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Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Police reenact murder of Asaba president director
Police reenact murder of Asaba president directorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police reenacted on Sunday the fatal shooting that killed computer firm PT Asaba's president director Boedyharto Angsono and his Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) bodyguard, First Sgt. Edy Siyep, in North Jakarta.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Housing for evicted people
Housing for evicted peopleFrom Warta Kota With the frequent evictions taking place in Jakarta and its outskirts, it is necessary for the provincial administration to relieve the suffering of the homeless poor, who are still badly needed as manual laborers in various projects and services in the...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Megawati to kick off jamboree
Megawati to kick off jamboreePONTIANAK, Central Kalimantan: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to open the seventh national meeting of the Indonesian Boy Scouts (Pramuka) in Pontianak on Dec. 15, an official has said.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Loved and loathed, Malaysia's Mahathir leaves complex legacy
Loved and loathed, Malaysia's Mahathir leaves complex legacyLawrence Bartlett, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Loved and loathed but rarely ignored, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad leaves a complex legacy when he retires on Friday.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Mahathir calls Jewish boycott threat blackmail
Mahathir calls Jewish boycott threat blackmailAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said a call by a U.S.-based Jewish lobby group for an economic boycott against Malaysia may hurt economically but the country would not give in to "blackmail".
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Panin aims to boost retail loans: Senior executive
Panin aims to boost retail loans: Senior executiveThe Jakarta Post JakartaBank Panin is among the few banks in the country that survived the banking crisis in the late 1990s without the government's costly bail-out scheme, called the bank recapitalization program.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Panizzi wins dramatic Catalunya rally
Panizzi wins dramatic Catalunya rallyReuters , Lloret de Mar, Spain Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi snatched a last-gasp victory in the Rally of Catalunya on Sunday to push new world championship leader Sebastien Loeb into second place and set up a four-way showdown for the title.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Riko Sistanto
Riko Sistanto Contributor JakartaThe writer is general manager of PT Asiasejahtera Perdana PharmaceuticalThere is an Indonesian saying which, freely translated, goes something like this: "Not knowing means not loving". To some extent this saying is relevant to marketing.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Scholars call for jihad against corruption
Scholars call for jihad against corruptionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In order to properly observe the upcoming month of religious reflection, Muslim scholars called on the people to declare a moral jihad against corruption for their Ramadhan resolutions.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Corruption and greed blamed for kerosene crisis in North Sumatra
Corruption and greed blamed for kerosene crisis in North SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra State oil and gas company PT Pertamina's Marketing Unit I of the Medan office accused on Saturday two parties behind the shortage of kerosene in North Sumatra province, namely...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
CASH COWS: Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah (fourth
CASH COWS: Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah (fourth from right) symbolically hands one cow each to the regents of Padang Pariaman, Agam and Pessel in West Sumatra. The three were part of about 1,832 cattle donated on Saturday by the central government to local farmers as part of the...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Complaint filed with police urged on minting of Gold Quest coins
Complaint filed with police urged on minting of Gold Quest coinsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post , Surabaya Yusuf Hasyim, the youngest son of Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) founder Hasyim Asy'ari, filed a complaint on Saturday with the East Java Police against Gold Quest International Ltd, a Hong Kong-based...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Basis of development
Basis of development The polemics in the discourse on democracy and its ramifications, as published in the mass media (Kompas, Oct. 7, Oct. 8 and Oct. 10), surely give food for thought as to why Indonesia, 50 years after its entry into the United Nations, persists -- oddly enough -- in being...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Experts differ on the use of terrorism law for Poso
Experts differ on the use of terrorism law for PosoKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts had a mixed reaction to plans by the police to charge 15 suspects who attacked villagers in Poso, Central Sulawesi, under the new terrorism law.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2003
FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2003Convert your consumers into sellerschecked EJKRiko Sistanto Contributor JakartaThe writer is general manager of PT Asiasejahtera Perdana PharmaceuticalThere is an Indonesian saying which, freely translated, goes something like this: "Not knowing...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Caption for Spotlight column for Monday, October 27, 2003.
Caption for Spotlight column for Monday, October 27, 2003.================================================================ HUNGARIAN NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION: Some 300 guests gathered to celebrate Hungarian National Day in the Flores Ballroom of Hotel Borobudur in Jakarta on October 22, 2003.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Indonesia's Irene tames Wild in Greece
Indonesia's Irene tames Wild in GreeceThe Jakarta Post JakartaAfter being held to a draw in the opening round, Irene Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia improved her play to beat Daleen Wild of South Africa in the second round of the World Youth Chess Championships on Friday in Halkidiki, Greece.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Jamsostek wants to invest heavily in bank IPO
Jamsostek wants to invest heavily in bank IPORendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned insurance firm PT Jamsostek is seeking to purchase at least one billion shares in state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), or the equivalent of around 25 percent of the total shares to be sold...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Evictees' tents demolished on eve of Ramadhan
Evictees' tents demolished on eve of RamadhanEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the eve of Ramadhan, a group of people who had been evicted from their homes in Tanjung Duren Selatan, West Jakarta, had their makeshift tents torn down by public order officers on Sunday.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Deliver promises to prevent further violence
Deliver promises to prevent further violence There is still much suffering in a number of the country's hot spots. The Jakarta Post's Ati Nurbaiti talked to Ichsan Malik who with locals in Maluku founded the BakuBae peace movement.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Stop sending workers overseas: Amien
Stop sending workers overseas: Amien SURAKARTA, Central Java: People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais threw his weight behind growing calls for the government to suspend the sending of workers overseas following reports of the rape and abuse of Indonesian maids in Saudi Arabia.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
11 more parties pass KPU administrative screening
11 more parties pass KPU administrative screeningMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Saturday that 11 more parties had passed its administrative screening and said the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) had been asked to...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Gas for transportation loses its charm
Gas for transportation loses its charmFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta The use of gas as a clean energy source for cars continues to decline despite government efforts to reduce the dependency on fuel.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Overcapacity threating China's steel industry
Overcapacity threating China's steel industryAgence France-Presse, Shanghai China's insatiable lust for steel is likely to fall off sharply after the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as the nation's steelmaker face overcapacity amid fierce global competition, industry experts say.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
Improving livelihood way to stop sectarian conflict: UN
Improving livelihood way to stop sectarian conflict: UNM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaA senior United Nations official in Jakarta said on Monday that economic hardships contributed greatly to the outbreak of a spate of sectarian conflicts in the country, and that the world body had...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
b]Parish group has accident in Ponorogo, 5 killed: A bus carrying
b]Parish group has accident in Ponorogo, 5 killed: A bus carrying pilgrims of the Bintaran parish group from Yogyakarta province's subdistrict of Mergangsan had an accident in East Java province's regency of Ponorogo killing five people and injuring 18 others on Sunday afternoon.
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
TV Program: Monday, October 27, 2003
TV Program: Monday, October 27, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi8:00 TV Drama: Mat Angin9:00 Entertainment News: Info Biz10:30 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
It's time to move on
It's time to move on Night is no longer peaceful for some residents of the city. Yet it's not the fear of burglaries that plague the city's affluent enclaves that is keeping them in a state of insecurity.At any time, they may find themselves evicted from their homes and forced to move on.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Police shoot dead three drug dealers
Police shoot dead three drug dealersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Jakarta Police detectives shot dead three suspected drug dealers in two separate locations on Saturday morning. The suspects were identified as Antoni Awaludin, alias Anton, 33, a resident of Jl.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Bali Fashion Week: Standouts despite the no-shows
Bali Fashion Week: Standouts despite the no-showsRita Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Jimbaran, Bali It has been a very busy month for Bali, as the host of numerous local and international gatherings, from the 9th Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit to last week's brief stopover of U.S.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Being a first-time mother not as easy as it looks
Being a first-time mother not as easy as it looksDeni Putri, Contributor, Jakarta "Is my baby thirsty?" I asked my cousin a day after giving birth to my son at a general hospital in Slipi, West Jakarta, nine months ago.I felt so stupid at even having to ask.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Mahathir takes another swipe at Aussies
Mahathir takes another swipe at AussiesPAPUA NEW GUINEA: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took another swipe on Saturday at old foe Australia while signing a political accord with Papua New Guinea, a former Australian colony.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Birth control program faces test of time
Birth control program faces test of timeStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Anita", a mother of two who has been on the pill for two and a half years, panicked when she missed her period and thought she was pregnant."I thought I'd never missed taking a single pill ...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Reebok signs up China's Yao Ming
Reebok signs up China's Yao MingBOSTON, Massachusetts: Houston Rockets' Yao Ming has signed a sponsorship deal with Reebok, the sports shoe giant announced Friday.Yao took the NBA by storm last season and Reebok is keen to tap in to his huge popularity and the marketing opportunities it could open...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Fasting month begins on Monday
Fasting month begins on MondayFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh The government has announced that the Ramadhan fasting month will start on Monday."After checking the moon and calculating the days, we announce that Ramadhan begins on Monday.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Bomb blast kills three in North Maluku
Bomb blast kills three in North MalukuJakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Deputy Spokesman Sr. Comr. Zainuri Lubis said that a bomb, which exploded in a house in Tobelo, North Maluku, killing three people from one family early on Saturday, was an accident.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Nature's way to soothe the senses in the home
Nature's way to soothe the senses in the homeMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inspired by the soothing power of nature, natural elements have been incorporated into a newly built, modern row house, offering its owners a sanctuary where they can escape their routine.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Covey teaches self-help through principles
Covey teaches self-help through principlesDavid Kennedy, Contributor, Jakarta d_kenn@yahoo.com Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of a series of best-selling self- help and management books including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People does not always practice what he preaches.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Golkar, PDI Perjuangan supporters clash
Golkar, PDI Perjuangan supporters clashWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Sporadic clashes between supporters of the Golkar Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) erupted in Tabanan, Bali, on Saturday, giving some indication of the security...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Indonesia's Irene tames Wild in Greece
Indonesia's Irene tames Wild in GreeceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being held to a draw in the opening round, Irene Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia improved her play to beat Daleen Wild of South Africa in the second round of the World Youth Chess Championships on Friday in Halkidiki, Greece.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Yogyakarta pits snakes against rats
Yogyakarta pits snakes against ratsINDONESIA: The ancient city of Yogyakarta plans to release 300 snakes into surrounding sub-districts to rid rice fields there of rats, news reports said on Saturday.The back-to-nature approach to the area's rodent problem was the brainchild of Yogyakarta Sultan...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Rent-a-car firms reap windfall from outsorucing
Rent-a-car firms reap windfall from outsorucingRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Car rental companies have received the benefits of the current outsourcing trend among corporations but major international car rental firms may also reap the benefit as domestic car rental companies seek franchise...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Prog rock going from niche to mainstream
Prog rock going from niche to mainstreamHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Different answers are bound to come from different people about the definition, and merits, of progressive "prog" rock.Fans will say something about an intellectual, mature and sophisticated genre.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
On the shelves
On the shelves------------------------------------------ Understanding Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Marjorie Chu Art Forum Singapore 208 pp Available at QB-KuBuKu bookstores for Rp 300,000 ---------------------------------------------- To read the above book is to follow Marjorie Chu, a...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Sizing up what makes a true boutique hotel
Sizing up what makes a true boutique hotelLinda Hoffman, Contributor, Yogyakarta Boutique hotels -- or establishments labeling themselves as such -- are now popping up throughout Asia. A recent visit to a new one, which turned out to be more of a guesthouse with a really nice restaurant, made those...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Ambon reborn from darkness in Tantyo's photos
Ambon reborn from darkness in Tantyo's photosDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia A photography exhibition consisting only of black and white works has a unique ability to draw its visitors' attention.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALS
FEATURED PHOTO FOR CAR RENTALSR. Bertho Wedhatama RENT IT BUT DON'T IT: A car rental assistant (third from left) explains the features of a car to representatives of a company. The car rental business looks set to have a bright future in Indonesia as the demand for rented vehicles continues to...
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. TV-programs TV today JP/19/TV.TB.30" .90"TV Program: Sunday, October 26, 2003.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Utama7:00 Children's Program: Panggung Boneka 9:00 Children's Program: Bando11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
Anwar terror link claim probed
Anwar terror link claim probedMALAYSIA: Malaysian police will contact U.S. authorities about an Australian television report alleging that an organization that jailed former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim worked for has terrorist links.
Sun, 26 Oct 2003
'Biola' up for Oscar nomination
'Biola' up for Oscar nominationINDONESIA: Sekar Ayu Asmara's Biola Tak Berdawai (A Stringless Violin) is an official entry for the 2004 Academy Awards in the category of best foreign language film.The film -- the story of a woman (Ria Irawan) starting over from a traumatic past by opening a home...