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Tue, 01 Nov 2005
KPK quizzes Probosutedjo, justice
KPK quizzes Probosutedjo, justiceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned on Monday businessman Probosutedjo, the half-brother of former president Soeharto, for the second time in connection with bribes he paid to judges and prosecutors to escape prosecution.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Panel presents report on RI rule
Panel presents report on RI ruleEAST TIMOR: A United Nations-sanctioned panel investigating human rights violations during Indonesia's bloody 24-year occupation of East Timor on Monday presented its findings to the country's president.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Rain makes city more prone to dengue
Rain makes city more prone to dengueTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rainy season is here, and with the rain, comes the puddles where Aedes aegypti mosquito breed new generations of virus- carrying mosquitoes.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta We refer to the article Activists slam habitat award for Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4. The city of Jakarta is a megacity with more than 10 million inhabitants. About 20 percent, or two million, are living in kampongs or slums.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Church row in Bekasi resolved amicably
Church row in Bekasi resolved amicablyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tension between Muslims and Christians at Jati Mulya housing complex in Bekasi, West Java, has come to a peaceful end, at least for the time being, with the latter agreeing to conduct their Sunday services at the...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Customers snap up Indian meat
Customers snap up Indian meatThe Jakarta Post, Samarinda Amid high prices ahead of the Idul Fitri celebration for beef several meat traders in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province were selling low-priced beef allegedly imported from India.The beef was offered at Rp 25,000 (US$2.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Cultural Heritage exhibition sees few visitors
Cultural Heritage exhibition sees few visitorsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On a typical Wednesday morning at the National Museum, fewer than 10 people were seen strolling around the three-month Shared Cultural Heritage exhibition, which is displaying hundreds of ethnographic and...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Why is Australia resuming military training with Indonesia?
Why is Australia resuming military training with Indonesia?Imanuddin Razak The Jakarta Post/JakartaA number of "whys" immediately entered the minds of many Indonesians -- and perhaps Australians as well -- over a report last week that the Australian government intends to resume annual joint...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Aceh: Militias in trouble, still a threat?
Aceh: Militias in trouble, still a threat?Aboeprijadi Santoso, Langsa, Aceh A new chapter has begun for the region along the southeastern coast of Aceh, a district with a tumultuous past, which has long been the bastion of pro-government militias.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Presidential office budget
Presidential office budget President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was "surprised" to read in the media that his government had formally proposed to the legislature a sharp increase in the 2006 budget of his office.This news would have been funny had it not been so depressing.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Reconstruction agency casts blame for lack of progress in Aceh
Reconstruction agency casts blame for lack of progress in AcehNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) has lashed out at the Ministry of Finance for lacking a sense of crisis in delaying without clear reason several critical...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Hamid defends pace of draft bills
Hamid defends pace of draft billsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Justice minister Hamid Awaluddin has said, in response to the criticism of some lawmakers, the government cannot move faster in drafting bills as it would run the risk of producing weak laws.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Rupiah Rates Oct. 31
Rupiah Rates Oct. 31 Banknote Rates Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,943.56 7,190.58 Brunei dollar 1 6,264.42 5,669.19 Canadian dollar 1 9,005.10 8,151.30 Swiss franc 1 8,273.44 7,490.43 Danish krone 1 1,712.76 1,550.27 Euro 1 12,782.13 11,570.34 Poundsterling 1 18,803.60 17,022.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Few clues to perpetrators one month after bombings
Few clues to perpetrators one month after bombingsSlobodan Lekic, Associated Press, Jakarta Police concede they have made little progress in their investigation into the Bali bombings one month ago, but terrorism experts say it is only a matter of time before there is a breakthrough.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Budget realism welcomed
Budget realism welcomed The 2006 state budget that was approved by the House of Representatives on Friday -- one working day before the deadline set in the Law on State Finances -- is significantly different from the spending plan initially proposed in mid-August.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Bakrie unit to supply pipes to PGN
Bakrie unit to supply pipes to PGN JAKARTA: A unit of Indonesia's PT Bakrie & Brothers and a partner will supply as much as 53,000 metric tons of pipe valued at US$84 million to state gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) by May.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Couple named suspects in maid abuse case
Couple named suspects in maid abuse caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A married couple have been arrested by the police for allegedly torturing their housemaid.Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
No fines imposed for overdue taxes
No fines imposed for overdue taxes JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police will impose no fines on people whose driving licenses or vehicle registration documents are due between Oct. 31 and Nov. 6 when they apply for extensions in the following week.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Residents watch over vacant residences
Residents watch over vacant residencesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang With more and more robberies affecting houses left vacant during the Idul Fitri holiday in recent years, many areas in Tangerang have established their own "neighborhood watch" systems.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Agricultural development remains on the periphery
Agricultural development remains on the peripheryHyginus Hardoyo, Jakarta At the start of his presidential term a year ago, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to put the agricultural sector on top of his government policy agenda with the aim of increasing rural household incomes from both farm and...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
TV Program: Thursday, November 3, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, November 3, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi6:30 Ied Prayers8:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 Hiburan Lebaran1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary7:00 News: Berita Nasional8:00...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
MA-gate should prompt total judicial probe
MA-gate should prompt total judicial probeFrom Republika The revelation about the bribes of Rp 6 billion paid to members of the Supreme Court (MA), involving the appeal in a Rp 100 billion corruption case allegedly perpetrated by conglomerate boss Probosutejo, can be used as important momentum.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Poet and theater doyen from Lampung
Poet and theater doyen from Lampungyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung One afternoon, a thin man with a tapering face, aged about 35, sat cross-legged on a bamboo divan in a coffee stall located under leafy, rose-apple and munggur trees.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
RI woman and Rp 500 m
RI woman and Rp 500 m It is very interesting to read the articles in The Jakarta Post about this trial-and-error plan. We, Indonesians, are always making "breakthroughs", which is actually positive in the sense that a rule is made to fit our own culture.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Women and foreign husbands
Women and foreign husbands So, the Indonesian government plans to get money from bule (westerners) and other foreign nationals who want to marry Indonesian women. The government forgets that there are nice women in other countries, and foreigners do not necessarily have to marry Indonesian women.
Tue, 01 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.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
BNI's Q3 profit down 24 percent
BNI's Q3 profit down 24 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) reported a 24 percent drop in its unaudited net profit during the first nine months ending Sept. 30, as its costs spiraled upward along with a recent rise in inflation and interest rates.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Idul Fitri exodus leads to traffic congestion
Idul Fitri exodus leads to traffic congestionThe Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Semarang Three days before the Idul Fitri holiday traffic along Java's main north-coast highway was moving at a snail's space, with a trip from Jakarta to the West Java town of Cirebon, normally a four-hour trip, taking 14 hours.
Tue, 01 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.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Man arrested over explosives
Man arrested over explosivesJAKARTA:Police said on Monday they had arrested another man for carrying explosives and detonators in East Nusa Tenggara on the weekend. The arrest of Murdiono followed the apprehension two weeks ago of a man and four women in East Kalimantan on similar charges.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Avian flu: Bending the law to save life
Avian flu: Bending the law to save lifeMaya Lestari, Jakarta Drug patents give to an inventor for a term of years the exclusive right to make, use or sell their invention -- meaning that other companies cannot make or market the drug until the patent expires.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
S. Korea, Japan pact may miss deadline
S. Korea, Japan pact may miss deadline SEOUL: South Korea and Japan are unlikely to reach a free trade agreement this year because of Tokyo's stalling, South Korean Finance Minister Han Duck-Soo said."If Japan maintains its passive attitude toward further liberalization of the agricultural sector...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
'Koter' to prevent terrorism
'Koter' to prevent terrorismFrom Kompas Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has said that the government plans to reactivate territorial commands (koter) to enable the TNI's active participation in eradicating terrorism.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Why is Australia resuming military training with RI?
Why is Australia resuming military training with RI?Imanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of "whys" immediately entered the minds of many Indonesians -- and perhaps Australians as well -- over a report last week that the Australian government intends to resume annual joint military...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Intake of artificial sweeteners
Intake of artificial sweeteners In response to the letter On artificial sweeteners from K.B. Kale in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 31, commenting on my previous letter Substitute for sugar (Oct. 20), I would like to inform him that he can read the book published by the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency in...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Supreme Court
Supreme Court trading RI women? We refer to the news item Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, page 2).We are outraged and disturbed when reading the subject article.
Tue, 01 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.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Tommy gets another sentence cut
Tommy gets another sentence cut SEMARANG: The youngest son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, will likely get a sentence reduction of one month and 15 days on Idul Fitri."The remission will be given after Thursday morning prayers," said Soetomo Rahardjo, who heads the...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Hotel bomb convict to get remission
Hotel bomb convict to get remissionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sardona Siliwangi, a 24-year-old man convicted of storing explosives used to bomb Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel in 2003, was reported to be among the thousands of prisoners across the country to get jail cuts in observance of Idul Fitri.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Idul Fitri for solidarity and justice
Idul Fitri for solidarity and justiceMuhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawaii In Ramadhan last year, our nation witnessed the inauguration of the first directly elected President, Vice President, and the appointed Cabinet, with great hopes that we could look forward to a better future.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, November 2, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, November 2, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Channel Dangdut8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Showbiz11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah1:00 p.m.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Vacationers opt to ride with the wind in their hair
Vacationers opt to ride with the wind in their hairTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is not surprising that more and more people are choosing to ride their motorcycles to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri this year, although they may have to spend more than 10 hours on the...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Legislative oversight and the war on terror
Legislative oversight and the war on terrorBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta "The proper office of a representative assembly is to watch and control the government." (John Stuart Mill, 1861)"Terrorism, like war, is too important to be left to the generals and the government intelligence agencies.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Heading to new monetary crisis?
Heading to new monetary crisis?From KompasThe government is off limits while the Ministry of Communications and Information, sending short messages to the general public, is not logical either. One of the messages that reached my cellular phone, which further emphasizes the rich-poor dichotomy,...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Telkom profit surges on cellular boom
Telkom profit surges on cellular boomThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) recorded a 19 percent increase in net profit during the first nine months of this year on higher revenue from its cellular, interconnection, international calls and multimedia businesses.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, November 1, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Channel Dangdut8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:00 News: Berita Nusantara1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:30 Children Drama3:00 English News Service3:45 TV Drama4:00 Talk Show5:08 Mutiara Ramadhan6:00...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Managing Jakarta's weather
Managing Jakarta's weatherEdward McMillan, Jakarta As a city, Jakarta is unusually vulnerable to weather-related risks. Flooding invariably brings traffic to a juddering halt and paralyses the city. Hot temperatures promote smog, increase the incidence of heat stroke and push up air-conditioning...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
TV Today: Friday, November 4, 2005
TV Today: Friday, November 4, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Hiburan Lebaran9:30 Psychology10:30 Religious Teachings11:00 News: Berita Nusantara1:00 p.m.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
Pertamina offers discounts for fear of competition
Pertamina offers discounts for fear of competitionLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just like stores that slash prices for the Islamic Idul Fitri holiday drawing near, state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina is offering its own discounts of between 1 percent and 4 percent for oil-based fuels sold...
Tue, 01 Nov 2005
'Govt not a deck of cards that need to be shuffled'
'Govt not a deck of cards that need to be shuffled' President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to reshuffle his Cabinet soon after Idul Fitri. In a written interview with The Jakarta Post, lawyer and social activist Nono Anwar Makarim, shared his view about the Cabinet issue.