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Thu, 10 Jun 2004
2. 2 x 24 kivlan
2. 2 x 24 kivlan Battle of wits continues over Wiranto's 1998 role 3. 1 x 36 Politicking behind July 27 probe: Susilo 4. 2 x 27 Farmers rally en masse against bill, military candidates 5. 1 x 30 UNAIDS pursues broader response
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
Our wealthy candidates
Our wealthy candidates As required by law, the 10 candidates opened their purses and publicly reported their wealth last week to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).Lest we forget, unveiling one's personal wealth is alien to Indonesia.
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
Nissan X-Trail sales increase rapidly
Nissan X-Trail sales increase rapidly JAKARTA: Japanese carmaker PT Nissan Motor Indonesia (NMI) reported on Wednesday that its sales of locally assembled, or completely knocked down (CKD), Nissan X-Trails were increasing since they were introduced last May.
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
Monorail project starts Monday
Monorail project starts Monday After several months of delays, construction of an ambitious monorail project is scheduled to begin on Monday.The first column of the 14.8-kilometer "green line" that will run through Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta and Jl.
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
Banks say no rates increase in offing
Banks say no rates increase in offingDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Banks may not necessarily increase their interest rates on loans despite the central bank's new reserve requirement policy which increases the cost of funds, according to top bankers.
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
Students, activists oppose national park
Students, activists oppose national park YOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of students, non-governmental organization (NGO) activists and community members held a rally on Wednesday in downtown Yogyakarta, demanding the government revoke a decree that has declared forests around Mount Merapi a national park.
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
House still divided over Ladia Galaska
House still divided over Ladia GalaskaMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta The House of Representatives is divided over the construction project for the Ladia Galaska road in Aceh, which will pass through the Leuser National Park.
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
Chinese auto company to set up manufacturing plant in E. Java
Chinese auto company to set up manufacturing plant in E. JavaZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta China's automotive company Great Wall Motors (GWM) plans to set up a car manufacturing plant in East Java in a joint venture with Indonesia's state-owned heavy equipment maker PT Bharata, according to a senior...
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
1. ASEAN (2x26)
1. ASEAN (2x26) East Asian countries aim to secure energy supplies 2. Fuel (2x25) Pertamina proposes higher fuel management fees 3. Growth (2x25) Rupiah's fall has not hurt economy, says central bank 4. Car (2x32) Chinese auto company to set up manufacturing plant in East Java
Thu, 10 Jun 2004
Malaria affects southern Sukabumi
Malaria affects southern Sukabumi BANDUNG: Malaria has spread in the southern part of Sukabumi regency since January this year, infecting 461 residents and killing three of them.Head of West Java Health Office Yudhi Prayuda said on Wednesday that malaria cases were first discovered in January in...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Police nab gambling coupon vendors
Police nab gambling coupon vendors TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested on Monday 45 men for selling gambling coupons in several districts of Tangerang regency and municipality.Police detectives chief Adj. Comr.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Bird's-eye view of pollution
Bird's-eye view of pollution From Republika As an Indonesian, I am saddened to learn that the Ancol coastal area is now so polluted that many fish have been killed from the red tide phenomenon or toxic waste and oil spills.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Students plant trees, release fish
Students plant trees, release fish BOGOR: Dozens of junior and senior high school students planted 20 trees in the Bogor Botanical Garden and released 100 kilograms of carp fry at Gunting pond, behind the Bogor Palace on Monday.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
3 million teenagers are active smokers
3 million teenagers are active smokers JAKARTA: A recent survey by Pelita Ilmu Foundation revealed that over three million teenagers are active smokers, with some 20 percent of them still in junior high school.Psychologist A. Kasandra Oemarjadi of the foundation was quoted by tempointeraktif.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Choosing a president: Image vs. substance
Choosing a president: Image vs. substanceB. Herry Priyono, Jakarta Now that the presidential race has begun in earnest, the streets are again flooded with banners. The campaign frenzy, like commercial advertisement, has also created a bizarre world of deception.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 8, 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 8, 2004 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
2. 2 x 27
2. 2 x 27 Only family members fete Soeharto on birthday 3. 4 x 7 Poverty program revision advised 4. 3 x 14 'Media can kill politicians many times over'
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
U.S. companies bullish on ASEAN, except Philippines
U.S. companies bullish on ASEAN, except PhilippinesDow Jones, Singapore U.S. companies in the region are bullish on prospects for Southeast Asia except for the Philippines, with the majority planning to expand their Asian operations and increase staffing, a survey showed.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Arroyo orders review of security in RP
Arroyo orders review of security in RP PHILIPPINES: President Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday ordered the national police to review security measures in the Philippine capital Manila and in nearby urban centers after a grenade attack on an office building in the financial center.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Campaign teams poorly prepared in July5 election
Campaign teams poorly prepared in July5 electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The role of a campaign team is to conduct a series of operations that are designed to bring about victory, yet, the teams of nearly all presidential candidates, particularly those of the regions, seem unprepared for the task...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Pertamina to sell three subsidiaries this year
Pertamina to sell three subsidiaries this yearFitri Wulandari Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina announced on Tuesday plans to sell three of its subsidiaries this year to improve its performance.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
TVRI considers reviving license fees on TV owners
TVRI considers reviving license fees on TV ownersMoch. N. Kurniawan and Dewi Santoso, Jakarta State television channel TVRI said on Tuesday it was mulling reinstating monthly license fees for television owners across the country in order to collect the funds it needs before becoming a public...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
MPs seek changes in Myanmar
MPs seek changes in Myanmar MALAYSIA: Malaysian parliamentarians launched an unusual cross- party committee on Tuesday to push for democracy in Myanmar, calling on the country's junta to immediately release all political detainees.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Concerns over Straits of Malacca
Concerns over Straits of Malacca Problems affecting safe navigation in the Strait of Malacca -- a narrow 900-kilometer waterway lying between Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia -- will remain of international concern because, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at least...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Industry hails Prudential victory
Industry hails Prudential victoryZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Indonesian Insurance Council (DAI) welcomed on Tuesday the decision of the Supreme Court to annul a bankruptcy ruling against insurance firm PT Prudential Indonesia Assurance, saying it would have a positive impact on the industry and...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
S. Arabia vows to hunt
S. Arabia vows to hunt down terroristsINDONESIA/SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi Arabian foreign minister reiterated on Tuesday his government's resolve to hunt down terrorists.Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal said in a statement, which was made available to The Jakarta Post by the Royal...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
S. Arabia vows to hunt down terrorists
S. Arabia vows to hunt down terrorists INDONESIA/SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi Arabian foreign minister reiterated on Tuesday his government's resolve to hunt down terrorists.Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal said in a statement, which was made available to The Jakarta Post by the Royal...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
More guns seized from Poso people
More guns seized from Poso people POSO, Central Sulawesi: A joint military and police force again found at least 20 homemade firearms and 200 bullets in the troubled town of Poso, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Labor agencies demand protection for domestics
Labor agencies demand protection for domesticsDamar Harsanto, Jakarta A group of labor agencies providing domestic workers urged the Jakarta administration to rectify a regulation on domestic workers in a bid to promote labor protection amid rising reports of abuse committed by employers.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
JP/5/HOUSE
JP/5/HOUSEConstruction of governor's residence queriedRusman SamarindaA councillor has lashed out at the ongoing construction of the official residence of the East Kalimantan governor, saying that the decision to go ahead with it had bypassed the East Kalimantan legislative council.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
No NGO protest against oil waste
No NGO protest against oil wasteFrom Bisnis IndonesiaReports of the accumulation of 16,000 tons of toxic waste in the Balongan oil refinery in Indramayu, West Java, have failed to trigger any reaction from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or the government.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
'I'm not bragging, I care for the environment'
'I'm not bragging, I care for the environment' Pollution has killed thousands of fish in Jakarta Bay in the past month, a phenomenon that experts suspect was caused by the dumping of household waste into rivers.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Enviromental crime and graft: Evil twins
Enviromental crime and graft: Evil twinsPatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta If you ask any group of reasonably intelligent people to list the gravest problems in the world today, several perennial favorites can usually be predicted to show up on the list.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Miranda new BI senior deputy governor
Miranda new BI senior deputy governorTony Hotland, Jakarta Miranda Swaray Goeltom was named on Tuesday night as the new senior deputy governor of Bank Indonesia, a key post which will have a greater role in determining central bank policies.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
2 x 22
2 x 22 Death toll increases to four in tribal clash JP/5/ACEH2 x 26 Aceh court to hear another collective corruption case JP/5/FERRY1 x 42 Suspect denies role in prosecutor's murder JP/5/HOUSE2 x 31 Construction of East Kalimantan governor's residence queried
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Bromo erupts, killing two tourists
Bromo erupts, killing two touristsID Nugroho and Jongker Rumthe, Surabaya/Manado At least two hikers, including a Singaporean, were killed five others injured as Mount Bromo, a popular tourist destination in Probolinggo regency, East Java, unexpectedly spewed black smoke and hot ash on Tuesday,...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Aceh court to hear another collective corruption case
Aceh court to hear another collective corruption caseSyofiardi Bachyul JB, Padang Investigators handed over on Tuesday to the Banda Aceh Prosecutor's Office the case files of seven suspects allegedly involved in a Rp 5.7 billion (US$600,000) scam at the local council.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Govt to start sale of Bank Permata next month
Govt to start sale of Bank Permata next monthDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The government said on Tuesday it would begin the sale of a majority stake in Bank Permata next month, by launching a road show in several Asian nations to test the interest of foreign investors.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
RI looking for first win against Sri Lanka
RI looking for first win against Sri LankaEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The Indonesian soccer team can't afford to slip up in its 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday if it wants to keep its hopes alive of making the next stage.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
RP pushes to get mangoes into Hawaii
RP pushes to get mangoes into Hawaii MANILA: The Philippines is negotiating with the United States to allow its mangoes to be exported to Hawaii and Guam where certain quarantine rules should not apply, an Agriculture Department spokesman said on Tuesday.The Philippines is arguing that a U.S.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Death toll increases to four in tribal clash
Death toll increases to four in tribal clashNethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura One died and 22 others were injured, including two who sustained gunshot wounds, as the tribal war in the town of Timika, Papua entered its fourth day on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Political 'fatwa' for presidential election is not legally binding
Political 'fatwa' for presidential election is not legally bindingAhmad Najib Burhani, Jakarta On Thursday, 3 June, several influential ulema of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, in East Java issued a fatwa (edict) ordering its members to vote against any woman...
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Microsoft sets sights on emerging markets
Microsoft sets sights on emerging marketsGrant Peck, Associated Press, Bangkok, Thailand The long-running legal battles between Microsoft Corp. and governments in Europe and the United States make the company look like a partner in a bad marriage, ready to walk out and call the divorce lawyer.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
[i][b]Author credit is written wrongly: Should be "the writer [e-mail
Author credit is written wrongly: Should be "the writer [e-mail address] is a business consultant" Environmental crime and graft: Evil twins Patrick Guntensperger Jakarta The writer (ttpguntensperger@hotmail.com) is Business Consultant.2. Star -- U.S. initiative threatens ASEAN's intent 1 x 30 U.S.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Activists hail July 27 case reopening
Activists hail July 27 case reopeningAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Right activists welcomed the reopening of the investigation into the July 27, 1996 melee at the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in Central Jakarta, but they questioned the motives behind the move.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
1. BI: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS
1. BI: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS Miranda named new BI deputy governor 2. BROMO: 1 LINE, 42 COUNTS Bromo volcano erupts, killing at least two tourists 3. ROUNDUP: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS PKB plays down fatwa while Wiranto claims int'l support 4.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Envirocrime and corruption: evil twins
Envirocrime and corruption: evil twinsPatrick Guntensperger Jakarta If you ask any group of reasonably intelligent people to list the gravest problems in the world today, several perennial favorites can usually be predicted to show up on the list.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Venus transit delights international stargazers
Venus transit delights international stargazersAgencies, London/Lembang, Indonesia Venus made a rare transit across the face of the Sun on Tuesday, giving stargazers from Australia to the Middle East and Africa a celestial view that no living person had seen before.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Brazilian gets death for drugs
Brazilian gets death for drugsMulta Fidrus, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Tuesday Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira of Brazil to death for smuggling 13.6 kilograms of cocaine into the country from Peru last August through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Wed, 09 Jun 2004
Farmers protest plantation bill
Farmers protest plantation bill JAKARTA: Hundreds of farmers rallied at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Tuesday to protest the plantation bill currently being deliberated by the House of Representatives.