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Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Police probe erroneous Koran
Police probe erroneous Koran PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi police are investigating the distribution of allegedly doctored Korans, some of which have been seized by local religious affairs officers for "false contents".
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Mitra Adiperkasa to increase net income
Mitra Adiperkasa to increase net incomeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaLeading retailer PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk aims to increase its net income by between 20 percent and 30 percent this year, backed by increasing consumer disposable income and the expansion of its stores.The firm gained Rp 11.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 23, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 23, 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________ Share Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Rabies spreads in Jambi
Rabies spreads in JambiJAMBI: Dozens of residents have been infected with rabies in Marosebo district, Muarojambi regency, over the past month, resulting in one death.Most of victims have been elementary school students between the ages of 7 and 12, said Muarojambi regency administration...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Reviving regional spy network is a dangerous idea
Reviving regional spy network is a dangerous ideaArdimas Sasdi Jakarta One of the bizarre aspects of the government's plan to revive the notorious regional intelligence network has been that it has ignored the anxiety of the people.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
CITY CIRCLE
CITY CIRCLE This new display column featuring photographs of social events in the city is provided as a service to our community of readers. We welcome the submission of photographs taken at events held within 14 days of publication. Please send by e-mail (city@thejakartapost.com) or mail to Jl.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
CNOOC offers $18.5b for Unocal, races with Chevron
CNOOC offers $18.5b for Unocal, races with ChevronJoe McDonald, Associated Press, Beijing State-owned CNOOC Ltd., China's third-biggest oil producer, made a US$18.5 billion bid on Thursday for U.S. oil company Unocal Corp., setting up a possible contest with rival bidder Chevron Corp.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
U.S. seeks joint patrol in Strait of Malacca
U.S. seeks joint patrol in Strait of MalaccaMarc Burleigh, Agence France-Presse/Nantes, FrancePiracy has made the Malacca Strait off Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore extremely dangerous for international shipping, requiring joint action by countries in the region before the problem worsens by...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Silent majority
Silent majority and Indonesian beautyFrom Warta KotaIn connection with the public hearing of House of Representatives Commission VIII on June 16, I would like to ask the legislators: Who has ignored the public's aspirations? Is it true that the majority of the population is against Indonesian...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Police burn Rp 56b worth drugs
Police burn Rp 56b worth drugsMulta Fidrus and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang/BogorThe National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and Jakarta Police burned kilograms of drugs on Thursday that were confiscated in a four- month antidrug campaign that also saw the arrest of 22 drug dealers nationwide.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Nine units of shuttle buses are provided everyday going round-
Nine units of shuttle buses are provided everyday going round- trip to Senen bus station, Gambir train station, Kota bus station and stopped at the 2nd entrance near the East Parking area of Jakarta Fair. It is available at 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 09.00 to 12 p.m.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
The meaning of national awakening
The meaning of national awakeningFrom KompasMay 20 is commemorated annually as National Awakening Day. But what does it mean today and what has the nation achieved? We have directly elected our leaders, whose speeches are mostly mixed with foreign terms.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Illegal logging 'public secret' in E. Kalimantan
Illegal logging 'public secret' in E. KalimantanRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaJunaedi, 32, waited for his illegally bought logs to be hauled out of the Mahakam River in the upper reaches of Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, where they had been immersed for the past two months.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Indonesian haj pilgrims feel they are ripped off
Indonesian haj pilgrims feel they are ripped offHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt seems that agnostics will have the last laugh, with the highly spiritual haj pilgrimage in this country being defiled by fraud and embezzlement.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Muhammadiyah vote for leaders nears
Muhammadiyah vote for leaders nearsYOGYAKARTA: The country's second-largest Muslim organization Muhammadiyah is screening 126 candidates planning to contest the race for leadership positions at the group's congress, which will include women for the first time.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Preservation of Chinese-Malay literature in crisis
Preservation of Chinese-Malay literature in crisisEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaMuch too often, the path of noble intention is a bumpy road.This is certainly the case for Jakarta publishing company Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG), which since 1997, with the help of Chinese-Malay literature...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Puteh well, behind bars in Salemba Penitentiary
Puteh well, behind bars in Salemba PenitentiaryThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors finally managed to put graft convict Abdullah Puteh behind bars on Thursday after receiving a letter of examination from a hospital stating the Aceh governor was fit and well after all.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
U.S., RI meet on piracy
U.S., RI meet on piracyU.S. and Indonesian trade officials have discussed intellectual property rights and investment along with efforts to fight corruption and illegal logging in the Asian country, U.S. officials said in Washington on Wednesday.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Mild quake jolts Garut
Mild quake jolts GarutBANDUNG: An earthquake jolted Garut regency early on Thursday morning but no fatalities were reported. The quake, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, was felt as far away as Bandung and Cilacap regencies.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
1. Cabinet: 2 X 16
1. Cabinet: 2 X 16 Al-Munawar detained over haj scandal 2. Depag: 2 X 20 U.S. seeks joint patrol in Strait of Malacca 3. NGO: 2 X 14 Foreign aid worker (if too long:HK aid worker or ICRC aid worker) shot in Aceh 4. MUNIR: 1 X 30 No BIN role in Munir case: Former chief
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Faqih gets one-year's jail for aid theft
Faqih gets one-year's jail for aid theftACEH BESAR, ACEH: Antigraft activist Farid Faqih was sentenced to a one-year jail term on Thursday in Aceh Besar for stealing humanitarian aid goods.Presiding judge Abdul Rosyad said that Farid's action had hampered the humanitarian relief program in the...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
JP/1/NGO
JP/1/NGOHong Kong aid worker shot in AcehNani Afrida and Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh/MedanA foreign aid worker was shot and wounded on Wednesday night while traveling to Lamno city, Aceh, in an incident that raised security concerns over tsunami relief work in the stricken province.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Film shows mother's rape in India
Film shows mother's rape in IndiaNita Bhalla, Reuters/BombayAn Indian author is making a film about the gang rape of his mother, a well-known 1970s model, to show victims are not just the poor and powerless as the country comes to terms with a series of brutal rapes in recent months.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Teenagers lax on sex and drugs: Foundation
Teenagers lax on sex and drugs: FoundationDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaYoung people in the capital have more permissive attitudes towards pornography, homosexuality, drug abuse and violence than their older siblings, according to one survey.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Organizers promise a fun run for all in Jakarta International 10K
Organizers promise a fun run for all in Jakarta International 10KBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 6:30 a.m. start time may be a bit too early for those bleary-eyed souls who have partied Saturday night away, but organizers of the Jakarta International 10K want big crowds lining the...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Taking a look at the ministry of religion
Taking a look at the ministry of religionAleksius Jemadu, Bandung Currently the Ministry of Religious Affairs has become a focus of public attention. Former minister Said Agil Hussein Al- Munawar, and former director general for Islamic guidance and haj management, Taufik Kamil, are accused of...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Unresolved
Unresolved In the past, journalists reporting on baffling cases had come to depend on the wisdom of rights activist Munir, who would discuss with them his suspicions or findings.Thus, from sheer habit, the initial reaction last September was to turn to the slight, inquisitive and passionate young...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Donors to soon disburse $250m for Aceh
Donors to soon disburse $250m for AcehRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMultinational donors will soon disburse some US$250 million in assistance packages for the reconstruction of tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and some parts of North Sumatra, World Bank executives say.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Punters crowd fare but fireworks fizzle
Punters crowd fare but fireworks fizzleThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNo fireworks lit up the sky over the Jakarta Fair on Wednesday evening -- as promised by the organizers -- but at least 30,000 people showed up to celebrate the city's 478th anniversary.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Tsunami survivors look to love to rebuild their lives
Tsunami survivors look to love to rebuild their livesMargie Mason, Associated Press/Cot Lamkuweuh, AcehAs Suwardi Johan drags a hoe through the soil in what's left of his Indonesian village, he's literally digging for gold.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Jakarta Fair visitors want more cultural performances
Jakarta Fair visitors want more cultural performancesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDoni drove dozens of kilometers from his house in Tangerang to Central Jakarta, expecting to see some traditional Betawi (native Jakartan) performances at the annual Jakarta Fair.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Women on and behind the stage
Women on and behind the stageWayang orang, traditional Javanese classical drama, is an art form that demands that its performers be in tip-top physical condition, with endurance to match, for the hours of rehearsals and Javanese classical dance skills required.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Local elections, local rejections
Local elections, local rejections It was pleasing to see that The Jakarta Post ran their story titled Graft suspects contesting polls, on the front page of the paper on June 16 -- for that is where it clearly belongs.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
The Western media and Prosperous Justice Party
The Western media and Prosperous Justice PartySanti W.E. Soekanto, Jakarta "We are clean and we care," is the slogan members of the Islamic Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) keep shouting to convince the public its existence is a boon to the democratic and economic development of corruption-laden...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Foreign aid worker shot in Aceh
Foreign aid worker shot in AcehNani Afrida and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/MedanA foreign aid worker was shot and wounded on Wednesday night while traveling to Lamno city, Aceh, in an incident that raised security concerns over tsunami relief work in the stricken province.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Money talks in Indonesia's corrupt judiciary: Public
Money talks in Indonesia's corrupt judiciary: PublicRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA career woman expressed her frustration when the justice system did not side with her, with police ignored her demand that a truck belonging to a businessman be confiscated pending a court verdict to...
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Two options offered to Maluku refugees
Two options offered to Maluku refugeesAMBON, Maluku: The Maluku provincial government has offered 575 refugee families living in camps in Ternate city, North Maluku province, the option of remaining in the camps or returning to their hometowns.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
The meaning of national awakening
The meaning of national awakeningFrom KompasMay 20 is commemorated annually as National Awakening Day. But what does it mean today and what has the nation achieved? We have directly elected our leaders, whose speeches are mostly mixed with foreign terms.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Rupiah Rates June 22
Rupiah Rates June 22 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,899.06 7,110.92 7,546.95 7,462.58 Brunei dollar 1 6,069.31 5,467.49 5,798.77 5,737.87 Canadian dollar 1 8,227.18 7,409.81 7,860.45 7,776.25 Swiss franc 1 8,000.00 7,209.34 7,643.39 7,565.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
JP/19/RAIN
JP/19/RAINRI film 'Rainmaker' honored at Shanghai filmfestJohn Badalu Contributor/BeijingThe Eighth Shanghai International Film Festival declared Rainmaker (Impian Kemarau), directed by Ravi Bharwani, Best Film in the New Asian Talent competition, which ran from June 11 though June 19.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Mercedes offers dealers incentive
Mercedes offers dealers incentive JAKARTA: To strengthen its leadership in the premium market segment -- with a total of 721 units sold in the first five months of this year -- PT DaimlerChrysler Indonesia has launched the Mercedes- Benz Service Excellence Award in the country.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
RI Embassy responds
RI Embassy responds We have taken due note of Ahson Saeed Hasan's article titled President's mission to U.S. needs proactive follow up, published in The Jakarta Post on June 21. While appreciating his interest, we are troubled with his less than perceptive, if not even uninformed, observations, and...
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Telkom's falling shares may not hurt govt much
Telkom's falling shares may not hurt govt muchMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government downplayed the recent decline in the shares of state telecommunications company PT Telkom, saying it commonly occurs when a publicly listed state firm deals with a...
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Jember's blind people neglected in direct election for regent
Jember's blind people neglected in direct election for regentSlamet Susanto and ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/JemberA large number of disabled persons in Jember were unable to cast votes in the direct regental elections here on June 22, indicating that their right to vote had been...
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
BIN involved in killing Munir: Team
BIN involved in killing Munir: TeamTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter having strong suspicions of the role of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) in the poisoning of rights activist Munir, a government-sanctioned fact finding team concluded earlier this week that the agency was...
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Mercedes-Benz to launch S-Class, continues to serve the haves
Mercedes-Benz to launch S-Class, continues to serve the havesPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith about 485,000 of its S-Class vehicles sold worldwide over the past seven years, Mercedes-Benz continues to serve the VIP segment ranging from businesspeople, celebrities and heads of...
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
BMW 7-Series now available for dignitaries
BMW 7-Series now available for dignitariesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBusiness leaders and prominent dignitaries in Indonesia will have a new option in driving comfort and style with the launch of the latest BMW 7 Series at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, South Jakarta.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Arpeni shares on crest of a wave after IPO
Arpeni shares on crest of a wave after IPOThe Jakarta Post, JakartaShares of shipping firm PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line cruised into positive territory, gaining 12 percent on Wednesday during its first day of trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Candidates compete hard for attention
Candidates compete hard for attentionPerfectly aware that people have very short attention spans, Denpasar politicians exploited every available means of communication to ensure they had the people's undivided attention during the recently concluded election campaign.
Thu, 23 Jun 2005
Police name four suspects in taxi case
Police name four suspects in taxi caseCity police investigators said on Wednesday that they had named four suspects in a forgery case related to the issuance of an operational permit for taxi company PT Primer Metro Transindo."Definitely, this is a forgery case.