Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 9 June 2003

79 articles found

Jakarta stocks, local unit to continue appreciation trend this week: Analysts

Jakarta stocks, local unit to continue appreciation trend this week: AnalystsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta composite stock index is expected to continue its rally this week on lingering positive corporate news, while the rupiah is also predicted to continue its...

Nasi island for GAM detention center

Nasi island for GAM detention centerThe Aceh martial law administration has chosen Nasi island, just north of the provincial capital Banda Aceh, as the center for processing detainees from the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) before they face trial.

PLN moves to improve electricity

PLN moves to improve electricityM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN dispatched on Sunday five power generators to Lhokseumawe, the main city of North Aceh, as part of its immediate action to mitigate severe power blackouts, and chronic shortages over the...

Foreigners to be banned from war-torn province

Foreigners to be banned from war-torn provinceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has declared war-torn Aceh off limits to tourists following the shooting of two German tourists last week.Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the decision was...

Greenpeace accuse UK govt of using banned timber

Greenpeace accuse UK govt of using banned timberReuters London Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace abseiled off cranes on a British government construction site on Thursday, saying timber used there was logged illegally in Indonesia.

Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles

Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles MAGELANG, Central Java: As many as 370 subdistrict chiefs demanded that the Magelang regency administration buy them motorcycles.Head of the subdistrict chiefs association, Hendro D. Purwanto, said on Saturday that the estimated Rp 3.

JP/8/greater

JP/8/greaterTwo parachutists die in LidoBOGOR: One member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) and a civilian died on Sunday during parachute training in the area of Lido in Ciawi, Bogor.The two fell to their deaths at Muara Jaya village in the hamlet of Cisaloka near Lido.

Indonesia crashes out

Indonesia crashes out of Olympics campaign The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Under-23 soccer team has crashed out of contention for the 2004 Olympics after an embarrassing 5-1 defeat by Lebanon in Beirut on Saturday.

Police investigate deputy governor's fake diploma

Police investigate deputy governor's fake diplomaApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra Provincial Police have begun investigating the allegedly bogus diploma of deputy governor-elect Rudolf Pardede, a matter of great public interest in the province.

Grant hopes to help bridge digital divide

Grant hopes to help bridge digital divideTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A globalized world also means a globalized learning ground. People learn lessons of life not only from those around them but through the information spewed out constantly by television, radio and increasingly...

'Entertainment helps uplift our spirits'

'Entertainment helps uplift our spirits'Leo Wahyudi .S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To mark the commemoration of Jakarta's 476th anniversary this year, the city administration in cooperation with many other parties are conducting a series of activities, including the Jakart@2003 and other art events.

Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, Kalimantan

Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, KalimantanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Choking, thick haze that has sporadically hit mainland Riau and Kalimantan has spread and reached other islands, raising health concerns.

One million to get free rice

One million to get free riceArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ibu Mien's face brightened when volunteers started to take coupons from people standing in line at the Semanan district administration office near Kalideres in West Jakarta on Sunday.

Marital break-ups hit record high

Marital break-ups hit record highSINGAPORE: Marital break-ups hit a record high in Singapore, with younger couples the quickest to end their unions, it was reported on Sunday.Last year, 5,825 marriages ended in divorces and annulments, up sharply from 2,111 cases in 1982, according to data from the...

SIA slashes prices to lure tourists

SIA slashes prices to lure touristsSINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Saturday that it is slashing prices to the bone during the peak travel season to lure travelers to the city-state, where tourism has been clobbered by SARS.

Residents irate over power blackout

Residents irate over power blackout KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Residents of Rumbia and Rarowatu districts in Buton regency, Southeast Sulawesi, have threatened to demonstrate against state-owned electricity company PT PLN in Kendari due to power outages in their area over the last three weeks.

Enforced disappearances: Never again in Indonesia

Enforced disappearances: Never again in IndonesiaMugiyanto, Chairman, Indonesian Association of Families of Missing Persons (IKOHI), Jakarta Enforced or involuntary disappearances constitute a violation of the rules of international law that guarantee the right to recognition as an individual...

Obituary

ObituaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaeni, 51, chief of Central Java's Diponegoro Military Command, died of a combination of liver failure and lung problems in Singapore at 10 a.m. on Sunday.He was undergoing treatment at the Mt.

SGH V200C phone: A strong contender from Korea

SGH V200C phone: A strong contender from KoreaZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id These last few weeks I have been quite busy doing what I like doing most: Trying out new and cool gadgets. A handful of IT vendors have been busy launching new gear, and there was the opportunity to...

Soeharto celebrates 82nd birthday

Soeharto celebrates 82nd birthdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Soeharto celebrated his 82th birthday on Sunday with his close relatives at his residence in Menteng, Central Jakarta.A different style of observance was held by a group of students, who tried to demonstrate near Soeharto's...

Reforestation fund

Reforestation fundFrom Koran Tempo As reported in The Jakarta Post on May 21, the secretary- general of the Ministry of Forestry, Wahjudi Wardojo, made several conflicting statements in a hearing with Commission III of the House of Representatives on May 20.

Supreme Court lacks proper judges to hear Akbar's appeal

Supreme Court lacks proper judges to hear Akbar's appealMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe notoriously inadequate legal system in Indonesia will likely see irregularities in the hearing of the appeal of Akbar Tandjung, the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives,...

More incentives for cardholders as competition grows

More incentives for cardholders as competition growsI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta The collapse of many business groups following the economic crisis in 1997 dramatically changed the country's banking business.

RI workers go overseas in search for high salaries

RI workers go overseas in search for high salariesRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta Post, Jakarta Working as cheap labor in a regional hospital in the West Sumatra town of Batu Sangkar, Sepli Rosa never dreamed she would one day meet with a minister in Jakarta and work for a high salary overseas.

Fighting dirty money

Fighting dirty money Indonesia should immediately strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) measures, otherwise it will remain on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist of developed countries and could face harsh sanctions, which would hinder business transactions with foreign parties.

Bus accident victims identified

Bus accident victims identifiedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta BREBES, Central Java: A forensic team managed on Sunday to identify nine of 10 passengers of the Lansung Jaya intercity bus accident in which they were burned to death on Friday.

* NGOs push for press freedom in Aceh

* NGOs push for press freedom in Aceh * Foreigners to be banned from war-torn province * PLN moves to improve electricity

More Dekot members elected

More Dekot members elected JAKARTA: The City Council elected on Saturday 12 members of the subdistrict councils (Dekot) for East Jakarta and the new Kepulauan Seribu regency in a plenary session.East Jakarta now has 10 elected members of Dekot -- Ridar Handoko from Kebon Manggis subdistrict, M.

* Headlines:Soeharto celebrates 82th birthday with family2

* Headlines:Soeharto celebrates 82th birthday with family2 * National:Govt lacks commitment to use natural gas 4 * Archipelago:Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, Kalimantan5 * Opinion:E. Timor women must tell of RI atrocities 7 * City:One million to get free rice 8 * Sports: RI crashes out of Olympics...

Village heads quit en masse

Village heads quit en masseBernie K. Moestafa and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The war in Aceh is taking its toll on village chiefs with 76 in Bireuen regency resigning on Sunday after complaining about the pressure they had to face in dealing with both the Indonesian Military...

FOR CREDIT CARDS -- FOCUS ISSUE

FOR CREDIT CARDS -- FOCUS ISSUE ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Credit-cards-tips Shop around before selecting the best card for you Sudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta With the increasingly tight competition in the credit card market, card issuers are vying for new consumers by making various offers.

Palm oil waste kills thousands of fish

Palm oil waste kills thousands of fish PEKANBARU, Riau: Waste from PT Surya Dumai Group palm oil company has polluted Kuning river, a tributary of Siak river, killing thousands of fish."Riau's Regional Environmental Impact Management Agency (Bapedalda) must investigate the serious pollution of the...

Service industries told to anticipate liberalization drive

Service industries told to anticipate liberalization driveAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti urged the country's service-related industries to boost efficiency and cooperation among themselves in order to compete with...

Veteran sports journalist Sugeng died

Veteran sports journalist Sugeng diedJAKARTA: Veteran sports journalist Sugeng Budijanto died of heart failure at the Minto Harjo Hospital in Jakarta early Sunday morning.Sugeng, 52, who worked for Surabaya News after a lengthy career with the now-defunct Surabaya Post, had just finished his game...

Telekom to sell six% stake in Celcom

Telekom to sell six% stake in CelcomBONN: German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said on Friday it would sell its six percent stake in Malaysian operator Celcom to Telekom Malaysia.Deutsche Telekom said the US$115 million it expects to earn from the sale would be used to reduce its debt,...

India seeks clemency for killer

India seeks clemency for killerINDIA: India has asked Singapore to commute the death sentence of an Indian man convicted for murder, it was reported on Sunday.The Indian government has asked the Singapore government to show mercy and commute the death sentence to life imprisonment, The Hindu...

Police to watch over Borobudur Int'l Festival

Police to watch over Borobudur Int'l Festival YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Police are prepared to provide security for foreign participants for the Borobudur International Festival from June 11 to June 17.Yogyakarta Police chief Sr. Comr.

RP electronics set to grow 10%

RP electronics set to grow 10%MANILA: Philippine electronics exports are expected to grow 10 percent in fiscal 2003 from a year earlier to US$26 billion despite a decline in global demand for microchips and wireless products, an industry grouping said on Saturday.

Burning schools condemned

Burning schools condemnedFrom Koran Tempo A week after the declaration of martial law in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, about 350 school buildings have been burned down, causing some 100,000 students to be without a school.

NGOs push for more press freedom in Aceh

NGOs push for more press freedom in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have demanded that the martial law administrator in Aceh to give the media the greatest possible access and lift any restrictions on journalists reporting on the conflict...

Govt likely to revise downward 2003 excise revenue target

Govt likely to revise downward 2003 excise revenue targetRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is likely to revise its 2003 excise revenue target due to the declining demand for cigarettes on the market and troubles in several regencies that ban the sale of alcohol, an official...

Tedy a voice for ethnic Chinese

Tedy a voice for ethnic ChineseDavid Kennedy, Contributor, Jakarta, d_kenn@yahoo.com Him Tek Ji was 10 years old when he saw his first real soldiers at an Indonesian Military (TNI) camp stationed near his school in North Jakarta where he grew up.

Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, Kalimantan

Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, KalimantanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Choking, thick haze that has sporadically hit mainland Riau and Kalimantan has spread and reached other islands, raising health concerns.

PLN moves to improve electricity in Aceh

PLN moves to improve electricity in AcehM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaState electricity company PT PLN dispatched on Sunday five power generators to Lhokseumawe, the main city of North Aceh, as part of its immediate action to mitigate severe power blackouts, and chronic shortages over...

'Parking rate hikes must follow good system'

'Parking rate hikes must follow good system'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Now that parking rates in Jakarta have in practice already been increased, the move should be followed by providing decent public transportation to ease the city's notorious traffic jams, experts have said.

1. ROUND : 5 cols 1 line (1 x 28)

1. ROUND : 5 cols 1 line (1 x 28) Village heads quit en masse 2. NASI -- 3 cols 1 line (1 x 37) Nasi island to become TNI's Guantanamo 3. POWER: 1 x 48 Gas shortage to exacerbate power woes on Java

Believing that the JSX could continue its gains

Believing that the JSX could continue its gainsKelly K. Knight, Austindo Group, Jakarta There is a widespread belief that a bubble is forming in the rupiah bond market, and in the rupiah currency itself, but this might not be true.

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.

FOCUS ISSUE: FOR CREDIT CARDS

FOCUS ISSUE: FOR CREDIT CARDSBanks come up with new brands to cater to special customer groupsAgustina Wulansari The Jakarta Post JakartaIn marketing, being innovative is one of the important factors that will determine whether or not a product receives a positive response from customers.

Smokers add to public transportation woes

Smokers add to public transportation woesFifi Yulianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "I could hardly breathe. I had a headache and almost choked to death. I just wish that I could be at home immediately, every time I'm in such a situation," Chibi, 23, said.

Shop around before selecting the best card for you

Shop around before selecting the best card for youSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta With the increasingly tight competition in the credit card market, card issuers are vying for new consumers by making various offers. One of the most attractive offers is the "balance transfer" facility.

Tempo trial to resume today

Tempo trial to resume today JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court is scheduled to hear charges to be laid down by prosecutors on Monday against the defendant, Teddy Uban, in the case of the attack against Tempo magazine journalists.The trial will be presided over by judge Sunaryo.

JP/5/ACROSS

JP/5/ACROSS Sugarcane factory workers go on strike GORONTALO CITY, Gorontalo: Around 800 workers of PT Radjawali Gorontalo sugarcane factory have been on strike for two days, to demand an increase in their monthly salary to Rp 800,000 (US$97).

Gas shortage to exacerbate power woes on java

Gas shortage to exacerbate power woes on javaFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The power crisis on Java, Madura and Bali could last longer as a gas shortage would weigh down state electricity company PLN's capability of boosting its power reserves.

Two Malaysians involved in women-trafficking: Envoy

Two Malaysians involved in women-trafficking: EnvoyApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Hadi Warayadi Al Hadar said that two Malaysians were allegedly involved the trafficking of women from Indonesia who were forcibly employed as sex workers in the neighboring...

Central bank calls on banks to lower lending rates

Central bank calls on banks to lower lending ratesThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar Bank Indonesia has called on the country's banking industry to reduce lending rates in line with a declining interest rate on central bank promissory notes (SBIs) to make borrowing more affordable to the corporate sector.

Sugarcane factory workers go on strike

Sugarcane factory workers go on strike GORONTALO CITY, Gorontalo: Around 800 workers of PT Radjawali Gorontalo sugarcane factory have been on strike for two days, to demand an increase in their monthly salary to Rp 800,000 (US$97).

East Timor women must tell of RI atrocities

East Timor women must tell of RI atrocitiesPart 1 of 2Karen Campbell-Nelson, Researcher, Commission for Reception, Truth-seeking, and Reconciliation, (CAVR), Dili It is important the women of Timor Leste tell what they know about past violations, to balance the tendency for men to dominate the...

UN intervention in Aceh

UN intervention in Aceh The killing of the German national and the wounding of his companion -- said to be tourists in their fifties -- by the Indonesian military made the headlines over here in Belgium as, I would guess, in many other European Union countries, as well as in the United States.

Films not helpful to antitobacco campaign

Films not helpful to antitobacco campaignSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The national antitobacco campaign, which has enlisted the help of several film artists to get its message across to the public, is facing a daunting task due to the fact that smoking appears to be deeply rooted in...

PDI Perjuangan seeks delay of education bill endorsement

PDI Perjuangan seeks delay of education bill endorsementKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One day before the scheduled passage of the education bill, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will try to exert its power as the largest faction at the House of...

Malaysian stocks expected to edge upwards

Malaysian stocks expected to edge upwardsM. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Stocks in Malaysia are expected to edge upwards in the months ahead due to favorable economic conditions as U.S.-led foreign investors selectively snap up blue-chips, analysts said.

Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles

Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles MAGELANG, Central Java: As many as 370 subdistrict chiefs demanded that the Magelang regency administration buy them motorcycles.Head of the subdistrict chiefs association, Hendro D. Purwanto, said on Saturday that the estimated Rp 3.

1 x 26

1 x 26 One million to get free rice JP/8/SMOKE 1 x 37 Smokers add to public transportation woes JP/8/Noparking4 x 13 Parking rate hikes must follow good system: Experts JP/8/SPEAK 2 x 18 'Entertainment helps uplift our spirits'

Supreme Court lacks proper judges to hear Akbar's appeal

Supreme Court lacks proper judges to hear Akbar's appealMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe notoriously inadequate legal system in Indonesia will likely see irregularities in the hearing of the appeal of Akbar Tandjung, the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives,...

Court lacks criminal judges for Akbar's appeal

Court lacks criminal judges for Akbar's appealMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The notoriously inadequate legal system in Indonesia will likely see irregularities in the hearing of the appeal of Akbar Tandjung, the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives, considering the...

NORTH ACEH: Chief Pvt. Yenformase died and 18 other soldiers were

NORTH ACEH: Chief Pvt. Yenformase died and 18 other soldiers were injured after their truck drove off a bridge and into a river in Aloe Papen village in Nisam area.Lhokseumawe and other areas in North Aceh remained dark as electricity supply had not yet resumed.

Veteran sports journalist Sugeng died

Veteran sports journalist Sugeng diedThe Jakarta Post JAKARTA: Veteran sports journalist Sugeng Budijanto died of heart failure at the Minto Harjo Hospital in Jakarta early Sunday morning.Sugeng, 52, who worked for Surabaya News after a lengthy career with the now-defunct Surabaya Post, had just...

Democracy needs a capable military and a free press

Democracy needs a capable military and a free pressKusnanto AnggoroSenior Researcher Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta The media have long been key players in the drama of war. The Spanish-American War of 1898 was provoked in part by a jingoistic American press.

'OPEC influence deecided in Baghdad'

'OPEC influence deecided in Baghdad'Maher Chmaytelli, Agence France-Prese, Cairo Occupied Iraq will not show up at the OPEC meeting to be held in Qatar on Wednesday, although the long-term influence of the cartel is being decided in Baghdad, the same place where it was born 43 years ago, experts...

PAN to se;ect vice presidential candidate

PAN to se;ect vice presidential candidateAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The criteria for the selection of a vice presidential candidate will highlight the three-day national meeting of the National Mandate Party (PAN) here, which will begin on Monday.

Govt lacks commitment to use gas

Govt lacks commitment to use gasMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has admitted to a lack of political will and an absence of an integrated energy policy to promote natural gas as an alternative fuel to help reduce air pollution.

Two parachutists die in Lido

Two parachutists die in Lido BOGOR: One member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) and a civilian died on Sunday during parachute training in the area of Lido in Ciawi, Bogor.The two fell to their deaths at Muara Jaya village in the hamlet of Cisaloka near Lido.They were identified as Maj.

JP/4/head9

JP/4/head91. Gas (1x30) ;JP;IWA;Govt lacks commitment to use gas2.PAN (3 x 14) PAN to select vice presidential candidate 3. SSinetron ( 1 x 36) Films not helpful to antitobacco campaign Antitobacco campaign fails to reach film industry4.

BOGOR, West Java: Two parachutists who were jumping in the

BOGOR, West Java: Two parachutists who were jumping in the resort area of Lido, Sukabumi, fell to their deaths in the village of Muara Jaya, Ciawi, Bogor, on Sunday, Antara reported.The victims were identified as an officer from the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), Maj.

Holistic sacrifice

Holistic sacrificeFrom Bali Post Many of us, particularly the Balinese Hindus, understand yadnya, or holy sacrifice, as merely making offerings to God. Although such a perception is not completely wrong, it certainly reflects a narrow-mindedness, as yadnya has a much broader and deeper meaning.

Nasi island to become TNI's Guantanamo

Nasi island to become TNI's GuantanamoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Aceh martial law administration has chosen Nasi island, just north of the provincial capital Banda Aceh, as the center for processing detainees from the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) before they face trial.

Indonesia crashes out of Olympic soccer campaign

Indonesia crashes out of Olympic soccer campaignThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Under-23 soccer team has crashed out of contention for the 2004 Olympics after an embarrassing 5-1 defeat by Lebanon in Beirut on Saturday.

;JP;

;JP; ANPAc..r.. Credit-card-competition More incentives for cardholders as competition growsI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta The collapse of many business groups following the economic crisis in 1997 dramatically changed the country's banking business.