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Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Megawati to visit three provinces
Megawati to visit three provinces GORONTALO, Gorontalo: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to make a working visit to the provinces of Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo and North Sulawesi on Saturday and Sunday.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
KPU begins to screen political parties
KPU begins to screen political partiesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) began screening political parties on Friday to decide whether or not they could contest the 2004 elections.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
TV Today: Saturday, October 11, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, October 11, 2003TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children's Program7:30 Music8:30 Documentary9:00 Music10:00 TV Drama11:00 Religious Teachings11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Talk Show1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Children's Show3:00 City News4:00 Children's Show5:00...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
54 bodies, mostly still unidentified, sent to Yogyakarta
54 bodies, mostly still unidentified, sent to YogyakartaID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Situbondo, East Java The 54 bodies of schoolgirls and others killed in a horrific three-vehicle crash were brought home to Yogyakarta on Friday, although most of them were not identified yet, while police arrested...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Oil holds near five-week high on supply worries
Oil holds near five-week high on supply worriesReuters, London Oil prices held above the US$30 mark on Friday as the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned of potential supply tightness heading into the northern winter.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Bush to hold talks with Megawati
Bush to hold talks with Megawati JAKARTA: United States President George W. Bush has confirmed his arrival in Bali on Oct. 22 for a meeting with President Megawati Soekarnoputri.The Indonesian visit will form part of President Bush's Asia- Pacific trip, which will also take him to Japan, the...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Kutai sacred ceremony shows how to serve
Kutai sacred ceremony shows how to servePandaya, The Jakarta Post, Tenggarong, East Kalimantan The clock struck 8 p.m. The last guests briskly filed into the Old Palace verandah, where about 100 people were seated on carpets.In the eastern section of the long verandah was a gamelan orchestra.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Exhibition highlights 'Jamu'
Exhibition highlights 'Jamu' YOGYAKARTA: Herbs and traditional herbal medicines, popularly known as jamu, are one of the highlights of the 8th Jogja Export Expo at the Jogja Expo Center here until Tuesday.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Experts blames unchecked development for floods
Experts blames unchecked development for floodsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An imbalanced policy between physical development and environmental conservation has contributed to the flooding in the capital in the last 10 years, environmentalist Ahmad Syarifuddin says.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Indonesian "potential"
Indonesian "potential" Talk of a mass rapid transport (MRT) system similar to Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur to alleviate the traffic problem are most welcome indeed. Sometimes one wonders whether there is any planning that goes on in this city.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Mediterranean foods now in Yogya
Mediterranean foods now in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Food lovers, listen to this! The Mediterranean foods can now be found in the city of Yogyakarta.If you want to try the exotic Gulf food, go to the Kayu Api restaurant at Yogyakarta's Novotel Hotel on Jl. Sudirman.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
'We could only think about saving ourselves'
'We could only think about saving ourselves' Emergency posts in areas prone to flooding are usually established prior to the onset of the rainy season. They are set up in order to assist the residents whose houses are flooded. In some cases, the residents are evacuated to temporary shelters.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
'RP can thwart terrorist attack'
'RP can thwart terrorist attack' PHILIPPINES: The Philippines is capable of preventing terrorist attacks by the Southeast Asian militant network Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) or other groups, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Friday after Australia warned that the country faces the region's...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Kyoei Prince has 2nd bomb hoax
Kyoei Prince has 2nd bomb hoax JAKARTA: A bomb hoax caller threatened Wisma Kyoei Prince building on Jl. Jend. Sudirman on Friday. It was the second threat after a hoax call on Tuesday.The city police bomb squad found nothing inside the building.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
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correctedFOR EXPO: FOR SATURDAYWorkshop on natural gas processing A four-day interactive workshop will be held in Jakarta from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24 to discuss an overview of the natural gas industry, from the wellhead to the marketplace, with emphasis on gas plant process operations.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Policeman beaten by own chief over truck
Policeman beaten by own chief over truckThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A policeman in Muna regency, Southeast Sulawesi was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after being assaulted by his superior identified as Comr. AA on Monday.As of Friday, the victim, identified as Second Brig.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Pakistan to release four arrested Indonesians students: RI police
Pakistan to release four arrested Indonesians students: RI policeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Pakistani authorities have promised to release four of six Indonesian students detained in the South Asian country for alleged involvement in acts of terror, a top police officer said on...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Active citizenry needed to support creation of AEC
Active citizenry needed to support creation of AECM. Sauri Hasibuan, FORTECH Consulting, Jakarta The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bali has among others produced a communique supporting the creation of an "ASEAN Economic Community" (AEC).
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct 10 .2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct 10 .2003 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Hamzah to open Rp 1t regent office
Hamzah to open Rp 1t regent office EAST KUTAI, East Kalimantan: Vice President Hamzah Haz is scheduled on Saturday to inaugurate the offices of the East Kutai administration in Bukit Pelangi, Sangatta, East Kutai regency.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Mega ripped for blaming corruption on human rights
Mega ripped for blaming corruption on human rightsTiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights activists criticized President Megawati Soekarnoputri for using human rights as an excuse to allow corruption to flourish in the country.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
JP/17/NAT
JP/17/NATNatsuko Shioya, a quiet library with beautiful panoramaLibrary to commemorate the neverending love storyThough Yogyakarta boasts itself as a student's city for being a home to dozens of universities and scholars, in fact it has more shopping malls than good public libraries.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Hotel seized for tax evasion
Hotel seized for tax evasion JAKARTA: The City Revenue Agency seized Twin Plaza Hotel and Apartments on Jl. S. Parman, West Jakarta, on Thursday for tax arrears worth Rp 2.56 billion (US$301,176.47).Agency official Lumban Gaol said the seizure was in accordance with Law No.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Garbage administration
Garbage administrationFrom Warta Kota The rain has come to Jakarta and its surrounding areas. The immediate impact is that some places have seen pools of water and stinking piles of garbage. Ditches and gutters are blocked by garbage that the residents have thoughtlessly dumped.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Bandung to host U-18 soccer finals
Bandung to host U-18 soccer finals JAKARTA: Bandung-based Persib has been chosen as the host for the four-way final of the Bogasari Under-18 Soccer League, which will run from Oct. 13 to Oct. 18.The other three teams -- PSIS of Semarang, Persijap of Jepara and Persijatim of East Jakarta -- had...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Evicted squatters brace for rainy season
Evicted squatters brace for rainy seasonEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta First the eviction, now the rainy season. These are the challenges faced by families now living in makeshift tents where their homes used to stand, before they were torn down by public order officers.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
PTDI set tp rehire workers who passed reselection test
PTDI set tp rehire workers who passed reselection testYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java State-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara (PTDI) announced on Friday the results of a reselection test the company had held from Sept. 23 to Oct.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Did the Oct. 12 inferno really change Australia?
Did the Oct. 12 inferno really change Australia?Rob Goodfellow, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia How to cope with proximity to Asia has been Australia's dilemma since the World War II.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
On shifting holidays
On shifting holidaysFrom Media IndonesiaIn response to Media Indonesia's editorial on Sept. 24, 2003 on holiday shifts, we would like to explain the background and substance of the government policy.The joint decree (of three ministers) on this matter -- effective for the calendar year 2003 -- was...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Wiranto rues lengthy convention
Wiranto rues lengthy convention JAKARTA: Former Indonesian Military chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto criticized on Friday a plan to extend Golkar Party's national convention to select its presidential candidate, saying it would tarnish its image.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Ambon's sweet road to conflict recovery
Ambon's sweet road to conflict recoveryEdi Suhardi Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia Jakarta When the horrifying sectarian conflict broke out in 1999, no one believed it could happen in the capital of Maluku province long known as Ambon manis, or Sweet Ambon.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
JP/5/siantar
JP/5/siantarGovernor questions mayor's suspensionApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Medan, North SumatraNorth Sumatra Governor Tengku Rizal Nurdin questioned on Friday Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno's decision to suspend Pematang Siantar Mayor Marim Purba, despite his acquittal from graft...
Sat, 11 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.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
More vehicle deaths in Java
More vehicle deaths in JavaBANYUMAS, Central Java: Three people were killed and six others heavily injured on Friday afternoon after an executive train traveling between Yogyakarta and Jakarta collided with a truck in Landung subdistrict in Central Java.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Military tribunal acquits soldiers of assaults charges
Military tribunal acquits soldiers of assaults chargesTeuku Agam Muzakkir and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Banda Aceh The Banda Aceh military court in Lhokseumawe acquitted on Friday 12 soldiers charged with assaulting civilians during a hunt for members of the separatist Free Aceh...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Relatives of bomb victims arrive in Bali for memorial
Relatives of bomb victims arrive in Bali for memorialI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Over 1,200 relatives of the Bali bombing victims have arrived in Bali to participate in the ceremony commemorating the tragedy slated to be held on Sunday evening.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Sutiyoso in command of flood response
Sutiyoso in command of flood responseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A crisis team has been set up by the city administration to deal with possible flooding in the coming weeks. With a total of 40,874 members, the team will assist residents in any flooded areas.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Bumi concludes purchase of KPC
Bumi concludes purchase of KPC Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Publicly listed mining company PT Bumi Resources completed the acquisition of coal mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal on Friday from Anglo-American energy firm BP Plc. and Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Busway project needs reviewing
Busway project needs reviewingFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe construction of busway facilities is underway on Jl. Sudirman, South Jakarta, in the fast lane. The question is whether upon the completion of this project, traffic jams along this road will be overcome.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
At least 2 dead in armed attack in Morowali
At least 2 dead in armed attack in MorowaliThe Jakarta Post, Palu/Jakarta An armed group of raiders attacked the Central Sulawesi village of Beteleme in Lembo district, Morowali regency, early on Friday, leaving two people dead and several others injured.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Bumi Resources concludes purchase of KPC
Bumi Resources concludes purchase of KPCRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed mining company PT Bumi Resources completed the acquisition of coal mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal on Friday from Anglo-American energy firm BP Plc. and Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
If a headhunter calls ... be positive
If a headhunter calls ... be positiveSSM Consulting, Jakarta Pursuing multiple approaches when looking for new employment opportunities can be done in a variety of ways, one of them through headhunting firms.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Farah Wardani
Farah Wardani Contributor Jakarta Between 1973 and 1983, a child exodus occurred in Indonesia, whereby a great number of Indonesian babies and children were taken by adoptive parents from foreign countries, mostly the Netherlands.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
N. Sumatran coffee hits foreign markets
N. Sumatran coffee hits foreign markets MEDAN, North Sumatra: Coffee exports from North Sumatra have penetrated 41 countries, mostly in Europe.According to information from the North Sumatra industry and trade office in Medan, almost 47,000 tons of coffee -- 34,591 tons of arabica, 11,848 tons of...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
More vehicle deaths in Java
More vehicle deaths in JavaBANYUMAS, Central Java: Three people were killed and five others heavily injured on Friday afternoon after an executive train traveling between Yogyakarta and Jakarta collided with a truck in Landung subdistrict in Central Java As of Friday evening, the police were still...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Chief insists his officers innocent in 'Tempo' case
Chief insists his officers innocent in 'Tempo' caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the fact that National Police authorities have named two police investigators as suspects in the Tempo magazine case, City Police chief Insp. Gen.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
JP/6/CIFOR
JP/6/CIFORCan money-laundering law catch illegal loggers?Bambang Setiono Policy and Financial Analyst Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Bogor The writers JM Winer and TF Roule in their January paper The finance of illicit resource extraction, state the need for a genuine drive to...
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Prosecutors named for Abepura case
Prosecutors named for Abepura case JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office appointed on Friday six prosecutors in the gross human rights violations in the Papua town of Abepura in 2000.Secretary to the office's human rights working committee K.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
Exhibition highlights 'Jamu'
Exhibition highlights 'Jamu' YOGYAKARTA: Herbs and traditional herbal medicines, popularly known as jamu, are one of the highlights of the 8th Jogja Export Expo at the Jogja Expo Center here until Tuesday.
Sat, 11 Oct 2003
JP/17/
JP/17/ Bedugul offers scientific and natural delightsI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post Denpasar, Bali With its cool air, beautiful scenery and quiet atmosphere, Bedugul in Tabanan regency is a comfortable haven for those who have grown bored with Kuta's cramped environs and frustrated with...