Archive: 5 October 2004
73 articles found
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Changing heads, limbs of govt
Changing heads, limbs of govt I am very pleased to see that a more modern person, such as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will become president, and his approach to build councils or "project teams" to tackle the many problems is definitely right. Certainly, there are many issues to be tackled, and it's hard to set priorities. However, the most important issue -- as many contributors have mentioned -- is a clean government. Don't change only the heads, but also its hands and feet!
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Police to question fugitive's lawyer and doctor
Police to question fugitive's lawyer and doctor Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After letting a key suspect in a multibillion dollar bank fraud case slip through their fingers, the police have summoned the fugitive's lawyer and doctor for a questioning regarding their client's escape. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates
Rupiah Rates Sept. 4 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,982.00 6,255.26 6,654.03 6,583.01 Brunei dollar 1 5,733.52 5,137.25 5,464.20 5,406.41 Canadian dollar 1 7,650.60 6,853.59 7,291.22 7,212.69 Swiss franc 1 7,707.34 6,906.58 7,345.30 7,268.45 Danish krone 1 1,606.82 1,439.37 1,531.34 1,514.78 Euro 1 11,952.71 10,713.41 11,391.24 11,274.73 Poundsterling 1 17,327.41 15,530.28 16,513.48 16,343.98 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,239.40 1,111.03 1,181.19 1,169.24...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic law
Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic law Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta, Jakarta The Ministry of Religious Affairs launched on Monday a legal draft amendment to the 1991 body of Islamic law, a move that several moderate Muslim scholars say could be part of a "revolution" in sharia. However the draft, which allows interfaith marriages, prohibits polygamy and promotes gender equality, quickly received strong criticism from mainstream Islamic law experts in a discussion during its launch.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 4, 2004:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 4, 2004: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Share Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 3,000 0 0 Adhi Karya 455 10 32,222,000 Adira Dinamika 2,600 0 75,000 AGIS Tbk 100 0 280,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 140 -10 330,000 Alakasa Industrindo 125 0 0 Alfa Retailindo Tbk 900 0 1,000 Alumindo...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Hamzah Haz bids farewell
Hamzah Haz bids farewell JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz marked his last days of service by inaugurating the Vice Presidential Secretariat's Management Information System and officiating the ground-breaking of Baitul Rahman Mosque here on Monday. Monday was practically Hamzah's final day in office, as he will leave for a minor haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia until his term ends on Oct. 20.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Hollands gives Giant second victory in cycle tour
Hollands gives Giant second victory in cycle tour Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jember/East Java The Giant Asia Racing Team, which is competing with only three riders, managed to snatch a second victory after Edmund Hollands won the seventh stage of the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia here on Monday. Despite the win, Giant is still trailing in the teams classification.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
President receives envoys' credentials
President receives envoys' credentials JAKARTA: Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri received on Monday credentials from three new foreign ambassadors. German Ambassador to Indonesian Joachim Broudrk-Grvger, Egyptian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohamed El-Sayed Taha and Fijian Ambassador to Indonesia Adi Litia Samanunun Qalirea Talakuli Cakobau presented their credentials at Merdeka Palace. The Fijian envoy will be based in Kuala Lumpur.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
FPI calls for closure of night spots in Ramadhan
FPI calls for closure of night spots in Ramadhan Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With less than two weeks to Ramadhan, Islam Defenders Front (FPI) called on the city administration on Monday to close down night spots and entertainment centers during Ramadhan and Idul Fitri. "We urge the administration to ban nightspots operating during the fasting month and one week after Idul Fitri," said the FPI Jakarta chapter chairman, Nurzaini Suanda.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
1. Duit 2x15
1. Duit 2x15 Taiwan dollar rises, Korean Won Weakens 2. CONOC 2x30 Indonesia hasn't decided on ConocoPhillips share for Aceh gas 3. TANKER 2x24 Oil-tanker rates may rise in 4th quarter on heating
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Astra Honda motorcycle sales may Rise 25% in 2005
Astra Honda motorcycle sales may Rise 25% in 2005 Bloomberg, Jakarta The Indonesian unit of Honda Motor Co., the world's biggest motorcycle maker, expects 2005 sales to increase by a quarter, helped by faster economic growth and political stability after a new president's election.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Gorries discharged as bomb squad chief
Gorries discharged as bomb squad chief JAKARTA: The National Police has removed Brig. Gen. Gorries Mere as the Bomb Squad chief following the deadly blast outside the Australian Embassy here on Sept. 9, a credible police source said on Monday. The source said police headquarters had named his deputy Sr. Comr. Bekto Suprapto, acting chief pending the appointment of a permanent replacement. Gorries, however, maintains his post as the head of drug investigations.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Candra and Sigit reunited again
Candra and Sigit reunited again Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Emerging at the age of 22 as 1997 world champions, Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto stepped out of the shadow of their seniors 1996 Olympic champions Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja. Their glory days were soon over, however. In 1998, Sigit was banned from competing for a year by the International Badminton Federation (IBF), after he was found guilty of using steroids.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Breeders get free bird flu vaccine
Breeders get free bird flu vaccine Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Grobogan Poultry breeders in Grobogan regency, Central Java, have received 300,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for free after the highly pathogenic virus killed more than 350 chickens at a poultry farm in Kranggan Harjo village last week. "The vaccine has been distributed to the breeders.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
JP/1/tki
JP/1/tki The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Malang/Banyuwangi Hostages released, families jubilant An Iraqi militant group has released two Indonesian women hostages who were handed over on Monday to the United Arab Emirates' embassy in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi Television reported. The United Arab Emirates state television station showed footage of the two veiled women who appeared to be in good health. A UAE diplomat said they would be handed over to the Red Cross in Iraq.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
The swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and
The swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and two deputies on Monday was marked by a wave of protests alleging money politics had tarnished the Sept. 17 election for the post. About 500 protesters from the Committee Against Money Politics demanded the swearing-in be suspended until allegations of bribery and money politics were disproven. "We urge the authorities to send those guilty of bribing councillors in the election to jail," protest coordinator Achmad Nur said.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Myanmar applauds Thai Thai proposal to protect dolphins
Myanmar applauds Thai Thai proposal to protect dolphins Associated Press, Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar marine experts have applauded a proposal by neighboring Thailand for greater protection for a local species of dolphin at international talks on wildlife trafficking, a semiofficial newspaper reported Sunday. The move to ban trade in the rare Irrawaddy dolphin is to be presented at the CITES meeting in Bangkok of the 166 countries that have signed the agreement. The meting started on Saturday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Residents take whale meat home
Residents take whale meat home KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Using axes, knives and all means available, local residents chopped up on Monday the meat of a stranded whale in Purirano beach, some 12 kilometers west of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. Dobing, a Purirano subdistrict official, said the residents had begun to take away the meat since Saturday for their own consumption or commercial purposes, only few hours after the whale was declared dead by local officials.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Officers quizzed over dumped meat case
Officers quizzed over dumped meat case Jakarta Police are still investigating the involvement of two police officers in the dumping of meat at Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi municipality. "Internal affairs are questioning them to find out who gave the order to escort the rotten meat to the dump. If they are found guilty, we will punish them," Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said on Monday at City Hall after attending the swearing in ceremony of City Council speaker Ade Surapriatna.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Shares end at record high on new cabinet
Shares end at record high on new cabinet Dow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended at a record high on Monday on continued foreign buying amid expectations that President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will form a market-friendly cabinet to fix the nation's economy, dealers said. They added that gains across Asian markets after Wall Street's rally Friday and expectations that the central bank won't raise interest rates after September's softer inflation report also spurred buying.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Police arrest two bomb suspects
Police arrest two bomb suspects The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Makassar/Yogyakarta Police officers arrested on Monday two suspects in the 2002 McDonald's explosion in Makassar and the 2003 Cafe Sampoto Indah bombing in Palopo, both in South Sulawesi. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Capital inflows rise in RP
Capital inflows rise in RP MANILA: Short-term capital flows into the Philippines rose 4.0 percent from a year earlier to US$421.1 million in the nine months to September as the government took steps to address its ballooning debt, the central bank said on Monday. The figure for net portfolio inflows included $78.3 million in September, the highest for the year.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
* With a month to go, Kerry on offense against Bush Page 3
* With a month to go, Kerry on offense against Bush Page 3 * Police set to question Adrian's lawyer and doctor Page 4 * Dumai mayor named suspect in logging scam Page 5 * Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state Page 6 * Two policemen quizzed over meat dumped at Bantar Gebang Page 8 * Els enjoys life with Mount Juliet win Page 9 * Defying army offensive, Hamas rockets hit Israel Page 11 * 'Indosiar's' new holding listed on JSX Page 13 * Involving children in sustainable development...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Most houses have no building permits
Most houses have no building permits TANGERANG: As many as 70 percent of residences in 26 districts of Tangerang regency do not have the required building permits, officials said on Monday. Head of the permits department at Tangerang Planning and Building Layout Agency, Mursan, revealed that only 5,299 houses were legal according to Bylaw No. 10/2000 on building permits. "The residents are still not aware that house owners can use the permits as collateral for loans from banks.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
'Tempo' receives bomb threat
'Tempo' receives bomb threat JAKARTA: Activities at the four-story Tempo magazine building at Jl. Proklamasi 72, Central Jakarta, halted for about two hours on Monday as occupants were evacuated after receiving a bomb threat. An unidentified person called at 12:30 p.m., saying that a bomb planted on the third floor would explode at 3 p.m. All employees were later told to leave the building at about 1 p.m. The police arrived half an hour later, while the bomb squad arrived at nearly 2 p.m.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia supports calls for textile quota extension
Indonesia supports calls for textile quota extension Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia supported a proposal from a group of developing countries, which basically aims to extend the current global textile quota system, a minister said. Minister of Industry and Trade Rini MS Soewandi said on Monday that those countries needed Indonesia's support as their exports relied heavily on textiles.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Angry locals vandalize Bojong dump
Angry locals vandalize Bojong dump Theresia Sufa and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/Jakarta A group of villagers besieged, blockaded and vandalized a new waste treatment plant on Monday in Klapanunggal village, Bogor regency, complaining that they were angry that it was located in their neighborhood. It was not clear if there were any injuries as a result of the violent attack, which left a security post, four motorcycles and the plant's office in ruins.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
1. SBY: 1 LINE, 11 COUNTS
1. SBY: 1 LINE, 11 COUNTS IT'S 'DR' SBY 2. SUSUL: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS UN lacks $220m to feed refugees 3. TKI: 2 LINES, 22 COUNTS Iraqi militant group frees Indonesian hostages
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
1. MPR: 38 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 50
1. MPR: 38 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 50 Golkar considers withdrawing from race for MPR leadership 2. ISLAM: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic law 3. SRIKANDI: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 Mixed-couples face citizenship problems 4. SUSUL: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 18 SE Asia intensifies antidrug campaigns
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Bomb discovered at Palu school
Bomb discovered at Palu school PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police have a found a bomb at a Palu school on Monday after a threat was made against it earlier in the morning. Edward, a school administrator at the State Senior High School II said he had received a call from a woman, saying that she had placed a bomb somewhere in the school and would explode it soon. Edward called in the police to defuse the bomb.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
'Indosiar's new holding company listed on JSX
'Indosiar's new holding company listed on JSX Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta PT Indosiar Karya Media (IKM), a new holding company for the Indosiar television network, officially listed its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday, to replace its previously listed subsidiary PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri (IVM), which operates the TV station.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Protests mar Council meeting
Protests mar Council meeting Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and two deputies on Monday was marked by a wave of protests alleging money politics had tarnished the Sept. 17 election for the post. About 500 protesters from the Committee Against Money Politics demanded the swearing-in be suspended until allegations of bribery and money politics were disproven.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
'TNI should not act like a loser'
'TNI should not act like a loser' Military observers have repeatedly expressed concern over the Indonesian Military's (TNI) territorial role, which they said would lead to a repeat of intimidation that occurred in the past. Despite the long deliberation on this particular issue, the newly endorsed military bill doesn't say much about the current structure of military offices in the regions. The Jakarta Post asked some residents about their opinion on the issue.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Mixed couples face citizenship woes
Mixed couples face citizenship woes Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Having a baby can be costly, but while Maya Miranda Ambarsari was ready to pay for the basics, she was unaware of the excessive complexity that marks registering the birth of a baby born to a mixed couple here. After recovering from the delivery of her son via caesarean section, Maya and her expatriate husband were shocked to find bills and fines awaiting them, totaling Rp 15 million (US$1,630).
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
NU clerics to meet before congress
NU clerics to meet before congress CIREBON, Jawa Barat: A group of Nahdlatul Ulama clerics plan an informal gathering here this weekend to evaluate the performance of the country's largest Muslim organization. The meeting comes less than two months before the NU congress elects its chairman for the 2004-2009 period. Organizing committee chairman Lukman Hakim said the meeting would accommodate criticism from the grass roots against the NU elite for dragging the organization into politics.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
I. Trade
I. Trade Taiwan exports to Indonesia (2003):1.52 USD billion Taiwan Imports from Indonesia (2003):2.92 USD billion Total Trade volume (2003):4.44 USD billion (up 9.5%) Trade Surplus for Indonesia (2003):1.14 USD billion (up 25.1%) Long term LNG procurement agreement between Pertamina and Chinese Petroleum Corp. in Taiwan. The total amount has already exceeded 5.7 USD billion from 1990 to 2003. II.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
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;AFP;CD ANPAf..r.. Brief-CNAC-airline Air China takes majority stake in Hong Kong-listed CNAC JP/HONGKONG Air China gets top stake in CNAC HONG KONG: China's flagship carrier Air China has been handed a controlling stake in Hong Kong-listed aviation services company China National Aviation Co Ltd (CNAC), the airline said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
New RI social security law: A blessing or curse for workers?
New RI social security law: A blessing or curse for workers? Alex Arifianto, Jakarta On Sept. 28, 2004, the House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed the bill on the National Social Security System (popularly called the RUU SJSN). With its endorsement, the bill is scheduled to become law within a month.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
To protect and serve?
To protect and serve? On Wednesday, Sept. 29, as we rode our Vespa in the Blok M area at around 6 p.m., we were stopped by a policeman who said we were traveling in the wrong lane (though we later discovered we were not in violation of any traffic rules). No doubt, he saw two young foreign women and decided to take advantage of us. When he stopped us, he asked for all appropriate documentation, including the vehicle registration (STNK) and drivers license, which we gave to him.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Dumai mayor named suspect in logging scam
Dumai mayor named suspect in logging scam Puji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Wan Syamsir Yus, the mayor of Dumai municipality in Riau province, has been named a suspect in a graft case for permitting logging in a protected forest, prosecutors said on Monday. Riau Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Enita Menhar said the charges against the mayor were filed by the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta. She said Wan Syamsir was summoned on Aug.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Golkar considers withdrawing from race for MPR leadership
Golkar considers withdrawing from race for MPR leadership Kurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party is considering withdrawing from the race for the deputy People's Consultative Assembly speaker's post in an attempt to boost the chances of Sutjipto of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in the vote. Golkar and the PDI-P, which are grouped under the Nationhood Coalition, said earlier they would nominate Sutjipto and Golkar's Theo L.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Asian nations told to protect waterways
Asian nations told to protect waterways Asian countries still needed to improve security in some of the world's busiest commercial waterways amid increased fears of piracy and maritime terrorism, a conference heard in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Malaysia's transport minister Chan Kong Choy told the two-day meeting on maritime security that some shipping lanes would remain vulnerable unless they were protected vigilantly.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Suspected pirates attack S'pore boats
Suspected pirates attack S'pore boats MALAYSIA: Heavily-armed pirates have attacked two Singapore- registered tugs in Indonesian waters of the Malacca Strait and kidnapped four crew, a maritime official said on Monday. "In the last five days, we had two incidents of pirate attacks off Belawan in Indonesia. They have kidnapped the captain and chief engineers of the two boats," Noel Choong, regional manager of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in Kuala Lumpur, told AFP.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
KPC receives largest loan since 1997 economic crisis
KPC receives largest loan since 1997 economic crisis Johannes Simbolon, Jakarta Post, Singapore Giant coal producer PT Kaltim Prima Coal has secured a US$385 million loan from a bank syndicate to refinance its debt, marking the revival of the foreign financial institutions's trust in local companies.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Picking our own leaders
Picking our own leaders First implemented by the government of Abdurrahman Wahid in 2001, the law on regional autonomy (Law No. 22/1999) has been revised by the outgoing members of the House of Representatives. The revision was endorsed last Wednesday by the House members culminating years of intense public debate involving the central and local governments, experts, non-government organizations, businessmen and the public.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Zurman next chair of Jambi council
Zurman next chair of Jambi council JAMBI, Jambi: Zurman Manaf of the Golkar Party was elected chairman of the Jambi provincial council on Monday, garnering 30 out of total 44 votes in the provincial council. Zurman defeated Chairul Naim from the National Mandate Party (PAN) and Suwarno Surinta from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), who got 13 and one vote respectively.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Pulp firms offer scholarship to locals
Pulp firms offer scholarship to locals Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rony Gustam Kalfarisi, a 19-year-old talented but poor student of the prestigious Pelita Harapan University in Jakarta, feels proud of his success in winning a scholarship to take up undergraduate studies in physics at the university, and postgraduate and doctorate studies in the United States. "We may be the happiest people in the world.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Culture, fun mix on youth ship
Culture, fun mix on youth ship Leony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A free 44-day trip on a 110-meter cruise ship -- complete with a pool, a spa, a hairdresser, plush cabins and pocket money -- to six Asian countries is, by any account, extraordinary. But onboard the Nippon Maru vessel, 316 youths from Japan and 10 Southeast Asian countries get something even more unique: a chance to see beyond the places' scenic beauty or powerful technology into the minds of people their own age.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
2 x 19
2 x 19 Five die as mentally ill man runs amok 2 x 27 Restraining mental patients worsens problems: Doctor JP/5/mayor 2 x 25 Dumai mayor named suspect in logging scam JP/5/FLU 1 x 30 Breeders get free bird flu vaccine JP/5/bias 1 x 27 Mayor faces poll bias trial
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
IT'S 'DR' SBY
IT'S 'DR' SBY The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is now official. Retired Army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared on Monday winner of the election runoff, making him the country's first president to be directly elected since Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
San Miguel may bid for Del Monte Pacific
San Miguel may bid for Del Monte Pacific San Miguel Corp., the largest Philippine food and beverage company, may bid for 40 percent of Del Monte Pacific Ltd., a stake with a market value of about S$290 million (US$172 million). San Miguel is auditing the assets of Singapore-listed Del Monte Pacific, the world's largest pineapple canner. "The due diligence is continuing," San Miguel Chief Financial Officer Ferdinand Constantino told Bloomberg.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Lee kickstart ASEAN tour with Brunei meeting
Lee kickstart ASEAN tour with Brunei meeting Agencies, Singapore Newly installed Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had a friendly meeting with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Monday as he began a tour of Southeast Asia to officially introduce himself to his regional counterparts. "Brunei is a very old friend of Singapore. We have very good relations on a broad range of issues ....
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Residents take law into own hands
Residents take law into own hands BOGOR: Several community groups in Bogor came together on Saturday to establish a movement to eradicate prostitution, gambling and substance abuse. The Anti-Prostitution, Gambling and Drugs Group (Mappan)'s coordinator, M. Mokaginta, said that the members would stage their own raids without noticing the law enforcement authorities beforehand, Antara reported on Sunday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Iraqi militant group frees Indonesian hostages
Iraqi militant group frees Indonesian hostages The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Malang/Banyuwangi An Iraqi militant group has released two Indonesian women hostages who were handed over on Monday to the United Arab Emirates' embassy in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi Television reported. The United Arab Emirates state television station showed footage of the two veiled women who appeared to be in good health. A UAE diplomat said they would be handed over to the Red Cross in Iraq.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Govt collects Rp 157t in tax revenue
Govt collects Rp 157t in tax revenue The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it had collected some Rp 157 trillion (US$17.25 billion) in tax revenue as of the end of September, or 66 percent of the full-year target. "The figure is 113.6 percent higher compared to what we managed to collect during the same period last year," Director General of Taxation Hadi Purnomo said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Five die as mentally ill man runs amok
Five die as mentally ill man runs amok Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu A mentally ill man, who had been kept shackled by his family for a year until recently, fatally stabbed four people and wounded more than a dozen others on Sunday in Kalora subdistrict, some five kilometers west of Palu municipality, the capital of Central Sulawesi province. The suspect, Nantjo, was killed by enraged residents.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Air China gets top stake in CNAC
Air China gets top stake in CNAC HONG KONG: China's flagship carrier Air China has been handed a controlling stake in Hong Kong-listed aviation services company China National Aviation Co Ltd (CNAC), the airline said on Monday. The 69-percent slice of the company was transferred to the carrier as part of a deal to increase the attractiveness of Air China ahead of a planned international listing, reports said.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Calls increase for Bambang's release
Calls increase for Bambang's release BATAM, Riau Islands: Scores of print and television journalists protested on Monday outside the Batam District Court, calling for the Supreme Court to release Tempo Magazine chief editor Bambang Harymurti from all criminal defamation charges. Grouped under the Batam Journalists Alliance, the journalists unfurled banners and posters in a noisy protest outside the court with messages such as "Don't Stop Press Freedom" and "Journalists Are Not Criminals".
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Cirebon mayor faces poll bias trial
Cirebon mayor faces poll bias trial Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Prosecutors pledged on Monday to complete the case file of the mayor of the West Java city of Cirebon, Subardi, in two weeks. He has been charged with illegally campaigning for the incumbent, President Megawati Soekarnoputri ahead of the Sept. 20 election runoff. "We are striving to complete investigating the file on Subardi in less than 14 days.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia hasn't decided on ConocoPhillips share for Aceh gas
Indonesia hasn't decided on ConocoPhillips share for Aceh gas Soraya Permatasari and Grace Nirang, Bloomberg/Jakarta Indonesia has not decided whether to give ConocoPhillips, the third-biggest U.S. oil company, a bigger stake to develop a gas field in the northwestern province of Aceh, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti said on Monday. ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Corp. hold a so-called gas production-sharing contract in the Block A gas field.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Students put RI on informatics map
Students put RI on informatics map Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three Indonesian students have proved brainpower can take you a long way -- to Athens, and medals at the International Computer Science Olympics. A silver from David Santoso Anggakusuma and two bronze medals from Derianto Kusuma and Andrian Kurniady have put Indonesia on the world map of computer science.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia hasn't decided on ConocoPhillips share for Aceh gas
Indonesia hasn't decided on ConocoPhillips share for Aceh gas Soraya Permatasari and Grace Nirang Bloomberg/Jakarta Indonesia has not decided whether to give ConocoPhillips, the third-biggest U.S. oil company, a bigger stake to develop a gas field in the northwestern province of Aceh, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti said on Monday. ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Corp. hold a so-called gas production-sharing contract in the Block A gas field.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Most houses have no building permits
Most houses have no building permits TANGERANG: As many as 70 percent of residences in 26 districts of Tangerang regency do not have the required building permits, officials said on Monday. Head of the permits department at Tangerang Planning and Building Layout Agency, Mursan, revealed that only 5,299 houses were legal according to Bylaw No. 10/2000 on building permits. "The residents are still not aware that house owners can use the permits as collateral for loans from banks.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state
Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state Peter Milne, Jakarta Few can doubt the historic importance of the peaceful and democratic passing of executive power to Indonesia's first ever directly elected president later this month -- with the former general-turned-democrat, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the winner.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Legal certainty needed
Legal certainty needed From Koran Tempo Legal certainty is yet to be established in Indonesia, because money can still bend the law to serve certain interests. I'm very disappointed to hear that press freedom will again be curbed in Indonesia. The press is a source of information for the people to learn about their country's state of affairs. If the press is controlled and curbed, the public will be made ignorant about the condition of the country.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Kids tell adults: Don't mess up our future
Kids tell adults: Don't mess up our future Warief Djajanto Basorie , Contributor, Jakarta "Don't turn our Earth into a garbage dump!" Yuichi Morimoto's simple plea resounds like a thunder clap. The 13-year-old Japanese boy is sending a clear and strong message to the world's grown-ups not to pass on a damaged and depleted planet to their children and succeeding generations.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia Open bowling begins
Indonesia Open bowling begins JAKARTA: The Second Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship began on Sunday at Jaya Ancol Bowling Alley with some 100 local and 125 foreign bowlers participating in the event. The players bowlers from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Brunei, Australia, Finland and Britain.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Philippines cracks whip on state-run 'white elephants'
Philippines cracks whip on state-run 'white elephants' Agence France-Presse/Manila Government-run corporations blamed for contributing to a looming fiscal crisis in the Philippines should reverse huge losses or risk being abolished or privatized, President Gloria Arroyo's spokesman said on Monday. "The ball is in the court of the losing government firms," presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye said in a statement.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia posts strong surplus
Malaysia posts strong surplus KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia in August chalked up its 82nd consecutive trade surplus and its highest since December 1999 with a total of 8.06 billion ringgit (US$2.12 billion), the trade ministry said on Monday. The August outcome was up 9.5 percent from 7.36 billion ringgit in July.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
30th September 2004
30th September 2004 ;JP; ANPAk..r.. The hardest part of democracy: Creating a beneficent state JP/6/MILNE Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state 2. Alex 2x 30 New RI social security law: A blessing or curse for workers?
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Police urged to continue probe on malpractice cases
Police urged to continue probe on malpractice cases Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eighteen families grouped under the Community of Victims of the Health System came to the Jakarta Police Headquarters and National Police on Monday, calling on the police to conduct a serious investigation into malpractice allegations.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
Susilo's hurdles
Susilo's hurdles It is part of the irony of Indonesia's recent history that even at this hour of overwhelming electoral triumph, the nation's new president-elect, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, must be ready to handle the obstructions that are certain to occur during his five-year term, which will formally begin on Oct. 20.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB
SE Asia intensifies antidrug campaigns
SE Asia intensifies antidrug campaigns Southeast Asian officials met on Monday to intensify their fight against drug trafficking and abuse while a Singaporean minister said that efforts so far have put the brakes on rising rates of amphetamine abuse in the region. Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, said joint training programs had helped law enforcement agencies across the region to crack down on the drug problem.