Jakarta Post articles from January 2007, page 5

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Netvriseth, Belmonte lead at ABF bowling event.
January 15, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2007 -- PAGE 23 Angkana Netvriseth of Thailand overtook overnight leader Putty Insavilla Armein of Indonesia in the women's qualifying round at the Asian Bowling...

Another Irene win at chess event.
January 15, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2007 -- PAGE 23 JAKARTA: Woman International Master Irene Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia, with an elo rating of 2220, defeated Woman FIDE Master Liu Yang of Singapore...

John Tondowidjojo Tondodiningrat: Talk more, love lots, live longer.
January 15, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2007 -- PAGE 24 People don't get along because they fear each other People fear each other because they don't know each other They don't know each other Because they...

Search gains speed as wreckage found.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 1 The search for Adam Air jetliner KI 574, which has been missing since Jan. 1, started to gain momentum Thursday as residents came across wreckage of the...

There's a pot of gold at end of Indonesian rainbow: World Bank.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 1 With the country's banks still facing problems in channeling their excess liquidity into more productive loans, Indonesia should consider financing its...

For some Jakarta households, backyard farming a way of life.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 2 The life of Ahmad Toha's family of six practically revolves around the rooster, two hens and several chickens in the front yard of their small home in...

SBY under increasing fire over allowance hike.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 2 A coalition of corruption watchdogs has asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revoke a regulation that increases allowances for councillors of...

Govt terminates Exxon contract in Natuna field.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 2 The government has finally decided to terminate its oil and gas contract with Exxon Mobil Corp. in the Natuna D-Alpha area of the Natuna Sea, although...

Court clears Bekasi graft suspect.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Bekasi District Court exonerated Wednesday a former official allegedly involved in the embezzlement of Rp 1.3 billion allocated to manage Bantargebang...

Crocodiles outgrow their Sea World enclosure.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Six saltwater crocodiles and four freshwater crocodiles were transferred Thursday from Sea World Indonesia in North Jakarta to Ragunan Zoo in South...

Council cuts budget for flood canal.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The City Council slashed Thursday the budget allocation to acquire land affected by the East Flood Canal project Council member Denny...

Agency estimates population at 7.5m.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Agency confirmed Thursday the city has 7.5 million permanent residents, lower than the Central...

'I'll take budget flights, keep my fingers crossed'.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 4 The Adam Air jetliner crash in the Mamuju Sea, West Sulawesi, has served as a wake-up call to the public transportation industry to make significant...

Voters skeptical about legislation on gubernatorial election.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 4 People are skeptical that the House of Representatives will pass a bill on the administration of Jakarta that serves the reelection needs of politicians...

Water issues to be sorted out behind closed doors.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Meetings to discuss claims and disputes relating to the acquisition agreement for water operator PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) will not be open to public...

Ordinance on raising, slaughtering poultry near homes in works.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 5 The Jakarta administration has pledged its ongoing commitment to formulating and producing an ordinance prohibiting poultry breeding and slaughterhouses...

Fear of bird flu yet to reach those in the poultry business.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 5 Despite the recent death of a 14-year-old boy from suspected bird flu, chicken breeders and slaughterhouse workers are unconvinced that the HN51 virus is...

The (wrong) way forward.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 6 There is the right way forward and there is the wrong way forward President George W. Bush's latest policy on Iraq announced on Wednesday falls into...

Restricting or banning polygamy, human rights values must stand.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 6 Prompted by noted television Muslim preacher Aa Gym's controversial decision to take a younger and more beautiful second wife, the State Minister for...

Synchronizing technology development a tough hurdle.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 6 Two years after being in office, the State Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman has brought about a shift of technology policy...

Chemical and artificial.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 7 Taylor's letter about chemical food additives (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 9) demonstrates a lamentable lack of knowledge on the subject and of chemistry in...

Unforgotten event, unforgiving people.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 7 The similarities of governance by Chile's Pinochet and Indonesia's Soeharto, as discussed and analyzed in the letter written by Iwan Satyanegara Kamah...

Don't blame the bikers.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 7 I've been traveling down the streets of Jakarta since 1982. First by motorcycle and now by car. I even own a small car rental company I think...

Ties serving geopolitical equality.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 7 In the years to come, Asia and Europe will need to work together to build zones of stability to foster better-controlled globalization. Asia will be...

A women's right to wear, or not to wear, the veil.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 7 A total of 23 of the more than 400 regencies and municipalities in Indonesia have enacted sharia-based ordinances. In a country where patriarchal textual...

Aceh High Court hears poll complaints.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 8 The Aceh High Court in Banda Aceh on Thursday began hearing complaints from the landmark direct elections held in the province on Dec. 11 Up first on...

Poor switching to corn as rice price skyrockets.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 8 Thousands of poor people in the remote, hilly region of Banyumas in Central Java are switching to corn as their staple food as rice becomes increasingly...

Mines, shipwrecks hindering Navy search for sunken ferry.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 8 The Navy is having a hard time locating the wreck of the Senopati Nusantara ferry that sank two weeks ago near Mandalika Island because of the many...

Jambi students found working as prostitutes.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 8 JAMBI, Jambi: The local social welfare and community empowerment office says more female students are getting involved in the sex industry in Jambi city...

Landslide, flooding hit E. Nusa Tenggara.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 8 KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Days of heavy rain and strong winds have sparked a landslide and flooding in Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara, but no...

Agency develops GPS-based aircraft tracking system.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The national technology agency has been developing and testing a cheaper but more accurate system than radar to track aircraft and ensure they don't go...

Doubts expressed over transition to democracy.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 9 Indonesia's transition toward democratic consolidation lacks key reforming elements required for success, said chairman of the Institute for Review of...

Munir's widow, Garuda face off in court.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The legal battle between the widow of murdered rights activist Munir and national carrier Garuda airline continued Thursday at the Central Jakarta...

SBY endorses Irwandi leadership.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 9 Breaking with tradition, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met Aceh governor-elect Irwandi Yusuf on Thursday before he was sworn in as provincial leader...

Evidence sought in Speaker allegations.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The House disciplinary commission on Thursday asked for evidence to back up allegations made against the body's top official The Association of...

Iran conveys sympathy to RI.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 10 JAKARTA: Iran's Foreign Ministry has conveyed the nation's sympathy to the Indonesian people and government over the recent Adam Air plane crash, Iran's...

Asian rise is challenge, opportunity: Italian FM.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 10 The economic and political ascent of Asia represents both "a great challenge and a great opportunity" to Western countries, Italian Foreign Minister...

EU, RI target pact to curb illegal logging.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 10 JAKARTA: The European Union and Indonesia have agreed to launch negotiations to prepare a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on forest law...

ASEAN urges Myanmar to avoid UN resolution by democratizing.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 12 With its new status as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Indonesia has taken the lead at an ASEAN summit in pushing Myanmar...

ASEAN moves to better protect migrant workers.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 12 Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday will sign a declaration on the protection of migrant workers, which should...

Protest-hit Kangean resumes operation.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 13 EMP Kangean Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly listed energy company PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk, has resumed the operation of its gas field in...

Jamsostek makes profit of Rp 738 billion in 2006.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 13 State-owned occupational insurance provider PT Jamsostek announced Thursday that it had booked Rp 738 billion (US$86.2 million) in net profit in 2006,...

ASEAN to boost sub-regional development.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 14 Leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Thailand have agreed to boost cooperation in two sub-regional areas to help accelerate...

80% Of ASEAN products exempted from tariffs.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 14 The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is moving rapidly towards a more integrated economy, with some 80 percent of total products in...

Data to determine government's gas policy to be issued soon.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 14 Long-awaited projections of the country's long-term gas supply and needs will be issued later this month, providing the government with reliable figures...

Tunas Finance to offer Rp 500 billion in bonds.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 14 PT. Tunas Financindo Sarana (Tunas Finance), a consumer finance company, is to offer its fourth bond, worth Rp 500 billion, in February 2007, the...

Slamet Raharjo: Master 'blangkon' craftsman.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 21 Is there any connection between blangkon, the traditional Javanese batik headdress for men, and the dignity of Yogyakarta Palace? If this question was...

Workshop empowers paraplegic survivors to move on.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 21 Eighteen-year-old Devi Ariyani was delighted as her mother Jaryani, 38, under the supervision of a physiotherapist, helped her fold her legs at the...

City gov't prepares skilled labor.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 21 YOGYAKARTA: In its bid to create skilled labor of international standard, the municipal administration of Yogyakarta is assisting state vocational high...

Melia to reopen hotel restaurant.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 21 YOGYAKARTA: Seven months after the powerful May 27 earthquake rocked Yogyakarta and many facilities including hotels, Melia Purosani Hotel on Jl....

More men, fewer women in '07 volleyball season.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 22 More men, but fewer women, are scheduled to hit the courts when the Proliga national indoor volleyball championship tournament kicks off on Feb. 23 ...

Irene posts win at chess c'ship.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 23 JAKARTA: Women International Master Irene Kharisma of Indonesia beat Christy Lamiel of the Philippines at the 2007 World Chess Championship qualifiers...

Rachmat Wiradinata: Putting up a crocodile center.
January 12, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 -- PAGE 24 "Come on, walk naturally, don't be scared, they won't attack us," says Rachmat Wiradinata while opening a lattice gate through which is a gazebo perched...

Boy's death signals return of bird flu.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 1 A lack of awareness of the government's ongoing campaign to eradicate bird flu is being blamed for the reemergence of the disease following the death...

First Indonesian-built satellite in orbit.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 2 Indonesia marked its entry into satellite technology Wednesday when an Indonesian-built video surveillance satellite successfully entered orbit and...

Survivor recounts final terrifying moments on doomed ferry.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 2 A survivor from the Senopati Nusantara ferry, which sank Dec. 29 near Mandalika Island off Java while carrying more than 600 people, recalled his...

Sutiyoso plans to leave on high note.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 The Jakarta administration has pledged to fully enforce the standards for private vehicle emissions by July, days before Governor Sutiyoso ends his...

Courier companies protest motorcycle access restriction.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Same-day courier services may be the first to fall victim to the city administration's plan to ban motorcyclists from main thoroughfares during peak...

UNICEF donates vaccination supplies.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 BOGOR: The United Nations Children's Fund is providing the supplies and equipment necessary to implement Bogor regency's vaccination drive, an official...

Minor reshuffle in city police.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Police on Friday promoted Central Jakarta Police chief Sr Comr. Bambang Hermanu to the position of senior analyst at the National Police...

Woman tricked into treating criminals.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: A woman reported to police Wednesday a new breed of criminal, who left her Rp 400,000 (US$45) out of pocket Tia, 38, received a call...

Visitors to police HQ leave with flat feeling.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Bambang, a guard who was formerly assigned to the presidential security detail, was taught a lesson Wednesday during a visit to Jakarta Police...

'We need information, not assumptions'.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 With all the focus on the Adam Air flight that went missing near Sulawesi island more than a week ago, numerous questions have been asked about the...

Board hopes parking facilities will encourage motorists to hop on bus.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 4 The Jakarta Parking Board said Wednesday it would soon operate park- and-ride services to encourage motorists to park their cars and hop on a bus if...

Tropical storm forces fishermen to remain ashore.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 5 Fishermen in Tangerang have secured their boats to tie-down points in preparation for tropical Cyclone Isobel, locally known as musim angin barat (the...

Education for all.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 6 Among the favorite television programs here, along with the ghost and the gossip shows, is the Oprah Winfrey Show. This week's program broadcast on a...

Anti-corruption court law urgently needed in 2007.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 6 In view of the recent reporting by The Jakarta Post on the Constitutional Court's decision to give lawmakers three years to enact specific legislation...

Learning from the 'success story' of New Order rice self-sufficiency.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 6 Floods and the shortage of rice stocks leading to higher prices for the essential commodity are two of the current problems facing the country On...

Citibank, stop calling!
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 7 I am a police officer. My wife, Farrah Dibha, has an XL cell phone number which she bought new and registered under her name. Since June 2006, we have...

Some cleric, no justice.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 7 I find it interesting that with one hand we (the world) are told to respect the "transparency" of the courts, while with the other hand, the world is...

Transport in the city.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 7 I've been familiar with the Jakarta traffic system for over 15 years and as an observer of many other urban transport systems I would like to make some...

On sudoku.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 7 I love the sudoku section in your Entertainment Guide, but please filter out the "fiendish/devilish" sudoku with multiple possible solutions such as...

New Year's work for government, House.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 7 The Constitutional Court's decision on the judicial review of the 2002 Corruption Law is a significant change to law enforcement in Indonesia. Of all...

Bandung's town square reopens after face-lift.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 8 After being closed for more than three years for a major face-lift, Bandung's landmark downtown town square will reopen today A ceremony to mark...

Mataram water firm protested over fines.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 8 MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Up to 80 customers of a tap water provider owned by Mataram city, protested Wednesday the firm's imposition of fines for...

Taxi drivers want terminal in Timika.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 8 TIMIKA, Papua: Dozens of taxi drivers in Timika, Papua, rallied at the Mimika Legislative Council on Wednesday, demanding a passenger pickup terminal...

Bad weather hits Karimunjawa tourist industry.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 8 Extreme weather affecting parts of the archipelago has damaged the Karimunjawa islands tourism trade after several ferry services to the islands were...

Judges asked to acquit Newmont, Ness of all pollution charges.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 8 Defense lawyers for PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) asked the Manado District Court on Wednesday to acquit the company and president Richard B. Ness...

Dengue outbreak reported among Yogyakarta earthquake survivors.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 8 Multiple cases of dengue fever have been reported in Yogyakarta, where one person has died so far The Bantul Health and Communicable Diseases...

Govt plans to do its arms shopping at home.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The government will purchase arms from local vendors and cover all the outlay involved, a coordinating meeting between the Defense Ministry, the...

Ex-justice says public opinion could keep Munir case alive.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 9 Strong public opinion could force the reopening of the Munir murder case, former Supreme Court justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto said Wednesday Adi...

Agency warns drug makers over labels.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The Drug and Food Monitoring Agency will send warning letters today to pharmaceutical companies failing to print the generic names and recommended...

Aburizal pats himself on the back for jobs increase.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The nation's chief welfare minister took the credit Wednesday for creating more jobs in 2006 and pledged to create more in the future Coordinating...

Bengkulu lures tourism investors.
January 11, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -- PAGE 14 The governor of Bengkulu is offering investors in the tourism sector the opportunity to use land along the coast free of charge in an attempt to...