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Sat, 24 May 2003
Past political compromises bring misery to councillors
Past political compromises bring misery to councillorsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The mounting problems plaguing members of the Yogyakarta provincial legislative council, including alleged graft, are the price of political compromises they made in the past, a top councillor says.
Sat, 24 May 2003
One killed in three-vehicle pileup
One killed in three-vehicle pileup TANGERANG: One man was killed and six others were injured in a three-vehicle pileup on the Jakarta-Merak toll road in Serpong, Tangerang, at 5 a.m. on Friday.Truck driver Syamsul Ichwan, 32, who was transporting oranges from Deli Serdang, North Sumatra to Jakarta,...
Sat, 24 May 2003
House agrees SOE merger plan
House agrees SOE merger planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives has approved the government's plan to merge three state-owned firms in the trade sector as part of efforts to turn them into a more efficient and competitive business entity.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Robber allegedly linked to GAM runs with Rp 2 b
Robber allegedly linked to GAM runs with Rp 2 bApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Medan, North Sumatra Security authorities in southern Aceh and North Sumatra are hunting for a mystery robber described as a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist said to be carrying Rp 2 billion (US$235,000) to finance...
Sat, 24 May 2003
New W. Java governor faces opposition
New W. Java governor faces oppositionNana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Bandung Despite his convincing victory, West Java governor-elect Danny Setiawan is facing a vote of no-confidence from councillors and activists, who have questioned his eligibility due to his link to...
Sat, 24 May 2003
1. Dewan - 2x 22
1. Dewan - 2x 22 Jakarta fails to push democratization process 2. Sufa - 4x 10 Cileungsi pollution level on the rise 3. Gov - 1x 28 Capital should lead by example 4. Candra - 2x 20 Candra Naya relocation is legal violation 5. Speak - 2x 20 'Soeharto looked after poor people's welfare'
Sat, 24 May 2003
Papuan KPU members elected
Papuan KPU members elected JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua has finally elected five members representing different communities in the province to the General Elections Committee (KPU), who will be installed officially on Saturday in jakarta.
Sat, 24 May 2003
1. ACEH: 1 x 29
1. ACEH: 1 x 29 TNI asks media to be responsible or Media asked to be responsible 2. SCHOOL: 1 x 52 Acehnese students resume studies in damaged buildings 3. QUAKE: 1 x 47 Hope for survivors fades two days after quake 4. RUPIAH: 2 x 25 Rupiah off to 33-month high, heading for 8,000
Sat, 24 May 2003
The quality of water and upstream communities
The quality of water and upstream communitiesSuhardi Suryadi, Deputy Director, Institute of Economic and Social Studies and Development, (LP3ES), Jakarta Tempo Newsroom reported on April 25 on the suspected coliform bacteria contamination of water refilling centers based on a study of 120 such...
Sat, 24 May 2003
T. Sima Gunawan
T. Sima Gunawan Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta sima@thejakartapost.comHow much blood should soil Acehnese soil? OR Until the Acehnese soil turns red? The Acehnese dream of a peaceful life has turned into a nightmare.
Sat, 24 May 2003
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;REUTERS;KOD; ANPAu..r.. ATW-AUSTRALIA-SWEDEN-IMMIGRANTS Australia seeks extradition of alleged people smuggler JP/12/ATW Extradition of people smuggler sought AUSTRALIA:Canberra said on Friday it would seek to extradite an alleged people smuggler who has been arrested in Sweden following an...
Sat, 24 May 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Saturday, May 24, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Saturday, May 24, 2003Exhibitions* Photo Tinggal Kenangan Saja by Gonzalo Perez, La Casa de Mexico, Jl. Panglima Polim III no. 1-3, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. until May 25. * Photo Image of Paysage, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Too many political parties
Too many political partiesFrom Kompas On a recent television program, Burhanuddin N, chairman of the alumni group of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), said the presence of some 240 political parties in Indonesia was politically and economically disadvantageous.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Rupiah off to 33-month high, heading for 8,000
Rupiah off to 33-month high, heading for 8,000Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia (BI) said on Friday the rupiah could strengthen to the level of 8,000 per dollar provided there is further encouraging news from the country's economic activities.
Sat, 24 May 2003
[b]Election candidates
Election candidates should be testedFrom Kompas Top management of banks and state-owned enterprises, as well as officials at some state institutions now undergo a test of their suitability.If this test had been conducted much earlier, many of the banks in this country would not have gone bankrupt...
Sat, 24 May 2003
UN asks for access to deliver humanitarian assistance in Aceh
UN asks for access to deliver humanitarian assistance in AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A United Nations (UN) official here requested on Friday for more access to other areas of Aceh to distribute humanitarian assistance as the martial law administrator had yet to set the...
Sat, 24 May 2003
More malaria victims in Indragiri Hilir
More malaria victims in Indragiri Hilir PEKANBARU, Riau: The death toll of the malaria epidemic in several villages in the Riau regency of Indragiri Hilir over the past month increased from 20 to 27 earlier this week.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Media asked to be responsible
Media asked to be responsibleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Uneasy with what it called irresponsible reports of civilian casualties, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is requiring all media covering military operations in Aceh to work "within the framework of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia".
Sat, 24 May 2003
Flying with Garuda Indonesia
Flying with Garuda Indonesia On May 15 to May 18, 2003, my husband, my 5-year-old son and I went to Yogyakarta for the long weekend. We booked a return flight from Jakarta to Yogyakarta with Garuda Indonesia.
Sat, 24 May 2003
BRI may increase bond sale to $120 million in july
BRI may increase bond sale to $120 million in julyBloomberg, Jakarta PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), which the government plans to sell in the second half of this year, may boost a planned July dollar-bond sale by one fifth to US$120 million to bolster its capital and fund new lending.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Samudra's trial set for June 2
Samudra's trial set for June 2 DENPASAR, Bali: The man police believe masterminded last year's Bali bomb blasts will go on trial on June 2, the second key suspect to face trial over the attacks that killed 202 people.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Indonesian products
Indonesian products The people have the chance to view the long-forgotten Exhibition of Indonesian Products, which started on May 20 and will end on May 29 at the Jakarta Fairground. The exhibition, recently inaugurated by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, aims to encourage the people to patronize...
Sat, 24 May 2003
Day 5: Conflict in Aceh
Day 5: Conflict in AcehPidie: Three suspected GAM members were killed in a gunfight with government troops in Butee village, Muara district, Pidie. The previous night, one GAM rebel was killed in Pisang village, Sakti district.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Amien, Rachma, Wiranto want regime change
Amien, Rachma, Wiranto want regime changeA'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political leaders asserted on Friday that reform had moved at a snail's pace over the past five years, and that fresh leadership blood was needed to salvage and accelerate reform in the...
Sat, 24 May 2003
PIB registers for 2004 election
PIB registers for 2004 election JAKARTA: The New Indonesia Association (PIB) party re- registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in a bid to run in the upcoming elections.Party chairman Sjahrir led the delegation during the registration on Friday.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Police request Interpol to help arrest Tiro
Police request Interpol to help arrest TiroThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police have sent a request to Interpol headquarters as well as 181 member countries for assistance to arrest Hassan Tiro, a top leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), for crimes in Indonesia.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Police detain polluters
Police detain polluters BOGOR: Bogor Police arrested eight of 16 owners of car battery recycling plants in Ciampea district of Bogor on suspicion of causing environmental damage in the area.Bogor Police subprecinct chief, Adj. Sr. Comr. M.
Sat, 24 May 2003
RI asks Thailand to curb arms smuggling to Aceh
RI asks Thailand to curb arms smuggling to AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has asked the Thai government to curb arms smuggling from the country to the war-torn province of Aceh and ensure that no Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels seek asylum in...
Sat, 24 May 2003
The Aceh war in the eyes of international community
The Aceh war in the eyes of international communityBantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.id At midnight on May 18, after tense talks between the authorities and the leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)...
Sat, 24 May 2003
Acehnese students resume studies in damaged buildings
Acehnese students resume studies in damaged buildingsA'an Suryana and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian senior high school students (photo right) pray in front of their classroom on Friday after it was burned down by unidentified assailants in Aceh Besar.
Sat, 24 May 2003
Garuda vows to continue despite strike threat
Garuda vows to continue despite strike threatEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the threat of 641 technicians striking from May 27 to May 29, state-owned airline Garuda Indonesia has assured customers it will still operate as usual.
Sat, 24 May 2003
War in Aceh
War in Aceh Peace talks between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels from Aceh province held in Tokyo broke off Sunday with no agreement. Within hours, Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri declared effective martial law in Aceh and ordered an army assault on the Free Aceh...
Fri, 23 May 2003
RI-Australian ties better, but misperceptions remain
RI-Australian ties better, but misperceptions remainJohannes Simbolon, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Melbourne Relations between the Indonesian and the Australian governments, which were increasingly strained over the past three years, are apparently on the mend.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Police probe links Ambon killing to JI
Police probe links Ambon killing to JIMuhammad Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Police here are investigating a possible link between the recent killing of three men in Ambon and Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), on suspicions the victims and the alleged killers were members of the terrorist group.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Travel industry seeks financial aid to weather multiple crisis
Travel industry seeks financial aid to weather multiple crisisFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's travel industry has asked the government for a subsidized credit facility to help travel agencies battle the collapsing tourism business due to the outbreak of Severe Acute...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Foreigners busted for visa violations
Foreigners busted for visa violations JAKARTA: Nine foreigners were apprehended on Wednesday by officers from the Directorate General of Immigration for violating the Immigration Law.The foreigners, eight of whom are Taiwanese and one Japanese, were detained while working at a firm on Jl.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Drug smuggling foiled at airport
Drug smuggling foiled at airport TANGERANG: Authorities seized 39,034 ecstasy pills packaged in two food containers that were sent on flight GA-975 from Amsterdam to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last Friday.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Sao Paulo to bid 2012 Olympics
Sao Paulo to bid 2012 Olympics SAO PAULO: The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has started a series of inspections in Sao Paulo with a view to the city bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics.City mayor Marta Suplicy said: "Hosting the Olympics would be important for the whole continent as a South...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Aceh Besar: Three GAM separatists were shot dead in a skirmish
Aceh Besar: Three GAM separatists were shot dead in a skirmish with Army troops in Ujung Pancu district.East Aceh: A TNI company in Cakra clashed with GAM fighters in Seribu Hill, some 400 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Five years sought for bomb suspects
Five years sought for bomb suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors on Thursday asked for a five-year jail sentence for Ramli, alias Dadang Hermana, 42, who is on trial in connection with the bomb explosion at Graha Cijantung mall in East Jakarta on July 1, 2002.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Cashless parking system on trial in Jakarta's streets
Cashless parking system on trial in Jakarta's streetsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will provide parking attendants with hand-held computers, is to be launched on May 28 on Jl.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Singapore endorses wage cuts for SARS-hit industries
Singapore endorses wage cuts for SARS-hit industries Agence France-Presse Singapore The Singaporean government endorsed on Thursday recommendations by the National Wages Council (NWC) for companies hit hard by the SARS fallout to cut salaries in order to save jobs and survive the crisis.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Cash-less parking system on trial
Cash-less parking system on trialZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will provide parking attendants with handheld computers, is to be launched on May 28 on Jl. Agus Salim, Central Jakarta, an official said on Thursday, but most of the parking attendants...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Raids give Acehnese the jitters
Raids give Acehnese the jittersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The raids conducted by the city police and city officials against alleged members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the capital have caused anxiety among the Acehnese here.
Fri, 23 May 2003
* Headlines:Govt to restrict modern retailers' operations2
* Headlines:Govt to restrict modern retailers' operations2 * National:Govt orders withdrawal of 78 traditional drugs 4 * Archipelago: Danny Setiawan elected W. Java governor5 * Opinion:RI-Australian relations better 6 * City:Foreigners deported for rallying8 * Sports:Porto snatches UEFA Cup 10 *...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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Fri, 23 May 2003
TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003
TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Dearah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:00 News: Metro Indonesia2:30 Music3:30 Documentary 4:00 Music5:00 Variety...
Fri, 23 May 2003
RI bans Canadian meat over BSE fears
RI bans Canadian meat over BSE fearsDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia has banned all imports of meat and meat products from Canada with immediate effect, a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 23, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 23, 2003Exhibitions* Graphic Design Fragment of Imagination, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until June 30.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Too many political parties
Too many political parties From Kompas On a recent television program, Burhanuddin N, chairman of the alumni group of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), said the presence of some 240 political parties in Indonesia was politically and economically disadvantageous.