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Mon, 21 Jul 2003
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;JP;ZATNI ARBI; ANPAc..r.. IT-Japan-phone JP/17/ZATNI Japan joining Korea in driving CDMA2000 (2x20 pts)Zatni Arbi Columnist Tokyo zatni@cbn.net.id "No wonder your voice is crystal-clear," my brother said when I told him I was calling from Tokyo. No wonder, indeed.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Thailand to host drug meeting
Thailand to host drug meeting THAILAND: Ministers from China, Laos, India, Myanmar and Thailand will hold talks this week in the northern town of Chiang Rai aimed at eliminating precursor chemicals used in drug production, officials said.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Fourth Bali bomb suspect to go on trial
Fourth Bali bomb suspect to go on trial An Indonesian man who has admitted building one of the two bombs that ripped through a Bali nightclub district last year stands trial Monday, facing the death penalty if found guilty.Ali Imron, 30, is the fourth key suspect to stand trial over the Oct.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Winner Rittner wants to travel back to Bali
Winner Rittner wants to travel back to BaliThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The last time Barbara Rittner was in Indonesia she visited Bali, and left with a ring on her finger after getting married to her husband Mike.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
AGO slammed over billionaire's case
AGO slammed over billionaire's case JAKARTA: A leading legal aid foundation called on Sunday for the government to sanction the Attorney General's Office (AGO) over its failure to enforce the sentence imposed on former Bank Modern president commissioner Samadikun Hartono.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Cilincing children face malnutrition
Cilincing children face malnutritionZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Meet Yulianto. The two-year-old boy just lost his older brother, Rifki, about 10 months ago. At that time, Rifki was three but he only weighed eight kilograms.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Drought threatens Brebes shallot crops
Drought threatens Brebes shallot crops BREBES, Central Java: The prolonged drought in Brebes regency, Central Java, is threatening shallot crops in northern villages.The bulbs are aged between 20 days and 30 days.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Allen uses literature to portray RI
Allen uses literature to portray RIDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia There are numerous ways to learn about the culture of a people, the most obvious being through their language, history and politics.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Comprehensive marketing vital for survival
Comprehensive marketing vital for survivalMahendra Gautama Contributor JakartaThe paper and pulp industry is one of the oldest in Indonesia. Its history began when the Dutch company, NV Papier Fabriek Nijmegen, set up NV Papier Padalarang in 1923 in Padalarang, West Java.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
'Bintan island facing serious environmental damage'
'Bintan island facing serious environmental damage'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bintan island is facing serious environmental damage as a number of firms have shifted their sand quarrying from the sea to the island, State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim has said.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Fuel subsidy yet to reach the poor
Fuel subsidy yet to reach the poorBambang Nurbianto,The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of the Rp 84.61 billion (US$10 million) subsidy aimed to help the poor, who have been affected severely by the increase in fuel prices, has not reached them because of bureaucratic problems, a report by the City...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
"I stop going to malls so often"
"I stop going to malls so often" In response to the recent bomb attack at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)/House of Representatives (DPR) compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, the government has urged the public to stay calm, but vigilant against any potential acts of terror.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
KL may issue $3.95 bond
KL may issue $3.95 bond KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government may opt for a bond issue of up to 15 billion ringgit (US$3.95 billion) to finance a double-tracking railway project, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Mahathir supports creation of watchdog
Mahathir supports creation of watchdogAgence France-Presse, Putrajaya, Malaysia Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has given guarded support to Indonesia's proposal to create an ASEAN Security Community (ASC) to combat terrorism.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
1. DECREE: 1 x 27
1. DECREE: 1 x 27 MPR set to revoke decrees 2. ACEH: 1 x 36 Villagers take GAM relatives hostage 3. GAS: 1 x 38 Gas producers sign $14b in contracts 4. JAPAN: 1 x 34 Taiko performance wows shoppers
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
MPR set to revoke controversial decrees
MPR set to revoke controversial decreesM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaA 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...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Tea enjoys sparkling sales performance
Tea enjoys sparkling sales performanceAgustina Wayansari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bottled or packaged teas might still sound strange to many people, especially those from Western countries.In Indonesia, tea is extremely popular and in many parts of the country, it has become a daily refreshment.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Infrastructure: A government guarantee
Infrastructure: A government guaranteeLalu A. Damanhuri, Infrastructure Planning & Development Specialist Committee on Policy for Infrastructure Development (KKPPI), Jakarta The government has just relaunched its big infrastructure projects consisting of 26 independent power producers (IPPs) --...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-forest-photoFOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVEJP/P.J. Leo UNPROTECTED FOREST: Many pulp producers in Indonesia still cut down natural forests for raw materials, as industrial forest concessions are unable to meet their needs.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50
1. INSIGHT: 1 x 50 Nurturing security cooperation between Asia, Europe 2. ASEM: 1 x 35 ASEM begins as Asia demands support 3. BLAIR: 2 x 28 Blair won't quit over Kelly death, points to probe 4. MYANMAR: 2 x 30 Myanmar might have to be expelled from ASEAN: Mahathir
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Intelligence academies
Intelligence academies The government has announced it will shortly set up two intelligence academies, one in Bogor, West Java, and the other in Batam, Riau, apparently to meet an urgent demand for more effective intelligence gathering.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
1. ASABA: 3 x 19
1. ASABA: 3 x 19 Source says family member behind Boedyharto murder 2. BALI: 1 x 39 Bali tourism showing signs of recovery 3. BOMB: 1 x 40 Fourth Bali bombing suspect to go on trial 4. JI: 1 x 55 JI gets timely leadership boost with bomber's escape 5. ODD: 1 x 33 Men use corpses to get fuel
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
School of intelligence
School of intelligence Two schools of intelligence will be established in Indonesia. Teachers and instructors reportedly will come from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Russian KGB.One intelligence agent in the right spot is as good as 20,000 soldiers on the battlefield, said Napoleon...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
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JP/ /Index to go up, rupiah under pressure Rendi 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 expected to fall,...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
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JP/14/capAP/Teh Eng KonASIAN REBOUND: Tourists walk past a huge billboard featuring the smiling faces of people from around the world to promote a new shopping mall under construction in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian government is sticking to a forecast of 4.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
3 x 11
3 x 11 Residents near Mt. Soputan told to stay alert JP/5AMBON2 x 24 Years after Maluku conflict, 202,000 still homeless
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Nurturing security cooperation between Asia, Europe
Nurturing security cooperation between Asia, EuropeBantarto Bandoro, Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id Indonesia is to host the fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers meeting on July 24 and July 25 to...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Deputy regent quits for new post
Deputy regent quits for new post YOGYAKARTA: The Bantul legislative council in Yogyakarta province agreed on Saturday to accept the resignation of Deputy Regent Totok Sudarto, who will stand for election as the Bondowoso regent in East Java.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Shake-up at MoF to produce new treasury unit
Shake-up at MoF to produce new treasury unitFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The planned reorganization of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) will produce a new treasury unit responsible for managing state funds.Mulya P.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
House to pass constitutional court bill
House to pass constitutional court billM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government have finally agreed on contentious aspects of the constitutional court bill, paving the way for its endorsement before the deadline set by the amended Constitution...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Children face malnutrition in Cilincing
Children face malnutrition in CilincingZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post JakartaMeet Yulianto. The two-year-old boy just lost his older brother, Rifki, about 10 months ago. At that time, Rifki was three but he only weighed eight kilograms.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Pakistan sets export target
Pakistan sets export target ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set itself the target of exporting US$12.1 billion worth of goods over the next two years, the country's commerce minister said over the weekend."The new trade policy focuses on encouraging export-oriented foreign investment," Humayun Akhtar Khan...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
House to pass constitutional court bill
House to pass constitutional court billM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government have finally agreed on contentious aspects of the constitutional court bill, paving the way for its endorsement before the deadline set by the amended Constitution...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Give toll road workers a raise
Give toll road workers a raiseFrom Suara KaryaThe toll road rates have been raised by an average of 25 percent. Jasa Marga, which manages the toll roads, has also improved its services, among other things by carrying out toll road repairs.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
PAPUA BOUND: More than 450 soldiers leave Makassar, South
PAPUA BOUND: More than 450 soldiers leave Makassar, South Sulawesi, for the troubled province of Papua aboard the Navy's Teluk Tomini ship. Military officers on Saturday said that the reinforcements from South Sulawesi's Wirabuana military command will be on duty in Papua for one year in order to...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Villagers take GAM relatives hostage
Villagers take GAM relatives hostageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of Kuala district, Nagan Raya, took the law into their own hands over the weekend, taking hostage 36 family members of suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Body of murder victim found
Body of murder victim found JAKARTA: The cut and bruised body of a man was found near Sentiong Cemetery in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Sunday.A passer-by, Abdul Rohim, 45, found the body of Lukman Nur, 26, lying near the cemetery.The victim was a resident of Jl.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Residents near Soputan told to stay alert
Residents near Soputan told to stay alertYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado, North Sulawesi Volcanic activities at Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province diminished on Saturday, but residents were advised to remain on full alert as there was a possibility of bigger eruptions, and to stay...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Holidays fail to boost tourism
Holidays fail to boost tourismFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government policy on extended holidays has failed to boost tourism as it is not supported by sufficient transportation infrastructure or promotion to persuade domestic tourists to travel, a practitioner says.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Free health clinic now available at Bantar Gebang
Free health clinic now available at Bantar GebangRizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Bekasi For Yatin, a mother of nine children, having a health clinic near her shack at the Bantar Gebang dumpsite, Bekasi, is something she has really longed for.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Legal reform necessary for bank lending and investment
Legal reform necessary for bank lending and investment Indonesia's economy recovery relies heavily on the country's banking sector and the return of foreign investment into the country. The Jakarta Post's Rendi A.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Source says family member behind Boedyharto murder
Source says family member behind Boedyharto murderDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police detectives were sent out of town on Sunday to track down those involved in the cold-blooded murder of the president director of PT Asaba and his bodyguard on Saturday morning.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Bone to spend Rp 9.9b on cars
Bone to spend Rp 9.9b on cars MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Bone regency administration in South Sulawesi plans to buy 42 new official cars, two buses, a fire truck and 240 motorcycles worth Rp 9.9 billion, officials said on Saturday.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Gas producers signs $14b in contracts
Gas producers signs $14b in contractsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The country's gas producers signed on Saturday 13 sales contracts worth U$14 billion with state-owned electricity company PLN, Indonesia's petrochemical company Petrokimia Gresik and Singapore's Island Power.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Drought threatens Brebes shallot crops
Drought threatens Brebes shallot crops BREBES, Central Java: The prolonged drought in Brebes regency, Central Java, is threatening shallot crops in northern villages.The bulbs are aged between 20 days and 30 days.
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
A train derails, causing delays
A train derails, causing delays SUBANG, West Java: At least eight trains were stranded at different stations on Sunday when the Fajar Utama business-class train derailed in Subang, West Java.No casualties were reported in the derailment, which took place on Saturday.
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
Bali tourism showing signs of recovery
Bali tourism showing signs of recoveryI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali With the number of foreign tourist arrivals gradually increasing and hotel average occupancy rate climbing over 40 percent, Bali's tourism industry is showing the first signs of recovery after the devastating...
Mon, 21 Jul 2003
Analysts question independence of BRTI
Analysts question independence of BRTIEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts are questioning the independence of the newly- established Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (BRTI), saying it was far from meeting their expectations of an ideal regulatory body.
Mon, 21 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...