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Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Mega still hoping for peace
Mega still hoping for peaceAgencies, Tokyo President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday said she is still hoping for a negotiated settlement of the separatist war in Aceh province but will push ahead with a military campaign to maintain Indonesia's territorial integrity.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
The loyalty of civil servants
The loyalty of civil servants Nobody can rule a government for good. Even the Indonesian president is limited by the Constitution to two consecutive terms.The democratic system has indeed been designed to accommodate changes in government administration.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Bali does not deserve black-list
Bali does not deserve black-list DENPASAR: There are no good grounds for putting Bali on the international tourist destination black-list as the October 2002 bomb blasts could have happened anywhere, not only in Bali, said Badung deputy regent I Made Sumer at Kadonganan beach, Kuta, on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
U.S. Senate moves against RI military over Papua incident
U.S. Senate moves against RI military over Papua incidentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians might have forgotten the bloody attack at Tembagapura, Papua, 10 months ago. But Americans, or at least the U.S. Senate, have not.The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is trying to block U.S.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Legislators' no-show delays anticorruption law revision
Legislators' no-show delays anticorruption law revisionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives failed on Monday to hold its scheduled plenary meeting as less than half of the total number of legislators showed up.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Exit strategy from IMF must not create uncertainty: BI
Exit strategy from IMF must not create uncertainty: BIDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia warned on Monday the government's exit strategy from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must not create uncertainty, as it would come at the expense of confidence in the economy --...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Five countries in military exercises
Five countries in military exercises MALAYSIA: Troops from Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore have begun a 15-day major military exercise codenamed Flying Fish in the South China Sea, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
'Corporate standards best in Singapore'
'Corporate standards best in Singapore'Agence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore has the highest corporate governance standards in Asia while Vietnam and China suffer from the worst, according to a survey of expatriates doing business in the region.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Philippines stays on FATF blacklist despite progress
Philippines stays on FATF blacklist despite progress Despite progress in legislation, the Philippines has remained on an international blacklist of countries and territories seen as conducive to money-laundering, the central bank said in Manila on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Five countries in military exercises
Five countries in military exercises MALAYSIA: Troops from Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore have begun a 15-day major military exercise codenamed Flying Fish in the South China Sea, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Bank BRI upbeat about IPO plan despite problems
Bank BRI upbeat about IPO plan despite problemsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) is optimistic it will launch its initial public offering (IPO) in October despite lingering problems that some say may cause a delay.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Government threatens separatists loyalists with imprisonment
Government threatens separatists loyalists with imprisonmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government sent a strong signal against any unfaithful civil servants on Monday, saying that they would end up in jail if they were proven to be backing the secessionist movement in war-torn Nanggroe Aceh...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
City spends Rp 5.75b on Jakarta anniversary
City spends Rp 5.75b on Jakarta anniversaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration had allocated Rp 5.75 billion for the series of events held to commemorate Jakarta's 476th anniversary, which ended on Sunday.City Hall spokesman Ahyat M. Awe said on Monday that more than Rp 4.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Terrorist suspect withdraws confessions
Terrorist suspect withdraws confessionsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The trial of Ali Gufron, alias Muklas, took a dramatic turn on Monday, when the defendant revoked all his previous confessions made to police investigators, claiming that he had been subjected to severe...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
RI securities firms comply with rules on money-laundering
RI securities firms comply with rules on money-launderingDow Jones, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said on Monday 70 percent of Indonesia's securities firms are in compliance with new regulations aimed at stamping out money-laundering and financing for terrorist groups.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Makro holds food expo
Makro holds food expo JAKARTA: PT Makro Indonesia is holding a two-day expo hosting more than 60 traders of food and nonfood products at Balai Sudirman on Jl. Dr Sahardjo, South Jakarta, from June 24 and June 25.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Police asked to provide evidence in Pardede case
Police asked to provide evidence in Pardede caseApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra Provincial Police are in hot water following their recent statement that deputy governor Rudolf Pardede had not fabricated his high school diplomas prior to submitting his candidacy...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Vietnam, RI working on coffee export regulation agreement
Vietnam, RI working on coffee export regulation agreementBen Rowse, Agence France-Presse, Hanoi Vietnam and Indonesia, two of the world's biggest coffee producers, are hoping to sign a landmark agreement this week regulating their exports to help prop up world prices, industry sources said on...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Indonesian press needs to face its own public
Indonesian press needs to face its own publicJanet Steele, Associate Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University A few years ago at the annual Fulbright conference in Yogyakarta, I heard Professor Daniel Lev describe a personal "epiphany" that he had experienced many...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
'We're proud to be the children of GAM rebels'
'We're proud to be the children of GAM rebels'Kornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com Ribka Tjiptaning Prolotariyati shocked many of the elite and angered Vice President Hamzah Haz in October last year when she launched her controversial book Aku Bangga Jadi Anak...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
1 x 35
1 x 35 'Most gas stations fail to meet Amdal' JP/8/POLLUTE 1 x 30 People protest polluting plants JP/8/Busway1 x 32 Busway sparks further controversy JP/8/Dana2 x 21 City spends Rp 5.75b on Jakarta anniversary JP/8/SALE 2 x 33 Lack of publicity results in poor customer turnout for Great Sale...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
1. JOURNALIST: 3 x 22
1. JOURNALIST: 3 x 22 Aceh military tells foreign journalists to leave the province 2. SYAFII: 1 x 42 Religious leader tells govt to end Aceh war 3. CHARGE: 1 x 40 GAM members to be charged with treason 4. BOMB: 2 x 28 Suspected bomber of RP envoy's home goes on trial
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
'Most gas stations fail to meet Amdal'
'Most gas stations fail to meet Amdal'Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of the more than 240 gas stations in Jakarta do not meet the requirements set in the environment impact analysis (Amdal), the City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) announced on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
The loyalty of civil servants
The loyalty of civil servants Nobody can rule a government for good. Even the Indonesian president is limited by the Constitution to two consecutive terms. The democratic system has indeed been designed to accommodate changes in government administration.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
It's never simple
It's never simple Nothing is as simple as it seems, especially in Indonesian politics. The procurement of Russian jet fighters and helicopters by the government was supposed to have been a simple and straightforward affair.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Religious leader tells govt to end Aceh war
Religious leader tells govt to end Aceh warSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta Chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization, reiterated on Monday his call for the government to end the war in Aceh and reopen dialog with the separatist...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Support grows for Sultan's reelection as governor
Support grows for Sultan's reelection as governorSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Hundreds of supporters of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X arrived at the provincial legislative council on Monday to express support for the sultan's reelection as the province's governor for the 2003-2008 period.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Rare elephants wait uncertain future
Rare elephants wait uncertain futureP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Controversy has erupted over plans by the South Sumatra Tourism and Cultural Office to ship five endangered wild Sumatran elephants to a Japanese animal park that has a poor reputation.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Police name PDI-P faction chairman graft suspect
Police name PDI-P faction chairman graft suspectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have named the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Legislative Council a suspect in a Rp 15 billion (US$1.8 million) corruption case.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Muslims, Christians clean places of worship in Ambon
Muslims, Christians clean places of worship in Ambon For the first time since violent sectarian clashes broke out between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia's Ambon island in 1999, members of both communities on Sunday jointly began to clean mosques and churches there, a report said.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Pertamina may lose its assets
Pertamina may lose its assetsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java The Indramayu regency administration has told state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina to pay local oil and gas processing taxes or risk having its assets seized.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Increase in beginners means good business for golf shops
Increase in beginners means good business for golf shopsThe growing popularity of golf in Indonesia has brought a positive impact on sales of golf equipment, such as clubs, bags, golf attire and other accessories, in the country.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Don't raise price of generic drugs, NGO says
Don't raise price of generic drugs, NGO saysSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Health Consumers Foundation (YLKKI) has rejected as irrational the government's plan to raise the price of generic drugs by 6 percent to 7 percent this year.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Controversies abound over IBRA's planned closure
Controversies abound over IBRA's planned closureM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After five years of being tasked to restore the condition of the national banking sector and to help recover the huge cost of the government's bank bailout program, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Is East Timor's Alkatiri a leader or follower?
Is East Timor's Alkatiri a leader or follower?Paulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal It is obvious that Indonesia (together with Australia) will be the two countries that constitute the most important of East Timorese bilateral relations in the long term.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Doubt cast on JI link in Sumatra
Doubt cast on JI link in SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The National Police, praised for their fight against terrorism, have sparked confusion over a recent claim that Jamaah Islamiyah was operating in Sumatra.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Thailand, South Korea float free-trade pact
Thailand, South Korea float free-trade pact Agence France-Presse Chiang Mai, Thailand Thailand and key trading partner South Korea on Saturday considered a future free-trade agreement, although barriers on rice and auto parts remain sticking points, officials said.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Bank Permata play down drop in SBI rate
Bank Permata play down drop in SBI rateEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Permata said that the drop in the interest rate of one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes would not create financial difficulties for the medium-sized bank, as its main source of profit is its lending...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
1. Sugar:
1. Sugar: Rini issued a decree on Sept. 24, 2002 that only allows state plantation companies, private firm Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia and Bulog to import sugar for the purpose of curbing sugar imports and helping local farmers.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Gambling case suspect remains a free man
Gambling case suspect remains a free manThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three days after being declared a suspect over allegations regarding the legalization of gambling at Tering Bay Resort, Nongsa district, Batam municipality, Riau, Buralimar remains a free man.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Fire burns down shophouse
Fire burns down shophouse JAKARTA: Seventeen fire trucks were deployed on Saturday to extinguish a fire that razed a three-story shophouse on Jl. Balikpapan in Tomang, Central Jakarta.No human casualties were reported after the fire.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Merpati hopeful about govt loan
Merpati hopeful about govt loan MAKASSAR: State-owned airline Merpati Nusantara is still hopeful that its request for Rp 200 billion in low-interest loans from the government's investment fund account (RDI) would be approved by the House of Representatives Commission IX on financial affairs.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
PLN implements energy-saving program
PLN implements energy-saving programSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta To reduce electricity demand in the provinces of South Sumatra, Jambi and Bengkulu, state electricity company PLN has started to implement a demand-side management program.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Jakarta's anniversary climax missing festive mood
Jakarta's anniversary climax missing festive moodTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The all-night parties on the eve of Jakarta's 476th anniversary, which fell on Sunday, apparently took a bite out of the festive mood for many city residents, due to a lack of publicity.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
1. WASTE: 2 x 28
1. WASTE: 2 x 28 Hazardous waste a threat in RI's major cities: WB expert 2. JAPAN: 2 x 26 Megawati arrives in Tokyo to begin four-day visit 3. TOURISM: 1 x 36 APEC draws up tourism risk strategy 4. AMBON: 1 x 50 Muslims, Christians clean places of worship in Ambon 5.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Stock index expected to increase, rupiah to remain stable, dealers say
Stock index expected to increase, rupiah to remain stable, dealers sayDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Composite Index is expected to move higher this week as positive sentiments continue following the government's plan to increase the size of the Bank Mandiri stake sale, an...
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Rini's protectionist trade policies criticized
Rini's protectionist trade policies criticizedAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi has been criticized for issuing trade policies which run counter to the liberalization spirit of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
JP/7/satya
JP/7/satyaStronger role in defense sought in white paper Satya Arinanto Lecturer Faculty of Law University of Indonesia In a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) last month, the Ministry of Defense's role was questioned by legislators from Commission I.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
Air Force officer defends government in Sukhoi deal
Air Force officer defends government in Sukhoi dealA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Air Force officer defended on Saturday the government's controversial decision to purchase Russian Sukhoi fighters, saying the country urgently needed jet fighters.
Mon, 23 Jun 2003
* Headlines:Air Force officer defends govt in Sukhoi deal2
* Headlines:Air Force officer defends govt in Sukhoi deal2 * National:UGM says admission fee of Rp 5m justified 4 * Archipelago:Pertamina may lose its W. Java assets5 * Opinion:Is East Timor's PM a leader or follower?7 * City:Clean water a luxury for many Jakartans 8 * Sports:Lewis keeps world...