Archive: 17 February 2003
43 articles found
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
SIRA seeks help from HDC and JSC to free leader
SIRA seeks help from HDC and JSC to free leader The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) has asked the Joint Security Committee (JSC) to help secure the release of its pro- independence leader, Muhammad Nazar, being held on charges of organizing an illegal rally.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Antiterror desk anticipates more hijack threats
Antiterror desk anticipates more hijack threats Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hijacking threats received by two Indonesian airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air, served as an early warning of a new trend of terrorism here, chairman of the antiterror desk Insp. Gen. Ansyaad Mbai said on Sunday.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Search for missing plane abandoned
Search for missing plane abandoned Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, West Java The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has given up its search for a Cessna 172 PK-DCM light training aircraft that went down during a flight from Semarang, Central Java, to Jakarta. The agency also declared the ill-fated aircraft and the three persons on board officially missing.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
JSC announces truce violations
JSC announces truce violations Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Joint Security Committee (JSC) announced here on Saturday four more serious violations of the peace agreement to end 26 years of fighting in Aceh province, and blamed them mostly on government security forces. The committee overseeing the truce signed on Dec. 9 in Geneva said it had recorded three "very serious" violations and one "serious" breach of the accord. The announcement was made at around 6 p.m.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt to shut down five state-owned forestry firms
Govt to shut down five state-owned forestry firms Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to liquidate five state-owned forestry firms, Inhutani I through to V, and transfer the firm's control of 9 million hectares of badly damaged forest to the local community and private firms, an official at the Ministry of Forestry said.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Police headquarters bombing suspect arrested
Police headquarters bombing suspect arrested The Jakarta Post Jakarta The police have arrested a former police officer, identified as Adj. Comr. Anang Sumpeno, for bombing Wisma Bhayangkari, a building located in the compound of the National Police Headquarters in South Jakarta, city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said on Saturday. Prasetyo said Anang, a former member of the National Police bomb squad, was arrested in his rented room in Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Caption for photo (Sleman advertorial)
Caption for photo (Sleman advertorial) Some of the facilities and souvenirs in the Sleman regency that make your meetings incentives conferences events (MICE) most memorable: star-rated hotels, sophisticated meeting rooms and unique traditional handicrafts.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
RP plans to provide loans for returning maids
RP plans to provide loans for returning maids Helen Luk, Associated Press, Hong Kong The Philippine government will offer loans to Filipino migrants who want to return home and start businesses because of a proposed tax on foreign maids working in Hong Kong, a Filipino union spokeswoman said Sunday. Philippine Foreign Secretary Blas Ople met with union representatives here Sunday, after meeting Friday with Hong Kong political leader Tung Chee-hwa to lobby against the proposed tax.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
`Chikungunya' spreads to Cirebon
`Chikungunya' spreads to Cirebon The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A mysterious disease, locally known as chikungunya, has spread further in West Java, with more than 70 people in Cirebon regency infected since last week, local health officials said on Saturday. At least 73 residents in Cirebon were suffering from the contagious disease, carried by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, said Jarnadi Kusmayadi, a senior official with the city's health office.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jakartans told to beware of food, fuel shortages
Jakartans told to beware of food, fuel shortages Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta could face a worst case scenario, including food and fuel shortages, due to possible widespread flooding over the next few days if the city administration failed to anticipate the disaster, officials said over the weekend.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang to plant 5,000 rambutan trees
Tangerang to plant 5,000 rambutan trees TANGERANG: Tangerang regency plans to plant 5,000 rambutan parakan trees, a variety that is native to Tangerang, Banten. Due to the extensive clearing of land for building manufacturing plants and housing, many rambutan parakan trees have been cut down. As a consequence, the variety is difficult to find in Tangerang and many say that if there is no effort to plant them they will totally disappear in the near future.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt to finalize phone services decree
Govt to finalize phone services decree Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is drafting a decree that will, among other things, oblige telephone operators to contribute to a fund for the development of basic telephony services in more than 43,000 villages and sub-district capitals nationwide that currently lack such services.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tirta gains entry to Gunadarma chess meet
Tirta gains entry to Gunadarma chess meet The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tirta Chandra is the latest player to be included in the 15- strong list for the eight-day Gunadarma Cup 'elo-rating' chess tournament, which kicks off here on Monday. The inclusion of 16-year-old Tirta means that the players' average for the tournament will be only 2341, resulting in it being relegated from the planned five-tier to a four-tier event. "We wish Salor (Sitanggang) had been available for the competition.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Money enticed North Korea to summit: Hyundai
Money enticed North Korea to summit: Hyundai Agence France-Presse, Seoul South Korea's Hyundai business group admitted Sunday that its secret money transfer to North Korea served as a sweetener for bringing the Stalinist country to an inter-Korean summit three years ago. "Our remittances contributed partly to bringing North Korea to the summit," Chung Mong-Hun, who heads Hyundai's business deal with North Korea, told reporters.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
IBRA says no to Bank Lippo rights issue plan amid controversies
IBRA says no to Bank Lippo rights issue plan amid controversies Sari P. Setiogi, Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said that it would not approve Bank Lippo's plan to launch a rights issue until an independent audit of the bank's assets had been completed.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah to slightly strengthen
Rupiah to slightly strengthen The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to slightly strengthen this week due to positive sentiment as the market sees the prospects of an Iraq war fading on the back of rising opposition to the U.S. plans to attack Iraq, an analyst said.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia offers to facilitate dialog of North, South Korea
Indonesia offers to facilitate dialog of North, South Korea Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri disclosed on Saturday that Indonesia had offered both South Korea and North Korea help to end the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Saturday, Megawati said she had sent her special envoy, Nana Sutresna, to both countries to convey her message.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Women workers to benefit from new association
Women workers to benefit from new association V.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The proposed Malaysian Association of Working Women (MAWW) should give the trade union movement, especially the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), some serious food for thought. According to MAWW's pro tem president Silam Hassan, the new organization was necessary because many of the issues affecting women workers were not properly dealt with by the existing unions.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Digital printing more cost effective
Digital printing more cost effective By Rangga Ivananda Contributor Jakarta Digital printing technology is a continuation of digital imaging. Once digital imaging is completed on a computer, its result can be then printed on digital printers. Various printed materials, such as company profiles, presentation sheets, calendars, posters and the like for certain businesses are printed only in limited quantities, which would be costly if printed by conventional printing companies.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
The magic of digitalization
The magic of digitalization By Ari Darmawan Contributor Jakarta One of the latest advances in technology is digitalization. The word "digital" has mesmerized almost everyone, from kids to adults.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Integration of Chinese
Integration of Chinese From Media Indonesia The Feb. 2 editorial of this newspaper succinctly and correctly discussed the integration of the Chinese community. It seems that the word "becoming" connotes a simple meaning. In fact, it is here that the key to integration lies. Basically, what is sought is the right model of integration to ensure that Chinese-Indonesians will become real sons and daughters of the motherland. There is more to just policies.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Officers caught with pants down
Officers caught with pants down JAKARTA: A joint team from the Jakarta Military Police, and the Army, Air Force and Navy arrested nine members of the military and police late on Saturday evening who were caught frequenting the Boker prostitution complex in Ciracas, East Jakarta. The raid, led by the Military Police's Capt. Lutfi, was part of a joint effort to enforce discipline among military and police personnel.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Many OIC members seek talks on Iraq after NAM summit
Many OIC members seek talks on Iraq after NAM summit Agencies, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia said many members of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), including Iran, have called for an emergency meeting to discuss a possible U.S. military attack on Iraq, local media reported on Sunday. Malaysia is hosting the summit for the 115 developing countries in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) this month and Kuala Lumpur hoped to convene a one-day meeting on Iraq soon after the summit was over.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
ADVERTORIAL: SUNDAY - FOCUS
ADVERTORIAL: SUNDAY - FOCUS Dome's earlier presence in Indonesia started when it established an outlet in Ratu Plaza, South Jakarta, in 2000. The presence of Dome has won the hearts of cafe enthusiasts as it offers 100 percent Arabica coffee and gourmet food in a cozy, relaxing and comfortable atmosphere. The growing interest among yuppies in having coffee, lunch or diner at Dome prompted the management to set up other outlets in Jakarta and beyond to serve increasing numbers of Dome customers.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
People forgotten as politicians begin campaigns
People forgotten as politicians begin campaigns Kornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com Self-proclaimed presidential candidate Amien Rais recently had a comical experience when his hosts dressed him like a Chinese emperor during a Chinese New Year celebration in the business district of Harco Mangga Dua in West Jakarta. "This grand attire is too big," Amien joked.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang has yet to see autonomy law implemented
Tangerang has yet to see autonomy law implemented Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Regional autonomy, which has technically been a part of the law since 2000, has yet to bear fruit in Tangerang municipality which will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Feb. 28. The Law No.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
RP gets thumbs down for weak anti-money laundering bill
RP gets thumbs down for weak anti-money laundering bill Mynardo Macaraig, Agence France-Presse, Manila Industrialized countries have rejected amendments by the Philippines to beef up its anti-money laundering law, giving Manila less than a month to pass better legislation or face painful sanctions.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Governments urge broader control of arms
Governments urge broader control of arms Rita A. Widiadana and Wahyoe Boedhiwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jimbaran, Bali Delegations to the United Nations (UN) Workshop on Transparency in Armaments here have stressed the need to enhance transparency in the arms trade beyond the seven categories of major standard arms as presently stated in the UN Registration of Conventional Arms.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI men's duo win All-England C'ship
RI men's duo win All-England C'ship Agence France-Presse, Birmingham, England Indonesian pair of Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya won the men's doubles title at the All-England championships after dominating Lee Dong-soo/Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea in the final here on Sunday. Sigit/Candra won 15-7, 15-5, which proved to be Indonesia's only victory at the tournament.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Each province to receive four seats in DPD
Each province to receive four seats in DPD Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All nine factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed that each province would have four representatives in the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), a legislative body mandated by the newly adopted for a bicameral system. Legislators from nine factions and Home Affairs Minister Hari Sabarno reached the agreement in a meeting on Saturday night.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for real
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for real The glaring sun over the skies of Sangatta, East Kutai regency, Kalimantan, was partly covered by clouds on that particular day in February. The blistering heat enveloped the entire city including one of the classrooms of the Sangatta senior high school (SMU Negeri 1 Sangatta). However, the extremely high temperature did not seem to disturb the 20 students -- mostly first and second graders -- who were having a discussion.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Documents, photos seized at MILF base unveil terror plans
Documents, photos seized at MILF base unveil terror plans Froilan Gallardo, Associated Press, Pikit, Philippines Government troops seized boxes of documents on Sunday in the house of a Moro separatist leader in the southern Philippines, including manuals on assassination, ambush and bombing techniques, military officials said.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
`It seems we'll have to rely on ourselves'
`It seems we'll have to rely on ourselves' The massive flooding in the capital last year caused billions of rupiah in damage and displaced over 380,000 people. Worse still, the city administration has thus far failed to seriously address the matter. The Jakarta Post talked to residents about how to cope with Jakarta's annual flood problem. Sonny, 33, is an employee of a multinational company in Tangerang.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Corruption, inefficiency equal expensive electricity
Corruption, inefficiency equal expensive electricity A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business Watch Indonesia said that one of the main reasons for the higher electricity charges in Indonesia was widespread inefficiency at state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN). The independent business watchdog said in a report that the main source of inefficiency was the purchase of fuel for PLN's power generation facilities.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Police to submit Ghufron's dossier to prosecutors Monday
Police to submit Ghufron's dossier to prosecutors Monday The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investigators are expected to submit the dossier of Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas, one of the key operatives in the Bali terror bombings, to the prosecutor's office Monday as local officials plan to bury body parts of victims killed in the deadly terrorist attacks. Ghufron is the elder brother of Amrozi, one of the first suspects arrested for the Bali bombing, and Ali Imron, the alleged bomb assembler.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Upscale `child-friendly clinic' opens in Kemang
Upscale `child-friendly clinic' opens in Kemang Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seeing a doctor or a dentist can often be a horrendous experience for kids given the stereotype of a physician holding a syringe ready to give a painful shot in the arm or a dentist bending over to yank out a bad tooth. Not to mention that most pediatricians' waiting rooms in the city are cramped with parents and their children waiting their turn for a simple chat with the doctor.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI stops export of informal workers
RI stops export of informal workers The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government has suspended the export of migrant workers with jobs in the informal sector in all designated countries citing the workers' incompetence and language barriers. In his letter dated Feb.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
`Cap Go Meh' celebrations hope for blessings
`Cap Go Meh' celebrations hope for blessings Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With incense sticks in their hands and prayers issuing from their lips, thousands of Chinese-Indonesians line up along the streets to greet the toapekong (effigies of gods) during the Cap Go Meh celebrations. Held on the 15th day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar, Cap Go Meh celebrations in Indonesia have their roots in southern China, from where most Chinese descendants here come.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Febi beats Suwandi to retain Cigna title
Febi beats Suwandi to retain Cigna title Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Febi Widhiyanto defended his Cigna Open title by defeating top seed Suwandi 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4 at the Hilton Executive Club tennis court in Jakarta on Sunday. And in the women's final Sandy Gumulya upset defending champion Liza Andriyani 6-4, 6-3 in the tournament, which provided US$9,000 in cash prizes.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
`Cap Go Meh' festivities celebrated openly and freely in Jakarta
`Cap Go Meh' festivities celebrated openly and freely in Jakarta Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five years ago,Cap Go Meh, the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities, could only be celebrated in secret as the regime of then-president Soeharto had banned all Chinese cultural activities. Now, the joy of the festivities has become public as many people from different cultural and religious groups participate in the festivities.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
PLN's high rates due to corruption
PLN's high rates due to corruption On Feb. 7, 2003 the State-owned electricity company (PLN) and the Indonesian Police signed an agreement on the theft of electricity. In his statement, PLN director Eddie Widiono said that PLN sustained an annual loss of between Rp 500 billion to Rp 1 trillion from this theft.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Floods inundate 78 city-run schools
Floods inundate 78 city-run schools JAKARTA: Recent flooding had damaged 78 city-run schools in Jakarta as of last Friday with the number set to increase as heavy rain is expected to persist until the end of the month, date released on Sunday revealed. Figures issued by the Flood Crisis Center at City Hall revealed that 34 elementary schools, 10 junior high schools and 34 senior high schools had been damaged by the floods. In total, some 14,000 students have had their lessons disrupted.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003, 00:00 WIB
Golkar tests water with presidential nominees: Expert
Golkar tests water with presidential nominees: Expert Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar's announcement of five nominees for the 2004 presidential election could be an effort to test voters' reaction while the country's second largest party was still grappling with the New Order stigma and leadership issues, an analyst said on Sunday.