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Tue, 03 May 2005
[i]Upon the invitation of the International Organization on
Upon the invitation of the International Organization on Migrants (IOM), The Jakarta Post's Chisato Hara spent several days observing developments in the tsunami-devastated province, including the hand over of shelters to displaced people in Tingkeum, Banda Aceh.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Telkomsel's 2004 net income up 29%
Telkomsel's 2004 net income up 29%The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe nation's largest mobile operator PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), which holds more than 50 percent of the cellular market here, reported on Monday a 29 percent increase in net income in 2004 to Rp 5.47 trillion.An addition of 6.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Papuans protesters reject integration
Papuans protesters reject integrationAbout 300 protesters demonstrated outside the Jayapura provincial council buildings on Monday against the United Nations' decision to give Indonesia control of the province in 1963.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Islam in Indonesia has always been multifaceted
Islam in Indonesia has always been multifacetedMuhamad Ali, Manoa An adequate understanding of the history and contemporary nature of Islam in Indonesia has been and is still crucial in dealing with national, regional and world affairs.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Shortage of security staff cause of rampant train crimes: KAI
Shortage of security staff cause of rampant train crimes: KAINana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonState railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia has blamed a shortage of security personnel for rampant acts of vandalism and crime on trains and supporting facilities. First. Insp.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Govt strips BKPM of power, Theo's post is vacated
Govt strips BKPM of power, Theo's post is vacatedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid talks of replacing Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) head Theo F. Toemion, the government is aiming to strip away some of the agency's authority.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Medco to get $190m in compensation for Jeruk field
Medco to get $190m in compensation for Jeruk fieldLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian energy giant PT Medco Energi Internasional will cash in on its calculated gamble in drilling wells in the Jeruk oil field by claiming US$190 million in compensation from the field's original...
Tue, 03 May 2005
House to replace KPU members amid graft probe
House to replace KPU members amid graft probeTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaResponding to louder calls from the public and antigraft organizations, the House of Representatives plans to replace members of the General Elections Commission (KPU), who are being investigated for allegedly...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Survivors take brave, first step toward new life (Part II)
Survivors take brave, first step toward new life (Part II)Chisato Hara The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh The shelter settlement is located on the far end of Tingkeum next to a small stream and along the village's main road.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Abolish democracy
Abolish democracy in RI, too costlyFrom Media Indonesia Democracy in Indonesia today tends to ruin nationhood and statehood because its implementation is high-cost and leads to a waste of public funds.The three elections held last year, for instance, cost a lot of money, and then we discover that...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Javanese culture
Javanese culture and democracy Although members of the Javanese community may claim they represent a "non-confrontational" culture (Javanese culture barrier to democracy: The Jakarta Post, April 30), it might be arrogant to not consider the experiences of young girls sold into prostitution...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Activist Wardah honored
Activist Wardah honoredThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHonors and awards are the last thing an activist fighting for the rights of the poor seeks.The looks on the faces of people who have gotten back their homes after being evicted, the smiles of pedicab drivers who have not lost their sole means of...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Children worried about life after prison
Children worried about life after prisonHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, TangerangGripped with curiosity and a thirst to communicate with outsiders, residents of the Tangerang Children's Penitentiary approached the visiting strangers.The stories then poured out.
Tue, 03 May 2005
War on corruption
War on corruptionFrom Bisnis Indonesia Some believe that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) set up General Elections Commission (KPU) member Mulyana W. Kusumah, which led to his arrest on charges of bribery.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Hypermart opened in Makassar
Hypermart opened in Makassar JAKARTA: Retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk has planned to expand by opening 10 Hypermart stores -- including its seventh one, which was opened last week in Makassar -- 11 Matahari department stores and between 20 and 25 Timezone game centers.
Tue, 03 May 2005
'I prefer a park in the middle of city'
'I prefer a park in the middle of city'Jakarta, home to around nine million people, has only five large sports stadiums open to the public. The city administration, however, has decided to convert the Menteng soccer stadium into a park that would include cafes and a jogging track.
Tue, 03 May 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, May 3, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, May 3, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 News: Berita Nusantara12:00 p.m.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Five RI men face piracy charges
Five RI men face piracy chargesTHAILAND: Five heavily armed Indonesian men who tried to take over a Thai fishing boat in the Andaman Sea have been arrested and are being held on suspicion of piracy and illegal possession of weapons, the Thai army said on Monday.
Tue, 03 May 2005
President, VP to go abroad
President, VP to go abroadMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to visit the United States, the European Union headquarters in Belgium, and Japan during his official trip later this month in a bid to boost ties with major countries.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Arpeni offers shares at Rp 700
Arpeni offers shares at Rp 700 JAKARTA: Shipping company PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line Tbk offered 500 million shares, or 33.3 percent of the company's total shares, worth between Rp 700 (7 U.S. cents) and Rp 1,200 each during its Initial Public Offering on Monday.
Tue, 03 May 2005
On-year inflation rate above 8% in April: BPS report
On-year inflation rate above 8% in April: BPS reportUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMonthly inflation began to ease in April from its sharp rise in March, but still leaves year-on-year inflation unchanged above the 8 percent level, official figures from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS)...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Foreign tourist arrivals rose by 12 percent in March: BPS
Foreign tourist arrivals rose by 12 percent in March: BPSThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe number of foreign tourists arriving through Indonesia's 13 main entry points rose by nearly 12 percent in March from a month earlier, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on Monday.
Tue, 03 May 2005
U.S., Thai troops begin joint drills
U.S., Thai troops begin joint drillsTHAILAND: Some 6,300 U.S. and Thai troops began a two-week military drill in Thailand on Monday focusing on disaster relief, the U.S. Embassy said, four months after a tsunami devastated southern coastal areas.U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Ralph L.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Susilo slams schools that scrimp on 'idealism'
Susilo slams schools that scrimp on 'idealism'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed concern on Monday about the growing number of private schools, many of which allegedly put profit before quality of education for their students.
Tue, 03 May 2005
House to focus on budget revision
House to focus on budget revisionTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter a five-week recess, the House of Representatives kicked off on Monday its fourth sitting period, which will focus on the deliberation of the state budget revision and the bill on disaster management.
Tue, 03 May 2005
~CD:
~CD: Dewa must bow to Islamists From Koran TempoA number of Islamic organizations have reported the Dewa pop rock band to the Jakarta police for failing to change the group's newest album cover, which bears a logo resembling the word Allah.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Javanese culture
Javanese culture and democracy Although members of the Javanese community may claim they represent a "non-confrontational" culture (Javanese culture barrier to democracy: The Jakarta Post, April 30), it might be arrogant to not consider the experiences of young girls sold into prostitution...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Merpati resumes Bandung-S'pore route flights after seven years
Merpati resumes Bandung-S'pore route flights after seven yearsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungAfter a hiatus of seven years, domestic airline company Merpati Nusantara has resumed servicing direct flights between the West Java city of Bandung and Singapore.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Flooding hits Konawe regency
Flooding hits Konawe regencyKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Flooding has hit Konawe regency, Southeast Sulawesi over the past week, affecting some 700 families in the regency.The families, some of whom have taken refuge in safer places, have been in disarray for the past week, with their houses being...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Ex-Singapore president dies of cancer
Ex-Singapore president dies of cancerWee Sui Lee, Associated Press/SingaporeFormer Singapore President Wee Kim Wee has died from cancer at age 89, his family said on Monday.Bill Wee said his father's death on early Monday was from "secondary cancer" arising from complications from an earlier bout...
Tue, 03 May 2005
Indian food attracts wider market
Indian food attracts wider marketEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThanks partly to Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and other Bollywood people, all things Indian are gaining popularity here, including its spicy and pungent cuisine.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Down with smugglers!
Down with smugglers! The recent Asian-African Summit concluded successfully. The hurly-burly of the golden jubilee commemoration of the Asia- Africa Conference may continue, but smugglers are operating like it's business as usual.
Tue, 03 May 2005
Big Brother, once again
Big Brother, once againIt takes a good ear and good counsel, as well as a degree of intelligence and conscience, for a leader to weigh all sorts of proposals, with coaxing and cajoling from all sides, and arrive at the best possible decision.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Open letter to Governor Sutiyoso
Open letter to Governor Sutiyoso I am writing to you about the disgraceful amount of public litter around. I have lived in Jakarta for five years, it has got worse in the past five years.I am disgusted with the fact that you have not figured it out in the five years gone.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Workers mark Labor Day with rallies
Workers mark Labor Day with ralliesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThousands of people across the country took to the streets on Sunday to mark Labor Day with demands for better working conditions and the protection of workers' rights, as well as calling for the government to declare the day a public...
Mon, 02 May 2005
Bank Niaga's net income hit by higher taxes
Bank Niaga's net income hit by higher taxesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite posting an unaudited record pretax profit of Rp 228.6 billion (US$23.89 million) in the first quarter of 2005, Bank Niaga's net income decreased by 6.2 percent from the same period last year due to a higher tax rate.
Mon, 02 May 2005
~CD:
~CD: Dewa must bow to Islamists From Koran TempoA number of Islamic organizations have reported the Dewa pop rock band to the Jakarta police for failing to change the group's newest album cover, which bears a logo resembling the word Allah.
Mon, 02 May 2005
War on corruption
War on corruptionFrom Bisnis Indonesia Some believe that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) set up General Elections Commission (KPU) member Mulyana W. Kusumah, which led to his arrest on charges of bribery.
Mon, 02 May 2005
1. SPORT == 1 x 42
1. SPORT == 1 x 42 Jakarta needs more public sports facilities 2. PECINAN == 1 x 32 Chinese culture comes to town 3. RESTO == 1 x 32 Koreans jump into resto business 4. WASTE == 1 x 32 City told to revamp waste management OR Waste management needs revamping 5.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Dewantara's ideals tainted
Dewantara's ideals taintedMateus Yumarnamto, Surabaya Indonesians annually celebrate National Education Day on May 2. What we know about the day is that students partake in the flag ceremony, educational institutions have seminars on education and the mass media does special reports on education.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Blind children 'need equal opportunity' in regular schools
Blind children 'need equal opportunity' in regular schoolsEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAminah struggles to get a look inside the room from a window so she could watch her son, Muhammad Irfan. She was not the only one.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Down with smugglers!
Down with smugglers! The recent Asian-African Summit concluded successfully. The hurly-burly of the golden jubilee commemoration of the Asia- Africa Conference may continue, but smugglers are operating like it's business as usual.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Emancipating minds
Emancipating mindsToday, May 2, Indonesia commemorates National Education Day. The date was chosen in remembrance of Ki Hajar Dewantara who was born 106 years ago in Yogyakarta.It was he who pioneered the first truly Indonesian school with the intent of addressing the segregation experienced by the...
Mon, 02 May 2005
Mt Betung National Park on brink of destruction
Mt Betung National Park on brink of destructionOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungThe Wan Abdurrahman forest preservation area in Mount Betung National Park, South Lampung, is in a sorry state, with 76 percent or 17,000 hectares of the 22,249-ha forest destroyed by illegal logging and...
Mon, 02 May 2005
Study shows decreasing level of lead in children's blood
Study shows decreasing level of lead in children's bloodBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPhasing out leaded gasoline in Jakarta since 2001 has apparently satisfying results.A study held by a team of the University of Indonesia's (UI) Environmental Health Department from January to March...
Mon, 02 May 2005
Village takes stand against logging
Village takes stand against loggingSebastien Blanc, Agence France-Presse/SetulangThe Borneo village of Setulang was offered US$300,000 by loggers who wanted to hack down their trees. The villagers considered the offer, then in a rare stand against the illegal felling that has laid waste to...
Mon, 02 May 2005
Asian nations on piracy blacklist
Asian nations on piracy blacklistAgence France-Presse, WashingtonChina, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines led a blacklist of Asian copyright violators released Friday by the United States, which sought tough action to combat piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. goods.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Kaban elected PBB leader
Kaban elected PBB leader SURABAYA: Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban won the leadership of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) by a landslide for the next five years during the party's second congress here on Sunday.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Better pay before antigraft drive
Better pay before antigraft driveFrom Warta KotaThe government should first promote the welfare of civil servants, soldiers and retired officials if it wishes to succeed in fighting corruption, collusion and nepotism, as former president Abdurrahman Wahid once pointed out.
Mon, 02 May 2005
Chinese culture comes to town
Chinese culture comes to townThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe melodious sounds of traditional Chinese musical instruments saturated the auditorium in the School of Humanities at the University of Indonesia (UI) in Depok, West Java on Thursday.