UMY students invent blood vessel-detecting device
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-19 10:04:29 -0700 | technology-news
Children's blood vessels are very fragile and they can be damaged by failure in inserting the injection needle, said Ade Pajar Pirdianto, a student of the UMY's school of electrical engineering, who invented the device along with his two student...
Free Transjakarta rides for city's birthday
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-16 17:49:36 -0700 | technology-news
Akbar said that bus operators would be told to operate more buses on the day to meet expected high demand. "We hope that after the free-ride service, more Jakartans will opt to ride public transportation." Transjakarta carries up to 320,000...
New mayor told to oversee projects
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-15 23:02:29 -0700 | technology-news
In his speech, Jokowi called on the South Jakarta mayor and officials to retain green spaces and water catchment areas in the municipality, as well as to monitor the administration's projects in the area. Don't let green spaces be turned...
No national exams for elementary school students from next year
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-15 07:25:33 -0700 | technology-news
The Education Ministry's elementary schooling director, Ibrahim Bafadal, confirmed the move but warned that the ministry may introduce another form of evaluation, kompas.com reported. He said eliminating the exams was inline with the government's plan to implement the nine-year elementary...
City wants to take over e-KTP production
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-14 19:23:50 -0700 | technology-news
We are demanding the Home Ministry let cities print their own e-KTPs, agency head Purba Hutapea told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday. He said the agency was forced to revert to using conventional IDs when residents holding electronic cards lost...
UGM celebrates Pancasila Month
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-14 16:53:58 -0700 | technology-news
An example of the negative impact of this phenomenon, according to him, was the lack of specialist doctors who were willing to work in remote areas. He also said that in education some subjects such as history, geography and archeology...
AP II hands over health equipment to Pekanbaru
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-14 09:04:54 -0700 | technology-news
He said the aid was part of the company's commitment to improve the standard of living of communities in its working area. He hoped the assistance could contribute positively to the implementation of health development programs in Pekanbaru. The five...
SKKMigas expects soaring gas demand
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-13 22:10:04 -0700 | technology-news
Rudi Rubiandini said in a statement that he did not want to increase the allocation while the supporting infrastructure is not ready. We don't want to have a situation where the domestic LNG delivery could not be fulfilled due to...
A piece of heaven on earth
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-13 00:06:58 -0700 | technology-news
Nglanggeran, a volcano in the southeastern part of Yogyakarta, certainly seems like heaven, offering exceptional scenery 700 meters above sea level...The region is known for its karstic mountains and beautiful beaches, and Nglanggeran is in the Patuk area, around 25...
UGM sets up int'l publication office
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-12 16:35:00 -0700 | technology-news
He said that from 2008-2012 the school had collected 995 pieces of scientific work of 153 lecturers majoring in management, accountancy and economic science. The work comprised 121 books, 112 papers from seminars and conferences, 243 journal publications, 70 proceedings...
How's your electronic etiquette? Use that e-mail wisely
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-11 01:37:28 -0700 | technology-news
The buzz in town is social everything, such as sharing, networking and activism, fueled by social technologies. Nevertheless, good old e-mail has a steady and still growing hold on business. There are about 3.6 billion e-mail accounts worldwide with almost...
Erajaya expands portfolio to cameras
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-10 23:47:04 -0700 | technology-news
Erajaya started out as a Nokia cell phone distributor and went on to acquire Samsung and BlackBerry distributor PT Teletama Artha Mandiri (TAM) in 2011. Besides distributorships, the company also runs retail outlets. Erajaya spokesman Djatmiko Wardoyo said that the...
Private employees biggest traffic offenders
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-10 17:09:58 -0700 | technology-news
In terms of professions, other traffic offenders included 424 students, 22 employees of state-owned enterprises and 593 public transportation drivers, he said. Rikwanto said the offenses included driving motorcycles without helmets, driving in the wrong direction, lacking proper documents,...
SMEs easy target for conmen
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-09 21:47:07 -0700 | technology-news
Comr. Audie Latuheru said on Wednesday that the scammers had modern and professional-looking websites and were equipped with seemingly professional documents listing products and their specifications as well as counterfeit international business contracts that reassured victims that it was...
With paper supplies low, police issue ‘temporary' vehicle docs
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-07 22:24:10 -0700 | technology-news
Comr. Sambodo Purnomo said on Tuesday that the police stopped receiving the required paper from the National Police's Traffic Corps (Korlantas) in early April. We have prepared stamps and temporary paper to produce these documents for the public, while waiting...
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