Archive: 12 April 2003
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Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Models complain of voyeurism
Models complain of voyeurism Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The modest house on Jl. Asem Baris Raya in South Jakarta may not look particularly impressive, but it is in the center of a tale that has grabbed the nation's attention with its combination of sex and celebrities. The house is actually a well-known photo studio that specializes in print advertisement shoots, and allegedly the location were secret videos were taken of models as they went through wardrobe changes.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fear of SARS prompts tryout cancellations
Fear of SARS prompts tryout cancellations The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) has canceled its plan to give its athletes outings in neighboring countries due to the threat of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), an official said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI's March new vehicle sales rise
RI's March new vehicle sales rise JAKARTA: New vehicle sales in the country rose 8.1 percent on month to 29,297 units in March, the car assemblers' association Gaikindo said on Thursday. Of the total, commercial vehicles accounted for 26,676 units in March, up 6.1 percent from 25,133 in February, Gaikindo said. Passenger car sales - a barometer of consumer confidence - also rose, to 2,621 units from 1,978 units in February.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indian Artistes Network brings cultural richness to Indonesia
Indian Artistes Network brings cultural richness to Indonesia Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta India has one of the oldest and richest cultures in the world as can be seen today from many art forms ranging from architecture and literature to dancing and painting. Reflections of this can also be found here as India has influenced Indonesian culture right from the early stages of recorded history.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
SARS alert causes fall in Jakarta hotel occupancy rates
SARS alert causes fall in Jakarta hotel occupancy rates Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The world alert on the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has caused the occupancy rates of hotels in Jakarta to drop by 15 to 20 percent. Chairwoman of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), Yanti Sukamdani Hardjoprakoso, told The Jakarta Post on Friday that the drop followed the decrease in the number of tourists to the city.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Company donates 50,000 masks
Company donates 50,000 masks JAKARTA: The health ministry received on Friday 50,000 masks provided by PT Johnson Home Hygiene to help the government fight the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the country. The masks were presented by the company's production manager, Achim Hupperts, to the ministry's secretary-general, Dadi S. Argadiredja.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Ba'asyir's trial to start soon
Ba'asyir's trial to start soon JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office will submit to the court on Monday the case file on Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir who is charged with immigration and subversion offenses, The handover of the files to the Central Jakarta District Court will start the countdown to the much-awaited trial of Ba'asyir, who is suspected of being the spiritual leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group. Ba'asyir has been detained for almost six months.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Old visa policy still in effect, no guidelines for new ruling
Old visa policy still in effect, no guidelines for new ruling Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal confusion has emerged regarding the new policy revoking the free-visa-on-arrival facility extended to nationals of 48 countries, with an immigration official saying the ruling would not come into effect until executory guidelines had been issued. Directorate General of Immigration spokesman Ade E.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
IBRA set to gain little from bank assets
IBRA set to gain little from bank assets A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Friday that the recovery rate of collateral assets surrendered by indebted former bank owners was very low. The head of the agency's asset management investment division, Edi Sinaga, said that the commercial value of the assets was only about Rp 10.5 trillion, compared to the Rp 107 trillion book value of the assets when they were surrendered to the government.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Palu police arrest another Makassar bomb suspect
Palu police arrest another Makassar bomb suspect Andi Hasjramurni and Erick W., The Jakarta Post, Palu/Makassar Police in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu have arrested a suspect in the Makassar bombings who has been on the run since December last year. The suspect, identified as Wirahadi alias Hadi, 21, was apprehended on Thursday at his boarding house on Jl. Sisimangaraja in East Palu district, chief of the provincial police Brig. Gen. Taufiq Ridha on Friday.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Lampung Post' terrorized
'Lampung Post' terrorized Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung Dissatisfied with the Lampung Post daily's coverage of governor elect Alzier Dianis Thabranie, whose inauguration was delayed by a corruption case, around 50 supporters of Alzier terrorized the newspaper's office on Jl. Soekarno-Hatta here on Friday, demanding a correction.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
The award, war and SARS: Enduring Indonesia's tourism
The award, war and SARS: Enduring Indonesia's tourism JP/6/CHRIS Weathering the war and SARS: Indonesian tourism endures I. Christianto Journalist Jakarta Violence and disease are most undesirable in tourism. But anything can happen anywhere, any time, such as with the war in Iraq and the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Afghanistan
Afghanistan When commenting on an interim government in postwar Iraq, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda was referring to Indonesia's stance of not recognizing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, not the current government of Hamid Karzai as appeared on the front page of The Jakarta Post edition on April 11, 2003. We apologize for the mistake. -- Editor
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. envoy calls for RI role in postwar Iraq
U.S. envoy calls for RI role in postwar Iraq Berni K. Moestafa and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia should participate in the reconstruction of Iraq, said the United States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce on Friday, as countries worldwide scrambled for a share of lucrative contracts to rebuild postwar Iraq.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. embassy staff return to capital as security improves
U.S. embassy staff return to capital as security improves Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States allowed on Friday its embassy staff to return to Jakarta after a six-month-long evacuation due to the threat of terrorism, signaling the return of security despite ongoing antiwar protests and deep anti-American sentiment. "The State Department has authorized nonemergency U.S. employees to return to their diplomatic postings in Indonesia," said a State Department statement.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Lack of awareness slows voter registration: BPS
Lack of awareness slows voter registration: BPS Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lack of public awareness about the voter registration process has led to delays raising fears that registration of the country's voters will not be competed by the April 30 deadline, the National Statistics Agency (BPS) says.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
FKM defies Maluku authorities
FKM defies Maluku authorities Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM), affiliated with the South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist movement, said 2,500 supporters would raise the RMS flag in observance of the group's 54th anniversary on April 25, in defiance of the Maluku authorities.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Lawmakers back revisions to MPR decrees on defense
Lawmakers back revisions to MPR decrees on defense Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The military's attempt to revise Decrees No. 6/2000 and No. 7/2000 of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the country's highest legislative body, has received strong backing from members of the House of Representatives (DPR). MPR Decree No. 6/2000 establishes the National Police and the Indonesian military (TNI) as two separate entities, while Decree No.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Is this GAM's tactic?
Is this GAM's tactic? From Koran Tempo The Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, inked in Geneva, Switzerland, some time ago, has allowed free rein to GAM's activities. Since the signing of the agreement GAM has openly committed some 300 acts of violence in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). Why have we let it happen? Four months have elapsed and nothing of significance has been achieved.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Minister under fire for deforestation
Minister under fire for deforestation PEKANBARU, Riau: Thirty activists from three environmental protection groups here lodged a protest against rampant deforestation with State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim on Friday.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
People turn to Chinese herbs in fear of SARS
People turn to Chinese herbs in fear of SARS Apriadi Gunawan, Contributor, Medan As Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) haunts the world with no cure yet in sight, fear grips people everywhere. In Medan, apart from equipping themselves with masks, some have even found themselves turning to traditional medicine to fight off the virus. A traditional Chinese medicine seller, Halim, currently enjoys brisk business as people flock to buy his concoctions.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Singapore traces SARS "super spreader"
Singapore traces SARS "super spreader" Jason Szep Reuters Singapore Singapore's largest hospital struggled to contain the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus on Friday after tracing the origin of a mysterious batch of infections -- a man in his 60s whose multiple ailments masked the illness while he unwittingly passed it on to 19 people.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Who's not ready?
Who's not ready? Naman, a 60-year-old sidewalk vendor, has been eagerly awaiting the time when direct gubernatorial elections would become a reality. This ostensibly trivial reality in fact represents a very interesting phenomenon: That a roadside vendor is keenly aware of the importance of direct elections. This issue of a direct gubernatorial election for Jakarta surfaced amid initiatives in the House of Representatives to revise Law No.34/1999 regarding the Jakarta City administration.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
SEPERTI BIASANYA - YANG LOKAL DIBAGI DUA SABTU-SENIN
SEPERTI BIASANYA - YANG LOKAL DIBAGI DUA SABTU-SENIN The fear of SARS The public's fear of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has yet to diminish despite the measures being taken by the government. In Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, a woman who had just returned from Singapore was almost 'expelled' by neighbors who suspected that she was carrying the deadly SARS virus.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI reports first probable case of SARS
RI reports first probable case of SARS Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia recorded one probable case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on Friday, and appeared for the first time on the World Health Organization (WHO)'s cumulative list of SARS cases. "The man with the probable SARS case is an English citizen, aged 47.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Graft resurfaces in subdistrict councils
Graft resurfaces in subdistrict councils The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four cases of corruption are suspected to have taken place with the funds for the subdistrict community empowerment program (PPMK), disbursed last year and managed by the subdistrict council, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Danamon bidders urged to raise offers
Danamon bidders urged to raise offers The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) expects the three bidders shortlisted for a majority stake in Bank Danamon to raise their bidding prices. "The (preliminary) bids are not yet final. They will still need to discuss that further, so there is still a possibility for changes," IBRA deputy chairman for bank restructuring I Nyoman Sender told reporters on Friday.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. ACEH: 3 x 15
1. ACEH: 3 x 15 RP recalls peace monitors from Banda Aceh 2. IRAQ: 1 x 40 Baghdad hospitals in catastrophic state 3. SARS: 1 x 43 RI reports first probable case of SARS
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Politicians back transparency of campaign funds
Politicians back transparency of campaign funds Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Politicians backed on Friday calls for presidential hopefuls to provide detailed information on the sources of their campaign funds to promote transparency. They, however, shied away from setting the limit of campaign funds, a move that could prevent money politics in the upcoming elections. "It is high time for presidential candidates to disclose in details their campaign funds.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Rp 1b allotted in thwart spread of SARS
Rp 1b allotted in thwart spread of SARS JAKARTA: The city administration has made an emergency allocation of Rp 1 billion to counteract the threat of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a health official said. City Health Agency director A. Chalik Masulili said that the money was being taken from the disaster relief fund maintained by his agency, beritajakarta.com reported. He also said that people should not panic due to the lack of masks on the market as not everybody needed a mask.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. FKM: 10 x 3 lines:
1. FKM: 10 x 3 lines: FKM defies Maluku authorities The Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM), affiliated with the South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist movement, said 2,500 supporters would raise the RMS flag in observance of the group's 54th anniversary on April 25, in defiance of the Maluku authorities.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
BPK to audit SOEs to curb financial irregularities
BPK to audit SOEs to curb financial irregularities Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will audit all state-owned enterprises (SOEs), both those under the central government and those under regional administrations, starting in 2006 as stipulated in the new state finance bill. BPK Chairman Satrio B.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Yulianti dreams of sweet career close
Yulianti dreams of sweet career close Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fauziah Yulianti, who has been a regular player in the national table tennis team for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games since 1995, expects a memorable ending to her career when she competes in Vietnam for her last appearance. "I want to win a gold medal at the SEA Games.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Schools take part in debate c'ships
Schools take part in debate c'ships JAKARTA: The 2003 National School Debating Championships began on Friday with 32 teams from 19 provinces. Jointly organized by the Ministry of National Education and the Association for Critical Thinking, this is the biggest competition of its kind ever held in Indonesia. The competition will feature teams of three trying to outwit one another in parliamentary-style debates, with one team defending a motion and the other attacking it.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Small-scale businesspeople get aid
Small-scale businesspeople get aid JAYAPURA, Papua: Bank Papua will make available loans totaling Rp 555 billion (US$62.5 million) to small-scale businesspeople in different sectors this year. Onesias Fairyo, director of the bank, said on Friday the amount of loans to be provided this year was an increase from the Rp 486.9 billion allocated last year, when credit arrears reached only Rp 7.8 billion or 1.48 percent.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian sailor escapes from Philippine rebels
Indonesian sailor escapes from Philippine rebels Agencies Zamboanga, Philippines An Indonesian sailor fled Moro rebels in the southern Philippines on Friday after being held hostage for nearly 10 months, the military said. Peter Lerrich, one of four Indonesians seized by Abu Sayyaf guerrillas from a tugboat in June 2002, was the third to escape. One of the sailors fled soon after the kidnapping and another, Julkipli, dashed from his captors in late March.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Action needed to implement WSSD
Action needed to implement WSSD JAKARTA: Experts said on Friday the results of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) would remain mere words on paper if no concrete action was taken at home. Noted environmentalist Emil Salim urged the relevant ministers to draw up action plans to implement the recommendations of the WSSD, and to stick to them.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Palyja gets 10 new water trucks
Palyja gets 10 new water trucks JAKARTA: PT PAM Lionnaise Jaya (Palyja) has 10 new water trucks with a capacity of 5,000 liters, bring its water-truck fleet to 29 trucks with a total capacity of around 100,000 liters. The company said in a press release on Friday that the new trucks would mainly be used for distributing water to 48 water stations in the city, for emergency water distribution, flood victims and to support social and government activities.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Curbing corruption
Curbing corruption in customs offices It is staggering to hear that corruption is widespread within the Customs, Excise and Tax Directorate General, Ministry of Finance. The Jakarta Post revealed on March 31 the modus operandi of corrupt retired officials connected to the more than 1,500 "phantom" import companies, whose licenses were recently suspended by the government. State revenue lost due to unpaid customs duties and import taxes amounts to Rp 8 trillion per year.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso to pursue reclamation project
Sutiyoso to pursue reclamation project Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has voiced his determination to go ahead with the plan to reclaim land from the city's northern coast. Amid criticism from two ministers concerned with the environmental impact of the project, Sutiyoso stressed on Friday that he would proceed with plans to reclaim some 2,700 hectares of land from a 32-kilometer stretch along the north coast.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI becomes 17th country on WHO's SARS list
RI becomes 17th country on WHO's SARS list Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia recorded one probable case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on Friday, becoming the 17th country to be put on the World Health Organization (WHO)'s list of SARS-affected countries. "The man with the probable SARS case is an English citizen, aged 47.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Organized theft of bags uncovered at airport
Organized theft of bags uncovered at airport Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang An organized ring of thieves who had been stealing valuables from baggage at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport was broken up on Friday. Those arrested included three baggage handlers, a security supervisor and a check-in staff member, all of whom worked at the airport.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
PWI raises funds for congress
PWI raises funds for congress Jakarta Post, Jakarta Organizers of the 21st Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) congress have been traveling around Central Kalimantan asking for donations from regental administrations across the province. The chairman of the congress' organizing committee, M. Wahyudie, told Antara on Friday that the regional administration of Murung Raya, South Barito and Pulang Pisau had donated a total of Rp 55 million (US$6,193) to organizers.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
[b]The award, war and SARS:
The award, war and SARS: RI's tourism endures 2. Pro -- Coalition forces vs. Iraq marks the fall of the United Nations
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1. RECLAIM: 50 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 31
1. RECLAIM: 50 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 31 Sutiyoso to pursue land reclamation project 2. AIRPORT: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Organized theft of bags uncovered at airport 3. DEKEL: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 40 Graft resurfaces in subdistrict councils 4. VCD: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Models complain of voyeurism 5. SPEAK: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36 'Why should we be worrying about SARS?'
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Bank Mandiri bonds receives strong market demand
Bank Mandiri bonds receives strong market demand Dow Jones, Jakarta The giant state-owned Bank Mandiri sold US$300 million in senior bonds on Friday, more than the planned $200 million due to strong demand from the market, a banker familiar with the deal said. The solid interest in the bonds also allowed the bank to offer a lower yield-to-maturity of 7.125 percent from earlier indications of a 7.25 percent to 7.50 percent range.
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[b]The agribusiness
The agribusiness system approach to agriculture Pantjar Simatupang Director Center for Agro Socio Economic Research and Development Bogor, West Java 2. Kurds -- Dream of the homeless 1 X 30 Dream of the homeless Kurds The Kurds are spread in four countries, Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria, and the fall of Saddam has rekindled their hopes of a homeland they can call their own, writes JK DUTT The Statesman
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Art surfaces outside galleries - in the bookshop
Art surfaces outside galleries - in the bookshop Carla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta As exhibitions these days are not limited to museums and galleries anymore, art that previously remained within the confines of the artist's living quarters now has a chance to surface in prestigious spaces like five-star hotels, modern shopping malls and quality bookshops.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Berlin, Moscow want rebuilding of post-war Iraq under UN: Putin
Berlin, Moscow want rebuilding of post-war Iraq under UN: Putin Agencies Saint Petersburg, Russia Berlin and Moscow want the reconstruction of post-war Iraq to be under UN auspices, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here on Friday during talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Sat, 12 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
`RI should support Iraqis to rebuild their country'
`RI should support Iraqis to rebuild their country' Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia should support the Iraqi people to rebuild their country, following news reports over the fall of Baghdad to U.S.- led coalition forces and the absence of a functioning government in the country, analysts said on Friday.