Archive: 14 April 2003
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Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Three Asian countries rated as most stable
Three Asian countries rated as most stable China, Thailand and Malaysia were rated as the most stable Asian economies out of a field of nine in a DBS Bank report on Saturday. On the other end of the spectrum, the Philippines and Hong Kong were seen as the most risky. The Hong Kong economy is expected to contract this quarter because of the impact of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on domestic consumption, the report said.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
The 'Post' journalist wins award
The 'Post' journalist wins award The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Post's reporter I Wayan Juniartha won the International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) Media Award 2003 for his honest and courageous reporting of issues related to the reduction in the use of illegal drugs.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Emil Salim joins in calls to abort reclamation
Emil Salim joins in calls to abort reclamation Bambang Nurbianto and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Criticism against the city administration's plan to reclaim the coastal areas in some northern parts of Jakarta has increased with Emil Salim, an environmental expert and former minister of the environment, putting his weight behind the opponents of the massive project. Emil Salim emphasized that the 2,700-hectare project would worsen the flood problems in Jakarta.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
'SARS no risk at Borobudur festival'
'SARS no risk at Borobudur festival' PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Governor Mardiyanto dismissed on Saturday fears that the worldwide outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) would adversely affect plans to hold an international arts festival in the grounds of prominent Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java, in June. "It's a rare international festival.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI armwrestlers to join Int'l event
RI armwrestlers to join Int'l event JAKARTA: Maulana Tirta Wibowo and Didik Tarmidi will represent Indonesia in the Asia-Pacific Armsport Championships in Guwahati, India. The tournament will run from April 15 to April 20. Heavyweight Maulana, 28, and middleweight Didik, 33, are the defending champions in their respective classes of a week-long local armwrestling tournament, aired live every Monday on Indosiar.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Subdistrict heads don't deserve new cars'
'Subdistrict heads don't deserve new cars' The city administration has planned to provide every subdistrict head in Jakarta with a new Kijang van to help them carry out their jobs. The administration said that each of the 267 subdistrict heads should be receiving their vehicles -- costing between Rp 110 million and Rp 170 million each -- from July to August this year. The Jakarta Post talked to a number of residents on the issue.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Police to summon governor by force
Police to summon governor by force BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The National Police are intending to use force to bring Lampung governor-elect Alzier Dianis Thabranie to Jakarta for questioning in connection with his alleged involvement in eight criminal cases. "The police are resorting to tough action, including the use of force on the suspect, as he has rejected our summonses several times," National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar told reporters here on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Minister increases confusion over Papua partition
Minister increases confusion over Papua partition Nethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post Jayapura, Papua Home affairs minister Hari Sabarno has added to the confusion surrounding the partition of the autonomous province of Papua into three provinces -- Papua, Central Irian Jaya, and West Irian Jaya. While emphasizing that the government would need one full year to prepare for the partition of the country's easternmost province, Minister Hari said in Jayapura, Papua, on Saturday that Abraham O.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Many companies change ways of communicating to avoid illness
Many companies change ways of communicating to avoid illness Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The mysterious pneumonia-like ailment, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS, has made several companies in the country change their business habits. Paul Wahyudin, Export Asset Manager of BP, an oil company based in Britain, told The Jakarta Post on Sunday that the company had reduced travel to SARS-affected countries.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Cibodas gardens a paradise on earth
Cibodas gardens a paradise on earth The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If Jakartans thus far have been familiar only with the Bogor Botanical Gardens as a retreat from Jakarta's hectic life, it is time to turn to Cibodas, West Java. Unlike the gardens in Bogor, which are situated in an urban area, the Cibodas Botanical Park is the perfect place to withdraw from the chaos of the city.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
The award, war and SARS: RI's tourism endures
The award, war and SARS: RI's 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. The most feared scenario was a prolonged war in Iraq, which could cost the global travel industry about US$30 billion in losses and three million jobs, according to the New York-based World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Residents demand factory closure
Residents demand factory closure TANGERANG: Residents in Karang Tengah subdistrict in Tangerang municipality have asked the local administration to shut down a plastics factory operated by PT Aries as its liquid waste discharges had polluted their wells. "Officials of the municipal environmental agency took water samples from residents' wells to be examined last year.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Creating a media policy for cyberspace
Creating a media policy for cyberspace Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com The Internet is an amazing cyberhighway of information. People can access practically anything online, from the latest news to e-mail greetings from loved ones. However, with the vast openness and freewheeling nature of the World Wide Web come dubious sites that may upset more then a few people.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Endangered Peace in Aceh
Endangered Peace in Aceh There is a real danger that the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement will collapse only four months after it was signed. The situation at the moment is really disheartening: Security is deteriorating, while physical threats are increasing against the international peace monitors in the province.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Part 1 of 2 The Agribusiness system approach to agriculture
Part 1 of 2 The Agribusiness system approach to agriculture Pantjar Simatupang, Director, Center for Agro Socio Economic, Research and Development, Bogor The agribusiness system paradigm was first outlined by Davies and Goldberg in 1957, and was declared as the new strategy of agricultural development in Indonesia in the late 1980s. It was translated into sectoral policy framework by Bungaran Saragih, the current Minister of Agriculture.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dengue fever kills four in Tangerang
Dengue fever kills four in Tangerang TANGERANG: Dengue fever has killed four people, including three children, in Tangerang municipality over the last four months. According to data released by the municipal health agency, only four residents had contracted the disease in January. But during February and April, the number of people who came down with the disease was 48, four of whom had died.
Mon, 14 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.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Saddam's half-brother captured by coalition troops: 'Kurdish TV'
Saddam's half-brother captured by coalition troops: 'Kurdish TV' Agence France-Presse, Arbil, Iraq/Washington Coalition forces on Sunday captured Saddam Hussein's half-brother Watban as he attempted to cross the border into Syria, Kurdish TV said.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Democracy and violence
Democracy and violence From Forum Keadilan For champions of democracy, weapons cannot bring about democracy. It has been proven in history that violence can never give birth to democracy; instead it breeds hatred and repression. A social revolution has never brought about a democratic new order. In the New Order era, Indonesia was under a military regime headed by Soeharto. It was authoritarian and repressed everything critical of the government.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati's Russian trip important, says foreign minister
Megawati's Russian trip important, says foreign minister Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia's foreign minister stressed the importance of President Megawati's planned visit to Russia to forge bilateral ties between the two countries in an attempt to counterbalance the dominating role of the United States in the world.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Journalists leave for Australia
Journalists leave for Australia JAKARTA: Ninety Indonesians departed for Australia on Sunday to attend the second Indonesia-Australia Specialized Training Project (IASTP). The participants included dozens of journalists, the Australian Embassy said in a statement. They will take part in five different workshops on small and medium enterprises development; surveillance and social research on drugs; human rights; district and provincial planning; and business journalism.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Hendrawati climbs her way to the top
Hendrawati climbs her way to the top Chris Brummitt, Associated Press, Jakarta Cultural conventions haven't been obstacles as Etti Hendrawati has climbed the ranks of her chosen sport. She's also made light work of the crags, choss, chimneys or corners that would daunt non-climbers. Clinging to an overhang by her fingertips, the Indonesian champion prepares to pull out over a roof as a row of spectators 10 meters below crane their necks and collectively hold their breath.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. EMIL: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. EMIL: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Emil Salim joins opposition to reclaim land or Emil Salim joins in calls to abort reclamation 2. SUTI: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Sutiyoso proposes a public debate on land reclamation 3. CIBODAS: 28 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 44 Rapid deforestation threatens botanical gardens 4. PARK: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Cibodas gardens a paradise on earth 5. SPEAK: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 38 'Subdistrict heads don't deserve new cars'
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Elevate status of Jakarta governor
Elevate status of Jakarta governor From Warta Kota I agree with President Megawati Soekarnoputri's plan to carry on the pursuit of the late first president Sukarno (Bung Karno), such as to make Medan Merdeka Utara a museum zone, restore the Gelora Bung Karno stadium as an international sports venue and rebuild banteng (bull) statues once erected in the national monument square. Bung Karno also had futuristic ideas.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: 100 people monitored to contain spread of SARS2
* Headlines: 100 people monitored to contain spread of SARS2 * National: Megawati's Russian trip important: Minister 4 * Archipelago: Soldiers questioned over arms theft 5 * Opinion: The award, war and SARS: RI's tourism endures7 * City: Emil Salim joins opposition to reclaim land 8 * Sports: AC Milan wins derby to revive title hopes 10 * World: Israel to yield settlements for peace: Sharon 11 * Business: East Asian economics in shock after SARS alert 16 * Features: Hendrawati climbs her way to...
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Minister increases Papua confusion
Minister increases Papua confusion Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Home affairs minister Hari Sabarno has added to the confusion surrounding the partition of the autonomous province of Papua into three provinces -- Papua, Central Irian Jaya, and West Irian Jaya. While emphasizing that the government would need one full year to prepare for the partition of the country's easternmost province, Minister Hari said in Jayapura, Papua, on Saturday that Abraham O.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Regent inaugurated despite controversy
Regent inaugurated despite controversy Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java Banyumas Legislative Council swore in Aris Setiono as the Banyumas regent and Imam Durori as his deputy, ending controversy over bribery charges that delayed their inauguration last month. Central Java Governor Mardiyanto led Saturday's inauguration ceremony, which will see the pair lead Banyumas for the next five years, until 2008.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
'GAM mulls attendance at proposed meeting'
'GAM mulls attendance at proposed meeting' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Opening a window of opportunity for peace to return to Aceh, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) said it would consider attending the planned Joint Council meeting which was called for by the government to evaluate the implementation of the peace accord. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the top security minister said on Sunday that he had received on Saturday the news from the Henry Dunant Centre (HDC), which brokered the peace agreement.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Muslims plan to thwart rebel groups's celebration
Muslims plan to thwart rebel groups's celebration Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The Muslim community in the Maluku capital of Ambon have vowed to foil the planned anniversary celebration of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) next week. The Islam Defenders Front of Maluku (FPIM) has began pasting green leaflets on buildings in a predominantly-Muslim housing complex in Ambon, warning the Muslim community of the separatist movement.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. extends aid to flood victims
U.S. extends aid to flood victims JAKARTA: The U.S. government has provided emergency aid worth US$50,000 to flood and landslide victims on Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara. The aid will be distributed through USAID, the U.S. international development agency, to some 2,000 victims of the natural disaster, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement released on Saturday. The aid will take the form of medical equipment, beds and kitchen utensils, it said.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
ON THE AGRIBUSINESS SYSTEM APPROACH TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ON THE AGRIBUSINESS SYSTEM APPROACH TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Pantjar Simatupang Director Center for Agro Socio Economic Research and Development Bogor The agribusiness system paradigm was first outlined by Davies and Goldberg in 1957, and was declared as the new strategy of agricultural development in Indonesia in the late 1980s. It was translated into sectoral policy framework by Bungaran Saragih, the current Minister of Agriculture.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Committee for LNG marketing planned
Committee for LNG marketing planned A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to set up a special committee to coordinate the marketing of the country's liquefied natural gas (LNG) overseas, a senior official said on Saturday. The Director General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, I'in Arifin Takhyan, said that without coordination efforts, LNG exporters here could be embroiled in unhealthy competition, which in turn could cause losses to the state.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Mitsui to handle Pertamina project
Mitsui to handle Pertamina project TOKYO: Japan's Mitsui & Co. has signed a project financing deal worth US$200 million with Pertamina, an Indonesian state-run oil and gas company, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Sunday edition, citing sources familiar with the matter said. Under the contract, five banks, including the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, will provide necessary funding for the Indonesian firm's new oil project.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Politics can't be justified without concern for public good
Politics can't be justified without concern for public good Political parties and political issues in Indonesia Ignas Kleden The Center for East Indonesian Affairs (CEIA) Jakarta It is an age-old truism that politics has something to do with power. Yet this only half the truth.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Positive market sentiment to drive stock index up
Positive market sentiment to drive stock index up The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Positive sentiment in the local stock market is expected to prevail next week although profit-taking in certain stocks would limit the upside potential, an analyst said.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bill on education is like a time bomb, critics say
Bill on education is like a time bomb, critics say Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public demands for a revision of the education bill have been increasing with a call for the House of Representatives to delay its endorsement in order to avert a major rift in society. Rev. I.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
BI plans prudential ruling for booming mutual funds industry
BI plans prudential ruling for booming mutual funds industry Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia is preparing a set of prudential regulations for the booming domestic mutual funds industry to protect banks and investors, according to a source familiar with the situation. "Bank Indonesia is closely monitoring the industry and they will issue the regulations," the source told The Jakarta Post over the weekend. The mutual funds industry has been booming since last year.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Education bill is a time bomb'
'Education bill is a time bomb' Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Public demands for a revision of the education bill have been increasing with a call for the House of Representatives to delay its endorsement in order to avert a major rift in society. Rev. I.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Police seize 1.8 tons of marijuana
Police seize 1.8 tons of marijuana BEKASI: Bekasi Police confiscated on Saturday 1.8 tons of marijuana from the back of a truck in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi. Head of Bekasi Police station Sr. Comr. Bachtiar Hasanudin said police officers became suspicious after spotting a truck that was driving with its headlights off. The officers stopped the vehicle and inspected it.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Soldiers questioned over arms theft
Soldiers questioned over arms theft Netty Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Indonesian Military (TNI) has questioned 20 TNI members over the recent raid on a military arsenal in the Wamena district that left three dead, a senior military officer said. Trikora military commander overseeing Papua, Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal said the military had questioned 20 of its members as witnesses in the case. So far no one has been named a suspect, he said.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Jakarta, Dili not serious about human rights cases'
'Jakarta, Dili not serious about human rights cases' Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta A human rights activist has expressed doubts that Indonesia and East Timor are serious about resolving the question of human rights abuses in the former Indonesian province as both are still lack the necessary legal instruments to deal with the cases.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Malaysians wounded in Iraq
Malaysians wounded in Iraq MALAYSIA: Two relief workers from Malaysia were wounded and three journalists kidnapped in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Malaysia's official Bernama news agency reported on Sunday. An Iraqi man acting as an interpreter for the workers of aid agency Mercy Malaysia was killed in the incident on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fear reigns in troubled Aceh
Fear reigns in troubled Aceh Nani Farida and Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh As fear was once again on the rise here, Acehnese leaders warned the government against launching a military operation in Aceh, saying that it had been proven in the past, that such an approach would certainly not resolve the conflict.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Global slowdown, SARS still a threat to RI economy
Global slowdown, SARS still a threat to RI economy Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the war in Iraq comes to a conclusion, one uncertainty clouding the world economy has now been lifted. But the prospects for the Indonesian economy remain gloomy due the threats posed by the flu-like disease, SARS, economists say.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
JORR section to be completed in July
JORR section to be completed in July JAKARTA: Toll road operator PT Jasa Marga is expected to complete the first part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) by July this year. The company spokesman, Satria Genefanto said that all segments of the first part of JORR could be completed by July 2003 after the company reached an agreement on land clearence for the construction of the Veteran-Ulujami segment.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Buying world-famous brands in local boutiques
Sudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta Buying world-famous brands in local boutiques Most fashion lovers and career women care a great deal about where they buy their clothes and accessories, because they take quality, design and brand into consideration when making purchases. For such particular buyers boutiques might be the first choice.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dorodjatun gets Berkeley award
Dorodjatun gets Berkeley award BERKELEY, California, United States: The University of California (UC) at Berkeley awarded here the prestigious Elise and Walter A. Haas International Award to Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
Sparkle and glamor, despite wartime
Sparkle and glamor, despite wartime Muara Bagdja Contributor Jakarta "Make Fashion, Not War." This was the opening line printed on the invitations to Didi Budihardjo's fashion show held recently. Fashion aficionados in Jakarta really flocked in huge numbers to witness the designer's response to the current war, which was translated into light, attractive and easy-to-comprehend creations -- a huge relief and true contrast to the unpleasant stories and images of bloodshed occurring elsewhere.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
'System logical security', as vital as physical one
'System logical security', as vital as physical one Zatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id We know that businesses and other types of organization have to secure their systems and infrastructure. We know that they have to physically protect their data centers where their servers, switches and routers are kept. We also know that each of the PCs should be secured with padlocks so nobody can open the housing and steal the hard disk.
Mon, 14 Apr 2003, 00:00 WIB
War as entertainment?
War as entertainment? From Republika The program aired by Lativi on March 26, 2003 was interesting to see. They raised a current and wicked issue to discuss: American invasion against Iraq. Adolf Posmah, as the host, presented British Ambassador to Indonesia, military analyst, Hasnan Habib and Nangogoy as resource persons. Through this letter I would like to call into question the careless "conclusion" made by the host at the end of the program.