Archive: 4 July 2003
67 articles found
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tommy seeks review of murder conviction
Tommy seeks review of murder conviction Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Convicted Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, -- who earlier accepted his 15-year jail term sentence for the 2001 murder of Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita and three other cases -- has decided to challenge the verdict. Tommy announced on Aug.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. Maluku: 8 x 4 lines
1. Maluku: 8 x 4 lines Military warns of dangers in Maluku 2. KAI: 20 x 2 lines PT KAI adds two trains to Bandung-Jakarta route 3. Sue: 16 x 2 lines Japanese govt sued over power project
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Human rights body must win back public trust
Human rights body must win back public trust Achmad Ali, Professor of Law, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi Polls in a number of media publications indicate that the majority of Indonesians support the military operation to crush the rebellious Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh. Ironically, some, including a number of human rights activists, have lashed out at this military operation and law enforcement against GAM in Aceh.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
GAM confirms guerrillas holding `RCTI' crew hostage
GAM confirms guerrillas holding `RCTI' crew hostage The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) revealed on Thursday that it had taken an RCTI journalist and cameraman who have been missing for four days and spelled out that their release along with three other Acehnese would depend on the development of the military offensive in the restive province.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt to go ahead with Russia deal despite probe
Govt to go ahead with Russia deal despite probe Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini MS Soewandi said on Thursday that the government would go ahead with its countertrade deal with Russia even though the House of Representatives was still conducting a probe into the deal. She said that her office had already delivered palm oil to Russia as part of the US$192 million countertrade deal. "We have delivered palm oil (CPO) to Russia.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
[b]Indonesia's education
Indonesia's education system faces disaster Yanuar Nugroho Lecturer, Sahid University at Surakarta Director, The Business Watch Indonesia Researcher, Uni Sosial Demokrat, Jakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org 2. Tom -- Why not invade China? 2 X 30 With allies like the neocons, Bush scarcely needs enemies Please note: "Neocons" or "neoconservative(s)" should be one word throughout story to be consistent with heading Tom Plate Founder Asia Pacific Media Network Los Angeles
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. PRESS: 2 x 22
1. PRESS: 2 x 22 GAM confirms guerrillas holding 'RCTI' crew hostage 2. CHILD: 1 x 40 Child Commission to visit Aceh victims 3. GAM: Surrendered GAM rebels express fears over their safety
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bank Mandiri shares offering helps support local currency
Bank Mandiri shares offering helps support local currency Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah hit 8,200 early on Thursday on capital inflows linked to Bank Mandiri's initial public offering (IPO), although dollar buying from importers and firms paying maturing foreign debts strained the unit's progress to close at 8,222 per dollar.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Whence did LTTE arms ship embark?
Whence did LTTE arms ship embark? Udeni Peiris, The Island, Asia News Network, Colombo, Sri Lanka The debate which follows the sinking of each Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) ship with a load of weapons is once again on; who gave the order to sink the ship -- President or Defense Minister? As LTTE has already claimed ownership of the vessel manned by 14 Sea Tigers, the nature of the cargo and destination are not in doubt. What should be sought now is the port of origin.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. Sukhoi -- 5 cols, 1 line, 60pts MB, 28 counts
1. Sukhoi -- 5 cols, 1 line, 60pts MB, 28 counts 'TNI chief knew of Sukhoi deal' 2. Nazar -- 5 cols, 1 line, 45pts MB, 35 counts U.S. regrets verdict on Aceh activist 3. BLBI -- 2 cols, 3 lines, 36pts MB, 71 counts House approves BLBI settlement at taxpayers' expense
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
`Asian travel industry to fully recover this year'
`Asian travel industry to fully recover this year' Agence France-Presse, Singapore Asia's SARS-battered travel industry should fully recover this year as the virus is contained and cheap plane ticket prices lure back travelers, a key industry player said Thursday. The industry is well on its way back to recovery, with the rebound led by travel within the region, according to Abacus, Asia's largest air ticketing and reservation company.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Caption for Spotlight column. Client: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta
Caption for Spotlight column. Client: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta ================================================================= CELEBRATION OF CANADA DAY: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta was honored to host the celebration of Canada Day on July 1, 2003, in the Flores Ballroom, with over 900 guests invited. The occasion was also a farewell to Canadian Ambassador Ferry de Kerchkove and Mme. Louise Cote after a two-year posting in Indonesia. Pictured above (right to left): Mme.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tohoku to cut LNG imports from RI
Tohoku to cut LNG imports from RI Dow Jones, Tokyo Japan's Tohoku Electric Power Co. plans to reduce its liquefied natural gas imports 31.4 percent by 2005, as it is scrapping several of its outmoded thermal power plants. Tohoku Electric expects to cut its LNG imports to 2.77 million metric tons in 2005 from its import estimate for this year at 4.04 million tons, a company spokesman said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Five Philippine vessels seized
Five Philippine vessels seized JAKARTA: Five Philippine vessels have been seized and some 30 crew members arrested by officers of the Eastern Indonesia Naval Fleet Command off North Sulawesi for illegal fishing, the Indonesian Navy said in a statement on Thursday. The five vessels -- the Elnino, Treanity TS-858 and three motor boats -- were loaded with fish when they were detained by the Navy last weekend.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Eastern Indonesians to get bank loans
Eastern Indonesians to get bank loans Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's banks have eased their loan rules to allow entrepreneurs in the eastern part of Indonesia to obtain loans with less restrictions, according to Sate Minister for the Acceleration of Development of Eastern Indonesia Manuel Kaisepo. "Previously, the banks' regional branches were only allowed to give a maximum loan of Rp 300 million (US$36,000).
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Child Commission to visit Aceh victims
Child Commission to visit Aceh victims Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As part of the campaign to protect children in conflict areas, the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas Anak) will celebrate the National Children's Day, which falls on July 23, in Aceh. Komnas Anak chairman Seto Mulyadi, better known as Kak (brother) Seto, said that the commission's representatives would meet war victims in the troubled territory.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
House approves BLBI settlement at taxpayers' expense
House approves BLBI settlement at taxpayers' expense M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of high profile political wrangling on how to settle the huge cost of the controversial Bank Indonesia emergency loan scheme, the House of Representatives finally gave up its fight and approved on Thursday a proposed settlement that would greatly benefit the central bank but leave taxpayers footing the bill.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 3 , 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 750 0 0 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS Tbk 85 5 435,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 130 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 105 0 0 Alfa Retailindo Tbk 700 0 0 Alter Abadi Tbk 10 0 0 Alumindo Light 195 0 0 Andhi Chandra 470 0...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Japanese govt sued over power project
Japanese govt sued over power project Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau The Tokyo court has accepted a lawsuit against the Japanese government which helped finance the construction of a controversial hydropower project in the Riau district of Koto Panjang, says an environmental activist.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur asks Taufik on PKB dispute
Gus Dur asks Taufik on PKB dispute JAKARTA: The leadership dispute in the National Awakening Party (PKB) has taken a new twist with PKB patron Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid sending on Thursday a memo to Taufik Kiemas, the husband of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, to help settle the dispute.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
`TNI chief knew of Sukhoi deal'
`TNI chief knew of Sukhoi deal' Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The probe into the Sukhoi deal is set to expand following a revelation that the Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto bypassed Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil when procuring the Russian jet fighters and helicopters.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
City to build new bus terminal
City to build new bus terminal JAKARTA: The city administration will start the building of the Pulo Gebang bus terminal in 2004 after completing the clearance of a total of 10.9 hectares of land, an official said on Thursday. "From the whole area needed for the construction, only 1.9 hectares of land have not yet been released by their owners," Lukman Hakim, the senior official at the East Jakarta mayoralty administration, was quoted by Tempo News Room as saying.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
BI sees inflation at below 8 percent
BI sees inflation at below 8 percent Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia expects inflation this year to be lower than 8 percent as recent improvements in macroeconomic conditions have led to lower inflationary pressures. "The situation is better now, and public expectations regarding inflation are low.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Commerce Asset doesn't rule out Bank Niaga bid
Commerce Asset doesn't rule out Bank Niaga bid Dow Jones, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian financial group Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd. on Thursday said it isn't ruling out a bid for a further 20 percent stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Niaga. Commerce Asset already owns 51 percent of the bank. "I wouldn't rule it out but neither is there any commitment on our side that we will pursue it," Company Secretary Jamil Hajar Abdul Muttalib told Dow Jones Newswires.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bali explosion created tremor, says expert
Bali explosion created tremor, says expert Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali An expert witness told judges in the trial of Ali Gufron, one of the key suspects in the deadly Bali bombing, on Thursday that the explosion caused a tremor equal to an earthquake measuring 0.2 on the Richter scale. Sanglah Geophysics Station head Jumardi Kartasuwito told the Denpasar District Court that the tremor was felt by people as far as 20 kilometers from the explosion.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN to work with China, Japan for energy security
ASEAN to work with China, Japan for energy security Agence France-Presse, Langkawi, Malaysia Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged on Thursday to intensify efforts to diversify energy sources and cooperate with China, Japan and South Korea to boost energy security in the region.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
PT KAI adds two trains to Bandung-Jakarta route
PT KAI adds two trains to Bandung-Jakarta route Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung State train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) said on Thursday it was adding two trains to serve the overcrowded route from Bandung to Jakarta, and one extra car for each train to cities in East Java during the school holiday season. A spokesman for PT KAI's Bandung operation, Akhmad Sujadi, said all tickets for business or executive class departures from Bandung were sold out until July 16.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Some 141.89 million people registered as voters
Some 141.89 million people registered as voters Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 141.89 million people of the 212.9 million population have already registered as eligible voters in the 2004 general election, up by 20 percent from about the 118.15 million in the 1999 elections, the General Election Commission (KPU) announced on Thursday. KPU also said the registration for political parties to contend in the elections would be conducted from July 9 to Oct.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bond issues in second half likely to drop
Bond issues in second half likely to drop The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a record supply of corporate bonds in the first half of this year, experts say that new issues in the second half would most likely decrease as most blue-chip companies had already issued bonds, and due to a further drop in interest rates and political tension ahead of the 2004 general election.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) don't need a common oil stockpiling program because of the 1986 Asean Petroleum Security Agreement (APSA), Mohd Hassan Merican, chief executive officer of Malaysia's Petronas, said on Thursday. Earlier this year, instability in the Middle East and the U.S.-led war in Iraq prompted calls for establishing a common oil stockpile among ASEAN countries.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 50
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 50 Indonesia negligent over its maritime boundaries 2. IRAQ: 2 x 30 U.S. tries to build democracy in Iraq through occupation 3. MYANMAR: 2 x 30 'ASEAN's moves on Suu Kyi's detention will depend on RI' 4. INUL: 1 x 44 Malaysia bans 'raunchy' Indonesian musician 5. CYCLE: 1 x 50 New start for Ullrich, Armstrong in Tour de France 6. ODD: 1 x 35 Grannie drops charge against hubby
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Secure Parking defends new rates
Secure Parking defends new rates JAKARTA: Secure Parking, the largest operator of city off- street parking, insisted on Thursday that it would not cancel the new rates for private parking, though it has been threatened with a lawsuit over the unilateral increase. "The tariff increase is the decision of the association. We are just the operator.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Adm. M Lutfie to lead Bais
Adm. M Lutfie to lead Bais JAKARTA: The leadership of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais) will be handed over from Vice Marshall Ian Santoso Perdanakusuma to Rear Adm. M. Lutfie in a ceremony slated to be held on Friday, a report said. Ian, a 1970 graduate of the Air Force Academy, has reached retirement age, while Lutfie was the intelligence assistant to the TNI chief of general affairs before being promoted to his new posting. TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
NTB picks three gubernatorial candidates
NTB picks three gubernatorial candidates MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial legislative council has selected three candidates to contest the gubernatorial election on July 21. In a plenary session here on Thursday presided over by provincial legislature chairman Abdul Kappi, all of the factions agreed to pick three candidates from among all the names proposed by the provincial legislature and local organizations.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Despite rights abuse charges, UN invites TNI to Congo
Despite rights abuse charges, UN invites TNI to Congo Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After much criticism for alleged rights abuse in East Timor, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has apparently regained the trust of the international community and will participate in maintaining world peace by sending troops to a UN-sanctioned peacekeeping mission in Congo, a country mired in civil war. TNI chief of general affairs Lt. Gen.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Air Paradise to increase flights
Air Paradise to increase flights SANUR, Bali: Private airline Air Paradise International (API) is planning to increase its flights between Denpasar and a number of Australian cities, API's president has said. "We serve flights between Denpasar and Perth, Sydney and Melbourne three times a week, and this will be increased to four or five times a week," I Gde Wiranatha said here on Thursday. API began operating in February with an Airbus 310 and it plans to purchase more aircraft, he said.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
To President Megawati
To President Megawati The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) is deeply concerned over government efforts to restrict journalists' coverage of the continuing conflict in Aceh and the rising cases of repression on the island. According to our information, Presidential Decree No.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tasteless caricature
Tasteless caricature The caricature printed in The Jakarta Post on June 24, depicting an angel preventing a soldier from committing human rights abuses in Aceh, does not reflect high intellectual taste. As if journalists are such angels and as if our armed forces are all thugs not worth keeping! These are the kinds of political caricatures the Western press like to make of the late president Sukarno or of any other Third World leader.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Orangutan proves you can go home
Orangutan proves you can go home MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) in South Sulawesi transported on Thursday a 10- year-old male orangutan to East Kalimantan, where it will be released into the wild. The orangutan had been confiscated from a man who kept the protected animal as a pet for years.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
BPPT to set up business center
BPPT to set up business center JAKARTA: The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with venture capitalist PT Bahana Artha Ventura and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) to establish a business technology center. The center is aimed at developing small- and medium-scale enterprises (SME) through the application of science and technology. BPPT chairman M.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. regrets verdict on Aceh activist
U.S. regrets verdict on Aceh activist Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local activists and the United States have denounced an Aceh court sentence against an activist campaigning for a referendum in the war-torn province, underlining that the verdict is a threat to democracy and freedom of expression. The United States "regrets" the five-year prison sentence against Nazar, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia bans "raunchy" Indonesian musician
Malaysia bans "raunchy" Indonesian musician Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia has banned a music program featuring controversial Indonesian singer Inul Daratista because it was "too raunchy," a report said on Thursday. The musical was among 21 feature films, television sitcoms and documentaries banned by the state-run Film Censorship Board for not conforming to government guidelines, The Star said. Officials were not immediately available for comments.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Biodiversity, key to sustaining life on earth
Biodiversity, key to sustaining life on earth Satyawan Wardhana, Head, Biosafety Division, State Ministry of Environment, Jakarta Biodiversity is often taken to mean a wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms. It also embraces genetic differences within each species. Chromosomes, genes and DNA -- the building blocks of life -- determine the uniqueness of each individual and species. Yet another aspect of biodiversity is the variety of ecosystems.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Enjoying fresh vegetables the healthy way
Enjoying fresh vegetables the healthy way Wahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Bogor, West Java Is it possible now to eat vegetables that are planted without using chemicals -- pesticide to kill the pest and fertilizer to enhance growth? On the way to Puncak, in Tugu village, Cisarua, about one-hour drive from Bogor, you will find organic farming by pastor Agatho who came to Indonesia from Switzerland in 1960.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's education system faces disaster
Indonesia's education system faces disaster Yanuar Nugroho, Lecturer, Sahid University, Surakarta, Central Java, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org For those genuinely concerned about what is going on in the education system in this country, the present might be the right time to reflect on and rethink what we believe and value about education as the basis of development. Let us examine these two issues.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Military warns of dangers in Maluku
Military warns of dangers in Maluku Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku With the military campaign to quell the separatist movement in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam showing no indications of coming to a speedy end, one of the country's other trouble spots -- Maluku -- is facing a potential reemergence of armed conflict, a report says. Maluku's Pattimura Military Commander Maj. Gen.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
One-day digital event in Yogya
One-day digital event in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: In connection with the Yogyakarta Art Festival being held on July 5, Gramedia Yogyakarta will stage a one-day digital event packed with entertainment, education and high-tech fun. Gramedia Yogyakarta manager Anton Wahyu said on Thursday the event would allow artists and the public to express their artistic sides and create digital works of art.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia negligence over its maritime boundaries
Indonesia negligence over its maritime boundaries After 25 years of negotiations, Indonesia and Vietnam signed an agreement on their maritime boundary during President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to Hanoi last month. Hasjim Djalal, professor of international relations and law at Padjadjaran University, told The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba that Indonesia had failed to settle sea boundary disputes with its neighbors. Question: We have settled maritime boundary problems with Vietnam.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Back to the future?
Back to the future? The government's denial that it did not intend to reinstate loyalty screening tests for all civil servants must, no doubt, have elicited a deep sigh of relief from millions of Indonesians. Loyalty tests, or litsus (penelitian khusus, or special tests), bear a rather ominous connotation in this country.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia negligent over its maritime boundaries
Indonesia negligent over its maritime boundaries After 25 years of negotiations, Indonesia and Vietnam signed an agreement on their maritime boundary during President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to Hanoi last month. Hasjim Djalal, professor of international relations and law at Padjadjaran University, told The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba that Indonesia had failed to settle sea boundary disputes with its neighbors. Question: We have settled maritime boundary problems with Vietnam.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
`Malaysian' tricksters arrested for fraud
`Malaysian' tricksters arrested for fraud Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Thursday they had arrested three tricksters pretending to be Malaysians who tricked their victims here into exchanging their money and other belongings with the suspects' outdated Brazilian pesos. "We arrested them while trying to cheat a would-be victim on Jl. Martadinata, Ciputat, Tangerang," said Adj. Sr. Comr. Joko Wahyudi, a senior officer of the Jakarta police detectives.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to host fifth ASEM-FFM meeting in Bali
Indonesia to host fifth ASEM-FFM meeting in Bali Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poverty alleviation will be high on the agenda of the fifth Asia-Europe Finance Ministers Meeting (ASEM-FMM) in Bali from Saturday through Sunday. The dialog forum will discuss various options to intensify efforts in fighting poverty, under the theme of Millennium Development Goal, a press statement from the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Universities' new
Universities' new status in spotlight From Republika The status change of several state tertiary institutions into legal entities (BHMN) entails the condition that they should become more independent in providing education and enhancing its quality. Such independence includes the exploration of resources to finance their educational operation and upgrading educational quality. Some BHMN universities have opened a new channel for undergraduates by imposing high admission and tuition fees.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: RI negligence over its maritime boundaries 2
* Headlines: RI negligence over its maritime boundaries 2 * National: Tommy seeks review of murder conviction 4 * Archipelago: Japanese govt sued over power project 5 * Opinion: Human rights body must win back public trust7 * City: Public toilets turn scary 8 * Sports: Vancouver celebrates Olympics triumph 9 * World: Expert warns of AIDS 'catastrophe' in China, India 11 * Business: Next IMF chief economist takes aim at banks 16 * Features: Christine Hakim shines with hard work 20
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Council to summon big-time polluters
Council to summon big-time polluters The Jakarta Post, Bekasi Concerned about water pollution in Bekasi, the municipal council said on Thursday it would summon the directors of companies, who allegedly broke their promise to install industrial waste processing facilities at their plants. Councillors said the factories had promised to procure the equipment by June at the latest to prevent causing environmental problems in the surrounding area.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
`We can't rely on police in dealing with cases'
`We can't rely on police in dealing with cases' Blackmail, extortion and bribery. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between the police and the criminals. And as long as the police continue to hold out their hands, touching citizens for "cigarette money", they will suffer image problems. The Jakarta Post talked to residents to get their opinion of the police. Sutrisno, 53, sells hot drinks on the streets of East Jakarta.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Simmering city angst boils over
Simmering city angst boils over JAKARTA: A group of teenagers on their way home from the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Central Jakarta got into a shouting match that ended in a beating by two bamboo-wielding homeless men who were teasing them as they passed by Gate 7 of the complex on Wednesday evening. Yudi Siswanto, 22 and Nurwandi, 23, both homeless and unemployed, became offended by the taunts and teasing by the youths and began chasing the teens with bamboo rods.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Durian condom penetrating market
Durian condom penetrating market Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Wouldn't it hurt?" asked a man, who had the notion that it was a durian-textured condom launched on Thursday and not a condom that has the scent of the spiky fruit. Why would anyone sell a product with the fragrance of the durian fruit, whose pungent presence is banned in some five-star hotels? It has been called the King of Fruits so maybe the condom will find the same buyers that think there is nothing better than durian.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Overnight leaders extend gains at golf tournament
Overnight leaders extend gains at golf tournament Robert Soelistyo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite shooting disappointing par 72s in Thursday's third round of the 9th Damai Indah-Panin Bank Asean Junior Golf Championships, the two overnight leaders in the A Division lengthened their lead atop the leaderboard.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Surrendered GAM rebels express fears over their safety
Surrendered GAM rebels express fears over their safety Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Ninety-nine people fill the Military Police detention camp for former members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group. All have surrendered but not everyone is a GAM member. Some had lost faith in the struggle for Aceh's independence while many others had merely joined a few GAM meetings and feared worse treatment if the police found out about them. M.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
[b]Biodiversity,
Biodiversity, key to sustaining life on earth Satyawan Wardhana Head, Biosafety Division State Ministry of Environment Jakarta 2. Achmad -- Human rights body must win back public trust 2 x 21 Human rights body must win back public trust Achmad Ali Professor of Law Hasanuddin University Makassar, South Sulawesi 3. Island -- LTTE arms ship -- sailed from which port? 1 X 30 From where did LTTE arms ship embark? shorter, and grammatically correct: Whence did LTTE arms ship embark?
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
4 x 11
4 x 11 'Malaysian' tricksters arrested for fraud JP/8/TOILET 1 x 23 Public toilets turn scary JP/8/duren 1 x 29 Durian condom penetrating market JP/8/LIMBAH 1 x 33 Council to summon big-time polluters JP/8/speakup 1 x 45 'We can't rely on police in dealing with cases'
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Christine Hakim shines with hard work
Christine Hakim shines with hard work Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Because she is not a star, she is a true artist. A star shines only when there is a source of light, perhaps because of beauty, courage. But she (Christine) is shining because of her hard work, her concern, her dedication and because of her awareness of her work," theater figure Putu Wijaya said in praise of actress Christine Hakim's recent accomplishment.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Witnesses say Ba'asyir as leader of Jamaah Islamiyah
Witnesses say Ba'asyir as leader of Jamaah Islamiyah Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A terror suspect dealt another blow to cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir on Thursday when he testified that the elderly man was the leader of regional terrorist network Jamaah Islamiyah (JI). "What I know is Ustadz Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is currently the head of Jamaah Islamiyah," Ahmad Sajuli told the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, July 4, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, July 4, 2003 Exhibitions * Fine Arts Tubuh 4, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until July 25. * Fashion Jewellery and Accessories Drops Of Sunshine From Paris, at Fusions, Saberro House Jln Kemang Raya 10A (Tel. 7194403), South Jakarta, until July 10. * Painting by Irawan Karseno, Galeri Milenium, Diamond Plaza, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Tel. 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., July 9-31.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
`ASEAN's moves on Suu Kyi's detention will depend on RI'
`ASEAN's moves on Suu Kyi's detention will depend on RI' Agencies, Langkawi, Malaysia/Yangon The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is waiting for incoming head Indonesia to propose further action to pressure Myanmar to release detained prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the organization's secretary general said on Thursday. But Indonesia said it would not rush into making new suggestions on the issue and would not act without the backing of the 10-member grouping.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB
Americans in Kuwait, RI reminded of threats ahead of July 4:
Americans in Kuwait, RI reminded of threats ahead of July 4: Americans in Kuwait and Indonesia have been reminded of continuing terrorist threats as they prepare to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day holiday this week, the State Department said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the U.S. embassy in Pakistan has implemented heightened security measures for its annual Fourth of July party, the department said. Although there are no specific July 4-related threats in either Kuwait or Indonesia, the U.S.