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Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Up for election 2004
Up for election 2004Along with voting for political parties and legislative candidates in the House of Representatives (DPR) and City/Regency Council (DPRD) on April 5, voters will also pick candidates for the new Regional Representatives Council (DPD).
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Better technology needed for e-business
Better technology needed for e-businessP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta E-commerce businesspeople hope improved technology and a payment system will lure the public back to the cyber marketplace.Deputy manager of Visa International Hariyanto Gunawan, however, said that customers must first...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Customs office imposes clearance fees
Customs office imposes clearance feesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Customs and Excise will go ahead with a controversial plan to impose nontax fees on import and export clearance and inspections starting on Monday, after it was delayed for a month due to protests from...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Akbar decision dangerous precedent
Akbar decision dangerous precedent From Media Indonesia The acquittal of Akbar Tandjung in his corruption case has established a dangerous precedent, in the sense that the court decision may serve as the reference for a future trial.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
RI tourism industry lacks promotion, not security
RI tourism industry lacks promotion, not security Indonesia's tourism and hospitality industry has been trying to get back on its feet after several consecutive blows, starting with the 2002 Bali bombing incident, followed by SARS, the Marriott bombing and enactment of the visa-on-arrival policy.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Where's the porn bill?
Where's the porn bill? When pornography on TV became a topic of public discussion, the government and the House of Representatives announced that they were deliberating a bill on pornography. Unfortunately, little has been heard of this bill since.In the meantime, pornography on TV has increased.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
No, not pollution: Jakarta abuzz with Wifi waves
No, not pollution: Jakarta abuzz with Wifi wavesTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There is something in air in Jakarta these days and it is more than the usual pollution. The buzz is about Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), the latest in technological trends that has recently made its entrance in...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
1. BALI: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. BALI: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Australia welcomes arrest of fugitive child sex offender 2. GRAFT: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 27 Jakarta Police report little progress in corruption cases 3. MINE: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Govt to improve security to attract oil investors 4.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Will OPEC made the move to the euro?
Will OPEC made the move to the euro?Robert Koch Agence France-Presse Vienna Has the time come to start pricing oil in euros? As the dollar continues its decline analysts are mulling this question, though the member states of OPEC remain opposed to a change.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Gas explosion rocks Kalibata
Gas explosion rocks Kalibata JAKARTA: A blast reportedly caused by a leaking gas pipe rocked Rawajati subdistrict in Kalibata, South Jakarta, late on Friday. Two people suffered minor injuries. The explosion, which came from within a trench along the side of the street, seriously damaged the...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Govt to improve security to attract investors
Govt to improve security to attract investors Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post JakartaMinister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the government would increase security at all vital projects and assets across the country, in a move hoped to help attract new foreign...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Govt power agency to dictate price in 'competition zones'
Govt power agency to dictate price in 'competition zones'Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is preparing to select officials for a powerful new agency with tasks that would include dictating electricity prices and controlling competition in the country's soon-to-be...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Guruh launches antidrug campaign
Guruh launches antidrug campaign BOGOR: Entertainer Guruh Soekarno Putra launched an antidrug campaign on Sunday that will be run mainly by former drug users.The "GSP 18" campaign, according to the younger brother of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, will offer training on the dangers of narcotics...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
More bombs discovered in Poso area
More bombs discovered in Poso areaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police and military personnel have again found 13 homemade bombs in the ravaged town of Poso, Central Sulawesi province, sending a signal to Jakarta that security in the area has not yet returned to normal.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
School building in Yogyakarta to be replaced by shopping mall
School building in Yogyakarta to be replaced by shopping mallSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Ambarukmo Elementary School, Sleman, Yogyakarta, will be leveled to the ground soon, to be replaced by a shopping mall.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
A day in the competitive life of a joki
A day in the competitive life of a jokiStarting Jan. 26, the Jakarta administration enforced a new three-in-one traffic policy, an extension of the 1993 policy. A longer period and additional restricted zones has not detered private car owners from defying the policy by simply hiring joki to meet...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Confusion hampers dengue treatment
Confusion hampers dengue treatmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta There continues to be confusion over the implementation of the government's promise to provide free medical care for poor dengue fever patients, while the death toll from the dengue outbreak, at 322 on Sunday, is expected to rise.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
PBB to nominate Yusril-Susilo duo
PBB to nominate Yusril-Susilo duo KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Crescent Star Party (PBB) will ask Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to be the vice presidential running mate of PBB leader Yusril Ihza Mahendra in the presidential election in July.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Politician jailed for supporting GAM
Politician jailed for supporting GAM BANDA ACEH, Nangroe Aceh Darussalam: The Aceh Besar District Court sentenced on Saturday Golkar Party politician Marwan bin Muhammad, 43, to three years in jail for giving donations to the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
JP/3/MUNIR
JP/3/MUNIR Corruption threatens Indonesia's defense systemMunir Executive Director Indonesian Human Rights Monitor Jakarta The House of Representatives announced on Tuesday it has planned to set up a working committee of inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Military's procurement of Mi-17...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Elections: 'Civilian' vs 'military' nationalism
Elections: 'Civilian' vs 'military' nationalismOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (Yappika), Jakarta The political dynamics in 2004 are accelerating as the general election nears.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
EU to help refugees in Maluku
EU to help refugees in MalukuMuhammad Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The European Union (EU) will donate funds to help refugees in Maluku and North Maluku to return home or resettle to other areas.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Graft mars World Bank program
Graft mars World Bank programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A project manager in a World Bank-funded program in the Central Sulawesi regency, Donggala, identified only by the intial of ZC, has been named a suspect in a Rp 700 million graft allegation.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
'Ex-PKI members too old to stand for the elections'
'Ex-PKI members too old to stand for the elections' The Constitutional Court recently reinstated the rights of former members of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and their relatives to run in future legislative elections.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Mega to inaugurate projects in Aceh
Mega to inaugurate projects in AcehJAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to visit the troubled province of Aceh next week, the first visit since martial law was imposed there in May last year.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Govt urged to abandon road project
Govt urged to abandon road projectMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental and social destruction linked to the controversial Rp 1 trillion (US$112 million) Ladia Galaska highway project outweigh its economic value and it should therefore be abandoned, a number of...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Stop conflicts
Stop conflicts In response to the ruling by the Constitutional Court that allows former members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) to be nominated as legislative candidates, we, the National Forum for Good Relationships (FSAB), an organization set up by the children and grandchildren of...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Umar Said voice media concerns
Umar Said voice media concernsT.Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta As the country prepares for its general election the independence of Indonesia's press is a pertinent issue. It is common knowledge that the press has been 'used' by those who seek to promote their own interests.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Many roads damaged during in wet season
Many roads damaged during in wet seasonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The head of the Jakarta Public Works Agency, Fodly Misbach, estimates that at least 5 percent of the city's roads have been damaged during this rainy season, and asks drivers to remain patient as the potholes worsen already bad...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
DPA;APS;
DPA;APS; ANPAi..r.. ATW-India-Elections India's election dates announced JP/11/J04 India's election dates announced INDIA: India's parliamentary elections will be held in four phases on April 20 and 26, and May 5 and 10, Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy announced on Sunday.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Kimia Farma asks for a delay in divestment program
Kimia Farma asks for a delay in divestment programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma said the sale of the government's shareholding in the company should be delayed for another one to two years.Company finance director M.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
The war on intolerance
The war on intolerance On the subject of Islam and religious extremism, Indonesia's President, Megawati Soekarnoputri, is impeccably qualified to speak. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has consistently rejected the idea of itself as a theocratic Islamic state.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
3-in-1 bothersome
3-in-1 bothersomeFrom Bisnis Indonesia The Jakarta administration is now enforcing its three-in-one policy that requires cars to carry a minimum of three passengers to be able to pass certain streets during certain hours of the morning and afternoon.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Mission unaccomplished!
Mission unaccomplished! From the very beginning, the activities of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) did not reflect its prestigious name. The government established the agency in early February 1998, at the insistence of the International Monetary Fund, as one of the most important...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Party leaders bike for fun, but not everyone show up
Party leaders bike for fun, but not everyone show upDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Will there be peaceful competition among political parties set to run in the upcoming general election? The fun bike event held on Sunday gave a good hint, as the participating party leaders turned it into...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Public service and law enforcement
Public service and law enforcementFrom Suara KaryaIn declaring 2004 the year of public service, State Minister for Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin emphasized the need to treat the public not merely as recipients of service but as loyal customers.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Hendri to meet Suwandi in Cigna Open final
Hendri to meet Suwandi in Cigna Open finalZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post Jakarta Sunday will see Hendri Susilo Pramono play his Davis Cup doubles partner Suwandi in the men's singles final at the US$11,800 Cigna Open tennis tournament.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Digital Islamic library launched in Jakarta
Digital Islamic library launched in JakartaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A few years ago, it was probably beyond imagination that students at traditional and modern Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) would be able to exchange ideas about Islamic teachings each day regardless...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
PSM, Persija move up the ladder
PSM, Persija move up the ladderThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PSM beat Deltras Sidoarjo 1-0 in Makassar on Sunday to take the lead in the Indonesian soccer league standings, while a controversial goal gave Persija a win to remain in title race.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Indonesia's tourism industry lacks promotion, not security
Indonesia's tourism industry lacks promotion, not security Indonesia's tourism and hospitality industry has been trying to get back on its feet after several consecutive blows, starting with the 2002 Bali bombing incident, followed by SARS, the Marriott bombing and enactment of the visa-on-arrival...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Soldier, villager killed in Thailand
Soldier, villager killed in ThailandTHAILAND: Southern Thailand's bloody unrest raged on over the weekend with an army officer and a local official slain by unidentified gunmen, police said on Sunday as the death toll from this year's violence neared 50.Sgt.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Former MP seeks royal pardon
Former MP seeks royal pardonMALAYSIA: Opposition leaders on Sunday urged Malaysia's king to pardon a prominent former lawmaker who was jailed for sedition, so he can run in general elections expected soon.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Finding special gifts for special occasions
Finding special gifts for special occasionsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Like people in many cities, discerning Jakartans have developed a habit of giving a gift to friends and family on special occasions.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Aquino mourns death of journalist
Aquino mourns death of journalistPHILIPPINES: Former Philippine president Corazon Aquino expressed sorrow on Sunday at the death of leading U.S. journalist Sandra Burton and recalled her role in pivotal events in her country's history.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Students should
Students should keep strugglingFrom Koran TempoThe acquittal of Akbar Tandjung by the Supreme Court is a betrayal of reform, which sets a bad precedent for law enforcement in Indonesia. But not all is lost. The struggle to uphold justice and eliminate corruption, collusion and nepotism will go on.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
House of Representatives finishes revising judicial laws
House of Representatives finishes revising judicial lawsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled on Monday to endorse two bills on the revision of the laws on public courts and on the state administrative court, as part of a sweeping reform of the...
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
STREET MISHAP: Workers try to hook a seriously damaged bus to a
STREET MISHAP: Workers try to hook a seriously damaged bus to a towing truck. The lack of discipline among motorists has turned Indonesian streets into a dangerous place.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Corruption threatens Indonesia's defense system
Corruption threatens Indonesia's defense systemMunir, Executive Director, Indonesian Human Rights Monitor, Jakarta The legislature announced on Tuesday it has planned to set up a working committee of inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Military's procurement of Mi-17 helicopters from Russia.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
After the 2004 national election: What next for the people?
After the 2004 national election: What next for the people?Max Lane, Visiting Fellow, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch WA, Australia, m.lane@murdoch.edu.au Elwin Tobing's article The Elections: Substance or Babble? in The Jakarta Post, Feb.
Mon, 01 Mar 2004
Bali spoils you with a myriad of trendy souvenirs
Bali spoils you with a myriad of trendy souvenirsPratevi Devi, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali Whether you're talking about handicraft, handmade fabric, or decorative ceramics, stoneware, bamboo or woodwork, Bali provides you with endless choices.