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Fri, 18 Jun 2004
India is really looking towards the East now
India is really looking towards the East nowPranay Gupte, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore "We always said, 'Look East', but then we would go West," Jairam Ramesh was saying in his small ground-floor office here over the weekend.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Indonesian wisdom has global value
Indonesian wisdom has global value Perhaps the greatest travesty in our small history as the dominant life force on this beautiful world would be if we did not grasp how the ending of the Cold War provided the potential to begin a new awareness of how humans can best work as a group, defined as the...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Govt sets price for Bukit Asam
Govt sets price for Bukit Asam JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has set an initial price of between Rp 650 and Rp 750 a share for its planned secondary offering of a 12.4 percent stake in PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Workers protest KDI's closure
Workers protest KDI's closure SURABAYA: Some 1,000 workers of PT Kyung Dong Indonesia (KDI) marched to the East Java legislative council on Thursday to protest the company's closure due to financial difficulties.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Farmers protest against police
Farmers protest against policeWahyuana, Bekasi Buni Bhakti villagers in Babelan district demanded on Thursday that Bekasi Police release two villagers, Bahrol Alam and Holili, who have been under arrest since Saturday for hijacked five tanker trucks belonging to state oil company Pertamina.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Soccer fan shot dead in robbery
Soccer fan shot dead in robberyEvi Mariani, Jakarta A 24-year-old man, Tarmudi, was killed early on Thursday morning after buying coffee at a stall near his house to stay awake for the Euro 2004 soccer match between Portugal and Russia.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Ban on Megawati has little effect
Ban on Megawati has little effectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A ban imposed on incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri and running mate Hasyim Muzadi from holding further outdoor rallies in Bali will not affect their campaign on the island.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Tangerang fights against red tape for foreign workers
Tangerang fights against red tape for foreign workersMulta Fidrus, Tangerang The Tangerang regental manpower agency will file a judicial review at the Supreme Court to fight a ministerial decree stripping it of the power to issue work permits to foreigners.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Philippine tourist arrivals up 31.4%
Philippine tourist arrivals up 31.4% MANILA: Tourist arrivals in the Philippines rose 31.4 percent to nearly one million in the five months to May, keeping the government's full-year target of 2.5 million visitors on track, the tourism department said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Historical sites to be immortalized
Historical sites to be immortalized JAKARTA: The tourism agency in cooperation with 100 artists from the Ancol Art Market are to capture well-known city landmarks and historical buildings on canvas.The program, called "Jakarta on the Spot", is set to coincide with the city's official 477th...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Police submit Cimanggis dossiers
Police submit Cimanggis dossiers JAKARTA: After around four months of investigation and questioning, the Jakarta Police submitted on Wednesday dossiers of nine suspects in an explosion in Cimanggis."The dossiers were submitted to the Depok Prosecutor's Office," the city police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Jamsostek to increase compensation
Jamsostek to increase compensationRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta State-owned social security company PT Jamsostek is to raise by at least 10 percent compensation for workers who experience work- related accidents.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
'I'll sell the TV, I don't care'
'I'll sell the TV, I don't care' State television station TVRI seems determined to reinstate monthly license fees for TV owners, which would range in cost between Rp 3,000 (about 30 US cents) and Rp 12,000, depending on the amount of power being used in a house.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Hamzah provides free health services
Hamzah provides free health services PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: As part of the presidential campaign, the campaign team of Hamzah Haz and Gen. (ret) Agum Gumelar is set to provide free health services for residents in three regencies in the South Sumatra province here.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Rupiah drop still under control, says BI chief
Rupiah drop still under control, says BI chiefTony Hotland, Jakarta The current depreciation in the rupiah against the U.S. dollar would not have a severe impact on the economy as it is still manageable, Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Woman or unbeliever for president?
Woman or unbeliever for president?From Media Indonesia Recent newspaper and TV reports have made me feel uncomfortable as a housewife and a Muslim to know that some clerics are still so narrow-minded that they view the gender issue in such a simplistic way.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Back to local names
Back to local namesFrom KompasThe use of foreign names for real estate complexes was severely criticized by linguists and those concerned about the national language around 1995, and as a result developers changed a lot of English names to Indonesian.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Stop promiscuity
Stop promiscuity among teenagersFrom Koran TempoThe level of promiscuity among teenagers in the West Java capital of Bandung is worrying, and is resulting in a rising number of cases of pre-marital sex being reported to the counseling agency of the provincial family planning association.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
'Titiek' and search for a market-friendly president
'Titiek' and search for a market-friendly presidentKornelius Purba Siti Hedijati "Titiek" Herijadi, the second daughter of former president Soeharto, kept a smile on her face when a keynote speaker mentioned her father's failure to control the greed of his six children and their cronies.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
West Java regental councillors refuse payments
West Java regental councillors refuse paymentsNana Rukmana, Indramayu, West Java Councillors in the Indramayu and Majalengka regencies have refused billions of rupiah in end-of-term honorariums, saying the big payouts would be better allocated to running the elections and developing education and...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Indonesian students see beyond myths of Italy
Indonesian students see beyond myths of ItalyFabio Scarpello, Contributor, Jakarta Vitri has watched various Discovery Channel programs on Italy, loves the country and thinks that "Italy has it all -- history, nature, food".
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
ASEAN bodybuilding c'ships starts in Bali
ASEAN bodybuilding c'ships starts in BaliWahyoe Boediwardhana, Jimbaran, Bali Forty-three bodybuilders from six countries are set to compete on Friday in the 7th South East Asian (ASEAN) Bodybuilding Championship in Jimbaran, Bali.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
RI hopes FTA will boost export to China
RI hopes FTA will boost export to ChinaZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The government said on Thursday that Indonesian exports to China could double in three years following the gradual implementation of a free trade agreement (FTA).
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
'Toxic' plant to handle waste
'Toxic' plant to handle waste TANGERANG: Executives of textile producer PT Argo Pantes promised Tangerang councillors that the company would no longer discharge toxic waste into the Cisadane river without proper treatment, and that it would heed the calls for better conditions for its workers.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
BCA mulls buying stake in Bank Permata
BCA mulls buying stake in Bank PermataDow Jones, Jakarta PT Bank Central Asia said Thursday it is considering to take part in the bidding for the government's stake in state-owned PT Bank Permata."We are now preparing a study to buy the Bank Permata stake," said BCA spokeswoman Lena Setiawati told...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Neighbors proud of Megawati, but...
Neighbors proud of Megawati, but...Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta This is the first in a series of stories on the five presidential candidates in the eyes of their neighbors. Several residents of the Kebagusan area in South Jakarta say they are proud to be neighbors of President Megawati Soekarnoputri...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Use of condoms drops to 0.9%
Use of condoms drops to 0.9% JAKARTA: A recent survey revealed that only 0.9 percent of males who are involved in family planning programs use condoms consistently.The survey, conducted between 2002 and 2003, found that 60 percent of around 40 million married couples in 26 provinces use any form of...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
U.S. move against Alex demanded
U.S. move against Alex demanded JAKARTA: Indonesia is compiling legal documents on Maluku separatist leader Alex Manuputty, to forward to the United States, with the expectation that he would be included on its wanted list.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Many countries depend on Philippine workers
Many countries depend on Philippine workersMichael L. Tan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Let's imagine the entire world waking up one day to discover Filipinos have disappeared. I'm talking here about the six or seven million Filipinos currently working overseas in countries...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
India is really looking towards the East now
India is really looking towards the East now Pranay Gupte The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore "We always said, 'Look East', but then we would go West," Jairam Ramesh was saying in his small ground-floor office here over the weekend.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Asian airliners were also targets in original Sept. 11 plan: Repots
Asian airliners were also targets in original Sept. 11 plan: RepotsRohan Sullivan, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur The mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks originally conceived a two-part plan that included hijacking airliners in Southeast Asia and blowing them up in mid-air as planes crashed...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
TV Today: Friday, June 18, 2004
TV Today: Friday, June 18, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi6:30 Talk Show: Saran dan Pendapat7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Vietnam says
Vietnam says ASEM summit on track VIETNAM: Vietnam said it is pushing ahead with preparations for a Europe-Asia meeting in October that is beset with doubts because of European opposition to the attendance of military-ruled Myanmar.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Da'i hails study on graft by police
Da'i hails study on graft by police JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar praised on Thursday a study of police corruption, saying it would help the police eradicate the crime.The study, conducted by Police Staff College (PTIK) students a few months ago, found corruption was widespread...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Australia moves to renew ties with Kopassus: Hill
Australia moves to renew ties with Kopassus: HillAgence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Australia is moving towards renewing cooperation with Indonesia's Kopassus special forces, which have been accused of widespread human rights abuses, Defense Minister Robert Hill said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
1. Market 4x12
1. Market 4x12 Tokyo, HK stock prices fall, other Asian mixed 2. Sigapore 1x36Singapore opens up bank sector further3. BCA 1x40BCA mulls buying stake in Bank Permata4. Furniture 1x40U.S. may up tariffs on Chinese furniture 5. Fly 1x30 More low-cost airlines to fly in Asia
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
1. buffy 2x18
1. buffy 2x18 Scholars lecturing on 'Buffy' -- seriously 2. EDUC 2x24 Indonesian students see beyond myths of Italy
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
ASEM summit on track: Vietnam
ASEM summit on track: Vietnam VIETNAM: Vietnam said it is pushing ahead with preparations for a Europe-Asia meeting in October that is beset with doubts because of European opposition to the attendance of military-ruled Myanmar.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
More graft revealed in legislative councils
More graft revealed in legislative councilsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The reverberations created by last month's conviction of almost all of North Sumatra's councillors in a collective graft trial are now being felt in other local jurisdictions across Indonesia, with a number of similar corruption...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Papuans live in fear, Wiranto is told
Papuans live in fear, Wiranto is told JAYAPURA: Better education, health services and better income is what Papuans need, presidential candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto was told when campaigning in Jayapura on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Legislators agree to discuss bill on Kyoto Protocol
Legislators agree to discuss bill on Kyoto ProtocolKurniawan Hari, Jakarta The House of Representatives agreed on Thursday to discuss a bill on the Kyoto Protocol, paving the way for the country to ratify the international environmental treaty.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Container truck collapse kills one
Container truck collapse kills oneTheresia Sufa, Bogor A public minivan driver, Miin, 28, was killed while two others, Lean and Nursan, were injured after a container truck fell on three parked minivans on Jl. Narogong, Cileungsi, on Thursday at around 5:30 a.m.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Govt to merge Indofarma with Kimia Farma
Govt to merge Indofarma with Kimia FarmaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would push ahead with plans to merge ailing state pharmaceutical company PT Indofarma with the healthier PT Kimia Farma and follow up with selling the shares in the combined entity.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Manado Police probe Rp 2.5b bank scandal
Manado Police probe Rp 2.5b bank scandal MANADO, North Sulawesi: Police said on Thursday they had identified a suspect in a Rp 2.5 billion (US$277,777) graft scam at the Manado branch of Danamon Bank.The police identified the suspect only as HM, alias Hendrik, 30, who is the business manager at the...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
State loses Rp 22 trillion to corruptors in 2 years
State loses Rp 22 trillion to corruptors in 2 yearsAbdul Khalik and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta The state has lost some Rp 22 trillion (US$2.35 billion) in 1,198 corruption cases investigated from January 2002 to April 2004, the Attorney General's Office says.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
3 x 19
3 x 19More graft revealed in legislative councils JP/5/BEAT2 x 26District head slammed for beating Pandegelang student JP/5/DPRD1 x 43 W. Java regental councillors refuse payments
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
District head slammed for beating Pandeglang student
District head slammed for beating Pandeglang studentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Cadasari district head in Pandeglang regency, Banten, Oya Suryadilaga, has been caught up in an ugly incident at a local elementary school, where he reportedly slapped a student.Pandeglang Regent H.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
RI faces dumping charges
RI faces dumping charges The government is seeking to resolve a trade dispute with South Korea, which has accused Indonesian exporters of wood-free paper products of dumping practices, director general of international cooperation at the Ministry of Industry and Trade Pos M. Hutabarat said.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
City to get auction market for basic goods
City to get auction market for basic goodsDamar Harsanto, Jakarta In a bid to maintain supplies and prices of basic commodities during peak seasons, the city administration and the Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry will establish an auction market to link producers with potential buyers.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Jakarta Post, JakartaArrest order sough for GAM leaders A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday asked a court to detain two exiled leaders of Indonesia's Aceh rebel movement who are accused by the Indonesian government of staging assassinations, bombings and kidnappings.