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Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Economy cars draw avid interest
Economy cars draw avid interestTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent launch of economy car model by major automobile manufacturer Toyota under its Avanza line -- priced under Rp 100 million (US$11,772) -- proves how huge a market exists here for non-exclusive vehicles.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Seven Iraqi asylum-seekers on hunger strike in Lombok
Seven Iraqi asylum-seekers on hunger strike in LombokLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat Seven Iraqi immigrants here continued their hunger strike on Monday in an attempt to put pressure on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to recognize...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
2,000 customers stop tap water service
2,000 customers stop tap water serviceMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A total of 2,066 customers in Banjar Wijaya housing complex, Cipondoh district, Tangerang regency, have canceled their tap water service from regental water operator PDAM Tirta Kerta Raharja (TKR).
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
RI gets into gear for Thomas Cup, Athens
RI gets into gear for Thomas Cup, AthensZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With Indonesia gearing up to defend the Thomas Cup, which is to employ a new competition format this year, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has reiterated that its Olympic campaign will also be a top...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Bill on direct gubernatorial elections to be prioritized
Bill on direct gubernatorial elections to be prioritizedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The people will soon elect their governors, regents and mayors directly, due to the planned revision of law No. 22/1999.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Cops say 'oink' to green-clad terror
Cops say 'oink' to green-clad terrorEvi Mariani and Marilin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Depok The Jakarta Police announced on Monday that the talk-of-the-town kolor hijau (green underwear) creature -- believed to be a creature that is half-man and half-pig -- does not in fact exist and is only a...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Rupiah ends down on bird flu, dollar demand
Rupiah ends down on bird flu, dollar demandDow Jones, Jakarta Rupiah closed lower on Monday following reports of an outbreak of bird flu in the country. The rupiah ended at Rp 8,460 per U.S. dollar, down from Friday's close of 8,408.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Reflection of achievement, prestige and status
Reflection of achievement, prestige and statusBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta The number of luxury cars in Indonesia, like in many developing countries, is still comparatively small. However, it is not the quantity that matters here, for luxury cars and their owners are a highly exclusive and...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Security concerns haunt annual Jakarta Fair
Security concerns haunt annual Jakarta FairThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta International trade fairs and exhibitions to be hosted by the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, are likely to see less participants and exhibitors due to heightening political tensions prior to the general...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
ASEAN must integrate or lose out: Study
ASEAN must integrate or lose out: StudyDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Singapore The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must move quicker toward economic integration and a single market if the 10-nation grouping is to compete effectively, particularly against China and India, a consultants'...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
'3-in-1 policy only delays traffic jams'
'3-in-1 policy only delays traffic jams' Hundreds of road users have been ticketed for violating the new three-in-one traffic policy enforced on Monday. The offenders are facing sentences of up to a month in prison and a fine of Rp 1 million (US$119).
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Councillors criticizes for sequestration
Councillors criticizes for sequestrationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra An activist of a civil rights non-governmental organization (NGO) condemned on Monday the Deli Serdang regental council's move to sequester 45 councillors at the Grand Angkasa Hotel in Medan, the capital...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
* Headlines: 'Tempo' credibility stands firm amid libel suits 2
* Headlines: 'Tempo' credibility stands firm amid libel suits 2 * National: Govt, House defend new anticorruption body 4 * Archipelago: Local KPU shortlist legislative candidates 5 * Opinion: Dilemmas of the post-Soeharto democracy 6 * City: Students find literature bring 8 * Sports: Mickelson back...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
1. THREE IN ONE: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24
1. THREE IN ONE: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24 Hundreds receive tickets during new 3-in-1's first day 2. TEMPO: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 'Tempo' still standing tall despite efforts to topple it 'Tempo' credibility stands firm amid libel suits3.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Police say 'Oink' to green-togged terror
Police say 'Oink' to green-togged terrorEvi Mariani and Marilin The Jakarta Post Jakarta/DepokThe Jakarta Police announced on Monday that the talk-of-the-town kolor hijau (green underwear) creature -- believed to be a creature that is half-man and half-pig -- does not in fact exist and is only a...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Activist opposes official houses
Activist opposes official housesRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan A local non-governmental organization activist lashed out on Monday at the East Kalimantan provincial government for allocating a budget to build houses for council officials that far exceeds the market price.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Dollars mire 'Tempo' in financial straits: Observer
Dollars mire 'Tempo' in financial straits: Observer The recovery of damages in foreign currency in the lawsuit against Koran Tempo daily is a sign from business tycoon Tomy Winata that he can pressure the Indonesian judiciary to do what he wanted, said a political observer.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
'Tempo' lawyers want Tomy to stand trial for perjury
'Tempo' lawyers want Tomy to stand trial for perjuryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defense lawyers of Tempo magazine told the court on Monday to order the prosecution of tycoon Tomy Winata for perjury in the earlier hearing of the libel case in which three of the weekly's journalists...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
House, govt defend corruption 'bulldozer'
House, govt defend corruption 'bulldozer'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government on Monday defended the establishment of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and denied suggestions that the setting up of the new commission was...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Busway and traffic congestion
Busway and traffic congestionFrom Media Indonesia For the new Blok M to Kota Trans-Jakarta Busway system, the city administration has stipulated that the ban on private cars carrying fewer than three passengers now covers more streets and is effective for longer hours.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Busway and traffic congestion
Busway and traffic congestionFrom Media Indonesia For the new Blok M to Kota Trans-Jakarta Busway system, the city administration has stipulated that the ban on private cars carrying fewer than three passengers now covers more streets and is effective for longer hours.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Government to tax mutual funds next year
Government to tax mutual funds next yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation plans to impose income tax on profit obtained from bond-based mutual funds starting in a year, according to a senior tax official."We plan to introduce the new policy on Jan. 1, 2005.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
S'pore urged to include RI on trade partner list
S'pore urged to include RI on trade partner listSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government has requested Singapore to immediately include Indonesia on the city state's list of trade partners.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Busway, let's wait and see
Busway, let's wait and see From reading the letter titled On the busway in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 20 by Gandhi Sukardi, and its closing comment that "traffic jams still occur -- although they are not as serious as before the advent of the busway", it is obvious that the author is not living in...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
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Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Supreme Court muddies waters in Akbar case
Supreme Court muddies waters in Akbar caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Supreme Court (MA) justices handling House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's appeal of his corruption conviction, confused court observers on Monday by releasing conflicting statements on when...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
[b]Graft and
Graft and tax collectionFrom Koran Tempo I agree with Taufiequrachman, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), who has called on the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) to issue a ruling that corruption is forbidden according to Islam.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Is DHL computerized?
Is DHL computerized? My replacement Visa card was sent during the second half of December from the UK to my Jakarta address. As I had not yet received the card by Jan. 16, I phoned my bank in the UK to ask about it.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Civil resistance
Civil resistance against GAM rebelsFrom Media IndonesiaAt least eight people including a high school student have allegedly again been taken hostage by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) amid the apparent government's attempt to release RCTI cameraman Fery Santoro and possibly hundreds of...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Ordinary people can
Ordinary people can fight corruptors From Koran Tempo Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has said the power of people cannot defeat the evil power of unscrupulous politicians or corruptors because the population is so big that it can be fragmented easily.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Misplaced alarm over missile system
Misplaced alarm over missile systemBernard Loo, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The reported Australian proposal to acquire from the United States a missile defense system has generated some disquiet.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
[b]Graft and
Graft and tax collectionFrom Koran Tempo I agree with Taufiequrachman, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), who has called on the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) to issue a ruling that corruption is forbidden according to Islam.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Three die, five missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragedies
Three die, five missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragediesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java Eleven people were swept away by flood-swollen rivers in two separate locations; seven in Tegal regency, Central Java, and four others in Cirebon, West Java.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Mulyo to team up with Taufik again
Mulyo to team up with Taufik again Indonesian badminton star Taufik Hidayat is likely to be reunited with his former coach and mentor Mulyo Handoyo as the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) welcomes back the coach after a Singaporean stint.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Kupang gets new Golkar regent
Kupang gets new Golkar regent KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The pair of Ibrahim A. Medah and Ruben Funay were elected on Monday as the new regent of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, and deputy regent respectively, for the 2004- 2009 term.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
AGO told to solve May tragedy
AGO told to solve May tragedy JAKARTA: The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) urged the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Monday to follow up on the investigation into the May 1998 tragedy by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
PSSI, Withe to sign deal on Wednesday
PSSI, Withe to sign deal on WednesdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Peter Withe of Britain, who arrived here last Thursday, is scheduled to sign a four-year coaching contract with the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) on Wednesday.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Students find classic literature dull, boring
Students find classic literature dull, boringDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Don't judge a book by its cover, people say. That old cliche may be true, but the city's students do not seem to have taken this good advice to heart.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
1. BIRD: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS
1. BIRD: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Govt has no plans for mass cull of poultry 2. SPORE: 1 LINE, 21 COUNTS Lee hopes for strong RI 3. SUICIDE: 4 LINES, 9 COUNTS Crazed soldier kills himself, murders 2 civilians 4. MARRIOT: 1 LINE, 45 COUNTS First J.W. Marriott bomb suspect goes on trial in Jakarta
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Budget for education still way below standard
Budget for education still way below standardP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono told the House of Representatives Commission VI on Monday that 2009 would be the earliest that the government could provide the 20 percent budget allocation for education as required by...
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Navy turns down Libyan ships
Navy turns down Libyan ships JAKARTA: Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Bernard Kent Sondakh turned down on Monday a donation of a number of warships from Libya, saying that most of them were already very old."Most of them are aged 25 years or more.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Jealous man burns motorcycle
Jealous man burns motorcycle JAKARTA: A man burned on Sunday a motorcycle belonging to another man identified as Boy, in Koja, North Jakarta.The incident took place when Boy visited Lilis, 37, a housewife, at her house.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004
Huge gas pipeline deal signed
Huge gas pipeline deal signed AMMAN: The prime ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria signed on Sunday a multi-million dollar deal to supply liquefied natural gas from Egypt to the other three states.
Mon, 26 Jan 2004
Govt to inspect chemical plants
Govt to inspect chemical plantsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Bekasi, West Java Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea said the government would learn from the recent explosion at a chemical plant in East Java, and increase inspections of chemical plants to avoid future...
Mon, 26 Jan 2004
Luluk,Alven win Thailand Open
Luluk,Alven win Thailand OpenAgencies, Jakarta Indonesian pair Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto won the men's doubles badminton title on Sunday in the US$50,000 Thailand Open after defeating top seeds Nathan Robertson/Anthony Clark of England in Bangkok.
Mon, 26 Jan 2004
The role of the media
The role of the media I consider the verdicts against the Koran Tempo daily and Tempo magazine as slaps in the face of justice and democracy. These verdicts prove once more that many state officials, politicians and business tycoons cannot -- or for whatever reasons, don't want to -- understand the...
Mon, 26 Jan 2004
Ordinary people can
Ordinary people can fight corruptors From Koran Tempo Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has said the power of people cannot defeat the evil power of unscrupulous politicians or corruptors because the population is so big that it can be fragmented easily.
Mon, 26 Jan 2004
checked by Rich
checked by Rich ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Cars-brand-imageJP/ /Branding of luxury cars should be treated with great careAgus W. Soehadi Contributor Jakarta On one busy afternoon a flashy red Porsche overtook several cars on one of Jakarta's longest roads, Jl. TB Simatupang.
Mon, 26 Jan 2004
3 x 12
3 x 12 Flood victims complain of aid suspicions JP/5/FLOOD2 x 26 Floods continue to spread in Sumatra and Kalimantan JP/5/5Flat2 x 27 Minister wants more low-cost housing in industrial zones JP/5/Calon2 x 30 Bantul court acquits defendant of charges in DPD support scam
Mon, 26 Jan 2004
Civil resistance
Civil resistance against GAM rebelsFrom Media IndonesiaAt least eight people including a high school student have allegedly again been taken hostage by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) amid the apparent government's attempt to release RCTI cameraman Fery Santoro and possibly hundreds of...