Archive: 18 January 2003
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Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Six arrested in counterfeit ring
Six arrested in counterfeit ring CIREBON, West Java: Police here said on Friday they had arrested at least six people for allegedly counterfeiting money in the past two months. Cirebon Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Siswandi said the latest arrest of two suspects was made on Thursday, and four others were nabbed two months ago when they were trying to pass off fake money to a disguised police officer.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Hope for national leaders
Hope for national leaders From Bisnis Indonesia Many circles of society have staged demonstrations against increases in fuel prices, electricity tariffs and telephone rates, apparently with the same goal of rejecting the hikes. As a matter of fact, however, each sector of society has an ulterior motive, such as tax facilities for entrepreneurs, political bargaining power for legislators, and so forth.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Leaders, media must adapt to changes
Leaders, media must adapt to changes Ardimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, ardimas@thejakartapost.com In what could be viewed as a New Year's gift, President Megawati Soekarnoputri criticized the media over what she called unbalanced reporting of the ongoing protests against the simultaneous hikes in fuel prices and some utility rates.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
House and the Indosat divestment
House and the Indosat divestment From Koran Tempo The Indosat divestment case has drawn public attention and it remains to be seen how it will end. And now there is another case: The simultaneous hikes of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs. Rallies have been held everywhere, lashing out strongly at the government. These rallies are legal and natural.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Mandala increases Ambon service
Mandala increases Ambon service Privately-owned airline Mandala Airlines now flies daily from Jakarta to Ambon and vice versa using a Boeing 737-200 plane. Prior to the daily service, which was launched on Monday, the airline served the route six times a week. The company said in a statement on Friday that the Jakarta- Ambon flight would depart from Terminal 1 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport at 6.45 a.m. local time and arrive at Pattimura Airport, Ambon, at 1.15 p.m. local time.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
4 x 11
4 x 11 Separatists told to leave Ambon to attend trial JP/5/pasir 2 x 27 Riau environmentalists to sue Singapore over sand imports Box 1 x 28 Belgium wants dredgers freed JP/5/Rusuh 1 x 50 Five dead, six injured in bloody W. Sumatra village clash Dumai council dismisses speaker in plenary session
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Impacts of postponing phone rate increase
Impacts of postponing phone rate increase Winahyo Soekanto, Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation, Jakarta, winahyo@yahoo.com A double standard is what the government and state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom applied when they tried to introduce the telephone rate hike -- a plan very recently postponed following heavy-duty public pressure.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Picasso sits beside $1m diamond in Jakarta
Picasso sits beside $1m diamond in Jakarta Hera Diani and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The expectation was that it was going to be another ostentatious exhibition packed with priceless items, showing yet another paradox of a poor third world country. The three-day Indonesia International Exhibition on Jewelry, Timepieces, Fine Arts and Antiques, however, had a very low turnout to start with.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Telephone rates
Telephone rates The government has finally delayed the new telephone tariff increases, which should be effective this month. The delay was announced after a meeting between three coordinating ministers and members of the House and Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Wednesday. However, it is not clear for how long the delay will be. The delay is somewhat comforting for the people, who had been complaining about the 15 percent increase in telephone rates.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
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;AFP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Myanmar-arrests Two arrested "pseudo nuns" received NLD support: Myanmar junta JP/11/ASEAN Two 'nuns' received NLD support: Junta MYANMAR: Myanmar's military junta on Friday accused two "pseudo nuns" arrested for protesting against the government of receiving support from exiled members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD).
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Stability, growth, reform: WB
Stability, growth, reform: WB World Bank, Jakarta Structural reforms under the Megawati administration have by and large remained on track. Reforms accelerated markedly after the Bali attack. Recognizing the importance of sending positive signals after Bali, the government renewed reform efforts on a wide front. Key steps taken in recent months include the passage of the Law on the Anti-Corruption Commission, the sale of an IBRA bank, and announcements of more sales.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
KPU must proceed or risk delayed 2004 election
KPU must proceed or risk delayed 2004 election The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the absence of the required electoral bills, the General Elections Commission (KPU) is going ahead with its preparations for the 2004 general election. Otherwise, the elections might be delayed. The work currently being done by KPU includes preparations for the establishment of KPU offices in 30 provinces and hundreds of regencies.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Garuda air cargo handling
Garuda air cargo handling On Dec. 23, 2002, we had a shipment of two boxes containing 16 pots of poinsettia plants destined for Semarang. The boxes were specifically designed and manufactured for shipping potted plants or flowers of this particular size, and the plants inside the boxes were wrapped in heavy Samson paper sleeves, specifically made and designed to package such plants for shipping.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Singaporean, Indonesian artists blend in fusion
Singaporean, Indonesian artists blend in fusion Tarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta "Will I get an all out service?" asked a woman. "I would like to have a massage but I'll have to wait until my husband is assigned out of town. I'll get in touch with you a few days later." "Can I see you in person? If it is okay with you, let's meet at the Pos Kota daily (newspaper) office." These were calls that Yogyakartan artist Iwan Wijono received recently.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Why use a foreign word?
Why use a foreign word? From Media Indonesia If we go from Blok M, South Jakarta, to downtown Kota and vice-versa, we will find a traffic sign reading Khusus Busway (Busway Only). This traffic sign has been put up since December. The word "Busway" is also painted in giant font on the fast lane of the road. As I'm a good citizen and love my nation and language, I would like to ask the Jakarta administration why the traffic sign uses a foreign word.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Public van price discrepancy
Public van price discrepancy From Pos Kota The West Java provincial office of the Highway Traffic and Transportation Service has decided that vans currently in use for city transportation services manufactured before 1990 must be replaced by vans with more recent manufacturing dates. Unfortunately, these new vans are being offered at very high prices. The Kijang Jumbo 2002, for example, is offered at Rp 130 million.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt may bow to pressure over utility price hikes
Govt may bow to pressure over utility price hikes Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cracking under pressure, the government dropped a hint of bowing more to people's incessant protests against hikes in utility prices on Friday. After agreeing to delay the telephone rate increase, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is likely to announce similar changes to her government's policy on fuel and electricity charges in the coming weeks. "I cannot reveal the government's decision.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
TNI, GAM told to maintain peace
TNI, GAM told to maintain peace BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Switzerland-based Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) has called on both the Indonesian military and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to restrain themselves from actions that would disrupt the cessation of hostilities agreement they signed last month. "We regret the incidents in the past three days. We hope the two parties would control themselves and respect the peace agreement," HDC official, David Gorman, said here Friday.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Rector forum offers government a win-win solution
Rector forum offers government a win-win solution Zakki Hakim and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Any government decision to ignore public protests over increases in fuel, electricity and telephone charges would spark further unrest, which would be far more costly than the money saved by cutting subsidies, the Rector Forum concluded Friday. Speaking after a meeting in Trisakti University here, the forum chairman, Zulkifli Husin, urged the government to listen to the people.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Nuclear tension rises on divided Korean peninsula
Nuclear tension rises on divided Korean peninsula Bantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id A frightening scenario on the divided Korean peninsula cast a shadow over the world, as North Korea continued to resist pressures from the United States and its Asian allies that it put a complete halt to its nuclear program.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Government feeds banks to discourage real-sector industries
Government feeds banks to discourage real-sector industries Pitan Daslani Political economy analyst In defending her policy to increase fuel prices and utility rates, little did President Megawati Soekarnoputri realize -- unless she really meant it -- that she was well on track to crippling Indonesia's real-sector industries.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jusuf asked to declare all assets
Jusuf asked to declare all assets JAKARTA: The Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) asked Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla on Friday to declare all of his assets to the commission for audit purposes.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Monday, January 20, 2003
TV Program: Monday, January 20, 2003 TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature 8:00 DRTV 8:30 Environment 9:00 Comedy: Surat 9:30 Agribusiness (Live) 10:30 Entertainment 11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.News: Berita Siang 1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 Metro Indonesia 2:30 TV Series: Kisah Imam Buchari 3:03 Children's Program 3:30 Documentary 4:00 Entertainment 5:03 Cakrawala Budaya 6:00 News: Berita Petang...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Hassan criticizes U.S. immigration profiling policy
Hassan criticizes U.S. immigration profiling policy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta considers Washington's policy, which obliges Indonesian males age 16 and over currently staying in the U.S. to register themselves with immigration authorities as discriminatory and unfriendly. "The new policy is discriminatory, arbitrary, and unacceptable for Indonesia ...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Judge feeling heat in bribery case
Judge feeling heat in bribery case JAKARTA: City Police Anti-Corruption section questioned on Friday a witness in an alleged case of bribery in which Torang, a judge at the South Jakarta District court, reportedly sought a bribe from a plaintiff appearing before his court.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Hospitals have
Hospitals have social function From Media Indonesia Several hospitals in East Java have raised their treatment fees. In Indonesia, as a developing nation or even a poor country, hospitals have a social function, while a commercial motive is, in my opinion, not yet appropriate. As a rule, hospitals have several classes for their patients such as VIP or super VIP, premier and first through fourth classes.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Present coalition
Present coalition still going strong In the political scene, it is virtually impossible for the solid coalition of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), the faction of the Functional Group (Golkar) behind Akbar Tandjung and the United Development Party (PPP) to lose the 2004 elections. The mafia have only moved from one political vehicle (Golkar) to a new one (PDI-Perjuangan).
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
No public transportation fare proposal made yet
No public transportation fare proposal made yet Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration had yet to receive a proposal on increased public transportation fares from the special team set up to conduct a survey on the fare situation in Jakarta.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Westerners trained in al-Qaeda camp in RI
Westerners trained in al-Qaeda camp in RI Agencies, Jakarta/Sydney Seven Western men were among 50 Indonesians who attended training camps organized and financed by al-Qaida in 2001 on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, an intelligence official said Friday. Muchyar Yara, a senior intelligence official, said al-Qaida provided an undisclosed amount of money, along with weapons and explosives expertise, for at least 10 camps in the jungles near Poso in Central Sulawesi province.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. KPU: 1 x 48
1. KPU: 1 x 48 KPU must proceed or risk delayed 2004 election 2. LAW: 1 x 42 Law restricts number of political parties 3. LG: 2 x 25 LG keeps its commitment to invest in Indonesia 4. 5. ODD: 1 x 33 Durian causes security scare 5. ODD: 1 x 33 Couples can marry on board aircraft
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
FBI team to arrive soon
FBI team to arrive soon JAKARTA: The National Police is awaiting the arrival of a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team to join the local police in investigating the ambush on Freeport employees in Timika, Papua, last year. National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said after a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that preparations were underway to receive the foreign investigators.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
1,207 to guard governor's inauguration
1,207 to guard governor's inauguration KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Police said on Friday that they would deploy 1,207 officers to ensure security during the inauguration of the newly elected governor and its deputy, Ali Mazi and Yusran Silondae, on Saturday. Spokesman for the provincial police Comr. Muharam Riyadi said the deployment of police personnel was aimed at preventing those opposed to the election of the new governor from sabotaging the event.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Let's bargain, folks, it's Jakarta
Let's bargain, folks, it's Jakarta Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On a roadside, a person braced against three people who were speaking in a heightened state of emotion with high-pitched voices. Take a closer look. They're not quarreling. They're just bargaining. "I want this steel can, this knife, and that thermos. You must give me a bargain price. How about Rp 50,000 for all three?" an old lady pressed while holding the goods in her hands. "Yes, that's a reasonable price, isn't it?
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dumai council dismisses speaker in plenary session
Dumai council dismisses speaker in plenary session The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Dumai regency legislative council in the province of Riau dismissed its speaker, Benedi Boiman, amid a veil of secrecy during a plenary session on Friday. The dismissal follows a no-confidence motion issued by councillors against the speaker for failing to bolster "good relations" between him and other legislators.
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Forests, IBRA and donors
Forests, IBRA and donors David Kaimowitz Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Mubariq Ahmad World Wide Fund (WWF) Bogor Sustainable forest management is one of the key items to be discussed by international donors and the Indonesian Government during this week's meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI).
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Court upholds Akbar verdict, calls mount for him to quit
Court upholds Akbar verdict, calls mount for him to quit The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The High Court in Jakarta upheld the district court's three- year jail sentence on Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tandjung for the misappropriation of Rp 40 billion in Bulog funds, prompting legislators and political analysts to renew their calls for him to resign the speakership on moral and ethical grounds.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Ba'asyir writes Mega over wealth
Ba'asyir writes Mega over wealth JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri read on Friday a letter from detained Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who urged her to donate half her wealth to the cash-strapped country. Presidential secretary Kemal Munawar said Megawati read the letter as soon as she received it from him, but Kemal refused to discuss Megawati's reaction. "I cannot give you the details, but she read it immediately," Kemal told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Government feeds banks to discourage real-sector industries
Government feeds banks to discourage real-sector industries Pitan Daslani Political economy analyst In defending her policy to increase fuel prices and utility rates, little did President Megawati Soekarnoputri realize -- unless she really meant it -- that she was well on track to crippling Indonesia's real-sector industries.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI economy to suffer if Iraq attacked
RI economy to suffer if Iraq attacked The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy, still struggling to recover from the economic crisis in the late 1990s, would experience another major setback if the U.S. launched a military strike on Iraq, a foreign-based economist said.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
City KPU to get new facilities
City KPU to get new facilities The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration announced on Friday that it had allocated Rp 125 billion in the 2003 budget proposal to develop facilities for the 2004 general election, including a new building. The secretary of the city chapter of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Ismeth S. Hasan, said that the building would be the new home of the KPU city chapter office.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Justice for
Justice for ordinary people From Kompas The increase in fuel prices, and electricity and telephone charges have no direct impact on the poor people, who have no motorized vehicles. However, the impact of the price increases -- soaring prices of daily necessities, will hit them hard. Also, the 17 percent hike in the fares of economy class trains has seriously burdened the low-income bracket people, who cannot afford to travel by ship, bus or, of course, plane.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bali bombs exploded prematurely, suspect says
Bali bombs exploded prematurely, suspect says Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Ali Imron, a suspect in last year's Bali blasts, told investigators that the bombs used in the devastating attacks exploded before they were supposed to, police said on Friday. Spokesman for the police inquiry team Sr. Comr. Zainuri Lubis said Imron claimed a bomb went off first near the United States consulate in Denpasar's Renon district, triggered by a mobile phone.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Councillors to get free training paid for by UNDP
Councillors to get free training paid for by UNDP Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public funds apparently are no longer adequate for Jakarta city councillors as they revealed their plan on Friday to use foreign funding worth US$130,000 to improve their knowledge in the fields of urban and environmental management.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Riau environmentalists to sue Singapore over sand imports
Riau environmentalists to sue Singapore over sand imports Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Local environmentalists here are planning to sue the Singapore government, blamed for destroying the environment in Riau as the neighboring country has continued importing sand from the Indonesian province.
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Painter Rastika returns with fresh touch
Painter Rastika returns with fresh touch Yusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta After being absent for some time from a solo exhibition in Jakarta, Rastika, 60-year-old glass painter from Gegesik Kulon, a village in Cirebon, West Java, is back with his latest works.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Law restricts number of political parties
Law restricts number of political parties Bambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Only a few of the over 200 new political parties will contest the 2004 general election as many of them will likely fail to meet the strict requirements imposed by the new Law on Political Parties. Existing parties have nine months to adjust themselves to Law No. 31/2002, otherwise, they will not be recognized as a political party.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
New province to
New province to solve Papua issue From Media Indonesia People in the region of Irian Jaya, now called Papua, are still lagging behind in their standard of living, while the political movement to secede from the Republic of Indonesia is escalating. Despite the region's rich gold and copper deposits, Papuans remain poor and underdeveloped, possibly due to the vastness of the province, which makes development efforts ineffective and centered only in certain areas.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Film, video and photo fest to showcase ASEAN talent
Film, video and photo fest to showcase ASEAN talent Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aspiring filmmakers and photographers, do you want the opportunity to expose your work in the United States, plus have a chance to win cash up to US$1,750 at the first U.S. ASEAN Film, Video & Photography Festival?
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Corruption worse under Megawati, says ICW
Corruption worse under Megawati, says ICW Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption among state officials and politicians has worsened under President Megawati Soekarnoputri's leadership, Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) says.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Government to issue new policy on money laundering
Government to issue new policy on money laundering Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fight against money laundering would appear to be intensifying with the government announcing plans on Friday to issue a ruling requiring non-bank financial institutions to find out more about their customers so as to avoid illicit money being used in transactions.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
LG keeps its commitment to invest in Indonesia
LG keeps its commitment to invest in Indonesia Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, West Java PT LG Electronics Indonesia, a subsidiary of the South Korean- owned electronic company LG, is scheduled early next month to start operating the expansion unit of its refrigerator factory, which has been constructed with an investment of US$9 million. Corporate plant manager Moon I.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
S.Korea's Roh reaches out to Western investors
S.Korea's Roh reaches out to Western investors Paul Eckert, Reuters, Seoul South Korean President-elect Roh Moo-hyun, once a fiery union lawyer, reached out to foreign investors on Friday, vowing further steps to open a fast-growing economy that has a history of hostility towards outsiders. Roh also said, in a speech to the American and European chambers of commerce in Seoul, he was confident the North Korean nuclear crisis would be resolved peacefully.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Washington ethnic profiling policy discriminatory: Hassan
Washington ethnic profiling policy discriminatory: Hassan Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Jakarta considers Washington's policy, which obliges Indonesian males age 16 and over currently staying in the U.S. to register themselves with immigration authorities as discriminatory and unfriendly. "The new policy is discriminatory, arbitrary, and unacceptable for Indonesia ...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Peak U.S. business group calls for ASEAN to integrate markets
Peak U.S. business group calls for ASEAN to integrate markets Agence France-Presse, Bangkok Southeast Asian nations should work quickly to integrate their economies in order to compete successfully against their giant neighbor China, a peak U.S.-based business group said Friday.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Separatists told to leave Ambon to attend trial
Separatists told to leave Ambon to attend trial Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The North Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has ordered Maluku separatist leaders Alex Manuputty and Semmy Waeleruny to leave Ambon and return to Jakarta within 10 days to attend further hearings in their subversion trials, officials said on Friday.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN urged to help ease Korea crisis
ASEAN urged to help ease Korea crisis Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James A. Kelly urged Indonesia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members on Friday to support dialog as a peaceful means to resolve tension over North Korea's nuclear power program.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices on Malaysia's
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices on Malaysia's Derivatives Exchange are likely to trend further south amid a lack of fresh leads, dealers said Friday. CPO prices for February closed at 1,626 ringgit (US$428) a ton at the end of the week. "The market will initially be softer," a dealer with a local brokerage said.
Sat, 18 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.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta to host copyright seminar
Jakarta to host copyright seminar JAKARTA: Delegates from 23 Asia and Pacific countries are to attend a seminar here later this month to discuss strategies and policies for the protection of intellectual property rights, a senior official said.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati awards best performing exporters
Megawati awards best performing exporters Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri awarded on Friday the Primaniyarta service medal to 34 companies assessed as the best performing exporters last year, praising them for their contribution to the national economy despite the difficult business climate.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Police arrest sea pirates
Police arrest sea pirates MANADO, North Sulawesi: North Sulawesi Police have arrested nine suspected pirates for allegedly hijacking a Taiwanese fishing boat in waters off Sangihe Talaud district on Dec. 27. Provincial police spokesman Adj. Sr. Com. Bambang Purnomo said on Thursday night that the nine were arrested in Sorong, Papua between Jan. 11 and Jan. 12. The suspects, all residents of Bitung district, allegedly hijacked the MV Kua Sheun No.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Elite culture and
Elite culture and people's culture From Koran Tempo President Megawati Soekarnoputri said that the burning of the President's and Vice President's effigies in rallies staged to protest against the hike in utility prices was indicative that the people were lacking in respect and that their cultural values had eroded. The President said on Jan. 12 in Bali, that for the sake of a better future of the people and nation, she must be ready to take unpopular measures.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Five dead, six injured in bloody W. Sumatra village clash
Five dead, six injured in bloody W. Sumatra village clash Kasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra The situation in Pasaman, 180 kilometers north of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, remains tense following bloody violence between the residents of two villages in the regency on Wednesday that claimed five lives and seriously injured six persons. The chief of the West Sumatra Provincial Police, Brig. Gen.
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Railway fares
Railway fares From Republika In the opinion of train commuters, the idea of the Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi divisions of railway company PT KAI to increase railway fares as of Jan. 1, 2003, really defies reason; first and foremost, for the reason that the latest fare hikes were just introduced on July 1, 2002. This only proves that the present government can no longer think of appropriate ways to tap financial sources for state-owned enterprises lacking in fresh funds.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
BP to fully resume East Java gas supply
BP to fully resume East Java gas supply The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc. completed on Friday the repair work on leaks at its gas pipelines in East Java, a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said. The ministry said that gas supply to various industries in East Java could be fully resumed beginning Saturday. The gas leak incident occurred on Dec. 29, prompting BP to shut down five of the 14 wells in the Pagerungan gas fields.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso and garbage
Sutiyoso and garbage As many of us know, the main problems that constantly bedevil our capital city, Jakarta, are its transportation system, flooding and garbage disposal. Unfortunately, the city administration and bureaucracy have never come up with any workable solutions to these problems, allowing them instead to grow and develop into a time bomb that could explode at any moment. The teeming city of Jakarta produces an estimated 23,400 cubic meters of garbage per day.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Saturday, January 18, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, January 18, 2003 TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature 8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita 9:00 Documentary 9:30 Entertainment 10:00 Mujizat 10:30 Talk Show 11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.News: Berita Siang 1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 News: Metro Indonesia 2:30 Entertainment 3:03 Documentary 3:30 Entertainment 4:00 Religious Teachings 4:30 Entertainment 5:00 News: Sari Berita 5:03 TV Drama 6:00...
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The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Directorate General of Telecommunications and Post issued a directive on Friday instructing the country's four fixed-line telephone operators to charge their customers at the old rate. The move follows a government decision to postpone the recently announce rate increase. The four telephone operators are PT Telkom, PT Indosat, PT Ratelindo and PT BBT.
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Reduced competitiveness blamed on lack of stars
Reduced competitiveness blamed on lack of stars Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As competitiveness has faded significantly, the Indonesian amateur boxing today could hardly yield future stars as did in the past, former national star Syamsul Anwar Harahap said. "One major cause to the reduction in amateur competitiveness is the loose control when it comes to the amateurs' entering professional boxing," Syamsul told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Legislators set to investigate Indosat sale to foreign firm
Legislators set to investigate Indosat sale to foreign firm Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 117 legislators submitted a petition on Friday urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to exercise its investigative powers to examine the sale of 41.9 percent of PT Indosat to Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd (STT).
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Telkom told to charge customers old rate
Telkom told to charge customers old rate The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Telecommunications and Post issued a directive on Friday instructing the country's four fixed-line telephone operators to charge their customers at the old rate. The move follows a government decision to postpone the recently announce rate increase. The four telephone operators are PT Telkom, PT Indosat, PT Ratelindo and PT BBT.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
JP/6/E04
JP/6/E04 Telephone rates The government has finally delayed the new telephone tariff increases, which should be effective this month. The delay was announced after a meeting between three coordinating ministers and members of the House and Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Wednesday. However, it is not clear for how long the delay will be. The delay is somewhat comforting for the people, who had been complaining about the 15 percent increase in telephone rates.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Belgium urges RI to free dredgers
Belgium urges RI to free dredgers The Belgium government summoned the Indonesian ambassador Thursday to protest Jakarta's refusal to release three Belgian dredging vessels that have been cleared by an Indonesian court of illegally operating in Indonesian waters.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: KPU must proceed or risk delayed election2
* Headlines: KPU must proceed or risk delayed election2 * National:Four hurt in clash during price hike protest 4 * Archipelago: Separatists to leave Ambon to attend trial5 * Opinion: Leaders, media must adapt to changes7 * City: Councillors to get training paid for by UNDP8 * Sports: Top players advance at Aussie Open10 * World:Roh urges U.S. to talk to N. Korea about crisis11 * Business:Govt to issue new policy on money laundering13 * Features: Painter Rastika returns with fresh touch 19
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI economy to suffer should U.S. attack Iraq
RI economy to suffer should U.S. attack Iraq The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia's economy, still struggling to recover from the economic crisis in the late 1990s, would experience another major setback if the U.S. launched a military strike on Iraq, a foreign-based economist said.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. Cifor20 -- Sustaining RI forests
1. Cifor20 -- Sustaining RI forests needs strong measures 2. State16 -- Total intelligence needed for comprehensive national security
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Humor in Rastika's Glass Painting
Humor in Rastika's Glass Painting Yusuf Susilo Hartono Contributor Jakarta After being absent for sometime of solo exhibition area in Jakarta, Rastika, 60-year-old glass painter from Gegesik Kulon, a village in Cirebon, West Java, backs with his latest works.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
S. Arabian citizen nabbed for drugs
S. Arabian citizen nabbed for drugs TANGERANG: A Saudi Arabian citizen was arrested at Soekarno- Hatta International Airport on Thursday for trying to smuggle 2,647 benzodiazepam barbiturate pills into the country. Airport customs and excise chief Jusuf Indarto said on Friday that the suspect, identified as Aljamas Abdulrahman Mohammed, 25, had arrived at the airport from Riyadh on Thursday. "Metal detector test results indicated the suspect was hiding something on his body.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Four students hurt in clash during price hike protest
Four students hurt in clash during price hike protest The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least four students were wounded when police scuffled with some 3,000 students protesting in front of the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday. The clash broke out at dusk, with police beating students with batons after they tried to storm the governor's office. Witnesses said police also detained four students.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Feeding banks only deters real-sector industries
Feeding banks only deters real-sector industries Pitan Daslani, Journalist, Jakarta In defending her policy to increase fuel prices and utility rates, little did President Megawati Soekarnoputri realize -- unless she really meant it -- that she was well on track to crippling Indonesia's real-sector industries.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Threat not to pay taxes
Threat not to pay taxes In the rallies held in response to the simultaneous increases of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs, the protesters demanded that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz resign. I can certainly understand this demand.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-rates Rupiah Rates Jan. 17 JP/13/Conver Rupiah Rates Jan.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI to set up property rights task force
RI to set up property rights task force Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to curb rampant intellectual property piracy in the country, the government is planning to establish a task force that would strengthen coordination among law enforcers. "Media reports give the impression that the government does not deploy adequate measures to deal with piracy.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Defense plea in Theys trial rejected
Defense plea in Theys trial rejected SURABAYA, East Java: Military prosecutors rejected on Friday a defense plea by lawyers of seven Army Special Forces (Kopassus) members charged with murdering Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay. Chief investigator Col. Haryanto said the objections presented by the defendants' lawyers were part of the legal subjects that the judges should examine.