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Fri, 14 Mar 2003
* Headlines: Govt, HDC meet to fix peace deal violations 2
* Headlines: Govt, HDC meet to fix peace deal violations 2 * National: Coalition reveals flaws in information bill4 * Archipelago: Govt to disburse resettlement funds5 * Opinion: RI must integrate with world to advance6 * City: Asset dispute may lead to court8 * Sports: Raul roasts Milan as Juve...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Rp 5.4b for training civilian police
Rp 5.4b for training civilian police JAKARTA: The city administration has allocated a whopping Rp 5.4 billion this year to provide training for its civilian police assistants.Newly appointed head of the City Public Order Agency Soebagio said the expensive training was part of administration efforts...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Asset dispute may lead to court
Asset dispute may lead to courtBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the total value of the city's assets remains a mystery due to a lack of data on it, the city administration reiterated on Thursday its desire to take over the management of properties currently under the control of...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
1. TIGOR: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS
1. TIGOR: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS Meet Jakarta governor's nemesis 2. SERBIA: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTSDjindjic fought communism, then Milosevic 3. TSE: 1 LINE, 37 COUNTS HK pop bad boy Tse launches 'rebranded' self
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Bombs found in Ambon mosque
Bombs found in Ambon mosqueMuhammad Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Police have defused two homemade bombs found on Thursday outside the Al Fatah grand mosque in the city of Ambon, renewing fears of heightened tension that could threaten the fragile peace in the province, which has been torn by...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
'RI should learn from S. Africa'
'RI should learn from S. Africa' JAKARTA: Indonesia should learn from South Africa in terms of creating ethnic harmony given the latter's experience after years of apartheid, Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Wednesday.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Coalition reveals flaws in information bill
Coalition reveals flaws in information billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for freedom of information has called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to discard articles allowing public offices to use existing laws to justify their...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Students take hostage academic staff
Students take hostage academic staff TANGERANG: Hundreds of computer college students in Tangerang agreed on Thursday morning to release 25 academic staff held hostage for more than 10 hours following the suspension of two student activists.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Jambi prepares for forest fires
Jambi prepares for forest fires JAMBI: The Jambi provincial government is taking steps to anticipate forest fires through tighter observation of natural preserves and protected forest areas, as the island of Sumatra nears the start of the dry season.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Moro rebels get foreign arms funding
Moro rebels get foreign arms funding PHILIPPINES: Moro rebels blamed for a deadly bomb attack in the southern Philippines last week have been buying arms using foreign funds, the military charged on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Train rams into truck loaded with gas cylinders, stranding passengers
Train rams into truck loaded with gas cylinders, stranding passengersAgus Maryono and Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Indramayu A train rammed the back of a truck loaded with gas cylinders at a railway crossing in the Central Java town of Purwokerto on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
'CSI policy not a trade barrier for RI products'
'CSI policy not a trade barrier for RI products'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A new controversial U.S. customs policy was not a form of trade barrier that would negatively affect Indonesia's exports to the former country, a visiting U.S. official said Thursday.U.S.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Moody's paints positive outlook for RI
Moody's paints positive outlook for RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has maintained its positive outlook for Indonesia, on the back of the country's political stability and continued commitments to reform.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Cheap flights ease pain of going home
Cheap flights ease pain of going homeTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mudik, or going back to the hometown or village, can pose headaches if you live in a major city like Jakarta -- hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Tour operators diversify markets amid war threat
Tour operators diversify markets amid war threatAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian tour operators are diversifying their markets with offers to exotic destinations like Mongolia and Indochina to cushion the blow of a war in Iraq, an industry group said Thursday.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
RI to host information seminar
RI to host information seminar JAKARTA: Seven foreign speakers are expected to address an international seminar on the right to information at the House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday.The seven speakers are Mukelani Dimba of South Africa, Venkat Iyer of Britain, Rick Snell of Australia, Nakorn...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Meet Jakarta governor's nemesis
Meet Jakarta governor's nemesisAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many activists who fight for the poor in Jakarta have found themselves on the bad side of Governor Sutiyoso, who has been known to find fault with the way in which these activists criticize his public policies and look into...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Voter registration deadline put back
Voter registration deadline put back JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) and Central Statistics Agency (BPS) have agreed to push the voter registration deadline back to December.KPU member Anas Urbaningrum told The Jakarta Post on Thursday that originally the KPU had requested the...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Govt to supervise Aceh and Papua budgets
Govt to supervise Aceh and Papua budgetsFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe central government is making another attempt to reduce the authority of autonomous Aceh and Papua by setting up an assistance team to supervise the use of the regional budget in those two provinces.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
House to support Maluku food center
House to support Maluku food center AMBON, Maluku: The House of Representatives (DPR) is considering supporting the development of a 5,000-hectare agricultural center in Buru regency as Maluku's future granary.Maluku Logistics Depot chief R.M.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Scandal spreading as Moody's warns of possible SK Corp. downgrade
Scandal spreading as Moody's warns of possible SK Corp. downgrade Jun Kwanwoo, Agence France-Presse, Seoul Moody's Investors Service warned on Thursday of a possible downgrade of the ratings of SK Corp.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Servicemen requested to help curb spread of HIV/AIDS
Servicemen requested to help curb spread of HIV/AIDS Religious leaders have requested members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police to stop backing prostitution and drug trafficking to help reduce the spread of HIV.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
CSI policy not a trade barrier for RI products: Official
CSI policy not a trade barrier for RI products: OfficialRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post JakartaA new controversial U.S. customs policy was not a form of trade barrier that would negatively affect Indonesia's exports to the former country, a visiting U.S. official said Thursday.U.S.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Key figures express support for `Tempo'
Key figures express support for `Tempo'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Moral support continued to flood in for Tempo news magazine on Thursday following a weekend attack on its journalists and offices over a report it carried, while pressure mounted on the police to uphold the rule of law.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
JP/4/head
JP/4/head 1. Aceh (1 x 25);JP;YUNI; HDC, Govt talk accord breaches 2. Farmer (2 x 21) New draft regulation may require farmers to pay for water 3. Info (2 x 24) Coalition reveals flaws in information bill 4. HIV (2x 30) Servicemen requested to help curb spread of HIV/AIDS 5.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
More Bali victims buried
More Bali victims buried DENPASAR, Bali: The Disaster Victims Identification team (DVI) for the Oct. 12 Bali bombings buried two unidentified bodies and 20 bags full of unidentified body parts on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
The presidential candidate
The presidential candidate Our question is -- is there any Indonesian citizen who is entitled to be nominated as president? Of course there is. But who?In a situation that is full of problems and distrust, it is difficult to find a candidate who will be immediately accepted by most of the people.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Accounting woes, North Korea weigh on won
Accounting woes, North Korea weigh on won Nirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore The South Korean won recovered from a five-month intraday low to close just a touch weaker Thursday, but analysts said they expect more downside ahead stemming from a domestic accounting scandal and tensions from the...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
1. ANNAN: 1 x 50
1. ANNAN: 1 x 50Crucial moment if war commences without UN consent 2. JAPAN: 4 x 12Japan to host largest water talk
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
JP/13/BUMN
JP/13/BUMNSOEs claim efficiency measures improving bottom lineAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post JakartaFive state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have claimed that they were able to save some Rp 7.4 trillion (about US$810 billion) in operational expenses after efficiency measures were implemented in...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Govt to disburse resettlement funds
Govt to disburse resettlement fundsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The central government has promised to immediately disburse the remaining resettlement funds for over 4,350 migrant families who fled conflict-torn Aceh to North Sumatra.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Police free alleged members of militant religious group
Police free alleged members of militant religious groupDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police released on Thursday two university students who were being detained for their alleged involvement in a militant religious movement, known as the Indonesian Islamic State (NII), which aims to...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
PDI Perjuangan meeting fails to choose running mate for Megawati
PDI Perjuangan meeting fails to choose running mate for MegawatiFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The national meeting of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) ended on a low note on Thursday as party executives left chairwoman Megawati...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Indonesia's U-12 team to join French meet
Indonesia's U-12 team to join French meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will take part in the world U-12 soccer tournament in France in May, with the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) hoping to use the event to build momentum for its drive to improve youth soccer development in...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Govt, HDC hold meeting to fix peace deal violations
Govt, HDC hold meeting to fix peace deal violationsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and the Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) began a two-day meeting on Thursday to hammer out what constitutes a violation of the demilitarization process in Aceh, more than three months after...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Peace process in Aceh looks set to fail if truce breaches continue
Peace process in Aceh looks set to fail if truce breaches continueP. Ramasamy, Political Science Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Third-party interventions in conflict resolution are important.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
1. CITIL: 1 LINE 38 COUNTS
1. CITIL: 1 LINE 38 COUNTS Cheap flights ease pain of going home Citilink: alternative in budget traveling 2. IRAQ: 1 LINE 35 COUNTS Baghdad draws peaceniks of all sorts
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Illegal logging in Morowali reserve
Illegal logging in Morowali reserve PALU, Central Sulawesi: Illegal logging has been rampant in the Morowali Nature Reserve (CAM) in Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi, over the last three years.Yusran Zainuddin, an activist of Sahabat Alam Morowali, a non- governmental organization engaged in...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday March 14, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday March 14, 2003Exhibitions* Design, Design Bureau Opera, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-5241069), March 19 to April 12. * Painting, In Between, by artist like Agus Suwage, Aga Petus, Agung Kurniawan, Ardison, Astari...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
1. INSIGHT:
1. INSIGHT: 'Tempo' case reveals the dark side of Jakarta 2. ACEH: 2 x 26 Govt, HDC hold meeting to fix peace deal violations 4. MEGA: 2 x 34 PDI Perjuangan meeting fails to choose running mate for Megawati 4. RATING: 1 x 39 Moody's paints positive outlook for RI 5.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
New draft regulation may require farmers to pay for water
New draft regulation may require farmers to pay for waterMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has sparked controversy by proposing a regulation that will oblige farmers to pay for irrigation water, a move that could significantly raise agricultural production costs.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Presidential guard chief to take oath
Presidential guard chief to take oath JAKARTA: The new presidential guard commander, Brig. Gen. Agung Widjajadi, will be sworn in by Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto at the Presidential Guard headquarters in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Friday.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Police say arson was behind fire at ministry
Police say arson was behind fire at ministryDamar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police confirmed on Thursday that the fire that razed the sixth floor of the finance ministry building and destroyed records of state assets last Tuesday was an act of arson.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Pitting people
Pitting people against each otherFrom Kompas As an ordinary citizen, I was sad and disappointed to learn of the establishment of the Message of the People's Plight Front (Ampera) as I find it hard to understand why those claiming to be community figures always set a bad example for the people.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Jakarta water rates to increase next month
Jakarta water rates to increase next monthBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite criticism of the quality of the tap water supplied by the city's two water utilities, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said water charges needed to be increased next month in order to cover the companies'...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Drug dealing is family business for some
Drug dealing is family business for someDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The alarming level of drug trafficking here has, in some cases, become a family business involving all members of the household.
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Two students arrested for caning boy
Two students arrested for caning boy MALAYSIA: Malaysian police have arrested two religious students for caning a Muslim boy who talked to his female schoolmate, a report said on Thursday.The 17-year-old victim was whipped 25 times in front of other students at a religious school in northeast...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
U.S. to freeze 'terror' funds in SE Asia
U.S. to freeze 'terror' funds in SE AsiaJane Macartney and Simon Cameron-Moore, Reuters, Singapore/Kuala Lumpur The United States has prepared a list of individuals and companies in Southeast Asia whose funds will be frozen in the hunt for members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, diplomats...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
`Tempo' case reveals the dark side of Jakarta
`Tempo' case reveals the dark side of JakartaMarco Kusumawijaya, Consultant, Urban Development, Jakarta Many Jakartans have just seen the movie The Gangs of New York. However, the real reason why they are not at all overwhelmingly surprised by the act of violence at Tempo magazine's office is that...
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Promotion-hungry officials duped
Promotion-hungry officials duped JAKARTA: Three high-ranking officials transferred millions of rupiah to an unidentified person who promised them promotions only to realize that they had been conned.The President's secretary for military affairs, Maj. Gen. T.B.