Archive: 5 June 2004
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Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Police told to stop student protests
Police told to stop student protestsMALANG, East Java: A local coordinator of Wiranto and Sholahuddin Wahid's campaign team here demanded on Friday that security personnel put an end to student' protests targeting presidential aspirant Gen. (ret) Wiranto.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Anti-Mega 'fatwa' rued, called misuse of religion
Anti-Mega 'fatwa' rued, called misuse of religion The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Yogyakarta Political observers expressed discontent on Friday with a group of Muslim clerics, who they said, misused religious teachings to discriminate against a political candidate based on gender.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Bandung government to build monorail to solve traffic woes
Bandung government to build monorail to solve traffic woesYuli Tri Suwarni, BandungThe Bandung municipal administration plans to construct a monorail to overcome chronic traffic problems that have caused losses of more than Rp 1 billion (US$105,263) daily in the West Java capital city.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Sports training bumped by rally
Sports training bumped by rally JAMBI, Jambi: Politics has been given priority here, with the campaign rally of presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri forcing a postponement in a training session for local athletes preparing for the National Games in Palembang.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Mega to visit Lake Toba
Mega to visit Lake Toba MEDAN: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will visit North Sumatra on Sunday to witness the signing of a declaration on the management of the Lake Toba ecosystem and to attend the ground- breaking ceremony of a monument erected to honor her father, the late Sukarno, the...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Anti-Mega 'fatwa' deplored, called misuse of religion
Anti-Mega 'fatwa' deplored, called misuse of religionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/YogyakartaPolitical observers expressed discontent on Friday with a group of Muslim clerics, who they said, misused religious teachings to discriminate against a political candidate based on gender.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
How rich are your favorite candidates?
How rich are your favorite candidates?Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, JakartaAll presidential and vice presidential candidates have made a report to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) declaring their wealth and assets, but in varying degrees of transparency.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Lawmaker wants strong legislatures
Lawmaker wants strong legislaturesKurniawan Hari, JakartaDirect elections for governors, mayors and regents as stipulated in the draft revision of the Autonomy Law, must be coupled with a strong local legislature to supervise the executive body, a legislator says.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
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;JP;DAN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates June 4 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates June 4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 6,842.94 6,148.19 6,530.24 6,460.67Brunei dollar 1 5,795.72 5,208.02 5,530.87 5,472.71Canadian dollar 1 7,286.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Candidates promise more wealth, jobs
Candidates promise more wealth, jobsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Lampung/Papua/LombokPresidential candidates and their running mates campaigned on the outer islands on Friday, promising employment and prosperity.Golkar Party candidate Gen.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
JP/6/JACK
JP/6/JACKMinimizing risks of losses fromforeign-exchange rate fluctuation Jack Villacis New York In an era of free global trade, one area of importance for companies doing business across boarders is the ability to overcome currencies fluctuations that can have an impact on a firms' bottom line.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
JP/5/BULL
JP/5/BULLWild ox on the brink of extinction Indra Harsaputra SurabayaThe population of the wild ox has been steadily dwindling in the past few years, and if there is no affirmative action to save them, they will be extinct in the near future, according to an estimate by The Indonesian Bio-Diversity...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
TV Today: Saturday, June 5, 2004
TV Today: Saturday, June 5, 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 Siang1:30 Science and Technology2:00 Music3:00 English News...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
KPK: Puteh knew of chopper markup
KPK: Puteh knew of chopper markupTiarma Siboro, JakartaThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Friday that Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh knew that some procedures had been violated in the purchase of a Russian-made Mi-2 helicopter in 2002.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Herd of Rhinos fly in Jakarta for annual tour
Herd of Rhinos fly in Jakarta for annual tourThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Rhinos Rugby Club mustered in Jakarta on Friday for its much- heralded 19th annual tour. The Rhinos, selected from Asia's top rugby clubs, have developed an astonishing reputation both on and off the field for their touring...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
JP/5/BULL
JP/5/BULLWild ox on the brink of extinctionIndra Harsaputra SurabayaThe population of the wild oxen on Java, one of its main habitats, has been steadily dwindling in recent years, and if there is no action to save them, they will be extinct in the near future, according to The Indonesian...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Mafia blamed for loss of public land
Mafia blamed for loss of public landApriadi Gunawan, MedanHundreds of hectares of public land in Medan, North Sumatra, formerly managed by the State Plantation Company II (PTPN II), has been illegally sold by local "land mafia" who are driving out squatters in the area, an activist group's report...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Megawati's dream team woos Jakartans
Megawati's dream team woos JakartansBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta On Friday the campaign schedule of all presidential and vice presidential candidates placed them outside Jakarta while the campaign team of the incumbent president Megawati Soekarnoputri was scheduled the whole day in the capital's five...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Graft hits two more councils
Graft hits two more councilsSyofiardi Bachyul and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Padang/BandungAfter the Padang District Court jailed almost all 55 members of the West Sumatra legislative council last month for corruption, the provincial police are now investigating a scam allegedly involving all 24 councillors...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
No NGO protest against oil waste
No NGO protest against oil wasteFrom Bisnis IndonesiaReports of the accumulation of 16,000 tons of toxic waste in the Balongan oil refinery in Indramayu, West Java, have failed to trigger any reaction from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or the government.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Civil servants told to stay neutral
Civil servants told to stay neutral JAKARTA: Civil servants are to remain neutral and not support any specific presidential and vice presidential candidate despite the disbursement of a 13th month salary this June, a government official says.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
On Indian meat
On Indian meatI write in reference to a news item published in The Jakarta Post on May 25, regarding the importation of meat from some countries, including India.While this Embassy has no information on the provenance of the smuggled meat, and supports the Indonesian government's action to check...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
We wish to express our deepest
We wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing away ofBridget Tunggono (86 years of age)mother of Gerald D. Tunggono, chief commissioner of PT Bina Media Tenggara, publisher of The Jakarta Post on Friday, June 4, 2004 in JakartaHer body is laid out at St. Carolus Funeral Home, Jakarta.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Nursemaids report abuse to rights commission
Nursemaids report abuse to rights commissionLeony Aurora Jakarta Two nursemaids filed a complaint with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) citing abusive treatment by their recent employer.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
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hecked *Weak rupiah, political tension send stocks tumbling down Page 2 *Next government should make environment top priority Page 4 *Mafia blamed for loss of public land in Medan Page 5 *Does prosperity depend upon education? Page 7 *Waste management needed to curb pollution in bay Page 8 *Russian...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Protecting Indonesia's vital marine resources
Protecting Indonesia's vital marine resourcesMark Erdmann, Contributor, Manado, North Sulawesi In recognition of the importance of Indonesia's vast marine resources to its future, I've been invited to write an Environment Day perspective on the current status of marine law enforcement.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Chrisjon retains WBA title
Chrisjon retains WBA titleAgence France-Presse, Tokyo Chrisjon of Indonesia defeated Japan's Osamu Sato with a unanimous decision on Friday to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
An American woman named Sidney Jones has hit the news
An American woman named Sidney Jones has hit the news headlines recently. Her statements and her very existence have drawn a range of views.Many say that Jones, who is the Southeast Asian director of the International Crisis Group (ICG), has contributed to the promotion of human rights in the...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Anti-Mega 'fatwa' rued, called misuse of religion
Anti-Mega 'fatwa' rued, called misuse of religion The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Yogyakarta Political observers expressed discontent on Friday with a group of Muslim clerics, who they said, misused religious teachings to discriminate against a political candidate based on gender.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Endangered animals seized in Bandung
Endangered animals seized in Bandung BANDUNG: Indonesia's Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA), in cooperation with the Nusantara Nature Conservation (Konus), recently seized 15 endangered animals that were illegally smuggled into Bandung, West Java.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
15 endangered animals seized
15 endangered animals seized BANDUNG: Officials from the Bandung Natural Resources Conservation Body, in cooperation with a local non-governmental organization (NGO), has seized 15 endangered animals from traders between January and early June this year.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
PKS is torn between Wiranto, Amien Rais
PKS is torn between Wiranto, Amien RaisM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaMembers of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) are becoming anxious pending a party decision on which presidential candidate to endorse, a spokesman said.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Fuel prices left to market?
Fuel prices left to market?From Koran TempoThe price of some fuels will be left to follow the market mechanism starting next year, which means that they will be rising in phases according to their economic value.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Accepting with resignation
Accepting with resignationFrom Media IndonesiaThe Javanese word legowo has become popular following the failure of former president Abdurrahman " Gus Dur" Wahid to satisfy the health requirements for standing in the presidential election.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Caption For General Issue: June 5, 2004
Caption For General Issue: June 5, 2004 checked Caltex Pacific IndonesiaOIL SPILL: Caltex Pacific Indonesia's (CPI) oil-spill response team participates in a training program on procedures to minimize the environmental impact of an oil spill.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Widening marine contamination
Widening marine contaminationFrom Koran TempoFollowing the pollution of the Jakarta Bay, now the waters of Tangerang have also been contaminated, leaving a great number of fish dead on the coast.Therefore, the relevant government institutions, such as the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 4, 2004:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 4, 2004: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astra Agro Lestari 2,400 -100...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Can Hamzah-Agum beat the titans?
Can Hamzah-Agum beat the titans?Moch. N. Kurniawan and Ridwan M. Sijabat, JakartaAs a local saying goes, when elephants clash the deer caught in the middle dies. But the campaign team of Hamzah Haz and Agum Gumelar is convinced that the delicate but skillful deer will prevail.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
'My wife says I am suicidal because I smoke'
'My wife says I am suicidal because I smoke'Although the national antismoking campaign has been underway for over five years, not all government and local administration offices have been declared nonsmoking areas due to the absence of bylaws to implement antitobacco regulations.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Nikko Hotel workers against dismissal
Nikko Hotel workers against dismissal JAKARTA: A total of 237 employees of the Nikko Hotel in Central Jakarta staged a protest in front of the Jakarta Manpower and Transmigration Agency office on Friday, against the hotel management's decision to dismiss them.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
BPK slams IBRA profligacy
BPK slams IBRA profligacyTony Hotland, JakartaThe Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has found the dissolved Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) "wasteful" in its disbursement of government recapitalization funds to insolvent banks following the late 1990s financial crisis.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Maids report abuse to rights body
Maids report abuse to rights bodyLeony Aurora, JakartaTwo nursemaids filed a complaint with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) citing abusive treatment by their recent employer.Solikhah, 23, and Suprianti, 20, who are represented by the Jakarta Legal Aid Institution (LBH Jakarta),...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Agum to campaign in Tasikmalaya
Agum to campaign in TasikmalayaBANDUNG: Vice presidential aspirant Agum Gumelar is slated to campaign on Saturday in his hometown Tasikmalaya, where he expects to attract big crowds.The campaign will be held in Manonjaya field in the regency.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Four rebels killed in Aceh
Four rebels killed in Aceh ACEH: Four suspected Acehnese rebels were killed on Thursday in exchanges of fire with government troops in different locations in the troubled province of Aceh.Military information task force spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Next govt should make environment top priority
Next govt should make environment top priorityP.C. Naommy and Sari Setiogi, JakartaEnvironmentalists are up in arms that none of the five presidential candidates has included the environment as a primary issue in their campaigns.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Badung to compete in student Olympics
Badung to compete in student Olympics DENPASAR, Bali: Badung regency administration will send 50 Badung senior high school students to participate in the Senior High School Olympics held starting June 7 in Denpasar, Bali.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Curfew-breaking athlete warned
Curfew-breaking athlete warnedEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The 22nd SEA Games gold medalist Jenny Zeannet said that she was disappointed that the Indonesian Karate-Do Association (Forki) had given her a warning for violating team rules.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Medco poised to win takeover bid for Novus
Medco poised to win takeover bid for NovusJakarta listed oil company PT Medco Energi Internasional may succeed in its A$350.2 million (US$242 million) takeover bid for Australia's Novus Petroleum Ltd. after a group led by the Novus managing director Bob Williams decided not to increase its rival...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Police nab kidnappers of politician's son
Police nab kidnappers of politician's sonEvi Mariani, JakartaJakarta Police announced on Friday they had arrested five people alleged to have kidnapped the a son of a Democratic Party legislator-elect and said the motive behind the abduction was not political.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Investing in Indonesia with a Racing Spirit!
Investing in Indonesia with a Racing Spirit! Swedish-Indonesian relations date far back in time - before independence - and have been broad and deep, in spite of the large distance between the two countries.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Waste management needed to curb pollution in bay
Waste management needed to curb pollution in bayDamar Harsanto, JakartaEnvironmentalists and researchers called on the city administration to curb marine pollution in Jakarta Bay, which has likely triggered the red-tide phenomenon and killed fish and clams, by tightening control over industrial and...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Presidential election and trade
Presidential election and trade Indonesia's July 5 election is no different from trading activities anywhere in the world. The sellers are the campaign teams and the presidential and vice presidential candidates, while the buyers are the country's 150 million eligible voters.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Smuggled goods sell like hotcakes at Belawan Port
Smuggled goods sell like hotcakes at Belawan PortApriadi Gunawan, MedanA range of cheap merchandise, allegedly smuggled from Malaysia and Singapore, can be found on sale openly at Belawan Port, some 20 kilometers from the North Sumatra capital of Medan.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Sutiyoso wants Tanah Abang torn down for safety reasons
Sutiyoso wants Tanah Abang torn down for safety reasonsDamar Harsanto, JakartaDespite Governor Sutiyoso's strong stance on the plan to tear down the Tanah Abang textile market in Central Jakarta, the market management prefers to wait until the 6,800 traders have been relocated.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Police issue licenses for 70 firearms for prosecutors
Police issue licenses for 70 firearms for prosecutorsAbdul Khalik, JakartaPolice have licensed 70 prosecutors across the country to carry firearms for self-defense following the murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on May 26.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Reply to Aida Greenbury
Reply to Aida Greenbury In your article under "Sounding Off" in The Jakarta Post (Sunday, May 30), you said you were "sick of so-called nationalists relaying biased criticism about Indonesian people who prefer English to Bahasa Indonesia in their daily communication" and you maintained that "Bahasa...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Javanese farmers reap profits planting vegetables in Batam industrial zone
Javanese farmers reap profits planting vegetables in Batam industrial zoneFadli, BatamMardi, 35, and his wife Sutiyem, 28, from Banjarnegara regency, Central Java province, arrived four years ago on Batam in search of work in the special industrial zone island.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Migrant workers flee labor agency
Migrant workers flee labor agency MEDAN, North Sumatra: Six women from East Nusa Tenggara province seeking work in Medan left a labor recruitment agency in the city, fearing that they might be sold into prostitution, a police officer said on Friday.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Jack Villacis
Jack Villacis New York 2. Rendra -- Science and the scientist in the marketplace 2 x 30 Science in the marketplace and the role of the government Rendra Suroso Bandung
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Social security system
Social security system I am writing in response to an article written by Dr. Hasbullah Thabrany in The Jakarta Post, May 27, in which he responded to my May 4 article on the National Social Security System Bill (SJSN) currently being considered by the House of Representatives.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Hasanuddin menyatakan, pernyataan PB HMI tersebut bukan merupakan pernyataan politik yang diarahkan untuk memberi dukungan kepa
Hasanuddin menyatakan, pernyataan PB HMI tersebut bukan merupakan pernyataan politik yang diarahkan untuk memberi dukungan kepada Capres tertentu terutama kepada Megawati. "Kami hanya meluruskan bahwa dalam Islam tidak ada dikotomi pria dan wanita," katanya.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
China agrees Citigroup expansion
China agrees Citigroup expansion SHANGHAI, China: Regulators have approved an insurance joint venture between The Travelers Insurance Co., part of Citigroup Inc., and a Chinese insurer, amid the U.S. banking giant's push into China's nascent financial services industry.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Psychics say Amien has blue blood
Psychics say Amien has blue blood SURAKARTA, Central Java: A group of psychics here have joined in the campaign to support presidential candidate Amien Rais, whom they call satriya linuwih (extraordinary knight).
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Comedian nabbed for drug abuse
Comedian nabbed for drug abuse JAKARTA: A comedian was arrested on Wednesday in a hotel in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, for alleged drug abuse.Kramat Jati Police detectives confiscated 0.6 grams of crystal methampetamine (known locally as shabu-shabu) from Brata Nugraha, whose stage name is Polo, a...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
JP/5/BULL
JP/5/BULL1 x 34 Wild oxen on the brink of extinction JP/5/BELAWAN1 x 50 Smuggled goods sell like hotcakes at Belawan Port JP/5/TANAM2 x 32 Javanese farmers reap profits planting vegetables in Batam industrial zone JP/5/TRAFFIC2 x 29 Bandung government to build monorail to solve traffic woes
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Science and the scientist in the marketplace
Science and the scientist in the marketplace Rendra Suroso Bandung I must say that, in concurrence with Robert Shiller (The Jakarta Post, May 27), there are two different faces of our academia, the theoretical and the procedural. One is tied in feedback loops to the other.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Police asked to arrest subdistrict head
Police asked to arrest subdistrict head MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dozens of community leaders in Bandar Gugung subdistrict, Deli Serdang regency, demanded on Friday that local police arrest the head of the subdistrict Zs, for graft.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Name Year Total
Name Year Total ====================================================== 1. Wiranto 2004 Rp 46,215,282.701Solahuddin Wahid 2004 Rp 2,701,009,9142. Megawati Soekarnoputri 2001 Rp 59,809,315,484Hasyim Muzadi 2004 Rp 7,234,294,5003. Amien Rais 2001 Rp 867,955,230 US$ 13.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Police chief yet to dismiss 'candid cop'
Police chief yet to dismiss 'candid cop' JAKARTA: Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara said on Friday he was considering the recommendation made by the Police Professional Ethics Board to dismiss First Insp. Sunarjo for his involvement in a candid camera show.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Suspects released in mangrove case
Suspects released in mangrove caseEvi Mariani, JakartaJakarta Police have freed three people suspected of illegally clearing mangrove trees as the investigators considered their release would not hamper the investigation process."The investigators of the case said the questioning has been completed.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
We wish to express our deepest
We wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing away ofBridget Tunggono (86 years of age)mother of Gerald D. Tunggono, chief commissioner of PT Bina Media Tenggara, publisher of The Jakarta Post on Friday, June 4, 2004 in JakartaShe is laid in state at St. Carolus Funeral Home, Jakarta.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Mark Erdmann
Mark ErdmannTEEMING SEA LIFE: Colorful fish and the intense beauty of a coral reef (above and right) can be found in the Bunaken marine park in North Sulawesi.Photo C: PatrolMark ErdmannMARINE PATROL: A special patrol team works to curb illegal fishing in Bunaken.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
BI's new plan seen as temporary fix
BI's new plan seen as temporary fixThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Indonesia's plan to halt rupiah speculation in the banking sector should be helpful in curbing the depreciation of the embattled rupiah, analysts said, but only temporarily as the policy did not address the root of the problem -- huge...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Wild oxen on the brink of extinction on Java Island
Wild oxen on the brink of extinction on Java IslandIndra Harsaputra, SurabayaThe population of the wild oxen on Java, one of its main habitats, has been steadily dwindling in recent years, and if there is no action to save them, they will be extinct in the near future, according to The Indonesian...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Amien joins chorus of job creators, plus, plus
Amien joins chorus of job creators, plus, plusZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta Like the other candidates, Amien Rais and his running mate Siswono Yudo Husodo believe the main problem confronting the nation's economy is unemployment.They have therefore made job creation their ultimate goal, if elected.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Prudential still winning customers despite court case
Prudential still winning customers despite court caseTony Hotland, JakartaInsurance firm PT Prudential Life Assurance says it is still able to win customers despite uncertainty over the company's status as it awaits a Supreme Court decision over an earlier bankruptcy verdict.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
How important are native speakers of English?
How important are native speakers of English?Rachel Davies, Sydney, Australia There is considerable evidence now that learning English is a significant business in Indonesia. Across Jakarta numerous language schools offer their services and their number only seems to increase with time.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
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;AP; ANPAf..r.. EastTimor-Australia-dispute Rights group blasts Australia over Timor oil dispute JP/16/Timor Rights group blasts Australia over Timor oil dispute Agencies Dili/Lisbon A U.S.-based rights group denounced Australia on Friday saying Canberra should be "ashamed" for allegedly robbing...
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Megawati's promise of jobs
Megawati's promise of jobs President Megawati Soekarnoputri's adoption of job creation as a key policy of her economic platform ahead of the July 5 election is unconvincing, as it is precisely in this area that, as perceived by the public, her government has failed miserably.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
How important are native speakers of English?
How important are native speakers of English?Rachel Davies, Sydney, Australia There is considerable evidence now that learning English is a significant business in Indonesia. Across Jakarta numerous language schools offer their services and their number only seems to increase with time.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Kendari Police nab two ships
Kendari Police nab two ships KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Personnel from the Water Police section of the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Police seized on Friday two ships in Saponda waters, in Konawe regency here, for carrying eight tons of various explosive materials.Water Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
1. AMIN: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42
1. AMIN: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42 Amien joins chorus of job creators, plus, plus 2. HAMZAH: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 Will Hamzah's 'deer' prevail? OR Can Hamzah and Agum beat the titans?Can Hamzah-Agum beat the titans? 3. IDI: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 21 Physician's link with Golkar raises questions 4.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Indian Ocean could lose its coral islands
Indian Ocean could lose its coral islands The Indian Ocean could lose most of its coral islands in the next 50 years if sea temperatures continue to rise and reefs badly damaged by global warming do not recover, a marine scientist has said.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Beware, political puppeteers
Beware, political puppeteersFrom Media IndonesiaPoliticians today can be likened to wayang puppeteers, who use ordinary people for experimentation. The screen symbolizes the state, party members act as gamelan players, while observers, activists and academicians become sinden (orchestral singers).
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
1. MARKET: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS
1. MARKET: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Weak rupiah, political tension send stocks tumbling down 2. PKS: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS PKS is torn between Wiranto and Amien Rais 3. KIDNAP: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Police nab kidnappers of politician's son 4.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Weak rupiah, political tension send stocks tumbling down
Weak rupiah, political tension send stocks tumbling downThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta shares plunged on Friday amid lingering worries of the sharp depreciation in the value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar and rising political tension ahead of next month's presidential election.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Waste treatment at major oil and mining firms
Waste treatment at major oil and mining firmsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Waste is inseparable from industrial activities, including those conducted by natural resource-based businesses, such as oil and gas producers and mining companies in remote areas in Indonesia.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUS Kendari Police nab two ships KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Personnel from the Water Police section of the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Police seized on Friday two ships in Saponda waters, in Konawe regency here, for carrying eight tons of various explosive materials.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Physician's link with Golkar raises questions
Physician's link with Golkar raises questionsM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaThe inclusion of a noted physician on the campaign team of the Golkar Party has raised suspicions that he might have had a role in disqualifying another key candidate.
Sat, 05 Jun 2004
Rumsfeld fears terrorist attacks in SE Asia waters
Rumsfeld fears terrorist attacks in SE Asia watersAgence France-Presse, SingaporeU.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Friday he hoped U.S. forces would be hunting terrorists in Southeast Asia "pretty soon," warning that Islamic extremists are targeting moderate Muslim states the world...