Archive: 3 September 2004
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Fri, 03 Sep 2004
New models ready to steal spotlight at motor show
New models ready to steal spotlight at motor showNovan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Carmakers were racing against time a day prior to the opening of the second Jakarta Motor Show on Friday evening, but managed to unveil their latest products -- both CBUs...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Carmakers welcome new tax plan
Carmakers welcome new tax planNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian automakers mostly gave a positive response on Thursday to the government's plan to review the current method of determining the luxury tax on cars, saying it would be fairer and beneficial to customers, but...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Road upgrades ready by year-end
Road upgrades ready by year-endDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta By the end of the year, motorists may no longer have to battle for limited space in the congested areas of Cawang in East Jakarta; Tomang and Jl.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Institutions, culture and economy
Institutions, culture and economy It is saddening to read the letter of Mirna Mutiara Govt must protect all communities in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 24 in which it is written that Indonesians of Chinese descent who are oppressed are victims, instead of as a result of something and that every effect...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Legislators support press freedom
Legislators support press freedom JAKARTA: A number of House of Representatives legislators joined on Thursday the chorus of criticism against law enforcers for opting to use the Criminal Code over Press Law No. 40/1999 in settling disputes involving media reports.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Freedom on the line
Freedom on the line It may be premature at this point to say that the reform movement, set in motion at the cost of so many lives, is making a U-turn and the old ways are returning. Nevertheless, several cases that have emerged in the recent past seem to indicate that such fears are not altogether...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
*No debt rescheduling outside of Paris Club mechanism Page 2
*No debt rescheduling outside of Paris Club mechanism Page 2 *Akbar threatens to drop axe on Kalla Page 4 *Pakoeboewono heirs locked in bitter conflict Page 5 *Minority participation and democratization Page 7 *Leakage blamed for poor water supply Page 8 *Bush begins final drive to convince America...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Pakoeboewono heirs locked in bitter conflict
Pakoeboewono heirs locked in bitter conflictBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta The body of Pakoeboewono XII, the late sultan of Surakarta, was laid out in a mosque on the premises of the Surakarta Palace on June 11.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Dramatic ruling frees Anwar from jail
Dramatic ruling frees Anwar from jailAgencies, Putrajaya, Malaysia Jailed former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim left court a free man after Malaysia's top court overturned his sodomy conviction on Thursday -- six years to the day after his removal from office triggered the country's worst...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Foundation aids women politicians
Foundation aids women politiciansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To new women politicians and aspiring ones: Don't despair! That is the message of a new module on politics for women, issued on Tuesday by Yayasan Jurnal Perempuan (the Women's Journal Foundation).
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Jakarta needs Rp 34b for election runoff
Jakarta needs Rp 34b for election runoff JAKARTA: The Jakarta provincial General Elections Commission (KPUD) chairman Muhamad Taufik said on Wednesday that the commission would need around Rp 34 billion (US$3.69 million) to organize the second phase of the presidential election runoff on Sept. 20.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Minority participation and democratization
Minority participation and democratizationChristine Susanna Tjhin, Jakarta Since the legislative election in April, more Chinese- Indonesians have undoubtedly been engaged in the country's democratization, and this degree of enthusiasm is a new precedent for their future participation.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Ballet students to perform 'Kebon' at TIM
Ballet students to perform 'Kebon' at TIMLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fifteen students from several ballet schools in Jakarta will dance a contemporary piece, Kebon, (Garden), to grace the closing of the Jakarta Culture Festival on Sept. 6.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Govt renew birth control program
Govt renew birth control programSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anxious about Indonesia's growing population, the government has introduced a community-based family planning program at the neighborhood unit (RT) level to give people better access to contraception.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Candidates seek aristocratic support
Candidates seek aristocratic supportNana Rukmana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Jakarta Despite the modern times, royal patronage looks like it is playing a key role in the upcoming presidential election runoff as both contenders have taken time out from their busy schedules...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Soldiers in Aceh prone to mental disorders
Soldiers in Aceh prone to mental disorders Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A soldier from the Siliwangi Military Command posted in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam recently complained about his length of duty in the province."I have been posted in Aceh for nearly 13 months.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Human rights commision reveals abuses in Papua
Human rights commision reveals abuses in PapuaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced on Thursday that it had found initial evidence suggesting that security personnel had committed crimes against humanity in two separate...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Bodybuilding officials shrug off ABBF ban
Bodybuilding officials shrug off ABBF banMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Bodybuilding officials and coaches have challenged the Asian Bodybuilding Federation (ABBF)'s decision to ban Indonesian bodybuilders now competing in the National Games (PON) from international tournaments for...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Prosecutors insist 'Tempo' journalists committed libel
Prosecutors insist 'Tempo' journalists committed libelThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The prosecution is holding firm to its charges that Tempo journalists, Ahmad Taufik and Teuku Iskandar Ali, defamed well- connected businessman Tomy Winata and provoked public unrest through an article carried by the...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Presidential election as momentum
Presidential election as momentumFrom Koran TempoThe last state address of President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Aug. 16 before the upcoming runoff election has special significance, particularly because it explained to the people as well as future leaders, what the present Cabinet had done.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 2, 2004: Shares Close Change Volume Astra Agro Lestari 2,525 0 4,195,500 Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Asuransi Bina Dana 430 0 0 Andhi Chandra 465 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 3,000 0 0 Adhi Karya 385 -25 59,402,000 Adira Dinamika...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Illegal tablets seized in West Nusa Tenggara
Illegal tablets seized in West Nusa Tenggara MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Hundreds of packets of controlled drugs have been seized from shops and drug stores in Mataram, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara province.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
'Bad promo leads to poor attendance'
'Bad promo leads to poor attendance'Jakarta has hosted many arts performances, be them at a national or international level. Among those is the 2004 Art Summit from Sept. 11 to Oct. 10. The arts are considered an important form of expression.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Former councillor feels the heat over scam
Former councillor feels the heat over scamEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After failing to answer a first summons from the Jakarta Police to report for questioning, former City Council speaker Agung Imam Sumanto arrived at city police headquarters on Thursday in a silver Jaguar X-Type,...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
ASEAN trade body endorses enhanced 'rules of origin'
ASEAN trade body endorses enhanced 'rules of origin'Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries endorsed on Thursday a revised agreement on the "rules of origin" in a bid to help boost regional trade.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Court rules in favor of PwC
Court rules in favor of PwCThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court ruled on Thursday in favor of accounting firm Hadi Sutanto and Associates, the local unit of U.S.-based PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), in an appeal against an earlier ruling by the Business Competition Supervisory...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Over 1,000 schools in Aceh burned
Over 1,000 schools in Aceh burnedBANDA ACEH, Aceh: Over 1,000 school buildings have been burned by irresponsible people in the past few years, a senior official at Aceh provincial administration said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
RP, China to map oil deposits in Spratlys
RP, China to map oil deposits in SpratlysAgence France-Presse, Manila China and the Philippines are to jointly study potential oil deposits around the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, and Vietnam and other claimants are welcome to take part, Filipino officials said Thursday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Shares close up; Telkom leads on stock split plan
Shares close up; Telkom leads on stock split planDow Jones, Jakarta Shares ended higher on Thursday led by further buying in Telekomunikasi Indonesia on its 2-for-1 stock split plan designed to boost its trading liquidity, dealers said.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
ASEAN to push liberalization to attract FDI
ASEAN to push liberalization to attract FDIZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Southeast Asian nations need to further liberalize their economies to attract more global foreign direct investment (FDI) amid tougher competition for FDI.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Marriott accomplice sentenced to 10 years
Marriott accomplice sentenced to 10 yearsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Thursday defendant Tohir, alias Masrizal bin Ali Umar, alias Mas'ud, to 10 years in prison for his role in last year's deadly bomb attack on the JW Marriott hotel, South...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
'Asinan' makers aim to break record
'Asinan' makers aim to break record JAKARTA: The biggest serving of Asian Betawi, a traditional raw vegetable salad, will be featured at the 2004 Ibis Street Festival at Ibis Tamarin Hotel, Jl. Wahid Hasyim, Central Jakarta, on Sept. 11.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
1. AIA (1x44)
1. AIA (1x44) ASEAN to push liberalization to attract FDI 2. Citi (1x30) Citigroup sees weaker rupiah 3. KPPU (2x20) Jakarta court rules in favor of PwC
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
UNU extends US$75m for environment problem
UNU extends US$75m for environment problem MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Japan-based United Nations University (UNU) has extended US$75 million in financial aid to Indonesia to help the country solve its environmental problems.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Leakages blamed for lax water supply
Leakages blamed for lax water supplyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "We can swim! We can swim!" a girl is heard shouting in a radio ad. Then, there is the voice of her father saying that the water is dirty, because it comes from leaking pipes.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Japan 'to intensify efforts' to combat illegal timber trade
Japan 'to intensify efforts' to combat illegal timber trade As the world's largest timber importing country, lots of illegally felled trees from Indonesia allegedly end up in Japan. In order to prevent the trade of illegal timber or other wood- based products, action from timber-buying countries,...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Derom condemns CPO leakage
Derom condemns CPO leakage MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Indonesian Palm Oil Employers Association expressed concern on Thursday about the spill of hundreds of kilo-liters of crude palm oil onto docks in the port of Belawan.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Streets lined with cheering fans
Streets lined with cheering fansMuhammad Uzair, Palembang Thousands of Palembang people came out to cheer as the torch was brought to the Sriwijaya Stadium where the cauldron was lit to mark the opening of the National Games here on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
South Sumatra wins first gold medal as PON opens
South Sumatra wins first gold medal as PON opensThe Jakarta Post, Palembang Host South Sumatera grabbed its first gold medal at the National Games (PON)'s while Jakarta stayed on the top of standings on the eve of the opening ceremony of the National Games at the Sriwijaya Stadium here on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
A hope from the House
A hope from the HouseFrom TempoFinally, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced the 678 new legislators who will sit in the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Councils (DPD) for the 2004- 2009 term.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Explosions scare Yogya Plaza's visitors
Explosions scare Yogya Plaza's visitorsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Two packages exploded in turn on Thursday at around 12:20 p.m. inside a concrete community dump located in front of Top Metro shop in Yogya Plaza on Jl. Soleh Iskandar, Tanah Sareal, Bogor municipality.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Hotel fire kills two in Pekanbaru
Hotel fire kills two in PekanbaruPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru A fire razed Mella Hotel and neighboring buildings here early on Thursday, killing at least two people.The dead were hotel security guard Rizal, 34, and a 30-year-old driver with the Hikmat travel bureau, Buyung.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
No debt rescheduling outside Paris Club mechanism
No debt rescheduling outside Paris Club mechanism Japan is the largest foreign donor and has contributed the most in cumulative investment to Indonesia. Japanese Ambassador Yutaka Iimura shared his views on Indonesia's economic problems, including on President Megawati Soekarnoputri's recent call...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Military soldiers may be tried in civil court
Military soldiers may be tried in civil courtM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Soldiers involved in non-military crimes will be subject to trials in district courts in the near future, if the House of Representatives and the government agree on the amendment to Law No.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Haze pollutes Jambi air
Haze pollutes Jambi air JAMBI: A thick haze has blanketed Jambi during the past few days, with air pollution levels increasing in the city.Data obtained on Thursday from Jambi's Environmental Impact Management Body showed the air in the city contained 190 particles for every 10 microns, far higher...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Rupiah Rates
Rupiah Rates Sept. 2 Banknote rates TT Rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,897.99 6,191.28 6,579.85 6,509.20 Brunei dollar 1 5,755.64 5,166.62 5,490.18 5,431.92 Canadian dollar 1 7,516.64 6,748.78 7,169.97 7,095.32 Swiss franc 1 7,793.38 6,997.14 7,433.94 7,356.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
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Akbar threatens to drop axe on Kalla 2. 3 x 14 ( 2 col) TNI soldiers may be tried in civil court 3. 1 x 28 ( 4 col) House wants TNI under defense ministry 4. 2 x 16 (2 col) Women's group aids politicians 5. 1 x 29 ( 4 col) Govt launches birth control program
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
1 x 43
1 x 43 Pakoeboewono heirs locked in bitter conflict JP/5/fire1 x 33 Hotel fire kills two in Pekanbaru JP/5/kpu1 x 33 Poll commission head dismissed
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Golkar boss threatens to drop axe on Kalla
Golkar boss threatens to drop axe on KallaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung threatened on Thursday to dismiss Jusuf Kalla -- who is contesting the runoff as the running mate of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono -- as a party member, for acts and statements that he considered...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
House wants TNI under defense ministry
House wants TNI under defense ministryKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The powerful Indonesian Military (TNI) is likely to remain under the control of the president, with most factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) saying they wanted to maintain the status quo on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Asia hopes for compromise on deadlocked EU meet
Asia hopes for compromise on deadlocked EU meetDarren Schuettler, Reuters, Bangkok Asian nations in a diplomatic spat with Europe over military- ruled Myanmar are hoping a compromise will emerge this weekend that will allow an Asian-European summit to go ahead in October.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Ratification of ICC won't threaten RI sovereignty
Ratification of ICC won't threaten RI sovereigntyRidarson Galingging, Jakarta Indonesian Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra has raised fears that if Indonesia ratifies the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court (ICC), then ICC prosecutors will have wide powers in...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
IMF chief urges Asia-Pacific nations to save energy
IMF chief urges Asia-Pacific nations to save energy Agence France-Presse, Santiago IMF head Rodrigo Rato said Wednesday that Asia-Pacific economies need to conserve energy because of rising oil prices as representatives from 21 APEC nations gathered for a finance ministers' meeting in Santiago.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
National Games open in Palembang
National Games open in PalembangMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The 16th National Games (PON) were officially declared open on Thursday by President Megawati Soekarnoputri in an opening ceremony highlighted by an artistic light show and entertaining performances involving some 4,000...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Women try to salvage domestic violence bill
Women try to salvage domestic violence billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women activists on Thursday met legislators in a desperate attempt to salvage what they had considered a nearly ideal domestic violence bill a few weeks before the current term of the House of Representatives ends.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Poll commission head dismissed
Poll commission head dismissedThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Jayapura The head of a regental general elections commission has been dismissed for allegedly breaching the commission's code of ethics, local poll officials say, while more protests marred the inauguration of new councillors on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Citigroup sees weaker rupiah
Citigroup sees weaker rupiahWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar International financial firm Citigroup sees the reasonable average exchange rate of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar next year at Rp 9,000 per dollar.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
U.S. aid for Indonesia
U.S. aid for Indonesia I just read the news about the US$468 million aid package that Indonesia received for education, health, water, nutrition and the environment from the U.S., a country some Indonesians hate the most.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Is the Golkar party solid?
Is the Golkar party solid?From Media IndonesiaOn Aug. 15, the Golkar Party officially announced its support for presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Hasyim Muzadi in the Sept. 20 runoff.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Anwar free, but fettered politically
Anwar free, but fettered politicallyMark Bendeich, Reuters, Putrajaya, MalaysiaOnce the young lion of Malaysian politics, jailed former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim left court a free man on Thursday and promptly resumed a call for government reform -- but without his usual roar.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Coffee for two 'no storm in teacup'
Coffee for two 'no storm in teacup'Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Legal experts deplored on Thursday the decision by the National Police's bomb squad chief, Brig. Gen. Gorries Mere, to take convicted Bali bomber Ali Imron out for an evening coffee in a plush, all-American cafe in Jakarta.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Water shortage hits Bojonegoro villages
Water shortage hits Bojonegoro villages BOJONEGORO, East Java: More than 50 villages in Bojonegoro regency are facing water shortage following a prolonged drought in the area.Only 26 villages in the province suffered from similar drought problems last year.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Residents protest over bank credit
Residents protest over bank credit KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Hundreds of people who missed out on applying for Bank Mandiri soft loans staged a protest in front of the municipal council on Thursday demanding the bank accept their applications.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
RI Minister lauded by German university
RI Minister lauded by German university JAKARTA: The Georg-August University of Geottingen in Germany is going to award Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih an honorary doctorate degree for his achievement and service in developing Indonesia's agricultural sector, the university said in a...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Medal Tally
Medal TallyThe medal table on the first day of the National Games in Palembang on Thursday:Provinces G S B T1 Jakarta 7 7 5 19 2 West Java 4 3 2 9 3 North Sumatra 4 0 1 5 4 Riau 2 1 1 4 5 East Java 1 6 7 14 6 South Sumatra 1 2 3 6 7 West Sumatra 1 1 2 4 8 Jambi 1 1 0 2 9 Lampung 1 0 2 3 10 Central...
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Mega to declare drug campaign, as poll nears
Mega to declare drug campaign, as poll nears JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to declare another national campaign against drugs, to take place on Sunday at the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Fri, 03 Sep 2004
TV Today: Friday, September 3, 2004
TV Today: Friday, September 3, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Traditional Drama: Lenong2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Pak Odor's...