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Thu, 26 May 2005
Candidates sign contract to improve education
Candidates sign contract to improve educationBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThree of the five pairs of mayoral candidates in Depok, West Java, signed a "political contract" on Wednesday to improve education in the municipality if they get elected.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Civil servants urged to stay impartial
Civil servants urged to stay impartialKUTAI KARTANEGARA, East Kalimantan: Minister of Home Affairs M. Ma'ruf, reiterated his call on Wednesday for civil servants to stay neutral during direct regional elections.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Bidders for PLN's LNG terminal shortlisted
Bidders for PLN's LNG terminal shortlistedLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState electricity firm PLN will start the pre-bidding process for the construction of its planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Cilegon, West Java, and has shortlisted 18 local and international...
Thu, 26 May 2005
Marking changes in the metropolis
Marking changes in the metropolisM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLike a social scientist carrying out full-blown research, Canadian artist Ken Pattern has in the past 17 years witnessed the massive transformation of Jakarta from a collection of tightly knit neighborhoods into a huge...
Thu, 26 May 2005
Exhibition to promote CDMA kicks off
Exhibition to promote CDMA kicks offThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTaking some time to visit a mobile technology exhibition during an office break was exciting for 24-year-old Danny, who was planning to get a new cellphone."I'm thinking of getting another CDMA mobile phone.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Rupiah Rates May 25
Rupiah Rates May 25 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,585.36 6,819.68 7,240.53 7,164.27 Brunei dollar 1 6,026.97 5,417.90 5,752.99 5,691.67 Canadian dollar 1 7,900.58 7,104.37 7,541.43 7,463.35 Swiss franc 1 8,112.84 7,295.14 7,744.04 7,663.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Indian music workshop in Renon
Indian music workshop in RenonThe Indian Cultural Center in Denpasar is offering a three-day music workshop on the traditional Indian musical instrument, the tabla.Workshop will be led by famous Indian musician Kousik Dutta at the center on Jl. Raya Puputan Nos. 42 to 44, Renon, Denpasar, from 6 p.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Aceh civil figures back talks to end rebellion
Aceh civil figures back talks to end rebellionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAcehnese civilian figures ended a two-day meeting with rebel leaders in Sweden on Tuesday, giving their support to both them and the Indonesian government to continue their peace talks to end the fighting in...
Thu, 26 May 2005
[b]Our partnership with Indonesia extends far beyond the
Our partnership with Indonesia extends far beyond the certainly important work that we have in the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Japanese, Malaysia agree on trade deal
Japanese, Malaysia agree on trade dealMari Yamaguchi, Associated Press/TokyoLeaders of Japan and Malaysia on Wednesday agreed on key elements of a free trade pact covering automobiles and most other sectors of their economies, in what could boost Japan's share of Southeast Asia's largest passenger...
Thu, 26 May 2005
Education to top priority in Depok
Education to top priority in DepokBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThree of the five pairs of mayoral candidates in Depok, West Java, signed a "political contract" on Wednesday to improve education in the municipality if they get elected.
Thu, 26 May 2005
TUK to screen films from German producer
TUK to screen films from German producerJP/17/TUKchecked --JSR TUK to screen films from German producer In collaboration with the German Cultural Center Goethe- Institute, Teater Utan Kayu (TUK) plans to hold a three-day screening of films produced by Artur Brauner, arguably the most influential...
Thu, 26 May 2005
Bitter PKB internal conflict grows wider
Bitter PKB internal conflict grows widerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Awakening Party (PKB) has still not been able to reconcile its two opposing camps, with both continuing to show off their power and support.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Tax deduction urged to prop up CSR
Tax deduction urged to prop up CSRThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite an old dictum that gifts should be made without ulterior motives in mind, businesspeople and activists have reiterated calls for the government to offer tax deductions to lure companies to fulfill their social responsibility.
Thu, 26 May 2005
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Tsunami in Aceh: Regional tragedy, global solution B. Lynn Pascoe Jakarta2. ICWA -- Revisiting our foreign policy 1 X 30Revisiting our foreign policy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Jakarta A two-part article
Thu, 26 May 2005
TNI and police
TNI and police still needed in Aceh In the May 14 edition of The Jakarta Post, critics asked why the government failed to withdraw troops from Aceh after lifting the state of civil emergency in the province.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Chaotic Senen area to get makeover in December
Chaotic Senen area to get makeover in DecemberThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAs part of efforts to organize the chaotic and overcrowded Senen traditional market in Central Jakarta, the Jakarta administration plans to start renovating the market in December.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Famine affects hundreds on Lombok
Famine affects hundreds on LombokMATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A senior official disclosed on Wednesday that currently, a total 332 people were suffering from malnutrition on Lombok Island.West Nusa Tenggara Deputy Governor, Thamrin Rayes, said that the large number of people with ailments resulting...
Thu, 26 May 2005
TNI and police still needed in Aceh
TNI and police still needed in Aceh In the May 14 edition of The Jakarta Post, critics asked why the government failed to withdraw troops from Aceh after lifting the state of civil emergency in the province.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Tsunami in Aceh: Regional tragedy, global solution
Tsunami in Aceh: Regional tragedy, global solutionB. Lynn Pascoe, Jakarta Images of the tsunami tragedy have faded from the news in many parts of the world, but 10-year-old Nevin Rae of Solesbury, Pennsylvania, U.S., has not forgotten.
Thu, 26 May 2005
PMII to look at antigraft drive
PMII to look at antigraft drive BOGOR, West Java: The government's performance in corruption eradication will top the agenda of the national congress of the Nahdlatul Ulama-affiliated Indonesian Islamic Students Movement (PMII) here this weekend.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Inclusive education, an alternative for disabled kids
Inclusive education, an alternative for disabled kidsIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaZafran Hafizhuddin, a special pupil at the Klampis Ngasem I state elementary school here, enthusiastically sang a dangdut song of singer Rhoma Irama when The Jakarta Post encouraged him to demonstrate...
Thu, 26 May 2005
KPU Jakarta chairman named suspect
KPU Jakarta chairman named suspectAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday named chairman of the Jakarta Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta), Muhammad Taufik, as a suspect for the alleged misuse of Rp 42 billion (US$4.43 million) in election funds.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Golkar nominees pledge to win poll
Golkar nominees pledge to win pollYOGYAKARTA: Three candidates for regent nominated by the Golkar Party have made a promise of victory to Golkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla in Yogyakarta as direct regional elections draw nigh.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Councillors face six years in prison
Councillors face six years in prisonSjofiardi Bachyul, The Jakarta Post, PadangA prosecutor sought on Wednesday in a Padang court a sentence of six years in prison for 27 former Padang councillors charged with corruption.
Thu, 26 May 2005
BMW 3-Series unveiled to public
BMW 3-Series unveiled to public JAKARTA: Starting on Wednesday through Sunday, potential customers will have a sneak preview of the new BMW 3-Series at the 900-square-meter BMW Pavilion at the East Parking Lot of the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Indonesian copyright law not copyleft-friendly
Indonesian copyright law not copyleft-friendlyMohamad Mova Al 'Afghani, Jakarta Only history and philosophy can answer why property becomes extended into "creative property" or "intellectual property". It was said that during the ancient Aztec time, only the kings had the right to read the holy...
Thu, 26 May 2005
Danamon tops bank rankings
Danamon tops bank rankingsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Danamon, the country's fifth largest bank in asset terms, topped the lists of best performing banks recently issued by two publications.Danamon president director Sebastian Paredes, who accepted the award from Investor magazine on Wednesday,...
Thu, 26 May 2005
Malaysia acts to ease labor shortage
Malaysia acts to ease labor shortageAgencies, Kuala LumpurMalaysia softened its immigration policy on Wednesday to help ease a labor shortage of its own making, offering work permits to foreign laborers who had sneaked into the country on tourist visas.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Rotating power blackouts
Rotating power blackouts Official warnings of rolling power blackouts in Java and Bali over the next two weeks, due to a cut of only about 350 megawatts (MW) from two power plants in Jakarta, strengthens the great concern among businesspeople about an impending electricity crisis in Indonesia.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Disabled woman wins case against mayor
Disabled woman wins case against mayorThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBeing different does not only put people in the spotlight, sometimes it puts them in a court of law fighting discrimination against a powerful mayor.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Melia saveguards turtles' future
Melia saveguards turtles' futureI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarGeneral Manager of Melia Bali Villas and Spa Resort Alfonso Romero smiled broadly while carrying the turtle onto the beach.The cute green creature (Chelonia mydas) wiggled its front flippers softly as if it knew that it...
Thu, 26 May 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 26, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 26, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Arts Post-coma Reflections by AA. Made Jelantik at Art Danes Veranda, Jl. Hayam Wuruk No. 159, Denpasar, from June 1 to July 1 * Arts Reflections of Life by Made Mahendra Mangku, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Season Resort Bali,...
Thu, 26 May 2005
JP/1/SBY
JP/1/SBYSusilo meets American widow to help revive U.S. military tiesReiner Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post/WashingtonPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met here on Wednesday with Patsy Spiers, the wife of Rick Spiers, one of two American citizens killed in an armed attack in Papua in 2002, in what is...
Thu, 26 May 2005
New toll road causes traffic jams in Bandung
New toll road causes traffic jams in BandungAntara, BandungWith the new Cipularang toll road helping to speed up the trip to and from Bandung, tourists from neighboring cities like Jakarta are flocking to the city every weekend, forcing residents to suffer major traffic congestion.
Thu, 26 May 2005
'Orange team' to replace rude busway guards
'Orange team' to replace rude busway guardsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs complaints over indisciplined security officers on Jakarta's sole busway continue to increase, busway operator BP TransJakarta says it will replace the current officers with "more friendly, trained officers".
Thu, 26 May 2005
A foreign affair
A foreign affair President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono embarks today on, arguably, his most important state visit since taking office. For the next 10 days, he will visit two global powers -- the United States and Japan -- along with fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member Vietnam.
Thu, 26 May 2005
Mohamad Mova Al 'Afghani
Mohamad Mova Al 'Afghani Jakarta 2. State -- India's infrastructural woes 1 x 30 India's infrastructure woes N.D. Batra The Statesman Asia News Network Calcutta
Wed, 25 May 2005
Parents who refuse to join polio program face fines
Parents who refuse to join polio program face finesRemmy Faizal and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs part of its efforts to free the capital of polio, the city administration said on Tuesday that it would deal firmly with parents who refused to take their children to polio vaccination...
Wed, 25 May 2005
Sterner sanctions sought in polio vaccinations
Sterner sanctions sought in polio vaccinationsRemmy Faizal and Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaAs part of its efforts to free the capital of polio, the city administration said on Tuesday that it would deal firmly with parents who refused to take their children to polio vaccination posts on...
Wed, 25 May 2005
Siaw, Adam reach third round of billiard cup
Siaw, Adam reach third round of billiard cup Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Champion of the third leg of the A Mild Billiard Cup 2005 Robby Suarly was the lone exception on Tuesday as national players were little troubled in advancing in the Jakarta stop.
Wed, 25 May 2005
checked --JSR
checked --JSR 'Hallyu' wave flows on in IndonesiaEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta On her first chance to go to South Korea, Korean TV drama buff Lanny Tricya, 32, immediately prepared for the tour in her own special way.
Wed, 25 May 2005
More difficult times await Hamid after Helsinki trip
More difficult times await Hamid after Helsinki tripThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, BandungMinister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin will have a tough task ahead when he leads the government's negotiators in peace talks with Acehnese leaders in Helsinki on Thursday.
Wed, 25 May 2005
Part 1 of 2: Revisiting our foreign policy
Part 1 of 2: Revisiting our foreign policySusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta Some 57 years ago, in 1948, Vice-President Mohammad Hatta made a speech titled Mendayung di antara dua karang or rowing between two reefs.
Wed, 25 May 2005
No regrets over 'Hukumonline.com'
No regrets over 'Hukumonline.com'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeveral friends commented that Ibrahim Assegaf might lose his mind for deciding to leave his prospective career as a senior lawyer in one of the most established law firms in the country.
Wed, 25 May 2005
RI's milk consumption among the lowest in the world
RI's milk consumption among the lowest in the world Nutritionists tell us that drinking fresh liquid white milk each day can help prevent diseases such as osteoporosis, hypertension and colon cancer.Making it a habit to drink fresh liquid white milk each day, certainly can be a long-term health...
Wed, 25 May 2005
Homemade firearms seized in Poso
Homemade firearms seized in Poso POSO, Central Sulawesi: Ahead of the elections for Poso regent, Indonesian military personnel in have Poso discovered at least 40 handmade firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition of various sizes, and a handmade bomb on Sunday.
Wed, 25 May 2005
1. Discourse -- 1x40
1. Discourse -- 1x40 President Susilo should bring Soeharto to court 2. Economy -- 3x15 Govt points to progress; chronic problems remain 3. Twins ---- 2x21 Separated twin girls may have babies, doctors say 4. Amnesty -- 1x38 Pockets of repression 'mar rights progress in Asia' 5.
Wed, 25 May 2005
Govt points to progress, chronic problems remain
Govt points to progress, chronic problems remainThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA persistently high unemployment rate and the problem of chronic graft in the bureaucracy leading to a high cost economy are overshadowing the current administration's successes in maintaining macroeconomic stability, a...
Wed, 25 May 2005
Susilo's visit may boost RI-U.S. ties
Susilo's visit may boost RI-U.S. tiesAgencies, JakartaMilitary and economic ties will top the agenda when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds talks with United States President George W. Bush in Washington on Wednesday.Susilo will spend two days in the U.S.