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Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Thailand seeks RI's aid to stop terror attack
Thailand seeks RI's aid to stop terror attackAgencies, Bangkok Indonesian authorities have agreed to keep tabs on Thai students attending Islamic schools in the country to thwart possible terrorist recruitment, Thailand's justice minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
People protest against attack on temple
People protest against attack on temple JAKARTA: Dozens of members of several associations staged a protest outside the House of Representatives compound over the recent attack on a temple on Jl. Pluit Raya, North Jakarta.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Govt prepares for possible SARS outbreak
Govt prepares for possible SARS outbreakEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government claims it has taken the necessary measures to prevent a possible recurrence of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Indonesia, following a confirmed SARS case on Monday in China.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Well-known aspirants yet to declare their wealth
Well-known aspirants yet to declare their wealthMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of public figures who top the lists of legislative candidates representing their respective parties are among those who have not yet submitted all the required documents, including wealth...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Judicial review for Nigerian on death row begins
Judicial review for Nigerian on death row beginsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court began on Thursday the first session of a judicial review requested by death row convict Nigerian Obina Nwajagu.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
OPEC contains oil price rise by pumping extra supplies
OPEC contains oil price rise by pumping extra suppliesMuklis Ali and Richard Mably, Reuters, Jakarta OPEC is leaking extra supplies to contain high oil prices and would prefer crude down about US$2 a barrel, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro of Indonesia said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Seven illegal Afghan immigrants stage hunger strike in Mataram
Seven illegal Afghan immigrants stage hunger strike in MataramLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Seven illegal immigrants from Afghanistan are staging a hunger strike that began on Wednesday in the West Nusa Tenggara capital of Mataram, demanding that the UN...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Police to question Baramuli
Police to question Baramuli MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The police are investigating alleged violations of electoral law involving former Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) chief A.A. Baramuli.Provincial Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) chairman Aswanto reported Baramuli on Thursday to the...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Police seize 15,000 kiloliters of fuel
Police seize 15,000 kiloliters of fuel BANDUNG: A joint team found 15,000 kiloliters of mixed diesel and kerosene fuel on Thursday in a warehouse belonging to a local fuel agent in Baleendah district here.The fuel was contained in seven drums, said the chief of the Baleendah police subprecinct, Adj.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Trial over ex-SCTV producer starts
Trial over ex-SCTV producer starts JAKARTA: The first hearing of a lawsuit filed by former producer of private television station SCTV, Dandhy Dwi Laksono, against the station started on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
KPU, parties must agree on election rules
KPU, parties must agree on election rulesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) asked the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the 24 political parties eligible for the elections to reach a common understanding on several campaign regulations,...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Waste in busway project
Waste in busway project From Warta Kota One instance of waste in the Jakarta busway project is the tearing down of the railings in front of the Harco building in downtown Glodok. Used to date for motorcycle parking, the lane within the steel barriers is to be used by the busway.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
RI bond excites Asian debt market
RI bond excites Asian debt marketKaren K. Lane, Dow Jones, Singapore Investors will have plenty of choice in the next few months with the Asian international bond pipeline rapidly filling up - but it's an Indonesian sovereign that is whetting market appetite.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Helping migrant women workers
Helping migrant women workersFrom Kompas We have read reports about the plight of Indonesian migrant women workers in Saudi Arabia and some other countries. I believe the government and the Indonesian labor recruitment companies are fully responsible for this matter.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
To vote or not to vote?
To vote or not to vote? With legislative elections less than three months away, the hurdles in the way of smooth and orderly polls appear to be looming increasingly large on Indonesia's political landscape.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Youth group to boycott elections
Youth group to boycott elections SURABAYA: Dozens of people grouped under the banner of the Indonesian Youth Struggle Front (FPPI) rallied on Thursday to support a poll boycott, saying the political parties contesting the 2004 elections were more concerned about their own interests rather than the...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Ensuring East Asia's security and stability
Ensuring East Asia's security and stabilityNiu Jun, China Daily Asia News Network, Beijing In terms of post-Cold War conditions, there exist some factors of instability and the possibility of turmoil or even military conflict in East Asia.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Two nabbed for supplying funny money
Two nabbed for supplying funny money YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta police arrested two suppliers of counterfeit banknotes late on Wednesday as they were attempting to sell the forgeries on Jl. Sugiyono here. The two suspects were named as Nuryanto and Irvan.From the two, the police seized Rp 7.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
* Headlines: Biodiesel fuel could free Jakarta from pollution 2
* Headlines: Biodiesel fuel could free Jakarta from pollution 2 * National: Well-known candidates yet to submit wealth report 4 * Archipelago: Regent acquitted of corruption charges 5 * Opinion: Rational basis of RI's international diplomacy 6 * City: Bus consortium to be paid by kilometer 8 *...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Protester shot dead at Australian mine in N. Maluku
Protester shot dead at Australian mine in N. MalukuSandy Darmosumarto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One tribesman on the North Maluku island of Halmahera was shot dead and four others were injured when paramilitary Mobile Brigade police opened fire to disperse hundreds of...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
1. BIN: 1 line, 24 COUNTS
1. BIN: 1 line, 24 COUNTS BIN's plan not yet final 2. FOOD: 3 LINES, 13 COUNTS 50% of snacks sold in schools unhealthy: BPOM 3. UI: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTS Educated women think little of Mega: Study 4. TERROR: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Thailand seeks RI's aid to stop terror attacks
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Govt to introduce new timber plantation policy
Govt to introduce new timber plantation policy JAKARTA: The government is set to issue a new package of policies on industrial forest estates (HTI) in the next two weeks, aimed at developing more timber plantations, without endangering the forests.Minister of Forestry M.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Chinese nationals deported from Sorong
Chinese nationals deported from Sorong SORONG, Papua: The Sorong immigration office has deported three Chinese nationals for misusing their stay permits, an official said here on Thursday.They were deported through Jakarta on Wednesday, said Achmad Widodo, the head of the Sorong regency immigration...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
50% of snacks sold in schools unhealthy: BOMP
50% of snacks sold in schools unhealthy: BOMPA. Junaidi, , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) announced on Thursday that about 50 percent of the snacks sold in schools were unhealthy, but admitted that no significant action had been taken agaist the food producers.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Megawati and Badawi agree to bolster ties between RI and KL
Megawati and Badawi agree to bolster ties between RI and KLFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resorted to the personal touch to cement a strong relationship with his host, President Megawati Soekarnoputri, while the President herself...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Panwaslu officials face threats, continued violations
Panwaslu officials face threats, continued violationsThe Jakarta Post, Semarang/Mataram/Makassar The occupational hazards of supervising the electoral preparations became clear on Thursday as a provincial election supervisory official reported to police that he had been receiving threats to his...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
BIN's plan not yet final
BIN's plan not yet finalFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just one day after a Cabinet minister claimed that President Megawati Soekarnoputri had given her blessing for the expansion of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) up to the regency and municipal...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Opposition continues against partition
Opposition continues against partitionNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Following a public meeting held by the Papua provincial legislative council in December last year, the council will convey the outcome of it to President Megawati Soekarnoputri in Jakarta.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Save the country from ruin
Save the country from ruinFrom Suara KaryaMembers of the political elite in responsible positions are holders of a public mandate who should bring about improvements for the nation. Their policies should therefore benefit the interests of the public at large.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Busway consortium to be paid by the km
Busway consortium to be paid by the kmDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The busway consortium -- comprising of three private bus operators and two city-owned transportation firms -- will receive a fee from operating the busway calculated on every kilometer the buses travel, rather than the...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Small and medium firms get 50 enterprise awards
Small and medium firms get 50 enterprise awardsP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Forty small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Java, Bali and Sulawesi won 50 enterprise awards on Thursday for their outstanding performance in the face of global economic obstacles.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
JP/13/hutan
JP/13/hutanGovt to set a new HTI policy JAKARTA: The government is set to issue a new package of policies on industrial forest estates (HTI) in the next two weeks to develop more timber plantations, but without endangering the forests.Minister of Forestry M.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Sidewalk vendors sent packing
Sidewalk vendors sent packing JAKARTA: The South Jakarta municipality administration evicted on Thursday dozens of sidewalk vendors along several streets in Pasar Minggu, Ragunan and Rajawali subdistricts.The evictions started at 9 a.m.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Local players get light bans for fight
Local players get light bans for fightZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following a four-year ban slapped on Jorge Toledo of Persita Tangerang, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) announced suspensions for three other players here on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Officials irked by party paraphernalia
Officials irked by party paraphernaliaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration told political parties on Thursday not to place their flags and banners in public places before the campaign period for the 2004 General Election begins in March.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Civet cat: Fruit eater or SARS carrier?
Civet cat: Fruit eater or SARS carrier?Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press, Shanghai, China The poor civet cat is an animal with an image problem.Nine months ago, they were banished from markets as suspected spreaders of the SARS virus, only to be back on the menu after the outbreak subsided.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Five drug dealer suspects nabbed
Five drug dealer suspects nabbed DEPOK: Depok Police arrested five suspected drug dealers and seized 1.7 kilograms of marijuana as evidence from them during a week-long antidrug operation.Police arrested three suspects on Monday evening after receiving a tipoff from residents at Bakti Jaya...
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
2004 general elections
2004 general elections From Koran TempoPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is also the leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said in her address at the party's plenary meeting on Dec. 25, 2003 that the 2004 general elections would proceed smoothly.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Vacations: A moral tale
Vacations: A moral tale To an untutored vacationer on leave from an industrialized country such as Europe, Japan or America who passes through Jakarta during Ramadhan, the mass exodus from the capital, which he witnesses through TV or other media, does not raise his curiosity too much.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
LG Group pushed to rescue LG card
LG Group pushed to rescue LG cardAgence France-Presse, Seoul The South Korean government said on Thursday creditors could pull the plug on a rescue bid for LG card unless the firm's parent company, LG Group, provides more financial aid.
Fri, 09 Jan 2004
Busway operators learning how to drive nicely
Busway operators learning how to drive nicelyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang With only a week to go before the city administration kicks off the busway project, 116 bus drivers started a week-long refresher course, with specific attention given to the operation of the busway's specially...
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
New consuls general, directors installed
New consuls general, directors installedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda on Wednesday inaugurated four new consuls general and 16 ministry directors, calling on them to do more to protect Indonesian citizens and secure national interests...
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
KPU finishes verification of three party lists
KPU finishes verification of three party listsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) finally finished on Wednesday its verification of the lists of legislative candidates of the Crescent Star Party (PBB), the Freedom Party and the Social Democratic...
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
1. BIN: 4 LINES, 11 COUNTS
1. BIN: 4 LINES, 11 COUNTS Intelligence body to have offices in regencies 2. IBRA: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Eight more debtors get debt reprieve 3. CIGARET: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Govt wants more revenue from cigarettes 4. BADAWI: 2 LINES, 27 COUNTS Prime Minister Badawi due in Jakarta for a working visit
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
168 kgs of American meat seized
168 kgs of American meat seized BOGOR: Bogor husbandry agency has seized a total of 168 kilograms of beef from two supermarkets. The supermarkets allegedly imported the meat from the United States, where a single case of mad cow disease was discovered on Dec. 23.
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
Sutiyoso to help fund busway feeder services
Sutiyoso to help fund busway feeder servicesDamar Harsanto and Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang Governor Sutiyoso will likely provide budget money for the bus feeder service operators to provide clean, comfortable, air- conditioned buses to support the implementation of the busway...
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
'A regulation's needed to protect consumers'
'A regulation's needed to protect consumers' The central government has reassured the public that there is little chance of mad cow disease entering the country. Indonesia imports only 4 percent of the meat it consumes, mostly from Australia and New Zealand.
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
* Headlines: AGO wants Soeharto's health to be examined 2
* Headlines: AGO wants Soeharto's health to be examined 2 * National: Old parties expected to dominate elections 4 * Archipelago: East Java to be hardest hit by storm 5 * Opinion: Verdict on Koran Tempo a death blow to media 6 * City: Pinang Ranti tense as forced eviction looms 8 * Sports: NBA:...
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
Smoking on Garuda
Smoking on Garuda Having recently taken a return flight to Jeddah on Garuda (GA 980/1) I was most surprised to discover that smoking was permitted on board the aircraft, needless to say, to the considerable discomfort of myself and the vast majority of other passengers, most of whom were fasting at...
Thu, 08 Jan 2004
VAT privileges for SMEs
VAT privileges for SMEs Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the true heroes of the Indonesian economy. While many conglomerates collapsed as a result of the economic crisis that engulfed the country, SMEs have withstood the impact of the crisis, despite skyrocketing lending interest rates and...