Archive: 24 March 2003
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Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Water distribution disrupted
Water distribution disrupted JAKARTA: Water distribution to several subdistricts, mostly in East Jakarta, has been disrupted due to repair work on pipes by PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ). The work, scheduled to start at 9 p.m. and continue until 4 a.m. on Monday, will affect water distribution in Baru, Cibubur, Cijantung, Cipayung and Ciracas subdistricts. Kalisari, Kelapa Dua Wetan, Pekayon and Susukan subdistricts will also be affected.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Car smuggling attempt foiled
Car smuggling attempt foiled BATAM: The local customs office in Batam foiled the attempted smuggling of 12 luxurious cars from Singapore to Jakarta and arrested the alleged owner of the vehicles. Local councillors who inspected the crime scene said that the owner of the cars claimed he was a brother of Vice President Hamzah Haz. "There are reports from the custom office saying that the owner claimed himself to be the vice president's brother," councillor Fransiscus Simbolon said on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. PROTEST: 1 x 50
1. PROTEST: 1 x 50 Antiwar protests continue to hit the world's cities 2. EVACUATION: 1 x 35 Indonesians in Kuwait on high alert 3. IRAQI: 1 x 65 Some Iraqi migrants in Indonesia want to go home, others don't 4. OSCAR: 2 x 30 Oscar show set to go on amid uncertainty and tight security
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. warns of possible war retaliation in RI
U.S. warns of possible war retaliation in RI Agence France-Presse, Washington The United States on Saturday renewed its existing terrorism- related warning for U.S. citizens to avoid travel to Indonesia and consider leaving if already there due to possible retaliatory attacks for the war in Iraq. The State Department, echoing concerns first raised by the U.S.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Killer bug exposes WHO's shortcomings
Killer bug exposes WHO's shortcomings Andy Ho The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore On March 15, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that a mystery killer pneumonia, christened severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), was spreading rapidly from East Asia to other parts of the globe. With 219 cases, excluding Guangdong province, already reported, it released a rare "emergency travel advisory", calling SARS a "worldwide health threat".
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Thai hotel bans Americans
Thai hotel bans Americans BANGKOK - A hotel on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui has banned American tourists in a protest against the U.S.-led war in Iraq, its owner said. Virach Pongchababnapa, owner of the 62-room Pavilion Resort on the island, 550 miles (880 km) south of Bangkok, said U.S. visitors were not welcome because he was against the U.S. campaign to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
One S'pore hospital to handle SARS
One S'pore hospital to handle SARS SINGAPORE: Singapore's health minister said the city-state would devote one of its main hospitals to only treating patients with a mysterious flu-like illness that has sickened 51 people locally and hundreds worldwide. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which houses the Communicable Diseases Center, will now only admit patients suspected of having severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, said Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
German tourist drowns in Bali
German tourist drowns in Bali DENPASAR: German holidaymaker Jurger Nuchael Kramer, 63, drowned in the waters off Mandira Beach, Karangasem, a popular tourist spot in Bali. "The victim drowned on Thursday, and his body remains at the morgue of the General Hospital in Denpasar," international services bureau chief Gus Sumastra said on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Thai hotel bans Americans
Thai hotel bans Americans BANGKOK - A hotel on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui has banned American tourists in a protest against the U.S.-led war in Iraq, its owner said. Virach Pongchababnapa, owner of the 62-room Pavilion Resort on the island, 550 miles (880 km) south of Bangkok, said U.S. visitors were not welcome because he was against the U.S. campaign to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria' The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Jakarta stock market will continue this week to follow the global market trend, which has been on the rise since the Iraq war broke out days ago, although some serious issues at home would limit progress, stock analysts said. "Markets across the globe will keep rising on the assumption that the ongoing Iraq war will be short-lived, which investors see as positive for global economic recovery.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Charges for house construction permits (IMB)
Charges for house construction permits (IMB) (per square meter) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Land Size Building type --------------------------------------------- 0-100m2 100-200m2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Low-cost house Rp 400/m2 Rp 3,000/m2 Rp 5,000/m2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Medium-cost house Rp 3,000/m2 Rp 3,000/m2 Rp 5,000/m2...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
EU's top negotiator to hold preferential trade talks with ASEAN
EU's top negotiator to hold preferential trade talks with ASEAN Associated Press, Singapore The European Union's top trade negotiator will hold talks with 10 Southeast Asian nations in Laos next month as the two trading blocs look toward a free trade agreement, the ASEAN secretary general said Saturday. "(Negotiator) Pascal Lamy will be in Luang Prabang, Laos.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Telkom's lip service
Telkom's lip service From Kompas In August 2000, PT Telkom offered new telephone lines through its ads in the printed media, for which consumers could register by calling the company. I contacted them to secure one line for my new house in Pekayon, East Jakarta. Within several days, I was summoned to the Telkom office to submit documents for the connection, before a survey and installation could be conducted.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Presidential candidates must declare wealth'
'Presidential candidates must declare wealth' Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) should insert an article in the presidential elections bill that will oblige candidates to disclose their assets as a requirement before contesting the presidential election next year.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
No role for Indonesia in Korean crisis
No role for Indonesia in Korean crisis Paulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal, paulogorjao@yahoo.com During the recent Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum held in Jakarta, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer sought Indonesian support for a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) Regional Forum to debate possible ways to solve the North Korean Crisis.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Six parties unite for 2004 election
Six parties unite for 2004 election JAKARTA: Six nationalist based political parties have joined forces to boost their chances in the 2004 general election, with the forming of the Indonesian Nationalist Alliance Party (PANI) on Sunday. The six parties are the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), the Gotong Royong Conference Party, the Indonesian Democracy Alliance Party, the Murba Party, the Indonesian Labor Party, and the Indonesian People's Party.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Swedish companies accused of helping destroy RI rainforests
Swedish companies accused of helping destroy RI rainforests forest Elna Nykaenen, Agence France-Presse, Stockholm Swedish companies pride themselves on their high business ethics standards, but now corporate heavyweights have come in for stinging criticism for their alleged role in the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
'PBSI must change recruitment policy'
'PBSI must change recruitment policy' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has to change the paradigm it uses for the recruitment of players to the training center if Indonesia is to produce promising athletes in the future, according to team manager Christian Hadinata. "It's imperative to opt for another paradigm. We must have a revolutionary policy in the way we recruit the players," Christian said in Eindhoven, Netherlands, as quoted by Antara on Sunday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor Jakarta Mixed-technology options converge in the digital era Most of office equipment makers have now bid farewell to analog tools and have come out with lines of digital gadgets designed to for document solutions.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Cosmetics-market-report JP/ / Marketing of soaps does not resemble soap operas Eddy P. Kasdiono Contributor Jakarta Richard Oh -- a noted figure in Indonesia's advertising world and the owner of QB World Books -- once lamented the most recent version of the Lux soap commercials, this one starring Dian Sastro. According to him, the commercial contained one uncomely aspect -- something never done in previous ads -- that he said could mar the product's image.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. Judi: 10 x 4 lines
1. Judi: 10 x 4 lines Batam Island a haven for gamblers 2. Darham: 22 x 2 lines S. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assets 3. Rawa: 40 x 1 line Hyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihood
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Stopping TB in South and Southeast Asia
Stopping TB in South and Southeast Asia Santi W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Kathmandu The following is a report from Kathmandu, Nepal, following the launch of a book, Stopping a Killer: Combating Tuberculosis in South and Southeast Asia (Panos South Asia, Kathmandu, 2003) in which the writer included a chapter on Indonesia. On March 24, the world commemorates Tuberculosis Day. Death stalks destitute Unti Devi, a woman in her 20s living in the city of Dhanbad in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
In view of rising costs while continuing with our commitment
In view of rising costs while continuing with our commitment to producing a quality newspaper, The Jakarta Post is compelled to increase its subscription and retail prices. Starting on April 1, our new prices are as follows: * Monthly : Rp 77,000 * Quarterly (unregistered mail, Indonesia: Rp 321,000 * Single copy price : Rp 5,000 The monthly rate and single copy price are valid for Greater Jakarta. Appropriate freight costs will be added for outside Jakarta.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI antiwar protests getting rowdier
RI antiwar protests getting rowdier Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjutak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The wave of antiwar rallies continued on Sunday with thousands of protesters taking to the streets across the country to express their opposition to the ongoing U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. In Jakarta, close to 2,000 protesters took turns staging peaceful rallies in front of the tightly-guarded United States Embassy on Jl. Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta. The U.S.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Car smuggling attempt foiled
Car smuggling attempt foiled BATAM: The local customs office in Batam foiled the attempted smuggling of 12 luxurious cars from Singapore to Jakarta and arrested the alleged owner of the vehicles. Local councillors who inspected the crime scene said that the owner of the cars claimed he was a brother of Vice President Hamzah Haz. "There are reports from the custom office saying that the owner claimed himself to be the vice president's brother," councillor Fransiscus Simbolon said on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Quake victims afraid to go home
Quake victims afraid to go home JAKARTA: Hundreds of villagers from Sampora and Caracas in the regency of Kuningan slept in the open over the weekend amid fears of more aftershocks following last Friday's earthquake which measured 4.8 on the Richter scale. No casualties were reported but people chose to pitch make- shift tents rather than return home. Others left the villages to live with relatives or friends.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
PIB prepared to contest election in 2004: Sjahrir
PIB prepared to contest election in 2004: Sjahrir Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An unconventional celebration, with song and dance, held by the New Indonesia Party (PIB) on Sunday, marked the nomination of chairman Sjahrir as its torchbearer in the 2004 election. Sjahrir, a noted economist, said reviving the country's ailing economy would take center stage in his presidential campaign in 2004.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNI
Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNI Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Several major companies in the natural-resource rich province of Riau allegedly pay the local police and Indonesian Military (TN) to ensure the safety of their operations, local figures said, following the disclosure of a similar practice by an American firm in Papua. Among them, the local figures said, were U.S.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Bush, Blair should be taken to court'
'Bush, Blair should be taken to court' Opposition, condemnation and protests against the U.S.-led attack on Iraq are mounting around the world. The war has been deemed to be against humanity and a threat to world peace. The Jakarta Post asked some city residents for their comments on the war. Joko Supriadi, 44, is a secretary for a mass organization who resides in Matraman, Central Jakarta, with his wife and two children: I think the war is totally unfair.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt told to prevent violent protests
Govt told to prevent violent protests A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the antiwar protests become rowdier, scholars urged the government on Sunday to swiftly move to prevent them turning violent. Haedar Nashir, the secretary-general of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim organization in the country, called on the government to invite the representatives of the protesters for talks to calm them down.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Land reclamation in Jakarta
Land reclamation in Jakarta This is to remind Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, who is going ahead with the Jakarta reclamation project, that even he knows the environmental impact assessment has elaborated the consequences in detail.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Some Iraqi migrants in in Indonesia want to go home, others don't
Some Iraqi migrants in in Indonesia want to go home, others don't Sari P. Setiogi and Abdul Latif Apriaman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Mataram "No, I do not want to go back to Iraq, no matter what happens; even if Saddam Hussein loses the war," Nada Muhammad, a former psychology teacher in Baghdad, told The Jakarta Post at a hostel in Central Jakarta. "Whoever replaces Saddam will be just the same," she said bitterly.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN plans further import tariff cut
ASEAN plans further import tariff cut Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is planning to slash further the import tariffs on several products to 0 percent, a senior official at the Ministry of Trade and Industry has said. Director General of Multilateral Cooperation at the ministry Pos M. Hutabarat said that the plan to impose a 0 percent tariff was part of the region's efforts to set up a community union within ASEAN countries.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Confusion over citizenship status
Confusion over citizenship status ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The Atambua District Court is planning to ask the government to clarify the citizenship status of former East Timorese refugees in the regency. Court head Julius Viktor Rahardjo said Sunday that it would ask the regent of Belu and the foreign ministry to determine the refugee's citizenship status. He said confusion about citizenship could lead to difficulties in court rulings.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
National education draft bill 'has no soul'
National education draft bill 'has no soul' Criticisms and polemic on the draft national education bill have been on the rise. At the end of the deliberation process, a demonstration took place demanding that the House of Representatives delay its decision to deliberate the draft bill into law.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue MANADO, North Sulawesi: The government has vowed to resolve the country's internal refugee problems by August this year at the latest. Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsjah said in Manado, North Sulawesi on Sunday that his ministry would look at several possibilities, including sending refugees home or giving job training so that they could make a living themselves. The minister said that each refugee would receive one lump sum payment.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Kampar councillors not paid for 3 months
Kampar councillors not paid for 3 months PEKANBARU: Councillors in Riau regency of Kampar have not received their paychecks for the last three months, as regent Jefri Noer refused to release funds for their salaries. His refusal came as the latest development in the long- standing dispute between the councillors and Jefri, who was impeached by the regental legislature several months ago for incompetence.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang's new regent sworn in
Tangerang's new regent sworn in TANGERANG: Banten governor Djoko Munandar swore in Ismet Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang and Norodom Sukarno as his deputy for the 2003-2008 term during a ceremony in the regency capital of Tigaraksa last Saturday. Ismet, the former Tangerang regency secretary, was nominated by the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Nahdlatul Ummat Party (PNU) and obtained 23 of the 43 votes in the election on Feb. 27.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Population database to start soon
Population database to start soon MAKASSAR: The province is slated to begin its one-month registration program on April 1 to update the province's demographic data. Chief of the local office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Anwar Haris, said on Saturday that the data would be necessary to determine the number of seats to be allotted the province in the legislative bodies and for the 2004 elections.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this year
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this year Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Up to 6.2 million people out of the total Indonesian population of 215 million will suffer diarrhea this year, mainly due to poor access to clean water, a senior government official says. "Diarrhea is the worst water-borne disease that hits Indonesians, followed by typhoid and other water-borne illnesses," Ministry of Health water and sanitation director Hening Darpito told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Value education
Value education The presence of Simon Marcus Gower's articles in The Jakarta Post, the most recent one appearing on March 15, has greatly increased the value of this esteemed paper. All his articles to this date have discussed various educational policies. At the recent eighth UNESCO-Asia Pacific Program of Education Innovation for Development held in Bangkok, the topic of discussion was the value of education. An Indian delegate at the conference, J.S.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Hyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihood
Hyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihood Ressi Fadjar Himawanti, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Thousands of farmers in the zone of Rawapening, Java's largest natural lake in Ambarawa district, Semarang regency, Central Java, have suffered considerable losses of income this year as the water is submerging hundreds of hectares of surrounding rice fields.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Politicians should create peace
Politicians should create peace From Forum Keadilan Supporting or rejecting certain decisions or policies adopted by the government, institutions or parties is normal in an atmosphere of democracy. The same is true in the political life of Indonesia today. In recent months we have witnessed the emergence of various forums voicing their disappointment at the government's performance and refusing to support government policies.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
City drafts bylaw on transportation
City drafts bylaw on transportation JAKARTA: The City Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) has completed a draft of a bylaw on city transportation that will soon to be submitted to the City Council. The head of the agency, Rustam Effendi, said on Friday that the bylaw would govern the city's comprehensive transportation system, which includes bus services, an MRT system and the railway network.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. EXPERT: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. EXPERT: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Govt can do nothing about thuggery, say activists 2. FIRE: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Jakarta high-rises labeled deathtraps 3. IMB: a. story: 28 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 48 Corruption clouds construction permit applications b.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Gambling hot in Batam despite public protest
Gambling hot in Batam despite public protest Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Despite strong protests, gambling in Batam has continued to grow, but what has many religious and community leaders upset is that the owners are are breaking the law right under the noses of local security authorities.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
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;JP;MULKAN SALMONA;AP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-TB-Africa Photo captions JP/19/CAPS Photo captions Photo A: TB JP/Mulkan Salmona A health worker at a tuberculosis clinic in Jakarta provides visitors with information on TB. It is estimated that a person with active tuberculosis can infect an average of 15 people every year. The disease is known to thrive in conditions of poverty and overcrowded areas.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang's new regent sworn in
Tangerang's new regent sworn in TANGERANG: Banten governor Djoko Munandar swore in Ismet Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang and Norodom Sukarno as his deputy for the 2003-2008 term during a ceremony in the regency capital of Tigaraksa last Saturday. Ismet, the former Tangerang regency secretary, was nominated by the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Nahdlatul Ummat Party (PNU) and obtained 23 of the 43 votes in the election on Feb. 27.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
National education draft bill 'has no soul'
National education draft bill 'has no soul' Criticisms and polemic on the draft national education bill have been on the rise. At the end of the deliberation process, a demonstration took place demanding that the House of Representatives delay its decision to deliberate the draft bill into law.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Photo A: 3 x 10 cm
Photo A: 3 x 10 cm ----to come later----- Photo B: 2 x 10 cm JP/Ressi Fadjar Himawanti PEOPLE VS. WATER HYACINTH: Zhugin, a 51-year-old resident of Tambakbayan village, sets out on his fishing boat on Lake Rawapening in Ambarawa, Central Java. The fishermen complained about their drastically decreasing catch because of the intrusive, multiplying water hyacinth which covers most of the lake at present.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Commission to unravel dark side of Indonesian history
Commission to unravel dark side of Indonesian history Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Justice and Human Rights Ministry has drafted legislation on the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission to settle the numerous gross human rights violations committed by the Indonesian government.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta high-rise buildings labeled as deathtraps
Jakarta high-rise buildings labeled as deathtraps M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city hall may look impressive from the outside but visitors would be reluctant to step inside if they knew that an outbreak of fire could turn the building into a towering inferno, given the lack of maintenance of its fire safety equipment.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
S. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assets
S. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assets Yuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan South Kalimantan Governor Sjachriel Darham filed an official complaint with the local police against an activist who, along with several local non-governmental organizations, reported to the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) that the governor owned five opulent houses and luxury cars.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Local govts must abide by revoked law
Local govts must abide by revoked law BANDAR LAMPUNG: The Ministry of Home Affairs wants local governments to comply with a presidential decree relating to a local government's authority to approve their regional budgets. "Presidential Decree No. 110 was revoked by the Supreme Court, however, the President has not approved it. Therefore we should still abide by the decree when determining regional budgets," Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said Sunday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. AGRESSION: 1 x 52
1. AGRESSION: 1 x 52 Iraq war sends the world back to colonialist era 2. RIAU: 1 x 45 Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNI 3. SECURITY: 4 x 12 Govt told to prevent violent protests 4.5. ODD: 1 x 33 Thai hotel bans Americans 5. ODD: 1 x 33 War must avoid animal casualties
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Cerdas on brink of win at Japfa chess tourney
Cerdas on brink of win at Japfa chess tourney Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Cerdas Barus is on course to win the Japfa Chess Festival after pulling half a point clear at the top of the nine-round tournament, with the last round still to play. Cerdas beat Aris TLS in the eighth round on Sunday to collect seven points. Seven players are tied behind with 6.5 points each, including Susanto Megaranto, whom Cerdas will face on Monday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt can do nothing against thuggery, say activists
Govt can do nothing against thuggery, say activists M. Taufiqurrahman and Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The society has to count on itself in the war against the hoodlums and their organized mob bosses as the government, which should lead the campaign, reaps benefits from the presence of thugs instead, an activist allege.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Police urged to grow vegetables
Police urged to grow vegetables JAKARTA: Cash-strapped police shaking down citizens for some of the green stuff is part of daily life in Indonesia. To reel back graft, a police chief wants his officers to develop green thumbs instead. Bogor Police Col. Anton Bachrul Alam said over the weekend he was encouraging officers to grow tomatoes, lettuce and flowers at home to supplement their often meager income. "Their official wages are barely enough to live on.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market will continue this week to follow the global market trend, which has been on the rise since the Iraq war broke out days ago, although some serious issues at home would limit progress, stock analysts said. "Markets across the globe will keep rising on the assumption that the ongoing Iraq war will be short-lived, which investors see as positive for global economic recovery.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people due to bad sanitation
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people due to bad sanitation Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Up to 6.2 million people out of the total Indonesian population of 215 million will suffer diarrhea this year, mainly due to poor access to clean water, a senior government official says.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
United for peace
United for peace Indonesia can count its blessings that we are united in opposing the war in Iraq. The government and the majority of the people are as one in their attitude toward this senseless war. This was the case even before the United States launched the military campaign in Iraq on Thursday, and remains so today. In many countries, including some in this region, governments that support the United States are at odds with their own people.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bankruptcies in Malaysia hit a high
Bankruptcies in Malaysia hit a high KUALA LUMPUR : A total of 12,268 Malaysian companies and individuals went bankrupt in 2002 -- the highest yearly figure since 1985 and up five percent from 11,685 cases in 2001, a report said. The Edge newspaper Sunday said last year's bankruptcies (personal and corporate) also grew by more than 50 percent since 1998, when the economy underwent its worst recession since the country's independence in 1957.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesians in Kuwait on high alert
Indonesians in Kuwait on high alert Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the war in Iraq starting to affecting its neighboring countries, the Indonesian government has intensified preparations for the evacuation of its 35,000 citizens in Kuwait to a safer location. Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman Marty Natalegawa said on Saturday that the embassy in Kuwait City had prepared steps to move Indonesian nationals to the southern part of Kuwait should the situation worsen.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: Firms in Riau chided for paying TNI 2
* Headlines: Firms in Riau chided for paying TNI 2 * National: Candidates must declare wealth 4 * Archipelago: Batam heaven for gamblers 5 * Opinion: The war for clean water 7 * City: Govt can do nothing about thuggery 8 * Sports: Raikkonen wins Malaysian Grand Prix 9 * World: Chechens hope referendum to bring peace 11 * Business: 'Swedish firms help destroy RI forests' 16 * Features: Chiraq hailed as 'peace warrior' 20
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Corruption clouds construction permit applications
Corruption clouds construction permit applications Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anyone who wants to erect a building must obtain a construction permit (IMB), but applying for the permit can be a big headache. "I had to pay an officer several hundred thousand rupiah when I applied for a construction permit (IMB) to build a house at Kembangan subdistrict," Yetty, a resident at Meruya, West Jakarta, said.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue MANADO, North Sulawesi: The government has vowed to resolve the country's internal refugee problems by August this year at the latest. Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsjah said in Manado, North Sulawesi on Sunday that his ministry would look at several possibilities, including sending refugees home or giving job training so that they could make a living themselves. The minister said that each refugee would receive one lump sum payment.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Information on IMB hard to locate
Information on IMB hard to locate The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Incognito at first, The Jakarta Post reporter tried applying for a new construction permit (IMB) and sought information at the West Jakarta municipality earlier this month. On the first visit to the city planning section, she asked where to apply for a new IMB certificate.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indofood books 8% rise in income
Indofood books 8% rise in income JAKARTA: The country's largest noodle maker, PT Indofood, posted last year an 8 percent rise in its consolidated net income to Rp 802.6 billion (about US$88 million), from Rp 746.3 billion recorded the previous year. Company president director Eva Riyanti Hutapea said in a media statement over the weekend that the rise in net income had come on the back of a 12 percent increase in total sales, coupled with a strengthening of the rupiah.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
More Chinese products to flood local market: Businessman
More Chinese products to flood local market: Businessman Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A businessman warned on Saturday that more cheap Chinese-made products would flood the domestic market, and the local industrial sector would continue losing its domestic market share unless its problems were resolved quickly. Sharif C.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 00:00 WIB
Rendi A. Witular
Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Papua province has refused to revoke the logging licenses it granted to dozens of private firms last year, despite protests from the central government, which has claimed the move is illegal and could aggravate deforestation in the province. The refusal was voiced by a Papua delegation, comprising provincial councillors and forestry officials, at a meeting with officials from the Ministry of Forestry on Friday. After the meeting, counselor Hengky F.