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Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Bukaka implicated in BNI scandal
Bukaka implicated in BNI scandalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla revealed on Monday that PT Bukaka Marga Utama received Rp 4.5 billion (US$530,128) from a person involved in the Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Two dead, seven injured by cannon fire
Two dead, seven injured by cannon fireYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Two residents of Kupang regency were killed and seven others injured on Monday when an old Japanese cannon misfired, sending shrapnel through a crowd that had gathered for a funeral.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Tumenggung Tarib fights for a cause
Tumenggung Tarib fights for a causeHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau If anyone ever wanted to know what love looked like, Tumenggung Tarib, leader of the Orang Rimba (Jungle People) tribe, would be the one to show them.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Asia's economies will improve, a poll says
Asia's economies will improve, a poll saysAssociated Press, Singapore Most regional economists and officials expressed optimism that Asian economies would improve over the next six months, a poll by The Straits Times newspaper showed on Monday.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help
Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia is ready to take 14 boat people back who were refused entry to Australia, but will not allow them to settle in the country, a minister said on Monday.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
KPU to conduct field check on questionable tender winner
KPU to conduct field check on questionable tender winnerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Under close public scrutiny, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has decided to conduct a field check on the winning consortium for the Rp 324 billion (US$38 million) aluminum ballot boxes...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Legislators protest plenary meeting
Legislators protest plenary meeting JAKARTA: A number of legislators attending a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives on Monday protested the failure to announce their proposal to revise Law No. 45/1999 on the division of Papua into three provinces.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Govt blames Freeport for landslide
Govt blames Freeport for landslide JAKARTA: A massive landslide at PT Freeport Indonesia's gold and copper mine in West Papua that killed eight employees was likely the result of management negligence, a government official said on Monday.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
4 x 12
4 x 12Hasyim tells U.S. not to intervene in 'pesantren' 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...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Oil prices rise in wake of Saudi blast
Oil prices rise in wake of Saudi blastAgence France-Presse, London Oil prices rose on Monday as traders nervously bought up supplies following a suicide bombing in Saudi Arabia which killed at least 17 people and injured about 120 more.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
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The Supreme Court blueprints: Innovative reform plan Zacky Husein Director Law Programs Asia FoundationSebastiaan Pompe IMF Resident Legal Advisor Jakarta2. Pro -- The enigma of China's economic "miracle" 2 X 30 The impressive enigma of China's 'economic miracle' Orville Schell Dean, School of...
Tue, 11 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...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Evicted Muara Angke fishermen back at sea
Evicted Muara Angke fishermen back at seaEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 100 evicted fishermen living along the banks of the Muara Angke River, North Jakarta, have started fishing again last week as they wait for the government to relocate them to Indramayu, West Java, as promised.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Hasyim tells U.S. not to intervene in 'pesantren'
Hasyim tells U.S. not to intervene in 'pesantren'ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Malang, East Java While welcoming a U.S. donation for Islamic schools, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Hasyim Muzadi told the United States on Monday not to intervene in the curriculum of pesantren (Islamic boarding...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
SE Asian states meet to focus on Thai aid
SE Asian states meet to focus on Thai aidAssociated Press, Bangkok The leaders of four Southeast Asian nations are meeting this week in Myanmar to discuss how Thailand can help its less prosperous neighbors increase trade and improve their tourism, communications and other industries.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
BCA reports Rp 62b decline in profit
BCA reports Rp 62b decline in profitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Central Asia (BCA) said on Monday it had posted a decline in its nine-month pre-tax profit to Rp 2.18 trillion (about US$258 million) from Rp 2.80 trillion posted in the same period a year earlier.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Antiterrorist crisis center
Antiterrorist crisis centerFrom Warta Kota The Jakarta provincial administration officially opened its Antiterrorist Crisis Center on Oct. 24, 2003. Earlier, a guidebook on the prevention of terrorism had also been published.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
SonyEricsson has second-largest market share in RI
SonyEricsson has second-largest market share in RISari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta SonyEricsson claimed it holds the second largest mobile phone market share in Indonesia this year, after Finland-based Nokia.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
1. RIYADH: 4 LINES, 12 counts
1. RIYADH: 4 LINES, 12 counts Al-Qaeda aims to topple Saudi royals: U.S. official 2. ACEH: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS Military to deploy small units as new tactic against GAM 3. CABINET: 2 LINES, 18 COUNTS Regencies asked to draft flood contingency plans 4.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Gubernatorial
Gubernatorial money politicsFrom KompasThe election of governors in several provinces, besides requiring considerable procedural costs, reportedly also demands a lot more money to pay councillors and other officials to guarantee victory.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Malaysia detains 13 students under tough security law: police
Malaysia detains 13 students under tough security law: police Agencies Kuala LumpurMalaysia has detained 13 students under a tough security law because they are suspected to have links to terror groups, a top police official said on Monday.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Enough is enough
Enough is enough According to ministers, the amount of money lost to the state through corruption or whatever else rips off the system is well over US$20 billion, which means there are a lot of extremely wealthy people all over this country.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
BUMN: Govt cash cows
BUMN: Govt cash cows It is no secret that state-owned enterprises (BUMN) have long been the government's cash cows.This may have come about because the companies are closed to the public and the government has been able to unlawfully exploit the companies via legal means.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Antiterrorist
Antiterrorist crisis centerFrom Warta KotaThe Jakarta provincial administration officially opened its Antiterrorist Crisis Center on Oct. 24, 2003. Earlier, a guidebook on the prevention of terrorism had also been published.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Two Myanmarese deported from Sorong
Two Myanmarese deported from Sorong SORONG, Papua: Sorong immigration office deported on Monday two Myanmar nationals, Kyaw and Soe, for visa violations.Head of Sorong immigration office Achmad Widodo said that the two were deported because they did not possess visas while in Sorong.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
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;JP;TSO; ANPAa..r.. TNI-installations-guard TNI to stop guarding vital installations JP/3/VITALTNI to stop guarding vital installations JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said Monday that he would withdraw troops currently deployed at several vital installations,...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Miss Afghanistan wins special award
Miss Afghanistan wins special awardPHILIPPINES: Denounced and all but disowned by her country of birth, Miss Afghanistan Vida Samadzai has won a special award at an international beauty contest held in the Philippines.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
House revises autonomy law
House revises autonomy law JAKARTA: The House of Representatives agreed on Monday during a plenary session to revise the Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.Spokespersons of the nine House factions said they hoped the revision would strengthen the legitimacy of governors and regents.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Megawati sends House 27 candidates for KPI
Megawati sends House 27 candidates for KPIKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri finally sent in the names of 27 candidates to sit on the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), giving the House of Representatives (DPR) less than six weeks to select the nine most...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Customer-oriented BUMNs have better chance to succeed
Customer-oriented BUMNs have better chance to succeedJacky Mussry, Contributor, Jakarta What impression do our state-owned companies make on the public at large? The prevailing perception is one of endless bureaucracy; of slow-moving, service providers that are far from satisfactory.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
NGOs to play major role in illiteracy fight
NGOs to play major role in illiteracy fightDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are being asked to play a bigger role in the national illiteracy eradication program, which aims to increase the number of literate people by 4.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Semen Gresik in limbo
Semen Gresik in limbo One finds it difficult to fathom the motive of the Supreme Audit Body (Bapeka) in repeatedly questioning the legality of state-owned PT Semen Gresik's acquisition of two other state- owned cement companies, PT Semen Padang in West Sumatra and PT Semen Tonasa in South Sulawesi.
Tue, 11 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.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.10, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.10, 2003 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Review sought of Advocates Law
Review sought of Advocates Law JAKARTA: A bar association and nine lawyers filed on Monday a petition for a judicial review of a number of articles of Law No. 18/2003 on the advocate's profession with the newly established Constitutional Court.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
RI workers to receive handsome raises next year
RI workers to receive handsome raises next year Employees in Indonesia are slated to receive the highest salary increases in the Asia-Pacific region next year, according to a 2004 worldwide pay survey. The survey, conducted by Mercer Human Resources Consulting, stated that workers in Indonesia,...
Tue, 11 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...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Car sales increase in October, above target, says Gaikindo
Car sales increase in October, above target, says GaikindoSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the holiday seasons approaches, national automobile sales in October of this year reached 35,996, a 16.2 percent rise from last year's October figure of 30,976.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Govt to relocate parts of Ladia Galaska road
Govt to relocate parts of Ladia Galaska roadFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is planning to relocate sections of the controversial Ladia Galaska road project to minimize destruction in Gunung Leuser National Park, a cabinet minister has said.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
South Korean president appeals for calm to labor unrest
South Korean president appeals for calm to labor unrest Agence France-Presse SeoulPresident Roh Moo-Hyun appealed for calm on Monday after the most violent clashes seen in South Korea in years between labor activists and police left about 100 people injured.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
TV dramas for Ramadhan
TV dramas for RamadhanFrom RepublikaWe should thank TV stations for presenting special dramas for the holy month of Ramadhan, especially SCTV, which is broadcasting four special serials.The four Islamic TV dramas are Lorong Waktu (Time Tunnel), Surga Dibawah Telapak Kaki Ibu (Deep Respect for...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
2. HYDRAN -- 2 x 24
2. HYDRAN -- 2 x 24 Korean art student finds inspiration in fireplugs
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
1. LADIA: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24
1. LADIA: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24Govt to relocate parts of Ladia Galaska road 2. FLOOD: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24Rescuers to search until all 100 missing victims found 3. WATER: 30 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36Water rates to increase by 30 percent 4.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Fire victims admit plotting to attack Tomy
Fire victims admit plotting to attack TomyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A community leader in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, testified on Monday that an article in Tempo magazine allegedly linking Tomy Winata to a fire that gutted the Tanah Abang textile market led him to plan an...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, November 11, 2003Film* Documentary Films, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417): Samia (Nov. 13), Shadow Play (Nov. 17 - 18), Fatou la malienne (Nov. 19), Le gone du Chaaba (Nov. 21).
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
House passes 2004 budget bill into law
House passes 2004 budget bill into lawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives passed on Monday the government- proposed 2004 state budget bill into law, despite objections from some individual lawmakers who criticized the budget as lacking in stimulus and not doing anything to...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Golkar goings on
Golkar goings onFrom Media Indonesia The fact it was decided at the recently concluded Golkar convention to postpone electing the party's presidential candidate until after the general elections has led to the disappointment of some of Golkar's potential presidential candidates.
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Megawati names 27 House candidates for KPI
Megawati names 27 House candidates for KPIKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri finally sent in the names of 27 candidates to sit on the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), giving the House of Representatives (DPR) less than six weeks to select the nine...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
TV dramas for Ramadhan
TV dramas for RamadhanFrom RepublikaWe should thank TV stations for presenting special dramas for the holy month of Ramadhan, especially SCTV, which is broadcasting four special serials.The four Islamic TV dramas are Lorong Waktu (Time Tunnel), Surga Dibawah Telapak Kaki Ibu (Deep Respect for...
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
Transformation brings positive results
Transformation brings positive resultsAri Darmawan and Sudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta In the minds of many people the image of state-owned companies has yet to improve significantly. The companies are often seen as the cash cows of those in power, full of corrupt practices and ineffective...