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Wed, 18 Jun 2003
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50 Jakarta in its megalomaniacal, glittering glory 2. ACEH: 1 x 35 RI wins ASEAN support for Aceh war 3. MIRACLE: 1 x 40 Cabbie miraculously survives accident or Cabbie miraculously survives being crushed 4. ADB: 2 x 30 ADB pledges grant to support RI decentralization program 5.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Abuba steak smokes out local competition
Abuba steak smokes out local competitionLiya Chaika, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many restaurants work hard to lure more foodies to their joints. Comfy atmosphere, aggressive promotions, best services ... you name it.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
RI leads ASEAN to security
RI leads ASEAN to securityFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Phnom Penh Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN on Tuesday, Indonesia took steps for the Southeast Asian grouping to initiate a regional security community to combat terrorism and a joint effort to seek the release of Nobel peace...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Bangladesh to push for investment
Bangladesh to push for investment DHAKA: Bangladesh is to push for investment and the reduction of its trade deficit during Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri's three-day visit starting on Wednesday, officials here said.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
U.S. to give $18m for 2004 vote
U.S. to give $18m for 2004 vote JAKARTA: The U.S. government will give US$18 million (Rp 148 billion) to help Indonesia carry out its 2004 national elections.The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce said on Tuesday that the $18 million was part of U.S.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
To Tokyo, with inability to realize own promises
To Tokyo, with inability to realize own promisesKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com During her three-day state visit to Tokyo, where she will stay at the Akasaka Palace, President Megawati Soekarnoputri will clearly feel a rather different atmosphere from her...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
1. RIGHTS: 2 x 30
1. RIGHTS: 2 x 30 Rights monitors in Aceh under pressure to leave the province 2. TEACHER: 2 x 30 A teacher, latest civilian casualty of war in Aceh 3. LISTRIK: 1 x 45 Electricity returns to most of northern Aceh 4. TONG: 1 x 48 Acehnese beg for peace, receive loyalty lessons
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Education bill and the real mess behind the educational system
Education bill and the real mess behind the educational systemElwin Tobing, Founder, The Indonesian Institute, Jakarta, elwin@theindonesianinstitute.org Anyone new to the debate on the education bill recently endorsed by the legislature may be forgiven for thinking that the issue was about...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Bangladesh to push for investment
Bangladesh to push for investment DHAKA: Bangladesh is to push for investment and the reduction of its trade deficit during Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri's three-day visit starting on Wednesday, officials here said.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Damar Harsanto
Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaSuparmin, 31, a taxi driver, could not conceal his elation when describing an amazing incident that almost took his life, after a huge container fell onto his taxi on Tuesday morning. "I thought I was a goner ...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Lack of funds halts school renovation
Lack of funds halts school renovation CILACAP, Central Java: A limited budget has put a halt to a renovation project for 800 elementary school buildings in the regency. Head of the regental education agency Sutoyo said that there were 1,132 elementary schools and that 70 percent of them were...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
* Headlines: British police search for missing Briton in Bali 2
* Headlines: British police search for missing Briton in Bali 2 * National: 'RI must prosecute abusive soldiers' 4 * Archipelago: Rural chiefs to be punished for complaining 5 * Opinion: The real mess behind the educational system 6 * City: Jakarta, the stressful metropolis 8 * Sports: Strengths...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Ratelindo plans to issue bonds
Ratelindo plans to issue bonds JAKARTA: Indonesia's telecommunications company PT Radio Telepon Indonesia, or Ratelindo, said on Tuesday that it plans to issue Rp 500 billion of bonds in September to expand its business.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Amrozi testimony sought in Ba'asyir's trial
Amrozi testimony sought in Ba'asyir's trialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to provide evidence of links between Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir and the Jamaah Islamiyah terror network, prosecutors asked the court on Tuesday to hear the testimony of Amrozi, one of...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
[b]The House and
The House and the controversial 'Sukhoi-gate' deal Djoko Susilo Member, Commission I Reform Faction House of Representatives 2. Max -- Aceh: facing the facts of the New Order legacy2 X 30Aceh: Facing the reality of New Order regime's legacyMax Lane Visiting Fellow Centre for Asia Pacific Social...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, June 18, 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, June 18, 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, 18 Jun 2003
Recent major traffic accidents in Greater Jakarta
Recent major traffic accidents in Greater Jakarta ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date Incident ------------------------------------------------------------------- June 17 A truck container overturns and hits three cars, two motorcycles and a bajaj (three-wheeled...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Report point to Freeport, illegal mines
Report point to Freeport, illegal minesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2002 Indonesian environment status has listed gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia and illegal miners as environmental problem-makers in the country.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Electricity returns to most of northern Aceh
Electricity returns to most of northern AcehBerni K. Moestafa and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh/Jakarta Life took on a semblance of normalcy in several regencies in Aceh on Monday night after state electricity company PT PLN restored power after an almost two-week blackout,...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Early this year, former environment minister Emil Salim said
Early this year, former environment minister Emil Salim said Indonesia was unable to deal with the environmental hazards posed ~by the submarine tailing deposit mining system. Emil blasted mining companies' continued use of the submarine tailing disposal system.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Human rights monitors under pressure to leave Aceh
Human rights monitors under pressure to leave AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of the human rights workers in Aceh feel threatened with arbitrary arrest if they try to continue working in war-torn Aceh as the martial law administration in the province has alleged that they are involved with armed...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Aceh: Facing the reality of New Order regime's legacy
Aceh: Facing the reality of New Order regime's legacyMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSTRANS), University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia When Hasan Tiro proclaimed the Independent State of Aceh and launched the Aceh Sumatra National...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Sweden expected to act against exiled GAM leaders
Sweden expected to act against exiled GAM leadersThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is waiting for Swedish authorities to act against the exiled leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) within two weeks, says a top security minister.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
1. jakarta - 1x 27
1. jakarta - 1x 27 Jakarta, the stressful metropolisorJakarta, a stressful city 2. Movie - 1x40 Low-cost movie theaters struggle to survive 3. batik- 1x 30 Express yourself through batik 4. garbage - 2x 20 U.S. firm interested in garbage project 5.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
If you can't join them, pay them
If you can't join them, pay them The Jakarta-based University of Indonesia (UI) has followed its fellow state universities, including the Institute of Technology in Bandung and the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University in netting new students from well-off families.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Foreigners restricted from entering Aceh
Foreigners restricted from entering AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government issued on Tuesday a decree that restricts foreigners from traveling to the war-torn province of Aceh.Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Australia to have police in Bangkok
Australia to have police in Bangkok AUSTRALIA: An Australian Federal Police adviser will be stationed permanently in Bangkok under new formalized ties with Thai police as the two countries step up their crackdown on Islamic terrorism, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Aceh war sparks a culture of fear within media industry
Aceh war sparks a culture of fear within media industry The "integrated operation", including a military approach in Aceh, was a hard decision to take. Unlike military operations under the New Order, these operations are open to media coverage.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
U.S. firm interested in garbage project
U.S. firm interested in garbage projectBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the city administration is nursing a headache due to the garbage disposal problem that will likely linger after the 104- hectare Bantar Gebang dump site is closed, an American company has emerged with a...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Civil servant number imbalance
Civil servant number imbalance MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: State Minister for Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin said on Tuesday that the number of civil servants between the western and eastern parts of Indonesia were unbalanced.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Injured crash victims remain hospitalized
Injured crash victims remain hospitalizedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seven people who were seriously injured in a bus and train collision in Sragen, Central Java, on Monday, are still undergoing intensive medical treatment at three hospitals in Surakarta and Sragen.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Large amount of taste enhancer pose health hazard to everyone
Large amount of taste enhancer pose health hazard to everyoneDear Dr. DonyaI am a regular reader of your articles in The Jakarta Post. I have a daughter aged 19 months. I would appreciate your kind advice on her eating habits.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Thais die of AIDS after arrest: official
Thais die of AIDS after arrest: official AMBON, Maluku: Two Thai nationals suffering from the AIDS virus, died as their trawler was impounded by the Indonesian Navy for alleged poaching in Indonesian waters, a local health official claimed.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Antiland mine campaign on wheels
Antiland mine campaign on wheelsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dec. 19, 1982. It was a sunny day in the jungle somewhere in the border of Cambodia and Thailand. Tun Channareth, along with a group of soldiers, was halfway to the destination when they came across a mined area.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
World opposed to Bush and Iraq war, BBC poll says
World opposed to Bush and Iraq war, BBC poll says Reuters LondonA majority of people around the world view U.S. President George W. Bush unfavorably and think the United States was wrong to invade Iraq, according to a BBC poll published on Monday.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
1. Boyce (4 x 12)
1. Boyce (4 x 12) U.S. questions RI's will to prosecute rights cases 2. Constitution (2 x 21) JP/4/mk Constitutional court elusive as deadline nears 3. Basyir (1 x 36) Amrozi to testify in Ba'asyir's trial 4. Mutu ( 2 x 20) 'Universities care too much about money' 5.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Ratelindo plans to issue bonds
Ratelindo plans to issue bonds JAKARTA: Indonesia's telecommunications company PT Radio Telepon Indonesia, or Ratelindo, said on Tuesday that it plans to issue Rp 500 billion of bonds in September to expand its business.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
1. ASEAN: 1 x 27
1. ASEAN: 1 x 27 RI leads ASEAN to security 2. ACEH: 1 x 42 Respiratory problems hit refugees in Aceh 3. TODUNG: 1 x 55 Aceh war sparks a culture of fear within media industry 4. DECREE: 2 x 21 Foreigners restricted from entering Aceh
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Stroke attacks younger people
Stroke attacks younger people JAKARTA: Stroke has begun to attack younger people, starting from the age of 30, compared to the previous pattern where the ailment only attacked those aged above 50.Haryono Suyono, Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Stroke Foundation, said on Tuesday that the country's...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Fifi Yulianti
Fifi Yulianti The Jakarta Post Jakarta Susana, 45, a medical lecturer at a private university, explained how she enjoyed the time she learned how to make batik, accompanied by gamelan instrumental music."It was really relaxing and comfortable.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Scam artist arrested for theft
Scam artist arrested for theft TANGERANG: A bogus journalist was arrested by the police on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a cellular phone in a public minivan near Cimone bus terminal in Tangerang municipality.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
JakArt@2003
JakArt@2003 .TB.30" 0.90"June 18 Photo Exhibition Djakarta, Jakarta, Jakarte by William R. Durman Gedung Dua8, Jl. Kemang Utara no. 28, South Jakarta - (Tel. 71792049), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Exhibition, Creativity and Contents: the Indian from St Gall and Golden Letters Ak Sa Ra Bookstore, Jl.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Bengkel to host Asian billiards meet
Bengkel to host Asian billiards meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bengkel Billiard Hall, Sudirman Central Business District, Central Jakarta, will host the 12th Asian 9-Ball Pocket Billiards Championship early next month.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Vendors object to ITC plan
Vendors object to ITC plan SUBANG, West Java: Around 300 vendors in Pamanukan, Subang regency, have protested the regental administration's plan to build an International Trade Center (ITC) in the shopping district, starting later this month.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
U.S. questions RI's will to prosecute rights cases
U.S. questions RI's will to prosecute rights casesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States has expressed concern over Indonesia's apparent lack of will to prosecute military personnel implicated in past human rights abuses, saying it would hamper the democracy that has flourished...
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Respiratory problems hit refugees in Aceh
Respiratory problems hit refugees in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Health problems have added to the misery of thousands of Acehnese refugees since they abandoned their homes for camps to evade gunfights between government troops and separatist rebels in the province.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Low-cost movie theater struggle to survive
Low-cost movie theater struggle to surviveArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ayat, 27, drew on a cigarette and quickly exhaled smoke, while keeping his eyes steadily on the screen, showing an action thriller movie, at Grand Theater, Senen, Central Jakarta.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Unocal to Spend $350m a year too boost gas output fivefold
Unocal to Spend $350m a year too boost gas output fivefoldBloomberg, Kuala Lumpur Unocal Corp., a U.S. company that explores for oil on five continents, will spend US$350 million a year in Indonesia in the next five years to boost gas output fivefold.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
Vendors object to ITC plan
Vendors object to ITC plan SUBANG, West Java: Around 300 vendors in Pamanukan, Subang regency, have protested the regental administration's plan to build an International Trade Center (ITC) in the shopping district, starting later this month.
Wed, 18 Jun 2003
RI to sign MOU with EU, Japan to curb illegal logging
RI to sign MOU with EU, Japan to curb illegal loggingAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the European Union (EU) next week to help curb rampant illegal logging activities in Indonesia, said a senior...