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PPATK suspects money launderers behind stock rally

PPATK suspects money launderers behind stock rallyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government antimoney-laundering agency admitted on Friday that "hot money" being laundered through the local stock market might have been a key driver behind the high-flying bourse in recent months.

BI won't hike reserves requirement in near future

BI won't hike reserves requirement in near futureThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe central bank said on Friday it would not increase anytime soon the current 5 percent minimum reserves requirements for the country's commercial banks.

Surakarta's old museum seeks a fresh look

Surakarta's old museum seeks a fresh lookBambang M, Contributor, Surakarta, Central Java On a dull morning, with little else to do in Surakarta, a family explored the colonial-style Museum Radya Pustaka on Jl. Slamet Riyadi.

Councillor hopefuls tattled on colleagues agead of election

Councillor hopefuls tattled on colleagues agead of electionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The race to win a place on the 75-seat City Council has reportedly become so fierce that candidates from the same parties are turning on each other, going so far as to turn in fellow party...

Capacity building for combating terrorism

Capacity building for combating terrorismBantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly' Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.id2. Dawn -- Why be a "suicide bomber ?" 1 X 45Reasons why people become suicide bombers Iffat Idris The Dawn Asia News Network...

~Edu

~EduImproving our education system It was saddening to read about a suicide attempt by an elementary schoolboy in East Java's provincial city of Surabaya last Saturday. His reason for wanting to end his life may have seemed insignificant, but the negative impact on our education sector is immense.

JP/3/PSI

JP/3/PSIPSI to exploit diverse network Rais Hidayat Research and Development Unit The Jakarta Post JakartaThis is the 11th article in a series of the 24 political parties contesting the 2004 elections. The acronym of the Indonesian Unity Party (PSI), or Partai Sarikat Indonesia, once belonged to an...

Fifteen perish, tow missing as landslides devastate Central Java

Fifteen perish, tow missing as landslides devastate Central JavaSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta At least 15 were killed as landslides and floods triggered by days of rain swept through three villages in Purworejo regency, Central Java, residents said on Friday.

Poultry farmer optimistic despite bird flu fiasco

Poultry farmer optimistic despite bird flu fiascoIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Bird flu, which hit poultry businesses in East Java province several months ago, has not forced local poultry businessman Paul Iskandar to go under.

Firms unhappy with bill on dumping

Firms unhappy with bill on dumping TANGERANG: A draft bylaw that will set out a scale of fees payable for dumping industrial waste in Tangerang regency has met with objections from members of the industrial community.

[b]Congestion charges and

Congestion charges and proper traffic planning Michael Garcma Ph.D. Candidate Cornell University Jakarta "3 in 1" should be "three-in-one" 2. Simon -- Educators need a more positive attitude 2 x 30Educators need a more positive attitude to be model to students Simon Marcus Gower Executive Principal...

Indonesian stocks declined, with the benchmark sliding for a

Indonesian stocks declined, with the benchmark sliding for a fourth day. Bank Danamon led lenders lower after the government said interest rates will fall at a slower rate this year, raising concern loan growth will slow.

Indonesians ready for haj pilgrimage

Indonesians ready for haj pilgrimageAgencies Mecca, Saudi ArabiaOver 200,000 Indonesians will join more than two million Muslims who began on Friday the annual haj pilgrimage amid heightened security as Saudi Arabia continued to battle Islamic militants bent on undermining its ruling family.

Arms talks to top Iliescu's agenda in RI visit

Arms talks to top Iliescu's agenda in RI visitFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaRomanian President Ion Iliescu will begin a five-day state visit to Indonesia on Sunday, with talks on arms sales set to top his agenda.

Poll watch to report councillor

Poll watch to report councillor TANGERANG: The Tangerang Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) will report a council member to police for allegedly using a fake university diploma in his elections application.

Life not a bed of roses for Julius

Life not a bed of roses for Julius For Julius, 21, his gold medal in track and field at the National Special Games last year meant nothing when it came to real life.As a visually impaired child, Julius has lived with discrimination from "normal" people all his life.

Traders to sue Tanah Abang operator

Traders to sue Tanah Abang operator JAKARTA: About 600 traders at the Tanah Abang textile market in Central Jakarta are considering suing the market operator for trying to oust them."We still hold valid licenses that allow us to stay until 2007, some even until 2015," the coordinator of the...

BI won't hike reserves requirement in near future

BI won't hike reserves requirement in near futureThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank said on Friday it would not increase anytime soon the current 5 percent minimum reserves requirements for the country's commercial banks.

Proposed Indonesian social security reform: Will it work?

Proposed Indonesian social security reform: Will it work?Alex Arifianto, The SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta Indonesia's social security program is currently undergoing a major overhaul designed to make the existing system work better for its beneficiaries and to extend social security coverage...

Floods inundate eight districts in South Kalimantan province

Floods inundate eight districts in South Kalimantan provinceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Flooding hit eight districts in the South Kalimantan regency of Tabalong, killing one person and inundating thousands of houses in the area.

Beware of pickpockets

Beware of pickpocketsFrom KompasGroups of youths in their twenties are operating as pickpockets in front of the Widjojo Center building on Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta during morning office hours, targeting passengers who get on and off city buses.

Incomplete studies stall monorail

Incomplete studies stall monorailDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The monorail construction scheduled for February has, once again, been delayed due to unfinished financial and technical studies.

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, January 31, 2004

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, January 31, 2004Exhibitions* Textile and graphic Sen by Rie Watanabe and Konomi Sugahara from Japan at CCF French Cultural Center on Jl. Sagan 3 (Tel. 0274-566520, 547409), Feb. 3 to Feb. 10.

Damaging original stories

Damaging original storiesFrom Kompas The Indonesian film industry has seen a revival recently with the production of a number of new films featuring young local talent with youngsters obviously the target market.One particularly successful film is Ada apa dengan cinta (What's up with love?).

Ethical regional autonomy

Ethical regional autonomy The Asia Foundation's seminar titled Reflections on Three Years of Regional Autonomy in Indonesia held in Jakarta on Tuesday (The Jakarta Post Jan. 28), discussed the progress of regional autonomy.

Freed hostages long to be reunited with husbands

Freed hostages long to be reunited with husbandsTeuku Agam Muzakkir and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Jakarta The women hostages recently released by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) said on Friday they could not wait to see their husbands and children, whom they have not met since their...

The garbage conundrum

The garbage conundrum The controversial reopening of the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi, West Java, is just one part of Jakarta's garbage problem. House-to-house collection of garbage and transportation to temporary and final dumps have not yet been properly implemented.

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.30, 2004

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.30, 2004 ______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...

TPM demands release of 'Gun Gun'

TPM demands release of 'Gun Gun' JAKARTA: The Muslim Defense Team (TPM) demanded on Friday that Rusmawan Gunawan, alias Gun Gun, be freed due to what they claimed to be insufficient evidence about his involvement in aiding and abetting terrorists.

* Headlines: Akbar's lawyers warn of pressure on judges 2

* Headlines: Akbar's lawyers warn of pressure on judges 2 * National: House urged to suspend judiciary bill 4 * Archipelago: 5,000 flee as Flores volcano erupts 5 * Opinion: Visa policy an unnecessary blunder? 6 * City: Govt ignores environmental crisis in Puncak 8 * Sports: Verplank commands at...

Educators need a more positive attitude to be model to students

Educators need a more positive attitude to be model to studentsSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia, Jakarta Talking recently to educators in Indonesia has, at times, been a disturbing experience.

Indonesia hopes to learn from Austrian SME program

Indonesia hopes to learn from Austrian SME programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia should learn from Austria's success in turning its small and medium-scale businesses and cooperatives into the backbone of its economy and its largest employer, Indonesian Ambassador to Austria Samodra Sriwidjaja...

RI hires Bob Dole as lobbyist in U.S

RI hires Bob Dole as lobbyist in U.SFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government indicated on Friday that it had hired former U.S. Republican Senator Bob Dole as the country's official lobbyist to deal with the U.S. administration in Washington.

RI bridge team wins Aussie Open

RI bridge team wins Aussie Open JAKARTA: The Indonesian Bridge League champion team extended its winning streak when it won the Australian Summer Bridge Open tournament in Canberra, Australia.The team, which returned to Jakarta on Thursday, was sponsored by Djarum, comprised Ferdy Waluyan, Giovanni...

Nuwa Wea denies having met Taiwanese minister

Nuwa Wea denies having met Taiwanese ministerNuwa Wea denies having met Taiwanese minister: Manpower and Transmigration Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea denied on Friday he had met and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Taiwanese Commission for Labor Affairs minister as earlier claimed by...

Gajah Tunggal projects 20 percent growth in 2004

Gajah Tunggal projects 20 percent growth in 2004Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed tire maker PT Gajah Tunggal is projecting a 15 percent to 20 percent growth in sales in 2004, said Mulyati Gozali, the company's new president commissioner, on Friday after a shareholders'...

Ex-police chief hails New Order

Ex-police chief hails New Order SALATIGA, Central Java: Former National Police chief Gen. (ret) Dibyo Widodo claimed that many people were longing for the period when the New Order regime ruled the country.

1. LANDSLIDE: 1 LINE, 56 COUNTS

1. LANDSLIDE: 1 LINE, 56 COUNTS Fifteen perish, two missing as landslides devastate C. Java 2. RAIN: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS Wild storm rips through Jakarta 3. ADHA: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS Indonesians ready for haj pilgrimage 4. HOSTAGES: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Freed hostages tell of nightmares in captivity

Taiwan to end ban on RI workers

Taiwan to end ban on RI workersJAKARTA: Taiwan is likely next month to lift a ban on the recruitment of new Indonesian workers, a Taipei official said Friday.He said Taiwan's labour minister, Chen Chu, and her Indonesian counterpart, Jacob Nuwa Wea, held talks here Thursday and agreed that Jakarta...

One dead, 5,000 flee volcano eruption

One dead, 5,000 flee volcano eruptionYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara At least one person was reported dead and some 5,000 others evacuated from their homes after a volcano on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted, spewing dark clouds of ash and molten...

Akbar's lawyers warn of pressure on judges

Akbar's lawyers warn of pressure on judgesKurniawan Hari and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawyers of convicted Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung on Friday criticized the increasing frequency and size of the protest rallies outside the Supreme Court (MA) building, saying that the...

NGOs demand House to suspend judiciary deliberations

NGOs demand House to suspend judiciary deliberationsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on the House of Representatives and the government on Friday to suspend the deliberation of three judiciary bills due to the limited...

Indonesia's controversial visa policy - Calculated move or

Indonesia's controversial visa policy - Calculated move or unnecessary blunderJoe L. Spartz Business Consultant Jakarta Many had hoped that Indonesia's restrictive new tourist visa policy would be relegated to the back-burner and discreetly forgotten.

Four rebels killed in Aceh

Four rebels killed in AcehBANDA ACEH: Soldiers have shot dead four separatist rebels and arrested three others in Aceh province, the military said Friday.The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels were killed in separate raids in two districts on Thursday, said Asep Sapari, a military spokesman.

Paradigm shift in RI higher education

Paradigm shift in RI higher educationSetiono, Lecturer , Atmajaya Catholic University, Jakarta It is not enough to keep abreast with advances in science and technology -- higher learning institutions should also be pioneers.

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to sell debt and equity in Texmaco Group, the country's biggest textile maker, in a third attempt to woo overseas investors to buy 29 trillion rupiah (US$3.4 billion) of assets, IBRA chairman Syafruddin Temenggung said.

Yogyakarta hosts children's congress

Yogyakarta hosts children's congress JAKARTA: The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) will organize the 4th Congress for Indonesian Children in Yogyakarta next month.Commission chairman Seto Mulyadi said after a meeting with deputy House speaker Muhaimin Iskandar here on Friday...

Locals attack red-light cafes

Locals attack red-light cafes BOGOR: Local residents attacked and burned about 12 small cafes in Kampung Babakan, Pondok Udik subdistrict, Kemang district, at about 5 a.m. on Friday, the core business of which they accused of prostitution.

'Better safe than sorry; fish instead of chicken'

'Better safe than sorry; fish instead of chicken' Although there has not yet been a reported case in the country of humans infected with avian influenza, or bird flu, many people have opted not to eat chicken, eggs or other poultry products.

Club culture

Club culture Welcome to a brand new Jakarta Post column that each Friday will inform you of all the special events, club nights and other entertainment scheduled for the weekend in Jakarta. If your club, restaurant or venue has something on, e-mail the details with phone contact to:...