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Thu, 08 Jul 2004
Change of Jakarta's anniversary date
Change of Jakarta's anniversary date I support the idea of reviewing Jakarta's anniversary date, as proposed in The Jakarta Post on June 26.It has always been my belief that June 22, 1527, is not the right date.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Double puncture spoils a good poll: Panwaslu
Double puncture spoils a good poll: PanwasluMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) hailed on Tuesday the country's first direct presidential election as peaceful and democratic, but warned that the use of nonpermanent ink and double perforation of ballot...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Reply to BSD
Reply to BSD I was interested to read BSD's reply on July 2 to Wildan's letter. I sympathize with Wildan because as a BSD resident I am also saddened by the recent changes.Constant attempts by residents to meet with Dhony Rahajoe, head of public services, have been met with refusal.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
House secretariat to be reorganized
House secretariat to be reorganized JAKARTA: The secretariat of the House of Representatives (DPR) will be reorganized in a bid to improve the performance of its members.Deputy House speaker Tosari Widjaja said on Tuesday the House secretariat would employ more expert staff to provide legislators...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Jolie offered Cambodian citizenship
Jolie offered Cambodian citizenship PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodia's prime minister on Tuesday offered Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie Cambodian citizenship in recognition for her nature conservation work in this poverty stricken country.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
ASEAN should cajole Myanmar on democratic reforms, UN envoy says
ASEAN should cajole Myanmar on democratic reforms, UN envoy saysAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur The United Nations's (UN) special envoy on Myanmar said on Tuesday he has little confidence that detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released by late November, and urged Southeast Asian...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Police seize explosives
Police seize explosives JAKARTA: Police confiscated three tons of chemicals they feared could be used to make bombs from a truck during a raid on Tuesday in Serbung, Central Java."An investigation is underway to determine whether the chemical (potassium chlorate) was being used to make bombs,...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
1. ROUNDUP: 55 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 20
1. ROUNDUP: 55 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 20 Front-runner Susilo widens his lead 2. AIDS: 32 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 16 HIV among IDUs rises threefold 3. JAKARTA: 36 pt, 6 cols, 1 x 47 Exhausted committee members wrap up recount
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Minister wants to raise import duty on shrimp
Minister wants to raise import duty on shrimpThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Rokhmin Dahuri has requested the imposition of a 40 percent import tariff on shrimp following widespread imports of popular seafood, because domestic shrimp farmers cannot compete with...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
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JP/4/scene1Police seize explosivesJAKARTA: Police confiscated three tons of chemicals they feared could be used to make bombs from a truck during a raid on Tuesday in Serbung, Central Java."An investigation is underway to determine whether the chemical (potassium chlorate) was being used to make...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
C. Sulawesi to hold cultural, tourism promo
C. Sulawesi to hold cultural, tourism promo PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Central Sulawesi provincial government is set to hold a Cultural and Tourism Week from July 25 to July 31, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Dry season starts to affect Lombok
Dry season starts to affect Lombok MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The dry season has begun to hit several areas in East Lombok regency here, causing water shortages in the areas affected so far.The water shortages have forced local residents in Jerowaru district to seek water some five to six...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Illegal logging unchecked on Sumatra island
Illegal logging unchecked on Sumatra islandOyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung Sumatra island will be denuded within years if action is not taken to stop the trade in illegally cut logs, with reports of tens of millions of cubic meters (m3) of these logs being shipped to Java each month.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Market building permits still long way off
Market building permits still long way offLeony Aurora, Jakarta The planned Jakarta Wholesale Center is unlikely to be able to start operating in November as scheduled, since the environmental impact analysis (Amdal), required for the issuance of the building permits, has only started.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Busway chief defends ticketing system
Busway chief defends ticketing systemDamar Harsanto, Jakarta The City Transportation Agency and TransJakarta Busway Management brushed aside on Tuesday an allegation that the busway's ticketing system was prone to corruption.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Unemployment root of separatism: Puteh
Unemployment root of separatism: Puteh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Some 17.36 percent of the 4.2 million population of Aceh are currently listed as unemployed, thus aggravating the problem of separatism, according to a top official of the ravaged province on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
ICF to give Podsi wildcard for Athens
ICF to give Podsi wildcard for AthensEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The Indonesian Olympic team is likely to get an extra place for the Athens Games after it was offered a wildcard in the rowing event, according to an official of the Indonesian Rowing Association (Podsi).
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
PKS support for Amien and the Wiranto factor
PKS support for Amien and the Wiranto factorIndra J. Piliang, Jakarta The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) decided late in the game to throw its support behind presidential candidate Amien Rais and his running mate Siswono Yudohusodo.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
SMP 56 Melawai takes new students, despite dispute
SMP 56 Melawai takes new students, despite disputeDamar Harsanto, Jakarta The SMP 56 junior high school in Melawai, South Jakarta, which the city administration says is illegal, has accepted 50 new students for this academic year.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
HIV cases rising among drug users
HIV cases rising among drug usersDewi Santoso, Jakarta Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence among injecting drugs users (IDU) in Indonesia has increased by threefold to 48 percent in 2003 from 16 percent in 1999, a report says.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
BP's network in S'pore sold
BP's network in S'pore sold SINGAPORE: Singapore Petroleum said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy the retail network and gas business of the local subsidiary of British Petroleum (BP) in a deal worth US$70 million.Singapore Petroleum, a unit of Keppel Corp.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Govt sounds alert on bird flu recurrence
Govt sounds alert on bird flu recurrenceTony Hotland, Jakarta The government has warned that the country's poultry industry is still vulnerable to avian influenza, even though no new indication of a reoccurrence of the disease has been spotted.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Govt to establish team for Tangguh LNG project
Govt to establish team for Tangguh LNG projectFitri Wulandari, Jakarta The government is establishing a team to set up policies related to the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant being developed in Papua.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Drug squad cop faces hearing
Drug squad cop faces hearing JAKARTA: A police disciplinary tribunal started hearing the case on Tuesday of Brig. Asep Sudirman, a member of the city police's narcotics unit, for allegedly stealing five grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) that was being stored as evidence in a case.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
77 police personnel prosecuted in Bengkulu
77 police personnel prosecuted in Bengkulu BENGKULU: Bengkulu provincial police have handled 77 cases involving either administrative or criminal violations by police personnel in the province over the past five months, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Provincial police spokesman Comr.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
*Double puncture spoils a good poll: Panwaslu Page 2
*Double puncture spoils a good poll: Panwaslu Page 2 *KPK told to get tough on Puteh probe Page 4 *Illegal logging unchecked on Sumatra island Page 5 *PKS support for Amien and the Wiranto factor Page 6 *Market building permits still long way off Page 8 *McEwen in yellow, Nazon victorious in third...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
'The poor, less smart, have to pay more'
'The poor, less smart, have to pay more' Despite the national campaign for a minimum of nine years education, many people find providing education for their children a financial burden. Expensive school fees, the slow and the unclear enrollment process are among the reasons.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Provisional tally in Jakarta
Provisional tally in Jakarta (as of 8:20 p.m.).TB1.20" 2.30" 3.40" 4.50" 5.70" Wiranto/ Megawati/ Amien/ Susilo/ Hamzah/ Solahuddin Hasyim Siswono Kalla Agum N. Jakarta 49,683 151,965 94,278 204,299 8,702 (9.76%) (29.86%) (18.52%) (40.14%) (1.71%)S. Jakarta 82,832 152,208 323,273 325,556 24,985 (9.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Asia's economic policy goes back to rural roots
Asia's economic policy goes back to rural rootsAlan Wheatley, Reuters, Singapore Developing Asia is not about to turn its face on export-led manufacturing. But rising commodity prices, fears in China and elsewhere of a widening town-country income gap and the power of the ballot box are all...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Japan abductee worried as family reunion approaches
Japan abductee worried as family reunion approachesAgencies, Tokyo/Jakarta A Japanese woman abducted to North Korea decades ago said on Tuesday she was looking forward to a reunion with her family living in Pyongyang, but that she was worried about whether they could ever live together again.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Date of Approval: July 7, 2004
Date of Approval: July 7, 2004 Date of Publication: July 8, 2004Indocement to implement Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) initiatives Changes in the Earth's climate is the most obvious effects of increasing greenhouse gases.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
RMS and firm govt action
RMS and firm govt actionFrom Media Indonesia When rioting in Ambon broke out in April, nearly all comments cited the failure of the security apparatus to maintain the peace that had already prevailed for some time in Maluku.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
ASEAN stuck in moral quandary
ASEAN stuck in moral quandary Obviously, ASEAN ministers have chosen the surest path. That is, it is better to stick together rather than to stick one's head out, even for a good cause. The final communique from the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting in Jakarta reaffirms the...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Four illegal loggers arrested in Bengkulu
Four illegal loggers arrested in Bengkulu BENGKULU: Police personnel and staffers working with the Bengkulu Nature Conservation Board (Bengkulu BKSDA) arrested four illegal loggers on Tuesday for felling trees in the Seblat Elephant Training Center Reserve in the province.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Former Banda Aceh Mayor goes on trial for graft
Former Banda Aceh Mayor goes on trial for graftNani Afrida, Banda Aceh, Aceh Zulkarnain, a former Banda Aceh Mayor, went on trial on Tuesday at the Banda Aceh district court on graft charges.In the first hearing on Tuesday, the 48-year-old former mayor was indicted for embezzling state money for...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Candidates relax after hectic campaigns
Candidates relax after hectic campaignsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar, South Sulawesi The day after the election, the five presidential candidates spent probably their first day of relaxation after months of relentless campaigning, watching the ongoing tallying by the General Elections...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Voters giddy about new power to choose their president
Voters giddy about new power to choose their presidentFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta Indonesia took a giant leap toward proving that it was truly one of the world's largest democracies on Monday when voters flocked to some 570,000 polling stations to choose future leaders in the...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
U.S. interests in Malacca Straits
U.S. interests in Malacca StraitsBarrett Bingley, Jakarta Meetings between the U.S., Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore over the last ten days appear to have laid a path for security cooperation in the Straits of Malacca.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Bogor to pay for
Bogor to pay for haj pilgrimages BOGOR: Mayor Diani Boediarto announced on Tuesday a plan to pay for communal prayer leaders in mosques in Bogor to go on the haj pilgrimage later this year."A team established to select those who will go this year has chosen two imam ...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Drug squad cop faces hearing
Drug squad cop faces hearing JAKARTA: A police disciplinary tribunal started hearing the case on Tuesday of Brig. Asep Sudirman, a member of the city police's narcotics unit, for allegedly stealing five grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) that was being stored as evidence in a case.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
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JP/4/PUTEHKPU told to tougher on Puteh's graft probeThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was urged to exercise its authority to ensure the thorough investigation of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Abdullah Puteh, who failed on Tuesday to respond to a summons to...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Blame game over the Aceh problem
Blame game over the Aceh problemDamien Kingsbury, Melbourne The conflict in Aceh is perhaps Indonesia's most emotive and divisive. After the 'loss' of East Timor in 1999, the Indonesian military (TNI) has committed itself to never again suffering such a 'defeat'.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Terrorist suspects to testify in Ba'asyir trial
Terrorist suspects to testify in Ba'asyir trialAbdul Khalik JakartaPolice are trying to convince seven detained terrorist suspects to testify at the planned trial of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a cleric also detained for alleged terrorist activities.Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Inco shareholders agree on stock split plan
Inco shareholders agree on stock split planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A meeting of the shareholders of mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (PT Inco) has approved the company's plan for a stock split to boost the trading of its shares on the stock market.Inco's president Bing R.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
221 more ex-GAM members release from reeducation camp
221 more ex-GAM members release from reeducation campNani Afrida, Banda Aceh, Aceh The government released on Tuesday 221 people, who were accused of membership of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), after the latter completed a three-month "reeducation course" in Neuheun subdistrict, Aceh Besar regency.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Peaceful election boosts rupiah, stock market
Peaceful election boosts rupiah, stock marketRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The local currency and stock market edged higher on Tuesday after the country successfully completed what will probably turn out to be the first round of its first direct presidential election on Monday, generating positive...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Controversial plantation bill to be endorsed soon
Controversial plantation bill to be endorsed soonZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta House of Representatives Commission III for plantations, agriculture, forestry and fishery affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture approved a controversial plantation bill on Tuesday, which will likely be endorsed at a plenary...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Sutiyoso awards young physicists
Sutiyoso awards young physicists JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso awarded on Tuesday Rp 10 million (US$1,075) to each of five high school students who recently won a gold medal at the 17th International Young Physicists Tournament (IYPT) in Brisbane, Australia, from June 24 through July 1.
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
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;JP;REN; ANPAf..r.. Tax-constitutional-court Ministers' absence anger Constitutional Court JP/2/Tax Rendi A. Witular Jakarta The Constitution Court's panel of judges voiced anger on Tuesday over the absence of two ministers and several legislators in a hearing of a landmark case that probes the...
Wed, 07 Jul 2004
Man faces death penalty for murders
Man faces death penalty for murders SIDOARJO, Central Java: A man accused of the premeditated murder of a police officer's two daughters here could face the death penalty.The Sidoarjo District Court on Tuesday began hearing the case of defendant, Elyas Priyadi, 22, who was charged with murdering...