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Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Moro rebels blamed for RP airport bombing
Moro rebels blamed for RP airport bombingCecil Morella, Agence France-Presse, Manila Islamic Moro rebels under the cosh from a fierce military offensive in the southern Philippines were most likely behind the bombing of Davao airport in an attempt to ease pressure on beleaguered rebel camps,...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Death sentence sought for Lilis
Death sentence sought for Lilis BOGOR: A prosecutor asked the Cibinong District Court on Wednesday to sentence to death Benged Siahaan alias Lilis, a transvestite who killed and mutilated his lover Abdul Kadir in the Bogor regency of West Java last June.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
RI police, AFP to cement ties
RI police, AFP to cement ties CANBERRA: Indonesian police and the Australia Federal Police (AFP) vowed on Wednesday to continue their cooperation to help eradicate terrorism in Southeast Asia.AFP Chief Mick Keelty said on Wednesday that the Indonesian Police Chief Gen.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
TNI backs down due to criticism over controversial bill
TNI backs down due to criticism over controversial billTiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) showed signs of backing down from their demands on Wednesday when Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil promised to revise the controversial...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Komnas HAM questions govt's commitment to human rights
Komnas HAM questions govt's commitment to human rightsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chairman Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara questioned on Wednesday the commitment of the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to maintain...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Allegations of extortion mar selection of judges
Allegations of extortion mar selection of judgesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reports of extortion circulated around the House of Representatives on Wednesday just hours before legislators conducting a fit and proper test on 63 candidates for Supreme Court justices endorsed 18 of the...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
2. TNI: 3 x 20
2. TNI: 3 x 20 TNI backs down due to criticism over controversial bill 3. ATTACK: 1 x 51 Air Force to discharge members involved in an attack 4. BMG: 4 x 11 Rainy season to end in April, May
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Air Force to discharge members involved in an attack
Air Force to discharge members involved in an attackTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Air Force official said Wednesday that any Air Force member would be dismissed and tried by a military court for involvement in the armed attack on the Makassar police station in East Jakarta...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Signatories ignoring spirit of Aceh peace agreement
Signatories ignoring spirit of Aceh peace agreementOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (Yappika), Jakarta Many observers of the Aceh conflict have said that the political status of the peace pact between the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is so...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
'World has no trust in rights trials'
'World has no trust in rights trials'Kurniawan Hari and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent indictment of several Indonesian military officers in East Timor shows that the international community has no trust in either the ongoing human rights trial or the country's...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Saudis, Kuwaitis assure RI workers
Saudis, Kuwaitis assure RI workers SURAKARTA, Central Java: The governments of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait guaranteed the safety of more than 40,000 Indonesians working in the two countries should the United States attack Iraq, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea said on Wednesday.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Death sentence sought for Lilis
Death sentence sought for Lilis BOGOR: A prosecutor asked the Cibinong District Court on Wednesday to sentence to death Benged Siahaan alias Lilis, a transvestite who killed and mutilated his lover Abdul Kadir in the Bogor regency of West Java last June.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Australian advisory on Bali retained
Australian advisory on Bali retained AUSTRALIA: Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Wednesday that he had rebuffed an Indonesia request that he ease a government warning against travel to the resort island of Bali.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Where to go in Bali for March. 6, 2003
Where to go in Bali for March. 6, 2003Exhibitions* Photo, Self, by Rama Surya, at Paros Gallery Pantai Purnama Rd, Banjar Palak, Sukawati, Gianyar, until March 17, for further information, Contact: Made Kaek, (Tel. 08123639148 or 0361- 298120) * Painting, Big, by artist like Aa.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Palembang gets new sultan after 182 years
Palembang gets new sultan after 182 years PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The council of the Palembang Customary Community has installed Raden Muhammad Syafei Prabu Diraja as sultan of Palembang Darussalam with the title of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III after the throne had lain vacant for 182 years.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
JSC called upon to stay out of Takengon
JSC called upon to stay out of TakengonTiarma Siboro and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto called on the Joint Security Committee (JSC) tripartite monitoring team to stay out of Takengon in Central Aceh until the situation there,...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Australian advisory on Bali retained
Australian advisory on Bali retained AUSTRALIA: Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Wednesday that he had rebuffed an Indonesia request that he ease a government warning against travel to the resort island of Bali.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Djoko Santoso installed as city military commander
Djoko Santoso installed as city military commanderTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Maj. Gen. Djoko Santoso was installed as the new military commander of Jakarta on Wednesday, replacing Maj. Gen. Ahmad Yahya, who was appointed the Army's inspector general.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Govt urged to go all out to prevent more bankruptcies
Govt urged to go all out to prevent more bankruptciesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government must quickly move to mend the "classic problems" hampering investment and should provide incentives to businesses to prevent more manufacturing companies from going bankrupt or downsizing...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Government seeks int'l help in fighting corruption
Government seeks int'l help in fighting corruptionDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Long known as a safe haven for corruptors, Indonesia has asked the international community for support in its fight to stamp out corruption, at a three-day meeting it is hosting on anticorruption...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
AGO quizzes BI governor nominee
AGO quizzes BI governor nominee JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office questioned on Wednesday one of the candidates for Bank Indonesia governor in connection with the misuse of the central bank's liquidity assistance (BLBI) funds from 1997 through 1999.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Landslide victims sue forestry firm, government
Landslide victims sue forestry firm, governmentAinur R. Sophiaan and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Bandung The families of at least 26 people who were killed in a landslide that hit the East Java town of Pacet in December last year sued state forestry firm Perhutani and the local...
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Lippo again
Lippo again I'm really deeply concerned over media reports on Bank Lippo. There are several reasons for this concern.First, the government has been tardy with its reaction even though the Bank Lippo issue has become the talk of the town for over two months.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Rp 412m allotted for one classroom
Rp 412m allotted for one classroomBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the general public may be well aware of the poor condition of Jakarta's schools, they may not know a lot of money is being poured into renovating them.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003
Anti-U.S. protests continue
Anti-U.S. protests continue YOGYAKARTA: Protest continued on Wednesday against the United States' plans to attack Iraq, which it accuses of developing weapons of mass destruction.In Yogyakarta, around 100 student activists marched from the Gadjah Mada University campus in Bulaksumur to the Tugu...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March.4,2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March.4,2003----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Utut assured slot in world championship
Utut assured slot in world championshipMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia chalked up a double accomplishment from his participation at the Asian Championship in Doha which ended over the weekend.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Police warn of rising street crimes
Police warn of rising street crimesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While introducing a new method of categorizing crimes in Jakarta, the City Police warned on Tuesday over the increasing trend of street crimes in the capital city.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
JP/13/Cons
JP/13/ConsGovt to set up consumer protection agencyAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government was planning to set up the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) to help protect consumers against irresponsible producers or traders, a top official at the ministry of industry and...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
House finishes envoy exams
House finishes envoy examsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II overseeing foreign affairs wrapped up its review of 19 ambassadorial candidates on Tuesday, with traces of disappointment evident on the faces of commission members.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
* Headlines: Aceh initiates 'moderate' sharia court 2
* Headlines: Aceh initiates 'moderate' sharia court 2 * National:Two KPU members quit over double positions 4 * Archipelago:Batam mayor orders closure of casinos 5 * Opinion: Corruption: "Right or wrong, my party" 7 * City: Police warn of rising street crime8 * Sports: Singh and Mickelson withdraw...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Government to set up consumer protection agency
Government to set up consumer protection agencyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government was planning to set up the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) to help protect consumers against irresponsible producers or traders, a top official at the ministry of industry and...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Abdullah to take charge as PM on leave
Abdullah to take charge as PM on leaveMALAYSIA: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's deputy Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who takes over Malaysia's leadership in October, is to begin a two-month stint as acting prime minister on Thursday.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Public holidays
Public holidays in 2003 calendars From Kompas The government, through a joint decree from the minister of religious affairs, the minister of manpower and transmigration and the state minister for administrative reforms, has stipulated changes in public holidays in 2003.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Batam mayor orders closure of all casinos
Batam mayor orders closure of all casinosFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Batam Mayor Nyat Kadir has ordered the closure of at least 46 casinos on the industrial island after hundreds of workers, angered by the police closure of a legalized casino, threatened to spark unrest should other...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Traders protest at City Council
Traders protest at City Council JAKARTA: Some 100 street vendors who were evicted from outside the Pasar Minggu traditional market in South Jakarta staged a protest in the grounds of City Hall on Tuesday, demanding that the city administration allow them to start trading again.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Industry based Close Downsize
Industry based Close Downsize on two-digit ISIC* 2001 2002 2001 2002 31 Food, beverages 166 215 139 129 and tobacco 32 Textile, garment 151 242 111 154 and leathers 33 Wood, bamboo, rattan 122 143 89 140 and willow 34 Paper, printing and 15 27 10 10 publishing 35 Chemical, petroleum, 73 67 19 27...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Army chief to attend mass prayer
Army chief to attend mass prayer SURABAYA: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu and former president Abdurrahman Wahid are expected to attend a mass prayer meeting organized by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Surabaya, East Java, next Sunday.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
House to quiz BI governor nominees
House to quiz BI governor nominees JAKARTA: House leaders and faction chairpersons urged the House finance and banking commission to finish its selection hearings on candidates for the position of Bank Indonesia (BI) governor by May 10.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Nearly quarter million displaced by RP fighting
Nearly quarter million displaced by RP fightingAgence France-Presse, Manila Nearly a quarter million people were displaced by fighting between government troops and Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines last month and remain fearful of returning home, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
RP reaches agreement on money laundering reform
RP reaches agreement on money laundering reformCecil Morella, Agence France-Presse, Manila Philippines legislators have agreed with an international financial task force to amend Manila's money laundering law to escape the imposition of sanctions later this month, officials announced Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Japanese woman found murdered
Japanese woman found murdered TANGERANG: A 62-year-old Japanese woman was found dead in a bathroom at her home in Perigi Baru village, Pondok Aren district, Tangerang regency, late on Monday.Tangerang police chief Sr. Comr.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March.4,2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March.4,2003----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
RI to lose $4b in Davidoff trademark debacle
RI to lose $4b in Davidoff trademark debacleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta German cigarette company Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH told the Indonesian government on Tuesday that the country would lose US$4 billion in tax revenues and more than 60,000 jobs over an ongoing court dispute invovling the...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Govt to establish commission to protect abused children
Govt to establish commission to protect abused childrenEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government, in accordance with the new law on child protection, is preparing a commission that may be allowed to bring abusive parents to justice.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
U.S. lawyer claims Saudis funded Bali bombing
U.S. lawyer claims Saudis funded Bali bombingAgence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia A U.S. lawyer claimed on Tuesday to have found evidence that money from Saudi Arabia was used to fund terrorist cells linked to the October bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Presidential Guard to have new commander soon
Presidential Guard to have new commander soonFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A major reshuffle of military and adjutant positions in the Presidential Palace is in the offing with the replacement of Presidential Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Nono Sampono set to go ahead soon.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Aceh initiates 'moderate' sharia court
Aceh initiates 'moderate' sharia courtIbnu Matnoor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Indonesian province of Aceh opened its first sharia court on Tuesday as part of its special autonomy status granted by the central government, but top local officials promised to uphold Islamic law in a...
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
Australia deports RI fishermen
Australia deports RI fishermen PERTH, Australia: An Indonesian fisherman jailed over his role in an infamous people-smuggling operation has been deported from Australia after his release from prison here, officials said Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Mar 2003
City administration told to withdraw 'Dekel' funds
City administration told to withdraw 'Dekel' fundsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has been urged to withdraw Rp 130 billion of aid funds for 167 subdistricts amid widespread corruption by subdistrict officials and members of the subdistrict representatives...