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Sat, 31 Jul 2004
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSSAR team still searching for missing fishermenBREBES, Central Java: A Search and Rescue Team (SAR) in Brebes regency, Central Java are still searching for at least 10 fishermen who were reported missing on Wednesday by their families.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Artist, community holds joint exhibition
Artist, community holds joint exhibitionYOGYAKARTA: Cemeti Art House on Jl. DI Panjaitan is to hold an exhibition and an art performance that is a result of research on people's participation in artwork.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
2 heads
2 heads 1. WISNU -- 1 x 35 Wisnu spearheads waste management 'Yogyaku Kampungku' tries to portray old Yogyakarta
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Police probe fuel theft, collusion
Police probe fuel theft, collusionEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Jakarta Police are scheduled to summon two inspectors of the Weights and Measures Directorate of the Ministry of Communications on Monday as witnesses in the theft of an estimated 100,000 liters of fuel per day from state oil and gas firm...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Part 2 of 2: Imprinting RI brand via creative marketing
Part 2 of 2: Imprinting RI brand via creative marketingMichael J. Webdell , Jakarta "The way to a person's heart is through their stomach." That's how the old clichi goes. The expression has become commonplace with people from cultures all around the world.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Lion's seeks govt cooperation
Lion's seeks govt cooperationThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta The government should embrace social organizations and work together in managing the chronic problems in society, says a Lion's club governor. Newly appointed governor of Lion's Club Indonesia District 307-B Charles Ong Saerang said on the...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
'Jakarta children have nowhere to play'
'Jakarta children have nowhere to play' In observance of National Children's Day, which fell on July 23, the state, parents and adults pledged to protect and promote the rights of children. The Jakarta Post talked to residents about which children's rights had most been neglected by society.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Jakarta needs broad sidewalks
Jakarta needs broad sidewalksFrom Koran Tempo To ensure that pedestrians in Jakarta can walk safely and comfortably, the administration must provide broader sidewalks across the capital. All ditches must also be covered to accommodate pedestrians.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
19 hospitalized with food poisoning
19 hospitalized with food poisoningSIDOARJO, East Java: Two hundred residents of Kedungboto subdistrict, 20 kilometers southeast of Surabaya, have suspected food poisoning, with 19 of them being hospitalized.The residents attended a wedding reception held by Abdul Rachim's family on Wednesday night.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
The World Bank Clarifies
The World Bank Clarifies In the July 22 edition of The Jakarta Post, your correspondents write I "dismissed" a demand for debt relief saying "that under no circumstances did Indonesia deserve such debt relief". Under no circumstances, would I make such a statement.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Nissan Serena back in town with more features
Nissan Serena back in town with more featuresNovan Iman Santosa JakartaAutomobile enthusiasts surely remember a smart multipurpose van (MPV) during the late 1990s that looked like it was one step ahead of everything else on the market, without much competition to face.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
1. Defici (1x32)
1. Defici (1x32) Deficit woes may halt projects 2. Astra (1x25) Astra net profit up 44.6% 3. Garuda (2x18) Garuda to lease 12 new aircraft 4. Telkom (1x32) Telkom's 1H profit drops 18.7% 5. Oil (3x15) Oil prices hit fresh highs on supply fears
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
;KORAN TEMPO;ARS;CD;
;KORAN TEMPO;ARS;CD; ANPAk..r.. Letter-support Winners deserve support JP/7/letWinner deserves supportFrom Koran TempoThe nation's first direct presidential election has taken place and the two top finishers will take part in an upcoming runoff unless one of the candidates can secure a simple...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Mega asks for deportation delay
Mega asks for deportation delayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has made use of her personal ties with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to resolve the nagging problem of illegal migrants.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Strait must be secured from the land
Strait must be secured from the landBegi Hersutanto, Jakarta Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore signed on July 20 an agreement to carry out an operation to secure the maritime channel. The three littoral countries in this regard chose to establish coordinated patrols, in which each country is...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
1. BILL: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS
1. BILL: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS Controversial military bill meet stronger opposition 2. ELECTION: 1 LINE, 25 COUNTS RI democracy 'yet to take root' 3. LIONS: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Lion's seeks better govt cooperation 4. DUMP: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Residents hail new garbage processor 5.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Pilots comfortable in Russian jet fighters
Pilots comfortable in Russian jet fighters A Russian technician (top left) makes pre-flight preparations before Indonesian pilots operate a Russian-made Sukhoi 30MK jet fighter. The flight took off from Halim Perdanakusuma air base in East Jakarta on Friday.Later that day, pilot Lt. Col.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Tanah Abang vendors to be relocated
Tanah Abang vendors to be relocatedDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Pending the construction of four buildings at Tanah Abang textile market to start at the end of this year, around 3,500 vendors will be housed at a temporary market.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
KPU cancels four firms' ink contracts
KPU cancels four firms' ink contractsM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) severed on Friday contracts with four firms for procuring substandard ink for the July 5 presidential poll.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Sutiyoso revamps PBSI board
Sutiyoso revamps PBSI boardMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Newly elected chairman Sutiyoso revamped the new board of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI), trimming the number of officials by more than half to 26 from the previous 55.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
BII profit soars by 191.7 percent
BII profit soars by 191.7 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) reported on Friday a 191.7 percent jump in first-half net profit from the same period last year.The bank said that profit soared to Rp 425 billion (US$46.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
'Civic Education launched'
'Civic Education launched'YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to help accelerate the development of democracy in Indonesia, the country's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, has published a textbook,Civic Education, for students at Muhammadiyah universities across the nation.
Sat, 31 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, 31 Jul 2004
JAKARTA: The last annual session of the People's Consultative
JAKARTA: The last annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) for the 1999-2004 period is scheduled to take place from Sept. 23 to Sept. 26.An Assembly working committee member, Baharuddin Aritonang, said on Thursday that during the session the body would hear progress reports from...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Toko Indonesia a shop away from home
Toko Indonesia a shop away from homeChristina Schott, Contributor, Hamburg When Andreas S. returned to Germany from his first trip to Indonesia three years ago, his immediate mission back in his hometown of Hamburg was to find an Asian food store where he could get Indonesian kopi tubruk, ground...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
How to prevent
How to prevent traffic congestion When it comes to kemacetan (traffic jams), everyone has an opinion on who are the guilty parties. Most of the time, bus and bajaj drivers are blamed for the daily congestion on the city's streets.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Bali figures angry over court ruling
Bali figures angry over court rulingThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Balinese community reacted angrily on Friday to the Constitutional Court ruling declaring Law No. 16/2003 unconstitutional, as law experts recommended amendments to the Criminal Law Procedures Code to deal with terror suspects.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Color of Jogja exhibition at JEC
Color of Jogja exhibition at JECYOGYAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Exhibition Businesspeople (Asperapi) is holding an exhibition of various products at the Jogja Expo Center, entitled The Color of Jogja.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
*Military bill meeting stronger opposition Page 2
*Military bill meeting stronger opposition Page 2 *KPU cancels four firms' ink contracts Page 4 *Sugar smugglers operate unhindered: NGO Page 5 *Students' first days in school should be made constructive Page6 *Maker swears 'Kancil' ahead of the pack Page 8 *Two wins in a day for busy Federer and...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
JP/5/D06
JP/5/D06Sugar mafia behind smuggling in North Sumatra: CoalitionApriadi Gunawan, Medan The North Sumatra People's Transparency Coalition has said that an eight-member mafia is behind the large-scale smuggling of sugar through the Tanjung Balai and Belawan ports.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Residents hail new waste processor
Residents hail new waste processorTheresia Sufa, Bogor Residents living in the vicinity of Galuga dump in Kampung Lalamping, Bogor regency, said the dump's new processing system had eliminated the environmental and health problems from unprocessed waste they had suffered four years ago.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on July 30, 2004 Trading Shares Close Change volume Astra Agro Lestari 2,225 25 811,500 Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Asuransi Bina Dana 430 0 0 Andhi Chandra 485 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,800 0 0 Adhi Karya 330 0 2,021,000 Adira Dinamika...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
RP should be helped, not punished
RP should be helped, not punishedMely Caballero-Anthony The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore It has been two weeks since Filipino truck driver Angelo de la Cruz was released by militants in Iraq after the Philippine government bowed to the captors' demands to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Files on fraud suspects finished
Files on fraud suspects finished JAKARTA: The National Police said on Thursday the case files on the eight suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Asiatic Bank scandal had been submitted to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office.The director of the National Police's fraud unit, Brig.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Garuda to lease 12 new aircraft
Garuda to lease 12 new aircraftRendi A. Witular, Jakarta National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will lease 12 additional aircraft between now and 2005 to support the expansion of its budget service Citilink and to counter the tight competition in the local budget airline market.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Looking at corporate social responsibility
Looking at corporate social responsibilityDan Kingsley, Jakarta Private enterprise funded development programs are becoming more widespread in the business world as more and more enterprises are becoming concerned with the social implications of their activities.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Students' first days need to be made constructive
Students' first days need to be made constructiveSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta In the past days and weeks schools across Indonesia have been opening up their doors again to receive students entering the new school year.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
On abstentions
On abstentionsFrom Media Indonesia It really is ungentlemanly for a number of those belonging to the country's political elite to encourage their followers not to vote in the second round of the presidential election.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
JP/ /
JP/ / 6,761.80 6,058.07 5,611.14 5,027.84 7,290.55 6,533.01 7,554.31 6,770.29 1,566.89 1,403.68 11,646.07 10,438.87 17,578.36 15,754.96 1,239.66 1,111.30 8,635.23 7,739.98 -- -- 1,378.98 1,234.58 6,122.74 5,480.78 3,125.66 2,715.68 -- -- 1,262.39 1,130.34 5,611.14 5,027.84 233.75 209.42 9,668.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
JP/5/BANK
JP/5/BANKLampung Police seize part of Rp 2.7b hot money Oyos Saroso BandarlampungLampung Police have recovered three cardboard boxes containing money believed to have been stolen in an armed robbery in South Lampung regency on MondayThe police also seized a Toyota van believed to have been used by...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSStudents accuse regent of corruptionJAMBI: Dozens of students descended on Jambi Police headquarters on Wednesday, demanding that police investigate Sarolangun regent H.M. Madel over the misappropriation of funds in a construction project.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Students reject school fee hikes
Students reject school fee hikesBANDUNG: Dozens of students of Padjadjaran University (Unpad) protested on Friday against increases of up to 60 percent in tuition and laboratory fees.With the new policy, new students will be charged between Rp 1.2 million and Rp 1.5 million (US$157.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
How to prevent
How to prevent traffic congestion When it comes to kemacetan (traffic jams), everyone has an opinion on who are the guilty parties.Most of the time, bus and bajaj drivers are blamed for the daily congestion on the city's streets.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
[b]What are subdistrict
What are subdistrict councils for?From Warta KotaIn response to a non-governmental organization's recent criticism, a subdistrict council (Dekel) chief has argued that in his position he has some civic duties to perform.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Candidates told to unveil aids
Candidates told to unveil aidsKurniawan Hari, Jakarta In an attempt to convince voters of the prospects of their administrations, presidential candidates Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Megawati Soekarnoputri need to disclose their respective Cabinet lineup before the election runoff, experts say.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
No extra fees for PLN customers: YLKI
No extra fees for PLN customers: YLKIUrip Hudiono, Jakarta The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) says that electricity customers should not be burdened with additional fees for the inspection of electrical facilities, if they have already paid a contractor to do the job.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
JP/5/palu
JP/5/paluPolice accused of wrongful arrests over church attackMoh. Darlis PaluCentral Sulawesi Police have been accused of arresting the wrong suspects in the latest attack on a church in the provincial capital, Palu, which killed a clergywoman.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Goodbye, DPR! It's been nice knowing you
Goodbye, DPR! It's been nice knowing youMochtar Buchori, Jakarta Now that my tenure as a legislator (a member of the House of Representatives) is almost over, I feel that I should tell you frankly how I feel about you.I have decided to leave you, but not because I don't like being with you.
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Budget deficit woes may halt projects
Budget deficit woes may halt projectsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post Indonesia risks delaying some of its planned development projects this year so as to help contain the impact of the higher than planned state budget deficit resulting from soaring oil prices and a weaker rupiah, Standard...
Sat, 31 Jul 2004
Tight security draws criticism
Tight security draws criticism JAKARTA: Journalists and visitors have complained over tight security measures introduced in the wake of a minor blast that rocked the General Elections Commission (KPU) building last Monday.