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Tue, 08 Jun 2004
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4 x 12 Collective graft case being probed in Lampung JP/5/rms2 x 30 Sumedang police question STPDN students over alleged separatism JP/5/OTTO2 x 30 Public awareness of environment issues improves in autonomy era JP/5/VOLCANO 1 x 55 More than 1,000 villagers evacuated from slopes of Mount Awu
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Women's groups support Mega
Women's groups support Mega SURABAYA: Several women's organizations in East Java grouped under the Indonesian National Women's Forum proclaimed their support on Monday for presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Significance of televised public dialogs on voter perception
Significance of televised public dialogs on voter perceptionMuhamad Ali, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has decided to schedule televised public dialogs, rather than debates, for June 30 and July 1, to provide all candidates with an opportunity to convey their visions, missions and...
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Accor to open Ibis Bali in 2005
Accor to open Ibis Bali in 2005 JAKARTA: International hotel chain Accor plans to launch its Ibis Legian Bali hotel early next year.The firm said in a statement the hotel located between Kuta and Seminyak was currently undergoing a US$2 million renovation that includes the construction of 33...
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
KPU registers 153 million voters for July 5 poll
KPU registers 153 million voters for July 5 pollM. Taufiqurrahman JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) disclosed on Monday that a total of 153,357,307 million people have been registered as eligible voters for the July 5 presidential election, up from the 147,106 million registered for the...
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Dozens more people injured in Timika tribal violence
Dozens more people injured in Timika tribal violenceNethy Dharma Somba, Timika Fears a tribal conflict in Papua could end in a bloodbath grew on Monday after 45 people were injured on the third day of fighting on the outskirts of the southern town of Timika. The conflict began at 7:30 a.m.
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Candidates stay true to what they do best, making promises
Candidates stay true to what they do best, making promisesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the second week of the presidential campaign began, candidates on Monday traveled across the country to meet with supporters and prospective voters, pledging to bring about improvement.
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
BI's new rupiah measures
BI's new rupiah measures The new measures launched on Monday by Bank Indonesia to soak up excess liquidity from banks succeeded in curbing a further slide in the rupiah exchange rate, which fell last Friday to as low as Rp 9,540 to the U.S. dollar before closing the week at Rp 9,465.
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Top economists gather to tout respective presidential candidate
Top economists gather to tout respective presidential candidateZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta A number of top economists representing different presidential candidates gathered on Monday to discuss to best ways to fight unemployment, with all insisting that their respective candidates were the most...
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
More than 1,000 villagers evacuated from slopes of Mount Awu
More than 1,000 villagers evacuated from slopes of Mount AwuJongker Rumthe, Manado The Sangihe regental administration in North Sulawesi evacuated on Monday more than 1,000 residents from the slopes of Mount Awu to safer areas after the volcano continued to show signs of activity.
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Indonesia mourns Reagan's death
Indonesia mourns Reagan's death JAKARTA: Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday offered her condolences to the United States government over the death of its former president Ronald Reagan.
Tue, 08 Jun 2004
Jakarta shares end up on regional gains
Jakarta shares end up on regional gainsDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended marginally higher on Monday on a rebound, with gains in most Asian markets providing support, dealers said.They said worries that the rupiah may remain weak during the presidential election period kept sentiment low,...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Wildlife poaching rampant in Lampung
Wildlife poaching rampant in LampungOyos Saroso H.N., BandarlampungWildlife smuggling was out of control in Lampung, with syndicates often using elderly women as couriers, two environmental watchdogs said.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Asia-Pacific economies urge WTO members to resume trade talks
Asia-Pacific economies urge WTO members to resume trade talksP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Pucon, ChileTrade ministers of 21 Asia-Pacific economies meeting in Chile are set to adopt a "strong" statement urging WTO members to return to the negotiating table by July and devise long awaited...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Hamzah targets economic equality
Hamzah targets economic equalityZakki P. Hakim, JakartaWhile other presidential and vice presidential candidates are putting job creation at the top of their economic platforms, Hamzah Haz and his running mate Agum Gumelar are focusing on economic equality, which they define as equal access to...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Slum areas to get community parks, official says
Slum areas to get community parks, official saysDamar Harsanto, JakartaJakarta Parks Agency director Sarwo Handhayani says that the city administration plans to establish a 500 square-meter-park in every subdistrict, prioritizing slum and densely populated areas.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Veteran generals star in campaign teams
Veteran generals star in campaign teamsA. Junaidi, JakartaWith the unprecedented direct presidential election turning into a battle of wits, candidates have resorted to the help of retired generals.Their presence seems to confirm the significant -- if not dominant -- role the military still holds,...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Candidates revamp teams in Jakarta
Candidates revamp teams in JakartaBambang Nurbianto, JakartaJakarta-based campaign teams for the candidates running for presidency are recruiting new personnel to offset the weaknesses some experienced during the April 5 legislative election.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Accepting with resignation
Accepting with resignationFrom Media IndonesiaThe Javanese word legowo has become popular following the failure of former president Abdurrahman " Gus Dur" Wahid to satisfy the health requirements for standing in the presidential election.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Behind the scenes: IT solutions for SMEs
Behind the scenes: IT solutions for SMEsVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor/vmahmud@yahoo.comAfter conquering the high-end corporate market, global Information Technology companies are now focusing on the promising Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
KPU begins distributing of ballot papers
KPU begins distributing of ballot papersM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) has begun to distribute ballot papers for the presidential election, with the country's far-flung regions given top priority.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Puteh takes over command in Aceh
Puteh takes over command in Aceh BANDA ACEH: Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh will take over command in troubled Aceh on Monday, officially ending the one- year period of martial law in the country's westernmost province.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Photo-caption
Photo-captionPhoto: AntiterrorismAntaraANTITERRORISM CENTER: A worker paints a plane at the Antiterrorism Training Center at the Police Academy in Semarang, Central Java. Aside from the aircraft, ships, trains and buses have been prepared to create attack scenarios for training sessions at the...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Jakarta's campaign teams all hoping for big win
Jakarta's campaign teams all hoping for big win Bambang Nurbianto JakartaJakarta-based campaign teams for the candidates running for presidency are recruiting new personnel to offset the weaknesses some experienced during the April 5 legislative election.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Growing sea piracy in region could cripple world trade, Singapore says
Growing sea piracy in region could cripple world trade, Singapore saysJason Szep, Reuters, Singapore Attacks on ships by sea pirates in Southeast Asia are resembling military operations -- growing bolder, more violent and fueling fears of an attack that would cripple world trade, Singapore said on...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Aspirants woo Muslim leaders, farmers
Aspirants woo Muslim leaders, farmersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresidential aspirants continue to woo Muslim leaders and farmers to support their bid in the July 5 election.Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with three leaders of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in Madura, East Java on...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Tangerang to prosecute firms for polluting river
Tangerang to prosecute firms for polluting riverMulta Fidrus, TangerangTangerang is planning to prosecute up to four companies suspected of dumping toxic waste into the Cisadane River, the mayor said.Mayor Wahidin Halim said he would name the firms responsible for the pollution at the Achmad Yani...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Clerics told to pacify followers
Clerics told to pacify followersTiarma Siboro and Kurniawan Hari, JakartaMuslim leaders were told on Sunday to calm their followers to prevent possible clashes ahead of and during next month's presidential election, after several leading clerics insisted that it is forbidden for Muslims to vote for...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
On Indian meat
On Indian meat I write in reference to a news item published in The Jakarta Post on May 25, regarding the importation of meat from some countries, including India.While this Embassy has no information on the provenance of the smuggled meat, and supports the Indonesian government's action to check...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Social security system
Social security system I am writing in response to an article written by Dr. Hasbullah Thabrany in The Jakarta Post, May 27, in which he responded to my May 4 article on the National Social Security System Bill (SJSN) currently being considered by the House of Representatives.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Mistresses: Flip side of Batam sex trade
Mistresses: Flip side of Batam sex trade Fadli, BatamThe industrial city of Batam has grown into a mini-metropolis in its own right, and glitters with the promise of profit and prosperity. Located strategically adjacent to Singapore at only 20 kilometers away, many are drawn to the opportunity of...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Late Roesmin's biography launched
Late Roesmin's biography launchedA. Junaidi JakartaThe biography of a former Air Force commander, the late Marshall Roesmin Nurjadin, was launched here on Saturday, telling his version of what happened around the time of the 1965 alleged coup that has since been blamed on the now-defunct Indonesian...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Megawati's promise of jobs
Megawati's promise of jobs President Megawati Soekarnoputri's adoption of job creation as a key policy of her economic platform ahead of the July 5 election is unconvincing, as it is precisely in this area that, as perceived by the public, her government has failed miserably.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
JP/17/VISHNU
JP/17/VISHNUThe hidden costs of corporate IT solutions Vishnu K. Mahmud Contributor/vmahmud@yahoo.com After conquering the high-end corporate market, global Information Technology companies are now focusing on the promising Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
One person goes blind every minute
One person goes blind every minute YOGYAKARTA: At least one person goes blind every minute in the country as a result of cataracts, glaucoma, and retina and cornea disorders, a professor says.Head of Eye Diseases at Gadjah Mada University's School of Medicine, Soehardjo, said on Saturday that...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Int'l preschools offer world-class curriculum
Int'l preschools offer world-class curriculum Debbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta Four-year-old Caca used to be reluctant when it was time to go to school. Her mother always tried hard to wake her up every morning.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Play groups cater to the needs of urban parents
Play groups cater to the needs of urban parents T. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Ivan is only three years old, but his mother is already busy looking for a good "school" for him. After visiting several places, Mira, the mother, finally decided to send the toddler to the Anisa play group...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Jones leaves RI on deportation order
Jones leaves RI on deportation order JAKARTA: The Jakarta director of the International Crisis Group and her staff left the country on Sunday following a deportation order that has drawn concern from activists and intellectuals both from Indonesia and foreign countries.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
BPK opposes new member selection process
BPK opposes new member selection processTony Hotland, Jakarta A senior board member of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has criticized the ongoing selection of the agency's new board members at the House of Representatives, saying that the process violated the Constitution.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Jakarta's campaign teams all hoping for big win
Jakarta's campaign teams all hoping for big win Bambang Nurbianto JakartaJakarta-based campaign teams for the candidates running for presidency are recruiting new personnel to offset the weaknesses some experienced during the April 5 legislative election.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
East Timor PM challenged answer bribe charges in US court
East Timor PM challenged answer bribe charges in US court Agence France-Presse, Darwin/AustraliaA U.S. oil company challenged East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri on Sunday to appear in a U.S. court to respond to allegations that he accepted a multi-million dollar bribe from a rival firm.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Garbology concerns
Garbology concernsSEMARANG: Most of the garbage in Semarang, amounting to more than 4,000 cubic meters a day, can be recycled into fertilizer or other reusable materials, thereby mitigating pollution, said a lecturer on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Yogyakarta's walls filled with color
Yogyakarta's walls filled with colorSlamet Susanto, YogyakartaThe city famed for its art and culture is now becoming the city of murals.As part of a bid to beautify Yogyakarta and celebrate its thriving arts scene, the municipal administration has freed up over 11,000 meters of walls in the city...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Thai deal could
Thai deal could face red card BANGKOK: Thailand's likelihood of buying a 30 percent stake in English Premiership giants Liverpool has faded markedly since the kingdom abandoned plans to finance the deal through a public lottery, analysts and observers said.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
'Karma exists in human, environment affairs'
'Karma exists in human, environment affairs'The World Environment Day was commemorated on June 5 and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) picked "Wanted! Seas and Oceans -- Dead or Alive?" as its theme.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
TV Program: Monday, June 7, 2004
TV Program: Monday, June 7, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Residents riot over sand mining
Residents riot over sand miningSERANG, Banten: Dozens of residents in Lontar subdistrict attacked on Friday night the Lontar subdistrict office and dumped some 15 tons of rice in the street.The rice was given to local residents as compensation by sand mining firm PT Jetstar to appease them after...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
No Fuso trucks to be recalled here
No Fuso trucks to be recalled hereTony Hotland, Jakarta Japanese truck maker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. has no plans to recall any of its products sold in Indonesia as none of them is of the type being recalled globally.
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
More buckling up a month after new policy: Police
More buckling up a month after new policy: PoliceEvi Mariani, JakartaThe Jakarta Police have revealed that, a month after seat belts were made mandatory on May 5, the number of drivers and front- seat passengers wearing seat belts continued to rise, particularly according to data gathered from the...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
NGOs and democracy
NGOs and democracy An American woman named Sidney Jones has hit the news headlines recently. Her statements and her very existence have drawn a range of views.Many say that Jones, who is the Southeast Asian director of the International Crisis Group (ICG), has contributed to the promotion of human...