Jakarta Post articles from October 2005

Jakarta Post archives from October 2005

House approves higher proposed spending.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 1 The House of Representative's Budget Committee finally approved on Thursday the basic assumptions for the 2006 state budget, accommodating the...

Antigraft team raids Supreme Court.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 1 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators broke into the rooms of Chief Justice Bagir Manan and two other justices hearing the appeal case of...

Ba'asyir to get sentence remission.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 1 Defying Australia's request, the Indonesian government confirmed on Thursday that Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir would have his jail term cut in...

Ismoko detained over BNI bribe case.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 1 A one-star police general, who had been in charge of a major bank corruption probe, was officially detained here on Thursday as a suspect for his alleged...

Lack of coordination slows Aceh rebuilding: Study.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 2 Poor coordination has been blamed for the slow rehabilitation and reconstruction process in tsunami-struck Aceh, particularly in the areas of housing and...

Police turn to people to counter terrorism.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 2 City police have distributed at least 100,000 leaflets bearing the faces of suspected terrorists across the capital as part of efforts to engage the...

Naming GAM rebels 'won't endanger them'.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 2 The government insisted on Thursday that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) should submit the names of its 3,000 former fighters as part of their integration...

100 members of Palu sect surrender to police.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 2 About 100 followers of a shadowy sect surrendered to police on Thursday as heavily armed officers combed their neighborhoods in a mountainous Palu area...

SBY calls for unity in energy crisis.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 3 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono invited leading political and public figures to the State Palace on Thursday for prayers with a message, to forge a...

Since the beginning, the nation has been fragile.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 3 "What experience and history teach is this -- that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from...

Govt launches emission reductions commission.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 4 The government launched on Thursday the National Commission on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a new national authority that will promote projects...

Indonesia seeks Hungarian vaccine.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 4 Indonesia is interested in producing a Hungarian prototype human bird flu vaccine amid fears of outbreaks of the deadly virus in dozens of countries ...

MRP members election opposed.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 4 A prominent Papua opposition figure on Thursday rejected elections for the Papuan People's Council (MRP), as the head of the council's election...

Emergency aid for holidaymakers.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: State-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek and publicly listed pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma have set up integrated medical posts in 42...

Hassan to attend South Summit Dialog.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Indonesia says it is confident that it will get the support of the Pacific countries for its territorial jurisdiction over Papua province...

SBY joins world leaders's network to reform UN.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 4 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has agreed to join the so-called "Leader's Network in Support of UN Reform" initiated by Swedish Prime Minister Goran...

Furniture workers wait for bonuses.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 5 Some 20,000 workers in Cirebon regency's rattan industry will have a somber Idul Fitri, with many not getting their annual bonuses due to worsening...

Diarrhea leaves five dead.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 5 Five Maluku residents have died and 80 others have been admitted to a medical clinic since an outbreak of diarrheal diseases was detected in the remote...

Integrated post set up for travellers.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 5 DENPASAR, Bali: Anticipating a huge number of holiday travellers, Denpasar transportation office established on Thursday an integrated post to provide...

Illegal logging still rife in Way Kambas park.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 5 The fishing village of Kuala Penet, situated at the estuary of Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, might be just a small dot on the map, but for...

Cats, dogs rain on pet care center.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 6 As pet owners leave for their hometowns or go on holiday over Idul Fitri, business has gone barking mad at the Griya Satwa Lestari pet care center and...

Development causing Lampung hills to shrink.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 7 Apart from its magnificent beaches and bays, in the past Bandarlampung city was also known for its hills But not any more. These days most of the...

Less-is-more philosophy would do our lawmakers good.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 8 "Nemo dat quod non habet" is a Latin saying that means nobody can give what they do not have. Although it is a Latin saying, people here will easily...

Decentralization and Youth Pledge.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 8 Seventy years ago, all regional representatives throughout Indonesia gathered in Batavia (now Jakarta) to affirm their unity in the Sumpah Pemuda (Youth...

Uncompetitive tax regime.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 8 Never have tax issues aroused so much attention as the three tax bills the government proposed to the House of Representatives last month. Even though...

Straight from the middle ages.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 9 Recently there have been a lot of discussions about the citizenship bill and the "deposit" for Indonesian women who want to marry foreigners Please...

Timely delivery of 'Post'.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 9 For exactly six years (1999-2005) I have been subscribing to The Jakarta Post. Then I paid Rp 45,000 a month. The time of delivery ranged from 10 a.m. to...

SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster?
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 9 We all remember Soeharto's disastrous 1 million hectare sawah (rice field) project in Central Kalimantan, the consequences of which still affect the...

Councillors' salaries.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 9 Amid news of elderly people dying after queuing up for Rp 100,000 in aid, it is astonishing to hear that Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has reportedly doubled...

Political courage needed to fight terrorism.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 9 The Indonesian government has welcomed the Australian initiative to assist Indonesia in amending its Antiterror Law Why did the government feel an...

RI assigns consul for Jamaica.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 10 NEW YORK: The Indonesian government has appointed the director of the Jamaican Port Authority, Noel Arthur Anthony Hylton, as Indonesian honorary consul...

Ambassador makes first visit to Bali.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 10 JAKARTA: Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yutaka Iimura has been serving in Indonesia for more than three years, but his first official visit to Bali...

Bank Danamon loans, profit up.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 13 Publicly listed Bank Danamon announced on Wednesday an 8.5 percent increase in its unaudited nine-month net profit, thanks to rapid expansion in...

New oil exploration a must: Association.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 13 At the current pace of production, and without new exploration, Indonesia's existing productive oil wells -- which account for some 25 percent of the...

Semen Gresik almost doubles net profit on high sales.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 13 Higher sales and production have helped Indonesia's largest cement producer, PT Semen Gresik (SG), to a 91 percent increase within the first nine months...

Govt eyes Rp 20t from state firms.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 13 The government is optimistic that it will be able to raise proceeds from state enterprises by close to double the amount it collected this year, on the...

Nearly extinct orchids found in resort area.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 16 A team of scientists comprising researchers from the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) in...

Business on hold amid uncertainty.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 16 Developers and contractors in Depok are putting their businesses on hold due to uncertainty over who won the recent mayoral election Depok Young...

Jakarta braces for annual floods.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 16 As part of an early warning system, telemetric devices have been installed at monitoring posts along the Ciliwung and Cisadane rivers, but officials...

Depok wage lower than Jakarta's.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 16 JAKARTA: Chairman of the Depok chapter of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Inu Kertapati said that the minimum wage in Depok could not be...

Jakartans rushing to mental hospitals.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 16 JAKARTA: The number of mentally ill people in Jakarta has risen dramatically over the past month, so much so that four government mental institutions in...

'Mudik' takes us out from routine'.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 16 It is estimated that more than 2.5 million residents will travel home from the city for the Idul Fitri holiday. The Jakarta Post interviewed two...

Authorities can't find runway lamps.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 17 While airport runway lights are crucial to passenger safety, it has taken about three weeks for the authorities at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport...

Grand Indonesia offers new shopping experience.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 17 "Build it and they will come" said the character that Kevin Costner played in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, a quote which also seems to be the byword...

Police to quizz house member.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 17 The Jakarta Police are to summon Trimedya Panjaitan, a House of Representatives member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), as a...

Shopping malls quiet ahead of Idul Fitri holiday.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 17 One week before the Idul Fitri holiday, shopping centers in Tangerang appear to be unusually quiet for the time of year "Even if there are visitors,...

Hybrids strong feature at 39th Tokyo Motor Show.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 18 The ongoing 39th Tokyo Motor Show 2005 has displayed numerous types of passenger cars; from prototypes and hybrids to gas-guzzling sport utility...

Practice makes perfect in emergency driving situations.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 18 Making a sudden stop was not as easy as he thought it would be, with a journalist commenting, "I had never thought that making a sudden stop would be...

H Widayat Museum appoints strong management team.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 19 Museums, especially here in Indonesia, are often dusty and neglected They also lack funding, are sometimes mismanaged and their collections are...

Ketep Pass offers volcano-based tourism.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 19 Few people actually get to watch a live volcano erupt, which, from a safe distance away, is an amazing experience At Ketep Pass -- a relatively new...

Indonesia's meat treat feat.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 20 To set the scene, let us turn to a better wordsmith and the opening of Macbeth, minus the toothless crones and blasted heath In their place,...

Krivec takes Jababeka women's chess tourney, Irene finishes third.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 23 WIM Jana Krivec of Slovenia came out on top over Georgian veteran WGM Nana Alexandria to win the Jababeka Women's International Chess Tournament on...

Women's tennis team gets challenger tryout.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 23 JAKARTA: National women's tennis players will play an international challenger tournament here as a final tryout before next month's Southeast Asian...

Lamenting lack of govt support for innovators.
October 28, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 -- PAGE 24 The increase in the price of kerosene on Oct. 1 has been a boon for K. Fuji Agus The price, almost double what it was previously, has forced...

42 MRP members elected, soon to be inaugurated.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 1 Ignoring public opposition, an election committee announced on Wednesday that 42 Papuans had been elected to serve on the Papuan People's Council...

20 arrested in raid on sect.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 1 Penetrating rugged hills in Palu, police on Wednesday arrested 20 suspected members of a shadowy religious sect who were assumed responsible for the...

Mahdi offers alternative faith.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 1 The hamlet of Salena is located about 11 kilometers west of Palu city on fertile land. The weather is cool and as night falls, the mountainous region...

Poor communication can lead to child suicide.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 2 The latest child suicide in the country, involving a Bandung teenage girl, has brought attention back to the disturbing trend of child suicides, with...

Susilo expresses shock at news of budget increase.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 2 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was "very shocked" after reading news about the government's plan to raise the budget allocation for his...

Kalla outshines Susilo in popularity: Survey.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 2 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may be leading the nationwide fight against corruption but a survey reveals that more people now perceive his...

China, E. Europe top picks for RI travelers.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 2 The Idul Fitri holiday is traditionally the peak season for tour operators, with millions of people traveling around the country by plane, train and...

If we spend energy on the past, we won't move forward.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 3 Indonesian industrialist Sukanto Tanoto is the chairman of the Singapore-based RGM International group, a leading industrial group, which currently...

Ministry lacks power, not cash: Walhi.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 4 Increasing the allocation in the state budget for the Office of the State Minister of Environment would not help much, an environmentalist claimed on...

GAM won't disclose names of former rebels: Official.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 4 The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has decided not to submit a list of names of some 3,000 former GAM fighters as requested by the Indonesian government as...

Lawmakers oppose TNI territorial role.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 4 House of Representatives lawmakers have warned that the government's plan to revive the military's territorial function in the fight against terrorism...

ASEAN to set up disaster center.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 4 BANDUNG: Representatives of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Nations and other international...

President launches donation drive.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched on Wednesday the National Movement of Muslim Donations, calling on all Muslims to fulfill their...

TNI won't be involved in running businesses.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 4 The Ministry of Defense says it will ban servicemen from being involved in the management of businesses owned by the Indonesian Military (TNI) in order...

90 percent of Batam workers are still not permanent.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 5 Some 90 percent of a total of 221,163 electronics factory workers surveyed in Batam are contract workers; a situation that makes them vulnerable to...

Train operator provides special car.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 5 BANDUNG, West Java: As the Idul Fitri holiday is drawing near, state train operator PT KAI will provide a train car especially for the elderly, the...

More shelters to be built in Aceh.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 5 BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A UN body assigned to support the Indonesian government in Aceh reconstruction and rehabilitation is planning to erect between 15,000...

Yogyakarta 'gold street' deserted.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 5 The arrival of Idul Fitri usually means brisk business on Yogyakarta's "gold street", as Jl. Ketandan is popularly known. There, people would crowd...

Feeling cheated.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 6 Somewhere in the dark a child cries, someone dies and humanity hides These prophetic words perfectly capture the contradictions that prevail in our...

Preparing for Cabinet II: No need for coalitions.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 6 Speculation and rumors about a new cabinet -- who is in and who is out -- has become the favored topic during Jakarta's evening Ramadhan meal. Already,...

Good deeds during Ramadhan.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 7 It is amazing to see another hard-line Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants in Ramadhan As I understand it, they are supposed to be...

On marrying Indonesian women.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 7 An important job of the constitutional court (Supreme Court) is to make sure that laws don't violate the Constitution. Having laws that are in...

Rupert Murdoch enters Indonesian TV industry.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 7 After weeks of rumors among journalists, the media and business communities, finally at the end of September, there was confirmation, that News...

No buses means no students.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 8 The Bogor administration's plan to protect the scenic Sukamakmur area from uncontrolled development has turned it into a backwater, teachers say, with...

PLN monitors large firms to combat power theft.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 8 The Greater Jakarta branch of state electricity company PLN announced on Wednesday that it had installed automatic metering devices at the premises of...

Police revive campaign on seat belts.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 8 Model and TV personality Olga Lidya repeatedly thanks God that she survived a major traffic accident almost unscathed on the toll road on her way from...

Jamsostek allocates Rp 2b for food parcels.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 8 JAKARTA: State employee social insurance firm PT Jamsostek has set aside Rp 2 billion (about US$200,000) from its employee welfare improvement fund to...

'I want to show them my achievements'.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 8 The capital is usually quiet during the Idul Fitri holidays as millions of people join the exodus to celebrate the holiday in their hometowns. The...

Trees cut for stormy weather.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 8 Planting leafy trees across the city may be good to keep the air fresh, but it could spell danger on stormy days as is the case in Jakarta when the...

ICT industry objects to proposed bandwidth tax.
October 27, 2005... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 -- PAGE 13 Internet and cellular telecommunication users could expect to pay higher rates if the government goes ahead with a plan to tax the utilization of...