Archive: 9 November 2004
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Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Rupiah ends at 16-week high
Rupiah ends at 16-week highDow Jones, Jakarta The rupiah ended at a 16-week high on Monday as the dollar continued to weaken globally in the wake of the U.S. presidential election last week, dealers said.The dollar ended at Rp 8,985, down from its close Friday at 9,065.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Industrial output in Malaysai up
Industrial output in Malaysai up KUALA LUMPUR: Industrial production in Malaysia grew 9.8 percent year-on-year in September, supported by growth in all sectors, Statistics Department data showed on Monday.Month-on-month, output edged up 1.7 percent.In August, output rose 10.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Govt may issue $1.5b global bond in March
Govt may issue $1.5b global bond in MarchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is likely to issue up to US$1.5 billion in overseas bonds during the first quarter in an effort to finance the 2005 state budget, a senior finance official has said.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
GE sells Indian outsourcing arm
GE sells Indian outsourcing armUttara Choudhary, Agence France-Presse, New Delhi General Electric Co., a pioneer in business processing in India, said on Monday it has sold a majority stake in its Indian outsourcing arm, GE Capital Services, to two U.S.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Govt 'must act now to up investment'
Govt 'must act now to up investment'Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should not wait for the House of Representatives to settle their ongoing internal conflict to take measures deemed crucial to revive foreign investment, an economist and a business figure said.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Beggars bad for tourism
Beggars bad for tourismFrom Kompas A Dutch friend of mine came to Indonesia on holiday several months go and visited several cities like Jakarta, Denpasar, Yogyakarta and Bandung.While admiring the beauty of Indonesia and its culture, she also wondered why there were so many beggars around,...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
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Right way to deal with insults to Islam M. Ali Manchester, UK2. Nation -- Thai freedom of expression is now dead 1 x 48 Freedom of expression in Thailand is now dead Kavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok3.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS
1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Bush is back and it's time to expand, says RI envoy 2. ARAFAT: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Palestinian leaders to see Arafat, despite wife's fury 3. IRAQ: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Allawi OKs U.S.-led attack on Falluja 4.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Mobile clinic serves poor in Yogyakarta province
Mobile clinic serves poor in Yogyakarta provinceTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta "Bedes, come here quickly. What are you afraid of. How come a street kid like you is afraid of a little needle? If you aren't scared of being beaten by city public order officers, how come you are afraid of...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Govt, House told to debate border law
Govt, House told to debate border law JAKARTA: The National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) will organize a seminar on border issues in a bid to raise the need for the government and the House of Representatives to deliberate legislation on border areas.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Jakarta copies neighbors' plans
Jakarta copies neighbors' plans City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya said that Jakarta has been copying Singapore in using incinerators to overcome its garbage disposal problem.The city plans to buy four incinerators by 2007, each of them with the capacity to process up to 2,000 tons of waste.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
City plans to burn its garbage
City plans to burn its garbageDamar Harsanto and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration plans to eventually incinerate all garbage, an official says. "Incinerators have been installed in cities worldwide such as Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Colissions kill 10 in N. Sumatra
Colissions kill 10 in N. SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Three separate road accidents in Medan and Langkat, North Sumatra, claimed 10 lives and injured six others on Sunday night.The accidents took place in Tanjung Morawa, Tanjung Baru and Tanjung Mulia, Medan; and Sukajadi in...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
990 families to lose homes on riverbanks after holiday
990 families to lose homes on riverbanks after holidayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The North Jakarta administration plans to send squatters living on the riverbanks in its jurisdiction elsewhere, as it holds them responsible for annual floods in the city.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Court acquits Cirebon mayor in poll bias case
Court acquits Cirebon mayor in poll bias caseNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon The Cirebon District Court in West Java acquitted Cirebon Mayor Subardi on Monday of charges of bias in connection with his campaigning for former president Megawati ahead of the Sept. 20 election runoff.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Qaddafi's son to visit Indonesia
Qaddafi's son to visit IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi, the second son of Libyan president Moammar Qaddafi, will meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Vice President Jusuf Kalla and a number of ministers during a three-day visit here, an official at the Embassy...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
RI's volcano power could light up the archipelago
RI's volcano power could light up the archipelagoEric Unmacht, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Jakarta Geothermal energy enthusiasts talk about the golden days of promise for the industry almost like techies in Silicon Valley about the boom days before the Internet bubble gave way.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Teachers take exams for govt allowances
Teachers take exams for govt allowances JAKARTA: More than 10,000 teachers from private schools sat tests on Monday in an attempt to qualify for government allowances at the Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Police raid ecstasy factory in West Jakarta
Police raid ecstasy factory in West JakartaEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police said on Monday they had discovered and raided an ecstasy and shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) factory hidden in a two-story shop-house on Jl. Bedugul, Blok IA, in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
EU-India summit starts in The Hague
EU-India summit starts in The Hague THE NETHERLANDS: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived on Monday in The Hague for a summit with the Dutch EU presidency and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, intended to firm up the strategic partnership between the European Union and India.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Riau Panwaslu dissolved
Riau Panwaslu dissolved PEKANBARU, Riau: The regental and municipal Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) in Riau have completed their election work, and have now been dissolved.The disbanding of the supervisory committee was made official during a ceremony in Hotel Pangeran, Pekanbaru on...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Government to set up holding company for SOEs
Government to set up holding company for SOEsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As part of an effort to help restructure and revitalize state- owned enterprise (SOEs), which are mostly in bad shape, the new government is planning to form a holding company that it is hoped will be more...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Bush is back and it's time to expand, says RI envoy
Bush is back and it's time to expand, says RI envoyYenni Djahidin, Washington, D.C. Indonesian Ambassador to United States, Soemadi D. M. Brotodiningrat followed the U.S. elections closely. He spoke recently with The Jakarta Post correspondent Yenny Djahidin in Washington about the elections and...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Rupiah Rates Nov.8
Rupiah Rates Nov.8 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,261.47 6,494.95 6,915.03 6,841.11 Brunei dollar 1 5,773.00 5,166.11 5,497.58 5,441.45 Canadian dollar 1 7,973.41 7,135.57 7,593.01 7,515.88 Swiss franc 1 8,089.74 7,238.43 7,703.79 7,624.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
JP/5/BLAST
JP/5/BLASTGrenade explodes in Wajo, one dead and two injuredAndi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post/MakassarA hand grenade exploded on Monday morning in Wajo regency, South Sulawesi province, killing one person and injuring two others.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
New study indicates arsenic in Buyat Bay
New study indicates arsenic in Buyat BayMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The study of a joint team involving 14 government agencies has found indications that Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi has high levels of arsenic, prompting the government to warn residents around the bay not to...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Indonesia waives the rules?
Indonesia waives the rules? Everywhere Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) goes the skeletons of the past rattle like hell, and they will cause him enormous problems. The tight web of corruption, which has efficiently engulfed all walks of life, has virtually left no one who can say, hand on heart, "I...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Grenade explodes, one dead
Grenade explodes, one deadAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar A hand grenade exploded on Monday morning in Wajo regency, South Sulawesi province, killing one person and injuring two others.The incident happened as Samin, 17, a resident of Awo subdistrict, Wajo regency, was playing with the...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Police confirm arrest of two terror suspects
Police confirm arrest of two terror suspectsTony Hotland and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor The National Police confirmed on Monday the arrest of two men by the force's antiterror squad in Leuwilang district, Bogor regency, last week.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
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d; *Police confirm arrest of two terror suspects Page 2 *Susilo to approach Badawi over RI worker on death row Page 4 *Deadly fish virus spreads to West Sumatra Page 5 *Social accountability more than just being responsible Page 6 *North Jakarta to evict squatters from riverbanks Page 8 *Montella...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Bapepam imposes fine on Indofarma
Bapepam imposes fine on Indofarma JAKARTA: Publicly listed pharmaceutical firm Indofarma was fined Rp 28.9 billion (some US$3.1 million) on Monday, for failing to apply the proper accounting practices in the drawing up of its 2001 financial report.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
'I have the chance to reflect'
'I have the chance to reflect' Idul Fitri will be celebrated by Muslims around the world on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15. It is a time to ask forgiveness from family, friends and colleagues, to give and receive new clothes and to eat traditional dishes.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Unocal wins oil rights in disputed waters
Unocal wins oil rights in disputed watersJakarta, Associated Press Unocal Corp., a U.S. oil and natural- gas company, was awarded rights by Indonesia to explore for oil and gas in waters off Borneo island that are also claimed by Malaysia, a government official in Jakarta said.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Minibus driver shot dead in latest Central Sulawesi attack
Minibus driver shot dead in latest Central Sulawesi attackAgencies, Jakarta Local police said unidentified gunmen shot dead the driver of a public minibus on Monday in the troubled regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi, where sporadic attacks have continued despite a 2002 peace deal between Muslim and...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Nabire regent ready to face graft probe
Nabire regent ready to face graft probe NABIRE, Papua: Nabire Regent A.P. Youw said on Monday that he had not received a summons from the police, although President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had given the green light for prosecutors to try graft suspects.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Herculean task of health minister
Herculean task of health minister From Koran Tempo In her swearing-in ceremony on Oct. 21, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari expressed her commitment to ensuring that under her leadership the health ministry would be corruption-free, disciplined and hard-working.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Pontianak says no to SBKRI
Pontianak says no to SBKRI PONTIANAK: Following in the footsteps of several other towns, the Pontianak administration officially announced on Monday the revocation of a discriminatory policy that requires Chinese-Indonesians to produce citizenship certificates called SBKRI, for administrative and...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Susilo to seek Badawi's clemency
Susilo to seek Badawi's clemencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will request leniency from Malaysian authorities for an Indonesian migrant worker on death row when he meets Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
DPD proposes lower threshold
DPD proposes lower threshold PADANG, West Sumatra: The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) proposed on Monday an amendment to the revised autonomy law, which would lower the threshold required by a political party or coalition of parties to nominate candidates in the direct gubernatorial and...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Competition in smartphone market getting fiercer
Competition in smartphone market getting fiercerBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta Many people can't live without a mobile phone. With the wide range of features incorporated, apart from being a versatile tool of communication, it is also regarded by some as a fashion item, as evidenced in the...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
PNG nationals arrested for drugs
PNG nationals arrested for drugs JAYAPURA, Papua: Jayapura Police have arrested 11 people, including seven Papua New Guinea nationals, for drug offenses and immigration violations, a police officer revealed on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Court orders postponement of BPK appointments
Court orders postponement of BPK appointmentsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Constitutional Court ordered on Monday the government to put the planned inauguration of 21 members of the State Audit Body (BPK) on hold, following a dispute between the Regional Representatives...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Police to field 70,000 officers
Police to field 70,000 officersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Cirebon/Pekanbaru The National Police have placed officers across the country on high alert, with around 70,000 personnel on call for quick deployment, in order to ensure the safety of the public over the holidays.National Police chief Gen.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Zoo to be more crowded on holidays
Zoo to be more crowded on holidays JAKARTA: Ragunan Zoo's management has estimated that the number of visitors during the Idul Fitri holiday on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15 will reach around 778,500 people, up by between 10 percent and 15 percent from last year's figure.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Dysentery claims two lives in East Nusa Tenggara, dozens ill
Dysentery claims two lives in East Nusa Tenggara, dozens illYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang At least two people have died and 64 others are receiving medical treatment due to an outbreak of dysentery in Nangahale village, Talibura district in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara in the past...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
AGO to 'honor' Soares acquittal, review procedure
AGO to 'honor' Soares acquittal, review procedureM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the Supreme Court acquittal of former East Timor governor Abilio Soares from human rights violations, the prospect that other suspected abusers would be brought to justice has dimmed, as the...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Two GAM members nabbed in Riau
Two GAM members nabbed in Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: Riau Police personnel arrested two men believed to be members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). The two -- Ibnu Umar, 40 and Syaifullah bin Abdullah, 36 -- were nabbed in a rented house on Jl.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Muslim youth give 'alms' to councillors
Muslim youth give 'alms' to councillors SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Dozens of youths from Atta'wabiin Muslim Congregation visited the East Kalimantan Legislative Council on Monday and handed over 100 kilograms of rice as alms to the provincial councillors.They had planned to hand over 2.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Bakrie Sumatera to sell new shares
Bakrie Sumatera to sell new shares JAKARTA: PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations, which has about 30,000 hectares of oil-palm plantations in Indonesia, expects to raise as much as Rp 218 billion (US$24 million) in a sale of new shares to expand its business.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Villagers kill six wild elephants
Villagers kill six wild elephants JAKARTA: Six wild elephants were poisoned and died on Sumatra island after the endangered animals encroached on a palm oil plantation, police said on Monday.The killing of elephants as well as endangered tigers is commonplace on the island, where illegal logging...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Deadly fish virus spreads to West Sumatra
Deadly fish virus spreads to West SumatraSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang Millions of carp and gurami have been found dead in a lake and river in West Sumatra province, following a similar disaster recently in Lake Toba, North Sumatra province.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Beggars bad for tourism
Beggars bad for tourismFrom Kompas A Dutch friend of mine came to Indonesia on holiday several months go and visited several cities like Jakarta, Denpasar, Yogyakarta and Bandung. While admiring the beauty of Indonesia and its culture, she also wondered why there were so many beggars around,...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Germany to provide US$66m soft loan for Jakarta train service
Germany to provide US$66m soft loan for Jakarta train serviceUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The German government plans to provide 52 million euros (US$66 million) in loans and grants for the improvement of commuter train services in Greater Jakarta.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Lee, Susilo agree to tackle issues rationally
Lee, Susilo agree to tackle issues rationallyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong agreed here on Monday to avoid megaphone diplomacy in dealing with bilateral issues.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
TV star parts with menagerie, askes to keep deer
TV star parts with menagerie, askes to keep deerTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) and a network of animal conservation non-governmental organizations (NGO) picked up on Monday 15 protected animals kept in cages at a resort home of TV...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
'Suara Metro' told to change frequency
'Suara Metro' told to change frequency JAKARTA: Private radio station Suara Metro, which is under the patronage of the city police, has been told to change its frequency for the second time by the Indonesian Broadcasting Committee (KPI).
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
JP/5/mayor
JP/5/mayorCourt acquits Cirebon mayor in poll bias caseNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post/Cirebon The Cirebon District Court in West Java acquitted Cirebon Mayor Subardi on Monday of charges of bias in connection with his campaigning for former president Megawati ahead of the Sept. 20 election runoff.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Tommy gets two months' remission
Tommy gets two months' remissionSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang The government has presented an Idul Fitri gift to Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra as he is among 637 inmates on Nusakambangan island who will have their jail terms reduced to mark the Islamic holiday.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Governor hands out free rice
Governor hands out free rice JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso handed over free rice to a select group of the city's disadvantaged families and city officials at City Hall on Monday.The rice was provided by a variety of city offices, which had to comply with Gubernatorial Decree No.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Marwah to challenge Akbar in Golkar leadership race
Marwah to challenge Akbar in Golkar leadership raceKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar deputy leader Marwah Daud Ibrahim said on Monday that she was ready to challenge party leader Akbar Tandjung in the party's leadership election at its 7th national congress in Bali from Dec.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Jakarta to have Betawi playhouse
Jakarta to have Betawi playhouse Jakarta will soon have a special venue for Betawi cultural shows on a 3,000-square-meter plot of land in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The new playhouse will be named after Betawi legendary actor/comedian/singer Benyamin Sueb.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
House factions close to reconciling
House factions close to reconcilingKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After boycotting all plenary and commission meetings over the past two weeks, the People's Coalition agreed on Monday to attend House of Representatives meetings beginning Tuesday (today).
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Ju Ming's versatility currently on view
Ju Ming's versatility currently on viewCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta If renowned Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming enters the world annals of art as an auspicious sculptor of t'ai chi energy, it would certainly be no surprise.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Tradition and modernity in Indonesian democracy
Tradition and modernity in Indonesian democracyKazuo Ogoura, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo "Mother, the people in our village are not trying to follow the changing times. They are sitting on the ground all day long like worn-out old men," shouted Hanafi, a Western-educated young man, while holding back...
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Lucrative packages available for CDMA users
Lucrative packages available for CDMA usersSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology has started to gain ground in the country's telecommunication market with more and more people switching to the relatively new technology.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
City to clear river banks from squatters
City to clear river banks from squattersThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe North Jakarta administration plans to send squatters living on the riverbanks in its jurisdiction elsewhere, as it holds them responsible for annual floods in the city.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Herculean task of health minister
Herculean task of health ministerFrom Koran Tempo In her swearing-in ceremony on Oct. 21, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari expressed her commitment to ensuring that under her leadership the health ministry would be corruption-free, disciplined and hard-working.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
Strong stock market to limit growth of mutual funds
Strong stock market to limit growth of mutual fundsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's mutual funds industry is expected to remain an attractive investment alternative next year, but its growth will not be as rapid as this year, according to the experts.
Tue, 09 Nov 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, November 9, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 3:30 a.m. Variety Show: Sahur4:30 Religious Teachings5:30 Koran Reading: Iqra6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 TV Drama8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.