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Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Nation made lazy by reliance on domestic helpers
Nation made lazy by reliance on domestic helpersThe Jakarta Post/JakartaTo guarantee her new housemaid, Lilis, 18, would come back to work after the Idul Fitri exodus, housewife Fifin Yuliati, 27, had to shell out more money for Lilis, who earned Rp 300,000 (US$30) a month on top of free meals and...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
U.S. warns of attack in China
U.S. warns of attack in China CHINA: The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said on Wednesday that Chinese police had warned that Islamic extremists might be planning to attack luxury hotels in China over the next week.The U.S.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
1. Terror (2x32)
1. Terror (2x32) Police uncover terrorist training camp in jungle on Seram island 3. Papua (2x18) Remains of Japanese soldiers excavated 4. House (4x12) Shake-up expected of House leadership
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Top police officer sacked after attack over KPUD building
Top police officer sacked after attack over KPUD buildingApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/MedanThe Central Tapanuli Police chief was removed from his post on Wednesday following an arson attack on the regional General Elections Commission (KPUD) office two weeks ago.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
WTO talks turn to needs of developing nations
WTO talks turn to needs of developing nationsAgence France-Presse, GenevaTrading nations were turning their attention to the needs of poor countries in WTO talks on Wednesday, a day after acknowledging they face a watered-down ministerial conference next month.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Vendors want to be allowed to return
Vendors want to be allowed to return JAKARTA: Evicted sidewalk vendors in Glodok, West Jakarta, have asked the city administration to let them return to their original location.The vendors were at the site on Wednesday to collect their merchandise after the administration dismantled their kiosks on...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Perils of multiculturalism
Perils of multiculturalismFor Indonesians, the rioting in France -- now entering its 14th day -- looks disturbingly familiar. Here in our own country over the last ten years, we have been no strangers to burning buses, rock-throwing rioters, police officers battling protesters, firemen trying to...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Azahari killed in raid
Azahari killed in raidThe Jakarta Post, Malang/JakartaFugitive bombmaker Azahari bin Husin, who is blamed for three major terror attacks in the country in the past three years, was killed in a police raid on a house believed to be his hideout in the hilly area of Batu in the East Java town of...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Forgive convicted Australians
Forgive convicted Australians Indonesia should have mercy on the nine Australians arrested for attempting to traffic heroin from Bali to Australia.These young people have made a mistake in their lives and now they face the consequences of their deed. However, these young lives should be spared.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Civil servants face first day back
Civil servants face first day backThe Jakarta Post, Makassar/Semarang/BandungPublic services resumed nationwide on Wednesday after a week's break for Idul Fitri, however service was slower than usual as the holiday mood prevailed.
Thu, 10 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.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Govt to reduce 2006 tourism target
Govt to reduce 2006 tourism targetRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a year marked by the tsunami that devastated Aceh, a second attack on Bali and outbreaks of polio and bird flu, the government has decided to revise down its target of seven million foreign tourists for next year.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Religious freedom still restricted in RI: Report
Religious freedom still restricted in RI: ReportRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, discrimination on the basis of religious belief is a cause for concern in this country, according to the United States' 2005 International...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Goodbye 'obsolete G-7', meet the relevant G-20
Goodbye 'obsolete G-7', meet the relevant G-20William Pesek Jr., Bloomberg, Australia Australia, with 20 million people and a $618 billion economy, is rarely thought of as a global power.Yet the leaders of a country whose economy ranks 13th in size may just shake up the world order as we know it by...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Three recognized as national heroes in state ceremony
Three recognized as national heroes in state ceremonyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono posthumously bestowed the title of National Hero on three Indonesians on Wednesday to mark National Heroes Day, which falls on Nov. 10.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
'Govt to blame for migration'
'Govt to blame for migration'In a bid to keep unskilled migrant workers out of Jakarta, the city administration is planning to raid residential areas where they are suspected of living. Some observers have raised concerns about the policy, arguing that it violates people's rights of movement...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
When crooks and heroes are all the same
When crooks and heroes are all the sameKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta No matter how meritorious your service for your nation -- even with millions of people acknowledging it, not just your family --- you would be erroneous to assume you were entitled to be buried in the National Heroes...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
ExxonMobil to farm out share in Block A
ExxonMobil to farm out share in Block ALeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaU.S. energy giant ExxonMobil will announce the winner of a tender to farm out its 50 percent share in Block A in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam in the first quarter of next year, a government official says.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
JP/13/Park
JP/13/Park Bantimurung: A cool respite from city life A nice-day trip for travelers and a great escape for Makassar City residents, Bantimurung National Recreational Park in South Sulawesi is a beautiful spot to enjoy nature and chill out.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Five held over beheadings in Poso
Five held over beheadings in PosoAntara, JakartaSecurity personnel arrested five people on Wednesday over the beheadings of three Christian girls last month in Poso regency. Separately on the same day, security officers also detained a person in connection with the shooting of two female students...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Tsunami survivors grow weary of wait for homes
Tsunami survivors grow weary of wait for homesNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehKhairil Anwar acknowledged he felt depressed. The head of Lamdingin village in Lambaro Skep district in Banda Aceh is under pressure from village residents desperately in need of houses.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Titi Kamal misses playing in movies
Titi Kamal misses playing in moviesJAKARTA: Having played in a number of TV soap opera, actress Titi Kamal, who soared to fame after costarring in popular teen flick Ada Apa Dengan Cinta, said she missed playing in movies.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Three officers charged with buying stolen car
Three officers charged with buying stolen carAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police announced on Wednesday there was sufficient evidence to charge three police officers with receiving a stolen vehicle.West Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Safaruddin said Chief Brig.
Thu, 10 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.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Capturing home culture on a cell phone
Capturing home culture on a cell phoneRachel Greaves, Contributor, KerobokanWhen Bali resident Bob Calabritto saw an advertisement on Discovery Channel for the First-Time Mobile Filmmakers Awards contest, he had one of his usual creative dreams.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Lampung park criticized for poor wildlife treatment
Lampung park criticized for poor wildlife treatment Oyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Environmentalists in Lampung lashed out at the Bumi Kedaton Safari Park (TWABK) management for treating animals under its care poorly.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Tsunami victims to fly to Thailand
Tsunami victims to fly to Thailand BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Seven teenagers from tsunami-struck Aceh are to leave for Phuket in Thailand to meet other children from five countries who are also victims of natural disasters.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Titi Kamal misses playing in movies
Titi Kamal misses playing in moviesJAKARTA: Having played in a number of TV soap opera, actress Titi Kamal, who soared to fame after costarring in popular teen flick Ada Apa Dengan Cinta, said she missed playing in movies.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Shake-up expected of House leadership
Shake-up expected of House leadershipRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives will soon decide on whether to approve a proposed reshuffle of its leadership and the chairmanships of 13 House commissions, according to Speaker Agung Laksono.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Confusion reigns in debate on new THC rate
Confusion reigns in debate on new THC rateRendi A. Witular and Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government seems at a loss of how to deal with foreign shipping lines reluctant to lower the terminal handling charge (THC) to the new official rate, with different ministries coming up...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
'Govt to blame for urbanization'
'Govt to blame for urbanization'In a bid to keep unskilled migrant workers out of Jakarta, the city administration is planning to raid residential areas where they are suspected of living. Some observers have raised concerns about the policy, arguing that it violates people's rights of movement...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
JP/xx/US1
JP/xx/US1Building a civil society, American-style The U.S. State Department's Foreign Press Center and the Meridian International Center, an international cultural exchange institution, invited 10 Indonesian journalists to the U.S. in late September to learn about civil society and volunteering.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Women's health
Women's healthFrom Media Indonesia Lately it has been widely demanded that abortion be legalized.Legalized abortion its proponents say, would protect society from the costs of unwanted pregnancy, both social and economic.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begins this week
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begins this week in the southern port city of Busan with the Senior Officials' Meeting on Saturday, and will go on to the Leaders' Meeting on Nov. 18-19 which will gather the heads of states and governments from 21 countries in the broad Asia-Pacific...
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Congressmen urge Susilo to solve Munir case
Congressmen urge Susilo to solve Munir caseTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAbout 70 American congressmen urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to make "a clear legal move" to resolve the murder of noted rights campaigner Munir, who died in September last year of arsenic poisoning.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
Govt imposes antidumping duty on paracetamol imports
Govt imposes antidumping duty on paracetamol importsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has imposed antidumping duties on all imports of paracetamol from China and the U.S. effective as of Oct. 25, the Ministry of Finance said.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
No hard feelings, says Bagir
No hard feelings, says Bagir JAKARTA: Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan said the new justices assigned to hear the appeal case of Probosutedjo would not aim to seek revenge because of the businessman's admission that he had paid bribes to judges and prosecutors.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005
1.5m tourists visit Bandung
1.5m tourists visit BandungBANDUNG: At least 1.5 million domestic tourists visited Bandung during three days before and five days after Idul Fitri, a tourism official said on Wednesday.The 1.5 million tourists were part of eight million domestic tourists who visited West Java province during the...
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
Greenlees/Young Indonesian executives fight a business culture of corruption
Young Indonesian executives fight a business culture of corruption By Donald Greenlees, International Herald TribuneWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005 JAKARTA Take a money-losing newspaper, an organ of conservative Islam, and put it in the hands of Erick Tohir, a 35-year-old entrepreneur in a hurry to...
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
JP/7/IGOR3
JP/7/IGOR3 Igor O'Neill, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Oct. 7 announced the government's plan to spend Rp 150 billion (US$15 million) to buy 10 million coal stoves as a part of the government efforts to diversify energy resources and to reduce the costly subsidy for kerosene.
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
Mysticism in religious propagation counterproductive
Mysticism in religious propagation counterproductiveHikmat Sanusi, Tangerang One of the biggest controversies in Indonesia's infotainment industry during the holy month of Ramadhan this year was the bewildering mixture of mysticism and Islamic dakwah (propagation) in numerous sinetron, or TV soap...
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
Dealing with peace in Aceh one step at a time
Dealing with peace in Aceh one step at a time Free Aceh Movement (GAM) spokesman Bahtiar Abdullah lived in exile in Sweden for 23 years before finally returned to Aceh last month following the peace agreement signed between Indonesia and GAM.
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
'Probosutedjo could be cleared of bribery'
'Probosutedjo could be cleared of bribery'Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBusinessman Probosutedjo could be cleared of bribery charges despite his confession to having paid bribes totaling Rp 16 billion (US$1.6 million) to get an acquittal, according to a law expert.
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
Poso beheadings perpetrators 'caught by Army'
Poso beheadings perpetrators 'caught by Army'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSouth Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Oegroseno has been tightlipped over rumors that security authorities there have arrested a group of five men responsible for the recent beheadings of three Christian school...
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
Scalpers rampant at airport
Scalpers rampant at airport TANGERANG: Ticket scalpers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport became more daring on the fourth day following Idul Fitri by offering tickets right in front of airport security officers.
Wed, 09 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.
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
GAM preparing gun handover
GAM preparing gun handover BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has named five locations where it will turn over a third batch of weapons to foreign monitors as part of the peace agreement signed in August.
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
1. Reshuffle - 4x10
1. Reshuffle - 4x10 SBY's allies seek more seats in the Cabinet 2. Avian ----- 2x21 Jakarta teenager with bird flu symptoms dies 3. Poso ----- 3x13 Poso beheadings perpetrators 'caught by Army' 4. Papua ----- 1x32 Papua's removal from U.S. bill 'welcome'
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
Sidewalk vendors back in business
Sidewalk vendors back in business JAKARTA: Sidewalk vendors in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, were seen back in business on Tuesday after being evicted on the eve of Idul Fitri, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Nov 2005
1999 The U.S. imposes a full embargo against Indonesia,
1999 The U.S. imposes a full embargo against Indonesia, banning the export of military equipment to Jakarta and training of its military 2003 In a wake of the global war on terror, the U.S. revives in stages the military ties with Indonesia by reopening training and courses for Indonesian officers.