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Wed, 25 Jun 2003
RP to drop up to 8,000 govt workers
RP to drop up to 8,000 govt workers MANILA: Up to 8,000 government workers are to be pensioned off this year as part of a plan to trim the million plus-strong Philippines bureaucracy, Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin said Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
JI continues to be a serious threat: US official
JI continues to be a serious threat: US official Agence France-Presse JakartaJamaah Islamiyah continues to be a serious regional threat despite the arrest of numerous alleged members of the terrorist network, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 50
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 50'There's no appropriate method to measure loyalty'2. FEMALE: 1 x 38 Govt urged to protect women in Aceh 3. KOMNAS: 1 x 44 Inquiry into Aceh rights abuses to continue 4. TEXMACO: 2 x 32 Texmaco's Marimutu sues 'Kompas' and 'Tempo' over news articles 5.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
Malaysia seeks to rekindle tourism with China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Malaysia seeks to rekindle tourism with China, Hong Kong, TaiwanAsociated Press Kuala LumpurConfident the SARS crisis is over, the Malaysian government announced efforts on Tuesday to revive tourism with places worst hit by the respiratory disease - China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
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The dangers of narrow-minded nationalism Martin R. Jenkins Consultant Securities Firm Jakarta 2. ASEAN -- ASEAN is making virtue out of necessity 1 X 45 ASEAN is making virtue out of necessity Kavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok 3. Dawn25 -- Muslims and the U.S.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
3 x 10
3 x 10 City officials let off gas over fuel pump woes JP/8/8MURAL2 x 22 More murals to cheer up Jakarta residents JP/8/KPUD1 x 27 KPUD asks for Rp 50b from city JP/8/tiket2 x 23 Vacationers fleeing city despite anniversary bash Speak252 x 20 'I have to work during the long school holiday'
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
Int'l rights groups demand arms embargo against Indonesia
Int'l rights groups demand arms embargo against IndonesiaReuters, London A group of 90 human rights organizations, antiarms trade and antiwar groups has demanded an international embargo against selling arms to Indonesia, a human rights group said on Monday.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
Kwik says paying all IMF debts good for economy
Kwik says paying all IMF debts good for economyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister for National Development Planning Kwik Kian Gie said that repaying all debts to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when its program here ends would not harm the efforts to maintain fiscal sustainability and...
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
Death for drug
Death for drug counterfeitersFrom Media IndonesiaThe stern action taken by the West Jakarta police and the Food and Drug Control Agency against individuals or firms producing and distributing fake medicine deserves praise.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
1. JAPAN: 3 x 23
1. JAPAN: 3 x 23 Japan offers to help find peaceful solution to problem in Aceh 2. APINDO: 1 x 42 Joint employer-worker office to be set up 3. EMBARGO: 2 x 27 Int'l rights groups demand arms embargo against Indonesia 4. TERROR: 1 x 45 KL to open regional antiterrorism center 5.6. ODD: 1 x 35 U.S.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
Coca-Cola plants win ISO 14001
Coca-Cola plants win ISO 14001 JAKARTA: Coca Cola Bottling Indonesia (CCBI) has earned the International Standardization Organization (ISO) 14001 certificate for its environmental protection programs at its plants across the country.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
Power outages cause increase in fires
Power outages cause increase in fires PALU, Central Sulawesi: Fires in Palu, Central Sulawesi, have jumped 30 percent in the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year because of frequent power outages, the fire service says.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
City officials let off gas over fuel pump woes
City officials let off gas over fuel pump woesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A meeting on Tuesday to address complaints from residents over environmental problems created by three gas stations in the city degenerated into a forum for officials from different state agencies to sling mud...
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
RI, Japan to boost economic ties
RI, Japan to boost economic tiesAgencies, Tokyo President Megawati Soekarnoputri secured a promise on Tuesday from Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to boost economic ties, but no aid pledges, at a time when Indonesia is determined to leave the protection of the International Monetary Fund.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003
Minister launches poverty program
Minister launches poverty program TANGERANG: In conjunction with the commemoration of the National Social Solidarity Day for Friends, Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah launched a nationwide poverty alleviation program in Tegal Kunir Lor village in Mauk district of Tangerang regency on...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Busway project sparks further controversy
Busway project sparks further controversyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The busway project, scheduled to commence operation in six months, appears to be unclear, as officials of the city administration issued contradicting statements about the controversial plan.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Lack of publicity results in poor customer turnout for Great Sale
Lack of publicity results in poor customer turnout for Great SaleArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seruni, not her real name, a store attendant at Metro department store in Plaza Senayan, South Jakarta, still spends her days daydreaming or talking to fellow workers, rather than being busy...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Jakarta must become tolerant again
Jakarta must become tolerant again Jakarta celebrated its 476th anniversary on June 22. The history dated back to the reign of Pangeran Jayakarta which converted a small harbor into a residential area.In its historical journey, Jakarta has experienced various happenings which color the...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Makro holds food expo
Makro holds food expo JAKARTA: PT Makro Indonesia is holding a two-day expo hosting more than 60 traders of food and nonfood products at Balai Sudirman on Jl. Dr Sahardjo, South Jakarta, from June 24 and June 25.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Thais with AIDS die in Ambon
Thais with AIDS die in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Two Thai nationals who died recently of AIDS have been buried here, an Indonesian Navy officer said on Monday.Commander of the Ambon naval base Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sadong said the Thais, identified as Sajian and Tong Sri, died earlier this month after two...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Britain monitoring use of Scorpion tanks
Britain monitoring use of Scorpion tanksFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia defended on Monday the use of British-made Scorpion light tanks in the Aceh offensive as the United Kingdom continued to keep a wary eye open for any misuses of the war machines.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
People protest polluting plants
People protest polluting plantsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of three separate areas have lodged a complaint with the City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) over pollution allegedly produced by three concrete mixing firms.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
India asks RI to open IT sector
India asks RI to open IT sector JAKARTA : India has submitted a formal request to Indonesia to open up its services sector including information technology and health-related services to foreign competition, according to a senior government official.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
JP/8/pump
JP/8/pump'Most gas stations do not meet Amdal requirements' Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaMost of the more than 240 gas stations in Jakarta do not meet the requirements set in the environment impact analysis (Amdal), the City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) announced on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt JAKARTA: The city administration plans to rebuild the country's largest textile market, at Tanah Abang, destroyed by a devastating fire that raged for a week last February.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Papua students demand funds
Papua students demand funds JAKARTA: As Papua is in urgent need of funds to carry out its development programs, the central government should speed up the disbursement of Rp 1.58 trillion of Papuan autonomy funds for 2003, a student leader said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Preachers demand arrest of mayor
Preachers demand arrest of mayor BATAM, Riau: A group of Muslim preachers demanded on Monday that the local police bring Mayor Nyat Kadir and Deputy Mayor Asman Abnur to justice for their alleged involvement in the opening of a casino in the Tering Bay resort here.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Assembly deputy speakers blow US$54,000 in 10 days
Assembly deputy speakers blow US$54,000 in 10 daysKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 10-day trip by six deputy speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly to a number of European countries cost a whopping US$54,000, at the very least, according to an official.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
GAM members to be charged with treason
GAM members to be charged with treasonTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arrested members of separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) will be charged under the country's Criminal Code for committing treason and the Emergency Law No.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Govt agrees to extend BP contract
Govt agrees to extend BP contractFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta BP Indonesia, the local unit of Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc., says the government has agreed in principle to extend its contract in managing the Kangean block, in East Java.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Mangroves breathe new life into Sulawesi village
Mangroves breathe new life into Sulawesi villageAndi Hajramurni, Contributor, Makasar Gone are the sleepless days for villagers in Tongke-tongke, a small village in Sinjai regency, some 222 kilometers from Makasar.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Rain, smog sour city celebration
Rain, smog sour city celebration PEKANBARU, Riau: Pekanbaru's 219th anniversary celebration on Monday was spoiled by a heavy downpour and thick haze.Antara reported visibility in the Riau capital was restricted to just 100 meters, forcing motorists to slow down.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Megawati indecisive on second-term
Megawati indecisive on second-term JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri has failed to say directly whether she will run for a second term next year.Speaking before some 150 Japanese journalists at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Monday, the President, who is also the chairwoman of...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Bali does not deserve black-list
Bali does not deserve black-list DENPASAR: There are no good grounds for putting Bali on the international tourist destination black-list as the October 2002 bomb blasts could have happened anywhere, not only in Bali, said Badung deputy regent I Made Sumer at Kadonganan beach, Kuta, on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Preachers demand arrest of mayor
Preachers demand arrest of mayor BATAM, Riau: A group of Muslim preachers demanded on Monday that the local police bring Mayor Nyat Kadir and Deputy Mayor Asman Abnur to justice for their alleged involvement in the opening of a casino in the Tering Bay resort here.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
JakArt@2003
JakArt@2003 .TB.30" 0.90"until June 28 Exhibition, Creativity and Contents: the Indian from St Gall and Golden Letters Ak Sa Ra Bookstore, Jl. Kemang Raya 8b, South Jakartauntil June 30 Painting Exhibition The Exuberance of the Soul by Aida Prayogo (Indonesian) and Lamat (Austrian) JakArt Center,...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
FOR ADS -- EXPO on MAKING INVESTMENT IN REGIONS on MONDAY --
FOR ADS -- EXPO on MAKING INVESTMENT IN REGIONS on MONDAY -- Attracting investors through "regional autonomy"Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaIn any part of the world, investors are profit-oriented when it comes to their business activities.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
1. MEGAWATI: 3 x 22
1. MEGAWATI: 3 x 22 Megawati boasts about RI's press freedom before Japanese media 2. COFEE: 2 x 30 Vietnam, RI working on coffee export regulation agreement 3. PERC: 1 x 40 'Corporate standards best in Singapore' 4. PIRATE: 1 x 44 Send warships to fight pirates, urges union 5.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Megawati boasts about RI's press freedom before Japanese media
Megawati boasts about RI's press freedom before Japanese mediaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri says press freedom in Indonesia is something she is proud of, despite restrictions placed on the media.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Pertamina to float price of LPG to avoid losses
Pertamina to float price of LPG to avoid lossesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, claiming that it has to shoulder losses from the current pricing system, will float the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) while controlling fluctuations by applying floor and...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Directors fined for power theft
Directors fined for power theft TANGERANG: State electricity company PLN fined on Monday two directors of Cikokol vegetable market here Rp 72 million and Rp 32 million respectively for organizing power theft for electricity distribution to hundreds of vendors at the market.The two directors, H.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt
Tanah Abang market to be rebuilt JAKARTA: The city administration plans to rebuild the country's largest textile market, at Tanah Abang, destroyed by a devastating fire that raged for a week last February.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Suspected bomber of RP envoy's home goes on trial
Suspected bomber of RP envoy's home goes on trialThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The trial of Abdul Jabar, the main suspect in the bombing of the Philippines ambassador's residence and two churches in Jakarta in 2000, opened at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Aceh military tells foreign journalists to leave the province
Aceh military tells foreign journalists to leave the provinceBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh The Indonesian Military (TNI) has asked foreign and Indonesian journalists working for foreign media to temporarily leave Aceh, following a recent presidential decree that restricts...
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Indonesia seeks Singapore's help to curb smuggling
Indonesia seeks Singapore's help to curb smugglingAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi has asked Singapore for its cooperation, including joint border patrols, in curbing the widespread smuggling into the country.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, June 24, 2003Performances* Sundanese Drama Ngadu Bako di Nagara Sasagon, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Tel. 022 4233562), 8 p.m., June 25. * Sundanese Modern Theater, Si Kabayan, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Imam pledges free primary and high schools
Imam pledges free primary and high schoolsAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Gubernatorial aspirant Imam Utomo pledged on Monday free elementary and junior high schools for poor families in East Java, provided he was elected for the 2003 to 2008 period.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Another attack on pipeline as Saddam's troops win pay battle
Another attack on pipeline as Saddam's troops win pay battleJames Hossack, Agence France-Presse, Baghdad Iraq's fuel pipelines came under fresh attack on Monday by elements apparently bent on disrupting U.S.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Nurses' permit
Nurses' permit With the development and advancement of sciences and the improvement of public education, it is deemed necessary that every profession has an organization to protect the interests of its members.
Tue, 24 Jun 2003
Asian Dollar bond issuance may hit $21 billion in 2003
Asian Dollar bond issuance may hit $21 billion in 2003Nirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore U.S. dollar-denominated bond issuance in Asia, excluding Japan, could rise almost 20 percent from 2002 as issuers move to take advantage of favorable market conditions, Lehman Brothers said Monday.