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TV Program: Wednesday, December 3, 2003

TV Program: Wednesday, December 3, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi9:00 Entertainment News: Business Magazine10:00 Game Show: Dibisikin12:00 p.m. Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 1:00 News: Berita Siang3:00 City News3:30 Documentary6:00 English News Service7:00 News:...

Death threats continue against local PKB clerics

Death threats continue against local PKB clericsAinur R. Sophiaan and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Jakarta More clerics with the National Awakening Party (PKB) have received death threats following the recent slaying of a party leader in Lumajang regency, East Java, which was believed...

JP/3/INSIGHT

JP/3/INSIGHTUrgent now to rethink human rightsYanuar Nugroho The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta Central Java yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Look at this time-series data on evictions in Jakarta, compiled and processed by the Institute Sosial Jakarta (ISJ) and the Jakarta Residents' Forum (Fakta).

Prof. DG Roy MSc, CAIIB, DBM, CAIB, a professional banker with

Prof. DG Roy MSc, CAIIB, DBM, CAIB, a professional banker with 28 years and more than 200 workshops experience, will overview the latest trends in the Credit Risk Management system in banks at an interactive workshop, to be held in Jakarta from Dec. 8 through Dec.

Busway lane divider baffles and annoys motorists

Busway lane divider baffles and annoys motoristsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mulyono was driving his cab at a steady 60 kilometers per hour near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta.

Indonesian footwear producers in life or death struggle

Indonesian footwear producers in life or death struggleEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian footwear producers are struggling to maintain their existence, which has been threatened by political instability, high production costs and other problems such as worker strikes.

Back off Bollywood, KL's pirates told

Back off Bollywood, KL's pirates toldAgence-France Presse, Kuala Lumpur India on Tuesday called for tougher action against the makers of pirated discs in Malaysia, where Bollywood movies and Indian music are popular among the multi-ethnic population.

Holiday season: Time to get smart with food

Holiday season: Time to get smart with foodMelissa Southern-Garcia, Dietitian, Jakarta, southerndietitian@yahoo.com During the busy holiday season, it's easy for time to get away from us. Planning healthy meals often becomes last on our list.

RI athletes raring to go for gold

RI athletes raring to go for goldZakki Hakim and Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Djoko Pramono, chief-de-mission of the Indonesian delegation to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, sent out the message loud and clear: 'We won't be sitting back on our haunches.

More trouble on Java train line

More trouble on Java train lineNana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Bandung There was another delay on the busy Java north coast railroad line on Tuesday, which follows three recent accidents in three days on the same line.

Timah's net profit to surge sevenfold

Timah's net profit to surge sevenfoldThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Net profit of state-owned PT Timah, the world's largest integrated tin miner, may skyrocket this year mostly on higher tin prices and sales volume, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Tragedy on Bahorok scale may be repeated

Tragedy on Bahorok scale may be repeatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Spokesman of the Leuser Management Unit (UML), Denny Purba, suggested that the authorities conduct a comprehensive study of the Leuser Ecosystem Region (KEL), where the Bahorok river system is located, to determine the root cause of...

Residents anxious over uncertain eviction date

Residents anxious over uncertain eviction dateEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of Kayuputih, East Jakarta, stayed at home last week, fearing public order officers would demolish their houses sooner than the scheduled Tuesday."I've haven't worked for a week now.

Old crime, new crisis

Old crime, new crisisJP/6/E05authoritarian former Indonesian president Soeharto, why has one military massacre of Muslim civilians been singled out for accountability, almost two decades after the fact? The answer is as much entwined in the present day threat posed by extremist Islam - and its...

Old crime, new crisis

Old crime, new crisis Of all the human rights abuses committed under the authoritarian former Indonesian president Soeharto, why has one military massacre of Muslim civilians been singled out for accountability, almost two decades after the fact? The answer is as much entwined in the present day...

Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin

Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.

Contractors or brokers?

Contractors or brokers?From Koran Tempo Three months ago, a transaction concerning the right to a toll road construction project was reported. According to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, it was a normal transaction and the origin of the money was unknown.

Environmental

Environmental damage in BekasiFrom Warta KotaBekasi councillor Hasnul Kholid Pasaribu has pointed out that Mega Bekasi Hypermarket, Metropolitan Mall, Ramayana Bekasi Plaza and Hero Plaza occupy water catchments.The councillor's statement is true and has become common knowledge.

1. TERRORIST: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 10

1. TERRORIST: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 10 Police to question six suspected RI terrorists 2. KPK: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 16 anticorruption commission candidates chosen for shorlist 3. POLICE: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Forged stamps and documents with police names seized 4. SUSUL: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 38 S.

Six more parties pass screening for 2004 elections

Six more parties pass screening for 2004 electionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six more of the 40 political parties undergoing factual verification have passed the final screening and are thus officially eligible for next year's elections, the National Elections Commission (KPU)...

TIS cable network completed

TIS cable network completed SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) announced on Tuesday the completion of the TIS (Thailand-Indonesia- Singapore) cable network, a US$36-million joint project with CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT) of Thailand and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia...

RI missing out on ASEAN haze agreement: Activist

RI missing out on ASEAN haze agreement: ActivistUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will likely miss out on the benefits of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, and, more importantly, lose the opportunity to show diplomatic goodwill, by delaying its ratification of the...

Govt urges the House to revise press law

Govt urges the House to revise press law JAKARTA: The government urged the legislature to take the lead in revising Law No.40/1999 on the press, to avoid mistaken perceptions that the government is trying to restrict press freedom.

Forged stamps and documents with police names seized

Forged stamps and documents with police names seizedTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have arrested a suspected forger and are seeking two others in relation to the forgery of car documents.

Police hunt seven jailbreakers in Medan city

Police hunt seven jailbreakers in Medan cityApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Police here said on Tuesday they were searching for seven detainees who broke out of their holding cell in the North Sumatra capital of Medan.

Kemayoran vendors to be evicted

Kemayoran vendors to be evicted JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipal administration plans to evict sidewalk vendors from the main roads of Kemayoran early on Wednesday.Mayor Hosea Petra Lumbun said on Tuesday his office would not relocate the vendors, saying their presence on the streets only...

11 more arrested over brawl in Magelang

11 more arrested over brawl in Magelang MAGELANG, Central Java: Magelang Police Precinct have arrested 11 more suspects over a recent brawl in the Magelang subdistrict of Banjaragung, making the total number arrested over the incident 15, an official said.

1. KPU: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS

1. KPU: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS Six more parties pass screening for 2004 elections 2. WORLD: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Poor infrastructure retards RI growth: WB 3. VISA: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTSU.S. scraps post-9/11 foreign registration rule U.S. scraps foreign registration rule 4.

New Malaysian Prime Minister supports currency peg

New Malaysian Prime Minister supports currency pegAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's new Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also finance minister, on Tuesday backed the pegging of the country's currency to the U.S. dollar, saying it has served the economy well.

Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin

Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.

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.

Government plans to launch offensive against Poso attackers

Government plans to launch offensive against Poso attackersIrvan NR and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Palu In response to a series of attacks on villages in Poso over the past week, the government will take the offensive in dealing with security problems in this remote Central...

Rupiah Retes Dec.2

Rupiah Retes Dec.2 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,547.29 5,815.49 6,213.96 6,148.59 Brunei dollar 1 5,224.76 4,642.36 4,958.76 4,908.27 Canadian dollar 1 6,901.95 6,132.37 6,550.56 6,483.63 Swiss franc 1 6,938.15 6,164.52 6,584.91 6,517.

Voting for political parties

Voting for political partiesFrom TEMPO Indonesia is facing a lot of problems now, among other concerns, ongoing financial woes, the threat of national disintegration (in Aceh and Papua), and terrorist acts.

Mega kicks reporters out of party meeting

Mega kicks reporters out of party meetingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri banned reporters from covering her party's Idul Fitri celebration on Tuesday and sent them out of a meeting at party headquarters in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta.

Fishermen find active cannon

Fishermen find active cannon KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A cannon was snagged by a net belonging to two fishermen from Namosain subdistrict in Alak Kota, Kupang regency, while the two were sailing in waters near the town.

Indonesia wants OPEC to maintain current production level

Indonesia wants OPEC to maintain current production levelSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Purnomo Yusgiantoro wants the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maintain its current output level of 24.

Coming soon: Cheap HIV/AIDS medicine

Coming soon: Cheap HIV/AIDS medicineDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) will assure themselves of access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs at a cheaper price, perhaps even for free for those who were unable to afford them, starting in January.

More trains in delays

More trains in delays JAKARTA: The extra trains provided over the Idul Fitri holiday and the railroad accident in Tegal, Central Java, have delayed the arrival of more trains at Gambir station, Central Jakarta.

6,402 Aceh refugees still live in camps

6,402 Aceh refugees still live in camps BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An official has said that 6,402 displaced people in Aceh are still living in refugee camps in five regencies in the ravaged province.Burhanuddin, a spokesman of the Humanitarian Center at the Aceh Social Affairs Office, said on Tuesday that...

Eight parties fail in Jakarta

Eight parties fail in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) announced on Tuesday that eight of 39 political parties that registered to join the next elections failed to meet the requirements.KPUD Chairman M.

Community health

Community healthFrom Republika The government has declared the national health vision under the name of "Indonesia Sehat 2010" (Healthy Indonesia 2010) but this will remain just a hope, a reason why Health Minister Ahmad Sujudi has said it will be very difficult to empower the community in the...

Contractors or brokers?

Contractors or brokers?From Koran Tempo Three months ago, a transaction concerning the right to a toll road construction project was reported. According to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, it was a normal transaction and the origin of the money was unknown.

Poor infrastructure retards RI: WB

Poor infrastructure retards RI: WBDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank, one of the country's long-standing main lenders, warned on Tuesday of the need to boost spending on infrastructure projects to avoid a crisis in the largely abandoned sector and improve the country's...

Workers abuse extended holiday

Workers abuse extended holidayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many as 445 civil servants of the Jakarta administration face various penalties including salary cuts over their absence on Monday -- the first day of work after a nine-day holiday to celebrate Idul Fitri.

1. 5TRAIN (4x14)

1. 5TRAIN (4x14) Three students die after falling from train One dies in village brawl in Bengkalis regency PDIP cadres demand annulment of legislative nomination 4. 5BUS (2X36) Eight Cirebon bus firms may forfeit licenses for illegal holiday fare hikes Reinforcements sent to probe Poso attacks

Ex-mayor confirms Tanah Abang plan in 'Tempo' case

Ex-mayor confirms Tanah Abang plan in 'Tempo' caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Long before fire ravaged the Tanah Abang market, a property company had submitted a proposal to the Central Jakarta municipality to renovate the market, according to a witness called by the prosecution testifying in the...

Never let 'customer satisfaction' remain a mere slogan

Never let 'customer satisfaction' remain a mere sloganMahendra Gautama, Contributor, Jakarta It is generally agreed that a holiday that includes a pleasant traveling experience produces a positive effect.

Governors want their autonomy powers reinstated

Governors want their autonomy powers reinstatedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governors urged the central government on Monday to give back some of the powers of the country's regencies/municipalities to its provincial administrations, claiming that regencies and municipalities...

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.