Archive: 11 August 2003
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Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Pirates attack Taiwanese ship in Malacca Strait
Pirates attack Taiwanese ship in Malacca StraitAgence 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
TV Program: Monday, August 11, 2003
TV Program: Monday, August 11, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:30 Music: Pop Daerah3:00 Children's Program4:00...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
'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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Marriott blast affects neighboring businesses
Marriott blast affects neighboring businessesBambang 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
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
"Good for business, good for family trips"
"Good for business, good for family trips"Lukas Subagio, Contributor, JakartaA 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Local players not able to enter downstream oil, gas sectors
Local players not able to enter downstream oil, gas sectorsFitri 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Constitutional court
Constitutional court toward civil societyFrom Media IndonesiaThe 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
'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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Asmar graduated from Ngruki school
Asmar graduated from Ngruki schoolThe 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
RI, Australia plan counterterrorism summit: Downer
RI, Australia plan counterterrorism summit: DownerAgencies, 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Amrozi death penalty: Region on edge of terror
Amrozi death penalty: Region on edge of terrorThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The nerves of the intelligence agencies are stretched taut as repercussions are feared from Thursday's death verdict.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Bomb victim's daughter faces untreated leukemia
Bomb victim's daughter faces untreated leukemiaTheresia 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Restriction of motorized vehicles
Restriction of motorized vehiclesFrom 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Ad hoc media center opens
Ad hoc media center opensDamar 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Curing nation's paranoia toward IMF monitoring
Curing nation's paranoia toward IMF monitoringJulia 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Six civilians, 18 rebels killed in Aceh skirmish
Six civilians, 18 rebels killed in Aceh skirmishAgence 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Rebels wanted: Dead or alive
Rebels wanted: Dead or aliveFrom 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Gus Dur leaves hospital after 10-day treatment
Gus Dur leaves hospital after 10-day treatmentAntara, 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
East Timorese graduates await citizenship decision
East Timorese graduates await citizenship decisionThe 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
'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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Wiranto, Marwah begin presidential campaign
Wiranto, Marwah begin presidential campaignAndi 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Low business competitiveness hampering economic growth
Low business competitiveness hampering economic growthThe 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
3 x 12
3 x 12 7m people in W. Java suffer from depression JP/5/5KAOS2 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
Howard to attend Bali blast service despite new fears
Howard to attend Bali blast service despite new fearsMary 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
War captives await legal proceedings
War captives await legal proceedingsTertiani 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
MMI national congress to discuss terrorism
MMI national congress to discuss terrorismSri 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Fierce competition in the lucrative MPV market
Fierce competition in the lucrative MPV marketT. 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).
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Death penalty serves terrorist goals: Experts
Death penalty serves terrorist goals: ExpertsTiarma 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),...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
GAM has gone too far
GAM has gone too farFrom 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).
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Taiwanese ship attacked by pirates in Malacca Strait
Taiwanese ship attacked by pirates in Malacca Strait Agence France-Presse TaipeiThe 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Linux under siege, geeks to battle
Linux under siege, geeks to battleVishnu 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Security lacking in Indonesia
Security lacking in IndonesiaFrom 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
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
'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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
ISA not needed to fight terrorism, activists say
ISA not needed to fight terrorism, activists sayThe 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
NGO names candidates for Constitutional Court bench
NGO names candidates for Constitutional Court benchM. 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Hegel only wants to play soccer after release
Hegel only wants to play soccer after releaseMulta 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Electoral body to summon PDI-P leaders over books
Electoral body to summon PDI-P leaders over booksAgus 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)...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Tighter control over explosives imperative
Tighter control over explosives imperativeTiarma 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
G5: Abundant features and more pixels, too
G5: Abundant features and more pixels, tooZatni 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
7m people in W. Java suffer depression
7m people in W. Java suffer depressionYuli 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Jakartans begin regreening
Jakartans begin regreeningThe 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.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Textile industry told to fix problems before quota axed
Textile industry told to fix problems before quota axedEvi 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...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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.