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Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Foreigners to be banned from war-torn province
Foreigners to be banned from war-torn provinceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has declared war-torn Aceh off limits to tourists following the shooting of two German tourists last week.Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the decision was...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Greenpeace accuse UK govt of using banned timber
Greenpeace accuse UK govt of using banned timberReuters London Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace abseiled off cranes on a British government construction site on Thursday, saying timber used there was logged illegally in Indonesia.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles
Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles MAGELANG, Central Java: As many as 370 subdistrict chiefs demanded that the Magelang regency administration buy them motorcycles.Head of the subdistrict chiefs association, Hendro D. Purwanto, said on Saturday that the estimated Rp 3.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
JP/8/greater
JP/8/greaterTwo parachutists die in LidoBOGOR: One member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) and a civilian died on Sunday during parachute training in the area of Lido in Ciawi, Bogor.The two fell to their deaths at Muara Jaya village in the hamlet of Cisaloka near Lido.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Indonesia crashes out
Indonesia crashes out of Olympics campaign The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Under-23 soccer team has crashed out of contention for the 2004 Olympics after an embarrassing 5-1 defeat by Lebanon in Beirut on Saturday.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Police investigate deputy governor's fake diploma
Police investigate deputy governor's fake diplomaApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra Provincial Police have begun investigating the allegedly bogus diploma of deputy governor-elect Rudolf Pardede, a matter of great public interest in the province.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Grant hopes to help bridge digital divide
Grant hopes to help bridge digital divideTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A globalized world also means a globalized learning ground. People learn lessons of life not only from those around them but through the information spewed out constantly by television, radio and increasingly...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Jakarta stocks, local unit to continue appreciation trend this week: Analysts
Jakarta stocks, local unit to continue appreciation trend this week: AnalystsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta composite stock index is expected to continue its rally this week on lingering positive corporate news, while the rupiah is also predicted to continue its...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, Kalimantan
Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, KalimantanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Choking, thick haze that has sporadically hit mainland Riau and Kalimantan has spread and reached other islands, raising health concerns.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
One million to get free rice
One million to get free riceArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ibu Mien's face brightened when volunteers started to take coupons from people standing in line at the Semanan district administration office near Kalideres in West Jakarta on Sunday.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Marital break-ups hit record high
Marital break-ups hit record highSINGAPORE: Marital break-ups hit a record high in Singapore, with younger couples the quickest to end their unions, it was reported on Sunday.Last year, 5,825 marriages ended in divorces and annulments, up sharply from 2,111 cases in 1982, according to data from the...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
SIA slashes prices to lure tourists
SIA slashes prices to lure touristsSINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Saturday that it is slashing prices to the bone during the peak travel season to lure travelers to the city-state, where tourism has been clobbered by SARS.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Residents irate over power blackout
Residents irate over power blackout KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Residents of Rumbia and Rarowatu districts in Buton regency, Southeast Sulawesi, have threatened to demonstrate against state-owned electricity company PT PLN in Kendari due to power outages in their area over the last three weeks.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Enforced disappearances: Never again in Indonesia
Enforced disappearances: Never again in IndonesiaMugiyanto, Chairman, Indonesian Association of Families of Missing Persons (IKOHI), Jakarta Enforced or involuntary disappearances constitute a violation of the rules of international law that guarantee the right to recognition as an individual...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Obituary
ObituaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaeni, 51, chief of Central Java's Diponegoro Military Command, died of a combination of liver failure and lung problems in Singapore at 10 a.m. on Sunday.He was undergoing treatment at the Mt.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
SGH V200C phone: A strong contender from Korea
SGH V200C phone: A strong contender from KoreaZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id These last few weeks I have been quite busy doing what I like doing most: Trying out new and cool gadgets. A handful of IT vendors have been busy launching new gear, and there was the opportunity to...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Soeharto celebrates 82nd birthday
Soeharto celebrates 82nd birthdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Soeharto celebrated his 82th birthday on Sunday with his close relatives at his residence in Menteng, Central Jakarta.A different style of observance was held by a group of students, who tried to demonstrate near Soeharto's...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
FOR CREDIT CARDS -- FOCUS ISSUE
FOR CREDIT CARDS -- FOCUS ISSUE ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Credit-cards-tips Shop around before selecting the best card for you Sudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta With the increasingly tight competition in the credit card market, card issuers are vying for new consumers by making various offers.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Malaysian stocks expected to edge upwards
Malaysian stocks expected to edge upwardsM. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Stocks in Malaysia are expected to edge upwards in the months ahead due to favorable economic conditions as U.S.-led foreign investors selectively snap up blue-chips, analysts said.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles
Subdistrict chiefs demand motorcycles MAGELANG, Central Java: As many as 370 subdistrict chiefs demanded that the Magelang regency administration buy them motorcycles.Head of the subdistrict chiefs association, Hendro D. Purwanto, said on Saturday that the estimated Rp 3.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
1 x 26
1 x 26 One million to get free rice JP/8/SMOKE 1 x 37 Smokers add to public transportation woes JP/8/Noparking4 x 13 Parking rate hikes must follow good system: Experts JP/8/SPEAK 2 x 18 'Entertainment helps uplift our spirits'
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Supreme Court lacks proper judges to hear Akbar's appeal
Supreme Court lacks proper judges to hear Akbar's appealMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe notoriously inadequate legal system in Indonesia will likely see irregularities in the hearing of the appeal of Akbar Tandjung, the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Court lacks criminal judges for Akbar's appeal
Court lacks criminal judges for Akbar's appealMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The notoriously inadequate legal system in Indonesia will likely see irregularities in the hearing of the appeal of Akbar Tandjung, the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives, considering the...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
NORTH ACEH: Chief Pvt. Yenformase died and 18 other soldiers were
NORTH ACEH: Chief Pvt. Yenformase died and 18 other soldiers were injured after their truck drove off a bridge and into a river in Aloe Papen village in Nisam area.Lhokseumawe and other areas in North Aceh remained dark as electricity supply had not yet resumed.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Veteran sports journalist Sugeng died
Veteran sports journalist Sugeng diedThe Jakarta Post JAKARTA: Veteran sports journalist Sugeng Budijanto died of heart failure at the Minto Harjo Hospital in Jakarta early Sunday morning.Sugeng, 52, who worked for Surabaya News after a lengthy career with the now-defunct Surabaya Post, had just...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Democracy needs a capable military and a free press
Democracy needs a capable military and a free pressKusnanto AnggoroSenior Researcher Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta The media have long been key players in the drama of war. The Spanish-American War of 1898 was provoked in part by a jingoistic American press.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
'OPEC influence deecided in Baghdad'
'OPEC influence deecided in Baghdad'Maher Chmaytelli, Agence France-Prese, Cairo Occupied Iraq will not show up at the OPEC meeting to be held in Qatar on Wednesday, although the long-term influence of the cartel is being decided in Baghdad, the same place where it was born 43 years ago, experts...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
PDI Perjuangan seeks delay of education bill endorsement
PDI Perjuangan seeks delay of education bill endorsementKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One day before the scheduled passage of the education bill, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will try to exert its power as the largest faction at the House of...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Govt lacks commitment to use gas
Govt lacks commitment to use gasMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has admitted to a lack of political will and an absence of an integrated energy policy to promote natural gas as an alternative fuel to help reduce air pollution.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Two parachutists die in Lido
Two parachutists die in Lido BOGOR: One member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) and a civilian died on Sunday during parachute training in the area of Lido in Ciawi, Bogor.The two fell to their deaths at Muara Jaya village in the hamlet of Cisaloka near Lido.They were identified as Maj.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
JP/4/head9
JP/4/head91. Gas (1x30) ;JP;IWA;Govt lacks commitment to use gas2.PAN (3 x 14) PAN to select vice presidential candidate 3. SSinetron ( 1 x 36) Films not helpful to antitobacco campaign Antitobacco campaign fails to reach film industry4.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
BOGOR, West Java: Two parachutists who were jumping in the
BOGOR, West Java: Two parachutists who were jumping in the resort area of Lido, Sukabumi, fell to their deaths in the village of Muara Jaya, Ciawi, Bogor, on Sunday, Antara reported.The victims were identified as an officer from the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), Maj.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Holistic sacrifice
Holistic sacrificeFrom Bali Post Many of us, particularly the Balinese Hindus, understand yadnya, or holy sacrifice, as merely making offerings to God. Although such a perception is not completely wrong, it certainly reflects a narrow-mindedness, as yadnya has a much broader and deeper meaning.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Nasi island to become TNI's Guantanamo
Nasi island to become TNI's GuantanamoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Aceh martial law administration has chosen Nasi island, just north of the provincial capital Banda Aceh, as the center for processing detainees from the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) before they face trial.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Indonesia crashes out of Olympic soccer campaign
Indonesia crashes out of Olympic soccer campaignThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Under-23 soccer team has crashed out of contention for the 2004 Olympics after an embarrassing 5-1 defeat by Lebanon in Beirut on Saturday.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
;JP;
;JP; ANPAc..r.. Credit-card-competition More incentives for cardholders as competition growsI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta The collapse of many business groups following the economic crisis in 1997 dramatically changed the country's banking business.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Shop around before selecting the best card for you
Shop around before selecting the best card for youSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta With the increasingly tight competition in the credit card market, card issuers are vying for new consumers by making various offers. One of the most attractive offers is the "balance transfer" facility.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Tedy a voice for ethnic Chinese
Tedy a voice for ethnic ChineseDavid Kennedy, Contributor, Jakarta, d_kenn@yahoo.com Him Tek Ji was 10 years old when he saw his first real soldiers at an Indonesian Military (TNI) camp stationed near his school in North Jakarta where he grew up.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, Kalimantan
Thick haze spreads in Sumatra, KalimantanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Choking, thick haze that has sporadically hit mainland Riau and Kalimantan has spread and reached other islands, raising health concerns.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
PLN moves to improve electricity in Aceh
PLN moves to improve electricity in AcehM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaState electricity company PT PLN dispatched on Sunday five power generators to Lhokseumawe, the main city of North Aceh, as part of its immediate action to mitigate severe power blackouts, and chronic shortages over...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
'Parking rate hikes must follow good system'
'Parking rate hikes must follow good system'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Now that parking rates in Jakarta have in practice already been increased, the move should be followed by providing decent public transportation to ease the city's notorious traffic jams, experts have said.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
1. ROUND : 5 cols 1 line (1 x 28)
1. ROUND : 5 cols 1 line (1 x 28) Village heads quit en masse 2. NASI -- 3 cols 1 line (1 x 37) Nasi island to become TNI's Guantanamo 3. POWER: 1 x 48 Gas shortage to exacerbate power woes on Java
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Believing that the JSX could continue its gains
Believing that the JSX could continue its gainsKelly K. Knight, Austindo Group, Jakarta There is a widespread belief that a bubble is forming in the rupiah bond market, and in the rupiah currency itself, but this might not be true.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
No More
No More Foreigners!From Warta Kota When he met Indonesian defense minister Matori Abdul Djalil in Singapore, U.S. deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz asked the Indonesian government to allow foreign monitoring agencies in to Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
FOCUS ISSUE: FOR CREDIT CARDS
FOCUS ISSUE: FOR CREDIT CARDSBanks come up with new brands to cater to special customer groupsAgustina Wulansari The Jakarta Post JakartaIn marketing, being innovative is one of the important factors that will determine whether or not a product receives a positive response from customers.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Smokers add to public transportation woes
Smokers add to public transportation woesFifi Yulianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "I could hardly breathe. I had a headache and almost choked to death. I just wish that I could be at home immediately, every time I'm in such a situation," Chibi, 23, said.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Govt likely to revise downward 2003 excise revenue target
Govt likely to revise downward 2003 excise revenue targetRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is likely to revise its 2003 excise revenue target due to the declining demand for cigarettes on the market and troubles in several regencies that ban the sale of alcohol, an official...
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Tempo trial to resume today
Tempo trial to resume today JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court is scheduled to hear charges to be laid down by prosecutors on Monday against the defendant, Teddy Uban, in the case of the attack against Tempo magazine journalists.The trial will be presided over by judge Sunaryo.
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
JP/5/ACROSS
JP/5/ACROSS Sugarcane factory workers go on strike GORONTALO CITY, Gorontalo: Around 800 workers of PT Radjawali Gorontalo sugarcane factory have been on strike for two days, to demand an increase in their monthly salary to Rp 800,000 (US$97).
Mon, 09 Jun 2003
Gas shortage to exacerbate power woes on java
Gas shortage to exacerbate power woes on javaFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The power crisis on Java, Madura and Bali could last longer as a gas shortage would weigh down state electricity company PLN's capability of boosting its power reserves.