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Archive: 28 October 2003

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Samsung unveils latest products

Samsung unveils latest productsThe Jakarta Post , Istanbul, Turkey South Korea's electronics giant Samsung Electronics unveiled here on Monday its latest products, as it expressed its intention to remain a leader in consumer electronics industry.

BNI shares plunge amid scam reports

BNI shares plunge amid scam reportsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) tumbled by 19.2 percent or Rp 25 to Rp 105 each on Monday following press reports of a huge lending scam in the publicly listed bank, dealers said.

Runaway tax evader surrenders

Runaway tax evader surrendersThe Jakarta Post JakartaAfter five days on the run from police because of fears of being humiliated by extensive media coverage, a tax evader known simply as JL surrendered to tax officials on Monday.

Nationwide campaign for election system begins

Nationwide campaign for election system beginsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri launched on Monday a joint nationwide campaign with the General Elections Commission (KPU) to introduce the new electoral system to ensure the success...

Dengue fever kills five in Indramayu

Dengue fever kills five in IndramayuNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java An outbreak of dengue fever has hit Indramayu regency, West Java, leaving at least five children dead and more than 100 others hospitalized, nurses and officials said on Monday.

Gunmen kill farmer in Poso

Gunmen kill farmer in PosoAgence France-Presse, Jakarta Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot dead a farmer in the latest attack on Christians in the religiously-divided town of Poso, Central Sulawesi.The 22-year-old man was shot dead while walking to work at Pinedapa village, said deputy Poso Police...

After five days on the run, a tax evader surrenders

After five days on the run, a tax evader surrendersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After five days on the run from police because of fears of being humiliated by extensive media coverage, a tax evader known simply as JL surrendered to tax officials on Monday.

Eight parties thought to have failed screening

Eight parties thought to have failed screeningMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight political parties could be dismissed from the ongoing verification process being conducted by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for failing to submit the required documents.

Brothels, lottery kiosks closed

Brothels, lottery kiosks closed BANYUMAS, Central Java: Following recent protests by Muslim scholars and students from Muslim boarding schools in the regency, Banyumas welcomed the first day of the holy month of Ramadhan without any signs of the illegal togel lottery kiosks.

City to give low-cost apartments to evictees

City to give low-cost apartments to evicteesBambang Nurbianto and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To meet the demand from evictees for public housing, the city administration will provide three sites for the provision of low- cost apartments and public facilities in Muara Angke, North...

Purnomo insists fuel subsidy must be maintained

Purnomo insists fuel subsidy must be maintainedFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said government the subsidies on various fuel products should be maintained through 2004, which is an election year.

Walhi demands police chief be fired

Walhi demands police chief be fired JAKARTA: The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has demanded National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar dismiss and replace South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Yusuf Manggabarani over the Bulukumba incident in which police killed three people.

City gives Red Cross Rp 30b

City gives Red Cross Rp 30b JAKARTA: The city administration handed over Rp 30 billion (US$3.53 million) to the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jakarta chapter on Monday to renovate the chapter's office building and procure blood transfusion equipment.

Tajikistan President begins visit

Tajikistan President begins visit JAKARTA: Tajikistan President Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov began his five-day state visit to Indonesia on Monday, aimed at enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries.

KL nabs 40 foreign workers in brawl

KL nabs 40 foreign workers in brawlMALAYSIA: Malaysia has arrested 40 workers from Indonesia and Vietnam following a clash that left five injured in southern Negri Sembilan state, local media reported on Monday.

Govt asked to push for labor export

Govt asked to push for labor exportRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta mounting controversy over Indonesian overseas workers, some 3,000 prospective migrant workers, staged a massive rally, to demand that the government continue to allow recruitment of workers for employment overseas to...

Top banker warns of risk in Indonesian banking industry

Top banker warns of risk in Indonesian banking industryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the country's banks have recovered after the financial crisis as shown in the improvement of their capital adequacy ratio (CAR) and nonperforming loan (NPL) level, other problems could see the industry back in...

House calls for evaluation of Aceh martial law

House calls for evaluation of Aceh martial lawKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives on Monday called for a thorough evaluation of the implementation of martial law in the restive province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam so as to determine the policies to be implemented...

JP/5/liquor

JP/5/liquorManado to challenge minister over liquor bylawJongker Rumthe The Jakarta Post Manado, North SulawesiThe Manado Legislative Council in North Sulawesi will file a judicial review challenging Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno's annulling of a bylaw on liquor sales, councillors said on...

MPR, commission meet on constitution

MPR, commission meet on constitution JAKARTA: Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) ad hoc committee for constitutional amendments met with members of the Constitutional Commission for the first time on Monday to build a common understanding on the jobs now being conducted by the...

VISIT OF SERBIAN & MONTENEGRO MINISTER: H.E. Dragan Petrovic,

VISIT OF SERBIAN & MONTENEGRO MINISTER: H.E. Dragan Petrovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia & Montenegro, was an honorable guest of Hotel Borobudur Jakarta from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. H.E. Dragan Petrovic, leading a large business delegation, was invited for an official visit to Indonesia.

BNI shares plunge amid scam reports

BNI shares plunge amid scam reports The Jakarta Post Jakarta Shares in state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) tumbled by 19.2 percent or Rp 25 to Rp 105 each on Monday following press reports of a huge lending scam in the publicly listed bank, dealers said.

House pledges to finish 45 bills

House pledges to finish 45 billsKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe House of Representatives (DPR) pledged on Monday to finish deliberating 45 bills, including 22 on the creation of new regencies and mayoralties, in the current session that ends on Dec. 19.

Indonesian sets up Singapore's first private museum

Indonesian sets up Singapore's first private museumCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore Amid the growing number of art collectors in Southeast Asia, Indonesian born Tjahyadi Kamala alias Kwee Swie Teng -- said to be one of the most important collectors of contemporary and modern Asian Art --...

No tax incentives for listed firms: Tax chief

No tax incentives for listed firms: Tax chiefThe Jakarta Post JakartaDirector general of taxation Hadi Purnomo said on Monday the government would not grant tax incentives for publicly listed companies as they had already enjoyed various tax cuts in their respective industries.

Top banker warns of risk in RI banks

Top banker warns of risk in RI banksThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Although the country's banks have recovered after the financial crisis as shown in the improvement of their capital adequacy ratio (CAR) and nonperforming loan (NPL) level, other problems could see the industry back in trouble, a senior...

Asian Cup finals line-up takes shape

Asian Cup finals line-up takes shape MUSCAT: Nine of the teams who will make up the 16-nation Asian Cup finals in China in 2004 have now been decided after the latest round of qualifying matches.Host China and holder Japan will be joined by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Oman, South Korea, Iraq...

S'pore factory output up 6.3%

S'pore factory output up 6.3% SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output expanded for the second straight month with an annual 6.3 percent rise in September, bolstered by strong performances in key industry clusters, the government said on Monday.

Indosat increases size of global bond

Indosat increases size of global bondDow Jones, Jakarta PT Indosat, Indonesia's second largest telecommunications company, has raised the size of its global bond to US$300 million from the earlier proposed $200 million, people familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires on Monday.

Improving livelihood way to stop sectarian conflict: UN

Improving livelihood way to stop sectarian conflict: UNM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaA senior United Nations official in Jakarta said on Monday that economic hardships contributed greatly to the outbreak of a spate of sectarian conflicts in the country, and that the world body had...

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.

A success story in breeding the bird of paradise

A success story in breeding the bird of paradiseIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Cisarua, Bogor After 12 years of experimenting in an ex-situ bird breeding program, Taman Safari has finally succeeded in breeding the bird of paradise (locally called cendrawasih).

Sociologists warn of sectarianism

Sociologists warn of sectarianismA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted sociologists have warned that sectarian politics, prolonged regional conflicts and corruption could undermine nationalism.Interviewed separately by The Jakarta Post, sociologists Ignas Kleden and Imam B.

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;JP;TSO; ANPAa..r.. Rights-Priok-trial Tanjung Priok witnesses seek for protection JP/4/PRIOKTanjung Priok incident witnesses request protectionTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaWitnesses in the Tanjung Priok case are seeking police protection out of fears that they may become the subjects of...

Bus hijacker mentally sound: police

Bus hijacker mentally sound: police JAKARTA: Police said on Monday that the suspect in a recent attempted bus hijacking, Eko Purwanto, was of sound mind."Police rushed him to the hospital not because of his being insane but due to injuries inflicted on him by an angry mob.

RI, Pakistan keep in touch

RI, Pakistan keep in touch JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is still in contact with Pakistani authorities over the detention of six Indonesians in Karachi, a minister said on Monday.Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said Jakarta and Islamabad had maintained communication...

Convert your consumers into sellers

Convert your consumers into sellersRiko Sistanto, Contributor, Jakarta There is an Indonesian saying which, freely translated, goes something like this: "Not knowing means not loving".To some extent this saying is relevant to marketing.

Tomy says 'Tempo' article false and unfounded

Tomy says 'Tempo' article false and unfoundedM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a week's delay, businessman Tomy Winata finally appeared at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday to testify in the legal battle between himself and Tempo weekly, denying all accusations made...

Men tried for hiding terrorist suspects

Men tried for hiding terrorist suspectsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Denpasar District Court on Monday commenced the trial of two people charged with hiding key suspects in the Bali bombings while they were fugitives.

Japanese to sail RI archipelago

Japanese to sail RI archipelagoNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Japanese national Satoru Yahata will probably be the first man in the world to sail the length of the vast Indonesian archipelago.

Men on trial for hiding terrorist suspects

Men on trial for hiding terrorist suspectsWahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliThe Denpasar District Court on Monday commenced the trial of two people charged with hiding key suspects in the Bali bombings while they were fugitives.

Minivan hits truck, two dead

Minivan hits truck, two deadBANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A Suzuki Carry minivan crashed into a truck in Liang Ganggang, Banjar regency, leaving two people dead and four others injured.All six victims were riding in the minivan.

Goh's comments taken out of context

Goh's comments taken out of contextSINGAPORE: Singapore is still bristling over a mini-furor that erupted after Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong spoke about Australia's links to Asia, with his spokesman repeating on Monday his comments were taken out of context.

1. ENCIM: 1 line, 38 counts

1. ENCIM: 1 line, 38 counts Gambang Kromong still casts spell of beauty 2. GALERY: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Indonesian sets up Singapore's first private museum

Panin, Sorak Financial consortia bid for 515 BII stake

Panin, Sorak Financial consortia bid for 515 BII stakeDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Monday it had received final bids from two consortia, Bank Panin and Sorak Financial Holding Pte. Ltd.

'No tax incentives for listed firms'

'No tax incentives for listed firms'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director general of taxation Hadi Purnomo said on Monday the government would not grant tax incentives for publicly listed companies as they had already enjoyed various tax cuts in their respective industries.

Youth Pledge museum stands alone after 75 years

Youth Pledge museum stands alone after 75 yearsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The old house on Jl. Kramat 106, Central Jakarta, looks strange amid the concrete and glass buildings that surround and dwarf it in the bustling Senen district.

House pledges to finish 45 bills

House pledges to finish 45 billsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) pledged on Monday to finish deliberating 45 bills, including 22 on the creation of new regencies and mayoralties, in the current session that ends on Dec. 19.

On being Indonesia

On being Indonesia Nearly all Indonesians who went to school during the last 36 years will have recited an oath on Oct. 28. as part of an annual ceremony. Usually, the date is also marked by the reading out of an address, directed toward strengthening childrens' pride in being Indonesian, by the...

Men on trial for hiding terrorist suspects

Men on trial for hiding terrorist suspectsWahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliThe Denpasar District Court on Monday commenced the trial of two people charged with hiding key suspects in the Bali bombings while they were fugitives.

Purnomo insists fuel subsidy must be maintained

Purnomo insists fuel subsidy must be maintainedFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said government the subsidies on various fuel products should be maintained through 2004, which is an election year.

FOR MARKETING PROSPECTIVE --- Octobe 28, 2003

FOR MARKETING PROSPECTIVE --- Octobe 28, 2003 done Winning customers' health through entertainment events T. Hidayat Contributor Jakarta In today's highly competitive business environment, marketers have to outsmart each other to win consumers' hearts.

Cafeteria makes students nauseous

Cafeteria makes students nauseousSEMARANG, Central Java: At least 15 students at the Oceanology Polytechnic in Semarang felt nauseous after they had bread and milk from a cafeteria on campus.Five students -- Eko Siswanto, Auliya Rahman, Edi Pridosono, Sofyan Arif, and Danang P -- suffered severe...

Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mix

Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mixSyafruddin Chan Contributor Jakarta Entertainment in marketing, or what is usually succinctly referred to as entertainment marketing, is becoming an ever more effective tool for increasing brand awareness as it creates a closer bond between a brand and...

1. RUMSFELD: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42

1. RUMSFELD: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42 Republicans fret over Rumsfeld's move 2. BII: 36 pt, 3 col, 2 x 21 Panin, Sorak consortia bid for 51% BII stake 3. BADAWI: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 'Mr Nice Guy' faces tough job after Mahathir 4.

KPU consults with KPPU over monopoly

KPU consults with KPPU over monopoly JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) has consulted with the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) to anticipate the possible monopoly in the voter registration paper tender.

Newspaper editor convicted for insult

Newspaper editor convicted for insultThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Press freedom took another hit when the South Jakarta District Court handed down on Monday a six-month suspended jail sentence and one year probation to the executive editor of Rakyat Merdeka daily for publishing articles that insulted...

Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mix

Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mixSyafruddin Chan Contributor JakartaThe writer is the author of Relationship Marketing: Marketing innovation that wins the hearts of customersEntertainment in marketing, or what is usually succinctly referred to as entertainment marketing, is becoming an...

Police charge suspects in Bali political clashes

Police charge suspects in Bali political clashesThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Police said on Monday they had detained at least 26 people, but had charged only six of them as suspects, as a result of the political clashes in Buleleng regency in Bali, which killed two persons.

The remains of five pilgrims arrive in Yogyakarta after fatal crash

The remains of five pilgrims arrive in Yogyakarta after fatal crashSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The remains of five pilgrims who died in a traffic accident in the East Java regency of Ponorogo arrived at the Panti Rapih Hospital in Yogyakarta on Monday morning.

Gambang Kromong still casts a spell of beauty

Gambang Kromong still casts a spell of beautyP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Plaza Senayan burst with the voices and cheers of dozens of students, shoppers and visitors when 77-year-old Encim (Mrs.

Poso conflict and intelligence

Poso conflict and intelligenceFrom Media Indonesia The communal conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, is a tragedy of humanity that should be solved by finding its fundamental causes. The discovery by intelligence that some of its perpetrators were formerly involved in the same rioting, and the...

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, October 28, 2003Exhibition* Fine Arts Gusbarlian dan Ramla Istibar, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 100, until Nov. 5. Film* French Film Taxi 3, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Oct.

Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mix

Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mixSyafruddin Chan, Contributor, Jakarta Entertainment in marketing, or what is usually succinctly referred to as entertainment marketing, is becoming an ever more effective tool for increasing brand awareness as it creates a closer bond between a brand...

Winning customers' health through entertainment events

Winning customers' health through entertainment eventsT. Hidayat, Contributor, Jakarta In today's highly competitive business environment, marketers have to outsmart each other to win consumers' hearts.

Maintain the purity of Ramadhan

Maintain the purity of Ramadhan On Monday, Muslims throughout Indonesia and around the world began the holy month of Ramadhan, when they shunned eating or drinking, as well as lustful pleasures from dawn to dusk.

'There is still discrimination here'

'There is still discrimination here' Indonesians will commemorate the 75th Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28. The pledge says that we are all one nation, one state and one language. However, many people say that the main content of the pledge has faded away.

Riko Sistanto

Riko Sistanto Contributor JakartaThe writer is general manager of PT Asiasejahtera Perdana PharmaceuticalThere is an Indonesian saying which, freely translated, goes something like this: "Not knowing means not loving". To some extent this saying is relevant to marketing.

Govt to issue new bonds on Nov. 4

Govt to issue new bonds on Nov. 4The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government plans to issue Rp 2.5 trillion (US$297.62 million) in bonds on Nov. 4 in a bid to raise cash to help finance the 2003 state budget. This will be the government's third bond issue this year.The bond is expected to mature on Oct.

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Govt to issue new bonds on Nov. 4

Govt to issue new bonds on Nov. 4The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to issue Rp 2.5 trillion (US$297.62 million) in bonds on Nov. 4 in a bid to raise cash to help finance the 2003 state budget. This will be the government's third bond issue this year.

Priok witnesses ask for protection

Priok witnesses ask for protectionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Witnesses in the Tanjung Priok case are seeking police protection out of fears that they may become the subjects of intimidation and threats that could prevent them from testifying to the human rights tribunal.

Evictee family faces further heartbreak

Evictee family faces further heartbreakEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rusdi, his wife and their one-month-old baby had very little to hope for as Ramadhan approached this year. The family had already lost so much, but to their sorrow they would learn that they could lose so much more.

No more dialog

No more dialog I have no doubt that the foreigners who are trying to reopen dialog in Aceh are sincere and honest in their efforts to minimize the sufferings of the Acehnese. Have they also written and appeal to the United States of America, Britain and or Australia to stop their war in Iraq,...

Xanana fails to bring home 26 asylum seekers in NTT

Xanana fails to bring home 26 asylum seekers in NTTYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara East Timor President Xanana Gusmao called on East Timor asylum seekers on Monday in the Indonesia's territory of Atambua here to return to their homeland in East Timor.

3 x 13

3 x 13 Dengue fever kills five in Indramayu 1 x 26 Gunmen kill farmer in Poso JP/5/TIMOR2 x 26 Xanana fails to bring home 26 asylum seekers in NTT 5/Parish2 x 32 Remains of five pilgrims arrive in Yogyakarta after fatal crash JP/5/SATORU1 x 30 Japanese to sail RI archipelago

* Headlines:Republicans fret over Rumsfeld's move 2

* Headlines:Republicans fret over Rumsfeld's move 2 * National:House pledges to finish 45 bills 4 * Archipelago:Xanana fails to bring home 26 asylum seekers in NTT 5 * Opinion:Taking over political parties' constituents 6 * City:City to build low-cost apartments for evictees 8 * Sports:Shevchenko,...

Australia hails Indonesian presence at fishing forum

Australia hails Indonesian presence at fishing forumAgence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Australia on Monday hailed Indonesia's decision to take part in an international conference on illegal fishing in the Antarctic, saying much of the illegal catch ends up in Indonesian ports.

Monas gets a baby deer

Monas gets a baby deer JAKARTA: One of eight Indian does gave birth at the National Monument (Monas) park on Saturday, making the total of does and bucks at the park to 19.Governor Sutiyoso was happy to see the deer on Monday at the 5.2-hectare deer-zone.

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...

Animal handler dies after fatal blow

Animal handler dies after fatal blowMALAYSIA: An animal trainer was fatally struck by an elephant just a week after getting the job with a circus in Malaysia, a news report said on Monday.The 40-year-old Indonesian, identified as Amanat, was accidentally hit in the abdomen by the elephant's trunk...

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...