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Thu, 22 May 2003
JP/14/brief
JP/14/briefDanamon pays Rp 568.8b dividend JAKARTA: Bank Danamon said it would pay out some 60 percent of its Rp 948 billion (about US$112 million) net profit from 2002 in dividend payments.The decision was reached during an annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, the first since a consortium led...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Police round up activists, claiming GAM link
Police round up activists, claiming GAM linkApriadi Gunawan and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta In support of the government's pledge to quash the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the police rounded up activists and other individuals and charged them with subversion over their...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Jakarta Police begin hunt for alleged GAM operatives
Jakarta Police begin hunt for alleged GAM operativesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanegara said that the police already knew about the venues allegedly used by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as hideouts and where they might carry out...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Arroyo warns "evil" elements trying to kill US-Philippines ties
Arroyo warns "evil" elements trying to kill US-Philippines ties Agencies Washington/ManilaPhilippine President Gloria Arroyo on late Tuesday warned "evil" elements were bent on crushing the alliance between Washington and Manila but promised to confront and destroy fear and terror.
Thu, 22 May 2003
TV Program: Thursday, May 22, 2003
TV Program: Thursday, May 22, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:00 News: Metro Indonesia 4:00 Religious Teachings4:30 Documentary5:00 TV Series: Amru bin...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Sex books outsell the rest: Ikapi
Sex books outsell the rest: IkapiDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What sort of books are people in the capital most likely to buy? Any book that is about sex, according to an official from the Jakarta Chapter of the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi).
Thu, 22 May 2003
ACEH: 1 x 40
ACEH: 1 x 40 Casualties rise as offensive intensifies 2. RAID: 4 x 14 Jakarta Police begin hunt for alleged GAM operatives 3. SCHOOL: 1 x 40 Schools not priority for TNI operation 4. DEMO: 2 x 21 Celebrations of 1998 reform turn violent
Thu, 22 May 2003
House approves toll rate hike: The House of Representatives (DPR)
House approves toll rate hike: The House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed a proposal on Wednesday from Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure Soenarno for a 25 percent increase in toll rates.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Indian coast guard tries to contain spill: The Indian coast guard
Indian coast guard tries to contain spill: The Indian coast guard on Wednesday spread chemicals in the Bay of Bengal in hopes of containing oil spilling from an Indonesian ship that sunk near the coast last week, officials said.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Flood victims face food shortage
Flood victims face food shortage MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Around 250,000 people in Sikka regency face a shortage of food following the April flood disaster that damaged about 3,000 hectares of crops.
Thu, 22 May 2003
School not priority for TNI operation
School not priority for TNI operationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the burning of at least 248 schools, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has apparently failed to anticipate attacks on schools by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), if the military claim is indeed true that the arson was conducted by the...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Danamon pays Rp 568.8b dividend
Danamon pays Rp 568.8b dividend JAKARTA: Bank Danamon said it would pay out some 60 percent of its Rp 948 billion (about US$112 million) net profit from 2002 in dividend payments.The decision was reached during an annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, the first since a consortium led by...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Hundreds of 'ojek' drivers stage rally
Hundreds of 'ojek' drivers stage rally TANGERANG: Hundreds of motorcycle taxi (ojek) drivers blocked Jl. Rawa Bokor near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Wednesday as part of their rally to protest PT Angkasa Pura's decision to ban them from entering the airport.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Clove cigaretteexcise-related price must be halted: Gappri
Clove cigaretteexcise-related price must be halted: GappriEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Clove-Blended Cigarette Manufacturers (Gappri) is urging the government to delay for at least two years a plan to increase its excise revenue by hiking the price of clove cigarettes...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Bandung-Semarang railway reopened
Bandung-Semarang railway reopened BANDUNG, West Java: State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia reopened on Tuesday its Bandung-Semarang route after a three-year shutdown because of declining passenger load.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Canberra denies 'flying squads' plan
Canberra denies 'flying squads' plan AUSTRALIA: Australian police denied on Wednesday reports that it planned to deploy "flying squads" of counter-terrorism agents in Southeast Asia. The denial came a day after Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned Australia its policemen would not be...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Canberra denies 'flying squads' plan
Canberra denies 'flying squads' planAUSTRALIA: Australian police denied on Wednesday reports that it planned to deploy "flying squads" of counter-terrorism agents in Southeast Asia.The denial came a day after Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned Australia its policemen would not be...
Thu, 22 May 2003
andung: 1 line x 33
andung: 1 line x 33 W. Java leaders suspects in graft case Ambon: 3 lines x 19 Ambon Police arrest seven suspects over Acehnese murders Yogya 2 lines x 30 Yogyakarta hosts int'l meeting on sustainable development
Thu, 22 May 2003
Balinese experience intense soul-searching
Balinese experience intense soul-searchingDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Kuta, BaliAgainst a green corrugated iron sheet blocking off the vacant lot along Jl. Legian in Kuta, which once had been Sari Club, leaned three bouquets of flowers.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Samudra to stand trial
Samudra to stand trial DENPASAR, BALI: The alleged mastermind of the devastating terrorist attack in Bali is expected to stand trial next week, the Denpasar District Court said Wednesday.Abdul Azis, alias Imam Samudra, will become the second suspect after Amrozi to stand trial for the attacks after...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Acehnese cry for education after schools burned
Acehnese cry for education after schools burnedAchmad Sukarsono Reuters Banda AcehNine-year-old Acehnese schoolgirl Chaerani fears she could end up without an education after her school was set ablaze late on Monday, the first day of martial law in Indonesia's restive Aceh province.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Garuda technicians to go on strike
Garuda technicians to go on strikeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang PT Garuda Aircraft Technicians Association (ITPU) threatened on Wednesday that 600 technicians from the association would hold a three-day strike, starting next Tuesday, in protest at a PT Garuda management decision to...
Thu, 22 May 2003
'I prefer Soeharto, despite corruption'
'I prefer Soeharto, despite corruption' In the five years that have passed since the downfall of former president Soeharto, three presidents have been at the helm of the country to try and implement the reforms demanded by the people.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Samudra to stand trial
Samudra to stand trial DENPASAR, BALI: The alleged mastermind of the devastating terrorist attack in Bali is expected to stand trial next week, the Denpasar District Court said Wednesday.Abdul Azis, alias Imam Samudra, will become the second suspect after Amrozi to stand trial for the attacks after...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Malaysia warned of GAM infiltration
Malaysia warned of GAM infiltration JAKARTA: National Police have warned Malaysian Police to watch out for Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists attempting to flee to the neighboring country."We have asked them to increase their patrols along our sea borders in an attempt to prevent GAM members from...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Aceh Besar: Din Syehman, GAM commander for Cot Keueng Darussalam
Aceh Besar: Din Syehman, GAM commander for Cot Keueng Darussalam in Kuta Baro district and bodyguard M. Isa killed in Leupung district. 3 TNI helicopters fired missiles at suspected rebel bases on two islands off Banda Aceh; Marines landed on islands, but no information on casualties immediately...
Thu, 22 May 2003
PKB the only NU political link
PKB the only NU political link JAKARTA: National Awakening Party (PKB) patron Abdurrahman Wahid asked on Wednesday that Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) members channel their political energy to the party.Underlining the fact that PKB was established by NU figures, including himself, to accommodate the...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Megawati honors 500 blood donors
Megawati honors 500 blood donors JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday awarded medals to 500 people who have donated their blood more than 100 times.The donors were conferred with Satyalencana medals, an award for social work.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Malaysia sets aside $1.9b to counter SARS outbreak
Malaysia sets aside $1.9b to counter SARS outbreakM.Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse, Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday unveiled a 7.3 billion ringgit (US$1.92 billion) stimulus package to mitigate the impact of SARS and revive a sluggish economy.
Thu, 22 May 2003
'JP' journalist goes to Harvard
'JP' journalist goes to Harvard JAKARTA: The Jakarta Post's deputy chief editor, Endy M. Bayuni, will be going to Harvard University this coming academic year for the prestigious Nieman Fellowship program.
Thu, 22 May 2003
EU bids to cut down illegal timber trade
EU bids to cut down illegal timber tradeRobin Pomeroy, Reuters, Brussels The European Union is to urge timber exporting countries to certify their wood does not come from illegal logging which is ravaging the world's priceless rainforests.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Activists arrested as they rally against war in Aceh
Activists arrested as they rally against war in AcehTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An antiwar rally here ended in the arrest of four foreign and two Indonesian participants on Wednesday while they were expressing solidarity for the Acehnese people who have seen violence return...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Pertamina to sell $100m bonds
Pertamina to sell $100m bonds JAKARTA: Pertamina, Indonesia's state oil company, said the US$100 million-denominated bonds it plans to sell to fund construction of oil tankers will mature in between seven and 10 years.
Thu, 22 May 2003
JP/7/F02
JP/7/F02From Suara Karya It is really regrettable that Indonesia, a country endowed with rich natural resources, is in crisis in practically all aspects of national life, as shown by the country's weak human resources and poor economic condition.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Celebrations of 1998 reform turn violent
Celebrations of 1998 reform turn violentZakki Hakim and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of people across Indonesia took part in violent demonstrations on Wednesday to demand heads of state resign as the beginning of a drive to complete reforms that began with the...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Malaysian skies shrouded in haze
Malaysian skies shrouded in haze Thick haze has returned to shroud Malaysian skies in a yearly occurrence brought on by dry weather as well as increased fires in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, environmental officers said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 22, 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 22, 2003Museums and Galleries * Sika Galery, Jl. Raya Campuhan Sanggingan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 975727, 975085) * Blue Moon Gallery, Jl. Tirta Tawar, Banjar Kutuh Kaja, Ubud (Tel. 0361 976727), daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. * Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Need for law on pornography
Need for law on pornography Pornography is rife in Indonesia, where the majority of the population is Muslim. It has been said that investing in pornographic publications is more lucrative than "serious" publications.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Malaysia boosts border patrols
Malaysia boosts border patrols MALAYSIA: Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday that they had increased patrols along the border with Indonesia's Sumatra island to intercept people who try to may flee fighting in Aceh province.
Thu, 22 May 2003
PLN hopes not to raise rates due to strong rupiah
PLN hopes not to raise rates due to strong rupiahM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN said if the positive trend of the rupiah's value against the U.S. dollar stayed consistent through December, another increase in electricity charges would likely be called...
Thu, 22 May 2003
APEC ministers to seek tariff cuts on produce
APEC ministers to seek tariff cuts on produceAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries will meet in Thailand next month with the main agenda of seeking ways to resolve some of the wide differences with regard...
Thu, 22 May 2003
'Aceh operation will end in anticlimax'
'Aceh operation will end in anticlimax'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many in military circles believe that the outcome of the military operation in Aceh will end in an anticlimax, believing that Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels will not choose to head into a cold- blooded struggle.
Thu, 22 May 2003
UBS, Bahana to underwrite BRI sale
UBS, Bahana to underwrite BRI sale JAKARTA : Indonesia said on Wednesday it has named PT UBS Warburg Indonesia and PT Bahana Securities as lead underwriters for its plan to sell a 30 percent stake in PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia via an initial public offering in the third quarter of this year.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Reform movement will affect political elite
Reform movement will affect political elite The fall of president Soeharto five years ago resulted in a national commitment to reform. The Jakarta Post's Soeryo Winoto interviewed noted lawyer and human rights activist Todung Mulya Lubis on law reform, the main objectives of which are eradication...
Thu, 22 May 2003
S'pore launches 'SARS TV' channel
S'pore launches 'SARS TV' channel SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday launched a special TV channel dedicated to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis as it stepped up efforts to fight the epidemic.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Police shut file on McDonald's boss
Police shut file on McDonald's boss JAKARTA: Police said on Wednesday that they had closed the file on the Rp 40 billion corruption case implicating the American fast-food restaurant boss, Bambang Rachmadi, as they had failed to find any strong evidence to prove a violation.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Truth becomes casualty of war as military restricts media
Truth becomes casualty of war as military restricts mediaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Truth risks becoming another casualty in the conflict in Aceh after the military ruler instructed the media not to print statements from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members.
Thu, 22 May 2003
BRI II receives another bomb threat
BRI II receives another bomb threat JAKARTA: The Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) II building received a bomb threat on Wednesday afternoon from an anonymous caller who said that an explosive had been planted on the 24th floor, forcing the building management to evacuate all tenants.
Thu, 22 May 2003
* Headlines: Reform movement will affect political elite 2
* Headlines: Reform movement will affect political elite 2 * National:Mega asked to change envoy posts 4 * Archipelago:W. Java councillors suspects in graft case 5 * Opinion:A more balanced Mindanao agenda 6 * City:Sex books outsell the rest: Ikapi8 * Sports:Spain knocked out of World Team Cup 9 *...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Government, House agree to issue more T-Bonds
Government, House agree to issue more T-BondsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to issue more medium-term bonds, or T-bonds, rather than the planned short-term bonds, in response to a successful issuing of the bonds in April.