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Sat, 22 May 2004
Music draws E. Timorese closer to Indonesians
Music draws E. Timorese closer to IndonesiansKanis Dursin, Dili, East Timor "I don't understand what I'm feeling, a feeling of longing that has never been so strong, I love you more than you know, although you will never know" go some of the lyrics of popular Indonesian band Dewa's song Pupus or...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Senior official off to KL for maid abuse case
Senior official off to KL for maid abuse caseRidwan M. Sijabat and Adianto P. Simamora , Jakarta One day after Malaysia offered an official apology to a young Indonesian maid, who was repeatedly beaten and burned with a hot iron by her employer, a senior official of the Indonesian Ministry of...
Sat, 22 May 2004
JP/19/GALIGO
JP/19/GALIGO'I La Galigo' springs new, young artistsCarla Bianpoen Contributor/Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThree days of prolonged standing ovations and commending reviews from the Dutch media are making I La Galigo's first European stop in the prestigious Het Muziek Theater in Amsterdam worth the...
Sat, 22 May 2004
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Purosani-Hotel Photo caption JP/Photo caption Melia Purosani Hotel GOOD-BYE, YOGYAKARTA!: Fredrick Arul, the general manager of the Melia Purosani Hotel Jogjakarta, poses with Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Yogyakarta goes on tourism road show to S'pore, KL
Yogyakarta goes on tourism road show to S'pore, KL Malaysia, SingaporeSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta In an effort to pitch itself as a worthwhile tourist destination, Yogyakarta has sent a delegation to the capitals of Singapore and Malaysia for a promotional tour.
Sat, 22 May 2004
City to establish transportation watchdog
City to establish transportation watchdogDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Responding to public criticism on the city's transportation policies, the Jakarta administration is to establish a Transportation Council in August at the latest.The deadline under Bylaw No.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Jakarta police still pursuing mangrove case: Prasetyo
Jakarta police still pursuing mangrove case: PrasetyoEvi Mariani, Jakarta Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said on Friday that their investigation was moving along well and they would soon find the suspects in the illegal felling of about 240 mangrove trees adjacent to the Sedyatmo toll...
Sat, 22 May 2004
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Coca-Cola Indonesia and its bottling company have denied all of the charges outlined against them in a suit filed by a Japanese man who claims he became ill after drinking a bottle of Coke.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Govt urged to release account on Aceh's martial law
Govt urged to release account on Aceh's martial lawRidwan Max Sijabat JakartaPolitical observers have called on the government to release the accountability report of the one-year martial law and integrated military operation in Aceh, which cost over Rp 2 trillion (US$229.8 million).
Sat, 22 May 2004
TNI revising operation in Aceh
TNI revising operation in AcehTiarma Siboro JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) has admitted the one-year military operation in Aceh under martial law failed to live up to earlier expectations.TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Dead fish in Ancol 'a natural occurance'
Dead fish in Ancol 'a natural occurance'Damar Harsanto , Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso announced on Friday the results of lab tests performed on dead fish that washed up on beaches in Ancol, North Jakarta, over the past several weeks, saying the deaths were a natural phenomenon.
Sat, 22 May 2004
2 heads
2 heads 1. ROAD -- Yogya goes on tourism road show to S'pore, KL 2. FEST -- 1 x 55 Festival Gunung Jawa, fringe arts fest of local talent
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lax discipline in badminton training
Lax discipline in badminton training Adequate preparation will be reflected in the competition. This is true for every sport, including badminton. The poor result at the just-concluded 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup championships was the result of the national squad's poor preparation.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Siemens launches four new models
Siemens launches four new modelsTony Hotland JakartaSiemens mobile, the mobile communication group of Siemens AG, launched on Friday four new cellular phone models as part of efforts to win a larger market share in Indonesia's mobile phone market.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Generals responsible for past rights abuses: Komnas
Generals responsible for past rights abuses: KomnasMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) appealed to all presidential and vice presidential candidates to carefully read its reports on human rights violations to prevent them from recurring.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Don't ask the legislators
Don't ask the legislatorsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe recent legislative election has created new representatives. They have spent hundreds of millions and even billions of rupiah to secure their "respectable" positions.The question is whether they will struggle for the public interest.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Hundreds flee Awu volcano
Hundreds flee Awu volcanoJongker Rumthe, Manado Hundreds of villagers fled their homes on Friday as Mount Awu in the Sangihe islands, North Sulawesi, continued to belch out ash and smoke.Local authorities issued an official warning to residents living on the slopes of the 1,320-meter-high volcano...
Sat, 22 May 2004
China-ASEAN reach basic consensus on world's largest free trade area
China-ASEAN reach basic consensus on world's largest free trade areaAgence France-Presse Beijing Negotiations on establishing a China-ASEAN free trade area are set to wind up ahead of schedule next month after the parties reached a basic consensus that would create the world's biggest trade zone,...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Festival Gunung Jawa, fringe arts fest of local talent
Festival Gunung Jawa, fringe arts fest of local talentTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post/Magelang, Central Java A festival of popular art and culture in the vicinity of Mt. Merapi, Mt. Merbabu and Mt. Sumbing in Central Java will highlight the month-long display of local talent in the Mendut Studio,...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Bombing suspect arrested
Bombing suspect arrestedAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Police announced on Friday that investigators from Riau and North Sumatra Police had arrested the last key suspect in a Pekanbaru bombing, identified as Boy Sipahutar, after pursuing him for almost a month.National Police chief Gen.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Siemens launches four new models
Siemens launches four new modelsTony Hotland, Jakarta Siemens mobile, the mobile communication group of Siemens AG, launched on Friday four new cellular phone models as part of efforts to win a larger market share in Indonesia's mobile phone market.
Sat, 22 May 2004
BPK offers rare praise to Bank Indonesia
BPK offers rare praise to Bank IndonesiaZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has praised Bank Indonesia for showing goodwill in improving its financial statement by adopting proper accounting standards.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Golkar seeks
Golkar seeks more support JAKARTA: The campaign team of Golkar Party presidential candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto will seek more support from mass- based organizations to help gather support for his bid in the July 5 election.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lemhanas to stay neutral in election
Lemhanas to stay neutral in election JAKARTA: The National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) pledged on Friday to remain neutral in the presidential election.Lemhanas governor Ermaya Suriadinata said during a ceremony in observance of the institute's 39th anniversary that despite its neutrality, it...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Account on Aceh's martial law urged
Account on Aceh's martial law urgedRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta Political observers have called on the government to release the accountability report of the one-year martial law and integrated military operation in Aceh, which cost over Rp 2 trillion (US$229.8 million).
Sat, 22 May 2004
Councillors want autonomy to stay
Councillors want autonomy to stay JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Municipal Legislatures (Asdeki) urged on Friday the government and the House of Representatives to maintain the genuine spirit of regional autonomy when amending Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.
Sat, 22 May 2004
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Humiliation does not belong in schools Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta2. Opin1 -- A lesson from Thomas and Uber Cup defeats 1 X 45 Lessons from our defeats in the Thomas and Uber cups Primastuti Handayani Jakarta3.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Hundreds of Indonesians in East Timor virtually stateless
Hundreds of Indonesians in East Timor virtually stateless Hundreds of Indonesians living in East Timor are essentially stateless as they hold no documents of citizenship either from the Indonesian government or the government of East Timor.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Why many graduates in RI remain unemployed
Why many graduates in RI remain unemployedJames Alderson, Jakarta Recently, I was asked, "Is it true that the quality of fresh Indonesian graduates is not good enough to fill most positions in the corporate sector?".
Sat, 22 May 2004
Public participation needed
Public participation needed Flooding continues to pose a danger to Jakarta because the city administration has yet to find a way to deal with the problem. However, flooding is not the problem of the Jakarta administration alone; it is also a problem for the citizenry.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Presidential candidates seek public debate rules
Presidential candidates seek public debate rulesKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Presidential candidates have expressed their support for a public debate ahead of the election to present their political platforms, and have called for detailed rules regarding the structure and topics of the discourse.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Students oppose school relocation
Students oppose school relocation SEMARANG: Hundreds of students and teachers of two vocational schools SMK 7 and SMK 8 staged a rally here on Friday to protest Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip's plan to relocate the schools.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Beware of lottery fraud
Beware of lottery fraud Certain people claiming to be the organizers of a "Lifebuoy lottery" have sent documents to some targets, asking them to pay tax on the prize they won via a contact phone number.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Students renew call for trial of Soeharto
Students renew call for trial of SoehartoThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta Students and other people marked the sixth anniversary of the fall of Soeharto by staging rallies in several cities on Friday, demanding that the reform movement be put back on track while insisting on the trial of the former...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Better wages can lure more into plantation
Better wages can lure more into plantationV.K. Chin The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia Malaysia will always be short of labor because the people are choosy about jobs. This attitude has resulted in a million jobs that are left unfilled in the plantation, construction and manufacturing...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Ancol Art Market loses its color as affordable artistic place
Ancol Art Market loses its color as affordable artistic placeLeony Aurora , Jakarta The Art Market in Ancol Dreamland Park, North Jakarta, looks the same as it did when it opened on Feb. 28, 1975. Trees still shade the pathways and numerous stalls offer handicrafts, paintings and sculptures.
Sat, 22 May 2004
'I La Galigo' signals rise of new artists
'I La Galigo' signals rise of new artistsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor/Amsterdam, The Netherlands Three days of prolonged standing ovations and commending reviews from the Dutch media are making I La Galigo's first European stop in the prestigious Het Muziek Theater in Amsterdam worth the 200,000...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Councillors want autonomy to stay
Councillors want autonomy to stay JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Municipal Legislatures (Asdeki) urged on Friday the government and the House of Representatives to maintain the genuine spirit of regional autonomy when amending Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Snakes released to protect crops
Snakes released to protect cropsYOGYAKARTA: Some 100 snakes were released in Argomulyo village, Cangkringan subdistrict, Sleman regency, to help local farmers in their battle with mice that have been destroying crops. The snake release was presided over by Sleman Regent Ibnu Subiyanto on Thursday.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004Exhibitions* Fine Art Fine Craft (Art) or Fine Nothing by Yugo Hendrolukito at Kedai Kebun Forum Restaurant's Gallery, Jl. Tirtodipuran 3 (Tel. 0274-376114, e-mail: kkforum@indosat.net.id), until May 24.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Pasar Jaya to close seven markets
Pasar Jaya to close seven marketsDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Jakarta market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to close seven of its markets that have fared poorly in attracting a high number of visitors and vendors and convert them into alternative facilities.
Sat, 22 May 2004
The Presidential elections: A prognosis
The Presidential elections: A prognosisJusuf Wanandi Jakarta During a conference on the Indonesian elections held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government (APSEG) at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra on...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Fashion, food fest at Kelapa Gading
Fashion, food fest at Kelapa Gading JAKARTA: The 2004 Jakarta Fashion and Food Festival at Kelapa Gading Mall, North Jakarta, has something for everyone. For traditional culture-lovers, the "Culture Fair" was opened on Friday and will run till the end of the festival on Sunday.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Lawmakers deny PKB's backroom deal claim
Lawmakers deny PKB's backroom deal claimThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least two lawmakers denied on Friday any backroom deals during the deliberation of the existing presidential Election Law, claiming that individual interests have never been taken into account in discussing and endorsing any law.
Sat, 22 May 2004
1. SOEHARTO: 3 LINES, 11 COUNTS
1. SOEHARTO: 3 LINES, 11 COUNTS Students renew call for trial of Soeharto 2. RIGHT: 2 LINE, 21 COUNTS Generals responsible for past rights abuses: Komnas 3. PKB: 4 LINES, 11 COUNTS Lawmakers deny PKB's backroom deal claim 4. HAMZAH: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS Hamzah loses count of wives 5.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Pollution of Jakarta Bay
Pollution of Jakarta BayI refer to your editorial in The Jakarta Post of May 15 entitled Bad smell in N. Jakarta. This is a horror story and well-known by those who enjoy the sea around Jakarta and the Thousand IslandsIn a chapter about Indonesia's Fisheries Resources in Indonesia: Resources,...
Sat, 22 May 2004
TV Today: Saturday, May 22, 2004
TV Today: Saturday, May 22, 2004TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Sehat Ala Hembing10:00 Sports11:30 Battle of Wits12:30 p.m. Culture: Cakrawala Budaya 1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service5:00 Children...
Sat, 22 May 2004
Rectors convene over RI's future
Rectors convene over RI's futureYOGYAKARTA: The country's university rectors convene here to formulate the high-profile vision and mission of the nation and strategies to approach them in relation to the upcoming July presidential race.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Tangerang gives Jakarta dump site
Tangerang gives Jakarta dump siteMulta Fidrus, Tangerang The Tangerang administration is preparing 200 hectares of vacant land in four villages in Sepatan district to be used as dumps for some of Jakarta's garbage, which reaches 6,000 tons per day.
Sat, 22 May 2004
Central Bank to facilitate migrant workers
Central Bank to facilitate migrant workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia plans to cut the transfer fees for money sent home by migrant workers in a bid to help the workers avoid being extorted upon their return to Indonesia.