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Thu, 22 May 2003
Structural reform lagging
Structural reform lagging Indonesia has come a long way in reforming its economy, which has been battered since 1998 by the multidimensional crisis amid the transition from a centralized, authoritarian government to a decentralized, more democratic one.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Another RI worker infected with SARS in Taiwan
Another RI worker infected with SARS in TaiwanSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another Indonesian worker has been infected with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) bug in Taiwan, bringing the number of Indonesians suffering from the potentially lethal disease in the territory to...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Biodiversity can tackle poverty'
Biodiversity can tackle poverty'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People in Indonesia may be familiar with a traditional drug from a plant root in Kalimantan called pasak bumi that is said to enhance sexual performance, but many seemingly prefer to use the international brand viagra.
Thu, 22 May 2003
RP's FM invited to OIC conference
RP's FM invited to OIC conference PHILIPPINES: Philippine Foreign Secretary Blas Ople has been invited to attend a plenary meeting of his Islamic counterparts in Iran next week, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries will meet in Thailand next month with a main agenda to seek ways of resolving wide differences over trade liberalization of sensitive agriculture sector, a top official...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Artist tries for world's longest batik painting
Artist tries for world's longest batik painting Sleeping two hours a day for the past five days, a 62-year-old Singapore artist hopes to enter the record books with the world's longest batik painting.A visibly tired Sarkasi Said had finished the 100 metre by 0.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Cash problem slows massacre trial
Cash problem slows massacre trial JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office said on Wednesday that it could not speed up the prosecution of those allegedly involved in the 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre due to a lack of funds.B.R.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Thousands join rally in reform protest
Thousands join rally in reform protestTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Close to 6,000 protesters took to the streets of Jakarta on Tuesday to mourn the failure of the reform movement to bring about change after its initial success in removing former authoritarian president...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Hamzah woos young members of PPP
Hamzah woos young members of PPPFabiola Desy Unidjaja and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Incumbent United Development Party (PPP) Hamzah Haz promised on Tuesday to give more positions to younger members in the party if he won his bid for reelection.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Semen Padang conflict drags on, despite new management
Semen Padang conflict drags on, despite new managementM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than a week after the defiant executives from PT Semen Padang (SP) were ousted in an extraordinary shareholders meeting, the new management still was seen as having a long road ahead before they...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Hi-tech peeping Tom granted bail
Hi-tech peeping Tom granted bailMALAYSIA: A Malaysian court has freed on bail an Italian economist who allegedly peeped underneath the skirt of a student using a video camera, it was reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50 Winning the battle may cost Indonesia the Acehnese 2. MEGA: 1 x 40 Megawati calls for support for Aceh war 3. GAM: 1 x 40 GAM accuses TNI of attempting genocide 4. REAX: 2 x 30 Int'l community decries war in Aceh, calls for peace
Wed, 21 May 2003
* Winning the battle may cost Indonesia the Acehnese -- Page 3
* Winning the battle may cost Indonesia the Acehnese -- Page 3 * Megawati calls for support for Aceh war -- Page 3 * GAM accuses TNI of attempting genocide -- Page 3 * Int'l community decries war in Aceh, calls for peace -- Page 3 * Medan tightens security on fears of GAM terror strike -- Page 5 *...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Telkom boosts ownership in Metra
Telkom boosts ownership in Metra JAKARTA: State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom said on Tuesday it had become the full owner of cable TV operator PT Multimedia Nusantara (Metra) after acquiring a 69 percent stake from PT Indocitra Grahabawana.
Wed, 21 May 2003
BNI bond coupon at 12.75%-13.50%
BNI bond coupon at 12.75%-13.50% JAKARTA: PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) will set the coupon for its proposed Rp 1 trillion (US$117 million) eight-year bond between 12.75 percent and 13.50 percent, a banker with one of the bond underwriters said Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
'Improve transportation to ease traffic jams'
'Improve transportation to ease traffic jams' The city administration announced last week a new license plate- based restriction could be imposed on all roads in the city, along with a new busway system later this year. Many motorists are opposed to this possibility.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Martial law in Aceh
Martial law in Aceh The meeting between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government in Tokyo had failed to reach any agreement.The meeting, as predicted earlier, had ended in failure.The Indonesian government was insisting on the words, "Unitary State of Indonesia", while the GAM was...
Wed, 21 May 2003
AG told to probe into Priok case
AG told to probe into Priok case JAKARTA: The House of Representatives Commission II for law and human rights has urged Attorney General M.A. Rachman to bring the Tanjung Priok case to court.The 1984 incident took an estimated 400 casualties.
Wed, 21 May 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, May 21, 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, May 21, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:30 Children's Show3:00 Music4:30 Documentary5:00 Game...
Wed, 21 May 2003
PDI gets new name
PDI gets new name JAKARTA: One of the parties formed during the early years of the New Order, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), has changed its name to the Upholder of Indonesian Democracy Party (PDI Party).Declaring the new name was former chairman Soerjadi during a ceremony here on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Thermal scanner placed at airports
Thermal scanner placed at airports JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health has installed a thermal scanner at the Terminal D international arrival hall of Soekarno- Hatta International Airport.The secretary to the Directorate General of Communicable Diseases and Environmental Health (P2M), Syafii Anwar,...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Over 100 foreign vessels nabbed this year
Over 100 foreign vessels nabbed this yearMuhammad Aziz Tunny The Jakarta Post Ambon, Maluku This year the Navy has caught more than 100 foreign vessels involved in poaching or transporting illegal logs in the waters of east Indonesia and Maluku, a senior Navy official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
[b]Asian currencies down late
Asian currencies down late on yen, rupiah bucks trend 2. IMF 1 X 38IMF warns of growing deflation menace 3. Excel 4 X 10 Malaysian firm makes bid for Excelcomindo
Wed, 21 May 2003
Govt revokes licenses of 13 HPH holders
Govt revokes licenses of 13 HPH holdersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has revoked the licenses of 13 natural forest concession holders (locally called HPH concessionaires) for failing to meet requirements for the sustainable operation of their forest estates.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Democracy remains a fantasy for reform dreamers: Observers
Democracy remains a fantasy for reform dreamers: ObserversA'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five years have passed since the reform movement put an end to three decades of authoritarian rule in 1998, but democracy, the ultimate goal of the movement, has not yet...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Over 100 foreign vessels apprehended this year
Over 100 foreign vessels apprehended this yearMuhammad Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku This year the Navy has caught more than 100 foreign vessels involved in poaching or transporting illegal logs in the waters of east Indonesia and Maluku, a senior Navy official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
'GAM men could be laying in wait'
'GAM men could be laying in wait' JAKARTA: Police warned on Tuesday that members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) could be in Jakarta to launch attacks in retaliation for the military offensive in restive Aceh. "They might be in the city.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Bogor to host basketball league second round
Bogor to host basketball league second roundThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The eight teams involved in the Premier League of the national amateur basketball championship are set to resume their competition with the second of four 4-day series in Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Malaysian company makes bid for Excelcomindo
Malaysian company makes bid for ExcelcomindoBloomberg, Kuala Lumpur Telekom Malaysia Bhd., Malaysia's biggest phone company, has submitted a non-binding bid for PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Indonesia's third-largest cellular phone operator.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Int'l community decries war in Aceh and calls for peace
Int'l community decries war in Aceh and calls for peaceMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan led the international community in asking the Indonesian government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to return to the negotiating table to...
Wed, 21 May 2003
1. Traffic - 1x 27
1. Traffic - 1x 27Police move to ease congestion 2. Demo - 2x 17 Thousands join rally in reform protest or Thousands rally in commemoration of reform movement 3. KPUD - 2x 20 'Jakarta KPUD will be announced today'4. Dengue - 2x 18Jakarta on high alert for dengue fever 5.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Protecting reporters in war zone
Protecting reporters in war zoneIgnatius Haryanto, Vice Executive Director, Institute for Press and Development Studies (LSPP), Jakarta After the world saw three weeks of the U.S.-Iraq war in March to April this year, we now turn to Aceh.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Singapore badminton c'ships postponed over SARS scare
Singapore badminton c'ships postponed over SARS scareAgence France-Presse, Singapore This year's Singapore Open badminton tournament scheduled from June 16-22 has been postponed because of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) health scare, organizers said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Govt budgets Rp 1.7 trillion for Aceh war
Govt budgets Rp 1.7 trillion for Aceh warFitri Wulandari and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has prepared a total of Rp 1.7 trillion (about US$200 million) from the 2003 state budget to finance the military operation in the war-torn province of Aceh.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Sumarecon to issue bonds
Sumarecon to issue bonds JAKARTA: Publicly listed property company PT Sumarecon Agung announced on Tuesday it would issue Rp 200 billion (US$23.5 million) worth of fixed-rate bonds with coupon yields of between 14.875 percent and 15.875 percent.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Transmigration site fails
Transmigration site fails RANTAU, South Kalimantan: Hundreds of families in Tapin regency, South Kalimantan, have left the transmigration site they were allotted and headed back home after trying for years to cultivate the infertile land of Rawa Muning.
Wed, 21 May 2003
'Jakarta KPUD will be announced today'
'Jakarta KPUD will be announced today'Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) failed on Tuesday to announce the names of the provincial General Elections Commission (KPUD) members as promised, and plans instead to reveal the 155 names of all 31 provincial...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Rendi A. Witular
Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta State-owned tin mining company PT Timah said it would only be able to retrieve around one-fourth of its huge investment in PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia, a troubled state-owned investment company.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Pertamina to spend $2.08b for 2004 operations next year
Pertamina to spend $2.08b for 2004 operations next yearEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina plans to spend about US$2.08 billion for its operations in 2004, allocating $1.4 billion for upstream and $680 million for downstream activities.
Wed, 21 May 2003
House seeks annulment of Sukhoi deal
House seeks annulment of Sukhoi dealKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I for defense and foreign affairs have demanded the annulment of a deal to purchase Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters after the government failed to provide an...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Demanding Swedish action over GAM is a wasted effort
Demanding Swedish action over GAM is a wasted effortRidarson Galingging, Lecturer, International Law, Yarsi University, Jakarta The government is conducting a diplomatic campaign to ask the Swedish government to take legal actions against its citizens of Acehnese descent who are accused of...
Wed, 21 May 2003
AIDS Memorial Night observed
AIDS Memorial Night observedZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 100 people attended AIDS Memorial Night on Tuesday, organized by the Care for AIDS Forum of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Greater Jakarta.
Wed, 21 May 2003
IPB to develop 'taro' snacks
IPB to develop 'taro' snacks BOGOR: Fearing that the local traditional snack made of talas, or taro, may disappear, the Bogor administration is working in cooperation with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to develop the production of the plant.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Martial law in Aceh
Martial law in Aceh The meeting between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government in Tokyo had failed to reach any agreement. The meeting, as predicted earlier, had ended in failure. The Indonesian government was insisting on the words, "Unitary State of Indonesia", while the GAM...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Betrayal and denial before presidents' falls
Betrayal and denial before presidents' fallsKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com From up close, the last moments of the three former Indonesian presidents before their humiliating downfall, to a certain extent recalls to mind the scene of the Last Supper in the...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Indonesia kills off one species every day: Official
Indonesia kills off one species every day: OfficialMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, with the second-largest biodiversity in the world, has been losing one species a day, and up to 70 percent of species' original habitats in the last decade, a senior government official has...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Winning the battle may cost Indonesia the Acehnese
Winning the battle may cost Indonesia the AcehneseKusnanto Anggoro, Senior Researcher, Centre of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Martial law has taken effect in Aceh. Under Presidential Decree No.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Students targeted in Aceh war
Students targeted in Aceh warThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As war intensifies between government troops and separatist rebels in Aceh, students have been targeted with the burning of an estimated 185 schools throughout the province.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Senoko to boost RI gas imports
Senoko to boost RI gas imports SINGAPORE: Senoko Power Ltd., the biggest power producer in Singapore, said it will boost its natural gas consumption more than half in August when it imports the fuel via pipeline from Indonesia to fire its power plants.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Convicted House leaders must leave office
Convicted House leaders must leave officeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) who are convicted of a crime have to leave their office immediately regardless of whether they appeal the ruling or not, home minister Hari Sabarno says.