Archive: 27 January 2004
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Tue, 27 Jan 2004
'Tempo' magazine still standing tall despite efforts to topple it
'Tempo' magazine still standing tall despite efforts to topple itM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Press Council chairman Atmakusumah said the Tempo media group did not lose credibility despite the numerous lawsuits filed against it.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Officials say Jakarta free of bird flu
Officials say Jakarta free of bird fluDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the government finally conceding that the country is in the grip of an avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak after covering it up for four months, the Jakarta administration is still playing down the possibility of...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Saving Betawi culture
Saving Betawi culture From Warta Kota Jakarta's native Betawi culture is part of the national culture. As the provincial culture, it covers the local custom and language as well as traditional arts that have high tourism and educational values.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Terrorism war benefits military, intelligence
Terrorism war benefits military, intelligenceA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) have taken advantage of the global war on terrorism to regain the power they had exercised previously to suppress the political rights of the...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Feathers fly over cover-up, poultry farmers cry foul
Feathers fly over cover-up, poultry farmers cry foulThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor The government has been strongly criticized for being too slow in containing the outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza, putting at risk the country's poultry industry which employs some 2.5 million workers.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
The bird flu scare
The bird flu scare After months of keeping silent, the government finally admitted during the weekend that the millions of chickens that had died in Java, Bali and several other parts of the country in the past few months had perished of bird flu -- the feared avian influenza that could also be...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Haj corruption charge probed
Haj corruption charge probed JAKARTA: Police have begun investigating allegations of corruption in the Ministry of Religious Affairs by summoning its head of legal and public relations, Arifin Nurdin.The issue centers on the ministry's failure to raise the quota for haj participants and on...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Singapore hopes for strong Indonesian government
Singapore hopes for strong Indonesian governmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore's next prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, spoke on a wide range of bilateral issues during his 45-minute talk with his host President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday as part of his three-day...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Susanto expected to continue impressive run at Makita chess
Susanto expected to continue impressive run at Makita chessMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Susanto Megaranto is expected to follow up his impressive SEA Games run when he plays in the Makita Grand Master chess invitational here in February.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
14 drug users test positive for HIV
14 drug users test positive for HIV BOGOR: Fourteen drug users in a detoxification program at Karya Bhakti Bogor Hospital tested positive for HIV, an official said on Monday.Head of the Karya Bhakti Foundation Subagyo Partodihardjo, who is also the head of National Narcotics Commission (KNAPN),...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
IBRA collects Rp 456b from final property sale
IBRA collects Rp 456b from final property saleTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thirty-three days before its official closure on Feb. 27, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) collected on Monday Rp 456 billion (US$53.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
17 PNG nationals deported from RI
17 PNG nationals deported from RINetty Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Seventeen nationals of Papua New Guinea (PNG), who were arrested in Papua for entering Indonesia illegally, were deported after authorities found no evidence that their entry was intended to disrupt public order...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Part 1 of 2: The effects of leadership changes in East Asia
Part 1 of 2: The effects of leadership changes in East AsiaJusuf Wanandi, Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta In East Asia changes in leadership have also happened in the last few years, to be followed by other leadership changes and in the next...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
KPUDs cut legislative candidate list
KPUDs cut legislative candidate listApriadi Gunawan and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Makassar Ahead of the expected announcement by the central KPU, the regional KPU offices have already announced the final list of legislative candidates that failed the final screening to compete in the...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Japan, Mexico start FTA talks
Japan, Mexico start FTA talks TOKYO: Japan and Mexico began five days of working-level talks here on Monday on concluding a free trade agreement (FTA), with negotiations focused on non-farm sectors, a foreign ministry official said.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
First JW Marriott bomb suspect goes on trial in Jakarta
First JW Marriott bomb suspect goes on trial in JakartaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Indonesian militant who said he wanted to kill Americans went on trial for last year's Marriott bombing at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday and could be sent to the firing squad if...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Residents near dump get insurance
Residents near dump get insurance BEKASI: Deputy mayor Mochtar Mohamad said on Monday the municipality administration was providing life insurance for at least 5,163 residents of the villages of Ciketing Udik, Cikiwul and Sumur Batu, all of which are near the Bantar Gebang dump.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Civil resistance against GAM
Civil resistance against GAMFrom Media IndonesiaAt least eight people including a high school student have allegedly again been taken hostage by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) amid the apparent government's attempt to release RCTI cameraman Fery Santoro and possibly hundreds of others.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Mitsubishi's domestic sales rise
Mitsubishi's domestic sales rise TOKYO: Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Monday its domestic sales rose 3.4 percent in 2003 to 367,040 units, but its exports were down 6.2 percent at 389,947 units.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Geoff Todd depicts 'Ramayana' in paintings
Geoff Todd depicts 'Ramayana' in paintingsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta On Jan. 17, Geoff Todd's painting exhibition was opened to specially invited guests of Losari Resort near Magelang, some one-and-a-half-hours drive from Yogyakarta.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Voter education campaign 'urgent'
Voter education campaign 'urgent'Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Unless voters are encouraged to mark the individual names of legislative candidates on ballot papers, the upcoming polls will just become another April fool's joke, scholars say.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Wife dies, husband missing in accident
Wife dies, husband missing in accident PADANG, West Sumatra: A woman was reported killed on Monday and her husband missing when their canoe sank after being swamped by large waves off the coast of Padang, West Sumatra.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Singapore authorities check schools for militancy
Singapore authorities check schools for militancyAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore's Islamic religious authorities said on Monday they are building a list of international madrasahs that are believed to be safe to study at without the threat of militant indoctrination.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
3 x 12
3 x 12 KPUDs cut legislative candidates 1 x 36 17 PNG nationals deported from Indonesia 3 x 13 Councillors criticized for sequestration 2 x 33 Three die, seven missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragedies 1 x 35 Activist opposes official houses
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Branding of luxury cars should be treated with great care
Branding of luxury cars should be treated with great careAgus W. Soehadi, Contributor, Jakarta On one busy afternoon a flashy red Porsche overtook several cars on one of Jakarta's longest roads, Jl. TB Simatupang.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
KPK meets Akbar Tandjung
KPK meets Akbar Tandjung JAKARTA: Five leaders of the newly formed Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) met on Monday with House Speaker Akbar Tandjung to explain their work plans.KPK chairman Taufiequrrahman (Taufiq) Ruki said the five introduced themselves to Akbar, who is awaiting the Supreme...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
3 x 12
3 x 12 KPUDs cut legislative candidates 1 x 36 17 PNG nationals deported from RI 3 x 13 Councillors criticized for sequestration 2 x 33 Three die, seven missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragedies 1 x 35 Activist opposes official houses
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Orangutans in rehab only the start for Borneo apes
Orangutans in rehab only the start for Borneo apesPatrick Chalmers, Reuters, Sepilok, Malaysia In great ape terms, nine-month-old orangutan orphan CT could consider herself lucky.The furry orange ball's arrival at Malaysia's main orangutan center last month, after a plantation owner tipped off...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Expensive cars have better chance to grow
Expensive cars have better chance to growRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Targeting the few people at the top of the social ladder, luxury car dealers have confidence the market for their products will never disappear or be affected by any crisis that could shake the nation's still fragile economic...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Bumi Resources to increase coal output by 40%
Bumi Resources to increase coal output by 40%Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT Bumi Resources, the country's largest coal producer, said over the weekend that it had set a target of increased coal output at around 40 percent this year, taking advantage of a rise in...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
House calls for legal action against ballot box producer
House calls for legal action against ballot box producerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives Commission II for legal and domestic affairs asked on Monday the General Elections Commission (KPU) to take legal measures against the ballot box tender winner PT...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Rupiah Rates Jan.26
Rupiah Rates Jan.26 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,907.06 6,129.20 6,552.61 6,483.41 Brunei dollar 1 5,263.62 4,671.11 4,993.51 4,941.06 Canadian dollar 1 6,795.86 6,032.12 6,447.12 6,380.73 Swiss franc 1 7,187.73 6,379.81 6,818.88 6,748.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Proton revives plan to buy Indonesian auto plant
Proton revives plan to buy Indonesian auto plantAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's national carmaker Proton has revived plans to acquire an auto assembly plant in Indonesia as part of its expansion into Southeast Asia and to battle increasing competition under a regional free trade...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Govt has no plans for mass cull of poultry
Govt has no plans for mass cull of poultryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government on Monday said it has taken the standard procedure of quarantining farms known to be affected by bird flu but has no plans to cull poultry suspected of being infected with the virus, citing inadequate funds and fears...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Luxurious lives of councillors
Luxurious lives of councillorsFrom Koran TempoThe 2004 budget for the Surabaya City Council is Rp 32.42 billion, Tempo Interaktif reported on Jan. 13. This large sum includes Rp 1.8 billion for miscellaneous expenses and Rp 4.2 billion for "special allowances".
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Is DHL computerized?
Is DHL computerized? My replacement Visa card was sent during the second half of December from the UK to my Jakarta address. As I had not yet received the card by Jan. 16, I phoned my bank in the UK to ask about it.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Hundreds receive tickets during new 3-in-1's first day
Hundreds receive tickets during new 3-in-1's first dayEvi Mariani and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 780 motorists were ticketed for violating the new three-in-one traffic policy on the first day of its implementation on Monday.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
TNI sets conditions for cease-fire with GAM
TNI sets conditions for cease-fire with GAMFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has set conditions for a temporary cease-fire in troubled Aceh to allow Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders to free all civilian hostages, including journalist Ferry Santoro.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Soldier murders two civillians, kills himself
Soldier murders two civillians, kills himselfNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam A soldier from East Java apparently just snapped on Sunday night and shot several civilians in Takengon market in Central Aceh, killing two people and injuring four.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
ITB to charge campaign fees
ITB to charge campaign fees BANDUNG: The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in West Java will charge an unspecified fee to political parties wishing to campaign on campus."The fee will be channeled toward the maintenance of auditoriums used for the campaigns," said ITB deputy rector for the...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Busway, let's wait and see
Busway, let's wait and see From reading the letter titled On the busway in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 20 by Gandhi Sukardi, and its closing comment that "traffic jams still occur -- although they are not as serious as before the advent of the busway", it is obvious that the author is not living in...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Malaysia's glad-handing new prime minister calls a halt to backhanders
Malaysia's glad-handing new prime minister calls a halt to backhandersSimon Cameron-Moore, Reuters, Kuala Lumpur Less than 100 days after Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad ended an era with his retirement, his successor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has served notice to Malaysia's business cronies and corrupt...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
No legal action on defiant policemen
No legal action on defiant policemenEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police discharged two police officers, Adj. Comr. Deni Riswana and First Insp. Puji Waskito, on Monday in the first case this year. However, no legal action will be taken.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Sulu Sea marine zone eyes military protection
Sulu Sea marine zone eyes military protectionPatrick Chalmers, Reuters, Lankayan Island, Malaysia If efforts to protect a patch of Sulu Sea off northeast Borneo go as private managers plan, they may need some serious military muscle to guard the site's underwater assets from human predators.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
[b]Graft and
Graft and tax collectionFrom Koran Tempo I agree with Taufiequrachman, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), who has called on the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) to issue a ruling that corruption is forbidden according to Islam.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Government to tax mutual funds next year
Government to tax mutual funds next yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation plans to impose income tax on profit obtained from bond-based mutual funds starting in a year, according to a senior tax official."We plan to introduce the new policy on Jan. 1, 2005.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
S'pore urged to include RI on trade partner list
S'pore urged to include RI on trade partner listSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government has requested Singapore to immediately include Indonesia on the city state's list of trade partners.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Busway, let's wait and see
Busway, let's wait and see From reading the letter titled On the busway in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 20 by Gandhi Sukardi, and its closing comment that "traffic jams still occur -- although they are not as serious as before the advent of the busway", it is obvious that the author is not living in...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
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Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Supreme Court muddies waters in Akbar case
Supreme Court muddies waters in Akbar caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Supreme Court (MA) justices handling House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's appeal of his corruption conviction, confused court observers on Monday by releasing conflicting statements on when...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
[b]Graft and
Graft and tax collectionFrom Koran Tempo I agree with Taufiequrachman, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), who has called on the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) to issue a ruling that corruption is forbidden according to Islam.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Is DHL computerized?
Is DHL computerized? My replacement Visa card was sent during the second half of December from the UK to my Jakarta address. As I had not yet received the card by Jan. 16, I phoned my bank in the UK to ask about it.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Civil resistance
Civil resistance against GAM rebelsFrom Media IndonesiaAt least eight people including a high school student have allegedly again been taken hostage by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) amid the apparent government's attempt to release RCTI cameraman Fery Santoro and possibly hundreds of...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Ordinary people can
Ordinary people can fight corruptors From Koran Tempo Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has said the power of people cannot defeat the evil power of unscrupulous politicians or corruptors because the population is so big that it can be fragmented easily.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Misplaced alarm over missile system
Misplaced alarm over missile systemBernard Loo, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The reported Australian proposal to acquire from the United States a missile defense system has generated some disquiet.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Busway and traffic congestion
Busway and traffic congestionFrom Media Indonesia For the new Blok M to Kota Trans-Jakarta Busway system, the city administration has stipulated that the ban on private cars carrying fewer than three passengers now covers more streets and is effective for longer hours.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Three die, five missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragedies
Three die, five missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragediesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java Eleven people were swept away by flood-swollen rivers in two separate locations; seven in Tegal regency, Central Java, and four others in Cirebon, West Java.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Mulyo to team up with Taufik again
Mulyo to team up with Taufik again Indonesian badminton star Taufik Hidayat is likely to be reunited with his former coach and mentor Mulyo Handoyo as the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) welcomes back the coach after a Singaporean stint.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Kupang gets new Golkar regent
Kupang gets new Golkar regent KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The pair of Ibrahim A. Medah and Ruben Funay were elected on Monday as the new regent of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, and deputy regent respectively, for the 2004- 2009 term.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
AGO told to solve May tragedy
AGO told to solve May tragedy JAKARTA: The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) urged the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Monday to follow up on the investigation into the May 1998 tragedy by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
PSSI, Withe to sign deal on Wednesday
PSSI, Withe to sign deal on WednesdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Peter Withe of Britain, who arrived here last Thursday, is scheduled to sign a four-year coaching contract with the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) on Wednesday.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Students find classic literature dull, boring
Students find classic literature dull, boringDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Don't judge a book by its cover, people say. That old cliche may be true, but the city's students do not seem to have taken this good advice to heart.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
1. BIRD: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS
1. BIRD: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Govt has no plans for mass cull of poultry 2. SPORE: 1 LINE, 21 COUNTS Lee hopes for strong RI 3. SUICIDE: 4 LINES, 9 COUNTS Crazed soldier kills himself, murders 2 civilians 4. MARRIOT: 1 LINE, 45 COUNTS First J.W. Marriott bomb suspect goes on trial in Jakarta
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Budget for education still way below standard
Budget for education still way below standardP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono told the House of Representatives Commission VI on Monday that 2009 would be the earliest that the government could provide the 20 percent budget allocation for education as required by...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Navy turns down Libyan ships
Navy turns down Libyan ships JAKARTA: Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Bernard Kent Sondakh turned down on Monday a donation of a number of warships from Libya, saying that most of them were already very old."Most of them are aged 25 years or more.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Jealous man burns motorcycle
Jealous man burns motorcycle JAKARTA: A man burned on Sunday a motorcycle belonging to another man identified as Boy, in Koja, North Jakarta.The incident took place when Boy visited Lilis, 37, a housewife, at her house.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
ASEAN must integrate or lose out: Study
ASEAN must integrate or lose out: StudyDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Singapore The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must move quicker toward economic integration and a single market if the 10-nation grouping is to compete effectively, particularly against China and India, a consultants'...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
IBRA Property Asset Sale Program
IBRA Property Asset Sale Program Sale program 1 2 3 4(1) 4(2) 4(3) 4(4) 5 Assets 1740 1851 2611 1568 1247 1429 1690 1618 on offer (units)Assets sold 852 720 1346 383 161 256 399 939 (units)Recovery Rate (%) 140 136 152 125 118 114 117 116Profit 372 620 685 135 36 161 195 456 (in Rp billion) Source:...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Economy cars draw avid interest
Economy cars draw avid interestTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent launch of economy car model by major automobile manufacturer Toyota under its Avanza line -- priced under Rp 100 million (US$11,772) -- proves how huge a market exists here for non-exclusive vehicles.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Seven Iraqi asylum-seekers on hunger strike in Lombok
Seven Iraqi asylum-seekers on hunger strike in LombokLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat Seven Iraqi immigrants here continued their hunger strike on Monday in an attempt to put pressure on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to recognize...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
2,000 customers stop tap water service
2,000 customers stop tap water serviceMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A total of 2,066 customers in Banjar Wijaya housing complex, Cipondoh district, Tangerang regency, have canceled their tap water service from regental water operator PDAM Tirta Kerta Raharja (TKR).
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
RI gets into gear for Thomas Cup, Athens
RI gets into gear for Thomas Cup, AthensZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With Indonesia gearing up to defend the Thomas Cup, which is to employ a new competition format this year, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has reiterated that its Olympic campaign will also be a top...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Bill on direct gubernatorial elections to be prioritized
Bill on direct gubernatorial elections to be prioritizedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The people will soon elect their governors, regents and mayors directly, due to the planned revision of law No. 22/1999.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Cops say 'oink' to green-clad terror
Cops say 'oink' to green-clad terrorEvi Mariani and Marilin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Depok The Jakarta Police announced on Monday that the talk-of-the-town kolor hijau (green underwear) creature -- believed to be a creature that is half-man and half-pig -- does not in fact exist and is only a...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Rupiah ends down on bird flu, dollar demand
Rupiah ends down on bird flu, dollar demandDow Jones, Jakarta Rupiah closed lower on Monday following reports of an outbreak of bird flu in the country. The rupiah ended at Rp 8,460 per U.S. dollar, down from Friday's close of 8,408.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Reflection of achievement, prestige and status
Reflection of achievement, prestige and statusBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta The number of luxury cars in Indonesia, like in many developing countries, is still comparatively small. However, it is not the quantity that matters here, for luxury cars and their owners are a highly exclusive and...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Security concerns haunt annual Jakarta Fair
Security concerns haunt annual Jakarta FairThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta International trade fairs and exhibitions to be hosted by the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, are likely to see less participants and exhibitors due to heightening political tensions prior to the general...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Huge gas pipeline deal signed
Huge gas pipeline deal signed AMMAN: The prime ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria signed on Sunday a multi-million dollar deal to supply liquefied natural gas from Egypt to the other three states.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
'3-in-1 policy only delays traffic jams'
'3-in-1 policy only delays traffic jams' Hundreds of road users have been ticketed for violating the new three-in-one traffic policy enforced on Monday. The offenders are facing sentences of up to a month in prison and a fine of Rp 1 million (US$119).
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Councillors criticizes for sequestration
Councillors criticizes for sequestrationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra An activist of a civil rights non-governmental organization (NGO) condemned on Monday the Deli Serdang regental council's move to sequester 45 councillors at the Grand Angkasa Hotel in Medan, the capital...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
* Headlines: 'Tempo' credibility stands firm amid libel suits 2
* Headlines: 'Tempo' credibility stands firm amid libel suits 2 * National: Govt, House defend new anticorruption body 4 * Archipelago: Local KPU shortlist legislative candidates 5 * Opinion: Dilemmas of the post-Soeharto democracy 6 * City: Students find literature bring 8 * Sports: Mickelson back...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
1. THREE IN ONE: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24
1. THREE IN ONE: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24 Hundreds receive tickets during new 3-in-1's first day 2. TEMPO: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 'Tempo' still standing tall despite efforts to topple it 'Tempo' credibility stands firm amid libel suits3.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Police say 'Oink' to green-togged terror
Police say 'Oink' to green-togged terrorEvi Mariani and Marilin The Jakarta Post Jakarta/DepokThe Jakarta Police announced on Monday that the talk-of-the-town kolor hijau (green underwear) creature -- believed to be a creature that is half-man and half-pig -- does not in fact exist and is only a...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Activist opposes official houses
Activist opposes official housesRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan A local non-governmental organization activist lashed out on Monday at the East Kalimantan provincial government for allocating a budget to build houses for council officials that far exceeds the market price.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Dollars mire 'Tempo' in financial straits: Observer
Dollars mire 'Tempo' in financial straits: Observer The recovery of damages in foreign currency in the lawsuit against Koran Tempo daily is a sign from business tycoon Tomy Winata that he can pressure the Indonesian judiciary to do what he wanted, said a political observer.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
'Tempo' lawyers want Tomy to stand trial for perjury
'Tempo' lawyers want Tomy to stand trial for perjuryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defense lawyers of Tempo magazine told the court on Monday to order the prosecution of tycoon Tomy Winata for perjury in the earlier hearing of the libel case in which three of the weekly's journalists...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
House, govt defend corruption 'bulldozer'
House, govt defend corruption 'bulldozer'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government on Monday defended the establishment of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and denied suggestions that the setting up of the new commission was...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Busway and traffic congestion
Busway and traffic congestionFrom Media Indonesia For the new Blok M to Kota Trans-Jakarta Busway system, the city administration has stipulated that the ban on private cars carrying fewer than three passengers now covers more streets and is effective for longer hours.