Archive: 13 February 2003
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Thu, 13 Feb 2003
National team leads search for missing Cessna
National team leads search for missing CessnaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, West Java The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) finally took over the search for a light training aircraft Cessna 172 PK-DCM, last seen on Thursday of last week above West Java during its flight from...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Regent protests arrest of fishermen
Regent protests arrest of fishermen NUNUKAN, East Kalimantan: Nunukan Regent Abdul Hafidz Ahmad has cried foul over the impounding of 11 trawlers and the arrest of their crews for allegedly using nets in waters off neighboring Tarakan regency.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Compensation may disrupt road completion
Compensation may disrupt road completionMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten A disagreement over compensation for land to make way for the construction of a new four-kilometer road from Tangerang municipality to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport may hamper the completion of the road.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Memorial service for Price
Memorial service for Price JAKARTA: A memorial service will be held on Valentine's Day for the late Macalister "Mac" Price, the deputy head of the New Zealand Embassy and consul general to Indonesia from 1989 to 1992.The Feb.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Police patrol villages after four deaths
Police patrol villages after four deathsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Kotabumi, North Lampung Police remained on guard on Tuesday in the border area between the villages of Panaganratu and Panaganjaya, North Lampung regency, two days after at least four people were killed in a brawl between...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Journalists freed, official removed
Journalists freed, official removed CAMBODIA: Two journalists charged with inciting anti-Thai riots in Phnom Penh were freed on bail on Tuesday, while the governor of the Cambodian capital lost his job in an apparent fallout from the incident as the two neighbor countries scrambled to mend ties.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
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;JP;sps; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Feb.11 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Feb.11 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,538.60 4,945.50 5,270.66 5,213.22 Brunei dollar 1 5,355.31 4,783.18 5,096.23 5,042.11 Canadian dollar 1 6,151.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
1.BOMB: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1.BOMB: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12Police stage reconstruction of police HQ bombing2. FLOOD: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 22 City poorly prepared to tackle flood problem 3. ROAD: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 38Compensation may disrupt road completion 4. SPEAK: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30'I disagree with bus fare hike'
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Aceh proindependence activist arrested for holding illegal rally
Aceh proindependence activist arrested for holding illegal rallyIbnu Matnoor and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Police arrested for the second time in two years Aceh proindependence activist Muhammad Nazar, charging him with organizing an illegal rally in January.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Govt warns of natural disasters
Govt warns of natural disasters JAKARTA: The government has warned of natural disasters in Greater Jakarta, Lampung, Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara over the next week.An official from the Office of the State Minister for the Environment, Paulus A Winarso, said on Tuesday that based on satellite...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Tourism earnings up in Malaysia
Tourism earnings up in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: The number of tourists visiting Malaysia grew by four percent last year, with visitors pumping more than US$11 billion into the economy, government figures showed Wednesday.The increase to some 13.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Banks provide Rp 30.7t in new loans to SME sector
Banks provide Rp 30.7t in new loans to SME sectorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's banking sector channeled some Rp 30.7 trillion (US$3.3 billion) in fresh loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) last year, slightly exceeding the initial target of Rp 30 trillion.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
The two Philippine female presidents
The two Philippine female presidentsWilliam Esposo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Last December, I was invited to address a class at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on how I compared the way Filipinos regard the terms and the characters of the two Philippine women...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
'I disagree with bus fare hike'
'I disagree with bus fare hike' The city administration plans to raise bus fares in the near future, after the city's Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) proposed a 50 percent hike due to what they cited as the rising prices of fuel and spare parts.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Military rejects NU prayer plans
Military rejects NU prayer plans SURABAYA: The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) will likely have to cancel a mass prayer scheduled for March 9 at the Brawijaya Military Command compound in the East Java capital of Surabaya.The military commander, Maj. Gen.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Riza Marlon captures wildlife on film
Riza Marlon captures wildlife on filmBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Walking for hours in the Central Sulawesi wilderness makes Riza Marlon visibly tired, but his eyes won't stop looking around for animals worth photographing.Suddenly he stops.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Police chief burns thief of death
Police chief burns thief of deathAgencies, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara A suspected motorbike thief was burned to death when a police chief doused him in gasoline during interrogation before lighting a cigarette that inadvertently set him alight.East Nusa Tenggara Police chief Brig. Gen.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Widow wants Theys' trial moved to Papua
Widow wants Theys' trial moved to PapuaNethy Dharma Somba and Kanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The prosecution of seven members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) does not seem to have helped to heal the wounds inflicted on Mrs.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Chaos mars Idul Adha celebration at Istiqlal
Chaos mars Idul Adha celebration at IstiqlalNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The annual Idul Adha celebration, which constitutes the distribution of sacrificial beef and goat meat to the poor, was again marred by looting on Wednesday at Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta when hundreds...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
India tries to save citizen from death row
India tries to save citizen from death rowApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The Indian government has taken diplomatic steps in a last ditch effort to save Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey from a death sentence for importing heroin.India's Consul General K.J.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
PDI Perjuangan to demolish its posts
PDI Perjuangan to demolish its posts JAKARTA: In compliance with the city's regreening program, the Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will demolish any of its posts located on designated green areas, said secretary of Jakarta PDI Perjuangan Maringan...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Police to crack down on bus crime
Police to crack down on bus crime JAKARTA: In response to a public outcry over extortion on public buses, police said they would launch an operation to crack down on the criminals.City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo was quoted by BeritaJakarta.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
(For Caltex advertorial)
(For Caltex advertorial)Caltex's more than half a century of contribution A red elementary school cap is depicted in a television commercial with a line underneath: "The hat of the president." Maybe someday the owner of the cap might really become the country's president.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Minister gives vehicles to NTB police
Minister gives vehicles to NTB police MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Tourism and Culture I Gde Ardhika gave 30 motorcycles and one car to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Police on Tuesday to help them maintain security on Lombok island.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Govt committee investigates paper dumping
Govt committee investigates paper dumping The Ministry of Trade and Industry's Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has started investigating claims that some paper manufacturers in Asia and Europe are dumping uncoated writing and printing paper in Indonesia.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
* Headlines: Garuda pilots not to go on strike: Govt2
* Headlines: Garuda pilots not to go on strike: Govt2 * National:PDI-P campaigns for Papua split 4 * Archipelago: Police patrol villages after four deaths5 * Opinion: A smart way to control RI's infrastructure6 * City: City poorly prepared to tackle flood problem 8 * Sports: Taufik, Hendrawan...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
TV Program: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003
TV Program: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi6:30 English News Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT / RW8:30 DRTV Indonesia 9:00 TV Drama: Janji Cinta9:30 TV Drama: Aku Dan Kau10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Presidential instruction
Presidential instructionFrom Koran Tempo This nation has been turned upside down by endless conflicts and various vested interests, ranging from the hike in fuel prices to conflicts of interest among our public representatives opposing the issuance of Presidential Instruction No 1/2003 as an...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Bali blast suspect demonstrates how bomb assembled
Bali blast suspect demonstrates how bomb assembledWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali A key suspect in the October attack in Bali demonstrated to police how the bombs were made from a mixture of chemicals and explosive materials, and how the bombers planned the attack that left...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Govt to send team to Mideast
Govt to send team to Mideast JAKARTA: A team from the manpower and transmigration ministry will leave for the Middle East on Thursday to make plans for the evacuation of Indonesian nationals ahead of a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq, the ministry's official said.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
City poorly prepared to tackle flood problem
City poorly prepared to tackle flood problemAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A non-governmental organization criticized on Tuesday the city administration's apparent lack of preparation to help flood victims in anticipation of heavy rains this monsoon season.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Police stage reconstruction of police HQ bombing
Police stage reconstruction of police HQ bombingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the absence of a suspect, police investigators carried out on Tuesday a reconstruction of the bombing at Wisma Bhayangkari, a building that forms part of the National Police Headquarters compound, which was...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
140 bags of body parts from Bali attack to be buried
140 bags of body parts from Bali attack to be buriedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said it would soon bury 140 bags containing the charred body parts of Oct 12. Bali bombing victims whose identities the forensic team could not establish.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Copyright law treats govt offices differently
Copyright law treats govt offices differentlyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Due to their crucial roles in providing public services, government offices and educational institutions will enjoy lenient treatment when the new copyright law comes into effect at the end of July this year.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Electronics sales is rise 25%: Association
Electronics sales is rise 25%: AssociationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Electronics sales could rise by between 15 and 25 percent this year as a result of the luxury tax breaks introduced by the government early last month, the country's association for electronics sellers said.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exhange (in rupiah) on Feb. 11, 2003:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exhange (in rupiah) on Feb. 11, 2003: ---------------------------------------------------------- Name Close Change Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 575 -25 3,000 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Foreign lawyers in RI to be regulated
Foreign lawyers in RI to be regulatedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators have agreed to apply a restrictive regulation on foreign lawyers operating in the country, under a nearly approved bill on advocate profession.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Sea sand mining firms face bankruptcy
Sea sand mining firms face bankruptcy BATAM, Riau: The Association of Sea Sand Mining Companies in Riau have rejected the central government's policy to temporarily halt sand exports to neighboring Singapore, saying it could lead to bankruptcy.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Widow wants Theys' trial moved to Papua
Widow wants Theys' trial moved to PapuaNethy Dharma Somba and Kanis Dursin The Jakarta Post Jayapura, Papua The prosecution of seven members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) does not seem to have helped to heal the wounds inflicted on Mrs.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Workers complain about late salaries
Workers complain about late salaries BOGOR: Temporary staff at the Bogor regency administration are upset about late salaries."Very often we are paid late. We haven't received our salaries yet this month.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Taufik, Hendrawan ousted from All England 1st round
Taufik, Hendrawan ousted from All England 1st roundAgencies, Birmingham, England Two famous names fell at the first hurdle at the All-England championships, leaving Indonesian head coach Christian Hadinata with early headaches.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
18% of protected forests already destroyed: Govt
18% of protected forests already destroyed: GovtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has indicated that destruction of the country's protected forests and conservation areas has so far reached 5.9 million hectares, or 18 percent of the total protected area.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
New system planned to nab bad customs officials
New system planned to nab bad customs officialsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance plans to issue a decree to form a new import supervisory system that will allow the newly established customs watchdog to randomly inspect imported goods at all seaports after being...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Key suspect details how bombings were staged
Key suspect details how bombings were stagedWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Ali Imron, a key suspect in the Bali bombings, publicly showed on Tuesday how the horrifying terror attacks were carried out, boasting about his group's bomb-making skills but apologizing to families...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Maluku traditional leaders face daunting challenge
Maluku traditional leaders face daunting challengeAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Ambon While the parties responsible for three years of communal conflict in Maluku have yet to be made accountable, residents welcome the many peace initiatives, including one involving the raja or traditional leaders.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Garuda pilots not to go on strike
Garuda pilots not to go on strikeArya Abhiseka and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Air travelers can sit back and relax now, as the government has guaranteed that Garuda Indonesia's pilots would not go on strike while they negotiated with the state-owned airline's management.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, Pebruari 13, 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, Pebruari 13, 2003Exhibitions* Photo, The Greatest Love For All, by five Bali's leading photographes, Agus Pande, Murdani Usman, Toto Parwatha, Rama Surya, Ulung Wicaksono, at Center Stage, Hard Rock Hotel Bali (Tel. 0361-761869), until Feb. 14.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Pertamina eyes 118m barrels in '03
Pertamina eyes 118m barrels in '03 JAKARTA: Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina expects to discover 118 million barrels of new oil reserves and 3.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserve this year, a company official said Tuesday.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Support for Garuda pilots
Support for Garuda pilotsFrom Koran TempoWe have learned from recent media reports that the negotiations on a collective labor agreement -- including a deal on remuneration -- between the Garuda Pilots' Association and the management of Garuda, the Indonesian flag-carrier, have come to a deadlock,...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
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1 x 38Police patrol villages after four deaths 2 x 20India tries to save citizen from death row JP/5/Terapi1 x 45Center feeds West Timor's malnourished children
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Jambi wants return of auction earnings
Jambi wants return of auction earnings JAMBI, Jambi: Jambi Governor Zulkifli has demanded the central government return around Rp 17 billion (US$1.96 million) in earnings from the auction of confiscated illegal logs.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
'Pantau' monthly magazine stop publication for bankruptcy
'Pantau' monthly magazine stop publication for bankruptcyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Financial constraints have caused local magazine Pantau to stop publication, adding to the list of print media falling to tight competition in the industry.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
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;JP;sps; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Feb.11 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Feb.11 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,538.60 4,945.50 5,270.66 5,213.22 Brunei dollar 1 5,355.31 4,783.18 5,096.23 5,042.11 Canadian dollar 1 6,151.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Senior Japanese tourists enjoy the beauty of Bali
Senior Japanese tourists enjoy the beauty of BaliWahyoe Boediwardhana and Rita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali When bombs rocked Bali on Oct. 12 last year, the 70-year-old Otake Kenji, a retired man from Japan, was on a luxury liner on its way to the island.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
(For Caltex advertorial)
(For Caltex advertorial)Caltex's more than half a century of contribution A red elementary school cap is depicted in a television commercial with a line underneath: "The hat of the president." Maybe someday the owner of the cap might really become the country's president.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Security guard finds a grenade
Security guard finds a grenade JAKARTA: A live hand grenade was found in front of Carrefour hypermarket in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta on Tuesday evening.Online news portal www.detik.com said that the grenade was found inside a plastic bag by a security guard, Dede Yaman, at about 8:30 p.m.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Spirit of charity marks Idul Adha
Spirit of charity marks Idul AdhaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As hundreds of Muslims prayed peacefully at Parangtritis beach in Yogyakarta on Wednesday, hundreds of others jostled each other for a portion of sacrificed meat at Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
A smart way of control RI economic infrastructure
A smart way of control RI economic infrastructurePitan Daslani, Journalist, Jakarta If you wish to control Indonesia's money, buy its banks. In its portfolios, there are large amounts of risk-free government re-capitalization and treasury bonds on which you would feast as the cash-strapped...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
22 S. Korean tour guides nabbed in RP
22 S. Korean tour guides nabbed in RP PHILIPPINES: Immigration agents arrested on Wednesday 22 South Korean tour guides working without permits in the Philippines.The South Koreans were rounded up at Manila's international airport, where they were supposed to meet a group of tourists from Inchon,...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
War fears shadow observance of Idul Adha across Asia
War fears shadow observance of Idul Adha across AsiaAgence France-Presse, Jakarta Millions of Muslims gathered throughout the region on Wednesday to observe the Islamic festival of Idul Adha or Day of Sacrifice beneath a heavy veil of security prompted by rising tensions over Iraq.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Government to restart PT Indofarma tender
Government to restart PT Indofarma tenderDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has put on hold its plan to sell state-owned pharmaceutical firm PT Indofarma due to a lack of bidders, State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi said on Tuesday.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Seulawah, Star Air set up flight alliance
Seulawah, Star Air set up flight allianceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Domestic airline start-ups Seulawah Nad Air and Star Air signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday in a bid to avert head- on competition.Under the agreement, which was signed by Seulawah president M.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
The press and Megawati
The press and Megawati It is by now a well known fact that President Megawati Soekarnoputri -- as evidenced by her incessant complaints -- has been very upset with the nation's press. The situation between Megawati and the press seems to be heating up instead of cooling off.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Opposing divestment
Opposing divestment The mounting opposition from the House of Representatives and the lingering political controversy over the recent sale of the government's majority stake in PT Indosat telecommunications company could jeopardize the asset recovery programs of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
PDI-P campaigns for Papua split
PDI-P campaigns for Papua splitFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the government's decision to split Papua into three smaller provinces has met with strong resistance from Papuans, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) insists that...
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Artist Yani Sastranegara hangs with dragons
Artist Yani Sastranegara hangs with dragonsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Looking up in the Atrium of Plaza Senayan, one may stop in wonder, for up there are hundreds of tiny red and gold colored balls on strings.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Villagers' participation in Riaupulp's community forestry project
Villagers' participation in Riaupulp's community forestry project Thousands of villagers in Riau province benefit from PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper's (Riaupulp) community forestry project, under which they allow the company to plant acacia trees on their land on a revenue-sharing basis.
Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Arrest of students in Yemen
Arrest of students in YemenFrom RepublikaWe deem it necessary to clarify a report that this newspaper published in its Jan. 30, 2003, issue under the title Two Indonesian students detained in Yemen.According to reports that we have received from the Indonesian Embassy in Yemen, the two Indonesian...