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Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Bekasi wants city to renovate dump
Bekasi wants city to renovate dump BEKASI: Bekasi administration spokesman Cecep Sutandi said the Jakarta administration is obliged to renovate the damaged road to and the environment in the vicinity of the now-closed Jakarta dump in Bantar Gebang.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
1. ROUNDUP: 1 LINE, 25 COUNTS
1. ROUNDUP: 1 LINE, 25 COUNTS Public bear the brunt of rallies 2. IWAN: 3 LINES, 14 COUNTS KPU's problems not just academic, political spats 3. COBLOS: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTS Commission eases rules over ballot punching 4. IT: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTS KPU admits electronic vote counting may fail
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Haj pilgrimage
Haj pilgrimageFrom Republika Some 30,000 people, including myself, failed to make the haj pilgrimage in 2004 because they were refused entrance by the Saudi Arabian government.I did not take back the money I paid for the pilgrimage, so that in 2005 I will automatically get a spot on the haj.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Fear of terrorism reemerging in SE Asia
Fear of terrorism reemerging in SE AsiaAgencies Kuala LumpurEven after taking harsh measures against terrorists after the deadly 2002 Bali blasts, recent bomb attacks indicate that terrorism has not been suppressed in Southeast Asia.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Bloomberg
Bloomberg Jakarta Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the country's fourth largest lender by assets, said net income rose 64 percent last year after it boosted lending and earned more interest income.Profit last year rose to Rp 2.5 trillion (US$290 million), from Rp 1.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Panin's 2003 profit skyrockets
Panin's 2003 profit skyrocketsJAKARTA: Panin Bank, a publicly listed medium-sized bank, posted a staggering 315 percent increase last year in its after-tax profit from 2002, partly due to a rise in net interest margin (NIM).
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
KPUD warns Yusril after KPU threat
KPUD warns Yusril after KPU threat YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta General Election Commission (KPUD) will issue a legal warning against Yusril Ihza Mahendra, the leader of the Crescent and Star Party (PBB), over his serious threats directed at the KPU.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
JP/17/TB
JP/17/TBFree treatment gives hope for a TB-free country Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One can imagine that in her youth, Nihaya was very beautiful. At 57 years of age, this petite woman looks like she is in the best of health.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Defendant tries to escape on way to trial
Defendant tries to escape on way to trialEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defendant Gunawan Santosa attempted to escape from a prosecutors' car on Tuesday on his way to stand trial on charges of premeditated murder and manslaughter at the North Jakarta District Court.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Commission limits tenure of legislators
Commission limits tenure of legislatorsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators may no longer sit in the House of Representatives (DPR) indefinitely if the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) adopts a proposal of the Constitutional Commission, which is currently harmonizing amendments...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Administration accused of rife graft
Administration accused of rife graftBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso is again under fire for the lack of action against his subordinates suspected of involvement in corruption.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Ballot papers in Jakarta ready
Ballot papers in Jakarta readyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) ensured eligible voters in the capital that preparation for the general election on April 5 has been completed amid the government's contingency planning for other areas in the country...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
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;AP; ANPAf..r.. Vietnam-Bird Flu Vietnam declares itself free of bird flu without U.N. agencies' JP/15/FluVietnam declares itself free of bird flu without U.N. agencies' blessingMargie Mason Associated Press Hanoi, Vitnam Vietnam on Tuesday declared itself free of a deadly bird flu that killed 16...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Bimantara focuses on telecom, media
Bimantara focuses on telecom, mediaAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT Bimantara Citra announced on Tuesday it would inject US$15 million into its new telecommunications subsidiary and acquire television station TPI as part of its strategy of focusing on these two core...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Vietnam declares itself free of bird flu without UN blessing
Vietnam declares itself free of bird flu without UN blessingMargie Mason Associated Press Hanoi, Vitnam Vietnam on Tuesday declared itself free of a deadly bird flu that killed 16 people here, despite repeated warnings from international experts that such an announcement was premature because the...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
ASEAN needs to bolster its role in East Asia
ASEAN needs to bolster its role in East AsiaBunn Nagara The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia While Southeast Asia has seen good and bad times, the future of ASEAN as its pre-eminent organization is often questioned.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Film Festival to return with government help
Film Festival to return with government helpA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Young directors, actors and actresses have been the face of Indonesia at international film festivals for the past decade or so, but ironically, they had received no recognition at home.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Activists condemn arrest of environmentalist in Aceh
Activists condemn arrest of environmentalist in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The arrest of Acehnese environmentalist Bestari Raden has drawn strong criticism from rights activists and a sociologist, who see the move as part of systematic attempts to silence those critical to...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 U.S.-Indonesia relationship enters new era Ali Alatas Former Foreign Minister Jakarta2. Star -- Forging an East Asian ASEAN 1 X 48 ASEAN needs to bolster its role in East Asia Bunn Nagara The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Govt gives KPU margin until April 2
Govt gives KPU margin until April 2The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government, the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to wait until April 2 to decide whether to delay the polls in certain areas due to problems in distributing election materials.
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Hasan to visit N. Korea in April
Hasan to visit N. Korea in April JAKARTA: Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda will visit North Korea next month to encourage peace talks with South Korea, he said on Tuesday.Hassan told reporters he would travel to Pyongyang in the last week of April to meet senior North Korean officials to...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2U.S.-Indonesia relationship enters new eraAli Alatas, Former Foreign Minister, Jakarta To begin with, I think it can be said with certainty that relations between the United States and Indonesia today are sound and solid, despite the occasional frictions, misunderstandings and...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Malaysia's new Cabinet sworn in
Malaysia's new Cabinet sworn inPrime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's government was sworn into power on Tuesday, capping his landslide election victory over the fundamentalist Islamic opposition and completing Malaysia's transition to its first new administration in two decades.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Success in fighting dengue declared
Success in fighting dengue declaredSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Sleman regent Ibnu Subiyanto claimed here on Monday that the regency had been successful in overcoming the dengue fever outbreak that had plagued Sleman since January.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Cirebon mayor under fire for airport name change
Cirebon mayor under fire for airport name changeNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The Cirebon municipal government's unilateral decision to change the name of Penggung Airport to Cakrabhuwana Airport has been criticized by residents and the Cirebon Legislative Council.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Changing equilibrium in international oil market
Changing equilibrium in international oil marketKurtubi, Energy Analyst, Jakarta On March 17, 2004, the price of oil on the world market reached a record high for the past two decades. The price of light crude of WTI (West Texas Intermediate) type, which is the benchmark for oil prices in the...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Clarifying some errors
Clarifying some errors On Friday, March 26, The Jakarta Post published an opinion piece of mine entitled Malaysians shun theocratic society. In the following passage, the percentage of indigenous Malays is 48 percent and not 38 percent, and they are known as bumiputras, and not pribumi, a term used...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Commitment to better
Commitment to better education neededFrom Suara KaryaThe high cost of education in the country has led to a large number of school dropouts, while many others fail to pursue higher education, meaning that good education is only enjoyed by a privileged few.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
BII net profit jumps 135%
BII net profit jumps 135%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) reported a 135 percent jump in its 2003 audited net profit on the back of strong revenue from lending and low cost of funds.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Marketing strategy: Big fish need more tempting bait
Marketing strategy: Big fish need more tempting baitBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta The credit card business has become a gold mine for the issuing banks in Indonesia as each year the number of cardholders increases.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
checked by rich
checked by rich (Caption for Spotlight advertisement) HSBC INDONESIA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS: HSBC Indonesia CEO Richard Mchowat (right) presents a check for Rp 207 million to a primary school student representative, while State Minister for the Acceleration of East Indonesia Development Manuel...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Govt finishes draft regulation to delay election
Govt finishes draft regulation to delay electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has completed a draft decree that will be issued in the event that the general election cannot be held simultaneously nationwide or must be postponed altogether.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Akbar-Surya rivalry at convention intensifies
Akbar-Surya rivalry at convention intensifiesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an apparent bid to prevent the rivalry between Golkar Party presidential candidates Akbar Tandjung and Surya Paloh from becoming hostile, the party's executives have decided to separate them during the final...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
SE Asia must curb child trafficking: Unicef
SE Asia must curb child trafficking: UnicefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) urged on Monday Southeast Asian nations to enhance cooperation to curb child trafficking for sexual purposes in the region.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Solidarity in autonomy
Solidarity in autonomyFrom Warta KotaRegional autonomy is society's hope for true development based on regional needs. Such development certainly should involve direct public participation in regional policy-making.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
More landslides feared in Gowa
More landslides feared in GowaAndi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi Fears of more landslides in the Gowa regency in South Sulawesi materialized late Sunday and Monday as similar, though less severe, incidents ruined a bridge and therefore isolated a village.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
* Headlines:Foreign direct investment down 66% in Jan-Feb 2
* Headlines:Foreign direct investment down 66% in Jan-Feb 2 * National:Akbar-Surya rivalry at convention intensifies 4 * Archipelago:Despite frustration, Papuans to still go to the polls 5 * Opinion:Changing equilibrium in international oil market 6 * City:Jakarta to sign deal with Japanese firm...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Deception by phone
Deception by phoneFrom Media IndonesiaThrough a Jakarta newspaper on March 15, I sought the address of a man from whom I could obtain information on the accreditation of Global 21 vocational high school (SMK), which had been seeking for about four years.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Vietnam to remove stock market's 30% foreign investor limit
Vietnam to remove stock market's 30% foreign investor limitAssociated Press Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam will lift a cap on the amount of stock foreigners can own in listed companies in an attempt to attract more investment from abroad, a government official said on Monday.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Thief makes off with solar panel
Thief makes off with solar panelGARUT, West Java: A thief stole a solar panel from the Guntur Mountain observatory in Garut regency, West Java."The thief is irresponsible. The lost of the equipment could put many people in danger because this equipment helps us monitor the mountain, whether it is...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
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Changing equilibrium in international oil market Kurtubi Energy Analyst Jakarta2. Pro -- America's schizophrenic economy 1 X 30 Employment stagnant amid U.S. growth J. Bradford DeLong Professor of Economics University of California Berkeley Project Syndicate
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
India, China to boost military ties
India, China to boost military tiesINDIA: India and China announced on Monday a series of proposals to strengthen ties between their armed forces to help bolster a new friendship between the world's most populous countries, who went to war decades ago.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Imbalances between nuke haves and have-nots threaten NPT: RI
Imbalances between nuke haves and have-nots threaten NPT: RIAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The growing imbalances between nuclear weapon states (NWS) and non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS) may pose a threat to the credibility of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) itself if...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Model officials wanted
Model officials wantedFrom Republika A program on SCTV recently indicated that the nation would be deprived of the benefits of its tropical forests before long because of the greed of some forestry officials.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Soldiers find bombs in Aceh
Soldiers find bombs in AcehBANDA ACEH, Aceh: Government troops found three homemade bombs allegedly belonging to the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) during a raid in Idi Rayeuk district, East Aceh regency, on Sunday, a military spokesman said.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Free market and competitiveness
Free market and competitivenessFrom Koran Tempo The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has proposed that the government reduce taxes for the mining sector."This is important to maintain the nation's competitive edge in the international arena," the chairman of the permanent...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Kampar teachers questioned for orchestrating protest
Kampar teachers questioned for orchestrating protestHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Although Kampar has seemingly returned to normal after the recent dismissal of Kampar regent Jefri Noer, police plan to summon teachers who allegedly ordered and mobilized students to hold...
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Banker details problems in textile industry
Banker details problems in textile industryAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The banking sector is still reluctant to extend loans to the country's textile companies as they doubt their business prospects given the lingering problems in the industry.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
Wholesale market plan unclear
Wholesale market plan unclear TANGERANG: The plan to build a wholesale vegetable market, or an agricultural terminal, in Balaraja district, Tangerang regency, was first revealed last September, but six months later, the project remains unclear.
Tue, 30 Mar 2004
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Akbar-Surya rivalry at convention intensifies Dengue outbreak subsiding: Govt Holes in water bill 'must be plugged'