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Wed, 28 May 2003
Can methadone help win the fight against HIV?
Can methadone help win the fight against HIV?Santi W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Denpasar, Bali "I am exhausted," a gaunt man in his late 30s said quietly. For the past 16 years he has been on the roughest ride imaginable, getting on the wagon headed for sanity only to fall off again and again into a...
Wed, 28 May 2003
The strengthening rupiah
The strengthening rupiah The strengthening rupiah and moderating the volatility of its exchange rate since last year have created a virtuous cycle within the economy, further bolstering macroeconomic stability.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Four escapees recaptured
Four escapees recaptured JAKARTA: The police managed to recapture on Tuesday another four detainees out of the 17 who escaped on Monday morning from Bekasi Police station.The four have been identified as Matsani, Doli Simanjuntak, Abdul Azis and Slamet, alias Bram, and were all apprehended in...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Three Papua villagers in hiding die of starvation
Three Papua villagers in hiding die of starvationNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Three residents of Kuyawage village in the Papua regency of Wamena have reportedly starved to death after fleeing their homes to avoid a sweep by the Army for those responsible for last month's...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Losers protest N. Sumatra election
Losers protest N. Sumatra electionApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Seven independent candidates who had contested the North Sumatra gubernatorial election are seeking the annulment of Rizal Nurdin's reelection on Monday, alleging that they had been discriminated against.
Wed, 28 May 2003
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~ ADS Country Profile: Italy Publishing date: June 2 Message of the Ambassador of Italy to Indonesia H.E. Francesco M. GrecoItalian National Day -- marking the anniversary of the founding of our Republic -- represents for me and all Italians who live and work in Indonesia the ideal occasion to...
Wed, 28 May 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, May 28, 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, 28 May 2003
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~ ADS Country Profile: Italy Pulishing date : June 2Italian Trade Commission: Assisting both Italian and Indonesian companies During 2002 bilateral trade between Indonesia and Italy continued to show a surplus of 504 million euros in favor of Indonesia.
Wed, 28 May 2003
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Wed, 28 May 2003
Are rallies productive?
Are rallies productive?From Media Indonesia To mark the fifth year of the reform movement, university students held street rallies demanding that Megawati and Hamzah Haz step down. These rallies reflected the strong spirit of reform among university students, although, perhaps only ceremonially.
Wed, 28 May 2003
House approves Hartadi's election
House approves Hartadi's election JAKARTA: The House of Representatives formally appointed on Tuesday Hartadi A. Sarwono as a new deputy governor of Bank Indonesia, replacing Miranda S. Goeltom.The appointment was made during a plenary session.
Wed, 28 May 2003
1. TEMPO: 2 x 27
1. TEMPO: 2 x 27TNI to sue 'Koran Tempo' over alleged false report 2. LAW: 2 x 24Govt starts prosecuting alleged GAM members 3. CULIK: 1 x 40Alleged GAM members kidnap 10 fishermen 4. TOKYO:Tokyo meeting doomed to fail from the start
Wed, 28 May 2003
Stop forest exploitation: Papuans
Stop forest exploitation: Papuans JAKARTA: Papuan tribal leaders and students from Greater Jakarta urged the government on Tuesday to revoke forest concessions given to dozens of companies that have failed to preserve the environment.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Batam struggles to cope with plunge in tourist arrivals
Batam struggles to cope with plunge in tourist arrivalsFadli, Contributor, Batam The quiet situation immediately turned lively when a group of 60 Singaporean tourists arrived at Hotel Novotel in the Kawasan Tanjung resort area on Batam last Saturday.
Wed, 28 May 2003
TNS Indonesia rebrands
TNS Indonesia rebrands JAKARTA: Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), one of the world's leading market information groups, has announced that it was renaming itself into its acronyms TNS after bringing its entire worldwide operations into one single brand.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Stop forest exploitation: Papuans
Stop forest exploitation: Papuans JAKARTA: Papuan tribal leaders and students from Greater Jakarta urged the government on Tuesday to revoke forest concessions given to dozens of companies that have failed to preserve the environment.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Hembing launches book on SARS
Hembing launches book on SARS JAKARTA: Herbal medicine expert H.M. Hembing Wijayakusuma has made the best of the ongoing Jakarta Book Festival 2003, launching his latest book Proteksi Dini Terhadap SARS (How to protect yourself from SARS).
Wed, 28 May 2003
Facing the religious dilemma in education
Facing the religious dilemma in educationSimon Marcus Gower Director Research and Development Harapan Bangsa School Banten, Tangerang Moral issues always have the potential to degenerate into a hazardous quagmire.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Education bill gives rise to local rivalries
Education bill gives rise to local rivalriesThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Manado Regionalism is the latest, unintended consequence of the much- debated national education bill, which has already divided the nation along religious lines.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Mysterious
Mysterious telephone bill From Kompas I am a Depok resident and have two fixed telephone lines from Telkom. I usually pay my bills on time and use my telephones as efficiently as possible. Last month, however, there was a big jump in the amount on the bills.
Wed, 28 May 2003
NU, PKB fight over presidency
NU, PKB fight over presidencyA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The executive meeting of the National Awakening Party (PKB) opened on Tuesday evening amid a probable fierce battle over presidential candidate with its patron organization Nahdlatul Ulama.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Investment in electronics to jump
Investment in electronics to jump JAKARTA: The Ministry of Industry and Trade predicted that new investment in the electronic sector this year would reach around US$200 million, doubling last year's figure of $100 million.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Maspion to launch IPO
Maspion to launch IPO JAKARTA: Electronic and household goods producer PT Maspion plans to sell 25 percent of its shares through an initial public offering (IPO) next year.The company said on Tuesday that it had also planned to issue Rp 500 billion (US$60.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Govt starts prosecuting alleged GAM members
Govt starts prosecuting alleged GAM membersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As part of the government's campaign to end separatism in Aceh, the state has begun prosecuting 18 alleged members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) for treason and terrorism.
Wed, 28 May 2003
More travel agents may close as business gets worse
More travel agents may close as business gets worseSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The outbreak of deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has dealt a major blow to the country's tourism industry.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Alleged GAM members kidnap 10 fishermen
Alleged GAM members kidnap 10 fishermenApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Ten local fishermen were freed on Tuesday after they were held for hours by a group of people, who were suspected to be members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Wed, 28 May 2003
Bali tourism industry faces bankruptcy
Bali tourism industry faces bankruptcyRita A. Widiadana and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali July to August is usually the peak season for the tourism industry on the island of Bali with thousands of foreign tourists enjoying the beauty of its beaches, rich culture and natural...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Govt to delay Telkomsel IPO
Govt to delay Telkomsel IPO JAKARTA: The Indonesian government said Tuesday it will delay a plan to divest its stake in cellular phone company PT Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia, or Telkomsel, through an initial public offering (IPO) to next year.
Wed, 28 May 2003
S'pore's visitor arrivals down more than 70%
S'pore's visitor arrivals down more than 70%Agence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore's visitor arrivals were down more than 70 percent in the first 19 days of May from a year ago due to the health scare sparked by the SARS outbreak, tourism authorities said Tuesday.
Wed, 28 May 2003
The role of intelligence and counterinsurgency
The role of intelligence and counterinsurgencyKusnanto Anggoro, Senior Researcher, Center for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS), Jakarta The importance of espionage in military affairs has been recognized since the beginning of recorded history.
Wed, 28 May 2003
7 policemen quizzed over fatal shooting
7 policemen quizzed over fatal shootingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police stated on Tuesday that they were interrogating seven police officers over stray shootings that claimed the life of two girls, a toddler and a 12-year-old, in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, on Monday.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Only 10 Sumatran rhinos left
Only 10 Sumatran rhinos left KERINCI, Bengkulu: The double horned Sumatran rhino (dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is edging dangerously close to extinction with only 10 species left in their natural habitat in Sumatra's Kerinci National Park, a park official said.
Wed, 28 May 2003
IPB Paddy Festival celebrates food
IPB Paddy Festival celebrates food JAKARTA: The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), in cooperation with the Cultural Division of the French Foreign Ministry and CIRAD, a French research center on tropical agronomy, is holding the Paddy Festival at the IPB campus in Dermaga, Bogor.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Hembing launches book on SARS
Hembing launches book on SARS JAKARTA: Herbal medicine expert H.M. Hembing Wijayakusuma has made the best of the ongoing Jakarta Book Festival 2003, launching his latest book Proteksi Dini Terhadap SARS (How to protect yourself from SARS).
Wed, 28 May 2003
From Media Indonesia
From Media Indonesia It was reported some time ago in the print and electronic media that the president director of PT Jamsostek, Ahmad Djunaidi, and the company's directors of investment and finance were suspects in an alleged corruption case worth over Rp 23 billion in this particular company.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Permata offers Rp 1t mutual fund
Permata offers Rp 1t mutual fundEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Permata offers bond-based mutual funds called PermataInves worth Rp 1 trillion (US$117 million) to its customers, especially the preferred ones whose deposits exceed Rp 500 million.The bank has 1.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Government dissolves tourism development body
Government dissolves tourism development bodyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has dissolved the Tourism and Culture Development Body (BP Budpar), was established in February 2002 to implement policies on tourism, and placed the disbanded organization under the Office of...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Supersemar scholarship
Supersemar scholarshipFrom Kompas Education has become very expensive lately. It is only natural, therefore, that poor university students with a good grades should receive scholarships. It is for this purpose that a "Supersemar" scholarship has come into being.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Japanese companies pessimistic on business outlook in East Asia:
Japanese companies pessimistic on business outlook in East Asia: survey Agence France-Presse TokyoThe business outlook among Japanese companies that have advanced into the rest of Asia has worsened due to the SARS outbreak, a government-run trade institute said in a survey on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Thailand stuns over RI's policies on troubled Aceh
Thailand stuns over RI's policies on troubled AcehThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok By backing the attack on Aceh rebels, Bangkok may have given up on hopes for peace in the strife-torn provinceFor a country that doesn't like to make its foreign policy stance known, Thailand managed to...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Companies lax about environmental law
Companies lax about environmental lawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim expressed on Monday disappointment with the findings of the 2002 environmental audit, which found that many companies had poor environmental management.
Wed, 28 May 2003
1. 5 columns, (1 X 30)
1. 5 columns, (1 X 30) NU, PKB split over presidential candidate 2. 2 columns, (3 X 14) Education bill gives rise to regionalism 3. 3 columns, 2 X 24 RI may annually earn $500m from carbon trade 4. 2 columns, 2 X 18 Firms lax about environmental law 5.
Wed, 28 May 2003
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Wrong prescription can kill the 'Unitary State' Endy M. Bayuni Deputy chief editor The Jakarta Post Jakarta2. pRO28 -- The Middle East dream map 2 X 30 Mideast road map welcomed but chances of reconciliation slim Shlomo Avineri Professor of Political Science Hebrew University Jerusalem Project...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Traders against ruling on used clothes
Traders against ruling on used clothes JAKARTA: Dozens of activists from the Medan-based Association of Used Clothes Traders (APPB) held a peaceful protest at the lobby of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday, demanding that the government revoke the ban on the importing of used clothes.
Wed, 28 May 2003
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~ ADS Country Profile: Italy Publishing Date: June 2 The English in this is so bad I've had to guess at what is meant by most of it! IBAI, an Italian presence in Indonesia The Italian Business Association in Indonesia (IBAI), conveys its heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of Italian National...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Only 10 Sumatran rhinos left
Only 10 Sumatran rhinos left KERINCI, Bengkulu: The double horned Sumatran rhino (dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is edging dangerously close to extinction with only 10 species left in their natural habitat in Sumatra's Kerinci National Park, a park official said.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Call to GAM to return to RI
Call to GAM to return to RI From Koran Tempo Relatively wide support for the military operation in Aceh reflects the public's loss of sympathy for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), an organization perpetrating torture, destruction and terror and masterminding all savage acts towards the Acehnese.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Cheap books sell best at Jakarta Book Fair
Cheap books sell best at Jakarta Book FairTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Is it the cover or the content of a book that makes people eager to buy it? Or could it be the discounted price?The latter seems to be what is attracting visitors to the ongoing Jakarta Book Fair 2003 at...
Wed, 28 May 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, May 28, 2003Exhibition* Painting Cipta Pesona 2003 by Komunitas Seniman Muda Surabaya, at Taman Budaya Jawa Timur (East Java Cultural Center), Jl. Gentengkali No. 85, until May 31.
Wed, 28 May 2003
Questioning reforestation fund
Questioning reforestation fund From Koran Tempo As reported in The Jakarta Post on May 21, the secretary- general of the Ministry of Forestry, Wahjudi Wardojo, made several conflicting statements in a hearing with Commission III of the House of Representatives on May 20.