Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Lifting of U.S. steel tariff will affect RI
Lifting of U.S. steel tariff will affect RISari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian steel exports to the U.S. will be negatively affected if the latter government lifts its temporary import tariff on the commodity, as ruled by the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to an...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
AFP;HHR;
AFP;HHR; ANPAi..r.. ATW-Tunisia-Indonesia Tunisia, RI sign cooperation deal JP/11/J02 Tunisia, RI sign cooperation deal TUNISIA: Tunisia and Indonesia signed on Monday an agreement providing for greater cooperation in the economic and political spheres, officials said.
Wed, 12 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 Jakarta As 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...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Indosat units merger plan approved
Indosat units merger plan approvedRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's second largest telecommunications company, PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. (Indosat), has secured approval from its shareholders for a plan to vertically merge three of its telecoms subsidiaries this year.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Life's a never ending misery for Sumaryono
Life's a never ending misery for SumaryonoM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tragic tale of Sumaryono -- a young man who had been living with part of his intestinal tract protruding through an abdominal incision due to apparent malpractice -- exemplified the poor's lack of access to...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Irked businessman spills beans on bribery
Irked businessman spills beans on briberyMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Businessman Fachrul Munir, who failed to get elected during the recent Tangerang mayoral election, alleged on Tuesday that the newly-elected mayor and deputy mayor had bribed councillors to ensure their elections.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
BRI to be added to MSCI Standard Indices
BRI to be added to MSCI Standard IndicesDow Jones, Jakarta Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the country's fourth largest bank by assets, will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Standard indexes starting Nov. 21.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.11, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.11, 2003 __________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
JP/ID Nugroho
JP/ID NugrohoDOWN SHE GOES: Black smoke billows from the KM Karunia Laut fishing vessel (left) after being deliberately fired on by two patrol ships, the KRI Sura and KRI Hiu, some 58 miles east of Surabaya, East Java.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Apartments should
Apartments should replace slumsFrom Warta Kota The eviction of fishermen in Kali Adem, North Jakarta, has made these poor people homeless. This problem will only be solved by the building of low-cost apartments, something that should have been planned by the Jakarta city administration before the...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Abuse of female
Abuse of female migrant workersFrom Media IndonesiaCases of rape or torture involving Indonesia's female migrant workers (TKW), as frequently reported by the mass media, apparently have not motivated Islamic organizations to act.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Govt's growth target ambitious: Sri Mulyani
Govt's growth target ambitious: Sri MulyaniDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the overall targets in the newly approved 2004 state budget appear to be achievable, the 4.8 percent economic growth target should pose a tougher challenge, said an expert.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Military families protest eviction
Military families protest evictionEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of residents of Siliwangi housing complex in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, met with the City Public Order Office on Tuesday, accompanied by their lawyers, and asked the administration to halt the plan to evict...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Working with Indonesia
Working with Indonesia Indonesian Security Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced last week that the government would extend martial law for at least six months in Aceh, a province terrorized by separatist violence.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Indonesian fencers eye three golds in Vietnam
Indonesian fencers eye three golds in VietnamZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of gold medals on offer may have been upped from five to ten, but the Indonesian fencing team, which took the most medals in the sport in Malaysia in 2001, appears to be content to go after three at the...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
British citizen imprisoned for alleged tax evasion
British citizen imprisoned for alleged tax evasionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation has sent a British citizen directly to prison without trial for alleged failure to pay tax arrears amounting to Rp 45.8 billion (US$5.38 million).
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Turkish boat people under quarantine in Jakarta
Turkish boat people under quarantine in JakartaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Fourteen stranded boat people are being placed under quarantine in Jakarta, where immigration and police officers will question them to decide their fate, officials said on Tuesday.Ade E.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Adi, a crusader for Mount Leuser
Adi, a crusader for Mount LeuserMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "I hated illegal logging the most," was the swift response of Adi Susmianto when asked to nominate the most difficult challenge he had faced as director of the Mount Leuser National Park, Langkat regency, here.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Job seekers swarm Trisakti
Job seekers swarm Trisakti JAKARTA: Hundreds of fresh graduates swarmed into the Student Hall of Trisakti University on Tuesday in Grogol, West Jakarta, hoping to grab one of the vacancies on offer at a job expo held by the privately owned university.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Bomb hits Poso, no casualties
Bomb hits Poso, no casualtiesIrvan NR, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central Sulawesi A low-explosive bomb ripped through an office belonging to bus company PT Omega on Tuesday in Tentena, Poso, causing panic among locals. No fatalities were reported.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Singapore Asian currencies were mixed Tuesday as the dollar's lack of clear direction against the yen forced players to focus on domestic factors in individual markets. The Thai baht, South Korean won and New Taiwan dollar weakened; the Philippine peso and Singapore dollar strengthened;...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Martial law in Aceh serves military well
Martial law in Aceh serves military wellOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Sociologist, Jakarta The government has prioritized the extension of martial law over an evaluation of achievements made in the last six months.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Disqualification of cheating aspirants sought
Disqualification of cheating aspirants soughtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prodemocracy activists are calling for disqualification of Regional Representatives Council (DPD) aspirants who submitted fake documents of support to the General Elections Commission (KPU), saying they had...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Mega calls for peace and unity
Mega calls for peace and unity JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on Muslims on Tuesday to show that Islam is a religion of peace and that Muslims can live side by side with other believers.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Supunnabul Suwannakij
Supunnabul Suwannakij Dow Jones Bangkok Japan's Denso Corp. plans to invest close to US$500 million in Southeast Asia from this year through 2010, with Thailand as the main investment focus, in order to take advantage of the region's fast-growing car market.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Government told to reconsider road project in Leuser park
Government told to reconsider road project in Leuser parkApriadi Gunawan and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta Legislators urged the government on Tuesday to abandon its plan to continue construction on a Rp 1 trillion (US$1.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Autonomy revision to start in December
Autonomy revision to start in December JAKARTA: The government is planning to start deliberating the revision of law No. 22, 1999 on regional administrations with the House of Representatives (DPR) in December, a cabinet minister says.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
2 nursing students bodies recovered
2 nursing students bodies recovered PADANG, West Sumatra: The search for the victims of a boating accident in Muara Anai river here was put to an end on Tuesday, as the bodies of the last two missing students were recovered from the river.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Singapore Asian currencies were mixed Tuesday as the dollar's lack of clear direction against the yen forced players to focus on domestic factors in individual markets. The Thai baht, South Korean won and New Taiwan dollar weakened; the Philippine peso and Singapore dollar strengthened;...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
'Made in Indonesia' expo to be held in Libya
'Made in Indonesia' expo to be held in LibyaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To increase Indonesia's market share in Libya, the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade will hold a solo exhibition in Tripoli, Libya, from Nov. 15 to Nov. 19.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Malaysia's palmoil output to rise 9% in 2003
Malaysia's palmoil output to rise 9% in 2003Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Palmoil output in Malaysia, the world's top producer, is expected to increase nine percent this year to 13 million tons, with prices likely to be sustained at current high levels of around 1,900 ringgit (US$500) per...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
House probe urged in ballot box case
House probe urged in ballot box case JAKARTA: Activists with the Jakarta Development Watch (Jadewa) urged the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday to summon the General Elections Commission (KPU) over the controversy surrounding the ballot box tender.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
'Ruwatan', a means to purify people and their surroundings
'Ruwatan', a means to purify people and their surroundingsThe Jakarta Post Sanur, BaliHuman beings face daily ups and downs. For those who believe in a karma, good fortune may come and go in accordance with one's destiny.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Indonesian employees to receive region's highest real pay hikes =
Indonesian employees to receive region's highest real pay hikes = Doutsche Press-Agentur SingaporeEmployees in Indonesia, South Korea and China are likely to receive the highest real pay raises in the Asia-Pacific region next year, and Singapore nearly the lowest, a Mercer Human Resource Consulting...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Australia denies bullying East Timor on lucrative gas field
Australia denies bullying East Timor on lucrative gas field Agence France-Presse SydneyAustralia denied bullying its tiny Pacific neighbor East Timor on Tuesday as the nations prepared for talks on finalizing a contentious maritime border that will determine how billions of dollars in revenues from...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
* Headlines:Govt told to reconsider road project near Bahorok
* Headlines:Govt told to reconsider road project near Bahorok 2 * National:Parties urged not to deploy task forces 4 * Archipelago:Papuans commemorate death of Theys 5 * Opinion:Rediscovery of local governance in Indonesia 6 * City:Military families protest eviction 8 * Sports:Clijsters sweeps WTA...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Increasing fiscal discipline
Increasing fiscal discipline The House of Representatives approved on Monday the draft state budget for 2004 with slight changes in the key economic assumptions but the central theme of the spending plan remains the same -- high fiscal discipline.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
1. LOGGING: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. LOGGING: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12Govt told to reconsider road project in Leuser park 2. WATER: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 22Water rate hike must wait for audit result 3. BOAT: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 40Turkish boat people placed in quarantine 4. ODD: 20 pt, 2 cols, 1 x 30 (three stories below)4.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Low salaries breed corruption?
Low salaries breed corruption?From Suara KaryaThe news on the finance minister's denial of corruption being linked to civil servants' low salaries was interesting to note. It is widely believed that the actions of those in positions of power harm the low-ranking civil servants.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Supunnabul Suwannakij
Supunnabul Suwannakij Dow Jones Bangkok Japan's Denso Corp. plans to invest close to US$500 million in Southeast Asia from this year through 2010, with Thailand as the main investment focus, in order to take advantage of the region's fast-growing car market.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Squatters under overpass toll road wave free clinic goodbye
Squatters under overpass toll road wave free clinic goodbyeDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In less than two months, dozens of squatters living under a section of Pluit-Cawang overpass toll road in North Jakarta will not only lose their makeshift tents but their access to free healthcare as...
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Govt reviewing Arun LNG shipment to secure domestic gas supply
Govt reviewing Arun LNG shipment to secure domestic gas supplyFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta The government will review the shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Aceh to foreign buyers in order to tackle gas shortages at the province's fertilizer firms.
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
Extra train tickets still plentiful
Extra train tickets still plentiful JAKARTA: The tickets for several additional executive trains departing Jakarta from Nov. 18 to Nov. 26 are still available as only a few seats have been reserved, an official said on Tuesday.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Rupiah Rates Nov.10
Rupiah Rates Nov.10 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling BuyingAustralian dollar------1 6,390.84 5,675.65 6,065.11 6,001.15 Brunei dollar----------1 5,170.01 4,592.03 4,906.51 4,855.38 Canadian dollar--------1 6,791.63 6,031.72 6,445.47 6,377.64 Swiss franc------------1 6,587.98 5,852.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Bombing suspect retracts statement
Bombing suspect retracts statement DENPASAR, Bali: A key witness in the trial of Bali bombing suspect Saad, who is charged with harboring and assisting a wanted terrorist suspect, withdraw on Monday the statement he had made during police interrogation, claiming that he been forced to make it.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
JP/4/kpi
JP/4/kpi 1 x 42Megawati names 27 House candidates for KPI JP/4/BOAT1 x 49Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help JP/4/HAI2 x 23NGOs to play major role in fighting illiteracyJP/4/BNI2 x 27Negotiations over BNI labor dispute turn violent
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Ex-producer sues 'SCTV'
Ex-producer sues 'SCTV'Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former producer with private television station SCTV, Dandhy Dwi Laksono, filed a lawsuit against the station on Monday at the South Jakarta District Court.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
BRI wraps up successful listing debut
BRI wraps up successful listing debutRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) made a fairly impressive debut on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday, surging up 11 percent, which some say reflects investors' strong confidence in the bank.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Water rate to increase by 30 percent
Water rate to increase by 30 percentBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration submitted to the City Council its proposal for a 30 percent increase in tap water rates starting Jan. 1, 2004.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Bombing suspect retracts statement
Bombing suspect retracts statement DENPASAR, Bali: A key witness in the trial of Bali bombing suspect Saad, who is charged with harboring and assisting a wanted terrorist suspect, withdraw on Monday the statement he had made during police interrogation, claiming that he been forced to make it.