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Thu, 23 Dec 2004
No jungle camps to training militants in Malaysia: Najib
No jungle camps to training militants in Malaysia: NajibReuters, Kuala Lumpur/BangkokThere are no jungle training camps for militants in Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday, firing off the latest volley in a row over Muslim militants stirring up violence in southern...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
1. TIMOR: 2 X 11
1. TIMOR: 2 X 11 RI, E. Timor form team to probe 1999 atrocities 2. INFRASTRUCTURE: 2 X 20 Big investors keen for share in public projects 3. SURVEY: 1 X 27 Susilo's popularity slumps: Survey 4. CRASH: 2 X 23 Navy chopper plummets into river, five feared dead
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
SBY's popularity slumps: Survey
SBY's popularity slumps: SurveyKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe popularity of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has dropped sharply over the past month due to people's unmet reform expectations, according to a survey by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI).
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
World Bank grants Indonesia loans to support antigraft drive
World Bank grants Indonesia loans to support antigraft driveThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe World Bank granted the government US$360 million in loans on Wednesday, part of which has been allocated specifically for the government's war against corruption.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Cultural center promotes understanding
Cultural center promotes understandingRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarThe relationship between India and Indonesia, Bali in particular, was established hundreds of years ago. Indian culture and religion can be clearly traced in every aspect of the life of the Balinese people, their...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Husbands come first in HIV treatment
Husbands come first in HIV treatmentEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen a month's dose of medicines for HIV treatment still cost around Rp 8 million (US$860) in 1997, Febri, her husband Toro and their son Sandy (not their real names), who had all contracted the HIV virus, could not afford to...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Golkar leader says party to remain critical
Golkar leader says party to remain criticalM. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA Golkar party leader said on Wednesday that there would be no abrupt changes in relations between the House of Representatives (DPR) and the executive following the election of Vice President...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, December 23, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, December 23, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Painting Opposite Attract, a collaboration show by Made Wianta and Filippo Sciascia, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan Ubud (Tel. 0361 979252, www.gayafusion.com), until Jan. 30.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Australia, RI to host bio-terror summit
Australia, RI to host bio-terror summitAUSTRALIA: Australia and Indonesia will co-host a summit in February aimed at reducing the possibility of bio-terror attacks in the region, Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill said on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
BRI leads Jakarta stock gainers
BRI leads Jakarta stock gainersBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesian stocks advanced after Standard & Poor's raised the country's credit rating, citing declining debt and increased stability in Southeast Asia's largest economy.PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia led gains.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Activists reported for defamation
Activists reported for defamation ROKAN HULU, Riau: The Regent of Rokan Hulu, Ramlan Zas Datuk Tumenggung, on Wednesday reported several anti-graft activists to police for alleged defamation. The official report was handed over by Ramlan's lawyer, Abdul Haris Rusli, to the deputy chief of Rokan...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Five feared killed in air crash ahead of Susilo's Papua visit
Five feared killed in air crash ahead of Susilo's Papua visitNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraA Navy helicopter crashed in the mountains of Nabire regency, Papua province, amid bad weather on Wednesday, and all five people on board were feared dead, police said.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
The exhausting legal journey
The exhausting legal journeyFrom Media Indonesia Law enforcement in Indonesia is like a long and exhausting journey with no certainty in sight. Law becomes a commodity most demanded by wealthy and powerful buyers, while its enforcers can be so directed that justice is exchanged for money and...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in rupiah) on Dec. 22
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in rupiah) on Dec. 22 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
SME help, investment top govt's platform
SME help, investment top govt's platformUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith macroeconomic stability almost in check, the government will emphasize microeconomic policies such as empowering small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and improving Indonesia's investment climate.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Former West Java governor accused of bribing councillors
Former West Java governor accused of bribing councillorsYuli Tri Suwarni and Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, MataramFormer West Java governor Nuriana has been accused of bribing all 100 members of the previous provincial legislative council to cover up his alleged role in a Rp...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Bali in holiday spirit
Bali in holiday spiritVisitors who plan to spend Christmas or New Year in Bali will not be disappointed, as local and international hotels have lit up their facilities with holiday fare.Bali Intercontinental Resort in Jimbaran, for instance, has in store a number of Christmas activities and...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
JP/14/YEAREND
JP/14/YEAREND No place to go but up for RI music in 2005 Hera Diani The Jakarta Post/JakartaLittle, if anything, very exciting emerged on the local popular music scene in 2004.It was so lame and dull that perhaps the "highlight" of the whole year was when then presidential candidate Susilo Bambang...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Puteh rushed to hospital as first hearing nears
Puteh rushed to hospital as first hearing nearsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs the Anticorruption Court scheduled the first hearing for his graft case, Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh was rushed to the hospital with an unspecified ailment in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Body of missing student found intact
Body of missing student found intact BOGOR: After four days of searching, a search and rescue team found the remains of Dwi Haryanti, 23, one of three students and a local guide who were swept away by a flash food while crossing Bogor's Ciandong River on Saturday afternoon.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Jakarta fans barred from match in Surabaya
Jakarta fans barred from match in SurabayaID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Supporters of Persija Jakarta have been barred from entering Surabaya for fears that they could trigger a riot with local supporters of Persebaya.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Govt stops issuing licenses for crowded airlines industry
Govt stops issuing licenses for crowded airlines industryLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has decided to stop issuing operating licenses for new airlines because it says there is already enough competition in the industry.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Al Azhar, 'president' of Free Riau
Al Azhar, 'president' of Free RiauPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, RiauThis thickly bearded gentleman, who is also a chain smoker and a cultural activist, is always restless. Very often he feels angry with the central government, which, in his opinion, is arrogant.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Trial on Bojong dump clash begins
Trial on Bojong dump clash beginsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/JakartaThe trials of 17 defendants of the Nov. 22 bloody clash in Bojong garbage treatment facility, Bogor regency, started on Wednesday at the Cibinong District Court.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Aussie travel warnings
Aussie travel warnings Once bitten by their failure to include Bali in travel warnings ahead of the Oct. 12, 2002, nightclub bombings at Kuta Beach, Australian security officials are determined to be everything but twice shy.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Rogue on Pakuan Express
Rogue on Pakuan Express From KompasAs a commuter traveling by the Bogor-Jakarta Pakuan Express train, I consider this railway service fairly secure, except for the presence of beggars, who often make passengers feel uncomfortable as they push and shove for money.On Oct.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Corruption and democracy
Corruption and democracyFrom Koran Tempo President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Dec. 9 Anticorruption Day for the purpose of waging a war against corruption. On several occasions he even said he would direct the corruption eradication movement himself.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Sakeh set for 2-year outing in Germany
Sakeh set for 2-year outing in GermanyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Athletics Association (PASI) will send Ahmad Sumarsono Sakeh to Germany next month for a two-year training program as part of Indonesia's bid to enhance its medal prospects at 2006 Asian Games.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Bojong case trial begins, Komnas Ham blames project
Bojong case trial begins, Komnas Ham blames project Theresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/Bogor/JakartaThe trials of 17 defendants of the Nov. 22 bloody clash in Bojong garbage treatment facility, Bogor regency, started on Wednesday at the Cibinong District Court.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Police attack anti-regent protesters
Police attack anti-regent protestersRusman, The Jakarta Post, TenggarongPolice officers violently broke up a picket inside the Kutai Kartanegara regental administration compound here on Wednesday, beating several picketers who were camping out to protest the appointment of an acting regent.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Workers demand higher wage hike
Workers demand higher wage hike JAKARTA: Hundreds of workers took part in a rally in front of City Hall on Tuesday, demanding the administration to increase the monthly minimum wage to Rp 759,953 (US$81.72) for 2005.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Workers protest firm arbitrariness
Workers protest firm arbitrariness MEDAN, North Sumatra: Leaders of a union on Wednesday reported alleged arbitrariness by plantation company PT Tolan Tiga Indonesia to Medan councillors.The management of the Belgium-owned company had removed three union leaders from their respective positions at...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Big-time criminals escape Cirebon prison
Big-time criminals escape Cirebon prisonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonThree big-time criminals escaped from Cirebon Prison at dawn on Wednesday, fueling people's concern over security at the prison.The three criminals escaped the prison between 4 to 5 a.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Rogue on 'Pakuan Express'
Rogue on 'Pakuan Express'From KompasAs a commuter traveling by the Bogor-Jakarta Pakuan Express train, I consider this railway service fairly secure, except for the presence of beggars, who often make passengers feel uncomfortable as they push and shove for money.On Oct.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Police blamed for intelligence failures
Police blamed for intelligence failuresEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta PostPublic enemy No. 1 and bombing fugitive Azahari bin Husin had worked undetected in a building near the Australian Embassy to plan the Sept. 9 attack, a top police officer said on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Korean school staffer stands trial
Korean school staffer stands trialDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublic affairs manager of the Korean International School in Ceger, East Jakarta, Kim Il-Kim, 47, stood trial at the East Jakarta District Court on Wednesday for allegedly having ordered five workers to damage property of...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Transportation Council yet to be acknowledged
Transportation Council yet to be acknowledgedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe newly elected members of the Jakarta Transportation Council regrets Governor Sutiyoso's reluctance in their inauguration although they had been selected three months ago.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
JP/20/ICHSAN
JP/20/ICHSANIchsan Malik fights for peaceA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post/JakartaAmbon city was like a ghost town a year after major sectarian violence erupted in 1999. Markets and streets were deserted, ruined buildings could be seen down nearly every street and the sound of weapons and bombs could...
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
1. Badminton (48) - 42 pts 7cols 1line (1x49)
1. Badminton (48) - 42 pts 7cols 1line (1x49) Indonesia Open highlights problems of local women shuttlers 2. Puteh (40) - 48 pts 3cols 3lines (3x18) Puteh rushed to hospital as 1st hearing nears 3. Susul (20) - 32 pts 3cols 1lines (1x24) Bojong clash trial begins 4.
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
Rupiah Rates Dec.22
Rupiah Rates Dec.22 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,523.10 6,752.59 7,176.06 7,099.41 Brunei dollar 1 5,988.17 5,375.10 5,711.93 5,651.17 Canadian dollar 1 8,000.65 7,181.24 7,631.58 7,550.07 Swiss franc 1 8,505.85 7,635.70 8,113.47 8,027.
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
City asks House support
City asks House supportThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration is seeking help from members of the House of Representatives to put pressure on the central government to disburse funds to finance several big projects in the city, including the development of the subway and the East Flood...
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Fuel price hike hurts people
Fuel price hike hurts peopleFrom RepublikaThe government's policy of raising fuel oil prices and reducing fuel subsidies is likely to be adopted, and this is going to hurt the public at large. The reality is, once fuel prices are increased, virtually all prices for goods and services will rise also.
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Golkar decides new role
Golkar decides new roleKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Golkar Party held a coordination meeting Tuesday evening to discuss its new political stance following the election of Vice President Jusuf Kalla as its chairman.
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Akbar contributes to Golkar revival
Akbar contributes to Golkar revivalRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough Akbar Tandjung and George W. Bush are of a different political caliber, to some extent some parallels can be drawn between the two political leaders as they are both loved and hated by the people.
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
JP//HOUSE
JP//HOUSEWhen will the 'play group' move up a grade?Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Abdurrahman Wahid had such a difficult time finding a polite word to describe the House of Representatives that, back in 2001, he called it a "kindergarten".
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Global case won't affect sub debt market: Analysts
Global case won't affect sub debt market: AnalystsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Bank Global case, which could likely cause more than a dozen big bond holders to lose billions of rupiah, would not affect the subordinated debt market as it was caused more by "uncritical" investments,...
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Indonesia's rich natural resources won't last forever
Indonesia's rich natural resources won't last foreverMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A high ranking official with the (then) Trade and Industry Ministry was clearly puzzled when a journalist asked for his comment about a number of companies accused of polluting a river in West...
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Violations of environmental law 'rife'
Violations of environmental law 'rife'Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDisposing of unprocessed hazardous waste in the environment and the absence of waste management licenses are examples of the violations committed by companies, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Women victims and their place in the news
Women victims and their place in the newsDjatmika, Surakarta, Central Java The celebration of Women's Day on Dec. 22 often ironically reminds us that crimes against women occur daily in our country. News stories about such crimes are readily found in local as well as national newspapers, which...
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Komodos from Indonesia capture Czech President at Prague Zoo
Komodos from Indonesia capture Czech President at Prague ZooVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's Komodo dragons -- the world's rarest and largest lizard species -- recently captured the heart of the Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus.