procurement of textbooks and other school materials with money from...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
NAM countries to start news agency
NAM countries to start news agencyAgence France-Presse, Kuala LumpurMinisters from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) of developing nations will meet on Monday to discuss a proposed news agency to counter what officials called "discriminatory and distorted" Western reporting.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Nobel prize laureate inspires students
Nobel prize laureate inspires studentsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDouglas Dean Osheroff may not know all the answers, but the 1996 Nobel laureate in physics has certainly strived his best through the years to find the answers to all his queries.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Will teacher's bill improve quality of education?
Will teacher's bill improve quality of education?Paul Suparno SJ, Yogyakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) and the government are now discussing a draft of the new teacher's law, signifying that it may well be legalized in the near future.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Concerned over the aged
Concerned over the agedFrom Kompas When I left Tabing Airport in Padang, West Sumatra, early in June 2005, as a retired person I was exempt from paying airport tax.Garuda airways has long granted a reduction of 10 percent to passengers over 60 years of age, provided that they come in person to...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005
Cops unable to solve bomb hoaxes
Cops unable to solve bomb hoaxesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEmployees working in the Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) Plaza on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Java rushed out of their office last Thursday, seconds after Dedi Junaedi received a call saying that a bomb was about to explode.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
APEC shake hands on trade, flu, terror
APEC shake hands on trade, flu, terrorBurt Herman, Associated Press, Busan, South KoreaAsia-Pacific leaders including U.S. President George W. Bush, China's Hu Jintao and Indonesia's Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sought to breathe life into stalled global trade negotiations at an annual summit Saturday...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Aceh's drum of peace hits freezing Oslo
Aceh's drum of peace hits freezing OsloEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Oslo The temperature outside the Oslo Konserthus has hit below freezing point, but the 16 young women and men from Aceh, making their international debut, shake off the cold weather and any stage fright they may still have as...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
JP/10/intro
JP/10/intro Patching into the 'Buzz'CampusBuzz was created by The Jakarta Post to better serve our readership, and is dedicated to young adults attending universities, vocational colleges and other tertiary or advanced learning institutions.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Arema pip Persija to win inaugural Copa
Arema pip Persija to win inaugural Copa Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a dramatic, tension-filled game marred by controversial refereeing, Arema Malang handed Persija Jakarta its second final loss of the year on Saturday to win the Copa Dji Sam Soe national soccer title.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Photo exhibit looks at life from a window seat
Photo exhibit looks at life from a window seat Those who have ever been lulled by the rocking, rhythmic motion of a train as it rolled over tracks stretching toward the horizon may equally be lured by Rel Waktu (Railway of Time), a photo exhibit by Edy Purnomo that opened on Friday.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
UI law students reach out to disadvantaged students
UI law students reach out to disadvantaged studentsGamila Mustika, Contributor, Jakarta Forty-year-old Dwi Krisyanti, a teacher at SDN Ratu Jaya 4 in Pancoran Mas, Depok, south of Jakarta, said teaching at the elementary school was not easy."Kids in this school are very poor.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Binus writing competition
Binus writing competition After hosting a workshop on writing articles for print and on- line media on Oct. 10, Bina Nusantara University (Binus) will hold a writing contest with the theme, "Strategies and Experiences Using Information Technology.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Sports, arts at UGM anniversary
Sports, arts at UGM anniversary To commemorate its 56th anniversary, state Gadjah Mada University of Yogyakarta will hold several events, ranging from science seminars to sports and art festivals.Hundreds of lecturers and their families will take part in a fun bike ride around the university campus...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
A beach-style oasis of food, fun in the heart of the CBD
A beach-style oasis of food, fun in the heart of the CBD A few years back, one of Jakarta's most popular places for a pleasant dinner and a spot of hanging out was Kafe Tenda Semanggi, a complex of two-story, wooden framed, Balinese style restaurants located in the Central Business District no...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Travel warnings reinstated after website find
Travel warnings reinstated after website findAgencies, JakartaWestern states have issued fresh travel warnings for their citizens over possible terrorist attacks in Indonesia after a website was discovered offering tactics and locations for killing foreigners in Jakarta.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Ikasakti to host golf tournament
Ikasakti to host golf tournament Aiming to foster friendship, the Association of Alumni of Trisakti University (Ikasakti) will host a golf tournament at Mentari Golf, Bukit Sentul, West Java on Nov. 27.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Christian couple shot in C. Sulawesi
Christian couple shot in C. Sulawesi INDONESIA: A Christian couple was shot on Saturday evening by unidentified attackers in Palu, Central Sulawesi, a day after a teenage girl was shot and killed in the same town by unidentified assailants.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Top model Arzetti still slim, wants more babies
Top model Arzetti still slim, wants more babies Unlike many women, top model Arzetti Bilbina seems to have had no problem with her weight after giving birth. "I've lost 11 kilograms, from 71 kilograms to 60 kilograms in three weeks thanks to the treatments at Marie France Bodyline," Arzetti, who...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Azyumardi Azra:
Azyumardi Azra:Islam, restraint and corruptionKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prominent Muslim intellectual and rector at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) in Ciputat, Banten, Prof. Azyumardi Azra is a friendly, humble person.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Exhibit explores developments in esthetics
Exhibit explores developments in estheticsChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Traveling along the new stretch of toll road connecting the capital to its sister city, Bandung, a panorama of rolling hills, cassava plantations and small kampong nestled in green valleys unfolded before the eyes,...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Now, it's easy to karaoke
Now, it's easy to karaokeDoharto J. Simatupang, Contributor, Jakarta Today, a karaoke system is already part of the daily life of many people in Indonesia, particularly in big cities. Rather than going to karaoke lounges, many people like to enjoy their own karaoke set at home.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Chick-lit author unveils Sabrina's dream with charm, message
Chick-lit author unveils Sabrina's dream with charm, messageTatik Chusniyati, Contributor, MalangJilbab Britney Spears: Catatan Harian Sabrina (Britney Spears' head scarf: Sabrina's diary) Herlinatiens Pustaka Anggrek, Yogyakarta, October 2004 199 pp Amid the flourishing of chick-lit, Helinatiens,...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Art and sports week at Tarumanagara
Art and sports week at Tarumanagara The Student Association of Tarumanagara University's School of Economics will host a weeklong sports and art week on the theme "Running to be Your Best".Taking place from Nov. 23 until Dec.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Dance contest at Atma Jaya
Dance contest at Atma Jaya If you are high school or college student and have a flair for dance, you are invited to take part in a dance contest organized by students of the School of Medicine at Atma Jaya University in Jakarta.The contest is open to groups of three to five people.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Police identify third Bali suicide bomber
Police identify third Bali suicide bomberEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police said on Saturday they had identified the third suicide bomber of the Oct. 1 bomb attacks on Bali, as efforts in the manhunt for Noordin M. Top and other terrorists continued.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
Vic Falls: The adventure capital of Africa
Vic Falls: The adventure capital of AfricaA group of five Indonesian journalists, including Veeramalla Anjaiah and photographer P.J. Leo from The Jakarta Post, visited Zimbabwe recently. Zimbabwe's Ministry of Information and Publicity invited them to see what was happening in that Southern African...
Sun, 20 Nov 2005
JP/14/jilbab
JP/14/jilbab Jilbab Britney Spears: Catatan Harian Sabrina (Britney Spears' head scarf: Sabrina's diary) Herlinatiens Pustaka Anggrek, Yogyakarta, October 2004 199 pp Chick-lit unveils Sabrina's dream with charmTatik Chusniyati Contributor/MalangAmid the flourishing of chick-lit, Helinatiens, born...