Suspicious package found near Gambir

Suspicious package found near Gambir

JAKARTA: A suspicious package thought to be a bomb was found
by residents near Gambir railway station in front of the main
gate of the Graha Migas building in Gambir, Central Jakarta.

A resident who noticed the package at 2:30 p.m. alerted nearby
police officers, who in turn contacted the city police bomb
squad.

Members of the bomb squad from Kelapa Dua, Depok, arrived
about half an hour later and opened the package, which was tied
with plastic string. The squad members found another box wrapped
in paper inside the package.

Squad members put the box back into the package and took it to
city police headquarters for further investigation.

Police, however, have not yet confirmed the contents of the
package. --JP

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Police question BPN head
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Police question BPN head

JAKARTA: City police questioned the head of the National Land
Agency (BPN), Robert Lumampow, on Thursday as a suspect in a
fraudulent land permit case.

Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo told reporters that Robert
was suspected of issuing a fake permit for 4.9 hectares of land
located in the Pesanggrahan district in 2001 when he was still
head of the agency's office in South Jakarta.

He said the same office had issued the permit in 1997 for a
plantation managed by PT Tripatria Citra Sarana. -- JP

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Pickpockets plague train passengers
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Pickpockets plague train passengers

JAKARTA: Passengers of the commuter trains on the Kota-Rangkas
Bitung route have complained about an increase in the number of
pickpockets on the trains.

One victim, Marni, 20, said on Thursday pickpockets stole her
wallet, which she kept in her purse. She said she had Rp 65,000
in the wallet.

"They slashed my purse," Marni said, adding that she did not
report the incident to security officers because she thought it
was useless.

"What's the use of reporting the case. I won't get my money
back," she said.

She said two of her friends, Wati and Tuti, had also lots
their wallets on the same train. -- Antara

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Chinese pageants on stage Saturday
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Chinese pageants on stage Saturday

JAKARTA: Thirty-two Chinese Indonesians will appear on stage
for the selection of the Chinese version of Mr. and Ms. Jakarta,
or Cici-Koko 2003, this Saturday.

The contest, the second to be staged, is being organized by
the tourism office of the West Jakarta municipality in
cooperation with the Jakarta Society of Chinese Indonesians.

A total of 120 people registered for the event, but only 104,
including 41 men, went through to the selection process.

Abdul Chair, head of the tourism office, told
Beritajakarta.com, that the grand final would be highlighted by
lion dances (barongsai), with MTV VJs Ari and Dessy Chang
presenting the event.

The finalists have been staying in the Hotel Batavia since
last weekend, as well as participating in a series of briefings
and rehearsals for the event, which will be staged in the hotel's
ballroom. --JP