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Tue, 03 Jun 2003
checked by Rich
checked by RichInvesting in Indonesia with a Racing Spirit! Swedish-Indonesian relations date back a long time - before independence - and have been broad and deep, in spite of the large geographical distance between our two countries.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
GAM urged to return to RI
GAM urged to return to RIFrom Koran TempoRelatively wide support for the military operation in Aceh reflects the public's loss of sympathy for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), an organization perpetrating torture, destruction and terror and masterminding all savage acts towards the Acehnese.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Mysterious telephone bill
Mysterious telephone billFrom KompasI am a Depok resident and have two fixed telephone lines from Telkom. I usually pay my bills on time and use my telephones as efficiently as possible.Last month, however, there was a big jump in the amount on the bills.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
RI deplores GAM flag raising in E. Timor
RI deplores GAM flag raising in E. Timor KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The military in West Timor strongly deplored the East Timor government's inaction over the recent raising of the Aceh Free Movement (GAM) flag in Dili, saying it could affect the two countries' bilateral ties.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
APEC to endorse plan on reviving tourism
APEC to endorse plan on reviving tourismVijay Joshi, Associated Press, Khon Kaen, Thailand Trade ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet this week to sign off on an emergency plan to revive the region's tourism industry and other businesses that have been hard hit by the outbreak of SARS.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Scared to travel? Try videoconferencing
Scared to travel? Try videoconferencingVishnu Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com With terrorism and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the headlines, business travel is no longer an option for many corporations.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Troops questioned over violence
Troops questioned over violenceThe Jakarta Post, Tiarma Siboro, Lhokseumawe The Indonesian Military (TNI) says it is investigating four soldiers in relation to the killing of a civilian in Aceh.The TNI also said the 144th Infantry Battalion, to which the soldiers were posted, was being withdrawn...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
JAKARTA: The City Council urged Governor Sutiyoso on Thursday
JAKARTA: The City Council urged Governor Sutiyoso on Thursday to reject a proposal to demolish the Candra Naya building, stressing that it was the city administration's responsibility to protect the city's cultural heritage.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Private sector tapped for busway system
Private sector tapped for busway systemBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has invited private companies to take part in procuring buses to be operated on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), or busway system, scheduled to begin services later this year from Blok M in South...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Child and female soldiers a reality in Aceh war -- Page 3
Child and female soldiers a reality in Aceh war -- Page 3 * Military should not dominate operations -- Page 3 * Police nationwide on alert for GAM members fleeing Aceh -- Page 3 * Megawati fails to show mother's touch with Aceh -- Page 6
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Batam asked to eliminate gambling
Batam asked to eliminate gambling BATAM, Riau: Local Muslim preachers strongly urged the Batam municipal administration to close down all gambling and prostitution houses that have been allowed to grow unchecked.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Four Seasons Resorts Bali
Four Seasons Resorts BaliTROPICAL GARDEN: Like most modern resorts, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran bay also features a lush tropical garden in their courtyard.FOR Marketing Perspective JP/Mulkan Salmona CREATIVE WORKS: Two workers of a handicraft company demonstrate the making of decorative...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Tourists drawn by pristine beaches of Bintan island
Tourists drawn by pristine beaches of Bintan island Fadli Contributor Batam "Have you ever visited Bintan island?" If this question was asked to Indonesians living outside Riau province, few would nod their heads.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Proton changes rules of the game ahead of AFTA
Proton changes rules of the game ahead of AFTAEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur National carmaker Proton is gearing up for greater foreign competition as motoring-crazy Malaysia prepares to slash tariffs on car imports by 2005 under a regional free trade area.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
`Korean investors reluctant to enter RI'
`Korean investors reluctant to enter RI'Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean investors remain reluctant to commit significant amounts of new money to Indonesia due to lingering problems that make the investment climate here unfavorable, according to an expert.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Pertamina told to pay taxes or risk Balongan closure
Pertamina told to pay taxes or risk Balongan closureNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java The local administration in Indramayu, West Java, said on Saturday that it sent Pertamina a final warning about its giant processing subsidiary in Balongan evading taxes, adding that the...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Hotel workers demand severance pay
Hotel workers demand severance pay SURABAYA: More than 160 dismissed employees of a hotel in Surabaya, capital of East Java, staged a demonstration, demanding the hotel management fulfill its promise to pay a total of Rp 3.6 billion (US$423,500) in severance pay.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
2. BUSH 2 X 24
2. BUSH 2 X 24 Bush urges free trade, pushes biotech products 3.euro Surging euro may force ECB to cut rates 4. Proton 2 x 20 Proton sets to slash tariffs ahead of AFTA
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Megawati fails to show mother's touch with Aceh
Megawati fails to show mother's touch with AcehKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com The President would hopefully have been greatly moved if she watched the film Some Mother's Son, broadcast by Indosiar TV station last Tuesday night.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Council supports Candra Naya
Council supports Candra Naya JAKARTA: The City Council urged Governor Sutiyoso on Thursday to reject a proposal to demolish the Candra Naya building, stressing that it was the city administration's responsibility to protect the city's cultural heritage.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
JAKARTA: The City Council urged Governor Sutiyoso on Thursday
JAKARTA: The City Council urged Governor Sutiyoso on Thursday to reject a proposal to demolish the Candra Naya building, stressing that it was the city administration's responsibility to protect the city's cultural heritage.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Pertamina warned over reports of evading taxes
Pertamina warned over reports of evading taxesNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Indramayu, West JavaThe local administration in Indramayu, West Java, said on Saturday that it sent Pertamina a final warning about its giant processing subsidiary in Balongan evading taxes, adding that the factory would be...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Establishing synergy between SMEs and banks
Establishing synergy between SMEs and banksPramukti Surjaudaja Contributor JakartaSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are very important for any country, but they are particularly important for developing countries because they make a great contribution to a country's economic development by...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
checked by Rich
checked by RichInvesting in Indonesia with a Racing Spirit! Swedish-Indonesian relations date back a long time - before independence - and have been broad and deep, in spite of the large geographical distance between our two countries.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Police nationwide on alert for GAM members fleeing Aceh
Police nationwide on alert for GAM members fleeing AcehA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police nationwide are on full alert for fleeing members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) who may attempt to take refuge in other provinces.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
East Timor cases will always haunt RI: Activist
East Timor cases will always haunt RI: ActivistMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure for the establishment of an international tribunal to try Indonesian Military personnel accused of gross human rights violations in East Timor will never end following the poor result of a...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Saving trees and animals
Saving trees and animals A really great editorial in The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, May 27, under the title Paradise lost?. It certainly beats all that hype we've been having recently about Inul.If even half as much attention was paid to saving the trees and animals we may make a difference.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Comments on Swedish-Indonesian relations
Comments on Swedish-Indonesian relations Sweden fully supports Indonesia's territorial integrity and takes the position that a solution to the conflict in Aceh must be based on the special autonomy that, by law, should already apply in Aceh.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Government to tender nine new oil, gas fields
Government to tender nine new oil, gas fieldsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government was planning to offer nine new oil and gas field concessions to investors in October this year, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said Sunday.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Govt gives go-ahead to Maluku legislature to elect new governor
Govt gives go-ahead to Maluku legislature to elect new governorAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku After receiving a green light from the central government, the Maluku Legislative Council will be making preliminary preparations to hold a gubernatorial election after a delay of nine months.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Pertamina warned over reports of evading taxes
Pertamina warned over reports of evading taxesNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Indramayu, West JavaThe local administration in Indramayu, West Java, said on Saturday that it sent Pertamina a final warning about its giant processing subsidiary in Balongan evading taxes, adding that the factory would be...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Suspects named in Kontras attack
Suspects named in Kontras attackA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three suspects have been named in the attack on the office of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said over the weekend.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
1. BUSWAY: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. BUSWAY: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Private sector tapped for busway 2. KONTRAS: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Suspects named in Kontras attack Three Kontras suspects named 3. GEDUNG: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Building design contest opens 4. SPEAK: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 'It's hard to quit smoking'
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Govt asked to investigate right abuses in Papua
Govt asked to investigate right abuses in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Leaders of religious groups in Papua have called for an independent investigation into alleged human rights abuses by the military in Wamena in the hunt for the perpetrators of an arms robbery at...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Indonesia mulls options against Swedish govt
Indonesia mulls options against Swedish govtFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is considering options to downgrade ties with Sweden over the latter's refusal to take action against Aceh rebel leaders who have claimed Swedish citizenship amid pressure to severe diplomatic...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Finished
Finished Problems and challenge in providing small credits Mohamad Nazirwan Contributor JakartaDiscussing the role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is always interesting and often invites heated debate involving economists, politicians and policy makers.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Strong earthquake shakes Palu
Strong earthquake shakes Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: A strong earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu on Saturday but there were no reports of casualties, officials and police said.The temblor struck at 10.41 a.m.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Dialog sought for BLBI asset recovery: Economist
Dialog sought for BLBI asset recovery: EconomistM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance, Bank Indonesia and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) must work together to resolve the protracted dispute on who should cover the huge financial losses resulting from...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Finished
Finished Problems and challenge in providing small credits Mohamad Nazirwan Contributor JakartaDiscussing the role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is always interesting and often invites heated debate involving economists, politicians and policy makers.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
First-quarter export confidence index down
First-quarter export confidence index downThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's export confidence index in the first quarter of 2003 took a nosedive to -3.0 from 10.0 in the fourth quarter of 2002, as many companies missed their revenue targets, a survey reported.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
1. RIGHTS: 1 x 50
1. RIGHTS: 1 x 50 East Timor cases will always haunt RI: Activist 2. MYANMAR: 2 x 30 Myanmar's democracy hopes evaporate with Suu Kyi arrest 3. TERROR: 2 x 26 ASEAN political inertia hampers antiterror drive 4.5. ODD: 1 x 30 Police thwart nudist picnic 5. ODD Operation Dumbo lift
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Rini to regulate rice imports
Rini to regulate rice importsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S. Soewandi is planning to regulate rice imports in a bid to avoid a domestic oversupply amid the current harvest season.Under the plan, rice imports can only enter the country through designated seaports.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
SARS: Govt to remain on alert
SARS: Govt to remain on alertSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would keep an eye on efforts to contain Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), although there have been no new probable cases over the past month, an official said.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Dialog sought for BLBI asset recovery: Economist
Dialog sought for BLBI asset recovery: EconomistM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance, Bank Indonesia and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) must work together to resolve the protracted dispute on who should cover the huge financial losses resulting from...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Child and female soldiers a reality in Aceh war
Child and female soldiers a reality in Aceh warLela E. Madjiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta We must not close our eyes to the fact that child soldiers are both victims and perpetrators. They sometimes carry out the most barbaric acts of violence.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Corruption case at PT Jamsostek
Corruption case at PT JamsostekFrom Media IndonesiaIt was reported some time ago in the print and electronic media that the president director of PT Jamsostek, Ahmad Djunaidi, and the company's directors of investment and finance were suspects in an alleged corruption case worth over Rp 23 billion...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Education bill debate may be prolonged
Education bill debate may be prolongedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government will likely need more time to bridge their differences over three points in the national education bill.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Military should not dominate operations
Military should not dominate operationsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious leaders demanded on Saturday that the government avoid civilian fatalities in its war against the separatists in Aceh and boost humanitarian activities in the troubled province.
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
* Headlines: E. Timor cases will always haunt RI: Activist2
* Headlines: E. Timor cases will always haunt RI: Activist2 * National: Samudra may shed light on role in bombings 4 * Archipelago: Govt asked to probe right abuses in Papua5 * Opinion: 'TVRI' needs overhaul, not facelift7 * City: Private sector tapped for busway system8 * Sports: Kenny Perry stays...
Mon, 02 Jun 2003
Government to meet donors at CGI mid-term meeting
Government to meet donors at CGI mid-term meetingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will meet on Monday with representatives of the country's traditional donors here at a mid-term Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting to discuss the progress it has made on various...