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Peru FM makes a brief visit to RI

Peru FM makes a brief visit to RI JAKARTA: Peruvian Minister for Foreign Affairs Allan Wagner Tizon made a brief visit to Indonesia on Friday to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.Tizon arrived Friday morning from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and held a meeting with his Indonesian...

1. FIRE: 12 x 4 lines

1. FIRE: 12 x 4 lines Fire department frustrated by uncooperative building owners 2. DAS: 18 x 2 lines East Flood Canal no panacea: Expert 3. POLISI: 42 x 1 line 'Unprofessional police need better role models'4. FORUM: 42 x 1 line City enlists experts for development forum 5.

ASEAN remains important body for SE Asia

ASEAN remains important body for SE AsiaAgence France-Presse, Singapore ASEAN remains an important body for Southeast Asian countries and members should cooperate to keep the group cohesive irrespective of bilateral problems, Singapore President S.R. Nathan said.

Indonesia rejects proposed oil embargo against U.S.

Indonesia rejects proposed oil embargo against U.S.A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Singapore Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Friday Indonesia would reject any attempt to use oil as a "weapon" to prevent a possible war in Iraq, an issue which came up during an...

Owners of high-rises indifferent to fire checks

Owners of high-rises indifferent to fire checksDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Fire Department said on Friday the managements of many high-rise buildings were often uncooperative when it came to regular checks of their fire safety systems and equipment.

All the best, Lin Che Wei!

All the best, Lin Che Wei!Yanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org A short message service (SMS) on the morning of Feb. 25 read, "Please help invite as many economists, stock and market analysts and other professionals as possible, to come to the...

A close look at EOR: Enhanced oil recovery

A close look at EOR: Enhanced oil recoveryDavid M. Schiller Contributor Jakarta Many people unfortunately believe that oil occurs as huge underground pools or lakes, trapped in massive subterranean caves. This misconception, however, is far from the truth. Oil is actually found within rock.

Sandy upset in ITF quarterfinals

Sandy upset in ITF quarterfinalsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Second seeded Sandy Gumulya stumbled to an upset 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4 loss to fellow Indonesian Dian Mayasari in the girls' singles quarterfinal round match at the ITF Junior Championship here on Friday.

Economists doubt investment will come ahead of elections

Economists doubt investment will come ahead of electionsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's launch of Invest in Indonesia Year 2003 will lead to a dead end because no concrete action has been taken to support the program and political uncertainty will increase ahead of...

Bankruptcy suit against Unilever dismissed

Bankruptcy suit against Unilever dismissedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta Commercial Court dismissed on Friday a bankruptcy petition against consumer goods manufacturing giant PT Unilever Indonesia, the company said in a press statement.

Cirebon to crown new sultan this month

Cirebon to crown new sultan this monthNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The royal family of Cirebon's Kanoman sultanate said on Friday it would go ahead with its plan to crown Elang Muhammad Saladin as the new sultan next month despite strong opposition from a number of family...

Glodok remains messy

Glodok remains messyFrom Warta Kota The area in front of the Harco Building in Glodok, West Jakarta, remains messy despite the iron fence and traffic signs. Clearly, local authorities have failed to exercise proper control over this area.

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