Archive: 23 June 2003
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Mon, 23 Jun 2003
1. WASTE: 2 x 28
<p>1. WASTE: 2 x 28 Hazardous waste a threat in RI's major cities: WB expert </p><p> 2. JAPAN: 2 x 26 Megawati arrives in Tokyo to begin four-day visit </p><p></p><p>3.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
S'pore Red Cross to visit Bengkulu
<p>S'pore Red Cross to visit Bengkulu</p><p> BENGKULU: Several Singaporean Youth Red Cross members will visit Bengkulu to carry out social activities.</p><p>Head of the Indonesian Red Cross Bengkulu chapter Wahiddun Nurdin Djangjaja said on Saturday that the...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Aceh, one month after
<p>Aceh, one month after</p><p> One month has passed since the "integrated operations" under the auspices of a military emergency were launched to settle the Aceh conflict once and for all, and the question has become, are we moving closer to a solution? Judging by the...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Hughes against human trafficking
<p>Hughes against human trafficking</p><p> JAKARTA: Popular television host Dewi Hughes has a new role: national spokesperson in a campaign to eliminate the trafficking of Indonesian women and children.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
City sidelines pedestrians in development
<p>City sidelines pedestrians in development</p><p>Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The scorching heat slowed her steps as she climbed the stairs of a pedestrian bridge connecting Plaza Blok M and the nearest bus terminal in South Jakarta,...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Aceh martial law authority not unaccountable
<p>Aceh martial law authority not unaccountable</p><p>Luhut M.P. Pangaribuan, Lawyer, Jakarta</p><p> The martial law in the province of Aceh was issued in a decree signed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Stronger role sought in Indonesian defense
<p>Stronger role sought in Indonesian defense</p><p>Satya Arinanto, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia</p><p> In a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) last month, the Ministry of Defense's role was questioned by legislators from...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Ron Pate
<p>Ron Pate Contributor Jakarta</p><p>Golf, business and politics go hand in hand</p><p> Golf is a game that is popular around the world. And Indonesia is no exception. </p><p>A survey of business executives and affluent residents of Asian capital cities...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Singaporean Embassy clarifies
<p>Singaporean Embassy clarifies</p><p>From Kontan</p><p>With reference to a report in Kontan No. 37/VII/June 16, 2003 under the title Mengungkap rahasia gelap Singapura (Revealing Singapore's secrets), allow us to clarify as follows:</p><p>Every year...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
`Don't charge GAM members with terrorism'
<p>`Don't charge GAM members with terrorism'</p><p>Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> A legal observer said the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was a political movement aimed at achieving independence from Indonesia, therefore the government...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
`I have to be wise in spending my allowance'
<p>`I have to be wise in spending my allowance'</p><p> Students are ready for the end of the academic year and their long holiday, which is to start this month. Some have planned various activities, such as hanging out in shopping malls, going out of town, camping and the...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
* Headlines:Air Force officer defends govt in Sukhoi deal2
<p>* Headlines:Air Force officer defends govt in Sukhoi deal2 * National:UGM says admission fee of Rp 5m justified 4 * Archipelago:Pertamina may lose its W. Java assets5 * Opinion:Is East Timor's PM a leader or follower?7 * City:Clean water a luxury for many Jakartans 8 * Sports:Lewis...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Air Force officer defends government in Sukhoi deal
<p>Air Force officer defends government in Sukhoi deal</p><p>A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> An Air Force officer defended on Saturday the government's controversial decision to purchase Russian Sukhoi fighters, saying the country urgently...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
JP/7/satya
<p>JP/7/satya</p><p>Stronger role in defense sought in white paper </p><p>Satya Arinanto Lecturer Faculty of Law University of Indonesia</p><p> In a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) last month, the Ministry of Defense's role was...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Rini's protectionist trade policies criticized
<p>Rini's protectionist trade policies criticized</p><p>Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi has been criticized for issuing trade policies which run counter to the liberalization spirit of the World...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Stock index expected to increase, rupiah to remain stable, dealers say
<p>Stock index expected to increase, rupiah to remain stable, dealers say</p><p>Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The Jakarta Composite Index is expected to move higher this week as positive sentiments continue following the government's plan to...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Air Force officer defends govt in Sukhoi deal
<p>Air Force officer defends govt in Sukhoi deal</p><p>A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p>An Air Force officer defended on Saturday the government's controversial decision to purchase Russian Sukhoi fighters, saying the country urgently needed jet...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Jakarta's anniversary climax missing festive mood
<p>Jakarta's anniversary climax missing festive mood</p><p>Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The all-night parties on the eve of Jakarta's 476th anniversary, which fell on Sunday, apparently took a bite out of the festive mood for many...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
PLN implements energy-saving program
<p>PLN implements energy-saving program</p><p>Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta</p><p> To reduce electricity demand in the provinces of South Sumatra, Jambi and Bengkulu, state electricity company PLN has started to implement a demand-side management program.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Merpati hopeful about govt loan
<p>Merpati hopeful about govt loan</p><p> MAKASSAR: State-owned airline Merpati Nusantara is still hopeful that its request for Rp 200 billion in low-interest loans from the government's investment fund account (RDI) would be approved by the House of Representatives...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Fire burns down shophouse
<p>Fire burns down shophouse</p><p> JAKARTA: Seventeen fire trucks were deployed on Saturday to extinguish a fire that razed a three-story shophouse on Jl. Balikpapan in Tomang, Central Jakarta.</p><p>No human casualties were reported after the fire.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Gambling case suspect remains a free man
<p>Gambling case suspect remains a free man</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Three days after being declared a suspect over allegations regarding the legalization of gambling at Tering Bay Resort, Nongsa district, Batam municipality, Riau, Buralimar remains a...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
1. Sugar:
<p>1. Sugar: </p><p> Rini issued a decree on Sept. 24, 2002 that only allows state plantation companies, private firm Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia and Bulog to import sugar for the purpose of curbing sugar imports and helping local farmers.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Bank Permata play down drop in SBI rate
<p>Bank Permata play down drop in SBI rate</p><p>Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Bank Permata said that the drop in the interest rate of one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes would not create financial difficulties for the medium-sized bank, as...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Thailand, South Korea float free-trade pact
<p>Thailand, South Korea float free-trade pact </p><p>Agence France-Presse Chiang Mai, Thailand </p><p> Thailand and key trading partner South Korea on Saturday considered a future free-trade agreement, although barriers on rice and auto parts remain sticking points,...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Doubt cast on JI link in Sumatra
<p>Doubt cast on JI link in Sumatra</p><p>Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan</p><p> The National Police, praised for their fight against terrorism, have sparked confusion over a recent claim that Jamaah Islamiyah was operating in Sumatra.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Is East Timor's Alkatiri a leader or follower?
<p>Is East Timor's Alkatiri a leader or follower?</p><p>Paulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal</p><p> It is obvious that Indonesia (together with Australia) will be the two countries that constitute the most important of East Timorese bilateral...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Controversies abound over IBRA's planned closure
<p>Controversies abound over IBRA's planned closure</p><p>M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> After five years of being tasked to restore the condition of the national banking sector and to help recover the huge cost of the government's bank...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Don't raise price of generic drugs, NGO says
<p>Don't raise price of generic drugs, NGO says</p><p>Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The Indonesian Health Consumers Foundation (YLKKI) has rejected as irrational the government's plan to raise the price of generic drugs by 6 percent to 7...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Increase in beginners means good business for golf shops
<p>Increase in beginners means good business for golf shops</p><p></p><p>The growing popularity of golf in Indonesia has brought a positive impact on sales of golf equipment, such as clubs, bags, golf attire and other accessories, in the country.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Pertamina may lose its assets
<p>Pertamina may lose its assets</p><p>Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java</p><p> The Indramayu regency administration has told state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina to pay local oil and gas processing taxes or risk having its assets seized.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Muslims, Christians clean places of worship in Ambon
<p>Muslims, Christians clean places of worship in Ambon</p><p> For the first time since violent sectarian clashes broke out between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia's Ambon island in 1999, members of both communities on Sunday jointly began to clean mosques and churches...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Residents complain about astronomical school fees
<p>Residents complain about astronomical school fees</p><p>Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> "Did the fierce debate and demonstration last week on the educational bill mention anything about how expensive schooling is in Jakarta?" Syarief, 43, a...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Garuda, MAS ink code-share pact
<p>Garuda, MAS ink code-share pact</p><p>Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur</p><p> Garuda Indonesia Airways and Malaysian Airlines (MAS) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their cooperation in a bid to recover their operations amid a...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Govt to screen all civil servants
<p>Govt to screen all civil servants</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government will administer a nationalism test to all civil servants throughout the country from July 1 through July 31 to ensure that all state employees are completely loyal to the unitary...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
4 x 10
<p>4 x 10 Clean water a luxury for many Jakartans </p><p></p><p>JP/8/PEJALAN</p><p>1 X 41 City sidelines pedestrians in development </p><p>JP/8/School</p><p>2 x 25 Residents complain about astronomical school fees </p><p>...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
TNI deploys British tanks to Aceh
<p>TNI deploys British tanks to Aceh</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh</p><p> Three dozen British-made Scorpion tanks have joined Indonesian troops in Aceh to fight local separatists, risking further dispute with the European country.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
APEC draws up tourism risk strategy
<p>APEC draws up tourism risk strategy</p><p>Roberto Coloma, Agence France-Presse, Singapore</p><p> Scarred by last year's Bali massacre and sapped by the lingering SARS epidemic, Asia-Pacific countries are forging a risk management strategy to protect their...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
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<p>;AP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Tokyo Photo caption JP/2/CAPTION</p><p>Photo caption</p><p>AP/Itsuo Inouye</p><p>TOKYO VISIT: Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri (center) accepts a bouquet from an Indonesian girl living in Tokyo as her husband (right)...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Fire razes Simpong market
<p>Fire razes Simpong market</p><p> PALU, Central Sulawesi: A fire swept through the Simpong traditional market in Luwuk, the capital of Banggai regency, Central Sulawesi, on Saturday morning, destroying all of the stalls.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Linux: Alternative in the face of law
<p>Linux: Alternative in the face of law</p><p>Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com</p><p> The word is out. The law on intellectual property rights (UU HAKI) is scheduled to come into force in July.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
More complaints about toll roads
<p>More complaints about toll roads</p><p>From Media Indonesia</p><p>During peak hours in the afternoon, when traffic is heavy on the Tegal Parang flyover, toll roads in the city are considerably congested, causing traffic jams as far as Hotel Maharaja and the...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Cool response given to Tj. Priok trial
<p>Cool response given to Tj. Priok trial</p><p>Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The poor record of the country's human rights tribunal in handling the 1999 East Timor bloodshed has produced ample reason for suspicion over the...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
The airline industry: Predatory practices?
<p>The airline industry: Predatory practices?</p><p>Lalu A. Damanhuri, Infrastructure Planning & Development Specialist, Committee for Infrastructure Development Policy (KKPPI), Jakarta</p><p> With the promulgation of government regulation PP No.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
1. ACEH: 1 x 35
<p>1. ACEH: 1 x 35 TNI deploys British tanks to Aceh </p><p> 2. SCREEN: 1 x 35 Govt to screen all civil servants </p><p></p><p>3. JAKARTA: 4 x 13 Jakarta's anniversary climax missing festive mood </p>
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
PKN, a lifeboat for Alwi's PKB
<p>PKN, a lifeboat for Alwi's PKB</p><p> JAKARTA: Alwi Shihab officially introduced the National Awakening Party (PKN) on Saturday as a possible new name (in Bahasa Indonesia) for his National Awakening Party (PKB).
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Megawati arrives in Tokyo to begin four-day visit
<p>Megawati arrives in Tokyo to begin four-day visit</p><p>Agencies, Jakarta</p><p> Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for a four-day state visit to boost bilateral relations, including trade.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Global carmakers forecast scorching growth in India's auto market
<p>Global carmakers forecast scorching growth in India's auto market</p><p>Jay Shankar, Bangalor, India</p><p> Global carmakers have stepped on the gas in India, forecasting fast-paced growth in a market they say is wide open.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
19 PPP chapters side with Hamzah
<p>19 PPP chapters side with Hamzah</p><p> JAKARTA: Nineteen provincial chapters of the United Development Party (PPP) threw their support behind Hamzah Haz as chairman, saying they rejected any effort by irresponsible parties to hold an extraordinary congress to challenge him.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Asian ministers agree to promote bond markets
<p>Asian ministers agree to promote bond markets</p><p>Grant Peck, Associated Press, Chiang Mai</p><p> Foreign ministers from 18 Asian countries on Sunday agreed to promote bond markets in the region to avoid another financial crisis of the kind that devastated...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
checked
<p>checked Phenomenal cigarette marketing continues despite pressure</p><p>Mahendra Gautama Contributor Jakarta</p><p> Today's cigarette -- tobacco rolled in paper -- may have had its beginnings in what was "conceived" by some members of an Egyptian...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Hazardous waste a threat in RI's major cities: WB expert
<p>Hazardous waste a threat in RI's major cities: WB expert</p><p>Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Hazardous industrial waste is becoming an increasing threat to the country's biggest cities, including Jakarta, Semarang in Central Java,...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Southeast Asian countries' quest for single market on the rocks
<p>Southeast Asian countries' quest for single market on the rocks</p><p>P. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh</p><p> When Southeast Asian nations began tearing down tariff barriers for manufactured products a decade ago, little did they expect a near...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
More complaints
<p>More complaints about toll roads </p><p>From Media Indonesia</p><p>During peak hours in the afternoon, when traffic is heavy on the Tegal Parang flyover, toll roads in the city are considerably congested, causing traffic jams as far as Hotel Maharaja and the...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Sulawesi proposes new province
<p>Sulawesi proposes new province</p><p> MAKASSAR: The declaration of Luwu province will take place in its capital, Palopo, on June 28, adding to Indonesia's list of 32 provinces.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
UGM says admission fee of Rp 5m justified
<p>UGM says admission fee of Rp 5m justified</p><p>Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta</p><p> Rector of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Sofian Effendi denied accusations that the institution was turning into a business venture which charged too much money.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
School 'donations' may be capped
<p>School 'donations' may be capped</p><p> JAKARTA: The City Council has said it would propose that Governor Sutiyoso revoke Decree No. 643/1995 in order to limit the amount of money collected by schools from parents.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Inmate dies of heart attack
<p>Inmate dies of heart attack</p><p> BOGOR: An inmate serving a two-year jail term for robbery died on Friday in the emergency unit of the Indonesian Red Cross hospital here following a heart attack.</p><p>Dr.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
House may agree soon on elections
<p>House may agree soon on elections</p><p>Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> House of Representatives legislators have moved from a hotel to another to deliberate on the presidential election bill, but no agreement has been reached on some contentious...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
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<p>;JP ANPAv..r.. Photo-gold-beginners</p><p> Feature photo for FOCUS ISSUE</p><p>JP/Arief Hidayat</p><p> GOLF FOR BEGINNERS: A group of women take part in a golf lesson at a course near Jakarta.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Clean water still a luxury for many Jakartans
<p>Clean water still a luxury for many Jakartans</p><p>Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> For Lieswati, 27, clean water is truly a luxury as every night she must stay up to fill several buckets and a bath tub with water for the family's daily needs...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
BILLBOARD ADS: Billboards are becoming increasingly more
<p>BILLBOARD ADS: Billboards are becoming increasingly more important for cigarette manufacturers to promote their products amid growing restrictions of cigarette advertisements in newspapers and on television.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Paulo Gorjao
<p>Paulo Gorjao Lecturer Lusiada University Portugal</p><p> It is obvious that Indonesia (together with Australia) will be the two countries that constitute the most important of East Timorese bilateral relations in the long term.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Tourism and the 'baby boomers'
<p>Tourism and the 'baby boomers'</p><p>Rob Goodfellow, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia</p><p> In his letter last month to The Jakarta Post, Sydney-based Evan Willis correctly asserted that "the US$1 per day backpackers of the 1970s...