Archive: 8 September 2003
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Mon, 08 Sep 2003
1. ACEH: 48 PT, 3 COLS, 3 X 18
1. ACEH: 48 PT, 3 COLS, 3 X 18 Govt, military discuss plans to rebuild Aceh 2. AIPO: 36 PT, 4COLS, 1 X 32 Security tight for ASEAN meeting 3. TIMOR: 30 PT, 3 COLS, 2 X 25 RI, E. Timor assets dispute lingers as talks continue 4. FIRE: 28 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 48 Four dead, 16 injured in Batam hotel fire 5.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Asian phone makers challenging Nokia
Asian phone makers challenging NokiaAgence France-Presse, Singapore Asia's mobile phone makers are mounting an aggressive campaign to build their presence in the region but challenging the dominance of heavyweight Nokia will be tough, analysts said.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Muslim parties told to be inclusive to win votes
Muslim parties told to be inclusive to win votesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muslim-based political parties in this predominantly Muslim country have never won the general election, as they fail to promote issues inclusive of the general population, observers asserted on Saturday.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
1. Toll: 8 x 3 lines
1. Toll: 8 x 3 linesSumatra, Java to be linked in 20 years2. Brimob: 20 x 2 linesFamilies urge rights body to probe recruits' deaths
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Cisadane Festival opens with boat race
Cisadane Festival opens with boat raceMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang Mayor M. Thamrin officially opened the Cisadane Festival and Cisadane Fair at the Cisadane River alongside Jl. Benteng Raya, Tangerang, on Saturday morning.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Mega enjoys botanic garden concert
Mega enjoys botanic garden concert BOGOR, West Java: President Megawati Soekarnoputri attended a charity concert at the Bogor presidential palace on Sunday, which aimed to raise funds for the conservation of the country's botanic gardens.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
1. Cancun (3 x 14)
1. Cancun (3 x 14) WTO trade ministers expect stormy time at Cancun meeting 2. WTO (2 x 25) What is the WTO and why should we care about what it does? 3. Kadin (2 x 26) RI's WTO team asked to fight for greater market access 4. Center (1 x 40) PMN ready to mediate in commercial disputes 5.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Indonesia to 'sell' carbon emissions
Indonesia to 'sell' carbon emissions JAKARTA: The Indonesian delegation to an environment forum in the Philippines is set to offer developed countries 13 projects for carbon emission reduction under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), says an official.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
'Bajaj drivers to suffer the most'
'Bajaj drivers to suffer the most'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "When kancil is released, common people like me will suffer the most," said Sukim, 35, a Bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle) driver in Rawamangun, East Jakarta on Sunday.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Islam, national identity and democracy
Islam, national identity and democracyMuhammad Qodari, Indonesian Survey Institute, Jakarta, qodari@hotmail.com Suspected terrorists such as Hambali, Imam Samudra, Amrozi and the Jamaah Islamiyah network have raised questions regarding the link between Islam, national identity and democracy.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Security fears drive demand for political risk guarantees in Asia
Security fears drive demand for political risk guarantees in Asia Agence France-Presse Bandar Seri BegawanSecurity concerns in Asia could fuel growing demand for political risk guarantees, continuing a three-year trend, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) consultant has said.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Say no at WTO, Venezuela tells developing nations
Say no at WTO, Venezuela tells developing nations Reuters CaracasVenezuela declared war on Friday against what it called an unfair world trade system and urged developing nations not to subscribe to any new agreements at upcoming global trade talks next week. The world's No.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Is it a computer or an entertainment system?
Is it a computer or an entertainment system? Internationally recognized IT columnist John C. Dvorak told a crowd in Jakarta recently that he did not think it was a good idea to use the computer as an entertainment system.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
China vows fresh steps to take heat off currency
China vows fresh steps to take heat off currencyReuters, Beijing China, under persistent U.S. pressure to revalue the yuan, plans further steps to ease capital controls to help take the heat off the currency, a senior government official was quoted as saying.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
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Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Works to disrupt water supply
Works to disrupt water supply JAKARTA: City's two tap water companies announced over the weekend that some areas in the capital would experience water supply disruption, due to scheduled repairs and the installation of new pipes.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
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AFP; ANPAf..r.. Nokia-Asian Asian mobile phone makers face tough task challenging Nokia JP/ Agence France-Presse Singapore Asia's mobile phone makers are mounting an aggressive campaign to build their presence in the region but challenging the dominance of heavyweight Nokia will be tough, analysts...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
'Bajaj replacement is a relieve'
'Bajaj replacement is a relieve' The city administration will issue permits for Kancil to operate in the capital as an alternative to Indian-made Bajaj (motorized pedicabs), which have been a form of public transportation here since the 1970s.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
President Bush to hold firm on Iraq, missile misses plane
President Bush to hold firm on Iraq, missile misses planeAgencies, Baghdad United States President George W. Bush prepared on Sunday to tell Americans they must stay the course in Iraq and to seek more international help against violence illustrated by a missile attack on a plane at Baghdad airport.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Cloud seeding useless, as rain begins to fall
Cloud seeding useless, as rain begins to fallBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Climatologists said that some western parts of Java island was entering the transitional period between the dry and rainy seasons, therefore the city administration's plan to carry out cloud seeding would not...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, September 8, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, September 8, 2003Exhibitions* Fine Arts Suara-Suara di Ruang Gelap by Gotot Prakosa, GoetheHaus, Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9-15 Central Jakarta (Tel. 23550208), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Sept. 9. * Painting Painthinkting by F. Sigit Santoso, Edwin's Gallery Jl.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
RI urged to promote herbal medicine
RI urged to promote herbal medicine SURAKARTA, Central Java: Indonesia should campaign for the use of more herbal medicines to capture potential market share both at home and overseas, a provincial official said.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Govt talks about Aceh economy
Govt talks about Aceh economy Nani Farida The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh, AcehThe government along with the military met with a select group of concerned people in Aceh on Saturday to hold discussions on economic recovery in the province, in the event that the economy- hindering armed conflict comes...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Air Force to try out Sukhoi this week
Air Force to try out Sukhoi this weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new kids on the block in the Air Force's fleet of jet fighters -- two Sukhoi Su-27SKs and two Sukhoi Su-30MKs -- will be test-flown between Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 after their delivery from Russia last week.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Satria, the young air pollution fighter
Satria, the young air pollution fighterBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta Come to Yogyakarta and rent a bike to ride around town. The chances of you getting through traffic safely without going through a cloud of exhaust from a motorbike is virtually nil.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
JI does not exist in Indonesia: NU chairman
JI does not exist in Indonesia: NU chairmanNugroho and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Jakarta Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Hasyim Muzadi said over the weekend that the United States was playing the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) card to put pressure on and control Indonesia and other Muslim...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
'Foreign exchange management must not distort competitiveness'
'Foreign exchange management must not distort competitiveness'Dow Jones, Phuket, Thailand International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Horst Koehler doesn't oppose a certain degree of exchange rate management as long as it doesn't distort competitiveness in the market.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
China vows fresh steps to take heat off currency
China vows fresh steps to take heat off currency Reuters BeijingChina, under persistent U.S. pressure to revalue the yuan, plans further steps to ease capital controls to help take the heat off the currency, a senior government official was quoted as saying.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Lockheed to launch 3rd satellite
Lockheed to launch 3rd satellite Measat, Malaysia's sole commercial satellite operator, has picked U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin Corporation to launch its third communications satellite in 2005, local media reported on Saturday.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
PMN ready to mediate in commercial disputes
PMN ready to mediate in commercial disputesA newly established agency tasked with mediating commercial disputes has been welcomed by some. National Mediation Center (PMN) chairman Denaldy M. Mauna talked to The Jakarta Post's Fitri Wulandari about the center's mission.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Golkar targets 10% of votes in regions
Golkar targets 10% of votes in regions PEKANBARU: The Golkar party is aiming for at least 10 percent of all votes in every region in the coming 2004 general election."There will be about 143 million voters in the coming election.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
* Headlines: RI, E. Timor assets dispute lingers 2
* Headlines: RI, E. Timor assets dispute lingers 2 * National: 'Ballot counting vulnerable to hackers' 4 * Archipelago: Families urge probe on police recruits' deaths 5 * Opinion: Islam, national identity and democracy 7 * City: Cloud seeding not necessary: Experts 8 * Sports: Rossi clinches...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
SEMARANG: The municipal authorities in Semarang, Central Java,
SEMARANG: The municipal authorities in Semarang, Central Java, will crack down on male and female students sharing rented houses who are not married.Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip said he would also ask neighborhood chiefs to campaign for a code of conduct among students and their visitors, those...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Security fears drive demand for political risk guarantees in Asia
Security fears drive demand for political risk guarantees in AsiaAgence France-Presse, Bandar Seri Begawan Security concerns in Asia could fuel growing demand for political risk guarantees, continuing a three-year trend, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) consultant has said.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Indonesia ready to freeze JI assets, accounts: Official
Indonesia ready to freeze JI assets, accounts: OfficialFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is ready to freeze assets and accounts belonging to 10 Indonesian terrorist suspects once the United Nations endorses a United States proposal to that effect, an official says.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Families urge rights body to probe recruits' deaths
Families urge rights body to probe recruits' deathsThe Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi Skeptical of the police's internal inquiry, families of the four new recruits of the police's elite force, who died on Sept.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
S'pore, Thai want earlier end date for AEC
S'pore, Thai want earlier end date for AECAgence France-Presse, Singapore The Singapore and Thai prime ministers said on Saturday they will push for an earlier end date for the establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) during an ASEAN summit in Bali next month.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Govt urged to justify plans to extend operation in Aceh
Govt urged to justify plans to extend operation in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2004 general elections should not be used as an excuse by the government to maintain the presence of thousands of troops in the war-torn Aceh province, says a former minister.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Rumsfeld hopes for expansion of Afghan ISAF
Rumsfeld hopes for expansion of Afghan ISAFSimon Denyer and Tabassum Zakaria, Reuters, Kabul U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday he was hopeful the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) might expand peacekeeping operations outside the Afghan capital, but that security was...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
TNI back to square one
TNI back to square one Public radio in the early 1960s aired patriotic songs every one hour or so. The lyrics of one song were "Liberate Irian, Liberate Irian" (Seize Irian, Seize Irian). It was around the time when the country had yet to win Irian Jaya -- now Papua -- back from the Dutch colonial...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
RI's WTO team asked to fight for greater market access
RI's WTO team asked to fight for greater market accessEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's business community is asking the government delegates to fight for greater market access for Indonesian products in negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Cancun, this week.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Mysticism on TV shows misleading
Mysticism on TV shows misleadingFrom Media Indonesia Several private TV stations present programs depicting mysticism, evil spirits and magic, which can sometimes be misleading, due to the lack of religious or scientific references.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Yusen to set terminal in China
Yusen to set terminal in China TOKYO: Nippon Yusen KK is set to build and operate a harbor terminal to facilitate automobile distribution to and from China at the port of Dalian in Liaoning Province, as part of a joint venture with the city's harbor bureau and China Ocean Shipping Co.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Six killed as ferry sinks in Lombok Strait
Six killed as ferry sinks in Lombok StraitThe Jakarta Post, Mataram/Denpasar At least six persons, including a little girl, were killed and over 60 others are still missing after the ferry they boarded capsized in Lombok Strait in West Nusa Tenggara early on Sunday, police and officials say.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
LBH APIK helps migrant workers
LBH APIK helps migrant workers PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The Legal Assistance Agency on Justice for Indonesian Women (LBH APIK) has provided shelter in Entikong, West Kalimantan, for troubled migrant workers.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
A newly established agency tasked with mediating commercial
A newly established agency tasked with mediating commercial disputes has been welcomed by some. National Mediation Center (PMN) chairman Denaldy M. Mauna talked to The Jakarta Post's Fitri Wulandari about the center's mission.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Bulungan Complex for sports, arts
Bulungan Complex for sports, arts JAKARTA: Head of the City Sports and Youth Agency, Yudhi Suyoto, asserted over the weekend that the Bulungan Youth Sports Complex in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, will not be open to outside business activities.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
JP/4/JI
JP/4/JIJI does not exist in Indonesia: HasyimNugroho and A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Surabaya/JakartaChairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Hasyim Muzadi said over the weekend that the United States was playing the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) card to put pressure on and control Indonesia and other Muslim...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
UI to become research university
UI to become research university DEPOK, West Java: The University of Indonesia (UI) is striving to become a recognized research university by 2010 at the latest, asserted rector Usman Chatib Warsa on Saturday.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Ballot counting vulnerable to hackers: Agency
Ballot counting vulnerable to hackers: AgencyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The agency in charge of compiling the votes for the 2004 general elections ballots says that their computers are vulnerable to a hacker attack.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Sumatra, Java to be linked in 20 years
Sumatra, Java to be linked in 20 yearsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga is planning to build a massive bridge connecting Sumatra and Java within the next 20 years in a bid to take part in the ongoing development of toll road networks in Asia, says...
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
52 break out of Batam prison
52 break out of Batam prison BATAM. Riau: At least 52 inmates broke out of an overcrowded prison on the industrial island of Batam, Riau province, early on Sunday, officials said.However, police managed to capture 16 of the escapees. Four of them were shot while trying to resist arrest.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Terrorism not in AIPO agenda
Terrorism not in AIPO agendaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators from ASEAN countries will begin their four-day meeting here on Monday amid fears of possible fresh terrorist attacks ahead of the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States in 2001.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Four dead, 16 injured in Batam hotel fire
Four dead, 16 injured in Batam hotel fireFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau At least one foreigner and three Indonesians were killed and 22 others injured as fire gutted a four-star hotel in the industrial island of Batam, Riau province, early on Sunday.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
RI, E. Timor assets dispute lingers as talks continue
RI, E. Timor assets dispute lingers as talks continueFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Assets remain a thorny issue in Indonesia and East Timor relations, as neither of the countries is willing to back down from its stance in settling the problem.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Broken promise in Papua
Broken promise in Papua From Media Indonesia The Indonesian government is desperately trying to ensure that Papua remains within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, but the special autonomy granted to the province can only be successfully implemented if Papuans are united.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Singapore, Thailand want earlier end date for ASEAN Economic
Singapore, Thailand want earlier end date for ASEAN Economic Community Agence France-Presse SingaporeThe Singapore and Thai prime ministers said on Saturday they will push for an earlier end date for the establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) during an ASEAN summit in Bali next month.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Fiery radio journo killed in RP
Fiery radio journo killed in RPPHILIPPINES: Outspoken radio broadcaster Jun Pala, who survived two murder attempts in recent years, was gunned down in the southern Philippine city of Davao late Saturday, police said.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
'I feel sorry for 'Bajaj' drivers'
'I feel sorry for 'Bajaj' drivers'The city administration will issue permits for Kancil as alternative transportation to replace Indian-made Bajaj (motorized pedicab), which has been popular in the capital since 1970s.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Civil servant jailed for corruption
Civil servant jailed for corruption KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Kendari District Court sentenced a staff member of the local social affairs office to three-and-a-half-years in prison for embezzling Rp 1.6 billion from funds earmarked for refugees in the province.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
RI begins to rely on the market for its funding needs
RI begins to rely on the market for its funding needsKahlil Rowter, Head of Research, Mandiri Sekuritas, Jakarta Next year, for the first time in the last four decades, the Government of Indonesia will rely on bond issuance to finance its budget deficit.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
Expat's defense
Expat's defenseClearly my letter, written in response to Sari Setiogi's article on the government's proposal to mandate language proficiency tests in Bahasa Indonesian fired debate among readers of The Jakarta Post, as did the proposal itself.Most notably, Jacobson and Sastrowardoyo (the Post, Aug.
Mon, 08 Sep 2003
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Pakubuwono-dining Sunday/6A prototype dining room unit in the five-tower Pakubuwono Residence apartment complex, which is now being constructed on Jl. Pakubuwono 6, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.