Archive: 24 March 2004
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Wed, 24 Mar 2004
60 NU clerics to meet in Jombang
60 NU clerics to meet in JombangTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAbout 60 Muslim clerics, including former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, from across Java are to hold talks on Wednesday at the Tebuireng Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
UN prosecutors urge arrest of former TNI chief Wiranto
UN prosecutors urge arrest of former TNI chief WirantoAgencies JakartaUnited Nations prosecutors have urged East Timor legal authorities to issue an international arrest warrant for former Indonesian Military (TNI) military chief Gen.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Center set up for migrant workers
Center set up for migrant workersFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, RiauThe central government has established a training and empowerment center for Indonesian overseas workers on the industrial island of Batam, Riau province.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
IBL to launch 2004 season in May
IBL to launch 2004 season in MayZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fledgling Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) season will launch its 2004 season on May 9 in Jakarta with ten teams to compete in six cities through late August.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Traffic jams on
Traffic jams on UKI to Cawang route From Warta Kota Every day, at around 6 a.m., East Jakarta residents always have to face traffic congestion on the UKI to Cawang route, where an underpass is now under construction.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Sutiyoso sees sunny road ahead with low-sulfur diesel
Sutiyoso sees sunny road ahead with low-sulfur dieselDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration and its private partner PT Petross will provide low-sulfur diesel fuel for public transportation vehicles, to reduce vehicular air pollution gradually.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Teachers seek 13th month's salary
Teachers seek 13th month's salary BANJARMASIN: Hundreds of elementary school teachers in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, staged a demonstration at the Banjarmasin municipality offices on Tuesday, demanding that the administration pay their 13th month's salary.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
U.S. election good for RI economy
U.S. election good for RI economyRiyadi Suparno Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Birmingham, UK2. Imam -- Iraq a year after the war 1 X 45Time for Iraqis to regain political sovereigntyImam Cahyono Researcher Al Maun Center for Islamic Transformation Jakarta 3.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Vendors lie on road to stop eviction
Vendors lie on road to stop evictionYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungSome 1.000 traders and street vendors prevented security personnel from bulldozing their kiosks in the traditional Antri market in Cimahi, Bandung, West Java on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Photo-captions
Photo-captionsPhoto A : INS TaranginiJP/R Berto WedhatamaMAKING WAVES: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarangini lies at anchor at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port. Tarangini, which literally means "waves", is India's only sail training ship.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Indosiar suffers 50% drop in profit
Indosiar suffers 50% drop in profitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed television company PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, which runs Indosiar television network, reported on Tuesday over a 50 percent decline in unaudited net profit for 2003, mainly due to higher operating costs.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
OCBC acquires 22.5% stake in Bank NISP
OCBC acquires 22.5% stake in Bank NISPThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd (OCBC), Singapore's third- largest bank, has wrapped up the purchase of a 22.5 percent shareholding in Indonesia's medium-sized Bank NISP for S$119 million (about US$75 million).
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
1. ROUNDUP: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. ROUNDUP: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Parties still obsessed with shows of force 2. PDI-P: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 PDI-P banking on regents 3. DADAN: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 No major policy changes expected after elections 4. MEDIA: 30 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 35 TV news failing to answer campaign challenges 5.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
True statesmanship
True statesmanshipFrom Koran TempoNow that the general elections are only a few weeks away, it is interesting to observe how some political party figures that happen to be government officials are acting as campaigners for their parties.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Save the election
Save the election The legislative election is just 17 days away. There are two important things to note -- first, millions of ballot papers have yet to be printed and second, official ballots have landed into the hands of some people.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Azyumardi named honorary professor
Azyumardi named honorary professorNoted Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra has been made an honorary professor by the University of Melbourne Australia.Australian Ambassador to Indonesia David Ritchie, on behalf of the University of Melbourne, appointed Azyumardi in the position in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Police shoot two students in Kampar rally
Police shoot two students in Kampar rallyHaidir Anwar Tanjung The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RiauViolence erupted in Kampar regency on Tuesday with police firing live rounds at thousands of protesting teachers, students and civil servants who pressed for their demand that Kampar Regent Jefri Noer be...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
IBRA to disburse funds for new govt agency
IBRA to disburse funds for new govt agencyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe management of the now-defunct Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will disburse on Thursday funds totaling Rp 150 billion (US$17.6 million) to its successor, the Assets Management Company (AMC).
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Traffic jams on
Traffic jams on UKI to Cawang route From Warta Kota Every day, at around 6 a.m., East Jakarta residents always have to face traffic congestion on the UKI to Cawang route, where an underpass is now under construction.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Indonesian Islamic parties unfazed by PAS defeat
Indonesian Islamic parties unfazed by PAS defeatKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe leaders of the country's Islamic parties have reluctantly accepted the defeat of political Islam by Malaysia's dominant secular political grouping in the neighboring country's national elections on Sunday,...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
34 people hospitalized with food poisoning
34 people hospitalized with food poisoningAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South SulawesiThirty-four residents of Talaka subdistrict in Pangkajene Kepulauan regency, some 60 kilometers north of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, were hospitalized late on Monday with food poisoning.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Supreme Court to elect deputy chief
Supreme Court to elect deputy chiefMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Supreme Court (MA) will elect on Wednesday two deputy chief justices to fill vacant posts, despite opposition from legal experts and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Pertamina vows to resolve kerosene deficit in the markets
Pertamina vows to resolve kerosene deficit in the marketsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina plans to intensify market operations as a temporary measure to help resolve kerosene shortages faced by households in Jakarta and other cities.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Red onion crop lost to flood
Red onion crop lost to floodYOGYAKARTA: A crop of red onions planted on 150 hectares of land in Bantul was lost in the flooding that hit the area last week. The crop was being grown in the districts of Sanden and Kretek in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
KPUD seeks emergency funds
KPUD seeks emergency fundsBANDUNG: With the passage of a presidential decree on emergency poll funds, the West Java General Elections Commission (KPUD) will request Rp 17 billion (US$2.2 million) from the provincial government.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
TB still a threat in Indonesia
TB still a threat in IndonesiaMuherman Harun, Contributor, mhjkt@attglobal.net World TB Day on March 24 should be an important day for people around the world to learn more about the global health threat posed by tuberculosis (TB).
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Police question Golkar candidate
Police question Golkar candidateBANYUMAS, Central Java: Police questioned Slamet Effendy Yusuf, a legislative candidate from the Golkar Party, for three hours on Tuesday over allegations he took part in early campaigning at the end of February in Kedung Banteng district, Banyumas regency.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Fake booze maker faces jail
Fake booze maker faces jail TANGERANG: The prosecution in a fake booze case has urged a four-year prison term for a bootlegger who sold his moonshine in bottles bearing the labels of popular brands.Ganda Kurniawan was arrested on Sept.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Govt rejects UN report on bird flu spread
Govt rejects UN report on bird flu spreadAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRefuting the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announcement on Monday, the Ministry of Agriculture asserted on Tuesday that avian influenza cases in Indonesia were declining rather than increasing.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Chen's win in Taiwan reflects aspiration for self-determination
Chen's win in Taiwan reflects aspiration for self-determinationKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok Incumbent President Chen Sui-bian's razor-thin victory on Saturday signals two broad but contradictory trends on the island of 23 million people -- a growing desire for...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
'How can we monitor councillors?'
'How can we monitor councillors?'Four Jakarta councillors have bowed to the demands of some city residents and signed a social contract in which they promise to eradicate corruption in the administration and to work only for the interests of the public.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Police probe Epson's caterer
Police probe Epson's caterer BEKASI: Lemah Abang Subprecinct Police chief Adj. Comr. Muryono said his men had questioned on Tuesday the caterer of printer manufacturer PT Epson in Cikarang, in connection with food poisoning suffered by 228 factory workers after eating breakfast at work last...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Parties Still obsessed with shows of foece
Parties Still obsessed with shows of foeceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even though the political parties are legally confined to hold their rallies indoors for most of the campaign period, they are still obsessed with parading through town in a "show of force" with huge gangs of mostly tough-looking...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
RI rank third in TB stakes
RI rank third in TB stakesLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rate of tuberculosis (TB) has declined steadily in the past few years but the country remains among those with the highest number of TB patients, says the World Health Organization (WHO).
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
BHP Billiton coy on Gag Island nickel plan
BHP Billiton coy on Gag Island nickel plan Dow Jones Melbourne BHP Billiton Ltd. remains guarded over whether it intends to develop a controversial open-pit nickel mine at Gag Island in Indonesia. BHP Billiton's stainless steel materials unit president, Chris Pointon, said no thinking has taken...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Most provinces yet to get ballot papers
Most provinces yet to get ballot papersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith only 13 days to go to polling day, only 11 provinces have received all the ballot papers need for the elections to each legislative body, the General Elections Commission (KPU) said.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Dengue fever still clear and present danger
Dengue fever still clear and present dangerRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East KalimantanThe dengue fever epidemic that struck the nation three months ago remains a clear and present danger in some areas in Indonesia.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
A landmark victory
A landmark victory It is no exaggeration to say that Monday's election results in Malaysia has sent out strong signals, not only in that country, but throughout the Southeast Asian region and possibly around the globe as well.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Boycotting coaches want PBSI to focus on youth
Boycotting coaches want PBSI to focus on youthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coaches boycotted last weekend's Thomas and Uber Cup simulation matches to send a message to badminton's governing body the PBSI to improve its development and handling of young players, according to national coach Joko...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Hospital denies charging patients
Hospital denies charging patientsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-run Harapan Kita Hospital in West Jakarta denied a report that it had continued to charge poor dengue fever patients in spite of a nationwide program that provided free medical treatment.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
House tells foreign NGOs to be 'fair'
House tells foreign NGOs to be 'fair' JAKARTA: The House of Representatives has urged foreign non- governmental organizations (NGOs) not to become the instruments of destruction of Indonesia's forestry industry by encouraging campaigns for the boycott of the country's forestry products.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
1. POLL: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. POLL: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Most provinces yet to get ballot papers 2. TB: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS RI ranks third in TB stakes 3. WIRANTO: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS UN prosecutors call for Gen. Wiranto's arrest 4. BADAWI: 1 LINE, 40 OUNTS Indonesian Islamic parties unfazed by PAS defeat
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Indonesian woman wins science award
Indonesian woman wins science awardTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAn Indonesian woman scientist has received an international fellowship "For Women in Science" award for her research in microbiology, making her the first person from this country to receive such an honor.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Govt urged to avoid monopoly in computer software market
Govt urged to avoid monopoly in computer software marketDewi Santoso The Jakarta Post JakartaAside from its move in negotiating to buy licensed software at lower prices from giant U.S. software company Microsoft, the government should also give room to other operating systems so as to avoid a...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
2. 1 x 35
2. 1 x 35 Supreme Court to elect deputy chiefs 3. 1 x 35 Indonesian woman wins science award 4. 2 x 18 RI leaders condemn murder of Yassin 5. 1 x 32 Two-children campaign to continue
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
A 'lesson' from the Cimanggis bomb
A 'lesson' from the Cimanggis bomb The bomb that exploded during a religious gathering at a house in Depok, south of Jakarta, on Sunday, came as a shock to us.The explosion claimed no lives as the "materials concerned" were low-intensity explosives.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Mazda to take stake in Chinese firm
Mazda to take stake in Chinese firm BEIJING: Mazda Motor will take a stake in the joint venture between its parent Ford Motor and China's Chongqing Changan Motor, paving the way for the production of the Japanese automaker's cars, state press reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
JP/3/TRAIL
JP/3/TRAILKPUD seeks emergency fundsBANDUNG: With the passage of a presidential decree on emergency poll funds, the West Java General Elections Commission (KPUD) will request Rp 17 billion (US$2.2 million) from the provincial government.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
* Headlines: Pertamina vows to resolve kerosene shortage 2
* Headlines: Pertamina vows to resolve kerosene shortage 2 * National: Clerics from all over Java to convene 4 * Archipelago: Dengue fever still clear and present danger 5 * Opinion: Money politics breeds corrupt bureaucrats 6 * City: Jakarta wants low sulfur diesel oil for buses 8 *...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Six make off with policeman's car
Six make off with policeman's car TANGERANG: Six robbers managed to make off with a Kijang minivan belonging to a middle-ranking police officer when the driver was parking the car outside Bintaro housing estate in the Pondok Aren district of Tangerang on Tuesday morning.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
JP/5/
JP/5/2 x 29 Students continue hunger strike to protest graft case JP/5/TKI1 x 33 Center set up for migrant workers JP/5/more3 x 12 34 residents hospitalized with poisoning JP/5/gusur1 x 36 Vendors lie on road to stop eviction JP/5/DENGUE1 x 42 Dengue fever still clear and present danger
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Murder of Sheikh Yassin feared to provoke hard-liners
Murder of Sheikh Yassin feared to provoke hard-linersFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesians have expressed solidarity with Palestinians in the wake of Monday's assassination of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Govt urged to avoid monopoly in computer software market
Govt urged to avoid monopoly in computer software marketDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAside from its move in negotiating to buy licensed software at lower prices from giant U.S. software company Microsoft, the government should also give room to other operating systems so as to avoid a...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
300 gas tanks explode in Serpong
300 gas tanks explode in SerpongMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangAround 300 portable gas tanks at the Jaya Gas LPG depot on Jl. Raya Cilenggang, near the German Centre in Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, exploded on Tuesday.The explosions in broad daylight shocked residents in the area.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Indosiar suffers 50% drop in profit
Indosiar suffers 50% drop in profitThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Publicly listed television company PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, which runs Indosiar television network, reported on Tuesday over a 50 percent decline in unaudited net profit for 2003, mainly due to higher operating costs.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
34 people hospitalized with food poisoning
34 people hospitalized with food poisoningAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South SulawesiThirty-four residents of Talaka subdistrict in Pangkajene Kepulauan regency, some 60 kilometers north of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, were hospitalized late on Monday with food poisoning.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
KPU warned of poll delay
KPU warned of poll delaySEMARANG: Yusril Ihza Mahendra, leader of the Crescent Star Party (PBB), said on Tuesday the General Elections Commission (KPU) must not delay the April 5 legislative election.Delaying the elections would violate the elections law and, if the KPU insisted on a delay, members...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
True statesmanship
True statesmanship and BIN chiefFrom Koran TempoNow that the general elections are only a few weeks away, it is interesting to observe how some political party figures that happen to be government officials are acting as campaigners for their parties.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Gus Dur visits Theys' grave
Gus Dur visits Theys' graveJAYAPURA, Papua: The head of the National Awakening Party (PKB)'s advisory board, Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, visited on Tuesday the burial place of murdered Papua independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Hanoi to back Dhaka's bid to join ARF
Hanoi to back Dhaka's bid to join ARFBANGLADESH: Vietnam on Monday said it would back Bangladesh's bid to join the top security grouping in the Asia-Pacific region, a Bangladesh foreign ministry official said.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Jakarta likely target of Cimanggis bomb: Sutiyoso
Jakarta likely target of Cimanggis bomb: SutiyosoDamar Harsanto and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe explosion in Cimanggis, Depok, to the south of Jakarta, coming seven months after the JW Marriott Hotel bombing in South Jakarta, has worried Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, who has called on...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Students worried by new grading system
Students worried by new grading systemKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: High school students in Kendari expressed concern on Tuesday that a new grading system introduced by the Ministry of National Education would prevent them from graduating.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Rupiah Rates March 23
Rupiah Rates March 23 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,822.32 6,065.69 6,478.38 6,409.40 Brunei dollar 1 5,368.35 4,773.32 5,097.71 5,043.80 Canadian dollar 1 6,807.60 6,052.08 6,464.40 6,395.02 Swiss franc 1 7,212.19 6,412.50 6,848.60 6,775.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Korean Embassy responds
Korean Embassy responds I refer to your publication in relation to President Roh Moo- hyun's impeachment. I have found three articles and two photos related to the matter in your March 13 edition.In this context allow me to sum up as follows: * The impeachment of a sitting president by the National...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Tourist arrivals may rise by 18% in Q1: Ardika
Tourist arrivals may rise by 18% in Q1: ArdikaThe Jakarta Post, Bandung The country's tourism sector is expected to remain buoyant in the first quarter of this year, despite earlier concern at the impact of the general election and the government's new restrictive visa policy, according to a senior...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
UN prosecutors call for Gen. Wiranto's arrest
UN prosecutors call for Gen. Wiranto's arrestAgencies, JakartaUnited Nations prosecutors assigned to a special court in Dili have urged East Timor to issue an international arrest warrant for former Indonesian Military (TNI) military chief Gen.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Poll positions
Poll positionsJakartans express their views on the April 5 general electionTeguh Sumantri, 41, is an employee of a state-owned institution on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan. He lives with his wife and two children in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta:I have not yet made up my mind on which political party I...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
No journalistic scavengers at 'Tempo', expert asserts
No journalistic scavengers at 'Tempo', expert assertsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAn expert witness has testified in the Central Jakarta District Court in the defamation suit brought by well-connected businessman Tomy Winata against Tempo magazine's chief editor, Bambang Harymurti, and journalists...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Kalimalang toll road
Kalimalang toll roadFrom Kompas Construction of the Kalimalang Bekasi to Jakarta toll road began in 1997 but unfortunately had to be stopped in 1998 when an acute economic crisis hit the country.Virtually nothing has been heard about the project since then, except that the contractor is involved in...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Korean Embassy responds
Korean Embassy responds I refer to your publication in relation to President Roh Moo- hyun's impeachment. I have found three articles and two photos related to the matter in your March 13 edition.In this context allow me to sum up as follows: * The impeachment of a sitting president by the National...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Students continue hunger strike to protest graft case
Students continue hunger strike to protest graft caseNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West JavaAt least eight anticorruption activists continued their hunger strike on Tuesday to put pressure on the Cirebon Prosecutor's Office to thoroughly investigate a high-profile corruption case...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
15 years sought for Dutch woman
15 years sought for Dutch woman TANGERANG: A team of prosecutors asked the Tangerang District Court on Tuesday to sentence a Dutch woman to 15 years in prison for bringing 4,845 ecstasy pills into Indonesia from Malaysia in July last year.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Govt soon to sell Bukit Asam stake
Govt soon to sell Bukit Asam stake JAKARTA: The Indonesian government plans to sell a 20 percent stake in coal mining company PT Tambang Batu Bara Bukit Asam within the next three weeks, a senior government official said Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
UGM researchers invent 'gama burner'
UGM researchers invent 'gama burner' YOGYAKARTA: Researchers from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have invented a new but simple technology to dry unhulled paddy, which they have called tungku gama (gama burner).
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
U.S. govt expands Monsanto investigation
U.S. govt expands Monsanto investigation The United States Department of Justice has expanded an investigation into issues related to Monsanto Co.'s Indonesian affiliates, the company said.Monsanto said on Monday that the Justice Department is looking into whether a former Monsanto employee...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Malaysia PM using landslide to overhaul cabinet
Malaysia PM using landslide to overhaul cabinetAgencies, Kuala LumpurMalaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, fresh from a landslide election victory, will overhaul his cabinet and restructure the finance ministry next week, sources close to the leadership said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
No major changes expected after elections
No major changes expected after electionsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The investment community hopes the general election will result in a winning party that can promote stability and certainty, which is crucial to ensure the current pace of economic reform, experts say.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
The political impact of the sharia question
The political impact of the sharia questionLambert J. Giebels Historian Breda, The Netherlands After the fall of president Soeharto the sharia movement did revive in the political field. The sharia question is haunting Indonesia from the very beginning of its existence.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Police shoot two student protesters in Kampar rally
Police shoot two student protesters in Kampar rallyHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, RiauViolence erupted in Kampar regency on Tuesday with police firing live rounds at thousands of protesting teachers, students and civil servants who pressed for their demand that Kampar Regent...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Court starts hearing on 'death-wish' party hacks
Court starts hearing on 'death-wish' party hacksM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Jakarta District Court began on Tuesday the first trials of dozens of people who broke traffic laws while following the campaign trail.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
U.S. election good for RI economy
U.S. election good for RI economyRiyadi Suparno, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Birmingham, UK Macroeconomic stability normally weakens in most election years, but not this year in Indonesia. Three main indicators, the rupiah, interest rates and the inflation rate, will likely stay at their...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Two children campaign to continue
Two children campaign to continueLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Boyolali, Central JavaDespite some progress, the government will continue to trudge on with the family planning program known for its slogan "two children are enough" in order to achieve zero population growth in the fourth most...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Texmaco workers rally
Texmaco workers rally KARAWANG: About 400 workers who have been dismissed by PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering staged a demonstration in Karawang, West Java, on Tuesday, demanding that their severance pay be paid in full."We reject the doling out of our severance pay in installments over 17 months.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Thumbs up for Badawi's moderate governance
Thumbs up for Badawi's moderate governanceSuhaini Aznam, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Two trends emerged from this election. First, Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) lost its stranglehold over Kelantan and Terengganu, putting paid to its dream of an Islamic state -- at least for now.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
RI leaders condemn murder of Yassin
RI leaders condemn murder of YassinFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesians have expressed solidarity with Palestinians in the wake of Monday's assassination of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
BHP Billiton coy on Gag Island nickel plan
BHP Billiton coy on Gag Island nickel planDow Jones, Melbourne BHP Billiton Ltd. remains guarded over whether it intends to develop a controversial open-pit nickel mine at Gag Island in Indonesia.BHP Billiton's stainless steel materials unit president, Chris Pointon, said no thinking has taken...
Wed, 24 Mar 2004
PDI-P banking on regents to attract voters
PDI-P banking on regents to attract votersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is counting on its members serving as regents and mayors across the country to help it win the April 5 legislative election.