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Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Women candidates show substance
Women candidates show substanceKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Instead of making lofty promises during the campaign, two female legislative candidates have pledged to provide their constituents with the basics -- public toilets and access to clean water.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Island of salt explored through Soemadji's works
Island of salt explored through Soemadji's worksSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Javanese artist Soemadji brings to life his memories and appreciation of Madura, or the island of salt as it is known, in a series of paintings currently on display at the Sambung Seni art gallery here in...
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Appeal to women candidates
Appeal to women candidatesFrom Media IndonesiaWomen have in fact played a role in our government since Indonesia first gained independence. Various woman figures have become political fighters, joining hands with their male counterparts in the struggle against Dutch colonizers.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
1. CETRO: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. CETRO: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Declaration inked to reject violence, misuse of religion 2. PANWAS: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 More printing firms may withdraw 3. BECKY: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Not much fodder in quiet elections for foreign media 4.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Ex-bank owners declared debt free
Ex-bank owners declared debt freeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four ex-bank owners will soon be declared free of debt by the government after the powerful Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) decided late on Wednesday that they had fully repaid their debts to the state.FSPC secretary Lukito D.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
16 crooked forest concessionaires published
16 crooked forest concessionaires publishedMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta Disappointed by the government's lack of action, three non- governmental organizations have announced that 16 holders of forest utilization licenses (HPH and HPHT holders) evaded paying a total of Rp 262.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
PKI pamphlets appear in Kupang
PKI pamphlets appear in Kupang KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Kupang police precinct personnel tore to shreds several pamphlets bearing the symbol of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) along Kupang's main roads.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Swedish prosecutors question GAM prisoners
Swedish prosecutors question GAM prisonersThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Swedish prosecutors have started questioning prisoners of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Banda Aceh in a bid to investigate alleged crimes committed by the separatist leaders now living in exile in the Scandinavian...
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Minister installs new consuls general
Minister installs new consuls general INDONESIA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda installed four new consuls general on Wednesday in a ceremony held at the ministry.Hassan advised the new consuls general to do more to promote Indonesia's image abroad.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Indonesia not in hurry to sign accord with U.S.
Indonesia not in hurry to sign accord with U.S.Veeramalla Anjaiah and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will be in no hurry to sign a bilateral accord known as an Article 98 agreement with the U.S.
Thu, 18 Mar 2004
Australians not well versed with Indonesian version of Islam
Australians not well versed with Indonesian version of IslamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian version of Islam, which is moderate, is not well understood in Australia and Indonesians have little knowledge of Australian Islam, says Philip Flood, the chairman of Australia Indonesia Institute...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Governor rushed to hospital
Governor rushed to hospital MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: South Sulawesi governor Amin Syam was rushed to Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital on Tuesday for exhaustion.The governor looked pale when receiving Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) executives of its South Sulawesi chapter and committee members of the...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
More names of 'rotten politicians' soon
More names of 'rotten politicians' soonMuninggar Sri Saraswati and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another list naming "rotten" politicians would be released to the public soon, the group behind the publications said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Part 1 of 2: Lessons from crisis management
Part 1 of 2: Lessons from crisis managementRoss H. McLeod, Indonesia Project, Australian National University, Canberra The Indonesian Bank Reconstruction Agency (IBRA) is in the process of being wound up.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Central Java people told to fight dengue
Central Java people told to fight dengue SEMARANG: Central Java Governor Mardiyanto urged Central Java residents on Tuesday to join in the fight against the dengue outbreak that had reached an alarming level in the province.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Medical bill to be endorsed soon
Medical bill to be endorsed soon JAKARTA: The House of Representatives plans to wrap up its deliberation of the medical practice bill and endorse it in the session beginning in April, a legislator says.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Pak Kwik, never lose hope!
Pak Kwik, never lose hope!From Warta KotaThe recent statement by State Minister for National Development Planning Kwik Kian Gie that large-scale corruption had taken place in the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency was like a loud scream in the zoo, where animals were only startled for a while...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Police denies causing state losses
Police denies causing state lossesP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) report that questionable police auditing procedures had "lost" Rp 7.1 billion of public money last year, was rejected by the National Police on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Elderly disabled woman dies in fire
Elderly disabled woman dies in fireThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 72-year-old woman was killed in a raging fire that gutted 139 houses on Jl. Muara Bahari in Sunter Agung, North Jakarta, on Tuesday at around 12:30 p.m., making more than 800 people homeless.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Golkar rebuked for poll violations
Golkar rebuked for poll violations PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi's Election Supervisory Committee (Panwasda) reprimanded on Tuesday Golkar Party for the display of Golkar flags and the unfurling of Golkar banners in the compound of the governor's office and the high prosecutor's office.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
1. SUSILO: 30 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 63
1. SUSILO: 30 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 63Susilo calls on his former staff members to support new boss2. ROUNDUP: 55 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 15Campaigns heat up on 'super Tuesday' 3. TEXTILE: 30 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36Parties flood factories with T-shirt orders 4.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
BP eyes fuels business in the country
BP eyes fuels business in the countryFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta BP Indonesia is planning to enter the country's fuel retail business, posing a challenge to state oil and gas company Pertamina that has monopolized the sector for decades.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
RI must become Islamic caliphate
RI must become Islamic caliphate From RepublikaPoverty can be seen in every rural and urban area in this country. In Jakarta, for instance, slums are found on river banks and behind highrise buildings, while disadvantaged children roam around intersections begging.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
JP/17/INTRO
JP/17/INTROIntro The deaths of nine professional boxers over the past four years, two of them just one month apart, should be a wake up call for the country's boxing authorities. Without firm and strict policies on safety, boxers are putting their lives on the line once the bell rings.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Candidates use every available trick
Candidates use every available trickA. Junaidi and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Samarinda Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) candidates are running the campaign gamut from mass gatherings, publications to mobile phone messages as they...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Asian ports race to meet deadline for antiterror law
Asian ports race to meet deadline for antiterror law Reuters, Singapore Asia's two busiest ports Singapore and Hong Kong, expect to meet a July 1 deadline to comply with a worldwide anti-terror law despite a sluggish response from ship owners and terminal operators.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Jusuf Wanandi
Jusuf Wanandi Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2. Ross1 -- Farewell to IBRA 1 X 30 Lessons from crisis management Part 1 of 2Ross H. McLeod Indonesia Project Australian National University Canberra
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Canberra blamed for RI occupation of East Timor
Canberra blamed for RI occupation of East TimorGuido Guillart, Associated Press, Dili A former Australian diplomat said his country's "policy of failure" was partly to blame for Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor and its subsequent 24-year occupation that resulted in thousands of deaths.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Country Number of TKIs Death case
Country Number of TKIs Death case1. Malaysia 1,000,000 57 cases 2. Saudi Arabia 500,000 8 cases3. Singapore 40,000 17 cases4. Taiwan 40,000 4 cases5. Kuwait 30,000 2 cases
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Panwaslu warns of money politics
Panwaslu warns of money politicsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the growing trend among most of the 24 political parties to distribute money or staple food to entice voters, the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) warned them on Tuesday not to...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Government readies advocacy teams for migrant workers
Government readies advocacy teams for migrant workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKIs) in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait will soon be accompanied by government-sponsored advocacy teams to ensure that their rights are protected, Coordinating Minister for People's...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Contractors banned for bad work
Contractors banned for bad work TANGERANG: The Tangerang administration has blacklisted three of 15 contractors that recently completed development projects in the municipality, citing their unsatisfactory work."The three are regarded as bad contractors ...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Central and regional administrations to cooperate in investment projects
Central and regional administrations to cooperate in investment projectsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has decided concentrate on regional investment as it extends last year's Indonesian Investment Year program until 2005.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Schoolgirls robbed in public minivan
Schoolgirls robbed in public minivan JAKARTA: Two women, two elementary school girls and two junior high school girls were robbed on Tuesday afternoon in Tangerang by two men on a public minivan plying the Ciputat to Bumi Serpong Damai route.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Parties flood firms with T-shirt orders
Parties flood firms with T-shirt ordersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Election campaigns are bringing a flood of orders to factories to produce low-cost T-shirts as political parties rush to provide uniforms for their supporters.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
* Headlines:Children of Sukarno fight for votes 3
* Headlines:Children of Sukarno fight for votes 3 * National:Independent candidates to have a chance in July 4 * Archipelago:Palu court jails terror suspects up to six years 5 * Opinion:Campaigning for elections gets off to slow start6 * City:Trial ends, kidnappers get light sentences 8 * Sports:...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Election campaign: A slow start
Election campaign: A slow startJusuf Wanandi Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta Campaigning for the legislative election in Indonesia kicked off on March 11 in a slow, almost pathetic manner. There might be several reasons for that.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
DPD candidates: From SMS to napping
DPD candidates: From SMS to napping A. Junaidi and Rusman The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Samarinda Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) candidates are running the campaign gamut from mass gatherings, publications to mobile phone messages as they...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Four nabbed for carrying sharp weapons
Four nabbed for carrying sharp weapons YOGYAKARTA: Police personnel in Yogyakarta arrested on Tuesday four supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for carrying sharp weapons.The four were to have attended a PDI-P rally in Wates area here, at which Taufik Kiemas was...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
1. Konsti ( 4 X 12 )
1. Konsti ( 4 X 12 ) Commission asks that independent candidates have a chance in July 2. MA ( 2 X 24 ) Court registers potential anticorruption judges 3. Busuk ( 1 X 32 ) More names of 'rotten politicians' soon 4. Aceh ( 2 X 27 ) Swedish prosecutors to probe Aceh rebels 5.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Reflection on campaigns
Reflection on campaigns At least at the preliminary stage, there is good reason to believe the country will have a peaceful and democratic legisla tive election on April 5. The first six of the total 22 days of the campaign period starting March 11 have proceeded smoothly.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 16, 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 16, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Boxer determined to fight on, despite risks
Boxer determined to fight on, despite risksZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As dozens of home fans frantically yelled their support, Gideon Salasa, a 25-year-old local fighter, struggled to land his punches where they would count.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Traffic jams on UKI to Cawang route
Traffic jams on UKI to Cawang route From Warta Kota Every day, at around 6 a.m., East Jakarta residents always have to face traffic congestion on the UKI to Cawang route, where an underpass is now under construction.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Police report 21 poll violations
Police report 21 poll violations MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Police have reported at least 21 poll violations during six days of campaigning in the province since Thursday.Spokesman of West Nusa Tenggara Police Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Governor Sutiyoso, Latief defend land-swap deal
Governor Sutiyoso, Latief defend land-swap dealDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has softened his stance on a land-swap deal involving state SMP 56 junior high school in prestigious Melawai, South Jakarta, asking parents and students opposed to the deal to move out.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Asian cops meet in Manila
Asian cops meet in ManilaPHILIPPINES: A top Interpol official appealed on Tuesday for more cooperation from senior Asian police officials in thwarting terror attacks, warning that the deadly Madrid bombings can happen anywhere in the world.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Two more printing firms give up jobs
Two more printing firms give up jobsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just 20 days away from polling day, two more printing companies gave up on Tuesday their contracts to print over 26 million ballot papers for the election of regental legislature (DPRD II) members.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
Newmont is on right track: Official
Newmont is on right track: OfficialApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A senior official rejected on Tuesday accusations by local non- governmental organizations (NGOs) that mining company PT Newmont Horas Nauli had carried out gold explorations in a protected forest.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004
400 used syringes, needles found
400 used syringes, needles found KUTA, Bali: Activists have found at least 400 used syringes and needles, believed to have been buried by injected drug users (IDU), were found in several locations on Bali's most popular beach of Kuta, creating a serious health hazard for tourists.