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Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Martial law restricts freedom of art
Martial law restricts freedom of artNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh DarussalamWahai aneuk bek taduek le bedoh sare tabela bangsa bek tatakot keu darah ile adak pih matee, poma ka rela Allah hai dododa idang seulang blang ka putoh taloe beurijang rayeuk muda seudang tajak...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
2 x 28
2 x 28 Snipers, bomb squad officers deployed to tighten security 2 x 19 Airport X-ray check reveals dead baby in parents' bag Haji1 x 49 Limited quota may keep 1,181 Muslims from Mecca
Sat, 15 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outsourcing trendRudijanto Contributor Jakarta Although incidents of robbery -- especially of individuals who have just withdrawn large sums of money from the bank -- have increased in recent times, attacks on armored vehicles carrying cash...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
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Promoting peace education in the month of Ramadhan Muhamad Ali Lecturer Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta muhamad@hawaii.edu 2. Yale -- The new leviathans 2 X 30 An atlas of multinationals throws an unusual light on globalization Nayan Chanda Editor Yale Center for the...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Govt to audit Texmaco's assets
Govt to audit Texmaco's assets The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will audit textile maker Texmaco Group to check whether it had properly used the loans provided by state banks.The audit comes as the government mulls whether to bail out, break up or sell the group which missed a payment of...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
BI to boost supervisory staff to curb scandals
BI to boost supervisory staff to curb scandalsAbdul Khalik and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said on Friday that the central bank would boost the number of its banking supervisory staff as part of efforts to help prevent banking...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Malaysia may hurt for ditching India on rail deal
Malaysia may hurt for ditching India on rail deal Barani Krishnan Atul Prakash Reuters Kuala Lumpur/Bombay Malaysia's move to drop India and China from a US$3.8 billion railway project, one of Asia's biggest infrastructure deals, may spark trade retaliation and put pressure on the new prime...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
1. PAPUA: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS
1. PAPUA: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTSWest Irian Jaya governor sworn in, despite dispute 2. OLYMPIC: 2 LINES, 27 COUNTSIOC to allow transsexual athletes in upcoming Olympics 3. IRAQ: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTSU.S. muscle, promises may not be able to beat guerrillas 4.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
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As long as tourists carry dollars, than RI should too Riyadi Suparno Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Birmingham, UK2. Daily -- Whose country is it anyway? 2 X 30 Whose country is it anyway and where do the people really fit in? Mohammad Badrul Ahsan The Daily Star Asia News Network Dhaka
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Beware politicians
Beware politicians bearing giftsFrom Media IndonesiaAs the 2004 general election nears, we should be alert for various political occurrences that could prevent the people from going to the polls, such as political violence and security disturbances.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Telkom's profit may drop by 26% this year
Telkom's profit may drop by 26% this year Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) estimated that net profit for 2003 would decline by 26 percent on the absence of extra income from asset sales as it enjoyed last year.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
1. SARONG -- 1 x 35
1. SARONG -- 1 x 35 Samarinda sarong being sidelined 2. PARSI -- 1 x 42 Parsi population on verge of extinction
Sat, 15 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...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Victim confirms Gunawan's role in Asaba homicide
Victim confirms Gunawan's role in Asaba homicideDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Mathius Salempang said on Friday the statement made by a victim of a murder attempt, Paulus Tejakusuma, confirmed the involvement of businessman Gunawan Santosa, the...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Kota Baru project
Kota Baru project From Bisnis IndonesiaThe House of Representatives (DPR) has reportedly summoned the eldest son of President Megawati Soekarnoputri for questioning. The questioning is over an agreement he reached with businessmen from China for the development of 312,983 m2 of land in Kota Baru,...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Govt to audit Texmaco's assets
Govt to audit Texmaco's assets The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government will audit textile maker Texmaco Group to check whether it had properly used the loans provided by state banks.The audit comes as the government mulls whether to bail out, break up or sell the group which missed a payment of its...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
'End martial law in Aceh to restore'
'End martial law in Aceh to restore'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted religious figures repeated earlier demands to end martial law in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, saying that continuing the violence there would damage the dignity of the Acehnese.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
b]* Headlines:Police will question VP's son over assault 2
b]* Headlines:Police will question VP's son over assault 2 * National:'End martial law in Aceh to restore dignity' 4 * Archipelago:14 policemen arrested for killing suspect 5 * Opinion:RI's schools should target higher standards 7 * City:Empower the poor for better homes 8 * Sports:Brazil beats U.S.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Quality of Indonesian CPO
Quality of Indonesian CPOFrom Bisnis Indonesia Some five million tons of Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) cannot be traded due to damage. According to palm oil plant expert Takal Barus (Bisnis Indonesia, Oct. 23), improper processing in state-owned estate companies' plants has caused the damage.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Hypnotist gang uses new way to dupe victims
Hypnotist gang uses new way to dupe victimsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Darti, 20, a student from Paramita University, was having a light lunch in the food court at Lippo Supermal in Karawaci on Thursday when a man approached, started conversation and politely offered a bottle of soft...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
'I don't want to pay if I get no benefit'
'I don't want to pay if I get no benefit' City tap water operator PD PAM Jaya has proposed an increase of tap water rates by 30 percent. The public reaction has been strong with most delivering the same message, that the tap water operator must improve its service if it wants to increase its rate.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
DI workers produce demand for large high severance payments
DI workers produce demand for large high severance paymentsThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/Jakarta The workers' union of ailing state aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) said on Friday it would welcome the government's plan for wholesale dismissal, but only if each laid- off worker...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Indonesia raps Australia over boat people treatment
Indonesia raps Australia over boat people treatmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government accused Australia on Friday of being inconsistent it its treatment of refugees following its decision to expel Turkish Kurd boat people earlier this week.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
JP/5/Sniper
JP/5/SniperSnipers, bomb squad deployed to tighten security Nana Rukmana and Suherjoko The Jakarta Post Cirebon/Semarang Ensuring a safe return home to celebrate religious holidays is no longer limited to the prevention of traffic accidents; snipers and bomb squads from the Police Mobile Brigade...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Public places beef up security
Public places beef up securityThe Jakarta Post Jakarta/Yogyakarta As a bomb expert who once lectured in Yogyakarta remains at large, efforts to beef up security continues at possible targets for terror bombs.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Robbers in action in Semarang
Robbers in action in Semarang SEMARANG: Two robbers armed with a pistol and a sword robbed wealthy businessman Beni Probang at his house in Semarang early Friday morning, stealing jewelry worth Rp 70.8 million (US$8,330).The robbers also made off with cash totaling Rp 3.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Rp 200m offered for gold medalist
Rp 200m offered for gold medalistThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI) is offering Rp 200 million (US$23,500) in cash for any table tennis player who can win a gold medal at the 22nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Many parties may not pass factual verification
Many parties may not pass factual verificationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many political parties might not be able to pass the field verifications by the General Elections Commission (KPU), according one member.Mulyana W.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Sports bodies coy about medal prospects at SEAG
Sports bodies coy about medal prospects at SEAGThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian sports bodies are facing their next SEA Games challenge in Vietnam next month with reservations about the medal hunt.Podsi, the Indonesia's rowing governing body, will set out for nine gold medals in the...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
HIV/AIDS on the rise in Samarinda
HIV/AIDS on the rise in Samarinda SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: An official said here on Friday that the number of people recorded as having HIV/AIDS in East Kalimantan had increased by more than 300 percent in one year.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Burdensome tap water
Burdensome tap water After its success in pressing the city administration to approve a 40 percent increase in the tap water tariff in April, the city-owned tap water company PT PAM Jaya, joining its foreign partners, is requesting another 30 percent price increase.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Police shoot dead alleged drug dealer
Police shoot dead alleged drug dealer JAKARTA: South Jakarta Police shot dead the suspected head of a drug syndicate operating in Java and Sumatra on Friday morning in Pluit, Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Survey finds problem with water
Survey finds problem with water JAKARTA: A survey released on Friday found that almost 20 percent of water refill outlets in the city sell water contaminated with coliform, a bacteria blamed for causing diarrhea and other health problems.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Rupiah Rates Nov.14
Rupiah Rates Nov.14 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling BuyingAustralian dollar------1 6,507.57 5,782.26 6,177.93 6,111.66 Brunei dollar----------1 5,244.43 4,660.43 4,978.78 4,925.93 Canadian dollar--------1 6,952.84 6,176.95 6,600.65 6,528.84 Swiss franc------------1 6,762.10 6,008.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
PDI-P plays down anti-Mega coalition
PDI-P plays down anti-Mega coalition JAKARTA: The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) played down on Friday a planned coalition of Muslim-based political parties ahead of the 2004 elections.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
The conduct of the state apparatus
The conduct of the state apparatus Officials of the directorate general for taxation have reportedly intimidated tax evaders by detaining bad debtors without prior trial. The move is actually the directorate's last recourse to collect taxes.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Bravo, 'TVRI'!
Bravo, 'TVRI'!From Republika Amid the private TV shows packed by pornography, superstition and gossipy infotainment, state-owned TVRI has come up with programs that fit this holy month of Ramadhan.Most TV stations have become hypocritical, presenting Ramadhan themes through actors who had...
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Educational subsidy
Educational subsidyFrom KompasThe cost of education has been rising and is not likely to go down, just like prices in general. The state is reportedly suffering financial losses, but government officials are holding seminars at star-rated hotels and having weekends in Bali.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Empower the poor for better homes
Empower the poor for better homesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A housing and community development specialist with the World Bank in Jakarta, Parwoto Sugianto, has called on the government to create the right conditions for poor people to actively improve their environments.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
Timorese mixed on country's future
Timorese mixed on country's future Associated Press, Jakarta Post-independence confidence in East Timor has declined, with nearly 40 percent of East Timorese saying they feel worse off now than under Indonesian rule and less than half optimistic about the future, according to a survey.
Sat, 15 Nov 2003
1. MARKET 1x35
1. MARKET 1x35 Traditional markets bloom during Ramadhan 2. KRACA 1x28 'Kraca', escargot from Purwokerto 3. SIDE1 1x30 Exodus routes prone to flood, landslides 4. SIDE2 1x30 Hotels gear up for Idul Fitri
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
Housemaids deserve humane treatment: NGO
Housemaids deserve humane treatment: NGOM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Concerned non governmental organizations have called on families employing domestic housemaids to start treating them as individuals with equal rights, in a bid to curb the rampant abuse and discrimination against...
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
Illegal villas on plantation destroy nature
Illegal villas on plantation destroy natureTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor An activist of the People Loves the Environment (WAKAL) organization revealed on Thursday that around 691 hectares of the Gunung Mas tea plantation located in the Puncak resort area had been used for building 316...
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
1. KWI ( 1 X 30 )
1. KWI ( 1 X 30 ) Catholics urged to vote 'clean' 2. GAM ( 2 X 14 ) Aceh councillor stands trial for treason 3. PDIP ( 2 X 21 ) PDI Perjuangan moves to gain NU support 4. AMNESTY ( 2 X 18 ) Govt drafts amnesty for Aceh rebels 5.
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
AFP;HHR;
AFP;HHR; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-smuggling-Vietnam Six jailed for people trafficking JP/11/J05 Six jailed for people trafficking VIETNAM: Vietnamese court has sentenced six gang members, including three women, to between two and 30 years imprisonment for trafficking 18 women and children to Cambodia,...
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
Yi, Sunu lead seeds' charge in junior ITF tennis tourney
Yi, Sunu lead seeds' charge in junior ITF tennis tourneyZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Yi Chu Huan of Chinese Taipei and Sunu Wahyu Trijati of Indonesia faced few problems in their second-round matches as the seeded players continued their charge in the 2003 ITF Indonesia Junior Tennis...
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
'Republika' denies being acquired by PDI-P, mulls lawsuit
'Republika' denies being acquired by PDI-P, mulls lawsuitMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Republika newspaper denied on Thursday The Jakarta Post's report that certain members from President Megawati Soekarnoputri's political party injected fresh funds into the Islamic-based newspaper.
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
Robbery victim still traumatized by violence
Robbery victim still traumatized by violenceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aisyah, 37, could not believe her eyes on Thursday morning when she saw the suspected robbers -- three men and two women -- arrested earlier in the week, squatting in the corner of the Jakarta Police Headquarters'...
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
YLKI to help monitor Idul Fitri bus ticket prices
YLKI to help monitor Idul Fitri bus ticket pricesP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three main bus stations in the city are working with the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) to monitor illegal hike of ticket prices prior to the Idul Fitri holiday, which falls on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26.
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
REUTERS;HHR;
REUTERS;HHR; ANPAi..u.. Aglance-RP-Imelda-return Imelda Marcos makes tearful return JP/11/J03 Imelda Marcos makes tearful return PHILIPPINES: Tearful, lame, but unbowed, Imelda Marcos said on Thursday that she loved her country and would never run away, as government lawyers tried to have the...