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Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Govt will set up trade consortium for white pepper
Govt will set up trade consortium for white pepperAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite rising criticism from the Association of Indonesian Pepper Exporters (AIPE), the Ministry of Trade and Industry said that it would go ahead with a plan to set up a consortium that would regulate...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Freddy, Caroline elected as `Koko' and `Cici' 2003
Freddy, Caroline elected as `Koko' and `Cici' 2003Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freddy Sue and Caroline Widjanarko were elected Koko and Cici Jakarta 2003 during a pageant here on Saturday night.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Sun embraces institutions to boost competitiveness
Sun embraces institutions to boost competitivenessZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id In the IT world, competition can get as fierce as the Iraq war. Contenders may have to fight each other on different fronts at the same time.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Importing drugs illegally
Importing drugs illegallyFrom Suara KaryaThe Drug and Food Control Agency (POM) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health is the only institution that has the authority to issue permits for the importation of drugs or psychotropic substances, pursuant to Law No. 22/1997 and Law No 5/1997.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
1. SERVICE: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. SERVICE: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Passengers demand better service before fare hike 2. WATER: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Water agreement weakens PAM, burdens Jakartans 3. CIKO: 28 pt, 1 x 48 Freddy, Caroline elected as Koko and Cici 2003 4.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Overload may have caused plane crash: Victim
Overload may have caused plane crash: VictimNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Tina Telenggen, one of 15 people injured when a Twin Otter plane crashed into a hill moments after takeoff in Mulia on March 27, died on Friday, bringing the death toll to five.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Passengers demand better service before fare hike
Passengers demand better service before fare hikeM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wawan must spend more money on transportation because the bus between his home and workplace takes a detour from its stated route, so he must alight and get a minivan to reach his destination.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Keeping old city breathing amid modernization
Keeping old city breathing amid modernizationFransiska Prihadi, Architect, Jakarta How do we remember a city? Is it by the roads and buildings that we pass through? By the food we eat? By unfamiliar faces of people we meet on the street? We could find thousands more answers, but it would still come...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
More organizations pledge to send aids to Iraqis
More organizations pledge to send aids to IraqisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious organizations, political parties and others have begun gathering humanitarian aid for Iraqis who are suffering the consequences of war.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Meeting-rooms-business Turning meeting rooms into lucrative business Rhenald Kasali Contributor Jakarta Recent events in Jakarta, such as massive demonstrations and criminal trials of public figures, have created problems for business executives.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Sharp practice at RI airlines?
Sharp practice at RI airlines? Although the ticket price war involving national airlines generally benefits passengers, this may not be so if an airliner adopts a very smart (or sly?) business tactic.On March 7 I suddenly had to fly to Yogyakarta.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Water agreement weakens PAM, burdens Jakartans
Water agreement weakens PAM, burdens JakartansBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An agreement by the city administration, through city water company PT Pam Jaya, and its two foreign partners places PAM Jaya in a very weak position and burdens Jakartans, according to officials.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Boycotting U.S. goods not useful way to protest war
Boycotting U.S. goods not useful way to protest war As the U.S. and its allies continue its invasion of Iraq, more and more people in many parts of the country are taking to the streets, among others to demand that U.S. products be boycotted.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Migrant workers set up federation
Migrant workers set up federation JAKARTA: A group of migrant workers officially established an organization on Saturday to help them in their struggle for justice and fair treatment.Called the Federation of Indonesian Migrant Workers (FOBMI), the organization groups migrant workers and...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Hundreds of thousands call for end of war
Hundreds of thousands call for end of warTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's main thoroughfares turned into seas of humanity as hundreds of thousands of people from various religions and ethnic groups took to the streets in the country's largest ever rally to protest the U.S.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Mekong states should adopt regional strategy
Mekong states should adopt regional strategyAgence France-Presse, Hanoi The countries of the Mekong subregion should adopt a regional approach to boost the local tourism industry, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) officials said here on Sunday following a regional forum.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
House leaves controversial article intact
House leaves controversial article intactMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives' working committee and the government have finished its deliberation on the education bill, and left the controversial "religious" article intact.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Rebels, Manila agree to new talks
Rebels, Manila agree to new talksPHILIPPINES: Moro separatist rebel leaders involved in negotiations with the Philippine government were on Sunday granted "safety and security guarantees", as both parties agreed to resume formal peace talks and prevent any escalation of hostilities in the south.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Officials ready to begin registering eligible voters
Officials ready to begin registering eligible votersArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The countdown to the 2004 general election will start on Tuesday as about 230,000 field officers are be deployed by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) to conduct a nationwide census and the voter...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Power price hike policy must be canceled: NGOs
Power price hike policy must be canceled: NGOsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have demanded that the government cancel its quarterly power price hike policy as it would only further burden poor people.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Car explodes at Menteng Apartment
Car explodes at Menteng Apartment A Jeep Cherokee exploded on Sunday in the basement parking lot of the Menteng Executive Apartments in Central Jakarta. The owner of the vehicle has not yet been identified.The chief of the Menteng Police, Comr.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Councillors grilled over bribery
Councillors grilled over bribery KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The government prosecutor's office in Kendari, capital of Southeast Sulawesi, grilled four members of the provincial legislative council in connection with the alleged bribery case during the recent gubernatorial election.L.M.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
From business meetings to social gatherings
From business meetings to social gatheringsAri Darmawan Contributor JakartaOne of the meetings rooms at The Park Lane hotel in Jakarta was filled with some 30 marketing executives from a well-known manufacturer of milk-based products in the country.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Malaysian-towerKLCC (Holding) BhdTWIN TOWERS: The world's tallest building, Petronas Twin Towers, has become Malaysia's main attraction to lure visitors. The 452- meter, 88-storey towers were officially opened in 1999 in the midst of the collapse of the property sector in most...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Borobudur festival lures foreigners
Borobudur festival lures foreigners SEMARANG: Despite the Iraq war, six foreign countries have confirmed that they will take part in the International Borobudur Festival in June.Central Java Governor Mardiyanto said over the weekend that Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea and Italy...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
More Indonesians buying Malaysian apartments
More Indonesians buying Malaysian apartments For many affluent Indonesians, buying a house in neighboring countries such as Australia, Singapore or Malaysia is not unusual.Although such purchases have significantly declined since the financial crisis hit Indonesia in 1997, the demand for foreign...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
* National: House leaves controversial article intact4
* National: House leaves controversial article intact4 * Archipelago: Banyumas councillors face probe over bribery 5 * Opinion: Line between dissent, subversion6 * City:Water accord weakens PAM, burdens Jakartans 8 * Sports:Harrington, Haas share lead at Players C'ship9 * World:Suicide bomber...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
"Stop the war immediately" was the common demand when hundreds
"Stop the war immediately" was the common demand when hundreds of thousands of people of various beliefs and groups took to the streets on Sunday in the biggest protest in the world's most populous Muslim nation since the U.S.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Virtual workplace: Take it or leave it
Virtual workplace: Take it or leave itVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com We always hear the motto, "working smarter, not harder", yet it seems to be seldom performed.Many of us must attend numerous meetings, appointments and discussions to exchange ideas and information.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Megawati delays Papua visit
Megawati delays Papua visit JAYAPURA, Papua: Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has delayed indefinitely plans to visit the Puncak Jaya regency capital of Mulia.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Hong Kong tourist trade battered by killer virus
Hong Kong tourist trade battered by killer virusAgence France-Presse, Hong Kong The outbreak of a killer pneumonia virus in Hong Kong has devastated the key tourism sector, and many within the industry expect the situation to worsen as more countries issue travel warnings to steer clear of the city.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
SARS precautions not seen at airport
SARS precautions not seen at airport JAKARTA: Special precautions against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a highly contagious pneumonia-like disease that has killed 54 people worldwide, were not evident at Soekarno- Hatta International Airport on Sunday.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Retired officials behind phantom import firms
Retired officials behind phantom import firmsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior customs official said retired customs officials were connected to the more than 1,500 "phantom" import companies whose licenses were recently suspended by the government.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Profit taking, fears of longer war to take toll on stocks
Profit taking, fears of longer war to take toll on stocksDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market will likely weaken this week on profit taking as investors wait for fresh developments in the Middle East, a stock broker said.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
NU guards preparing to join Iraq war
NU guards preparing to join Iraq warThe Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Jakarta/Semarang The civilian guard (Banser) of the country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), plans to send 4,000 of its members to Iraq.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Meetings in cafes? Why not?
Meetings in cafes? Why not?Many Indonesians believe that discussions are more productive and will be more satisfactory to all parties concerned when they are held after a delicious meal. Probably, that is why almost all meetings -- business or otherwise -- include sumptuous meals.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
1. Crash: 10 x 4 lines
1. Crash: 10 x 4 linesOverload may have caused crash: Victim2. DPRD: 20 x 2 linesPolice to grill Banyumas councillors over bribery3. Bali: 40 x 1 lineAustralian victims visit blast site, hospital in Bali
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Hamzah backs tentative plan to drop U.S. dollar
Hamzah backs tentative plan to drop U.S. dollarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz has supported an idea to use the euro as an alternative means of payment in international trade and a component of foreign exchange reserves, as long as it would be beneficial for the country's...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Trans-Kalimantan Highway submerged
Trans-Kalimantan Highway submerged PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The flow of traffic along the Palangkaraya-Tumbang Dua road, part of the Trans-Kalimantan Highway, was paralyzed by the overflowing waters of Kahayan river.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
After the war, expect a much pared-down UN role
After the war, expect a much pared-down UN roleJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been in a series of emergency meetings to discuss the war in Iraq, or Gulf War II.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
KL warns of terror threat to shipping
KL warns of terror threat to shippingAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur A spate of attacks on chemical tankers by pirates armed with automatic weapons in Indonesian waters has heightened concern over their vulnerability to terror groups, a Malaysian security official said on Sunday.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
`I strongly disagree with water price hike'
`I strongly disagree with water price hike' The city-owned water utility, PT Pam Jaya, signed a partnership agreement in 1998 with the local subsidiaries of two European water companies, PT Thames Pam Jaya of Britain and PT Pam Lyonnaise Jaya of France.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Stop U.S.-Iraq war
Stop U.S.-Iraq warFrom Media Indonesia The U.S. has invaded Iraq, which has created very unfavorable circumstances for Indonesia to escape its economic crisis. The disrupted flows of people and goods will affect tourism and the real sector, while the country badly needs the development of these...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Australian victims visit blast site, hospital in Bali
Australian victims visit blast site, hospital in BaliWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Leanne Woodgate suddenly started shouting hysterically and then ran away when she returned to ground zero of last year's Bali bombings in the resort area of Legian.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Irwanto dreaming of world c'ship qualification
Irwanto dreaming of world c'ship qualificationMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Irwanto Sadikin, who won the Gunadarma Chess League at the weekend, will head to a qualifying tournament in Vietnam with the dream of participating in the 2004 World Championship.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
House reluctant to discuss bills
House reluctant to discuss bills JAKARTA: Despite the promises, legislators have spent little time during their recess deliberating bills on presidential elections and the composition of legislative bodies.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Police to grill Banyumas councillors over bribery
Police to grill Banyumas councillors over briberyAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java The police in Banyumas, Central Java, said it would set up an investigative team to question 18 legislators of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), who allegedly took...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Amid calls for boycott, RI plans trade pact with U.S.
Amid calls for boycott, RI plans trade pact with U.S.Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is planning to establish a free trade pact with a number of countries outside the region including the U.S., Japan, Chile and South Africa in a bid to help increase exports.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Buying second home in Singapore
Buying second home in SingaporeDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta The increase in the number of Indonesian students pursuing their studies in Singapore have partly contributed to a significant increase in apartment purchases by Indonesian families in the neighboring country.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Sitor: A politician inside a poet
Sitor: A politician inside a poetTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There are many facets to Sitor Situmorang's character. Sitor the poet, known for his musings of home in the landscape of faraway France.