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Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Central Jakarta planning pavements
Central Jakarta planning pavements The Jakarta Post JakartaHaving to dodge cars, three-wheeled taxis, motorcycles and carts appearing from nowhere could soon be a thing of the past for Central Jakarta residents, thanks to the municipality's plans to develop more sidewalks on city roads next year.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Interagency cooperation needed in countering terrorism
Interagency cooperation needed in countering terrorismBantarto Bandoro Jakarta We can make assessments anytime we want. We can also make probability judgments and build scenarios of what might happen in the future.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
JP/13/Banti
JP/13/BantiBantimurung, The Kingdom of Butterflies Andi Hajramurni Correspondent/Ujung Pandang British zoologist Alfred Russel Wallace once called Bantimurung National Recreation Park the Kingdom of Butterflies. The park is home to butterflies of numerous colors, patterns and sizes.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Shunting locomotive
Shunting locomotive hits electric train JAKARTA: A locomotive shunting to Rajawali train station in Central Jakarta collided with an electric train traveling between Bekasi and Kota in Jakarta on Saturday afternoon, KCM reported.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Parliamentary oversight
Parliamentary oversightBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta We can make assessments anytime we want. We can also make probability judgments and build scenarios of what might happen in the future. But there will always be surprises, no matter how carefully we protect our environment.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Petronas eyes RI's retail oil, gas sector
Petronas eyes RI's retail oil, gas sectorMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAiming to tap into the country's already liberalized downstream oil and gas sector, Malaysia's oil and gas giant Petronas will set up soon a number of gasoline stations focusing on selling high quality...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
'Innovative' approach promotes use of WiFi in RI
'Innovative' approach promotes use of WiFi in RILeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor Indonesians, the saying "where there's a will, there's a way" takes on a special meaning. Under pressure, their minds click creatively, finding nooks, crannies, bypasses and loopholes to attain objectives...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
The threat of zoonoses from live animal markets
The threat of zoonoses from live animal marketsKarmele Llano Sanchez Jakarta An article published last July in Emerging Infectious Diseases reports on the significant impact that the wildlife trade and live animal markets are having on human health worldwide, in particular Asia.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Polish Embassy to hold cultural events
Polish Embassy to hold cultural eventsINDONESIA: This year, both Indonesia and Poland are commemorating the 50th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations. To mark this occasion, the Polish Embassy in Jakarta is organizing two important events this week.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
High-end school helps neighbors
High-end school helps neighborsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"It looks really nice, I wish our library could be repainted, too," pony-tailed Wulan, 8, whispered to her friends as they watched the repainting of State Elementary School No.
Mon, 14 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.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Malaysian official awarded royal title
Malaysian official awarded royal titleVice President Jusuf Kalla and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dato Sri Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak (photo above) beat drums at the opening of the 7th Bugis Makassar Entrepreneurs Meeting at the Sahid Makassar Hotel.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Cutting port handling costs
Cutting port handling costs The government should deal firmly with foreign liners and their local agents that refuse to abide by Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa's ruling early this month, which slashed the terminal handling charges (THC) of containers and the costs of processing bills of...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
More cell phone choices for Christmas
More cell phone choices for ChristmasZatni Arbi, Contributor, JakartaHow do you know Christmas is approaching? Well, we all know it is already November. Another sign will be that electronic gadget-makers are releasing their best products in hordes, so that people will have something to look forward...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Rental rates continue upward trend
Rental rates continue upward trend The average asking gross rent of mid-up leased apartment units continued to climb upwards in the second quarter of this year, partly due to the increase in the oil price in the first three months.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans
Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans Sebastien Blanc Agence France Presse/Pontianak Leading environmental and wildlife agencies called Friday for a united effort to protect the habitats of Borneo's orangutans whose survival is threatened by mass deforestation.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Samarinda condom cheats to face fines
Samarinda condom cheats to face finesRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaSamarinda city is planning to issue a bylaw on the use of condoms, planning hefty fines for the more than 9,000 prostitutes and their clients in the region if they are found to have not used a condom during sex.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Vaccination of poultry takes priority over humans
Vaccination of poultry takes priority over humans As a physician and veterinarian, Mangku Sitepoe is active in his two areas of expertise in animal and human health. The former member of the Veterinary Public Commission of the Ministry of Agriculture has also written several articles about bird flu...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Businesses look to lower costs
Businesses look to lower costsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHave you ever wondered where exactly the customer service officer you are talking to in a call center is actually located?In the same city or same country? Possibly.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Impoverished teachers moonlight in wealthy province
Impoverished teachers moonlight in wealthy provinceRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaSheltered from the scorching sun, Abdullah, 45, sits on his motorbike daydreaming under the shade and hoping for a passenger.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Blast-off of Telkom 2 delayed
Blast-off of Telkom 2 delayedThe blast-off of an Ariane-5 ECA launcher with a Spaceway 2 and a Telkom 2 satellite, scheduled for overnight on Saturday, has been postponed, European group Arianespace said.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Pedestrian to rule Central Jakarta
Pedestrian to rule Central JakartaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHaving to dodge cars, three-wheeled taxis, motorcycles and carts appearing from nowhere could soon be a thing of the past for Central Jakarta residents, thanks to the municipality's plans to develop more sidewalks on city roads next year.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Two injured in Sorong plane crash
Two injured in Sorong plane crash JAYAPURA, Papua: A Cessna plane belonging to the Association Mission Aviation (AMA) crashed upon landing at the Sorong airport on Sunday morning.All three people on board survived.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
10 soldiers detained for fatal beating
10 soldiers detained for fatal beating JAKARTA: Ten members of the Jakarta Military Command's supplies and transportation unit were detained by the military police after strong evidence was found that they had beaten to death a security guard, identified as Bagus Hariyanto, 50, alias Black, on Oct.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
IT-Sony-HackingCD
IT-Sony-HackingCDJP/17/VISHNUNew Sony music CD 'hacks' computersVishnu K. Mahmud Contributor/Jakarta vmahmud@yahoo.comThe Internet IT community is in an uproar over reports that a number of new Sony BMG music CDs, such as the Van Zant Brothers' ironically titled Get Right With The Man,...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Imminent risk of disease from live animal markets
Imminent risk of disease from live animal marketsKarmele Llano Sanchez, Jakarta An article published last July in Emerging Infectious Diseases reports on the significant impact that the wildlife trade and live animal markets are having on human health worldwide, in particular Asia.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Dengue fever claims seven lives in Aceh
Dengue fever claims seven lives in AcehBANDA ACEH, Aceh: Dengue fever has struck 241 people since January this year in the province, with 111 cases in the coastal city of Lhokseumawe.The number of people who contracted dengue was high in the city because sanitation was bad here, said a senior...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
'Who wants to give up everything for others?'
'Who wants to give up everything for others?'The central government annually declares a few people heroes for their contributions to the country, although much of their work is not recognized by most people. In commemoration of Hero's Day on Nov.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Indonesia's 1965 Holocaust remembered
Indonesia's 1965 Holocaust rememberedAboeprijadi Santoso, AmsterdamConventional wisdom about what happened in Indonesia during the second half of the 1960s generally held leading Army officers, in collaboration with some youth organizations, responsible for Indonesia's greatest human disaster after...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Al-Farouq's escape 'staged': Ex-BIN chief
Al-Farouq's escape 'staged': Ex-BIN chiefRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe escape of terrorist suspect Omar al-Farouq from the United States detention may be a ploy to track down most-wanted terror master Osama bin Laden, a former intelligence chief says.A.M.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Illegal logging ruining Leuser National Park
Illegal logging ruining Leuser National ParkApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanAt least 50,000 hectares out of a total of 216,000 hectares of forest in the Gunung Leuser National Park has been deforested since 1980, sparking concern over an environmental disaster in the area, a senior local...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Golkar candidates chosen
Golkar candidates chosenBANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Golkar Party has chosen Malik Raden and Sayed Fuad Zakaria as party's candidates in the gubernatorial election here in April next year.The two were chosen after they won most votes in the party election recently against another pair of candidates Ridwan...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Third phase of GAM weapons decommissioning begins
Third phase of GAM weapons decommissioning beginsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter two successful weapons handover, the third phase of Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) weapons decommissioning is scheduled to take place from Monday to Thursday (Nov. 14 to Nov. 17), the Aceh Monitoring Mission said.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Police, TNI spilt over Poso slaying
Police, TNI spilt over Poso slayingTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police said they would continue their investigation into five men who are suspected of being responsible for the recent beheadings of three schoolgirls in Poso, Central Sulawesi, despite a move by the local military to...
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Wynne vies for Jakarta Open double
Wynne vies for Jakarta Open doubleMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wynne Prakusya outclassed Montinee Tangphong 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals of the US$25,000 Jakarta ITF Women's Open at the Hotel Hilton tennis courts here on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Persija and Arema reach Copa final
Persija and Arema reach Copa finalMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Beaten league finalist Persija Jakarta managed to salvage its name by cruising to the final of Copa Dji Sam Soe after defeating PSMS Medan 3-1 in the second leg of the semifinals at Lebak Bulus stadium here on Sunday.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
1. ROUNDUP: 2 x 22
1. ROUNDUP: 2 x 22 Police search for more caches, intensify manhunt 2. AZAHARI: 4 X 10 Brother to identify body of Azahari 3. BIRDFLU: 1 X 30 2 more die of suspected bird flu OR Suspected bird flu claims 2 more lives 4. MISNO: 2 X 20 Father says Misno had no interest in religion
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Bomb hoax stirs panic in Kendari
Bomb hoax stirs panic in KendariKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Employees and guests of Ataya Hotel here were alarmed on Saturday morning when an anonymous caller told the hotel receptionist that he would detonate a bomb already planted in one of the hotel rooms.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
South Asia summit ends amid chill in Indo-Pak ties
South Asia summit ends amid chill in Indo-Pak tiesRaju Gopalakrishnan, Reuters/DhakaIndia and Pakistan exchanged frosty words as a South Asian summit ended in the Bangladesh capital on Sunday, casting doubt over whether the group would be able to overcome differences between its two biggest members.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Mandala safety
Mandala safety I have been a frequent flyer since the 1970s and probably have clocked over 3,000 flights. On Nov. 3 I took Mandala's flight RI 394 from Tarakan to Jakarta, and have never before seen the seats on an aircraft so close together; it was impossible for me to sit down.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Return of the Military?
Return of the Military? The establishment of the "anti-terror desk" by the Indonesian Military (TNI) on the basis of Law No. 34/2004 as a reaction to the slow response of the Indonesian police has marked the comeback of the TNI into Indonesian politics.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
APEC leaders set for tough talks
APEC leaders set for tough talksAgence France-Presse, Busan, South KoreaWeighed down by gridlocked trade talks and targeted by anti- globalization protests, Asia-Pacific leaders meet this week to address pressing issues such as the economy, bird flu and terrorism.U.S. President George W.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Brother arrives to identify Azahari's body
Brother arrives to identify Azahari's bodyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The younger brother of slain terrorist Azahari bin Husin arrived in Jakarta on Sunday to identify his body and make arrangements for its repatriation.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Father says Misno had no interest in religion
Father says Misno had no interest in religionYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungIn the middle of August of this year, Mad Sukarto gave Rp 1.5 million (about US$150) out of his meager savings as a farmer to his son, Misno, for who wanted to go to Batam island to work at a hotel.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian island
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian islandJoseph B. Verrengia, Associated Press/DenverScientists digging in a remote Indonesian cave have uncovered a jaw bone that they say adds more evidence that a tiny prehistoric Hobbit-like species once existed.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
How to combat barbarism
How to combat barbarism After sixty years of independence, the question on everybody's lips is not how much does kerosene or gasoline cost in Indonesia? Nor whether the Indonesian police and military will win the battle against terrorists.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005
Bogus policeman nabbed in Jambi city
Bogus policeman nabbed in Jambi cityJAMBI, Jambi: Jambi Police arrested on Saturday a man accused of posing as a member of the police elite antiterror detachment. The case began when the man, Daniel Manurung, arrived on Wednesday in Jambi city from North Sumatra and met with two workers of local...
Sun, 13 Nov 2005
Pitchforth/Better dead than red
OnTheTown-MetroMadBetter dead than redby Simon PitchforthWhen I was a child, my first experience with the law occurred when I was riding my bicycle home one evening. It was already dark and I had no lights on my bike.
Sun, 13 Nov 2005
WTGJKT - Nov. 13
WTGJKT - Nov. 13Indonesian Cultural Extravaganza Paintings, sculpture, textiles, artifacts, antiques from all parts of Indonesia, and the Heritage Indonesia Collection & Islam Heritage Collection of silver jewelry. With a demonstration by armless painters who paint with their mouths and feet.
Sun, 13 Nov 2005
'Dispersed attacks' new terror worry
'Dispersed attacks' new terror worryYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung As police widened the search for the followers of master bombmaker Azahari, an antiterror official warned on Saturday that Islamic militants could carry out widely dispersed attacks across the country following...