TV Today: Friday, May 9, 2003
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Danareksa to issue Rp 500b bond JAKARTA: Investment bank PT Danareksa said on Wednesday that
the indicative fixed interest rate of its planned Rp 500 billion
(US$57.8 million) bond issue would be in the range of 13.75
percent to 14.5 percent. More ...
Padang shop owners strikePADANG, West Sumatra: Almost all trade in the West Sumatra
capital of Padang ceased on Thursday during a protest against
last year's closure of the Andalas bus terminal in the center of
the city and its relocation to the city's outskirts. More ...
Militant leader goes on trial for vandalismTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab went on
trial in the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday for
allegedly insulting the authorities and instigating a string of
attacks on ... More ...
Don Hasman, a tireless old handBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta It was past midnight but the students taking part in the
journalistic training session on environment at Muhammadiyah
University in Yogyakarta were still glued to their seats, unable
to hide their great admiration for hundreds of ... More ...
Golkar's primary election: Akbar Tandjung's final battleBudiman Moerdijat, Consultant, Jakarta When the meeting of Golkar's leadership decided last week to
hold its party convention to select its presidential candidate in
February 2004, analysts and the media were quick to point out
that it was ... More ...
42 Vietnamese stranded in West Nusa TenggaraLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram,
West Nusa Tenggara Forty-two Vietnamese boat people who left the South Kalimantan
capital of Banjarmasin for Australia three weeks ago have turned
up in the West Nusa Tenggara capital Mataram. More ...
Education bill
unrealisticFrom KompasThe national education bill has caused quite a stir in
society, with the introduction of Article 13 paragraph (1)a
requiring the teaching of different religious subjects. More ...
Troops await govt ruling on AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian security forces are waiting for a government ruling to
provide a legal umbrella for joint operations in Aceh.National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and Indonesian
Military (TNI) chief Gen. More ...
Angelique sets out for European tourThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian tennis ace Angelique 'Angie' Widjaja headed for Europe
on Wednesday with the aim of breaking into the world's top 50 by
the end of the year, her manager said on Thursday. More ...
JP/14/BriefDanareksa to issue Rp 500b bond JAKARTA: Investment bank PT Danareksa said on Wednesday that
the indicative fixed interest rate of its planned Rp 500 billion
(US$57.8 million) bond issue would be in the range of 13.75
percent to 14.5 percent. More ...
Maid policy stays Malaysians are generally tolerant when it comes to religion
and so far foreign maids are free to work in any household,
regardless of religious faiths. More ...
JI plans bombings in RI, RP: Abu Rusdan has admitted that he led
meetings to plan a series of bombings in Indonesia and the
Philippines. The National Police detectives chief Comr. Gen. More ...
Maxis sees higher growth KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia's top cellular operator Maxis
Communications said on Thursday it expects its subscriber base to
expand faster than industry growth after its merger with Time
dotCom. More ...
Timah needs $20m for exploration JAKARTA: State-owned tin miner PT Timah said it needed at
least US$20 million for its exploration activity this year.Timah president Thobrani said on Thursday that the planned
exploration activities would be focussed on Karimun Island, Riau
and Bangka provinces. More ...
Govt readies Rp 10b for Ambon AMBON, Maluku: The provincial government of Maluku has allotted
just Rp 10 billion (about US$1.14 million) to rebuild
infrastructure in the provincial capital Ambon after three years
of sectarian clashes. More ...
Tono's verdict to be delivered May 23 JAKARTA: The ad-hoc human rights tribunal is scheduled to
deliver on May 23 the verdict of former East Timor Military
Commander Brig. Gen. More ...
JP/14/BriefBMW sales, earnings fall MUNICH, Germany : BMW, the German maker of luxury cars, said on
Thursday that sales and earnings fell in the first three months
of 2003 but not enough to steer it off course for the whole year,
when it hoped to match the record 2002 results. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 9, 2003Exhibitions* Fine Arts Membagi Titik by students of the Indonesian Arts
Intitute, Yogyakarta, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East
Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until May 9. More ...
More groups oppose military action in AcehKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cries of opposition against an imminent military operation in
Aceh have grown louder, as the Indonesian Military (TNI) sends
thousands more soldiers to quell separatists in the war-torn
province. More ...
Hotels fully booked ahead of long weekendSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A week before the long weekend of May 15 to May 18, most
hotels in Yogyakarta are fully booked although many of them,
especially the unrated ones, are not offering special packages. More ...
Maid policy stays Malaysians are generally tolerant when it comes to religion
and so far foreign maids are free to work in any household,
regardless of religious faiths. More ...
Former East Timor refugees unable to voteYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara About half of the 28,000 former East Timor refugees in East
Nusa Tenggara that are old enough to vote will not be able to
cast their ballot in next year's general election as their
citizenships ... More ...
'Military operations never achieve results'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government needs more efforts to rebuild the trust of the
Acehnese people in the government and not a military operation as
such approaches have never succeeded in the country's history in
eradicating ... More ...
Indonesia can manage without IMF, says CitrinThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Senior advisor to the International Monetary Fund's Asia
and Pacific Department, Daniel Citrin said on Thursday that if
the market situation remained stable, Indonesia's financial or
fiscal condition would be manageable ... More ...
Barclays to buy Zaragozano LONDON : British bank Barclays announced on Thursday it had
agreed to buy Spanish rival Banco Zaragozano for 1.14 billion
euros (US$1.29 billion) in cash. More ...
Names of RI SARS victims releasedFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta The government finally announced on Thursday the identity of
three Indonesians who died of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) in Taiwan, five days after their deaths were first
reported. More ...
JP/4/SCENERI to host ASEM ministerial meetings JAKARTA: Indonesia will host two ministerial meetings of the
Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) on the resort island of Bali in July,
said Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda on Thursday. More ...
Vacationers scramble for train ticketsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All executive train tickets to several cities in Java for
Thursday next week are sold out while some out-of-town hotels are
fully booked ahead of the four consecutive holidays that start on
May 15. More ...
BI chief selection may face obstaclesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives could face future legal obstacles in
the ongoing process to select a new governor of Bank Indonesia,
which has taken much longer than allowed under the law, experts
said.According to Law No. More ...
New sketch released JAKARTA: National Police have released the sketch of the third
suspect in the bombing of the Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport that injured 11 people last month.Detectives chief Comr. Gen. Erwin Mappaseng said the suspect
bought the pipes used for the bombs. More ...
Police officers attackedMEDAN, North Sumatra: One police officer was shot and another
badly beaten in two separate incidents in North Sumatra on
Wednesday night."The condition of Brigadier Haris Nasution is critical. More ...
Crank up the engine Indonesia, we may win the raceM Amien Rais, Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly,
Jakarta After my recent visit to Japan three weeks ago, I started
thinking that Indonesia is like a classic car. More ...
Education bill has many defect, says PDI-P factionSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan)
faction called for a revision of the controversial national
education bill on Thursday, arguing that the draft still had many
shortcomings. More ...
JAKARTA: Twenty companies in the Tangerang municipality have
stopped operations due to the slow business over the past few
years, causing 36,108 people to lose their jobs, an official
said. More ...
JI plans bombings in RI, RP: Abu Rusdan has admitted that he led
meetings to plan a series of bombings in Indonesia and the
Philippines. The National Police Headquarters's detectives chief
Comr. Gen. More ...
Foreign workers up in Tangerang TANGERANG: With the number of foreign workers in Tangerang
increasing over the past three years, the municipal
administration has been unable to monitor their presence. More ...
Faster devolution enhances peace in PapuaEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trouble has been brewing in Papua, located at the other
extreme of the Indonesian archipelago from Aceh where war with
separatist rebels is imminent, but a U.S. More ...
RI, RP urge liberalization of labor market in ASEANRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to develop harmonious and
integrated policies in all fields to allow member countries ... More ...
Fit and proper test planned to choose members for KPUDArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) plans to conduct a fit and
proper test to select five members for the Jakarta General
Election Commission (KPUD) on Sunday, after names of the 10
candidates ... More ...
On Borobudur comment While thanking Paul Griffin of Brisbane, Australia, for his
attention and interest in the conservation of Borobudur temple as
an example of archaeological legacy in Central Java province, as
expressed in his letter to The Jakarta Post (April 9, 2003), we
would like to make ... More ...
Mystery of city's lost hotel shares unravelsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The mystery behind the city's shrinking number of shares in
Sheraton Media hotel has started to unravel, although new
questions have arisen surrounding the case. More ...
E-government helps regional governments revive economyFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The application of an integrated information system in public
sector, or known as e-government concept, can help regional
governments boost revenues, as simplified administration
procedures can save ... More ...
Ragunan has new collection JAKARTA: A pair of panthers and a pair of bears have arrived
safely at Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta after a 3,300-kilometer
trip from Sri Lanka aboard Emirates airlines. More ...
No reason to fear Iraq's Shia resurgenceKaren Armstrong, Guardian News Service, London The sight of millions of Iraqi pilgrims flocking to the holy
Shia city of Kerbala has caused disquiet in Washington. More ...
U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement is goldenThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Finally, a spot of good news: A free trade agreement between
Singapore and the United States was signed yesterday in the White
House by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and U.S. President George
W. Bush. More ...
Nine voter registration officers die SURABAYA, East Java: Nine voter registration officials in East
Java died on duty from either illness or accidents in just three
weeks last month, East Java voter registration coordinator Hera
Hendra said Thursday. More ...
RI to host ASEM ministerial meetings JAKARTA: Indonesia will host two ministerial meetings of the
Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) on the resort island of Bali in July,
said Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda on Thursday. More ...
Sports Council waits for Lisa for IOC financial aidMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women's weight lifter Lisa Rumbewas, who earned a silver
medal for Indonesia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, is expected to
sign the Olympic Solidarity form within the next few days before
the National Sports ... More ...
Investing in children Facts presented at the sixth ministerial consultation of the
East Asia and Pacific region, which ended on Wednesday in
Denpasar, make it clear that children continue to be the objects
of abuse and neglect at the hands of adults. More ...
Court asked to prioritize Akbar's graft appealKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Reform faction at the House of Representatives has demanded
that the Supreme Court make the appeal of House Speaker Akbar
Tandjung a top priority to avoid prolonged debate on his status
in the legislative ... More ...
Inul's body
politicized Inul's gyrating body has become an extremely interesting
subject of discussion at all layers of Indonesian society
recently. Almost all television talk shows raise the issue of
Inul's rags-to-riches story. More ...
Arianespace optimistic about Asian demandM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arianespace, a European commercial space transportation
company, said on Thursday it expected higher demands for
satellite launches by Asian countries on the back of the growing
regional telecommunications ... More ...
'I didn't know about a ban on supplements' Australia banned around 100 food supplements manufactured by Pan
Pharmaceuticals Ltd. earlier this year. Following the ban, the
Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency called for pharmacies
to remove the drugs from the market. More ...
BP Migas under fire for 'irregular tender'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Upstream Oil and Gas Implementing Body (BP Migas), the
country's top oil and gas regulator, has come under fire for
selling government oil at a price deemed too low.Some even suspect irregularities in the tender process. More ...
Cell phone makers expect healthy sales in 2003The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The expected slowdown in domestic consumption due to economic
uncertainties both at home and overseas will have little impact
on the sales of cellular phones this year, industry executives
said on Thursday. More ...
Part 2 of 2 Rethinking development -- Pain or gain?Yanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia,
Surakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org A second lesson is that development must be sustainable and
environmentally sound. More ...
United States ideal: Expansionist imperialismJonathan Power, Columnist, London Woodrow Wilson, the idealistic president of the United States
during the World War I, said that the U.S. world role came "by no
plan of our conceiving, but by the hand of God that led us into
this way". More ...
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