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Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Niaga allocates profit for dividend
Niaga allocates profit for dividend JAKARTA: PT Bank Niaga on Thursday said it plans to set aside around 13 profit of its 2003 net profit for cash dividend payment, a company senior official said.Bank Niaga President Director Peter Stok said the bank's shareholders have approved the plan to use...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
The results of the April 5 legislative election and
The results of the April 5 legislative election and the challenges of the coming Golkar Party convention Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta With the expected victory of the Golkar Party in the legislative election of...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Repeat voters reported to police
Repeat voters reported to police JAKARTA: Four voters who were caught red-handed trying to vote more than once in the April 5 legislative election were reported to the Jakarta Police on Thursday by the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Farmers warn of smuggling of chicken eggs and meat
Farmers warn of smuggling of chicken eggs and meatAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the country's poultry farmers yet to recover from the devastating impact of bird flu, they now face a new threat: an influx of much cheaper chicken eggs and meat smuggled from neighboring Malaysia.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Ballot paper counting
Ballot paper countingFrom Republika During the New Order era, we often read reports about the discovery of a number of ballot boxes containing marked ballot papers (usually for the opposition party) in forested or swampy areas in remote places of the country.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
The results of the April 5 legislative election and
The results of the April 5 legislative election and the challenges of the coming Golkar Party convention Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta With the expected victory of the Golkar Party in the legislative election of...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Indonesia leads NZ 2-0 in Davis Cup
Indonesia leads NZ 2-0 in Davis CupZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian tennis team pulled ahead leading 2-0 against New Zealand in the Asia-Oceania Group I playoff in the Davis Cup, which was interrupted by rain, here on Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Councillor charged in graft case
Councillor charged in graft case PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Councillor Yusuf Sumo has been named a second suspect in the embezzlement case involving Rp 600 million (US$70,588) to clear land for a public cemetery in Gandus subdistrict.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Court limits cases on ballot disputes
Court limits cases on ballot disputesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Candidates of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) are able to submit their cases to the Constitutional Court if they are not satisfied with the legislative election results.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Artists to exhibit in Balikpapan
Artists to exhibit in Balikpapan YOGYAKARTA: Five artists from Yogyakarta and Surakarta are heading to Balikpapan for a four-day painting exhibition titled The Total Oil in Art Exhibition. The exhibitors will display their works from April 13 to April 16 at the invitation of the Total Oil Company.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Empty words and next president
Empty words and next presidentFrom Media Indonesia The public is fed up with all the empty promises made by political parties, while in reality various social and economic problems remain.Prices of basic necessities remain high, unemployment is rife and criminals remain at large.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Telephone charges
Telephone charges and public rightsFrom Media IndonesiaThe government has approved a maximum increase of 28 percent in local telephone charges and a minimum decrease of 10 percent in long distance charges.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
2004 Legislative Election Results for Jakarta
2004 Legislative Election Results for JakartaProvisional results for the top 10 positions for the City Council (DPRD) based on votes counted by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) as of 8 p.m.No. Party Votes1. Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) 817,6932. Democratic Party 712,8143.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
JP/13/BI
JP/13/BIGDP expands by 4.8%: BIThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The economy grew at a snappy 4.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, driven mainly by strong consumer spending, according to Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
1. PKB: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9
1. PKB: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9 PKB seeks mate for Gus Dur 2. COUNTING: 50 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 22 Counting continues, some areas hold rerun vote 3. DELAY: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 Holiday prevents Papuans from voting 4. DISPUTE: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 18 Court limits cases on ballot disputes 5.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Discrepancy found in water firm debt
Discrepancy found in water firm debtDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Water Regulatory Agency has revealed a discrepancy in the amount of debt owed by city-run tap water operator PD PAM Jaya to its two foreign partners, British firm Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) and French firm PT PAM...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Holiday prevents Papuans from voting
Holiday prevents Papuans from votingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Friday that of the 1,100 polling stations in the country that must hold delayed elections or rerun voting, just 50 percent have done so thus far.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
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;JP;DAN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates April 8 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates April 8 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 6,955.14 6,185.20 6,605.12 6,534.99Brunei dollar 1 5,421.17 4,821.31 5,148.35 5,093.97Canadian dollar 1 6,926.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
NGO says open-pit mining causes Rp 70t loss a year
NGO says open-pit mining causes Rp 70t loss a yearTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country may lose at least Rp 70 trillion (US$8.7 billion) annually in environmental costs and declining regional revenue as a result of the government's recent decision to allow 13 mining firms to resume...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Former regent named suspect in graft case
Former regent named suspect in graft case Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office named the former regent of South Bengkulu and a high-ranking official of the regental administration as suspects in a corruption case, on Thursday.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Residents flee over blast from plant
Residents flee over blast from plantID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya An explosion and fire engulfed a petrochemical plant in Gresik, East Java on Thursday night, the second incident at the plant this year, forcing local residents to flee in panic.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Parties pile on pressure for total vote recount
Parties pile on pressure for total vote recountMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seventeen of the 24 political parties contesting this year's legislative election are demanding the General Elections Commission (KPU) recount all ballots tallied electronically because they have had no way...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
National system of final exams should not be shelved outright
National system of final exams should not be shelved outrightArdimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Berkeley, California, ajambak@calmail.berkeley.edu The fate of the national final exams for high schools, or UAN -- the main yardstick used to measure the performance of individual students...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
1. ROUNDUP: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS
1. ROUNDUP: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Unhappy parties pile on pressure for vote recount 2. IRAQ: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Iraq in turmoil one year on after U.S. overthrew Saddam 3. TENNIS: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Indonesia leads NZ 2-0 in Davis Cup 4. BI: 1 LINE, 27 COUNTS Ailing Bank Asiatic, BDB shut down
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Bad weather fails to disturb voting
Bad weather fails to disturb votingRUSSIA: In spite of sub zero temperatures in Moscow, more than hundred Indonesians came to the polling booth at the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow and exercised their right to vote on Monday.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
EMP to sell 30% stakes via IPO
EMP to sell 30% stakes via IPOThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's second largest privately owned oil and gas company, PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP), will sell 30 percent of its shares to the public at between Rp 110 (1.2 U.S.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
S. Sumatra to host rafting competition
S. Sumatra to host rafting competition PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Pagaralam city in South Sumatra province is ready to host the national rafting competition on Aug. 7 to Aug. 10, chairman of the event's organizing committee, Kusmiran, said here on Thursday.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Unemployment splits top officials
Unemployment splits top officialsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has dismissed unemployment data and projections from the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) as inaccurate and misleading, saying it had launched various programs to cope with the unemployment...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
11 parties meet to discuss poll flaws, alliance
11 parties meet to discuss poll flaws, allianceTiarma Siboro and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With no party likely to win an absolute majority of seats in the House of Representatives, rivalries between political parties have quickly turned into talks on coalitions ahead of the...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Bolstering continued professional development
Bolstering continued professional developmentSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia School, Jakarta The concept of continued professional development (or CPD) is well and long established in many countries.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
More trees needed to for greener, cleaner Yogya
More trees needed to for greener, cleaner YogyaBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Before Prince Mangkubumi established the Mataram Kingdom in the 18th century, Yogyakarta was nothing more than a dense jungle named Beringan.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Jakarta KPU hopes to finish counting soon
Jakarta KPU hopes to finish counting soonEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) is still optimistic that the ballot counting can be finished in the next few days to meet its schedule, although up until now progress has been sluggish.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Businessman hailed for tax office suit
Businessman hailed for tax office suitRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A corruption watchdog and several businessmen have agreed to jointly support a local businessman who has recently launched an all-out legal battle against the tax office over alleged extortion.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Twelve die in car collision in North Sumatra
Twelve die in car collision in North SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Twelve people are dead and seven others were severely injured after a passenger bus and a minivan collided in North Sumatra, police said on Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
W. Sumatra quake damages buildings, but no fatalities
W. Sumatra quake damages buildings, but no fatalitiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A powerful earthquake jolted several parts of West Sumatra province on Friday, damaging a number of structures, officials said.No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.The quake, measuring 5.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
BI warns of rising bank NPL
BI warns of rising bank NPL Bank Indonesia said that gross non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country's banking sector had increased to 8.3 percent during the first quarter of this year.Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah, however, said that net NPL had declined to 2.6 percent.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
'Rate hike OK if services improve'
'Rate hike OK if services improve' The government has allowed telephone operators PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and PT Indonesia Satellite Corporation (Indosat) to raise local telephone rates by up to 28 percent along with the lowering of long-distance rates.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
PKB seeks mate for Gus Dur
PKB seeks mate for Gus DurKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) has started selecting a potential running mate for Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, the party's presidential candidate, to contest the July 5 presidential election.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Telephone charges
Telephone charges and public rightsFrom Media IndonesiaThe government has approved a maximum increase of 28 percent for local telephone calls and a minimum decrease of 10 percent for long distance calls.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Security in the Malacca Straits: Who is responsible?
Security in the Malacca Straits: Who is responsible?Nugroho Wisnumurti Former Director General for Political Affairs Ministry Foreign Affairs Jakarta It has been reported in the media that the United States plans to implement its Regional Maritime Security Initiative, under which the country...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
PPA plans to sell Bank Permata in October
PPA plans to sell Bank Permata in OctoberRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (PPA), a new entity that has been established under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance for the purpose of administering banking assets transferred from the now-defunct Indonesian...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Telephone rate increase
Telephone rate increase From Bisnis Indonesia I was surprised to learn that the government had increased telephone rates by almost 28 percent; I am against this move.Telephone rates must not be raised for the following reasons: * The telephone service is a public facility, so its rates must be kept...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Constitutional Court limits election cases
Constitutional Court limits election casesMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaCandidates of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) are able to submit their cases to the Constitutional Court if they are not satisfied with the legislative election results.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Anybody can become a politician
Anybody can become a politicianKornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta purba@thejakartapost.com A legislature candidate from a new and small party was hardly bothered by the small number of votes his party received in the April 5 legislative election.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
EMP to sell 30% of shares at Rp 110-170 each
EMP to sell 30% of shares at Rp 110-170 eachThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia's second largest privately owned oil and gas company, PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP), will sell 30 percent of its shares to the public at between Rp 110 (1.2 U.S.
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Prudential records strong growth
Prudential records strong growth JAKARTA: Insurance company PT Prudential Life Assurance reported strong performance in its eighth year of operation in the country.Total premium income grew by 114 percent to Rp 1 trillion (about US$117 million) in 2003 compared to Rp 477 billion in 2002, the...
Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Yogya roads cleared of vendors
Yogya roads cleared of vendorsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta If you visit Yogyakarta and travel along Jl. Gejayan, particularly passing Jogjakarta Plaza Hotel in the south to Selokan Mataram drainage system in the north, you may be surprised by the vacant roadsides in the evenings.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Fire safety standards
Fire safety standards It was with interest I read that the Jakarta Administration is to formulate an Indonesian National Standard on Fire Safety. These standards are long overdue for a metropolis the size of Jakarta.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Market operator gives up on waste management
Market operator gives up on waste managementBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaCity-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya will no longer deal with the garbage from 151 traditional markets across the city, handing the dirty work to the already overloaded Jakarta Sanitation Agency.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
The results of the April 5 legislative election and
The results of the April 5 legislative election and the challenges of the coming Golkar Party convention Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta With the expected victory of the Golkar Party in the legislative election of...