Jakarta Post articles from August 2009

Jakarta Post archives from August 2009

Century audit may see KPK step in over irregularities.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 1 With the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) now reviewing the Bank Century's finances, a full-blown investigation by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) into possible irregularities may...

House Wants to Provincialize Graft Courts
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 1 The House of Representatives has insisted on eventually placing corruption courts under the authority of district courts, with rights activists quickly lamenting the move as an effort to...

Text your say Law for domestic workers.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 1 The fate of domestic workers is mostly in the hands of their employers, since Indonesia as yet has no laws regulating their employment. Do you think we need a law on domestic workers?...

Ramos-Horta: There will be no international tribunal.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 2 Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has rejected a demand for an international tribunal to try violators of human rights during Indonesia's occupation of the then East Timor from 1975...

Coalition partners won't beg for posts.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 2 The Democratic Party's coalition partners have said they have not received "invitations" for positions in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's upcoming Cabinet, which are slated to be...

Police get global help to trace al-Qaeda funding.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 2 An police official has said the force is cooperating with foreign agencies to track down sources of funding for the July 17 bombing of two hotels in Jakarta after they found indications...

SpecialReport: Rights abuse victims demand justice.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 3 It was the afternoon of Aug. 26, 1999, four days before the historic independence referendum. Bernadino Gutteres, 25, and dozens of other residents of Kulohun hamlet, just outside Dili,...

SpecialReport: Timor Leste still struggling with poverty.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 3 With the 10th anniversary of UN-sponsored "Popular Consultation" that gave East Timor independence falling on Sunday, Aug. 30, The Jakarta Post's Pandaya and Kupang-based correspondent...

Susi Air serves Jakarta-Pangandaran route.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Susi Air said it was officially serving the Jakarta- Pangandaran beach route via Bandung. "Our flight will shorten the travel time from Jakarta to Pangandaran beach, West...

Climate change is God's will, students say.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 4 Public opinion is needed to push the government to act to mitigate climate change, but a new survey shows that many of the nation's students believe climate change is God's will and that...

Merak may scrap ferry fares increase.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Merak seaport authority said Sunday it may drop its plan to raise ferry fares at night during the Idul Fitri holidays as the government had not yet given a green light. "We...

Key state document still missing.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: State Secretary Hatta Radjasa said Saturday the whereabouts of a 1966 document that marked a transfer of power from founding president Sukarno to Army general Soeharto remained...

Blackouts plague West Sumatra.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: West Sumatra has been suffering scheduled power cuts after a 6.9-magnitude quake that hit the province earlier this month damaged one of two turbines at steam-powered Sijantang...

Ex-councilors told to return money or face charges.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The prosecutor's office in the Central Java town of Kendal has asked 43 legislative council members for 1999-2004 period, 19 of whom were re-elected, to return cash rewards and...

Despite turmoil, KPK yet to establish ethics committee.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 5 The establishment of the KPK's ethics committee has faced delays, as have legal proceedings surrounding the pending trial of suspended KPK chief Antasari Azhar. "We are still waiting...

No Indonesian islands sold: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 5 The Indonesian public was shocked at news that three islands in Mentawai, West Sumatra, were sold online via a Canadian website, for prices ranging between US$1.6 million and $8 million....

Special Audit of Century Bailout
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 6 We support the recommendation made by the House of Representatives financial commission on Thursday to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), to conduct an investigative audit of the bailout of...

Revitalizing petroleum sector.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 6 Statistics show that Indonesia is richly endowed with hydrocarbon resources. Total oil and gas resources amount to approximately 87 billion barrels of oil (BBO) and 385 tera cubic feet...

How to ensure a strong governance.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 6 The history of Indonesian politics is characterized by the efforts of leaders to create strong governments in order to consolidate power and deliver what is promised; usually increased...

Indonesia needs a strong water services law.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 7 The current condition in the water and sanitation sector is bleak. Only 31 percent of the urban population and 17 percent of the total population had access to piped water. Around 80...

Police raids on Batam hotels threat to tourism.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 8 Hotel operators in Batam have condemned the local police for the frequent raids on hotel guests during Ramadan, arguing they are threatening the tourism industry in the region. Since...

Demands for new regencies, province revive in South Sulawesi.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 8 Regional autonomy is deemed ineffective, but requests for autonomy remain strong in South Sulawesi, where two new regencies and a new province are demanding immediate autonomous status,...

Samarinda FPI intimidates Gabriel sect followers.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 8 BALIKPAPAN: Members of militant Islamic Defender Front (FPI) have surrounded a house in the Bukit Solong housing complex in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, after Sugianti, who lives in the...

Fire destroys protected forest.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 8 WONOSOBO: A fire razed part of a protected forest on the slopes of Mt. Sumbing, in Bowongso village, Garung district, Wonosobo regency, Central Java early Sunday morning. Enjen, a...

Riau offers islands to foreign investors.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 8 BATAM: Riau Islands Governor Ismeth Abdullah said on Sunday that his administration is inviting foreign investors to manage islands in the province. "We will conduct the process...

Wayang used to promote family planning program in Java.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 8 The first in a series of traditional wayang shadow puppet performances was held recently in Yogyakarta, loaded with messages to promote family planning among grass-roots people in...

Denpasar launches program to clean rivers.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 Starting this September, the Denpasar administration will implement a community-based program in an attempt to clean the capital's flood-prone and garbage-filled rivers. "The program...

Govt to go ahead with projects near mudflow.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 The government is determined to proceed with its plan to develop a railway, a highway and arterial roads to replace the ones damaged by the mudflow in Porong, Sidoarjo, as their...

Indonesia, India to boost tourism cooperation.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 10 Indonesian and Indian tourism officials and private stakeholders met in Yogyakarta last week to discuss how to boost tourism cooperation between the two countries, known for their...

Denpasar launches program to clean rivers.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 Starting this September, the Denpasar administration will implement a community-based program in an attempt to clean the capital's flood-prone and garbage-filled rivers. "The program...

Malaysians celebrate Independence Day amid tense ties with RI.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 11 Malaysians living in Indonesia are celebrating their Independence Day today amid tense relations with Jakarta on issues ranging from cultural heritage to terrorism. Ties between the...

More incentives proposed.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 13 The Industry Ministry plans to ask the Finance Ministry to waive import duties of up to Rp 68.5 billion (US$6.85 million) for three new industries, in addition to the already allocated...

SpecialReport: Indonesian merchants rule the market.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 3 The kiosks at the Mercado Market tell the whole story: almost everything here, from toothpaste and household appliances, to clothing to seasoning commodities like turmeric, comes from...

Nothing special about Papuan 'autonomy'.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 4 Eight years after the introduction of "special autonomy" scheme developed by the central government for Papua and West Papua, major problems remain, with much of the regions population...

Oil firms to spend $3.7b for drilling.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 13 Oil and gas contractors are expected to spend US$3.73 billion on drilling activities this year, 17 percent higher than in 2008, signaling intensified efforts to bolster the country's...

Street musicians caught in brawl at Kota Station.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 JAKARTA: A brawl broke out at Kota railway station on Sunday afternoon. Ujang K, a duty security guard at the scene, said over 50 street musicians and street hawkers clashed with...

Higher selling price propels Adaro's net profits 16-fold.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 14 Publicly listed coal company PT Adaro Energy, the country's second largest, posted hefty growth in net profits in the first half of the year from a year earlier, thanks in part to...

Bikers donate money, rice to fire victims.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 JAKARTA: As many as 300 bikers from several motorbike clubs visited fire victims in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, Sunday. "We didn't count the amount of money and rice we donate,"...

Police arrest unmarried couples at hotels.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 BOGOR: Bogor Police took 30 unmarried couples from several hotels in Parung, Bogor, on Friday evening and brought them to police headquarters for questioning. A senior detective with...

Garbage trucks lent to South Tangerang.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 TANGERANG: The Tangerang regency agreed to lend 40 garbage trucks to South Tangerang municipality until December this year. Herry Heryanto, head of the regency's Sanitation and Parks...

Street singer busted for carrying heroines.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 JAKARTA: A 29-year-old street singer, only known by his initials A.W., was arrested by police for carrying three small packages of heroin, police said Sunday. City police spokesman...

Terror hunt takes toll on innocent resident.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 Saroso, a 38-year-old resident of North Jakarta, has felt first had the unintended repercussions of the hunt for terrorists. Saroso's neighbors in Korja's subdistrict of Rawa Badak...

Residents near planned Ciangir dumpster cry for clean water.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 As the Tangerang and Jakarta administrations plan to develop a modern waste treatment plant in Ciangir, Tangerang, local residents continue to struggle to find a reliable source of...

Club turns four, wishes for more followers.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 Sekar Dinihari, 40, a pneumonia survivor and member of Bike to Work (B2W) community, said bicycling has made her life more vibrant. Every morning on weekdays, since last year, the...

Why have just one when you can have two, or three?
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 19 Maintaining two relationships at a time takes a lot of energy, but keeping two or more identity cards is another story. Many Jakarta residents have several identity cards (KTP) for...

Buildings recycle water to save money, environment.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 18 With a whopping hike in groundwater tax introduced recently, building managers have been forced to work to minimize their water consumption, switch to tap water and recycle waste water....

How many IDs do you want? Middlemen come to the fore.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 19 Loopholes in the process of making an identity card (KTP) in the city and its surrounding areas means many people can get, and indeed do have multiple KTPs. Wedhatama, a resident of...

Comments: Teaching, learning and the Internet.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 20 Critical cognitive skills, multicultural communication skills and computer competencies are some of the criteria today's teachers must fulfill. According to Kenneth Cock (the Post, Aug....

New single ID number system far from ready.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 19 In 2004, the Home Ministry announced to the public that Indonesia would give each citizen a Single Identity Number (SIN) for use in various administrative systems records and documents....

Letters: VoA service.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 20 I get the Post every day and really enjoy keeping up with both national and international news. In these last two years I have been following the news about the ongoing activities and...

Letters: Suu Kyi's participation in elections.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 20 This is a comment on the article ASEAN to appeal for Suu Kyi's participation in elections, (the Post, Aug. 22). What most people do not realize is that in many instances Aung San Suu...

Letters: Culture belongs to the people.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 20 It was interesting to read "Let Malaysians advertise Pendet and wayang" (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 27) Thank you for sharing such a mature view of the situation, one which I personally...

SMS: Terrorists funded from overseas?
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 20 Your comments on the arrest of a Saudi Arabian citizen suspected of being a member of an international terrorist network and accused of involvement in funding the July 17 bombing of the...

Looks good for a price.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 25 I guess I have to admit there is a handful of brands that I have gotten addicted to. When it comes to notebooks, it is difficult to separate me from the ThinkPads. When talking about...

The scary side of being shut out of Facebook.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 25 The other day I found myself shut out of my world. Well, at least a surprisingly large chunk of it. I guess if I had been a bit more observant I should have noticed it was happening....

Revitalizing the classics.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 27 Most of us remember them as names in our Indonesian literature textbooks, and their works as part of the reading list we have to choose from to make summaries. Often, that's as far...

With mig33, get community, free IM and cheap calls.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 26 You might be not familiar with this brand, but mig33 is one of the big shots in the world and stealthily gaining popularity in Indonesia. It's a good mobile application and big...

Indra takes on film producing.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 32 JAKARTA: Feeling that he's got experience enough in the entertainment world, TV show host Indra Bekti wants to explore the world behind the silver screen. And he promises to make...

KKA needs $60m fund for restructuring.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 13 The government is seeking US$60 million to restructure ailing state paper producer PT Kertas Kraft Aceh (KKA), including $12 million to finance a series of planned layoffs before the...

Dili seeks return of heroes' remains from Indonesia.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 12 Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta asked Indonesia on Sunday to return the remains of its independence fighters who died in Indonesia. Ramos-Horta specifically named Nicolau...

RI blames shipping firm for row over seized arms.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 2 Indonesian officials claimed Sunday that firearms confiscated by authorities in the Philippines are in order, and blamed the shipping company for the seizure. The weapons were...

'Stop discriminating' against victims.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 Local religious leaders have urged Hindus and Muslims in Bali to stop discriminating against people with HIV/AIDS, particularly in postmortem religious rituals. The call was made...

Malaysian investor denied GWK cultural project.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 DENPASAR: Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said Saturday a Malaysian investor had once offered to take over the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) cultural park in southern Bali. A planned...

Province to host int'l 10K Suramadu Run.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 SURABAYA: To help introduce the newly opened Suramadu Bridge as a world tourism icon, the East Java provincial administration wants to organize an international competition, the Suramadu...

Swearing-in of councilors gets tight security.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 DENPASAR: Tight security marked the swearing-in ceremony of new members of the Bali Legislative Council on Saturday. About 1,000 police officers, including from the bomb squad and the...

19 bodies found, 14 missing as ferry sinks.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 Rescuers found six more bodies Sunday from an overloaded ferry that sank in waters off South Kalimantan, bringing the death toll to at least 19 passengers, two of whom were babies,...

Malang regent under fire for allowance delay.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 Village administration heads and their subordinates in Malang regency are protesting over the prolonged delay of the payment of their monthly allowances. Rahmat, from the Jabung...

Govt to go ahead with road projects near mudflow.
August 31, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 -- PAGE 9 The government is determined to proceed with its plan to develop a railway, a highway and arterial roads to replace the ones damaged by the mudflow in Porong, Sidoarjo, as their...

When shopping is as good as healing - almost.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 1 I don't wish to write a panegyric to supermarkets, but this week, still reeling from the jetlag of a 15 hour flight, and with one eye sore and conjunctival, I went to Ranch Market for...

SBY ready with 100 names for Cabinet.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 1 President re-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Saturday he had collected more than 100 names circulating in the media as potential candidates for the next Cabinet ministers. The...

5.3-magnitude quake hits West Sumatra.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 2 INDONESIA: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Saturday morning, the latest of a series of earthquakes that have hit the area the past weeks. The...

'Merdeka' ceases publication.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 2 The Merdeka daily newspaper published its last copy Saturday after 64 years of being an integral part of the country's journalism industry. Merdeka's Chief Editor Mulyana W. Kusumah...

Be entrepreneurs, business tycoon tells high-schoolers.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 2 Business tycoon Ciputra said that the country lacks the entrepreneurs it needs to make it more economically developed, saying that a new paradigm in teaching was needed in order to keep...

Timor Leste 10 years after.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 3 After 10 years of independence, two presidents and two prime ministers, Timor Leste has not changed much, at least on the surface. Except for the new construction of the president's...

Timor Leste readies for modest 10th anniversary.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 3 On Saturday, Dili's main streets and spotless government office complexes overlooking the touristy Dili beach were awash with colorful flags and banners. Cars roamed the streets with...

East Timor after 10 years: A rotten fruit of independence.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 4 Ten years have passed since East Timor's people elected to rid themselves of occupation by the Indonesian military through a popular consultation on Aug. 30, 1999. As soon as the...

Ten signs that you will soon be unemployed.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 4 A second wave of economic bad news is arriving in several places, according to people in finance. "But instead of sacking people, my boss is adjusting our contracts," grumbled a reader...

The Week In Review: Neighborly nagging.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 4 It was one of those weeks where there was just much to worry about to care about others, especially with fasting. There were terrorists to chase, sugar disappearing, a drought expected...

Veronica Colondam: Scaling down drug abuse.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 8 Sporting a black pencil skirt and a sleeveless top, fresh-faced Veronica Colondam looks like a 20 something model with her long hair, clear skin, slim and long legs. At a first...

My Heart.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 9 "Hold my heart tightly," Helena says, her eyes facing the man before her, "but please, don't hurt it." "I like that line," Tegar stretches his lips, trying to show half of his front...

A love story worth remembering.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 10 Shashi Deshpande is the author of eight novels, most notably The Dark Holds No terrors; The Long Silence, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award. Other novels she has written include...

Batik (still) rules Idul Fitri fashion.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 14 For many Indonesians, the post-fasting festivity of Idul Fitri, locally known as Lebaran, is often associated with new clothes. The new attire is worn when people visit relatives and...

Tissot Sea-Touch: Technology at your finger tips.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 14 "Our mission is to provide everybody, around the globe with gold quality timepieces at affordable prices," says Dr. Ulrich Fischer, Tissot's vice president of sales. In terms of...

Brutality, beauty & sanity The work of Ipong Purnama Sidhi.
August 30, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 -- PAGE 15 Twenty seven years ago, fresh from the country's premier art institute, the Fine Arts School (now the Yogyakarta Institute of Art), Ipong Purnama Sidhi got more sneer than cheer when he...