Jakarta Post articles from June 2006

Jakarta Post archives from June 2006

Huge stash of arms found in late Army officer's home.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Military police discovered almost 30,000 bullets, grenades and 145 rifles and pistols at the home of a high-ranking Army officer who died last week Army...

Landmark antigraft drive starts small.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Five provinces are the focus of a tailor-made corruption eradication pilot projects to instill good governance in the notoriously unprofessional bureaucracy...

Sect leader Lia jailed for blasphemy.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The Central Jakarta District Court jailed the leader of a minority religious sect for two years Thursday for blasphemy against Islam, a judgment quickly...

Construction of new airport begins in North Sumatra.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Vice President Jusuf Kalla officially inaugurated construction Thursday on a long-waited new international airport in North Sumatra's capital almost 14...

Kalla changes planes after cockpit window cracks.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Vice President Jusuf Kalla's entourage had to switch planes in Medan after its Fokker-28 aircraft from Jakarta sustained a crack in its cockpit window...

'Playboy' editor, model charged with indecency.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Police charged Kartika Oktavina Gunawan, the centerfold from April's first edition of Playboy Indonesia, with alleged indecency Thursday "She has been...

Probe into airport graft case widens.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Police have arrested four more suspects in connection to a Rp 2.5 billion (about US$268,000) corruption case involving an expansion project at...

Police officer jailed for taking bribes.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 2 South Jakarta District Court handed down Thursday a 20-month jail term and Rp 150 million (about US$16,000) fine to Sr. Comr. Irman Santosa for accepting...

Goat thief killed in Tangerang village.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 TANGERANG: Angry residents of Keramat village in Tangerang regency took the law into their own hands late Wednesday when they attacked two people caught in...

Senen overpass wall collapses.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: A gold trader suffered a head injury Thursday when a wall under an overpass in Senen, Central Jakarta, collapsed Sardi Riyadi Tambunan, 30,...

Korea, Indonesia open seedling center.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 BOGOR: Forestry Minister MS Kaban and South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Lee Sun-Jun on Wednesday inaugurated the Center for Seedling Research in Rumpin,...

Men caught trying to offload Uzi submachine gun, revolver.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The Jakarta Police have arrested two men for selling an Uzi submachine gun and a revolver for Rp 5 million (US$555) apiece in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta...

Prehistorical artifacts on display.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 5 Jakarta was not always the metropolitan city it is today, but as proven by hundreds of prehistorical artifacts found, humans have lived and thrived in the...

Meeting cautions building turnpikes could worsen traffic.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 5 Going ahead with the construction of six inner-city turnpikes would only worsen traffic conditions, a discussion has concluded Students, public...

Islamophobia: Who is to blame for bad image?
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 6 To create the impression of being a Muslim, an older man driving a Toyota Kijang puts his prayer rug on the dashboard and hangs a string of prayer beads...

Mysticism in religion a mode for counteracting extremism.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Mysticism is often regarded as a new mode for counteracting extremism This new mode, which focuses on spirituality, has the advantage of placing...

Jakarta more suited to the 'haves'.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Every year, Jakarta has another anniversary and every year experts and the media examine the city's management, which is invariably found to be lacking. The...

On Islamization.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Thank you for Sia Ka-Mou's comment on my article "Indonesia under threat from creeping Islamization" in The Jakarta Post, June 23. His comment, however,...

The national exam debacle.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The shock that hit the Indonesian world of education due to the failure of some promising students on the national high school final exam, including the...

Building a bridge through Europe.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 7 On June 20-21, the second International Conference of Islamic Scholars was held in Jakarta. Representatives from various Muslim countries, as well as...

Budget crisis may close hospital.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Abdul Moeloek Hospital may have to close its doors due to a lack of funds, said hospital president Wiwik Ekamaein Wiwik...

Iranian minister visits campus of ITB in Bandung.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Iranian Minister of Research and Technology Mohammed Mehdi Zahedi visited the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung,...

Assumed or actual deficit?
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 6 We are sometimes amazed to observe that the government appears to have wondrously found an easy way out of what was previously seen as a complex, formidable...

Quake fears drive Lampung residents into tents.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Residents of several subdistricts in Bandarlampung have been have been living in tents for the past two weeks, fearing an earthquake similar to that which...

Govt, House deadlocked on exams.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Legislators continued their calls Thursday for the government to allow the thousands of high school students who failed the recent national examinations to...

Experts back calls for powerful regional body.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The Constitution should be amended to give the Regional Representatives Council the power to look after the interests of the regions, experts say ...

Prehistoric fish filmed in North Sulawesi seas.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 A team of Indonesian and Japanese scientists have filmed the first ever live images of the extremely primitive and rare coelacanth fish in deep waters off...

Fishermen say sedimentation growing worse.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Fishermen in Cirebon, West Java, are complaining about increased sedimentation in rivers and along the coastline as it is hindering the movement of their...

Council set on improved water service.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The City Council said Thursday it was determined to see a 2004 gubernatorial decree on automatically increasing water rates every six months for three years...

House chided over witness protection bill.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: Lawmakers are dragging their feet on the witness protection bill, legislation that is expected to help root out major cases of corruption and...

Indonesia tennis team to play in Israel despite security concerns.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 10 The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) said its women's team would travel to Tel Aviv to play the host in a Fed Cup World Group II playoff despite...

Timorese may miss remaining matches.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 12 JAKARTA: Soccer fans in Timor Leste may be unable to follow the remaining World Cup matches on Timor Leste Radio and Television (RTTL) after about 50...

Bank Indonesia inaugurates new credit information bureau.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Bank Indonesia officially launched its new credit information bureau Thursday in the expectation that it will help banks better manage lending risks and...

Govt 'must protect indigenous rights'.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Indonesia is not doing enough to help push through a universal declaration protecting the rights of indigenous people at the United Nations, activist groups...

Indonesia and Malaysia see S'pore as toughest challenge.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 10 Powerhouse Singapore will be almost impossible to beat say Malaysia and host Indonesia although the Under-20 Betawi Cup International Waterpolo Junior...

Pelti fights for heritage complex.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 10 JAKARTA: The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) said Thursday it would seek support from the State Ministry for Youth and Sports Affairs and the...

Bapepam seeks to impose discipline on market.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) plans to impose stricter discipline on the market as part of its overall drive to create a strong and...

Astra motors ahead as best company in Indonesia, says poll.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 14 Indonesia's largest automotive producer and distributor, PT Astra International, has retained its place as best company in Indonesia, a poll held by Hong...

Checkered history of Gontor school.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 20 The story of the establishment of Darussalam Gontor Modern Islamic Boarding School goes back to the 18th century when a cleric, Kyai Ageng Hasan Bashari,...

Gontor Boarding Schools: Islamic education with a modern outlook.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 20 Darussalam Gontor Modern Islamic Boarding School is the first such institution in Indonesia that blends general and religious educational concepts. The...

Juveniles record life in detention in cartoons.
June 30, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 -- PAGE 21 He is young, articulate and friendly. With signs of pride written clearly on his face, Ahmad Junaidi explained his cartoon to The Jakarta Post. It is about...

VP moots using women in Arab tourism push.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 1 His apologists may point to Vice President Jusuf Kalla's business mind- set that has taught him to approach the issues from a clinical gains-vs- losses...

Govt determined to regulate slew of local taxes.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The government has reaffirmed its intention to strictly regulate local taxes -- many of which are deemed to hamper business and investment -- by revising...

WB underlines obstacles faced by small businesses.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Poor infrastructure, a lack of access to formal credit and unfavorable policies on the movement of goods and labor are among the main problems small...

Police going online in search for pedophiles.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The National Police are now equipped with a powerful new computer system to hunt pedophiles who use the Internet to swap child porn and information about...

PDI-P calls national exam invalid.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will request the Supreme Court review the 2005 government regulation on the national exam after...

Religious platforms no sure bet at the polls.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Religious-oriented platforms have proven ineffective for Islamic parties in election bids unless they branched out to form coalitions with nationalist...

W. Sumatra gets gentle tug at the sharia strings.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 2 West Sumatra is home to the Minangkabau, a people known for their devotion to Islam, and local authorities point to this heritage in justifying the...

Public shaming proposed as possible deterrent for graft.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Cough twice or give a cynical smile. Don't greet or respond to their overtures, and turn your face away Nurul Arifin believes that the cold shoulder...

Drug trial waits on certified translators.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 4 A heated argument Wednesday between judges and prosecutors over whether it was necessary for certified interpreters to accompany a Dutch national and a...

Kidney donor files lawsuit for payment.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: A man reported to city police Tuesday he was duped into selling his kidney Irimawan Syahputra, 23, was promised Rp 50 million (US$5,555) for...

Cigarette ads banned on main streets.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 4 To stress the importance of healthy living, the city administration is ready to lose one of its main moneymakers In the near future, there will be no...

'Residents should be aware of their obligations'.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 4 While it is easier to point the finger at the city administration for the lousy job it has done of managing the city, residents also contribute to...

Dolphin group takes community from sink to swim.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 5 Yayasan Sosial Lumba-lumba (literally translates as Dolphin Social Foundation) is in a dilemma. After more than 26 years serving the fisherfolk community...

Nature hits back.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Disasters have plagued the country for the past six months. The memories of the devastating flashfloods in Jember, East Java and the landslide in Sijeruk...

Police suspect personal vengeance in shooting of FBR chapter head.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 4 A member of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) was shot dead by an unknown assailant Tuesday night in Pondok Gede, Bekasi The victim, identified as...

Death penalty doesn't deter crime.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Like in many other countries in the region, people continue to be sentenced to death and executed in Indonesia because of a widely held but mistaken...

Foot-in-mouth disease.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 6 You really have to wonder about the things some Australian politicians say It can't be for want of information. They have hot and cold running...

Arsenic in the water.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 7 An integrated survey in 2004 discovered an arsenic content of over 0.01 mg per liter in three water samples from groundwater bore wells owned by PT...

Syafii Ma'arif's impressive new memoir.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 7 It was a great honor and privilege for me to launch Prof. Syafii Ma'arif's memoir, which was just released by the Yogyakarta-based Ombak publishing house...

Woman found dead in burning house.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 4 TANGERANG: Residents of Sukamulya village found a woman dead in her bedroom while putting out a fire that began in her house at about 10:30 p.m. on...

Aceh fishery sector still needs assistance.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 8 "Neupiyoh, ungkot mantong baroe ditren dari kapai (Come and drop by! The fish are fresh from the boat)," a fishmonger calls out to potential buyers ...

Flash floods hit Ambon.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 8 AMBON, Maluku: After flash floods damaged bridges in the southern part of Seram Island in Maluku last week, flooding continued in Maluku in the capital,...

Students unite to protest exam results.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 4 About 700 people staged a peaceful rally in front of the Vice President's office on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday to demand...

NMR responds.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Regarding the letter from Raja Siregar sent to us by The Jakarta Post on June 21 about arsenic in the water, we would like to respond as follows Raja...

Search halted for missing passengers.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 8 MEDAN, North Sumatra: A search and rescue team decided Wednesday to discontinue a search for 22 people who are missing and presumed dead after a ferry...

Muarojambi regency hit by chikungunya.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Muarojambi regency in Jambi has experienced an outbreak of a dengue fever-like disease that has affected at least 23 people over the past 10 days ...

Sinjai regent says more landslides imminent.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 8 At least 4,300 people from five villages in South Sulawesi's Sinjai regency urgently need to be evacuated because of the danger of landslides, the regent...

Ship theft syndicate member transferred to Jakarta.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 8 One of 16 suspects linked to an international ship theft syndicate was handed over to the Jakarta Police on Wednesday in Medan The other 15 suspects,...

Plan to protect officials from graft probes slammed.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The government should drop a "ridiculous" plan to protect regional officials from prosecution for policies deemed erroneous because it would only...

Civilian forces planned to help patrol islands.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The Defense Ministry is preparing to involve civilian patrols to help the military guard the many outlying uninhabited islands dotted across the country...

Cultures subject of writing contest.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The Social Services Ministry is planning to hold a writing contest about the life of remote traditional communities here to promote a greater...

Four top races next month in Sentul.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 10 Sentul International Circuit south of Jakarta will host four Asian racing championships next month with local driver Ananda Mikola racing in the Formula...

Jakarta to host int'l water polo championships.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 10 The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Swimming Association (PRSI) will hold the maiden Betawi Cup International Water Polo Junior championships at the...

Small banks urged to collaborate on IT system.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Small banks need to collaborate on the establishment of an IT system that complies with the Basel II accord to avoid the prohibitively high costs they...

Govt may agree to Cemex share sale to Rajawali: Minister.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The government may agree to the plan by Mexican-based cement giant Cemex SA to sell part of its stake in local cement maker PT Semen Gresik (SG) to the...

Nuke plant tender set for 2007.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The government will hold a tender next year to select contractors to construct the country's first nuclear power plant, a minister says "The nuclear...

New system detects 1,800 fake passports.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The government has detected some 1,800 cases of passport fraud since it implemented the new biometric passport system earlier this year,...

Government settles PLN debt with Pertamina.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 13 An earlier threat by state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina to cut fuel supplies to state power utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is unlikely to...

Indonesia aims to lure more Arab tourists.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The government has set itself a target of attracting one million tourists from the Middle East over the coming four years Only 40,000 Arabs visited...

APKI to phase out natural-forest timber by 2009.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 14 The Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association (APKI) is upbeat that the industry will be able to phase out the use of timber from natural forests and convert...

July motor show promises plenty of innovation.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 21 Visitors to the Indonesian International Motor Show (IIMS) in July can expect to see a number of cars -- both concept and mass-produced -- that suit the...

Netherlands to provide US$28m grant to RI for education project.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 22 JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands government will finance an expansion of a project to provide basic education for underprivileged children and to support...

Zimbabwe seeks direct trade links with RI: Envoy.
June 29, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006 -- PAGE 22 The southern African country of Zimbabwe is calling for more direct trade with Indonesia in a spirit of cooperation between southern nations Zimbabwe...