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Sat, 27 Mar 2004
Buoyant India eyes first Test win in Pakistan
Buoyant India eyes first Test win in PakistanKuldip Lal, Agence France-Presse , Multan, PakistanIndia is confident of re-writing history and succeeding where its predecessors failed when the long-awaited Test series against Pakistan opens here from Sunday.
Sat, 27 Mar 2004
Election preparation for the next 10 days
Election preparation for the next 10 daysInitial schedule * March 26 - Logistics for election including ballot paper must have reached village election committee (PPS) - Working Committee for Polling Stations (KPPS) must have been established * March 31 - KPPS must have announced the location of...
Sat, 27 Mar 2004
Pertamina to lower quality of household kerosene
Pertamina to lower quality of household keroseneDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina said on Friday that it planned to lower the quality of kerosene used for households in an effort to resolve a price disparity, which was believed to be the main cause...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
PPP stops outdoor campaigning
PPP stops outdoor campaigningBANTUL, Yogyakarta: The Bantul branch of the United Development Party (PPP) branch will not campaign outdoors in the third phase of the election campaign, which starts on Friday, a PPP official said on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
TV Today: Friday, March 26, 2004
TV Today: Friday, March 26, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi6:30 Documentary7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria 7:30 Music: Asik-Asik 9:00 TV Series: Love Talk10:00 TV Drama 11:00 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
3 x 13
3 x 13 Second team flies to Flores on riot probe 1 x 29 Family dies of 'food poisoning' JP/5/labor1 x 51 3,000 stevedores to get own homes via credit scheme JP/5/AMBON1 x 21 Maluku refugees await government assistance
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Parties ignore public demands: Forum
Parties ignore public demands: Forum JAKARTA: Most of the 24 political parties contesting the upcoming elections are not concerned with public demands, the Forum of People's Concern for the House says.The forum said on Thursday that only four of the 24 parties -- the Freedom Bull National Party...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Third law summit to be held
Third law summit to be held JAKARTA: High-ranking officials from the country's legal institutions are expected to attend the third law summit later this month in a bid to join hands in eradicating corruption at those institutions.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Soybean delays menopause: Research
Soybean delays menopause: Research BOGOR: Research conducted by a student of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), West Java, has revealed that beans and pulses, especially soybeans, are effective in delaying menopause.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Golkar tops list of TV ad
Golkar tops list of TV ad Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta A media watchdog has found 130 breaches of campaign laws on TV advertising committed by political parties from March 16 to March 21, with Golkar topping the list.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Outdoor campaign to make headache for Jakartans
Outdoor campaign to make headache for JakartansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta For seven days starting from Friday, Jakartans have to prepare themselves for noisy campaigning in the streets -- and more severe traffic jams -- because supporters from all 24 political parties will be out and about in droves...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Expense to cost out-of-town votes
Expense to cost out-of-town votesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Late last year, a number of non-governmental organization groups and students declared a campaign against voting in the 2004 general election, arguing that the existing political parties lacked commitment to bring about...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Health agency admits violations by hospitals over dengue patients
Health agency admits violations by hospitals over dengue patientsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIrregularities had been found among 16 recommended hospitals supposed to provide free medical services for poor dengue fever patients, the Jakarta Health Agency admitted on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Thailand, Cambodia to develop ruins
Thailand, Cambodia to develop ruinsTHAILAND: Thailand and Cambodia, which once fought a furious legal battle over the 11th century Preah Vihear complex, agreed on Thursday to develop the ruins jointly.Relations between the two neighbors were disrupted severely in 2003 when a nationalist mob torched...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Euphoria in Kampar as regent axed
Euphoria in Kampar as regent axedHaidir Anwar Tanjung and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru/JakartaJoyful celebrations erupted in Kampar regency, Riau province, on Thursday, shortly after Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno finally bowed to the people's adamant demand to dismiss the...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
* Headlines: DPD candidates find novel ways of campaigning 2
* Headlines: DPD candidates find novel ways of campaigning 2 * National: Govt to resume Adipura cleanliness award 4 * Archipelago: 3,000 Belawan stevedores to get homes 5 * Opinion: Sharia movement may have bad impact on economy 6 * City: Students face tough final exams 8 * Sports: Impressive field...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Govt buys back Rp 1.96t in domestic bonds
Govt buys back Rp 1.96t in domestic bondsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government bought back some Rp 1.96 trillion (US$230 million)-worth of bonds from institutional investors in an auction on Thursday.The bonds will mature between 2004 and 2010.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Coalition necessary to ensure stable government
Coalition necessary to ensure stable governmentSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former Governor, National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Jakarta Whoever is elected as Indonesia's president for the next five years needs to build an effective coalition of political parties to establish a stable government.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Adipura cleanliness award to be revived
Adipura cleanliness award to be revivedA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFrustrated by the prolonged dengue outbreak, the government has decided to reestablish the Adipura Award, a coveted cleanliness prize for towns across the country during the leadership of former president Soeharto.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Extra holidays for declining GNP?
Extra holidays for declining GNP?From KompasGranting extra holidays while the country's gross national product (GNP) is declining is something that common sense cannot accept. Decreasing income should be offset by harder work instead of more holidays.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Govt to map out disaster-prone areas
Govt to map out disaster-prone areasLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) and the National Coordination Agency for Surveying and Mapping (Bakosurtanal) are working together to develop maps of potential disaster areas.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Pertamina loses U.S. appeal against Karaha Bodas
Pertamina loses U.S. appeal against Karaha BodasThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina has lost an appeal in a U.S. court, clearing the way for Karaha Bodas Co. (KBC) to get US$290 million in damages for a canceled power project.In a judgment filed March 23, the U.S.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Inmate acting as drug dealer: Police
Inmate acting as drug dealer: PoliceEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA Nigerian prison inmate here had been acting as a middleman, despite his incarceration, between an international drug syndicate and local buyers, a police officer revealed on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
The existence of KPK
The existence of KPK While it is gratifying to know that my articles are read by such distinguished commentators as Sofie Arjon Schuette & Agam Fatchurrochman (The Jakarta Post, March 20), it would be even more gratifying if they took the trouble to give some thought to what they read.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
PSSI seeks sanctions on axed players
PSSI seeks sanctions on axed playersZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) is looking to impose further sanctions against five players who have already been dismissed from the national team due to disciplinary problems.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Ebadi, upbeat on democracy in Iran
Ebadi, upbeat on democracy in IranThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate, visited Indonesia last week.In her presentations she came across as a person who spoke out for what she believed in -- the people's fight for freedom, rooted in her conviction that this is the...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Second team flies to Flores on riot probe
Second team flies to Flores on riot probeYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa TenggaraThe National Police have sent another team to further investigate the recent shooting incident in Manggarai regency on the eastern island of Flores, which killed five people and injured 28 others.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Indosiar sees 10-15% revenue growth this year
Indosiar sees 10-15% revenue growth this yearRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed television company PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, which broadcasts the Indosiar television network, said on Thursday that its revenue was expected to grow by between 10 percent and 15 percent this...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Barisan Nasional victory welcomed as good news
Barisan Nasional victory welcomed as good newsBantarto Bandoro, Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly, Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id The results of the recent elections in Malaysia drew region- wide commentary that Malaysia is a good model for the...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Poll Positions
Poll Positions Sukirman, 37, is a resident of Pelabuhan subdistrict in Samarinda, the capital of East Kalimantan. He spoke with The Jakarta Post on Thursday after attending a Golkar Party rally:"I heard that during the elections, we are supposed to punch both the name of the legislative candidate...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Bank Niaga plans rights issue
Bank Niaga plans rights issueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Niaga, the country's ninth largest bank in terms of assets, plans to sell new shares on the stock market via a rights issue in a bid raise cash to strengthen its capital adequacy ratio (CAR).
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Students face high standards, tough finals
Students face high standards, tough finalsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStudents are facing tougher final examination this academic year as the Jakarta Elementary Education and Jakarta Middle and High School Education Agencies will impose higher pass grades in the exams in an effort to...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Soldier held after gunshot incident
Soldier held after gunshot incident KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A soldier whose gun went off in a hotel lobby here on Tuesday is being questioned by military police.First Sgt. Asep Suryana is in custody at the Kupang military police detachment in Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara, after he...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Evidence too week to charge Adrian, prosecutor says
Evidence too week to charge Adrian, prosecutor saysP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA senior prosecutor said on Thursday the police had failed to provide adequate evidence for indictment against businessman Adrian Woworuntu, a key suspect in the Bank National Indonesia (BNI) scandal.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Restoring trust in Papua
Restoring trust in Papua The Constitutional Court, established on the basis of the decision of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), is currently engaged in reviewing the legal contradictions that are affecting the province of Papua.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Sharia movement may have negative economic impact on Indonesia
Sharia movement may have negative economic impact on IndonesiaLambert J. Giebels, Historian, Breda, The Netherlands After the fall of president Soeharto the sharia movement did revive in the political field. The sharia question has been haunting Indonesia from the beginning of its existence.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
A teenager hit by a stray police bullet: Elsye Sonia Megatadu,
A teenager hit by a stray police bullet: Elsye Sonia Megatadu, 18, was shot in the upper leg while awaiting a bus home from her school in Permai, Koja, North Jakarta, on Thursday. She is now being treated at Koja Hospital. The bullet was fired by a traffic police officer, First Insp.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Campaigns wage war on omnipresent 'kretek'
Campaigns wage war on omnipresent 'kretek'Dean Yates, Reuters, Bojong Gede, Bekasi, West JavaIndonesia's most famous novelist, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, nearly totters over from age and illness.Grabbing the arm of a visiting reporter to steady himself, Pramoedya, 79, sits down at a table inside his...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Poll commission seeks new legal basis for election delay
Poll commission seeks new legal basis for election delayMoch. N. Kurniawan and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) says it would need a presidential decree or government regulation in lieu of law to postpone a poll in a particular area if the...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Three arrested for cement scam
Three arrested for cement scamTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe Bogor Police have arrested three men on suspicions of selling bulk, low-quality cement packed in original sacks marked with the logos of major cement makers Tiga Roda and Kujang.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
City to get new floodgates
City to get new floodgates JAKARTA: The central government plans to build two new floodgates in Jakarta to control the flow of the Ciliwung- Cisadane River running through the capital and often blamed for annual flooding, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Farmers to study in Singapore
Farmers to study in Singapore PADANG, West Sumatra: About 20 farmers and civil servants from West Sumatra are leaving for Singapore on a study tour to develop agriculture and public-assisted growth in the province.A senior official of local administration, Prof. Dr.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
[b]Coalition necessary to
Coalition necessary to ensure stable government Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo Former Governor National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Jakarta 2. Giebel -- The political impact of the sharia question 2 X 30 Sharia movement may have negative economic impact on Indonesia Lambert J.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Import duty on steel lifted
Import duty on steel liftedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter months of heated public debate, the government finally announced on Thursday that it would eliminate import duties on hot rolled coil (HRC) and cold rolled coil (CRC), two key steel products, for one year starting on April 1.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Family dies of 'food poisoning'
Family dies of 'food poisoning'Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa TenggaraA family of five in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), has died and 11 others have been hospitalized for suspected food poisoning after eating fish they had caught, a doctor said on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
186 school buildings need repair
186 school buildings need repair TANGERANG: As many as 186 schools in Tangerang municipality are in poor condition and badly in need of repair, an official said on Thursday."We might have the funds in the municipality's 2006 budget to renovate the schools," the head of the Tangerang Education...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Ten parties pledge to end discrimination
Ten parties pledge to end discriminationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTen political parties signed a pledge to end all forms of discrimination here on Thursday, including against Indonesians of Chinese descent.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
Acehnese indifferent to general elections
Acehnese indifferent to general electionsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh DarussalamThe situation in Aceh Nanggroe Darussalam at present is calmer than it has been in recent months, but it is not really very different from other days aside from the thousands of party flags...
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
DPD candidates find novel ways of campaigning
DPD candidates find novel ways of campaigning Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Perhaps Bambang Warih Koesoemo wants to convey the message straightforwardly. To every constituent he meets during his political campaign these days, the former legislator hands his name card.
Fri, 26 Mar 2004
3,000 stevedores to get own homes via credit sceme
3,000 stevedores to get own homes via credit scemeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek has signed an agreement with a primary cooperative to finance a housing development project worth more than Rp 22.5 billion (US$2.