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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.

'Personal ties part of bilateral relations': W.S. Rendra shares

'Personal ties part of bilateral relations': W.S. Rendra shares neighborly insightsCynthia Webb, Contributor, Brisbane, Australia Indonesian poet W.S. Rendra has recently completed a three-week Australian tour of Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane that included readings of his poetic works,...

L'Oreal's Rockmantique trends launched

L'Oreal's Rockmantique trends launched For women bored with their black hair who would like to experiment with different colors, L'Oreal Professionnel has recently introduced a series of hair colors as part of its Autumn/Winter 2005/2006 collection.

Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functions

Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functionsKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Dozens of air conditioning units of various brands are displayed at a showroom on Jl. Fatmawati, South Jakarta. Three men looked busy, tidying up the electronic merchandise in the spacious store.

Mango promotion at Shangri-La

Mango promotion at Shangri-La Healthy mangoes will be on offer at Satoo Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta all through November to satisfy customers' palates.Famously sweet, mangoes are considered a very healthy delicacy. And the green flesh of young mangoes can be eaten as a salad.

APEC faces WTO jam, bird flu fears and security

APEC faces WTO jam, bird flu fears and securityMartin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse/Busan, South KoreaAsian and Pacific nations worked Saturday to ease the deadlock in troubled global trade talks and agreed joint measures to help prevent a possible bird flu pandemic.

Staying healthy and strong until 'mudik' calls

Staying healthy and strong until 'mudik' callsWayan Sadia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What could be more gratifying for Muslims than being united with relatives -- grandparents, parents, siblings, in-laws -- and meeting friends during Idul Fitri or Lebaran, as it is popularly called here, after...

Sports Meet 2005: A tribute to true spirit of sportsmanship

Sports Meet 2005: A tribute to true spirit of sportsmanship The Gandhi Memorial International School (GMIS) held its Sports Meet on Sept. 1, 2005, at Sunter Stadium, North Jakarta. The primary school, the middle school and the senior school all participated in the sports day with tremendous...

A House of a Mahatma

A House of a Mahatma The crowds that congregated in Gandhi Ashram on Ashram Road in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Oct. 2, had just left the ashram complex. However, many people from different walks of life continued to flock to the ashram.

Cheerful Susilo gets victory munchies

Cheerful Susilo gets victory munchiesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While well-heeled regents and governors here might think twice about eating lunch at a humble food stall on a dusty road, it was not so with an upbeat President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who decided a Padang feed was...

TV Program: Sunday, November 13, 2005

TV Program: Sunday, November 13, 2005.TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 Morning News 9:00 Music: Delta10:00 Sports: Antar Gelanggang11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Children Variety Show1:00 p.m.

Boy arrested for false bomb threat

Boy arrested for false bomb threat INDONESIA: Police said a first-grade student identified only as Charles was arrested on Friday night after allegedly making the false bomb threat to the Flobamor mall in Kupang, the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara.

Going Home

Going HomeBy Budi WahyonoSitting on a bamboo bench in his shabby hut under the overhang of a building, Komar found himself again staring in bewilderment. The sun was shining down on him, urging him to hurry to work. But what work? The question struck him abruptly.

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.

JP/1/RESHUFFLE

JP/1/RESHUFFLEKalla assures businessmen of their places in CabinetMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Ministers coming from a business background, notably Aburizal Bakrie, may breathe a sigh of relieve as their patron, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, has defended...

Ibis Slipi wins international award

Ibis Slipi wins international award Ibis Hotel in Slipi, West Jakarta, has been named Best Economy Hotel Asia Pacific by Travel Trade Gazette Asia, more popularly known as TTG Asia, in this year's reader survey.

Fall/winter collection at Mela boutique

Fall/winter collection at Mela boutique Indonesian women can now choose from the new collections from several renowned international fashion designers at Mela boutique in the Darmawangsa Square City Walk, South Jakarta.

Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functions

Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of air conditioning units of various brands are displayed at a showroom on Jl. Fatmawati, South Jakarta. Three men looked busy, tidying up the electronic merchandise in the spacious store.

Mango promotion at Shangri-La

Mango promotion at Shangri-La Healthy mangoes will be on offer at Satoo Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta all through November to satisfy customers' palates.Famously sweet, mangoes are considered a very healthy delicacy. And the green flesh of young mangoes can be eaten as a salad.

Model Olga peddles books and bicycles

Model Olga peddles books and bicycles A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Model and television presenter Olga Lidya is not afraid that cycling through the city's streets would damage her smooth skin and hairstyle."I'm not worried at all. Maybe I could try it on Sunday.

Ayu Utami on literature, sex and politics

Ayu Utami on literature, sex and politicsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sexuality -- from a woman's perspective-- is one powerful theme besides politics in Ayu Utami's novel Saman and its sequel Larung.Born in Bogor, West Java, on Nov.

Building collapse kills one

Building collapse kills oneINDONESIA: A still-under-construction building located near a filling station in Medan, North Sumatra, has collapsed, leaving one construction worker dead and 10 others seriously injured. One of the 10 injured was the owner of the filling station.

Biking to work fun, healthy, cheap

Biking to work fun, healthy, cheap A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When Ozy Sjahrindra made the decision to bike to his office on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta from his home in Bintaro, South Jakarta, every Tuesday and Friday, he was thinking about his health."It's exercise.

Parkdrive: Relaxing in the jazz park

Parkdrive: Relaxing in the jazz park Artist: Parkdrive Album: Parkdrive Record Company: Gowa music Featured Single: Sekedar Cinta Rating: *** out of ***** There are a number of misleading and just plain wrong stereotypes floating around about jazz. That jazz is boring.

RI jazz mourns legendary bassist

RI jazz mourns legendary bassist Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian jazz has lost a seasoned bass player, Perry Pattiselano, 55, and his contemporaries mourned the passing of a "reliable, stable and consistent" musician and good friend.

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.

Dim Sum Extravaganza at Lai Ching

Dim Sum Extravaganza at Lai Ching Lai Ching Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta is serving up a dazzling variety of delicious dim sum. Chefs are creating a delicious selection of dim sum with different fillings, types and shapes.

Wot practices art of bridge-building

Wot practices art of bridge-building Cynthia Webb, Contributor, Brisbane, Australia Wot Cross-Cultural Synergy is a cultural organization based in Sydney, Australia, and formed with the intention of creatively bridging the space between Australia and Indonesia to enhance cultural understanding.

Guerin/Yudhoyono's bumpy first year

Oct 28, 2005 Yudhoyono's bumpy first yearBy Bill Guerin JAKARTA - Though there has been no singularly mind-boggling achievement in his first year in office, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's bold decision to slash fuel subsidies not once, but twice, puts him in a different class to any of the three...

Fuel price rises and challenges for women ahead

Fuel price rises and challenges for women aheadSylvia Yazid, Bandung Have you talked to your maid lately? I have, and she told me how she has to spend more to buy a sack of rice and other daily needs, and how she has to allocate more money for her and her daughter's transportation, and how her...

1. ROUNDUP: 2 x 15

1. ROUNDUP: 2 x 15 Police step up hunt for Noordin 2. BIRDFLU: 3 X 10 Mass cull unfeasible: Minister 3. WATER 3 X 11 Water crisis looms large in Jakarta4. CABINET: 1 X 40 Susilo keeps public guessing about Cabinet

TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005

TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Children Film8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:30 TV Drama 3:00 English News Service3:30 TV Drama4:00 Talk Show6:30 Talk Show: Diknas7:00 News: Berita...

Susilo keeps public guessing about Cabinet shakeup

Susilo keeps public guessing about Cabinet shakeupRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although he said, "It's a beautiful day", the correct song to describe the situation of key economic minister Aburizal Bakrie, may be I will survive by Gloria Gaynor.

Surabaya declares new greening program

Surabaya declares new greening program SURABAYA: The Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar is planning to proclaim a "One Soul, One Tree" program in Surabaya on Saturday. Surabaya government spokesman, Juli Subianto, said on Friday the program was aimed at improving the quality of Surabaya's...

Humans fowls tested for bird flu

Humans fowls tested for bird fluThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar A joint government team conducted on Friday tests on the family of a girl who recently died after showing symptoms of bird flu.The move came as veterinary students participating in a nationwide surveillance program to detect the...

Police challenged to work harder after Azahari's death

Police challenged to work harder after Azahari's deathRidwan Max Sijabat and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Following the death of Azahari bin Husin during a raid at his hideout in East Java, the next two weeks could be a crucial period for the security and intelligence apparatus' long...

U.S. attorney general to discuss terrorism in Asia

U.S. attorney general to discuss terrorism in AsiaDeborah Charles, Reuters/Washington U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales travels to Asia next week hoping to explain the U.S. war on terrorism, and said he will talk about information sharing and joint law-enforcement efforts.

Aussie model denies possession of pills

Aussie model denies possession of pills DENPASAR, Bali: Australian model Michelle Leslie insisted on Friday that the two Ecstasy tablets found by the police in her handbag during a drug raid in August at a Bali dance party did not belong to her.

To be added to 3M advertorial

To be added to 3M advertorialPT Hill Konsultan Indonesia, the Indonesia subsidiary of Hill & Associates, Asia's leading security and risk management consultancy, often recommends to those clients that occupy commercial premises with large expanses of glass frontage to have security film fitted to...

Water crisis looms in Jakarta

Water crisis looms in JakartaDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Drinking a glass of water may soon become a luxury for Jakarta residents as the supply of raw water to the city has been continuously diminishing over the past few years.

Stock index falls; Banks, Inco Drop

Stock index falls; Banks, Inco DropArijit Ghosh, Bloomberg/Jakarta Indonesia's key stock index fell to a six-week low on concern the central bank will raise interest rates further this year to control inflation, which is at a six- year high. PT Bank Mandiri led lenders lower.

Bird lovers unfazed by bird flu outbreak

Bird lovers unfazed by bird flu outbreakTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia has recorded nine confirmed cases of avian influenza, including five deaths, but bird lovers here say they are not overly worried about the outbreak, arguing they have taken extra measures to ensure their...

Thai Petrochemical profit up in Q3

Thai Petrochemical profit up in Q3 BANGKOK: Thai Petrochemical Industry, an oil refiner and chemicals maker, said profit rose 17 percent in the third quarter after interest costs halved and it gained from rising demand for chemicals used to make plastics.Net income rose to 3.73 billion baht (US$90.

Aceh residents return homes

Aceh residents return homes BANDA ACEH, Aceh: People returning to Banda Aceh have been on rise recently in the wake of the Idul Fitri holiday. Antara observed that since Friday increasing numbers of motorcycles and cars have entered Banda Aceh from various destinations, including Medan city, the...

Two more health centers get ISO

Two more health centers get ISO YOGYAKARTA: Executives with consultancy management firm PT Societe Gene'rate Surveillance (SGS) will next week hand over ISO certificates to two community health centers in Sleman regency.

ConocoPhillips to sign deal on Amborip VI block

ConocoPhillips to sign deal on Amborip VI blockLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips will sign a contract to explore and develop Amborip VI oil and gas block in the Arafura sea in Papua in early December, a government official says.

Project delays push down 2005 budget deficit

Project delays push down 2005 budget deficitUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government is expecting a narrower deficit for this year's state budget, a finance ministry official says, with delays in some development projects putting the brakes on spending amid higher-than-expected...

Azahari's terror cell like playing with tykes

Azahari's terror cell like playing with tykesID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Batu, Malang Who could have known that the two otherwise regular gents known to neighbors as Budi and Yahya would turn out to be terrorists bent on unleashing bombs throughout this country?People still cannot believe it...

TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005

TV Program: Monday, November 14, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Children Film8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:30 TV Drama 3:00 English News Service3:30 TV Drama4:00 Talk Show6:30 Talk Show: Diknas7:00 News: Berita...

TNI and practical politics

TNI and practical politicsFrom Kompas President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently asked Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto to reinstate the Territorial Command, a move that has created a wide-ranging debate.