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Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
HIV/AIDS threat gets more worrying with every passing day
HIV/AIDS threat gets more worrying with every passing day David and Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Contributors, Bogor, West Java HIV/AIDS is spreading across Indonesia faster than we can identify and verify, and many who were considered at low risk just a few years ago are now thought to be vulnerable or...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Job creation key to reducing poverty: ADB
Job creation key to reducing poverty: ADB Dow Jones, Manila Asia-Pacific governments must focus on promoting full and productive employment to reduce poverty around the region, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released on Tuesday.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Krismon in slow motion
Krismon in slow motion By the time our readers read this editorial, the government, following its Tuesday night Cabinet meetings, should have announced its latest policy package aimed at rescuing the ailing rupiah.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Soaring school registration fees
Soaring school registration fees From Kompas State and private junior/senior high schools and vocational schools in a town as small as Purwokerto, Central Java, are charging exhorbitant registration fees for the 2005/2006 school year, some even as much as Rp 15 million.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Aussie Air Force chief visits RI
Aussie Air Force chief visits RI JAKARTA: The Indonesian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have agreed to further boost cooperation particularly in the area of human resources development via joint training and exchange of officers.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Security situation here much improved: Jones
Security situation here much improved: Jones Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Future terror attacks in Indonesia may be less professional and even less well-executed than in the past, with Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) facing dissension over how to achieve its objectives, says Sidney Jones, a...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Don't insult chess
Don't insult chess From Media Indonesia In a demo staged by the Women's Alliance for Electricity Concern (APPEL) on Aug. 22, its members distributed leaflets with the words: Eddie Widiono, chairman of Percasi (Association of Corruption Brokers).
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
American says Western media fails in its reports on Islam
American says Western media fails in its reports on Islam The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Western media have failed to meet the challenge of reporting on Islam after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, an American academic says.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
IMGI 'graduates' face oral test
IMGI 'graduates' face oral test JAKARTA: The National Police said on Tuesday they would question 15 degree recipients from the Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI) on Wednesday following the arrest of 12 administrators of the unlicensed education institute.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Parents, children roll up for polio vaccination
Parents, children roll up for polio vaccination The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Celebrities and popular Muslim clerics made appearances at immunization posts to ease fears about the safety of the polio vaccine as the massive drive started on Tuesday with a target of vaccinating 24 million children.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
1. RUPIAH: 3 X 12
1. RUPIAH: 3 X 12 BI rate rise sets scene for rupiah rebound 2. CAKNUR: 1 X 30 Cak Nur's ideas will prevail: Scholars 3. AMNESTY: 3 X 10 Amnesty for 500 Aceh separatists 4. KALLA: 1 X 36 Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiah
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Cultural diplomacy makes a bid in Bangkok
Cultural diplomacy makes a bid in Bangkok Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Bangkok We, Indonesians, may have taken for granted the fact that we have very diverse cultural backgrounds, nonetheless "outsiders" tend to consider us as a single, monolithic cultural group.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
RI sells Rp1.56t of treasury bonds
RI sells Rp1.56t of treasury bonds JAKARTA: The Indonesian government sold Rp 1.56 trillion (US$148.6 million) worth of Treasury bonds today to help fund the budget deficit, the ministry of finance said. The bonds, maturing on July 15, 2018, were priced to yield 15.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Remembering Nurcholish as Indonesia's great teacher
Remembering Nurcholish as Indonesia's great teacher Muhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawaii Indonesians have felt the deep loss of one of their great thinkers. Nurcholish Madjid, widely known as Cak Nur, was one of the country's most influential thinkers who had been lauded internationally since the 1970s.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
JP/20/RIANA
JP/20/RIANA check --JSR Riana, UGM's young medical student Slamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta Riana Helmi is only 14 years old, with a cute, fresh-faced appearance. As a girl in her early teens, she is fond of going out for fun and often has a childlike reaction to things.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Susilo tells investors his govt will deal with instability
Susilo tells investors his govt will deal with instability Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ensured some 700 foreign investors here that the government would overcome the economic instability of the past five weeks.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
One more child dies of dengue
One more child dies of dengue JAKARTA: The number of recent dengue fatalities in the capital rose to 62, with the death of a seven-year-old boy dying at the Budi Asih Hospital in East Jakarta late on Monday, Tempointeraktif.com reported. Syahrul had been treated at the hospital since Aug. 21.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Police release thugs for cash
Police release thugs for cash This is the fourth of a series of articles on thuggery and joint efforts by the city administration, police and military to stamp out the social evil from the capital. Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/Jakarta First Sgt.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Aceh's local parties
Aceh's local parties From Media Indonesia The protracted conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Republic of Indonesia has finally reached a point of settlement, with GAM at least no longer being obsessed in its fight for independence or a referendum.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Indonesian families travel 18 hours to escape Katrina
Indonesian families travel 18 hours to escape Katrina Agencies, New York/Biloxi, Mississippi Hurricane Katrina forced three Indonesian families in New Orleans to travel for 18 hours for shelter at the Indonesian Consulate in Houston, Texas, as floodwaters poured into low-lying New Orleans and more...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiah
Kalla cuts short China visit over rupiah Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Beijing Vice President Jusuf Kalla has to erase from his agenda his round of golf as the rupiah hit another record low in early trading on Tuesday during his absence.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Trustee bank set for fuel subsidy payments
Trustee bank set for fuel subsidy payments Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The following is the third of a series of articles to mark the liberalization of the country's downstream oil and gas sector later this year.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Atlantic Challenge to showcase Madurese boatbuilder's work
Atlantic Challenge to showcase Madurese boatbuilder's work Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Madura Boat-maker Muzammil Sholihin looked elated when some journalists took pictures of a boat that he had made.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Luxury shopping & nationalism
Luxury shopping & nationalism From Kompas The news that House members conducting comparative study tours abroad has aroused my concern. Shopping for luxury goods of famous brands has been the practice of legislative and executive delegations since the New Order period.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
'Krismon' in slow motion
'Krismon' in slow motion By the time our readers read this editorial, the government, following its Tuesday night Cabinet meetings, should have announced its latest policy package aimed at rescuing the ailing rupiah.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of global terrorism
Optimism for Indonesia in the midst of global terrorism S.P. Seth Sydney Is Indonesia turning the corner? It depends on: What is meant by "turning the corner"? But, by any reckoning, the news about Aceh is optimistic.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
TV Program: Thursday, September 1, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, September 1, 2005 .TB.30" .90" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon 8:00 Children Show 8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik 10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Drugs and Bali
Drugs and Bali Labor foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd called on the Howard government to require travel agents to provide written information to clients about the harsh penalties they face if caught with illicit drugs in Asia.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Yogya sultan resolved power struggle
Yogya sultan resolved power struggle Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After fighting for the past two years against the presence of high voltage transmission lines above their houses, Kresen residents in Bantul finally gave up the fight.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Learning from Anita Roddick's body of work 2. SBY2 -- Indonesia can overcome trials, meet challenges 1 X 30
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Court continues Pollycarpus' trial
Court continues Pollycarpus' trial The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday turned down a request by a key suspect in the murder of rights activist Munir for the case to be dismissed.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Part 2 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials
Part 2 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta The Aceh peace deal, however, was not the biggest news of the year: it was the giant tsunami waves of Dec. 26 last year, a catastrophe that truly consumed national, and global, attention.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
PCI rehabilitates Acehnese farmland
PCI rehabilitates Acehnese farmland BANDA ACEH: Project Concern International (PCI) reported on Tuesday that it had cleaned up and rehabilitated 12 hectares of farmland in Aceh Besar regency that had been covered with mud and seawater by the tsunami.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
AGO seeks bad money from Swiss banks
AGO seeks bad money from Swiss banks JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is approaching the Swiss government to sign a bilateral agreement that would help the AGO to track down funds stashed by corrupt Indonesian officials in Swiss banks.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Fugitive PT DI president suspended
Fugitive PT DI president suspended BANDUNG: State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto has suspended Edwin Soedarmo as state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) president director and replaced him with one of the firm's directors Nuril Fuad.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Cak Nur's ideas will prevail, say scholars
Cak Nur's ideas will prevail, say scholars Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The foremost and highly respected Muslim thinker Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid was laid to rest here on Tuesday at a state funeral at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, with more than 1,000 people including non-Muslim...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
'A fundamental change is required'
'A fundamental change is required' The closing down of an unlicensed educational institution and the prosecution of both its operators and those who obtained diplomas from the institution has given rise to questions regarding the country's education system.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Fajar Surya to boost output
Fajar Surya to boost output JAKARTA: Publicly listed packaging paper producer PT Fajar Surya Wisesa secured US$72 million in syndicated loans on Monday to finance the construction of a new paper machine to help boost output.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Demand for office space doubles in CBD
Demand for office space doubles in CBD Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Accelerated economic growth nearly doubled the demand for office space in the Central Business District (CBD) in the first half of the year, making it the highest demand recorded in seven years.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
JP/3/head
JP/3/head 1. Roy -- 48 pts 4 cols 2lines (2x26) Malang cleric sentenced to two years for 'blasphemy' 2. Polio - 36 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21) Parents, children roll up for polio vaccination 3. Shopping -- 32 pts 4 cols 1lines (1x32) S'pore women Asia's shopping queens 4.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005 MALIK Seminar on Management Effectiveness The Swiss German University is organizing an intensive three- day MALIK seminar on "Management Effectiveness" for managers who wish to become more effective.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Police to grill wife of top govt official
Police to grill wife of top govt official JAMBI: Hartini, the wife of secretary to Sarolangun regency government Hasan Basri Harun, will soon be questioned by police in connection with a bribery investigation. Sarolangun Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Fire safety checks ordered
Fire safety checks ordered Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta How safe are buildings in the city? Only after a firefighter was killed in a fire engulfing Blok M market in South Jakarta on Monday did the Jakarta administration order a check on buildings in the city to ensure they meet fire...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
TV Today: Friday, September 2, 2005
TV Today: Friday, September 2, 2005 .TB.30" .90" TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Hello Kitty 8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 11:30 Koran Recital 1:00 p.m.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Questionable diplomas
Questionable diplomas The disclosure of an additional 19 more unlicensed educational institutes by the police, aside from Institut Manajemen Global Indonesia (IMGI), as reported in The Jakarta Post, Aug. 24, has further startled this nation.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
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Abusive mother, lenient sentence I read with horror in The Jakarta Post Monday Aug. 22 edition, page 9, the story of a little girl abused by her mother. Why had the neighbors not reported it sooner? How could they live with themselves knowing of this going on so close by? How irresponsible of...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Unacceptable school fee increase
Unacceptable school fee increase Hundreds of thousands of high school students nationwide failed their final exams this year. Does this mean young Indonesians are less intelligent, less diligent than students in Singapore? Not at all! I have been supporting several young junior high school and...
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
DHL to build $3m warehouse
DHL to build $3m warehouse JAKARTA: Courier company DHL Danzas Air & Ocean will build a 6,000-square-meter warehouse at the Soewarna Business Park, adjacent to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in Cengkareng.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Police play down new terror fear
Police play down new terror fear Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police will not increase their presence in public places over the coming two months amid fears of a resurgence of terror activity in the country. National Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 07:00 WIB
Learning from Anita Roddick's body of work
Learning from Anita Roddick's body of work Wimar Witoelar, Jakarta The Body Shop founder and chief executive Anita Roddick is coming to Jakarta soon. There is a lot to learn from this world- class figure who is both a successful businesswoman and a renowned social activist.