Archive: 24 June 2003
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Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Mangroves breathe new life into Sulawesi village
Mangroves breathe new life into Sulawesi villageAndi Hajramurni, Contributor, Makasar Gone are the sleepless days for villagers in Tongke-tongke, a small village in Sinjai regency, some 222 kilometers from Makasar.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, June 24, 2003Performances* Sundanese Drama Ngadu Bako di Nagara Sasagon, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Tel. 022 4233562), 8 p.m., June 25. * Sundanese Modern Theater, Si Kabayan, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Indonesia seeks Singapore's help to curb smuggling
Indonesia seeks Singapore's help to curb smugglingAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi has asked Singapore for its cooperation, including joint border patrols, in curbing the widespread smuggling into the country.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Aceh military tells foreign journalists to leave the province
Aceh military tells foreign journalists to leave the provinceBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh The Indonesian Military (TNI) has asked foreign and Indonesian journalists working for foreign media to temporarily leave Aceh, following a recent presidential decree that restricts...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Suspected bomber of RP envoy's home goes on trial
Suspected bomber of RP envoy's home goes on trialThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The trial of Abdul Jabar, the main suspect in the bombing of the Philippines ambassador's residence and two churches in Jakarta in 2000, opened at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt JAKARTA: The city administration plans to rebuild the country's largest textile market, at Tanah Abang, destroyed by a devastating fire that raged for a week last February.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Directors fined for power theft
Directors fined for power theft TANGERANG: State electricity company PLN fined on Monday two directors of Cikokol vegetable market here Rp 72 million and Rp 32 million respectively for organizing power theft for electricity distribution to hundreds of vendors at the market.The two directors, H.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Pertamina to float price of LPG to avoid losses
Pertamina to float price of LPG to avoid lossesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, claiming that it has to shoulder losses from the current pricing system, will float the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) while controlling fluctuations by applying floor and...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Megawati boasts about RI's press freedom before Japanese media
Megawati boasts about RI's press freedom before Japanese mediaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri says press freedom in Indonesia is something she is proud of, despite restrictions placed on the media.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
1. MEGAWATI: 3 x 22
1. MEGAWATI: 3 x 22 Megawati boasts about RI's press freedom before Japanese media 2. COFEE: 2 x 30 Vietnam, RI working on coffee export regulation agreement 3. PERC: 1 x 40 'Corporate standards best in Singapore' 4. PIRATE: 1 x 44 Send warships to fight pirates, urges union 5.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
FOR ADS -- EXPO on MAKING INVESTMENT IN REGIONS on MONDAY --
FOR ADS -- EXPO on MAKING INVESTMENT IN REGIONS on MONDAY -- Attracting investors through "regional autonomy"Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaIn any part of the world, investors are profit-oriented when it comes to their business activities.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
JakArt@2003
JakArt@2003 .TB.30" 0.90"until June 28 Exhibition, Creativity and Contents: the Indian from St Gall and Golden Letters Ak Sa Ra Bookstore, Jl. Kemang Raya 8b, South Jakartauntil June 30 Painting Exhibition The Exuberance of the Soul by Aida Prayogo (Indonesian) and Lamat (Austrian) JakArt Center,...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Preachers demand arrest of mayor
Preachers demand arrest of mayor BATAM, Riau: A group of Muslim preachers demanded on Monday that the local police bring Mayor Nyat Kadir and Deputy Mayor Asman Abnur to justice for their alleged involvement in the opening of a casino in the Tering Bay resort here.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Bali does not deserve black-list
Bali does not deserve black-list DENPASAR: There are no good grounds for putting Bali on the international tourist destination black-list as the October 2002 bomb blasts could have happened anywhere, not only in Bali, said Badung deputy regent I Made Sumer at Kadonganan beach, Kuta, on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Megawati indecisive on second-term
Megawati indecisive on second-term JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri has failed to say directly whether she will run for a second term next year.Speaking before some 150 Japanese journalists at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Monday, the President, who is also the chairwoman of...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Rain, smog sour city celebration
Rain, smog sour city celebration PEKANBARU, Riau: Pekanbaru's 219th anniversary celebration on Monday was spoiled by a heavy downpour and thick haze.Antara reported visibility in the Riau capital was restricted to just 100 meters, forcing motorists to slow down.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Imam pledges free primary and high schools
Imam pledges free primary and high schoolsAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Gubernatorial aspirant Imam Utomo pledged on Monday free elementary and junior high schools for poor families in East Java, provided he was elected for the 2003 to 2008 period.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Govt agrees to extend BP contract
Govt agrees to extend BP contractFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta BP Indonesia, the local unit of Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc., says the government has agreed in principle to extend its contract in managing the Kangean block, in East Java.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
GAM members to be charged with treason
GAM members to be charged with treasonTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arrested members of separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) will be charged under the country's Criminal Code for committing treason and the Emergency Law No.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Assembly deputy speakers blow US$54,000 in 10 days
Assembly deputy speakers blow US$54,000 in 10 daysKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 10-day trip by six deputy speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly to a number of European countries cost a whopping US$54,000, at the very least, according to an official.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Preachers demand arrest of mayor
Preachers demand arrest of mayor BATAM, Riau: A group of Muslim preachers demanded on Monday that the local police bring Mayor Nyat Kadir and Deputy Mayor Asman Abnur to justice for their alleged involvement in the opening of a casino in the Tering Bay resort here.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Papua students demand funds
Papua students demand funds JAKARTA: As Papua is in urgent need of funds to carry out its development programs, the central government should speed up the disbursement of Rp 1.58 trillion of Papuan autonomy funds for 2003, a student leader said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt JAKARTA: The city administration plans to rebuild the country's largest textile market, at Tanah Abang, destroyed by a devastating fire that raged for a week last February.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
JP/8/pump
JP/8/pump'Most gas stations do not meet Amdal requirements' Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaMost of the more than 240 gas stations in Jakarta do not meet the requirements set in the environment impact analysis (Amdal), the City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) announced on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
India asks RI to open IT sector
India asks RI to open IT sector JAKARTA : India has submitted a formal request to Indonesia to open up its services sector including information technology and health-related services to foreign competition, according to a senior government official.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
People protest polluting plants
People protest polluting plantsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of three separate areas have lodged a complaint with the City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) over pollution allegedly produced by three concrete mixing firms.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Britain monitoring use of Scorpion tanks
Britain monitoring use of Scorpion tanksFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia defended on Monday the use of British-made Scorpion light tanks in the Aceh offensive as the United Kingdom continued to keep a wary eye open for any misuses of the war machines.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Thais with AIDS die in Ambon
Thais with AIDS die in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Two Thai nationals who died recently of AIDS have been buried here, an Indonesian Navy officer said on Monday.Commander of the Ambon naval base Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sadong said the Thais, identified as Sajian and Tong Sri, died earlier this month after two...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Makro holds food expo
Makro holds food expo JAKARTA: PT Makro Indonesia is holding a two-day expo hosting more than 60 traders of food and nonfood products at Balai Sudirman on Jl. Dr Sahardjo, South Jakarta, from June 24 and June 25.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Jakarta must become tolerant again
Jakarta must become tolerant again Jakarta celebrated its 476th anniversary on June 22. The history dated back to the reign of Pangeran Jayakarta which converted a small harbor into a residential area.In its historical journey, Jakarta has experienced various happenings which color the...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Lack of publicity results in poor customer turnout for Great Sale
Lack of publicity results in poor customer turnout for Great SaleArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seruni, not her real name, a store attendant at Metro department store in Plaza Senayan, South Jakarta, still spends her days daydreaming or talking to fellow workers, rather than being busy...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Busway project sparks further controversy
Busway project sparks further controversyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The busway project, scheduled to commence operation in six months, appears to be unclear, as officials of the city administration issued contradicting statements about the controversial plan.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
City spends Rp 5.75b on Jakarta anniversary
City spends Rp 5.75b on Jakarta anniversaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration had allocated Rp 5.75 billion for the series of events held to commemorate Jakarta's 476th anniversary, which ended on Sunday.City Hall spokesman Ahyat M. Awe said on Monday that more than Rp 4.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Rare elephants wait uncertain future
Rare elephants wait uncertain futureP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Controversy has erupted over plans by the South Sumatra Tourism and Cultural Office to ship five endangered wild Sumatran elephants to a Japanese animal park that has a poor reputation.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Support grows for Sultan's reelection as governor
Support grows for Sultan's reelection as governorSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Hundreds of supporters of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X arrived at the provincial legislative council on Monday to express support for the sultan's reelection as the province's governor for the 2003-2008 period.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Religious leader tells govt to end Aceh war
Religious leader tells govt to end Aceh warSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta Chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization, reiterated on Monday his call for the government to end the war in Aceh and reopen dialog with the separatist...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
It's never simple
It's never simple Nothing is as simple as it seems, especially in Indonesian politics. The procurement of Russian jet fighters and helicopters by the government was supposed to have been a simple and straightforward affair.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
The loyalty of civil servants
The loyalty of civil servants Nobody can rule a government for good. Even the Indonesian president is limited by the Constitution to two consecutive terms. The democratic system has indeed been designed to accommodate changes in government administration.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
'Most gas stations fail to meet Amdal'
'Most gas stations fail to meet Amdal'Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of the more than 240 gas stations in Jakarta do not meet the requirements set in the environment impact analysis (Amdal), the City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) announced on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
1. JOURNALIST: 3 x 22
1. JOURNALIST: 3 x 22 Aceh military tells foreign journalists to leave the province 2. SYAFII: 1 x 42 Religious leader tells govt to end Aceh war 3. CHARGE: 1 x 40 GAM members to be charged with treason 4. BOMB: 2 x 28 Suspected bomber of RP envoy's home goes on trial
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
1 x 35
1 x 35 'Most gas stations fail to meet Amdal' JP/8/POLLUTE 1 x 30 People protest polluting plants JP/8/Busway1 x 32 Busway sparks further controversy JP/8/Dana2 x 21 City spends Rp 5.75b on Jakarta anniversary JP/8/SALE 2 x 33 Lack of publicity results in poor customer turnout for Great Sale...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
'We're proud to be the children of GAM rebels'
'We're proud to be the children of GAM rebels'Kornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com Ribka Tjiptaning Prolotariyati shocked many of the elite and angered Vice President Hamzah Haz in October last year when she launched her controversial book Aku Bangga Jadi Anak...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Indonesian press needs to face its own public
Indonesian press needs to face its own publicJanet Steele, Associate Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University A few years ago at the annual Fulbright conference in Yogyakarta, I heard Professor Daniel Lev describe a personal "epiphany" that he had experienced many...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Vietnam, RI working on coffee export regulation agreement
Vietnam, RI working on coffee export regulation agreementBen Rowse, Agence France-Presse, Hanoi Vietnam and Indonesia, two of the world's biggest coffee producers, are hoping to sign a landmark agreement this week regulating their exports to help prop up world prices, industry sources said on...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Police asked to provide evidence in Pardede case
Police asked to provide evidence in Pardede caseApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra Provincial Police are in hot water following their recent statement that deputy governor Rudolf Pardede had not fabricated his high school diplomas prior to submitting his candidacy...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Makro holds food expo
Makro holds food expo JAKARTA: PT Makro Indonesia is holding a two-day expo hosting more than 60 traders of food and nonfood products at Balai Sudirman on Jl. Dr Sahardjo, South Jakarta, from June 24 and June 25.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
RI securities firms comply with rules on money-laundering
RI securities firms comply with rules on money-launderingDow Jones, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said on Monday 70 percent of Indonesia's securities firms are in compliance with new regulations aimed at stamping out money-laundering and financing for terrorist groups.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Terrorist suspect withdraws confessions
Terrorist suspect withdraws confessionsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The trial of Ali Gufron, alias Muklas, took a dramatic turn on Monday, when the defendant revoked all his previous confessions made to police investigators, claiming that he had been subjected to severe...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Police name PDI-P faction chairman graft suspect
Police name PDI-P faction chairman graft suspectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have named the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Legislative Council a suspect in a Rp 15 billion (US$1.8 million) corruption case.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Government threatens separatists loyalists with imprisonment
Government threatens separatists loyalists with imprisonmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government sent a strong signal against any unfaithful civil servants on Monday, saying that they would end up in jail if they were proven to be backing the secessionist movement in war-torn Nanggroe Aceh...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Bank BRI upbeat about IPO plan despite problems
Bank BRI upbeat about IPO plan despite problemsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) is optimistic it will launch its initial public offering (IPO) in October despite lingering problems that some say may cause a delay.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Five countries in military exercises
Five countries in military exercises MALAYSIA: Troops from Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore have begun a 15-day major military exercise codenamed Flying Fish in the South China Sea, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Philippines stays on FATF blacklist despite progress
Philippines stays on FATF blacklist despite progress Despite progress in legislation, the Philippines has remained on an international blacklist of countries and territories seen as conducive to money-laundering, the central bank said in Manila on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
'Corporate standards best in Singapore'
'Corporate standards best in Singapore'Agence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore has the highest corporate governance standards in Asia while Vietnam and China suffer from the worst, according to a survey of expatriates doing business in the region.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Five countries in military exercises
Five countries in military exercises MALAYSIA: Troops from Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore have begun a 15-day major military exercise codenamed Flying Fish in the South China Sea, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Exit strategy from IMF must not create uncertainty: BI
Exit strategy from IMF must not create uncertainty: BIDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia warned on Monday the government's exit strategy from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must not create uncertainty, as it would come at the expense of confidence in the economy --...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Legislators' no-show delays anticorruption law revision
Legislators' no-show delays anticorruption law revisionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives failed on Monday to hold its scheduled plenary meeting as less than half of the total number of legislators showed up.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
U.S. Senate moves against RI military over Papua incident
U.S. Senate moves against RI military over Papua incidentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians might have forgotten the bloody attack at Tembagapura, Papua, 10 months ago. But Americans, or at least the U.S. Senate, have not.The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is trying to block U.S.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Bali does not deserve black-list
Bali does not deserve black-list DENPASAR: There are no good grounds for putting Bali on the international tourist destination black-list as the October 2002 bomb blasts could have happened anywhere, not only in Bali, said Badung deputy regent I Made Sumer at Kadonganan beach, Kuta, on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
The loyalty of civil servants
The loyalty of civil servants Nobody can rule a government for good. Even the Indonesian president is limited by the Constitution to two consecutive terms.The democratic system has indeed been designed to accommodate changes in government administration.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Mega still hoping for peace
Mega still hoping for peaceAgencies, Tokyo President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday said she is still hoping for a negotiated settlement of the separatist war in Aceh province but will push ahead with a military campaign to maintain Indonesia's territorial integrity.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Asian Dollar bond issuance may hit $21 billion in 2003
Asian Dollar bond issuance may hit $21 billion in 2003Nirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore U.S. dollar-denominated bond issuance in Asia, excluding Japan, could rise almost 20 percent from 2002 as issuers move to take advantage of favorable market conditions, Lehman Brothers said Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Nurses' permit
Nurses' permit With the development and advancement of sciences and the improvement of public education, it is deemed necessary that every profession has an organization to protect the interests of its members.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Another attack on pipeline as Saddam's troops win pay battle
Another attack on pipeline as Saddam's troops win pay battleJames Hossack, Agence France-Presse, Baghdad Iraq's fuel pipelines came under fresh attack on Monday by elements apparently bent on disrupting U.S.