Archive: 11 June 2003
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Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Egyptian dancers on show in Jakarta
Egyptian dancers on show in Jakarta Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Spinning and spinning, the man wearing a multicolored, multilayered skirt over his traditional white Egyptian galabea costume spun round and round, all the colors of his costume becoming a blur of rainbow mozaic. Spinning to the music and without stopping, he suddenly threw a layer of his skirt over his head, enveloping him and turning himself into a beautiful giant spinning top.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. RIGHTS: 2 x 26
1. RIGHTS: 2 x 26 Komnas HAM reveals rights abuses under martial law 2. MADANI: 1 x 44 Reality hits young migrant hard in the face 3. GAM: 2 x 27 RI presents 'proof' linking GAM leaders to terrorism 4. LITSUS: 2 x 26 Aceh govt to screen state employees for loyalty
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Susilo, Rachma among PAN's nine VP nominees
Susilo, Rachma among PAN's nine VP nominees Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The National Mandate Party (PAN) is in the process of selecting the running mate for its presidential candidate Amien Rais from nine leading figures, most of whom are politicians or religious leaders.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pepper farmers want joint marketing body
Pepper farmers want joint marketing body Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta White pepper farmers and traders urged the government on Tuesday to set up soon a joint marketing body to regulate the white pepper trade in a bid to shore up the currently dwindling price of the commodity.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Road tolls rise by 25 percent
Road tolls rise by 25 percent Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Starting at midnight on Tuesday, toll road charges across the country were raised by about 25 percent on average, despite complaints that the operators have failed to provide adequate services to the public. The toll charge for Type I vehicles (sedans and other light vehicles) in the Jakarta inner-ring road network -- notorious for traffic jams during rush hours -- was increased to Rp 4,000 (44 U.S.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Sardono gets international award
Sardono gets international award JAKARTA: Indonesian dancer-choreographer Sardono W. Kusumo has been awarded the Distinguished Artist Award by the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA). The Sono Seni dance studio in Surakarta, Central Java, where the artist is based, said the award would be presented during a ceremony on June 20, as part of the society's 17th International Congress at the Esplanade in Singapore. The congress is taking place between June 18 and June 21.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Worrying about rampant corruption in Indonesia
Worrying about rampant corruption in Indonesia Satish Mishra, Head, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), Jakarta, satish.mishra@undp.org The combination of the growing aid fatigue in OECD countries and the outbreak of the Asian Financial Crisis have brought the issue of corruption into the limelight of contemporary development policy. True, concern with corruption was always a part of the analytical armory of development economics.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Education bill's passage delayed
Education bill's passage delayed Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives failed on Tuesday to pass the controversial education bill after a lengthy and enervating plenary session that was marked by a boycott by all of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction members. House deputy speaker Muhaimin Iskandar said in his remarks concluding the day's session at around 10 p.m. that the plenary meeting was adjourned until Wednesday at 7.30 p.m.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bombing suspect declared not guilty
Bombing suspect declared not guilty Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Jakarta district court exonerated Ramli, alias Dadang Hermana, 42, on Tuesday of all charges made against him in connection with a bomb explosion at Graha Cijantung Mall, East Jakarta, on July 1 last year. Presiding Judge Pardiman ruled that all the witnesses had testified that Ramli was not present at the site as alleged by the prosecution, and therefore could not be said to have been involved in the bombing.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dispensation for Acehnese students
Dispensation for Acehnese students YOGYAKARTA: New student candidates from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province will receive a special dispensation in the upcoming 2003/2004 academic year, the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector, Sofian Effendi, said on Monday. "We'll give them a longer period to register themselves as they might suffer from both transportation and financial difficulties due to the war," he explained.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Workers rally against planned layoffs
Workers rally against planned layoffs TANGERANG: Some 400 workers from wood processing company PT Tambun Kusuma staged a rally at the Tangerang legislative council on Tuesday amid fears that the management would lay them off. The protesters accused the company of looking for shortcomings on the part of its workers by claiming that 40 percent of them held fake school diplomas.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
ACEH BESAR: First Brigadier Dicky Alfian was shot by members of
ACEH BESAR: First Brigadier Dicky Alfian was shot by members of GAM on Tuesday. He was taken to the Zainoel Abidin general hospital in Banda Aceh. BIREUEN: Seven soldiers were shot dead and seven others were injured in a gunfight with GAM at Matang Kumbang village between Monday and Tuesday. Five GAM rebels, one of them a Inoeng Balee (female fighter), were also killed. BANDA ACEH: The Aceh martial law administration has distributed one million ID cards for free to Acehnese people.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
PBVSI mulls big money for Karikov
PBVSI mulls big money for Karikov Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI)'s intention of hiring internationally-respected coach Karikov could still be thwarted by the need to top dollar to the former coach of the Russian national team. The Volleyball Federation of Russia in a letter dated June 6 set a number of conditions for the PBVSI to meet, including that Karikov be paid 4,000 euros (US$4,675) a month. "What a high salary they are demanding.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Public procurement changes run into opposition
Public procurement changes run into opposition Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is reviewing a presidential decree on public procurements to reduce corruption, but the effort has met with stiff resistance from various sides, including business associations. In preparation since 2000, the revisions to the decree were recently finalized by a review team comprising various state departments and institutions.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Lessons to be learned
Lessons to be learned The failure of the House of Representatives to reach a solid decision on the national education bill that has been lying before it for months, effectively accentuates the deep rifts that time and sectarian politics have over the years created among groups in Indonesian society.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
MOU signed to uphold property rights
MOU signed to uphold property rights JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the National Police signed on Tuesday the memorandum of understanding to cooperate in eradicating rampant intellectual property rights violations, mostly video CDs and software. The memorandum was signed by Justice Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra and National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar at Yusril's office on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Thousands rally for education bill
Thousands rally for education bill Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tens of thousands of Muslims rallied outside the House of Representatives complex here to demand the controversial education bill be passed on Tuesday. The bill is opposed by non-Islamic and secular nationalist groups including Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Reality hits young migrant hard in the face
Reality hits young migrant hard in the face Mohammad Marwan, Agence France-Presse, Lhok Nga, Aceh In search of a better life, 21-year-old Ramadani moved to Indonesia's Aceh province to work as a salesman, but instead he found himself facing the cold reality of decades of conflict between separatist rebels and government forces.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
March 12, 2001: APP unilaterally defaults on its debts totaling
March 12, 2001: APP unilaterally defaults on its debts totaling some US$13.9 billion, one of the world's largest corporate defaults in emerging markets November 2001: IBRA becomes APP creditor after taking over its liabilities from Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), a financial arm of APP's founding father Eka Tjipta Widjaja family June 15, 2002: IBRA and Export Credit Agency (ECA), representing foreign creditors, signs an MOU allowing IBRA to lead the company's debt restructuring process on...
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
400 workers sent home through Belawan
400 workers sent home through Belawan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Around 400 Indonesian migrant workers, were sent home by the Malaysian government through Belawan port on Tuesday morning. The return was the second batch after Malaysia sent home 280 workers on June 2. North Sumatra Governor T. Rizal Nurdin said that the workers would stay at a shelter before being returned to their hometowns.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
'The poor need food, not entertainment'
'The poor need food, not entertainment' The celebration of Jakarta's 476th anniversary should be fun and entertaining. An organizer said that they expected the celebration to lure people to take a break from all the troubles and strife brought on by the economic crisis and political turmoil over the past year. People gave mixed reactions, and those who were skeptical said it would be better if the city spent the money on food for the poor instead of holding such a big event.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati to appoint new Indonesian envoys
Megawati to appoint new Indonesian envoys Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono has been named as ambassador to London, however the names of envoys to several important posts such as Canberra, Moscow and Stockholm are still being withheld.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
ATSI asks govt to regulate new Telkom service
ATSI asks govt to regulate new Telkom service Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new fixed-wireless service, TelkomFlexi, which has features similar to those offered on mobile phones, has sparked protests from cellular phone providers who fear that TelkomFlexi will cut into their share of the market.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Concern over accuracy of air-pollution displays
Concern over accuracy of air-pollution displays Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three electronic signboards displaying Jakarta's air pollution levels set up in several spots around the city are meant to inform commuters about the city's air quality, however many people are in the dark about its function due to a poor public awareness campaign. "I can see a part of the board from here and every day I notice that the air pollution levels on the board never changes.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
JP/13SIGN
JP/13SIGN Principal creditors sign APP debt restructuring scheme M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post Jakarta Principal creditors of Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (APP) of Singapore signed on Tuesday a nonbinding debt restructuring plan as an initial step to reach a final settlement for the US$6.9 billion debt owed by the company's Indonesian subsidiaries.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI needs social measures to annul education bill
RI needs social measures to annul education bill B. Herry-Priyono, Lecturer, Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta These are the days of tragic reckoning. It comes from the perennial irony that has long beset this country: Talking law is simultaneously the most irrelevant and most urgent. Contradictory? The fact that it appears contradictory is itself a measure of the depth of the problem besieging our Republic. These days, it concerns the fate of the notorious education bill.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pramuka market, where good and evil collide
Pramuka market, where good and evil collide When President Megawati Soekarnoputri claimed earlier this month that she was given fake drugs by a presidential doctor, the public was sparked once again by the persistent problem of fake medicines. The major source for such fake medicines, which was later cited in the mass media by pharmaceutical experts and officials, is Pramuka market in East Jakarta. Pramuka market has been a host to about 330 drugstores, registered or unregistered, since 1992.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Black day for Military as Aceh conflict intensifies
Black day for Military as Aceh conflict intensifies Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Lhokseumawe, Aceh Just hours after claiming to have made significant progress in its operation to crush the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the Indonesian Military (TNI) lost seven soldiers during a clash in Matang Kumbang, Bireun regency, Aceh, on Monday. It was the highest number of casualties the TNI has suffered in one single incident so far in the province, and comes as the offensive entered its fourth week.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
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Worrying about rampant corruption in Indonesia Satish Mishra United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR) 2. Dimas -- Getting over SARS 2 X 30 We cannot allow SARS threat to change the way we live Meidyatama Suryodiningrat Managing Editor Van Zorge Report on Indonesia Jakarta
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI presents 'proof' linking GAM leaders to terrorism
RI presents 'proof' linking GAM leaders to terrorism The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government team sent to Sweden to secure that country's cooperation in the war against GAM has handed over evidence to the Swedish government which its claims proves that Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders in Sweden are involved in separatist and terror acts in Aceh.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
We cannot allow SARS threat to change the way we live
We cannot allow SARS threat to change the way we live Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Journalist, Jakarta Just as Sept. 11 changed forever the nature of international relations, the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) also has changed the way many people in Asia live. Within a matter of weeks, the endemic nature of the disease changed the way people interact.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Coca-Cola truck explodes, terrorism may be involved
Coca-Cola truck explodes, terrorism may be involved A truck belonging to a company contracted to Coca-Cola exploded in flames 19 kilometers north of Denpasar, Bali, on Monday morning, three days after a bomb warning. Police are investigating the possibility it was a terrorist attack, an attack that coincides with the Bali bombing trials in the Denpasar District Court. A total of 202 people, mostly young foreign tourists, died while hundreds of others were injured in the blasts in Kuta on Oct.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Yogya governor wants to be appointed, not elected
Yogya governor wants to be appointed, not elected Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Yogyakarta provincial legislative council was at odds over the draft internal rulings on the gubernatorial election scheduled for August, as some local people and Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, also outgoing governor, demanded the appointment, instead of election, of people to the first and second positions in the province.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Black day for military, seven soldiers dead
Black day for military, seven soldiers dead Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Just hours after claiming to have made significant progress in its operation to crush the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the Indonesian Military (TNI) lost seven soldiers during a clash in Matang Kumbang, Bireun regency, Aceh, on Monday. It was the highest number of casualties the TNI has suffered in one single incident so far in the province, and comes as the offensive entered its fourth week.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
No More
No More Foreigners! From Warta Kota When he met Indonesian defense minister Matori Abdul Djalil in Singapore, U.S. deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz asked the Indonesian government to allow foreign monitoring agencies in to Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province. The Indonesian government must ignore this request because Indonesia is capable of taking care of its own internal affairs. The U.S. ignored the entire world in its illegal invasion of Iraq recently. Now that the U.S.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Thick haze risks health, affects trafic in Riau
Thick haze risks health, affects trafic in Riau Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Choking haze plaguing the main island of Riau and the Riau archipelago, bordering Singapore and Malaysia, has reached an alarming level, raising health concerns and disturbing traffic in the province. The thick haze, caused by smoke from forest fires in almost all regencies, blanketed the province, including the provincial capital of Pekanbaru, on Monday and Tuesday.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Reject the education bill
Reject the education bill B. Herry-Priyono Lecturer Driyarkara School of Philosophy Jakarta These are the days of tragic reckoning. It comes from the perennial irony that has long beset this country: Talking law is simultaneously the most irrelevant and most urgent. Contradictory? The fact that it appears contradictory is itself a measure of the depth of the problem besieging our Republic. These days, it concerns the fate of the notorious education bill.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
ICFTU criticizes Asia for repressing workers' rights
ICFTU criticizes Asia for repressing workers' rights Agence France-Presse, Singapore Many Asian workers continue to be repressed, with trade unions hampered by laws restricting their ability to fight for labor rights, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) said. In an annual survey of 30 countries in the region released Tuesday, the Brussels-based organization said it "deplores the depressing continuation and even partial worsening of trade union rights violations" in Asia.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
PAN names nine VP hopefuls
PAN names nine VP hopefuls Andi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post Makassar, South Sulawesi The National Mandate Party (PAN) is in the process of selecting the running mate for its presidential candidate Amien Rais from nine leading figures, most of whom are politicians or religious leaders.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
JakArt@2003 Schedule
JakArt@2003 Schedule June 11:Teater Bunga's Tong atau Sampah-Sampah (Tin or Garbages) Lapangan Cipinang Besar, Jl. Casablanca South Jakarta 7:30 p.m. Multidimension Installation Arts "Oseng-oseng" Gallery Cipta III Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73 Central Jakarta Tel. 3140554 5:30 p.m. June 12:Theater Love and Freedom by Teater Cikrak Balai Latihan Kesenian Jakarta Selatan Jl. Asem Baris No. 100, Tebet, South Jakarta 7:30 p.m.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
No action taken against 'delinquent' developers
No action taken against 'delinquent' developers Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most developers who started projects between 1971 and 1998 have yet to allocate a part of the land to the city administration for public and social facilities as stipulated by law, but little has been done by authorities to enforce the ruling.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Komnas HAM reveals rights abuses under martial law
Komnas HAM reveals rights abuses under martial law Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) found human rights and humanitarian law violations in its preliminary inquiry into the imposition of martial law in conflict-ridden Aceh. Chairman of the rights body's Ad Hoc team for Aceh M.M. Billah said here on Tuesday that his team had found six types of violations committed by the martial law administration in the province.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
West Java governor to be inaugurated
West Java governor to be inaugurated Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung West Java governor-elect Danny Setiawan and deputy Nu'man Abdul Hakim will be inaugurated on June 13 following the issuance of a presidential decree signed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on June 7. West Java council speaker Eka Santosa received on Tuesday a copy of the decree, 84M/2003, which states that Danny is the governor and Nu'man is the deputy governor for the 2003 to 2008 term.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Asian monies mostly down, wary of intervention
Asian monies mostly down, wary of intervention Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies gave up early gains to move to a weaker footing late on Tuesday as market players covered short-dollar positions after selling it down earlier in the session. The Singapore dollar, Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and New Taiwan dollar drifted lower. However, the Philippine peso and South Korean won eked out modest gains.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. DUIT (4 x 12)
1. DUIT (4 x 12) Asian monies mostly down, wary of intervention 2. OECD (2 x 24) OECD urges Asian nations to tighten corporate rules 3. EURO (1 x 27) Britain buys time in Europe 4. EU (2 x 20) Euro-zone business sentiment declines
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Regional impact of the war in Aceh
Regional impact of the war in Aceh Sin Chew Daily, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Today's mass media have shrunk the world and distorted the geographical distances between places, such that anything that happens oceans away can appear right before our eyes at the split of a second. Nevertheless, certain events that happen not that far away may seem so remote to a lot of us.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Arts festival to be held in Bogor
Arts festival to be held in Bogor BOGOR: The Bogor administration will hold a Sundanese traditional arts festival at city hall on Jl. Juanda on Saturday in celebration of the town's 521st anniversary. A total of 27 performing artists will take to the stage, according to the head of the Bogor arts and culture office, Renny Handayani. The festival, which is now into its fourth year, involves 1,000 artists from Bogor and other areas of West Java.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. BILL: 1 x 30
1. BILL: 1 x 30 Education bill's passage delayed 2. ACEH: 1 x 40 Black day for military, 7 soldiers dead 3. JALAN: 1 x 35 Road tolls rise by 25 percent
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new service
ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new service Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new fixed-wireless service, TelkomFlexi, which has features similar to those offered on mobile phones, has sparked protests from cellular phone providers who fear that TelkomFlexi will cut into their share of the market.
Wed, 11 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB
Festival to oppose Borobudur Int'l Festival
Festival to oppose Borobudur Int'l Festival YOGYAKARTA: The Borobudur International Festival kicks off today and but will face competition in the form of an alternative festival being organized by people living i the foothills of the five mountains located in the vicinity of Borobudur Temple.