Archive: 26 May 2003
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Mon, 26 May 2003
RI asks Thailand to arrest GAM leader living there
RI asks Thailand to arrest GAM leader living thereYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Indonesian Police have requested the Thai government arrest Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leader Zakirah Zaman, who has allegedly been hiding in Thailand for some time.National Police chief Gen.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Media not to blame for reports on rights abuses
Media not to blame for reports on rights abusesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The media cannot not be required to take legal responsibility for its coverage of the ongoing military operation in Aceh because a news report is not the absolute truth, a practitioner has said.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Ex-prayer man busted for drugs
Ex-prayer man busted for drugs JAKARTA: A man who used to make a living by saying prayers at the Tangerang mayoralty administration was arrested by the police on Friday for drug trafficking.The suspect, identified as NA, 41, was arrested with the help of a becak (pedicab) driver, who posed as a...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Continuing bank divestment
Continuing bank divestment Buoyed by the smooth and successful sale of its 51 percent stake in Bank Danamon to Asian Finance Indonesia Pte. Ltd, a consortium of Singapore Temasek Holdings and Deutsche Bank of Germany, last week, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is now finalizing...
Mon, 26 May 2003
TNI should learn East Timor lesson: Don't abuse human rights
TNI should learn East Timor lesson: Don't abuse human rightsLela E. Madjiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Has the Indonesian Military (TNI) learned the lesson from East Timor? Will it avoid making the same mistakes in Aceh?These are questions people ask as a joint military crackdown on separatist...
Mon, 26 May 2003
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Mon, 26 May 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Monday, May 26, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Monday, May 26, 2003Exhibitions* Photo Image of Paysage, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008 ext. 7910/7911), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until June 3. * Graphic Design Fragment of Imagination, The British Council, S.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Acehnese people in Jakarta upset by ID raids, worry about safety
Acehnese people in Jakarta upset by ID raids, worry about safetyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security raids currently being conducted by the police and Jakarta administration at the homes of Acehnese people in Jakarta have sparked worries among Acehnese about their safety.
Mon, 26 May 2003
The political cost of Aceh's civilian casualties
The political cost of Aceh's civilian casualtiesKusnanto Anggoro, Senior Researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Casualties are rising as the war in Aceh intensifies. Hundreds of schools throughout the province were destroyed in the first two days of the military...
Mon, 26 May 2003
JICT begins direct call shipment services
JICT begins direct call shipment servicesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) began on Sunday operating its direct call shipment services, which would allow cargo shipments from the country to go directly to far- flung overseas destinations...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Major bookstores offer wide selection of imported books
Major bookstores offer wide selection of imported booksSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite their limited stock of imported books in English, several bookstores in Jakarta provide a comprehensive selection of current titles and bestsellers, allowing you to maintain your life-long...
Mon, 26 May 2003
World GP goes to Italy over SARS
World GP goes to Italy over SARS BERLIN: The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) announced Friday that their premier annual competition for women, the lucrative US$1 million World Grand Prix, will be staged entirely in Italy and not some of the traditional Asian host countries because of the...
Mon, 26 May 2003
JP/5/Across
JP/5/AcrossSelayar to become tourist resort MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The administration on South Sulawesi regency's only island, Selayar, plans to turn the island into a tourism destination, with sites such as Taka Bonerate National Park, the island's white beaches and caves.
Mon, 26 May 2003
PLN to maintain electricity supply for low-income group
PLN to maintain electricity supply for low-income groupM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN announced on Sunday it would continue providing services for low-income households despite cuts in government subsidies.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Showdown in Aceh: People only want peace
Showdown in Aceh: People only want peaceThe Dawn, Asia News Network, Karachi The Indonesian army's full-scale offensive against the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) fighting a guerrilla war against Jakarta for 26 years, is not a good omen for Indonesia or the world at large.
Mon, 26 May 2003
IFC increases investment in RI, despite volatile business climate
IFC increases investment in RI, despite volatile business climate The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has increased its investment in Indonesia for the 2003 fiscal year ending in June, despite the legal harassment it has suffered here over the past two years.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Paranormals to build hospital
Paranormals to build hospital TANGERANG: The Indonesian Paranormal Association (IPI) will soon build here an alternative hospital focusing on the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and drug addiction.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Indonesian products
Indonesian products The people have the chance to view the long-forgotten Exhibition of Indonesian Products, which started on May 20 and will end on May 29 at the Jakarta Fairground. The exhibition, recently inaugurated by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, aims to encourage the people to patronize...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Sutiyoso inaugurates Betawi Center
Sutiyoso inaugurates Betawi Center JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso inaugurated on Friday the Center for Betawi Art, Culture, Education and Studies at Jakarta State University (UNJ).The governor, who is also chairman of the center's board of patrons, hoped that the center would help promote appreciation...
Mon, 26 May 2003
`Patient protection against malpractice weak'
`Patient protection against malpractice weak'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Kartika, 25, a new mother, said he was advised to deliver her son by caesarean section, which she eventually agreed to.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Rupiah expected to remain strong
Rupiah expected to remain strongDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The solid showing of the rupiah is expected to continue this week on expectations of further capital inflows to the country and lingering negative sentiment against the U.S. dollar, a currency analyst said.
Mon, 26 May 2003
`Workers unaware of health benefits'
`Workers unaware of health benefits'Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Perhaps only a small percentage, if any, of the 24 million workers covered by the government-run social security program, have received the first class medical treatment they are entitled to at appointed hospitals...
Mon, 26 May 2003
JP/5/Across
JP/5/AcrossSelayar to become tourist resort MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The administration on South Sulawesi regency's only island, Selayar, plans to turn the island into a tourism destination, with sites such as Taka Bonerate National Park, the island's white beaches and caves.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Cambodia to stop weapons smuggling
Cambodia to stop weapons smugglingCAMBODIA: Phnom Penh said on Sunday it is ready to take action if any evidence surfaces that weapons are being smuggled from its territory to separatist rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Thirty years on, networks are getting smarter
Thirty years on, networks are getting smarterZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id One of the components in our desktop and notebook computers that we increasingly cannot do without is the Ethernet card.
Mon, 26 May 2003
New SME exhibition center opened
New SME exhibition center openedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to help promote the products of small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), the Ministry of Industry and Trade has set up an exhibition center in the Pasar Gambir area of Kemayoran, Jakarta.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Lampung farmers need protection
Lampung farmers need protectionGub: 1 line x 36 N.Sumatra gubernatorial election todayW. Java farmers threaten boycott
Mon, 26 May 2003
Tight schedule awaits provincial KPUD members
Tight schedule awaits provincial KPUD membersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A tight schedule awaits the 150 members of the provincial-level Regional General Elections Commission (KPUD), who were sworn in on Saturday to organize the upcoming general elections.
Mon, 26 May 2003
North Sumatra holds gubernatorial election today
North Sumatra holds gubernatorial election todayApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Medan, North SumatraThree gubernatorial candidates and their running mates have committed themselves to not mobilizing their supporters, to avoid influencing the gubernatorial election scheduled for Monday.
Mon, 26 May 2003
RI, Thailand agree to promote investment
RI, Thailand agree to promote investmentSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The fifth meeting of the joint commission on economic and technical cooperation between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of Thailand has concluded, with mutual agreement to promote closer bilateral relations,...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Indonesian products
Indonesian products The people have the chance to view the long-forgotten Exhibition of Indonesian Products, which started on May 20 and will end on May 29 at the Jakarta Fairground. The exhibition, recently inaugurated by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, aims to encourage the people to patronize...
Mon, 26 May 2003
North Sumatra gubernatorial election today
North Sumatra gubernatorial election todayApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Three gubernatorial candidates and their running mates have committed themselves to not mobilizing their supporters, to avoid influencing the gubernatorial election scheduled for Monday.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Some suspected the price hike was linked to hoarding by
Some suspected the price hike was linked to hoarding by distributors in a bid to prop up the price and reap bigger profits.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Managing customer expectations no easy job
Managing customer expectations no easy jobTaufik Hidayat Contributor Jakarta When business is thriving and customers are lining up for your products, you feel deeply contented and think that you are going in the right direction.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Investment in bonds may reach Rp 17t: Danareksa
Investment in bonds may reach Rp 17t: DanareksaThe Jakarta Post, Bogor State-owned investment bank PT Danareksa estimated that the size of investment in local corporate bonds this year would reach up to Rp 17 trillion (US$1.91 billion), lower than the Rp 21.5 trillion of last year.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Judges for corruption cases
Judges for corruption casesFrom Media IndonesiaSupreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan's statement that it is difficult to recruit ad hoc judges for the trial of corruption cases from a variety of professions and disciplines of science is understandable.
Mon, 26 May 2003
* Headlines: RI, Thailand agree to promote investment 2
* Headlines: RI, Thailand agree to promote investment 2 * National: Women call for end to discrimination at work 4 * Archipelago: Lampung farmers need protection5 * Opinion: Is future of RI really at stake? 7 * City: Fate of Senayan vendors remains up in the air8 * Sports: Perry grabs Colonial...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Vote registration officers must cope with uninformed public
Vote registration officers must cope with uninformed publicArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number one problem for Harun, a voter registration volunteer, is locating the houses where he dropped off registration forms a week earlier.It's not that he has a bad memory.
Mon, 26 May 2003
War in Aceh
War in Aceh Peace talks between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels from Aceh province held in Tokyo broke off Sunday with no agreement. Within hours, Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri declared effective martial law in Aceh and ordered an army assault on the Free Aceh...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Fate of Senayan vendors remains up in the air
Fate of Senayan vendors remains up in the airTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Street vendors and cafe owners in the eastern parking area of the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, expressed relief that a plan to remove them had been delayed, but they remain...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Is future of RI really at stake as Hassan says?
Is future of RI really at stake as Hassan says?Damien Kingsbury, Head, Philosophical, Political and International Studies, Deakin University In trying to justify the actions of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh, Indonesia's foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Bookstores liven up the weekends
Bookstores liven up the weekendsDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta A cozy atmosphere coupled with an enchanting interior design has made major bookstores in Jakarta the best place to be either to spend a lazy Saturday or just to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
Mon, 26 May 2003
[b]Election candidates
Election candidates should be testedFrom Kompas Top management of banks and state-owned enterprises, as well as officials at some state institutions now undergo a test of their suitability.If this test had been conducted much earlier, many of the banks in this country would not have gone bankrupt...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Genuine excellence or just lip service?
Genuine excellence or just lip service?Andi Muh. Sadat Contributor Jakarta At certain hotels you may have experienced their royal treatment right from the moment you arrive. A friendly, smiling bellboy opens the door of your car and greets you.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Lampung farmers need protection
Lampung farmers need protectionOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung With no protection from the government, farmers in Lampung are having a difficult time surviving a time of economic hardship.
Mon, 26 May 2003
* The political cost of Aceh's civilian casualties -- Page 2
* The political cost of Aceh's civilian casualties -- Page 2 * Acehnese people in Jakarta upset by ID raids, worry about safety -- Page 2 * Australia reiterates support for RI's territorial integrity -- Page 2 * Media not to blame for reports on rights abuses -- Page 3 * TNI should learn East Timor...
Mon, 26 May 2003
JP/5/Across
JP/5/AcrossFishermen unable to fishINDRAMAYU, West Java: Thousands of fishermen in the West Java regency of Indramayu may not be able to get their vessels out to sea or enter rivers to sell their catch because of a shallowing of river estuaries caused by changing weather conditions.
Mon, 26 May 2003
1. Gas - 4x10
1. Gas - 4x10 Woman loses legs in gas cylinder explosion 2. Senayan - 2x 22 Fate of Senayan vendors remains up in the air 3. P4B - 2x 28 Vote registration officers must cope with uninformed public 4. Speak - 2x 20 'Many would rather go to the mall than read'
Mon, 26 May 2003
Page 2 head, May 26, 2003
Page 2 head, May 26, 2003 1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50 The political cost of Aceh's civilian casualties 2. JAKARTA: 2 x 33 Acehnese people in Jakarta upset by ID raids, worry about safety Australia reiterates support for RI's territorial integrity 4. THAI: 1 x 42 RI, Thailand agree to promote investment 5.
Mon, 26 May 2003
`Many would rather go to the mall than read'
`Many would rather go to the mall than read' The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Publishers Association is holding this year's annual Jakarta Book Fair at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta, from May 24 through June 1.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Ministers visit Aceh to assess problems
Ministers visit Aceh to assess problemsThe Jakarta Post, Aceh/Jakarta High-powered government officials led by Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, made an unscheduled visit to Aceh on Sunday to tackle problems resulting from the declaration of martial law and the military...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Description of
Description of 'indigenous' From Koran Tempo There has been much discussion of late on presidential candidates, though the law regulating this matter has yet to be thoroughly discussed by the House of Representatives.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Sugarcane farmers threaten boycott
Sugarcane farmers threaten boycottNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Thousands of sugar cane farmers in the West Java regency of Cirebon threatened to boycott the supply of sugar cane to sugar producers unless the government raised the price of sugar cane, said the chairman of the...
Mon, 26 May 2003
69 dead after week of war in Aceh
69 dead after week of war in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Banda Aceh The death toll continues to climb in the war against the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), with two rebels and one soldier killed on Sunday, bringing the total number of casualties to 69 since the campaign began last Monday.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Day 7: Conflict in Aceh
Day 7: Conflict in AcehAceh Besar: Five ministers, led by Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, visited a state high school in Darul Imarah, Aceh Besar. Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a civilian, M. Jamal, at a coffee stall in Lam Cot, Aceh Besar.
Mon, 26 May 2003
JP/1/Eye box
JP/1/Eye box Highlights of weeklong battle ------------------------------------------------------------------ Day 1: Four people were killed in two separate gunbattles between rebels and soldiers in South Aceh district and Aceh Besar district. Twelve school buildings were burned down in Bireun.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Woman loses legs in gas cylinder explosion
Woman loses legs in gas cylinder explosionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A woman had to have her legs amputated and 10 others were wounded due to the explosion of a gas cylinder belonging to a balloon vendor at a flea market in the campus of the University of Indonesia, Depok, south of the capital, on...
Mon, 26 May 2003
GAM should surrender
GAM should surrenderFrom Koran TempoSome people have been voicing their disagreement to the integrated operation now being carried out in Aceh. They argue they are fighting for the well-being of the Acehnese and that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has grown because of unjust treatment, poverty and...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Fishermen now refuse to pass the shallow estuaries. One of
Fishermen now refuse to pass the shallow estuaries. One of them, the Glayem estuary where many ships pass every day, looks empty now.
Mon, 26 May 2003
1. MEDIA: 2 x 25
1. MEDIA: 2 x 25Media not to blame for reports on rights abuses 2. LESSON: 1 x 65TNI should learn East Timor lesson: Don't abuse human rights 3. THAI: 2 x 28RI asks Thailand to arrest GAM leader living there
Mon, 26 May 2003
Centennial forecasts slower economic growth this year
Centennial forecasts slower economic growth this yearFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Increasing stability in the country's macroeconomic picture may not translate into speedier economic growth due to lingering uncertainties in other parts of the economy.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Australia reiterates support for RI's territorial integrity
Australia reiterates support for RI's territorial integrityAgencies, Sydney, Australia Australia could face an unstable region if the Indonesian province of Aceh becomes independent, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer warned on Sunday.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Lampung farmers facing tough times
Lampung farmers facing tough timesOyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post Bandarlampung, LampungWith no protection from the government, farmers in Lampung are having a difficult time surviving a time of economic hardship.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Drug abuse up among children
Drug abuse up among children MANADO, North Sulawesi: Increasing drug abuse now includes children as young as seven years old, according to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).BNN Head Insp. Gen. Togar Sianipar said on Sunday that it was found that several elementary school students, aged seven in...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Book-reading bug needs to be spread through Indonesia
Book-reading bug needs to be spread through IndonesiaSimon Marcus Gower, Contributor, Jakarta "I don't really read. Sure, I read the newspaper and some magazines, but I've never really been much of a book reader." -- a sad statement really, but particularly so when said to an avid reader of books.
Mon, 26 May 2003
Stop bloodshed in Aceh!
Stop bloodshed in Aceh!T. Sima Gunawan, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, sima@thejakartapost.com The Acehnese dream of a peaceful life has turned into a nightmare. War is back with the government's decision to launch a military offensive in the province following the failure of recent peace...
Mon, 26 May 2003
Women cry for no more discrimination at work
Women cry for no more discrimination at workMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Brahmani, a Garuda Indonesia female flight attendant, was furious when her labor union signed a Collective Labor Agreement (KKB) with the airline's management in 2001 as it imposed a mandatory retirement age...
Mon, 26 May 2003
1. ACEH:
1. ACEH: 69 dead after week of war in Aceh 2. MINISTER: 4 x 13 Ministers visit Aceh to assess problems 3. MIDEAST: Israeli cabinet approves peace road map for Middle East
Mon, 26 May 2003
Angie, Wynne have tough task early in French Open
Angie, Wynne have tough task early in French OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian tennis hopefuls Angelique 'Angie' Widjaja and Wynne Prakusya are set for an uphill task early on, as both open their campaign at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Monday.