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Wed, 06 Oct 2004
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Checked Sulawesi Expo 2004Sulawesi Regional Development Cooperation Board (BKPRS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and event organizer PT Wahyu Promocitra will hold a trade and investment exhibition at the Semanggi Expo hall in the Sudirman Central Business District in...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Opening IT market
Opening IT market The article in the Sept. 30 issue of The Jakarta Post, Indonesia is badly in need of broad based IT connectivity, is correct.The underlying reason is simple: The country has, effectively, only two lazy monopolistic Information Technology providers: Telkom and Indosat.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Comedian faces 18 months for drugs
Comedian faces 18 months for drugs JAKARTA: The prosecution demanded on Tuesday an 18-month jail term for comedian Barata Nugraha, famously known as Polo, at the East Jakarta District Court for illegal drug possession.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Problems in regions settled peacefully: Mega
Problems in regions settled peacefully: MegaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya/JambiOutgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Tuesday her government had endeavored to settle disputes in the regions through peaceful means and dialog, which in some cases had lead to the granting of special...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Lessons from the first direct presidential election
Lessons from the first direct presidential electionJusuf WanandiIndonesia has had a successful first direct presidential election. The process of the elections was beyond expectations: fair, peaceful, and democratic.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Government official arrested for drugs
Government official arrested for drugs PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police in Palu arrested on Monday night Max Iswandi Mokodompit, a civil servant working for the National Unity Agency, along with five women, for being in possession of drugs at a house on Jl. Tadulako, Palu municipality.
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
Restricted menu tempers fire of Indian food fest
Restricted menu tempers fire of Indian food festBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta In what may seem at first glance to be a brave move, Dusit Mangga Dua Hotel, located in a part of town that is more usually associated with the culinary heritage of the Middle Kingdom, is staging an Indian Food...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
RI, Malaysian navies hold joint exercise
RI, Malaysian navies hold joint exercise BATAM, Riau Islands: The navies of Indonesia and Malaysia are holding a coordinated patrol in waters off Riau Islands as part of their joint efforts to combat terrorism in the Strait of Malacca.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Megawati's 'separation package'
Megawati's 'separation package' As her tenure comes to an end, incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri recently issued a presidential decree on the "separation package" to be received by the outgoing president and vice president.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Patient falls to death
Patient falls to death JAKARTA: A 23-year-old university student was found dead on Tuesday on the balcony of the second floor of Building F at Pertamina Hospital, South Jakarta.Budi Rahayu, a supervisor at the hospital, said the patient had been receiving treatment for a high fever on the seventh...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
World leaders congratulate Susilo
World leaders congratulate SusiloAgencies, JakartaCongratulatory messages from world leaders are pouring in for the victor in Indonesia's historical first direct presidential election, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Flawed voter data inflated level of abstention: KPU
Flawed voter data inflated level of abstention: KPUM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) blamed on Tuesday the steady increase in the number of people who abstained from voting on flawed data on voters.
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
Azahari posters posted in Palembang
Azahari posters posted in Palembang PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Posters of bomb suspects Azahari, Noordin M. Top and others have been posted up all around Palembang over the past few days.The posters are to be seen on electricity poles and neighborhood notice boards, and at security posts and other...
Wed, 06 Oct 2004
No good deed goes unpunished
No good deed goes unpunished JAKARTA: Only trying to help a sick friend, a police officer ended up hospitalized with severe stab wounds.The officer, identified only as First Adj. Brig. Er, 27, was accompanying an ill colleague at the National Police Headquarters, identified as Second Adj. Brig.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Changing heads, limbs of govt
Changing heads, limbs of govt I am very pleased to see that a more modern person, such as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will become president, and his approach to build councils or "project teams" to tackle the many problems is definitely right.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Police to question fugitive's lawyer and doctor
Police to question fugitive's lawyer and doctorAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter letting a key suspect in a multibillion dollar bank fraud case slip through their fingers, the police have summoned the fugitive's lawyer and doctor for a questioning regarding their client's escape.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Rupiah Rates
Rupiah Rates Sept. 4 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,982.00 6,255.26 6,654.03 6,583.01 Brunei dollar 1 5,733.52 5,137.25 5,464.20 5,406.41 Canadian dollar 1 7,650.60 6,853.59 7,291.22 7,212.69 Swiss franc 1 7,707.34 6,906.58 7,345.30 7,268.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic law
Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic lawMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta, JakartaThe Ministry of Religious Affairs launched on Monday a legal draft amendment to the 1991 body of Islamic law, a move that several moderate Muslim scholars say could be part of a "revolution" in sharia.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 4, 2004:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 4, 2004: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Share Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Hamzah Haz bids farewell
Hamzah Haz bids farewell JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz marked his last days of service by inaugurating the Vice Presidential Secretariat's Management Information System and officiating the ground-breaking of Baitul Rahman Mosque here on Monday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Hollands gives Giant second victory in cycle tour
Hollands gives Giant second victory in cycle tourMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jember/East Java The Giant Asia Racing Team, which is competing with only three riders, managed to snatch a second victory after Edmund Hollands won the seventh stage of the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia here on Monday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
President receives envoys' credentials
President receives envoys' credentials JAKARTA: Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri received on Monday credentials from three new foreign ambassadors.German Ambassador to Indonesian Joachim Broudrk-Grvger, Egyptian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohamed El-Sayed Taha and Fijian Ambassador to...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
FPI calls for closure of night spots in Ramadhan
FPI calls for closure of night spots in RamadhanDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith less than two weeks to Ramadhan, Islam Defenders Front (FPI) called on the city administration on Monday to close down night spots and entertainment centers during Ramadhan and Idul Fitri.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
1. Duit 2x15
1. Duit 2x15 Taiwan dollar rises, Korean Won Weakens 2. CONOC 2x30 Indonesia hasn't decided on ConocoPhillips share for Aceh gas 3. TANKER 2x24 Oil-tanker rates may rise in 4th quarter on heating
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Astra Honda motorcycle sales may Rise 25% in 2005
Astra Honda motorcycle sales may Rise 25% in 2005Bloomberg, Jakarta The Indonesian unit of Honda Motor Co., the world's biggest motorcycle maker, expects 2005 sales to increase by a quarter, helped by faster economic growth and political stability after a new president's election.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Gorries discharged as bomb squad chief
Gorries discharged as bomb squad chief JAKARTA: The National Police has removed Brig. Gen. Gorries Mere as the Bomb Squad chief following the deadly blast outside the Australian Embassy here on Sept. 9, a credible police source said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Candra and Sigit reunited again
Candra and Sigit reunited againEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEmerging at the age of 22 as 1997 world champions, Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto stepped out of the shadow of their seniors 1996 Olympic champions Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja.Their glory days were soon over, however.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Breeders get free bird flu vaccine
Breeders get free bird flu vaccineSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, GroboganPoultry breeders in Grobogan regency, Central Java, have received 300,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for free after the highly pathogenic virus killed more than 350 chickens at a poultry farm in Kranggan Harjo village last week.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
JP/1/tki
JP/1/tkiThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Malang/Banyuwangi Hostages released, families jubilant An Iraqi militant group has released two Indonesian women hostages who were handed over on Monday to the United Arab Emirates' embassy in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi Television reported.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
The swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and
The swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and two deputies on Monday was marked by a wave of protests alleging money politics had tarnished the Sept. 17 election for the post.About 500 protesters from the Committee Against Money Politics demanded the swearing-in be suspended...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Myanmar applauds Thai Thai proposal to protect dolphins
Myanmar applauds Thai Thai proposal to protect dolphinsAssociated Press, Yangon, MyanmarMyanmar marine experts have applauded a proposal by neighboring Thailand for greater protection for a local species of dolphin at international talks on wildlife trafficking, a semiofficial newspaper reported...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Residents take whale meat home
Residents take whale meat home KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Using axes, knives and all means available, local residents chopped up on Monday the meat of a stranded whale in Purirano beach, some 12 kilometers west of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Officers quizzed over dumped meat case
Officers quizzed over dumped meat caseJakarta Police are still investigating the involvement of two police officers in the dumping of meat at Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi municipality."Internal affairs are questioning them to find out who gave the order to escort the rotten meat to the dump.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Shares end at record high on new cabinet
Shares end at record high on new cabinetDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended at a record high on Monday on continued foreign buying amid expectations that President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will form a market-friendly cabinet to fix the nation's economy, dealers said.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Police arrest two bomb suspects
Police arrest two bomb suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Makassar/YogyakartaPolice officers arrested on Monday two suspects in the 2002 McDonald's explosion in Makassar and the 2003 Cafe Sampoto Indah bombing in Palopo, both in South Sulawesi.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Capital inflows rise in RP
Capital inflows rise in RPMANILA: Short-term capital flows into the Philippines rose 4.0 percent from a year earlier to US$421.1 million in the nine months to September as the government took steps to address its ballooning debt, the central bank said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
* With a month to go, Kerry on offense against Bush Page 3
* With a month to go, Kerry on offense against Bush Page 3 * Police set to question Adrian's lawyer and doctor Page 4 * Dumai mayor named suspect in logging scam Page 5 * Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state Page 6 * Two policemen quizzed over meat dumped at Bantar Gebang Page 8 *...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Most houses have no building permits
Most houses have no building permits TANGERANG: As many as 70 percent of residences in 26 districts of Tangerang regency do not have the required building permits, officials said on Monday.Head of the permits department at Tangerang Planning and Building Layout Agency, Mursan, revealed that only...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
'Tempo' receives bomb threat
'Tempo' receives bomb threat JAKARTA: Activities at the four-story Tempo magazine building at Jl. Proklamasi 72, Central Jakarta, halted for about two hours on Monday as occupants were evacuated after receiving a bomb threat.An unidentified person called at 12:30 p.m.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Indonesia supports calls for textile quota extension
Indonesia supports calls for textile quota extensionZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia supported a proposal from a group of developing countries, which basically aims to extend the current global textile quota system, a minister said.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Angry locals vandalize Bojong dump
Angry locals vandalize Bojong dumpTheresia Sufa and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/JakartaA group of villagers besieged, blockaded and vandalized a new waste treatment plant on Monday in Klapanunggal village, Bogor regency, complaining that they were angry that it was located in their...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
1. SBY: 1 LINE, 11 COUNTS
1. SBY: 1 LINE, 11 COUNTSIT'S 'DR' SBY 2. SUSUL: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS UN lacks $220m to feed refugees 3. TKI: 2 LINES, 22 COUNTS Iraqi militant group frees Indonesian hostages
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
1. MPR: 38 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 50
1. MPR: 38 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 50 Golkar considers withdrawing from race for MPR leadership 2. ISLAM: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic law 3. SRIKANDI: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 Mixed-couples face citizenship problems 4.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Bomb discovered at Palu school
Bomb discovered at Palu school PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police have a found a bomb at a Palu school on Monday after a threat was made against it earlier in the morning.Edward, a school administrator at the State Senior High School II said he had received a call from a woman, saying that she had...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
'Indosiar's new holding company listed on JSX
'Indosiar's new holding company listed on JSXRendi A. Witular, Jakarta PT Indosiar Karya Media (IKM), a new holding company for the Indosiar television network, officially listed its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday, to replace its previously listed subsidiary PT Indosiar Visual...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Protests mar Council meeting
Protests mar Council meetingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and two deputies on Monday was marked by a wave of protests alleging money politics had tarnished the Sept. 17 election for the post.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
'TNI should not act like a loser'
'TNI should not act like a loser'Military observers have repeatedly expressed concern over the Indonesian Military's (TNI) territorial role, which they said would lead to a repeat of intimidation that occurred in the past.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Mixed couples face citizenship woes
Mixed couples face citizenship woesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHaving a baby can be costly, but while Maya Miranda Ambarsari was ready to pay for the basics, she was unaware of the excessive complexity that marks registering the birth of a baby born to a mixed couple here.
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
NU clerics to meet before congress
NU clerics to meet before congress CIREBON, Jawa Barat: A group of Nahdlatul Ulama clerics plan an informal gathering here this weekend to evaluate the performance of the country's largest Muslim organization.