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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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

[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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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.

'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".

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.

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.