Archive: 7 February 2004
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Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Rini to rally int'l alliance ahead of WTO meet
Rini to rally int'l alliance ahead of WTO meetSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Trade and Industry Rini MS Soewandi will soon visit several countries of an agricultural alliance in anticipation of a possible World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting later this year.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Three detained in pawn scam
Three detained in pawn scam JAKARTA: The police have detained two directors and a manager of state pawnshop PT Pegadaian in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, over alleged fraud which has caused Rp 5.5 billion (US$655,000) in state losses.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
IBRA employees' severance pay
IBRA employees' severance payFrom Koran Tempo The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is making severance pay available for its 2,500 employees, worth half a trillion rupiah. Some 1,600 of its regular employees and 900 workers on a contract basis will be relieved of their jobs with the end...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Beng-beng makes money from rubbish to help the poor
Beng-beng makes money from rubbish to help the poorFathuddin Muchtar, Contributor, Yogyakarta Compassion never turns a blind eye towards those who are in need. And compassion does not encourage one to wait until he or she prospers before they lend a hand.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. 5RIAU (4x12)
1. 5RIAU (4x12) Riau intent on putting a stop to unrestrained deforestation ORRiau to restrict forest concessions for sake of the environmentOR Riau intends to restrict number of forest concessions, save environment Emergency schools for Egon victims Thai guns circulate in N.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
House mum on investigative audit for IBRA
House mum on investigative audit for IBRALeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representative needs to submit a formal request for the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to conduct an investigative audit on the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), says a senior audit official.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
BMG warns of more storms, landslides, floods
BMG warns of more storms, landslides, floodsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) issued a public warning on Friday of more landslides and floods due to rainstorms that would fall until the end of this month, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Birdbrain leadership
Birdbrain leadershipOng Hock Chuan Partner PT Maverick Solusi Komunikasi Jakarta There are three simple steps to effective crisis management that government institutes ignore at the risk of losing their credibility: Respond quickly, tell the truth and make it right.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
IBRA employees' severance pay
IBRA employees' severance payFrom Koran Tempo The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is making severance pay available for its 2,500 employees, worth half a trillion rupiah. Some 1,600 of its regular employees and 900 workers on a contract basis will be relieved of their jobs with the end...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
The busway and tinted windows
The busway and tinted windows Seen from the bus riders' point of view, the busway project is a great idea. It is the only means of transportation that can take them from Blok M to Kota, and vice versa, without getting caught in traffic.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
In Aceh, the price of loyalty to the unitary state of
In Aceh, the price of loyalty to the unitary state of Indonesia is not very expensive after all. It is equal to only the two cows and a small amount of cash given out by Aceh's governor, Abdullah Puteh, at each rally held to demonstrate the loyalty of Acehnese to the Republic of Indonesia.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Low-cost apartments only for ID-holders
Low-cost apartments only for ID-holdersDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Evicted fishermen who do not possess Jakarta ID cards are not entitled to rent low-cost apartments in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, and are forced to return to their hometown in Indramayu regency, West Java.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Inco's 2003 profit tripled on higher nickel prices
Inco's 2003 profit tripled on higher nickel pricesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local unit of the world's second largest nickel company Inco Ltd.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Bank divestment continues
Bank divestment continues The House of Representatives should approve immediately the government's request to sell its remaining stakes in four private banks that were nationalized at the height of the economic crisis in 1998.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Police seize assets of firms involved in BNI scam
Police seize assets of firms involved in BNI scamEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have confiscated assets worth some Rp 1 trillion (US$125 million) of three firms implicated in the high profile Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal, but their audited value is not yet known.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Malls for all?
Malls for all? Jakarta's income per capita is approximately Rp 30 million (around US$3,500) per year. Which explains why, relatively speaking, Jakartans have great purchasing power.That is the argument used by administration officials to legally allow the establishment of more and more malls,...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Riau determined to curb illegal logging
Riau determined to curb illegal loggingRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RiauRiau plans to review its forestry policy to curb rampant illegal logging, which contributes to regular flooding in the resource- rich province, its governor says.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style 1 X 38 The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style Aguswandi Researcher The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign (TAPOL) London2. Rob -- RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuine good news story 1 X 48 RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuinely good...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Oil prices climb ahead of OPEC meeting
Oil prices climb ahead of OPEC meetingAgence France-Presse, London Oil prices pushed upwards again on Friday ahead of a meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel next week to discuss whether to cut output to prop up the market in anticipation of a season decline in...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Unique concepts of the zero-sum game
Unique concepts of the zero-sum gameBennett Silalahi, Chairman, Center for Global Economic Studies, Jakarta What is a zero-sum game? The dictionary says it is a situation in which a gain by one is matched by an equal loss by another.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Govt nab suspect prostitutes
Govt nab suspect prostitutes BEKASI: Bekasi public order officers took 30 women into custody in the wee hours on Thursday on Jl. Juanda, Jl. Cut Mutiah and Jl. Ahmad Yani, suspecting them of soliciting for sex.The officers later released 18 of the women.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Emergency schools for Egon victims
Emergency schools for Egon victimsYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The Sikka regency administration on Flores island said on Friday that they would build temporary schools for children currently languishing in refugee camps in Maumere town following the eruptions of...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Schools for thought not just obedience
Schools for thought not just obedienceSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia, Jakarta "I can't believe it! Studying here is so enjoyable and I'm getting the best grades of my life.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Nusakambangan forests on the brink of destruction
Nusakambangan forests on the brink of destructionAgus Maryono and Amin A. Abdurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java Most people might know Nusakambangan as a prison island with its maximum security lock-up for hundreds of hardened, dangerous criminals like former president Soeharto's son...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style 1 X 38 The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style Aguswandi Researcher The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign (TAPOL) London2. Pro -- Childhood lost 1 X 30 Child workers: The loss of childhood Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri Emeritus Professor India's...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Jamsostek to develop more trauma centers for workers
Jamsostek to develop more trauma centers for workersRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RainState-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek is planning to help set up more trauma centers in industrial zones across the country to provide emergency medical treatment for workers.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
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Do Jakartans actually need more shopping centers? Iqbal Widastomo Researcher South-East Asian Division Global Link Business Consultancy London 2. Ali -- Is the "Busway" doomed to failure? 2 x 30 Is Jakarta's new busway system bound for glory or failure? M.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Do Jakartans actually need more shopping centers?
Do Jakartans actually need more shopping centers?Iqbal Widastomo, Researcher, South-East Asian Division, Global Link Business Consultancy, London They are everywhere now in Jakarta! On every corner of the city there they are: massive and often overpowering in size, they are powerful presences in...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Bank Permata reports higher pretax profits
Bank Permata reports higher pretax profitsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Permata reported on Friday higher than projected pretax profits for 2003, on the back of higher interest earnings.The bank said in a report to the Jakarta Stock Exchange its unaudited profit before taxes last year was Rp 533...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style 1 X 38 The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style Aguswandi Researcher The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign (TAPOL) London2. Rob -- RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuine good news story 1 X 48 RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuinely good...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
KPU should popularize elections
KPU should popularize electionsFrom Media Indonesia A survey conducted by Cetro, a non-government organization, has shown the greater part of the population remains uninformed about how to vote in the general elections, which will take place in less than 100 days.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Powerful quake kills 23 people in Papua
Powerful quake kills 23 people in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua A powerful earthquake rocked the isolated town of Nabire in Papua province on Friday, killing at least 23 people and injuring hundreds of others with 33 of them sustaining severe injuries.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Haj tragedies: Time for a look in the mirror
Haj tragedies: Time for a look in the mirrorAzwar Hasan, Contributor, Jakarta As I took an early morning walk, I stopped to pick up the paper and was startled by the front-page headline: At least 244 pilgrims killed in stampede.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Forecasts foment fear of elections
Forecasts foment fear of elections The most recent predictions on the upcoming general elections have not been good, and they will likely strike fear into the hearts of most people. Forecasts of the elections triggering riots, even a social revolution, cannot be ignored.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Mahathir receives honorary doctorate from Unpad
Mahathir receives honorary doctorate from UnpadRiva Fadhillah, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java Former Malaysian prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohammad was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Indonesia's state-run Padjadjaran University (Unpad) in Bandung, West Java on Friday, for his...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Terror suspects plan more attacks
Terror suspects plan more attacks JAKARTA: Prime Bali and Jakarta bombing suspects Dr. Azahari and Noordin M. Top, who are still at large, continue to plan more terror attacks in Indonesia, National Police Chief Gen Da'i Bachtiar said here on Friday.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Badawi puts his stamp on economy
Badawi puts his stamp on economyEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has stamped his mark on the economy in just 100 days in office, shifting away from mega projects and pledging to wipe out corruption to boost growth in one of Southeast...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Presidency bill 'will reduce abuse of power'
Presidency bill 'will reduce abuse of power'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators and constitutional law experts have called on the President to quickly assign a minister to represent the government in the deliberation of the long-delayed presidency bill with the House of...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
KPU to be reported for fraud
KPU to be reported for fraud PALU, Central Sulawesi: An executive from the Pioneers' Party plans to report the General Elections Commission (KPU) of Donggala regency to police for fraud, involving the party's list of legislative candidates.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Busway blamed for accident
Busway blamed for accidentDamar Harsanto and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least four accidents involving busway buses have occurred since the ambitious project was launched by Governor Sutiyoso on Jan.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
After box crisis, comes ink snag
After box crisis, comes ink snagMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another problem may rise between the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the April 5 polls as a number of ink tender participants have asked for a delay in bidding and announcement of the winner.KPU member H.A.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
'Bribery still better than go to court'
'Bribery still better than go to court' Since the city administration enforced the new three-in-one traffic policy, hundreds of motorists have been ticketed. Under Law No. 14/1992 on highway traffic, offenders can be fined up to Rp 1 million (US$119).
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Australia approves Medco's takeover bid
Australia approves Medco's takeover bidThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed oil and gas company PT Medco Energi Internasional said on Friday the Australian government had approved its A$326 million takeover bid for Australian energy company Novus Petroleum Ltd.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Davis Cup
Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group II First round on Friday South Korea 2 Malaysia 0 Singles Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) bt Dannio Yahya (MAS) 6-1, 6-0, 6-0 Hee-Seok Chung (KOR) bt Yew-Ming Si (MAS) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 Uzbekistan 2 Taiwan 0 Singles Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) bt Liu Tai-wei (TPE) 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 Dmitriy...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Police raid small ecstasy lab
Police raid small ecstasy lab JAKARTA: Jakarta Police raided early Friday an ecstasy lab at a house on Jl. Kartini, Central Jakarta, confiscating four manual machines to produce ecstasy, chemical substances and 21 ecstasy pills of various colors.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
City plans eviction in red light area
City plans eviction in red light area JAKARTA: Central Jakarta city officials are planning a mass eviction of residents in at least 886 houses on Jl. Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, after neighbors complained the houses were being used for prostitution.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Three detained in pawn scam
Three detained in pawn scam JAKARTA: The police have detained two directors and a manager of state pawnshop PT Pegadaian in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, over alleged fraud which has caused Rp 5.5 billion (US$655,000) in state losses.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Military replaces its legislator
Military replaces its legislator JAKARTA: Maj. Gen. Willem T Da Costa, a legislator from the Military/Police faction, was officially replaced on Friday by colleague Maj. Gen. M. Ali Fathan as he is due to retire.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Rupiah Rates Feb.6
Rupiah Rates Feb.6 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,819.90 6,053.93 6,470.90 6,402.69 Brunei dollar 1 5,277.12 4,684.74 5,007.08 4,954.63 Canadian dollar 1 6,691.09 5,941.26 6,348.68 6,283.54 Swiss franc 1 7,165.16 6,360.51 6,798.49 6,726.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
TV Today: Saturday, February 7, 2004
TV Today: Saturday, February 7, 2004TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Cartoon10:00 TV Drama: Nostalgia11:30 Battle of Wits12:30 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Music2:30 English News Service3:00 TV Drama: Paviliun 213:30 City News4:00 Film6:00 Pesona Fisika7:00 News8:00 TV...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Mining business help lift UT sales
Mining business help lift UT salesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed heavy equipment company PT United Tractor (UT) announced on Thursday that it booked slightly higher sales last year, contributed mostly by its mining businesses.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Riau intent on putting a stop to rampant deforestation
Riau intent on putting a stop to rampant deforestationRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Riau plans to review its forestry policy to curb rampant illegal logging, which contributes to regular flooding in the resource- rich province, its governor says.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
BMG warns of possible landslides, floods
BMG warns of possible landslides, floodsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) warned public on Friday of more landslides and floods due to rainstorms that would fall until the end of this month, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Art classes for kids begin
Art classes for kids begin YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta Cultural Center (TBY) officially launched a program called Art for Children, which offers various arts and performances classes, especially designed for kids as early as kindergarten age up to junior high school.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Faboulus Febi holds Japan to a 1-1 draw in Davis Cup
Faboulus Febi holds Japan to a 1-1 draw in Davis CupZakki Hakim and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia held Japan to a 1-1 draw thanks to host's No. 1 Febi Widhiyanto, who defeated Gouichi Motomura in five sets in the second singles tennis match of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuine good news story
RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuine good news storyRob Goodfellow Visiting Fellow Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies University of Wollongong New South Wales, Australia sujoko@ozemail.com.au In The Jakarta Post article A Rosier Account of RI-Australia Relations, Jan.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Riau determined to curb illegal logging
Riau determined to curb illegal loggingRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RiauRiau plans to review its forestry policy to curb rampant illegal logging, which contributes to regular flooding in the resource- rich province, its governor says.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Executive class bus to join busway
Executive class bus to join buswayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just three weeks after the busway was launched on Jan. 15, the TransJakarta Busway management has said it plans to add executive-class buses and widen the corridor to allow for overtaking, which will impinge upon the rights...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
House tells govt to start deliberating 2005 budget
House tells govt to start deliberating 2005 budgetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should begin discussing the 2005 state budget now as the new government, expected in October, would have little time to draft one, House of Representative legislators said.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Short circuits or wrong wiring?
Short circuits or wrong wiring?From Suara Karya An increasing number of buildings have caught fire in the city lately, which are widely believed to have been caused by short circuits.In the 1970s, I saw a film, Towering Inferno, depicting a big fire that consumes a high-rise building due to the...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Unpaid workers arrested for stealing from factory
Unpaid workers arrested for stealing from factoryMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang Police arrested on Friday 10 workers of PT Starwin Indonesia, which produces Reebok shoes, including the company's union chairman and deputy chairman.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Slovakia to have Hyundai Motors plant
Slovakia to have Hyundai Motors plant SEOUL: Kia Motors Corp., controlled by South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor, has made a tentative decision to build a 1.5 billion-dollar factory in Slovakia, rather than in Poland, a news report said on Friday.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Turk named suspect in theft
Turk named suspect in theft MEDAN, North Sumatra: After two days of investigation, Turkish national Sensettin, 31, was named a suspect on Friday by Medan Police and was charged with hypnotizing and robbing a local resident.Adj. Comr.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
* Headlines:Moscow blast kills 39, Putin blames rebels2
* Headlines:Moscow blast kills 39, Putin blames rebels2 * National:Police seize assets of firms involved in BNI scam 4 * Archipelago: Riau intent on putting a stop to deforestation5 * Opinion: Do Jakartans actually need more shopping centers?6 * City: Busway blamed for accidents8 * Sports:Hewitt...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Tribes involvement in conservation sought
Tribes involvement in conservation soughtEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should recognize the rights of tribal communities to manage natural resources in Indonesia's conservation areas, an environmental forum said.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Thai guns circulate in North Sumatra: Police
Thai guns circulate in North Sumatra: PoliceApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A Thai criminal syndicate is believed to be smuggling large quantities of firearms into North Sumatra through seaports across the province, police said on Friday.Provincial police chief Insp. Gen.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Malaysia questions ramin report
Malaysia questions ramin reportP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior Malaysian diplomat doubted the validity of a joint report released by local non-governmental organization Telapak and the London-based Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) on the smuggling of Indonesian ramin wood...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style 1 X 38 The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style Aguswandi Researcher The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign (TAPOL) London2. Rob -- RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuine good news story 1 X 48 RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuinely good...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Occupancy rate of hotels edges up
Occupancy rate of hotels edges up AMBON, Maluku: The occupancy rate of hotels in the Maluku capital of Ambon has shown significant increase since the lifting of the state of civil emergency in July 2003, a hotelier has said.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
City needs to enforce bylaw on fire prevention
City needs to enforce bylaw on fire preventionP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fire has destroyed hundreds of houses across the city during the current wet season, mostly at night, raising concerns over just how safe our homes are.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
China vaccine spark controversy
China vaccine spark controversySari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's decision to allow the importation of avian influenza (AI) vaccine from China has sparked controversy in the poultry industry amid worries that the vaccine, reportedly still uncertified by international health...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Local government to help logistics contingency plan
Local government to help logistics contingency planFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional governments will also share the burden of emergency measures in anticipation of problems that may hinder the upcoming elections, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Mega to attend Summit in Teheran
Mega to attend Summit in Teheran JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to attend the D-8 Summit in Teheran, Iran later this month, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Friday.He said that the President would leave on Feb. 17 as the summit would be held on Feb. 18.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
BMG warns of more disasters
BMG warns of more disastersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) issued a public warning on Friday of more landslides and floods due to rainstorms that would fall until the end of this month, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Toro United Nations award contender
Toro United Nations award contenderThe Jakarta Post, Margaret Agusta, Contributor The Toro community of Central Sulawesi is among 26 finalists for the United Nations Equatorial Prize for environmental protection to be presented at the ongoing Conference on Parties 7th Convention on Biodiversity, in...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
LPG scarcity and Pertamina
LPG scarcity and PertaminaFrom Warta KotaKerosene was recently scarce in Tangerang and Bekasi. Now liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is hard to find in both areas for no apparent reason. Its producer, PT Pertamina, should be able to explain.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Ali Alatas to leave for Myanmar soon
Ali Alatas to leave for Myanmar soon JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is sending special envoy Ali Alatas to Myanmar to seek further explanation on the ongoing democratization and reconciliation process in the neighboring country.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Councillor reported for bigamy
Councillor reported for bigamy PEKANBARU, Riau: Zanzibar Nong, deputy speaker of the Riau provincial council, has been reported to police for tying the knot with Elinar, 45, the wife of local resident Tengku Indra Kusuma.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Popularizing elections
Popularizing electionsFrom Media Indonesia A survey conducted by Cetro, a non-government organization, has shown the greater part of the population remains uninformed about how to vote in the general elections, which will take place in less than 100 days.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Muchtar Pakpahan tries again to win workers' support
Muchtar Pakpahan tries again to win workers' supportAnton Doni, Head, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freedom of expression following the fall of the New Order government led to unprecedented strikes among civil servants, employees at state-owned companies, bank employees...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Hotels gear up for St. Valentine
Hotels gear up for St. Valentine YOGYAKARTA: February is upon us. Many consider this the month of love. And to participate in the amorous time, star-rated hotels here are offering various packages to celebrate the popular Valentine's Day.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Is Jakarta's new busway system bound for glory or failure
Is Jakarta's new busway system bound for glory or failureM. Ali, Transportation Researcher, Cunningham Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom The statement: "Traffic problems have just got much worse in Jakarta!" came from a person who has to travel from his home in South Jakarta to his place...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Hippo dies in duel with son
Hippo dies in duel with sonDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta suffered a serious loss on Wednesday when one of its two hippopotami died in a fight with the other animal.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
PPIB brings fresh prospects to elections
PPIB brings fresh prospects to electionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a newcomer on the political scene, the New Indonesia Alliance Party (PPIB) has set out to garner the 3 percent electoral threshold necessary to proceed to the presidential election.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
We are not amused
We are not amused I must say, I fail to see The Jakarta Post's purpose in printing the article titled Sumatra cow almost jumps over the moon on Feb. 3, 2004Not exactly news, nor was it amusing. If it was to show concern for animals, it hardly does that.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Poe approved to run for president
Poe approved to run for president PHILIPPINE: Election officials in the Philippines affirmed on Friday an earlier ruling that movie icon Fernando Poe is qualified to run for president, throwing out a petition to disqualify him on citizenship grounds.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Jusuf -- Myanmar: Difficult road to reconciliation and
1. Jusuf -- Myanmar: Difficult road to reconciliation and democracy 2 X 23 Myanmar: Difficult road to reconciliation, democracy Jusuf Wanandi Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2.