Archive: 22 May 2004
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Sat, 22 May 2004
City to establish transportation watchdog
City to establish transportation watchdogDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Responding to public criticism on the city's transportation policies, the Jakarta administration is to establish a Transportation Council in August at the latest.The deadline under Bylaw No.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Yogyakarta goes on tourism road show to S'pore, KL
Yogyakarta goes on tourism road show to S'pore, KL Malaysia, SingaporeSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta In an effort to pitch itself as a worthwhile tourist destination, Yogyakarta has sent a delegation to the capitals of Singapore and Malaysia for a promotional tour.
Sat, 22 May 2004
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Purosani-Hotel Photo caption JP/Photo caption Melia Purosani Hotel GOOD-BYE, YOGYAKARTA!: Fredrick Arul, the general manager of the Melia Purosani Hotel Jogjakarta, poses with Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X.
Sat, 22 May 2004
JP/19/GALIGO
JP/19/GALIGO'I La Galigo' springs new, young artistsCarla Bianpoen Contributor/Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThree days of prolonged standing ovations and commending reviews from the Dutch media are making I La Galigo's first European stop in the prestigious Het Muziek Theater in Amsterdam worth the...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Senior official off to KL for maid abuse case
Senior official off to KL for maid abuse caseRidwan M. Sijabat and Adianto P. Simamora , Jakarta One day after Malaysia offered an official apology to a young Indonesian maid, who was repeatedly beaten and burned with a hot iron by her employer, a senior official of the Indonesian Ministry of...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Music draws E. Timorese closer to Indonesians
Music draws E. Timorese closer to IndonesiansKanis Dursin, Dili, East Timor "I don't understand what I'm feeling, a feeling of longing that has never been so strong, I love you more than you know, although you will never know" go some of the lyrics of popular Indonesian band Dewa's song Pupus or...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Campaigns should be informative
Campaigns should be informativeFrom Koran TempoIndonesia's first direct presidential election is a great leap forward in the country's political history towards a government of the people. This is thanks to the successful amendment of the 1945 Constitution by the People's Consultative Assembly...
Sat, 22 May 2004
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The upcoming presidential elections: A prognosis Jusuf Wanandi Jakarta2. Elwin -- Searching for a visionary leader 1 X 30 Searching for a visionary leader Elwin Tobing Iowa, U.S.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Councillors want autonomy to stay
Councillors want autonomy to stay JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Municipal Legislatures (Asdeki) urged on Friday the government and the House of Representatives to maintain the genuine spirit of regional autonomy when amending Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Hundreds of Indonesians in East Timor virtually stateless
Hundreds of Indonesians in East Timor virtually stateless Hundreds of Indonesians living in East Timor are essentially stateless as they hold no documents of citizenship either from the Indonesian government or the government of East Timor.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Why many graduates in RI remain unemployed
Why many graduates in RI remain unemployedJames Alderson, Jakarta Recently, I was asked, "Is it true that the quality of fresh Indonesian graduates is not good enough to fill most positions in the corporate sector?".
Sat, 22 May 2004
Public participation needed
Public participation needed Flooding continues to pose a danger to Jakarta because the city administration has yet to find a way to deal with the problem. However, flooding is not the problem of the Jakarta administration alone; it is also a problem for the citizenry.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Presidential candidates seek public debate rules
Presidential candidates seek public debate rulesKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Presidential candidates have expressed their support for a public debate ahead of the election to present their political platforms, and have called for detailed rules regarding the structure and topics of the discourse.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Students oppose school relocation
Students oppose school relocation SEMARANG: Hundreds of students and teachers of two vocational schools SMK 7 and SMK 8 staged a rally here on Friday to protest Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip's plan to relocate the schools.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Beware of lottery fraud
Beware of lottery fraud Certain people claiming to be the organizers of a "Lifebuoy lottery" have sent documents to some targets, asking them to pay tax on the prize they won via a contact phone number.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Students renew call for trial of Soeharto
Students renew call for trial of SoehartoThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta Students and other people marked the sixth anniversary of the fall of Soeharto by staging rallies in several cities on Friday, demanding that the reform movement be put back on track while insisting on the trial of the former...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Better wages can lure more into plantation
Better wages can lure more into plantationV.K. Chin The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia Malaysia will always be short of labor because the people are choosy about jobs. This attitude has resulted in a million jobs that are left unfilled in the plantation, construction and manufacturing...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Ancol Art Market loses its color as affordable artistic place
Ancol Art Market loses its color as affordable artistic placeLeony Aurora , Jakarta The Art Market in Ancol Dreamland Park, North Jakarta, looks the same as it did when it opened on Feb. 28, 1975. Trees still shade the pathways and numerous stalls offer handicrafts, paintings and sculptures.
Sat, 22 May 2004
'I La Galigo' signals rise of new artists
'I La Galigo' signals rise of new artistsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor/Amsterdam, The Netherlands Three days of prolonged standing ovations and commending reviews from the Dutch media are making I La Galigo's first European stop in the prestigious Het Muziek Theater in Amsterdam worth the 200,000...
Sat, 22 May 2004
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Humiliation does not belong in schools Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta2. Opin1 -- A lesson from Thomas and Uber Cup defeats 1 X 45 Lessons from our defeats in the Thomas and Uber cups Primastuti Handayani Jakarta3.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Snakes released to protect crops
Snakes released to protect cropsYOGYAKARTA: Some 100 snakes were released in Argomulyo village, Cangkringan subdistrict, Sleman regency, to help local farmers in their battle with mice that have been destroying crops. The snake release was presided over by Sleman Regent Ibnu Subiyanto on Thursday.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004Exhibitions* Fine Art Fine Craft (Art) or Fine Nothing by Yugo Hendrolukito at Kedai Kebun Forum Restaurant's Gallery, Jl. Tirtodipuran 3 (Tel. 0274-376114, e-mail: kkforum@indosat.net.id), until May 24.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Pasar Jaya to close seven markets
Pasar Jaya to close seven marketsDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Jakarta market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to close seven of its markets that have fared poorly in attracting a high number of visitors and vendors and convert them into alternative facilities.
Sat, 22 May 2004
The Presidential elections: A prognosis
The Presidential elections: A prognosisJusuf Wanandi Jakarta During a conference on the Indonesian elections held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government (APSEG) at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra on...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Fashion, food fest at Kelapa Gading
Fashion, food fest at Kelapa Gading JAKARTA: The 2004 Jakarta Fashion and Food Festival at Kelapa Gading Mall, North Jakarta, has something for everyone. For traditional culture-lovers, the "Culture Fair" was opened on Friday and will run till the end of the festival on Sunday.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lawmakers deny PKB's backroom deal claim
Lawmakers deny PKB's backroom deal claimThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least two lawmakers denied on Friday any backroom deals during the deliberation of the existing presidential Election Law, claiming that individual interests have never been taken into account in discussing and endorsing any law.
Sat, 22 May 2004
1. SOEHARTO: 3 LINES, 11 COUNTS
1. SOEHARTO: 3 LINES, 11 COUNTS Students renew call for trial of Soeharto 2. RIGHT: 2 LINE, 21 COUNTS Generals responsible for past rights abuses: Komnas 3. PKB: 4 LINES, 11 COUNTS Lawmakers deny PKB's backroom deal claim 4. HAMZAH: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS Hamzah loses count of wives 5.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Pollution of Jakarta Bay
Pollution of Jakarta BayI refer to your editorial in The Jakarta Post of May 15 entitled Bad smell in N. Jakarta. This is a horror story and well-known by those who enjoy the sea around Jakarta and the Thousand IslandsIn a chapter about Indonesia's Fisheries Resources in Indonesia: Resources,...
Sat, 22 May 2004
TV Today: Saturday, May 22, 2004
TV Today: Saturday, May 22, 2004TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Sehat Ala Hembing10:00 Sports11:30 Battle of Wits12:30 p.m. Culture: Cakrawala Budaya 1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service5:00 Children...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Rectors convene over RI's future
Rectors convene over RI's futureYOGYAKARTA: The country's university rectors convene here to formulate the high-profile vision and mission of the nation and strategies to approach them in relation to the upcoming July presidential race.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Hundreds flee Awu volcano
Hundreds flee Awu volcanoJongker Rumthe, Manado Hundreds of villagers fled their homes on Friday as Mount Awu in the Sangihe islands, North Sulawesi, continued to belch out ash and smoke.Local authorities issued an official warning to residents living on the slopes of the 1,320-meter-high volcano...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Jakarta police still pursuing mangrove case: Prasetyo
Jakarta police still pursuing mangrove case: PrasetyoEvi Mariani, Jakarta Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said on Friday that their investigation was moving along well and they would soon find the suspects in the illegal felling of about 240 mangrove trees adjacent to the Sedyatmo toll...
Sat, 22 May 2004
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Coca-Cola Indonesia and its bottling company have denied all of the charges outlined against them in a suit filed by a Japanese man who claims he became ill after drinking a bottle of Coke.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Govt urged to release account on Aceh's martial law
Govt urged to release account on Aceh's martial lawRidwan Max Sijabat JakartaPolitical observers have called on the government to release the accountability report of the one-year martial law and integrated military operation in Aceh, which cost over Rp 2 trillion (US$229.8 million).
Sat, 22 May 2004
TNI revising operation in Aceh
TNI revising operation in AcehTiarma Siboro JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) has admitted the one-year military operation in Aceh under martial law failed to live up to earlier expectations.TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Dead fish in Ancol 'a natural occurance'
Dead fish in Ancol 'a natural occurance'Damar Harsanto , Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso announced on Friday the results of lab tests performed on dead fish that washed up on beaches in Ancol, North Jakarta, over the past several weeks, saying the deaths were a natural phenomenon.
Sat, 22 May 2004
2 heads
2 heads 1. ROAD -- Yogya goes on tourism road show to S'pore, KL 2. FEST -- 1 x 55 Festival Gunung Jawa, fringe arts fest of local talent
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lax discipline in badminton training
Lax discipline in badminton training Adequate preparation will be reflected in the competition. This is true for every sport, including badminton. The poor result at the just-concluded 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup championships was the result of the national squad's poor preparation.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Siemens launches four new models
Siemens launches four new modelsTony Hotland JakartaSiemens mobile, the mobile communication group of Siemens AG, launched on Friday four new cellular phone models as part of efforts to win a larger market share in Indonesia's mobile phone market.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Generals responsible for past rights abuses: Komnas
Generals responsible for past rights abuses: KomnasMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) appealed to all presidential and vice presidential candidates to carefully read its reports on human rights violations to prevent them from recurring.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Don't ask the legislators
Don't ask the legislatorsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe recent legislative election has created new representatives. They have spent hundreds of millions and even billions of rupiah to secure their "respectable" positions.The question is whether they will struggle for the public interest.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Tangerang gives Jakarta dump site
Tangerang gives Jakarta dump siteMulta Fidrus, Tangerang The Tangerang administration is preparing 200 hectares of vacant land in four villages in Sepatan district to be used as dumps for some of Jakarta's garbage, which reaches 6,000 tons per day.
Sat, 22 May 2004
China-ASEAN reach basic consensus on world's largest free trade area
China-ASEAN reach basic consensus on world's largest free trade areaAgence France-Presse Beijing Negotiations on establishing a China-ASEAN free trade area are set to wind up ahead of schedule next month after the parties reached a basic consensus that would create the world's biggest trade zone,...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Festival Gunung Jawa, fringe arts fest of local talent
Festival Gunung Jawa, fringe arts fest of local talentTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post/Magelang, Central Java A festival of popular art and culture in the vicinity of Mt. Merapi, Mt. Merbabu and Mt. Sumbing in Central Java will highlight the month-long display of local talent in the Mendut Studio,...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Bombing suspect arrested
Bombing suspect arrestedAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Police announced on Friday that investigators from Riau and North Sumatra Police had arrested the last key suspect in a Pekanbaru bombing, identified as Boy Sipahutar, after pursuing him for almost a month.National Police chief Gen.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Siemens launches four new models
Siemens launches four new modelsTony Hotland, Jakarta Siemens mobile, the mobile communication group of Siemens AG, launched on Friday four new cellular phone models as part of efforts to win a larger market share in Indonesia's mobile phone market.
Sat, 22 May 2004
BPK offers rare praise to Bank Indonesia
BPK offers rare praise to Bank IndonesiaZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has praised Bank Indonesia for showing goodwill in improving its financial statement by adopting proper accounting standards.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Golkar seeks
Golkar seeks more support JAKARTA: The campaign team of Golkar Party presidential candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto will seek more support from mass- based organizations to help gather support for his bid in the July 5 election.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lemhanas to stay neutral in election
Lemhanas to stay neutral in election JAKARTA: The National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) pledged on Friday to remain neutral in the presidential election.Lemhanas governor Ermaya Suriadinata said during a ceremony in observance of the institute's 39th anniversary that despite its neutrality, it...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Account on Aceh's martial law urged
Account on Aceh's martial law urgedRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta Political observers have called on the government to release the accountability report of the one-year martial law and integrated military operation in Aceh, which cost over Rp 2 trillion (US$229.8 million).
Sat, 22 May 2004
Councillors want autonomy to stay
Councillors want autonomy to stay JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Municipal Legislatures (Asdeki) urged on Friday the government and the House of Representatives to maintain the genuine spirit of regional autonomy when amending Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Hamzah loses count of wives
Hamzah loses count of wivesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta As a veteran politician from the United Development Party (PPP), Vice President Hamzah Haz is accustomed to answering questions from the public.
Sat, 22 May 2004
U.S. has no moral authority to preach human rights: Indonesia
U.S. has no moral authority to preach human rights: IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the U.S. State Department over its new human rights report, saying Washington has no moral authority to assess other countries' human rights records, including Indonesia.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Golkar seeks more support
Golkar seeks more support JAKARTA: The campaign team of Golkar Party presidential candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto will seek more support from mass- based organizations to help gather support for his bid in the July 5 election.
Sat, 22 May 2004
1. DEBATE: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. DEBATE: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Presidential candidates seek public debate rules 2. FISH: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 Dead fish in Ancol a natural occurrence, claims Sutiyoso 3. KPU: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 KPU completes presidential media campaign ruling 4.
Sat, 22 May 2004
KPU completes presidential media campaign ruling
KPU completes presidential media campaign rulingM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has completed a ruling on the presidential campaign, in a move to provide the candidates more media exposure and the public greater insight into their platforms.
Sat, 22 May 2004
13 companies to resume mining in forest areas
13 companies to resume mining in forest areasFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has signed a presidential decree to allow 13 mining companies to resume activities in protected forest areas.Presidential Decree No.
Sat, 22 May 2004
AIDS body, police to ink harm reduction scheme
AIDS body, police to ink harm reduction schemeDewi Santoso, Jakarta The Jakarta National AIDS Commission (KPA Jakarta) and the Jakarta Police are set soon to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on protection for volunteers and receivers participating in a controversial harm reduction program.
Sat, 22 May 2004
* KPU completes presidential campaign regulation Page 2
* KPU completes presidential campaign regulation Page 2 * Account on Aceh martial law urged Page 4 * Special report on Indonesia-East Timor relations Page 5 * Why many graduates in RI remain unemployed Page 6 * Jakarta to establish transportation watchdog Page 8 * Pistons rout Nets to book place in...
Sat, 22 May 2004
TNI devises new strategy for Aceh under new status
TNI devises new strategy for Aceh under new statusTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has admitted the one-year military operation in Aceh under martial law failed to live up to earlier expectations.TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Cooperatives ministry scores highly on revolving funds: BPKP
Cooperatives ministry scores highly on revolving funds: BPKPTony Hotland, Jakarta The Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) rates the 2003 nationwide distribution of Rp 153.76 billion (US$17.08 million) in revolving funds to cooperatives as "good", despite continuing glitches in its implementation.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Security forces lift roadblocks in Ambon ahead of Megawati visit
Security forces lift roadblocks in Ambon ahead of Megawati visitM. Azis Tunny, Ambon All barricades that were established two days ago by an antiseparatist group on main streets across downtown Ambon, Maluku, were lifted on Friday to prepare for a visit by President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Strange bedfellows won't have synergy
Strange bedfellows won't have synergy From Media IndonesiaIn their search for political allies, our presidential candidates have not described their political platforms and programs for the advancement of the country.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Matahari to pay 30.5% dividend
Matahari to pay 30.5% dividendJAKARTA: PT Matahari Putra Prima, Indonesia's biggest retailer by sales, said it will pay 30.5 percent of its 2003 profit as dividends.Tangerang-based Matahari will pay Rp 35 billion (US$3.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Over 10,000 RI assets in E. Timor remain in limbo
Over 10,000 RI assets in E. Timor remain in limbo The fate of over 10,000 assets belonging to Indonesia in East Timor remains uncertain as the government there has delayed the establishment of a joint subcommittee to deal with the assets.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lawmakers deny PKB's claims of backroom deals
Lawmakers deny PKB's claims of backroom dealsThe Jakarta Post JakartaAt least two lawmakers denied on Friday any backroom deals during the deliberation of the existing presidential Election Law, claiming that individual interests have never been taken into account in discussing and endorsing any...
Sat, 22 May 2004
1. Aceh (1 X 29)
1. Aceh (1 X 29) Account on Aceh's martial law urged 2. TNI (2 X 12) TNI devises new strategy for Aceh 3. Ambon (2 X 28) Ambon roadblocks lifted ahead of Megawati visit 4. Riau (3 X 8) Bombing suspect arrested 5. Awu (1 X 25) Hundreds flee Awu volcano
Sat, 22 May 2004
TNI revising operation in Aceh
TNI revising operation in AcehTiarma Siboro JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) has admitted the one-year military operation in Aceh under martial law failed to live up to earlier expectations.TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Don't ask the legislators
Don't ask the legislatorsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe recent legislative election has created new representatives. They have spent hundreds of millions and even billions of rupiah to secure their "respectable" positions.The question is whether they will struggle for the public interest.
Sat, 22 May 2004
In conjunction with the second anniversary of East Timor's
In conjunction with the second anniversary of East Timor's independence, The Jakarta Post's Kanis Dursin visited the country on May 15 and May 16. Following are his reports.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Generals held account for past rights abuses: Komnas
Generals held account for past rights abuses: KomnasMuninggar Sri Saraswati JakartaThe National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) appealed to all presidential and vice presidential candidates to carefully read its reports on human rights violations in the past.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Searching for a visionary leader
Searching for a visionary leaderElwin Tobing Iowa, U.S. In his speech accepting his nomination as the U.S. Democratic Party's 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton said, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." This is true for individuals, corporations and so too for nations.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Rupiah woes may last longer, BI undeterred
Rupiah woes may last longer, BI undeterredRendi A. Witular, Jakarta While acknowledging that the rupiah's woes may last longer due to the global uncertainties at present, the central bank remains confident that it will eventually stabilize as the country's economic fundamentals remain strong.
Sat, 22 May 2004
'No other nation dared mess with us before'
'No other nation dared mess with us before' Many people deem that the resignation of president Soeharto on May 21, 1998, had changed many things in the country, but not all for the better. Some say the nation owes Soeharto for the glorious old days, but others blame him for three decades of...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Central Bank to facilitate migrant workers
Central Bank to facilitate migrant workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia plans to cut the transfer fees for money sent home by migrant workers in a bid to help the workers avoid being extorted upon their return to Indonesia.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Strange bedfellows won't have synergy
Strange bedfellows won't have synergy From Media IndonesiaIn their search for political allies, our presidential candidates have not described their political platforms and programs for the advancement of the country.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Change in the global ecology and the future of development
Change in the global ecology and the future of developmentKishan Khoday, Jakarta May 22 marks the International Day for Biodiversity Protection. While most of us think of biodiversity as species facing pressures of extinction, biological diversity is also defined at its higher levels as the...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Air Asia to boost Bandung service
Air Asia to boost Bandung service BANDUNG, West Java: Malaysian budget airline Air Asia will double the number of its flights between Bandung and Kuala Lumpur beginning July to capitalize on the high number of passengers.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Railway security questioned
Railway security questionedFrom Warta KotaA robbery attempt on the Citra Jaya economy-class train was foiled after its victims reported it to the police recently. In fact, such crimes are frequent, as most passengers are reluctant to report them.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Bekasi moves office to Delta Mas
Bekasi moves office to Delta Mas BEKASI: Not all residents know that the office of the Bekasi administration moved to the Delta Mas residential suburb, Sukamahi village, Cikarang, early this month. Regent Saleh Manaf claimed on Thursday the move was aimed at "getting closer to the residents".
Sat, 22 May 2004
City to construct new busway corridors in June
City to construct new busway corridors in JuneDamar Harsanto JakartaThe Jakarta administration will start in June the construction of facilities for two new busway corridors from Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta to the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta and from Monas to Pulogadung...
Sat, 22 May 2004
T-shirt makers prepare for election orders
T-shirt makers prepare for election ordersUrip Hudiono, Jakarta Awaiting for the news as to who will qualify to contest the presidential election, T-shirt makers at Senen Market, Central Jakarta, said they had yet to see an increase in orders for the next campaign period.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Medco raises bid to acquire Novus
Medco raises bid to acquire NovusThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta-listed energy company PT Medco Energi Internasional has decided to raise its bidding price for Australia's oil and gas producer Novus Petroleum Ltd. to counter a rival bid from Australia-based Sunov Petroleum Pty.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Robbers take Rp 200m from PLN
Robbers take Rp 200m from PLN BOGOR: Six unidentified men broke into the office of state electricity company PLN in Sawangan subdistrict at 4 p.m. on Friday, taking away Rp 200 million (US$22,222) in cash.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Pertamina to invest in gas stations
Pertamina to invest in gas stationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina plans to invest some Rp 1.3 trillion (US$144.28 million) over the next three years to expand its fuel retail business as the government will liberalize the country's oil and gas downstream sector next...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Students oppose school relocation
Students oppose school relocation SEMARANG: Hundreds of students and teachers of two vocational schools SMK 7 and SMK 8 staged a rally here on Friday to protest Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip's plan to relocate the schools.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Oil price strength and its ramifications for Indonesia
Oil price strength and its ramifications for IndonesiaDavid E. Sumual Jakarta Soaring oil prices have again been creating headlines in the economic sections of most newspapers. After climbing about 40 percent last year, oil prices have continued to gyrate widely over the past two weeks.
Sat, 22 May 2004
JSE to attract students to Yogya
JSE to attract students to YogyaYOGYAKARTA: The provincial Regional Information Agency (BID) is holding a four-day exhibition on education, Jogja Smart Expo (JSE), to attract more students to study in the province.
Sat, 22 May 2004
JP/4/MEGA
JP/4/MEGAAmbon roadblocks lifted ahead of Megawati's visitM. Azis Tunny AmbonAll barricades that were established two days ago by an antiseparatist group on main streets across downtown Ambon, Maluku, were lifted on Friday to prepare for a visit by President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the riot-torn...
Sat, 22 May 2004
August set for transport council establishment
August set for transport council establishmentDamar Harsanto JakartaResponding to public criticism on the city's transportation policies, the Jakarta administration is to establish a Transportation Council in August at the latest. The deadline under Bylaw No.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Pollution of Jakarta Bay
Pollution of Jakarta Bay I refer to your editorial in The Jakarta Post of May 15 entitled Bad smell in N. Jakarta. This is a horror story and well-known by those who enjoy the sea around Jakarta and the Thousand IslandsIn a chapter about Indonesia's Fisheries Resources in Indonesia: Resources,...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004Exhibitions* Painting A Street called Margutta by Remo Rapetti at Multifunctional Room, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Jl.H.O.S Cokroaminoto No. 117, Central Jakarta, until May 30.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lessons from our defeats in Thomas and Uber Cup
Lessons from our defeats in Thomas and Uber CupPrimastuti Handayani, Jakarta A question was raised by many people when seeing Indonesia crash in the 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup badminton championships before a home crowd last week: What is going on with badminton development in this country?The defeat...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Are parties seeking wealth?
Are parties seeking wealth?From Koran TempoNineteen political parties have rejected the results of the legislative election held on April 5. If this is true, it increases my conviction that most legislative candidates are seeking to amass wealth instead of working for the population.