Archive: 11 August 2003
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Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Low business competitiveness hampering economic growth
Low business competitiveness hampering economic growth The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Instead of boasting so much about the current macroeconomic stability, the government should turn its focus on improving business competitiveness in the country in order to generate higher economic growth, a respected think thank has said. The Institute for the Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) said that business competitiveness here was among the lowest in the world.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto, Marwah begin presidential campaign
Wiranto, Marwah begin presidential campaign Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi Former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. (ret) Wiranto and Golkar deputy chairperson Marwah Daud Ibrahim kicked off their quest for the presidency with a tour to win support from the party's constituents here over the weekend.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Skeleton of American found in NTB
Skeleton of American found in NTB MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A human skeleton believed to be that of a U.S. citizen was found in Pusuk forest in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, police said on Saturday. Several documents, including a passport, driver's license and two credit cards, were found near the skeleton. The documents all had the name James Vincente Tomasello, a resident of New Jersey, the United States, who was born on March 1, 1954.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Death toll rise to 11 from 10
Death toll rise to 11 from 10 The death toll from Tuesday's Marriott bombing rose to 11 after another Silver Bird taxi driver, Edi Haryanto, 40, died on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital. During the blast, in which 148 persons were also injured, a total of five taxi drivers, one private driver and three security guards were killed, leaving their families confused about how to face the future.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Causing fear what terrorists want'
'Causing fear what terrorists want' Following Tuesday's blast at the JW Marriott Hotel, which claimed at least 11 lives, the government and all its security officers began to beef up security in public places in an attempt to prevent more bombings. However, such measures could inconvenience people visiting such places even though it is aimed at providing more safety for them.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Corruption trial postponed by no-show
Corruption trial postponed by no-show AMBON, Maluku: The Ambon District Court in Maluku was forced to postpone a trial involving the misuse of aid for refugees when Ambon deputy mayor Syarif Hadler failed to appear on Saturday. Hadler was scheduled to testify in the trial as a witness. Prosecutor Isak Imblabla said the deputy mayor was unable to appear because of his heavy workload.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
East Timorese graduates await citizenship decision
East Timorese graduates await citizenship decision The Jakarta Post, Bandung The fate of at least 20 East Timorese graduates from the National Public Administration Institute (STPDN) in the West Java town, Sumedang, remains unclear as they recently finished their studies there. The government says it will determine whether the graduates will stay in Indonesia as government officials or will be sent home to East Timor, which broke away from Indonesia in 1999.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur leaves hospital after 10-day treatment
Gus Dur leaves hospital after 10-day treatment Antara, Jakarta Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid was discharged from Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital on Sunday afternoon, 10 days after he was admitted there on July 29. The former president returned home in the company of his wife Sinta Nuriyah and relatives, Gus Dur's spokesman Adhi Massardi told Antara on Sunday night. Gus Dur was admitted at the hospital on July 29 due to blood pressure fluctuations, said Adhi.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Rebels wanted: Dead or alive
Rebels wanted: Dead or alive From Media Indonesia The integrated operation launched in Aceh to crush the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is now in its third month, but GAM's top leaders are still at large because of their mobility in the guerrilla war that GAM is waging against the Indonesian Military. In the meantime, as many as 145 village heads in Aceh have become victims of this armed conflict. Of this number, 118 have been killed.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Secure Parking responds
Secure Parking responds On behalf of our client, PT Securindo Packatama Indonesia (Secure Parking) and with reference to a report in The Jakarta Post of July 12, 2003 under the title of "Operator revokes parking fee increase", we would like to clarify a sentence in the report that reads, "Rustam put the blame for the rate hike ...". As a matter of fact, Secure Parking does not "put the blame" for this hike, which was introduced on June 2, 2003, on anybody.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Security at 151 markets beefed up
Security at 151 markets beefed up JAKARTA: City-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya is beefing up security at 151 markets across the capital. The company will also request the assigning of additional personnel from the Jakarta Police and the Jakarta Military Command. PD Pasar Jaya director Prabowo Soenirman said that some markets would get special security measures depending on their characteristics.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
The Jakarta bombing
The Jakarta bombing The Jakarta Bombing Indonesia, hit on Tuesday by its second high-profile terrorist bombing in less than a year, is acquiring a reputation as a soft target for international terrorism. The country's oil, large Muslim population and strategic location are all contributing factors. But as important as anything are the cumulative effects of chronic misgovernment.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Six civilians, 18 rebels killed in Aceh skirmish
Six civilians, 18 rebels killed in Aceh skirmish Agence France-Presse, Banda Aceh, Aceh A fresh round of violence involving the government forces and separatist rebels in Aceh has left 24 people dead, including 18 guerrillas, police and the military said Sunday. Troops shot dead four rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) during a clash in Kuta Binjee, East Aceh on Sunday, Aceh Military Spokesman Ahmad Yani Basuki said. One soldier was wounded, he added.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Curing nation's paranoia toward IMF monitoring
Curing nation's paranoia toward IMF monitoring Julia Puspadewi Tijaja, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Despite some opposition from the chief of the National Developing Planning Board (Bappenas) Kwik Kian Gie and former chief economic minister Rizal Ramli, our government has come up with the decision to end the IMF's Extended Fund Facilities program with the Post Program Monitoring (PPM) arrangement by end of this year.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Ad hoc media center opens
Ad hoc media center opens Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In order to provide better access to local and foreign media for the latest developments in the JW Marriott Hotel bombing investigation, the Jakarta administration and the National Police established on Sunday the City of Jakarta Media Center at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta. "The media center will be open for about two weeks to enable the media to obtain information from reliable sources.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pirates attack Taiwanese ship in Malacca Strait
Pirates attack Taiwanese ship in Malacca Strait Agence France-Presse, Taipei The captain of a Taiwan fisheries cargo ship was wounded after his vessel was attacked by pirate boats in the Malacca Strait, officials said on Sunday. The 3,000-tonne Dong Yih based in Taiwan's southern Kaohsiung city, was attacked by two pirate vessels while it was sailing for Singapore on Saturday, an official from Taiwan's National Rescue Command Center told AFP.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bomb victim's daughter faces untreated leukemia
Bomb victim's daughter faces untreated leukemia Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor One morning, Frida Charlota Sopacua said to her 16-year-old daughter, Yunita, "Nita, get dressed will you, and take this Rp 2,000 (23 U.S. cents) allowance from your daddy. Don't take too long or you'll be late for school!" Disturbed by her mother's words, Nita said, "Mom, please, you know that daddy is gone. Remember? Yesterday, you went to the cemetery to bury him.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Amrozi death penalty: Region on edge of terror
Amrozi death penalty: Region on edge of terror The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The nerves of the intelligence agencies are stretched taut as repercussions are feared from Thursday's death verdict. Shouting "God is greatest" as he entered the courtroom to hear whether he would live or die, Indonesian Islamic militant Amrozi showed no sign of straying from his conviction that justified the lives he had taken -- even after his death sentence was announced.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI, Australia plan counterterrorism summit: Downer
RI, Australia plan counterterrorism summit: Downer Agencies, Sydney Indonesia and Australia are planning to organize an Asia-Pacific regional summit to help better coordinate the fight against terrorism, Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer said on Sunday. Downer said the proposal would be on the agenda during an upcoming visit to Australia by his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirayuda.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
135 Papua Panswaslu members installed
135 Papua Panswaslu members installed JAYAPURA, Papua: The chairman of the Papua General Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu), Marudut Hasugian, installed 135 committee members for 27 districts across the province on Saturday. "They consist of 81 lecturers, non-governmental organization activists and journalists, and 54 police officers and prosecutors," he said. Eight of the new committee members are women.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Asmar graduated from Ngruki school
Asmar graduated from Ngruki school The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Asmar Latin Sani, 28, the alleged suicide bomber of last week's JW Marriott Hotel in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, was a graduate of the Ngruki Muslim boarding school in Solo, Central Java -- just like Bali bombers Amrozi, Ali Imron and Imam Samudra. The Ngruki Muslim boarding school is headed by cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is believed to be leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) regional terrorist network.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Marriott blast has limited impact'
'Marriott blast has limited impact' Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economic impact of the recent blast at the Marriott Hotel was expected to be limited to a few sectors, allowing the economy to remain on track to achieving the growth target of around 4 percent this year, analysts claimed.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Nine Vietnamese fishermen deported
Nine Vietnamese fishermen deported BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Nine of 11 Vietnamese fishermen detained for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters have been deported, Adj. Sr. Comr. Fatmawati of the Lampung Police said on Saturday. She said the fishermen were flown to Jakarta on Friday, from where they were deported. However, the captain of the seized fishing boat Trung Thanh TS 1565 TS, Bui Thanh Pong, and technician Nguyen Than Phoung are still being detained for further questioning.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Constitutional court
Constitutional court toward civil society From Media Indonesia The Constitutional Court is a very important institution; its members should therefore comprise professionals, senior figures, or persons of authority, good conduct and wide knowledge, without favoring particular groups or parties. Its decisions or amendments should be based on a variety of considerations, without harming the interests of particular groups or disrupting national unity or integrity.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Local players not able to enter downstream oil, gas sectors
Local players not able to enter downstream oil, gas sectors Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's oil and gas downstream sector will be opened to private investors beginning in 2006, but it is likely to be dominated by multinational companies due to the huge capital needed to enter the sector, according to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
"Good for business, good for family trips"
"Good for business, good for family trips" Lukas Subagio, Contributor, Jakarta A number of analysts and observers say the Indonesian economy is gradually recovering -- at least, in the macroeconomic sense -- from the worst effects of the 1997 economic crisis. Among the various indicators that make many manufacturers and business people sigh with relief is the strengthening of consumers' purchasing power, especially of those living in the country's major cities.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
MPR told to give funds to children
MPR told to give funds to children JAKARTA: The National Commission for Child Protection proposed on Saturday that the government allocate the Rp 6 billion in leftover funds from the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Meeting for the interests of poor children. Seto Mulyadi, the chairman of the commission, said that the MPR should seriously consider the proposal because children needed more attention from the state.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Marriott blast affects neighboring businesses
Marriott blast affects neighboring businesses Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two commercial centers, the closest trading hub to the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuningan, South Jakarta, were the most affected by the bomb blast which killed at least 10 people and wounded 149 others.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
'The bomb weighed over 10 kg'
'The bomb weighed over 10 kg' Damar Harsanto and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post Jakarta Entering the sixth day of the investigation into the JW Marriott bombing, police estimated that the bomb contained between 10 kilograms and 20 kilograms of explosives. "At least 10 kilograms of explosives would be needed for a device to cause such devastation," said a police detective close to the investigation.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Monday, August 11, 2003
TV Program: Monday, August 11, 2003 TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi 7:00 English News Service 9:00 Music 10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin 11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang 1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:30 Music: Pop Daerah 3:00 Children's Program 4:00 Music 5:00 Comedy 6:00 News: Berita Petang 7:00 Talk Show 8:00 TV Drama 9:00 News: Dunia Dalam Berita 9:30 Jaya Suprana Show 10:30 Music 11:00 Talk Show TPI 6:00 a.m.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
We must fight rampant crimes
We must fight rampant crimes At least 14 people were killed after a bomb exploded at the JW Marriott Hotel's driveway in Jakarta on Tuesday, almost a year after bombs ripped through two nightclubs at the Kuta tourist resort in Bali on Oct. 12, 2002. We do not know when these criminals will stop damaging this country. We pray for the families of the bomb blast victims but we must also fight these sadistic crimes with concrete steps.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Restriction of motorized vehicles
Restriction of motorized vehicles From Media Indonesia It has been reported that the city administration will issue a regulation stipulating that motorized vehicles from other provinces made before 1990 will be prohibited from obtaining Jakarta license plates. In this context, the administration must first embark upon a public campaign for this plan, so that those who would be affected by this regulation will understand why this it is to be imposed.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt weak in security: Party
Govt weak in security: Party SURABAYA: The executive board of the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKP Indonesia) pointed out on Saturday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration had two weaknesses -- one in ensuring security and the other in enforcing the law. After being in office for almost two years, Megawati remains powerless in preventing bombing incidents that often strike major cities across the country, said PKP Indonesian deputy chairman Tatto Prajamanggala.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Textile industry told to fix problems before quota axed
Textile industry told to fix problems before quota axed Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's inefficient textile and garment industry has been told to get its act together in order to survive tougher competition in the export market particularly when the global quota system is removed at the end of next year.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
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h4 * Archipelago:7 million people in W. Java suffer depression5 * Opinion:Will Cancun promote or sap development?7 * City:Marriott blast affects neighboring businesses8 * Sports:Michael Phelps breaks own 200-meter IM world record10 * World:Vajpayee calls for peace with Pakistan11 * Business:Soaring housing prices pushing great Australian dream out of reach 16 * Features:Astronomer leads fight against light20
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jakartans begin regreening
Jakartans begin regreening The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the city's green areas continue to be asphalted under, many Jakartans are realizing the importance of planting trees and creating mini-green areas at home. This new trend was evident from the hundreds of Jakartans visiting the flora and fauna exhibition at the Lapangan Banteng Park in Central Jakarta. The exhibition is open from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
7m people in W. Java suffer depression
7m people in W. Java suffer depression Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Around 27 percent of 37 million people in West Java suffer light to severe depression with some three million of them psychotic due to complex social problems in the crisis-riddled country, doctors have said. The social problems include an increase in unemployment, poverty and the use of illegal drugs.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pedicab drivers mourn friend's death
Pedicab drivers mourn friend's death JAKARTA: The National Pedicab Drivers Union condemned on Saturday a raid against pedicab drivers by North Jakarta Municipal public order officers which caused the death of a pedicab driver. The union, which is an affiliate of the Urban Poor Consortium, urged the police to investigate the death of Abdul Acim who was reportedly beaten by the officers during the raid on Aug. 2. Acim was netted at about 2 a.m.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Korean firm occupied by workers
Korean firm occupied by workers TANGERANG: The Cikupa, Tangerang, offices of South Korean company PT Sam Roh Young were briefly occupied by three dismissed workers and dozens of their supporters. The company's managing director, Chong Jaisung, said on Saturday the workers were fired two weeks ago for smoking inside the factory, a violation of company regulations.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
G5: Abundant features and more pixels, too
G5: Abundant features and more pixels, too Zatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id As you may well imagine, there are lots of electronic gadgets on my shelves. Among them, I still keep my first digital camera ever, which is already several years old. In reality, it is still my only digital camera so far. It is a beautifully designed Canon PowerShot A50.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Firdasari leads singles sweep
Firdasari leads singles sweep Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Indonesian junior shuttlers made amends for their seniors' disappointing performance at the international level as they swept all the singles titles at the US$11,000 Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships here on Saturday. Firdasari dominated the girls' singles final match against Ha Jung-eun of South Korea on route to a 11-4, 11-3 win, her second victory in as many years.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Growing anti-U.S. sentiment is cause for concern
Growing anti-U.S. sentiment is cause for concern The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The car bomb that ripped through a hotel in downtown Jakarta was set off in broad daylight, killing and injuring many innocent bystanders. It seemed as if the terrorists were directing their fury at the lunchtime crowd in the Indonesian capital. The bomb exploded in front of a ritzy, American-owned hotel. More than 10 people, including a Dutch citizen, were killed. About 150 people were injured.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tighter control over explosives imperative
Tighter control over explosives imperative Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's stricter security policy will not stop terrorism if the government fails to tighten controls over the distribution of explosives for military or industrial purposes and does not work to improve the professionalism of law enforcers, according to analysts.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Electoral body to summon PDI-P leaders over books
Electoral body to summon PDI-P leaders over books Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java The Cilacap Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) in Central Java said on Saturday it would immediately summon local leaders of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) over their involvement in a preelection scandal.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Matori's new party ready for election
Matori's new party ready for election MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil, who had just lost a legal battle to retain his leadership in the National Awakening Party (PKB), says his new political group, the Democratic Glory Party (Pekade), would be ready to contest the 2004 elections. "We have put aside the defeat, and are now concentrating on efforts to take part in the 2004 elections," Matori said on Saturday after addressing his party's meeting in Makassar.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Hegel only wants to play soccer after release
Hegel only wants to play soccer after release Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Life will never be the same again for Muhamad Hegel Muthahhari, 8, days after he was freed from his alleged kidnappers. With people focused on a spree of kidnappings, allegedly involving the Saputra brothers, the copycat kidnapping of Hegel quickly caught society's attention. Even after he returned home safe and sound on Friday, public attention remained.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Waiting for stimulus
Waiting for stimulus Businesspeople may be skeptical about Minister of Finance Boediono's announcement of a new stimulus package the government will soon provide to reinvigorate business and spur investment in a bid to offset the impact of the bombing at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. Given the fragile economic situation and the large idle capacity in manufacturing industries, the most appropriate fiscal stimulus should be designed to increase domestic and external (export) demand.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
3 x 12
3 x 12 7m people in W. Java suffer from depression JP/5/5KAOS 2 x 25 Electoral body to summon PDI-P leaders over book, shirt 2 x 25 East Timorese graduates await citizenship decision
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
NGO names candidates for Constitutional Court bench
NGO names candidates for Constitutional Court bench M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saying that the government, the House of Representative (DPR) and the Supreme Court all had turned a deaf ear to the views of the public regarding the recruitment of judges for the new Constitutional Court, a judicial watchdog announced on Sunday its own list of candidates.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
ISA not needed to fight terrorism, activists say
ISA not needed to fight terrorism, activists say The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists slammed on Sunday a proposal from Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil that Indonesia needed a draconian Singapore- style International Security Act (ISA) to combat terrorism, saying such a proposal was a move by the government to deflect criticism if its inability to counter increasing numbers of terror attacks.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Cak Nur' considers other ways
'Cak Nur' considers other ways CIREBON, West Java: Muslim intellectual Nurcholish Madjid, also known as Cak Nur, says he will consider taking the offer of a Muslim-based party, after withdrawing from the Golkar Party convention to elect the party's presidential candidates. "I will try other ways after withdrawing from the Golkar convention," Nurcholis said during a dialog here on Saturday. However, he said it would be too early to mention the party he had in mind.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. DEATH: 48 pt, 7 cols, 42
1. DEATH: 48 pt, 7 cols, 42 Death penalty serves terrorist goals: Experts 2. VICTIMS: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 23 Bomb victim's daughter faces untreated leukemia 3. ASMAR: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Alleged Marriott bomber also Ngruki school graduate 4. MMI: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 40 MMI national congress to discuss terrorism 5. CENTER: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Ad hoc media center opens 6. TAIWAN: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 20 Pirates attack Taiwanese ship
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Security lacking in Indonesia
Security lacking in Indonesia From Bisnis Indonesia Another bomb blast at a public venue. It seems that there is no place in this country that is free from terrorist attacks. Only two places have yet to be hit by a bomb blast: The State Palace and the Indonesian Military headquarters in Cilangkap.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Linux under siege, geeks to battle
Linux under siege, geeks to battle Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com If there's one thing many people despise, it's bullies. Be it those who use weapons to terrorize innocent people or nation- states that cause collateral damage during invasions, a bully is still a bully. Which is precisely what the world's Linux community may be facing right now.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Taiwanese ship attacked by pirates in Malacca Strait
Taiwanese ship attacked by pirates in Malacca Strait Agence France-Presse Taipei The captain of a Taiwan fisheries cargo ship was wounded after his vessel was attacked by pirate boats in the Malacca Strait, officials said on Sunday. The 3,000-tonne Dong Yih based in Taiwan's southern Kaohsiung city, was attacked by two pirate vessels while it was sailing for Singapore on Saturday, an official from Taiwan's National Rescue Command Center told AFP.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
GAM has gone too far
GAM has gone too far From Koran Tempo Acehnese refugees have returned to their homes after a month or two, but now their sufferings because of the raging war have multiplied. Back home, they have found that most of their belongings and livestock have been plundered by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). What GAM has done to these ordinary Acehnese should open their eyes to the fact that supporting this separatist movement means disaster and loss of hope.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Death penalty serves terrorist goals: Experts
Death penalty serves terrorist goals: Experts Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A death sentence will not put an end to the cowardly acts by terrorists, as the ones that are allegedly committing them in the name of religion, believe that their death will earn them status as syuhada (martyrs), according to a legal expert and a rights activist.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fierce competition in the lucrative MPV market
Fierce competition in the lucrative MPV market T. Hidayat, Contributor, Jakarta The national automotive industry is thriving. The last two years have seen significant growth in the sales of vehicles, as recorded by the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo). The 2001 sales figure of 299,560 units -- already much higher than previous years -- was overtaken by an all-time high sales performance in 2002, at 318,000 units.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bambu Apus toll gate opened
Bambu Apus toll gate opened JAKARTA: State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga opened the Bambu Apus toll gate on the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) on Friday at 3 p.m., following the opening of the Kampung Rambutan 3 toll gate on July 31. Jasa Marga secretary Hengki Herwanto said that the Rp 40 billion (US$4.65 million) toll gate would serve as the entry from Bambu Apus toward Kampung Rambutan, East Jakarta, and Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
MMI national congress to discuss terrorism
MMI national congress to discuss terrorism Sri Wahyuni and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java The hard-line Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) led by terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, started its three-day national congress here on Sunday to reaffirm its "peaceful" fight for the implementation of Islamic law, or sharia, in the country.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Another image takes a hit
Another image takes a hit One expecting news on The Jakarta Post's "People" page on Aug. 6 would have been disappointed by your article on Kobe Bryant, since this Associated Press piece by Eddie Pell was actually filed and published on July 9 in newspapers and websites across the world. The article's claims that Bryant has not been charged with any crime, or that Kobe has made no public statements regarding the events of June 30 in Colorado, were true when written, but not at all today.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
War captives await legal proceedings
War captives await legal proceedings Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post Lhokseumawe/Banda Aceh "I'm not GAM (Free Aceh Movement), I'm NKRI (Unitary Republic of Indonesia) to the core," said Fatimah, 29, who is being detained in Lhokseumawe prison, North Aceh. "I was probably arrested because my house was always full of people. I opened a small kiosk and my husband repaired electronic goods.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Howard to attend Bali blast service despite new fears
Howard to attend Bali blast service despite new fears Mary Longmore, Associated Press, Sydney, Australia Australia's prime minister vowed on Sunday to attend a service for the victims of last year's bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, despite an attack on a Jakarta hotel this week and warnings of more terrorist violence in the region. "It would send a very bad signal if the Australian prime minister didn't go," John Howard told Channel 9 TV.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P to elect new leader for Central Java
PDI-P to elect new leader for Central Java SEMARANG: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will elect a new chairman of the party's Central Java chapter later this month, to replace the departing Mardijo. Mardijo was dismissed last month by PDI Perjuangan chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri for defying her order to support the renomination of Central Java Governor Mardianto. Mardijo insisted on running himself, though he was defeated.