Archive: 14 January 2003
68 articles found
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso threatens Bekasi over dump
Sutiyoso threatens Bekasi over dump JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso told the Bekasi municipality administration on Monday that he would not allow Bekasi to dump its garbage at the Bantar Gebang dump if it tried to prevent Jakarta from also using the dump. "The dump belongs to us. So I won't allow Bekasi to dump its garbage there if they insist on stopping Jakarta from using the area as a garbage dump," Sutiyoso said.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Goat traders protest against Carrefour hypermarket
Goat traders protest against Carrefour hypermarket The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 100 goat traders from Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta visited the City Council on Monday, demanding that the administration prohibit hypermarkets, in particular Carrefour, from selling goats for the Islamic Day of Sacrifice.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati cancels Sulawesi trip
Megawati cancels Sulawesi trip JAKARTA: Due to ongoing antigovernment rallies in Makassar, South Sulawesi, President Megawati Soekarnoputri decided on Monday to cancel her planned visit to the province. The President was scheduled to leave for Makassar on Tuesday and continue onwards to Poso, Central Sulawesi, the next day. "We decided to cancel both trips because the security conditions are not suitable," an official at the presidential palace told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Prosecutors seek permission to quiz Lampung governor
Prosecutors seek permission to quiz Lampung governor Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung The Lampung Prosecutor's Office is waiting for presidential permission to summon the province's outgoing governor, Oemarsono, for questioning over his alleged role in a graft case involving more than Rp 1.17 billion. The governor, who will end his five-year term on Jan.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Asian Pacific lawmakers slam North Korea, U.S.
Asian Pacific lawmakers slam North Korea, U.S. 2. HOUSE: 2 x 30 House to deliberate 53 bills, skepticism remains over its success KPU gives House until March to endorse electoral bills 4. SAFETY: 1 x 50 Companies must improve workers' safety: Megawati 5.BALI: 1 x 47 Melbourne builds garden for Bali victims
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt mulls another task force for businesses
Govt mulls another task force for businesses Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to set up another task force to help seek ways to resolve the lingering problems hurting the investment climate at home and eroding the competitiveness of exporters. The plan was proposed by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti during a meeting between economic ministers and some 80 business associations on Monday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
A matter of commitment: Porsea pulp
A matter of commitment: Porsea pulp Ridwan Max Sijabat, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Porsea, North Sumatra For many people in Porsea, a small town some 200 kilometers south of the North Sumatra capital of Medan, the name of pulp mill company PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL), previously PT Inti Indorayon Utama (IIU), is identical with environmental catastrophe, human rights abuses and arrogance of a conglomerate owner.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
4 x 10
4 x 10 Ministers forced to stay over in Kupang 2 x 25 JP/5/lampung Prosecutors seek permission to question Lampung governor JP/5/aceh 1 x 30 Policeman faces 15 years in jail or JP/4/ACEH 1 x 30 NGOs join move to promote peace
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina CEO to be replaced: Report
Pertamina CEO to be replaced: Report A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will replace Pertamina president Baihaki Hakim with Gatot Karyoso Wirayuda, a former upstream director at the company, according to a report. Rumors that Baihaki will be replaced have been swirling over the past year, since the former president of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia undertook a major reform program to boost efficiency and turn the state-owned oil and gas firm into a world-class company.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
`It's hard to fathom the govt's thinking'
`It's hard to fathom the govt's thinking' In the Rp 11 trillion 2003 draft city budget, the administration allocates Rp 135 billion for City Public Order officers and only Rp 26 billion to help the poor. The city governor gets some Rp 90 million for his morning coffee and another Rp 100 million for his health allowance. The Jakarta Post spoke with some city residents about this proposed budget. Fasdion, 32, is a street vendor who has been selling household items since 1987 along Jl.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Six PABBSI officials quit posts
Six PABBSI officials quit posts The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid pressure for Indonesian bodybuilders to break with their parent organization -- the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI), six association officials announced their resignation on Monday. They cited their inability to work with PABBSI chairman Dharma Surya as the reason for their resignations.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. BUDGET: 50 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 37
1. BUDGET: 50 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 37 Councillors complain about late salary 2. FARES: 36 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14 City has yet to determine fares increase 3. GOAT: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 38 Goat traders protest against Carrefour 4. FLOOD: 28 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 60 Govt urged to improve public participation in tackling floods 5. SPEAK: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 20 'It's hard to fathom the govt's thinking'
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Military warns protesters against toppling govt
Military warns protesters against toppling govt The Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java The Indonesian Military (TNI) on Monday said it was the right of citizens to protest over recent price hikes but warned against hidden agendas, including toppling the government by calling for the establishment of a presidium to rule in the place of the president.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Inefficiency at root of fuel price hikes
Inefficiency at root of fuel price hikes Parulian Sihotang and Alex Russell, Department of Accountancy and Business Finance, University of Dundee, United Kingdom Public anger and discontent at the government's New Year's Day announcement of fuel price rises of up to 22 percent, effective as of Jan. 2, 2003, was predictable and is potentially destabilizing for the government.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Minister Straw's visit
Minister Straw's visit By now, the British Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Jack Straw, must have conveyed to his fellow cabinet members his impressions on his visit to Indonesia and Malaysia last week. He did stop over in Singapore, but as far as his mission to explain the British and American position on Iraq is concerned, the important stops on his itinerary were no doubt Indonesia and Malaysia, the majority of whose populations are Muslim.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tax breaks could lower price of electronic products
Tax breaks could lower price of electronic products Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of electronic products is expected to drop after the government announced tax breaks last week for some products. The lower price should also help create a more vibrant market. "I hope it will work, as many consumers have been discouraged by the utility price increases, resulting in a slow market," said Jeanette, a retailer at Harco Plaza, Glodok, West Jakarta, over the weekend.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
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JP COMMUNITY NETWORK: Many developers of large and modern residential complexes issue a newsletter to share important information with residents. The newsletters have unexpectedly become an important medium for local traders and businessmen to promote their products and services.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI says tourism on track to recovery after bombing
RI says tourism on track to recovery after bombing Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Indonesia's tourism industry, battered by the Oct. 12 bombing on Bali island, is on track to recover by the end of the year, Tourism Minister I Gede Ardika said Monday. Ardika said tourists were slowly returning to Bali three months after the blast that killed 190 people and led to a 75 percent drop in tourist arrivals and more than a 50 percent decline in hotel occupancy.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executed
21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executed Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Since Laws No. 22/1997 on narcotics and 5/1997 on psychotropic substances, which stipulate as maximum penalties the death sentence, took effect in the country, the Tangerang District Court has made the most of the legislation to mete out capital punishment.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Community publications effective tool for advertising purposes
Community publications effective tool for advertising purposes Years back, who would have imagined that this particular piece of swampy ground on the outskirts of Jakarta would one day be turned into a plush residential area. Kelapa Gading is, of course, no longer considered outside the metropolitan area.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Policeman faces 15 years in jail
Policeman faces 15 years in jail Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh A policeman here has been threatened with 15 years imprisonment for the alleged fatal shooting of a student in the troubled province of Aceh. Second Brig. Aspardi bin Rusli, 35, is being charged with killing Muhammad Iqbal, a 20-year-old student of Syah Kuala University, in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh on July 18, 2002.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
ITW takes a stance
ITW takes a stance From Media Indonesia In connection with the government's sale of a share in PT Indosat, which is a strategic asset of the state, to a foreign country, in this case represented by Singapore Technologies Telemedia, we, the Indonesian Telecommunications Watch (ITW), would like to express our firm stance as follows: * We asked the government, in this case the state minister of state enterprises, to cancel the sale of the share of Indosat to Singapore, because such a sale runs...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Protest rallies
Protest rallies and public order From Koran Tempo The government's decision to raise fuel prices, telephone tariffs and electricity rates simultaneously has caused strong and widespread reactions as expressed, among various means, through protests by university students and other social components. By virtue of Law No. 8/1998 on the freedom of expression, protests are legal in Indonesia. Unfortunately, in some cases, protesters have gone beyond what is permitted by this law.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
House to deliberate 53 bills, skepticism remains over its success
House to deliberate 53 bills, skepticism remains over its success Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its inability to meet legislation targets in past sessions, the House of Representatives opened on Monday the year's first session with promises that it would deliberate 53 bills within 38 days. The number of bills to be deliberated is larger than in past sessions because of the accumulation of unfinished bills from past sessions.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati speaks in Bali
Megawati speaks in Bali As the leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), President Megawati Soekarnoputri, whose paternal grandmother is Balinese, delivered a passionate speech in Bali on Sunday. The occasion was the 30th anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), which commemorated the birth of the party 30 years ago, when a number of nationalistic parties plus two small Christian parties (Protestant and Catholic) merged into a single party.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
JAKARTA: Indonesia's state-owned coal miner PT Tambang
JAKARTA: Indonesia's state-owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam said Monday it expects its net profit for the full year of 2002 will fall 26 percent to around Rp 200 billion (US$22.4 million) from Rp 272 billion a year earlier. Bukit Asam's Finance Director Abdul Aziz attributed the fall in net profit last year mostly to the closure of its coal plant in Ombilin, West Sumatra province.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fuchs inaugurates lubricant plant in Bekasi
Fuchs inaugurates lubricant plant in Bekasi The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Fuchs Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuchs Petrolub AG of Germany, inaugurated the operation of its lubricant blending plant on Monday in Bekasi, just east of Jakarta. President director Nugraha Kartasasmita told a press conference that the plant, established in Bekasi, West Java, with a total investment of Rp 48 billion (US$5.33 million), had a designed capacity of up to 120,000 tons per year.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Security success
Security success From Warta Kota Christmas this year was celebrated smoothly and peacefully. Hopefully, this will mark the return of peace to our country. A spate of bomb blasts on Christmas Eve in 2000 and several other bomb blasts at a number of churches in 2001 were terrifying acts of terror for us.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
House silent over Australian envoy
House silent over Australian envoy JAKARTA: The post of Australian ambassador to Jakarta remains vacant as the Indonesian House of Representatives has yet to give its approval for the posting. The position has been vacant for the past two months since Richard W. Smith was appointed Australian secretary of defense and returned to Canberra. "The process is still being discussed in the House," Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Marty Natalegawa said on Monday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Legislators submit petition rejecting utility price rises
Legislators submit petition rejecting utility price rises The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators ate their words on Monday when they demanded the government to reverse its decision on the utility price hikes, despite the fact that they had agreed to the increases in the first place.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Councillors complain about late salary
Councillors complain about late salary Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although considered to be wealthy, city councillors complained on Monday that their monthly salaries, which amounted to about Rp 9 million (US$1,000) each, had yet to be disbursed due to the late approval of the 2003 city budget. "Yes, the wages have not yet been disbursed. It's really annoying," councillor A Rahman of the United Development Party (PPP) said.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
City has yet to determine fares increase
City has yet to determine fares increase Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nearly two weeks after the increase in fuel prices, especially diesel, which is used by most public transportation services, the city administration has yet to decide on a corresponding hike in transportation fares, despite mounting demands from drivers. "We're still waiting for the results of a study on the possibility of a fare increase," Governor Sutiyoso told reporters on Monday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fix the road!
Fix the road! From Pos Kota Jl. Jatiwaringin, notorious for its traffic congestion in East Jakarta, has in fact been widened for several months. However, the widening project seems to have made no progress, particularly in the section near Assyaffi'iyah University. As a consequence of the excrucitingly slow progress of the project, a long traffic jam of vehicles always occurs on the road during work days.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
House to revise internal rule
House to revise internal rule JAKARTA: In an attempt to shorten bill deliberations, the House of Representatives' Legislation Body has proposed a draft revision of the House's Internal Regulations. House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Monday that the proposal would be discussed by a steering committee (Bamus) for further deliberation.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
New fees kill Gecko export business
New fees kill Gecko export business Indonesia does not only export agriculture commodities or low- end manufacturing products, but also geckos, those small lizards that creep around on walls and eat insects. About two months ago, the country's gecko exporters became livid after a Ministry of Agriculture ruling required that the lizard had to be included on the list of animals that must be medically inspected for pests before shipment.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
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Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Scholar Bresnan comes full circle
Scholar Bresnan comes full circle Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Everything has a beginning. Indonesia's economic miracle until the '90s began with the economists who designed it. Tracing back to their names, and the search for a beginning, would likely end with John J. Bresnan. The economists on his account include Widjojo Nitisastro, Ali Wardhana and Emil Salim.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. envoy defends RP travel advisory
U.S. envoy defends RP travel advisory Agencies, Manila U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone on Monday defended a new advisory cautioning Americans from traveling to certain parts of the Philippines because of safety concerns, asking whether Filipinos would themselves risk going to those places. Faced by a barrage of media questions about the travel advisory issued by Washington last week, Ricciardone asked one journalist: "You're a Filipino.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
IMF team kick starts its review on RI economy
IMF team kick starts its review on RI economy The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has started its mission to review the country's economic reform progress and to set out new targets, both of which will be outlined in the proposed eighth letter of intent (LoI), a government official said.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Utut and Cerdas to lead RI SEA Games chess team
Utut and Cerdas to lead RI SEA Games chess team Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto and GM Cerdas Barus have automatically secured berths on the Indonesian chess team for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, an official of the Indonesian chess governing body, Percasi, said on Monday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Judges split over human rights abuse verdict
Judges split over human rights abuse verdict Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Human Rights Court failed on Monday to sentence a police officer charged with gross human rights violations in East Timor in 1999 due to unresolved disagreement among the five judges. Presiding Judge Andriani Nurdin said the judges presiding over the trial could not reach a unanimous decision in the case of Lt. Col.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Melbourne builds garden for Bali victims
Melbourne builds garden for Bali victims A garden memorial to victims of the terrorist bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali opened in the southern city of Melbourne on Monday, three months after the attack. More than 80 relatives and friends of those killed in the Oct. 12 bombings at two nightclubs in Bali gathered near Victoria state's Parliament House for a memorial service to open the site.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
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JP/5/nation CONGRATULATIONS: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno (right) fastens insignias to the newly elected governor of West Kalimantan, H. Usman Ja'far (left), and his deputy, Laurentus Herman, during their inauguration ceremony at the provincial legislature. On behalf of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, Hari swore-in Usman as the new West Kalimantan governor for the 2003 to 2008 period to replace Aspar Aswin.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
PR professionals' advice to Megawati
PR professionals' advice to Megawati In your Jan. 10 edition you quoted Teddy Kharsadi and myself advising the government to improve on its PR performance. I would like to clarify some points in your otherwise well written article to avoid misperceptions due to incomplete information or communication.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Resolutions for reconciliation
Resolutions for reconciliation Ivan A. Hadar, President, Indonesian Institute for Democracy Education (IDe), Jakarta Social conflicts in many parts of Indonesia are still continuing. However, the scale and intensity of the conflicts tend to have decreased, enabling systematic and integrated recovery efforts.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah ends up, shares down
Rupiah ends up, shares down Dow Jones, Jakarta The Indonesian rupiah ended up against the dollar in thin trade Monday as concerns that the recent hikes in fuel prices and tariffs would spark violent protests eased, dealers said. The dollar closed at Rp 8,875, down from its close Friday at Rp 8,925.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
State prosecutors to return Amrozi's file to police
State prosecutors to return Amrozi's file to police Agencies, Jakarta Head of the Bali prosecutor's office I Ketut Yona said on Monday that he would return the case file on key Bali bombing suspect Amrozi to the police so that they could add further details to it. "The file, which was submitted to us on Jan. 6, is currently being studied. But we can already see that there are matters that still need to be added to by the police," he said.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
2. DEATH: 2 x 30
2. DEATH: 2 x 30 21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executed 3. PROTEST: 1 x 45 Anti-govt protests continue into second week 4. PROJECT: Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen 5. ODD: 1 x 32 Man disappears with pet tiger
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RP economy grows by 4.1-4.3%
RP economy grows by 4.1-4.3% MANILA: The Philippines' economy is estimated to have grown by between 4.1 and 4.3 percent last year, Finance Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho said Monday. The figure for gross domestic product (GDP) growth is within the government's official target of between 4.0 and 4.5 percent for the year, he said. "I think we exceeded everyone's expectations, including our own," Camacho told the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bulog changes status to semi profit-oriented firm
Bulog changes status to semi profit-oriented firm The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to change the status of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) into a semi profit-oriented state-owned company, with one of the main aims being to improve the agency's financial accountability. The decision was made during a limited Cabinet meeting on Monday chaired by President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
NGOs join move to promote peace
NGOs join move to promote peace Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to boost civilian participation in the peace process in Aceh, several local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have set up an independent team to ensure the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) allow room for democratization in the province.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Tuesday, January 14, 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature 8:00 DRTV Indonesia 8:30 Environment 9:00 Documentary 9:30 Citra Anak Bangsa 10:30 Entertainment 11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Foreign envoys weigh support for Aceh truce
Foreign envoys weigh support for Aceh truce Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Ambassadors from the United States, Japan and Italy arrived here on Monday for a two-day visit to show support for a recent peace agreement to end decades of hostilities in the troubled province of Aceh. World Bank country director Andrew Steer was also among the delegation members that included U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
TNI pleads innocence in Timika shooting
TNI pleads innocence in Timika shooting The Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto lamented on Monday public doubts over the result of a government probe into the last year's fatal shooting in Timika, Papua, saying there was no evidence whatsoever of military involvement in the incident. "There was no evidence (of military involvement) and we have even invited the FBI (the U.S.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati: Leader (only) of her own party
Megawati: Leader (only) of her own party Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) celebrated its 30th anniversary in glamorous fashion in Bali last week. Megawati Soekarnoputri, PDI Perjuangan chairperson, who is also the President of the Republic, in her speech to supporters, said that the government had no other choice but to increase fuel, electricity and telephone prices.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Envoy candidate list submitted
Envoy candidate list submitted JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) said on Monday that it had received a list of candidates vying for ambassador posts overseas from President Megawati Soekarnoputri. Ibrahim Ambong, the chairman of House Commission I for foreign affairs, refused to reveal any of the names or the times when the government would submit the list.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen
Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri announced on Monday that the government would allocate Rp 63 billion in a bid to keep the diesel price at ports at the level of the ceiling price of Rp 1,890 (21 US cents) per liter set by the government. So far, a disparity exists between the ceiling price and the actual retail price in fishing ports, due to the distance between gas stations and the fishermen's boats.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
UNICEF to help garbage management
UNICEF to help garbage management AMBON, Maluku: A team from UNICEF will assist the Ambon administration in managing garbage by providing relevant training and technology to solve the city's waste disposal problem in February. According to Ambon mayor Jopi Papilaja, the garbage dump in the city, originally located in Air Kuning, Sirimau district, had not functioned since the development of settlements in the area following three years of sectarian fighting n the Maluku islands.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati's ouster too risky to pursue, analysts warn
Megawati's ouster too risky to pursue, analysts warn Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia cannot afford to unseat President Megawati Soekarnoputri at this point, even as pressure mounts, analysts said, adding that the risk of creating instability by toppling her was too great with the general election just a year away. Political analyst J.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to improve public participation in tackling floods
Govt urged to improve public participation in tackling floods Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government and city administration were urged on Monday to improve residents' participation in dealing with the possible upcoming floods and not to concentrate solely on expensive prevention measures.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Anti-govt protests continue into second week
Anti-govt protests continue into second week The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Violence erupted again on Monday as thousands of people embarked on a second week of protests nationwide against the steep rises in fuel prices, and electricity and telephone charges. However, most of the street rallies proceeded peacefully across the country. At least three students were injured in a clash between around 50 demonstrating students and police in the nation's second biggest city of Surabaya, East Java.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Ministers forced to stay over in Kupang
Ministers forced to stay over in Kupang Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The absence of security guarantees prevented on Monday four Cabinet ministers from landing in the Maluku capital of Ambon and forced them to stay in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang overnight. State Minister of Administrative Reform Feisal Tamin, State Minister of Research and Technology Hatta Rajasa, Minister of Forestry M.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Reda faces 18 months in jail
Reda faces 18 months in jail JAKARTA: State prosecutors demanded on Monday an 18-month jail term for a German journalist, who is charged with violating his visa. Prosecutor Suharto said before the South Jakarta District Court that Seyam Reda, 42, had violated the terms of his tourist visa by working as a freelance cameraman in conflict zones. "He is guilty of violating his visa. He is not allowed to work as a journalist under a tourist visa," he said.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Companies must improve workers' safety: Mega
Companies must improve workers' safety: Mega M. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on companies in Indonesia to significantly improve the safety of their workers following reports about the increasing number of fatalities occurring at workplaces.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
KPU gives House until March to endorse electoral bills
KPU gives House until March to endorse electoral bills Bambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives promised on Monday to complete the deliberation of three more crucial political bills this session as demanded by the General Elections Commission (KPU), but doubts linger as to whether the House can deliver on its promise.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Seven people infected by anthrax
Seven people infected by anthrax BOGOR: The Veterinary Research Center (Balitvet) confirmed on Monday that seven residents of Kadumanggu village, Babakan Madang regency, Bogor, had contracted the disease anthrax. The head of Bogor-based Balitvet, Darminto, said that after examining blood samples from the infected residents they had detected the presence of anthrax antibodies. According to him, the antibody formation indicated that they had suffered from the disease on their skin.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
From Republika
From Republika One of the two Denpoo air conditioners I bought from Carrefour in Lebak Bulus failed to operate. After contacting Denpoo's technicians, I was told that the machine's PCB was at fault and therefore had to be replaced. Up to the present, I cannot enjoy the air conditioner yet while Denpoo has not seriously responded to my complaints. I have got only promises from three phone conversations.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Drug dealers arrested in mosque
Drug dealers arrested in mosque BOGOR: While most drugs transactions take place in discotheques and other secular places, two drug dealers tried to conduct their business in a mosque here, but were arrested on Saturday evening by police officers who had been monitoring their activities.