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57 articles.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Adrian may have fled the country: Police

Adrian may have fled the country: PoliceAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAdrian Waworuntu, one of the key suspects in the Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Rp 1.7 trillion (US$185 million) scandal, may have left the country using an assumed identity, police said on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Jakarta anticipate fires, floods

Jakarta anticipate fires, floodsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA deafening siren rang out at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Within seconds, fire trucks, ambulances and police cars arrived to put out the "fire" on the fourth floor, and rescue those "trapped" inside.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Three firms to issue bonds soon: SSX

Three firms to issue bonds soon: SSXRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) said three new companies had made plans to issue bonds, probably this month, to finance their operations, an official said.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/BI keeps rate stable at 7.40%

BI keeps rate stable at 7.40%The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe benchmark interest rate on one-month SBI promissory notes increased slightly to 7.40 percent during the biweekly auction on Wednesday from 7.39 percent in the previous two weeks.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Japan and global security

Japan and global securityAkira Kato, Asahi Shimbun/TokyoThe United States is pressing ahead with its planned global transformation of U.S. armed forces both in terms of hardware (equipment) and software (strategy).As far as hardware is concerned, there is a revolution in military affairs.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo can learn from Filipino Fidel Ramos

Susilo can learn from Filipino Fidel RamosW. Scott Thompson, Bali When Filipino defense minister General Fidel V.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/German diplomat found dead

German diplomat found deadA military attache for the German Embassy in Jakarta was found dead on Tuesday afternoon in the restroom in the embassy in Menteng, Central Jakarta.The body of Peter Kuester, 47, was found by embassy staff shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/JP/5/KORAMIL

JP/5/KORAMILBukit Barisan to set up new district military basesApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/MedanThe Bukit Barisan military command, overseeing security in North Sumatra, Riau and West Sumatra, plans to establish three new district military commands (Koramil) in areas considered hot spots of ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Lower fares opening up the domestic skies

Lower fares opening up the domestic skiesBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta The open sky policy introduced in Indonesia has literally opened up the skies with a large number of new airlines entering the market.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/IMF's man in Jakarta upbeat on debt, economic prospects

IMF's man in Jakarta upbeat on debt, economic prospects The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s senior resident representative in Jakarta, Stephen Schwartz, talked to The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba on Tuesday about the economic challenges that will face the new government.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Police nab suspect in Marriott bombing

Police nab suspect in Marriott bombing JAKARTA: Police have arrested a Malaysian national for his alleged role in the 2003 JW Marriott Hotel bombing here.National Police Director of Antiterror Division Brig. Gen.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Laksamana to file complaint with council

Laksamana to file complaint with councilFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi said on Wednesday that he would file a complaint with the Press Council against recent media reports suggesting that he had misused some US$125 million (Rp 1.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Megawati's long good-bye

Megawati's long good-byeThe official results of the presidential election may only have been announced by the General Elections Commission on Tuesday, but the outcome has been known for a fortnight. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the president-elect, there can be no doubt about that.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Conflict should be part of poverty reduction strategy

Conflict should be part of poverty reduction strategy Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, The Hague, Netherlands Indonesia will soon have a new government led by the first directly elected president in its history. Many problems of the country are waiting to be resolved.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Govt to maintain national exams

Govt to maintain national exams SURABAYA: The government is to maintain the national final exam scheme for elementary and secondary schools, despite the House of Representatives' decision not to approve a budget for it.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Deputy mayor wants drains dredged

Deputy mayor wants drains dredged BEKASI: Deputy Mayor Mochtar Mohamad ordered district and subdistrict chiefs on Wednesday to mobilize their residents to dredge the drains in their respective neighborhoods.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesia takes 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei

Indonesia takes 3-0 win over Chinese TaipeiEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The men's volleyball team has cleared its first hurdle, winning 3-0 over Chinese Taipei in Thursday's opening match of the U-185 World Volleyball Championship at the Senayan Indoor Stadium.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Ciledug school remains sealed off

Ciledug school remains sealed offUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAt least 2,417 students of private Sang Timur Catholic school in Ciledug, Tangerang, were still unable to attend classes on Wednesday, as a zealot group had yet to tear down a wall it erected on Sunday to block the school's ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Better find work at home: Freed hostage

Better find work at home: Freed hostageRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLady luck finally smiled on Istiqomah binti Misnad and Casingkem binti Aspin on Monday when the two Indonesian women were released after being held hostage by a militant group in Iraq for three days.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Exclusive Kayumanis property on offer

Exclusive Kayumanis property on offerDENPASAR: A new and exclusive housing estate recently entered the market.Kayumanis Private Estate offers 22 individual estates set amid gardens and a spacious swimming pool.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/F. E. Chicago Marathon approaches

F. E. Chicago Marathon approaches JAKARTA: Far East Chicago marathon kicks off this Sunday at 2 a.m. in Labuan. It is the sixth year that the 42.2 kilometer event is to be held locally.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Fighting KKN

Fighting KKN In Belgium, TVs are not subject to any sort of luxury tax, like in Indonesia. Still, here also, industry players keep complaining about other issues, such as labor-related ones.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Megawati told not to make strategic decisions

Megawati told not to make strategic decisionsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/BlitarPolitical analysts urged outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri to refrain from making substantial and strategic decisions that would be binding for the new government.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Jakarta to host National Junior Track and Field C'ships

Jakarta to host National Junior Track and Field C'shipsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe upcoming national event for young athletes attempts to address a widespread problem across the country's sports scene -- regeneration.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/ANZ responds

ANZ responds In response to the letter ANZ Panin debt collectors' threats from Bahariawan KT (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 14) we would like to clarify as follows:ANZ Panin Bank and Bahariawan have settled the matter directly and appropriately to the satisfaction of both parties.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/JP/5/FKM

JP/5/FKMJail sentence sought for four suspected Maluku separatistsM. Azis Tunny The Jakarta Post/AmbonProsecutors asked the Ambon District Court on Wednesday to sentence four people, one of them an alleged member of the separatist Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM), to between 24 months and 30 ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Agung likely bombing mastermind

Agung likely bombing mastermind MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: After a marathon interrogation, South Sulawesi Police were close on Tuesday to charging Agung Abdul Hamid, who was arrested in Yogyakarta three days ago, with masterminding the 2002 bombing of a McDonald's outlet in Makassar.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Bad doctors 'force many to seek treatment abroad'

Bad doctors 'force many to seek treatment abroad'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPoor facilities and badly trained doctors have prompted many Indonesians who can afford it to seek treatment abroad, Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi said on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/'I'm against spying soldiers'

'I'm against spying soldiers'Interim coordinating minister for political and security affairs Hari Sabarno argued recently that the outgoing government opted to maintain the military's territorial command in a bid to boost the country's defenses and protect its territorial integrity.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/TV Program: Thursday, October 7, 2004

TV Program: Thursday, October 7, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:05 Documentary8:00 Talk Show8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/International surveyors optimistic over Indonesia

International surveyors optimistic over IndonesiaDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta's status as an international conference destination may not be on par as yet with Singapore or Hong Kong.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Aides tell Mega not to contest poll defeat

Aides tell Mega not to contest poll defeatFabiola Desy Unidjaja Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn order for outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri to leave the State Palace gracefully, some of her political party leaders have urged her not to press ahead with plans to ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/The price of free trade in textiles

The price of free trade in textilesMustafizur Rahman, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Dhaka Over the past several years, textile export has helped to lift Bangladesh out of its grinding poverty. But changing trade rules now threaten to take away those tools of enrichment.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Next govt 'should pick insider' for Bapepam chief

Next govt 'should pick insider' for Bapepam chief President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should appoint someone from inside the Capital Market Supervisory Agency as the organization's next chief, outgoing Bapepam chairman Herwidayatmo says.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Councillors allegedly misused 2004 budget

Councillors allegedly misused 2004 budget BULUNGAN, East Kalimantan: Thirty Bulungan Council members are suspected of misusing almost Rp 1 billion of the regency's 2004 budget, a senior East Kalimantan prosecutor disclosed on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 7, 2004

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 7, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Textile, Rare Textile from All Part of Indonesia, at the Gallery of Alila Ubud Hotel, Malinggih Kelod Village, Payangan Gianyar, until Oct. 20. * Ceramic by Michael Bugh, at Jenggala Keramik Bali, Jl.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/JP/5/GRAFT

JP/5/GRAFTBulungan councillors charged with taking fake tripRusman The Jakarta Post/SamarindaThirty members of the Bulungan Council are suspected of having committed an irregularity that cost the regency almost Rp 1 billion of its 2004 budget, a senior East Kalimantan prosecutor disclosed on ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Spread of 'preemptive-ism' and Indonesia sovereignty

Spread of 'preemptive-ism' and Indonesia sovereigntyMohamad Mova Al Afghani, Jakarta Australian Prime Minister John Howard recently said he would not hesitate to order preemptive strikes against terrorist bases overseas.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/JSX launches stock option contract

JSX launches stock option contractRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) launched on Wednesday a stock option contract, a new trading instrument aimed at helping investors avoid massive losses resulting from a major shock in the bourse.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/RI may learn from foreign examples

RI may learn from foreign examplesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFor the first time in Indonesia's modern history, the country is experiencing a governmental transition after the General Elections Commission declared on Monday Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the winner of the Sept. 20 election runoff.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Pirated software still popular

Pirated software still popularLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt has been 15 months since the Law No. 19/2002 on copyrights was enacted, but the use of pirated software, especially for personal use, is as widespread as ever.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Danamon sets lending priority

Danamon sets lending priority JAKARTA: Bank Danamon, the country's fifth largest bank by assets, has decided to prioritize corporations engaged in telecommunications, natural resources, trading and infrastructure in corporate lending next year, a bank official said.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/City pledges to improve service at subdistrict level

City pledges to improve service at subdistrict levelBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNur Widodo, 39, was baffled when he received a letter from the Cipayung district office in East Jakarta recently, ordering him to stop building his house, although he had gone through the proper channels.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/ASEAN to synchronize flight schedules within region

ASEAN to synchronize flight schedules within regionZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to agree on a roadmap that would integrate the region's air travel sector by 2007 during an upcoming summit in Laos next month.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/The big Oh wins Indonesia Open

The big Oh wins Indonesia OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaKorean bowlers were in fine form during the fourth day of the second Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship on Wednesday, taking first and second place in the Women's Grade A Masters finals.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Shipyard found to be unlicensed

Shipyard found to be unlicensedMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang regency administration recently discovered that a shipyard has been operating illegally since 1995 on the Cisadane River in Tanjung Burung village, Teluk Naga district.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Yudhoyono's win, what next?

Yudhoyono's win, what next? Indonesian opposition presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has become the first President ever directly elected in the country's history.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/JP/5/bird

JP/5/birdBird flu may have spread throughout C. JavaSuherdjoko The Jakarta Post/SemarangBird flu, which last week killed hundreds of chickens in Grobogan regency, Central Java, is suspected to have spread to several other areas across the province in what is believed to be a new outbreak.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Court nays independents

Court nays independentsJAKARTA: The Constitutional Court rejected on Wednesday a request for a judicial review on the Presidential Elections Law, which denies independent candidates entry in the presidential race.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Golkar wins Tangerang council speakership

Golkar wins Tangerang council speakershipMulta Fidrus and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang/JakartaKrisna Gunata of the Golkar Party faction won on Wednesday the speakership election at the Tangerang municipal council, following the success of the party in grabbing the top posts at the ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Councillors may lose facilities

Councillors may lose facilities TANGERANG: Upon learning that most of the former Tangerang Council members neglected or stripped their official residences, Mayor Wahidin Halim is mulling eliminating the facility for new councillors."The councillors have their own houses...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Garuda plans to fly to India, U.S., Philippines

Garuda plans to fly to India, U.S., PhilippinesRendi A. Witular, Jakarta National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to open a new route to India, and reopen routes to the United States and the Philippines in the near future, to tap passengers amid growing business activities between Indonesia ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Fake IDs often used by migrant workers

Fake IDs often used by migrant workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government's inability to identify the two Indonesian migrant workers, who have just been released by an Iraq-based terror group after three days of abduction, and the murky account of their entry into the ...

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Rumah Buku holds workshop on writing

Rumah Buku holds workshop on writingDENPASAR: Rumah Buku Cengkilung, an alternative library in Denpasar, will hold a special workshop on writing, including how to write a short story and poetry, on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Bird flu may be spreading in Java

Bird flu may be spreading in JavaSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangBird flu, which last week killed hundreds of chickens in Grobogan regency, Central Java, is suspected to have spread to several other areas across the province in what is believed to be a new outbreak.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Flying high with cheaper airfares

Flying high with cheaper airfaresHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Passengers from Indonesia to several major cities in Asia and Australia can now get cheaper airfares thanks to special sales campaigns launched by several major regional airlines.

Thu, 07 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo ally wins MPR chair by a hairbreadth

Susilo ally wins MPR chair by a hairbreadthThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe coalition supporting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) leadership election on Wednesday, allaying fears of hostile maneuvers by political opponents against Susilo's presidency.