Archive: 30 August 2004
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Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Indonesia to join Kendo ASEAN tournament
Indonesia to join Kendo ASEAN tournamentEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/JakartaSixteen Indonesian kendoka from the All-Indonesia Kendo Federation (AIKF) will compete in the seventh ASEAN Kendo tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Gen. Benny dies, laid to rest
Gen. Benny dies, laid to restTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta PostA true intelligence officer to the end, L.B. Moerdani left this world discreetly in the wee hours of Sunday morning, and a few hours later, one of the most feared and respected generals was buried at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Mega awards wrong trophies four times
Mega awards wrong trophies four times PEKANBARU: President Megawati Soekarnoputri handed over the wrong trophy to winning students in the third national science olympiad four times on Saturday.In the first instance, she handed over a trophy to the winner of the senior high school category, but to...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Amnesty granted if victims forgive: House
Amnesty granted if victims forgive: HouseKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/JakartaLawmakers have criticized a stipulation in the bill on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which allows it to recommend the granting of a presidential pardon for human rights abusers, despite the fact that they...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Over 400 scholars will discuss Southeast Asia at EUROSEAS
Over 400 scholars will discuss Southeast Asia at EUROSEASVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post/JakartaOver 400 scholars from all over the world will gather in the French capital from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4 to discuss Southeast Asia, Singapore's Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), one of the organizers said.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
More tourists come to S'pore
More tourists come to S'poreSINGAPORE: Visitor arrivals in Singapore hit a record high of 802,283 in July, up 48 percent from last year on robust travel volumes from China and other Asian countries, the tourism board said.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Enthusiasts flock to Betawi food festival
Enthusiasts flock to Betawi food festivalEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta"Wow, these look really lekker," a middle-aged woman uttered enthusiastically, while looking at nasi ulam and the side dishes served on a long table at the Heritage Food in Heritage City 2004 on Sunday.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUS12 Betheleme attackers get prison termsPALU, Central Sulawesi: Twelve out of 13 defendants were sentenced to jail terms on Saturday for taking part in a deadly attack on a neighboring village in Central Sulawesi, last year.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
*RI needs to formulate country policy for WTO: Khor Page 2
*RI needs to formulate country policy for WTO: Khor Page 2 *Police stand by Buyat Bay test results Page 4 *Yogyakarta lawmakers to stand trial over graft chargesPage 5 *The choice between Megawati and Susilo Page 7 *Customers kept in dark about water disruptions Page 8 *Pro-Kremlin man set to win...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Indonesia textiles 'risk tariff barriers' in U.S.
Indonesia textiles 'risk tariff barriers' in U.S.Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia risks losing competition in the U.S. textile and clothing market after the abolition of the quota system on Jan.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Bridge repaired ahead of schedule
Bridge repaired ahead of scheduleNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/SubangRepairs to a collapsed bridge in Subang, West Java, have been completed early, but an official says more work in the area is urgent to prevent similar accidents in the future.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Riau to set up Women's Center
Riau to set up Women's Center PEKANBARu, Riau: Women grouped in several organizations in Riau plan to establish a center to help settle problems arising in the province."God willing, Women's Center will be set up in October," local activist Septina Primawati Rusli said after a dialog with female...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Athens Olympics awaken Asia
Athens Olympics awaken AsiaAgence France-Presse, Athens A record-breaking medal haul confirmed Asia's emergence as the sporting world's rising superpower, Olympic chief Jacques Rogge declared Sunday.A powerful display from China, a resurgent campaign from Japan and strong showings from other...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
S'pore aims to become center for Islamic banking
S'pore aims to become center for Islamic banking Singapore is launching a drive to become a center for Islamic financial services as part of attempts to strengthen ties with the Middle East, former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong says.Islamic law forbids the charging of interest.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Thai Airways buys Airbus superjumbos
Thai Airways buys Airbus superjumbos TOULOUSE: Thai Airways has purchased eight aircraft from the European aviation manufacturer Airbus, including six A380 superjumbos, Airbus announced on Friday.The doubledecker A380s, which can seat 550 passengers, are scheduled to be delivered in 2008 and 2009...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Customers kept in dark about water disruptions
Customers kept in dark about water disruptionsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/JakartaWater consumers in the city have long been complaining about a perceived lack of effort on the part of the city water utilities in preventing water supply disruptions, or at least in giving prior warning of such...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
The absurdity of our 'exit tax'
The absurdity of our 'exit tax' The departure tax does not apply for non-residents of Indonesia. Indonesians with a foreign stay permit (e.g. students) did not have to pay the exit tax when it was first introduced, if they only took one trip home and when back abroad during any given 12-month...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Aging oil fields 'a concern'
Aging oil fields 'a concern'Stella Farrington, Dow Jones/LondonFalling oil output from aging fields, once insignificant compared with global production, has become large enough to impact world supply and may help explain the constant tightness in the oil market this year, according to analysts.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Profits attract foreign banks to Permata
Profits attract foreign banks to PermataDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/JakartaA combination of the banking sector's great potential for growth and hefty earnings obtained from government bonds held by recapitalized banks are seen as the main factors behind the huge interest shown by investors...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
1. Textile (1x43)
1. Textile (1x43) RI textiles 'risk tariff barriers' in U.S. 2. Phone (2x22) Experts see room for cheaper cell phone calls 3. Fuel (1x30)) Aging oil fields 'a concern'
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Fishermen offered new apartments 'next year'
Fishermen offered new apartments 'next year'The Jakarta Post, JakartaNorth Jakarta mayor Effendi Anas said the evicted fishermen from Kali Adem in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, would be able to move into new low-cost apartments provided by the Jakarta administration next year.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Fire guts oldest hotel in Padang
Fire guts oldest hotel in Padang PADANG, North Sumatra: A fire gutted the oldest hotel in the provincial capital of Padang on Saturday night, destroying at least 80 of its rooms along with seven shophouses.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
More fires, hot spots on Kalimantan
More fires, hot spots on KalimantanAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaForest fires and hot spots were spreading at an alarming rate across Indonesian Borneo, at a rate of over a hundred a day over the last week, a senior official from the Office of the State Ministry of Environment said on...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
JP/5/BRIDGE
JP/5/BRIDGE3 x 19 Subang bridge repaired ahead of schedule JP/5/METAL1 x 44 Cirebon kitchenware industry in trouble
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Political signposts to gauge new RI govt
Political signposts to gauge new RI govtMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, JakartaWelcome to the presidential elections, Indonesian style.In less than a month, either incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri or her former chief security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be Indonesia's first directly elected...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Lao Nam Theun dam project on global tour to convince opponents
Lao Nam Theun dam project on global tour to convince opponentsDidier Lauras, Agence France-Presse, Hanoi A long-delayed plan to build a gigantic dam in Laos comes under international scrutiny this week as the World Bank is hosting a series of consultations in a bid to win over a host of opponents...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
We see great potential in Indonesia travel market: Valuair CEO
We see great potential in Indonesia travel market: Valuair CEOThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSingapore-based airline Valuair launched its second service to Jakarta recently at a time when the airline industry in the region faces surging fuel costs and cut-throat competition that threaten bottom-lines.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Election debate not a must
Election debate not a mustFrom Suara KaryaThe controversy over the need to arrange a public debate between presidential and vice presidential candidates as part of the campaign for the upcoming election runoff should not disrupt the second-round election and create a strained atmosphere.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Minister Bot's visit
Minister Bot's visit The visit to Jakarta by a foreign minister from a country with which Indonesia maintains relations is, of course, not an unusual event. However, there are many reasons why the visit of the Netherlands' foreign minister, Bernard Bot, could be of unusual significance -- not only...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Experts see room for cheaper cell phone calls
Experts see room for cheaper cell phone callsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Good news for cellular phone consumers: while current calling charges are already low by international standards, they are likely to continue to drop in the future, experts say.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Coalitions only benefit the elite, analysts say
Coalitions only benefit the elite, analysts sayKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/JakartaCoalitions of parties to help presidential candidates win the September election runoff would not benefit the nation as a whole but instead serve largely the interests of the political elite, analysts said on...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
RI to open a center on E. Asian studies
RI to open a center on E. Asian studiesJAKARTA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda will inaugurate the Center for East Asian Cooperation Studies (CEACoS) in Jakarta on Monday.To mark the launching of the center, the ministry has organized a one-day seminar on the "Prospects and Challenges...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
The choice between Susilo and Megawati
The choice between Susilo and MegawatiPeter Milne, Jakarta That there is little to choose between the two remaining presidential candidates is the argument expressed by Wimar Witoelar in a piece entitled Susilo, Megawati: Too close to call a winner, which appeared in The Jakarta Post earlier this...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
RI to open a center on E. Asian studies
RI to open a center on E. Asian studiesJAKARTA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda will inaugurate the Center for East Asian Cooperation Studies (CEACoS) in Jakarta on Monday.To mark the launching of the center, the ministry has organized a one-day seminar on the "Prospects and Challenges...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Regions asked to consult Jakarta on bylaws
Regions asked to consult Jakarta on bylawsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/JakartaLawmakers deliberating revisions to Law No. 22/1999 on regional government have agreed to require all regional administrations to consult the central government before issuing a bylaw to avoid inconsistency with...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Fahmi's remains to arrive on Tuesday
Fahmi's remains to arrive on Tuesday JAKARTA: The body of Indonesian national Fahmi Ahmad, who was killed in an ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on August 22, is expected to arrive at Soekarno-Hatta airport at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Jakarta Square Jazz to be on regularly
Jakarta Square Jazz to be on regularly JAKARTA: Jurnal IndonesianManagers, an organization to accommodate the needs of managers to communicate and interact, will stage a Jakarta Square Jazz performance on Sept. 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at The Plaza Semanggi, Central Jakarta.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Eliminate hazing
Eliminate hazingFrom Media IndonesiaInitiation rites or hazing began here during the Dutch colonial times, when the colonial administration needed to train students to deal with their enemies.Now that Indonesia is undergoing reform, a movement that began in 1998, hazing, in which senior students...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Getting back on track
Getting back on track Even though, so far, little more is known than a well meant officially stated intention, the reported decision revealed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the weekend to "soon" give the public access to its findings on the personal wealth of state officials is...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Indonesia needs to formulate country policy for WTO: Khor
Indonesia needs to formulate country policy for WTO: Khor The World Trade Organization (WTO) general council agreed, early this month in Geneva, on the "July Package" that set a framework for the Doha Round, which had been in trouble since the collapse of the ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Chickens die from mysterious plague
Chickens die from mysterious plagueSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaFarmers in Yogyakarta's Sleman regency have complained over the weekend that thousands of their chicken have died due to an unidentified disease in the past few days.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
KPU must regulate media campaigning
KPU must regulate media campaigning JAKARTA: Independent media watchdogs called on the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Sunday to immediately draw up a clear-cut regulation that would sanction campaigning in the media ahead of the Sept. 20 election runoff.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Govt to bulid alternative toll road
Govt to bulid alternative toll roadMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/TangerangIn order to ease the congestion on the Jakarta-Merak toll road, the Tangerang Regency administration is planning a Rp 2 trillion (US$217.39 million) alternative toll road.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Buy movie tickets via SMS, phone
Buy movie tickets via SMS, phone JAKARTA: Good news for moviegoers. From Sept. 4, long queues at cineplex 21 may be a thing of the past as tickets can now be purchased via premium call or short messaging service (SMS).Moviegoers only need dial 2121 to book a seat and obtain a movie identity number.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
1. DISCOURSE: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 49
1. DISCOURSE: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 49 RI needs to formulate country policy for WTO: Khor 2. COALITION: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24 Coalitions only benefit the elite: Analysts 3. OTDA: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 33 Regions needed to consult govt on bylaws 4.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
River festival attracts huge crowd
River festival attracts huge crowdDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaOarsmen carefully paddled through Kali Angke, North Jakarta, one of the most polluted rivers in the city, as thousands of onlookers applauded and laughed as some of the inexperienced rowers got into a bit of trouble.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Indonesians struggle to master English
Indonesians struggle to master EnglishSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post/JakartaWhile English is taught at most elementary school, some parents try to give their children a head start by encouraging them to master the basics -- numbers, familiar objects and the like -- before enrolling them in...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Indonesia not yet independent
Indonesia not yet independentFrom Koran TempoAug. 17 is a special date for Indonesians, because on that date in 1945, the country declared its freedom. The question worth raising in this context is: Are we really free? We need to examine what we have gained after 59 years of freedom.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Panwaslu says candidates stage disguised campaigns
Panwaslu says candidates stage disguised campaignsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe General Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) said on Sunday that scores of sporting activities organized by presidential candidates' campaign teams were a subtle form of campaigning outside the...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Cirebon kitchenware industry in truble
Cirebon kitchenware industry in trubleNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/CirebonKitchenware producers in Cirebon regency, West Java province, have been facing a severe shortage of raw material in the form of aluminum scrap over the past few months ago, leaving the industry in disarray.
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Yogya lawmakers to stand trial over graft charges
Yogya lawmakers to stand trial over graft chargesThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Padang/MataramThree Yogyakarta councillors will go on trial for allegedly misusing Rp 1.4 billion (US$148,936) of public money meant for councillors' life insurance schemes, while six reelected others already convicted of...
Mon, 30 Aug 2004
TV Program: Monday, August 30, 2004
TV Program: Monday, August 30, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m. Documentary 1:00 News: Berita Siang3:00 English News Service4:00 Children Drama7:00 News: Berita...