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Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Originality of traditional house puts it on the map
Originality of traditional house puts it on the mapHeru Prasetya Contributor YogyakartaTourists visiting the inside of the Yogyakarta Palace fortress, also known as the jeron benteng area, will find an old traditional house at Jl. Siliran 1 in the Panembahan area.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
S&P welcomes Lippo Bank fine
S&P welcomes Lippo Bank fine JAKARTA: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Friday that a fine of Rp 2.5 billion (about US$277,000) imposed on Lippo Bank Tbk by the Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency is an encouraging regulatory development.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
List of Securities Quotation:
List of Securities Quotation: Day/Date:Friday, March 21, 2003 Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 21, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Ruang Rupa exhibition invites unique participation
Ruang Rupa exhibition invites unique participationAde Tanesia, Contributor, Yogyakarta Many exhibitions place visitors in a passive position: they come, observe and appreciate works of arts on display, and that's it.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
* Headlines: Business as usual at int'l schools 2
* Headlines: Business as usual at int'l schools 2 * National: Former VP Umar Wirahadikusumah dies at 79 4 * Archipelago: Central Aceh tense after Takengon violence5 * Opinion: Saga of Kalijodo red-light district 7 * City: Class action sought over water rate hike 8 * Sports: Schumacher puts Ferrari...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Free medical services in W. Jakarta
Free medical services in W. Jakarta JAKARTA: More than 170 physicians are providing free medical services for the public at Puri Indah, West Jakarta, from Friday through Sunday.The event, which is taking place behind the West Jakarta municipality office, is organized by the Jakarta Military Command...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
To Indonesia: From China, with love
To Indonesia: From China, with loveSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ge Jianhua, general manager of Rizhao The East Industrial and Trading Co., Ltd., has come from Shandong province in China to offer his company's products to the Indonesian market.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Indocement operates again
Indocement operates again CIREBON, West Java: Cement company PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa said on Friday it had resumed operations at one of its factories in Cirebon, after fixing what the local environmental office had described as damage causing a high amount of dust to leak to the atmosphere.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Bulog says rice reserves enough for seven months
Bulog says rice reserves enough for seven monthsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) said on Friday it had enough rice reserves to maintain price stability at home amid rising uncertainty on the international market as a result of the war in Iraq.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Indonesia and the North Korean crisis: Is there a role for ARF?
Indonesia and the North Korean crisis: Is there a role for ARF?No role for Indonesia in Korean peninsulaPaulo Gorjao Lecturer Lusiada University Portugal paulogorjao@yahoo.com During the recent Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum held in Jakarta, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Police declare state of high alert nationwide
Police declare state of high alert nationwideDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A day after the U.S. mobilized its military against Iraq, Indonesian police declared on Friday a state of high alert across the nation in case of a possible threat to the country's security.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Security to be tightened along East Timor border
Security to be tightened along East Timor borderYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia and the United Nations Peace Keeping Force (UNPKF) have agreed to tighten security along the border of East Timor in the wake of alleged pro-Jakarta militia attacks operating in...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Saga of Kalijodo red-light district
Saga of Kalijodo red-light districtEva K. Sundari, Lecturer in Economics, Researcher, Airlangga University, Surabaya The recent destruction of settlements and the eviction of people in Kalijodo, North Jakarta by city public order officers is tragic for the urban poor.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Class action sought over water rate hike
Class action sought over water rate hikeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some water consumers are threatening to file a class action against the city administration and the City Council if Governor Sutiyoso's proposal for a 45 percent rise in water charges is approved by councillors.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Telkom's lip service
Telkom's lip serviceFrom Kompas In August 2000, PT Telkom offered new telephone lines through its ads in the printed media, for which consumers could register by calling the company. I contacted them to secure one line for my new house in Pekayon, East Jakarta.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Four public toilets to be demolished
Four public toilets to be demolished JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta administration will soon demolish four public toilets constructed on the sidewalk of Jl. Senen Raya in the Senen area.Central Jakarta Mayor Hosea Petra Lumbun said the construction of the toilets had violated Bylaw No.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Bapedalda must be kept: Official
Bapedalda must be kept: Official JAKARTA: The Office of the State Minister for the Environment has come out in opposition to a new government regulation merging regional Environmental Assessment Agency (Bapedalda) offices with other offices.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Govt limits offices to boost efficiency
Govt limits offices to boost efficiencyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has issued a regulation limiting provincial and regency administration offices to 10 and 14 respectively, in the name of efficiency.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
List of Securities Quotation:
List of Securities Quotation: Day/Date:Friday, March 21, 2003 Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 21, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Textile, timber exports projected to fall
Textile, timber exports projected to fallZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Textile and timber exports would be the most badly affected by the ongoing war in Iraq, a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Friday.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Lawyers urge trials for councillors and officials
Lawyers urge trials for councillors and officialsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Lawyers in Yogyakarta demanded on Thursday that all provincial councillors and public officials involved in a bribery scandal be brought to justice.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
List of Securities Quotation:
List of Securities Quotation: Day/Date:Thursday, March 20, 2003 Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 20, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume...
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Violence peppers Taufik's career
Violence peppers Taufik's careerKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a journalist for Tempo weekly, Ahmad Taufik endured the hardship of prison life for two years during the Soeharto regime for activism that was deemed subversive.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Agribusiness problems hamper fair competition
Agribusiness problems hamper fair competitionM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A small scale businessman from Brastagi, North Sumatra, who sells agricultural produce in Jakarta, complained about extortion by both officials and thugs."Business these days is very hard," said Edi Purba, 42.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Three flyovers inaugurated
Three flyovers inaugurated JAKARTA: City residents still have to face chronic traffic congestion in many parts of the city despite the inauguration of three flyovers costing Rp 81.97 billion by Governor Sutiyoso on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
TotalFinaElf clarifies
TotalFinaElf clarifies As regards the article TotalFinaElf may cancel RI bid due to war, published on March 20, allow us to make the following clarification:* What was really said to your journalist during the telephone interview on March 19 was that, though war is a factor of concern, the decision...
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
`RI-U.S. ties remain intact despite war'
`RI-U.S. ties remain intact despite war'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda believes that Indonesia's stance opposing the United States' decision to attack Iraq will not harm bilateral ties between the two countries as Washington is aware that Jakarta...
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Police to get helicopters
Police to get helicopters PONTIANAK: Every regional police headquarters is to get one helicopter by the end of 2003."We will provide the helicopters for 26 provincial police headquarters," said Director of Air Police Brig. Gen. Sudarsono in Pontianak on Thursday as reported by Antara.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Airlines reroute flights, suspend services
Airlines reroute flights, suspend servicesZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Garuda Airlines said on Thursday it had rerouted flights to Europe to avoid the war in Iraq, and was considering imposing a surcharge on passengers.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
War will hamper economic recovery: Bank Indonesia
War will hamper economic recovery: Bank IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said on Thursday the war in Iraq would hamper Indonesia's economic recovery.He said the war would inevitably affect the country's economic fundamentals.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Asian currencies mostly up late
Asian currencies mostly up lateNirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies bounced off early troughs and were mostly stronger late Thursday after the initial spate of dollar buying that came as the U.S. launched military action in Iraq fizzled out.Traders said the market was spooked by U.S.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Various efforts have been made by the government to help
Various efforts have been made by the government to help destitute families access health services. Public health centers, which provide cheap services and affordable medicines, have been made available in most parts of the archipelago.Recently the government issued a 'free card' for poor families.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
27 percent bus fare increase proposed
27 percent bus fare increase proposedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso has proposed to increase city bus fares by up to 27 percent from current fares in response to the request made by public transport operators last month.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this year
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this yearMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaUp to 6.2 million people out of the total Indonesian population of 215 million will suffer diarrhea this year, mainly due to poor access to clean water, a senior government official says.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
RI says attack on Iraq an act of aggression
RI says attack on Iraq an act of aggressionFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia joined the worldwide uproar against the United States' unilateral attack on Iraq on Thursday, and called for an immediate end to the war.Branding the U.S.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Certain police officers protect hoodlums, Koesparmono says
Certain police officers protect hoodlums, Koesparmono saysMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former prominent police officer said on Thursday that certaian officers in the force were providing security for high level gangster figures and warned that the widespread organized crime...
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Looking toward a transatlantic relationship meltdown
Looking toward a transatlantic relationship meltdownBantarto Bandoro, Editor 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id The emergency summit in Azore, Portugal, on Sunday between the U.S.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Nation weeps for Iraq after attack
Nation weeps for Iraq after attackThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta When the United States and its allies started their attack on Iraq at about 10 a.m. Jakarta time on Thursday, thousands of people took turns demonstrating outside the U.S. Embassy to demand a stop to what they called an attack on humanity.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
RI expects IMF loan at the end of March
RI expects IMF loan at the end of MarchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Thursday it was expected that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would disburse its next loan tranche at the end of this month.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
KPU members get over 25% of 2003 budget
KPU members get over 25% of 2003 budgetArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) staff will receive Rp 649 billion (US$72.9 million) or more than 25 percent of the commission's 2003 budget of Rp 2.3 trillion.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Grow tomatoes at home: Police chief
Grow tomatoes at home: Police chief BOGOR: Bogor Regional Police Chief Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam has urged all his police officers in Bogor to grow their own tomatoes using hydroponics in their yards as a way to increase their income."It is my hope that all police officers will grow tomatoes.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
U-12 heat involves 4,300 players
U-12 heat involves 4,300 players JAKARTA: Around 400 teams with 4,300 players of under 12 years old will be involved in the qualifying stage of the Danone Nations Cup, the organizing committee confirmed here on Thursday.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Taiwan banks ready to help ailing textile makers
Taiwan banks ready to help ailing textile makersAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Industry and Trade said it would facilitate a meeting between West Java textile producers and several Taiwanese banks to help the producers seek financing to replace outdated machinery.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Local autonomy creating high-cost economy
Local autonomy creating high-cost economyArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The chaotic implementation of local autonomy policies could become a threat to the nation's economy as they are creating a high cost economy and deterring new investment, an expert has argued.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
1. KAMPUNG: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS
1. KAMPUNG: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS Balinese nurture cultural identity in Langkat 2. FOOD: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Squashing bugs in the food we eat
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50 Looking toward a transatlantic relationship meltdown 2. TIES: 1 x 40 'RI-U.S. ties remain intact despite war' 3. LEADERS: 2 x 32 Religious leaders condemn war, call for prayers for Iraqis 4. WIDODO: 2 x 30 Govt ready to evacuate 35,000 Indonesians from the Mideast
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Govt ready to evacuate 50,000 Indonesians from Middle East
Govt ready to evacuate 50,000 Indonesians from Middle EastFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has sent former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. (ret) Widodo Adisucipto to Kuwait to oversee the possible evacuation of around 50,000 Indonesians...
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
Pickpockets at bus stop
Pickpockets at bus stop From Warta Kota Always be on your guard when you are waiting for a bus at Atmajaya bus stop (central Jakarta) or you will fall prey to pickpockets.My son had his cell phone stolen while waiting for a bus there at about 3 p.m. on March 9.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
U-12 heat involves 4,300 players
U-12 heat involves 4,300 players JAKARTA: Around 400 teams with 4,300 players, all under 12, will be involved in the qualifying stage of the Danone Nations Cup, the organizing committee confirmed here on Thursday.The qualifying matches will be held in 12 towns and cities from March 22 to April 13.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
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b] Mentally ill trapped in hospital MANADO, North Sulawesi: More than 50 patients had called the Manado Psychiatric Hospital home for more than a decade because families refused to accept them or the patients refused to leave, hospital director Thomarius said Thursday.