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Fri, 16 Jul 2004
List of countries ranked in 2004 UN development index
List of countries ranked in 2004 UN development index 1. Norway 2. Sweden 3. Australia 4. Canada 5. Netherlands 6. Belgium 7. Iceland 8. United States 9. Japan 10. Ireland 18. New Zealand 25. Singapore 33. Brunei 59. Malaysia 76. Thailand 83. Philippines 94. China 111. Indonesia 112. Vietnam 127.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Poll commission rules on revote at Al-Zaytun scholl
Poll commission rules on revote at Al-Zaytun schollM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaAfter a five-hour meeting, the General Elections Commission (KPU) decided on Thursday to allow over 11,000 registered voters at the Al-Zaytun Islamic boarding school in Indramayu regency, West Java, to recast their ballots...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Eight grilled over Bandung explosions
Eight grilled over Bandung explosionsYuli Tri Suwarni, BandungA top police officer in West Java calmed public fears on Thursday that the two separate explosions that rocked Bandung a day earlier were caused by high explosives.Meanwhile, eight people have been questioned over the incident.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Suspects to pay bail before traveling
Suspects to pay bail before travelingKurniawan Hari, JakartaAside from a letter from a doctor and a permit from the Attorney General's Office, a corruption suspect or defendant wanting to get medical treatment abroad will have to pay a bond, a newly endorsed bill says.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Stakeholders seek to curb pollution
Stakeholders seek to curb pollutionEvi Mariani, JakartaJakarta officials and organizations concerned with air pollution resulting from vehicle emissions have started to develop a computer simulation program to help analyze the city's pollution problem, which it is hoped will help them to formulate...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Megawati, Susilo each have their own problems
Megawati, Susilo each have their own problemsJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta The first direct presidential election on July 5 was as peaceful and democratic as the April 5 legislative election. It shows the growing political maturity of the Indonesian people. Indonesians should be proud of this.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Asia Cup to shed legacy of political jinx
Asia Cup to shed legacy of political jinxSandeep Nakai, Associated Press, Colombo, Sri Lanka The Asia Cup limited-over cricket tournament - resuming after a four-year gap due to strained relations between India and Pakistan - is seeking to shed its legacy of political stumbling blocks.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
PKS: Finally triumphant
PKS: Finally triumphantFrom RepublikaAs a member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), I, and other party members, were happy to learn of the party's decision to support Amien and Siswono in the presidential election.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
* Alleged Maluku separatists go on trial Page 2
* Alleged Maluku separatists go on trial Page 2 * Why Indonesian migrants enter Malaysia illegally Page 4 * Mimika tribal conflict claims one life Page 5 * Are NGOs in it for money, or are they anarchists? Page 7 * IPB, Japan to produce bird flu super vaccine Page 8 * Venus cruises into second...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
UNESCO holds workshop on waste
UNESCO holds workshop on waste JAKARTA: The United Nations for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will hold a two-day workshop on integrated waste management, titled "The Recycling Habit Begins at Home".
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
RI maid falls from S'pore apartment
RI maid falls from S'pore apartmentSINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid who recently started working in Singapore fell 11 floors to her death, police said on Thursday.She was found at the foot of a housing block on Wednesday and pronounced dead at the scene.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
JP/4/BNN
JP/4/BNNGovt told to regulate precursor import, tradingAbdul Khalik JakartaThe government has been urged to regulate the trading of precursors imported from abroad to stop the misuse of the chemical substances for the production of narcotics and psychotropic substances.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
RI's Human Development Index down
RI's Human Development Index downEvelyn Leopold, Reuters/United NationsNorway, Sweden, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands ranked as the best five countries to live in but Africa's quality of life plummeted because of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), said a United Nations report...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Jenkins to travel to Japan on Sunday: Govt source
Jenkins to travel to Japan on Sunday: Govt sourceAgencies, Tokyo/JakartaA former U.S. soldier accused of deserting to North Korea is to travel to Japan on Sunday for medical care, a Japanese government source said, after signs Washington would not seek custody while he was in hospital.U.S.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
The last murder, which was thought to be politically
The last murder, which was thought to be politically motivated, also happened here in December last year, when Asmuni, the advisory board chairman of the National Awakening Party's (PKB) Lumajang branch in East Java, was murdered by six people wearing masks and armed with machetes who broke into...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
S'pore retail sales up 7.25%
S'pore retail sales up 7.25% SINGAPORE: Singapore's retail sales index rose 7.2 percent in May from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday, in the latest confirmation of the city-state's robust economic recovery from last year's SARS crisis.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Officials 'complaint' in ivory trade: Activists
Officials 'complaint' in ivory trade: ActivistsOyos Saroso H.N., BandarlampungThe trade in elephant tusks has been thriving, as can be seen from unchecked poaching and trade over the past two years in the South Bukit Barisan (TNBBS) and Way Kambas (TNWK) national parks due to park authorities...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Agum may retain ministerial post
Agum may retain ministerial post JAKARTA: After losing the July 5 race, vice presidential candidate Agum Gumelar of the United Development Party (PPP) may resume his job as minister of transportation.Deputy Cabinet secretary Erman Radjagukguk said on Thursday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Trials of FKM activists begin; OPM chief charged
Trials of FKM activists begin; OPM chief chargedM. Aziz Tunny and Nethy Dharma Somba, Ambon/JayapuraAmbon District Court began hearings on Thursday for two separatist leaders in Maluku, while prosecutors in another troubled province, Papua, demanded a five-year term for a local secessionist suspect.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Four nabbed over church bombing
Four nabbed over church bombing JAKARTA: Four men have been arrested over a petrol bomb attack on a Roman Catholic church last month in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, Brig. Gen. Pranowo, director of an antiterror unit, said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Fire victims plan to rebuild homes
Fire victims plan to rebuild homesBambang Nurbianto, JakartaFire victims in the Kebon Melati subdistrict, Central Jakarta, were clearing away the debris of their burned houses on Thursday and expressed hope that the city administration would allow them to rebuild their makeshift homes on the state...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Allow money politics
Allow money politicsFrom Bisnis Indonesia On July 5, eligible Indonesians exercised their right to vote for their next president and vice president. If you asked who was the winner of the presidential election, the answer would be the media.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
1. JACOB: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42
1. JACOB: 48 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42 RI awaits clarification from Malaysia: Nuwa Wea 2. SPMB: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 21 Drop in state university entrance exam candidates 3. MINISTRIES: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 House criticized over ministry bill 4.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Rupiah Rates July 15
Rupiah Rates July 15 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,882.48 6,152.24 6,552.15 6,482.34 Brunei dollar 1 5,559.79 4,971.86 5,292.94 5,238.63 Canadian dollar 1 7,166.62 6,407.25 6,822.65 6,751.04 Swiss franc 1 7,709.20 6,893.75 7,339.19 7,263.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Property dispute may close school
Property dispute may close school BEKASI: The landowner of the plot where state elementary school Karangsetia stands has said he would reclaim the property."The fate of hundreds of students is at stake," Bekasi councillor Abdul Rasyad was quoted by Antara news agency on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
KPU 'retires' tallying center in accordance with 10-day contract
KPU 'retires' tallying center in accordance with 10-day contractM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) officially shut down on Thursday its electronic tallying center, which provided provisional results of the July 5 election to media and observers.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Panwaslu reports alleged pro-Susilo fraud
Panwaslu reports alleged pro-Susilo fraudAbdul Khalik, JakartaThe Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) filed a police report on Thursday over alleged election violations by staff members at the Indonesian Consulate General in Tawau, East Malaysia.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Rp 1t for free medication
Rp 1t for free medication MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The government has allocated Rp 1 trillion (US$111 million) to provide free medical treatment for the poor, Minister of Health Achmad Suyudi said here on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
The Act of Free Choice
The Act of Free Choice Two articles Indonesia reaffirms sovereignty over Papua (Monday, July 12) and RI repeats same old song on Papua (Tuesday, July 13) concern U.S. attitudes to Papua at the time of the Act of Free Choice.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Philippines upholds Agus' jail term
Philippines upholds Agus' jail termPHILIPPINES: An Indonesian man linked to a radical group on Thursday lost his bid to overturn his 17-year prison term for trying to smuggle explosives through the country, the Philippines Supreme Court ruled.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
'Just send the squatters home'
'Just send the squatters home'World Population Day fell on July 11 but many observers say little is being done to address population issues, including the desperate existence of squatters worldwide. The Jakarta Post asked residents their opinion of how the city administration should deal with...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Nine crew missing off Indonesia
Nine crew missing off IndonesiaENGLAND: Nine crew members of a ship were missing after pirates threw them overboard in Indonesian waters, just a few days before military patrols begin in the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's strategic shipping lanes, an ocean crime watchdog said on Wednesday.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
PPP poised to back Mega
PPP poised to back Mega JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Thursday his United Development Party (PPP) would decide later this month whether it would support incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri in the Sept. 20 runoff.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Spotlight on Papua
Spotlight on Papua The recent declassification of documents by the U.S. National Security Archive pertaining to the 1969 referendum on Papua has put this vast and resource-rich westernmost province of Indonesia in the spotlight.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
JP/7/LET
JP/7/LETQuick Count is only PredictionFrom Koran TempoThe Economic and Social Research, Education and Information Institute (LP3ES) has challenged all parties to verify the quick-count method it is using to determine the results of the July 5 presidential election.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Failure rate keeps state university enrollment down
Failure rate keeps state university enrollment downSari P. Setiogi and P.C. Naommy, JakartaThe improved quality of private universities in recent years has encouraged many students to no longer focus all their energies on gaining admission to state universities, education experts said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Root of traffic jams in Jakarta
Root of traffic jams in JakartaFrom Koran TempoI moved to Jakarta in 1997 and the situation then was quite different from what it is now.It is true that Jakarta has been physically developed but, unfortunately, the majority of its residents are not mentally ready for this advanced development.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
PKS: Finally triumphant
PKS: Finally triumphantFrom RepublikaAs a member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), I, and other party members, were happy to learn of the party's decision to support Amien and Siswono in the presidential election.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Australia, Indonesia organizing conference of religious leaders
Australia, Indonesia organizing conference of religious leadersAgence France-Presse, Sydney, AustraliaAustralia said on Thursday it was working with Indonesia to organize a regional conference of religious leaders to help counter extremist propaganda that the war on terror was a "clash of...
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Bakrie gets US$28m to develop Esia
Bakrie gets US$28m to develop Esia JAKARTA: Singaporean financial institution Capital Managers Asia Pte Ltd and New York's Credit Suisse First Boston consortium have agreed to invest US$28 million to develop PT Bakrie Telecom's fixed-wireless service Esia.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Malaysian accomplice gets 3 years
Malaysian accomplice gets 3 yearsUrip Hudiono, JakartaThe South Jakarta District Court sentenced Samsul Bahri bin Husein, alias Farhan, on Thursday to three years in prison for his role in the Aug. 5, 2003, Marriott hotel bombing that killed 12 people and injured 47 others.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
JSX announces new listing regulations
JSX announces new listing regulationsZakki P. Hakim, JakartaThe Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) announced on Thursday changes in its listing regulations, which provide tougher sanctions for companies failing to submit their audited financial reports on time.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Observers urge better busway setup
Observers urge better busway setupEvi Mariani and Bambang Nurbianto, JakartaTransportation observers have deemed the service of the six-month-old busway has improved, but urged the administration to provide the expected supporting infrastructure to maintain good services.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
'Angkot' drivers strike in Bandung
'Angkot' drivers strike in BandungBANDUNG: Some 1,000 public transportation drivers in Bandung went on strike on Thursday to demand that the government reverse a decision to make a number of two-way roads one way.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Jasa Marga officials charged in toll road scam
Jasa Marga officials charged in toll road scamAbdul Khalik, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office officially named on Thursday four officials of state-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga as suspects in the embezzlement of Rp 74 billion (US$8.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Kampar councillors return money
Kampar councillors return moneyPEKANBARU, Riau: As of Thursday, some 20 of 43 councillors at Kampar regental council had returned gratuity payments to the state, following an investigation by Riau prosecutors.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
IPB, Japan to produce bird flu super vaccine
IPB, Japan to produce bird flu super vaccineTheresia Sufa, BogorThe Veterinary School of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) and the institute's firm PT Bogor Life Science and Technology have cooperated with Japan's Shigeta Animal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Tissot holds MotoGP playstation contests
Tissot holds MotoGP playstation contests JAKARTA: A MotoGP playstation competition kicked off on Thursday at EX Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta, with the first prize being a ticket to the Malaysian MotoGP in October.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
The way Soga kissed Jenkins
The way Soga kissed JenkinsKornelius Purba, Jakarta Many Japanese TV viewers, reportedly, were surprised at the way Hitomi Soga kissed her husband, Charles Jenkins, when they met at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Friday, last week.
Fri, 16 Jul 2004
JP/7/LET
JP/7/LETQuick Count is only PredictionFrom Koran TempoThe Economic and Social Research, Education and Information Institute (LP3ES) has challenged all parties to verify the quick-count method it is using to determine the results of the July 5 presidential election.