Archive: 25 October 2003
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Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, October 25, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, October 25, 2003Exhibitions* Painting by MS Wawan, Hotel Nikko Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin 59, Central Jakarta (Tel. 2301122), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 30 * Painting Buah, by Munadi, Galeri Milenium, D'Best Shopping Center, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
C. Java police uncover drug ring
C. Java police uncover drug ring SEMARANG: Police said here on Friday that they had uncovered a drug trafficking network in Central Java province, following the recent arrest of two suspected drug dealers.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
House warns govt over broadcasting commission
House warns govt over broadcasting commission Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaHouse of Representatives legislators demanded on Friday that the government speed up the selection of candidates of the Broadcasting Commission (KPI), saying the country had only two months left to establish the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Eradicating corruption
Eradicating corruptionFrom Republika We all agree that the eradication of corruption must start from the top. An ulema, or religious leader, must hold himself up as a role model of someone free from corruption.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Whither police reform?
Whither police reform?From KompasLast month, when I was passing the railroad crossing across the police station in Palmerah, Central Jakarta, my car was blocked by a damaged crossing gate so that I stopped near the tracks.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Basis of development
Basis of development The polemics in the discourse on democracy and its ramifications, as published in the mass media (Kompas, Oct. 7, Oct. 8 and Oct. 10), surely give food for thought as to why Indonesia, 50 years after its entry into the United Nations, persists -- oddly enough -- in being...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Consumer protection spells reform
Consumer protection spells reformRonald Nangoi, Contributor, Jakarta Much progress has been made with democracy in Indonesia as shown by the increasing number of political parties and media organizations, and regional autonomy, etc.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
PT Media Jakarta Sukses corrects
PT Media Jakarta Sukses corrects Thank you very much for writing an article on the Diwali Celebration at the National Monument (Monas), under the heading Diwali to be celebrated for the first time in Monas on Oct.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Southeast Asia's 200 million Muslims mark Ramadhan with religious
Southeast Asia's 200 million Muslims mark Ramadhan with religious tolerance Eileen Ng Agence France-Presse Kuala LumpurThe strident rhetoric at a recent Islamic summit in Kuala Lumpur will give way to multi-racial tolerance and relative calm when Southeast Asia's more than 200 million Muslims mark...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Two detained, six implicated in Rp 1.7t BNI case
Two detained, six implicated in Rp 1.7t BNI caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two high-ranking bank officers at Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) have been detained by the police while six others have been banned from traveling abroad due to suspicion of involvement in the issuance of 41...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
TV Today: Saturday, October 25, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, October 25, 2003TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children's Program7:30 Music8:30 Documentary10:00 TV Drama11:00 Religious Teachings11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Talk Show1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Children's Program3:00 City News4:00 Children's Show5:00 Music6:00...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Integrated effort needed to tackle HIV/AIDS
Integrated effort needed to tackle HIV/AIDSDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta An article of The Jakarta Post's earlier this month revealed that Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi had told the United Nations session that efforts to combat AIDS were being hampered by the continuing gap between the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Students demand probe of graft cases
Students demand probe of graft cases MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dozens of students demonstrated here on Friday to demand an investigation into alleged cases of corruption worth Rp 25.6 billion (US$3.01 million) in the South Tapanuli regental administration.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Acehnese golfer turns up trumps
Acehnese golfer turns up trumpsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experience finally proved to be the most substantial factor as Ilyassak, who has been golfing competitively for over 20 years both at home and abroad, won the 5th Pemuda Pancasila Cup on Friday with 10-under total of 278 (70 72 67 69) at...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
East Asia, UniCredito sign deal
East Asia, UniCredito sign deal HONG KONG: Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia and Italian banking giant UniCredito Italiano (UnitCredit) said on Friday they will jointly explore business opportunities in China.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Indonesia to import 2.3m tons rice, sugar this year, says top minister
Indonesia to import 2.3m tons rice, sugar this year, says top ministerSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Ambarawa, Central Java Once hailed as a self-sufficient rice producing country, Indonesia this year has to import 2.3 million tons of rice, says a top official.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Intelligence, health can't match `beauty'
Intelligence, health can't match `beauty'T. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta The traffic jam crawling toward the entrance of the Jakarta Convention Center last week was caused by the "Be She" Expo -- an exhibit focusing on women's beauty, intelligence and health.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Golkar to punish dissenting councillors
Golkar to punish dissenting councillorsHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau The Golkar Party faction of the Riau provincial council divulged on Friday that some of its councillors had defied the orders of the party's bosses to vote for losing gubernatorial candidate Saleh Djasit.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Eradicating corruption
Eradicating corruptionFrom Republika We all agree that the eradication of corruption must start from the top. An ulema, or religious leader, must hold himself up as a role model of someone free from corruption.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Where's Indonesia's place in Asian Cup finals?
Where's Indonesia's place in Asian Cup finals?Budi A. Sanusi, Contributor, Jakarta We have every reason to heave a big sigh of relief with the success of our national soccer team in making it through to the Asian Cup finals in China next year.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Ciputra marks 8th anniversary
Ciputra marks 8th anniversary SEMARANG: The Semarang Ciputra Hotel held a series of activities and promotional events to commemorate its 8th anniversary.As part of the anniversary events, hotel employees visited and made donations to two orphanages, the Panti Asuhan Sinar Kasih on Jl.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Govt to delay bonds issuance: Boediono
Govt to delay bonds issuance: BoedionoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Friday that the government will delay the planned issuance of treasury bonds (T-bonds) from October to early November.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
NGOs call for cease-fire in Aceh during Ramadhan fasting month
NGOs call for cease-fire in Aceh during Ramadhan fasting monthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of activists and non-governmental organizations from both Malaysia and Indonesia have called on both the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to lay down their arms during the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
INCO's Q3 earnings rise 141%
INCO's Q3 earnings rise 141% JAKARTA: PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (PT INCO) announced on Friday a 141 percent increase in its unaudited net earnings to US$28.2 million in the third quarter of the year from $11.7 million in the same period last year.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Pakistan to deport RI students
Pakistan to deport RI students The Jakarta Post JakartaPakistan will shortly deport the brother of terror suspect Hambali and 18 other Malaysian and Indonesians who were arrested last month on suspicion of having links with the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), a senior interior ministry official said Friday.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
`Migrant workers source of foreign exchange'
`Migrant workers source of foreign exchange' The rampant extortion at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's Terminal III, which is used exclusively for receiving returning migrant workers, has been condemned by activists.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
BI lowers key overnight rate
BI lowers key overnight rateJAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank Friday cut its key overnight money market rate by 250 basis points to 8.25 percent. Bank Indonesia said the cut to the intervention rate - or the rate it pays commercial banks for money deposited with the central bank - was effective...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Indonesian workers and dignity
Indonesian workers and dignity The issue of Indonesia's overseas contract workers has again come to the fore. It is not the topic of discussions in food stalls or warung tegal, but by leaders of the House of Representatives.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALS
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALSR. Bertho Wedhatama RENT IT BUT DON'T IT: A car rental assistant (third from left) explains the features of a car to representatives of a company. The car rental business looks set to have a bright future in Indonesia as the demand for rented vehicles continues to...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Lippo case not to dent revenue target: IBRA
Lippo case not to dent revenue target: IBRADadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) remains upbeat about meeting its full-year revenue target as stated in the 2003 state budget, despite missing out on potential proceeds from the sale of its stake in...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
China, Australia ink huge LNG deal
China, Australia ink huge LNG dealThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chinese firm CNOOC Limited and Australia's Gorgon consortium signed on Friday an agreement that the companies said could lead to one of the biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) deals in the industry's history.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
1. RAIN 1x35
1. RAIN 1x35 Asking for rain through rituals, art 2. BLACK 1x56 Traditional village blacksmiths keep home fires burning 3. SIDE1 1x30 Local leaders to promote tourism 4. SIDE2 1x30 Ciputra marks 8th anniversary
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
DPD candidates reported to police for alleged violations
DPD candidates reported to police for alleged violationsMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) have filed at least eight police reports in several provinces over violations involving Regional Representatives Council (DPD) candidates, who have...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Asking for rain through rituals and art
Asking for rain through rituals and artSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Under the reddish sky of the late afternoon, dozens of women and girls clad in modest traditional Javanese outfits stood in a line in an alley in Nitiprayan artists kampong (village) in Ngestiharjo, Bantul regency,...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Asian monies mostly down, Rp peso at 2-month low
Asian monies mostly down, Rp peso at 2-month lowDitas Lopez, Dow Jones, Manila The Philippine peso ended at a two-month low on continued security and political concerns on Friday, while other Asian currencies were also mostly weaker against the dollar.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Anti-terrorist center inaugurated
Anti-terrorist center inaugurated JAKARTA: The city's anti-terrorism center was inaugurated on Friday by head of the City Public Order Agency Soebagio.The center, located at the City Hall on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, is jointly operated by the city administration and the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Traditional village blacksmiths keep home fires burning
Traditional village blacksmiths keep home fires burningAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Banyumas, Central Java Smithery is a rare profession nowadays, when most things made out of metal are produced in a factory.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
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;JP; Car-rental-pictureFEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALSR. Bertho Wedhatama RENT IT BUT DON'T IT: A car rental assistant (third from left) explains the features of a car to representatives of a company. The car rental business looks set to have a bright future in Indonesia as the demand for rented...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.24, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.24, 2003 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Local leaders to boost tourism
Local leaders to boost tourism YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to formulate a joint strategy in developing the country's tourism sector, some 200 governors, regents, mayors and heads of tourism offices from throughout the country took part on Wednesday in a tourism conference held here.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Ukraine, Russia take steps to calm border row
Ukraine, Russia take steps to calm border row Agence France-Presse MoscowRussia and Ukraine on Friday defused an escalating row over a tiny but strategic isle that had prompted fears of an armed confrontation between the two former Soviet republics.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
A love story between Jazz and Gamelan
A love story between Jazz and GamelanChristina Schott, Contributor, Yogyakarta It starts very softly with a Javanese song, similar to the sort that would be chanted mantra-like by a dalang (puppet master).
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Nat'l park home to biodiversity, monuments
Nat'l park home to biodiversity, monuments SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The Kayan Mentarang National Park in East Kalimantan province is not only home to various kinds of biodiversity but also to historic monuments, says the coordinator of a non-governmental organization.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
1. Deby -- It takes all efforts to tackle the virus
1. Deby -- It takes all efforts to tackle the virus 2 X 23 Integrated effort needed to tackle HIV/AIDS Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta 2. Japan -- Japan-U.S. alliance faces an identity crisis 2 X 30 Japan-U.S. alliance faces identity crisis over terror, Iraq Weston S.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Students protest new KPUD establishment
Students protest new KPUD establishmentNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Hundreds of students and local Papuans staged a protest on Friday in Jayapura, to reject a plan by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to establish a provincial KPU (KPUD) in the soon to be established...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Golkar candidates meet in Bali
Golkar candidates meet in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Seven presidential hopefuls from Golkar Party will convene here to attend the ceremony of the party's 39th anniversary.The meeting will be held at the Grand Bali Beach Hotel and to be attended by businessman Aburizal Bakrie, media tycoon Surya Paloh,...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Activists, scholars reject planned tourism project near Bosscha
Activists, scholars reject planned tourism project near BosschaYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java Environmentalists and activists called on the government on Friday to prevent a tourist resort from being constructed on the hilly Lembang area in North Bandung, saying that it...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Five old trees fall in heavy rain
Five old trees fall in heavy rain BOGOR: Heavy rain on Thursday evening caused five 40-year-old to 50-year-old trees to fall down across Bogor city roads.Head of Bogor Park Agencies, Lilies Sukartini, said on Friday that the trees that had fallen on Jl.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
A matter of culture
A matter of culture It is perhaps not so very surprising that among the subjects that were discussed during the three-day Fifth Cultural Congress, which closed in Bukittingi, West Sumatra, this week, the need for this nation to have a cultural center worthy of its size, diversity and standing...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Where is Phinisi Nusantara?
Where is Phinisi Nusantara?From Media IndonesiaTwo Phinisi boats typical of South Sulawesi were exhibited at the Maritime Transportation Expo in Vancouver, Canada, in 1986. One was the Phinisi Antarbangsa, built at the School of Technology, Hasanuddin University, by craftsmen from Tana Beru.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALS
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALSR. Bertho Wedhatama RENT IT BUT DON'T IT: A car rental assistant (third from left) explains the features of a car to representatives of a company. The car rental business looks set to have a bright future in Indonesia as the demand for rented vehicles continues to...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
SE Asian Muslims mark Ramadhan with religious tolerance
SE Asian Muslims mark Ramadhan with religious toleranceEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The strident rhetoric at a recent Islamic summit in Kuala Lumpur will give way to multiracial tolerance and relative calm when Southeast Asia's more than 200 million Muslims mark the Islamic holy...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Golkar candidates meet in Bali
Golkar candidates meet in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Seven presidential hopefuls from Golkar Party will convene here to attend the ceremony of the party's 39th anniversary.The meeting will be held at the Grand Bali Beach Hotel and to be attended by businessman Aburizal Bakrie, media tycoon Surya Paloh,...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Bayer to pull out from local bourse
Bayer to pull out from local bourseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The extraordinary shareholders meeting of PT Bayer Indonesia, a local unit of German-based pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG, approved on Friday the company's plan to voluntarily delist its shares from the Jakarta Stock...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Irene held to draw in Greece
Irene held to draw in Greece JAKARTA: The opening day of the 2003 World Youth Chess Championships, involving 1,000 young chess players from 79 countries, gave Irene Kharisma Sukandar, 11, a modest result as she was held to draw by Amy Officer of Scotland in Halkidiki, Greece, on Thursday.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
It takes all efforts to tackle the virus
It takes all efforts to tackle the virus Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta An article of The Jakarta Post's earlier this month revealed that Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi had told the United Nations session that efforts to combat AIDS were being hampered by the continuing gap between the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Poso attackers face stiff charges
Poso attackers face stiff chargesDamar Harsanto and Erik W., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Friday that 15 suspects being held for their alleged roles in a series of renewed attacks in Poso and neighboring Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi, would be charged under Law No.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Suspended mayor refuses to hand over post
Suspended mayor refuses to hand over postApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Marim Purba, who was suspended as mayor of Pematang Siantar municipality in North Sumatra, despite his acquittal of graft charges, shunned a meeting in which he was to have transferred the post to his...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
BI upbeat on rupiah despite recent slide
BI upbeat on rupiah despite recent slideDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah weakened on Friday against the U.S. dollar for the fourth consecutive day at Rp 8,490 per dollar, but the central bank said that the current movement was still "within range" and that intervention was...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
FOCUS ISSUE: Car Rentals
FOCUS ISSUE: Car Rentals Car rental industry gets windfall from global management trendRudijanto Contributor Jakarta Car rental companies have received the benefits of the current outsourcing trend among corporations but major international car rental firms may also reap the benefit as domestic car...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Children languish in refugee camps in South Sulawesi
Children languish in refugee camps in South SulawesiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Children, who took refuge along with their parents after fighting occurred over a regency division in South Sulawesi, are badly in need of medical help as they are suffering from diarrhea and respiratory problems.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
JI is Philippines top national security threat: Arroyo
JI is Philippines top national security threat: ArroyoJason Gutierrez, Agence France -Presse, Manila President Gloria Arroyo on Friday elevated the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) as the Philippines' number one security threat, saying the al-Qaeda linked group was capable of carrying out far-reaching terror...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
House warns govt over broadcasting commission
House warns govt over broadcasting commissionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators demanded on Friday that the government speed up the selection of candidates of the Broadcasting Commission (KPI), saying the country had only two months left to establish the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Tough duty, low payment color gatekeeper's life
Tough duty, low payment color gatekeeper's lifeTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Whenever the annual floods hit Jakarta, many people in the capital are quick to point the finger of blame at Bogor, known as "Rain City".
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Twisting Yusril's words
Twisting Yusril's wordsFrom Republika The tense relations between Indonesia and the Netherlands as reported by the mass media recently was, in my view, due to the emotional and provocative response of Geert Wilders, a Dutch parliamentarian, to a Dutch reporter's interview with Minister of Justice...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
UN must democratize itself, say experts
UN must democratize itself, say expertsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations (UN) must democratize itself and relinquish security roles to regional security arrangements if it wants to stay relevant, an analyst says.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Bell tolls for charity school
Bell tolls for charity schoolEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Hey! This is a school, not a stadium!" a little girl shouted at her friends who were talking loudly as she was busy drawing.It was indeed an elementary school but without the normal rows of kids in red and white uniforms sitting...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Government may recognize alternative healer unions
Government may recognize alternative healer unionsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ubiquitous traditional healers who often conduct their trade furtively could soon get more freedoms, as the government is mulling over a plan to give them licenses to work openly.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
JP/7/YANU
JP/7/YANULiberalization of agriculture destroys more than food security Yanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org During the international trade talks last month in Cancun, Mexico, South Korean leader of its farmers' and fishers' union, Lee Kyung-hae, 54,...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
b]* Headlines:Two detained, six implicated in Rp 1.7t BNI case 2
b]* Headlines:Two detained, six implicated in Rp 1.7t BNI case 2 * National:Political parties committed to women 4 * Archipelago:Golkar to punish dissenting councillors 5 * Opinion:Intelligence, health can't match 'beauty' 7 * City:Mistreated patient in stable condition after surgery 8 *...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Pakistan to deport Hambali's brother
Pakistan to deport Hambali's brotherThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pakistan will shortly deport the brother of terror suspect Hambali and 18 other Malaysian and Indonesians who were arrested last month on suspicion of having links with the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), a senior interior ministry official said...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Bumi cancels plan to issue MTNs
Bumi cancels plan to issue MTNs JAKARTA: Publicly-listed mining company PT Bumi Resources has canceled a plan to issue medium term notes (MTNs) worth US$56 million to finance its recent acquisition of PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), the country's largest coal producer.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
JP/6/CIFOR
JP/6/CIFOR Decentralization for reforestation and halting illegal loggingLuca Tacconi Senior Economist Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Bogor In recent times the media has carried a number of stories about the government's reforestation program.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
RI regrets RP statement on suspected terrorist
RI regrets RP statement on suspected terroristFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government regretted on Friday the Philippine's supposition that suspected terrorist Taufik Rifki is Indonesian, despite the fact that his nationality has not yet been established.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Basis of development
Basis of development The polemics in the discourse on democracy and its ramifications, as published in the mass media (Kompas, Oct. 7, Oct. 8 and Oct. 10), surely give food for thought as to why Indonesia, 50 years after its entry into the United Nations, persists -- oddly enough -- in being...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
FOCUS ISSUE: CAR RENTALS
FOCUS ISSUE: CAR RENTALSBlue Bird Group's car rental service puts you at ease Imagine that your car has engine trouble, breaks down or is involved in an accident while you are rushing to meet a very important guest at a certain hotel.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Dayak send up hopes with stomping `Hudoq'
Dayak send up hopes with stomping `Hudoq'Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Had any Kalimantan farmers known about the Hudoq performance on Oct. 11 at Plaza Senayan, they would have put their hoes aside and joined the ritualistic dance.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Fear and loathing of agrarian modernization
Fear and loathing of agrarian modernization Yanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org 2. Pro27 -- Biotech's brave old world 1 X 45 Welcome to Biotechnology's Brave Old World Henry Miller Fellow Hoover Institution Stanford University Project Syndicate3.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Children steal IMF mirrors
Children steal IMF mirrors JAKARTA: International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative for Indonesia David Nellor had a pair of side-view mirrors from his Mercedes Benz E 240 stolen at the traffic circle on Jl. Sisingamangaraja in South Jakarta at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Indonesian, Malaysian accountants sign MoU
Indonesian, Malaysian accountants sign MoUSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Institute of Accountants (IAI) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday in a bid to avert challenges arising from moves to integrate the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Pakistan to deport RI students
Pakistan to deport RI students The Jakarta Post JakartaPakistan will shortly deport the brother of terror suspect Hambali and 18 other Malaysian and Indonesians who were arrested last month on suspicion of having links with the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), a senior interior ministry official said Friday.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Political parties committed to women
Political parties committed to womenKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Major political parties claimed on Friday to have improved their awareness of women's empowerment, including by giving them more opportunities to be members of legislative bodies.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
DPD candidates reported to police for alleged violations
DPD candidates reported to police for alleged violationsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) have filed at least eight police reports in several provinces over violations involving Regional Representatives Council (DPD) candidates, who have...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
City targets beggars, homeless, prostitutes
City targets beggars, homeless, prostitutesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Beggars, the homeless and prostitutes have become the target of city public order officers who want to "remove social problems from the city's streets.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
4 x 11
4 x 11 Golkar to punish dissenting councillors JP/5/mamasa2 x 28 Children languish in refugee camps in South Sulawesi JP/5/marim1 x 41 Suspended mayor refuses to hand over post JP/5/KPU2 x 20 Students protest new KPUD establishment
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Housing for evicted people
Housing for evicted peopleFrom Warta Kota With the frequent evictions taking place in Jakarta and its outskirts, it is necessary for the provincial administration to relieve the suffering of the homeless poor, who are still badly needed as manual laborers in various projects and services in the...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
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=============================================================== VISIT OF CHILEAN REPRESENTATIVE: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta was honored to host the visit of H.E Heraldo Munoz, the permanent Representative of the Republic of Chile to the United Nations (UN), who was here on an official mission in his...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
Mistreated patient in stable condition after surgery
Mistreated patient in stable condition after surgeryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sumaryono, a patient with a part of his intestinal tract exposed through an incision to his abdomen due to apparent malpractice, has undergone surgery by a team of five doctors at St.
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALS
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALSR. Bertho Wedhatama RENT IT BUT DON'T IT: A car rental assistant (third from left) explains the features of a car to representatives of a company. The car rental business looks set to have a bright future in Indonesia as the demand for rented vehicles continues to...
Sat, 25 Oct 2003
TV Today: Saturday, October 25, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, October 25, 2003TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children's Program7:30 Music8:30 Documentary10:00 TV Drama11:00 Religious Teachings11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Talk Show1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Children's Program3:00 City News4:00 Children's Show5:00 Music6:00...