Archive: 19 August 2003
61 articles found
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Terrorism does exist here
Terrorism does exist here The recent JW Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta which killed 12 people, and forced more than 150 others to be hospitalized for injuries, proved that terrorism does exist here. The terror leaves the public in fear and prolonged uncertainty. Before JW Marriott, terrorists had bombed Sari Club and Paddy's Pub in Kuta, Bali, leaving 202 people dead and more than 400 others injured. Other bombings had also occurred at several other places.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Diponegro Univ. gives 5 scholarships
Diponegro Univ. gives 5 scholarships SEMARANG: The state-owned Diponegoro University awarded scholarships to five newly enrolled students here over the weekend. Rector Eko Budihardjo said the university was also seeking "foster parents" for the students to cover their living expenses. The five were part of 6,903 students admitted by the university for 2003/2004 academic year. Each new student must pay Rp 1 million in "education fees" plus tuition of Rp 500,000 per semester.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines:Jakartans celebrate nation's 58th anniversary2
* Headlines:Jakartans celebrate nation's 58th anniversary2 * National:Govt allots Rp 1 trillion for farmers, villagers 4 * Archipelago:Drought spurs dispute over water supply in Java 5 * Opinion:A new force in Indonesian education 7 * City:Bajaj can use LPG to reduce pollution: NGO 8 * Sports:Unknown Micheel wins PGA crown 9 * World:U.S. Army engineers fight blaze at Iraqi pipeline 11 * Business:Oil price up on sabotage, Nigeria fears 16 * Features:Malayan sun bears await uncertain future 18
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Akbar out of the running
Akbar out of the running MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Golkar chairman, Akbar Tandjung, was excluded from presidential nominations by the party's cadres in the province. The meeting of Golkar cadres -- from Aug. 12 through 14 -- invited media tycoon Surya Paloh, businessman Aburizal Bakrie, former Indonesian military chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto, Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono and the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Jusuf Kalla, to select presidential candidates.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur, activist reject Antiterorism Law revision
Gus Dur, activist reject Antiterorism Law revision A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former Indonesian president and human rights activists expressed opposition on Saturday to government plans to revise the antiterrorism law, saying the move, which would allow the Indonesian military (TNI) greater power to curb terrorism, was prone to human rights abuses. "Law No. 15/2003 on terrorism is already adequate to tackle the threats of terrorism.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Judges of new court's credibility questioned
Judges of new court's credibility questioned Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Law experts have questioned the credibility of judges of the newly established Constitutional Court due to the hasty selection process and the endorsement of the Constitutional Court bill. Legal expert Todung Mulya Lubis told The Jakarta Post on Monday that the credibility of the judges was questionable as the screening process was carried out in a very short time.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Four Indonesians killed in shootout
Four Indonesians killed in shootout MALAYSIA: Four armed Indonesian robbers suspected of carrying out more than 25 heists were shot dead in a clash with Malaysian police in southern Johor state, reports said on Monday. The four were believed to be en route to another robbery when they were intercepted by police at a highway after a tip-off, The Star said.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Cyclist Yana given mournful homecoming
Cyclist Yana given mournful homecoming Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The second stage of the Tour d'ISSI cycling race on Monday was marred by the death of Indonesian cyclist Yana Rochdiana, who suffered a serious head injury following a collision with a passenger bus in Cipacing village in Bandung regency. Yana died half an hour after the crash, most likely of an injury to the brain, as a doctor from the race's organizing committee said blood kept hemorrhaging from his ears.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bombings and JI
Bombings and JI Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) is made the scapegoat whenever there is a terrorist bombing in Indonesia. After being accused in the Bali bombing tragedy in October last year, the JI is once against suspected of being behind the bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. However, not all people are easily convinced by the police, who make the accusations in haste and without any reliable evidence.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Balance of payment to go into negative after exit from IMF
Balance of payment to go into negative after exit from IMF Riyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After staying positive for years, Indonesia's balance of payment will stray into negative territory next year, partly because of higher public money outflows as a result of Indonesia's decision to exit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Chinese-speaking guides needed
Chinese-speaking guides needed SANUR, Bali: Due to a shortage of Chinese-speaking guides, thousands of tourists from Taiwan and Hong Kong who flocked to the resort island of Bali during the last two months received no optimal service, a tourist industry official said. Agung Prana, chairman of the Bali chapter of the Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agents (Asita) admitted here on Monday that the province is in need of Chinese-speaking guides.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dozens of IPB's graduates fall for fake job, study offers
Dozens of IPB's graduates fall for fake job, study offers The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of graduates from the acclaimed Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) received invitations to study or work abroad, only to find out after they had paid for the programs, that the offers were fake.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Scholar says RI suffers from nationalism crisis
Scholar says RI suffers from nationalism crisis A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost 60 years after it declared independence in 1945, Indonesia still suffers from a nationalism crisis, which could lead to disintegration, a prominent scholar says.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia detains terror suspect Hambali's wife under new law
Malaysia detains terror suspect Hambali's wife under new law Agencies, Kuala Lumpur/Bangkok/Manila Malaysia is holding the wife of top terror suspect Hambali under a security law which allows detention without trial, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Monday. "We think Hambali's wife has useful information for us. She is certainly important as far as we are concerned," Abdullah said.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Akbar out of the running
Akbar out of the running MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Golkar chairman, Akbar Tandjung, was excluded from presidential nominations by the party's cadres in the province. The meeting of Golkar cadres -- from Aug. 12 through 14 -- invited media tycoon Surya Paloh, businessman Aburizal Bakrie, former Indonesian military chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto, Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono and the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Jusuf Kalla, to select presidential candidates.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati calls Bush over Hambali
Megawati calls Bush over Hambali Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has personally called up U.S President George W. Bush to ask for access to interrogate Indonesian-born terrorist suspect Riduan Isamuddin alias Hambali and to hand him over to Indonesia.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Henry, intellectual property champion
Henry, intellectual property champion K.L Wijaya, Contributor, Jakarta If you heard the phrase "intellectual property rights", cheap bootleg DVDs, fake designer clothes, and pirated computer software, would usually come to mind. But, for Henry Soelistyo Budi, intellectual property is the potential engine of economic development in Indonesia.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Osama shirts shelved as antiterror efforts upped
Osama shirts shelved as antiterror efforts upped Agence France-Presse, Jakarta Shirts carrying the face of Osama bin Laden, have disappeared from markets in the Indonesian garment-producing city of Bandung as the country steps up its anti-terror efforts, a report said on Monday. The t-shirts had been a popular item in Indonesia, world's largest Muslim-populated nation, along with those featuring former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt will not raise tax rates, senior official says
Govt will not raise tax rates, senior official says The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director General of Taxation Hadi Purnomo said the government would not raise tax rates next year despite the higher tax revenue target set by the 2004 state budget draft. Hadi said the tax office would focus more on enforcing tax compliance. "Tax rates will not be increased.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jatigede dam project faces opposition from locals
Jatigede dam project faces opposition from locals Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java The central government is supportive of plans to develop a large dam in West Java to alleviate the annual water shortages experienced by the province, but says protests have hampered the project.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. COURT (4 X 12)
1. COURT (4 X 12) Judges of new court's credibility questioned Law experts have questioned the credibility of judges of the newly established Constitutional Court due to a hasty process of the judges selection and the endorsement of the Constitutional Court bill. "We are now in the situation of like possessing cats in a bag as fit and proper test of the judges was carried out in a very short time," a noted legal expert Todung Mulya Lubis told the Jakarta Post on Monday.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Carla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta
Carla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Kebaya, the traditional blouse found in virtually every country in Southeast Asia, has evolved with the changing tides of history. Marked by the culture of the country in which it is worn, it varies from a relatively loose blouse to a high-corseted jacket in lace or other luxury material.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Balance of payments to go negative after exit from IMF
Balance of payments to go negative after exit from IMF Riyadi Suparno The Jakarta Post Jakarta After staying positive for years, Indonesia's balance of payments will stray into negative territory next year, partly because of higher public money outflows as a result of Indonesia's decision to exit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pilot touches car for 70 hours
Pilot touches car for 70 hours JAKARTA: A pilot won a Suzuki Grand Escudo XL-7 car on Sunday after standing and touching it for 70 hours, 35 minutes and 39 seconds over four consecutive days in a competition at Taman Anggrek Mall in West Jakarta. Pilot Boy Awali of East Jakarta defeated 19 competitors and broke last year's record held by Abraham Rahanra of Bandung, West Java, who touched a car for 69 hours and 59 minutes in a similar competition at the mall. "Thank God.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
A new force in Indonesian education
A new force in Indonesian education Raden Dunbar, Chairman Association of National Plus Schools Jakarta, raden@citabuana-jkt.sch.id. It is now just over 10 years since the first "National Plus" (NP) private school was established in Indonesia. Over the subsequent decade many more of these schools have opened as the popularity of bilingual education has increased.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt allots Rp 1 trillion for farmers, villagers
Govt allots Rp 1 trillion for farmers, villagers The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will channel Rp 1 trillion (US$117.6 million) in September to farmers and villages most affected by the current drought, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
SIS reviews internal operations
SIS reviews internal operations SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has begun an internal review process to explore ways in which the carrier can shape up to better meet competition, SIA said on Monday. The three-month review started in early August, with global agency L.E.K. Consulting assisting in the evaluation process, it said in a statement. "SIA cannot afford to stand still in today's rapidly changing aviation environment," chief executive Chew Choon Seng said.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. gives Pakistan $116 million grant
U.S. gives Pakistan $116 million grant PAKISTAN: The United States on Monday announced a new health grant of US$116 million to key war on terror ally Pakistan. U.S. ambassador Nancy Powell signed an agreement for the grant, to be disbursed over five years, with Pakistan's top economic affairs bureaucrat Waqar Masood Khan. The funds will target Pakistan's health, population ministries, provincial and local governments and private sector with the aim of boosting healthcare for women and children.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt pledges creation of more jobs
Govt pledges creation of more jobs JAKARTA: The Minister for Manpower and Transmigration, Jacob Nuwa Wea, has called on relevant government agencies and business entities to initiate action to handle the burgeoning problem of unemployment in the country. The minister said on Monday that the standing unemployment figures had reached an alarming level at 38 million unemployed. "The figure is worrying as the new work force entering the labor market reaches 2.5 million per year," he told reporters.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Plugging the fiscal holes
Plugging the fiscal holes The draft 2004 state budget will immediately suffer the brunt of the government's decision to end the International Monetary Fund program in Indonesia later this year, as reflected in the 160 percent increase in foreign debt principal payments (amortization) to Rp 44.89 trillion (US$5.16 billion).
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fish bombers ruining fishing areas
Fish bombers ruining fishing areas KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Fishermen in North Buton coast in Muna regency have called on the provincial government to take action against fish bombers which has been rapidly depleting the fish supply. La Dunima, one of the fishermen, said the bombings were allegedly committed by fishermen from nearby Kendari, whose modern equipment and boats enabled them to escape from the law enforcers.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Microsoft enjoys rising demand for software
Microsoft enjoys rising demand for software Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Microsoft Indonesia is seeing a rising demand for its software products following the implementation of the country's law on intellectual property rights. "Our partners have been busy meeting demands from end users for original Microsoft software," Microsoft Indonesia marketing communications executive Cynthia Iskandar told The Jakarta Post last week.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. CELEBRATIONS: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. CELEBRATIONS: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Jakarta residents celebrate nation's 58th anniversary 2. WIFE: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 30 Malaysia detains terror suspect Hambali's wife under new law 3. ANTITERROR: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 28 Gus Dur, activists reject Antiterrorism Law revision 4. TSHIRT: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 40 Osama shirts shelved as antiterror efforts upped
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
'We have no water at all at home; why should We pay our bills'
'We have no water at all at home; why should We pay our bills' The government has warned of the real possibility of an escalation of water shortages throughout Java, including the capital, in the coming months due to the severe and prolonged dry season this year. It has been reported that some areas in West Jakarta and North Jakarta are currently facing a water crisis.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Malayan sun bears still await uncertain future
Malayan sun bears still await uncertain future Bambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Tiring, that's the right word to describe the process when a rescue team from the Jogja Animal Rescue Center confiscated a rare female Malayan sun bear owned by Jazuli Umar, an "animal lover" from Yogyakarta. It took the team five hours simply to persuade the animal to leave its pen and move to the team's temporary cage, which would transport it to the center.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina to import fuel as it overhauls facility
Pertamina to import fuel as it overhauls facility The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm Pertamina plans to buy fuel from the international spot market as well as carrying out a crude processing deal with Singapore to avoid disruption in fuel supplies at home when Pertamina's Balongan refinery undergoes a two-month maintenance program starting in September.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Volunteers in Aceh need blood, ambulance, fund
Volunteers in Aceh need blood, ambulance, fund Tiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Post-violence humanitarian missions are basically the same everywhere, but the students who evacuate the casualties of the ongoing war in Aceh are markedly different from the volunteers who cleared the bodies and assisted the injured from the rubble of the Bali bombings.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies end mixed in tight trading ranges
Asian currencies end mixed in tight trading ranges Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were mixed late on Monday as stronger stock markets generally supported gains, but rises were tempered by suspected government intervention in South Korea and Taiwan. The South Korean won ended weaker and the New Taiwan dollar finished steady. The Philippine peso drifted lower, but the Singapore dollar and Thai baht were modestly stronger. Indonesian financial markets were closed for a public holiday.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Official killed and two others missing in boat mishap
Official killed and two others missing in boat mishap The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An official was killed and two others are feared dead after their speed boat collided with a motorized canoe on the Kelambu river in Kutai Kartanegara regency, East Kalimantan. The missing are the head of the province's National Unity Office, N.B. Naryanto, and office staff member Adi. The body of Mujiono, who also worked for the unity office, has been recovered.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bombings and JI
Bombings and JI Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) is made the scapegoat whenever there is a terrorist bombing in Indonesia. After being accused in the Bali bombing tragedy in October last year, the JI is once against suspected of being behind the bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. However, not all people are easily convinced by the police, who make the accusations in haste and without any reliable evidence.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bombs hit Aceh on Independence Day
Bombs hit Aceh on Independence Day The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Ambon/, Jayapura A low-explosive blast in downtown Lhokseumawe late on Sunday evening capped the celebration of the country's 58th anniversary in war-torn Aceh province. Five other blasts of equal size that exploded on the same day were blamed on the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
4 X 12
4 X 12 Drought spurs dispute over water supply in Java JP/5/papua 2 x 27 74 percent of Papuans live in isolation and poverty JP/5/waduk 1 x 50 Jatigede dam project faces opposition from locals JP/5/boat 2 x 20 Official killed, two missing in boat mishap
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI students join robot contest
RI students join robot contest SURABAYA: A team of students from the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) will soon depart for Bangkok for an international robot festival. Lecturer Dadet Pramadihanto said on Sunday the team would make a stop-over in Jakarta on Thursday before leaving for Bangkok the day after. The team will feature the AI-Sya robot which won the Indonesian Robot Contest last May. ITS students also won the national robot contest in 2002, featuring robot,Ellite.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dry season spurs dispute over water supply in Java
Dry season spurs dispute over water supply in Java Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The prolonged dry season has forced farmers to obtain water illegally to irrigate their farmlands in attempts to avoid crop failure, prompting disputes over water distribution. In West Java, the Indramayu and Majalengka administrations deployed security forces over the weekend to prevent the theft of water by local farmers along the Cimanuk river.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jakartans residents celebrate nation's 58th anniversary
Jakartans residents celebrate nation's 58th anniversary Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Marriott bombing that rocked the capital almost two weeks ago and claimed 12 lives, did not stop residents from celebrating the nation's 58th anniversary. Various games and performances were staged by enthusiastic Jakartans over the prolonged three-day holiday.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
East Java police tighten security
East Java police tighten security SURABAYA: The East Java Police declared on Sunday a red alert status across the province for an indefinite period as they were trying to deter possible terror attacks, officials said. East Java Police Chief Insp. Gen. Heru Sutanto said that the stern measures were aimed at stopping terrorists from launching an attack in the province. "The order came from the National Police chief.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Insurance industry gaining greater market share
Insurance industry gaining greater market share The Jakarta Post, Jakarta By and large, the banks remain the dominant force in the country's financial sector. Non-bank financial firms, however, especially insurance firms, have begun to catch up, slowly increasing their market share of the sector.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
74 percent of Papuans live in isolation and poverty
74 percent of Papuans live in isolation and poverty Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Indonesia integrated Papua into its sovereign territory 40 years ago, but most Papuans are still living in a state of poverty in remote areas, even though the province is rich in natural resources.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
NO CORRUPTERS FOR PRESIDENT: Some 200 students from the
NO CORRUPTERS FOR PRESIDENT: Some 200 students from the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (KAMMI) stage a rally at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) circle in Yogyakarta. The protesters urged the nation on Monday not to vote for corrupters in the 2004 elections. They named House of Representatives speaker Akbar Tandjung, who has been convicted by two courts for graft, but was making a presidential bid.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Festive moods prevails amid terrors threats
Festive moods prevails amid terrors threats People from all over Indonesia braved terrorist concerns to celebrate Indonesia's 58th Independence Day. Except a small blast in war-torn Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, the celebrations proceeded relatively peacefully. Various events were organized to celebrate the big day, from a flag-raising ceremony at a campsite in Cisarua, Bogor, to a parade in Lhokseumawe and panjat pinang (betel palm tree climbing) at Kuta beach in Bali.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Vendors continue to sell pirated VCDs
Vendors continue to sell pirated VCDs PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Vendors here have resumed the sale of pirated VCDs despite several raids conducted by the police following the enactment of a copyright law two weeks ago. Most of the vendors said that they had to sell the VCDs as they had nothing else to sell. "Raid the (pirated VCDs) producers first, before targeting us. We won't sell them if they don't produce them," said Sutono, a vendor at a shopping complex here.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Most Marriott suspects linked to Bali blast, other bombings'
'Most Marriott suspects linked to Bali blast, other bombings' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fear that Indonesia has become a safe haven for terrorists could be valid as a police source, close to the investigation into the Marriott bombing, revealed to The Jakarta Post that two high profile bombers in the Southeast Asia region Dr. Azahari and Dulmatin are believed to be at large in the capital.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
History points to dialog as approach to restoring Aceh
History points to dialog as approach to restoring Aceh Aguswandi, Post Graduate Student, London Metropolitan University The conflict in Aceh does not run straight along the line of the rise of Acehnese nationalism. The Acehnese have long devoted their energy to ending the abusive acts of the Indonesian government and its armed forces. The new rise of contemporary nationalism in Aceh is a reaction to the resulting unending feeling of oppression.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines:Jakartans celebrate nation's 58th anniversary2
* Headlines:Jakartans celebrate nation's 58th anniversary2 * National:Govt allots Rp 1 trillion for farmers, villagers 4 * Archipelago:Drought spurs dispute over water supply in Java 5 * Opinion:A new force in Indonesian education 7 * City:Bajaj can use LPG to reduce pollution: NGO 8 * Sports:Unknown Micheel wins PGA crown 9 * World:U.S. Army engineers fight blaze at Iraqi pipeline 11 * Business:Oil price up on sabotage, Nigeria fears 16 * Features:Malayan sun bears await uncertain future 18
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Bajaj' can use LPG to reduce pollution : NGO
'Bajaj' can use LPG to reduce pollution : NGO Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle) can still operate in the city if the owners improve its engine performance to make it more environmentally friendly, says international NGO Swisscontact. The bajaj is said to be the most pollutive vehicle in the city.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
5,000 inmates freed on Independence Day
5,000 inmates freed on Independence Day The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java Independence Day was certainly liberating for some inmates of the country's prisons. Over 5,000 of them were granted the remission of their sentences, and set free on Sunday, in line with celebrations. The Minister for Justice and Human Rights, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, said 5,175 inmates ended their prison terms upon receiving the remission.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Manila set to court-martial mutineers
Manila set to court-martial mutineers PHILIPPINES: Soldiers who allegedly took part in a mutiny last month are set to stand trial in a military court, President Gloria Arroyo said on Monday. Arroyo, the commander-in-chief of the military, has accused more than 300 junior officers and men of mounting a coup attempt during their brief takeover of part of Manila's Makati financial district.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fish bombers ruining fishing areas
Fish bombers ruining fishing areas KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Fishermen in North Buton coast in Muna regency have called on the provincial government to take action against fish bombers which has been rapidly depleting the fish supply. La Dunima, one of the fishermen, said the bombings were allegedly committed by fishermen from nearby Kendari, whose modern equipment and boats enabled them to escape from the law enforcers.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Zarima released from prison
Zarima released from prison TANGERANG: Former Indonesian badminton representative Zarima Mirafsur, also known as the Queen of Ecstasy, has been released from Tangerang Penitentiary for Children and Women after a month was taken off her sentence as part of Independence Day celebrations. Zarima and 276 other inmates from five prisons in Tangerang were released Sunday. Another 2,244 inmates had a month taken from their sentences.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta property sector shows modest performance
Jakarta property sector shows modest performance The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's office and industrial property market performed modestly with no new supply in office space, and particularly low demand in the office sector in the first half of 2003, signaling a weakening trend as the country gears up for the elections in 2004.
Tue, 19 Aug 2003, 00:00 WIB
RP farm output rises despite El Nino
RP farm output rises despite El Nino MANILA: Philippines farm output rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier in the first half of 2003 despite a widespread dry spell, the agriculture department said on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo said drought associated with the El Nino phenomenon reduced yields in the country's major rice-growing regions, leading to a 5.13 percent fall in rice output in unmilled terms.