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Islamic groups told not to conduct raids on entertainment centers

Fri, 07/30/2010 9:34 PM

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadarma Ali has asked Islamic groups in Indonesia not to conduct raids on entertainment ...

China says it opposes EU sanctions against Iran

Fri, 07/30/2010 9:06 PM

China said Friday that it opposes the sanctions the European Union is imposing on Iran over its disputed nuclear ...

Off the track: Local residents watch Argo Bromo executive train which derails near Manggarai station in South Jakarta on Friday. The train came off the track as it was departing for Surabaya.Off the track: Local residents watch Argo Bromo executive train which derails near Manggarai station in South Jakarta on Friday. The train came off the track as it was departing for Surabaya.
Close encounter: Pertamina President Director Karen Agustiawan (right) explains to housewives living in Petamburan, Central Jakarta on how to choose the right regulator for their gas canisters. Karen promoted on Friday gas use safety rules in the wake of accidents related to gas cylinders.Close encounter: Pertamina President Director Karen Agustiawan (right) explains to housewives living in Petamburan, Central Jakarta on how to choose the right regulator for their gas canisters. Karen promoted on Friday gas use safety rules in the wake of accidents related to gas cylinders.
Under threat: Followers of Islamic sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah leave An-Nur mosque at Manis Lor village, Kuningan, West Java, after Friday prayers. Clash broke out between members of more than five Muslim organizations from outside Kuningan and Ahmadiyah followers on Thursday, damaging scores of houses and injuring at least three people. Under threat: Followers of Islamic sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah leave An-Nur mosque at Manis Lor village, Kuningan, West Java, after Friday prayers. Clash broke out between members of more than five Muslim organizations from outside Kuningan and Ahmadiyah followers on Thursday, damaging scores of houses and injuring at least three people.
Protect and secure: Army soldiers stand on guard during a roll call at the Halong naval base in the Maluku capital of Ambon. Military and police troops regrouped Friday in a show of their readiness to maintain security and order during the Sail Banda international yacht regatta.Protect and secure: Army soldiers stand on guard during a roll call at the Halong naval base in the Maluku capital of Ambon. Military and police troops regrouped Friday in a show of their readiness to maintain security and order during the Sail Banda international yacht regatta.
Emergency visit: Emergency Minister Sergei Shoigu, Nizhnyi Novgorod region governor Valery Shantsev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (from left) visit in the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya on Friday. Putin on Friday visited the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, where all 341 houses have burned to the ground, and kissed the cheek of one woman who was sobbing. Emergency visit: Emergency Minister Sergei Shoigu, Nizhnyi Novgorod region governor Valery Shantsev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (from left) visit in the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya on Friday. Putin on Friday visited the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, where all 341 houses have burned to the ground, and kissed the cheek of one woman who was sobbing.

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Islamic groups told not to conduct raids on entertainment centers

Fri, 07/30/2010 9:34 PM

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadarma Ali has asked Islamic groups in Indonesia not to conduct raids on entertainment centers ahead of the Islamic fasting month (which will start next month).

President orders police to be strict in call to disband Ahmadiyah

Fri, 07/30/2010 5:41 PM

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the National Police to be strict in handling disputes surrounding the call to disband Islamic sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah in Kuningan regency, West ...

China says it opposes EU sanctions against Iran

Fri, 07/30/2010 9:06 PM

China said Friday that it opposes the sanctions the European Union is imposing on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, saying it supports Iran's renewed efforts to hold talks on a possible ...

Malaysian Muslim acquitted of torching church

Fri, 07/30/2010 7:24 PM

A Malaysian court Friday acquitted a Muslim man of arson charges Friday after he was accused of torching a church during a religious tensions over whether non-Muslims can use the word "Allah" to ...

Transaction worth Rp 500m subject to PPATK scrutiny

Fri, 07/30/2010 11:34 AM

Any transaction worth at least Rp 500 million (US$54,940) either in rupiah or foreign currency, must be reported to the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), a draft law on ...

Japan jobless rate up in June, prices fall again

Fri, 07/30/2010 7:28 AM

Japan's unemployment rate climbed in June, while deflation deepened its grip on the world's second largest economy.

Argo Bromo executive train derails

Fri, 07/30/2010 6:47 PM

One of the cars of Argo Bromo executive train traveling from Jakarta to Surabaya derailed just as it passed Manggarai station in South Jakarta on Friday.

Jalan Jaksa Festival opens today

Fri, 07/30/2010 4:10 PM

The annual Jalan Jaksa and Betawi Culinary Festival in Central Jakarta will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

Thierry Henry rules out France return

Fri, 07/30/2010 8:53 PM

France's highest scorer Thierry Henry will never consider playing for the team again even if new coach and former teammate Laurent Blanc asked him to.

RI fighter challenges super featherweight champion

Fri, 07/30/2010 7:13 PM

Indonesian super featherweight fighter Roy Mukhlis is bidding to become only the country’s second World Boxing Association champion when he faces title holder Takashi Uchiyama in Saitama, Japan ...

Police send reinforcement troops to Kuningan

Fri, 07/30/2010 5:28 PM

West Java police have deployed about 500 reinforcement troops from the anti-riot and Mobile Brigade units to conflict-torn regency of Kuningan, following clashes between hard-line Muslim groups ...

Elephants trample Aceh farmer to death

Fri, 07/30/2010 12:19 PM

A horde of Sumatran elephants trampled a local farmer in Koto village, South Aceh regency to death on Friday, Antara news agency reported.

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Dian Sastrowardoyo: Deconstructing herself

Dian Sastrowardoyo shot to fame as the popular, precocious high school student Cinta in the film Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? (What’s Up with Cinta?) ...

Art and Design

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Batik represents RI in London Festival of Architecture

A swirl of giant batik with the theme “Landscape of Diversity” flows through South Molton Lane in central London’s exclusive Mayfair ...

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Vocational schools: classes in creativity

Vocational schools are essential in creating professional labor and reducing the number of unemployed.

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Image-conscious SBY: Balancing compassion and guts

Fri, 07/30/2010 10:03 AM

In the award winning fiction movie Saving Private Ryan, US Gen. George Marshall orders his staff to establish a special unit to bring back home Private James Francis Ryan after he reads three ...

State capture: How Bakrie group dodges the bullet again

Fri, 07/30/2010 9:56 AM

It is becoming a disturbing regularity that every now and then when we look at our country’s economic situation, we face another potential scandal linked to business tycoon Aburizal Bakrie.

Letter: Orangutans: To do or die

Fri, 07/30/2010 11:07 AM

Reading comments made at the recent International Workshop on Orangutan Conservation (see “Illicit trade in endangered species still thriving in RI”, The Jakarta Post, July 19), I was struck ...

Letter: Power shortage

Fri, 07/30/2010 11:06 AM

I refer to a news report titled “President vows end to blackouts,” (the Post, July 28).

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Wed, 07/28/2010 11:09 PM
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Life

Vocational schools: classes in creativity

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Fri, 07/30/2010 9:20 AM

Vocational schools are essential in creating professional labor and reducing the number of unemployed.

Nikita laments haram edict on infotainment

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Fri, 07/30/2010 9:09 AM

Teen actress Nikita Willy said she regretted the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI)’s haram edict on infotainment, saying the medium provided the livelihood for many media workers.

Cut short?

Wed, 07/28/2010 10:24 PM
Snip, snip, snip went the shiny pair of scissors in the aged hands of 82-year-old barber Po Ting Pang as he ...

The Iceman

Thu, 07/22/2010 2:59 AM

New Friday Jazz Nite

07/09/2010 until 08/06/2010
Pasar Seni Ancol, Ancol Dreamland, Central Jakarta

Theater: Monyet Loe! by Teater Lakon

08/01/2010 until 08/01/2010
Erasmus Huis, Jl.H.R. Rasuna Said kav. S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 021 5241069)

Jalan Jaksa Festival

07/31/2010 until 08/01/2010
Jl Jaksa, Menteng, Central Jakarta

Philosophy talk

Fri, 05/07/2010 5:19 PM
Special to The Jakarta Post Swiss Ambassador to Indonesia Heinz Walker-Nederkoorn (fourth from left) hosts a ...

Exchange

Fri, 05/07/2010 5:19 PM
Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesian Dato Syed Munshe Afdzaruddin Bin Syed Hassan (left) looks at a book presented by ...

Hyundai New Tucson launched at 2010 IIMS

Wed, 07/28/2010 5:26 PM
PT Hyundai Mobil Indonesia unveiled the latest addition to the Hyundai Tucson SUV lineup on the opening day of the ...

Telkomvision sales grow 300 percent in first semester 2010

Wed, 07/28/2010 5:13 PM
PT Indonusa Telemedia has unveiled Telkomvision’s impressive growth rate of 300 percent throughout first semester ...