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Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Dossiers on BNI suspects completed
Dossiers on BNI suspects completed JAKARTA: The National Police submitted to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday two files of dossiers on nine suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$200 billion) BNI scam, after more than five months of investigation.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Govt refuses to discuss presidency bill
Govt refuses to discuss presidency billFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawmakers' hopes of endorsing the presidency bill during their term dimmed after the government rejected on Wednesday the draft unless it is overhauled.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
New calf brings hope to Sumatran elephants
New calf brings hope to Sumatran elephantsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Staff members of the Safari National Park II in Prigen, East Java are rejoicing in the birth of a male Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus) calf.The calf was born at 9:45 a.m. on Monday to bull Subaru and cow Rahayu.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Garuda Indonesia hurt by global uncertainties
Garuda Indonesia hurt by global uncertaintiesDadan Wijaksana Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Citing unfavorable global conditions and stiffer competition at home, national carrier Garuda Indonesia's pre-tax profits in 2003 nose-dived by 76 percent from the previous year, it was revealed...
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Govt awards WHO's SE Asia director
Govt awards WHO's SE Asia director JAKARTA: The government conferred on Wednesday the Satya Lencana Wirakarya medal on the World Health Organization (WHO) director for Southeast Asia, Uton Muchtar Rafei.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Bird flu outbreak impacts Asian politics
Bird flu outbreak impacts Asian politicsEric Teo Chu-cheow, The China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing In Southeast Asia, avian or bird flu has infected poultry in five of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries: Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Minister annoyed by worker extortion
Minister annoyed by worker extortionRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The extortion of Indonesian migrant workers when they returned home continued despite measures to curb the practice, the minister responsible for their welfare told a House of Representatives commission on Wednesday.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Deadline set for MOU with M'sia
Deadline set for MOU with M'sia2. Ink (2x 14)Ink bidders' funds doubted3. PMI (2 x 24)Red Cross appeals for safe access to Acehnese4. WHO (2 x 20)Govt lacks money for bird flu campaign5. SADAP (2X20)Diplomatic corps warned of wiretapping
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Garuda hurt by global uncertainties
Garuda hurt by global uncertaintiesDadan Wijaksana Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Citing unfavorable global conditions and stiffer competition at home, national carrier Garuda Indonesia's pre-tax profits in 2003 nose-dived by 76 percent from the previous year, it was revealed on...
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Tommy given pass for medical checkup
Tommy given pass for medical checkupM. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A team of 10 doctors at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital is expected to carry out a thorough medical checkup -- using state-of-the-art equipment -- on convict Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, former...
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Reporters distribute meals to workers
Reporters distribute meals to workers BOGOR: In conjunction with the commemoration of the National Press Day, which falls on Feb. 9, reporters distributed food packages on Wednesday to railway workers, security guards at hospitals and Katulampa floodgate attendants.The coordinator, Daatje S.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 12, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 12, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Photographs featuring works by Indonesian noted photographer Rama Surya and William R Durman, Cottage Art, Jl By Pass Ngurah Rai 888XX, Pemogan, Denpasar, until Feb. 20. * Painting What is behind a Picture? at K.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Bank interest and sharia
Bank interest and shariaFrom Tempo As the polemics on the ruling made by the Council of Indonesian Ulema (MUI) that bank interests are forbidden according to the Islamic law are intensifying, I have been prompted to comment as follows:I know for sure that MUI has competent people who are very...
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
House approves sales of Permata, other banks
House approves sales of Permata, other banksRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives finally approved on Wednesday the government's plan to sell a majority stake in Bank Permata and a minority stake in several other banks.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Govt tries to stop Cemex exit
Govt tries to stop Cemex exitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it will try to prevent Mexican-based cement giant Cemex SA from leaving the country by offering a settlement to resolve a protracted dispute over the company's investment in this country.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Farmers refute governor's statement, have yet to receive compensation
Farmers refute governor's statement, have yet to receive compensationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fish farmers in Cilincing, North Jakarta, refuted Governor Sutiyoso's statement that the city administration had compensated them for the destruction of their ponds due to environmental...
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Painter Roedyat, a low profile eccentric
Painter Roedyat, a low profile eccentric Little did the Indonesian public realize that the country had lost one of its finest painters on April 8, 2002, when Roedyat Martadiradja died on that day at the age of 72.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Court to open BRI graft case
Court to open BRI graft case BOGOR: The Bogor Prosecutor's Office filed a graft case involving the state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) with the Bogor District Court on Wednesday, in a case that has allegedly caused a total of Rp 93.5 billion (US$11 million) in state losses.
Thu, 12 Feb 2004
Pluit apartment tenants prepare to oppose eviction
Pluit apartment tenants prepare to oppose evictionAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of tenants at city-owned, low-cost rental apartments in Pluit, North Jakarta, waited anxiously on Wednesday afternoon for their planned eviction by apartment operator PT Jakarta Propertindo.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Can Mega be an exception?
Can Mega be an exception? In a bid to reduce its campaign budget, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is proposing that its chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri be allowed to campaign while conducting state duties.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Regulate trawl fishing to protect deep-sea biodiversity: WWF
Regulate trawl fishing to protect deep-sea biodiversity: WWFAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Fishing in international waters by dragging heavy chains, nets and steel plates across the ocean floor poses a major threat to deep-sea ecosystems and must be regulated, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Analysts say stocks will rally during elections
Analysts say stocks will rally during electionsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stock analysts predict the current rally in the local stock market to continue during the upcoming general elections given the low interest rate environment and the fact that the stock index moved higher during...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Bank interest and syaria
Bank interest and syaria From Tempo As the polemics on the ruling made by the Council of Indonesian Ulema (MUI) that bank interests are forbidden according to the Islamic law are intensifying, I have been prompted to comment as follows:I know for sure that MUI has competent people who are very...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Police with bad record appointed as Bogor chief
Police with bad record appointed as Bogor chiefThe Jakarta Post JakartaFormer West Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito was installed as Bogor Police chief on Tuesday, replacing Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam who had been in office for 14 months, in a ceremony led by West Java Police chief...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Mega accused of manipulation in 'TVRI' appointments
Mega accused of manipulation in 'TVRI' appointments JP/2/METROThe Jakarta Post Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed disbelief on Monday over the results of several TV polls about the most favored presidential candidates, while on the same day an outspoken legislator said the...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Regent criticized over treatment of school principal
Regent criticized over treatment of school principalHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Thousands of students and teachers in Kampar regency, some 60 kilometers west of the Riau capital of Pekanbaru, took to the streets on Tuesday to demand the resignation of Kampar Regent Jefri...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Pertamina reduces kerosene supply across the city
Pertamina reduces kerosene supply across the cityDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil company Pertamina said on Tuesday that it would cut back its kerosene supplies to its agents around Jakarta starting in February due to an allegation that it was being sold illegally sold to the...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Inquiry into deputy mayor demanded
Inquiry into deputy mayor demanded BOGOR: A group of 21 non-governmental organizations urged the West Java governor to order the police to investigate newly elected Bogor deputy mayor Mochamad Sahid.Sahid has been accused of submitting a fake high school diploma to run in the mayoral election.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Hamzah apologizes for busway brashness
Hamzah apologizes for busway brashnessEvi Mariani and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz's spokesperson made a public apology on Tuesday, particularly directed at other road users "who might feel they were treated unfairly", when Hamzah's convoy slithered into and...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
4.5 years sought for councillors
4.5 years sought for councillors PADANG, West Sumatra: The prosecution asked a local district court on Tuesday to sentence councillors Arwan Kasri, Titi Nazif Lubuk and Masfar Rasyid to 4.5 years in jail for graft.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Tommy spurns bribery/mark-up trial for 7th time
Tommy spurns bribery/mark-up trial for 7th timeUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post JakartaThough currently in town for a health check-up, convicted felon Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, former president Soeharto's youngest son, managed for the seventh time on the trot to call in sick for a trial in which...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Cop with bad record made chief
Cop with bad record made chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former West Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito was installed as the Bogor Police chief on Tuesday, replacing Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam who had been in office for 14 months, in a ceremony led by West Java Police chief Insp. Gen.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Visa policy
Visa policyFrom KompasIndonesia's tourism industry has struggled due to various unfavorable developments such as the World Trade Center (WTC) tragedy, the Bali and Marriott hotel bombings, the SARS epidemic, the forthcoming 2004 general election and the presidential decree on short-visit visas.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Police seize 17,000 pirated VCDs
Police seize 17,000 pirated VCDs JAKARTA: City Police raided two companies allegedly producing pirated video compact discs and confiscated a total of 17,000 pirated music and movie video compact discs (VCDs).
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Sutardi doctors Orang Rimba
Sutardi doctors Orang RimbaHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Jambi When Sutardi Diharjo, a graduate of the Police Nursing College who majored in hemodialysis, pondered joining a team to provide health care to the Orang Rimba, literally the forest people, an indigenous tribe living in Bukit...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
China wins Iraq post-war contract
China wins Iraq post-war contract BEIJING: China has won its first contract in post-war Iraq, sealing a deal with the Iraqi Ministry of Communication to supply the country with telecommunications equipment, state media said on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Committee looks into early campaigning
Committee looks into early campaigning KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi's Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has been investigating since January alleged early campaigning by seven candidates for the Regional Representative Council (DPD).
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
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;AFP; ANPAf..r.. Singapore-technology-U.S. Singapore, U.S. tech rivals merge in $1.6b deal JP/15/ChipSingapore, U.S. tech rivals merge in $1.6b deal Agence France-Presse SingaporeRival chip testing and packaging firms ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. of Singapore and U.S.-based ChipPAC Inc.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Tenants ask legal protection from Komnas HAM, councilors
Tenants ask legal protection from Komnas HAM, councilorsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of tenants in low-cost apartments in Pluit, North Jakarta, sought legal protection on Tuesday to fight the apartment operator's plans to evict them on Wednesday.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Disregard politics in Akbar Tandjung affair
Disregard politics in Akbar Tandjung affair All eyes, albeit weary ones, will be on the Supreme Court, which is scheduled on Thursday (Feb. 12) to announce its verdict on an appeal filed by House of Representatives Speaker and Golkar Party leader Akbar Tanjung.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Bali a haven for foreign pedophiles, report says
Bali a haven for foreign pedophiles, report saysAgence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Pedophile rings of Australians, Europeans and Americans are operating freely on the Indonesian island of Bali and pretend to adopt or foster poverty-stricken children to abuse them, a new report claimed on...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
[b]KPU delays
KPU delays ballot paper printing for another week2. NABIRE ( 2 X21)No casualties found in two epicenter villages 3. Harto ( 1 x 40)Soeharto's lawyer says no letter from AGO If sufficient space: Soeharto's lawyer says no letter yet from AGO 4.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Astra Agro plans to play in downstream businesses
Astra Agro plans to play in downstream businessesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari is considering engaging in downstream business to offset a possible business downturn due to unfavorable government policies in the crude palm oil...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
1. TVRI: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. TVRI: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Mega accused of manipulation in 'TVRI' appointment 2. BUSWAY: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 Sutiyoso drops executive bus idea or Sutiyoso drops luxury bus idea or Sutiyoso rejects executive buses 3.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Terms of reference for ethnic Chinese
Terms of reference for ethnic ChineseFrom Media IndonesiaSuhento Liaw's recent article published in Media Indonesia on the terms of reference for the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia is nothing new, as the controversy emerged as far back as the 1920s.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
* Headlines:Mega accused of manipulation in 'TVRI' appointments 2
* Headlines:Mega accused of manipulation in 'TVRI' appointments 2 * National:Mari'e to lead team to monitor Aceh operation 4 * Archipelago:Regent scolded over treatment of school principal 5 * Opinion:Prioritizing plantation bill's aim 6 * City:Cop with bad record made chief 8 * Sports:Singh uneasy...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
Sutiyoso rejects executive bus idea
Sutiyoso rejects executive bus ideaDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso turned down on Tuesday a proposal made by the TransJakarta Busway management to add executive-class buses to the busway project, which would occupy space in the dedicated lane.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
3-in-1 exemption for diplomats?
3-in-1 exemption for diplomats?From Koran Tempo For the time being, foreign diplomats are not subject to the 3-in-1 traffic rule, according to Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso. This, I think, is outrageous. Based on the Vienna Convention, reciprocally diplomats have legal immunity, covering tax exemption...
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
RI to hold trade expo in UAE
RI to hold trade expo in UAESari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) is to hold a trade exhibition in the United Arab Emirates, in a bid to boost the country's exports to new markets.The exhibit in the city of Sharja, held from Sept. 13 until Sept.
Wed, 11 Feb 2004
KPU delays ballot paper printing for another week
KPU delays ballot paper printing for another weekMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The printing of 600 million ballot papers has been delayed for another week, the General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Tuesday.