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Tue, 08 Jul 2003
'Hoodlums' in charge of regencies
'Hoodlums' in charge of regencies DENPASAR, Bali: State Minister for Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin said on Monday many local leaders lacked leadership experience and had less education than most of their constituents.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Presidential elections bill endorsed
Presidential elections bill endorsedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed the bill on presidential elections on Monday, paving the way for the country's first ever direct elections in 2004.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Advertorial
AdvertorialLiving in five-star luxury at Blossom Residence Changing demographics and newer lifestyles have triggered an increase in demand for apartments in Jakarta. Fulfilling the prerequisites of metropolitan living, Jakarta is now filled with numerous high-rise residential premises such as...
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Toyota, Mitsubishi on Asia's top firms' list
Toyota, Mitsubishi on Asia's top firms' listAgency France-Presse, Hong Kong Toyota Motor Corp. at number eight and Mitsubishi at number 10 led the way for Asia in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's top companies announced Monday.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Universities' new status
Universities' new statusFrom RepublikaThe status change of several state tertiary institutions into legal entities (BHMN) entails the condition that they should become more independent in providing education and enhancing its quality.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Megawati to relaunch multibillion-dollar projects
Megawati to relaunch multibillion-dollar projectsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled on Thursday to relaunch a number of projects worth billions of dollars, which were shelved in the wake of the 1997 economic crisis.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Police unveil auto theft syndicate
Police unveil auto theft syndicateDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police say they have smashed a car-theft ring operating mainly in Bali and Jakarta, which is also capable of producing a range of fake documents, including for stolen cars."The group mostly targets rented cars.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
BRI plans roadshow for bond, IPO
BRI plans roadshow for bond, IPO JAKARTA: Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) on Monday said it plans to hold a roadshow in several big cities next month to introduce its upcoming initial public offering and issue of a dollar- denominated subdebt.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Concerned at
Concerned at Jakarta's pollution From Warta KotaAir pollution in Jakarta gives cause for serious concern. In the Gunung Sahari area of Central Jakarta, for instance, lots of public transport vehicles foul the air and the smell of their exhaust fumes spreads widely.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
For a better election
For a better election We may live in an imperfect world, but, as the Indonesian saying goes, we still can expect things to be better today than yesterday, and for tomorrow to be better than today. Such expectations of natural progression should also apply to how we view the 2004 elections.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
JSX delists Tri Polyta, gives Kopitime 3-month grace
JSX delists Tri Polyta, gives Kopitime 3-month graceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in petrochemical company PT Tri Polyta were delisted from the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday because the firm failed to comply with listing regulations and standards, the bourse said in a press statement.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Sukarno library, website to cost Rp 11.5b
Sukarno library, website to cost Rp 11.5b SURABAYA: The Blitar regency administration in East Java will cooperate with the National Library to build a library and launch a website in memory of the country's founding president, Sukarno.The project is estimated to cost more than Rp 11.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
High costs of education
High costs of educationFrom Bali PostMost parents are awaiting the coming of the new school year 2003/2004 with apprehension. Why? Because, on the one hand, their target is to have their children to be admitted to the favored schools.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Minister to withdraw 'lottery' license
Minister to withdraw 'lottery' license JAKARTA: Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah promised on Monday to withdraw a license given to a company to run a "lottery-style" life insurance program that offers prizes to customers.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Policemen fired over stray bullets
Policemen fired over stray bullets JAKARTA: The Police Disciplinary Board has recommended dismissal for two policemen due to negligence that led to the deaths of two girls and left another civilian injured in the Taman Sari area, West Jakarta last month.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Policemen fired over stray bullets
Policemen fired over stray bullets JAKARTA: The Police Disciplinary Board has recommended dismissal for two policemen due to negligence that led to the deaths of two girls and left another civilian injured in the Taman Sari area, West Jakarta last month.
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
'DPR commits constitution contempt'
'DPR commits constitution contempt'Moch. N. Kurniawan and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts accused legislators and the government on Monday of contempt of the Constitution for intentionally delaying the debate on the constitutional court bill, and threatening a delay in the...
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, July 8, 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, July 8, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 News: Metro Indonesia2:30 Music: Pop Daerah...
Tue, 08 Jul 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 8, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 8, 2003Performances* Traditional art performances Taman Budaya Jawa Barat (West Java Cultural Center), Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., July 12. * Dance Drama Arjuna Gugat Taman Budaya Jawa Barat (West Java Cultural Center), Jl.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
An unholy alliance: Golkar and Nurcholish
An unholy alliance: Golkar and NurcholishMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, Analyst, Jakarta News of the affirmation by Nurcholish Madjid, better known as Cak Nur, that he would enter the Golkar Party convention process in a bid to secure a presidential nomination has been met with incredulity, trepidation...
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Tourists complain about Medan's taxis
Tourists complain about Medan's taxis MEDAN, North Sumatra: Tourists, both domestic and international, have been complaining about the taxi service in Medan.A number of Singaporean and Malaysian tourists said on Saturday that the conditions were very poor and uncomfortable for passengers.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Local mutual funds, relatively more profitable
Local mutual funds, relatively more profitableAdler Haymans Manurung Contributor Jakarta Last week the government reduced the interest rate on the central bank certificate to a one-digit figure: 9.5 percent. Compared to the 12.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Riot mars Perseden, PSIS match
Riot mars Perseden, PSIS matchI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Balinese soccer fans enraged by a refereeing decision rioted at the Ngurah Rai Stadium on Sunday, forcing the abandonment of a game between Denpasar-based Perseden and Semarang-based PSIS.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Tolerance is getting more costly
Tolerance is getting more costly There is this irksome joke which goes like, Indonesians differ from Westerners in that when the latter get up in the morning, they think of what they have to do, while the former think of what they have to destroy. The joke is absolutely untrue.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Riau-owned airline starts operating
Riau-owned airline starts operating PEKANBARU, Riau: An Airline owned by the Riau provincial administration -- PT Riau Air Line (RAL) -- has been serving flights to several cities in the province and abroad, a report said.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
The relevance of NAM solidarity
The relevance of NAM solidarityUraniwan S. Sudarsono, Diplomat, Jakarta Indonesia will host the Asia-Africa Subregional Organization Conference (ASROC) late this month. The meeting is the first of two preparatory ministerial meetings for the 50th celebration of the Asia Africa conference in 2005.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Singapore in trade dispute over Indonesian export figures
Singapore in trade dispute over Indonesian export figures Agence France-Presse SingaporeSingapore and neighboring Indonesia are in dispute over discrepancies in their bilateral trade figures, it emerged on Sunday. The two have clashed over an apparent US$2.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
400 not compensated for lost land
400 not compensated for lost landMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Four hundred people from 80 families in the hamlet of Kebon Jali, Tangerang, Banten province, have complained that they have not been compensated for the land they lost to the expansion of Soekarno-Hatta airport.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
S'pore in trade dispute over RI export figures
S'pore in trade dispute over RI export figuresAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore and neighboring Indonesia are in dispute over discrepancies in their bilateral trade figures, it emerged Sunday.The two have clashed over an apparent 2.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
MasterCard boost online payment security
MasterCard boost online payment securityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta MasterCard International has developed a technology called SecureCode that allows cardholders, online merchants and card issuers to enjoy more secure online transactions.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Aspiring actress cries foul
Aspiring actress cries foul JAKARTA: A 39-year-old man was reported to the police on Sunday by Anita Mulyani, 21, who accused him of posing as a director and falsely promising to give her a role in his television soap opera.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Riau-owned airline starts operating
Riau-owned airline starts operating PEKANBARU, Riau: An Airline owned by the Riau provincial administration -- PT Riau Air Line (RAL) -- has been serving flights to several cities in the province and abroad, a report said.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Borobudur needs more commitment: UNESCO
Borobudur needs more commitment: UNESCOSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java The famous Buddhist temple of Borobudur in Magelang, Central Java, needs a complete restoration that focuses not only on physical development but, mainly, on cultural, economic and environmental factors,...
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Novotel hotel gets bomb threat
Novotel hotel gets bomb threat BOGOR: The peaceful atmosphere of Bogor, West Java, was suddenly disturbed by a bomb threat at Novotel hotel on Saturday morning.The threat, however, proved to be a hoax after a police bomb squad called in to search the building found nothing suspicious, Bogor Police...
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Cikokol traders banned from rebuilding kiosks
Cikokol traders banned from rebuilding kiosksThe Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang municipal administration has prohibited hundreds of merchants in the Cikokol traditional market, whose shops burned down last week, from rebuilding their kiosks.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Fire guts homes in Tubagus Angke
Fire guts homes in Tubagus Angke JAKARTA: Dozens of homes in a slum near Tubagus Angke railway station in West Jakarta were gutted by fire on Saturday at about 9:20 p.m., but there were no reports of casualties.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Fire guts homes in Tubagus Angke
Fire guts homes in Tubagus Angke JAKARTA: Dozens of homes in a slum near Tubagus Angke railway station in West Jakarta were gutted by fire on Saturday at about 9:20 p.m., but there were no reports of casualties.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Yogya councillors to face summons in corruption case
Yogya councillors to face summons in corruption caseSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The Yogyakarta provincial prosecutor's office announced over the weekend it would proceed with the investigation into two of six councillors at the provincial legislature who have been declared suspects in...
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
East Asia on track to halve poverty: WB
East Asia on track to halve poverty: WBAgence France-Presse, Nusa Dua, Bali East Asian countries are on track to meet their millennium development goals, including halving poverty by 2015, despite a setback suffered during the 1997-98 regional economic crisis, the World Bank says.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Klender woodcraft emerges as a lucrative business
Klender woodcraft emerges as a lucrative businessZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Under the shade of a tree with the breeze in the leaves and birds chirping overhead, Muntahar was steadily carving traditional patterns of flowers on a teak cabinet.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Alumni urge YLBHI to introspect and change
Alumni urge YLBHI to introspect and changeMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) should introspect and make significant changes to survive its current financial crisis after three foreign funding organizations cut their...
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
GAM ignores ultimatum on hostages
GAM ignores ultimatum on hostagesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite an Indonesian Military (TNI) ultimatum, the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) says it will not release a television news crew and two women they had detained.TNI chief Gen.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
RI told to change its LNG marketing strategy
RI told to change its LNG marketing strategyFitri Wulandari and Johannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia should combine efforts to explore foreign and domestic markets to absorb its huge liquefied natural gas (LNG) output, an energy analyst said.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Investigation into U.S. jets' intrusion goes on
Investigation into U.S. jets' intrusion goes onTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaConcern over the possible unauthorized entry on Thursday of five United States' F-18 Hornet warplanes into Indonesian airspace continues as an investigation into the case goes on.U.S.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Supply contracts needed for Tangguh
Supply contracts needed for Tangguh The Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) project being developed by a consortium led by British firm BP PLC in the Bird's Head area of Papua is expected to become the country's third LNG plant, after ones in Arun and Bontang.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
1. ASEM: 4 x 12
1. ASEM: 4 x 12 Asia, EU ministers to boost partnership 2. ACEH: 2 x 28 Refugee numbers hit 48,000 as Aceh war efforts intensify 3. SING: 2 x 24 S'pore in trade dispute over RI export figures 4. TENNIS: 1 x 33 Fantastic Federer wins Wimbledon
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Stock index seen mixed despite positive sentiment
Stock index seen mixed despite positive sentimentRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite lingering positive sentiment, the performance of the Jakarta Composite Index is expected to be mixed this week due to a lack of fresh positive news and the accounting woes of state- owned...
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Asia, EU ministers to boost partnership
Asia, EU ministers to boost partnershipDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The fifth Asia-Europe finance ministers meeting concluded on Sunday with participants endorsing the Bali Initiative, aimed at strengthening the partnership for growth and development between the two regions.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Aspiring actress cries foul
Aspiring actress cries foul JAKARTA: A 39-year-old man was reported the police on Sunday by Anita Mulyani, 21, who accused him of posing as a director and falsely promising to give her a role in his television soap opera.
Mon, 07 Jul 2003
1 x 35
1 x 35 80 families not compensated for lost land JP/8/klender2 x 24 Klender woodcraft emerges as a lucrative business JP/8/market2 x 21 Cikokol traders banned from rebuilding kiosksJP/8/speakup1 x 44 'Reregistration aims to improve filing system'