Archive: 15 March 2004
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Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Pertamina raises LPG price
Pertamina raises LPG priceUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas company Pertamina announced on Sunday an increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 5.3 percent, or Rp 150 per kilogram, to cover rising production costs amid higher international crude prices.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Draft bylaw open to fraud
Draft bylaw open to fraud TANGERANG: A proposed bylaw regulating the allocation and use of public development money raised by third parties or private businessmen would be open to abuse, a municipal law expert said.Regional Information Study Center coordinator Muslih M.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Three rebels killed, four others surrender
Three rebels killed, four others surrenderThree members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were killed in separate gunfights with Army soldiers in Aceh while four others, including a GAM official, surrendered.Spokesman for the military operation in Aceh Lt. Col.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
River transportation unlikely
River transportation unlikelyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe old pictures of romantic cruises on Jakarta's rivers back in the city's early years may remained an insert in history books as experts are skeptical about the revival of river transportation in today's city as planned by...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Panwaslu monitors West Irian policies
Panwaslu monitors West Irian policiesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Election Supervisory Commission (Panwaslu) is to continue monitoring policies issued by the General Elections Commission (KPU) on West Irian Jaya for fear that the policies may disrupt poll preparations in the whole of...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
A matter of decorum
A matter of decorum Unfortunate as the course of events may have been, Indonesians have reason to welcome Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to quit his post as coordinating minister for political and security affairs in President Megawati Soekarnoputri's cabinet.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Spa: The art of pampering
Spa: The art of pampering T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta Stressed out by the frantic pace of urban life? Jakartans have found a new way to unwind. Its not playing golf, squash or tennis, nor is it exercising in a fitness center.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
RI's ASEAN peacekeeping force initiative gets big boost
RI's ASEAN peacekeeping force initiative gets big boostVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's new ASEAN Security Community (ASC) concept and the regional peacekeeping force initiative received a big boost last week not only from prominent members of the House of Representatives...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Cooperative equilibrium needed for ASEAN ......7
Cooperative equilibrium needed for ASEAN ......7River transportation unlikely ..........8Real Madrid held at home ...............10Bombs kill four Americans in Iraq 11Kadin proposes green tax incentives 13Danger of bird flu virus studied 18
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Chinese-Indonesians rising to political stage
Chinese-Indonesians rising to political stageFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan, North SumatraScores of Chinese-Indonesians legislative candidates and regional representative council candidates (DPD) will be adding new color to the country's political stage.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
2004 election: New bottle, same content, room for change
2004 election: New bottle, same content, room for changeEndy 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...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
FOCUS ISSUE --- Beauty and Health
FOCUS ISSUE --- Beauty and Health;JP; ANPAc..r.. Fitness-equipment-storesFinding fitness equipment in JakartaSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post JakartaThe growing awareness about the importance of sport for health among the public has had a positive effect on the sale of fitness and health...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Toll road landowners hold out
Toll road landowners hold out JAKARTA: Toll road operator PT Jasa Marga has yet to complete the 1.3-kilometer Veteran-Ulujami toll road, part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road, because landowners are still holding out for greater compensation, an official said on Friday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Rights body to settle land conflict
Rights body to settle land conflict JAMBI: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will set up a subcommission to settle land disputes, an official said on Saturday.Komnas HAM's subcommission head Amidhan revealed that the new body would involve farmers, fishermen, urban poor and...
Mon, 15 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...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Parties dismiss list of 'crooked politicians'
Parties dismiss list of 'crooked politicians'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe publication of the list of roguish politicians would not have an impact on political party performance in the upcoming general elections, some leaders of political parties asserted on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
JP/3/AIRLINE
JP/3/AIRLINE Parties demand cheap flightsMEDAN, North Sumatra: Several executives at airline companies in North Sumatra province revealed on Sunday that, as the election campaign is underway, demands are on the rise from the political parties for discounted flights.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Shepherd will tend RI flock
Shepherd will tend RI 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 what is the...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Candidates get serious on the foueth day
Candidates get serious on the foueth dayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaUnlike the first three days of campaigning marked by frivolous jokes and dangdut contests, the fourth day on Sunday saw candidates for the newly established Regional Representatives Council (DPD) getting a bit more serious by setting...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Local airlines ready to compete with foreign rivals
Local airlines ready to compete with foreign rivalsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's airline operators expect turbulence ahead as competition intensifies with a rising number of foreign low-cost airlines flying into domestic skies.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Farmers trained for reforestation
Farmers trained for reforestation GORONTALO: The Gorontalo provincial administration is to train 510 farmers to make a success of the reforestation and land rehabilitation program in the province.Organizing manager of the training program Noho Moningka said in Gorontalo city over the weekend that...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
JP/1/ROUNDUP
JP/1/ROUNDUP3 x 10 Tutut vows return of good days JP/1/BIKE1 x 30 Car kills 4 in no-vehicle zone 2 x 28 Pertamina raises LPG price to cover production costs JP/1/BUSUK1 x 42 Parties dismiss list of 'crooked politicians'
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
FOR FOCUS ISSUE
FOR FOCUS ISSUEJP/P.J. LeoA woman enjoys a Jacuzzi at a Martha Tilaar spa center in Prapanca, South Jakarta as part of the traditional spa treatment provided by the center. JPA member of a Jakarta fitness club uses the latest version of a stationary bike to firm her thighs.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Car kills four in no-vehicle zone
Car kills four in no-vehicle zoneEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA speeding Honda City sedan veered into a group of Sunday morning joggers and cyclists on Jl. Sudirman in front of the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, killing four people and injuring three others.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
PDI-P boys brawl after erotic dance
PDI-P boys brawl after erotic danceSEMARANG: Gangs of youths supporting the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle (PDI-P) clashed violently with each other during a PDI-P campaign event featuring a sensual dancer in Semarang on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Mega calls for cooperation in combating illegal logging
Mega calls for cooperation in combating illegal loggingThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri has said that eradicating rampant illegal logging simply requires the strong will of law enforcers and other related state officials.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Old Jakarta, 'little Venice'
Old Jakarta, 'little Venice' Since the 12th century, the Ciliwung river which divided Batavia (old Jakarta) into eastern and western sections, served as the main transportation system connecting the center of the Hindu Sunda Kingdom in Batutulis, Bogor, to Sunda Kalapa seaport.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Fears remain over possible election delay
Fears remain over possible election delayKurniawan Hari and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith only 21 days left until election day on April 5, barely 30 percent of districts in 10 monitored provinces had received the necessary materials, according to the Center for Electoral Reform...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Gade sets up All England final with Lin
Gade sets up All England final with LinReuters, Birmingham, EnglandDenmark's Peter Gade breezed into the All England badminton men's singles final with a convincing 15-9 15-9 victory over Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
One Papuan killed, fears of election disruptions loom
One Papuan killed, fears of election disruptions loomNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, PapuaAn official of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) was killed in a firefight between Army personnel and a group of rebels in Sarmi regency, highlighting fears that the elections could be delayed or...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Spa: The art of pampering
Spa: The art of pampering T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta Stressed out by the frantic pace of urban life? Jakartans have found a new way to unwind. Its not playing golf, squash or tennis, nor is it exercising in a fitness center.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Local ARV drugs now on sale in hospitals across the country
Local ARV drugs now on sale in hospitals across the countryYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungState pharmaceutical company Kimia Farma has started to sell locally produced generic antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for people living with HIV/AIDS in the country.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Evicted fishermen draw lots for new homes
Evicted fishermen draw lots for new homesTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe evicted fishermen of Kali Adem in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, will apparently not enjoy the housing pledged earlier by the government, as most of the 720 units of the low-cost apartment block have been reserved by...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
JP/3/AIRLINE
JP/3/AIRLINE Parties demand cheap flights MEDAN, North Sumatra: Several executives at airline companies in North Sumatra province revealed on Sunday that, as the election campaign is underway, demands are on the rise from the political parties for discounted flights.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
'I am not familiar with candidates'
'I am not familiar with candidates'For the first time voters will select candidates for the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), which will consist of four members from each of the 32 provinces. The elected representatives, together with the 550 elected members of the House of Representatives,...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Kadin proposes environmental tax incentives
Kadin proposes environmental tax incentivesUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government should provide tax incentives to encourage companies to adopt environmentally friendly businesses, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Parties demand cheap flights
Parties demand cheap flightsMEDAN, North Sumatra: Several executives at airline companies in North Sumatra province revealed on Sunday that, as the election campaign is underway, demands are on the rise from the political parties for discounted flights.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Medan evicts food and drink vendors
Medan evicts food and drink vendors MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dozens of roadside food and drink vendors around Merdeka Park have protested against their eviction to the Medan municipal authorities, saying it has affected their daily income.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
The elections,new government and anticorruption measures
The elections,new government and anticorruption 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...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Govt urged to eradicate smuggling
Govt urged to eradicate smuggling JAMBI: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea called on the government to seriously curb the rampant smuggling of basic commodities and luxury products to and from Sumatra because such activities had caused losses, not only to the government but...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
FOR FOCUS ISSUE
FOR FOCUS ISSUEJP/P.J. LeoA woman enjoys a Jacuzzi at a Martha Tilaar spa center in Prapanca, South Jakarta as part of the traditional spa treatment provided by the center. JPA member of a Jakarta fitness club uses the latest version of a stationary bike to firm her thighs.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Criminologist warns of more conflicts during campaign
Criminologist warns of more conflicts during campaignDamar Harsanto and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the legislative election campaign kicking off on Thursday, University of Indonesia criminologist Erlangga Masdiana warned the Jakarta administration and the Jakarta Police of the...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
AEKI urges cooperation with Vietnam
AEKI urges cooperation with VietnamFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakartahe country's coffee exporters urged the government to talk with Vietnam, the world's largest robusta coffee exporter, in seeking ways to lift the current low price of the commodity.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Foreign creditor stay away from commercial court
Foreign creditor stay away from commercial courtAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLengthy court proceedings as well as ambiguous rulings have prompted many creditors, especially foreign companies, to take their cases against local indebted firms from the commercial court to the district court.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Panwaslu says campaign still on track
Panwaslu says campaign still on trackThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has recorded a number of violations during the four-day-old campaign, most of which are minor ones, an official says.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Students 'poisoned' by school
Students 'poisoned' by school PANGKALPINANG, South Sumatra: Nearly 170 students and teachers at the state-run 42 Elementary School here developed severe food- poisoning with symptoms of severe diarrhea and vomiting after eating food given to them free at the school.
Mon, 15 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.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Mega opens ornamental fish farm
Mega opens ornamental fish farm JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated the country's largest ornamental fish farm in Cibinong, West Java on Sunday.Citing the country's potential to breed ornamental fish, Megawati said that the industry could support the conservation of the sea.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Cheaper security tools enter the local market
Cheaper security tools enter the local marketSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Bali bomb blast, which occurred in November 2001, followed by a host of bomb threats in the following months, prompted many building owners to beef up their security systems.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Floods inundate thousands of houses
Floods inundate thousands of houses BANDUNG, West Java: More than one thousand houses in South Bandung regency were inundated on Sunday following heavy rains over the past three days.The inundated houses were located in four districts -- Baleendah, Dayeuhkolot, Rancaekek and Solokanjeruk.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
'Cooperative equilibrium' neded by ASEAN
'Cooperative equilibrium' neded by ASEANBantarto Bandoro, Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id ASEAN's commitment when it was first established in 1967 was to take care of its immediate region, Southeast Asia.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Fish farmers complain about paltry compensation
Fish farmers complain about paltry compensationM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaThe compensation the city paid to fish farmers for losses due to pollution from a temporary dump was totally inadequate and snacked of corruption, angry farmers and activists said in Cilincing, North Jakarta on...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Vasectomy brings villagers satisfaction all round in Boyolali
Vasectomy brings villagers satisfaction all round in BoyolaliLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Boyolali, Central JavaThere is nothing unusual about Kaligentong village, Ampel district, which lies six kilometers to the east of the foot of Merbabu mountain, Central Java.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Minister plans to sue 'Tempo'
Minister plans to sue 'Tempo' JAKARTA: The Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil al- Munawar is planning to file a lawsuit against Tempo magazine after the weekly published the results of its research showing Munawar's ministry as the most corrupt among government offices.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Tutut vows return of good day
Tutut vows return of good dayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSix years ago, Amien Rais was one of the country's most prominent reformist figures involved in the national movement to force Soeharto to end his 32-year regime as the country was on the brink of economic collapse.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
CIMB says RI needs to consolidate local securities sector
CIMB says RI needs to consolidate local securities sector Malaysia's second largest financial group Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhard (CIMB) has recently launched its Indonesian securities house PT CIMB Niaga Securities, with the aim of becoming a major player in Indonesia's growing...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
PDI-P rebuked for poll violation
PDI-P rebuked for poll violationCIREBON, West Java: A member at Cirebon mayoralty's General Election Commission (KPUD) lashed out on Sunday at the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) Cirebon branch, saying that the party had violated election rules.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Parties demand cheap flights
Parties demand cheap flightsMEDAN, North Sumatra: Several executives at airline companies in North Sumatra province revealed on Sunday that, as the election campaign is underway, demands are on the rise from the political parties for discounted flights.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
OPEC members diverge on output cut
OPEC members diverge on output cutLachlan Carmichael, Agence France-Presse, CairoOPEC members expressed diverging opinions on Saturday on whether the oil cartel should automatically implement a production cut from April 1, despite soaring prices.
Mon, 15 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.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
i][b]I-box:
i]I-box: - A group of cyclists and joggers rest on the median strip on Jl. Sudirman. - A Honda City sedan speeds toward them from the direction of Jl. Sisingamangaraja. - The driver, unaware of the regulation prohibiting motorized vehicles, crashes into a plastic barrier and hits the busway lane...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Dengue prevention must be constant, expert says
Dengue prevention must be constant, expert saysLeony Aurora and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/JayapuraA lack of post-outbreak action is blamed for the recurrence of dengue fever and the country's failure to eradicate the disease, a tropical disease specialist said on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
71 villages in C. Java not yet electrified
71 villages in C. Java not yet electrifiedSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang, Central JavaCentral Java will carry out a community-based electricity program, besides speeding up the establishment of several power plants, to meet the increasing demand for power in the province, says governor...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Sunu beats Ocvirk to defend Salonpas title
Sunu beats Ocvirk to defend Salonpas titleZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post JakartaYoung Indonesian star Sunu Wahyu Trijati won the 2004 Salonpas International Junior Tennis Championships for the second consecutive year after he beat second seed Luka Ocvirk of Slovenia 6-3, 6-3 at the Kemayoran Tennis...
Mon, 15 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.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
FOR FOCUS ISSUE
FOR FOCUS ISSUEJP/P.J. LeoA woman enjoys a Jacuzzi at a Martha Tilaar spa center in Prapanca, South Jakarta as part of the traditional spa treatment provided by the center. JPA member of a Jakarta fitness club uses the latest version of a stationary bike to firm her thighs.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Sunu beats Ocvirk to defend Salonpas title
Sunu beats Ocvirk to defend Salonpas titleZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post JakartaYoung Indonesian star Sunu Wahyu Trijati won the 2004 Salonpas International Junior Tennis Championships for the second consecutive year after he beat second seed Luka Ocvirk of Slovenia 6-3, 6-3 at the Kemayoran Tennis...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
1. CHINA: 50 pt, 6 cols, 1 x 55
1. CHINA: 50 pt, 6 cols, 1 x 55 Chinese-Indonesians rise up to political opportunity 2. PAPUA: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 9 Panwaslu monitors West Irian policies 3. CETRO: 36 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14 Fears remain over possible elections delayor21 days away, elections may still be delayed 4.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Noise-canceling headphones boost sound clarity
Noise-canceling headphones boost sound clarity Have you ever tried listening to your MP3 music while riding a bajaj, the hyper-noisy three-wheeled vehicle that every other road user hates but a lot of people still need for their daily transportation?No matter how sophisticated your MP3 player is,...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Transparent election budgets
Transparent election budgetsFrom 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.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Accident claims candidate's eye
Accident claims candidate's eyeSURABAYA: Bad luck struck Muhammad Subhan, a legislative candidate with the National Awakening Party (PKB) for the Trenggalek regency council, leaving him with only one eye.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
The sentence for Abu Bakar Ba'asyir
The sentence for Abu Bakar Ba'asyir Unwelcome is the news that Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the subject of an important trial in Indonesia last year to determine his alleged connections with organized terror, has had his jail sentence reduced on appeal. This was his second appeal, but for release.
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Plunder of public funds continues
Plunder of public funds continuesFrom Warta KotaIn this reform period, corruption, collusion and nepotism keep going and state agencies continue to be plundered of public funds. According to the latest findings of the Supreme Audit Agency, in the second semester of 2003, irregularities involving Rp...
Mon, 15 Mar 2004
Fish farmers disappointed with compensation
Fish farmers disappointed with compensationM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe compensation the city administration paid to fish farmers in Cilincing subdistrict, North Jakarta, for losses due to pollution from a temporary dump was totally inadequate and snacked of corruption.