Archive: 26 September 2003
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Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Fire razes 50 houses in Tebet
<p>Fire razes 50 houses in Tebet</p><p> JAKARTA: About 50 families lost their homes to fire, on Jl. Tebet Raya, South Jakarta, on Thursday.</p><p>"The fire was reported at 3:10 p.m. A total of 24 fire trucks were deployed to the location.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Workers protest suspension
<p>Workers protest suspension</p><p> Thousands of workers from giant company PT Texmaco Group in Central Java have protested being left jobless for months, since January this year.</p><p>Their 22 representatives staged a rally at the Central Java legislative council in...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Megawati begins Tunisia visit
<p>Megawati begins Tunisia visit</p><p> TUNISIA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri held bilateral talks with Tunisia President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and Prime Minister Ghanouchi Mohamed on Thursday, the first day of her two-day visit to the country.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Papuans hold peace rite to end division clashes
<p>Papuans hold peace rite to end division clashes</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Supporters and opponents of the creation of Central Irian Jaya province barbecued two pigs in a traditional ceremony on Thursday in the town of Timika, Papua province, to mark a...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Lawmakers get PCs
<p>Lawmakers get PCs</p><p> JAKARTA: Legislators finally got a personal computer and a printer each from the House of Representatives secretariat on Friday, which is expected to boost their performance.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Late paper
<p>Late paper</p><p> Due to technical problems, The Jakarta Post's Thursday edition arrived late to subscribers in the West Java cities of Bandung, Purwakarta and Subang. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. -- Publisher</p>
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Rescue team finds one landslide victim
<p>Rescue team finds one landslide victim</p><p>Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor</p><p> After six days of fruitless searching, the police and military joint rescue team finally managed on Thursday to recover the body of one of five landslide victims in Bogor...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Alcoa may invest in Brunei
<p>Alcoa may invest in Brunei</p><p> BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Alcoa Inc., the world's largest aluminum producer, will conduct a study on the possibility of establishing a US$1.5 billion aluminum smelting plant in Brunei, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Laksamana rebuked for Pertamina post
<p>Laksamana rebuked for Pertamina post</p><p> JAKARTA: Transparency International (TI) criticized on Thursday State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi for appointing himself as the new chief of the board commissioners of state oil and gas firm Pertamina, saying such...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
TV Today: Friday, September 26, 2003
<p>TV Today: Friday, September 26, 2003 .TB.30" .90"</p><p>TVRI .tb .30" .90" </p><p> 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi</p><p>7:00 Magic Show</p><p>8:00 Travel</p><p>9:00 Religious Teachings</p><p>10:00...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Megawati begins Tunisia visit
<p>Megawati begins Tunisia visit</p><p> TUNISIA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri held bilateral talks with Tunisia President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and Prime Minister Ghanouchi Mohamed on Thursday, the first day of her two-day visit to the country.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Rich countries may split powerful G-22 bloc: RP
<p>Rich countries may split powerful G-22 bloc: RP</p><p>Mynardo Macaraig, Agence France-Presse, Manila</p><p> Rich nations may try to split the group of 22 developing nations, whose firm stand on agriculture issues led to the failure of the WTO talks in Cancun, the...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.25, 2003
<p>Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.25, 2003 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading</p><p> Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Govt to go all out to attract more FDI
<p>Govt to go all out to attract more FDI</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government is expected to propose a new investment law to the House of Representatives in December, which would allow foreign investors to put their money in almost all sectors of the...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
'Reconciliation knows no limit': Minister
<p>'Reconciliation knows no limit': Minister</p><p> JAKARTA: All human rights cases that cannot be settled in court should be presented to the reconciliation commission regardless of what year the abuses took place, a minister says.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Firm to regreen Bontang with 7,000 trees
<p>Firm to regreen Bontang with 7,000 trees</p><p> SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A Dutch chemical and drug company has launched a drive to regreen Bontang city in East Kalimantan by planting around 7,000 trees.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Indonesian terror suspect fights deportation ordered by Malaysian
<p>Indonesian terror suspect fights deportation ordered by Malaysian government</p><p>Jasbant Singh Associated Press Kuala Lumpur</p><p>A suspected leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah militant group who has been freed from prison in Malaysia is fighting government plans to...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Abducted boy released
<p>Abducted boy released</p><p> TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested a man who abducted his girlfriend's three-year-old boy and was attempting to flee to Teluk Betung, Lampung, on Thursday. The boy's identity was not revealed as he is still a minor.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Former athletes welcome forest plan
<p>Former athletes welcome forest plan</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Retired athletes, fondly remembering their glory days at the now- named Bung Karno Sports Complex (GBK), threw their weight behind the GBK management's plan to turn the eastern parking...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Mahathir gives last UN speech
<p>Mahathir gives last UN speech</p><p>Ranjan Roy, Associated Press, United Nations</p><p> For two decades, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has used almost every international podium to lambast the West, winning a reputation as a loud, and often blunt,...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Megawati begins Tunisia visit
<p>Megawati begins Tunisia visit</p><p> TUNISIA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri held bilateral talks with Tunisia President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and Prime Minister Ghanouchi Mohamed on Thursday, the first day of her two-day visit to the country.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
On eradicating terrorism
<p>On eradicating terrorism</p><p> From Media Indonesia</p><p> Rampant terrorist acts across the world have led to controversies in our country about the need for our intelligence service to enjoy greater authority, so that terrorism can be better countered and handled.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
20,000 live in risky areas
<p>20,000 live in risky areas</p><p> YOGYAKARTA: About 20,000 villagers in Sleman regency live in at least four disaster-prone areas due to volcanic activity in Yogyakarta, officials say.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN members
<p>Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN members</p><p>Lim Hua Sing, Professor, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo</p><p> At current levels, the rate of economic development in China is said to be about that of Japan...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Mushrooming labor unions do not benefit workers
<p>Mushrooming labor unions do not benefit workers</p><p>Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> An expert expressed his deep concern over the huge number of labor unions that have sprung up in the reform era (since 1998), saying that this condition has...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Cirebon against territorial split
<p>Cirebon against territorial split</p><p> CIREBON, West Java: The Cirebon regency administration, West Java, will reject any attempt to divide its territory into two regencies -- West and East Cirebon.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Honda opens two new RI plants
<p>Honda opens two new RI plants</p><p>Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java</p><p> Japan's second largest automotive company Honda Motor Co., Ltd., officially opened on Thursday two new plants in Karawang, West Java, raising new hopes that some...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Howard to go to Bali as victims slam Canberra
<p>Howard to go to Bali as victims slam Canberra</p><p>Chris McCall, Agence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia</p><p> Australian Prime Minister John Howard vowed on Thursday to attend commemorations of the Bali bombings as victims expressed anger at Canberra's...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Govt to replace STPDN personnel
<p>Govt to replace STPDN personnel</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Yogyakarta/Cirebon</p><p> The Ministry of Home Affairs is to deploy 120 civil servants to the government-run Public Administration Institute (STPDN) to replace its personnel following the controversial...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war
<p>12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war</p><p>Nani Farida and Tengku Agam Muzakkir The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe</p><p>A military court in Aceh began prosecuting 12 Indonesian soldiers on Thursday for alleged physical abuse of Acehnese villagers in the...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Dangdut exploitation
<p>Dangdut exploitation</p><p>From Koran Tempo</p><p> Nearly all local TV stations are broadcasting dangdut (a blend of Indian, Arabic and Malay music) shows with dances that go beyond eastern esthetic values.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Revolution, war needed to restore reform movement: Scholars
<p>Revolution, war needed to restore reform movement: Scholars</p><p>Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta</p><p> Scholars said here on Thursday that a breakthrough, possibly a revolution or even war, was needed to put the country's reform movement back on...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
* Headlines: 12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war 2
<p>* Headlines: 12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war 2 * National: 'Revolution, war needed to restore reform movement'4 * Archipelago:Seven months sought for soldiers 5 * Opinion: Just say 'no' to Bush's unilateralist agenda 7 * City: Rescue team finds one...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
One killed in Sumbawa Besar riot
<p>One killed in Sumbawa Besar riot</p><p>Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara</p><p> At least one person has been killed and eight others injured in a riot, following a demonstration against the local police office in the Sumbawa...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Police seek Vegas case witnesses
<p>Police seek Vegas case witnesses</p><p>Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara</p><p> Police said on Thursday that they were searching for at least three people who reportedly entered East Timor illegally along with former militiaman Vegas...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
checked EJK
<p>checked EJK</p><p>CEO SUITE provides ultimate solution</p><p> Soon after the Aug. 5 JW Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta, one American director with an office at the CEO SUITE here decided to temporarily leave the country due to security reasons.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
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<p>_________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p> Rupiah Rates Sept.25 _________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p> Banknote rates TT rates</p><p> Selling...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war
<p>12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war</p><p>Nani Farida and Tengku Agam Muzakkir, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe</p><p> A military court in Aceh began prosecuting 12 Indonesian soldiers on Thursday for alleged physical abuse of Acehnese villagers in...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
House only finishes two of 30 bills
<p>House only finishes two of 30 bills</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> In a repeat of past performances, the House of Representatives (DPR) will once again have failed to meet its legislation target when it closes on Friday, after holding deliberations from Aug.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Eviction injuries take their toll
<p>Eviction injuries take their toll</p><p>Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> A man eventually died of injuries he sustained a week after a clash with security officers who forced out occupants of state land in Kampung Baru area...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
15 vie for top local entrepreneur award
<p>15 vie for top local entrepreneur award</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> International consultancy firm Ernst & Young has shortlisted 15 local businesspoeple for the final selection to get the Enterpreneur of The Year (EOY) award for 2003.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
BI against easing of banking secrecy
<p>BI against easing of banking secrecy</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Bank Indonesia joined on Thursday a chorus of objections in response to a proposal to relax the banking secrecy code, saying it would shatter confidence in the banking sector and even...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Revamp the UN
<p>Revamp the UN</p><p> In her speech in front of the 58th United Nations General Assembly in New York last Tuesday, President Megawati Soekarnoputri rightly raised two issues of great significance to the current conflict-ridden global community, as well as to Indonesia in its...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
1. DUIT (4 x 12)
<p>1. DUIT (4 x 12) Asian monies mostly down on yen and stock falls </p><p> 2. SARS (2 x 24) SARS cost Asia 7m jobs, but is recovering: PATA </p><p></p><p>3. EIU (1 x 45) Shareholders more aggressive amid scandals </p><p> 4.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Megawati begins Tunisia visit
<p>Megawati begins Tunisia visit</p><p> TUNISIA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri held bilateral talks with Tunisia President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and Prime Minister Ghanouchi Mohamed on Thursday, the first day of his two-day visit to that country.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
SARS cost Asia 7m jobs, but is recovering: PATA
<p>SARS cost Asia 7m jobs, but is recovering: PATA</p><p>Agence France-Presse, Bangkok</p><p> The SARS crisis cost Asian economies over seven million jobs and slashed at least US$30 billion off growth estimates this year but effects on the worst-hit countries should be...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
AP;ANJ;
<p>AP;ANJ; ANPAu..r.. AGlance-S'pore-M'sia-row Int'l tribunal hears S'pore-KL row JP/11/J01 Int'l tribunal hears S'pore-KL row GERMANY: An international tribunal in Hamburg on Thursday began hearing a complaint from Malaysia over Singapore's land reclamation...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Koizumi, Wen to meet in Bali
<p>Koizumi, Wen to meet in Bali</p><p>HONG KONG: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Bali next month, Kyodo reported on Wednesday quoting a Japanese official.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Newly built house becomes nightmare
<p>Newly built house becomes nightmare</p><p> In what should have been a sweet dream after relative success in Jakarta ended up as a nightmare.</p><p>Toto Supriyanto, 35, and his youngest brother, Parno, 25, came to Jakarta two years ago, soon after he married Tri...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Nuke watchdog finds more enriched uranium in Iran
<p>Nuke watchdog finds more enriched uranium in Iran</p><p>Agencies, Vienna/New York</p><p> The United Nations nuclear watchdog has found further traces of enriched uranium in Iran, though this discovery could support Tehran's explanation that the traces are due...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Floods expected in October, says BMG
<p>Floods expected in October, says BMG</p><p>Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMG), warns that floods may hit the city in mid October when heavy rain is expected in upper areas of eastern Jakarta, like Puncak...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Indonesia badly needs witness protection law
<p>Indonesia badly needs witness protection law</p><p>Soeryo Winoto, Staff writer, The Jakarta Post, soeryo@thejakartapost.com</p><p> The screening of unabashed physical abuse by senior students of the state-run Public Administration Institute (STPDN) against their...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
1 x 33
<p>1 x 33 Only 7 months sought for soldiers </p><p>1 x 32 Police seek Vegas case witnesses </p><p>JP/5/boat</p><p>1 x 49 Four still missing after Bengkalis boat accident </p><p>JP/5/damai</p><p>2 x 23 Papuans hold peace rite to end...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Navy to buy South Korea subs
<p>Navy to buy South Korea subs</p><p>Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The question of from where the Navy would purchase two submarines it plans to acquire in the next 10 years was answered on Thursday when Navy Chief of Staff Adm.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Marines confirm Gunawan's order
<p>Marines confirm Gunawan's order</p><p> JAKARTA: Naval Military Police Commander Brig. Gen. Soenarko AG disclosed on Thursday that four marines had admitted before investigators that Gunawan Santosa ordered them to assassinate computer firm PT Asaba president director...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Load of garbage
<p>Load of garbage</p><p>From Warta Kota</p><p>Recently I have seen plastic garbage dumped just anywhere, sometimes in front of a house or a school. Not far away, actually, there is a large disposal drum.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Four still missing Bengkalis boat accident
<p>Four still missing Bengkalis boat accident</p><p>Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau</p><p> At least six more bodies were found after an overloaded, traditional boat sank in Tanjung Semak waters off Topang island, Bengkalis regency, Riau,...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
On ASEAN road map
<p>On ASEAN road map</p><p> These few weeks have seen leaders of Associaion of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) intensifying efforts at strengthening their association's cohesion in terms of trade and services against the onslaught of trade globalization on one hand and the...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Indosat plans to market global bond
<p>Indosat plans to market global bond</p><p> JAKARTA: PT Indosat plans to start marketing its U.S. dollar- denominated bond to overseas investors early next month, via roadshows in the world's top financial centers, company president Widya Purnama said on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
'Low politics'
<p>'Low politics'</p><p> Indonesia's political life has been marred by "low politics" these past years. Power struggle and the embezzlement of state funds cannot be inherited by the next generations.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Seven months sought for soldiers
<p>Seven months sought for soldiers</p><p>Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua</p><p> Military prosecutors demanded on Thursday only seven months in prison for seven of nine soldiers being tried in connection with the April burglary of munitions in...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Indonesia has difficulty meeting OPEC quota
<p>Indonesia has difficulty meeting OPEC quota</p><p>Dow Jones, Jakarta</p><p> The government has welcomed the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries'(OPEC) decision to cut output by 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) from next month, saying the move will help...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
KPU announces mapping of electoral districts
<p>KPU announces mapping of electoral districts</p><p>Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The General Elections Commission (KPU) has established a total of 1,565 electoral districts in more than 400 regencies for the seats in regency and municipality...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Best practice risk management for RI banks
<p>Best practice risk management for RI banks</p><p>Anthony Brent Elam, Managing Director, Bank Central Asia, Jakarta</p><p> Since the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997, the banking industry in Indonesia has undergone tremendous changes.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Makassar, Bali terror accomplices get jail sentences
<p>Makassar, Bali terror accomplices get jail sentences</p><p>Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Makassar</p><p> Denpasar and Makassar district courts sentenced three accomplices of terror attacks in separate trials on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Message from His Excellency the Chinese Ambassador Lu Shumin
<p>Message from His Excellency the Chinese Ambassador Lu Shumin</p><p> On the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on behalf of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Indonesia, and in my own name,...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Best practice risk management for RI banks
<p>Best practice risk management for RI banks </p><p>Anthony Brent Elam Managing Director Bank Central Asia Jakarta</p><p></p><p>2. Power -- Can we avoid an Iranian bomb? 2 x 21</p><p>Europe, U.S.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
TV Today: Friday, September 26, 2003
<p>TV Today: Friday, September 26, 2003 .TB.30" .90"</p><p>TVRI .tb .30" .90" </p><p> 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi</p><p>7:00 Magic Show</p><p>8:00 Travel</p><p>9:00 Religious Teachings</p><p>10:00...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Hambali's younger brother admits assisting him
<p>Hambali's younger brother admits assisting him</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Rusman Gunawan, alias Gun Gun, one of five arrested Indonesian students in Pakistan, has admitted that he aided his elder brother, top terrorist suspect Riduan Isamuddin,...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Environment ministry to talk to DPR over bill
<p>Environment ministry to talk to DPR over bill</p><p>Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p> In response to public outcry over the deliberation of the water resources draft bill, State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim has promised to bring...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Robber shot dead trying to escape
<p>Robber shot dead trying to escape</p><p> TANGERANG: Police shot dead on Thursday a member of a gang specializing in robbing jewelry stores when he tried to escape arrest in Jembatan Besi, West Jakarta.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Yangoon's coolness disappoints Mega
<p>Yangoon's coolness disappoints Mega</p><p>Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, New York</p><p> President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed disappointment on Wednesday (Thursday Jakarta time) at the cool response from Myanmar to the visit of special envoy Ali...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Sculptor says Rp 1.2b Soedirman statue cost
<p>Sculptor says Rp 1.2b Soedirman statue cost</p><p>Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung</p><p> More alleged irregularities in the construction of Soedirman statue on Jl. Jend.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Two killed, six injured in attack at PDI-P office
<p>Two killed, six injured in attack at PDI-P office</p><p>Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra</p><p> At least seven people were seriously injured when thousands of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) supporters attacked the...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Soeryo Winoto
<p>Soeryo Winoto Staff writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta soeryo@thejakartapost.com</p><p></p><p>2. Waseda -- Japan-China and ASEAN 2 X 30 Part 2 of 2 The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN countries </p><p>Lim Hua Sing Professor Institute of...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Anti-corruption team nearly ready, ICW left off list
<p>Anti-corruption team nearly ready, ICW left off list </p><p>A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p>A minister said he has provided facilities for a small team set up by the government to select candidates nominated for the Commission for Eradication of...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
1. INSIGHT: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42
<p>1. INSIGHT: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42</p><p> Capital market development lacks guidance </p><p> 2. YANGON: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 21 Mega disappointed over Myanmar's response </p><p> 3.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Capital market development lacks guidance
<p>Capital market development lacks guidance</p><p>Lin Che Wei, Director and Founder, Independent Research & Advisory, Jakarta</p><p> Indonesia was the last of five countries to emerge from the Asian financial crisis.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Shares end mixed on profit-taking
<p>Shares end mixed on profit-taking</p><p>Dow Jones, Jakarta</p><p> Shares ended mixed on Thursday, with further profit-taking in telecommunications company PT Telkom keeping the main index in negative territory, dealers said.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN members
<p>Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN members</p><p>Lim Hua Sing, Professor, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo</p><p> At current levels, the rate of economic development in China is said to be about that of Japan...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
NTB gets new council speaker
<p>NTB gets new council speaker</p><p> MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A Golkar Party figure was elected as the new speaker of the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) legislative council on Thursday, to replace Lalu Serinato, who had been named the province's governor.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Taufik goes through but Sony loses in Denmark
<p>Taufik goes through but Sony loses in Denmark</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Taufik Hidayat cruised through the third round with a 15-10, 15-5 win over Sergio Llopis of Spain but Sony Dwi Kuncoro failed to overcome his second-round hurdle at the Denmark Open...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Eight investors vie for oil and gas concessions
<p>Eight investors vie for oil and gas concessions</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Eight oil and gas companies are vying to gain concessions for eight oil and gas blocks in the country, a senior official said on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Mushrooming labor unions do not benefit workers
<p>Mushrooming labor unions do not benefit workers</p><p>Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p>An expert expressed his deep concern over the huge number of labor unions that have sprung up in the reform era (since 1998), saying that this condition has...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Increased output, higher price boost Inco's earnings
<p>Increased output, higher price boost Inco's earnings</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia's (PT Inco Indonesia) net earnings almost tripled in the first half of this year, thanks to increased output...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
DJ Indosat '03 Net May Double On Gains From MGTI Stake Sale
<p>DJ Indosat '03 Net May Double On Gains From MGTI Stake Sale </p><p>Dow Jones Jakarta</p><p></p><p>PT Indonesia Satellite Corp.'s (IIT) sale of its 30.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Telkom, Siemens sign deal
<p>Telkom, Siemens sign deal</p><p> JAKARTA: PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia said on Thursday that it has contracted Siemens Consortium to build telecommunication infrastructure in Kalimantan and Sulawesi islands for around US$25 million.