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Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Malaysian police say JI militants regrouping
Malaysian police say JI militants regroupingReuters, Kuala LumpurRemnants of the al Qaeda-linked Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) are regrouping and planning more terror attacks in Southeast Asia despite the arrest of their leaders, Malaysia's police intelligence chief said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
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Business English should help cultural interaction Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta2. Yandi -- Where do tomatoes come from? 2 X 30 Children in urban areas need to be reintroduced to nature Paramita Atmodiwirjo and Yandi Andri Yatmo Jakarta
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
1. BREW 1 -- 3 x 18
1. BREW 1 -- 3 x 18 Bantul marks its 173rd anniversary in style 2. BREW 2 -- 2 x 28 Snails, jellyfish a fine catch for Gunungkidul fisherfolk
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Disappointed by Civil
Disappointed by Civil Code translation I have just bought The Indonesian Civil Code, an English translation of the Indonesian Civil Code, published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama (June, 2004).To my amazement, I have found the following mistakes in the first few pages:* "... is not dependent to" ...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
City to close down unprofitable markets
City to close down unprofitable marketsDamar Harsanto, JakartaPoor conditions and poor services have prompted city market operator PD Pasar Jaya to close down some 50 non-lucrative traditional markets through a "modernization" scheme.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Watchdog calls on House to stop deliberating TNI bill
Watchdog calls on House to stop deliberating TNI billTiarma Siboro, JakartaThe Parliament Watchdog joined the opposition to the amended bill on the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Friday, calling on the House of Representatives not to push for a deliberation due to time constraints.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Birth certificate campaign launched
Birth certificate campaign launchedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, JakartaIn commemoration of National Children's Day, which fell on Friday, the government launched a nationwide campaign to provide free birth certificates.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
JP/7/LET
JP/7/LETDisappointed in PangandaranFrom KompasSome time ago, I went to Pangandaran beach with some friends. Unfortunately, the trip was spoiled by the bad conduct of a motorized vessel provider. We were told that for Rp 20,000 per person we could tour the Pangandaran waters, and for another Rp...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Dog, guard team up to foil robbery
Dog, guard team up to foil robbery JAKARTA: A guard foiled a robbery attempt in the wee hours of Friday at a house on Jl. Saidi in Cipete, South Jakarta, by making the house owner's dog bark, which scared away three armed robbers.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Panwaslu warns about possible vote recount
Panwaslu warns about possible vote recountKurniawan Hari, JakartaThe Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) warned on Friday of long delays in finalizing vote counting if the Supreme Court declared invalid a General Elections Commission (KPU) circular on double-punched ballot papers.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Ante up in runoff coalition lobbying
Ante up in runoff coalition lobbyingFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, JakartaLobbying among politicians has intensified in the past few days, with vice presidential candidate Siswono Yudohusodo and several Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) clerics being the latest group of people to meet President...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Official sounds alarm on illegal medicines
Official sounds alarm on illegal medicines JAMBI: Dozens of illegal medicines from China have been sold openly in Jambi province over the last several weeks, a government official said on Friday.Darwin Karim, head of the Jambi Food and Drug Monitoring Agency, said the medicines had been declared...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Malaysia to carry out massive deportation by year end
Malaysia to carry out massive deportation by year endJasbant Singh, Associated Press/Kuala LumpurMalaysia hopes to launch a campaign before the end of the year to detain and deport more than a million illegal workers, mostly from neighboring Indonesia, a minister said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Thailand needs time to bring peace to south
Thailand needs time to bring peace to southPaul Holmes, Reuters/Pattani, ThailandThailand may need at least 10 years to bring full peace to the mainly Muslim south, where nearly 300 people have been killed in a burst of violence since January, Defense Minister Chetta Thanajaro said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Children in urban areas need to be reintroduced to nature
Children in urban areas need to be reintroduced to natureParamita Atmodiwirjo and Yandi Andri Yatmo, Jakarta If you ask an elementary school pupil in Jakarta where tomatoes come from, do not be surprised if he replies "From the supermarket".
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Rupiah Rates July 23
Rupiah Rates July 23 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,817.52 6,098.85 6,492.47 6,423.67 Brunei dollar 1 5,554.71 4,969.75 5,289.87 5,234.44 Canadian dollar 1 7,249.87 6,486.71 6,904.20 6,832.19 Swiss franc 1 7,639.90 6,836.59 7,275.64 7,200.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Aussie firm to produce film on Bali blast
Aussie firm to produce film on Bali blastAgencies, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian production house Kennedy Miller announced plans on Friday to dramatize the ground-breaking hunt for the Bali bombers in a four-hour television feature.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
3-in-1 still confusing
3-in-1 still confusingFrom KompasAt 4:30 p.m. on June 9, I was ticketed by the police on Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The police said that though I had entered Jl. Sudirman before 4 p.m., when it was already 4 p.m.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Consultants vital in SME development
Consultants vital in SME developmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aside from supporting regulations, business consultants have proved effective in developing small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Business English should help cultural interaction
Business English should help cultural interactionSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta Everyday it seems that we are reminded that we live in the age of globalization and there is undeniably much truth to this. If the economy of the United States of America so much as sneezes, economies around the world may...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Inco profit triples on higher nickel price
Inco profit triples on higher nickel priceRendi A. Witular, Jakarta Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local subsidiary of the world's second largest Canada-based nickel company Inco Ltd.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Sutiyoso plans for 'smoke-free' Jakarta
Sutiyoso plans for 'smoke-free' JakartaDamar Harsanto, JakartaJakarta could be a "smoke-free city" soon as the Sutiyoso administration is planning to ban all cigarette smoking in public places."We have to protect those who are not smoking from the danger of cigarette smoke," Governor Sutiyoso said...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Import of raffinose
Import of raffinose News reports said on Thursday that at least 40 food and drink producers have been facing problems due to a shortage of the raw material raffinose.For instance, food producer Garuda has been forced to reexport some 2,000 tons of raffinose, which had arrived at Tanjung Priok port...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Mahaputri to hold international event
Mahaputri to hold international event JAKARTA: Local women's basketball club Mahaputri Britama will hold an international women's basketball invitation scheduled for Aug. 9-12 at the Kelapa Gading Sports Mall in North Jakarta.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Central Java and Yogya face drought and crop failure
Central Java and Yogya face drought and crop failureSuherdjoko and Slamet Susanto, Semarang/YogyakartaThe dry season has started in Central Java and Yogyakarta, leading to critical water shortages and serious damage to rice crops, officials say.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
People in Batam swimming with loan sharks
People in Batam swimming with loan sharksFadli, BatamMany small-time traders and businesspeople in the Riau provincial city of Batam continue to turn to loan sharks when they need money, even though they know they will be charged exorbitant interest rates.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
RI junior shuttlers still hope for clean sweep at Milo open
RI junior shuttlers still hope for clean sweep at Milo openMoch. N. Kurniawan, Medan, North Sumatra Indonesia still stands a chance of making a clean sweep of all five titles up for grabs in the US$11,000 Milo Junior Indonesia Open 2004 championships after the home teenagers advanced to the...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
West Sumatra councillors discuss power crisis with PLN officials
West Sumatra councillors discuss power crisis with PLN officialsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, PadangWest Sumatra Legislative Council held a meeting on Friday with officials of state electricity company PLN's West Sumatra office to discuss the prolonged electricity crisis in West Sumatra and its two...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Taiwan, China squabble over U.S. arms sales, missing tourists
Taiwan, China squabble over U.S. arms sales, missing touristsAgencies, Taipei/Kuala LumpurTaiwan squabbled with China over a missing group of Chinese tourists and other issues on Friday, while new poll results showed that about 70 percent of Taiwanese believe Beijing is unfriendly toward their...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Bodybuilders plead for KONI recognition ahead of SEAG
Bodybuilders plead for KONI recognition ahead of SEAGEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The newly established Indonesian Bodybuilding Federation's (FBI) plan to compete in the Southeast Asian Games is unlikely to materialize unless the National Sports Council (KONI) endorses it as a member sport.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Megawati's bargaining position
Megawati's bargaining position The invitation from the House of Representatives to the two presidential candidates who will go on to the second round of the presidential election on Sept. 20 to present their likely Cabinet formations should they win the election (Kompas, July 15) is worth...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Police raid two houses in Donggala
Police raid two houses in Donggala PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police officers raided two houses in Tulo subdistrict, Donggala regency, some 12 kilometers south of Palu, after receiving a tip that those responsible for the recent murder of a Christian minister were hiding in the houses.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Lawmakers smell fishy deal behind mining regulation
Lawmakers smell fishy deal behind mining regulationFitri Wulandari, Jakarta A group of legislators suspect that some of their colleagues have been bribed into approving the governmental regulation in lieu of law which allows open pit mining in protected forest areas.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Affordable education demanded by children
Affordable education demanded by childrenLeony Aurora , JakartaChildren worry about many things, but how their parents will be able to pay for their education seems to be at the top of the list.This issue was raised on Friday during a dialog held in observance of National Children's Day by children...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Child abuse affects poor, rich alike
Child abuse affects poor, rich alikeDewi Santoso, JakartaIt is generally thought that neglected children come from poor families, yet, in reality, wealth is no guarantee that a person can recognize a child's basic rights.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
BPK says new govt can reopen banking scandals
BPK says new govt can reopen banking scandalsZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is conducting an audit into a government policy that allows former bank owners to escape prosecution over misused liquidity aid, in a move that may pave the way for the next government to reopen the...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Bantul honors tradition in 173rd anniversary
Bantul honors tradition in 173rd anniversarySlamet Susanto, YogyakartaBantul regency has celebrated its 173rd anniversary in a somewhat unusual manner.In an official, solemn ceremony held on Wednesday at Trirenggo Square, which is located right in front of the regent's official residence, all the...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
HIV/AIDS harm reduction project launched
HIV/AIDS harm reduction project launchedP.C. Naommy, JakartaThe controversial harm reduction program to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users (IDUs) has been put on trial in a pilot project launched on Friday.Operational head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Comr. Gen.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
'Talent shows give chance to express'
'Talent shows give chance to express'Audiences, particularly women and teenagers, have warmed to talent shows. They keep track of their favorite contestant -- even sending SMSs in support -- in much the same way as one would tune in to watch the plot of a TV drama unfold.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
KPU ready to hold manual vote count
KPU ready to hold manual vote countM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaThirty provinces have submitted their manual vote tally to the General Elections Commission (KPU), a commission official said.The commission is planning to hold the manual count on Saturday (today) and announce the official result of the...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Abstention mars democracy
Abstention mars democracyFrom Koran Tempo The rising number of people, currently estimated at 34 percent, refusing to exercise their right to vote in the presidential election, or the golput group as they are locally called, is a political phenomenon worthy of note.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Traveling night fair full of wonder, fun
Traveling night fair full of wonder, funEvi Mariani, JakartaThe ongoing night fair in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta, is no Disneyland; it is not even fair to compare it with Dunia Fantasi in Ancol. Some visitors might see it as cheap, with its little Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, ghost house and...
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Brothers killed in youth clash
Brothers killed in youth clashApriadi Gunawan, MedanA man and his younger brother were killed and four others sustained stab wounds in a clash early on Friday between supporters of youth groups in Medan, North Sumatra.Medan Police chief of detectives Adj. Comr.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Snails, jellyfish a fine catch for Gunungkidul fisherfolk
Snails, jellyfish a fine catch for Gunungkidul fisherfolkSinggir Kartana, Contributor/Gunungkidul, YogyakartaAfter dusk, fisherman Sarimun is still busy removing sea snails and jellyfish from his net and putting them in two separate containers.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Eight GAM members surrender to TNI
Eight GAM members surrender to TNI BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Eight suspected members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) surrendered to the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Friday, a military spokesman in Aceh said.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Bombers' lawyers hail ruling on Antiterrorism Law
Bombers' lawyers hail ruling on Antiterrorism LawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/DenpasarLawyers representing Bali bombing convicts welcomed on Friday the Constitutional Court's ruling in a separate appellate case that the law under which their clients were charged was not constitutional.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Jakarta shares end higher; Telkom, Inco lead gains
Jakarta shares end higher; Telkom, Inco lead gainsDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Friday, with gains in telecommunications and mining blue chips boosting the main index, dealers said.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
2 heads
2 heads 1. KOMA -- 3 x 15 Teater Koma on stage again with 'Republik Togog' 2. REGGAE -- 2 x 35 Once a chiefly Jamaican export, reggae taken up by European artists
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
KPPU to probe Pertamina tanker sale
KPPU to probe Pertamina tanker saleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Committee (KPPU) will carry out an initial inquiry into possible violations of the business competition law by state oil and gas firm Pertamina in the controversial sale of two supertankers.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004
Suzuki cheap MPV enters market
Suzuki cheap MPV enters marketTony Hotland, JakartaCompetition among car manufacturers in the popular multipurpose vehicle (MPV) market segment will surely get tougher after Suzuki launched on Friday its newest model, Suzuki APV, which carries a price tag of below Rp 100 million (about US$11,025).