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Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Telkomvision apologizes
Telkomvision apologizesI refer to the letter from J.A. van Zwienen in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 13, entitled Poor service from Telkomvision.First of all, please accept our deepest apologies for the unpleasant situation you and your family have experienced.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
RI, Algerian business groups aim to boost trade
RI, Algerian business groups aim to boost tradeSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry pledged to help push trade and investment activities between the two countries.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
'Participatory govt the only way to conquer the future'
'Participatory govt the only way to conquer the future' Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is on his country's first ever visit to Indonesia by a head of state. During the four-day visit, which began on Sunday, Bouteflika responded to written questions submitted by The Jakarta Post's Oei Eng...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Yamin, a rare breed of prosecutor
Yamin, a rare breed of prosecutorT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor , Jakarta It's a sin to find fault with and prosecute an innocent person while letting criminals go free.So goes the principle of senior prosecutor Mohammad Yamin, one of four winners of the maiden Bung Hatta Anticorruption Award.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Osteoporosis affects 33% of RI women
Osteoporosis affects 33% of RI women JAKARTA: One of three Indonesian women aged 45 years old or above are prone to osteoporosis due to insufficient intake of calcium during their childhood, Minister of Health Ahmad Sujudi said.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Seven to run for PSSI chief
Seven to run for PSSI chiefMusthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaSeven candidates are set to run for the chairmanship of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI), after another six followed Jacob Nuwa Wea in registering their candidacy.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Embers still smoldering in Poso
Embers still smoldering in Poso Embers are still smoldering in Poso, Central Sulawesi. Last Sunday, a group of armed people attacked four villages and killed eight people.Although security personnel have been deployed there ... there would be trauma if the conflict is not settled soon.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
City seeks Council's aid in dump contract extension
City seeks Council's aid in dump contract extensionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Sanitation Agency hopes to extend its lease on the 104- hectare Bantar Gebang dump site in Bekasi because Jakarta's waste treatment facilities will only be up and running in the next three years.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Agence France-Presse, Singapore
Agence France-Presse, Singapore Efforts by Southeast Asia and India to forge closer economic ties face many political, economic and bureaucratic hurdles, and will require significant effort from both sides to succeed, the World Economic Forum's East Asia summit heard on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Wiranto sidelines Akbar in presidential bid
Wiranto sidelines Akbar in presidential bidKurniawan Hari and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang The Golkar convention series to select its presidential candidate remains far from complete and nothing is sure except for the fact that chairman Akbar Tandjung has been made to labor.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Government told to be firm against convicted regent
Government told to be firm against convicted regentFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Deputy speaker of the Riau Islands legislative council Syafaruddin Aluan demanded on Tuesday that Hari Sabarno, the Minister of Home Affairs, annul a government decree endorsing the appointment of Huzrin Hood as the...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
APEC to push for new global trade deal after WTO failure
APEC to push for new global trade deal after WTO failureAssociated Press, Bangkok Pacific Rim nations must push harder for a new global trade deal, officials said on Tuesday as they opened their annual meeting by pondering ways to restart World Trade Organization (WTO) talks that recently collapsed...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 15, 2003Exhibition* Installation and Fine Arts Narsis - Me by Beny Wicaksono, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5615246), Oct. 15 - 25. Films* French Film, Barnie et ses contrarieties, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Taufik launches biography
Taufik launches biographyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian badminton star Taufik Hidayat, who is currently grappling with a coaching problem, launched his biography, Taufik Hidayat, the Driving Force in Badminton, here on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Consumer protection to sue firm
Consumer protection to sue firm JAKARTA: The Surabaya Consumer Protection Institute (LPKS) has sent a legal notification to a consumer products company, PT Unilever Indonesia, for its live program broadcast by all but one private channels on Oct, 4.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
NU, Muhammadiyah to fight graft
NU, Muhammadiyah to fight graft JAKARTA: The country's two largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, agreed on Tuesday to work together with an organization the Partnership in combating corruption, which will start from their own organizations.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Villages tense after clash kills one person
Villages tense after clash kills one personApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Tension engulfed on Tuesday two villages in Kuala subdistrict, Langkat regency, North Sumatra, after a clash involving rival gangs there were responsible for the death of at least one person and...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, October 15, 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, October 15, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Music9:00 Business Magazine10:00 Game Show: Dibisikin12:00 p.m. Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 1:00 News: Berita Siang3:00 City News4:30 Music6:00 English News Services7:00 News8:00 Quiz: Ekspresi...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Hindu activists vow to swamp Ayodhya
Hindu activists vow to swamp AyodhyaINDIA: Despite a security clampdown, Hindu activists vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with a plan to converge on the northern Indian town of Ayodhya for a campaign to build a controversial temple."Thousands are planning to go.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Man arrested for sexual abuse
Man arrested for sexual abuse TANGERANG: A man was arrested at his home in Pinang district, Tangerang, on Monday evening on charges of sexually abusing a seven-year-old boy. Cipondoh Police chief Insp. Sudaryo said on Tuesday that the suspect, Sunaryo Sutejo, 53, admitted that he abused the boy on...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Drought-victim farmers get free rice
Drought-victim farmers get free rice BOGOR: A total of 388 tons of rice will be distributed to about 20,000 farming families whose harvest has failed due to the four-month drought. Assistant for development affairs with the Bogor regency administration Mochtar Rusli said on Monday that the rice aid...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Vendors' eviction protested
Vendors' eviction protested MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of students from the Islamic University of North Sumatra (UISU) protested on Tuesday against the Medan municipality's eviction of sidewalk vendors trading near their campus on Jl. Turi.The students blocked off Jl.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Govt signs nine oil, gas deals
Govt signs nine oil, gas dealsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government signed on Tuesday oil and gas contracts with nine production sharing contractors (PSC), while expecting to get another eight deals next month, which would revive the sector after being in the doldrums for the...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
IBRA launches asset sale
IBRA launches asset sale JAKARTA: After raising some Rp 155 billion from its latest sale of property assets, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has commenced the latest sell-off program with 64 new property assets being on the block.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Indonesia turns ancient medicine into big business
Indonesia turns ancient medicine into big business Dan Eaton Reuters JakartaWith the air of a trained librarian, the shopkeeper runs his finger along a shelf stacked with brightly colored packages. Skipping over "Macho Man", his hand comes to rest on a bold red and white sachet, "Kuku Bima".
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Husband allegedly attacks spouse
Husband allegedly attacks spouse TANGERANG: A housewife was taken to Fatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta on Monday evening with serious injuries to both her eyes resulting from an alleged assault by her husband.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
WB water aid may dry up
WB water aid may dry upMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank may not disburse the third and last tranche of the Water Resources Sector Adjustment Loan (Watsal), worth US$150 million, to Indonesia if the controversial water resources bill fails to meet a 1999 commitment...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
IPA calls for strong business climate
IPA calls for strong business climateFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Oil and gas contractors called on Tuesday for a favorable investment climate in a bid to maintain sustainable development in the oil and gas sector.Chairman of the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) Brian W.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Indonesia calls for renewed OIC commitment
Indonesia calls for renewed OIC commitmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has called on the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to maintain its commitment to resolutions issued by the organization in recent decades to improve the tarnished...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
JI bomb maker Al-Ghozi to be buried back in Indonesia
JI bomb maker Al-Ghozi to be buried back in IndonesiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja and I.D. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Madiun, East Java The Philippine government has approved the request to send the corpse of terrorist suspect Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi back to Indonesia for burial and promised to...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Kopassus commander to stand trial
Kopassus commander to stand trial JAKARTA: The Ad Hoc Human Rights Court has decided an Oct. 23 date for Maj. Gen. Sriyanto Muntrasan, the commander of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), to stand trial for his alleged role in the 1984 Tanjung Priok incident.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
BKPM reports rise in FDI approvals
BKPM reports rise in FDI approvals JAKARTA: The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has reported a 3.7 percent rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period last year.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Telkomvision apologizes
Telkomvision apologizes I refer to the letter from J.A. van Zwienen in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 13, entitled Poor service from Telkomvision.First of all, please accept our deepest apologies for the unpleasant situation you and your family have experienced.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Bombing suspects to hear verdicts
Bombing suspects to hear verdicts MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Makassar District Court will deliver its verdicts on Thursday on five people implicated in bomb attacks that claimed three lives in the South Sulawesi capital in December last year.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Robberies mar
Robberies mar tourism imageFrom Warta Kota The high frequency of robberies experienced by foreign residents in Jakarta will spoil the image of the city as a tourist destination. A Malaysian living in a leased house in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, was reportedly robbed of his car on Oct. 5.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
IRANIAN DELEGATION AT HOTEL BOROBUDUR JAKARTA: The management of
IRANIAN DELEGATION AT HOTEL BOROBUDUR JAKARTA: The management of Hotel Borobudur Jakarta was honored to receive an Iranian delegation, led by Minister of Commerce H.E. Shariatmadari, on October 12, 2003. Pictured above: Iranian Minister of Commerce H.E.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
RI sixth most
RI sixth most corrupt countryFrom Media Indonesia Transparency International has announced that Indonesia is the sixth most corrupt country on the list of 133 nations worldwide, with a corruption index of 1.9 (on a scale of 1 to 10).
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Bad ballots may blemish legislative election: Cetro
Bad ballots may blemish legislative election: CetroKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The legislative election is liable to mistakes that could end up with ballot papers being declared invalid and thus not counted, the Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) says.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Consumer institute to sue over TV
Consumer institute to sue over TV JAKARTA: The Surabaya Consumer Protection Institute (LPKS) has sent a legal notification to a consumer products company, PT Unilever Indonesia, over a live program broadcast by all but one private TV channel on Oct. 4.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Govt to extend martial law in Aceh despite objection
Govt to extend martial law in Aceh despite objectionTiarma Siboro and Teuku Agam Muzakir, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Lhokseumawe The government dropped on Tuesday the clearest hint of its intention to extend the martial law now in effect in Aceh, saying that security must be maintained in the...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
IBRA launches asset sale
IBRA launches asset sale JAKARTA: After raising some Rp 155 billion from its latest sale of property assets, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has commenced the latest sell-off program with 64 new property assets being on the block.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
RI law denigrates women
RI law denigrates womenFrom Media Indonesia The South Jakarta District Court has sentenced two defendants found guilty of secretly filming and later making video compact disks of actresses while they were bathing, to 10 months in jail each, while the masterminds of this crime, Budi Han and Gunardi,...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
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Wed, 15 Oct 2003
S'pore bans window displays of maids
S'pore bans window displays of maidsSINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower has ordered maid employment agencies to stop displaying their foreign workers behind storefront windows for prospective employers, saying it gives Singapore a bad reputation.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
WB may not disburse last trance of Watsal
WB may not disburse last trance of WatsalMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe World Bank may not disburse the third and last trance of the Water Resources Sector Adjustment Loan (Watsal) worth US$150 million to Indonesia if the controversial water resources bill fails to meet a 1999...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Eviction keeps fishermen ashore
Eviction keeps fishermen ashoreEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of fishermen who live along the banks of the Muara Angke River in North Jakarta did not go out to sea on Tuesday, instead staying at home to wait for the public order officers to come and try to demolish their houses.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Timor anger with Australia over maritime border talks
Timor anger with Australia over maritime border talksJonathan Steele , Guardian News Service, Dili/London Australia, which led an international peace force to help East Timor become independent last year, has become the greatest barrier to the country's hopes of breaking free from reliance on...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
Making of 'King Kong' to screen at TMII
Making of 'King Kong' to screen at TMII JAKARTA: The operator of Teater Imax Keong Emas 3D theater in the Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) launched on Saturday a program of new "special effects" films on the making of Hollywood sci-fi movies, such as the Star Wars trilogy, Independence Day,...
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
The virtuous circle
The virtuous circle Improving macroeconomic stability, the steady, significant progress in the implementation of reform measures over the past 18 months and several hugely positive developments in the past two months have accelerated the process of the virtuous circle within the Indonesian economy.
Wed, 15 Oct 2003
BI monitors loans for housing
BI monitors loans for housingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank warned banks against concentrating their loan exposure in the property and housing sector, reportedly on the rise recently, to counter-balance the negative effect of their non-performing loans (NPLs).