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Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Bad doctors 'force many to seek treatment abroad'
Bad doctors 'force many to seek treatment abroad'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPoor facilities and badly trained doctors have prompted many Indonesians who can afford it to seek treatment abroad, Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
'I'm against spying soldiers'
'I'm against spying soldiers'Interim coordinating minister for political and security affairs Hari Sabarno argued recently that the outgoing government opted to maintain the military's territorial command in a bid to boost the country's defenses and protect its territorial integrity.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
International surveyors optimistic over Indonesia
International surveyors optimistic over IndonesiaDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta's status as an international conference destination may not be on par as yet with Singapore or Hong Kong.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
General team classification
General team classification 1. Greenfields Fresh Milk (Ned) 109:35:43 2. Polygon Sweet Nice Pro Team (Ina) 109:48:09 3. Pagcor Casino Filipino (Phi) 109:56:27General individual classification on climb 1. Yevgeny Yakovlev PSN/Kaz 13 points 2. Ghader Mizbani GNT/Iri 12 pts 3.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Aides tell Mega not to contest poll defeat
Aides tell Mega not to contest poll defeatFabiola Desy Unidjaja Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn order for outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri to leave the State Palace gracefully, some of her political party leaders have urged her not to press ahead with plans to...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
1. MPR: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS
1. MPR: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Hidayat wins MPR chair by a hairbreadth 2. PDIP: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS Aides tell Mega not to contest defeat 3. HOSTAGE: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Find work at home: Freed hostage 4. CYCLING: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS New Zealander wins Tour d'Indonesia
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Next govt 'should pick insider' for Bapepam chief
Next govt 'should pick insider' for Bapepam chief President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should appoint someone from inside the Capital Market Supervisory Agency as the organization's next chief, outgoing Bapepam chairman Herwidayatmo says.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Councillors allegedly misused 2004 budget
Councillors allegedly misused 2004 budget BULUNGAN, East Kalimantan: Thirty Bulungan Council members are suspected of misusing almost Rp 1 billion of the regency's 2004 budget, a senior East Kalimantan prosecutor disclosed on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 7, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 7, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Textile, Rare Textile from All Part of Indonesia, at the Gallery of Alila Ubud Hotel, Malinggih Kelod Village, Payangan Gianyar, until Oct. 20. * Ceramic by Michael Bugh, at Jenggala Keramik Bali, Jl.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
JP/5/GRAFT
JP/5/GRAFTBulungan councillors charged with taking fake tripRusman The Jakarta Post/SamarindaThirty members of the Bulungan Council are suspected of having committed an irregularity that cost the regency almost Rp 1 billion of its 2004 budget, a senior East Kalimantan prosecutor disclosed on...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Spread of 'preemptive-ism' and Indonesia sovereignty
Spread of 'preemptive-ism' and Indonesia sovereigntyMohamad Mova Al Afghani, Jakarta Australian Prime Minister John Howard recently said he would not hesitate to order preemptive strikes against terrorist bases overseas.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
JSX launches stock option contract
JSX launches stock option contractRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) launched on Wednesday a stock option contract, a new trading instrument aimed at helping investors avoid massive losses resulting from a major shock in the bourse.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
'RCTI' surprise money
'RCTI' surprise moneyFrom RepublikaOn Sundays at 5:30 p.m., RCTI airs its reality show Uang Kaget (Surprise Money), in which a (poor) person is given Rp 10 million from Easy Money (hosted by Helmi Yahya) that he or she must spend in 30 minutes. Any amount not spent must be returned to the host.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
* Megawati told not to make strategic decisions Page 2
* Megawati told not to make strategic decisions Page 2 * Police submit Buyat case file to prosecutors Page 4 * The price of free trade in textiles Page 7 * German military attache in Jakarta found dead Page 8 * Sharapova, Hewitt advance at Japan Open Page 9 * Thaksin dumps two key ministers in...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
RI may learn from foreign examples
RI may learn from foreign examplesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFor the first time in Indonesia's modern history, the country is experiencing a governmental transition after the General Elections Commission declared on Monday Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the winner of the Sept. 20 election runoff.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Pirated software still popular
Pirated software still popularLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt has been 15 months since the Law No. 19/2002 on copyrights was enacted, but the use of pirated software, especially for personal use, is as widespread as ever.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Danamon sets lending priority
Danamon sets lending priority JAKARTA: Bank Danamon, the country's fifth largest bank by assets, has decided to prioritize corporations engaged in telecommunications, natural resources, trading and infrastructure in corporate lending next year, a bank official said.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
City pledges to improve service at subdistrict level
City pledges to improve service at subdistrict levelBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNur Widodo, 39, was baffled when he received a letter from the Cipayung district office in East Jakarta recently, ordering him to stop building his house, although he had gone through the proper channels.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Jakarta shares end down due to profit-taking
Jakarta shares end down due to profit-takingDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower Wednesday as investors took profit in many blue chips that gained in the five previous sessions, dealers said.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
ASEAN to synchronize flight schedules within region
ASEAN to synchronize flight schedules within regionZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to agree on a roadmap that would integrate the region's air travel sector by 2007 during an upcoming summit in Laos next month.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Photo exhibit held at Ary's Warung
Photo exhibit held at Ary's WarungAry's Warung in Ubud will host an exhibition of travel photographs by Jill Gocher. The exhibit opened on Oct. 11 as part of the Ubud International Readers and Writers festival, which runs from Oct. 10 through Oct. 17.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
The big Oh wins Indonesia Open
The big Oh wins Indonesia OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaKorean bowlers were in fine form during the fourth day of the second Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship on Wednesday, taking first and second place in the Women's Grade A Masters finals.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Shipyard found to be unlicensed
Shipyard found to be unlicensedMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang regency administration recently discovered that a shipyard has been operating illegally since 1995 on the Cisadane River in Tanjung Burung village, Teluk Naga district.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Yudhoyono's win, what next?
Yudhoyono's win, what next? Indonesian opposition presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has become the first President ever directly elected in the country's history.Perhaps most noticeable about the latest presidential election since the fall of Soeharto in 1998 was the almost complete...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
JP/5/bird
JP/5/birdBird flu may have spread throughout C. JavaSuherdjoko The Jakarta Post/SemarangBird flu, which last week killed hundreds of chickens in Grobogan regency, Central Java, is suspected to have spread to several other areas across the province in what is believed to be a new outbreak.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Court nays independents
Court nays independentsJAKARTA: The Constitutional Court rejected on Wednesday a request for a judicial review on the Presidential Elections Law, which denies independent candidates entry in the presidential race.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
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Police submit Buyat case file to prosecutors 'Fake IDs often used by migrant workers' Adrian may have fled the country: Police Laksamana to file complaint with council
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Golkar wins Tangerang council speakership
Golkar wins Tangerang council speakershipMulta Fidrus and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang/JakartaKrisna Gunata of the Golkar Party faction won on Wednesday the speakership election at the Tangerang municipal council, following the success of the party in grabbing the top posts at the...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Greenpeace targets Malaysia in timber protest
Greenpeace targets Malaysia in timber protestAgencies, BangkokActivists handcuffed themselves to the gates of the Malaysian embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday, demanding tighter controls on trade in a valuable tropical timber used in furniture, window blinds and pool cues.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Councillors may lose facilities
Councillors may lose facilities TANGERANG: Upon learning that most of the former Tangerang Council members neglected or stripped their official residences, Mayor Wahidin Halim is mulling eliminating the facility for new councillors."The councillors have their own houses...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Garuda plans to fly to India, U.S., Philippines
Garuda plans to fly to India, U.S., PhilippinesRendi A. Witular, Jakarta National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to open a new route to India, and reopen routes to the United States and the Philippines in the near future, to tap passengers amid growing business activities between Indonesia and...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Fake IDs often used by migrant workers
Fake IDs often used by migrant workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government's inability to identify the two Indonesian migrant workers, who have just been released by an Iraq-based terror group after three days of abduction, and the murky account of their entry into the...
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Rumah Buku holds workshop on writing
Rumah Buku holds workshop on writingDENPASAR: Rumah Buku Cengkilung, an alternative library in Denpasar, will hold a special workshop on writing, including how to write a short story and poetry, on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Legal certainty needed
Legal certainty neededFrom Koran TempoLegal certainty is yet to be established in Indonesia, because money can still bend the law to serve certain interests.I'm very disappointed to hear that press freedom will again be curbed in Indonesia.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Bird flu may be spreading in Java
Bird flu may be spreading in JavaSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangBird flu, which last week killed hundreds of chickens in Grobogan regency, Central Java, is suspected to have spread to several other areas across the province in what is believed to be a new outbreak.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Flying high with cheaper airfares
Flying high with cheaper airfaresHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Passengers from Indonesia to several major cities in Asia and Australia can now get cheaper airfares thanks to special sales campaigns launched by several major regional airlines.
Thu, 07 Oct 2004
Susilo ally wins MPR chair by a hairbreadth
Susilo ally wins MPR chair by a hairbreadthThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe coalition supporting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) leadership election on Wednesday, allaying fears of hostile maneuvers by political opponents against Susilo's presidency.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Conflict must be part of poverty reduction strategy
Conflict must be part of poverty reduction strategyMohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, The Hague, Netherlands Indonesia will soon have a new government led by the first directly elected president in its history. Many problems of the country are waiting to be resolved.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
FM tries to clarify hostages' names
FM tries to clarify hostages' namesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAs the drama of two Indonesian women taken hostage in Iraq by a group of terrorists unfolded, it became increasingly confusing for the world just what their names were.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
TV Program: Wednesday, October 6, 2004
TV Program: Wednesday, October 6, 2004.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi6:30 Talk Show7:05 Documentary7:30 Music8:00 Talk Show8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Battle of Wits11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Exploding stove sends inmate running
Exploding stove sends inmate running BOGOR: A detainee tried to escape from the Cibinong Prosecuter's Office in Bogor, south of Jakarta, on Tuesday when a nearby stove exploded, only to be recaptured as he ran straight into dozens of office employees who were having lunch.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
1. Fitch (1 x 38)
1. Fitch (1 x 38) Fitch ups RI rating outlook to 'positive' 2. BII (2 x 22) BII plans IPO for motorcycle financing unit 3. Flu (2 x 22) Bird flu in RI limited to poultry only, for now 4. Market (1 x 44) RI shares hit record high on hopes for new govt 4.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Akbar misses court hearing
Akbar misses court hearing JAKARTA: Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung failed on Tuesday to turn up for the hearing of a lawsuit filed by former party members Fahmi Idris and Marzuki Darusman over their dismissal.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Big money draws big int'l bowlers to Indonesia Open
Big money draws big int'l bowlers to Indonesia OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Second Indonesia Open Bowling Championship began here on Sunday, and Filipino Biboy Rivera has a lead in the event after becoming the only bowler to score a perfect 300 to secure the Rp 50 million...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Vietnamese tried for log smuggling
Vietnamese tried for log smuggling JAKARTA: Ngo Van Toan, 45, of Vietnam, the captain of the MV Bravery Falcon, went on trial on Monday at the North Jakarta District Court on log smuggling charges.Prosecutor Suharto charged the defendant under the 1999 Forestry Law for allegedly carrying or...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Students call for monitoring of Susilo
Students call for monitoring of Susilo JAKARTA: Student activists grouped under the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (KAMMI) appealed to the public on Tuesday to monitor Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla's first 100 days in office.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
ANZ responds
ANZ responds In response to the letter ANZ Panin debt collectors' threats from Bahariawan KT (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 14) we would like to clarify as follows:ANZ Panin Bank and Bahariawan have settled the matter directly and appropriately to the satisfaction of both parties.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
* Bickering over Myanmar clouds upcoming ASEM Page 3
* Bickering over Myanmar clouds upcoming ASEM Page 3 * Hamzah treats staff to umroh pilgrimage Page 4 * Green activist appeals over 'unfair' verdict Page 5 * When corruption eats into economy: The Malaysian case Page 6 * Many projects remain unfinished in Jakarta Page 8 * Tennis: Sugiyama suffers...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Legal certainty needed
Legal certainty needed From Koran Tempo Legal certainty is yet to be established in Indonesia, because money can still bend the law to serve certain interests. I'm very disappointed to hear that press freedom will again be curbed in Indonesia.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
NU, Muhammadiyah agree on Ramadhan
NU, Muhammadiyah agree on Ramadhan JAKARTA: The country's largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, appear to have agreed on the date for the start of Ramadhan fasting month, two officials said.