Archive: 12 September 2003
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Pelni in troubled waters, sends SOS for life raft
Pelni in troubled waters, sends SOS for life raft Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya State-owned shipping company PT Pelni, currently navigating some stormy fiscal waters, renewed calls for financial help, warning that unless the government floated them more money, the company would have to lay off many workers. The shipping line is now suffering losses of Rp 4 billion per month due to the decrease in the number of passengers and rising costs, particularly fuel costs.
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IBRA Raises Rp 78.8b from Indosiar
IBRA Raises Rp 78.8b from Indosiar JAKARTA: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, or IBRA, raised Rp 78.8 billion (US$9.3 million) from a recent sale of its stake in television broadcaster PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri. IBRA Chairman Syafruddin Temenggung told reporters late Wednesday that the state agency sold 164.4 million Indosiar shares, equal to an 8.3 percent stake in the company Tuesday at Rp 475 a piece.
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Most Asian Currencies weaken
Most Asian Currencies weaken Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading as the dollar took a breather from its recent slide in the region. The Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso all edged lower against the dollar in cautious trading on the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
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Illegal fees at airport
Illegal fees at airport From Kompas On Aug. 15, 2003 I met my younger brother -- a Indonesian migrant worker returning from Malaysia -- at terminal 3 of the Sukarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta. I had previously sought information on the airport system applying to visitors, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble. But the reality was quite different from what I had imagined. Visitors were subject to various illegal fees at all counters, thus imposing a considerable financial burden.
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Festivals to restore image of Kuta tourist resort begin
Festivals to restore image of Kuta tourist resort begin I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Amid relentless showers, the people of Bali on Thursday evening marked the start of the Kuta Karnival, a one-month long multi- event festival to commemorate the New York World Trade Center and Bali bombing tragedies. The festival is also aimed at restoring Kuta's image as a safe tourist destination.
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Chinese farmers need protection
Chinese farmers need protection Dong Yuexian, Researcher, State Information Center, Department of Economic Forecast, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing A social security system is urgently needed in rural China so that farmers can take care of their basic needs in life. In mid August the Ministry of Labour and Social Security announced it will try to streamline the national social security system by implementing several new measures.
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Barring Myanmar not productive: Malaysia
Barring Myanmar not productive: Malaysia Agencies, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia rejected demands on Thursday to exclude Myanmar from a summit of Southeast Asian leaders next month if the military government does not free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and initiate democratic reforms. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would "get nowhere" by freezing Myanmar out of its annual summit in Bali, Indonesia, next month.
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Bananas: Standard of justice Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com 2. U.S. -- U.S. dirty torture secret 1 x 30 The U.S.' dirty torture secret Henry Porter Guardian News Service London 3. China -- Farmers need policies to protect their future 1 x 30 Chinese farmers need protection DONG YUEXIAN Researcher State Information Center Department of Economic Forecast
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FDI approvals up 18% in August
FDI approvals up 18% in August The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals in August increased by 18 percent to US$345.7 million from $293.5 million in the previous month, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) said in a report. But the BKPM said that if compared to the same month last year, new investment approvals dropped by 25.2 percent, while investment on expansion of existing projects fell by 24.9 percent. The report was released on Wednesday.
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Protests continue on plan to divide Papua
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Representatives of seven tribal groups in Papua urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to revoke her own order calling for the enforcement of a controversial law to the province and demanded that the President apologize to Papuans for the fatal clashes that followed.
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Singapore goes on tourism drive in RI despite SARS
Singapore goes on tourism drive in RI despite SARS Singapore has launched a campaign in Indonesia aimed at luring visitors to its spas and other health care facilities, the tourism board said Thursday, just days after the city-state reported its first SARS case in four months.
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Life sentence demanded for accomplice Mubarok
Life sentence demanded for accomplice Mubarok Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Makassar Prosecutors have demanded self-confessed "small-fry" terrorist Ali Gufron, alias Mukhlas, be executed for his role in the Bali terror attacks. However they only asked that co-accused Utomo Pamungkas, alias Mubarok, be jailed for life.
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Don't try to steal bananas
Don't try to steal bananas Kornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com If you decide to become a thief, or if you already are one, please take this advice: don't be a mere banana thief like Sudarno. Instead, steal as much as you can from the state coffers, as the cronies of former president Soeharto allegedly did, because the more cash stolen, the less appetite the authorities will have for jailing you.
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ASEAN told to make tougher laws to combat rise in transnational crimes
ASEAN told to make tougher laws to combat rise in transnational crimes Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 24th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) concluded on Thursday with a call for countries in the region to make tougher laws to combat the increase in transnational crimes.
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More figures apply for MK
More figures apply for MK JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly has registered 67 people who have applied for membership to the Constitutional Commission, but only 33 of the potential members have completed the required documents. Harun Kamil, deputy chairman of the ad hoc Assembly committee for the commission's establishment, said on Thursday his team would examine the candidates between Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. Constitutional experts Sri Soemantri and Bintan R.
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Ritchie clarifies
Ritchie clarifies I am writing to express my disappointment that The Jakarta Post has not quoted me accurately in a front-page article on Sept. 11 entitled Hasyim clarifies his statement on Jamaah Islamiyah. During comments I made to the media on Sept.
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Company sees textile market opportunity
Company sees textile market opportunity The Jakarta Post Jakarta Seeing a business opportunity in Tanah Abang market's notorious reputation as the country's largest and most crowded textile market, a private company has proposed to build an alternative textile and garment trading center in Cipulir, South Jakarta. Rusdi Yusuf, head of the City Development Planning Board (Bappeda), revealed on Thursday that the proposal was made by private company PT Aspac Mitra Consultindo.
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Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, September 12, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, September 12, 2003 Exhibitions * Painting Di Tepi Cahaya Bali by Mangu Putra, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008 ext. 7910/7911), until Sept. 14. * Painting Painthinkting by F. Sigit Santoso, Edwin's Gallery Jl. Kemang Raya No. 21, Kemang, South Jakarta (Tel. 7194721), until Sept. 14. * Western ready-to- wear with Indian touch by designer Bonnie Hazuria at FUSIONS boutique Saberro House, Jln Kemang Raya 10 A (Tel.
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Dead recruit's parents warn against manipulation of case
Dead recruit's parents warn against manipulation of case Jongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado, North Sulawesi Parents of four police recruits, who died last week during a harsh initiation ritual, said on Thursday they could not accept their sons' deaths and demanded severe punishment for all those involved in the case. The bereaved families, along with many other residents from the regencies of Sangihe and Talaud, North Sulawesi, strongly urged the authorities to thoroughly probe the Sept.
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Eviction-threat Kampung Baru residents on alert
Eviction-threat Kampung Baru residents on alert Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Jakarta Dozens of residents, mostly youths, of Kampung Baru, Cengkareng Timur subdistrict in West Jakarta, were seen sitting around the neighborhood on Thursday, claiming they were guarding their homes from "sudden attack". Having received a final warning from the West Jakarta Mayoralty on Aug.
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Mega backs endless war on terror
Mega backs endless war on terror Agencies, Jakarta As the world commemorated the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the people on Thursday to remain vigilant in fighting terrorism. "We have to keep the spirit in fighting terrorism, do not ever take the issue lightly and only worry after something happens," the President said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's troubled Papua fears for future
Indonesia's troubled Papua fears for future It was a typical Sunday in a village not far from the highland town of Wamena in Indonesia's restive Papua province. Word spread that police from the feared elite mobile brigade were on their way. Villagers, wearing their best clothes at a Mass in a church, dropped their prayer books and fled, said one village elder. Many ran for the mountains that ring this mainly Christian region of the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Shares end down as investors sell cigarette, telecom stocks
Shares end down as investors sell cigarette, telecom stocks Dow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower for the third consecutive day Thursday led by profit-taking in cigarette and telecommunication blue chips, dealers said. They added overall sentiment remained weak given an absence of fresh leads and as the market ran out of steam after rising to a three-and-a-half year high on Monday.
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1 x 46 Lightning kills four and wounds three in Binjai JP/5/sipir 1 x 32 Six guards charged in jailbreak JP/5/PAPUA 2 x 21 Papua wants 'selective' tourist restrictions JP/5/brimob 2 x 28 Dead recruits' parents warn against manipulation of case JP/5/BATAM 2 x 22 Batam council unaware of hotels' safety systems
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Broken promise in Papua
Broken promise in Papua From Media Indonesia The Indonesian government is desperately trying to ensure that Papua remains within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, but the special autonomy granted to the province can only be successfully implemented if Papuans are united. It is true that this special autonomy has yet to be implemented, because Indonesia itself is still in a rather messy state. The present situation is not yet a conducive environment fully implement Papuan autonomy.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
'WTC commemoration to remember the innocent'
'WTC commemoration to remember the innocent' People gathered at Ground Zero in New York, where the World Trade Center (WTC) twin towers once stood, in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy and to remember all those who died. As the global war on terror continues, particularly in Indonesia with Wednesday's conviction of Bali bombing "mastermind" Imam Samudra, several city residents shared with The Jakarta Post their feelings and thoughts about the existence of terrorism in the country.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indosat names advisors for debt restructuring
Indosat names advisors for debt restructuring PT Indonesia Satellite Corp. has mandated four financial advisers to restructure the company's debt, a process that is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Under the debt restructuring, Indosat will issue new bonds at cheaper interest rates to refinance existing debt. The advisers are Goldman Sachs Group Inc., ING Groep N.V., Barclays Capital, and a local securities firm PT Andalan Artha Advisindo.
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* Headlines: Reporters face charges for 'smuggling' uranium 3
* Headlines: Reporters face charges for 'smuggling' uranium 3 * National: Woman activists criticize draft on rape 4 * Archipelago: Lightning kills four and wounds three in Binjai 5 * Opinion: Health issue: The art of playing God?
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide Dow Jones Singapore Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading as the dollar took a breather from its recent slide in the region. The Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso all edged lower against the dollar in cautious trading on the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
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Stone age meets church in Indonesian Papua
Stone age meets church in Indonesian Papua Dean Yates Reuters Hebuba, Papua Against the backdrop of mist-shrouded mountains and a new brick church, tribesmen in Indonesia's restive Papua province grabbed their bows and began firing arrows into more than 100 pigs tied to stakes. The dying pigs howled and thrashed madly. A few bloodied beasts broke free, sending women and children scattering until groups of men from the warlike Dani tribe brought them down.
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House holds first hearing on land disputes
House holds first hearing on land disputes Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of people who claim ownerships of 28 disputed plots of land in Jakarta's five mayoralties demanded on Thursday that relevant government agencies help them gain their rights over the plots that are now controlled by the government and businessmen.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz confirmed that one of
Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz confirmed that one of the most wanted suspect terrorist Hambali alias Riduan Isamudin, who was caught in Thailand recently, has been undergoing intensive investigation done by the U.S law enforcement authority. Hambali is believed to mastermind a number of terrorist actions and bombings in Bali and other parts of Indonesia.
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5 firms may face pollution lawsuit
5 firms may face pollution lawsuit TANGERANG: Five industrial firms in Tangerang could face a lawsuit for allegedly polluting the environment in Tangerang, Banten, an official said on Thursday. Deputy head of the Tangerang environmental agency Dadan Hendra Sambas said his office had sent a letter signed by Tangerang Regent Ismet Iskandar asking for the assistance of State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim in taking legal action against several companies for polluting the environment.
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Team finalizes amendment of money-laundering law
Team finalizes amendment of money-laundering law A'an Suryana and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Working under a tight schedule, a team consisting of legislators and government officials has finished debating amendments to the money laundering law, with the final draft set to be passed into law on Sept. 16. The 35-man team agreed on the revision of a number of clauses in the prevailing law to bring the law into line with international standards.
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Toddler chokes to death on meatball
Toddler chokes to death on meatball BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: An 18-month-old boy choked to death on a meatball in Sungai Landas, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on Wednesday evening. The boy, Renhat, had been left by his parents at a relative's house in Batulicin, Tanah Bumbu regency. The relatives gave the boy a meatball to eat, but it became lodged in his throat and blocked his breathing. Renhat was rushed to Batulicin Hospital, but died shortly afterward.
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Six guards charged in jailbreak
Six guards charged in jailbreak Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Six guards have been named as suspects in the recent escape of 52 inmates from an overcrowded prison on the industrial island of Batam, Riau province, an official said on Thursday. The guards face charges of negligence in allowing the prisoners to escape early on Sunday, the head of the Riau justice and human rights office, Syaiful Rachman, said in the provincial capital Pekanbaru.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide Dow Jones Singapore Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading as the dollar took a breather from its recent slide in the region. The Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso all edged lower against the dollar in cautious trading on the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Micro-entrepreneurs put in jail for littering
Micro-entrepreneurs put in jail for littering Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The Cibinong District Court sentenced on Thursday eight owners of lead-battery recycling shops to five months in jail each for polluting the environment, and ordered them to comply with regulations if they wanted to resume their business.
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Suspicious package at Bank Mandiri
Suspicious package at Bank Mandiri KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara Police bomb squad found a suspicious package at the local Bank Mandiri branch on Thursday. The discovery of the package was made hours after the bank received a phoned-in bomb threat. An unidentified man called the Kupang branch of Bank Mandiri at 10:46 a.m. and threatened to blow up the bank. The man said he had placed a package on the ground floor of the bank that would explode within an hour.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Shares end down as investors sell cigarette, telecom stocks
Shares end down as investors sell cigarette, telecom stocks Dow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower for the third consecutive day Thursday led by profit-taking in cigarette and telecommunication blue chips, dealers said. They added overall sentiment remained weak given an absence of fresh leads and as the market ran out of steam after rising to a three-and-a-half year high on Monday.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Correct attitude to combat terrorism
Correct attitude to combat terrorism From Forum Keadilan The recent terrorist act at Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, in which about a dozen innocent civilians were killed, has invited debates among observers, politicians and activists of non-governmental organizations. A human rights advocate has made a statement that prompts public opinion to blame the security apparatus, instead of condemning the brutality of terrorism, which overtly violates human rights.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Papua wants 'selective' tourist restriction
Papua wants 'selective' tourist restriction Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Papuan governor, the Papua military commander and local councillors have asked the central government to implement its plan to restrict tourists to the province selectively. Governor Jaap Salossa said the plan should not affect all foreigners as many were involved in development programs, including in the areas of education, health, social, and religion.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati opens 15th Perbanas banking congress
Megawati opens 15th Perbanas banking congress The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has advised bankers not to repeat the mistakes of the past and to uphold the principles of professionalism in order to regain public confidence in the banking sector. In so doing, "We hope our bitter experience in the past will not occur again," Megawati said, referring to the devastating banking crisis in the late 1990s that severely damaged the public's trust in the nation's banks.
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Secularization
Secularization Some of my ideas in your article about me and my thoughts (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 17, 2003, page 3) were not precisely, or even correctly, reported and I wanted to make the following remarks: 1. When asked about "secularization" or being myself a secular person, my answer was very precise: It is important first to have a clear definition of what the concept of "secularization" actually means.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Respiratory diseases number one killer in Indonesia
Respiratory diseases number one killer in Indonesia Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Respiratory diseases have become the number one killer in Indonesia, up from number three in 1997 and number six in 1993, an expert says. Pulmonologist Ida Bernida said on Thursday that air pollution had worsened in the past decade, exacerbating respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis (TBC), asthma, lung cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and pneumonia.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Lightning kills four and wounds three in Binjai
Lightning kills four and wounds three in Binjai Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Four farmers were killed and three others injured when lightning struck their village of Limau Mukur in West Binjai subdistrict, Binjai regency, North Sumatra, residents and officials said on Thursday. Also, a seven-year-old girl reportedly drowned in floodwaters triggered by heavy rain in Binjai, some 20 kilometers from the provincial capital Medan.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Angie marches to Wismilak quarters
Angie marches to Wismilak quarters The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 7-5, 6-3 win over Tathiana Garbin in the rain-interrupted second round match on Thursday earned Angelique Widjaja a place in the quarterfinals of the US$225,000 Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament in Nusa Dua, Bali. Angie, as the 19-year-old Indonesian is more popularly known, also kept her doubles hopes alive by breaking into the semifinals.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Press freedom
Press freedom Following the downfall of president Soeharto in 1998, the Indonesian press enjoyed unprecedented freedom. The subsequent closure of the ministry of information, which used to disburse and cancel licenses for press publications, only heightened the euphoria. After struggling to survive for more than three decades under the scrutinizing eyes of the repressive Soeharto regime, the Indonesian press was indeed beginning to get ahead.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN parliaments call for fight against transnational crimes
ASEAN parliaments call for fight against transnational crimes Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post Jakarta The 24th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) concluded on Thursday with a call for countries in the region to make tougher laws to combat the increase in transnational crimes.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
No big trucks
No big trucks during peak hours From Suara Karya One of the main causes of traffic congestion on toll roads, particularly the Jakarta-Bekasi-Cikampek section is the large trucks and other industrial vehicles and container trucks during rush hour, which clog up the road and cause massive traffic jams.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Councillor to appeal corruption conviction
Councillor to appeal corruption conviction RANTAU, South Kalimantan: The speaker of the Tapin regency legislative council in South Kalimantan will appeal his corruption conviction, his lawyer said on Thursday. Sirajjudin was sentenced to six years in jail by the Rantau District Court after being found guilty of misusing about Rp 3 billion (US$352,941) from the regency's 2001-2002 budget.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
100 firms pollute Cileungsi river
100 firms pollute Cileungsi river BOGOR: One-hundred companies in the industrial area of Citeurep and Cileungsi have been warned by the Bogor Land Use and Environmental Agency to stop polluting the Cileungsi River or face court action. Agency pollution and environmental damage head Mamad Suhaeri said the river was polluted above tolerable levels, resulting in the death of organisms. He refused to name the 100 companies.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Yusril pessimistic of screening deadline
Yusril pessimistic of screening deadline A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A minister expressed doubt Thursday that the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights could finish screening the huge number of political parties before Sept. 27, meaning either the general elections schedule was reviewed or not all parties were verified.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Susilo blames bureaucrats for retarding military
Susilo blames bureaucrats for retarding military Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono blamed local government officials, with questions about their "loyalty", for hampering the ongoing operation in war-ravaged Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). Susilo said the central government had received information on the officials' poor performance and would conduct investigations to follow up the report.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Matahari to open 2 Outlets
Matahari to open 2 Outlets JAKARTA: Leading retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima will open two upscale supermarkets later this month, which are expected to be followed by three more of the high-end stores by the end of the year. The two supermarkets, called Matahari Marketplace, will open in Serpong, a satellite town outside Jakarta, and South Sulawesi's capital city of Makassar, Danny Konjongian, a director at Matahari, told Dow Jones in an interview Thursday.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Women's rights activists criticize rape bill
Women's rights activists criticize rape bill Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of women activists demanded the government revise several articles on rape in the criminal code bill, on Wednesday saying that they were insufficient to protect women and children from the crime. They also called for the inclusion of marital rape in the bill.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI's new vehicle sales down 9.8%
RI's new vehicle sales down 9.8% JAKARTA: New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell 9.8 percent on month to 30,050 units in August, the car assemblers' association, Gaikindo, said Thursday. Passenger car sales - a barometer of consumer confidence - fell to 3,101 units from 4,338 in July. Commercial vehicles accounted for 26,949 of all vehicles sold, down from 28,970 units a month earlier, the association said in a statement.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Batam council unaware of hotels' safety systems
Batam council unaware of hotels' safety systems Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau An executive of the Batam chapter of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) has warned of further hotel fires, due to the poor safety systems in most hotels here. Anas, treasurer of PHRI Batam and owner of the Novotel Batam Hotel, said things had worsened as local authorities did not regularly check hotels' safety systems.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of seven tribal groups in Papua urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to revoke her own order calling for the enforcement of a controversial law to the province and demanded that the President apologize to Papuans for the fatal clashes that followed.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Singapore labs investigated in mystery SARS case
Singapore labs investigated in mystery SARS case Reuters Singapore Investigations into a mysterious single Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) case in Singapore narrowed on Thursday to two laboratories where a scientist worked before catching the disease. Research on SARS was done at one of them. China, widely accused of covering up this year's initial outbreak of the flu-like disease, said it was pulling out all the stops to prevent a resurgence.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina to start oil exploration in Iraq
Pertamina to start oil exploration in Iraq Associated Press, Jakarta Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina oil company will restart an oil and gas exploration project in Iraq interrupted earlier this year by the U.S.-led attack on that nation, said a statement received on Thursday. "We are very pleased to finally begin exploration in Iraq and to open an office in Baghdad," Pertamina's president Baihaki Hakim said in the company statement.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Career diplomats less qualified: DPR
Career diplomats less qualified: DPR Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Career ambassadorial candidates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are less qualified compared to noncareer candidates, legislators from House of Representatives Commission I for defense and foreign affairs said on Thursday. The lawmakers, however, assured that all 14 ambassadorial candidates President Megawati Soekarnoputri had recently nominated would be endorsed.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Forestry ministry to map forests
Forestry ministry to map forests JAKARTA: The forestry ministry and the National Coordinating Agency for Surveying and Mapping signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday for a joint project to map out the country's forests. The head of the ministry's forestry planning body, Boen M. Purnama, said the move was needed to provide accurate data and information on forests in the country.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Envoy candidates
Envoy candidates The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protests the publication of a report titled Golkar, PKB offered ambassadorial posts by The Jakarta Post on Thursday, Sept. 11, page 2. It is particularly very disappointing that a well-respected newspaper such as the Post has once again disregarded the principal of confidentiality in the whole process of ambassadorial candidature.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide Dow Jones Singapore Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading as the dollar took a breather from its recent slide in the region. The Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso all edged lower against the dollar in cautious trading on the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt might cancel October electricity hike
Govt might cancel October electricity hike Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government might cancel the quarterly electricity rate increase in October in a bid to help create political stability ahead of next year's general election. "We also might not increase electricity rates next year," Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro told lawmakers during a hearing on Thursday with House of Representatives Commission VIII for energy.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Friday, September 12, 2003
TV Today: Friday, September 12, 2003 .TB.30" .90" TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Panggung Boneka: Pak Odor 8:00 Travel 9:00 Religious Teachings 10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 1:00 News: Berita Siang 2:00 TV Drama 3:00 City News 3:30 Documentary 4:30 Music 5:00 Comedy Drama 6:00 English News Services 7:00 News 9:00 News: Dunia Dalam Berita 9:30 TV Drama 10:30 Talk Show: Bincang Malam TPI 6:00 a.m.
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PHRI seeks city's help to lower expenses
PHRI seeks city's help to lower expenses Bambang Nurbiantoro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) has urged the city administration and the City Council to revoke several bylaws and gubernatorial decrees on taxes, workers' minimum wages and other charges, which they claim have caused their operational costs to soar.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. PAPUA1 1x33 counts
1. PAPUA1 1x33 counts New church greeted with tribal party Against the backdrop of mist-shrouded mountains and a new brick church, tribesmen in Indonesia's restive Papua province grabbed their bows and began firing arrows into more than 100 pigs tied to stakes. The dying pigs howled and thrashed madly. A few bloodied beasts broke free, sending women and children scattering until groups of men from the warlike Dani tribe brought them down. One huge pig made it to the nearby Baliem river.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua changed "warlord" to just "leader" as warlord is very strong and it sounds like he is more of a mediator/diplomat from the rest of the story. AND added 1 clause below, as that is what makes law 21 so important and relevant to all of this, otherwise very little relevance to story. AND His final quote about not being ready,... lacking human resources... seems odd, doesn't seem to fit with the rest, perhaps check on the context of what he means exactly.