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Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Railway fares
Railway faresFrom Republika In the opinion of train commuters, the idea of the Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi divisions of railway company PT KAI to increase railway fares as of Jan. 1, 2003, really defies reason; first and foremost, for the reason that the latest fare hikes were just...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
BP to fully resume East Java gas supply
BP to fully resume East Java gas supplyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc. completed on Friday the repair work on leaks at its gas pipelines in East Java, a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Sutiyoso and garbage
Sutiyoso and garbage As many of us know, the main problems that constantly bedevil our capital city, Jakarta, are its transportation system, flooding and garbage disposal. Unfortunately, the city administration and bureaucracy have never come up with any workable solutions to these problems,...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
TV Today: Saturday, January 18, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, January 18, 2003 TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Sports Feature8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Documentary9:30 Entertainment 10:00 Mujizat10:30 Talk Show11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Directorate General of Telecommunications and Post issued a directive on Friday instructing the country's four fixed-line telephone operators to charge their customers at the old rate.The move follows a government decision to postpone the recently announce rate increase.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Reduced competitiveness blamed on lack of stars
Reduced competitiveness blamed on lack of starsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As competitiveness has faded significantly, the Indonesian amateur boxing today could hardly yield future stars as did in the past, former national star Syamsul Anwar Harahap said.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Legislators set to investigate Indosat sale to foreign firm
Legislators set to investigate Indosat sale to foreign firmKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 117 legislators submitted a petition on Friday urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to exercise its investigative powers to examine the sale of 41.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Telkom told to charge customers old rate
Telkom told to charge customers old rateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Telecommunications and Post issued a directive on Friday instructing the country's four fixed-line telephone operators to charge their customers at the old rate.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
JP/6/E04
JP/6/E04Telephone rates The government has finally delayed the new telephone tariff increases, which should be effective this month. The delay was announced after a meeting between three coordinating ministers and members of the House and Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Belgium urges RI to free dredgers
Belgium urges RI to free dredgers The Belgium government summoned the Indonesian ambassador Thursday to protest Jakarta's refusal to release three Belgian dredging vessels that have been cleared by an Indonesian court of illegally operating in Indonesian waters.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
* Headlines: KPU must proceed or risk delayed election2
* Headlines: KPU must proceed or risk delayed election2 * National:Four hurt in clash during price hike protest 4 * Archipelago: Separatists to leave Ambon to attend trial5 * Opinion: Leaders, media must adapt to changes7 * City: Councillors to get training paid for by UNDP8 * Sports: Top players...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
RI economy to suffer should U.S. attack Iraq
RI economy to suffer should U.S. attack IraqThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia's economy, still struggling to recover from the economic crisis in the late 1990s, would experience another major setback if the U.S. launched a military strike on Iraq, a foreign-based economist said.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
1. Cifor20 -- Sustaining RI forests
1. Cifor20 -- Sustaining RI forests needs strong measures2. State16 -- Total intelligence needed for comprehensive national security
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Humor in Rastika's Glass Painting
Humor in Rastika's Glass PaintingYusuf Susilo Hartono Contributor Jakarta After being absent for sometime of solo exhibition area in Jakarta, Rastika, 60-year-old glass painter from Gegesik Kulon, a village in Cirebon, West Java, backs with his latest works.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
S. Arabian citizen nabbed for drugs
S. Arabian citizen nabbed for drugs TANGERANG: A Saudi Arabian citizen was arrested at Soekarno- Hatta International Airport on Thursday for trying to smuggle 2,647 benzodiazepam barbiturate pills into the country.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Four students hurt in clash during price hike protest
Four students hurt in clash during price hike protestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least four students were wounded when police scuffled with some 3,000 students protesting in front of the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Feeding banks only deters real-sector industries
Feeding banks only deters real-sector industriesPitan Daslani, Journalist, Jakarta In defending her policy to increase fuel prices and utility rates, little did President Megawati Soekarnoputri realize -- unless she really meant it -- that she was well on track to crippling Indonesia's real-sector...
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Threat not to pay taxes
Threat not to pay taxes In the rallies held in response to the simultaneous increases of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs, the protesters demanded that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz resign. I can certainly understand this demand.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Jan. 17 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 17 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,522.46 4,929.28 5,253.88 5,197.63Brunei dollar 1 5,419.03 4,839.66 5,155.47 5,103.14Canadian dollar 1 6,108.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
RI to set up property rights task force
RI to set up property rights task forceDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to curb rampant intellectual property piracy in the country, the government is planning to establish a task force that would strengthen coordination among law enforcers.
Sat, 18 Jan 2003
Defense plea in Theys trial rejected
Defense plea in Theys trial rejected SURABAYA, East Java: Military prosecutors rejected on Friday a defense plea by lawyers of seven Army Special Forces (Kopassus) members charged with murdering Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.Chief investigator Col.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
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Time to get realistic about forest crisis Longgena Ginting Executive Director The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) Jakarta2. WB -- WB briefs CGI before Bali meeting 1 x 30Part 1 of 2 Stability, growth, reform: WB 3.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
1. Budget - 1x27
1. Budget - 1x27 Council criticizes proposed budget 2. Dolog - 2x18 Sutiyoso demands that Dolog chief be fired 3. Gading - 2x 25Residents lose class action filed against Sutiyoso4. Speak - 2x20 'Police rely on money from drug dealers'
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Sutiyoso demands that Dolog chief be fired
Sutiyoso demands that Dolog chief be firedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Angered by what he sees as chaos in the distribution of subsidized rice to the poor, Governor Sutiyoso urged on Thursday the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to replace its provincial logistics agency (Dolog) chief,...
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
House to summon Susilo over Aceh
House to summon Susilo over Aceh JAKARTA: The House of Representatives' Commission I for defense and political affairs will summon Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the troubled province of Aceh.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
KPPU loses legal battle in Indomobil case
KPPU loses legal battle in Indomobil caseA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has lost a legal battle against parties it ruled to have manipulated the Indomobil sale last year.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
New envoys present credentials
New envoys present credentials JAKARTA: Tunisian Ambassadors Mohammed Mouldi Kefi and Afghanistan Ambassador Abdul Rahim Sayed Jan submitted their credentials to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
SE Asian states form antiterror committee
SE Asian states form antiterror committeeAgence France-Presse, Manila The Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand on Thursday agreed to form a joint committee that will boost multilateral cooperation against terrorism and other transnational crimes.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
`Police rely on money from drug dealers'
`Police rely on money from drug dealers' Drug abuse is one of the serious problems facing the country, especially big cities like Jakarta. Under the antidrug laws which allow the death penalty for drug traffickers, 21 people have been sentenced to death. But none have been executed.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Privatization of water may get House backing
Privatization of water may get House backingBambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite some criticism due to nationalistic and perhaps environmental concerns, the privatization of water resources in the country could soon receive strong legal backing as the House...
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Time to get realistic about forest crisis
Time to get realistic about forest crisisLonggena Ginting, Executive Director, The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), Jakarta Indonesia's forests are in dire straits. This fact is not debatable anymore, and is in such a state that there is no longer any news value in the tragic state of...
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
RI needs $2.4b to $2.8b more loans from CGI: WB
RI needs $2.4b to $2.8b more loans from CGI: WBDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank said on Thursday Indonesia would need to obtain between US$2.4 billion to $2.8 billion in fresh loans from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) donors to help finance the 2003 state budget...
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Ali, Mubarok transferred to Bali
Ali, Mubarok transferred to BaliWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The police transferred Ali Imron, Mubarok and 13 other suspects in the Oct. 12, 2003, Bali blasts to Bali on Thursday for further interrogation.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Illegal logging costs $609m, environmental destruction
Illegal logging costs $609m, environmental destructionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Widespread illegal logging costs US$609 million annually in environmental destruction throughout the country, an expert has said.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso was upset upon hearing that the
Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso was upset upon hearing that the central government had distributed cheap rice for poor families in Jakarta without his awareness.He said that it was the city administration that is the most informed about the number of poor families and where they live in the capital city.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
The water saga
The water saga My wife and I are devastated by the handling of PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) of our case.For five years our monthly payment had been below Rp 400,000. In May 2002 we received a bill for Rp 1,104,100, then in June 2002 we received a bill of Rp 983,500.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Hospitals have
Hospitals have social function From Media IndonesiaSeveral hospitals in East Java have raised their treatment fees. In Indonesia, as a developing nation or even a poor country, hospitals have a social function, while a commercial motive is, in my opinion, not yet appropriate.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50 Rising utility prices: Something we have to give 2. KELLY: 1 x 40 No easy way out of Korea crisis: Kelly 3. TERROR: 1 x 38 SE Asian states form antiterror body
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Cigna Open likely to lack top players
Cigna Open likely to lack top playersMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2003 Cigna Open organizers have confirmed an increase in prize money, but the tennis tournament will likely lack top national players due to clashes with other tournaments.The tournament will run from Feb. 9 through Feb.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
4 x 10
4 x 10 Kalimantan rejects Madurese migrants JP/5/Aceh2 x 25 Continuing violations in Aceh threaten peace pact JP/5/mayat1 x 23 Man held for cannibalism Pdip1 x 36 Police detain dozens over PDI-P attack
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Railway fares
Railway fares From Republika In the opinion of train commuters, the idea of the Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi divisions of railway company PT KAI to increase railway fares as of Jan. 1, 2003, really defies reason; first and foremost, for the reason that the latest fare hikes were just...
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Diplomacy with CGI is really a `dangdut' thing
Diplomacy with CGI is really a `dangdut' thingKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com It might be worth their while for Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yutaka Iimura, U.S. Ambassador Ralph L.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Stability, growth, reform: WB
Stability, growth, reform: WBWorld Bank, Jakarta Indonesia experienced another year of modest growth amidst a hesitant global recovery, and a deteriorating investment climate. Significant progress was made in democratization, macroeconomic stability and fiscal sustainability, but growth did not...
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Continuing violations in Aceh threaten peace pact
Continuing violations in Aceh threaten peace pactNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The cessation of hostilities agreement that Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (MOU) signed in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2002, has come under threat following a series of violations over the last two months.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
ROAD REPAIRS: A truck dumps soil to rebuild part of a road that
ROAD REPAIRS: A truck dumps soil to rebuild part of a road that collapsed following a recent landslide in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, which borders Riau province. The repair work on the 700- meter stretch of road will cost billions of rupiah.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
German journalist gets 10 months for visa offense
German journalist gets 10 months for visa offenseM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A German TV cameraman was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Thursday for violating his visa by doing business-related activities.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
City gets no benefit from islands
City gets no benefit from islands JAKARTA: At least 34 islands of the Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) group located off the north coast of Jakarta are still private property, as the owners, who have been licensed to manage them, have not opened them to the public.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Want Rp 10m? Stand near tree
Want Rp 10m? Stand near treeAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If one of the city's trees or its branches falls and results in a person's death, family members are entitled to receive up to Rp 10 million (US$1,100) in compensation from the city administration.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Job accidents increase, safety measures do not
Job accidents increase, safety measures do notM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Novi had to rush to her factory because she was afraid of being late for her night shift and it never occurred to her that something awful was going to happen at work.
Fri, 17 Jan 2003
PDI-P, PPP support state campaigners
PDI-P, PPP support state campaignersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a move that observers fear could perpetuate abuses of power, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the United Development Party (PPP) have come out in favor of state officials being allowed...