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Archive: 6 May 2003

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'RI will focus its research on food, energy development'

'RI will focus its research on food, energy development'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, aware of the rising demand for food and energy in the next two decades, will focus its research work on food manufacturing and energy availability, a top official said on Monday.

Trial of Bali bombings next week

Trial of Bali bombings next week DENPASAR, Bali: The much-awaited trial of the Bali bombings will start on Monday next week, with the hearing of key defendant Amrozi.Head of the Denpasar Public Court I Made Karna announced here on Monday that 41-year-old Amrozi, a native of Tenggulun village in the...

Poverty and inequalies are potential social time bombs

Poverty and inequalies are potential social time bombs That Papua is one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia is beyond dispute, but what is less known to date is the deep disparity that exists there.The IFES public opinion survey found disparities not simply between people in urban and rural...

Seeds of conflict sowed on Komodo

Seeds of conflict sowed on KomodoBernard B Daya, Secretary of Komodo Watch, Jakarta As the Komodo dragon tries to survive, a battle for the National Park -- its unique habitat -- is raging.The Nature Conservancy (TNC), which has been active in conservation efforts in Komodo National Park since...

United Tractors' Q1 sales up 4%

United Tractors' Q1 sales up 4% JAKARTA: First quarter net sales of publicly-listed heavy equipment and mining company PT United Tractors increased by 4 percent to Rp 1.59 trillion (US$183 million) from Rp 1.53 trillion during the same period last year.

JP/14/cap

JP/14/capMedco proposed notes rated B+JAKARTA: International rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned its B+ rating to Indonesian oil and gas company PT Medco Energi International with senior unsecured notes issue of around US$200 million due in 2010.

Track and field seminar in Jakarta

Track and field seminar in Jakarta JAKARTA: Twenty-one participants from 15 Asian countries are taking part in the five-day IAAF (International Amateur Athletics Federation) Basic Competition Organization seminar, which began here on Monday.

RI releases bleak report on child welfare

RI releases bleak report on child welfareEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia released on Monday its country report on child welfare issues at a regional ministerial meeting on children here, presenting a gloomy picture of Indonesia's future generation.

RP offers bounty for MILF chiefs, may call off peace talks in KL

RP offers bounty for MILF chiefs, may call off peace talks in KLAgence France-Presse, Manila President Gloria Arroyo on Monday offered close to a million- dollar bounty for leaders of the Philippines' top Moro rebel group amid hints she may scrap peace talks after a string of deadly attacks.

TV Program: Tuesday, May 6, 2003

TV Program: Tuesday, May 6, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Documentary11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 News: Metro Indonesia2:30 Music: Pop...

Many East Asian, Pacific states fail their children, Unicef says

Many East Asian, Pacific states fail their children, Unicef saysAgence France-Presse, Jakarta Too many countries in East Asia and the Pacific continue to fail their children despite dramatic economic growth in parts of the region, the United Nations children's fund Unicef said on Monday.

Regions to issue bonds in 2006

Regions to issue bonds in 2006The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional administrations in the country can start issuing bonds in 2006 to raise funds to help finance their economic development programs, director general for fiscal decentralization Mahfud Sidik said on Monday.

Looking for Dutchman's lost works of art

Looking for Dutchman's lost works of artBoudewijn Brands, Contributor, Yogyakarta Over time, a large number of Westerners have produced works of art in Indonesia. Dutch art collectors Haks and Maris have made it their life's work to find information about each and every one of them.

Education bill

Education bill unrealisticFrom KompasThe national education bill has caused quite a stir in society, with the introduction of Article 13 paragraph (1)a requiring the teaching of different religious subjects.

'People fear authoritarianism more than eroticism'

'People fear authoritarianism more than eroticism'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians may have become more open to eroticism as reflected in Inul Daratista's ngebor or drilling dance, but they fear the reemergence of authoritarianism as in dangdut music artist King Rhoma...

Govt not to revise tourism target this year

Govt not to revise tourism target this yearFebiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardika said on Monday that the government would not reduce its revenue target from tourism this year, despite uncertainties plaguing the industry due to SARS, the...

Southeast Asian tour agents bemoan 'lost' summer due to SARS

Southeast Asian tour agents bemoan 'lost' summer due to SARSPeh Soo Hwee, Reuters, Singapore Kathryn Loh has never seen such a bad crisis in her 17 years as a travel agent. The phones in her office are silent, and some employees are on unpaid leave.

1. EXAM: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12

1. EXAM: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Universities apply new system of admittance 2. APARTMENT: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Despite stabbing at Rasuna, apartment dwellers feel safe 3. ROBOT: 28pt, 2 cols, 2 x 20 Crowds thrill to action of 'takraw'-playing robots 4.

Thousands of homes flooded in Jambi

Thousands of homes flooded in JambiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floods in the Sumatra province of Jambi have inundated thousands of homes and destroyed vast areas of farmland in the past few days in what locals say is the worst flooding in 17 years.

2. 3 columns, 2 lines

2. 3 columns, 2 lines Indonesia SARS data being questioned 3. 2 columns, 2 lines, 16 'Deflected bullet may have killed bus driver' 4. 2 columns, 2 lines, Thousands of homes flooded in Jambi 5. 1 columns, 1 line, point 'RI will focus its research on food and energy development'

TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in

TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in the Pinang district of Tangerang municipality staged a violent rally on Monday at the PT Tifico factory on Jl. Raya Serpong to demand the company make good on its unfulfilled promises, including providing jobs for local residents.H.

Leave the HDC

Leave the HDC When the Indonesian government decided to mandate the Henry Dunant Center (HDC) to be the mediator of its peace talks with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the public welcomed it and hoped the conflict in Aceh would finally end. However, this hope is beginning to fade.

Part 1 of 2 Economic development strategy in SE Asia

Part 1 of 2 Economic development strategy in SE AsiaNarongchai Akrasanee, Former Thai Minister of Commerce, Jakarta The countries in Southeast Asia have to continuously formulate and adjust economic development strategy.

Pre-2004, House recklessly establishes new regions

Pre-2004, House recklessly establishes new regionsRobert Endi Jaweng, Regional Autonomy Watch, KPPOD, Jakarta Early this year, a plenary session of the House of Representatives again approved the ratification of 10 laws regarding the establishment of 25 new autonomous regions.

NTB governor seeks reelection

NTB governor seeks reelection MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Incumbent Harun Al Rasyid is the favorite of three Golkar candidates who are running for governor in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).Harun was supported by more than 31,000 signatories, while fellow party members Lalu Serinate, who is the...

Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of 2Economic development strategy in SE Asia 2. IPS -- A year after Suu Kyi's release, little has changed 2 x 30 Myanmar remains much the same a year after Suu Kyi's release3. Jaweng -- House reckleslly sets up new regions 2 X 21Pre-2004, House recklessly establishes new regions

Lippo drops controversial asset sale plan

Lippo drops controversial asset sale planRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shareholders of publicly listed Bank Lippo decided on Monday to annul an earlier November decision to approve a proposed sale of foreclosed assets, worth about Rp 2.5 trillion (US$289 million).

Universities apply new system of admittance

Universities apply new system of admittanceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Completing their studies at high schools is not a guarantee that students will be able to go to universities, as the government is implementing a new system requiring students to pass the final national...

Despite stabbing at Rasuna, apartment dwellers feel safe

Despite stabbing at Rasuna, apartment dwellers feel safeArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A recent attack on a foreigner at an apartment block in Jakarta has not shaken the belief of most apartment tenants that their building managements have in place adequate security procedures.

Sumanto copycat arrested

Sumanto copycat arrested PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police captured on Monday a grave robber whom villagers say is a copycat of cannibal Sumanto after he escaped from a psychiatric hospital in the provincial capital of Palu.Head of the Palu detectives unit First Insp.

'RI not competitive in formal sectors'

'RI not competitive in formal sectors'Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia is not ready to compete with workers from Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand in the formal labor sector in the region, according to government officials.

Medco proposed notes rated B+

Medco proposed notes rated B+ JAKARTA: International rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned its B+ rating to Indonesian oil and gas company PT Medco Energi International with senior unsecured notes issue of around US$200 million due in 2010.

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i]checked (Caption for Spotlight. Client: Hotel Borobudur) NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta was honored to host the reception of the National Day of the Republic of South Africa on April 28, 2003.

Three arrested in hunt for GAM cell

Three arrested in hunt for GAM cellMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan Police arrested three more suspects implicated in the recent bomb blasts in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, saying that funding for the attack could have come from Singapore.

Govt 2004 oil price target too conservative: Subroto

Govt 2004 oil price target too conservative: SubrotoA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former energy minister Subroto said on Monday that the government's oil price assumption of US$17 to $20 per barrel in the proposed 2004 state budget draft was too conservative.

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checkedAvertorial : Aston Villa Publishing date: May 11. 2003 Aston Hotel Jakarta: The luxury and comfort of serviced residence During holidays or business trips, many travelers wish to have the comforts of home where they are staying.

Acehnese figures step up pressure to save peace deal

Acehnese figures step up pressure to save peace dealFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the government has not responded to a request for a meeting with 50 Acehnese leading figures, people from the restive province continue to campaign for a peaceful settlement...

1. KOMO: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS

1. KOMO: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS Conservation awareness takes root on Komodo 2. TNC: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Weighing up privatization of Komodo 3. FEISOL: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Feisol Hashim: Free market to prevail in Komodo park 4. BEN: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Seeds of conflict have been sowed on Komodo

Locals demand job from company

Locals demand job from company TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in the Pinang district of Tangerang municipality staged a violent rally on Monday at the PT Tifico factory on Jl. Raya Serpong to demand the company make good on its unfulfilled promises, including providing...

* Headlines: Pressure mount to save Aceh peace deal2

* Headlines: Pressure mount to save Aceh peace deal2 * National: Horse trading feared in bill deliberation 4 * Opinion: Economic development strategy in SE Asia7 * City: Universities apply new system of admittance8 * Sports: Flesch wins first PGA title in playoff9 * World: Iraq leadership expected...

Inten leads center for drug addicts

Inten leads center for drug addicts JAKARTA: Former minister of social affairs Inten Suweno has been elected chairperson of the Therapeutic Communities of Indonesia (TCI), an association of residential treatment centers for drug addicts.

Papua -- A land of neglect and exploitation

Papua -- A land of neglect and exploitationEndy M. Bayuni, Deputy chief editor, The Jakarta Post Anyone wondering why many Papuans are bent on seeking independence should read a newly published public opinion survey, which finds the province mired in poverty and inequality resulting from neglect...

Feisol Hashim: Free market to prevail in Komodo park

Feisol Hashim: Free market to prevail in Komodo park Feisol Hashim, the hotel magnate that The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has chosen as its business partner in Komodo, is a self- proclaimed "conservation convert.

Leave the HDC

Leave the HDC When the Indonesian government decided to mandate the Henry Dunant Center (HDC) to be the mediator of its peace talks with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the public welcomed it and hoped the conflict in Aceh would finally end. However, this hope is beginning to fade.

'Mountain boys' take to sea for marine conservation

'Mountain boys' take to sea for marine conservationTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Twenty-one-year-old Budi Santoso looks the part of a student actively involved in a trekking and climbing club: long hair, khaki-colored shirt, cargo pants and a wide-knowledge of trails and...

'Watching Inul makes our stress bearable'

'Watching Inul makes our stress bearable' Controversial dangdut singer Inul Daratista has drawn criticism from the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) and dangdut king Rhoma Irama for her sensual dance style, which is considered against ethics and norms. However, her popularity continues to soar.

1. TOUR (3 x 18)

1. TOUR (3 x 18) Southeast Asian tour agents bemoan 'lost' summer due to SARS 2. German (1 x 24) 'German seeks ASEAN ties' 3. HK (3 x 10) S&P unlikely to lower HK banks rating

Weighing up privatization of Komodo National Park

Weighing up privatization of Komodo National Park The Ministry of Forestry in Jakarta is keeping many interest groups waiting anxiously.It is reviewing a request by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), an independent American environmental non-governmental organization (NGO), which became involved in...

Philippine exports rise 8.6%

Philippine exports rise 8.6% MANILA : Philippine merchandise exports rose 8.6 percent in March from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday as analysts predicted shipments would continue to grow following the end of the Iraq war.

3 x 17

3 x 17 Acehnese figures step up pressure to save peace deal JP/2/ASPAC2 x 25 Jakarta court sends first BLBI defendant to prison JP/2/AFTA 1 x 40 RI not competitive in formal sectors: Govt JP/8/POLISI 1 x 44 Police to upgrade security unit at airport JP/2/inul1 x 47 'People fear authoritarianism...

'Deflected bullet may have killed bus driver'

'Deflected bullet may have killed bus driver'Nana Rukmana and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Jakarta A bus driver allegedly shot dead by a police officer in a dispute that incited a mob to attack a police station in the West Java town of Cirebon, may have died from a ricocheting...

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 6, 2003Exhibitions* Science Le riz qui nourrit le monde (Padi, pangan yang menghidupi dunia), CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), May 12 to May 16. * Painting Horison Terasing, by Deden Sambas, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Jl.

The medium is as important as the message

The medium is as important as the message Why has the government information campaign basically failed in Papua?The answers may have to do as much with the low penetration of the media among the Papuan people as with the message itself.

The controversial story on Inul just another absurdity

The controversial story on Inul just another absurdityT. Sima Gunawan, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, sima@thejakartapost.com This year's news maker must be dangdut singer Inul Daratista. She appears in all media, from gossip tabloids and televisions to respected newspapers and magazines,...

Page 1 head, May 6, 2006

Page 1 head, May 6, 2006 1. ACEH: 1 x 28 Govt, GAM unlikely to meet 2. GAM: 1 x 35 Three arrested in hunt for GAM cell 3. BALI: 1 x 45 Indonesia releases bleak report on child welfare 4. DANAMON: 3 x 19 Temasek, Deutsche Bank consortium wins Danamon stake

Trial of Bali bombings next week

Trial of Bali bombings next week DENPASAR, Bali: The much-awaited trial of the Bali bombings will start on Monday next week, with the hearing of key defendant Amrozi.Head of the Denpasar Public Court I Made Karna announced here on Monday that 41-year-old Amrozi, a native of Tenggulun village in the...

Tinia shaking the dust off museums

Tinia shaking the dust off museumsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What pops into mind when you hear the word museum? Collections of dusty and dull artifacts, manuscripts or statues, perhaps. Or long, quiet, dark corridors with display boxes on the wall containing uninteresting objects...

German envoy says Schroeder wants to bolster ASEAN ties

German envoy says Schroeder wants to bolster ASEAN tiesAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's upcoming visit to Southeast Asia shows he is determined to establish strong relations with the region and enhance economic, trade and political ties, a senior German envoy...

Devil in woman's clothes?

Devil in woman's clothes? Given the uproar she has caused despite her unremarkable dancing talents and rather homely appearance, one could be forgiven for thinking she was the reincarnation of Mata Hari.

Track and field seminar in Jakarta

Track and field seminar in Jakarta JAKARTA: Twenty-one participants from 15 Asian countries are taking part in the five-day IAAF (International Amateur Athletics Federation) Basic Competition Organization seminar, which began here on Monday.

Temasek, Deutsche Bank consortium wins Danamon stake

Temasek, Deutsche Bank consortium wins Danamon stakeM. Taufiqurrahman and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A consortium of Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Deutsche Bank is set to become the new owner of Bank Danamon after it won an auction on Monday for a 51 percent stake in the bank.

Jakarta court sends first BLBI defendant to prison

Jakarta court sends first BLBI defendant to prisonMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A district court sentenced on Monday a former banker to three years in prison and ordered state prosecutors to imprison him immediately, making him the first defendant tried for misusing Bank...

Crowds thrill to action of 'takraw'-playing robots

Crowds thrill to action of 'takraw'-playing robotsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Both teams were very tense, then the whistle blew.The red team aimed the ball at the ring, and it went in.Two more points for the red team.Supporters were uneasy with the situation.

Dorodjatun confirms RI ready to end IMF program

Dorodjatun confirms RI ready to end IMF programFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti confirmed on Monday that the government was ready to end the existing International Monetary Fund economic bailout...

PBSI announces 2004 Olympics' nominees

PBSI announces 2004 Olympics' nomineesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) announced on Monday the lineup of players for the 2004 Olympics, with chairman Chairul Tanjung cautioning about the tough road to Athens.

PT Panarub clarifies

PT Panarub clarifies With reference to the article published in The Jakarta Post on May 3, titled Panarub workers rally for JPK on page 8, we would like to clarify as follows:PT Panarub employs 11,000 workers and has two worker associations, namely the Association of Shoe Industry Workers (SPTSK)...

Horse trading feared in election bill deliberation

Horse trading feared in election bill deliberationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators deliberating the presidential election bill have agreed to discuss contentious issues in closed-door meetings, denying the public access to the deliberations of the draft.

Taxi driver mugger arrested

Taxi driver mugger arrested TANGERANG: A taxi driver being robbed at knifepoint deliberately crashed his vehicle into a parked minivan to alert police on Jl. Daan Mogot, Kebon Kosong subdistrict, Tangerang municipality, on Sunday evening.Batu Ceper police chief Adj. Comr.

Conservation awareness takes root in Komodo

Conservation awareness takes root in KomodoThe Jakarta Post, Labuhan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara The Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara has come into the lime light recently, thanks to a debate on a controversial proposal to privatize its management for the next 25 years.

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 6, 2003Exhibitions* Science Le riz qui nourrit le monde (Padi, pangan yang menghidupi dunia), CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), May 12 to May 16. * Painting Horison Terasing, by Deden Sambas, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Jl.

TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in

TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in the Pinang district of Tangerang municipality staged a violent rally on Monday at the PT Tifico factory on Jl. Raya Serpong to demand the company make good on its unfulfilled promises, including providing jobs for local residents.H.

Inequality and poverty are potential time bombs in Papua

Inequality and poverty are potential time bombs in Papua That Papua is one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia is beyond dispute, but what is less known to date is the deep disparity that exists there.

Military intervention in Aceh should lead to peace

Military intervention in Aceh should lead to peaceAndi Widjajanto, International Fellow, National Defense University, Washington D.C. When conflict occurs within states, the problems of the peace process are not clear-cut.

Govt, GAM unlikely to meet

Govt, GAM unlikely to meetTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has rejected a new date and venue for peace talks with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) despite its pledge to resolve the Aceh question through dialog.Lt. Gen.

Indonesia SARS information being questioned by public

Indonesia SARS information being questioned by publicSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While most southeast Asian countries have been hard hit by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Indonesia has the least number of victims, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), despite...

Three more Medan bomb suspects arrested

Three more Medan bomb suspects arrestedMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Medan Police arrested three more suspects implicated in the recent bomb blasts in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, saying that funding for the attack could have come from Singapore.

Jakpro insists on rent hike

Jakpro insists on rent hike JAKARTA: PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) reaffirmed that it was going to raise the rents on its apartments in Pluit, despite continued protests by tenants.Jakpro director Ongky Sukasah said on Monday during a hearing with the City Council that the company had to raise...

Police to upgrade security unit at airport

Police to upgrade security unit at airportTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Headquarters is to upgrade its unit at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from a subprecinct to a precinct following the bomb attack at the airport last...