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Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Banks show mixed first-half results
Banks show mixed first-half resultsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta During the first semester of this year large-sized Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Lippo lost ground over their net profits while their rivals Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) and Bank Panin advanced forward with...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
RI palm oil output may hit 9.9m tons this year
RI palm oil output may hit 9.9m tons this yearDow Jones, Kuala Lumpur Palm oil production in Indonesia, the world's second largest producer of this commodity, may beat initial projections by rising to around 9.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Les villagers promote sustainable fishing
Les villagers promote sustainable fishingPariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Buleleng, North Bali Blessed with abundant marine resources, Bali waters are home to a wide variety of underwater species, including aquarium fish -- lucrative for local fishermen as well as greedy businessmen.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
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Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Auto theft second major offenses, city police say
Auto theft second major offenses, city police sayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Auto theft has become the second major offense this year as between five and seven cars are reportedly stolen every day.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Dieng volcano heats up, villagers put on top alert
Dieng volcano heats up, villagers put on top alertAgencies, Jakarta Government authorities in the crowded province of Central Java have put residents living near the Dieng volcano on top alert for a possible major eruption, local officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Nurcholish withdraws from Golkar convention
Nurcholish withdraws from Golkar conventionTiarma Siboro and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Respected Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid announced his withdrawal on Wednesday night from the Golkar Party convention to select presidential candidates after party chairman Akbar Tandjung moved to...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Asia and Africa join forces in pursuing fair world
Asia and Africa join forces in pursuing fair worldFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Asian and African countries vowed on Wednesday to pursue a common view and collective action to ensure the fair and equal sharing out of advantages among nations in the world in the wake of...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Indosiar, media companies book gloomy first semester performance
Indosiar, media companies book gloomy first semester performanceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The first semester net profit of television company PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, which runs Indosiar television network, plunged by 36 percent to Rp 59.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
'Failed coup a setback for economy'
'Failed coup a setback for economy'Teresa Cerojono, Associated Press, Manila A failed military mutiny over the weekend will have a long- term negative impact on the country's struggling economy and scare away foreign investors, the finance minister said on Wednesday.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Minister upbeat about tourist arrivals
Minister upbeat about tourist arrivals JAKARTA: The number of international tourists visiting Indonesia could reach the optimistic figure of 4.8 million by the end of 2003, despite the Bali bombings in October 2002 and the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), says Minister for...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Megawati's diplomatic 'coup' in freeing Suu Kyi
Megawati's diplomatic 'coup' in freeing Suu KyiKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com A euphoric tide of democratization has swept through some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in recent years, especially founding members Indonesia,...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Asian currencies mostly down late, Peso continues slide
Asian currencies mostly down late, Peso continues slide Dow Jones Singapore The Philippine peso extended losses on Wednesday, a day when most Asian currencies moved to a weaker footing. The peso closed at a four-month low on continued fallout from the weekend's failed mutiny by junior army officers...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
RI Embassy initiates maid protection
RI Embassy initiates maid protectionSINGAPORE: The Indonesian Embassy has drawn up rules for employers and domestic service agencies in Singapore to curb the high number of deaths and abuse, it said on Wednesday. So far, 186 agencies have been given approval under the new accreditation system.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
* Headlines: Bush rejects Saudi request for 9/11 details 3
* Headlines: Bush rejects Saudi request for 9/11 details 3 * National: MPR to cut short Annual Session 4 * Archipelago: Parties accused of extortion in Medan 5 * Opinion: How fair are international tribunals? 7 * City: Auto theft second in major offenses, police say8 * Sports: Life changes for...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
CIMB to inject capital into Niaga Sekuritas
CIMB to inject capital into Niaga SekuritasThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Commerce International Merchant Bank (CIMB), a unit of Malaysia's financial group Commerce Asset Holdings Bhd., will inject fresh money into PT Niaga Sekuritas in return for a 51 percent stake in the securities firm.Peter B.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Bojong residents raise stink over garbage dump
Bojong residents raise stink over garbage dumpBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the second time, villagers from Bogor regency rallied at City Hall and the City Council building against plans to build a garbage treatment facility in Bojong village.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 31, 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 31, 2003.TB.30" 1.0"Exhibitions* Painting Three Sides of Me by Kerry Pendergrast at Pranoto's Gallery, Main Road, Ubud (next door to Fed Ex, Tel. 0361 970 827), until July 31. * Ceramic by Marcello Massoni and Michela Foppiani, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
LG Indonesia boosting DVD player production
LG Indonesia boosting DVD player productionEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics is boosting the production of its digital video disc (DVD) player in Indonesia in response to the surge in demand for the product.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
RI Embassy initiates maid protection
RI Embassy initiates maid protection SINGAPORE: The Indonesian Embassy has drawn up rules for employers and domestic service agencies in Singapore to curb the high number of deaths and abuse, it said on Wednesday.So far, 186 agencies have been given approval under the new accreditation system.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
LG Indonesia boosting DVD player production
LG Indonesia boosting DVD player productionEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics is boosting the production of its digital video disc (DVD) player in Indonesia in response to the surge in demand for the product.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Theater empowers and educates
Theater empowers and educatesZora Rahman, Contributor, Jakarta "If you want to change Indonesia, you have to go to the theater." The wise words from famous late theater director Wahyu Sihombing found fertile ground in Lena Simanjuntak, and the advice changed her life.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
TV Program: Thursday, July 31, 2003
TV Program: Thursday, July 31, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:00 News: Metro Indonesia 4:00 Religious Teachings4:30 Documentary5:00 Religious Songs6:00...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Violence up in South Kalimantan
Violence up in South Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The number of acts of violence, particularly against women and children, has increased in the province of South Kalimantan.Head of the violence and disaster prevention bureau at the provincial social affairs office, Husni Indar, said on...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Miss Universe's plane forced to land
Miss Universe's plane forced to landThe Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A Garuda Indonesia plane carrying Miss Universe Amelia Vega had to make an emergency landing on Wednesday in South Sumatra province due to engine failure, officials said.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Jakarta water supply disrupted
Jakarta water supply disrupted JAKARTA: PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (PALYJA) warned the public to anticipate a water supply disruption in certain areas on Thursday and Friday.PALYJA urged people to fill up home reservoirs and to use water efficiently during the two days as the company will maintain and...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Philippines demands release of Suu Kyi
Philippines demands release of Suu KyiAgencies, Manila/Bangkok The Philippines demanded on Wednesday that the Myanmar's ruling junta release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Foreign Secretary Blas Ople said he told Myanmar's visiting deputy foreign minister U Khin Maung Wing that Manila expects...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
RI hopes to see Suu Kyi freed in October
RI hopes to see Suu Kyi freed in OctoberFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Indonesia stepped up the pressure on the Myanmar government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, dropping a hint that the Nobel laureate could be freed before the Association of...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
American journalist faces jail but says not guilty
American journalist faces jail but says not guiltyNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Facing two months imprisonment for immigration offenses, an American freelance journalist asserted that he had not committed any acts or activities that violated Indonesia's immigration law.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Regency offices may be seized
Regency offices may be seized TANGERANG: Offices of the Tangerang administration and council in Tiga Raksa subdistrict were almost confiscated by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on Wednesday, because the land certificate was pawned by developer PT Panca Wira Sakti.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
BI further cuts SBI rate
BI further cuts SBI rateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a sign of further confidence in the economy, the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 9.10 percent on Wednesday from 9.17 percent previously.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Driver arrested for child deaths
Driver arrested for child deaths MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police here have captured a public transportation driver who allegedly hit and killed four elementary school students in Sambirejo subdistrict, 30 kilometers from the North Sumatra capital Medan.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Oil firms' spending autonomy
Oil firms' spending autonomy Budgeting or spending autonomy, an ongoing issue between oil and natural gas production-sharing contractors (PSCs) in Indonesia and the government since the late 1960s, was again the subject of debate between oil firms and BP Migas, the upstream oil and gas authority,...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Deer me, grass sweeter in Monas
Deer me, grass sweeter in MonasBambang Nurbianto and Theresa Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor It would appear that the criticism of Governor Sutiyoso's decision to release 12 spotted deer in the National Monument (Monas) park might have been wrong -- six does are now reportedly pregnant.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
UGM, British Council to hold book fair
UGM, British Council to hold book fair YOGYAKARTA: The Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in cooperation with the British Council will hold the Indonesia-Britain Children's Book Illustration exhibit here from August 4 to August 18, a spokesman has announced.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
No hurry in Akbar graft case
No hurry in Akbar graft case JAKARTA: A panel of five Supreme Court justices has yet to decide on the appeal brought by House Speaker Akbar Tandjung against his graft conviction, and has said that no target date had been set to finish it."We have no target date.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Police arrest a suspect in kidnapping case
Police arrest a suspect in kidnapping caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya East Java Police have arrested Dani alias Deni Saputra, 21, a member of a serial kidnapping gang. The suspect was nabbed on Tuesday at his girlfriend's rented house on Jl.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Regency offices may be seized
Regency offices may be seized TANGERANG: Offices of the Tangerang administration and council in Tiga Raksa subdistrict were almost confiscated by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on Wednesday, because the land certificate was pawned by developer PT Panca Wira Sakti.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Artists paint the dark side of military
Artists paint the dark side of militaryYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Artists over the last five years have represented the military through painting, sculpture, graphic-art and installation but violence and cruelty has most often been the subject of discourse.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Careless motorist razes family home
Careless motorist razes family home BOGOR: The carelessness of a motorist almost killed a family when the suspect, who is still at large, threw a cigarette butt into a gas kiosk owned by Didin, 40, and wife Titih, 36, in Parung Banteng village, Bogor.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Industry, officials in bed together while Jakartans choke
Industry, officials in bed together while Jakartans chokeZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As long as the city administration continues to treat industry as its cash cow, officials will remain blind to environmental damage caused by business, environmental groups say.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
'Police discriminative in handling cases'
'Police discriminative in handling cases' Police are currently under the spotlight for their investigations into the shooting of a businessman and his bodyguard and the serial kidnappings in Jakarta and West Java. Both cases reflect the difference in how police view "big" and "petty" cases.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Asian currencies mostly down late, Peso continues slide
Asian currencies mostly down late, Peso continues slide Dow Jones Singapore The Philippine peso extended losses on Wednesday, a day when most Asian currencies moved to a weaker footing. The peso closed at a four-month low on continued fallout from the weekend's failed mutiny by junior army officers...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Govt excludes mining firms from environmental audit
Govt excludes mining firms from environmental auditMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has excluded mining companies from the 2002 environmental audit (PROPER) due to the lack of precise indicators to measure the amount of damage they have caused to the environment, says an...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Strike paralyses Bombay
Strike paralyses Bombay INDIA: A strike over a deadly bus bombing in Bombay paralyzed India's commercial hub on Wednesday, halting public transport and slashing trade in the city's financial markets.A bomb ripped through a bus in a northeastern suburb of Bombay on Monday, killing two people and...
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
RI's palm oil output may hit 9.9m tons this year
RI's palm oil output may hit 9.9m tons this year Dow Jones Kuala Lumpur Palm oil production in Indonesia, the world's second largest producer of this commodity, may beat initial projections by rising to around 9.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Corrupt judges exist, Chief Justice says
Corrupt judges exist, Chief Justice saysMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaChief Justice Bagir Manan admitted on Wednesday that there were currently corrupt judges both in the Supreme Court and in lower courts, but blamed lawyers for initiating the practice.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ Rupiah Rates July 30 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,027.58 5,360.43 5,724.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Parties accused of extortion in Medan
Parties accused of extortion in MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Chinese-Indonesian businesspeople in North Sumatra have alleged that political party activists are extorting money from them ahead of the 2004 elections.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003
Minister upbeat about tourist arrivals
Minister upbeat about tourist arrivals JAKARTA: The number of international tourists visiting Indonesia could reach the optimistic figure of 4.8 million by the end of 2003, despite the Bali bombings in October 2002 and the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), says Minister for...