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Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Let's stop needless road deaths

Let's stop needless road deathsShigeru Omi, Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Across much of Asia, urbanization and motorization are mushrooming alongside economic growth. The benefits are obvious: Greater mobility, a wider choice of leisure activities and general convenience.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Vote counting procedures for 2004 legislative election

Vote counting procedures for 2004 legislative electionApril 6-7: Documentation of votes by the subdistrict/village local election committees (PPS) --> delivered to the district election committees (PPK) April 7-12: Documentation of votes by the PPK --> delivered to the regental/municipal offices ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Toward a stronger council

Toward a stronger council Soccer maniacs in Jakarta must have been jolted upon learning that glorious and magnificent Real Madrid lost to "nobody" Monaco, and that Chelsea beat Arsenal, their first win after 18 attempts against Arsenal.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Experts propose reduction of MPR power

Experts propose reduction of MPR powerKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts have hailed a proposal by the Constitutional Commission to strip the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) of its power to amend the Constitution.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/RI to buy eight more Sukhois

RI to buy eight more Sukhois JAKARTA: In a bid to strengthen its capability of guarding the country's air space, the Air Force plans to buy eight more Russian-made Sukhoi jetfighters this year.If the additional Sukhois arrive, the Air Force will have a squadron of 12 jetfighters.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Fruit sales up by 60% during election

Fruit sales up by 60% during electionSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The political campaigns, the complicated voting process on April 5 and the vote counting have apparently brought good fortune to dozens of fruit sellers at the Gamping market in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/JP/19/QING

JP/19/QING pls. check should be "it is" not "is not" thanksQing ming day, a time to learn to honor the eldersTony Ryanto Contributor Jakarta The festivity of the spring festival, or the Lunar New Year, is over, and the time has come to remember and pay respect to the ancestors and deceased ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Just thank the people

Just thank the people We should be thankful for the peaceful general election, despite some shortcomings in its implementation on April 5. The people understand well that maintaining unity is very important. They deserve our appreciation because it is they who made the election a success.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/JP/3/delay

JP/3/delayDelays, revotes, fraud allegations rifeMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Friday that of the 1,100 polling stations in the country that must hold delayed elections or rerun voting, just 50 percent have done so thus far.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Researchers stand trial for striking lecturer

Researchers stand trial for striking lecturerTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Two brothers, both researchers at the University of Indonesia stood trial at the Cibinong District Court on Wednesday for punching a fellow lecturer who was standing between the two and their father's opponents.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/U.S. asked to train RI Navy to secure Malacca Strait

U.S. asked to train RI Navy to secure Malacca StraitFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A noted expert is urging the United States and other foreign countries to help train the Indonesian Navy in securing the Malacca Strait and to not usurp the responsibility from Indonesia and ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Traders demand right to import second-hand clothes

Traders demand right to import second-hand clothesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra An official at the Indonesian Secondhand Clothes Traders Association (APPBI) estimated on Thursday that some 10,000 large bales of secondhand garments were smuggled each week from neighboring ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Danamon wraps up Adira takeover

Danamon wraps up Adira takeover The Jakarta Post Jakarta Bank Danamon, the country's fifth largest bank in terms of assets, said it had completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in financing company PT Adira Dinamika Multifinance for Rp 850 billion (US$99 million).

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/JP/13/BI

JP/13/BIGDP expands by 4.8%: BIThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The economy grew at a snappy 4.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, driven mainly by strong consumer spending, according to Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Introducing student-friendly technology

Introducing student-friendly technologyTotok Amin Soefijanto, School of Education, Boston University, Massachusetts, soefijan@fas.harvard.edu "To infinity and beyond," says Buzz Light-year, an action- figure character in the Toy Story movies.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Easier to become a minister than a legislator

Easier to become a minister than a legislatorFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One thing that people tend to overlook regarding the legislative election is the fact that it is easier to become a minister than a legislator.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Ancol fisherfolk to be evicted again

Ancol fisherfolk to be evicted again JAKARTA: The city administration is set to evict on Saturday morning the fisherfolk of Ancol Timur, North Jakarta, from the place where they are currently housed behind the PT Manggala Krida Yudha Rukindo building, where they have lived since 2001.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Brits say election was jolly good

Brits say election was jolly good JAKARTA: The British government has stated that the general election on April 5 had been successfully organized despite logistical problems.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Mbeki apologizes to Rwanda over 1994 genocide

Mbeki apologizes to Rwanda over 1994 genocideThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta South African President Thabo Mbeki apologized to Rwanda on Wednesday for not giving enough assistance to the Central African nation 10 years ago when hundreds of thousands of its citizens were butchered in one of the worst ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/UGM hosts int'l postgrad program

UGM hosts int'l postgrad program YOGYAKARTA: As of this academic year, Gadjah Mada University's School of Geological Engineering will provide lecture programs for postgraduate (S2 and S3) students following its appointment as a internationally acclaimed host institution in geological engineering ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/No major changes allowed to Hotel Indonesia: City

No major changes allowed to Hotel Indonesia: CityBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An official at the Jakarta Culture and Museum Agency says no proposal for the renovation of Hotel Indonesia has been submitted.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/PPA plans to sell Bank Permata in October

PPA plans to sell Bank Permata in OctoberRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (PPA), a new entity that has been established under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance for the purpose of administering banking assets transferred from the now-defunct Indonesian ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Danamon wraps up Adira takeover

Danamon wraps up Adira takeoverThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Danamon, the country's fifth largest bank in terms of assets, said it had completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in financing company PT Adira Dinamika Multifinance for Rp 850 billion (US$99 million).

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Honesty, the Merpati way

Honesty, the Merpati way Good news about Indonesia is rare these days and good news about airlines is even more rare, but I have both to relate. A guest of mine, Murray Anderson of Lochar, Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland, arrived on Merpati flight MZ 514 at 1 p.m.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/EU praises RI election, local observers irked

EU praises RI election, local observers irkedM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) praised Indonesia on Thursday for holding a peaceful and transparent legislative election despite logistical problems.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Gunawan moved to Cipinang prison

Gunawan moved to Cipinang prisonEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being treated at Soekanto Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, for around 10 days, defendant Gunawan Santosa was moved to Cipinang Penitentiary, East Jakarta, on Friday at 1 a.m.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Counting continues, more areas hold rerun vote

Counting continues, more areas hold rerun voteThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Election workers across the country continued their struggle with ballot counting in the legislative elections on Friday, with tabulation in some areas two days behind schedule and further reelections taking place.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Economy expands by 4.8%: BI

Economy expands by 4.8%: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economy grew at a snappy 4.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, driven mainly by strong consumer spending, according to Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Market operator dumps trash problem on sanitation agency

Market operator dumps trash problem on sanitation agencyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya will no longer deal with the garbage from 151 traditional markets across the city, handing the dirty work to the already overloaded Jakarta ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Train to reach the airport

Train to reach the airport JAKARTA: The central government has given the green light for the construction of a railway line linking Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, Tangerang, to Jakarta."The plan to construct the railway track has received the green light from us.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/E. Timor rights defendant cleared

E. Timor rights defendant cleared JAKARTA: For the third consecutive time in recent weeks, the Supreme Court has acquitted a defendant of all charges of involvement in the 1999 mayhem in East Timor.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/PLN's disappointing service

PLN's disappointing serviceFrom Koran TempoAs a subscriber to state electricity company PLN in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta, I paid my electricity bills from November 2003 to January 2004 at the monthly subscription rate of only Rp 39,130, because PLN officers had failed to keep regular records of power ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Explaining Democratic's Party's popularity

Explaining Democratic's Party's popularityMuhammad Qodari, Director of Research, Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), Jakarta, qodari@lsi.or.id The Democratic Party (PD), which was founded only on Sept. 9, 2001, came out as one of the best performers in the April 5 legislative election.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Danamon wraps up Adira takeover

Danamon wraps up Adira takeover The Jakarta Post Jakarta Bank Danamon, the country's fifth largest bank in terms of assets, said it had completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in financing company PT Adira Dinamika Multifinance for Rp 850 billion (US$99 million).

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Illegal logging wipes out antelope

Illegal logging wipes out antelope BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Rampant forest plundering and illegal logging in recent years have been blamed for the extinction of Kalimantan's golden antelope (Muntiacus Anthredos).

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Two die in fire at security post

Two die in fire at security post JAYAPURA, Papua: Two people were killed in a fire at dawn on Thursday in the capital of Papua province, Jayapura.The two unidentified people had allegedly been drunk and fallen asleep in a security post at the Bank Tabungan Negara housing complex.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Support for KPK

Support for KPK We would like to apologize to Patrick Guntensperger for the lack of information on the Partnership for Governance Reform that became apparent in his letter to The Jakarta Post on March 26.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Fire safety standards

Fire safety standards It was with interest I read that the Jakarta Administration is to formulate an Indonesian National Standard on Fire Safety. These standards are long overdue for a metropolis the size of Jakarta.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Support for KPK

Support for KPK We would like to apologize to Patrick Guntensperger for the lack of information on the Partnership for Governance Reform that became apparent in his letter to The Jakarta Post on March 26.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Traditional healers need licenses

Traditional healers need licensesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Traditional healers must secure licenses from health agencies at the regency or municipal level if they want to practice, a health official said on Thursday.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/15 years sought for drug dealer

15 years sought for drug dealer JAKARTA: Prosecutors urged a 15-year jail term for Michael James Wangko alias Juki, 33, who is currently standing trial for possessing two kilograms of ecstasy pills.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/The reform of educations should be home-grown

The reform of educations should be home-grownRachel Davies, Education Consultant, Sydney, Australia The problems facing Indonesian education are very obviously of a huge variety.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Ailing Bank Asiatic, BDB shut down

Ailing Bank Asiatic, BDB shut downDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank closed on Thursday two small-sized commercial banks, Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Bank Asiatic, due to worsening financial conditions caused by illegal transactions involving Rp 1.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/North Barito mulls building airport

North Barito mulls building airport MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: North Barito regency is exploring the possibility of building a new airport to accommodate larger aircraft than possible at the current airport, an official said on Thursday in Muara Teweh, the capital of North Barito regency.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/The results of the April 5 legislative election and

The results of the April 5 legislative election and the challenges of the coming Golkar Party convention Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta With the expected victory of the Golkar Party in the legislative ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Don't take education for granted

Don't take education for granted It is understandable that we have been focusing on the recent legislative election. Although, everybody should be aware that we still have another big problem: Education.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Easter Sunday Brunch at Melia Purosani

Easter Sunday Brunch at Melia Purosani YOGYAKARTA: In observance of Easter, Melia Purosani Hotel on Jl. Suryotomo is offering a special program entitled Easter Sunday Brunch on April 11, from 12 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Repeat voters reported to police

Repeat voters reported to police JAKARTA: Four voters who were caught red-handed trying to vote more than once in the April 5 legislative election were reported to the Jakarta Police on Thursday by the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Farmers warn of smuggling of chicken eggs and meat

Farmers warn of smuggling of chicken eggs and meatAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the country's poultry farmers yet to recover from the devastating impact of bird flu, they now face a new threat: an influx of much cheaper chicken eggs and meat smuggled from neighboring Malaysia.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/The results of the April 5 legislative election and

The results of the April 5 legislative election and the challenges of the coming Golkar Party convention Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta With the expected victory of the Golkar Party in the legislative ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Indonesia leads NZ 2-0 in Davis Cup

Indonesia leads NZ 2-0 in Davis CupZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian tennis team pulled ahead leading 2-0 against New Zealand in the Asia-Oceania Group I playoff in the Davis Cup, which was interrupted by rain, here on Friday.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Councillor charged in graft case

Councillor charged in graft case PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Councillor Yusuf Sumo has been named a second suspect in the embezzlement case involving Rp 600 million (US$70,588) to clear land for a public cemetery in Gandus subdistrict.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Court limits cases on ballot disputes

Court limits cases on ballot disputesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Candidates of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) are able to submit their cases to the Constitutional Court if they are not satisfied with the legislative election results.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Artists to exhibit in Balikpapan

Artists to exhibit in Balikpapan YOGYAKARTA: Five artists from Yogyakarta and Surakarta are heading to Balikpapan for a four-day painting exhibition titled The Total Oil in Art Exhibition. The exhibitors will display their works from April 13 to April 16 at the invitation of the Total Oil Company.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/2004 Legislative Election Results for Jakarta

2004 Legislative Election Results for JakartaProvisional results for the top 10 positions for the City Council (DPRD) based on votes counted by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) as of 8 p.m.No. Party Votes1. Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) 817,6932.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/JP/13/BI

JP/13/BIGDP expands by 4.8%: BIThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The economy grew at a snappy 4.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, driven mainly by strong consumer spending, according to Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Discrepancy found in water firm debt

Discrepancy found in water firm debtDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Water Regulatory Agency has revealed a discrepancy in the amount of debt owed by city-run tap water operator PD PAM Jaya to its two foreign partners, British firm Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) and French firm PT PAM ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Holiday prevents Papuans from voting

Holiday prevents Papuans from votingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Friday that of the 1,100 polling stations in the country that must hold delayed elections or rerun voting, just 50 percent have done so thus far.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/NGO says open-pit mining causes Rp 70t loss a year

NGO says open-pit mining causes Rp 70t loss a yearTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country may lose at least Rp 70 trillion (US$8.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Former regent named suspect in graft case

Former regent named suspect in graft case Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office named the former regent of South Bengkulu and a high-ranking official of the regental administration as suspects in a corruption case, on Thursday.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Residents flee over blast from plant

Residents flee over blast from plantID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya An explosion and fire engulfed a petrochemical plant in Gresik, East Java on Thursday night, the second incident at the plant this year, forcing local residents to flee in panic.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Parties pile on pressure for total vote recount

Parties pile on pressure for total vote recountMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seventeen of the 24 political parties contesting this year's legislative election are demanding the General Elections Commission (KPU) recount all ballots tallied electronically because they have had no ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/National system of final exams should not be shelved outright

National system of final exams should not be shelved outrightArdimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Berkeley, California, ajambak@calmail.berkeley.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Bad weather fails to disturb voting

Bad weather fails to disturb votingRUSSIA: In spite of sub zero temperatures in Moscow, more than hundred Indonesians came to the polling booth at the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow and exercised their right to vote on Monday.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/EMP to sell 30% stakes via IPO

EMP to sell 30% stakes via IPOThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's second largest privately owned oil and gas company, PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP), will sell 30 percent of its shares to the public at between Rp 110 (1.2 U.S.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/S. Sumatra to host rafting competition

S. Sumatra to host rafting competition PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Pagaralam city in South Sumatra province is ready to host the national rafting competition on Aug. 7 to Aug. 10, chairman of the event's organizing committee, Kusmiran, said here on Thursday.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Unemployment splits top officials

Unemployment splits top officialsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has dismissed unemployment data and projections from the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) as inaccurate and misleading, saying it had launched various programs to cope with the unemployment ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/11 parties meet to discuss poll flaws, alliance

11 parties meet to discuss poll flaws, allianceTiarma Siboro and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With no party likely to win an absolute majority of seats in the House of Representatives, rivalries between political parties have quickly turned into talks on coalitions ahead of ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Bolstering continued professional development

Bolstering continued professional developmentSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia School, Jakarta The concept of continued professional development (or CPD) is well and long established in many countries.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/More trees needed to for greener, cleaner Yogya

More trees needed to for greener, cleaner YogyaBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Before Prince Mangkubumi established the Mataram Kingdom in the 18th century, Yogyakarta was nothing more than a dense jungle named Beringan.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Jakarta KPU hopes to finish counting soon

Jakarta KPU hopes to finish counting soonEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) is still optimistic that the ballot counting can be finished in the next few days to meet its schedule, although up until now progress has been sluggish.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Businessman hailed for tax office suit

Businessman hailed for tax office suitRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A corruption watchdog and several businessmen have agreed to jointly support a local businessman who has recently launched an all-out legal battle against the tax office over alleged extortion.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Twelve die in car collision in North Sumatra

Twelve die in car collision in North SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Twelve people are dead and seven others were severely injured after a passenger bus and a minivan collided in North Sumatra, police said on Friday.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/BI warns of rising bank NPL

BI warns of rising bank NPL Bank Indonesia said that gross non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country's banking sector had increased to 8.3 percent during the first quarter of this year.Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah, however, said that net NPL had declined to 2.6 percent.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/'Rate hike OK if services improve'

'Rate hike OK if services improve' The government has allowed telephone operators PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and PT Indonesia Satellite Corporation (Indosat) to raise local telephone rates by up to 28 percent along with the lowering of long-distance rates.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/PKB seeks mate for Gus Dur

PKB seeks mate for Gus DurKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) has started selecting a potential running mate for Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, the party's presidential candidate, to contest the July 5 presidential election.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Security in the Malacca Straits: Who is responsible?

Security in the Malacca Straits: Who is responsible?Nugroho Wisnumurti Former Director General for Political Affairs Ministry Foreign Affairs Jakarta It has been reported in the media that the United States plans to implement its Regional Maritime Security Initiative, under which the country ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/PPA plans to sell Bank Permata in October

PPA plans to sell Bank Permata in OctoberRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (PPA), a new entity that has been established under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance for the purpose of administering banking assets transferred from the now-defunct ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Constitutional Court limits election cases

Constitutional Court limits election casesMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaCandidates of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) are able to submit their cases to the Constitutional Court if they are not satisfied with the legislative election results.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Anybody can become a politician

Anybody can become a politicianKornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta purba@thejakartapost.com A legislature candidate from a new and small party was hardly bothered by the small number of votes his party received in the April 5 legislative election.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/EMP to sell 30% of shares at Rp 110-170 each

EMP to sell 30% of shares at Rp 110-170 eachThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia's second largest privately owned oil and gas company, PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP), will sell 30 percent of its shares to the public at between Rp 110 (1.2 U.S.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Prudential records strong growth

Prudential records strong growth JAKARTA: Insurance company PT Prudential Life Assurance reported strong performance in its eighth year of operation in the country.

Sat, 10 Apr 2004

JP/Yogya roads cleared of vendors

Yogya roads cleared of vendorsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta If you visit Yogyakarta and travel along Jl. Gejayan, particularly passing Jogjakarta Plaza Hotel in the south to Selokan Mataram drainage system in the north, you may be surprised by the vacant roadsides in the evenings.