Archive: 30 September 2004
88 articles found
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
New govt urged to build cheap houses
New govt urged to build cheap housesZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe new government should make the property sector an engine for economic growth, especially by encouraging developers to build low-cost houses and apartments for low to middle-income people, a leading property consultant...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Globalization and achieving lasting development
Globalization and achieving lasting developmentAlan P. Larson, Jakarta The World Bank and International Monetary Fund hold their annual meetings on Oct. 2-3. As that gathering discusses globalization and development, I hope it will be with a clear recognition that it is private enterprise that is...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Rupiah Rates Aug 29
Rupiah Rates Aug 29 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,952.61 6,230.47 6,626.73 6,556.12 Brunei dollar 1 5,720.19 5,126.60 5,452.08 5,394.56 Canadian dollar 1 7,616.58 6,828.62 7,259.57 7,185.53 Swiss franc 1 7,687.91 6,890.37 7,327.57 7,250.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
M'sia, RI in territorial dispute over oil: Report
M'sia, RI in territorial dispute over oil: ReportAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian national oil and gas company Petronas' plan to develop two new oil and gas blocks off Borneo Island may be in jeopardy due to overlapping claims by neighboring Indonesia, a report said Wednesday.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Akbar's post-election fate
Akbar's post-election fate The conflict within the Golkar Party following the presidential election is now reaching a head, with senior leaders Fahmi Idris and other members bringing their cases to court to seek an annulment of their ousting by the party's central board.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indian delicacies to tempt Jakartans
Indian delicacies to tempt JakartansUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaImagine a plate of hot, steaming rice sprinkled with cashew nuts and raisins. Now add to that a serving of vegetables cooked in cashew gravy with saffron and prawns simmering in a rich broth of spices and coconut milk.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Regent serves public 'not politicians'
Regent serves public 'not politicians'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRegional autonomy has awarded local politicians more power than ever since its inception in 2000.In the most extreme cases, the Lampung provincial councillors managed to dismiss their governor last year and the...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Elly Luthan's 'Nyak' offers nothing new
Elly Luthan's 'Nyak' offers nothing newJohn BadaluB, Contributor, JakartaThe show opened with a man washing his face and arms in ablution. Then slowly, he passed the dancers onstage and disappeared backstage.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Protests staged as Boyce pays police second visit
Protests staged as Boyce pays police second visitAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUnited States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce visited National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar on Wednesday in what critics said was an attempt to intervene in the legal process against PT Newmont...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Kontras receives police abuse report
Kontras receives police abuse report JAKARTA: The Commission for Missing Person and Victims of Violence (Kontras) received on Wednesday a report that a detainee died after being abused by the police.Ibnu Hajar, who was detained on July 20 on criminal allegations, was reportedly healthy when his...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
ISI art troupe performs in Taiwan
ISI art troupe performs in Taiwan A special cultural envoy from The Denpasar Arts Institute (ISI), is now performing at the prestigious Asia-Pacific Cultural Arts Festival 2004 in Yilam, Taiwan, from Sept. 29 through Oct. 11.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Susilo pressured to up fuel prices
Susilo pressured to up fuel pricesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPressure is mounting for president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take the politically difficult step of raising fuel prices as early as November as oil prices surge to new record levels with no signs of abating in the near future.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
It takes skill to drive safely
It takes skill to drive safelyNovan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Sentul/West JavaCertain limits are assigned to almost everything, including driving.The increasing concern for safety -- of car drivers, passengers and other road users -- has forced carmakers to govern the...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
DNA matches samples from bomb site
DNA matches samples from bomb siteAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have identified a suicide bomber involved in the deadly blast outside the Australian Embassy in Kuningan, South Jakarta, after finding DNA samples taken at the bomb site matched blood and tissue samples taken from...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
House of Representatives endorses pro-investor bill on highway
House of Representatives endorses pro-investor bill on highwayRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday a key bill on highway development that is expected to lure badly needed investment for the construction of toll roads, but runs the risk of...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Second RI maid escapes hangman
Second RI maid escapes hangmanAgencies, JakartaA 19-year-old Indonesian maid working in Singapore was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday for strangling to death her employer's mother-in-law just days after another Indonesian maid was jailed for life in a similar case.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI urged to improve skill of workers
RI urged to improve skill of workers BANDUNG: Indonesia has yet to maximize efforts to create overseas job opportunities for its skilled workers to help reduce unemployment in the country, a job consultant said here on Wednesday.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indonesia requires digital connectivity
Indonesia requires digital connectivityCraig Warren Smith and Idris F Sulaiman, Jakarta Now that election is over, Indonesia can at last deal address its single most important issue. No, not the terrorist threat. Not creating jobs for the poor. Not reversing Indonesia's slump in foreign investment.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Lampung councillors spend millions on trips
Lampung councillors spend millions on tripsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungBarely a month after they were inaugurated as councillors in Lampung province, members of three separate regional legislative councils here have begun embarking on expensive consultation trips that are...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Jakarta to host int'l sixes tour
Jakarta to host int'l sixes tour JAKARTA: The Jakarta Cricket Association will host an international sixes tournament on Saturday and Sunday in Cibubur, East Jakarta.The spokesman for the tournament organizers, James W.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indian firm
Indian firm submits Medco bid NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp., which controls half of the nation's US$15 billion a year fuel market, submitted a final bid to buy a stake in Indonesia's PT Medco Energi International, N.K.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Student arrested for Internet bank fraud
Student arrested for Internet bank fraudApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanNorth Sumatra Police said on Wednesday they had arrested a student in Medan for hacking into bank websites and bank accounts belonging to foreigners and stealing their money through the Internet.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Morissette cancels Oct. 3 Jakarta concert
Morissette cancels Oct. 3 Jakarta concertJAKARTA: Canadian pop singer Alanis Morissette has become the latest international star to cancel a concert in Indonesia due to security fears, promoters said Tuesday.Morissette was due to perform on Sunday in Jakarta but pulled out following a U.S.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Politicians in confusion
Politicians in confusion From Koran Tempo During this transitional period, which will end when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is installed as president, many politicians have become concerned about finding safe places to hide.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Victory for all
Victory for allFrom: Koran TempoThe runoff on Sept. 20, between the Megawati-Hasyim and Susilo-Kalla tickets marked the completion of our first direct presidential election.We Indonesians should feel glad to see these presidential elections have taken place peacefully, a fact indicating our...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Jakarta-Summit-Lutan
Jakarta-Summit-LutanJP/19/ELLYElly Lutan's 'Nyak' offers nothing newThe show opened with a man washing his face and arms in ablution. Then slowly, he passed the dancers onstage and disappeared backstage.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Thumbs-up for the MPR
Thumbs-up for the MPR The term of office of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) -- Indonesia's top lawmaking body -- for 1999 to 2004, led by chairman Amien Rais, ended last Sept. 25. Amien, who failed to advance to the Sept.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
TNI to keep local role: Minister
TNI to keep local role: MinisterM. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough the government backed down from its demand that the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s territorial role be reintroduced in the new military bill, the physical presence of soldiers under a territorial...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Tin miners in M'sia seek new leases on Chinese demand
Tin miners in M'sia seek new leases on Chinese demandBloomberg, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the world's largest tin producer in 1980, now consumes more of the metal than it unearths. Malaysia Smelting Corp. wants that to change.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Will Susilo rise to the occasion, set the tone for a hopeful future?
Will Susilo rise to the occasion, set the tone for a hopeful future?S.P. Seth, Sydney Indonesia's direct presidential election is a milestone in its democratic transition. The election process was free and fair, with a landslide victory for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; though official confirmation is...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Working mums yet to benefit from law on day care facilities
Working mums yet to benefit from law on day care facilitiesAccording to data from the Jakarta branch of the Central Statistics Agency, the number of working women in the capital is 1,041,366, or about 31.5 percent of the 3,379,202 working people.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Putu Wijaya's 'Aum' to be staged in Bali
Putu Wijaya's 'Aum' to be staged in Bali Prominent Playwright and writer Putu Wijaya has been a prolific and well-known artist in Indonesia. His works have been widely staged both here and overseas.One of his plays, titled Aum, will be performed by a theater group from the State University of Solo,...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Teachers make studying fun with creative lessons
Teachers make studying fun with creative lessonsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs students become more and more burdened with schoolwork, teachers face the challenge of coming up with lesson plans that make school fun by encouraging the students to be active and creative learners.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Village wedding full of social significance
Village wedding full of social significanceMade Jagra, Contributor, Denpasar He is neither rich nor noble.Sixty-three-year-old Wayan Biasa is just an ordinary, modest farmer who happened to fall for a woman much younger than himself, 35-year-old Ni Ketut Yasni.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Revised law gives local govts bigger slices of revenue
Revised law gives local govts bigger slices of revenueDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRegions will receive a greater portion of revenue from oil and gas, general allocation funds (DAU) and proceeds from bonds under a new law approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
House endorses bill on migrant worker protection
House endorses bill on migrant worker protectionRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives has passed the bill on migrant workers protection, which is opposed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the grounds that it was more exploitative than protective.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Balinese Computer Font
Balinese Computer Font I am writing to express my gratitude to I Made Suatjana and I Gusti Ngurah Sutjaja, who have brought the Balinese script into the computer age (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 16).As a Balinese, I learned how to read and write in the traditional Balinese script at school and I know...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
WB asks RI to repay debt after fraud
WB asks RI to repay debt after fraudFollowing a thorough investigation since late 2000, The World Bank declared on Tuesday in Washington that collusion had led to the procurement of inferior quality books in a school book project here and requested that the Indonesian government repay US$10 million...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
1. Militer (1 X 30)
1. Militer (1 X 30) Military unlikely to quit politics: Experts 2, Bomb (1 X 28) DNA of family member matches samples taken from bomb site 3, Accident (3 X 14) Official says most local firms ignore health and safety 4, Boyce (2 X 18) Boyce pays police second visit, protests staged 5, Migrant (1 X...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
A nation divided?
A nation divided? Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's promise this week to put national reconciliation at the top of his government's agenda once he is installed as president on Oct. 20 could not have come at a more opportune moment as, today, history once again comes knocking at the door of the nation's...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Exhibition displays rare and unusual Indonesian textiles
Exhibition displays rare and unusual Indonesian textilesRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Payangan/GianyarMost of the thousand-plus islands of Indonesia's vast archipelago each have their own distinguished textile tradition.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Gasoline shortages continue in Papua
Gasoline shortages continue in Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: Acute gasoline shortages continued for the third straight day on Wednesday, with long queues of vehicles reported at the six gas stations across the Papuan capital of Jayapura.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
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Indonesia requires digital connectivity Craig Warren Smith and Idris F Sulaiman Jakarta2. Alan -- Globalization and achieving lasting development 1 x 45 Globalization and achieving lasting development Alan P. Larson Jakarta3.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
*Teachers make studying fun with creative lessons Page 2
*Teachers make studying fun with creative lessons Page 2 *DNA of family matches with samples from bomb site Page 4 *Langsa mayor detained over alleged Rp 16.5b scam Page 5 *Indonesia requires digital connectivity Page 7 *Working mums yet to benefit from Day Care Law Page 8 *China emerges as...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Oil price hike will cut Asian growth: ADB
Oil price hike will cut Asian growth: ADBMynardo Macaraig, Agenece France-Presse, Manila Higher oil prices, if sustained, could sharply cut economic growth in Asia and trigger spikes in inflation and interest rates, the chief economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Plan to up export tax on commodities opposed
Plan to up export tax on commodities opposedZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Finance's plan to increase tax revenue from the export of plantation commodities would discourage the industry from exporting the commodities, which in turn would eventually reduce state revenue, an...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI's UNSC seat bid gets mixed reaction
RI's UNSC seat bid gets mixed reactionAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's bid for a permanent seat on a reformed United Nations Security Council is receiving a mixed reaction.Timor Leste Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta expressed his country's support for Indonesia's bid on...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Amien guides MPR into new territory
Amien guides MPR into new territoryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a speech that concluded the last annual session of the powerful People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Speaker Amien Rais said that what the Assembly had achieved during its five-year term would go down in history as a...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Singaporean faces 15 years' jail term
Singaporean faces 15 years' jail term TANGERANG: Prosecutor R. Vidianto asked the Tangerang District court on Wednesday to sentence a Singaporean, Tay Lai Hock, 31, to 15 years imprisonment and fine him Rp 750 million (US$82,417.58) for possessing 20,400 ecstasy pills.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Taxpayers to get single ID number
Taxpayers to get single ID numberDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta will be the first city in the country where the records of taxpayers will be synchronized in so-called single identity numbers, in an effort to improve the record keeping by the tax office.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Food poisoning ruling necessary, YPKKI says
Food poisoning ruling necessary, YPKKI says JAKARTA: The Indonesian Health Consumers Empowerment Foundation (YPKKI) called on the government on Wednesday to issue a regulation concerning food security in response to cases of food poisoning in East Java, Lampung and West Sumatra.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
'I hope they will listen to us'
'I hope they will listen to us'The victory of new Jakarta Council speaker Ade Surapriatna of Golkar Party has not been without controversy and has raised questions on the loss of rival Ahmad Heryawan of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), which holds a majority of 18 seats.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
GM dealerships in Bandung, Semarang
GM dealerships in Bandung, SemarangJAKARTA: PT General Motors Indonesia (GMI) announced recently that it had opened two new Chevrolet dealerships in Bandung and Semarang to further strengthen its customer service outside the Greater Jakarta area.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
JSX spares Kalla-linked Bukaka from delisting
JSX spares Kalla-linked Bukaka from delistingRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has dropped a plan to delist construction and engineering company PT Bukaka Teknik Utama, which is linked to the family of incoming vice president Jusuf Kalla, as the company's operation is still...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Teen boutique catches fire
Teen boutique catches fire JAKARTA: The Bule & Lucy Collection clothing boutique on Jl. Panglima Polim V in South Jakarta caught fire on Wednesday around noon, but no fatalities were reported.Preliminary indications are that it was caused by an electrical short circuit, but police officers are...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Forest fires return to East Kalimantan
Forest fires return to East Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Forest fires returned to several parts of East Kalimantan province on Wednesday after a week of rainfall.Local officials blamed residents for starting the fires to open farmland.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Hatred in TV films
Hatred in TV filmsFrom Kompas As a mother of a nine-year-old daughter, I am very sad to see the great frequency in which hatred is exposed in many TV films.I have often witnessed how some school students imitate what is usually featured in these hatred-laden TV films.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
1. OTDA: 55 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 15
1. OTDA: 55 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 15 House OKs revision of regional autonomy law 2. TNI: 38 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 14 TNI bill keeps territorial role 3. FUEL: 32 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 16 Susilo pressured to up fuel prices 4. WB: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 10 WB asks RI to repay debt after fraud
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Chances slimmer to get fixed line service
Chances slimmer to get fixed line serviceTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chances are getting slimmer for more members of the public to gain access to fixed-line telephone services as the existing operators remain reluctant to invest in the sector, a senior official of the Indonesian Chamber...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Luzon leads another stage sweep by overseas riders
Luzon leads another stage sweep by overseas ridersMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Purwokerto, Central Java After denying local players a podium award in the second stage, overseas-based cyclists made another clean sweep with Bernardo Luzon of the Pagcor Casino Filipino team taking the third, 147.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Minibus plunges into river, five killed
Minibus plunges into river, five killedNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, MajalengkaA minibus driver, apparently dozing, missed a bridge and drove straight into the Ciherang River in Majalengka regency, West Java at dawn on Wednesday, killing five people.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Finnish dancer to perform in Jakarta
Finnish dancer to perform in JakartaThe Jakarta PostB, JakartaChoreographer and dancer Tommi Kitti is one of Finland's leading contemporary dance artists.He and his dance company are due to perform at 8 p.m. on Sept. 30 and Oct.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Hundreds line up for cabinet posts
Hundreds line up for cabinet postsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, BogorHundreds of people have sent letters to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asking to be appointed as Cabinet ministers in the next government, prompting the retired four-star Army general to set up a team to sort out the applications.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Teacher foresees roof collapse, sends school children home
Teacher foresees roof collapse, sends school children homeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe collapse of the roof of SD V elementary school in Poris Gaga, Batu Ceper district, Tangerang, was not unexpected.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Most local firms 'ignore safety'
Most local firms 'ignore safety'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhat would you do if a fire starts in your office, the lifts are out of service and the emergency staircase is locked or packed with furniture?Or you get a job as a window cleaner on tall buildings but your boss doesn't...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Leprosy hospital, patients in poor state
Leprosy hospital, patients in poor stateMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangIt had been a year since The Jakarta Post visited Sitanala Leprosy Hospital on Jl. Dr. Sitanala in Neglasari, here, and the condition of the hospital was worse than before.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Disaster for RI democracy
Disaster for RI democracy The verdict handed down by an Indonesian court on Tempo weekly news magazine (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 17) is a disatrous star for the country's young democracy.This again shows the inability and partiality of the courts -- they have failed expectations that they become one...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Ignoring the rights of victims of the 1965 massacre
Ignoring the rights of victims of the 1965 massacreKornelius Purba, Jakarta Who is willing to help a poor woman end her 39-year search for her missing father, and to restore to her, her civil rights, which were taken from her by the state, merely because she is the daughter of a communist?When a...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
TV Program: Thursday, September 30, 2004
TV Program: Thursday, September 30, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:05 Religious Teachings8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service3:30 TV Drama4:30...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Shorts guys to 'Voli' in Jakarta
Shorts guys to 'Voli' in JakartaEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five countries, including Indonesia, will participate in the Sampoerna Hijau Voli World U-185 Championship here at the Senayan Indoor Stadium from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Japan gives seven ambulances to Aceh
Japan gives seven ambulances to Aceh JAKARTA: The Japanese government handed over on Wednesday seven ambulances, medicine and medical equipment for a mobile clinic aimed at providing health and medical services for Acehnese in remote areas of the troubled province.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI stock index gains
RI stock index gainsBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia's stock index rose for the first day in three. PT H.M. Sampoerna, the country's second- largest publicly traded cigarette maker, advanced after saying it plans to pay a special dividend.The Jakarta Composite Index added 0.765, or 1 percent, to 812.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Rock 'n Run to be held in Kuta
Rock 'n Run to be held in Kuta Hard Rock Hotel Bali will again hold Rock `n Run 4: Quadrophenia, a five-kilometer fun run along the streets of Kuta.To be held on Oct.3, the Hard Rock Hotel management aims at inviting participants and donors to take part in this charity event.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
More red tape ensnares expats
More red tape ensnares expatsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLengthy and unclear bureaucratic procedures for foreigners to obtain permission to work in Indonesia have attracted many to work as informal immigration agents.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Mayor dismisses 12 notorious workers
Mayor dismisses 12 notorious workers TANGERANG: Mayor Wahidin Halim has dismissed two civil servants and 10 contract employees since January in an attempt to discipline employees of the administration offices.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Plan to up export tax on palm criticized
Plan to up export tax on palm criticizedZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance's plan to increase tax revenue from the export of plantation commodities would discourage the industry from exporting the commodities, which in turn would eventually reduce state revenue, an...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
House OK's new autonomy bill
House OK's new autonomy billM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter lengthy deliberation, the House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday a bill amending the regional administration law, which over the past five years has caused tension between the central and regional governments.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Toyota holds technician contest
Toyota holds technician contestJAKARTA: PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) held a National After-Sales Service Skills Contest divided into five divisions: general repairs, service advisers, spare parts, body repair and paint repair.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
APP units seek lower bond interest
APP units seek lower bond interest JAKARTA: PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia and PT Pindo Deli Pulp & Paper Mills, two of four Asia Pulp & Paper Co.'s operating units in Indonesia, are seeking an agreement with their rupiah bondholders today for lower interest payments.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 30, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 30, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Textile, Rare Textile from All Part of Indonesia, at the Gallery of Alila Ubud Hotel, Malinggih Kelod Village, Payangan Gianyar, until Oct. 20.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Military unlikely to quit politics: Experts
Military unlikely to quit politics: ExpertsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs Maj. Gen. Kohirin Suganda was wrapping up the military/police faction's comments on President Megawati Soekarnoputri's progress report at the last People's Consultative Assembly session on Saturday, he suddenly...
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
RI launches rocket with polymer fuel
RI launches rocket with polymer fuel GARUT, West Java: The National Aeronautics and Space Agency launched on Tuesday two rockets using polymer fuel.The two rockets were launched from Cilauteureun Pemeungpeuk, Garut, West Java.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Asian, European golfers tee off in Malaysia for World Cup slots
Asian, European golfers tee off in Malaysia for World Cup slots Associated Press Kuala LumpurTop golfers and emerging stars from Asia and Europe tee off in Malaysia this week in a bid to earn berths at this year's World Cup championship.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Indian firm submits final Medco bid
Indian firm submits final Medco bid NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp., which controls half of the nation's US$15 billion a year fuel market, submitted a final bid to buy a stake in Indonesia's PT Medco Energi International, N.K.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Governor blockade ends on Sulawesi
Governor blockade ends on Sulawesi KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Residents and students ended a six-day blockade of a road leading to the Southeast Sulawesi governor's office on Wednesday after local officials pledged to meet their demand for more paved roads.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Langsa mayor held over Rp 16.5b graft
Langsa mayor held over Rp 16.5b graftNani Afrida and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/SemarangAfter questioning 18 witnesses, the Aceh Prosecutor's Office detained on Wednesday Acting Langsa Mayor Azhari Azis, who is charged in connection with a Rp 16.5 billion (US$1.7 million) graft case.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Six shuttlers sent to Denmark Open
Six shuttlers sent to Denmark OpenEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has withdrawn 15 of its planned 21 shuttlers from the Denmark Open badminton championships in Aarhus, Denmark, from Oct. 5 to Oct.
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Rupiah Rates Aug 29
Rupiah Rates Aug 29 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,952.61 6,230.47 6,626.73 6,556.12 Brunei dollar 1 5,720.19 5,126.60 5,452.08 5,394.56 Canadian dollar 1 7,616.58 6,828.62 7,259.57 7,185.53 Swiss franc 1 7,687.91 6,890.37 7,327.57 7,250.