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Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Money problems at BCA
Money problems at BCA I am a film director working in the advertising industry in Jakarta. Originally from the United Kingdom, I have been resident in Indonesia for just over a year.I recently TT'd a large sum of money from my bank in London to my bank in Jakarta.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
JP/20/DJOKO
JP/20/DJOKOBillionaire painter with a traumaTarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta "Do you think straight? How can Jakarta people forget our history, September 30?" queried Djoko Pekik, one of Indonesia's best-known painters, when asked by a Jakarta journalist about his luxury residence in...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Book procurement corruption
Book procurement corruptionFrom Bisnis Indonesia Though a survey has shown that Indonesia is one of the most corrupt nations in Southeast Asia, we really are plumbing new depths by allowing rampant corruption and collusion in a book procurement project financed by World Bank aid.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Islamic law revision promotes 'common sense among Muslims'
Islamic law revision promotes 'common sense among Muslims' The chief researcher at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Siti Musdah Mulia, caused controversy with her team's draft revision of the body of Islamic law, which among other things bans polygamy and introduces interfaith marriage.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
CITES meeting OK's RI's offer on ramin
CITES meeting OK's RI's offer on raminDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Bangkok Participants in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Bangkok unanimously agreed on Friday to Indonesia's proposal to set stiffer controls on international trade in ramin, a swiftly...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Parents unfamiliar with school bodies
Parents unfamiliar with school bodies Recent reports on alleged corruption cases at several state schools shocked Jakartans, particularly parents. As the current state budget allocated for education falls far short of the 20 percent mandated in the Constitution, many schools ask parents to pay...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Hotman to scrutinize Sukma's hospital record
Hotman to scrutinize Sukma's hospital recordEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The family of TV star Sukma Ayu, who died on Sept. 25 at her home after being in a coma for five and a half months at Medistra Hospital, served on Friday a formal letter seeking particulars from the hospital.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
RI won's speculate on Paris bomb blast
RI won's speculate on Paris bomb blastIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government refused on Friday to speculate on who might have been behind the explosion outside its embassy in Paris, nor would it verify whether Indonesia was the intended target.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
40 percent of Viagra in local market are fake
40 percent of Viagra in local market are fakeZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "Viagra gives men a powerful performance when they want it, not when they don't," claims pharmaceutical firm Pfizer on its website.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
[b]Susilo's breadth of experience and his attention to detail
Susilo's breadth of experience and his attention to detail will mean he will want to involve himself with policy-making and implementation in a manner quite unlike any other Indonesian president. This could cause a logjam if Susilo proves unable to delegate effectively.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Clerics, activists meet to save Nahdlatul Ulama
Clerics, activists meet to save Nahdlatul UlamaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Cirebon Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) clerics and activists began a three-day national conference here on Friday, aimed at saving the country's largest Muslim organization from being used by its top executives for political gain.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
New government
New governmentFrom Koran Tempo Indonesia has successfully organized a legislative election and two rounds of a direct presidential election -- the first in Indonesia's history.This shows that democracy has begun to be properly implemented here.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
UN praises RI's $10m effort to combat bird flu
UN praises RI's $10m effort to combat bird fluAssociated Press, Jakarta Indonesia has allocated US$10 million to finance a culling and vaccination campaign that should effectively contain its latest outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus, a U.N. agency said Friday.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Philippines wins Bowling C'ship
Philippines wins Bowling C'shipBola/Arief Agus Liza Del Rosario of the Philippines won the prestigious Women's Open Masters final on Friday at the Second Indonesia Open Tenpin Bowling Championship at the Jaya Ancol Bowling Center, Jakarta.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Riau to recruit 8,000 civil servants
Riau to recruit 8,000 civil servants PEKANBARU, Riau: A senior government official announced on Friday that regional administrations in Riau province would recruit 8,000 new civil servants.Some of the 8,000 new recruits will replace retired civil servants, while others will fill positions available...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
The rock and the hard place
The rock and the hard place JP Morgan Chase & Co. foresees the rupiah appreciating to as strong as 8,500 against the US dollar later this year, from 9,100 last week, on expectations that Indonesia's economic growth will accelerate next year.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Female Cabinet ministers and women's perspective
Female Cabinet ministers and women's perspectiveSanti W.E. Soekanto, Jakarta If president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono keeps his word, there could be as many as four women in his Cabinet; a ratio that he claims to be "fair" in a planned lineup of more than 30 ministers.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Ghalib Chaudhuri
Ghalib Chaudhuri The Daily Star Asia News Network Dhaka2. Agri11 -- Indonesia won't make progress without agriculture 1 X 48 Indonesia will not make progress without agriculture Hyginus Hardoyo Jakarta3.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Indofood may sell Rp 1.75t of bonds
Indofood may sell Rp 1.75t of bonds PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's biggest maker of instant noodles, may sell as much as Rp 1.75 trillion (US$192.6 million) of bonds to buy back dollar-denominated Eurobonds before they come due in 2007.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Law enforcement
Law enforcementFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesia's halfhearted law enforcement efforts give the impression that anything goes in our society. The prestige of law enforcers' au has been diminished and discipline in obeying the law is lacking with the result the anarchy ensues.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Busway feeder to use Japanese buses
Busway feeder to use Japanese busesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta bus operators proposed on Thursday that the city administration use imported secondhand buses from Japan to help improve existing busway feeder services."We cannot afford new buses of the same quality as the busway.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Pollution kills fish in Siak river
Pollution kills fish in Siak riverPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Pekanbaru Villagers should not consume fish from the Tapung Hilir section of the Siak River in Riau where fish were dying in droves, a senior government official has warned.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
1. DPR: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. DPR: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Legislators yet to start work, busy making preparations 2. ART: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36 blackSKYwhite presents 'theater of cruelty' at summit or blackSKYwhite certain to shock at summit or blackSKYwhite sure to horrify at summit 3.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Claimed to be the most difficult variety show ever to produce in Indonesia, The Plaza, aired by private television station Metro TV, has survived for four years.Aired live from La Moda Cafe at upmarket Plaza Indonesia on Jl.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Telkom may invest $1.2b in 2005
Telkom may invest $1.2b in 2005 Bloomberg Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the country's biggest publicly traded company, plans to spend US$1.2 billion next year to expand its telephone networks, betting demand will increase as the new government lures more investment.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Govt softens stance on debtors
Govt softens stance on debtors Minister of Finance Boediono issued on Friday a decree on Friday to encourage out-of-court settlements for companies owing debts to the state by offering huge discounts on debt principal and the writing off of interest arrears and penalties.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Nightspots closed during Ramadhan
Nightspots closed during Ramadhan PEKANBARU, Riau: Pekanbaru Mayor Herman Abdullah announced on Friday that the municipal government had decided to close all nightspots during Ramadhan out of respect for Muslims observing the holy fasting month.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Shares end up on bargain-hunting
Shares end up on bargain-huntingDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Friday, with further bargain-hunting in select blue chips pushing the main index higher after a two-session decline, dealers said.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Coastal reclamation poses problems: Activists
Coastal reclamation poses problems: ActivistsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung A coastal reclamation project in Bandarlampung is causing serious environmental problems in the area that could threaten the lives of locals, residents' groups and environmentalists say.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Police admit negligence over Adrian's escape
Police admit negligence over Adrian's escapeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police acknowledged on Friday sloppy police work that allowed Adrian Waworuntu, one of the key suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$185 million) Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal, to evade arrest.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Unsung heroes
Unsung heroes Now that Istiqomah binti Misnad and Casingkem binti Kaspin have come home and have been reunited with their families, the dramatic saga of their hostage-taking in Iraq is over and closed.The two women -- Indonesian migrant workers who, like hundreds of thousands of others like them --...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
TV Today: Saturday, October 9, 2004
TV Today: Saturday, October 9, 2004TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing9:00 Religious Teachings10:00 Sports11:30 Dangdut Music1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary5:00 Children Show: Dunia Anak5:30 Variety Show7:00 News:...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Three RI detained on drug charges in KL
Three RI detained on drug charges in KL MALAYSIA: Malaysian customs officers have detained three Indonesian men caught trying to smuggle out illegal methamphetamines in their underwear, police said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Jambi to start reforestation program
Jambi to start reforestation program JAMBI, Jambi: The Jambi government plans to plant 130,000 mahogany trees and rubber plants in 260 hectares of empty land in Merangin and Maurojambi regencies.Seedlings will be planted in the area early next year, said Supriyadi, chief of Batanghari River Flow...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Audit agency wants authority in capital market to curb fraud
Audit agency wants authority in capital market to curb fraudRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will propose to the upcoming new government and new members of the House of Representatives to enhance the agency's role in auditing publicly listed state enterprises under the...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
KL banks must merge to be competitive: Abdullah
KL banks must merge to be competitive: Abdullah Chan Tien Hin and Bernard Lo, Bloomberg/Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will encourage the nation's banks to merge as part of the biggest shake-up of the industry in four years, to prepare for increased competition from overseas...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Karet Semanggi traffic rerouted
Karet Semanggi traffic rerouted JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency on Friday rerouted traffic in the Karet Semanggi area in South Jakarta due to roadwork.All traffic between Jl. Prof.Dr.Satrio and the Semanggi clover-leaf intersection were directed to pass the Kali Krukut bridge via Jl.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Russia suffers third defeat in World Volleyball C'ships
Russia suffers third defeat in World Volleyball C'shipsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although the Russian women's volleyball team is one of the strongest in the world, the men's team does not share the same ranking.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
PDI-P demands law on ministers eyeing presidency
PDI-P demands law on ministers eyeing presidencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri has asked Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction at the House of Representatives to propose a ruling that requires ministers to resign long before contesting the...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on' A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Claimed to be the most difficult variety show ever to produce in Indonesia, The Plaza, aired by private television station Metro TV, has survived for four years.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
City to renovate traditional markets
City to renovate traditional markets JAKARTA: City market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to renovate 12 traditional markets in Jakarta to provide better services for visitors as well as vendors.The Blora, Cipinang, Sawah Besar, Petojo, Serdang, Kawi-Kawi, Ciplak, Palmerah, Kedurenan, Barito and...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Shrinking forest a threat to Sumatra's gibbons
Shrinking forest a threat to Sumatra's gibbonsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A researcher has warned that the gibbon population of Kerinci Seblat National Park are on the brink of extinction due to illegal logging and land clearance.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Tarot card readers at Batavia Art Fest
Tarot card readers at Batavia Art Fest JAKARTA: The Jakarta Historical Museum will hold on Sunday its fourth annual Batavia Art Fest 2004 on Jl. Fatahillah, West Jakarta.During the one-day event, visitors can enjoy an exhibition of works by various painters, sculptors and handicraft makers.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Inco to increase power capacity
Inco to increase power capacity JAKARTA: Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local unit of Canada-based mining giant Inco Ltd., plans to spend some US$150 million to increase its hydroelectric power generating capacity by 90 megawatts to 356 megawatts.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Megawati installs four new ambassadors
Megawati installs four new ambassadorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri Thursday named four new Indonesian ambassadors for Thailand, Germany, Tanzania and Ukraine.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
SBY's commitment to true democracy
SBY's commitment to true democracy The reform movement in Indonesia has borne fruit. Six years after former president Soeharto was toppled by the reform movement in 1998, the country with the world's largest Muslim population this year organized its first direct election.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Howard plans to call RI leader if he wins
Howard plans to call RI leader if he winsAgencies, Sydney, Australia The first world leader Prime Minister John Howard plans to call should he win Saturday's federal election is not his great friend and ally, U.S. President George W. Bush, but Indonesia's president-elect.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
JEC to host export expo
JEC to host export expo YOGYAKARTA: As many as 75 handicraft producers from across the country are participating in the five-day exhibition The 9th Jogja Export Expo (JEE) 2004, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 at the Jogja Expo Center (JEC).
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Adhi Karya gets $60m project
Adhi Karya gets $60m project JAKARTA: State-owned construction company PT Adhi Karya announced on Friday that it had received a contract worth some US$60 million to construct Sheraton Batam Hotel & Tower.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Students scramble for scholarships
Students scramble for scholarships MANADO, North Sulawesi: Thousands of students from several universities in Manado have been queuing up at the North Sulawesi governor's office this past week to apply for scholarships offered by the governor.More than 2,300 students had registered as of Friday.