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Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensation

Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensationWahyuana The Jakarta Post/BekasiAt least 300 owners of shops on the ground floor of Mal Mega Bekasi shopping mall on Monday demanded that the building management pay them compensation in money for the losses they suffered due to Sunday's floods.

Fare to rise by between 6% and 15%

Fare to rise by between 6% and 15%Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe City Transportation Council (DTK) recommended on Monday that transportation fares be raised by an average of 10 percent, despite public transportation operators' demand for an increase of up to 90 percent.

Six Indosat employees detained for stealing

Six Indosat employees detained for stealing JAKARTA: Six employees of telecommunications giant Indosat have been detained for pilfering Rp 420 million (US$45,161) worth of goods from the company's warehouse, the chief of the Jakarta Police's Criminal Investigation Department, Comr.

Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murder

Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murderEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice investigators are zeroing in on four key witnesses in their efforts to unravel the case of the murder of human rights activist Munir, a top officer said.National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen.

Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over Ambalat

Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over AmbalatTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has been urged to seek a diplomatic solution to its territorial dispute with Malaysia, while maintaining its stance that the country's possession of the disputed oil and gas- rich area is...

Landslide damages three classrooms

Landslide damages three classrooms BOGOR: Students of Public Elementary School No. IV in Hambalang village, Bogor, West Jakarta, are now having to share space after three of the school's six classrooms were damaged by a landslide on Sunday.

TV Program: Tuesday, March 8, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, March 8, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz12:00 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00 English News Service4:30...

'MTV' credit card issued for young generation

'MTV' credit card issued for young generationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWith at least 15 million potential credit card users remaining untapped in the country, credit card issuers -- mostly banks and hypermarkets -- are now competing to attract young customers.

Tracing the origins of Indian community in Indonesia

Tracing the origins of Indian community in IndonesiaVeeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan, North Sumatra Selvam, 35, of Indian descent, said he did not know how his family came to Indonesia from India.

Papuans woefully unprepared for local elections

Papuans woefully unprepared for local electionsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraThe provincial offices of the General Elections Commission (KPUD) in Papua said they were unprepared to organize the direct elections for regional heads in June due to limited preparation time.

Thai, Malaysian women progress in education, business: Survey

Thai, Malaysian women progress in education, business: SurveyAssociated Press, SingaporeWomen in Malaysia and Thailand enjoy higher socio-economic levels than in other Asia-Pacific nations, according to a survey released on Monday.

More financers of illegal logging put under arrest

More financers of illegal logging put under arrestEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Police said on Monday they had arrested three more suspects allegedly financing the illegal log trade in Papua, only two days after a joint team launched an operation to curb the crime in the...

As part of our desire to serve the needs of all of our readers,

As part of our desire to serve the needs of all of our readers, The Jakarta Post is to expand its coverage of foreign communities living in Indonesia. This month we are focusing on the Indian community, with the publication of a special edition on the Indian Diaspora in Indonesia.

Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularities

Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularitiesUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Office of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy set up an internal team on Monday to follow up on the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP)'s latest findings on financial irregularities worth Rp 3.

Australia, East Timor resume oil and gas talks

Australia, East Timor resume oil and gas talksAssociated Press, CanberraAustralia and East Timor resumed talks on Monday on how to carve up billions of dollars worth of oil and gas under the seabed that divides one of the Asia-Pacific's richest nations from one of the region's poorest.

Indian businesses find success in Indonesia

Indian businesses find success in Indonesia Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Many Indonesians would recognize the name Texmaco but not Ispat Indo. Both are Indian companies, each with different fates, and between them they represent the wide range of Indian businesses in Indonesia.

Tsunami child escapes bondage

Tsunami child escapes bondageApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanEight-year-old tsunami survivor, Rahmat Hidayat, now feels safe, surrounded by familiar faces of people who care about him in a shelter for displaced persons in Medan.

World needs to promote education for sustainable development

World needs to promote education for sustainable developmentWarief Djajanto Basorie, Jakarta Zabariah Haji Matali of Sarawak, Malaysia and Ian Ellis of Victoria, Australia, live in different situations but have a common concern.

JP/1/HEADING

JP/1/HEADING MONDAY, 07-03-051. CABINET: 3 X 10 Transport subsidy in fiscal form 2. JAZZ: 1 X 25 Jazz wraps up with high hopes 3. RISE: 1 X 28 RI takes top spot for early risers 4. MALAY: 1 X 42 F-16s deployed ahead of Susilo's visit to Sebatik

Greece to assist Aceh education

Greece to assist Aceh education Greece has promised to assist in the reconstruction of the education facilities in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam that were destroyed by the tsunami on Dec. 26 last year.The plan was disclosed on Friday by two members of Solidarity, a Greek nongovernmental organization...

Acehnese barracks

Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.

'Mahabarata', 'Ramayana' cement Indo-Indonesian cultural ties

'Mahabarata', 'Ramayana' cement Indo-Indonesian cultural ties A. Junaidi The Jakarta Post/JakartaYogyakarta-born businessman Gunawan nodded his head in appreciation while watching a puppet show at the Taman Mini Indonesia in Miniature Park in East Jakarta on Saturday night.

RI take top spot for early risers

RI take top spot for early risersIndonesians take the top spot for early risers in the Asia- Pacific region, while Taiwanese are the last out of bed, a study on sleep habits showed on Sunday.Nine in 10 of the Indonesians polled are out of bed by 7 a.m.

Indonesia gets upper hand over Uzbekistan in doubles

Indonesia gets upper hand over Uzbekistan in doublesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was a scrappy, see-saw four-hour tussle, but Indonesia scraped by in the doubles on Saturday to lead Uzbekistan 2-1 in their Asia-Oceania Group I tie.

Antigraft war, not fuel price hike

Antigraft war, not fuel price hike From Media IndonesiaIf the government is serious in its drive to create clean governance, enhance its authority and promote public welfare, a war should be waged on corruption.

No more govt meddling in post-Helsinki Aceh

No more govt meddling in post-Helsinki AcehAiyub Syah, Jakarta When the tsunami hit Aceh on the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, some 5,000 members of the Aceh community in Jakarta were attending a gathering. The annual event, held in the Senayan sports stadium, Jakarta, was sponsored by Taman Iskandar...

Children in Aceh's camps prone to illegal adoption

Children in Aceh's camps prone to illegal adoptionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite the government ban, out-of-court adoptions of children living in refugee camps across tsunami-stricken Aceh remain a cause for concern and could actually be child smuggling, a children's commission says.

Pertamina launches e-tender system

Pertamina launches e-tender systemThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has received bids from four companies to supply hydrocracker catalyst for a refinery at Dumai in Riau province in an open tender using the e-tender system.

Yogya Tomkins out front in Proliga

Yogya Tomkins out front in ProligaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Yogyakarta Tomkins men's team continued their winning ways on Sunday in the first series of the 2005 Proliga Volleyball championship.

Indian traders feel at home in Pasar Baru

Indian traders feel at home in Pasar Baru The Jakarta Post/JakartaA sixty-year-old man of Indian descent sat behind the counter of his textile store in Pasar Baru, a 184-year-old market complex in Central Jakarta, waiting for customers to pay for the cloth they had selected.

Minister says country's lakes facing disaster

Minister says country's lakes facing disasterThe Jakarta Post Medan Severe chemical pollution threatens most lakes in the country and has the potential to create further environmental disasters, a state minister says.

*UN body urges Malaysia to free Aceh, Myanmar migrants Page 2

*UN body urges Malaysia to free Aceh, Myanmar migrants Page 2 *Firms exploit subsidized fuel in Lampung: YLKI Page 4 *Ethnic issue comes to fore in Lampung Page 5 *After many talks, peace in Aceh still far away Page 6 *New transport fares to be announced on Monday Page 8 *Fisichella revs up F1 by...

Yoga moves from spirituality to medication

Yoga moves from spirituality to medicationK. Doren Singh Jakarta Yoga as we know it today is the product of thousands of years. It belongs to the earliest manifestations of India's cultural heritage. It refers to that enormous body of spiritual values, attitudes, precepts, and techniques that have...

Holders Persebaya off to easy start

Holders Persebaya off to easy start SURABAYA: Reigning champion Persebaya Surabaya opened its campaign in the Liga Indonesia 2005 soccer league with a 5-1 thrashing of Petrokimia Putra on Saturday.In front of thousands of fans at 10 November Stadium, the team's victory was powered by its South...

Tsunami aid boosts U.S. image in RI: Poll

Tsunami aid boosts U.S. image in RI: PollReuters, Washington American aid to tsunami victims has produced the first substantial shift in public opinion in the Muslim world since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, reflecting more support for the United States and less for Osama bin Laden, according to a...

On RI laws

On RI laws I agree with Mario Mascalchi from Cagliary, Italy, who loves Indonesia the same as I do (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 23: Investment and RI laws).The Indonesian immigration policy is very discriminatory to foreign husbands, which in my opinion should be reported to International Human Rights...

Headscarf the latest tsunami casualty in Aceh

Headscarf the latest tsunami casualty in AcehSebastien Blanc, Agence France-Presse/Banda AcehAmid all the chaos in post-tsumani Aceh, the police that used to enforce the Indonesian province's version of Islamic law has for the time being fallen by the wayside.

Ethnic issue comes to fore in Lampung

Ethnic issue comes to fore in LampungOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungAhead of upcoming direct mayoral elections on June 27, political tensions in Metro, a city of 131,000, have heightened due to the emergence of ethnic issues.

It's a no for foreign observers

It's a no for foreign observers JAMBI: The General Elections Committee (KPU) in Jambi province have opened registration for independent observers for the upcoming election of regional heads until the end of March, an official says.

New transport fares to be announced Monday

New transport fares to be announced MondayDamar Harsanto and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUncertainties over public transportation fares in the wake of the 29 percent fuel price hike will likely end on Monday.

1. TKI: 3 LINES, 10 COUNTS

1. TKI: 3 LINES, 10 COUNTS Illegals' expulsion 'backfires' 2. BRITAIN: 2 LINES, 18 COUNTS RI students seek broader experience 3. JAPAN: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Japan troops bid sayonara to Aceh 4. FLIGHT: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Flight ads mislead consumers: House

Fuel price increase: No escape from reality

Fuel price increase: No escape from realityEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia finally got in step with the rest of the world, which has been trying to deal with the reality of extremely high oil prices.

RI students seek broader experience in Britain

RI students seek broader experience in BritainThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTinna, a 23-year-old graduate of Pelita Harapan University, is convinced that studying abroad will expand her horizons and enrich her with experiences she could not possibly get in Indonesia.

Airport need certification to ensure safety: INACA

Airport need certification to ensure safety: INACAThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government needs to better regulate airports to ensure their safety, the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) says after finishing a study of five airports in the country.

Food prices may rise 1%-5%: Mari

Food prices may rise 1%-5%: MariThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAssuming that transportation costs rise by no more than 10 percent, the recent fuel price hike will only lead to an average increase in basic food prices of 5 percent, according to Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu.

Indian businesses find success in Indonesia

Indian businesses find success in Indonesia Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Many Indonesians would recognize the name Texmaco but not Ispat Indo. Both are Indian companies, each with different fates, and between them they represent the wide range of Indian businesses in Indonesia.

City to stick with education budget

City to stick with education budget JAKARTA: Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo cold-shouldered a suggestion from the City Council that it should enlarge its budget for school renovations.Fauzi said any change would mean the administration had to change the whole budget that the council had agreed to...

Pertamina's chief of finance suspended over tanker case

Pertamina's chief of finance suspended over tanker caseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas company PT Pertamina's director of finances is facing a temporary suspension starting on Monday because of his alleged involvment in collusion over the sale of the company's two oil...

Jazz wraps up with high hopes

Jazz wraps up with high hopesEvi Mariani and M. Taufiqurahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was a promise fulfilled for music lovers who came to the Java Jazz Festival, as top-notch performers executed powerful shows, leaving behind an afterglow among concertgoers that will last for days to come.

Flight ads mislead consumers: House

Flight ads mislead consumers: HouseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"I'm leaving on a jetplane..." is a song that is being hummed more often in this country as budget airline competition allows more people to fly.