Archive: 3 December 2003
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Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Prof. DG Roy MSc, CAIIB, DBM, CAIB, a professional banker with
Prof. DG Roy MSc, CAIIB, DBM, CAIB, a professional banker with 28 years and more than 200 workshops experience, will overview the latest trend in the Retail Banking Business: A Relationship Marketing Approach an interactive workshop to be held in Jakarta from Dec. 10 through Dec. 12, 2003.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Malaysian nabbed for illegal logging
Malaysian nabbed for illegal logging JAYAPURA, Papua: Police in Papua have arrested Lee Kah Wai, a Malaysian citizen accused of illegal logging in the country's easternmost province.Papua Police chief Insp. Gen.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, December 3, 2003 Talk * Discussion Club, British Council Surabaya, every Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (Tel. 031-5689958).Museum* Empu Tantular Museum, Jl. Taman Mayangkara No. 6, Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Retracing history: Birth of SEA Games
Retracing history: Birth of SEA Games The SEA Games originated from the SEAP (South East Asian Peninsular) Games. When it was held for the first time in Bangkok in 1959, only six countries participated: Laos, Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
94,000 workers fired in first 10 months
94,000 workers fired in first 10 monthsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 94,000 people lost their jobs in the first 10 months of this year following decisions by many companies to shut down or downsize their businesses due to the lingering economic and political crisis, a senior...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Bumi Q3 profit jumps by 76%
Bumi Q3 profit jumps by 76% JAKARTA: Mining company PT Bumi Resources' net profit surged by 76 percent to Rp 64.8 billion (US$7.6 million) in the first nine- months of this year from Rp 36.7 billion in the same period last year on higher sales.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Community health
Community health From Republika The government has declared the national health vision under the name of "Indonesia Sehat 2010" (Healthy Indonesia 2010) but this will remain just a hope, a reason why Health Minister Ahmad Sujudi has said it will be very difficult to empower the community in the...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Police extend detention of suspect in BNI scam
Police extend detention of suspect in BNI scamAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police have extended the detention of Edi Santoso, one of the key suspects in the Bank National Indonesia (BNI) scandal, for another 30 days to assist the investigation.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Achieving
Achieving national discipline It is amazing that the problem of transition toward democracy, which has characterized Indonesian political development during the past five years, has recently triggered a hectic debate between scholars and commentators.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Shoot-on-sight for GAM celebrants
Shoot-on-sight for GAM celebrantsTeuku Agam Muzakkir and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Banda Aceh, Aceh The military issued on Tuesday a shoot-on-sight order against all people who attend the 27th anniversary of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Dec. 4.Lt. Col. A.Y.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, December 3, 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, December 3, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi9:00 Entertainment News: Business Magazine10:00 Game Show: Dibisikin12:00 p.m. Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 1:00 News: Berita Siang3:00 City News3:30 Documentary6:00 English News Service7:00 News:...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Death threats continue against local PKB clerics
Death threats continue against local PKB clericsAinur R. Sophiaan and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Jakarta More clerics with the National Awakening Party (PKB) have received death threats following the recent slaying of a party leader in Lumajang regency, East Java, which was believed...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
JP/3/INSIGHT
JP/3/INSIGHTUrgent now to rethink human rightsYanuar Nugroho The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta Central Java yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Look at this time-series data on evictions in Jakarta, compiled and processed by the Institute Sosial Jakarta (ISJ) and the Jakarta Residents' Forum (Fakta).
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Prof. DG Roy MSc, CAIIB, DBM, CAIB, a professional banker with
Prof. DG Roy MSc, CAIIB, DBM, CAIB, a professional banker with 28 years and more than 200 workshops experience, will overview the latest trends in the Credit Risk Management system in banks at an interactive workshop, to be held in Jakarta from Dec. 8 through Dec.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Busway lane divider baffles and annoys motorists
Busway lane divider baffles and annoys motoristsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mulyono was driving his cab at a steady 60 kilometers per hour near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Indonesian footwear producers in life or death struggle
Indonesian footwear producers in life or death struggleEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian footwear producers are struggling to maintain their existence, which has been threatened by political instability, high production costs and other problems such as worker strikes.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Back off Bollywood, KL's pirates told
Back off Bollywood, KL's pirates toldAgence-France Presse, Kuala Lumpur India on Tuesday called for tougher action against the makers of pirated discs in Malaysia, where Bollywood movies and Indian music are popular among the multi-ethnic population.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Holiday season: Time to get smart with food
Holiday season: Time to get smart with foodMelissa Southern-Garcia, Dietitian, Jakarta, southerndietitian@yahoo.com During the busy holiday season, it's easy for time to get away from us. Planning healthy meals often becomes last on our list.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Leuser Park to disappear in less than 10 years
Leuser Park to disappear in less than 10 years This is the second and last article in a series on the recent Bahorok flash flood presented by The Jakarta Post's Apriadi Gunawan, Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Ridwan Max Sijabat.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Hamzah OKs Tangerang flyover
Hamzah OKs Tangerang flyover TANGERANG: Vice President Hamzah Haz expressed his support on Tuesday for the construction of a flyover in Balaraja district, Tangerang, which will cost the central government Rp 2 trillion (US$2.3 billion).
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
16 anticorruption commission candidates chosen for shortlist
16 anticorruption commission candidates chosen for shortlistMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anticorruption watchdog leaders are among the 16 candidates of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders who will undergo the final selection assessments on Thursday.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
More Larantuka suspects arrested
More Larantuka suspects arrestedYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Ten more people have been declared suspects following the recent rampage in the East Flores capital of Larantuka and are currently being detained at the police detention center, police said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Home ministry to open office in Riau
Home ministry to open office in Riau PEKANBARU: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno will soon issue an instruction on the establishment of a local departmental office in Riau Islands province, an official says.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
A question of political will
A question of political will Much hope has been raised by the new plan which the World Health Organization announced on Worlds AIDS Day on Monday, to provide treatment for some 3 million people living across the world with HIV/AIDS, by 2005.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Environmental
Environmental damage in BekasiFrom Warta KotaBekasi councillor Hasnul Kholid Pasaribu has pointed out that Mega Bekasi Hypermarket, Metropolitan Mall, Ramayana Bekasi Plaza and Hero Plaza occupy water catchments.The councillor's statement is true and has become common knowledge.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
House forms Team 27 to monitor Pertamina past corruption cases
House forms Team 27 to monitor Pertamina past corruption casesEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives Commission II and Commission IV have established the special Team 27 to monitor the investigation of corruption cases at state oil and gas company PT Pertamina.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Silaen's appointment slammed
Silaen's appointment slammed JAKARTA: Rights groups on Tuesday criticized the appointment of a police officer accused in the 1999 East Timor violence as the new chief in restive Papua province, saying it showed that security forces cared little about human rights or justice.Brig. Gen.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
RI athletes raring to go for gold
RI athletes raring to go for goldZakki Hakim and Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Djoko Pramono, chief-de-mission of the Indonesian delegation to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, sent out the message loud and clear: 'We won't be sitting back on our haunches.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
GDP growth may hit 8% in 2005: Djisman
GDP growth may hit 8% in 2005: DjismanJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of an economy in crisis and slow growth, Indonesia is poised to record an accelerated growth rate starting in 2005, according to a local economist on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin
Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
An idea of a general
An idea of a general Warning for tardy civil servants Civil servants who fail to return to work in the days after the Idul Fitri holiday will be punished. State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin revealed the government's policy on Monday, saying that anyone not on official leave must...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Forged stamps and documents with police names seized
Forged stamps and documents with police names seizedTony Hotland The Jakarta Post JakartaPolice have arrested a suspected forger and are seeking two others in relation to the forgery of car documents. They also seized hundreds of bogus documents stamped with police officers names and signatures,...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Natuna gas leak still under repair
Natuna gas leak still under repairThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bad weather has been blamed for the slow pace of reparation work on the 650-kilometer undersea pipeline from West Natuna island to Singapore, which was shut down due to a leak earlier this month.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Police to question six suspected RI terrorist
Police to question six suspected RI terroristThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Kudus, Central Java The government will detain for questioning the six Indonesian students currently held by Pakistani authorities for alleged involvement in terrorist activities, the foreign minister said.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
* Headlines: Police to question six suspected RI terrorists 2
* Headlines: Police to question six suspected RI terrorists 2 * National: Govt to launch offensive against Poso attackers 4 * Archipelago: More Larantuka suspects arrested 5 * Opinion:AIDS: Act now or pay later 6 * City: Civil servants abuse extended holiday 8 * Sports: Tiger's desire undermined by...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Flood victims to be relocated
Flood victims to be relocatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Java administration plans to relocate around 160 families from the subdistricts of Tirtoyudo and Sumbermanjing Wetan, Malang, where a recent flash flood killed three people and injured dozens of others.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Fishermen find active cannon
Fishermen find active cannon KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A cannon was snagged by a net belonging to two fishermen from Namosain subdistrict in Alak Kota, Kupang regency, while the two were sailing in waters near the town.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
1. KPU: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS
1. KPU: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS Six more parties pass screening for 2004 elections 2. WORLD: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Poor infrastructure retards RI growth: WB 3. VISA: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTSU.S. scraps post-9/11 foreign registration rule U.S. scraps foreign registration rule 4.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
New Malaysian Prime Minister supports currency peg
New Malaysian Prime Minister supports currency pegAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's new Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also finance minister, on Tuesday backed the pegging of the country's currency to the U.S. dollar, saying it has served the economy well.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin
Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Beware politicians
Beware politicians bearing giftsFrom Media IndonesiaAs the 2004 general election nears, we should be alert for various political occurrences that could prevent the people from going to the polls, such as political violence and security disturbances.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Government plans to launch offensive against Poso attackers
Government plans to launch offensive against Poso attackersIrvan NR and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Palu In response to a series of attacks on villages in Poso over the past week, the government will take the offensive in dealing with security problems in this remote Central...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Rupiah Retes Dec.2
Rupiah Retes Dec.2 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,547.29 5,815.49 6,213.96 6,148.59 Brunei dollar 1 5,224.76 4,642.36 4,958.76 4,908.27 Canadian dollar 1 6,901.95 6,132.37 6,550.56 6,483.63 Swiss franc 1 6,938.15 6,164.52 6,584.91 6,517.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Voting for political parties
Voting for political partiesFrom TEMPO Indonesia is facing a lot of problems now, among other concerns, ongoing financial woes, the threat of national disintegration (in Aceh and Papua), and terrorist acts.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Mega kicks reporters out of party meeting
Mega kicks reporters out of party meetingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri banned reporters from covering her party's Idul Fitri celebration on Tuesday and sent them out of a meeting at party headquarters in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
11 more arrested over brawl in Magelang
11 more arrested over brawl in Magelang MAGELANG, Central Java: Magelang Police Precinct have arrested 11 more suspects over a recent brawl in the Magelang subdistrict of Banjaragung, making the total number arrested over the incident 15, an official said.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Indonesia wants OPEC to maintain current production level
Indonesia wants OPEC to maintain current production levelSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Purnomo Yusgiantoro wants the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maintain its current output level of 24.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Coming soon: Cheap HIV/AIDS medicine
Coming soon: Cheap HIV/AIDS medicineDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) will assure themselves of access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs at a cheaper price, perhaps even for free for those who were unable to afford them, starting in January.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
More trains in delays
More trains in delays JAKARTA: The extra trains provided over the Idul Fitri holiday and the railroad accident in Tegal, Central Java, have delayed the arrival of more trains at Gambir station, Central Jakarta.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
6,402 Aceh refugees still live in camps
6,402 Aceh refugees still live in camps BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An official has said that 6,402 displaced people in Aceh are still living in refugee camps in five regencies in the ravaged province.Burhanuddin, a spokesman of the Humanitarian Center at the Aceh Social Affairs Office, said on Tuesday that...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Eight parties fail in Jakarta
Eight parties fail in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) announced on Tuesday that eight of 39 political parties that registered to join the next elections failed to meet the requirements.KPUD Chairman M.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Community health
Community healthFrom Republika The government has declared the national health vision under the name of "Indonesia Sehat 2010" (Healthy Indonesia 2010) but this will remain just a hope, a reason why Health Minister Ahmad Sujudi has said it will be very difficult to empower the community in the...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Contractors or brokers?
Contractors or brokers?From Koran Tempo Three months ago, a transaction concerning the right to a toll road construction project was reported. According to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, it was a normal transaction and the origin of the money was unknown.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Poor infrastructure retards RI: WB
Poor infrastructure retards RI: WBDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank, one of the country's long-standing main lenders, warned on Tuesday of the need to boost spending on infrastructure projects to avoid a crisis in the largely abandoned sector and improve the country's...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Environmental
Environmental damage in BekasiFrom Warta KotaBekasi councillor Hasnul Kholid Pasaribu has pointed out that Mega Bekasi Hypermarket, Metropolitan Mall, Ramayana Bekasi Plaza and Hero Plaza occupy water catchments.The councillor's statement is true and has become common knowledge.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
More trouble on Java train line
More trouble on Java train lineNana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Bandung There was another delay on the busy Java north coast railroad line on Tuesday, which follows three recent accidents in three days on the same line.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Timah's net profit to surge sevenfold
Timah's net profit to surge sevenfoldThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Net profit of state-owned PT Timah, the world's largest integrated tin miner, may skyrocket this year mostly on higher tin prices and sales volume, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Tragedy on Bahorok scale may be repeated
Tragedy on Bahorok scale may be repeatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Spokesman of the Leuser Management Unit (UML), Denny Purba, suggested that the authorities conduct a comprehensive study of the Leuser Ecosystem Region (KEL), where the Bahorok river system is located, to determine the root cause of...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Residents anxious over uncertain eviction date
Residents anxious over uncertain eviction dateEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of Kayuputih, East Jakarta, stayed at home last week, fearing public order officers would demolish their houses sooner than the scheduled Tuesday."I've haven't worked for a week now.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Old crime, new crisis
Old crime, new crisisJP/6/E05authoritarian former Indonesian president Soeharto, why has one military massacre of Muslim civilians been singled out for accountability, almost two decades after the fact? The answer is as much entwined in the present day threat posed by extremist Islam - and its...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Old crime, new crisis
Old crime, new crisis Of all the human rights abuses committed under the authoritarian former Indonesian president Soeharto, why has one military massacre of Muslim civilians been singled out for accountability, almost two decades after the fact? The answer is as much entwined in the present day...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin
Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Contractors or brokers?
Contractors or brokers?From Koran Tempo Three months ago, a transaction concerning the right to a toll road construction project was reported. According to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, it was a normal transaction and the origin of the money was unknown.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Workers abuse extended holiday
Workers abuse extended holidayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many as 445 civil servants of the Jakarta administration face various penalties including salary cuts over their absence on Monday -- the first day of work after a nine-day holiday to celebrate Idul Fitri.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
1. TERRORIST: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 10
1. TERRORIST: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 10 Police to question six suspected RI terrorists 2. KPK: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 16 anticorruption commission candidates chosen for shorlist 3. POLICE: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Forged stamps and documents with police names seized 4. SUSUL: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 38 S.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Six more parties pass screening for 2004 elections
Six more parties pass screening for 2004 electionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six more of the 40 political parties undergoing factual verification have passed the final screening and are thus officially eligible for next year's elections, the National Elections Commission (KPU)...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
TIS cable network completed
TIS cable network completed SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) announced on Tuesday the completion of the TIS (Thailand-Indonesia- Singapore) cable network, a US$36-million joint project with CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT) of Thailand and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
RI missing out on ASEAN haze agreement: Activist
RI missing out on ASEAN haze agreement: ActivistUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will likely miss out on the benefits of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, and, more importantly, lose the opportunity to show diplomatic goodwill, by delaying its ratification of the...
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Govt urges the House to revise press law
Govt urges the House to revise press law JAKARTA: The government urged the legislature to take the lead in revising Law No.40/1999 on the press, to avoid mistaken perceptions that the government is trying to restrict press freedom.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Forged stamps and documents with police names seized
Forged stamps and documents with police names seizedTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have arrested a suspected forger and are seeking two others in relation to the forgery of car documents.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Police hunt seven jailbreakers in Medan city
Police hunt seven jailbreakers in Medan cityApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Police here said on Tuesday they were searching for seven detainees who broke out of their holding cell in the North Sumatra capital of Medan.
Wed, 03 Dec 2003
Kemayoran vendors to be evicted
Kemayoran vendors to be evicted JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipal administration plans to evict sidewalk vendors from the main roads of Kemayoran early on Wednesday.Mayor Hosea Petra Lumbun said on Tuesday his office would not relocate the vendors, saying their presence on the streets only...