Jakarta Post articles from September 2006, page 5

Jakarta Post archives from September 2006

Mandiri bashes its debtors.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 6 State-owned Bank Mandiri is facing strong pressure to improve the quality of its loan assets, but bashing its biggest debtors every few months will...

Depok to start conservation area.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 4 DEPOK: Depok mayor Nur Mahmudi Ismail said Tuesday he believed the municipality, which sits next to Jakarta, could be transformed into a pilot...

Lawyer urges bylaw revision.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 4 On January 15, 2004, Kenny Wiston parked his Daihatsu Classy sedan in the parking lot of Plaza Indonesia in Central Jakarta. The car was in a nice...

Forgotten Munir.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 6 For Suciwati, Soultan Alif Allende and Diva Suukyi Larasati, the widow and children of the late Munir Said Thalib, today (Thursday) is a time of...

Benefits of UN migration dialog.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 6 This month, the United Nations General Assembly will convene for its first High-level Dialog on International Migration and Development. The meeting...

Pulo Mas residents protest forced move.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Residents of the soon-to-be-demolished low-cost Pulo Mas apartments are resisting being moved to Tipar Cakung, East Jakarta. The area suffers traffic...

British Airways, help!
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 7 My daughter, who's studying at INSEAD, Fountainbleau, flew from Jakarta back to Paris last week after traveling around and having a short vacation...

Munir inspires us to continue his struggle.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 6 How many innocent people have been killed during Indonesia's delicate transition to democracy? There have been many. Some people suggest Indonesia has...

Tribal clashes in Mimika.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Tribal clashes in Papua have become a serious threat to the integrity of the country. This is dangerous in terms of internal and external views. From...

Indonesia safe for tourists.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Recently I was to travel to England and decided to look at the Australian government's travel warnings on its website, and was amazed that the...

Flu killing more poultry in West Java.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The number of poultry that died of avian influenza in West Java over the first eight months of this year increased threefold from the previous year,...

Indonesia intelligence: Crying out for salvation.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Today, we commemorate the tragic killing of one of Indonesia's most outspoken human rights activists on Sept. 7, 2004. Munir Said Thalib was poisoned...

More HIV/AIDS cases found in Flores.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 8 KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A doctor said Wednesday six new cases of HIV/AIDS had been identified in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara With these new...

Man dies in Central Sulawesi bomb blast.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 8 One man died when a bomb exploded Wednesday in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, which in recent years has been the scene of religious violence The...

Abepura defendants end trial boycott.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 8 JAYAPURA, Papua: After refusing to attend the three previous sessions, seven defendants being tried over a deadly March 16 clash with police in...

Govt warns heavy rain coming to area affected by mudflow.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) warned Wednesday of heavy rain next month in some areas, including East Java, where some residents fear...

No new video evidence in Corby drug appeal.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Australian Schapelle Leigh Corby, 29, may have to give up her dream of getting her remaining jail time reduced or nullified after her lawyers failed...

Govt to form national team on mudflow.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The government is organizing a national team to address the hot toxic mud that is flooding Sidoarjo, East Java. The move came as victims continued...

Troops to go to Lebanon Sept. 28.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: Indonesian peacekeeping troops are expected to depart for war-torn Lebanon later this month, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Wednesday...

Acehnese children to visit Australia.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 12 Twenty young people from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam will travel to Australia on Thursday for a nine-day visit designed to give them the opportunity to...

House, government make changes to 2006 budget.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The House of Representative and the government agreed Wednesday on revisions to the 2006 state budget, putting the deficit at Rp 36.9 trillion (US$4...

Korean province shows off products.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Supported by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra), manufacturers from the South Korean province Gyeonggi launched a three- day expo in...

Non-bank financing firms asked to diversify.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Though some of the country's non-bank financing companies have recorded remarkable growth during the past two years, most are still in serious...

Blackouts hit Sulawesi, Sumatra.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The current drought affecting the country has meant a reduction in water flows needed to turn power turbines, leading to blackouts in cities in...

Pertamina stops leaded gasoline production.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 13 State owned oil and gas company Pertamina has stopped producing leaded gasoline, in line with the government's program to reduce hazardous air...

Thankful farmers celebrate with bull races.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 19 Nyoman Sutapa and Gede Bandi, both in their late 60s, looked extremely tired but happy. Their dark, wrinkled faces felt the scorching sun of the...

Award raises profile of maternal care center.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 19 What began 15 years ago as a midnight call for help from a woman in labor has grown into a family health center and this year's Alexander Langer...

Nova/Lilyana seen as best hope at worlds.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 23 The World Badminton Championships will begin 10 days from now in Madrid, Spain, and Indonesia's best hope for a title at the event is the mixed...

Visitors come to Mt. Bromo in spite of high alert.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Mount Bromo, an active volcano near Malang in East Java, has been placed on high alert after increasing signs of volcanic activity that may portend an...

Young shuttlers to compete in c'ships.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 23 A total of 1,091 young shuttlers from 13 provinces will compete in the Under 14 Tetra Pak Open national badminton championships next week in Jakarta...

Martinus Basuki Sugito: Explaining corruption to schoolchildren.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 24 Indonesia's ranking as the world's third-most corrupt country worries Basuki Sugito, the principal of Keluarga Junior High School (SMPK) in Kudus,...

In memoriam: Much-loved 'mother of Indonesian sopranos'.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 24 For many of her fans, the death of Pranawengrum Katamsi, 63, on Monday came all too soon because that same day, Tempo weekly magazine had just...

Eco-driving saves fuel, money with less trade-off.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 21 You may be among those who are reluctant to respond to energy-saving campaigns because you don't want to change your lifestyle You may be loath...

Expert proposes election court.
September 7, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- PAGE 9 In anticipation of the 2009 general elections, the government is being urged to establish an ad hoc court to handle poll-related violations "This...

Energi Mega plans to sell Lapindo stake.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Energi Mega Persada (EMP), which also has been publicly assailed for the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster, plans to sell its ownership in Kalila Energy Ltd....

Indonesia ready to take seat on UNSC.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Indonesia is poised to become a nonpermanent member of the world's powerful United Security Council (UNSC) after gaining overwhelming support from...

Foreign, local NGOs firm on Batam protest.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Foreign and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) insisted Tuesday they would go ahead with plans to hold a protest meeting in Batam called the...

Media 'dumbing down for profit'.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Local media organizations are shirking their role as a governmental control to focus on populist topics, a seminar concluded Tuesday Yopie...

Marking restricted territory with our good girls.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 2 When we send our boys to war, in a peacekeeping role or to combat rebels, we very quickly agree that they are heroic and gallant, ready to die for...

Govt rakes in Rp 1.75t from Permata's sale.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The government derived Rp 1.75 trillion (US$193 million) from Tuesday's sale of its 25.9 percent stake in Bank Permata, with Standard Chartered Bank...

ASEAN public urged to crank up pressure on Myanmar junta.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Civil society groups, political activists and legislators from Southeast Asian countries agreed Tuesday to continue to put pressure on the Myanmar...

BI rate cut buoys hopes for upsurge in the economy.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Hopes for the economy to pull out from its recent slump are rising again after the central bank cut its key rate by another half-percentage point...

NGOs warn Lapindo, govt.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Legal and environmental activists are threatening to take the government and Lapindo Brantas Inc. to court unless there is quick settlement of...

Bio-toilets to save city's water.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 4 A researcher from the Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI) has suggested Jakarta employ dry toilets in certain areas to reduce the city's...

Latin journalists visit Indonesia.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The Forum for East Asia and Latin America Cooperation has invited three journalists from Brazil and Argentina to visit Indonesia to exchange...

Driver alleges police assaulted him.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: A truck driver has told police that two men wearing Police Mobile Brigade uniforms attacked him early Tuesday morning in Kota, West Jakarta...

Dance troop wins over Kemang crowd.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 5 The sun had just sunk below the horizon when 35-year-old Nunung and her traditional musical troop took to the streets of South Jakarta Nunung and...

Seeking Aceh's new leaders.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Putting decades of armed conflict and the devastating tsunami behind them, the people of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are now preparing to hold landmark...

The usual suspects of economic doldrums.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 6 A friend recently complained his investment in the food industry was not bringing in the results he had hoped for. Three years ago he was told --...

Malaysian Airlines responds.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 7 With regard to Suresh Panchal's letter titled Malaysian Airlines baggage handling (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 5), a copy of which had earlier been...

Worried about the animals.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The Tegal Alur Wild Animal Rescue Center in North Jakarta is a medical care and transition facility for rescued wild animals, primarily those on the...

The Koesmayadi arms hoard.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 7 According to the Aug. 10 edition of The Jakarta Post (page 1), the Indonesian Military (TNI) has concluded, after a detailed investigation, that the...

The irony of Indonesia constitutional reform.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 7 I was very pleased and honored to speak as a visiting lecturer about contemporary Indonesian politics, particularly in relation to the Regional...

Sour grapes: The world's most popular fruit.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 7 In July, I spoke at an international conference on the boom of literature in Indonesia's reform era. This boom, I said, had been spearheaded by a...

Kerosene traders complain of shortage.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Kerosene retailers in Bogor have complained of fuel shortages over the last two weeks. They say they suspect the distribution pattern has been...

KPK: 1,000 regional councillors implicated in corruption cases.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Taufiequrrahman Ruki estimated here Tuesday about 1,000 members of all regency and provincial...

'There is tradition behind the ugliness'.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Governor Sutiyoso recently commented during a cultural event that ondel-ondel (the giant papier-mache figures believed to drive away evil spirits in...

Coastline vulnerable to smuggling.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 4 The recent seizure of 955 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, believed to have been smuggled into Indonesia by boat, has raised questions about the...

Kubu tribe does not receive cash aid.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 8 JAMBI, Jambi: Kubu tribespeople living in Bukit Duabelas National Park have not received any cash assistance from the government because they are not...

RI, Thai fishermen come to blows.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 8 AMBON, Maluku: Three Thai fishermen were hospitalized Sunday in Ambon after they were set upon by Indonesian fishermen in Pandan Kasturi Port The...

Govt urged to announce cause of 2005 plane crash in Medan.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The families of the 143 people killed a year ago in a Mandala Airlines crash in Medan, North Sumatra, called on the government and the airline...

Losing entrants claim fraud, file lawsuit in Mentawai.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Losing candidates in the Aug. 28 Mentawai regent election in West Sumatra filed separate lawsuits Tuesday to stop the local elections commission from...

Papuan fishermen fined for trespassing.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 8 JAYAPURA, Papua: Seventeen Papuan fishermen, arrested by the Papua New Guinean Police for trespassing, have been fined Rp 142 million (US$14,947) or...

Air show brings visitors into Yogyakarta.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The two-day air show that ended Tuesday at Adi Sucipto airport helped bring large numbers of visitors into Yogyakarta, which was partially devastated...

Man, not tsunami, killing reefs: Expert.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Coral reefs in northern Sumatra damaged by the disastrous 2004 tsunami will fully recover in 10 years, experts have predicted A much more urgent...

Critics say AGO must improve recruitment.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Ever wonder why state prosecutors are often generalized as corrupt and resistant to reform? Hikmahanto Juwana, a law professor at the University of...

Australia must obey IAEA rules: Indonesia.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 12 Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda says the country is not worried about the possibility of Australia producing enriched uranium in the future, as...

Governors demand more development funding.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Governors of multi-island provinces asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday to give them a bigger share of the state budget They...

Investor-friendly rules set for economic zone.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The government is working on a package of regulations to attract more investment in the newly established special economic zone (SEZ) that covers...

Nutrition poor in Aceh, Nias.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 9 BANDA ACEH: A study by the World Food Programme (WFP) has found that primary school children in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Nias suffer from...

Elnusa waits on approval for IPO.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 13 PT Elnusa, one of state oil and gas company Pertamina's performing subsidiaries, may soon offer up to 20 percent of its stake to the public,...

Perry Tristianto, Entrepreneurship Vision of Factory Outlet King.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 19 The moment you enter The Big Price Cut, a shop on Bandung's Jl Aceh, you are overwhelmed by the piles of boxes, crammed with men and women's...

Kalla sees better economy through science.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Tuesday that science would provide a solid foundation for the country's economy to thrive "Only good technology...

Govt says no bond buybacks this year.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 13 A recently bullish market has made it too expensive for the government to buy back treasury bonds, a minister says "The government does not see...

When to walk away from a business deal.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 19 Some of Indonesia's largest companies, such as PT Bumi Resources, PT Energi Mega Persada and PT Adam Skyconnection Airlines, are eying potential...

Promoting change.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 19 Dear Editor, I have been working in a manufacturing firm for about five years now During the period I have been transferred a few times across...

The tricky business of process evaluations.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 19 Suppose you are sitting in a restaurant and you order your favorite dish. After a long wait a waiter brings a plate full of food, but it turns out...

Sailors race for national c'ships.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 23 AMBON: At least 164 sailors and officials are attending the national sailing championships from Tuesday to Friday at Natsepa Beach in Central...

Audrey Clarissa, Dog-loving pharmacist and good organizer.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 24 She loves dogs very much, but that did not motivate her to become a veterinary surgeon Instead, it was her father's drugstore that encouraged...

Acosta promises big fight against Chris.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 23 Having endured a 28-hour flight from Panama to Indonesia and having no more than eight supporters from Panama by his side is not enough to give...

S. Sumatra hosts bodybuilding event.
September 6, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 -- PAGE 23 PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: More than 200 bodybuilders will compete here at the third Indonesia Bodybuilding Masters Championships starting Sept. 10...

Probe urged into allegations of blood selling at Medan Red Cross.
September 4, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 An investigation has been demanded into whether employees of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in Medan, North Sumatra, bypassed regulations and paid four minors for...

'We must do more to educate people about open burning'.
September 4, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 Despite President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordering regents and mayors to curb forest-fire causing haze earlier in April, the blazes have recurred in Sumatra and...

Journalists say no to global code of conduct.
September 4, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 Journalists from more than 40 countries around the world have overwhelmingly rejected the idea of a global code of ethics and conduct in guiding their profession,...