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Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Keys to success: Excellent facilities and service
Keys to success: Excellent facilities and service Jasmina Janik Contributor JakartaThe writer is director of sales and marketing for Hotel Borobudur JakartaIf you want to reside close to the business center right in the heart of the city and require the premises to have all the modern facilities...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
One dies in crash involving Megawati convoy
One dies in crash involving Megawati convoy SURAKARTA, Central Java: One motorcyclist died after being hit by a car that was part of a convoy to welcome the arrival of President Megawati Soekarnoputri at Adi Sumarmo Airport here on Monday.The accident, which occurred on Jl.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
RI warns of sour ties with U.S.
RI warns of sour ties with U.S.Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government warned on Monday that the U.S. Congress decision to withhold military aid to Indonesia -- reportedly because of a failure to bring the perpetrators of last year's killing of two U.S.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
13,000 fail entrance tests in Surabaya
13,000 fail entrance tests in Surabaya SURABAYA: More than 13,000 students failed to pass the entrance tests for state junior and senior high schools in Surabaya, it was announced on Monday.Around 8,000 students failed the tests for junior high schools, while around 7,000 students failed those for...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Shifting to a newer paradigm a must
Shifting to a newer paradigm a mustFebriana Damayanti, Contributor, Jakarta Two international environmental institutions, the World Wildlife Fund and the Swedish Society of Nature Conservation, recently pointed their fingers at two of the country's major paper manufacturers: Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Police issue letter on criminal record
Police issue letter on criminal record JAKARTA: The National Police has started issuing the letter of criminal record (SKCK) to replace the letter on good behavior (SKKB).Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Zainuri Lubis said on Monday that the implementation of SKCK began early this month.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Fired Golkar councillor elected NTB governor
Fired Golkar councillor elected NTB governorLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara In an unexpected move, chief councillor Lalu Serinate was elected the new governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) here on Monday, beating incumbent governor Harun Al Rasyid, whose running...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graft
Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaProvincial prosecutors across the country and five prosecutors' offices in Jakarta received on Monday a special privilege: the full autonomy to probe into corruption cases formerly handled...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
New PDIP chairman in Central Java named
New PDIP chairman in Central Java named SEMARANG: President Megawati Soekarnoputri's party has appointed Gunawan Wiro Sarojo as acting chairman of the party's Central Java chapter, replacing Mardijo has been fired for seeking the post of governor in the province.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Telkom to finish Ariawest buyout
Telkom to finish Ariawest buyout JAKARTA: PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia aims to finalize this week plans to pay US$390 million to take over a telecom company partly owned by AT&T Corp of the U.S. The company, PT Ariawest International, has been at loggerheads with state-owned Telkom over a...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Investment now US$42.3m in Tangerang
Investment now US$42.3m in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang Regent Ismet Iskandar revealed on Monday that the regency had recorded almost a 100 percent increase in foreign and domestic investment worth a total of US$42.3 million in the first semester of this year.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
BTN's KPR lending rates still high
BTN's KPR lending rates still highFrom Kompas The declining interest rate on Bank Indonesia's promissory notes (SBI) have not been followed by the banking sector. The lending rates on general loans and house mortgage loans (KPR) remain high, while the interest on deposits has decreased considerably.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Local prosecutors given authority to handle graft
Local prosecutors given authority to handle graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Provincial prosecutors across the country and five prosecutors' offices in Jakarta received on Monday a special privilege: the full autonomy to probe into corruption cases formerly handled...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Elections, a test case for reform
Elections, a test case for reform JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz stressed on Monday that next year's general elections were a test case for the reform movement, and should not be allowed to fail."We should make the general elections a success," he said in his address at the opening of this...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Bandung artists explore the physique
Bandung artists explore the physiqueYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Lines made with a black pencil and white paint are spread on a large canvas measuring 100 cm by 290 cm. On the left of the canvas, they form two white hands covering a buttock.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Philippine police find no trace of Al-Ghozi
Philippine police find no trace of Al-GhoziAgencies, Manila Police crack teams rounded up dozens of men on Monday in a Muslim community near Manila in a search for a suspected Indonesian terrorist who escaped from jail, but found no trace of the country's most wanted fugitive.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Copyright law benefits producers
Copyright law benefits producers JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra says regulations pertaining to intellectual property rights of industrial design is aimed at effectively protecting a product from being copied.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
'Halal' stickers for MUI
'Halal' stickers for MUIFrom Republika The government's plan to impose halal (permissible under Islamic law) labeling/certification requirements on food products, as reported by this daily, is a waste of time.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graft
Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaProvincial prosecutors across the country and five prosecutors' offices in Jakarta received on Monday a special privilege: the full autonomy to probe into corruption cases formerly handled...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Golkar figures embark on presidential campaigns
Golkar figures embark on presidential campaignsA'an Suryana and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of public figures are now busy soliciting support from Golkar members and sympathizers nationwide, since they have been declared eligible to contest the party's convention to select its...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Telkom to finish Ariawest buyout
Telkom to finish Ariawest buyout JAKARTA: PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia aims to finalize this week plans to pay US$390 million to take over a telecom company partly owned by AT&T Corp of the U.S.The company, PT Ariawest International, has been at loggerheads with state-owned Telkom over a...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
PT DI workers plan to sue director
PT DI workers plan to sue directorYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The labor union at PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) said on Monday it would sue the state-owned aircraft company's president director, Edwin Soedarmo, for has been called a "unilateral decision" to suspend more than 9,000...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Aceh victory hallow
Aceh victory hallow It would perhaps be wise to consider that loyalty only becomes meaningful when it is given voluntarily, and this would be when an individual feels the need and desire to support something that is worthy of his following.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
ASEAN gives mix reaction on Myanmar's detention of Suu Kyi
ASEAN gives mix reaction on Myanmar's detention of Suu Kyi Agencies, Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur/BangkokThe continued detention of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi would damage ASEAN and the matter should be resolved as soon as possible, Indonesia said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Students brave war to go back to school
Students brave war to go back to school Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Nani Farida The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh/LhokseumaweOn the first day of school on Monday in war-torn Aceh, an elementary school teacher was shot to death, and more than 107,000 students had classes in emergency tents and small...
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Part 1 of 2 What Millennium Development Compact means
Part 1 of 2 What Millennium Development Compact meansRomeo Austria Reyes, Program Development Advisor UNDP Indonesia, Jakarta At the Millennium Summit in New York, in 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to adopt the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Prospect of an Islamic presidential candidates
Prospect of an Islamic presidential candidatesMuhammad Qodari, Indonesian Research Institute (LSI), Jakarta, qodari@hotmail.comA compromise has finally sealed the law on presidential elections. That compromise has also opened opportunities for a large pool of presidential candidates.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
War in Aceh enters phase of lawlessness
War in Aceh enters phase of lawlessnessTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh After two months of martial law in war-ridden Aceh, the situation in the province turned more uncertain as pro-Jakarta groups of Acehnese took the law into their own hands.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Mining and forests
Mining and forestsFrom Bisnis Indonesia A number of non-governmental organization activists have protested against the government's decision to issue a license for 15 mining companies to operate in protected forest areas. They have also asked the House of Representatives to reject this decision.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
2 x 23
2 x 23 Prospects of an Islamic presidential candidate Muhammad Qodari Indonesian Resarch Institute (LSI) Jakarta qodari@hotmail.com 2. Yale 22 -- Wrong and rights2 x 25 Bush govt frees U.S. companies from threat of being suedorBush annuls 200-year-old law protecting human rights
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
124 mining firms to operate in protected forest
124 mining firms to operate in protected forestMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said on Monday that it would give 102 mining firms the chance to operate in protected forests, bringing the total number to 124 firms.
Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Satelindo expands network to Riau islands
Satelindo expands network to Riau islandsFadli, The Jakarta Post, Natuna islands, Riau Cellular phone provider PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) has built four base-transceiver stations (BTS) in the Natuna islands, Riau, in order to widen its network.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Revisiting decentralization
Revisiting decentralization The key issues and excesses raised by the latest World Bank report on the first two years of Indonesia's decentralization served to confirm the complaints of businesspeople, non- governmental organizations and other analysts.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Myanmar, India sign trade deal
Myanmar, India sign trade deal YANGON: Myanmar and India have signed an agreement to streamline trade and investment, taking a new step to strengthen their increasingly significant economic ties, the Myanmar Times said.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Prabowo woos Golkar members
Prabowo woos Golkar members SEMARANG, Central Java: Prabowo Subianto Djoyohadikusumo, a son- in-law of former president Soeharto, met with Golkar members in Semarang, Central Java, over the weekend as part of his campaign to win the party's presidential nomination.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Petro, Perak cruise to LG Cup semifinals
Petro, Perak cruise to LG Cup semifinalsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A golden goal by Danilo Fernando in the 116th minute during the extra time earned Petrokimia a 3-2 win over Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC) on Sunday and a place in the semifinals of the LG Cup ASEAN Club Championship, Antara...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
ASEM begins amid concern over commitment to Asia's growth
ASEM begins amid concern over commitment to Asia's growthFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) kicks off on Monday in Denpasar, Bali, amid growing concern in Asian countries about their European counterparts' commitment to providing economic support.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Gambling den plan opposed
Gambling den plan opposed JAKARTA: Secretary of City Council Commission E for social affairs Audi Zulkarnaen Tambunan and founder of the Chinese- Indonesian Social Association (PSMTI) Ernawati Soegondo called on the city administration to stop the plan to change the Toko Merah building on Jl.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Taiko performance vows shoppers
Taiko performance vows shoppersZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thundering drums and vibrating cries filled Plaza Indonesia in Central Jakarta on Sunday afternoon, attracting curious crowds of shoppers investigating the source of the sound.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Myanmar might have to be expelled from ASEAN: Mahathir
Myanmar might have to be expelled from ASEAN: MahathirAgence France-Presse, Putrajaya, Malaysia Myanmar might have to be expelled from the ASEAN grouping if its military rulers continue defying world pressure to release democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
MPR set to revoke decrees
MPR set to revoke decreesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A decree outlawing the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and one on the impeachment of founding president Sukarno are among 100 rulings that could be scrapped when the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) convenes next month for...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Quake shakes East Java
Quake shakes East Java JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked the southern coast of East Java province on Sunday, causing cracks in some buildings but no casualties, the meteorology office said.The tremor struck at 4:20 a.m.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
JI gets timely leadership boost with bomber's escape
JI gets timely leadership boost with bomber's escapeP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Manila With its spiritual head in the dock and operational chief on the run, Southeast Asia's Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group has received a timely leadership boost through the escape of its strategist...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Siemens gets UMTS order
Siemens gets UMTS order FRANKFURT: Siemens AG received an order to build the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, or UMTS, network in Greece and Bahrain, German Sunday paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Analysts expect Jakarta composite index to continue rally
Analysts expect Jakarta composite index to continue rallyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Composite Index is forecast to continue its rally this week on the government's plan to raise telephone rates, and positive signs from cigarette sales this year, while the rupiah is...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Ministry not to collect 'halal' labeling fees
Ministry not to collect 'halal' labeling feesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Religious Affairs has avoided possible charges of foul play in relation to its proposal to change the existing government regulation on halal (permitted under Islam) certification,...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Bengkulu to stop illegal mining
Bengkulu to stop illegal mining BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The provincial administration said on Saturday it would stop illegal gold mining in protected forests, including in Kerinci Seblat National Park, next year in order to prevent further environmental damage.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Years after Maluku conflict, 202,000 remain homeless
Years after Maluku conflict, 202,000 remain homelessAzis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Maluku More than 202,000 people, or 39,000 families, continue to languish in Maluku refugee camps more than four years after fighting between Muslims and Christians first broke out, officials say.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
1. PAM -- 1x35 pts
1. PAM -- 1x35 pts Allen uses literature to portray RI (1x35pts) 2. KEN -- 1x40pts Japan software guru doesn't envy Gates ================== 3. guesswhat
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
* Headlines: Bali tourism showing signs of recovery 2
* Headlines: Bali tourism showing signs of recovery 2 * National: House to pass constitutional court bill 4 * Archipelago: Residents near Soputan told to stay alert 5 * Opinion: Autonomy an obscure ideal 7 * City: Fuel subsidy yet to reach the poor 8 * Sports: Angie bounces back, but RI succumbs...