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Thu, 17 Nov 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR Indonesian Arts Festival 2005 Seven art colleges in Indonesia will participate in the fourth Indonesian Arts Festival, scheduled to take place on Nov. 24 through Nov. 27, 2005, at Bandung's Indonesian Arts College (STSI-Bandung) on Jl. Buahbatu, Bandung.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Four people report kidnapping, assault
Four people report kidnapping, assault TANGERANG: Four residents of Bencongan subdistrict, Tangerang, filed a police report on Tuesday saying they had been kidnapped and assaulted over the weekend by a group of unidentified people.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
8.5 years, huge fine sought for ex-KPU chief
8.5 years, huge fine sought for ex-KPU chiefRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe prosecution recommended on Wednesday that the chairman of the General Elections Commission be sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail and ordered to pay a Rp 450 million (US$45,000) fine for corruption.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
JP/18/REOG
JP/18/REOGReog artform reawakens Sundanese traditionsYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/Bandung, West JavaFour housewives appeared on stage in elegant traditional long- sleeved kebaya blouses and batik kain skirt-wraps with bun hairdos.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Poso victims continue quest for justice
Poso victims continue quest for justiceTiarma Siboro and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDozens of friends and relatives of the three Christian schoolgirls brutally murdered in Poso, Central Sulawesi are continuing their efforts to see justice done.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
JP/18/IRMA
JP/18/IRMAAde Irma Suryani Nasution Traffic Garden: from a Tropical Garden to Traffic Garden Arya Dipa Contributor/Bandung Several young housewives were absorbed in watching their children having fun with bumper cars on a fine Sunday at Ade Irma Suryani Nasution Traffic Garden (TLLAISN), on Jl.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Sunny side up for singer Stefanie
Sunny side up for singer StefanieClara Chow, The Straits Times/ANNIf music fans in Taiwan and Hong Kong understand why Singapore frowns on chewing gum and smoking, chances are they could have heard the reasons from homegrown singer Stefanie Sun.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
APEC lives on with fancy dress parade
APEC lives on with fancy dress paradeAgence France-Presse, Busan, South KoreaThey wore ponchos in Chile, batik shirts in Indonesia and Malaysia and satin jackets in China. Now in South Korea world leaders will smile and try not to look self-conscious in a new outfit.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
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Going beyond the electronic in e-learning Jaha Nababan Jakarta2. Yale -- Should the U.S. sell nuclear technology to India? 1 x 30 Selling nuclear technology to India Ashley J. Tellis Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Washington
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
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RI jazz loses legendary bass-man JAKARTA: Indonesian jazz has lost a seasoned bass player, Perry Pattiselano, 55, (shown in framed photo) and his contemporaries mourned the passing of a "reliable, stable and consistent" musician and a good friend.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
1. Aceh (4x14)
1. Aceh (4x14)Aceh completes drafting of new bill on govt administration 2. Muni (2x27) Pollycarpus letter of duty 'not in line with procedures' 3. Newmont (1x34) NGOs urge govt to appeal Newmont case 4. Poso (1x32) Poso victims call for justice
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Ammonia fumes send 45 people to hospital
Ammonia fumes send 45 people to hospitalWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, MalangAt least 45 workers at a shrimp exporting company here were rushed to hospitals on Wednesday morning after they apparently inhaled ammonia gas leaking from a factory gas tank.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Dutch national faces 12 years in prison
Dutch national faces 12 years in prisonMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangProsecutors at the Tangerang District Court have requested a 12- year jail term for Dutch national on Tuesday for smuggling more than 34,000 tablets of ecstasy pills into the country in April.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
'Wayang' consoles grieving community
'Wayang' consoles grieving communityI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, BaliThe hundreds of people who had flocked to the Kuta Square Arcade on that Saturday night could not take their eyes off the giant white screen.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Police performance praised
Police performance praisedFrom Koran TempoThe death of Azahari and two other terrorist suspects after a gunfight with the police in a rented house on Jl. Flamboyan in Batu, East Java, has surprised many.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Surabaya workers struggle to deal with fuel price hike
Surabaya workers struggle to deal with fuel price hikeIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaIt has been a month since Untung Sunyoto, a Surabayan worker in a homemade stove factory in the Sidoarjo area, has met with his family.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
National workshop on tourism in Kuta
National workshop on tourism in KutaKUTA: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will hold a national workshop on tourism entitled Optimize the Quality of Indonesian Tourist Destinations at Ramada Bintang Bali Resort in Kuta from Nov. 22 through Nov. 23.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Family to ask for forgiveness, place in heaven for Azahari
Family to ask for forgiveness, place in heaven for AzahariAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The family of slain Malaysian master bombmaker Azahari Husin will ask for forgiveness and pray for a place in heaven for him, a relative said Wednesday."Everybody is relieved the body will be brought back.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Different voices in Aceh
Different voices in AcehHalim Mahfudz, Jakarta A collaborative initiative arrived at by key institutions to facilitate the building of a "new" Aceh was signed last month. Three agreements -- between the regional legislative council (DPRD), provincial administration, and two universities and the...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
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Susilo to fly to S. Korea, India, Pakistan Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will hold talks with country leaders, business communities and Indonesian citizens living abroad during his trip to Busan, South Korea, for the annual APEC Summit.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Susilo concerned by KPK, Supreme Court rift
Susilo concerned by KPK, Supreme Court riftRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe ongoing debate over Chief Justice Bagir Manan's refusal to appear at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for questioning will act as a discouragement to the nation's anticorruption drive, President...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Five people hospitalized
Five people hospitalized for anthrax in S. Sulawesi Page 5 Bush hails democratic Taiwan in run-up to Beijing visit Page 11 Modern 'wayang' consoles grieving communities Page 18
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Is there an honest person out there?
Is there an honest person out there? On Monday evening, around 9:30 p.m., my wife Rini Ruswanti arrived, at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, on Qantas Flight QF41 from Sydney with her 16 months old son, Mitchell.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Julia S. and Tim Lindsey get married
Julia S. and Tim Lindsey get marriedJAKARTA: Prominent Indonesian feminist Julia Suryakusuma, 51, got married in an Islamic ceremony on Sept. 15 to Australian Timothy Lindsey, 43, a professor at Melbourne University, who has written a number of books and papers on Indonesia and Islam.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Slower growth in franchise expected next year
Slower growth in franchise expected next yearAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe franchise industry country will face slower growth next year as companies are expected to consolidate their businesses before franchising out their brands, an industry association says.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Five people treated for anthrax
Five people treated for anthraxAndi Hajramurni and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Makassar/SamarindaA worrying anthrax outbreak in Makassar has infected at least five people, an official stated on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Susilo to visit Pakistan, India after APEC summit
Susilo to visit Pakistan, India after APEC summitRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will hold talks with country leaders, business communities and Indonesian citizens living abroad during his trip to Busan, South Korea, for the annual APEC Summit.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
The impact of Azahari's death
The impact of Azahari's deathAleksius Jemadu, Bandung Soon after it was announced that Azahari had been killed during a raid on a terrorist hideout in Batu, Malang, Indonesian government officials began making optimistic statements that Azahari's death would hurt the morale of his followers and...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Azahari's brother confirms brother's identity, remains to be
Azahari's brother confirms brother's identity, remains to be buried in MalaysiaEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe brother of slain terrorist Azahari bin Husin has confirmed that the corpse shown to him by police was that of his brother, and says he now plans to bring it back to Malaysia...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
PTPN names 3 firms to import sugar
PTPN names 3 firms to import sugar JAKARTA: State plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) XI has named three companies as winners of the bidding to import 53,500 tons of sugar from China and Thailand.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
It Isn't a Laughing Matter
It Isn't a Laughing Matter S.P. SETH Sidney In the last month or so, Indonesia has featured quite a few times on primetime Australian television. The context for these stories has been terrorism in Indonesia, particularly with reference to the Bali bombings.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
New Toyota Vios
New Toyota ViosNovan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post JakartaThere are several ways for an automaker to promote a new vehicle to get a leg up on the competition. It can emphasize the vehicle's sleek new design, improved performance, fuel efficiency or all the latest technological gizmos stuffed inside...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
NGOs urge govt to appeal Newmont case
NGOs urge govt to appeal Newmont caseTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEnvironmentalists slammed on Wednesday the South Jakarta District Court's decision to throw out a US$133 million civil suit against mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) and urged the Office of the State...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Pollycarpus letter of duty 'not in line with procedures'
Pollycarpus letter of duty 'not in line with procedures'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe controversial letter assigning Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the main suspect in the murder of top rights campaigner Munir on board a Garuda plane, to join the fateful Sept.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
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Susilo to fly to S. Korea, India, Pakistan Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will hold talks with country leaders, business communities and Indonesian citizens living abroad during his trip to Busan, South Korea, for the annual APEC Summit.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Stock index rises; Unilever, BCA gain
Stock index rises; Unilever, BCA gainNaila Firdausi, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia's key stock index rose for a second day. PT Unilever Indonesia gained after oil prices fell to a four-month low, raising expectations the cost of plastic packaging will decline. Plastic is a derivative of oil.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Plentiful new hatchback cars to choose from
Plentiful new hatchback cars to choose fromDriving and living in a city is stressful especially in a city like Jakarta with its poor transportation infrastructure and congested roads. Finding a place to park your car, especially on the street, is aa headache compounded with the recent fuel prices...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Poll cheat report slams Arroyo, foes for cospiracy
Poll cheat report slams Arroyo, foes for cospiracyJohn O'Callaghan, Reuters/ManilaThe Philippine government tried to cover up election cheating allegations last year but was battling a conspiracy to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a draft report by a congressional committee showed.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Rp 2b needed to stamp out illegal logging
Rp 2b needed to stamp out illegal loggingKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Southeast Sulawesi provincial government needs at least Rp 2 billion (US$200,000) to combat illegal logging in the province next year, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Terrorist threathens fresh attacks
Terrorist threathens fresh attacksThe Jakarta Post, Semarang/BandungA masked terrorist, suspected to be Noordin M. Top, has issued a warning of more bomb attacks against Western targets in Indonesia, according to a taped recording released to the public at the Vice Presidential office on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Tenants report intimidation
Tenants report intimidation TANGERANG: Tenants of Amartapura Condominium in Karawaci were surprised by the unexpected guests on Monday and Tuesday.Several people who tenants claimed were members of the Indonesian Military came to the condominiums on Monday morning.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Indofood appeals UK court ruling
Indofood appeals UK court rulingSoraya Permatasari, Bloomberg/JakartaPT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's biggest maker of instant noodles, appealed a UK court ruling that rejected the company's plan to buy back US$154 million of bonds at their face value.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Planned plantations may cause losses
Planned plantations may cause lossesAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government's plan to establish the world's largest area of oil palm plantations, which would also serve as a buffer zone, along the border between Indonesia and Malaysia on Borneo island will in fact lead to...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
1. Inflation - 1x35
1. Inflation - 1x35 Double-digit inflation until Oct. 2006: BI 2. Dutch ----- 2x20 Papua vote to join RI 'a sham': Dutch study 3. Azahari --- 2x16 Brother confirms Azahari's identity 4. Gonzales -- 1x25 U.S. pays RI after drug bust
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
RI gets good marks for its war on terrorism
RI gets good marks for its war on terrorismAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, a major victim of terrorism, received good marks during an international conference in Semarang, Central Java, on promoting international cooperation on counterterrorism for its strong determination...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Papua vote to join Indonesia 'a sham': Dutch study
Papua vote to join Indonesia 'a sham': Dutch studyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta key 1969 vote on the future of the Indonesian island province of Papua was "a sham" orchestrated by Jakarta, a Dutch government-commissioned study has found.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Police and military comb Lido resort
Police and military comb Lido resortTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorIt's not even the weekend, but the traffic to Lido resort is unusually heavy on Wednesday.The joint team of Bogor Police and military started combing the area on Tuesday that borders Sukabumi, West Java, which is a strategic...
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
JP/20/RTMINI
JP/20/RTMINIA role model for women in the modern ageCarla Bianpoen Contributor/JakartaWhen Ratmini Soedjatmoko celebrates her 80th birthday on Friday, she can look back on a life well-balanced between work and family.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Farmers hope their soils as fertile as before tsunami
Farmers hope their soils as fertile as before tsunamiNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehIt has only been a few days since Umar Ismail and his wife Rukaiyah returned to work in their rice paddy, with their four- year-old daughter Lidia sometimes tagging along.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005
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Different voices in Aceh Halim Mahfudz Jakarta2. Alex -- Azahari's death and a new dimension of terrorist threat 1 x 30 The impact of Azahari's death Aleksius Jemadu Bandung 3. Nation -- Stress fractures in PM, not airport runway 1 x 30 Fractures showing in Thaksin administration Thepchai Yong The...