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Wed, 08 Oct 2003
Two suspected rebels killed
Two suspected rebels killed BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Two suspected separatist rebels and a civilians were killed in the latest spurt of violence in Indonesia's Aceh province, the military said Tuesday.The two rebels were shot dead during a clash with troops in Bireuen district on Monday, spokesman for the...
Wed, 08 Oct 2003
Court rules against suspension of PTDI employees
Court rules against suspension of PTDI employees OR Court orders PTDI to rehire suspended employees Yuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post Bandung, West JavaThe Bandung State Administrative Court ordered on Tuesday that state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) revoke its resolution...
Wed, 08 Oct 2003
North Asia's big three pledge cooperation
North Asia's big three pledge cooperationReuters, Nusa Dua, Bali Japan, China and South Korea pledged on Tuesday to cooperate in dealing with North Korea's nuclear arms program, days after a diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing threatened to cloud their summit.
Wed, 08 Oct 2003
Bali Concord II set as ASEAN new course
Bali Concord II set as ASEAN new courseThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Twenty-seven years after the founding fathers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines signed the Bali Concord I as the basic framework of...
Wed, 08 Oct 2003
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri, as chairwoman of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN), bid a tearful farewell to retiring Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during the ninth ASEAN Summit on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Oct 2003
Student dies after abortion
Student dies after abortionSlamet Susanto The Jakarta Post YogyakartaA student at a private university in Yogyakarta, Rini Wulandari, died after undergoing an illegal abortion in the fifth month of her pregnancy, police said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Oct 2003
Clerics meet to push for sharia law
Clerics meet to push for sharia lawYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Around 200 extremist clerics began a national two-day meeting here on Tuesday to push for the introduction of sharia law in the predominantly Muslim country ahead of the 2004 general elections.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Top ASEAN journalists pledge cooperation
Top ASEAN journalists pledge cooperationThe Jakarta Post, Jimbaran, Bali A number of prominent editors of leading media institutions of the Southeast Asian member countries have pledged to set up a joint force and to formulate a concept of cooperation among journalists in the region to promote...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Six workers kidnapped from Sabah
Six workers kidnapped from Sabah MALAYSIA: Gunmen have kidnapped six workers, three Filipinos and three Indonesians, from a beach resort in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, police said on Monday. About 10 men armed with modern weapons, some wearing camouflage fatigues, forced the six into a...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Beware of Puncak hold-ups
Beware of Puncak hold-upsFrom Warta Kota As I entered the Puncak area in West Java in July with my relatives, I had the window of my car open. About 500 meters from Puncak Pass, I noticed the apparent smell a scorched clutch lining.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
ADEKSI to hold national meeting
ADEKSI to hold national meeting AMBON, Maluku: The Association of Regional Legislative Councils (ADEKSI) is slated to hold a five-day meeting in the Maluku capital of Ambon to discuss the implementation of Law No. 22/1999 on regional autonomy.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Mega to skip Bali commemoration
Mega to skip Bali commemorationThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The Indonesian government confirmed on Monday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri would not attend the planned memorial service marking the first anniversary of the Oct.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Yunus gets seven years for aiding Bali bomber
Yunus gets seven years for aiding Bali bomberWahyoe Boediwardhana and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Makassar The Denpasar District Court sentenced on Monday Muhamad Yunus bin Samijan to seven years for providing helping to hide one of the Bali bombers and two of his accomplices while...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Oct. 7
Oct. 7 Bali X Week Surf Action-OM, Bali Pro Legends at Kuta Beach, Skateboard Competition at Kuta Midway, Surf Memorabilia Expo at Discovery Kartika Kuta.Bali Fashion Week Oct. 12-15 at Bali Intercontinental Resort, JimbaranASEAN Handycraft Exhibition Oct. 3-10 at Kuta Galeria.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Keeping Maluku's fragile peace: No more promises
Keeping Maluku's fragile peace: No more promisesAti Nurbaiti, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Peace is returning to the Maluku islands, with scorched buildings among the reminders to residents of how they became so suddenly embroiled in a previously unimagined circle of bloodshed.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Country Profile: Korean president is committed to promoting ties with ASEAN
Country Profile: Korean president is committed to promoting ties with ASEAN Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ASEAN summit in Bali will be the first opportunity for South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun -- who was inaugurated as the country's president on Feb.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
All ASEAN leaders have arrived for Summit
All ASEAN leaders have arrived for SummitThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Amid her preparations to chair the two-day ASEAN summit starting on Tuesday, President Megawati Soekarnoputri also received courtesy calls from several of her counterparts.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Nabiel rapped over comments on water bill
Nabiel rapped over comments on water bill A number of non-governmental organizations criticized on Monday State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim over his seeming endorsement of the controversial bill on water resources.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Party vows to expand support base
Party vows to expand support base JAKARTA: The Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has vowed to enlarge its voter-base in the 2004 elections so that it need not change its name again.PKS is the new name of the Justice Party (PK), which in the 1999 elections gained only 1.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Political parties rush to register with KPU
Political parties rush to register with KPUMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political parties are rushing to register with the General Elections Commission (KPU) as the Oct. 9 deadline fast approaches.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.6, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.6, 2003 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
'Bambang, get in back of the line'
'Bambang, get in back of the line' One can sometimes learn a lot about certain cultures from little things. One such thing is the tradition of lining up to wait for something in a public place. The seemingly generally understood practice,is however often ignored by Indonesians -- including senior...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Who needs profit anyway?
Who needs profit anyway? When President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit here on Sunday she read out her written speech in English.The President can actually speak English fairly well, but while reading her speech, she stumbled embarrassingly on the word...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Museums
MuseumsAntonio Blanco's House Jl. Raya Campuhan, PO Box 8057, Ubud - Bali. Tel: (0361) - 975 502, daily 9 a.m. to 5 pm.Museum BaliJl. Mayor Wisnu, Denpasar, Bali (0361) - 222 680, Tuesday to Sunday (except Monday), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Taman Budaya Cultural Center Jl.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Regent's daughter prosecuted for drugs
Regent's daughter prosecuted for drugs MEDAN, North Sumatra: The prosecutor demanded on Monday that the Medan District Court sentence Yeni Sri Perangin-Angin, the daughter of Karo Regent Sinar Perangin-Angin, to six months in prison for drug possession.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali
The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said ASEAN countries must be disciplined in carrying out tough liberalization measures to integrate the region's economies and boost competitiveness to attract new investment, or otherwise investors would turn to other regions.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
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Drawing a new blueprint for ASEAN Bantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.id2. Ambon -- Keeping Maluku's fragile peace 2 X 21 Keeping Maluku's fragile peace: No more promises Ati Nurbaiti Staff Writer The...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
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Megawati, terrorism, UN and security community Part 1 of 2 J. Soedjati Djiwandono Political Analyst Jakarta 2. Pope -- The Pope, a gleeful contrarian 1 X 30 The pope, a gleeful contrarian Hywel Williams Guardian News Service London
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Shut down STPDN
Shut down STPDNFrom Koran Tempo At first, I was against closing down the Public Administration Institute (STPDN) following the death of Wahyu Hidayat. I thought a better solution was to abolish the militaristic features of this institute.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Court urged to pursue Priok case
Court urged to pursue Priok case JAKARTA: State prosecutors called on judges of the ad hoc rights tribunal on Monday to proceed with the trial of 11 military personnel accused of gross rights violations in the 1984 Tanjung Priok shooting incident.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Bilateral trade pacts not best way for ASEAN
Bilateral trade pacts not best way for ASEANPurbaya Yudhi Sadewa, Senior Economist Danareksa Research Institute, yudhi@danareksa.com ASEAN has successfully increased collaboration among its member countries.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Games for disabled opened
Games for disabled opened SURABAYA: Despite their physical and mental disabilities, 240 students of schools for the disabled and rehabilitation centers turned up on Monday for the National Games and Arts for the disabled.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Done
DoneFOR ADS BALI SUMMITBATAM -- A competitive industrial region in the Asia Pacific The implementation of the law on the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Batam, which is now awaiting the approval of the House of Representative, will certainly turn the island and surrounding areas into one of the most...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Businesspeople fight graft
Businesspeople fight graft Cynics who are all too familiar with collusive practices between businesspeople and government officials certainly wondered why the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) suddenly declared a nationwide war against corruption.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Cirebon batik gets new world record
Cirebon batik gets new world recordNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java A group of 30 traditional craftspeople in Cirebon, West Java, have succeeded in making a piece of batik cloth 130 meters in length, breaking the world's longest batik record.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Concerted efforts needed to fight terrorism: Experts
Concerted efforts needed to fight terrorism: ExpertsMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaGovernments across the world must cooperate to launch a new global policy targeting a reduction in the root causes of terrorism as no single country will be able to win the war against the crime...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
1. SECURITY: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. SECURITY: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 President Megawati welcomes leaders 2. TEMPO: 36 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 15 Police not sorry, will appeal order 3. VERDICT: Yunus gets seven years for aiding Bali bomber 4. COMMEMORATION: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Mega to skip Bali commemoration 5.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Police identify new burglary method
Police identify new burglary method JAKARTA: Police said on Monday they had identified a new modus operandi being employed by gangs of burglars following the arrest of five suspected housebreakers last week.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
NGOs plan massive rallies to protest human rights abuses
NGOs plan massive rallies to protest human rights abusesThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali A number of human rights activists and members of non- governmental organizations (NGOs) from ASEAN member countries plan to stage a demonstration on Tuesday to protest human rights abuses by the leaders of...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Six workers kidnapped from Sabah
Six workers kidnapped from Sabah MALAYSIA: Gunmen have kidnapped six workers, three Filipinos and three Indonesians, from a beach resort in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, police said on Monday.About 10 men armed with modern weapons, some wearing camouflage fatigues, forced the six into a...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Plane skids, halts traffic at Juanda
Plane skids, halts traffic at JuandaID Nugroho and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Surakarta An Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel carrier skidded off the runway while landing at Juanda Airport here on Monday, causing several departing and incoming flights to be delayed by up to 1.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
'Oh No!, my cell won't work'
'Oh No!, my cell won't work' For security reasons, all cellular phone signals have been jammed around the venue summit. However, State Minister for Development of Eastern Indonesia Manuel Kaisiepo did not realize it, thinking that his cellular phone must have been on the blink.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
ADEKSI to hold national meeting
ADEKSI to hold national meeting AMBON, Maluku: The Association of Regional Legislative Councils (ADEKSI) is slated to hold a five-day meeting in the Maluku capital of Ambon to discuss the implementation of Law No. 22/1999 on regional autonomy.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Drawing a new blueprint for ASEAN
Drawing a new blueprint for ASEANBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly' Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id The ninth ASEAN Summit kicked off on Tuesday, Oct.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Mahathir says had to act against friend Anwar: Paper
Mahathir says had to act against friend Anwar: PaperReuters, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who retires this month after 22 years in power, said on Monday the worst moment of his political career was having to sack Anwar Ibrahim, his deputy and friend, in 1998.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Regent installed despite investigation
Regent installed despite investigation BOGOR: West Java Governor Dany Setiawan finally installed Agus Utara Effendi as Bogor regent for a second term together with Albert Pribadi as deputy regent on Monday even though Agus has been declared a suspect by the West Java Police in a bribery case...
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Court urged to pursue Priok case
Court urged to pursue Priok case JAKARTA: State prosecutors called on judges of the ad hoc rights tribunal on Monday to proceed with the trial of 11 military personnel accused of gross rights violations in the 1984 Tanjung Priok shooting incident.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Photo studio owner gets one year for obscenity
Photo studio owner gets one year for obscenityM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday a photographer to one year in jail for illegally filming three models changing clothes in the bathroom of his studio.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Street art business stands test of economic crisis
Street art business stands test of economic crisisTony Ryanto Contributor Jakarta If you are in downtown Jakarta and happen to pass along Jl. Pintu Besar Selatan, heading north toward Pasar Ikan, you are likely to notice photo paintings hanged on the doors of a closed shop.
Tue, 07 Oct 2003
Singapore donates SARS scanners
Singapore donates SARS scanners JAKARTA: The Singaporean government has donated two thermal scanners to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali as part of efforts to cooperate with Indonesia to ensure a successful ASEAN Summit and keep ASEAN free of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).