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Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Alien visas are justified
Alien visas are justifiedFrom Kompas The news on the new tourist visa policy which is likely to disrupt tourism carried in Kompas (Sept. 13) needs some comment. Law No.9/1992 on immigration stipulates that all aliens entering Indonesia must possess a visa.
Thu, 02 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.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
'Bali bomb toll could have been much worse'
'Bali bomb toll could have been much worse'Reuters, Sydney, Australia Most of the chemicals used in Bali nightclub bombs that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, burned instead of exploding, thus limiting the death toll, Australian police said on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
More than 10 kgs of cocaine found at airport
More than 10 kgs of cocaine found at airportMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Customs and excise officers discovered 10.6 kilograms of cocaine hidden in an unclaimed suitcase left since Monday at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, but have yet to trace the perpetrators.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Indonesian epic 'La Galigo' takes world stage
Indonesian epic 'La Galigo' takes world stageAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi La Galigo, probably the world's longest epic, that describes the values of life and heroism in the Buginese community, will go international as a colossal theatrical performance under the same...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
FBI replaces PABBSI's affiliation in ABBF, IBBF
FBI replaces PABBSI's affiliation in ABBF, IBBFMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bodybuilding Federation (FBI), which was established in June to rival the long-standing the Indonesian Weight Lifting, Power Lifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI), has become the official...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Domestic gas should be used to fuel Indonesia's future
Domestic gas should be used to fuel Indonesia's futureEdimon Ginting, Institute for Economics and Social Research School of Economics, University of Indonesia, (LPEM FE-UI), Jakarta The fact that Indonesia is the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer has long been a point of pride.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.1, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.1, 2003 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
BPK's findings
BPK's findings The Jakarta Post, on Sept. 25, 2003 carried the headline: BPK slams govt over corruption over its report that the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) had reported to the Attorney General's Office and the National Police, a total 6,162 suspected corruption cases since 2001 but that only 505...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday concluded her visit to New York, Tunisia and Libya with positive results. At least, Megawati's address at the UN General Assembly and her visit to Libya will immensely benefit the country.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Sell bonds, government tells PLN
Sell bonds, government tells PLNFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following its decision to cancel the plan to increase the electricity rate for the last quarter of the year, the government urged state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) on Wednesday to raise funds from...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Top-seeded Indians advance in RI tourney
Top-seeded Indians advance in RI tourneyZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sania Mirza of India led most of the top seeds through to the second round with an easy win over Thailand's Varanya Vijuksanabon in the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit tennis tournament here on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Syaukani lifts regency to new heights
Syaukani lifts regency to new heightsPandaya, The Jakarta Post, Tenggarong, East Kalimantan When tens of thousands of people gathered in the Rondong Demang stadium in Tenggarong for the opening of an international arts festival, the biggest thrill was provided by two low-passing gliders towing a...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday concluded her visit to New York, Tunisia and Libya with positive results. At least, Megawati's address at the UN General Assembly and her visit to Libya will immensely benefit the country.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Inflation remains in check
Inflation remains in checkThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prices rose slightly by 0.36 percent in September, bringing the inflation rate during the first nine months of the year to a modest 2.48 percent, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
May the buyer beware
May the buyer beware I have always dreamed of buying a house. I saved my money for a long time in order to afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood. I viewed many houses while trying to decide which one was best.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Policeman busted for drug trafficking
Policeman busted for drug trafficking JAKARTA: A low-ranking policeman of North Jakarta Police precinct was arrested on Tuesday night by police detectives for alleged drug trafficking. Comr. Guntur, head of the drug section at Jakarta Police detectives, confirmed on Wednesday that the policeman,...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Judging govt solutions to Papuan separatism
Judging govt solutions to Papuan separatismNeles Tebay, Pontifical University, of Urbaniana, Rome The central government has repeatedly emphasized the necessity of tackling the separatist movement in Papua through "proper ways".
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
More than cricket at stake in Pakistan tour
More than cricket at stake in Pakistan tourAbdul Waheed, Reuters, Lahore, Pakistan There is more than a cricket series at stake with South Africa gearing up for their tour of Pakistan. Much more.For Pakistan, the visit by a top-flight team is the first since May 2002 when New Zealand went home...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
'Militant groups recruit new members, plan more attacks'
'Militant groups recruit new members, plan more attacks'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Wednesday that militant groups continued to recruit new members and warned of more terror attacks in the country.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Terrorism, trade to top APEC summit in Thailand
Terrorism, trade to top APEC summit in ThailandDarren Schuettler, Reuters, Bangkok The scourge of global terrorism after a year of deadly bombings and rescuing world trade talks will dominate an Asia- Pacific summit in Bangkok this month, Thailand's chief summit organizer said on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Matori moves out of ICU in Singapore
Matori moves out of ICU in SingaporeAgencies, Jakarta Defense minister Matori Abdul Djalil has been moved out of the intensive care unit (ICU) but remains in a Singapore hospital after suffering a stroke nearly a month ago, an embassy official said Wednesday.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
East Timor looks to tourism to cut oil, gas dependence
East Timor looks to tourism to cut oil, gas dependenceYeoh En Lai, Associated Press, Singapore East Timor, the world's youngest nation, pitched itself as a tourist destination for the first time Wednesday in what President Xanana Gusmao called an effort to avoid becoming dependent on oil and gas...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Synopsys of 'La Galigo' to be performed next year
Synopsys of 'La Galigo' to be performed next year In the cosmology of the Buginese, there are three worlds: the upper world, the lower world and the middle world. Deities dwell in the upper and lower worlds while human beings live in the middle.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
JP/5/rusuh
JP/5/rusuhOne killed, houses burned in tribal riot Yemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post Kupang, East Nusa TenggaraAt least one person has been killed and two others wounded during a tribal clash between residents from two villages in Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), police and officials said...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
West Jakarta to continue with forced evictions
West Jakarta to continue with forced evictionsBambang Nurbianto and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta West Jakarta municipality administration will continue with its plans to clear some 700 houses on a plot of land next to Mal Taman Anggrek on Jl. S.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Use of Press Law urged in 'Tempo' case
Use of Press Law urged in 'Tempo' caseSri Wahyuni and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta The Press Council and legislators questioned on Wednesday the swift preventive confiscation of some of Tempo media group's properties and proposed that prosecutors use the Press Law instead of...
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Low mark for Indonesia in fight against AIDS
Low mark for Indonesia in fight against AIDSSari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesia is considered to have done little to comply with its commitment made during the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on HIV/AIDS two years go.
Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Govt team to rewrite history, seek truth behind 1965 coup
Govt team to rewrite history, seek truth behind 1965 coupFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To set history straight, the government has formed a team to clarify the facts behind the shadowy 1965 "aborted coup" blamed on the now outlawed communist party, which...
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Aceh violence kills eight more people
Aceh violence kills eight more peopleAgence France-Presse, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Three suspected separatist rebels have been shot dead in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and residents have found five other bodies with gunshot wounds, the military said on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
* Headlines: Lawyer fears abuse of justice in Tempo case 2
* Headlines: Lawyer fears abuse of justice in Tempo case 2 * National: Legal activists reject Code revision 4 * Archipelago: Two killed over regency division5 * Opinion: The function of Indonesian press in democracy 7 * City: Pollution case implicates S'porean 8 * Sports: MU provides acid test for...
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN members
Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN membersLim Hua Sing, Professor, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo At current levels, the rate of economic development in China is said to be about that of Japan in the 1960s.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Tickets home for the holidays selling fast
Tickets home for the holidays selling fastIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya This year's Islamic Idul Fitri holidays are around one month away, but airplane tickets to popular destinations across the archipelago are already hard to find.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Sasya and the joy of watercolors
Sasya and the joy of watercolorsPavan Kapoor, Contributor, Jakarta "Life is full of surprises" is a common phrase many people swear by. Things never happen the way they ought to and that truth of life perhaps never stood more true for Sasyita Tranggono.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
'Watching crime shows, I've become more afraid'
'Watching crime shows, I've become more afraid' Like them or not, crime shows have become big parts of most TV stations' lineups. Despite the high ratings many of these shows earn, people are concerned about their possible impact on society.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Minister stands up for Bosscha, conservation areas
Minister stands up for Bosscha, conservation areasRiva Fadillah and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim raised his opposition on Tuesday against the plan to develop a tourism resort in conservation areas around the Bosscha Observatory...
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Flags fail to fly half-mast on Sept. 30
Flags fail to fly half-mast on Sept. 30The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was hard to find any national flags being flown at half-mast on Tuesday, signaling that many Indonesians have forgotten about the shadowy Sept. 30 incident.The Sept.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Pollution case implicates Singaporean
Pollution case implicates SingaporeanDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police detectives said on Tuesday that they had declared a Singaporean businessman, Lee Choon How, 58, a suspect in a pollution case as his company PT Guru Indonesia, a printing firm located in East Jakarta, had...
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Retired general stands first trial for Tanjung Priok massacre
Retired general stands first trial for Tanjung Priok massacreM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A retired general appeared before a court on Tuesday charged with crimes against humanity in the bloody Tanjung Priok massacre in 1984 when soldiers gunned down at least 14 Muslim protesters.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Antiterror team heads to Pakistan
Antiterror team heads to PakistanFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A an investigation team was dispatched on Tuesday to Pakistan to meet with five Indonesian madrasah, or Islamist school, students arrested there for their alleged links to the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
DPR demands revision of water bill
DPR demands revision of water billKurniawan Hari and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) have instructed legislators deliberating the water resource bill to make several revisions on some contentious articles, Deputy Speaker Soetardjo...
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Heritage society meets to draft charter
Heritage society meets to draft charter YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Indonesian Heritage Preservation Network (JPPI) and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) will begin a four-day workshop here on Wednesday to draft a heritage...
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
JP/9/Score
JP/9/Score CricketJakarta Cricket Club Sunday's matches West Java Wanderers CC bt Perkasa CC 158/all out - 151/all out India XI CC beat Indorama CC 160/8 in 35 overs - 161/3 in 30 overs
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
SAFETY FIRST?: An overloaded truck drives aboard a passenger
SAFETY FIRST?: An overloaded truck drives aboard a passenger ferry at Merak Port, Banten province. The photo was taken on Tuesday. Port authorities are planning to expand their fleet in anticipation of the annual Idul Fitri exodus in November.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Excelcomindo may trim bonds size
Excelcomindo may trim bonds size JAKARTA: Indonesia's third-largest cellular operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama has finalized the coupons on its local bond, but the company may cut the size slightly due to tepid demand, a banker familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
RI asks UN for world status for park
RI asks UN for world status for park PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Indonesia is requesting the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to declare a national park area located near its border with Malaysia a world heritage site, an official said.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Anticommunist paranoia
Anticommunist paranoiaKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com Soeharto remains an undisputed genius in his ability to brainwash nearly the entire nation into believing without reserve his regime's version of the abortive coup on Sept. 30, 1965.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Jakarta Post
Jakarta Post Respect at Swiss German University Respect is an important factor in the Swiss German University, one of the best institutes of learning in the country."All of the lecturers and the students should respect each other.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
'War and terror threats send Asian defense spending soaring'
'War and terror threats send Asian defense spending soaring'Agencies , Langkawi, Malaysia Asia is expected to spend US$70 billion on defense imports between 2002 and 2006 because of the increasing threats of war and terrorism, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Oct 2003
On map of Indonesia
On map of Indonesia Indeed, my World Map, the Oosthoek-Time Wereld Atlas, edition 1973, shows Kota Bonjol located dead on the Equator as Rahmat Febrianto stated in his letter Map madness (The Jakarta Post, Sept 27, 2003). Padang lies far south of it.