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Government says Bank Mandiri IPO plan on track

Government says Bank Mandiri IPO plan on trackA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Tuesday that the initial public offering (IPO) for giant, state-owned Bank Mandiri was expected to take place in the middle of this year as planned.

Council speaker to be picked on April 10

Council speaker to be picked on April 10JAKARTA: City Council deputy speaker Chudlari Shafi'i said on Tuesday that a plenary session to elect a new speaker would be held on April 10 to replace Edy Waluyo, who resigned in August 2002 to run for the governorship.

Police acknowledge receiving money from Freeport

Police acknowledge receiving money from Freeport OR Police acknowledge receiving Freeport money Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaNational Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar acknowledged on Tuesday that police personnel also received monthly allowances from PT Freeport Indonesia, a...

Troops to stay in Maluku

Troops to stay in Maluku AMBON: The Indonesian Military (TNI) has no plan to withdraw its soldiers from checkpoints in the provinces of Maluku and North Maluku.Army chief of staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu said on Tuesday he would listen to the wishes by governors of the two provinces.

ASEAN fears Iraq war may cut growth by up to 1.0%

ASEAN fears Iraq war may cut growth by up to 1.0%Eileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Karambunai, Malaysia Southeast Asian nations are walking a political tightrope over an imminent U.S.-led war on Iraq and fear a prolonged war could cut their economic growth by up to one percent, the ASEAN...

Bank Mandiri to issue $200m bond

Bank Mandiri to issue $200m bond JAKARTA: Indonesia's largest lender Bank Mandiri will issue around US$200 million of fixed-rate bonds in the first half of this year to boost liquidity and repay offshore borrowings, the bank's president E.C.W. Neloe said Tuesday.

KPU told to find own funding

KPU told to find own fundingArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government has told the General Elections Commission (KPU) to find the more than Rp 40 billion (US$4.5 million) it needs for the voter registration process on its own.KPU member Mulyana W.

Police to take copyright course

Police to take copyright course SURABAYA, East Java: The government will organize copyright courses ahead of the implementation of copyright law No. 19/2002.Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Tuesday that police officers would be educated first, ahead of state...

KPU told to find own funding

KPU told to find own fundingArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has told the General Elections Commission (KPU) to find the more than Rp 40 billion (US$4.5 million) it needs for the voter registration process on its own.KPU member Mulyana W.

`Fight against thuggery is for press freedom and legal certainty'

`Fight against thuggery is for press freedom and legal certainty'Suherdjoko and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Semarang Hundreds of journalists staged a demonstration in Semarang, the capital of Central Java, and Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, to condemn intimidation toward the...

The political economy of global peace-building

The political economy of global peace-buildingJuwono Sudarsono, Lecturer, University of Indonesia, Jakarta The greatest challenge for civic leaders throughout the Islamic world is to face up to the revolutions brought about by unfettered globalization -- political, economic, cultural, technological...

Batam in need of 400 teachers

Batam in need of 400 teachers BATAM, Riau: The industrial estate island Batam, where a rapidly developing economy has been attracting thousands of migrants, is need of at least 400 more teachers, despite the recent addition of 200 teachers, an official said on Tuesday.

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 18, 2003:

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 18, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...

Dilemma of ASEAN and Thailand on Iraq crisis, U.S. position

Dilemma of ASEAN and Thailand on Iraq crisis, U.S. positionKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok ASEAN members do not see eye to eye on Iraq. As the war looms, their differences widen, especially among leading members.

RI to host Asia-Pacific junior golf tourney

RI to host Asia-Pacific junior golf tourneyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will host the Asia-Pacific Junior Golf Championship, with the country's amateur golf managing body, PGI, pinning its hopes on world runner-up and local star Alexander Sitompul.

RI journalists go to Middle East

RI journalists go to Middle EastKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of Indonesian journalists have been sent to the Middle East to obtain first-hand information on the standoff between Iraq and the United States, with their employers saying the decision was taken to produce more...

Flu-like illness has potential to spread to Indonesia: Doctor

Flu-like illness has potential to spread to Indonesia: DoctorMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia must be vigilant about the possible spread of a mysterious flu-like illness to the country, especially through Indonesian migrant workers returning home from the affected countries...

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'Tempo' attack a sign of weak civil society Prasetyohadi Researcher Jakarta 2. Asean -- The dilemma of ASEAN and Thailand on Iraq 2 X 30 Dilemma of ASEAN and Thailand on Iraq crisis, U.S. position

Indonesian archers lack motivation: Former star

Indonesian archers lack motivation: Former starMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian archers today lack the motivation to pursue a higher level in competition, according to former star Donald Pandiangan."There seems to be a change in the non-technical aspects on the part of the athletes.

Two senior pairs secure slots in training center

Two senior pairs secure slots in training centerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The senior bridge pairings of Taufik G. Asbi and Robert Parasian Tobing, and Stefanus Supeno and Santoso Sie have secured places in the national team's initial lineup.

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;JP;zph; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates March 18 JP/13/13RupiahRupiah Rates March 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,645.60 5,046.46 5,374.92 5,316.91Brunei dollar 1 5,385.93 4,815.66 5,127.70 5,073.74Canadian dollar 1 6,406.

EU lifts extra duties on RI shoes

EU lifts extra duties on RI shoesThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The European Union has lifted anti-dumping duties of between 2 and 20.3 percent on Indonesian-made footwear containing leather or plastics, the ministry of industry and trade said Monday.

Govt in dispute with Hutchison over privatization contract

Govt in dispute with Hutchison over privatization contractRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has said it will pursue action against a Hong Kong-based seaport operator that it accuses of breaching its privatization contract.

Pasar Minggu tidied up

Pasar Minggu tidied upFrom Warta KotaJl. Pasar Minggu Raya and its market have had a facelift of late. While the road used to be packed with vendors and messy, it is now neat and clean. The phone booth once hidden in the midst of crowds of sellers is now accessible, and it is now easier to park in...

Oil slumps as Iraq war uncertainty lifts: World oil prices

Oil slumps as Iraq war uncertainty lifts: World oil prices collapsed by up to 10 percent on Tuesday as the United States and Iraq made final preparations for war, easing uncertainty over the conflict which had driven prices up. Everything now points towards an easy U.S.

Contract teachers hired to teach kids in troubled regions

Contract teachers hired to teach kids in troubled regionsYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post Bandung, West JavaThe government has begun a program to provide additional training to contract teachers working in conflict zones.

Ba'asyir's detention extended

Ba'asyir's detention extended JAKARTA: The Jakarta Prosecutors Office has extended by 30 days the detention of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the head of the Indonesian Mujahidin Council, who is detained for treason, including a plot to kill then vice president Megawati Soekarnoputri in 2000.

Yogya activists demand trials for corrupt councillors

Yogya activists demand trials for corrupt councillorsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Anticorruption activists urged the prosecutors' office here on Tuesday to investigate provincial councillors and officials connected to a bribery case that led to councillor Herman Abdurrachman's two-year...

Makassar bomb case files submitted

Makassar bomb case files submitted MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Police submitted to prosecutors on Tuesday the third batch of case files on two suspects in the bombing of a McDonald's outlet in the South Sulawesi capital, Makassar, which killed three people and 11 others injured last year.

VP worries about impaired morals

VP worries about impaired morals JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz has expressed deep concern about television programs which impair people's morals."The Vice President has criticized television programs that damage moral values," the Association of Nahdlatul Ulama Youths (IPNU) said after meeting...

Two bridge pairs secure slots in training center

Two bridge pairs secure slots in training centerThe Jakarta Post JakartaSenior pairings of Taufik G. Asbi and Robert Parasian Tobing and Stefanus Supeno and Santoso Sie have secured places in an initial lineup of the national team.

American, Canadian shot in Yemen

American, Canadian shot in Yemen YEMEN: An American, a Canadian and a Yemeni were shot dead on Tuesday in an attack by a Yemeni gunman who then killed himself at an oilfield east of Sanaa, local authorities said.

RI laments U.S. decision to abandon diplomacy

RI laments U.S. decision to abandon diplomacyFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, lamented the decision by the United States and its allies not to resolve the Iraq crisis through diplomacy, saying that war was not the...

Kopassus lawyer calls Theys' murder suspects `heroes'

Kopassus lawyer calls Theys' murder suspects `heroes'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer representing seven military officers in their trial for the murder of Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, called them "heroes" and warned that punishing them would set a bad example for other soldiers in...

Lippo anticlimax

Lippo anticlimax The great controversy over the past 10 weeks regarding the two different audited financial reports of publicly listed Bank Lippo for the third quarter of 2002 ended in an anticlimax on Monday afternoon, after the capital market watchdog announced that the bank's management did not...

Poor hospital services for the poor

Poor hospital services for the poorSari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post Jakarta Ibu Mardani had been waiting at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) for two-and-a-half hours. It was lunchtime but she could not go and get some food."I was asked to wait for the doctor.

3. KPU (2 x 24)

3. KPU (2 x 24) Govt tells KPU to cover Rp 40b funding shortfall 4. Air (2x 18) Water access poor, disease widespread 5. Guru (1 x 45) Contract teachers hired for troubled regions 6. Ungsi (1 x50) Acehnese refugees seek safety assurances from HDC

Govt urged to draft education plan

Govt urged to draft education plan JAKARTA: Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung urged the government on Tuesday to establish a master plan on the use of 20 percent of the state budget for education as stipulated by the Constitution.

`Chikungunya' disease leaves painful effects

`Chikungunya' disease leaves painful effectsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Since she was infected with the chikungunya disease two weeks ago, Kasminten still cannot walk as she used to, with her torso and knees swelled as well as wrists and elbows.

Acehnese refugees seek safety assurances from HDC

Acehnese refugees seek safety assurances from HDCNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Some 500 Acehnese taking refuge in Banda Aceh staged a demonstration on Tuesday demanding that the Henry Dunant Centre (HDC), which is facilitating the peace process in the province, give safety assurances...

Sutiyoso bows to Bekasi dump demand

Sutiyoso bows to Bekasi dump demand JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso agreed on Tuesday to the Bekasi mayoralty's demand that Jakarta pay to plant trees around the Bantar Gebang dump to help reduce pollution."Yes, I agree (with their demand). We will meet their demand gradually," said Sutiyoso.

South Sulawesi to get new sea port

South Sulawesi to get new sea port MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Takalar regency in South Sulawesi will start building next year its first sea port serving ferries and cargo vessels, hoping to tap into the economic potential of the routes to Makassar, Surabaya in East Java and Brunei Darussalam.

Japan urges Batam to improve investment climate

Japan urges Batam to improve investment climateFadli and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Batam/Jakarta Japanese investors urged the authorities at Batam industrial island to improve the investment climate and intensify promotion there, as competition with China in attracting foreign investment...

Governor orders probe of attack

Governor orders probe of attack JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso said he has ordered officials in East Jakarta to investigate an incident in Cawang, East Jakarta, on Sunday that left three people injured, including a cameraman from a private television station."I have told them to investigate.

All welcome,

All welcome, except non-muslimsFrom Pikiran Rakyat Regardless of their origins, anybody may aspire to be West Java governor as long as they are devout Muslims and can open up employment opportunities for West Javanese.

Focus on education not religion, say protesters

Focus on education not religion, say protestersEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 2,000 teachers from Concerned People for National Education (MPPN) rallied outside the House of Representatives on Tuesday to urge legislators debating the education bill to focus on improving the education...

The New Order legacy

The New Order legacyFrom KompasI feel deeply concerned to observe the recent surge in public outcry, particularly street rallies in Jakarta and other major cities. I bitterly regret that the protesters have become brutal and anarchic.

Korean firms still interested in RI

Korean firms still interested in RIZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean companies remain interested in investing in Indonesia, which boasts huge reserves of natural resources, the head of a visiting trade mission said on Tuesday.

Anti U.S. protesters protest at KFC

Anti U.S. protesters protest at KFC PALU, Central Sulawesi: Hundreds of students in the provincial capital of Palu protested on Tuesday the United States' threat to attack Iraq, and sealed off a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet in an initial step to boycott American products.

Bapepam, BI criticized over Bank Lippo case

Bapepam, BI criticized over Bank Lippo caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) and Bank Indonesia received strong criticism for failing to adequately punish the board of directors and commissioners of the publicly listed Bank Lippo in an alleged financial scam.