Archive: 14 April 2004
67 articles found
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
RI vows to implement fully the CWC
RI vows to implement fully the CWC The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, the third largest democracy in the world, is committed to fully implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), said a senior official at the ministry of foreign affairs.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Golkar is making less than a full comeback
Golkar is making less than a full comeback Endy M. Bayuni, Deputy Chief Editor, The Jakarta Post, Cambridge, Massachusetts As widely predicted, Golkar won the April 5 general election for the House of Representatives by beating President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Akbar trails behind Prabowo: Poll
Akbar trails behind Prabowo: Poll Kurniawan Hari and Ainur Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya The Supreme Court's controversial verdict clearing Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung of graft appears to have done little to restore his popularity among the party faithful ahead of the Golkar national convention, a recent survey has revealed.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
PKS looks set to be main faction in Jakarta council
PKS looks set to be main faction in Jakarta council Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The latest count on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. showed the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) with a projected 17 of 75 seats in the Jakarta City Council (DPRD), followed by the Democratic Party with a projected 15 seats. The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) announced it has counted approximately 94 percent of the votes cast on April 5 at 23,877 polling stations across Jakarta.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Management tender to open for historical heritage
Management tender to open for historical heritage Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Culture and Museum Agency will open bidding for companies interested in managing a heritage building on Jl. Teuku Umar 1, Central Jakarta, as an art-and-cultural-show venue. "We offer companies the chance to be serious bidders to make use of the building as a cultural venue.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Kidnapped Chinese in Iraq freed
Kidnapped Chinese in Iraq freed Reuters, Beijing Seven Chinese construction workers kidnapped in the volatile Iraqi town of Falluja have been released after 36 hours in captivity, Chinese state media and the Arabic television station Al Jazeera said. The network aired footage showing at least six of the men, one with a bandaged forehead, sitting in a room as a first secretary of the Chinese embassy in Iraq expressed thanks and joy at their release.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Asian rail transportation system on right track within a decade
Asian rail transportation system on right track within a decade Anthony Paul, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Slowly but surely, a revolution in transcontinental rail transportation is changing the face of the Asia-Pacific region. The revolution's battle plans extend as far west as London, as far south as Australia. Singapore will be among the biggest beneficiaries.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Bank Permata plans reverse stock split
Bank Permata plans reverse stock split The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Permata, the country's seventh largest bank in terms of assets, plans to reduce the number of its shares outstanding on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) through a reverse stock split. The 1:25 reverse split, to be effective in early June, will increase the price of Permata's shares 25 times, which should prevent the shares from becoming a target of speculation. Speculators often target low-priced shares.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines:Muslim-based parties eye presidential poll 3
* Headlines:Muslim-based parties eye presidential poll 3 * National:Akbar trails behind Prabowo: Poll 4 * Archipelago:House-to-house weapons search begins in Poso 5 * Opinion:Golkar is making less than a full comeback 6 * City:Technical woes delay Bojong dump opening 8 * Sports:Mickelson win caps memorable final round at Augusta9 * World:U.S. army builds up forces around Iraqi city of Najaf11 * Business: 13 * Features:New pill helps to quit smoking and slim down 18
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
RP, Malaysian ships search for hostages
RP, Malaysian ships search for hostages Reuters, Manila Philippine and Malaysian navy ships searched on Tuesday for three abducted crew members of a tugboat as suspicions grew that the Abu Sayyaf group carried out the weekend attack. Armed men in speed boats intercepted the boat off the Malaysian state of Sabah on Sunday and took its Indonesian captain and two Malaysian crew members hostage.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
BI claims not at fault in bank closure
BI claims not at fault in bank closure Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank said on Tuesday the closure of Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Bank Asiatic was a result of fraudulent practices from the bank's insiders, rather than from its weak supervisory mechanism as suggested by some analysts. Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said fraudulent practices conducted by irresponsible parties could happen in any supervisory system, no matter how good the system was.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Photo exhibition reflects on reform
Photo exhibition reflects on reform Christina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta They stare into total emptiness and wait, just wait. A pile of bricks is the only furniture in the room. A naked body chained to a beam, headless. The dark eyes of a young man bore into the viewer's heart, heartbreakingly deep. As deep as the fate of lost souls in a place for mentally ill people goes the expression of Rosna, a survivor of the prolonged Maluku sectarian gruesome clashes.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Traitors or saviors?
Traitors or saviors? Few Indonesians, if any, will deny that fraud and other irregularities were committed during the recent legislative elections -- a fact that has been substantiated by the General Elections Supervisory Commission (Panwaslu). Talk of the strong possibility that fraud and violations would occur on voting day had been rife among politically literate observers and the general public weeks before the actual voting began on April 5.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Cellular operators expect MMS traffic to increase by 20%
Cellular operators expect MMS traffic to increase by 20% Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three local cellular operators expect to see a 20 percent increase in multimedia messaging service (MMS) traffic as cellular phone users are now able to send cross-operator multimedia messages.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P pins poor showing in Jakarta on Governor Sutiyoso
PDI-P pins poor showing in Jakarta on Governor Sutiyoso Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Executives of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have laid some of the blame for the party's disappointing showing in the city during the April 5 elections on Governor Sutiyoso's aggressive evictions of squatters. "We told the Governor to stop the evictions. But he did not listen ...
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Few car drivers, passengers wear seat belts: Police
Few car drivers, passengers wear seat belts: Police Evi Mariani and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The six-month campaign period for Jakartans to wear seat belts demonstrated how little people care about road safety as only 30 percent of car drivers and front-seat passengers were observed wearing them, Jakarta Police traffic division chief Sr. Comr. Sulistyo Ishak said on Tuesday. "We collected the data during our seat belt campaign held in November 2003.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Pramoedya disenchanted with reform
Pramoedya disenchanted with reform Lely T. Djuhari, Associated Press, Jakarta Leaning back in his chair, Indonesia's most acclaimed author looked achingly frail - until he started talking about the country's reform movement and upcoming presidential elections. Pramoedya Ananta Toer, a champion of democracy jailed under successive regimes, lamented the state of the country's politics.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Surveys show Susilo top presidential candidate
Surveys show Susilo top presidential candidate Kurniawan Hari and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Democratic Party's cofounder Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is twice as likely to become Indonesia's next leader than current President Megawati Soekarnoputri, according to findings of two surveys.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Farmers jailed for trespass
Farmers jailed for trespass TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Tuesday four farmers who had been working a two hectare plot in Kampung Bundar, Cikupa district, to nine months in prison for trespass and destruction of private property. The four defendants Nurhalim, 30, Balyadi, 37, Rohana, 38, and Sobari, 57, were found guilty of taking down the fence enclosing the plot of land where they used to grow rice. The land became the property of businessman Nurdjaya in November 2003.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Marines, hoodlums beat policeman
Marines, hoodlums beat policeman CIREBON, West Java: A police officer, Second Brig. Kusnun Sanjaya, was nearly killed when he was beaten viciously by a group of Indonesian Navy marines and several hoodlums in Cirebon, police said on Tuesday. The incident happened after closing hours on Saturday night at a discotheque in Hotel Kharisma. The victim was treated in intensive care at the Cirebon Port General Hospital due to the seriousness of his injuries.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Destruction of smuggled sugar
Destruction of smuggled sugar H.M. Rienaldo Thamrin has written that the plan of Trade Minister Rini Soewandi to destroy smuggled sugar shows the absence of a sense of crisis and the influence of the old paradigm of sectoral arrogance, which takes no account of the interests of the nation (Tempo, April 18). I agree that the smuggled sugar should not be destroyed because the smugglers have imported it using state foreign exchange funds, which are not easy to come by.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Voters file suit against KPU
Voters file suit against KPU JAKARTA: A group of people claiming to represent voters in several cities has filed a class action suit against the General Elections Commission (KPU) for its poor performance that prevented them from exercising their right to vote. The people, calling themselves the Election Advocacy Team, demanded Rp 1 trillion (US$117.647 million) in nonmaterial damages for being prevented from exercising their right to vote in the April 5 general election.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates April 13
Rupiah Rates April 13 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,967.71 6,196.47 6,617.10 6,546.85 Brunei dollar 1 5,455.97 4,852.31 5,181.42 5,126.68 Canadian dollar 1 6,799.94 6,048.04 6,457.77 6,390.03 Swiss franc 1 7,073.21 6,291.94 6,717.29 6,647.72 Danish krone 1 1,471.46 1,309.23 1,397.42 1,383.26 Euro 1 10,956.52 9,746.89 10,405.20 10,298.03 Poundsterling 1 16,712.70 14,868.46 15,871.73 15,709.20 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,165.36 1,036.91 1,106.72 1,095.54...
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Population to reach 250m by 2015
Population to reach 250m by 2015 MEDAN, North Sumatra: The National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) predicts that the country's population will reach 250 million by 2015, based on the current trend in growth. Head of BKKBN Sumarjati Arjoso said at a national seminar on family planning here on Tuesday Indonesia's annual population growth rate would stand at 1.01 percent in 2015.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Police raid starred Bukittinggi hotels
Police raid starred Bukittinggi hotels PADANG, West Sumatra: Police launched a raid on four star- rated hotels on Tuesday in the resort town of Bukittinggi, as several guests were suspected of carrying drugs and sharp weapons. The four raided hotels were the Novotel Coralia Hotel, Limas Hotel, Royal Denai Hotel and Pusako Hotel. Although the raid yielded neither contraband nor arms, police sealed several rooms that had been found to be "clean".
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Police accuse GAM over Medan bombing
Police accuse GAM over Medan bombing Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Police on Tuesday arrested six suspects they said were part of a network of Aceh separatists involved in an abortive attempt to bomb a mall here last month. Officers were hunting down two more suspects believed to be the masterminds of the bombing attempt, police said. Medan Police chief of detectives Adj. Comr.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Singapore's competition policies lagging in Asia =
Singapore's competition policies lagging in Asia = Doutsche Press-Agentur Singapore Among the leaders in Asia when it comes to financial services and IT adoption, Singapore lags in competition policies, a law firm said on Tuesday. Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea have competition laws in place and Malaysia is currently looking at one, according to Rajah & Tann.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Technical woes delay dump opening
Technical woes delay dump opening Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The opening of a high-tech waste treatment facility in Bojong, Klapanunggal subdistrict, Bogor, has been delayed for at least two months as the operator clears up technical problems. "The waste treatment operating company needs more time to finish all the technical preparations to ensure that the facility can run perfectly from the start of its full operation," city spokesman Muhayat said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Woodside says Timor gas development threatened by border dispute
Woodside says Timor gas development threatened by border dispute Agence France-Presse Sydney Energy giant Woodside warned on Tuesday it will scrap a multi- billion dollar oil and gas development in the Timor Sea unless East Timor ratifies a controversial border treaty with Australia.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
[b]Golkar is making less
Golkar is making less than a full comeback Endy M. Bayuni Deputy Chief Editor The Jakarta Post Cambridge, Massachusetts 2. UN -- Uprising in support of democracy 2 X 30 Iraqis rise up for democracy while U.S opposes elections Salim Lone Guardian News Service New York
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
NGO fears legal forum could rob courts of independence
NGO fears legal forum could rob courts of independence Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute has expressed concerns about a proposal for the establishment of a law officers forum (Forgakum) during the upcoming Law Summit III, saying it could undermine the independence of the courts and further entrench the court mafia.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Professionalism of teachers
Professionalism of teachers I'm writing this in response to Simon Marcus Gower's article titled, Bolstering continued professional development, dated April 10, in The Jakarta Post. A school asked me to run an English course for its teaching staff. Oh, I was impressed by the initiative, commitment and vision to develop its teachers. I thought that, maybe, investing in the lives of the teachers would contribute to an improvement in the country's educational system.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
RI maid allegedly hit with hot ladle
RI maid allegedly hit with hot ladle SINGAPORE: A housewife allegedly used a hot ladle to hit her Indonesian maid on the arm and poured bleach on her palm on two separate occasions, it was reported on Tuesday. Chew Soo Kwee, 34, was charged with the two offenses in district court on Monday, according to local media. The incidents were said to have taken place in January and March last year. No plea was taken. Bail of S$10,000 (US$5,952) was set. A pretrial conference is scheduled for April 26.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
House-to-house weapons search begins in Poso
House-to-house weapons search begins in Poso Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi Local police conducted a house-to-house search for guns and other weapons on Tuesday after a renewed attack that injured seven Christians three days ago in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi. The search is focused on finding the automatic and homemade firearms that were used by the unidentified gunmen who launched the Easter weekend attack on Saturday in Kilo village, Poso Pesisir subdistrict.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Traitors or saviors?
Traitors or saviors? Few Indonesians, if any, will deny that fraud and other irregularities were committed during the recent legislative election -- a fact that has been substantiated by the General Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu). Talk of the strong possibility that fraud and violations would occur on voting day had been rife among politically literate observers and the general public weeks before the actual voting began on April 5.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Automomakers announce plans to raise prices
Automomakers announce plans to raise prices Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's automotive companies will increase the prices of their car and motorcycle products due to soaring steel prices in about five to six months from now after existing stocks have been sold out.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Woodside threatens to scrap Timor gas deal
Woodside threatens to scrap Timor gas deal Agence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Energy giant Woodside warned on Tuesday it will scrap a multi- billion dollar oil and gas development in the Timor Sea unless East Timor ratifies a controversial border treaty with Australia. East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has accused Prime Minister John Howard's government of bad faith toward its impoverished neighbor in the long-running dispute over maritime boundaries in the resource-rich Timor Sea.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta stocks increase slightly on bargain hunting
Jakarta stocks increase slightly on bargain hunting The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares on the Jakarta stock market ended slightly higher on Tuesday on a technical rebound as investors snapped up stocks after profit taking in the previous trading sessions, a stock analyst said. The Jakarta Stock Composite Index closed higher by 3.927 points, or 0.5 percent, at 771.739, on volume of 995.98 million shares worth Rp 541.33 billion (US$63 million).
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Rp 260b set for national exams
Rp 260b set for national exams SURABAYA: Ministry of National Education has allocated Rp 260 billion (US$30.59 million) to subsidize students who will sit in the national final exams in May. Education minister Abdul Malik Fajar said here on Tuesday that a subsidy from the central government would be given to schools based on the number of students. Each elementary school student would receive Rp 10,000, while junior and senior high school students would get Rp 13,500 each.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
1. DEFAMATION: 3 LINES, 11 COUNTS
1. DEFAMATION: 3 LINES, 11 COUNTS PDI-P to sue Hidayat for defamation 2. COAL: 4 LINEs, 10 COUNTS UT wins $1 billion mining contract 3. BEIJING: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Kidnapped Chinese in Iraq freed 4. WASHINGTON: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Iraq needs political not military solution: Experts 5. SUSUL: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Traitors or saviors?
Traitors or saviors? Few Indonesians, if any, will deny that fraud and other irregularities were committed during the recent legislative election -- a fact that has been substantiated by the General Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu). Talk of the strong possibility that fraud and violations would occur on voting day had been rife among politically literate observers and the general public weeks before the actual voting began on April 5.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Reassessing the costs of highway project in Aceh
Reassessing the costs of highway project in Aceh Andri Gunawan Wibisana, Lecturer, Environmental Law, School of Law, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, mragw@yahoo.com On March 9, 2004, President Megawati Soekarnoputri finally gave her approval to the Ladia Galaska highway project, expecting that the controversy surrounding the project would finally come to an end.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Council votes to support mayor despite 'poor record'
Council votes to support mayor despite 'poor record' Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java In an unexpected conclusion on Tuesday, the majority of the Cirebon Council accepted the accountability report by Mayor Subardi amid rumors of money politics involving him and councillors. Although its leaders had vowed on Monday that they would reject the report because of Subardi's poor performance, the result of the plenary session proved to the contrary.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates April 13
Rupiah Rates April 13 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,967.71 6,196.47 6,617.10 6,546.85 Brunei dollar 1 5,455.97 4,852.31 5,181.42 5,126.68 Canadian dollar 1 6,799.94 6,048.04 6,457.77 6,390.03 Swiss franc 1 7,073.21 6,291.94 6,717.29 6,647.72 Danish krone 1 1,471.46 1,309.23 1,397.42 1,383.26 Euro 1 10,956.52 9,746.89 10,405.20 10,298.03 Poundsterling 1 16,712.70 14,868.46 15,871.73 15,709.20 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,165.36 1,036.91 1,106.72 1,095.54...
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
[b]Reassessing the
Reassessing the costs of highway project in Aceh Andri Gunawan Wibisana Lecturer Environmental Law School of Law University of Indonesia Jakarta mragw@yahoo.com 2. Asia -- Asia's rail revolution on a roll 2 x 30 Asian rail transportation system on right track within a decade Anthony Paul The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Govt to issue Rp 3t bonds this month
Govt to issue Rp 3t bonds this month The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will auction some Rp 3 trillion (about US$353 million) worth of bonds on April 27, the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday. In a press statement the ministry said the bonds would mature on Oct. 15, 2011. The government plans to issue a total of Rp 28 trillion worth of domestic bonds this year in a bid to help finance the current state budget.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Strange but true
Strange but true From Koran Tempo By the time President Megawati visited the National Tabulation Center for the 2004 general election at Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta, on April 7, the vote gain of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) had risen drastically from 4.9 million votes at 1 p.m. to 18.2 million at 1:40 p.m. Peculiarities have been a common phenomenon in the Indonesian government, while something that proceeds normally may even seem strange to certain officials.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P to sue rival party's chief for defamation
PDI-P to sue rival party's chief for defamation Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering filing a defamation suit against Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) leader Hidayat Nurwahid.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Parties back down on call for new poll
Parties back down on call for new poll The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After firmly calling for a repeat election, the majority of the political parties backed down on their demand somewhat on Tuesday, now urging the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold a manual retabulation from each polling station with the presence of their witnesses.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Two more ex-bank owners to be declared debt free
Two more ex-bank owners to be declared debt free Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will soon declare debt-free status for former bank owners Sjamsul Nursalim and Bob Hasan as the two have almost settled their debts to the state.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
UT wins $1 billion mining contract
UT wins $1 billion mining contract Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A unit of publicly listed heavy equipment company PT United Tractors (UT) has won a 10-year coal exploration contract worth over US$1 billion from the country's second largest coal producer, PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC). UT said in a press statement on Tuesday that the contract was granted to its mining contractor subsidiary PT Pamapersada Nusantara (Pama) to mine coal at a KPC site in Bendili, East Kalimantan. "Pama ..
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Five hunger strikers hospitalized
Five hunger strikers hospitalized JEMBER, East Java: Five of eight students from state Islamic college STAIN were rushed to the hospital on Tuesday to be treated for dehydration. The students had been sitting a hunger strike for four days. The hospitalized students are Saiful Haq, Muhasin, Edy Susanto, Achmad Hamzah and Arik Eko Purwanto. "My friends and I will go on with this protest until our demand is understood by the school," said Abdul Hamid, coordinator of the hunger strike.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
U.S. wants to help guard waters of SE Asia
U.S. wants to help guard waters of SE Asia Associated Press, Port Klang, Malaysia The U.S. military is deeply concerned about piracy and possible terrorist attacks in the world's commercial shipping lanes and wants to help countries responsible for policing them, an American Navy commander said on Tuesday. But Cmdr. Steven A. Mucklow, skipper of the destroyer USS Cushing, declined to comment directly on the idea that U.S.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Wednesday, April 14, 2004
TV Program: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 .TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Children Show 7:30 Music 8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik 10:00 Entertainment News: Show Biz 11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
'To earn a living is a basic right'
'To earn a living is a basic right' The city cooperatives and small and medium enterprises agency recently admitted that it has no budget to relocate around 147,000 registered street vendors and thousands of unregistered ones. The vendors have frequently being evicted, and reportedly abused by public order officers in the process. The Jakarta Post talked to some residents about the issue. Niken Ayu Purbasari, 30, works for a non-governmental organization dealing with children's issues.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P members begin blame game
PDI-P members begin blame game Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Upset by the shocking decline in the number of votes in the April 5 legislative election, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) executives have begun to blame each other. Heated arguments marked the party's weekly meeting on Tuesday, led by their leader Megawati Soekarnoputri, with senior member Kwik Kian Gie leaving before the meeting was over.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
2 x 25
2 x 25 House-to-house weapons search begins in Poso 2 x 20 Police accuse GAM over Medan bomb JP/5/TIMBAL 1 x 55 Survey shows high level of lead among children in Bandung JP/5/mayor 4 x 13 Council votes to support mayor despite 'poor record'
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Another Priok witness changes mind
Another Priok witness changes mind JAKARTA: A witness testifying in Maj. Gen. (ret) Pranowo's human rights tribunal said on Tuesday he was not beaten when he was detained by the military following the bloody Tanjung Priok shooting incident in 1984. The testimony of the witness, Yusron, ran counter to his previous statement recorded in his dossier.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Democracy wins in Indonesian election
Democracy wins in Indonesian election The results are not all in from last week's Indonesian election, but however the seats in parliament are finally allocated, the poll is a big win for the democratic process. With 140 million eligible voters and about 450,000 candidates in the national and provincial polls, the fact the election went off so smoothly is a good result. Indonesians do not have a great deal of experience with contested polls.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Ceiling falls on schoolteacher
Ceiling falls on schoolteacher BEKASI: A teacher at state elementary school Jatimakmur I in Raflesia residential area, Pondokgede, Bekasi, suffered a minor head injury as the decayed ceiling of three classrooms collapsed on Tuesday. Headmaster Suratmi said the teacher, Nani, 40, had received medical treatment and that none of the students were injured in the incident, as they were having outdoor activities at the time.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
'Ojek' rapists target Tangerang
'Ojek' rapists target Tangerang TANGERANG: Women who hail an ojek (motorcycle taxi) in Tangerang are cautioned to be extra careful, especially in the evening, following two rape cases allegedly committed by ojek drivers. The most recent case took place last Saturday, when a 26-year- old woman took an ojek from her home in Rawa Bokor, Benda district, to her brother's house in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Survey shows high level of lead among children in Bandung
Survey shows high level of lead among children in Bandung Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The increasing level of air pollution in Bandung municipality, West Java, has caused school children's blood to contain a high level of lead, according to a survey. Puji Lestari, a researcher from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), released the results of the survey of local students in March.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Muslim-based parties eye presidential poll
Muslim-based parties eye presidential poll Muninggar Sri Saraswati and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of three Muslim-based parties -- the National Awakening Party (PKB), the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) -- held a closed-door meeting on Tuesday evening to iron out differences ahead of the July 5 presidential election.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Public participation in election poor: Cetro
Public participation in election poor: Cetro Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sixteen percent of registered voters were not able to exercise their rights to vote in the April 5 legislative election because most could not obtain voter cards, a non-government organization said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Police slap travel bans on officials of closed banks
Police slap travel bans on officials of closed banks P.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have set up a team to investigate a fraud case involving Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Bank Asiatic and issued travel bans for some of the banks' owners and top executives following a report filed by Bank Indonesia (BI) last Thursday.
Wed, 14 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB
Rejection of election
Rejection of election results is ridiculous From Media Indonesia The threat of over a dozen political parties to reject the results of the current general election and demand a repeat election is ridiculous, even though it was finally admitted that the statement represented the views of individual party figures rather than the parties themselves. Whatever may have been the reasons for their rejection, such an attitude is politically illogical in relation to the national interest.