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1. SBY (35) - 48 pts 2cols 41line (4x12)

1. SBY (35) - 48 pts 2cols 41line (4x12) Susilo and entourage off to Chile for APEC Summit2. APEC (50) - 42 pts 4cols 1line (1x28) Pacific Rim leaders gather for summit 3. Trade (38) - 36 pts 2cols 3line (3x14) APEC ministers urge new effort on trade talks 4.

Selecting the next chief of intelligence

Selecting the next chief of intelligenceKen Conboy, Jakarta While President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has focused much attention on rectifying the leadership struggle within the armed forces, another vital organization has been left rudderless over the past month. On Oct.20, A.M.

Police to adobt new system to tackle rising crime

Police to adobt new system to tackle rising crimeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rising crime rate in the metropolis had prompted the Jakarta Police to adopt an emergency response system for government offices and embassies in partnership with a private security consultant.

SBY's summit diplomacy

SBY's summit diplomacy For much of this week and next, foreign affairs will take up most of the attention of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. This weekend, our President will head to Santiago, Chile, for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit with at least 20 other leaders.

1. Dollar (2 x 25)

1. Dollar (2 x 25) U.S. dollar plunges against Asian currencies, euro 2. Idul (3 x 15) Travelers fly to Asian cities during Idul Fitri 3. Micro (4 x 9) Housewife receives Microcredit Award 5. PTDI (1 x32) Three countries eye PTDI aircraft 4.

Rebuilding trust vital to a lasting peace in Aceh

Rebuilding trust vital to a lasting peace in AcehDamien Kingsbury, Melbourne Since Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono assumed the presidency, there has been growing talk about the possibility of moving towards a resolution of the conflict in Aceh.

RP arrests two bombing suspects

RP arrests two bombing suspectsPHILIPPINES: Two men suspected in bombings that killed 42 people last year have been arrested in the southern Philippines and linked to the al-Qaeda-allied Southeast Asian terror group Jamaah Islamiyah, authorities said on Thursday.

Travelers fly to Asian cities during Idul Fitri

Travelers fly to Asian cities during Idul FitriLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As more people make use of the Idul Fitri holiday as a time to relax, airlines are seeing an increase in passengers, not only to traditional domestic destinations but also to favorite Asian cities.

Dead driver among 3 suspects in deadly toll road pileup

Dead driver among 3 suspects in deadly toll road pileupEvi Mariani and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police named on Thursday three drivers, including one who died, as suspects in an accident that claimed six lives and injured 10 others on Jagorawi toll road on...

Quiet Idul Fitri for Tommy and corruptors in prison

Quiet Idul Fitri for Tommy and corruptors in prisonSlamet Susanto and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, CilacapPleasure was reflected on the faces of the inmates during the prayer at the At-Taubah mosque in the Batu penitentiary on Nusakambangan Island in Cilacap, Central Java.

TV Today: Friday, November 19, 2004

TV Today: Friday, November 19, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 TV Drama7:30 Health8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Sports: Duta Olahraga3:00 English News Service6:00 TV Drama6:30...

1. MUNIR: 2 X 22

1. MUNIR: 2 X 22 Kontras interviews Garuda employee on Munir's death 2. ACEH: 1 X 42 President Susilo rules out foreign role in Aceh 3. KYOTO: 1 X 28 Russia accepts Kyoto protocol 4. ADOPT: 1 X 35 Adoption law increases 'baby marketing' or Adoption law 'encourages' illegal adoption

S. Korea ready to act in case of speculative attack on won: Official

S. Korea ready to act in case of speculative attack on won: OfficialAgence France-Presse, SeoulSouth Korea's top economic official said on Thursday the government would not sit idle in case of a speculative attack on the country's currency.

TV Today: Saturday, November 20, 2004

TV Today: Saturday, November 20, 2004TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing10:00 Sports11:30 Dangdut Music1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang3:00 English News Service6:00 TV Drama6:30 Documentary7:00 News: Berita Nasional7:30 TV Drama8:00 TV...

Eradicating corruption

Eradicating corruption From Koran Tempo Corruption is a chronic social ill in Indonesia. However, it is not enough for the government just to find the right way to eradicate it. It is more important for the government to look for its root causes.

Water supply

Water supply to be disrupted JAKARTA: A partner of city water operator, PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), will repair its water treatment plant in Pejompongan, which will disrupt water supply for four days from Friday.

Holcim holds $2m construction contest

Holcim holds $2m construction contestJAKARTA: Swiss-based Holcim Foundation has invited architects, planners, engineers and project owners in Asia to enter the US$2 million Holcim Awards, a competition for projects in the area of sustainable construction.

Contract teachers may get promotion

Contract teachers may get promotion PALEMBANG: South Sumatra Governor Syahrial Oesman suggested on Thursday that contract teachers who have worked for more than 10 years be automatically recruited as civil servants without having to take the traditional placement test.

1. REAX: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS

1. REAX: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS Acehnese criticize emergency extension 2. TOLL: 2 LINES, 28 COUNTS Dead driver among 3 suspects in deadly toll road pileup 3. WIFI: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Low computer literacy, ownership curb WiFi buzz 4. BIRD: 1 LINE, 27 COUNTS RI's bird species 'dying out'

Susilo must explain his overseas trips

Susilo must explain his overseas tripsKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post Traveling overseas on presidential flights is always very pleasant for the accompanying entourage. And this, of course, is not just because they are all entitled to receive a daily allowance in U.S.

Water supply to be disrupted

Water supply to be disrupted JAKARTA: A partner of city water operator, PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), will repair its water treatment plant in Pejompongan, which will disrupt water supply for four days from Friday.

Two killed in bus accident

Two killed in bus accident BANDUNG: Two people were killed and several others injured when a bus carrying dozens of tourists crashed into two motorcycles.As the bus was traveling from the Mount Tangkuban Perahu recreational area, its brakes apparently failed.

2 x 23

2 x 23Susilo must explain his overseas trips 2. Damien Kingsbury (6.3K)2 x 30 Rebuilding trust vital to a lasting peace in Aceh

KPK wants witness protection law

KPK wants witness protection law JAKARTA: The deputy chairman of the powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Erry Riyana Hardjapamengkas, applauded on Thursday President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to issue a presidential instruction on corruption eradication in early December.

Regent named main suspect in Rp 88b graft scandal

Regent named main suspect in Rp 88b graft scandalThe Jakarta Post, Berau/NabireThe nationwide anticorruption drive continued this week as law enforcers in Kalimantan and Papua brought charges against two regents.

Adoption law 'encourages' illegal adoption

Adoption law 'encourages' illegal adoptionSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite its enforcement, the controversy surrounding Law No. 23/2002 on child protection is not subsiding at all, and it may have contributed to an increase in child trafficking, a leading activist says.

Housewife receives Microcredit Award

Housewife receives Microcredit AwardThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A housewife and handicraft entrepreneur from Surabaya has been chosen to be Indonesia's representative to receive the Microcredit Award from the United Nations.

Kontras interviews Garuda employee on Munir's death

Kontras interviews Garuda employee on Munir's deathTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists are interviewing an employee of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to find clues about Munir's mysterious death aboard a GA 974 flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam in September.

Holidays leaves mounds of garbage

Holidays leaves mounds of garbageDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNot all Jakarta residents are happy with the extended Idul Fitri holiday, as it is extremely inconvenient for those needing to have their garbage picked up before it turns into a large mound.

Toll road traffic rule needed

Toll road traffic rule neededFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOn Oct. 28, I was entering the Pejompongan toll road gate during peak hours at around 4 p.m. and was blocked by a minibus from Tomang, which was trying to reverse from a slow lane in order to enter the same gate.

'We have the right to seek a better livelihood'

'We have the right to seek a better livelihood'People from less-developed areas continue to flock to Jakarta seeking work, as an estimated 70 percent of the nation's money is circulating in the capital.

Vietnam's deputy trade minister arrested in textile graft case

Vietnam's deputy trade minister arrested in textile graft caseAgence France-Presse, HanoiVietnamese Deputy Trade Minister Mai Van Dau was arrested on Thursday following an investigation into a cash-for-quota scandal over textile exports to the United States, police said.

RP banking sector stable, bad debts loom

RP banking sector stable, bad debts loom MANILA: Weak loans growth and over US$10 billion in non- performing assets are weighing on the Philippine banking sector, credit rating agency Standard and Poor's said on Thursday.

Japan's ex-vice FM chairs ADB

Japan's ex-vice FM chairs ADB MANILA: Japan's former vice finance minister has been unanimously elected as the Asian Development Bank's new president, the Manila-based bank announced on Thursday.The ADB's board of governors chose Haruhiko Kuroda, 60, to take over on Feb.

* President Susilo off to Chile for APEC Summit Page 2

* President Susilo off to Chile for APEC Summit Page 2 * Police to resubmit case files in Buyat Bay case Page 4 * Selecting Indonesia's next chief of intelligence Page 7 * Longer holidays mean bigger mountains of garbage Page 8 * Federer extends mastery to reach Masters Cup semis Page 9 * Thai king...

Munir's death

Munir's death The autopsy report on Munir leaves me feeling angry and sad. If Munir was murdered then the government should leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrator to justice.Munir was a truly good man who understood that money, power and position are but transient things that come and go...

Poso officers accused of rights abuses

Poso officers accused of rights abusesAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarLaw enforcers in the conflict-prone Central Sulawesi town of Poso have committed human rights violations by omission for allowing a string of violent events to occur in the past three weeks, the National Commission on...

President Susilo rules out foreign role in Aceh

President Susilo rules out foreign role in AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ruled out on Thursday a foreign role in Aceh, while also offering amnesty to rebels who gave up their armed struggle.

Three countries eye PTDI aircraft

Three countries eye PTDI aircraftRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Financial difficulties and labor problems now confronting state-owned aircraft company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) does not seem to have dampened the interest of some potential customers in the firm's products.

Indonesia's birds species 'dying out'

Indonesia's birds species 'dying out'Karishma Vyas, Reuters/BangkokRampant illegal logging and the demands of a rapidly expanding population and economy in Indonesia are killing many of Asia's most exotic and rare birds, conservationists said on Thursday.

Quake rattles town in Aceh

Quake rattles town in Aceh BANDA ACEH: The town of Sabang on Weh island in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province was shook by an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale on Thursday afternoon.No fatalities have been reported in the quake.

Incinerators effective, but doubt linger

Incinerators effective, but doubt lingerBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe development of incineration plants may be the solution to the city's chronic waste problems, by reducing its dependency on neighboring regions to handle the 6,000 tons of garbage it produces daily.

Tangerang fears job-seekers influx

Tangerang fears job-seekers influxMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangIt is the time of year, as in previous years, that the Tangerang regency and municipal administrations have to deal with the influx of would-be job seekers hailing from various regions in Java and Sumatra.

E. Timor laments likely shelving of gas project

E. Timor laments likely shelving of gas projectRod McGuirk, Associated Press/CanberraA senior East Timorese official on Thursday lamented the likely scrapping of a US$5 billion natural gas project in the Timor Sea because of a deadlocked border dispute with Australia.Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

No 3-in-1 extended until Friday

No 3-in-1 extended until Friday JAKARTA: As the traffic in the city has been much lighter over the past several days after the Idul Fitri holiday, the police have relaxed the three-in-one policy until Friday."The traffic policy will take effect as usual starting Monday," said Adj. Sr. Comr.

National discipline needed

National discipline neededFrom Warta KotaThe newly formed United Indonesia Cabinet has started its move particularly in law enforcement. Cases under the former attorney general will be thoroughly settled, including those offending the public's sense of justice.

Jakartans swamp recreation centers

Jakartans swamp recreation centers The majority of people, including non-Muslims, made the most of the extended Idul Fitri holiday. Some traveled overseas or visited resorts in Java, Bali, North Sulawesi or North Sumatra, but most stayed close to home and spent their time at recreation centers. II.

Poso violence acts of terrorism: Widodo

Poso violence acts of terrorism: WidodoThe Jakarta Post JakartaCoordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto said that the latest string of violent acts in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, could be classified as acts of terrorism.

JP/2/Alor

JP/2/AlorAlor quake toll continues to riseYemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post/KupangThe death toll from a powerful earthquake that jolted Alor island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) rose to 25 on Tuesday as strong aftershocks continued to rattle the island.

Fighting corruption

Fighting corruption There are many causes and problems of corruption in this country. All these should be eradicated, one by one with the same approach. If I may list a few of them. They are: Basic attitude of people, educational system, basic needs of the ordinary people, too high a difference of...