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Tue, 18 Mar 2003
IBRA to name Danamon investors shortlist
IBRA to name Danamon investors shortlistDow Jones, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said it planned to announce on Thursday the shortlist of investors who have expressed an interest in bidding for a 51 percent stake in Bank Danamon.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
PDI-P destroys our facilities, PNBK says
PDI-P destroys our facilities, PNBK saysWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The National Freedom Bulls Party (PNBK) has accused supporters of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) of attacking its office in Tabanan, Bali, over...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Chief justice invited to Japan
Chief justice invited to Japan JAKARTA: The Japanese government issued on Monday an invitation to Supreme Court Chairman Bagir Manan to visit Japan and discuss measures to improve legal cooperation between the two countries.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Appeal justices sworn in
Appeal justices sworn in JAKARTA: Supreme Court Chief Bagir Manan swore in on Monday six appeal justices for the ad hoc human rights tribunal, to handle cases of human rights defendants acquitted in the lower courts.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Police detain Manuputty
Police detain Manuputty JAKARTA: Police detained convicted leader of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM) Alexander Manuputty upon his arrival on Monday from Ambon, his lawyer said.Lawyer Paskalis Pieter said that the Jakarta High Court issued an arrest warrant for his 55-year-old client as the court...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
SE Asia tightens security for Iraq war spillover
SE Asia tightens security for Iraq war spillover Michael Christie Reuters Sydney, AustraliaCommandos guarded Western embassies, heightened border security checks caused gridlock and foreign schools braced for a Muslim backlash as Southeast Asia prepared on Monday for a U.S. war on Iraq.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Labor export suspension extended
Labor export suspension extendedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has extended the suspension of labor exports indefinitely due to the mounting Iraq crisis despite strong protests from migrant workers and labor export firms.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
SINGAPORE: Singapore's key exports in February increased 23
SINGAPORE: Singapore's key exports in February increased 23 percent from a year ago thanks to stronger demand for key electronics products and pharmaceuticals, the government said Monday. The jump in non-oil domestic exports (NODX) -- a key barometer of the export-dependent economy's health -- to...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Govt told to limit foreign NGOs
Govt told to limit foreign NGOs JAKARTA: The government has been called upon to limit the number of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the province of Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD).The excessive number of NGOs has been held responsible for the worsening situation and condition in NAD...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
'High-rise buildings not healthy'
'High-rise buildings not healthy' JAKARTA: Most high-rise buildings in the country have an unhealthy working environment that could render psychological distress or cause respiratory diseases among the people working there, a government official says.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Show of Asia-Pacific advertising wizards
Show of Asia-Pacific advertising wizardsYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Before the radio and television era, hawkers selling traditional herbal medicines (jamu) roamed traditional markets hawking their wares and performing attractive feats to lure buyers.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Govt blames GAM for violence against JSC
Govt blames GAM for violence against JSCMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government has moved to consult the House of Representatives (DPR) to decide on immediate action against the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group, whom it said had sparked...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Most govt buildings are fire hazards
Most govt buildings are fire hazardsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most high-rise government buildings have no proper systems for protecting their records and important documents from fire, with most of them also being susceptible to fire mainly due to the negligence of building managers.
Tue, 18 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.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Ecstasy king in death row opens business from jail
Ecstasy king in death row opens business from jailMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Capital punishment and the impenetrable walls of Tangerang Penitentiary apparently has little effect on the entrepreneurial spirit of Ang Kiem Soei, a Dutch citizen who was sentenced to death by the...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
House questions Tomy, press freedom
House questions Tomy, press freedomKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) took advantage of a hearing on the recent attack on Tempo news magazine to scrutinize Tomy Winata's alleged illegal business ventures and his connection to the Indonesian...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Pertamina to change status, sell profitable noncore assets
Pertamina to change status, sell profitable noncore assetsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina will soon have to divest its ownership of a number of profitable noncore assets as required by a new government regulation, a government official said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
RI athletics urged to focus on grassroots
RI athletics urged to focus on grassrootsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Athletics Federation (PASI) should be more focused on developing athletics at the grassroots level in a bid to improve its overall performance, an expert said Monday.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
KONI wants archers to regain glory
KONI wants archers to regain gloryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Agum Gumelar, the chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI), has called on the Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) to pull up its socks and produce the same world-class archers it had at the end of the 1980s.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
`Traffic congestion makes me crazy'
`Traffic congestion makes me crazy' No one will deny that living in a big city like Jakarta can be stressful. However, most Jakartans accept stress as part of the cost of living in the capital. The Jakarta Post spoke to several residents about stress and how they cope with it:Eddy, 31, works as a...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
U.S. experts to examine local seaports, airports
U.S. experts to examine local seaports, airportsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two security experts from the United States have arrived in Indonesia to assess the implementation of security measures at the country's seaports and airports as part of an international drive to prevent...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
SE Asia tightens security for Iraq war spillover
SE Asia tightens security for Iraq war spillover Michael Christie Reuters Sydney, AustraliaCommandos guarded Western embassies, heightened border security checks caused gridlock and foreign schools braced for a Muslim backlash as Southeast Asia prepared on Monday for a U.S. war on Iraq.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
1. DESEASE: 1 x 50
1. DESEASE: 1 x 50 Pneumonia outbreak stirs fear at Asian airports 2. IRAQ: 1 x 65 UN observers cease operations along Iraq border, prepare to evacuate 3. WAR: 1 x 48 RI calls on U.S., allies, to change mind on Iraq 4. WATER: 2 x 33 Modest tax on North to finance projects in South making headway
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
RI withdraws embassy staff from Iraq
RI withdraws embassy staff from IraqFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has temporarily closed its embassy in Baghdad with the evacuation of the last group of 30 Indonesians as a war on Iraq will likely begin in a few days.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
* Headlines: Bapepam penalizes Bank Lippo management 3
* Headlines: Bapepam penalizes Bank Lippo management 3 * National: Govt blames GAM for violence against JSC 4 * Archipelago: Councillor gets jail term for bribery 5 * Opinion: The ebb and flow of human rights enforcement 6 * City: Govt buildings, property, records at risk of fire 8 * Sports:...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
RI calls on U.S., allies, to change mind on Iraq
RI calls on U.S., allies, to change mind on IraqThe Jakarta Post JakartaAmid rising tension in the Middle East, the Indonesian government called on the United States and its allies to listen to the global opposition to a war on Iraq as besides infringing Iraqi sovereignty, an attack would bring...
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
Japfa Chess Tournament attracts 400 participants
Japfa Chess Tournament attracts 400 participantsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 400 participants will feature at the Japfa Chess Tournament, which is the first chess event to be participated in by various levels of the community.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
1. BIDER: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS
1. BIDER: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS W. Kalimantan unable to halt illegal logging 2. IRAQ, 1 LINE, 45 COUNTS War or no, Iraq's environment still a casualty 3. MLAYSIA: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Swiss firm on PR offensive to defend pesticide
Tue, 18 Mar 2003
1. IKLAN: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS
1. IKLAN: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS Show of Asia-Pacific advertising wizards 2. HOLOCA: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Exhibit shows art created in Holocaust
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
PLN criticized for lack or rural electricity
PLN criticized for lack or rural electricityA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Anyer, Banten Province Ida Sjachrul, a 40-year-old journalist from Palembang, South Sumatra, could not hide her emotions during a two-day workshop on the power sector organized by state electricity company PT PLN last week...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
New U.S. terror policies threaten RI exporters
New U.S. terror policies threaten RI exportersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new U.S. Container Security Initiative (CSI) policy and Bioterrorism Act will particularly hurt Indonesia's small and medium-sized exporters because it will mean additional costs and other difficulties, an...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
RI maids in HK protest Megawati govt policy
RI maids in HK protest Megawati govt policyAssociated Press, Hong Kong A union of Indonesian maids in Hong Kong criticized President Megawati Soekarnoputri's government on Sunday for imposing a temporary ban on exports of domestic helpers.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Cambodia pay riot damage bill today
Cambodia pay riot damage bill today THAILAND: Cambodia will pay compensation to Thailand on Monday for damage sustained to its embassy in Phnom Penh during January riots, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Sunday ahead of bilateral talks aimed at reviving shattered ties.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Death sentence for corruptors
Death sentence for corruptorsFrom Kompas The government is striving to eradicate the trafficking and abuse of narcotics and illicit drugs (narkoba), and those found guilty have even been sentenced to death as a shock therapy. On the other hand, the elimination of corruption remains weak.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
New violence mars fragile Aceh peace
New violence mars fragile Aceh peaceIbnu Matnoor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The killing of four Acehnese in the latest spree of violence on Saturday has increased the distrust between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), pushing their three-month-old peace agreement closer to the...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Recovered mental patients long to go home
Recovered mental patients long to go homeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta When asked about his family background, Idris, 36, had no problems in delivering logical stories fluently. And apart from his penchant for smiling, there is nothing indicating that he has just recovered from a severe mental illness.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Unruly elephants, high on rice beer, sentenced to death
Unruly elephants, high on rice beer, sentenced to death New Delhi: Two wild Asiatic elephants, who wreaked havoc in a northeastern Indian state and killed 12 people after getting drunk on rice beer, have been sentenced to death, a news report said Sunday.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Protection fee paid by Freeport to the TNI
Protection fee paid by Freeport to the TNIYear Contribution Soldiers' Related Other cash allowance infrastructure 2002 $5.6 million $1.12 million $400,000 $4.08m 2001 $4.7 million $940,000 $500,000 $3.26mNOTE: Each of some 2,300 soldiers guarding Freeport's 2,800 square-kilometer mining site gets...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
ADB covers school fee of tribes
ADB covers school fee of tribes KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided funds to pay the school fees of 1,415 children from poor families and the local Bajo tribe, one of the isolated tribes that live along the province's coastline.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'TVRI' to get clear status soon
'TVRI' to get clear status soon JAKARTA: The government has promised to help cash-trapped state-owned television station TVRI, a company director says.TVRI president director Sumita Tobing said on Sunday that he was informed by the deputy state minister for state-owned enterprises (BUMN) Roes...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
TNI nothing more than mercenaries: Analysts
TNI nothing more than mercenaries: AnalystsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) must stop collecting protection money from firms operating in the country as the largess would confirm the impression that TNI personnel were mercenaries who only sold their...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Boatmakers face bankruptcy
Boatmakers face bankruptcy INDRAMAYU, West Java: No less than 150 boatmakers here will have to stop production due to a lack of teak supply.A number of craftsmen said they had not been supplied with teak for the last four months."If the situation does not change, many of us will go bankrupt," Moch.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
N.Sumatra fuel compensation fund misused
N.Sumatra fuel compensation fund misusedApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The North Sumatra legislature has found irregularities in the distribution of fuel compensation funds worth Rp 11.8 billion (US$1.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Indonesian recording industry at crisis point
Indonesian recording industry at crisis pointArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Oka claims that he sells every kind of music available, and has all his wares stacked neatly on a blanket spread on the street in front of West Jakarta's Glodok retail center, the city's largest market for pirated...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
10 sex workers arrested
10 sex workers arrested JAKARTA: Police arrested 10 sex workers and nine men illegal migrants during a police raid on Sunday in West Jakarta and North Jakarta.According to police reports, a total of 19 people were apprehended from the Angke railway station in West Jakarta and the red-light district...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'Dangdut' and 'ped xing': Know your neighbors
'Dangdut' and 'ped xing': Know your neighborsMichael L. Tan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila An Indonesian anthropologist, Irwan Hidayana, likes to ask his students what comes to their mind when they hear dunia Melayu or "Malay world.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
TV Program: Monday, March. 17, 2003
TV Program: Monday, March. 17, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV Indonesia9:00 Tourism9:30 Entertainment10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music:...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
Has sharia brought justice?
Has sharia brought justice?Lily Zakiyah Munir, Director, Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies (CePDeS), Jombang, lilyzm@hotmail.com Presidential Decision No. 11/2003 inaugurating the Sharia Court (Mahkamah Syariat) in Aceh was issued on March 3.
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
ASEAN intensifies efforts to boost tourism: Minister
ASEAN intensifies efforts to boost tourism: MinisterWahyoe Boediwardhana and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali ASEAN tourism ministers have pledged to improve security in the region, as part of attempts to revive the image of the tourist industry -- badly tainted by the horrific...
Mon, 17 Mar 2003
'Perodua eyes pact with Toyota'
'Perodua eyes pact with Toyota' KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's second national carmaker Perodua is eying an assembling pact with Japan's Toyota Motor Co. in a bid to strengthen its foothold ahead of market opening in 2005, a report said on Saturday.Japanese minicar maker Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.