Archive: 10 February 2004
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Tue, 10 Feb 2004
War against pedophiles demanded
War against pedophiles demanded DENPASAR, Bali: Some 200 children aged five to 13 years old in Bali have been the victims of pedophiles, mostly foreigners, a senior doctor has said.They became the victims of the pedophiles after they were enticed with money or other kinds of gifts, said Prof.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, February 10, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, February 10, 2003Talks* Cultural Lecture with Ms. Katarzyna Dreszer (Poland), Galeri Soemardja, Jl. Ganeca No. 10, 2 p.m., Feb. 10. * Works of Georges Sand, CCF (French Cultural Center), Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), 2 p.m., Feb. 25.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
'Officers, motorists know how game is played'
'Officers, motorists know how game is played' The police have ticketed hundreds of motorists for violating the new three-in-one traffic policy, with many of these scofflaws saying they vainly attempted to bribe their way of the tickets.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Voucher reload by deception
Voucher reload by deceptionFrom Warta KotaRetailers are frequently becoming targets of a new scam where sham customers engage in hand phone voucher fraud.Here is the customers' mode of operation. They visit retailers who reload their mobiles with a voucher worth Rp 100,000.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
APP to develop forest conservation area
APP to develop forest conservation areaTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of Indonesia's largest pulp and paper companies, Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd (APP), plans to convert about 76,000 hectares of its timber forest into a conservation area.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Jamsostek pays allowance
Jamsostek pays allowanceFrom Koran Tempo Following the publication of my letter to the editor of Koran Tempo (Jan. 16) on the lack of responsiveness shown by the state labor social security company (Jamsostek), I visited the firm's Gambir branch on Jan. 19 to demand my allowance.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
NGOs skeptical on new bill to improve teachers' welfare
NGOs skeptical on new bill to improve teachers' welfareEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Education and the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) have drafted a bill aimed at improving teachers' welfare across the country.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Earthquake victims still scared
Earthquake victims still scaredAgencies, Jakarta Minor aftershocks hit the Papuan town of Nabire on Monday, causing people who have been camping outside their homes over the last two days to stay in their tents."Today there were three or four minor aftershocks.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Indirect leaders: Reform champions to reckon with
Indirect leaders: Reform champions to reckon withEdi Suhardi, Programme Advisor, Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia, Jakarta Experts, writers and politicians alike are disillusioned by the slow pace of reform, a dividend of true democracy in the post-Soeharto era.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Mired at home, RI can't lead ASEAN
Mired at home, RI can't lead ASEANTakashi Shiraishi, The Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo Since the downfall in 1998 of the Soeharto regime, Indonesia has seen three presidents: B.J. Habibie (1998-1999), Abdurrahman Wahid (1999-2001) and Megawati Soekarnoputri, who took office in 2001.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Work on nuclear plant to begin
Work on nuclear plant to beginSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Work on the much-disputed Muria nuclear power plant (PLTN) in Jepara regency, Central Java, will start soon, a senior government official said in Semarang on Monday.Arnold Y.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Press Law should be used in 'Tempo' case: Legal expert
Press Law should be used in 'Tempo' case: Legal expertUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A legal expert testifying at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday in the libel suit filed against Tempo journalists by businessman Tomy Winata, said the case should be prosecuted under the Press...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
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Strategic voting in the 2004 elections Nico Harjanto Researcher Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2. Yomi -- Indonesia may not take ASEAN lead for some time 1 x 30 Mired at home, RI can't lead ASEAN Takashi Shiraishi The Daiy Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Students continue hunger strike
Students continue hunger strikeAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java Seventeen students of the Jendral Soedirman University (Unsoed) continued with their hunger strike on Monday. They are protesting an additional fee imposed on them by the university last year.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
S'pore opens tourism office in Jakarta
S'pore opens tourism office in JakartaLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore has opened its first tourism office in Indonesia as part of efforts to encourage more Indonesians to visit the island state.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Who can dismiss civil servants?
Who can dismiss civil servants?From Media IndonesiaHead of the State Personnel Agency (BKN) Hardjanto has said his institution is not authorized to dismiss civil servants (PNS) joining political parties as executives and members.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
NU alleges rampant corruption over haj
NU alleges rampant corruption over hajTiarma Siboro and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post Rampant corruption, including price markups, at the Ministry of Religious Affairs involved many officials, businesspeople, politicians and foreigners, a respected Muslim leader alleged on Monday.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, February 10, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Entertainment News: Selebrita7:30 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:00 Music: Sik Asik 10:00 TV Drama: Nostalgia12:00 p.m.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
First HIV eradication committee in prison set up
First HIV eradication committee in prison set upI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali In an apparent attempt to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS among prison inmates, particularly those who have drug dependency problems, the Indonesian government on Monday established the Bali's prison...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Two students die on Mt. Bawakaraeng
Two students die on Mt. Bawakaraeng MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Two students of Hasanuddin University (Unhas), located in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar, were found dead on Monday on Mt. Bawakaraeng in Gowa regency, some 11 kilometers south of here.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Quake victims still scared
Quake victims still scared 2. TEROR (2 X 24)Another Bali bomber gets life sentence 3. HAJI (1X 36)NU alleges rampant corruption over haj
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Rupiah Rates Feb.9
Rupiah Rates Feb.9 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,926.83 6,147.96 6,571.93 6,502.64 Brunei dollar 1 5,301.90 4,705.99 5,030.25 4,977.47 Canadian dollar 1 6,754.91 5,986.73 6,400.27 6,332.10 Swiss franc 1 7,264.53 6,443.99 6,892.32 6,815.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Indonesia enters debating contest
Indonesia enters debating contest JAKARTA: Four senior high school students from Greater Jakarta will represent Indonesia at the World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) in Stuttgart, Germany, which commences on Feb. 11.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Serviced office: The right choice for good and bad times
Serviced office: The right choice for good and bad timesRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Although the outlook for the overall office market remains gloomy, serviced office providers are upbeat that business will continue to flourish despite an expected drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) and the...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Deposit insurance premiums to be risk-based
Deposit insurance premiums to be risk-basedDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the deliberations for a draft law on a deposit insurance scheme continued, the government stated on Monday that the premiums for national banks would eventually be designed using a risk-based approach.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Govt accused of violating freedom of expression
Govt accused of violating freedom of expressionYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Noted artist Tisna Sanjaya will report Bandung mayor Dada Rosada to the police after officials from the Bandung city's Public Order Agency burned down his installation art works last week.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
JP/2/A05
JP/2/A05No vehicles are allowed on the busway lane except those with VVIPs, if the incident involving Vice President Hamzah Haz becomes a precedent.On Monday morning a convoy of vehicles including that transporting Hamzah was seen cruising on the special lane, past unfortunate motorists along the...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Constitutional Commission slammed
Constitutional Commission slammed JAKARTA: Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) told the Constitutional Commission on Monday to focus on its original job of assessing the amended Constitution instead of attempting to draft a new one.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Bomb suspect denies charges
Bomb suspect denies charges JAKARTA: The legal defense representing Mohammad Rais, who went on trial for last year's Marriott bombing, refuted on Monday the prosecution's charges that Mohammad organized the terror act.Lawyer M.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Asia has the most kids out of school, UNESCO says
Asia has the most kids out of school, UNESCO saysAgence France-Presse, Paris Asia accounts for the biggest number of children in the world not receiving a school education, despite steady increases in enrollment in the 1990s, according to a statistical report released by UNESCO on Tuesday.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Illegal fishing rampant in Togean
Illegal fishing rampant in Togean PALU, Central Sulawesi: Fishing with the use of explosive materials such as ammonium cyanide is becoming rampant in the islands of Togean, Poso regency in Central Sulawesi and had caused coral reefs and marine biota to be damaged even further.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Ministers must resign to run in election
Ministers must resign to run in electionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cabinet ministers will have to leave office if they decide to contest the presidential election, a draft government regulation says in response to controversy on the issue.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Hamzah's convoy takes over busway lane
Hamzah's convoy takes over busway lane No vehicles other than the designated buses are allowed in the busway lane -- unless, of course, your name is Hamzah Haz.On Monday morning a convoy of vehicles including the one in which Hamzah was riding, were seen cruising down the special lane, past all the...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Six Indonesians nabbed in S'pore
Six Indonesians nabbed in S'poreSINGAPORE: Six Indonesians caught trying to enter Singapore illegally on a small sampan were to be charged in court on Monday, the Police Coastguard said.The men, aged between 21 and 29, were detected on Sunday about five kilometers from a jetty.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
10 more people die of dengue
10 more people die of dengue BANDUNG: Ten people have died of dengue since January this year, in which the figures served as a wake up call for officials on the danger of the dengue outbreak.Fatimah Rusmiyati, an official at the West Java provincial administration's health office, said that five...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
City admits violations at Cilincing dump
City admits violations at Cilincing dumpDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration admitted for the first time that it has violated the environmental regulations by openly dumping some of the capital's 6,000 tons of daily waste on swampy land at the temporary dump in...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
State secretary critical of presidency bill
State secretary critical of presidency billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Secretary Bambang Kesowo questioned on Monday the content of the presidency bill that the House of Representatives (DPR) submitted to the President in December 2001, saying that most of the stipulations in...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Balada Ghoshal clarifies
Balada Ghoshal clarifies This is in reference to my part-two article The future of democracy in Indonesia that you published on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6. When the article was submitted, there was no reference to my association with the United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), nor...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Jakarta's problems spilling over
Jakarta's problems spilling overMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang Mayor Wahidin Halim urged the Jakarta administration to share responsibility in coping with a variety of social problems now emerging in the areas bordering the two administrations.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
EcoReefs aim to restore village fishing grounds in Bunaken
EcoReefs aim to restore village fishing grounds in BunakenMark Erdmann, Contributor, Bunaken, North Sulawesi Throughout this country and Southeast Asia, the illegal practice of blast fishing has destroyed vast areas of once productive coral reef areas.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Telkom finishes 2002 reaudit report
Telkom finishes 2002 reaudit reportRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-controlled telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) said the reaudit of its 2002 financial report has been finally completed with a consolidated net profit for the year was revised downward...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Ship sinks in Flores, three dead, eight missing
Ship sinks in Flores, three dead, eight missingJacob J. Herin and Jemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara More than 40 persons of Search and Rescue Team (SAR) have been searching the waters off Flores Island since Saturday for eight crew members of a cargo ship who went missing...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Another Bali bomber gets receives life sentence
Another Bali bomber gets receives life sentenceWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Bali District Court sentenced Suranto Abdul Ghoni, alias Umar, alias Wayan, to life imprisonment on Monday for his role in the Bali bombings in October 2002.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Orphaned hippo to have new mate
Orphaned hippo to have new mateDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Now the only male hippopotamus at Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta after the death of his father Omon last Wednesday, nine-year-old Jacky is expected to produce his own line.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
1. CONTINGENCY: 55 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 15
1. CONTINGENCY: 55 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 15Govt assures public of peaceful polls 2. GURU: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28NGOs skeptical on new bill to improve teachers' welfare 3. TEMPO: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 27Press Law should be used in 'Tempo' case: Legal expert 4.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Preparing the 2005 budget
Preparing the 2005 budget The economists grouped in the Indonesia Rises, or Indonesia Bangkit, forum are right to assert that the current government and House of Representatives do not have the political mandate to legislate the 2005 state budget.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Govt set to sell 20% stake in Mandiri
Govt set to sell 20% stake in MandiriDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government hopes to sell 20 percent of the shares in giant state-owned Bank Mandiri this year through a private placement, according to a senior official.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
UNSFIR disclaimer
UNSFIR disclaimer We are writing in respect to Baladas Ghoshal's article on The future of democracy in Indonesia published by The Jakarta Post in two parts, on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6.Please note that the article does not represent the views of the United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Land for Naval cemeteries provided
Land for Naval cemeteries provided SURABAYA: The Indonesian Navy has provided 12.2 hectares of land in Sidoarjo, East Java, and Sukamana, Bogor, West Java, for cemeteries for its personnel.The graveyards will accommodate approximately 11,000 Navy personnel from the Eastern and Western fleet.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
To euro or not: Should oil pricing ditch the dollar?
To euro or not: Should oil pricing ditch the dollar?Robert Koch, Agence France-Presse, Algiers As the U.S. dollar continues its slide against world currencies, should oil, the most valuable global commodity, now be priced in euros?The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is having a...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Officers lack info on bird flu
Officers lack info on bird fluDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Jakarta Health Agency relied on its officers at community health centers and hospitals as its vanguards in spreading information of avian influenza, or bird flu, and its impacts for the public, the officers themselves have...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
RI may lose US$10m on poultry export
RI may lose US$10m on poultry export Indonesia stands to lose millions of dollars in exports due to import bans imposed by consumer countries on Indonesian poultry, an association said.Thomas Darmawan, executive director of the Indonesian Food and Beverages Association (GAPMMI) told The Jakarta...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
1. Edi -- Champions of reform to reckon with
1. Edi -- Champions of reform to reckon with 3 X 15 Indirect leaders: Reform champions to reckon with Edi Suhardi Programme Advisor Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia Jakarta2. ADB -- Observations from a remote Island in Eastern Indonesia 1 X 30 Observations on poverty from E. Sumba Dr.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Rupiah Rates Feb.9
Rupiah Rates Feb.9 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,926.83 6,147.96 6,571.93 6,502.64 Brunei dollar 1 5,301.90 4,705.99 5,030.25 4,977.47 Canadian dollar 1 6,754.91 5,986.73 6,400.27 6,332.10 Swiss franc 1 7,264.53 6,443.99 6,892.32 6,815.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Govt to import Chinese vaccine
Govt to import Chinese vaccineRendi A. Witular and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih asserted that the government would continue to import bird flu vaccine from China despite rising criticism from veterinarians and virologists who question the...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Soeharto to be reexamined: AGO
Soeharto to be reexamined: AGOFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has gathered a new medical team to examine former president Soeharto's health to determine whether or not it could resume investigations into his alleged corruption.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Cinemas reflect socio-economic gap among Jakarta residents
Cinemas reflect socio-economic gap among Jakarta residentsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As if the contrast between high-rise buildings and riverbank slums were not enough to indicate the social gap among Jakartans, different kinds of movie theater across the capital provide more than just...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
IPB opens training project
IPB opens training project BOGOR: The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) began on Monday a farm management training project for arid areas, with participants from 11 African countries.The participants came from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Madagascar, Swaziland, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gambia, the Ivory...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Malaysian PM to visit Myanmar
Malaysian PM to visit MyanmarMALAYSIA: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will visit Myanmar on Friday, officials said.Badawi was initially scheduled to visit Myanmar late last month, but the trip was postponed because he was unwell.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Vietnam reports one more bird flu death, Asia toll 19
Vietnam reports one more bird flu death, Asia toll 19Reuters, Hanoi A Vietnamese man has died of bird flu, taking Asia's death toll to 19, and a Cambodian woman who died last week in a Vietnamese hospital could be the first victim from that neighboring country, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Dig for clues behind E. Sumba poverty
Dig for clues behind E. Sumba povertyFriedhelm Betke, Advisor, Central Statistics Agency, Jakarta The district government of East Sumba, on Sumba island in East Nusa Tenggara province, invited the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) to take a fresh look at the poverty figures calculated for that...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
* Headlines:Government assures people of peaceful polls 2
* Headlines:Government assures people of peaceful polls 2 * National:Quake victims still in fear as more aid flows in 4 * Archipelago:Ship sinks in Flores, three dead, eight missing 5 * Opinion:Indirect leaders: Reform champions to reckon with 7 * City:City admits violations at Cilincing dump 8 *...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Students protest planned tuition hike
Students protest planned tuition hike DEPOK: Some 500 students from the University of Indonesia staged a rally on Monday to protest the university's plan to increase tuition.The students said that although the increase was not yet official, a report in circulation stated that the rector's office...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Agencies ordered to ready for storms
Agencies ordered to ready for stormsDamar Harsanto and Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang Governor Sutiyoso told all agencies in his administration to prepare for possible storms and floods following the violent storm that hit the capital on Jan. 30.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Government assures public of timely, peaceful elections
Government assures public of timely, peaceful electionsTiarma Siboro, The Jakart Post, Jakarta Amid fear of possible widespread chaos in the run-up to, during, and after the upcoming elections, the government assured the public on Monday that it had prepared contingency plans to anticipate any...
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Religious leaders urged to back family planning
Religious leaders urged to back family planningFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confronted with increasing population growth figures, President Megawati Soekarnoputri appealed to religious leaders on Monday to take part in promoting the family planning program.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Kadin opens first overseas office in Melbourne
Kadin opens first overseas office in MelbourneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has selected Melbourne, Australia, as a location for its first foreign representative office and opened it on Monday.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Govt to finish draft tax laws this month
Govt to finish draft tax laws this monthRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance, Boediono said on Monday that the government was still trying hard to finish the revised version of three tax law bills, after failing to complete them by the January schedule.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Big rallies to mark campaign in RP
Big rallies to mark campaign in RP Election season in the Philippines kicks off on Tuesday with huge rallies and motorcades planned as a two-way presidential race shapes up between film star Fernando Poe Jr. and incumbent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
General implicated in Timor bloodshed runs for Indonesian
General implicated in Timor bloodshed runs for Indonesian presidencyMichael Casey, Associated Press, Bontang, Indonesia As he flew over the coal mines and shrimp farms that dot Indonesia's part of Borneo island, a smiling Gen. (retired) Wiranto couldn't contain himself.
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Fire guts printing company
Fire guts printing company JAKARTA (Antara): A fire gutted a building belonging to the German printing machine company, Heidelberg, on Monday in East Jakarta, an official has said.Six fire engines were deployed to the site on Jl.