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Tue, 18 Nov 2003
House to set up team to monitor KPU
House to set up team to monitor KPUMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe House of Representatives Commission II agreed on Monday to set up a monitoring team to supervise the performance of the General Elections Commission (KPU), including the ongoing procurement tenders.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Report: Myanmar textile industry recovering from U.S. sanctions
Report: Myanmar textile industry recovering from U.S. sanctions Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar Myanmar's textile industry, hit hard by U.S. sanctions, is showing signs of recovery as factories find new markets in Europe, a semi-government weekly reported.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
BNI plans stock split as share falls
BNI plans stock split as share fallsJAKARTA : PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), the nation's second-biggest bank by assets, said it plans a stock split that will reduce the number of shares to 6.6 percent of its Rp 257.5 billion (US$30.2 million) outstanding shares.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
3G technology is the future that we dreamed of
3G technology is the future that we dreamed of Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaAs children, we imagined what the future would look like. Cars gliding through the air, funny-shaped tall buildings, people wearing silver jumpsuits, and the most intriguing, an electronic gadget, which...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Gas supply hoped to resume Tuesday
Gas supply hoped to resume TuesdaySandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A ship sent to repair the leaking 650-kilometer pipeline that supplies natural gas from the Natuna islands in the South China Sea to Singapore is expected to arrive at the site of the leak late on Monday night.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
BNI plans stock split as share falls
BNI plans stock split as share fallsJAKARTA : PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), the nation's second-biggest bank by assets, said it plans a stock split that will reduce the number of shares to 6.6 percent of its Rp 257.5 billion (US$30.2 million) outstanding shares.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Two killed by falling wall
Two killed by falling wall BOGOR: Two gardeners were killed and another suffered injuries on Monday at 2:55 p.m. when a wall of the newly built Eka Lokasari mall in Sukasari, East Bogor, fell on them.Hendra, 35, a resident of Caringi village, Cijeruk, and Buhori, 40, a resident of Curug Dengdeng...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Samsung launches new mobile phones
Samsung launches new mobile phonesSari P. Setiogi,The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Samsung launched two new mobile phone models here on Monday as part of its drive to become the top player in the Indonesian market next year.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
PTT to expand investment in RI
PTT to expand investment in RIBANGKOK : Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PCL is planning to expand investment in Indonesian gas fields in a bid to increase its supply to meet growing natural gas demand in its home market.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Inquiry call over treatment of Acehnese
Inquiry call over treatment of Acehnese MALAYSIA: Amnesty International on Monday called for an investigation into reports that camp guards at a Malaysian detention center beat up seven Acehnese asylum seekers for refusing to be repatriated.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
IMF final review
IMF final review A special team from the International Monetary Fund completed last week its final review of Indonesian economic reform programs under its US$5 billion Extended Fund Facility, with high commendation, praising the government's macroeconomic management, continued fiscal consolidation...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
FOR MARKETING PERSEPCTIVE -- NOV 18
FOR MARKETING PERSEPCTIVE -- NOV 18Security and related devices central in our livesBurhanuddin Abe Contributor Jakarta The horrors of last year's bombings in Bali, followed by the JW Marriot Hotel blast in Jakarta a few months ago, have drastically changed our perception on security.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
1. TRAWL: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24
1. TRAWL: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24 Thaksin says RI justified in sinking Thai trawler 2. ARNOLD: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 22 Schwarzenegger poised to take political power 3. ISTANBUL: 30 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 38 Al-Qaeda says it behind Turkey blasts
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
AP/Dita Alangkara
AP/Dita AlangkaraQUEUING FOR CHANGE: An armed police officer stands guard as Indonesians queue to convert their money into small denominations to give to relatives, especially children, during the upcoming Idul Fitri celebration, at a money changer in Jakarta.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
IBRA to be closed next year
IBRA to be closed next yearFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will close down the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on Feb. 27 next year as scheduled, although the agency has yet to complete the difficult task of forcing big debtors to...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
1. ACEH: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24
1. ACEH: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24Govt backs down on plan to list GAM as terrorist groupFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government has backed down on its plan to have the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) listed as a terrorist organization by the United Nations to avoid turning Aceh into an...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Officers questioned over collision
Officers questioned over collisionSINGAPORE: Two navy officers went on trial on Monday for a collision between their patrol vessel and a Dutch container ship that killed four servicewomen in January.Lt. Ng Keng Yong and Lt.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
1 x 34
1 x 34 Suspects arrested over Flores riot JP/5/POLICE2 x 18 3 top officers axed for jailhouse death 1 x 58 Cirebon deploys standby doctors, paramedics for Idul Fitri JP//JOGJA1 x 47 Students win int'l prize with banana-root cracker
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Three drug trafficker suspects shot dead
Three drug trafficker suspects shot deadDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaSouth Jakarta Police shot dead three drug trafficker suspects on Monday as a part of efforts to stamp out drug abuse and trafficking.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Consumers push economy higher
Consumers push economy higherThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian economy grew faster at 3.93 percent in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, driven mainly by consumer and government spending, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Monday.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Inquiry call over treatment of Acehnese
Inquiry call over treatment of AcehneseMALAYSIA: Amnesty International on Monday called for an investigation into reports that camp guards at a Malaysian detention center beat up seven Acehnese asylum seekers for refusing to be repatriated.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
House to set up team to monitor KPU action
House to set up team to monitor KPU actionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives Commission II agreed on Monday to set up a monitoring team to supervise the performance of the General Elections Commission (KPU), including the ongoing procurement tenders.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
[b]Eradication of corruption
Eradication of corruption requires clean legal system Frans H. Winarta Member National Law Commission (KHN) Jakarta 2. Pro -- Toppling the Arab Berlin wall 2 X 30 Toppling the Arab 'Berlin Wall' to make way for global communityShafeeq Ghabra Professor of Political Science President American...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
LG launches digital TV production line
LG launches digital TV production lineEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT LG Electronics Indonesia (LGEIN) has invested US$1 million to open a new production line capable of producing 12,000 digital projection TVs a year.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
'It's strange celebrating Idul Fitri without family'
'It's strange celebrating Idul Fitri without family' Idul Fitri is only a week away. Many people have struggled to get tickets to go home by train, bus, ship or plane. The difficulties during the journey is no longer a consideration as they think they must celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.17, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.17, 2003 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
RI stresses continuity to potential investors
RI stresses continuity to potential investorsDow Jones, Singapore As Indonesia prepares to sell a global bond next year, an A- list of the country's economic decision-makers stressed to potential investors Monday the country will continue to stabilize economically, even as it graduates from the...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Security companies expect bigger business
Security companies expect bigger businessRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Although incidents of robbery -- especially of individuals who have just withdrawn large sums of money from the bank -- have increased in recent times, attacks on armored vehicles carrying cash either to refill ATMs or for...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Building a shrewder society by promoting political education
Building a shrewder society by promoting political educationMohammad Nasih, Researcher, KATALIS Foundation, Jakarta As scheduled by the General Elections Commission (KPU), the general election of 2004 will start on April 5, when people go to the polls to elect members of the House of...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Indramayu offers housing to evicted fishermen's families
Indramayu offers housing to evicted fishermen's familiesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fishermen evicted from the banks of Muara Angke River are to be provided low-cost housing in Indramayu regency, West Java.It is expected that the housing units will be ready in March.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Walhi pushes Ladia Galaksor suit for environmental damage
Walhi pushes Ladia Galaksor suit for environmental damageNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The fate of a controversial road project partly blamed for the recent flash flood which claimed at least 151 lives in North Sumatra may be determined in court.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Students win prize with banana-root cracker
Students win prize with banana-root crackerSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Bananas are known to be rich in nutrients, but most people were probably unaware of the benefits of its root until three senior high school students from Yogyakarta found a use for it.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Fresh internal rift beleaguers PKB
Fresh internal rift beleaguers PKB JAKARTA: With general elections fast approaching, the Muslim- based National Awakening Party (PKB) must deal with another internal rift, following the party's decision to disband its branch executive board in Bondowoso, East Java early this month.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
[b]checked EJK
checked EJK FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- November 18Security firms expect bigger business from outsourcing trendRudijanto Contributor Jakarta Although incidents of robbery -- especially of individuals who have just withdrawn large sums of money from the bank -- have increased in recent times,...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
[b]checked EJK
checked EJK Security firms expect bigger business from outsourcing trendRudijanto Contributor Jakarta Although incidents of robbery -- especially of individuals who have just withdrawn large sums of money from the bank -- have increased in recent times, attacks on armored vehicles carrying cash...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Kwik doubts PDI-P can meet election target
Kwik doubts PDI-P can meet election targetFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Senior Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislator Kwik Kian Gie expressed pessimism on Monday that the party would fulfill its target of garnering 42 percent of the vote in the 2004...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Gas supply hoped to resume Tuesday afternoon
Gas supply hoped to resume Tuesday afternoonSandy Darmosumarto The Jakarta Post Jakarta A ship sent to repair the leaking 650-kilometer pipeline that supplies natural gas from the Natuna islands in the South China Sea to Singapore is expected to arrive at the site of the leak late on Monday night.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Japan, ASEAN officials hold talks in Tokyo
Japan, ASEAN officials hold talks in TokyoKenji Hall, Associated Press, Tokyo Japanese and Southeast Asian officials opened two days of meetings on Monday to finalize the agenda for a December summit expected to call for freer trade and closer security cooperation.The summit, which begins Dec.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
UGM to present Awards
UGM to present AwardsYOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia's oldest, will give Hamengkubuwono IX Awards to figures with outstanding achievements in their respective fields.The awards will be bestowed in conjunction with UGM's 54th anniversary, which falls on Dec. 19.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Delhaize Singapore sale raises doubt on Asia plans
Delhaize Singapore sale raises doubt on Asia plansDow Jones, Brussels Delhaize Group's (DEG) sale Friday of its Singapore operations lightens the group's heavy debt load but raises questions over the retailer's strategy in Asia.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Civil servants get Idul Fitri bonuses
Civil servants get Idul Fitri bonuses SURABAYA: Some 1,400 East Java provincial administration civil servants, often criticized for their poor performances, have received Idul Fitri bonuses totaling Rp 1 billion (US$117,647). The bonuses are equivalent to one month's pay, an official said.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Cambodian parties to hold talks
Cambodian parties to hold talksCAMBODIA: Cambodia's three main political parties will meet on Friday to discuss a shaky deal brokered by the revered King Norodom Sihanouk to break a months-long post-election deadlock, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Govt backs down on plan to list GAM as terror group
Govt backs down on plan to list GAM as terror groupFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has backed down on its plan to have the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) listed as a terrorist organization by the United Nations to avoid turning Aceh into an international issue.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Breaking the fast in mosque at the heart of North Jakarta
Breaking the fast in mosque at the heart of North JakartaEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Luar Batang Mosque is indeed the heart of the local community in the area, located near the Sunda Kelapa Harbor in Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Pelindo III sees lower 2003 profit
Pelindo III sees lower 2003 profit Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta State-owned seaport operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) has said that its net profit for 2003 may decline by 14 percent, on lower trading activities and higher operational costs.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
1. IBRA: 1 LINE, 26 COUNTS
1. IBRA: 1 LINE, 26 COUNTS IBRA to be closed next year 2. CORRUPT: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS NGOs commit to anticorruption drive 3. MUDIK: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS YLKI warns of rocky Idul Fitri journeys 4. DRUG: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS Police shoot dead three suspected drug traffickers
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Pessimistic tennis team heads to Vietnam
Pessimistic tennis team heads to VietnamZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian tennis squad is pessimistic about its medal prospects at the upcoming 2003 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam, as most of the team members are younger players, an official has said.
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
NGOs commit to anticorruption drive
NGOs commit to anticorruption driveID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Malang, East Java Chairman of the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) Teten Masduki proposed that both Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah issue election guides suggesting followers not to vote for legislative candidates and political...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Navy to build security posts in Maluku
Navy to build security posts in Maluku AMBON, Maluku: The Indonesian Navy is to build naval bases to monitor security on the borders with East Timor and Australia.Eastern Fleet Command chief Rear Adm. Slamet Subiyanto said Monday that the small bases would be built on Wetar and Kisar islands,...
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
Police shoot dead three suspected drug traffickers
Police shoot dead three suspected drug traffickersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Jakarta Police shot dead three drug trafficker suspects on Monday as a part of efforts to stamp out drug abuse and trafficking.