Archive: 17 March 2003
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Mon, 17 Mar 2003
10 sex workers arrested
10 sex workers arrested JAKARTA: Police arrested 10 sex workers and nine men illegal migrants during a police raid on Sunday in West Jakarta and North Jakarta.According to police reports, a total of 19 people were apprehended from the Angke railway station in West Jakarta and the red-light district...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'Life in Jakarta means constant stress'
'Life in Jakarta means constant stress' People living in Jakarta can be prone to depression, and many Jakartans find it necessary to seek consolation and comfort from someone to whom they can speak and pour out their feelings. The Jakarta Post spoke to some residents about their experiences.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Pitting people
Pitting people against each otherFrom Kompas As an ordinary citizen, I was sad and disappointed to learn of the establishment of the Message of the People's Plight Front (Ampera) as I find it hard to understand why those claiming to be community figures always set a bad example for the people.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Premium income expected to increase to 35% this year
Premium income expected to increase to 35% this yearSudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Indonesia's life and health insurance industry has been reporting robust growth since companies introduced more varied products that combine life and financial protection.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
50 percent of mental patients abandoned by own families
50 percent of mental patients abandoned by own familiesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city's mental institutions are crowded with patients who are ready for release but whose families have refused to take them home.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
President Mega officially opens national reforestation program
President Mega officially opens national reforestation programYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara President Megawati Soekarnoputri launched on Saturday the national reforestation program in the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) town of Soe, underlining it should be a...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Beware of disinformation
Beware of disinformationFrom Rakyat MerdekaOne of the bills that has recently triggered a polemic is the intelligence bill. Members of the elite, political activists, experts and even Vice President Hamzah Haz have made their comments on the matter.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Police hunting for 10 more terrorists
Police hunting for 10 more terrorists JAKARTA: The police are still on alert and keen on capturing at least 10 more prime suspects for the Oct. 12 Bali Bombing who are still at large, says Made Mangku Pastika, chief investigator of the bombing.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
S'pore to host powerboat racing c'ship
S'pore to host powerboat racing c'ship SINGAPORE: Singapore will host a leg of the Formula One (F1) powerboat racing championship in October and negotiations are underway to have the city-state play host for the next four years, a report said.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Some parents of students at junior high school (SLTP) Yayasan
Some parents of students at junior high school (SLTP) Yayasan Pendidikan Karya in Cipondoh, Tangerang, have complained about the fee of Rp 350,000 charged by the school for the students' study tour program.Unfortunately, the Education Office has done nothing to deal with the complaints.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 17, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 17, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Monolog, by Mas Dibyo at Lobby Hotel Ciputra, Jl. Jend. S, Parman, Slipi, West Jakarta, (Hp: 0812-28-70-400 or 0811-86-4773), on April 1 to April 14, at 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.. * Design, Design Bureau Opera, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'Perodua eyes pact with Toyota'
'Perodua eyes pact with Toyota' KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's second national carmaker Perodua is eying an assembling pact with Japan's Toyota Motor Co. in a bid to strengthen its foothold ahead of market opening in 2005, a report said on Saturday.Japanese minicar maker Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
ASEAN intensifies efforts to boost tourism: Minister
ASEAN intensifies efforts to boost tourism: MinisterWahyoe Boediwardhana and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali ASEAN tourism ministers have pledged to improve security in the region, as part of attempts to revive the image of the tourist industry -- badly tainted by the horrific...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Has sharia brought justice?
Has sharia brought justice?Lily Zakiyah Munir, Director, Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies (CePDeS), Jombang, lilyzm@hotmail.com Presidential Decision No. 11/2003 inaugurating the Sharia Court (Mahkamah Syariat) in Aceh was issued on March 3.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
TV Program: Monday, March. 17, 2003
TV Program: Monday, March. 17, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV Indonesia9:00 Tourism9:30 Entertainment10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music:...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'Dangdut' and 'ped xing': Know your neighbors
'Dangdut' and 'ped xing': Know your neighborsMichael L. Tan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila An Indonesian anthropologist, Irwan Hidayana, likes to ask his students what comes to their mind when they hear dunia Melayu or "Malay world.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
PDI Perjuangan should be critical of itself
PDI Perjuangan should be critical of itself The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan) has just ended its three-day meeting, agreeing on some important points, including the renomination of its chairwoman, Megawati Soekarnoputri, as president in the 2004 general election.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Indonesian recording industry at crisis point
Indonesian recording industry at crisis pointArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Oka claims that he sells every kind of music available, and has all his wares stacked neatly on a blanket spread on the street in front of West Jakarta's Glodok retail center, the city's largest market for pirated...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
N.Sumatra fuel compensation fund misused
N.Sumatra fuel compensation fund misusedApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The North Sumatra legislature has found irregularities in the distribution of fuel compensation funds worth Rp 11.8 billion (US$1.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Boatmakers face bankruptcy
Boatmakers face bankruptcy INDRAMAYU, West Java: No less than 150 boatmakers here will have to stop production due to a lack of teak supply.A number of craftsmen said they had not been supplied with teak for the last four months."If the situation does not change, many of us will go bankrupt," Moch.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
TNI nothing more than mercenaries: Analysts
TNI nothing more than mercenaries: AnalystsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) must stop collecting protection money from firms operating in the country as the largess would confirm the impression that TNI personnel were mercenaries who only sold their...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'TVRI' to get clear status soon
'TVRI' to get clear status soon JAKARTA: The government has promised to help cash-trapped state-owned television station TVRI, a company director says.TVRI president director Sumita Tobing said on Sunday that he was informed by the deputy state minister for state-owned enterprises (BUMN) Roes...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
ADB covers school fee of tribes
ADB covers school fee of tribes KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided funds to pay the school fees of 1,415 children from poor families and the local Bajo tribe, one of the isolated tribes that live along the province's coastline.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Protection fee paid by Freeport to the TNI
Protection fee paid by Freeport to the TNIYear Contribution Soldiers' Related Other cash allowance infrastructure 2002 $5.6 million $1.12 million $400,000 $4.08m 2001 $4.7 million $940,000 $500,000 $3.26mNOTE: Each of some 2,300 soldiers guarding Freeport's 2,800 square-kilometer mining site gets...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Unruly elephants, high on rice beer, sentenced to death
Unruly elephants, high on rice beer, sentenced to death New Delhi: Two wild Asiatic elephants, who wreaked havoc in a northeastern Indian state and killed 12 people after getting drunk on rice beer, have been sentenced to death, a news report said Sunday.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Recovered mental patients long to go home
Recovered mental patients long to go homeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta When asked about his family background, Idris, 36, had no problems in delivering logical stories fluently. And apart from his penchant for smiling, there is nothing indicating that he has just recovered from a severe mental illness.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
New violence mars fragile Aceh peace
New violence mars fragile Aceh peaceIbnu Matnoor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The killing of four Acehnese in the latest spree of violence on Saturday has increased the distrust between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), pushing their three-month-old peace agreement closer to the...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Death sentence for corruptors
Death sentence for corruptorsFrom Kompas The government is striving to eradicate the trafficking and abuse of narcotics and illicit drugs (narkoba), and those found guilty have even been sentenced to death as a shock therapy. On the other hand, the elimination of corruption remains weak.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Cambodia pay riot damage bill today
Cambodia pay riot damage bill today THAILAND: Cambodia will pay compensation to Thailand on Monday for damage sustained to its embassy in Phnom Penh during January riots, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Sunday ahead of bilateral talks aimed at reviving shattered ties.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
RI maids in HK protest Megawati govt policy
RI maids in HK protest Megawati govt policyAssociated Press, Hong Kong A union of Indonesian maids in Hong Kong criticized President Megawati Soekarnoputri's government on Sunday for imposing a temporary ban on exports of domestic helpers.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
New U.S. terror policies threaten RI exporters
New U.S. terror policies threaten RI exportersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new U.S. Container Security Initiative (CSI) policy and Bioterrorism Act will particularly hurt Indonesia's small and medium-sized exporters because it will mean additional costs and other difficulties, an...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
PLN criticized for lack or rural electricity
PLN criticized for lack or rural electricityA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Anyer, Banten Province Ida Sjachrul, a 40-year-old journalist from Palembang, South Sumatra, could not hide her emotions during a two-day workshop on the power sector organized by state electricity company PT PLN last week...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Cracks found in regent's house
Cracks found in regent's house TULANG BAWANG, Lampung: Cracks have been found in the official residence of the regent here, even though it was renovated only six months ago.Regent Abdurahman Sarbini said on Saturday he would consider moving from his residence on Jl.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Sermon by VCD as alternative
Sermon by VCD as alternativeFrom RepublikaI would like to ask the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) a question about the propagation of Islam in the following case: A mosque plans to give a lecture by inviting a well-known ustaz (religious teacher) on a specified date.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Centrino: New reason to dump your old notebook
Centrino: New reason to dump your old notebookZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Remember Moore's Law? Gordon Moore, the cofounder of chipmaker Intel, made an observation in 1965 that the number of transistors that could be stuffed into a microprocessor would double every 18 months,...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
PLN criticized for lack of rural electricity
PLN criticized for lack of rural electricity Ida Sjachrul, a 40-year-old journalist from Palembang, South Sumatra, could not hide her emotions during a two-day workshop on the power sector organized by state electricity company PT PLN last week in Anyer, Banten.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Japanese group to help resolve looming power crisis
Japanese group to help resolve looming power crisis A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post JakartaThe looming electricity crisis in this country is worrying Japanese investors and is one of the various problems discouraging them from making new investments here.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Muslim group protests 'dangdut' show
Muslim group protests 'dangdut' show JAKARTA: The Islamic group of Mujahidin Council strongly protested on Saturday against a program aired by private station SCTV featuring rapid-fire, hip-shaking dangdut singers Inul Daratista and Anisa Bahar.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Central Java slum strives to improve living standards
Central Java slum strives to improve living standardsGabriel Waskitha, The Jakarta Post, Semarang After a four-year urban development project in the Bandarhardjo slum area of Semarang, Central Java, residents are no longer living in crude huts without electricity, fighting annual floods while...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Smart investors avoid Indonesia
Smart investors avoid Indonesia The headlines read Labor law to woo investment In The Jakarta Post, Feb. 26. Labor laws or lack of labor laws are only part of wooing investment. A fair labor law is important, but right under the headlines was a photo, which really indicates a prime reason for lack...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Australia offers donation to IPB
Australia offers donation to IPB BOGOR: The Australian government has provided financial assistance to the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to help the school contain plant diseases.Aunur Rauf, a senior lecturer at IPB, disclosed on Sunday that Australia was worried that plantation diseases in...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'Unchecked thuggery could lead to organized crime'
'Unchecked thuggery could lead to organized crime'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should not turn a blind eye to rampant thuggery and instead, should lead a national anti-hoodlumism movement, as thuggery could lead to the emergence of organized crime, a politician...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Indonesia congratulates China's new leaders
Indonesia congratulates China's new leadersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government congratulated the people of China for the election of the country's new leaders, and hoped to strengthen the ties between the two countries.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Renovation expo to be held next month
Renovation expo to be held next month JAKARTA: A Renovation Expo will be held in Jakarta from April 4 to 6 to help Jakartans to deal with property damage caused by the annual flooding during rainy seasons. "We'll organize this expo to focus on the public's need for renovation of their property.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Kuto Besak fortress assailed by modernization
Kuto Besak fortress assailed by modernizationBambang Budi Utomo, Contributor, Jakarta Almost two centuries ago, the Kuto Besak fortress in Palembang, South Sumatra, witnessed one of the region's greatest victories against conquering Dutch forces.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Islamic boarding school for disabled
Islamic boarding school for disabled SEMARANG: A pesantren (Islamic boarding school) for the disabled has been founded in Gunungpati district here to provide students with both religious knowledge and vocational skills.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Minister denies new cigarette regulation harms public's health
Minister denies new cigarette regulation harms public's healthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Health Achmad Suyudi denied on Saturday that the government regulation (PP) on cigarettes had been revised to serve the producers' interests at the expense of public health.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Government prepares Iraq war contingency plans
Government prepares Iraq war contingency plansZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has prepared a contingency plan to contain any potential impact of a possible U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi said.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Stock, rupiah markets still gloomy over Iraq crisis
Stock, rupiah markets still gloomy over Iraq crisisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a war in Iraq being possibly only days away, the Jakarta stock market this week is expected to remain depressed as jittery investors stay away, a dealer said.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
JCC to help resolve looming power crisis
JCC to help resolve looming power crisisA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The looming electricity crisis in this country is worrying Japanese investors and is one of the various problems discouraging them from making new investments here.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
City urged to review tap water service
City urged to review tap water serviceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It has been more than four years since the management of Jakarta's piped water supplies was handed over to two overseas firms, Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) and the then PT Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), and taken out of the...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
NGOs release 'education bill'
NGOs release 'education bill' JAKARTA: Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and education activists have released their own version of the education bill as a protest against the House of Representatives and the government, which are now deliberating on an education bill.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Bengkulu bans mining in protected forests
Bengkulu bans mining in protected forestsAinur Sophian, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya, Bengkulu The Bengkulu provincial administration has suspended indefinitely unauthorized gold mining in three local protected forest locations.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
ADB covers school fee of tribes
ADB covers school fee of tribes KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided funds to pay the school fees of 1,415 children from poor families and the local Bajo tribe, one of the isolated tribes that live along the province's coastline.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
BMW set for China joint venture deal
BMW set for China joint venture deal MUNICH, Germany: German carmarker BMW is to sign a joint venture agreement this month with China's minibus manufacturer Brilliance, the company said on Friday.The agreement on production and distribution of BMW cars in China will be signed on March 27 in...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
* Headlines: New violence mars Aceh peace 2
* Headlines: New violence mars Aceh peace 2 * National: PLN criticized for lack of rural electricity 4 * Archipelago: Bengkulu bans mining in protected forests5 * Opinion: Has sharia brought justice? 6 * City: City urged to review tap water service8 * Sports: Sri Lanka seizes last semifinals...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Renovation expo to be held next month
Renovation expo to be held next month JAKARTA: A Renovation Expo will be held in Jakarta from April 4 to 6 to help Jakartans to deal with property damage caused by the annual flooding during rainy seasons."We'll organize this expo to focus on the public's need for renovation of their property.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
ADB covers school fee of tribes
ADB covers school fee of tribes KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided funds to pay the school fees of 1,415 children from poor families and the local Bajo tribe, one of the isolated tribes that live along the province's coastline.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Australia offers donation to IPB
Australia offers donation to IPB BOGOR: The Australian government has provided financial assistance to the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to help the school contain plant diseases. Aunur Rauf, a senior lecturer at IPB, disclosed on Sunday that Australia was worried that plantation diseases in...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Cambodia pay riot damage bill today
Cambodia pay riot damage bill today THAILAND: Cambodia will pay compensation to Thailand on Monday for damage sustained to its embassy in Phnom Penh during January riots, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Sunday ahead of bilateral talks aimed at reviving shattered ties.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'Freedom of information act should set precedent'
'Freedom of information act should set precedent'Ati Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign speakers at an international seminar on freedom of information legislation gave a boost to public pressure here that the future freedom of information act should set a precedent for all related laws.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
HDC seeks government protection for JSC members
HDC seeks government protection for JSC membersTiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) has asked the Indonesian government to provide security for members of the Joint Security Committee (JSC) stationed throughout the troubled province of...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Badminton hero Eddy Yusuf passes away
Badminton hero Eddy Yusuf passes awayJP/12/BriefBadminton hero Eddy Yusuf dies Indonesian badminton hero Eddy Yusuf passed away at the age of 72 due to cancer at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital early Saturday morning.