Archive: 21 October 2003
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Tue, 21 Oct 2003
IT-based logistics firms offer customers efficient solutions
IT-based logistics firms offer customers efficient solutionsRangga Ivananda, Contributor, Jakarta The application of information technology (IT) in the logistics business is not only vital to be more competitive, it also gives efficient solutions and a feeling of security to customers.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Students protest land clearance
Students protest land clearance KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Dozens of students protested on Monday at the East Nusa Tenggara governor's office, slamming the Manggarai regental administration's policy of clearing coffee plantations used by local farmers, but which the regent claims was state land.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Crackdown on nightspots for Ramadhan
Crackdown on nightspots for Ramadhan JAKARTA: Indonesia's Islamic authority urged the government on Monday to close nightspots and ban television shows featuring pornography and violence during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Heryanto leaves Bandung Hospital
Heryanto leaves Bandung HospitalYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java Heryanto, the elementary school student who attempted suicide two months ago, was transferred from Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung to a hospital in his hometown of Garut on Monday.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Robbers shoot employee
Robbers shoot employee JAKARTA: A bank customer was shot in the groin by armed robbers at 11:30 a.m. on Monday after withdrawing Rp 120 million (US$14,117.65) from the Bank Mandiri branch in Warung Buncit, Mampang, South Jakarta.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Immoral TV shows
Immoral TV showsFrom Media Indonesia Television stations provide entertainment for their viewers, as well as information and education. However, with the increasingly intense competition between the stations in wooing the viewers, TV executives seem to be ignoring the fact that their programs are...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Billboard ads on toll roads
Billboard ads on toll roadsFrom Media Indonesia In the last few months, quite a lot of billboards advertising cigarettes have emerged along toll roads, particularly those in Jakarta, such as the one from Slipi to Cawang.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Bapepam, Thai SEC set to enhance corporation
Bapepam, Thai SEC set to enhance corporationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) and Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Thailand) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation in supervising and developing the...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Another defendant jailed for hiding terrorists
Another defendant jailed for hiding terroristsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Denpasar District Court jailed shrimp farmer Muhajir on Monday for four years for harboring wanted suspects in the Bali bombings.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Indonesia defends logging allegations against Malaysia
Indonesia defends logging allegations against MalaysiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government stood by its move on Monday to ask the European Union (EU) to stop importing wood products from Malaysia, saying that it was based on strong indications that its wood products were...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Govt to improve reproductive health
Govt to improve reproductive health JAKARTA: The government is setting up a national commission on birth control in a move to reduce the number of abortion cases and maternal mortality rates in the country, which remain high among Southeast Asian countries.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Housemaid electrocuted
Housemaid electrocuted DEPOK: A housemaid died after being electrocuted as she was cleaning a fish pond at her employer's home in Cinere subdistrict, Limo district, Depok, on Sunday at around 4 p.m.The maid, identified as Surani, 31, was instructed by her employer Lisa to clean the fish pond as it...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Military, students train together
Military, students train together MANADO, North Sulawesi: Over 1,500 military cadets and students, including those from the Jatinangor, West Java-based Public Administration Institute (STPDN), are gathering in an joint training program here.Indonesian Military (TNI) chief of general affairs Lt. Gen.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Govt destroys 19,000 pirated VCDs
Govt destroys 19,000 pirated VCDs JAKARTA: The Directorate General of Intellectual and Property Rights (HAKI) destroyed on Monday 19,000 pirated VCDs, CDs and DVDs at its office on Jl. Daan Mogot, Tangerang in Banten as part of the implementation of the new law on intellectual property rights.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Elimination of loan words?
Elimination of loan words?From Warta Kota A mass media report recently carried a proposal that a political decision should be made to eliminate loan words, by finding the equivalents of foreign words in Indonesian.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
APEC security brings rare silence to Bangkok
APEC security brings rare silence to BangkokEd Cropley, Reuters, Bangkok Silence, so rare on a weekday Bangkok morning, descended on the Thai capital on Monday as an unprecedented security clampdown for U.S. President George W. Bush kept shoppers and workers at home.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
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Guarantees for gas contract payments needed Todd Callahan PT Jasa Cita Jakarta 2. Yale16 -- The bigger problem: Weapons of individual destruction 1 X 33 A problem bigger than WMDs: WIDs Raenette Taljaard Yale Center for the Study of Globalization New Heaven
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Desertion widespread among indigenous Papuan troops
Desertion widespread among indigenous Papuan troopsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Trikora Military Command, which is responsible for military affairs in the troubled province of Papua, has dishonorably discharged at least 63 soldiers this year, mostly on account of...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
NGOs prepare action to help workers
NGOs prepare action to help workersM. Taufiqurrahman and Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang A number of non-governmental organizations (NGO) are preparing immediate steps to mitigate the hardships of migrant workers who have just returned from overseas.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, October 21, 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, October 21, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children's Program7:30 Music8:30 Travel9:00 Business Magazine10:00 Music11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Tomy too ill to testify against 'Tempo'
Tomy too ill to testify against 'Tempo'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tycoon Tomy Winata failed to appear at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday to testify in the legal battle between himself and Tempo weekly magazine.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
No quick fix for ailing art world
No quick fix for ailing art worldMargaret Agusta, Contributor, Jakarta More questions than answers remain in the wake of an intense discussion about art in Indonesia at the National Gallery on Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur, Central Jakarta.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Efficient logistics means profitable business
Efficient logistics means profitable businessAri Darmawan, Contributor, Jakarta The role of logistics in the business world is becoming more and more important. Delivery of products is required to be early and at the very least on time, otherwise competitors have the opportunity to fill the gap and...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Solving logistics problems by outsourcing
Solving logistics problems by outsourcingJacky Mussry, Contributor, Jakarta Today, fierce competition worldwide is unavoidable. At the national level, the regional autonomy has created competition to a certain extent.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
JP/5/disersi
JP/5/disersi2 x 26 Desertion widespread among indigenous Papuan troops JP/5/gam2 x 17 Court opens terror trials in Medan JP/5/HERY4 x 8 Heryanto leaves Bandung hospital 1 x 44 500 ulema protest against 'Togel' in Cirebon
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Mount Ciremai closed to public: Kuningan Regent
Mount Ciremai closed to public: Kuningan RegentNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Kuningan, West JavaGovernment authorities in Kuningan regency declared here on Monday that the area around Mount Ciremai was closed to the public, following the increased activity of the volcano.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Bottom-up convention and spirit
Bottom-up convention and spirit For a number of political parties, their presidential candidates are no longer shrouded in mystery. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) for instance, is obviously renominating Megawati Soekarnoputri, who has no other rival within the party.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Goh hails Thaksin as next ASEAN leader
Goh hails Thaksin as next ASEAN leaderAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will become the key driver of Southeast Asia following the upcoming retirement of Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad, Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong was quoted as saying on Monday.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Asia, Americas urged to step up economic ties
Asia, Americas urged to step up economic tiesBernice Han, Agence France-Presse, Bangkok Asia and the Americas are competitors in the economic arena but there is much the two sides can do together to push for free trade and stimulate closer trading ties, Mexico's President Vicente Fox said Monday.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Housemaid electrocuted
Housemaid electrocuted DEPOK: A housemaid was electrocuted while cleaning a fishpond at her employer's home in Cinere subdistrict, Limo district, Depok, on Sunday at around 4 p.m.The maid, identified as Surani, 31, was instructed by her employer Lisa to clean the fish pond as it had become turbid...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
KFC told to close during Ramadhan
KFC told to close during Ramadhan MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A deputy speaker of the Mataram legislative council urged on Monday the closure of American- branded, fast-food restaurants and other food stalls to shut down during fasting hours in Ramadhan, the Muslim fasting month.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
BI's accountability
BI's accountability Amendment of law No. 23/1999 on Bank Indonesia (BI) has been delayed for a couple of year mainly due to BI's board of governors' insistence in rejecting the Minister of Finance's proposal to set up a supervisory board which would oversee the performance of this country's central...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Antam gets fresh loans from BCA for expansion
Antam gets fresh loans from BCA for expansionRendi Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) announced on Wednesday that it had received US$60 million in loans from Bank Central Asia (BCA), the country's third largest bank, to fund the company's...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
US$2.6m demanded to free captives
US$2.6m demanded to free captives MALAYSIA: Armed raiders who kidnapped six foreign workers from a Malaysian resort on Borneo island in early October have demanded 10 million ringgit (US$2.6 million) in exchange for their captives' release, a junior minister said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
PBB hopes to finish among top three
PBB hopes to finish among top three JAKARTA: The Crescent Star Party (PBB) has set its aims on finishing among the top three in the 2004 legislative election, its chairman said.PBB chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra expressed on Monday his optimism that his party would meet its target, considering its...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Bottom-up convention and spirit
Bottom-up convention and spirit For a number of political parties, their presidential candidates are no longer shrouded in mystery.The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) for instance, is obviously renominating Megawati Soekarnoputri, who has no other rival within the party.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Moody's assigns ratings to Indosat
Moody's assigns ratings to Indosat JAKARTA: Hong Kong-based Moody's Investors Service has assigned a provisional foreign currency issuer rating of (P)B2 to PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation Tbk (Indosat) and foreign currency long-term debt rating of (P)B2 to the proposed US$200 million 144A and...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Transitional govt sought in Aceh
Transitional govt sought in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh Experts are calling for the revocation of martial law and the establishment of a transitional administration with full support from the central government in Nanggroe Aceh Darusalam in a bid to resolve the conflict there.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Bush erred on Indonesian military training: Report
Bush erred on Indonesian military training: ReportAgence France-Presse, Washington President George W. Bush misspoke last week when he said the United States was ready to launch new military training programs with Indonesia, according to administration officials cited in Monday's Washington Post.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Mt. Ciremai closed to public
Mt. Ciremai closed to publicNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, West Java Government authorities in Kuningan regency declared here on Monday that the area around Mount Ciremai was closed to the public, following the increased activity of the volcano.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
PBB hopes to finish among top three
PBB hopes to finish among top three JAKARTA: The Crescent Star Party (PBB) has set its aims on finishing among the top three in the 2004 legislative election, its chairman said.PBB chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra expressed on Monday his optimism that his party would meet its target, considering its...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Sampoerna's revenue up on price increase
Sampoerna's revenue up on price increaseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's second largest cigarette producer PT HM Sampoerna announced on Monday that it had recorded a slight rise in sales revenue in the first nine months of this year amid a decline in sales volume.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Golkar leader admits delay planned to secure Akbar's bid
Golkar leader admits delay planned to secure Akbar's bidKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar's convention deputy secretary Rully Chairul Azwar admitted on Monday that the decision to delay the selection of Golkar's sole candidate from February to April was taken to secure the chances of...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Thieves make off with three cars
Thieves make off with three cars DEPOK: A gang of robbers have stolen three cars over the last five days in two subdistricts in Depok.The robbers are armed with sharp weapons and guns, and are considered dangerous.The latest incident took place on Monday at about 2 a.m.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Tomy too ill to testify against 'Tempo'
Tomy too ill to testify against 'Tempo'M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaTycoon Tomy Winata failed to stand trial at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday due to illness. He was to have testified in the legal battle between himself and Tempo weekly magazine.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Asia heavily dependent on oil imports, says Purnomo
Asia heavily dependent on oil imports, says PurnomoAgence-France Presse, Bangkok Asia is increasingly turning to the region's largely untapped natural resources in a bid to cut its heavy dependence on Middle East oil imports to meet booming demand for energy, a business symposium was told on Monday.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Pertamina will still dominate downstream sector: Experts
Pertamina will still dominate downstream sector: ExpertsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina can continue to dominate the country's downstream sector even when new players enter the market in 2005 to benefit from the planned liberalization of the...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Muara Angke residents demolish own houses
Muara Angke residents demolish own housesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The scheduled eviction on Monday at the Muara Angke riverbanks by the North Jakarta municipality administration turned out to be a demolition carried out by the residents themselves.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Bush to show support for Megawati on war against terror
Bush to show support for Megawati on war against terrorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Surabaya Extraordinary security will mark the brief visit of United States President George W. Bush to the resort island of Bali on Wednesday for talks with Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
PPATK officially operates as dirty money watchdog
PPATK officially operates as dirty money watchdogSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government officially launched on Monday the Financial Transaction and Report Analysis Center (PPATK) as the highest authority to combat money laundering in the country.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
'Govt only acts after an incident'
'Govt only acts after an incident' The government has been criticized for its inability to protect migrant workers from mistreatment by their employers overseas. Critics point out that these workers send billions of rupiah back to Indonesia.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
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Tue, 21 Oct 2003
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) and Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Thailand) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation in supervising and developing the capital markets of both countries.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
ICW alleges graft in school projects
ICW alleges graft in school projectsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A corruption watchdog alleged on Monday that education projects worth trillions of rupiah, including those funded by foreign agencies, were rife with corruption, and some of top culprits included officials with the Ministry...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Court opens terror trials in Medan
Court opens terror trials in MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The trials of 11 Acehnese separatists charged with committing acts of terror over the past year started on Monday in Medan, North Sumatra, amid tight security.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Guarantees for gas contract payments needed
Guarantees for gas contract payments neededTodd Callahan, PT Jasa Cita, Jakarta Edimon Ginting's article in this newspaper titled Domestic gas should be used to fuel Indonesia's future (Oct. 2) hit the nail on the head.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Jamsostek tightens investment control
Jamsostek tightens investment controlRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Jamsostek, a state-owned company that operates most the country's social security programs for workers, has tightened its investment procedure to secure its assets and boost profits in the coming years.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Samson movers responds
Samson movers responds This is in response to Rohayu's letter in The Jakarta Post, on Sept. 24, titled Samson's weak removal service, and we wish to explain the true side of the story.I came to know Ayu (Rohayu Kutep the wife of Nasser Wahab) when she called our office to move her things from...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
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Tue, 21 Oct 2003
1. Elsam -- Why we need a truth commission
1. Elsam -- Why we need a truth commission 1 X 23 RI needs truth commission Agung Yudhawiranata Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) Jakarta 2. Asia -- East Asia union "difficult" 1 X 30 Forming E. Asia union 'difficult' Don Pathan The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok3. Pro -- U.S.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
RI-Australia ties still 'long way to go'
RI-Australia ties still 'long way to go'Samantha Brown, Agence France-Presse, Bangkok Indonesia and Australia have a long way to go in building a strong relationship but they have established a firm foundation on which to proceed, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said Monday.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Susilo urges greater role for moderates in terror fight
Susilo urges greater role for moderates in terror fightFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Giving moderate Muslim leaders a greater role in society is essential if the emerging threat of radicalism among their followers is to be halted, a senior security minister said.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Sampoerna's revenue up on price increase
Sampoerna's revenue up on price increaseThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The country's second largest cigarette producer PT HM Sampoerna announced on Monday that it had recorded a slight rise in sales revenue in the first nine months of this year amid a decline in sales volume.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Noor Ibrahim extracts beauty out of deformity
Noor Ibrahim extracts beauty out of deformityT.Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Beauty is not always associated with smoothness, neatness and orderliness. Deformity can also entail its own form of inner beauty.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
The system is bankrupt
The system is bankrupt The steep decline in the number of bankruptcy lawsuits filed with the Commercial Court in Jakarta by no means indicates a strong recovery in the business sector but is simply further evidence of distrust by businesses in the bombed-out, corrupt court system, especially the...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Accountability ill spot in corruption fight
Accountability ill spot in corruption fightMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is strengthening its accountability framework, but the effort is having little impact on the fight against widespread corruption, as evident by the fact that only a few corruptors are being held...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
JP/20/SAHLAN
JP/20/SAHLANSahlan has own way to fight court Mafia Sri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post YogyakartaSahlan Said, 56, is just an ordinary judge at Yogyakarta District Court, without an important position. But many see him as special and extraordinary, in the sense that he is one of only a few judges who have...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
High-tech 'wayang' conveys age-old wisdom
High-tech 'wayang' conveys age-old wisdomSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Fear the poor populace, the stupid populace, because their existence indicates that your leadership is incompetent.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
HSBC launches sharia service
HSBC launches sharia serviceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) launched a new sharia banking service on Monday, making it the first foreign bank in the country to provide the service.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
1. WAYANG 1x35
1. WAYANG 1x35 High-tech 'wayang' conveys age-old wisdom 2. BRAHIM 1x49 Noor Ibrahim extracts beauty out of deformity 3. MAGGIE 1x32 No quick fix for ailing art world
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Government to ban 137 parties from political activities
Government to ban 137 parties from political activitiesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to revoke the status of 137 parties as corporate entities following their failure to pass the administrative screening conducted by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
500 ulema protest against 'Togel' in Cirebon
500 ulema protest against 'Togel' in CirebonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Hundreds of ulema and community leaders lodged a protest here on Monday against the popular illegal lottery locally known as Togel in Cirebon, West Java.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Foreign suspects busted with three kilograms of heroin
Foreign suspects busted with three kilograms of heroinDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Only two days after police announced the arrest of a major drug dealer Friday, the police arrested on Monday three suspected drug traffickers and seized three kilograms of heroin from them valued at Rp 1.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Robbers shoot employee
Robbers shoot employee JAKARTA: A bank customer was shot in the groin by armed robbers at 11:30 a.m. on Monday after withdrawing Rp 120 million (US$14,117.65) from the Bank Mandiri branch in Warung Buncit, Mampang, South Jakarta.Ahmad Furqon, 36, an employee of surveyor company Imacon located on Jl.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Nation told to make reform work to end anarchy
Nation told to make reform work to end anarchyKasparman Piliang, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra Noted social observer Ignas Kleden blamed on Monday "mental pressure" for the rampant violence and anarchy within Indonesian society.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Governor threatens lazy officials
Governor threatens lazy officials KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Governor Ali Mazi threatened on Monday to fire lazy civil servants who do not show up for work.The slothful civil servants would first be issued reprimands and if they ignored the warnings, the local administration...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) launched a new sharia banking service on Monday, making it the first foreign bank in the country to provide the service.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Sahlan fights against 'court mafia'
Sahlan fights against 'court mafia'Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Sahlan Said, 56, is just an ordinary judge at Yogyakarta District Court, without an important position.But many see him as special and extraordinary, in the sense that he is one of only a few judges who have the guts to...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, October 21, 2003Exhibition* Fine Arts Gusbarlian dan Ramla Istibar, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 100, until Nov. 5. Performance* Concert Pata Java by Pata Masters and Djaduk Ferianto, the west hall ITB - Bandung Institute of Technology, Jl.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Heryanto leaves Hasan Sadikin Hospital
Heryanto leaves Hasan Sadikin HospitalYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungHeryanto, the elementary school student who attempted suicide two months ago, was transferred from Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung to a hospital in his hometown of Garut on Monday.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
KFC told to close during Ramadhan
KFC told to close during Ramadhan MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A deputy speaker of the Mataram legislative council urged on Monday the closure of American- branded, fast-food restaurants and other food stalls to shut down during fasting hours in Ramadhan, the Muslim fasting month.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
S. Koreans stunned by 0-1 loss to Vietnam
S. Koreans stunned by 0-1 loss to Vietnam South Korea's 1-0 defeat to Vietnam in its Asia Cup soccer qualifier stunned South Koreans, who associate the national side with its giant-killing World Cup exploits of last year.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Security forces hunting Poso attack mastermind
Security forces hunting Poso attack mastermindThe Jakarta Post, Palu/Jakarta A joint police and military force are pursuing Mohamadong alias Ndang accused of masterminding a series of fresh attacks in Poso and the neighboring regency of Morowali, Central Sulawesi.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
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Puncak villas to be subject to hotel tax ORBogor recategorizes villas for taxes OR Bogor to change villa into hotels Theresia Sufa The Jakarta Post BogorThe Bogor regency administration is insisting that 16 private villas rented out as holiday homes in the Puncak resort area be categorized as...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
RI needs truth commission
RI needs truth commissionAgung Yudhawiranata, Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM), Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri's regime is still obliged to deal with systematic human rights violations that occurred under Soeharto's New Order regime -- mainly because the atrocities have...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
U.S., China to study moves towards floating yuan
U.S., China to study moves towards floating yuan Alan Wheatley and Adam Entous, Reuters, BangkokChinese President Hu Jintao told U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday he was wary of a rapid shift in his country's exchange rate regime but agreed to a joint panel to study the obstacles in the way...
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
Puncak villas to be subject to hotel tax
Puncak villas to be subject to hotel taxTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The Bogor Regency administration has taken control of about 1,000 privately rented villas in the Puncak mountain resort area.
Tue, 21 Oct 2003
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Puncak villas to be subject to hotel tax ORBogor recategorizes villas for taxes OR Bogor to change villa into hotels Theresia Sufa The Jakarta Post BogorThe Bogor regency administration is insisting that 16 private villas rented out as holiday homes in the Puncak resort area be categorized as...