Archive: 13 March 2004
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Worker killed in warehouse accident
Worker killed in warehouse accident TANGERANG: A man was killed when he was crushed by a forklift in a workplace accident at food producer PT Mayora in Jati Uwung, Tangerang, on Thursday evening.Tangerang Police Insp.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Rupiah Rates March 12
Rupiah Rates March 12 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,669.43 5,933.28 6,334.86 6,267.62 Brunei dollar 1 5,335.29 4,746.85 5,067.64 5,014.34 Canadian dollar 1 6,908.32 6,145.34 6,561.77 6,491.63 Swiss franc 1 7,170.97 6,381.30 6,811.24 6,740.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Wahyoe Boediwardhana
Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Fabiola Desy Unandjaja The Jakarta Post Gianyar, Bali/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri and her presidential challengers strived to make the most of their "comparative advantages" in their election campaign debuts on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Mega, Akbar start subtle mudslinging in campaign
Mega, Akbar start subtle mudslinging in campaignWahyoe Boediwardhana and Fabiola Desy Unandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Gianyar/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri and her presidential challengers strived to make the most of their "comparative advantages" in their election campaign debuts on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Strike strands bus passengers
Strike strands bus passengers SEMARANG: Hundreds of bus passengers plying the Solo-Semarang route were stranded on Friday at Tirtonadi Terminal in Solo as three bus companies went on strike.Hundreds of employees of bus companies Safari, Taruna and Duta Kartika have gone on strike since Wednesday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Council building emptied by campaign
Council building emptied by campaign SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan provincial council building on Jl. Karang Paci here was deserted on Friday, the second day of the election campaign, as most of the councillors were busy on the campaign trail.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Supporters of PPD demand T-shirts
Supporters of PPD demand T-shirts SURABAYA: Several participants of a campaign rally for the Indonesian Unity Party (PPD) complained on Friday that they were not given T-shirts by party officials.The T-shirt-less rally participants shouted at party officials on stage at the Gelora Deltras Stadium...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Minister Yusril a hit with women
Minister Yusril a hit with women Yusril Ihza Mahendra, the leader of the Crescent Star Party (PBB), seems to have won the unofficial title as handsomest politician.Some of his women fans say the politician takes full advantage of his looks, as reflected in his body language.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Council hopefuls try to outshine parties
Council hopefuls try to outshine partiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Candidates of the newly established Regional Representatives Council (DPD) must compete alongside the 24 political parties in attracting people to attend their campaigns -- a difficult mission, as they must organize their campaigns...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
One rebel killed in shootout
One rebel killed in shootout JAKARTA: At least one suspected rebel leader was killed in a Friday afternoon shootout with members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) in Karmenawari village, West Coast district, Sarmi, Papua on Friday.Jayapura 172 Military Regiment commander Col. Inf.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Delinquent customers owe PLN Rp 1 trillion
Delinquent customers owe PLN Rp 1 trillionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned electricity firm PT PLN said on Thursday accumulated unpaid bills from customers had reached Rp 1 trillion (about US$117 million).
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Megawati to inaugurate Indragiri bridge
Megawati to inaugurate Indragiri bridge PEKANBARU, Riau: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to inaugurate the Indragiri Bridge in Indragiri Hilir district, Riau province, on Saturday, a provincial administration spokesman said.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Supreme Court's ruling
Supreme Court's rulingFrom Bisnis Indonesia The Supreme Court ruling to exonerate Akbar Tandjung is just a plagiarized, humorous piece by Srimulat, one of the country's famous groups of comedians. However, it falls flat as a joke.Unfortunately, ordinary citizens can do nothing about this.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Mining in protected forests rejected
Mining in protected forests rejectedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGO) lashed out on Friday at the government for permitting 13 mining companies to resume activities in protected forests through the issuance of a regulation in...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Women, girls, focus of the World AIDS drive 2004
Women, girls, focus of the World AIDS drive 2004Nafsiah Mboi, Senior Consultant, National AIDS Commission, Jakarta On March 8, Indonesians celebrated International Women's Day (IWD) along with people in many countries around the globe. The theme of IWD this year is "Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS".
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Regions urged to help finance police
Regions urged to help finance policeTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the regional autonomy era, regions should set aside a small portion of their annual budget to help curb corruption in the police force and at the same time make them more professional, police observers have said.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
PAN supporters ditch campaign stop
PAN supporters ditch campaign stopMAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: About 1,000 supporters of the National Mandate Party (PAN) abandoned a PAN campaign rally held on Friday at the Bumi Tamalanrea Permai field in Makassar city. The supporters initially flooded the field at 1 p.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Shepherd will tend
Shepherd will tend Indonesian flock I refer to the article by Benny Susetyo (The Jakarta Post, March 11, under the heading This country needs visionary leader, not simply a ruler). The writer argued in the opening paragraph that he was focusing on the process of democracy and ignored completely...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Bruised carcass flower breaks record
Bruised carcass flower breaks recordTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java The carcass flower Amorphophallus titanum at the Cibodas Botanical Garden in Bogor bloomed late on Thursday, its solitary spadix reaching a height of 3.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Day two campaigners find deserted fields
Day two campaigners find deserted fieldsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the 22-day election campaign period just commenced on Thursday, minor political parties scheduled for Friday's first round of campaigns across the country had already begun showing signs that their funding was running out.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Medan to redevelop historic City Hall
Medan to redevelop historic City HallApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Plans are in the pipeline to redevelop the historic Balai Kota (City Hall) into an area called the City Hall Town Square at a cost of more than Rp 80 billion (US$9.5 million).
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Japan provides US$200,000 grant to fight bird flu
Japan provides US$200,000 grant to fight bird fluUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Japanese government has provided a grant of US$200,000 for the government of Indonesia to help fund the latter's efforts in combating bird flu.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
3 x 20
3 x 20 Rupiah and stocks extend losses after Madrid terror attack JP/2/ANIMAL2 x 27 Health study prompts recall of famous dog, cat food brand JP/2/FISH1 x 46 Locals seek jobs at new ornamental fish complex JP/2/Thomas2 x 33 Indonesia, China grouped together in Thomas and Uber Cup badminton
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Susilo quits as top security minister
Susilo quits as top security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally decided to quit as coordinating minister for political and security affairs. He sent President Megawati Soekarnoputri his letter of resignation on Thursday morning.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Health study prompts recall of famous dog, cat food brand
Health study prompts recall of famous dog, cat food brandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The distributor of well-known dog and cat food, PT Effem Indonesia, the local branch of U.S.-based Effem Foods voluntarily recalled several products from the market starting Friday over concerns as to the quality of...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Mayor's favoritism complained
Mayor's favoritism complained TANGERANG: A group of artists on the Tangerang Municipal Art Council (DKKT) have complained the Tangerang mayor favors sports over the arts.Endro, a DKKT leader, said in a meeting on Friday that Mayor Wahidin Halim only paid attention to soccer players, providing them...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
The elections and anti-corruption measures
The elections and anti-corruption measuresPatrick Guntensperger, Business Consultant, Jakarta, ttpguntensperger@hotmail.com This year there will be a new government in Indonesia. You can be sure that we will see some of the same old faces around the legislature just as we will see some new ones.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
PDI-P can't satisfy people's aspiration
PDI-P can't satisfy people's aspiration JAYAPURA, Papua: Maybe they were nervous or just overly emotional, but two campaigners for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) had a difficult time pronouncing "aspiration" during a campaign rally at Trikora field in Jayapura.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Akbar rambles on to silence rival
Akbar rambles on to silence rival Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung had his own method for sidelining fellow party member Surya Paloh, who did not obey the party's ruling that among Golkar's six possible presidential candidates, only Akbar can campaign outside of Java.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
KPU drops ultimatum to President, VP
KPU drops ultimatum to President, VPThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon After repeated threats, the General Elections Commission (KPU) retreated on Friday from its demand that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz take leave to campaign for the respective political parties.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
PM Abdullah marks new break with Mahathir era
PM Abdullah marks new break with Mahathir eraM. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's ruling coalition has made sweeping changes in its line-up of candidates for elections on March 21, marking a fresh break with the leadership of retired strongman Mahathir Mohamad.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Transparent election
Transparent election budgets needed From KompasThe District Elections Committee of East Bekasi has announced the pay for the ballot support group (KPPS) head is Rp 40,000 a day while this year's general election takes place. It implies the fee is paid only on election days.The Kompas, Feb.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Endemic to Sumatra island, Amorphophallus titanum, which means
Endemic to Sumatra island, Amorphophallus titanum, which means the god Titan's scepter, has the largest inflorescence among the Araceae family. The flower can reach a height of six meters and a diameter of three meters.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
RI, China battle in Thomas and Uber
RI, China battle in Thomas and UberZakki Hakim and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Titleholder Indonesia faces the prospect of a tough game with top seed China with the two Asian and world badminton powerhouses drawn in the same group for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup competitions.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Major parties fight over Susilo
Major parties fight over SusiloThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang Political parties are rushing to court Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono following his resignation from President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Cabinet on Thursday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
The sultan and I held talks: Wiranto
The sultan and I held talks: Wiranto Following in the footsteps of fellow Golkar Party presidential hopeful Surya Paloh, former Indonesian Military chief Gen. (ret). Wiranto paid a visit to Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Election 2004: New bottle, same content
Election 2004: New bottle, same contentEndy M. Bayuni, Deputy Chief Editor, The Jakarta Post, Cambridge, Massachusetts The 2004 election is just around the corner, but many, especially those in the reformist camp, have already dismissed this important national event as nothing but a political...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
A groundwater tax?
A groundwater tax? The city bylaw on a groundwater tax which was approved by the Jakarta administration on Wednesday has provoked concern and questions among the public. The promotion of the bylaw has apparently been inadequate.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Bappenas warns of economic impact of elections
Bappenas warns of economic impact of electionsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economic growth may slow down this year to 3 percent if the general elections become violent and create instability, the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) said in a study issued on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Indovision's poor service
Indovision's poor service I'm a subscriber to Indovision (P.T. Matahara Lintas Cakrawala) and I have patiently ignored the customer service representatives' unfriendly behavior over a period of five (!) years.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Schools must be able to stimulate their students to love learning
Schools must be able to stimulate their students to love learningSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope School, Jakarta Classrooms in Indonesian schools can be sombre places. Heavy benches behind which students sit in regimented rows.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Jamsostek to reduce investments in bank deposits
Jamsostek to reduce investments in bank depositsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned social security firm PT Jamsostek plans to cut its investment in bank time deposits this year amid the current low interest rate environment.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
'If I've had a fight, I go to a beauty salon'
'If I've had a fight, I go to a beauty salon' Many people point to a lack of education and poverty as the main triggers for domestic violence, the victims of which are most often women and children. In observance of International Women's Day last Monday, The Jakarta Post discussed domestic violence...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Amoseas to build third geothermal power plant
Amoseas to build third geothermal power plantDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amoseas Indonesia Inc., a unit of U.S.-based ChevronTexaco, is currently under negotiation with two state-owned companies to build a third geothermal power plant, Darajat III, in Darajat, West Java, a company...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Exhibition in homage to Widayat
Exhibition in homage to Widayat MAGELANG, Central Java: To commemorate the anniversary of the late maestro Widayat's birthday, the management of the Museum Haji Widayat in Mungkid, Magelang, Central Java, is to hold a two-week painting exhibition here.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Poll body assures public all is OK
Poll body assures public all is OKThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon/Samarinda Despite repeated rescheduling the General Elections Commission (KPU) claimed on Friday that 85 percent of over 300 million ballot papers would reach all polling stations by March 25.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Thousands of PAN supporters bored
Thousands of PAN supporters bored MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Most of some 1,000 supporters of the National Mandate Party (PAN) abandoned PAN campaign on Friday, held at Bumi Tamalanrea Permai field in Makassar city.Most of the supporters initially flooded the field at 1 p.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Illegal burial fees
Illegal burial feesFrom Koran TempoA Jakarta councillor has questioned the fee for the burial of a citizen in the capital. The city administration has allocated Rp 150,000 per person for digging and filling a grave. He wondered why some people had been asked to pay Rp 1 million a person.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
[b]Secret best left untold: Is
Secret best left untold: Is Jakarta a great city to inhabit?James Kallman and Baudouin Coomans PT. Moores Rowland Indonesia Jakarta 2. Simon -- Schools must nurture love of learning 2 X 30Schools must be able to stimulate their students to love learning Simon Marcus Gower Executive Principal...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Journalists query campaign prep
Journalists query campaign prep YOGYAKARTA: Local journalists questioned on Friday political party preparations in the election campaign."I doubt whether the political parties are ready to campaign. It is the second day of the campaign, but the political parties are willing yet to inform poll...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Vietnam's army to launch Vietel
Vietnam's army to launch Vietel HANOI: A telecommunications company run by Vietnam's army is expected to launch a mobile phone service this year, making it the fourth operator in the country, a company executive said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
The situation in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, remained tense on
The situation in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, remained tense on Friday following a bloody attack on a predominantly Christian village in the regency a day before.Hundreds of villagers are now guarding the village with machetes, hand-made guns and spears and everybody who comes into the area is...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
JP/3/SAMARINDA
JP/3/SAMARINDACouncil building deserted during campaignSAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan provincial council building on Jl. Karang Paci here was deserted on Friday, the second day of the election campaign, as most of the councillors were busy on the campaign trail.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Police take samples around rig, results in two weeks
Police take samples around rig, results in two weeksEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police have taken samples of an oil spill caused by a China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) rig in Kepulauan Seribu, or Thousand Islands regency, as part of the ongoing investigation into...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Monitors to visit MILF camps
Monitors to visit MILF campsPHILIPPINES: Malaysian cease-fire monitors will inspect 10 bases of the largest Islamic separatist group in the southern Philippines in coming days ahead of the resumption of formal peace talks with the government in April.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
NGOs urge probe into Manggarai shooting
NGOs urge probe into Manggarai shootingYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara An alliance of 23 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) joined force on Friday to call on the National Commission of Human Rights to carry out an independent and thorough investigation into the...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Megawati does pole dance with mike
Megawati does pole dance with mike Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri opened her first speech of the campaign season in Bali with an Islamic salutation and then a Hindu one, before firing up the crowd with a simple question: "Did you miss me?"The answer...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Six soldiers discharged for desertion
Six soldiers discharged for desertion KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six more soldiers in East Nusa Tenggara have recently been discharged for desertion, a senior military officer said on Friday.They were Chief. Sgt.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Police chief says shooter a member of 'Paspampres'
Police chief says shooter a member of 'Paspampres'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara confirmed on Friday that the man who fired into a crowd injuring two people in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, was a member of the Presidential Guard (Paspampres).
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
ASEAN should seek more cooperative equilibrium
ASEAN should seek more cooperative equilibriumBantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.idASEAN's commitment when it was first established in 1967 was to take care of its immediate region, Southeast Asia.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Vietnam to host ASEP meeting
Vietnam to host ASEP meetingVIETNAM: Parliamentarians from Asia and Europe will meet on March 25 in Vietnam's former imperial capital of Hue for two days of talks ahead of October's Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Dengue fatality rate declining gradually
Dengue fatality rate declining graduallyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over three months since the dengue fever outbreak began, the case fatality rate (CFR) in the country is declining, but the outbreak has yet to be brought under control as new patients are checking into hospitals every day.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Wahyoe Boediwardhana
Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Fabiola Desy Unandjaja The Jakarta Post Gianyar, Bali/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri and her presidential challengers strived to make the most of their "comparative advantages" in their election campaign debuts on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Ban on head scarves
Ban on head scarvesFrom Koran TempoThe French government has appealed for Indonesian Muslims' understanding of the Laicite bill, which bans the conspicuous use of religious symbols, including head scarves.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Java and beyond in Berlin expo
Java and beyond in Berlin expoSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta As part of an attempt to return to the 1980s glory of Yogyakarta and its vicinity as one of the country's leading tourist destinations, local officials and people from the tourist industry, grouped under Java Pavilion, are...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Quality control
Quality control for roads neededQuality of road repairs poorFrom Bisnis IndonesiaA number of road sections in Jakarta are severely damaged. Roads newly repaired look alright for a while, only to be smashed again by rain and returned subsequently to their original state, with large holes appearing...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Numerous challenges facing election organizers in Poso
Numerous challenges facing election organizers in PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi The upcoming elections in Poso regency are facing various challenges, including the fact that several areas in the conflict zone are still off limits to people of different religions.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Activists: End the sea turtle trade
Activists: End the sea turtle tradeBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Eighteen protesters, members of the wildlife protection organization, ProFauna, staged a unique protest in front of the Serangan Oemoem 11 Maret monument in downtown Yogyakarta recently.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Defending champ Sunu faces Ocvirk challenges
Defending champ Sunu faces Ocvirk challengesZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Young Indonesian tennis star Sunu Wahyu Trijati is only one step away from successfully defending his title in the 2004 Salonpas International Junior Tennis Championships, after he defeated compatriot Elbert Sie 7-5,...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Fake loan middlemen steal in Rp 1.89b
Fake loan middlemen steal in Rp 1.89b JAKARTA: Four members of a syndicate were arrested on Wednesday, after they stole Rp 1.89 million (US$222,353) by pretending to be middlemen in bank loans, the Jakarta Police said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
[b]2004 election: New bottle,
2004 election: New bottle, same content, room for changeEndy M. Bayuni Deputy chief editor The Jakarta Post Cambridge, Massachusetts2. Pat -- The elections and anti-corruption measures 2 X 30 The elections, new government and anticorruption measures "Anticorruption" should be one word throughout...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Security agencies and elections
Security agencies and electionsFrom Media IndonesiaIntelligence agencies and the police are bracing themselves to safeguarde this year's elections in all parts of the country. According to the head of the State Intelligence Agency, his men are now engaged in field operations to anticipate potential...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Is Jakarta a great city for expats to inhabit?
Is Jakarta a great city for expats to inhabit?James Kallman and Baudouin Coomans, PT. Moores Rowland Indonesia, Jakarta It was a small piece in last Thursday's The Jakarta Post that caught my eye Singapore tops Asian cities for expats.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Busway system and the rich
Busway system and the richFrom Tempo The busway continues to run, despite persistent public criticism. Among those arguing against this mode of city transportation are the well-to-do, who travel to work by car.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Police chief confirms shooter is presidential guard
Police chief confirms shooter is presidential guardThe Jakarta Post JakartaJakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara confirmed on Friday that the man who fired into a crowd injuring two people in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, was a member of the Presidential Guard (Paspampres).
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Asian police officers to meet in RP
Asian police officers to meet in RPPHILIPPINES: Senior police officers from Asia and the Middle East will meet in Manila next week to map out plans to improve cooperation in fighting transnational crime and terrorism, officials said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Susilo's exit made official
Susilo's exit made officialFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed on Friday the decree making official the departure of Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono from the Cabinet, ending their weeks-long rift.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Jakarta keeps dumping amid Bekasi dispute
Jakarta keeps dumping amid Bekasi disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso insisted that his administration would continue to dump its 6,000 tons of daily garbage at the Bantar Gebang dump although the Bekasi Legislative Council has repeatedly called on the Bekasi administration...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Tiger takes revenge in Bengkulu
Tiger takes revenge in Bengkulu JAKARTA: A farmer was killed by a tiger thought to have wandered out of a national park in Bengkulu, an official said on Friday."The victim was attacked by the tiger as he was walking home from the fields on Thursday afternoon," said Agus Priambudi, head of the...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Power plant to be built in Makassar
Power plant to be built in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Construction company PT Kassa Listrindo is to build a power plant in Punaga subdistrict, some 40 kilometers south of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Locals seek jobs at new ornamental fish complex
Locals seek jobs at new ornamental fish complexTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java Kusbandi, 50, had high hopes of finding a job as a driver at the new, flashy complex in Nanggewer Mekar subdistrict, Cibinong, Bogor. But reality confronted him right at the compound's gate.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
* Headlines: PT Effem Indonesia recalls pet feed 2
* Headlines: PT Effem Indonesia recalls pet feed 2 * National: Dengue death rate declines but outbreak remains 4 * Archipelago: Donggala tense after attack on Christian village 5 * Opinion: Women, girls focus of the World AIDS Day 2004 7 * City: Presidential guard on shooting spree 8 * Sports:...
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Ex-PKI members' right
Ex-PKI members' rightFrom Koran TempoThe Constitutional Court on Feb. 24 decided to annul article 60(g) of Law No. 12/2003 on general elections, restoring the constitutional right for (suspected) ex-Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) members and their relatives to run for legislative posts.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
One murdered, 5 injured as fears of religious war loom
One murdered, 5 injured as fears of religious war loomRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi The situation in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, remained tense on Friday following a bloody attack on a predominantly Christian village in the regency a day before.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
1. DPD: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 9
1. DPD: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 9 Council candidates struggle to lure voters 2. LOGISTICS: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 Poll body assures public all is OK 3. CHAIRMAN: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Mega, Akbar start subtle mudslinging in campaign 4.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Indosat responds
Indosat responds We would like to thank Urs Wuthrich of Jakarta for his letter published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 9, titled Satelindo so- called service.We would also like to apologize for any inconvenience experienced in using the Matrix service from Indosat.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Classical music on offer at Melia
Classical music on offer at Melia YOGYAKARTA: In a treat for classical music lovers , the five- star Yogyakarta Melia Purosani Hotel is holding a series of classical music performances during March and April.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Wiranto visits Sultan
Wiranto visits Sultan Following in the footsteps of fellow Golkar Party presidential hopeful Surya Paloh, former Indonesian Military chief Gen. (ret). Wiranto paid a visit to Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
BP West Java operates as usual
BP West Java operates as usualThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Energy firm BP West Java said production activities were running normally despite its recent loss in a controversial court case bought by a chemical supplier.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Actress to give beauty tips
Actress to give beauty tips YOGYAKARTA: The five-star Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta Hotel on Jl. Palagan Tentara Pelajar is due to hold a discussion on feminine beauty on Monday, March 22, 2004, presented by noted actress and presenter Ira Wibowo.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
PAN supporters ditch campaign stop
PAN supporters ditch campaign stopMAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: About 1,000 supporters of the National Mandate Party (PAN) abandoned a PAN campaign rally held on Friday at the Bumi Tamalanrea Permai field in Makassar city. The supporters initially flooded the field at 1 p.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Jl. Thamrin sidewalk widening project to kick off in May
Jl. Thamrin sidewalk widening project to kick off in MayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Parks Agency announced on Friday that the sidewalk widening project along Jl. Thamrin in Central Jakarta would take place in stages beginning in May.
Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Australians rescue RI fishermen
Australians rescue RI fishermen JAKARTA: An Australian ship rescued six Indonesian men clinging to a makeshift raft in the Arafura Sea on Friday, two days after their fishing boat sank off Australia's north coast, Australian marine authorities said.