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Drivers raise fare before official increase

Drivers raise fare before official increaseAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many bus drivers increased their fares on Saturday although the bus companies have yet to make a formal announcement on the new fares, following the city administration's decision on them.

Megawati inaugurates new projects in Kupang

Megawati inaugurates new projects in KupangYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang President Megawati Soekarnoputri symbolically inaugurated on Sunday a number of development projects worth more than Rp 704 billion in East Nusa Tenggara province.

Rare turtles die in Maumere farm

Rare turtles die in Maumere farmYacob Herin, The Jakarta Post, Maumere Almost a hundred rare sea turtles have died in a breeding farm in Magapanda village, about 35 kilometers from the East Nusa Tenggara town of Maumere.

Student movement in review

Student movement in reviewAri A. Perdana, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Ari_Perdana@csis.or.id Calling for reform, follow us! Calling for succession, follow us! No need to doubt, friends, just hold our hands.

City Hall's will to expand green areas questioned

City Hall's will to expand green areas questionedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental experts have questioned the city administration's commitment to expand the capital's green, open spaces, as ruled in the city masterplan, when existing green spaces remain poorly maintained.

Indonesia, Malaysia to hold business forum in June

Indonesia, Malaysia to hold business forum in JuneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysian deputy prime minister Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi and his Indonesian counterpart, Vice President Hamzah Haz, will address business leaders at a two-day business gathering at the Shangri-la Hotel here in...

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JP/ /Many bus drivers increased their fares on Saturday although the bus companies have yet to make a formal announcement on the new fares, following the city administration's decision on them.A driver, Sahat Simanjuntak, of a limited-passenger Steady Safe bus serving the Blok M, South Jakarta, to...

Sorting household garbage expensive

Sorting household garbage expensiveDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration could save as much as Rp 140 billion annually from the current budget allocation of Rp 200 billion for garbage management, if families separate their household garbage before it is collected.

1. FARES: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12

1. FARES: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Bus fares up before formal announcement from companiesorBus fares up before bus companies' announcement 2. GREEN: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25City's commitment to expand green areas doubted 3.

City could save Rp 140b if public sorts waste

City could save Rp 140b if public sorts wasteDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The city administration could save as much as Rp 140 billion annually from the current budget allocation of Rp 200 billion for garbage management, if families separate their household garbage before it is collected.

More east-west links needed for Jakarta's commuters

More east-west links needed for Jakarta's commutersTantri Yuliandini and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's population has expanded massively in the east and the west, but the city's transportation system has been developed according to the north and south grids, experts say.

Investment and tax holidays

Investment and tax holidays Recently, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman, Theo F. Toemion, has suggested that the government needs to provide incentives such as tax holidays, to encourage business circles to invest in the real sector.

Timor protesters slam Australia, reject WB

Timor protesters slam Australia, reject WBReuters, Dili Around 150 East Timorese staged a boisterous demonstration on Sunday, accusing Australia of stealing the country's petroleum wealth and rejecting World Bank and IMF involvement in the soon- to-be-independent nation.

Chinese artist's work on display

Chinese artist's work on display JAKARTA: Liu Guo, a 46-year-old noted Chinese painter, will stage his first solo painting exhibition at Crowne Plaza hotel on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Central Jakarta, from May 20 to May 29.

Indosat share sale to color trading

Indosat share sale to color tradingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last week's sale of an 8.1 percent stake in international cellular operator PT Indosat will color trading in the currency and stock markets throughout the week amid continued optimism over the government's reform program.

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Photo A:to come lateRR Photo B: Badminton Reuters/ Bobby YipSIMPLY THE BEST, 5 TIMES: Indonesian badminton players Taufik Hidayat (left), Sigit Budiarto (center) and Halim Haryanto celebrate while hoisting the Thomas Cup trophy after winning the dramatic tournament in Guangzhou, China.

Lampung fishermen seek Rp 1b in redress

Lampung fishermen seek Rp 1b in redressOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Fishermen in Lampung have accused a sugar cane plantation company of polluting waters off the province's Pelabuhan Panjang, killing thousands of tons of fish.

Mortar causes deadly explosion in Garut

Mortar causes deadly explosion in Garut GARUT, West Java: A mortar shell of an F-90 Commando was found to be the explosive material that caused an explosion at Simpang village in Cikijing district of Garut regency on Friday, which had claimed three lives.

1. FTA (1 x 28)

1. FTA (1 x 28) Asia must adjust to giant China 2. Taiwan (1 x 32) JP/ECONOMIC NEWS Economics Chen's Achilles' heal 3. Timor (2 x 20) E.Timor protestors lash Australia, World Bank JP/

Roadblocks coming down in Ambon

Roadblocks coming down in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Security officers in the troubled Maluku capital of Ambon began on Friday evening to remove roadblocks in the Nania area of Teluk Baguala district.However, they were still waiting for assistance from the Regional Office for Public Services to remove...

Police detain thug Basri Sangaji

Police detain thug Basri Sangaji JAKARTA: The city police officially detained last Saturday a thug, identified as Basri Sangaji, following a brawl in the Kemang area, South Jakarta, between the suspect's gang and another, led by notorious hoodlum Hercules.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Asia must adjust to China: Experts

Asia must adjust to China: ExpertsFrancoise Kadri, Agence France-Presse, Tokyo East Asian countries including Japan must face the reality that China is a world power and learn to co-exist with their giant neighbor by developing a network of free trade agreements (FTAs), according to experts in...

Self reflections on National Awakening Day

Self reflections on National Awakening DayMochtar Buchori, Legislator, Jakarta, mbuchori@indo.net.id May 20 is National Awakening Day for us Indonesians, and May 2 is our National Education Day. Every year, on these two dates in May, we try to renew our understanding about the significance of the...

Papua tribes need Rp 47b

Papua tribes need Rp 47b JAYAPURA, Papua: The Papua Regional Office for Community Development (BPMD) hopes to secure Rp 47 billion in funds from the government to develop isolated tribes in 14 remote areas in the province, an official said on Saturday.

U.S. Congress to evaluate military embargo on Indonesia

U.S. Congress to evaluate military embargo on IndonesiaTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. Congress will evaluate the embargo imposed on the Indonesian Military (TNI) in July, pending the completion of the ongoing Human Rights Tribunal in the country against military and civilian...

Ambon Muslims surrender weapons

Ambon Muslims surrender weaponsOktianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon A group of Muslims in the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon on Sunday surrendered a large quantity of weapons and explosives to the security authorities in what they called a gesture of goodwill to end the prolonged...

Clinton: World can learn from stoical Timor Lorosae

Clinton: World can learn from stoical Timor LorosaeAgencies, Dili, Timor Lorosae Former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Sunday praised the people of tiny Timor Lorosae (the official name of newly declared independent East Timor) for winning their freedom after years of hardship.

Ambon Muslims surrender weapons

Ambon Muslims surrender weapons Oktianus Pinontoan The Jakarta Post AmbonA group of Muslims in the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon on Sunday surrendered a large quantity of weapons and explosives to the security authorities in what they called a gesture of goodwill to end the prolonged conflict...

Reflections on national awakening day

Reflections on national awakening dayMochtar Buchori Legislator Jakarta mbuchori@indo.net.id May 20 is National Awakening Day for us Indonesians, and May 2 is our National Education Day. Every year, on these two dates in May, we try to renew our understanding about the significance of the two...

30,000 Timorese refugees vow to continue fighting

30,000 Timorese refugees vow to continue fightingYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Atambua, West Timor As East Timorese proclaimed their hard-fought independence at midnight on May 19 and changed the name of their country to Timor Lorosae, some 30,000 refugees originally hailing from the new...

Sex toys, pornography top list of seized items

Sex toys, pornography top list of seized itemsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sex toys and pornography dominated the list of goods confiscated by the directorate of customs and excise in the first quarter of the year.

Advantage of power liberalization questioned

Advantage of power liberalization questionedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Debates on the electricity bill, which aims to lift the monopoly of the state electricity company PT PLN in the country's power sector, could heat up considerably, as many legislators now have begun to...

Minister to launch ILO report

Minister to launch ILO report JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea was scheduled to launch the ILO global report on child labor at the Mandarin Hotel here on Monday.According to the global report, titled A Future without Child Labor, some 179 million children worldwide...

Save secondary forests too

Save secondary forests tooCesar Sabogal, CIFOR scientist, Bogor, West Java "Save our forests" has been a familiar catchphrase in the media for the past 20 years. And the message has been pretty much the same during that time: More effort is needed to save the pristine rainforests in South America,...

Indofood says Q1 net profit soars 102%

Indofood says Q1 net profit soars 102%Reuters, Jakarta The world's largest instant noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said on Sunday its net income soared by 102 percent in the first quarter of 2002 to Rp308.6 billion (US$33.99 million) from an adjusted figure of Rp152.5 billion booked in 2001.

Semen Padang, PSM register opening wins

Semen Padang, PSM register opening winsKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang Semen Padang and PSM Makassar chalked up wins in their opening matches of the top-eight round of the Indonesian soccer league in Padang, West Sumatra, on Sunday.

Probosutedjo's case set for court

Probosutedjo's case set for court JAKARTA: The alleged Rp 38 billion (around US$3.8 million) fraud case involving businessman Probosutedjo, half brother of former president Soeharto, is close to prosecution, Attorney General's Office spokesman Barman Zahir said.

'Historic car' enters Yogyakarta museum

'Historic car' enters Yogyakarta museumTarko Sudiarno, Yogyakarta, The Jakarta Post The provincial government of Yogyakarta has decided to put one of its cars in a museum as a historical item.The car was used by Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X to pacify protesters during the reformation...

JSX to become profit-oriented bourse

JSX to become profit-oriented bourseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The capital market authorities are setting up a foundation to gradually turn the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) into a credible bourse in Asia under a restructuring plan which will not only change fundamentally the way the stock market is...

Divide between nationalism and Islam must be avoided: Syafii

Divide between nationalism and Islam must be avoided: SyafiiKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversy over the establishment of an Islamic caucus continued with Muslim figures warning that it would not necessarily contradict nationalist mass organizations and parties.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank said on Saturday its

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank said on Saturday its international reserves fell to US$28.14 billion as of the second week of May from $28.58 billion the previous week. International reserves are calculated using gross foreign exchange reserves and only include liquid assets.

'Drug abuse needs serious attention'

'Drug abuse needs serious attention' Drug use and addiction is an increasing problem in Jakarta. And while the impact of drugs on society is extremely serious, efforts to fight the distribution, sale and use of narcotics in the capital have never seemed to match this seriousness.

National Awakening Day

National Awakening Day National Awakening Day, May 20, is commemorated every year to pay homage to those Indonesians who rose as the untied nation of Indonesia, which was still under Dutch colonial domination in the 1920s.

[b]Please leave this as "color trading" as trading on the stock

Please leave this as "color trading" as trading on the stock exchange may actually be negatively affected rather than spured 1. Market (1 x 30) Indosat share sale to color trading this week JP/14/Stocks2.TV (2 x 24) World Cup to boost TV sales by 20-30% 3.

Indonesian or English best for Timor Lorosae

Indonesian or English best for Timor LorosaeChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta The new Timorese Lorosae government, formerly known as East Timor, has chosen Portuguese and Tetun as the official national languages. English and Indonesian shall only be used as "working languages" in the future.

Gusmao, a symbol of peace

Gusmao, a symbol of peaceAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freedom is apparently not the end of the struggle for a man like Xanana Gusmao, who has battled to remain free from thoughts of vengeance since his release from an Indonesian prison."I realize that we lost everything...

Timor Lorosae people pray that independence will bring peace

Timor Lorosae people pray that independence will bring peaceAgencies, Dili, Timor Lorosae The people of Timor Lorosae (which until Sunday evening known as East Timor) walked to church on Sunday for the last time as a people ruled by outsiders.

M2400, another ultra-sleek notebook on the market

M2400, another ultra-sleek notebook on the marketZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id First, here's a little tip about the importance of power supply for our desktop computers. My PC is a Pentium III machine that I assembled myself.

Timor Lorosae becomes world's newest nation

Timor Lorosae becomes world's newest nationSteven Guikin, Associated, Dili, Timor Lorosae Timor Lorosae, a land long brutalized by foreign occupiers which until Sunday evening still known as East Timor, was declared independent Monday in a joyous ceremony, in which its red, black and gold flag...

Get CD-quality sound with your own TV

Get CD-quality sound with your own TVL. Gatot S., Contributor, Jakarta At present, Indonesian television viewers have one state-owned station and 10 private stations to choose from, following the launch of several private TV stations early last year.