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Mon, 07 Feb 2005
U.S. hopes to boost ties with SE Asia despite Myanmar thorn
U.S. hopes to boost ties with SE Asia despite Myanmar thornP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse/WashingtonThe United States is determined to strengthen political and trade ties with Southeast Asia even as it takes a tougher line on Myanmar under new Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, officials...
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
Turkish leader visit Aceh
Turkish leader visit AcehIrwan Firdaus, Associated Press/Banda Aceh, IndonesiaTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his country's help on Sunday in rebuilding schools, orphanages and hospitals as he toured Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province.
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
Businesses brace for smoking ban
Businesses brace for smoking banAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHotels, malls and restaurants in Jakarta said on Sunday they were ready to comply with a bylaw banning smoking in all enclosed public places.
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
Maya, reporter turns volunteer
Maya, reporter turns volunteerAndi Hajramurni, Contributor, Banda AcehThere was not the slightest trace of fear or repugnance on the face of Mismayal Khaerat, 31, a reporter and a member of one of the Search-and-Rescue (SAR) teams from South Sulawesi, when she pulled out corpses from the ruins left...
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
Sutiyoso dreams of a garden city
Sutiyoso dreams of a garden cityDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe names of several areas of Jakarta evoke a pretty picture of the city -- Kebon Jeruk (orange garden) in West Jakarta, Kebon Kacang (peanut garden) in Central Jakarta and Kebon Nanas (pineapple garden) in East Jakarta --...
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
AWAir cancels flights to S'pore from Jakarta
AWAir cancels flights to S'pore from JakartaSoraya Permatasari, Bloomberg/JakartaAirAsia Bhd., Southeast Asia's largest discount airline, said its PT AWAir International venture canceled all flights to Singapore from Jakarta because Singapore regulators held up permission for it to land there.
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
Pramoedya still going strong at 80
Pramoedya still going strong at 80Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"I don't know what to say," novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer, overwhelmed by the moment, finally uttered at his 80th birthday party with family and friends on Sunday afternoon.
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
New Criminal Code could still threaten free press
New Criminal Code could still threaten free pressHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn what looks like a return to the New Order bullying of the press, the government's draft of the new Criminal Code contains numerous articles that could threaten press freedom.
Mon, 07 Feb 2005
Seminar on Italian Textile Finishing Technology
Seminar on Italian Textile Finishing Technology The Italian Trade Commission in Jakarta and the Italian Association of Textile Machinery (ACIMIT), in cooperation with the Indonesian Textile Association (API), will hold a seminar on the latest Italian textile technology at the Sheraton Hotel,...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
A timid walk to a place free from discrimination
A timid walk to a place free from discriminationEvi Mariani and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the past two years, Daniel Kristanto, 28, has not been afraid to get into a traffic argument in Jakarta despite his obvious ethnic Chinese appearance.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
New tsunami concern: A baby boom in Aceh's refugee camps
New tsunami concern: A baby boom in Aceh's refugee campsChris Brummit, Associated Press, Banda Aceh, Aceh With the birth of her first child just one month away, Wadiana Wahab worries about the world her baby will enter.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Discriminatory rules still haunt Chinese-Indonesians
Discriminatory rules still haunt Chinese-IndonesiansKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For badminton legend Tan Joe Hok, 67, any discussion about discrimination against suku Tionghoa (the term used by many Chinese-Indonesians to describe themselves) is frustrating.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Tsunami may have wiped out vicious Malacca Strait pirates
Tsunami may have wiped out vicious Malacca Strait piratesPaul Dillon, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Banda Aceh, Aceh The tsunami that erased dozens of coastal communities in Aceh, Indonesia, killing nearly 175,000 people in the country, may have taken a toll on another group that has dogged security...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
1. Baby (4 x 12)
1. Baby (4 x 12) New tsunami concern: A baby boom in Aceh's camps 2. US (2 x 25) Tsunami relief effort helped project US image in RI 3. Afghan (2 x 20) Afghan plane wreckage found, no survivors
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
'Rainmaker' spins indelible tale
'Rainmaker' spins indelible taleMarianne Katoppo, Contributor, JakartaThe Rainmaker's Daughter Richard Oh 210 pp. Metafor Publishing 2004 The Rainmaker's Daughter is a title die-hard feminists would strenuously object to.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Bush, Clinton to see tsunami victims
Bush, Clinton to see tsunami victims WASHINGTON: Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush -- the current president's father -- will visit tsunami-affected countries of South and Southeast Asia later this month, the White House announced Friday.Clinton and Bush, whom President George W.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Govt to house tsunami orphans
Govt to house tsunami orphansApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The government plans to set up some 50 orphanages, which could accommodate up to 50,000 children orphaned by the Dec. 26 tsunamis, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said here on Saturday.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Langkawi, island of eagles and legends
Langkawi, island of eagles and legendsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Langkawi, Malaysia Two red eagles soared over the popular Cenang Beach on Langkawi Island, Malaysia, as a few European tourists relaxed on the white sand.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Lita looks at life from both sides now
Lita looks at life from both sides nowBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When memory fails her about her days on the international tennis circuit, Lita Liem Sugiarto finds the answers she needs in two small notebooks.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Paradise island for duty-free shoppers
Paradise island for duty-free shoppers When you arrive at Langkawi airport or the island's port, you will be greeted by big billboards:"Welcome to Langkawi, the Duty Free Island".The billboards speak the truth, and the prices of many goods are much lower compared to similar items available in Kuala...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Australia to play Indonesia in tsunami relief match
Australia to play Indonesia in tsunami relief matchAgence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Australia will play Indonesia in a soccer friendly in March with the proceeds going to the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster, the Football Federation Australia said.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
1. Imlek (1 x 32)
1. Imlek (1 x 32) Monkey runs as rooster takes up rule 2. Thai (1 x 28) Thaksin set to win second term 3. Aceh (1 x 26) Govt to house tsunami orphans 1. New (1 x 29) Islamic new year; what new year?
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Old bomb found in Pekanbaru
Old bomb found in Pekanbaru INDONESIA: Residents of Tenayan village in Bukit Raya district outside of Pekanbaru city panicked on Saturday morning after discovering a bomb believed to date back to the time of the Japanese occupation (1942-1945) in Riau.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Happy birthday, Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Happy birthday, Pramoedya Ananta Toer Internationally acclaimed writer and Nobel Prize for Literature multiple nominee Pramoedya Ananta Toer celebrates his 80th birthday today.In as much as Pramoedya himself is a controversial figure in his outspokenness and unabated quest for truth, his work has...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Monkey runs as rooster take up rule
Monkey runs as rooster take up ruleLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the passing of the year of the mischievous monkey in 2004, it is now time to embrace the year of the rooster. Proud, honest, and blunt are listed as the rooster's characteristics, but does cocksureness come before a...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Tsunami relief effort helped project U.S. image in Indonesia
Tsunami relief effort helped project U.S. image in IndonesiaAgence France-Presse, Singapore The commander of the aircraft carrier strike group which led the massive US tsunami relief effort said Saturday the deployment had helped project a more positive American image in Indonesia, the world's...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Dengue fever puts S'pore on alert
Dengue fever puts S'pore on alert SINGAPORE: Singapore has gone on high alert after cases of dengue fever almost doubled last year to a 10-year high, the government said, urging "an all-out war" on mosquitoes that spread the sometimes fatal disease.
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
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Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Romy Rafael: Hypnotherapy's self-appointed PR man
Romy Rafael: Hypnotherapy's self-appointed PR manEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Donning black attire from head to foot, gypsy earrings and headcover, and dangling a pocket watch, Romy Rafael, the rising hypnotist, mesmerizes the public through his new form of entertainment on a private TV...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
Roosters are ready to crow
Roosters are ready to crow Chinese New Year is coming, and the roosters are ready to crow on the dawn of Feb. 9, 2005.Chinese Jakartans have been preparing for family gatherings at home.Although some Chinese Indonesian community leaders have requested that people celebrate this new year in a modest...
Sun, 06 Feb 2005
How to get there
How to get there A variety of carriers provide direct flights from major cities in Indonesia, such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Padang, to Kuala Lumpur.Among these, the most popular airline is probably Air Asia, which offers only budget fares.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Busway operators to handle feeder lines
Busway operators to handle feeder linesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta administration has said it will require the operators of the new busway corridors to set up and operate feeder routes.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Fair abdication and rewarding disposition
Fair abdication and rewarding dispositionPrijono Tjiptoherijanto, Jakarta In a single week, Kompas daily twice carried Javanese sayings of high philosophical value. The first expression, mikul dhuwur mendem jero (avoiding the exposure of old wounds), emerged through Herry Tjahjono's article on...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Japan can 'bridge misunderstanding' between Islam and the West
Japan can 'bridge misunderstanding' between Islam and the West Kosugi Yasushi, a professor of Islamic affairs and globalization at the Graduate School of Asian and African Studies at Kyoto University, Japan, spoke recently with The Jakarta Post's Muhammad Nafik about a possible role for Japan in...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Key suspects' accounts located
Key suspects' accounts located JAKARTA: The National Police announced on Friday they had tracked down three bank accounts in the names of key suspects in the Bank Global fraud case, in a bank located in Europe.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Aid fund control crucial
Aid fund control crucialFrom Koran TempoThe distrust in some circles over the utilization of aid funds for the reconstruction of post-tsunami Aceh and North Sumatra is inseparable from the short-term orientation of most Indonesian officials and the lack of supervision.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
ITS enters robot contest
ITS enters robot contest SURABAYA: Eight teams from the November 10 Institute of Technology (ITS) have been selected to participate in the upcoming 2005 Indonesian Robot Contest (KRI) and the Indonesian Robot Intelligence Contest (KCRI), both of which will be held in Jakarta in May.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Formula One takes note of Asian draw
Formula One takes note of Asian drawAlan Baldwin, Reuters/London The confirmation of Narain Karthikeyan as India's first Formula One driver is an important step for the sport, even if he is unlikely to trouble world champion Michael Schumacher too much.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Parents bank on success of offspring
Parents bank on success of offspringMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta At Asia-Africa Badminton Sports Hall in Central Jakarta, schoolchildren from around the city showed their budding prowess on court.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Students lack teachers, classrooms
Students lack teachers, classroomsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Three teachers for an entire elementary school could be considered a lot in Bogor, because many schools in the regency only have one teacher for over 200 students, said head of the administrative unit at the education agency,...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Penalties for employers violating Law No. 3/1992
Penalties for employers violating Law No. 3/19921. Employers face up to six months jail or Rp 50 million (US$5,430) in fines for failure to pay premiums for workers' social security programs, for failure to provide compensation in the event of occupational accidents of workers who have not been...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Dengue fever claims 30 lives
Dengue fever claims 30 lives BANDUNG: In less than two weeks, 23 more people have died of dengue fever in West Java, putting the total number of deaths at 30 people from the beginning of the year.West Java Governor Danny Setiawan declared on Friday that the dengue fever outbreak in the province an...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Soge Sanden, Muneng become 'duck villages'
Soge Sanden, Muneng become 'duck villages'Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Bantul, Yogyakarta "Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!" That is the sound one will almost certainly hear every time they pass a village on the coastal area of Samas Beach in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, especially in the hamlets of...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Aceh restoration plan under fire
Aceh restoration plan under fireNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has condemned the central government for its failure to involve the public in drafting a master plan to rebuild Banda Aceh. "The central government has not been participative.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
JP/5/MERAPI
JP/5/MERAPIWary residents make offerings to Merapi volcanoTarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaResidents living on the slopes of Mount Merapi, located on the border of Yogyakarta and Central Java, have stepped up their vigilance following rumors that eruptions are imminent, despite its status...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Soewarna offers integrated warehousing system
Soewarna offers integrated warehousing systemAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta An online connection with the Customs and Excise Office is expected to lessen the paperwork for freight forwarding companies at the Soewarna Business Park, located near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
The price of clean air
The price of clean air After years of much talk and effectively no action at all, Jakarta's administrators seem at long last to have arrived at the realization that the problem of pollution in the Indonesian capital has reached the point where any further delay of action is no longer possible.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
Accommodating
Accommodating thousands of children From Republika Following the report in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 3 that there is fear about the future of the child survivors of the tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, the central executive board of Hidayatullah would like to state as follows: 1.
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
KL must be realistic about Indonesian workers: Kalla
KL must be realistic about Indonesian workers: KallaRendi A. Witular and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked Malaysian authorities not to abruptly deport Indonesian illegal immigrants, who comprise the majority of foreign workers in the neighboring...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
BI and supervisory function
BI and supervisory function In response to a statement from the head of Bank Indonesia (BI)'s communications bureau, A. Djaafara, and the director of BI's Bank Supervision Directorate, Sabar Anton Tarihoran (Suara Pembaruan, Jan. 27) regarding Bank Global to the effect that: 1.