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Wed, 30 Jul 2003
TNI and Congress
TNI and Congress The vast majority of people talk of what the Indonesian Military (TNI) have likely done in a number of places like Papua, Aceh, East Timor, Poso, the Maluku islands, Kalimantan, Binjai and other, not so high-profile areas, but nothing is ever said of the military that would in any...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
DONE
DONE(Caption for Spotlight column. Client: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta) HAWAIIAN NIGHT AT HOTEL BOROBUDUR JAKARTA: Over 300 travel agents, representatives of airline companies and clients of Hotel Borobudur Jakarta dance the night away with the Sayagi Band on Thursday, July 24, at the Singosari...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
City ready to revise bylaw on markets
City ready to revise bylaw on marketsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration, under pressure by businessmen, is likely to revise a bylaw requiring owners of supermarkets and shopping malls to allocate between 10 percent and 20 percent of their space to small and medium...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
'Police not acting on kidnappings'
'Police not acting on kidnappings' Following the murder of businessman Boedyharto Angsono and his bodyguard, police have been seen as doing everything in their power to find the killers. At the same time, a series of sensational and horrific kidnappings have been in the headlines, but the police...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Bali voted 'best island'
Bali voted 'best island'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Still reeling from the deadly terrorist attacks last October, Bali, Indonesia's prime tourist destination, has been voted as the world's best island by New York-based travel magazine Travel + Leisure.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Mobile Brigade members sent to Aceh
Mobile Brigade members sent to Aceh KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: About 140 Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police personnel left here for Aceh on Tuesday to take part in the military operation against separatist rebels.The reinforcement officers were seen off by East Nusa Tenggara Police chief Brig. Gen.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Police seem less concerned over child kidnapping cases
Police seem less concerned over child kidnapping casesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police appear to pay less attention to the kidnapping case involving a quartet led by two brothers, who have so far claimed the lives of two children, compared to last week's shootings of a businessman and his bodyguard.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
House at odds over constitutional court
House at odds over constitutional courtM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Approaching the July 31 deadline for the endorsement of the bill on the constitutional court, the House of Representatives and the government have yet to decide on a number of contentious issues.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
1. PGN: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24
1. PGN: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24 RI to launch second transnational gas pipeline 2. COPYRIGHTS: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36 Govt not ready to enforce copyright law 3. YANGOON: 28 pt, 1 cols, 4 x 8 Myanmar asks for world's patience
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
The Golkar convention will run from July 11 through July 30,
The Golkar convention will run from July 11 through July 30, 2003.Based on the convention's rules, each district chapter can submit five presidential nominees to their respective provincial chapters for discussion.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Illegal mining becomes major problem for coal producers
Illegal mining becomes major problem for coal producers See editing notes in yellow belowGrowing illegal mining activities and a lack of security and order have continued to undermine the operations of the country's mining companies, particularly those located in Central and East Kalimantan.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Illegal mining becomes major problem for coal producers
Illegal mining becomes major problem for coal producersSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Growing illegal mining activities and a lack of security and order have continued to undermine the operations of the country's mining companies, particularly those located in Central and East...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
To have a single child, or more?
To have a single child, or more? Dear Dr. Donya, I got your e-mail address from The Jakarta Post, as I subscribe to the paper.I'm 39 years old, married to a 31-year-old woman and have a five-year-old daughter. I'm stationed in Surabaya, and I'm a Chinese-Indonesian.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
ADB extends Rp 15b in aid to Poso
ADB extends Rp 15b in aid to Poso POSO, Central Sulawesi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to a Rp 15 billion loan for a rural development project in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi.The project is meant to help increase the incomes of rural people, particularly economically weak families,...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Misperception on protected forests and mining
Misperception on protected forests and miningP.L. Coutrier, Executive Director Indonesia Mining Association A sad misperception with far reaching impacts on the future of the Eastern Part of Indonesia (KTI) is now in progress under the pretext of protecting the forestry area.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Semarang has 44 people with HIV
Semarang has 44 people with HIV SEMARANG: The local health agency has recorded 44 people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) since 1998 here.Most of those testing positive were working in red light districts across the Central Java capital.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Clearing up myths on dehydration and water
Clearing up myths on dehydration and waterMelissa Southern-Garcia, Dietitian, Jakarta, SouthernDietitian@yahoo.com While we all know that water is an essential part of our diet, lately there has been a great deal of debate about how much water we really need.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, July 30, 2003
TV Program: Wednesday, July 30, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 Metro Indonesia3:00 Music4:30 Documentary5:00 Game...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
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Wed, 30 Jul 2003
45 councillors face graft investigation
45 councillors face graft investigationMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang Prosecutor's Office will investigate a Rp 12.5 billion (US$1.47 million) corruption case in which 45 city councillors have been implicated.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Wise move on IMF
Wise move on IMF The government's decision to enter the post-program monitoring (PPM) scheme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is indeed the best course, with minimal risk to the country after the IMF extended facility comes to an end later this year.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Detention of tax evaders
Detention of tax evaders The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office will reportedly carry out an early investigation of errant taxpayers. Some 55 people owe Rp 55 billion in cumulative tax arrears.The move should be appreciated, as tax evasion is damaging the country.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
In July and August 2003, 30 to 40 Swiss cows will be seen
In July and August 2003, 30 to 40 Swiss cows will be seen grazing on the grounds of the Island of Paradise for the first time. These cows were carefully "made in Bali", but with "genes" brought in from Switzerland.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Govt not ready to enforce copyright law
Govt not ready to enforce copyright lawMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The enactment of Law No. 19/2002 on the protection of copyrights on Tuesday did not seem to bother vendors, who continued to sell pirated materials.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Train hits car, killing one
Train hits car, killing oneThe Jakarta Post, Brebes, Central Java One person was killed and two others injured when a cargo train hit a Daihatsu jeep in Brebes regency, Central Java, on Tuesday morning.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Newmont Nusa Tenggara
Newmont Nusa TenggaraCOPPER PORT: PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara operates a port near its mine in Batu Hijau, Sumbawa, to ship the company's copper and gold concentrates to overseas smelting plants.Freeport IndonesiaTAILINGS DISPOSAL: PT Freeport Indonesia has developed three phases of reclamation at its...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Military kills 11 more alleged rebels in Aceh
Military kills 11 more alleged rebels in AcehTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Lhokseumawe/Denpasar Armed clashes continued in many parts of Aceh province on Tuesday despite the martial law administration's claim that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had been terminally weakened.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Kuznetsova not to defend Bali title
Kuznetsova not to defend Bali titleArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three players in the world's top 20 will feature in the 2003 Wismilak International tennis tournament but the competition will be missing last year's champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
PKB denies Gus Dur rumor
PKB denies Gus Dur rumor BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The National Awakening Party (PKB) denies that former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has embraced Christianity."It is not true. It is impossible that a man like Gus Dur has been baptized," PKB Deputy Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar said here on...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
The agencies must meet requirements set by the Indonesian
The agencies must meet requirements set by the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, including a promise to train all maids from Indonesia before they arrive in Singapore and inform them of their rights.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Sony upsets Gade in Birmingham opener
Sony upsets Gade in Birmingham openerRichard Eaton, Agence France-Presse, Birmingham, England Former world number one Peter Gade, who is trying to make a comeback after a knee operation, was beaten in the first round for the first time in his career in the world championships on Monday.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
RI to launch its second transnational gas pipeline
RI to launch its second transnational gas pipelineEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned gas distribution and marketing company PT PGN announced here on Tuesday the completion of the Sumatra-Singapore gas pipeline project that will allow Indonesia to boost its gas exports to the...
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
Rizieq faces 7-month jail term
Rizieq faces 7-month jail termMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the radical Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Habib Rizieq Shihab faces a seven-month jail term for allegedly insulting authorities and the vandalism of entertainment spots in Jakarta.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Govt set to revise autonomy law
Govt set to revise autonomy law A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is set to revise the 1999 Law No. 22 on regional governments punctuating two years of fiery public debate.The election of heads of regional governments, however, will be a contentious issue, according to Progo...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
JSX requests for tax incentive
JSX requests for tax incentiveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has asked the Directorate General of Taxation to provide tax incentives to publicly-listed companies.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Hero's profit plunges by 82%
Hero's profit plunges by 82%Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of the country's largest retailers, PT Hero Supermarket, announced on Monday that during the first semester of this year its net profit plunged by 82 percent as compared to the same period last year, in spite of an increase...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
IBRA sells 17.5% Bank Danamon stake
IBRA sells 17.5% Bank Danamon stakeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Monday it had sold a 17.5 percent stake in publicly listed Bank Danamon at Rp 1,325 per share, and would press ahead with the planned divestment of other banks.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
12,000 civil servants to lose positions
12,000 civil servants to lose positionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Close to 12,000 civil servants across the country will lose their positions due to restructuring by the government early next year, the State Minister for Administrative Reform Feisal Tamin says.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Megawati to go to KL, Bangkok
Megawati to go to KL, Bangkok JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to embark on another overseas trip later next month, to discuss various bilateral issues with Malaysia and Thailand.There is not yet any fixed schedule for the visit with presidential palace officials saying that they...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Two fires in Jakarta, one killed
Two fires in Jakarta, one killed A maid died in one of two fires that burned down dozens of homes in two separate areas on Monday.In Manggarai Utara II, South Jakarta (see photo), witnesses said the fire stared in the home of Rasmat at around 1:30 a.m. in neighborhood unit 01/community unit 04.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
90% of toxic waste dumped into environment: Researcher
90% of toxic waste dumped into environment: ResearcherMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaA researcher has warned people against the possible outbreak of minamata disease in Indonesia due to the poor management of toxic waste water from mercury-using chemical companies.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Artist Sudarso, 89, still paints beautiful Javanese women
Artist Sudarso, 89, still paints beautiful Javanese womenYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta At 89-years-old, Sudarso is one of Indonesia's most senior painters but still enjoys an active studio practice.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 29, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 29, 2003Performances* Music Concert, Ferry Curtis, Taman Budaya Jawa Barat (West Java Cultural Center), Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 2. * Poetry Reading Taman Budaya Jawa Barat (West Java Cultural Center), Jl.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
More health funds needed for Aceh
More health funds needed for Aceh JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health is seeking Rp 70 billion in additional funds from the central government to finance medical programs in troubled Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
S&P maintains RP debt rating
S&P maintains RP debt rating SINGAPORE: Standard and Poors (S&P) said on Monday that it was maintaining its BB long-term sovereign debt rating for the Philippines despite the failed weekend mutiny against President Gloria Arroyo.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
RI expects 2.58m tourists in H2
RI expects 2.58m tourists in H2The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outbound travel in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to increase during the second semester, with Indonesia projected to receive 2.58 million tourists from its five biggest markets in the region, according to a report.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Mahathir's Myanmar policy not just empty rhetoric
Mahathir's Myanmar policy not just empty rhetoricBantarto Bandoro, Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly, Centre For Strategic And International Studies (CSIS) bandoro@csis.or.idCPF Luhulima, Senior Fellow, CSIS and Member, Eminent Person Group for Asean Vision 2020 Jakarta, luhulima@csis.or.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
KL growth exceeds expectations
KL growth exceeds expectations KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's second-quarter economic growth has exceeded government expectations, central bank Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said Monday. She did not reveal figures, however.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
ASEAN and UN must work closely over Myanmar: Razali
ASEAN and UN must work closely over Myanmar: RazaliAgencies, Kuala Lumpur/Bangkok The United Nations' envoy on Myanmar said on Monday the global body should work closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to try to end a deadlock between Myanmar's military rulers and Aung San...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Pedophilic kiddnapping spree raises call for alert
Pedophilic kiddnapping spree raises call for alertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Parents are warned to be extra careful in watching their children because the serial kidnappers, known as the Saputra brothers gang, are ingenious and most likely pedophiles.