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Sat, 05 Jul 2003
'TVRI' comments
'TVRI' comments on blue movies From KompasIn response to the frequent public complaints about the appearance of blue movies on TVRI's Program 2 over the last few months, we would like to clarify that the broadcasts, found before and after Program 2, come from ordinary VCD players.
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
The relevance of NAM solidarity: Where's our UN's world?
The relevance of NAM solidarity: Where's our UN's world?Uraniwan 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...
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Improved police image hoped for
Improved police image hoped forFrom Koran TempoWithin the context of the anniversary of the National Police on July 1, I wish to offer my sincere congratulations on their performance, with some hopes for the future.
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Garbage pollutes catchment area
Garbage pollutes catchment area BEKASI: Local residents have complained about the stench from garbage dumped on a 3,000-square-meter water catchment area on Jl. Cikunir Raya.Nobody knows who turned the water catchment into a dump, but residents are claiming that people arrive by car to dump rubbish...
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
4 x 11
4 x 11 Nat'l Police hesitant about prosecuting errant chief JP/8/8JAKFAIR2 x 25 Fairground security upped to anticipate rockin' crowds JP/8/parkir1 x 44 Council demands action against Secure Parking JP/8/speakup2 x 27 'Low pay, opportunities make police tolerate infractions'
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
European finance ministers to skip ASEM meeting
European finance ministers to skip ASEM meetingAgence France-Presse, Nusa Dua, Bali An international grouping which strives for a balanced relationship between Europe and Asia will have a distinctly unbalanced look at a meeting starting here Saturday.
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Train fare-dodgers fined Rp 50,000
Train fare-dodgers fined Rp 50,000 JAKARTA: Since the imposition of a Rp 50,000 (US$6) fine for train fare-dodgers started early this month, no fewer than 50 people have been caught every day."Most are commuters of the city train (KRL) between Bogor and Kota," Zainal Abidin, spokesperson of state...
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Fairground security upped to anticipate rockin' crowds
Fairground security upped to anticipate rockin' crowdsArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Fair organizing committee will tighten security at the Jakarta Fairground when the country's top musicians perform there during the last week of the one-month fair, which is expected to...
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
13-year-old Abhinawa wins Asean junior golf c'ship
13-year-old Abhinawa wins Asean junior golf c'ship An eagle putt and four excellent birdies with a bogey-free round in the final day carded by 13-year-old Abhinawa Sahari gave him the Overall Best Gross title at the 9th Damai Indah-Panin Bank Asean Junior Championships 2003 at the Damai Indah Golf...
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Mutilation of Bahasa Indonesia
Mutilation of Bahasa Indonesia Tony Rianto deserves to be complimented on his article in The Jakarta Post of June 11, in which he singled out Anton M. Moeliono as Indonesia's Noah Webster, an apt and telling way to liken our own scholar to the great American lexicographer in many respects.
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
IFC lends $26m to local palm oil companies
IFC lends $26m to local palm oil companiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, has agreed to provide US$26 million in loans to two Indonesian palm oil plantation companies.
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Community helps police improve image
Community helps police improve imageSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta That night, bus driver Sudarman could not believe that he was sitting and chatting casually with local police officers."I understand now that the police are just ordinary people, some of them really bad, some good.
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Giving time-out for the body, mind and soul
Giving time-out for the body, mind and soul Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta A soothing scent from an aromatherapy oil, coupled with relaxing massage and soft music almost made Dea, 29, fall asleep during her two-hour spa treatment at Griya Natura, one of the mushrooming spa centers in Jakarta.
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
TV Today: Saturday, July 5, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, July 5, 2003TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Documentary8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi, dan Balita 11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 News: Metro Indonesia3:30 Children's...
Sat, 05 Jul 2003
Miroto's Banjarmili studio blends with serene nature
Miroto's Banjarmili studio blends with serene natureSuherdjoko, Contributor, Yogyakarta A piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is in the air, while inside a dance studio four dancers move beautifully, performing contemporary dance movements under the guidance of noted choreographer and dancer Martinus...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Tommy seeks review of murder conviction
Tommy seeks review of murder convictionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Convicted Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, -- who earlier accepted his 15-year jail term sentence for the 2001 murder of Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita and three other cases -- has decided to challenge the...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
1. Maluku: 8 x 4 lines
1. Maluku: 8 x 4 linesMilitary warns of dangers in Maluku2. KAI: 20 x 2 linesPT KAI adds two trains to Bandung-Jakarta route3. Sue: 16 x 2 linesJapanese govt sued over power project
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Human rights body must win back public trust
Human rights body must win back public trustAchmad Ali, Professor of Law, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi Polls in a number of media publications indicate that the majority of Indonesians support the military operation to crush the rebellious Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
GAM confirms guerrillas holding `RCTI' crew hostage
GAM confirms guerrillas holding `RCTI' crew hostageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) revealed on Thursday that it had taken an RCTI journalist and cameraman who have been missing for four days and spelled out that their release along with three other Acehnese would depend on...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Govt to go ahead with Russia deal despite probe
Govt to go ahead with Russia deal despite probeAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini MS Soewandi said on Thursday that the government would go ahead with its countertrade deal with Russia even though the House of Representatives was still conducting a...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
[b]Indonesia's education
Indonesia's education system faces disaster Yanuar Nugroho Lecturer, Sahid University at Surakarta Director, The Business Watch Indonesia Researcher, Uni Sosial Demokrat, Jakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org 2.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
1. PRESS: 2 x 22
1. PRESS: 2 x 22 GAM confirms guerrillas holding 'RCTI' crew hostage 2. CHILD: 1 x 40 Child Commission to visit Aceh victims 3. GAM: Surrendered GAM rebels express fears over their safety
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Bank Mandiri shares offering helps support local currency
Bank Mandiri shares offering helps support local currencyDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah hit 8,200 early on Thursday on capital inflows linked to Bank Mandiri's initial public offering (IPO), although dollar buying from importers and firms paying maturing foreign debts...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Whence did LTTE arms ship embark?
Whence did LTTE arms ship embark?Udeni Peiris, The Island, Asia News Network, Colombo, Sri Lanka The debate which follows the sinking of each Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) ship with a load of weapons is once again on; who gave the order to sink the ship -- President or Defense Minister?...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
1. Sukhoi -- 5 cols, 1 line, 60pts MB, 28 counts
1. Sukhoi -- 5 cols, 1 line, 60pts MB, 28 counts 'TNI chief knew of Sukhoi deal'2. Nazar -- 5 cols, 1 line, 45pts MB, 35 countsU.S. regrets verdict on Aceh activist3. BLBI -- 2 cols, 3 lines, 36pts MB, 71 counts House approves BLBI settlement at taxpayers' expense
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
`Asian travel industry to fully recover this year'
`Asian travel industry to fully recover this year'Agence France-Presse, Singapore Asia's SARS-battered travel industry should fully recover this year as the virus is contained and cheap plane ticket prices lure back travelers, a key industry player said Thursday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Caption for Spotlight column. Client: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta
Caption for Spotlight column. Client: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta =================================================================CELEBRATION OF CANADA DAY: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta was honored to host the celebration of Canada Day on July 1, 2003, in the Flores Ballroom, with over 900 guests invited.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Tohoku to cut LNG imports from RI
Tohoku to cut LNG imports from RIDow Jones, Tokyo Japan's Tohoku Electric Power Co. plans to reduce its liquefied natural gas imports 31.4 percent by 2005, as it is scrapping several of its outmoded thermal power plants.Tohoku Electric expects to cut its LNG imports to 2.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Five Philippine vessels seized
Five Philippine vessels seized JAKARTA: Five Philippine vessels have been seized and some 30 crew members arrested by officers of the Eastern Indonesia Naval Fleet Command off North Sulawesi for illegal fishing, the Indonesian Navy said in a statement on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Eastern Indonesians to get bank loans
Eastern Indonesians to get bank loansEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's banks have eased their loan rules to allow entrepreneurs in the eastern part of Indonesia to obtain loans with less restrictions, according to Sate Minister for the Acceleration of Development of Eastern...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Child Commission to visit Aceh victims
Child Commission to visit Aceh victimsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As part of the campaign to protect children in conflict areas, the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas Anak) will celebrate the National Children's Day, which falls on July 23, in Aceh.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
House approves BLBI settlement at taxpayers' expense
House approves BLBI settlement at taxpayers' expenseM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of high profile political wrangling on how to settle the huge cost of the controversial Bank Indonesia emergency loan scheme, the House of Representatives finally gave up its fight and...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 3 , 2003:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Japanese govt sued over power project
Japanese govt sued over power projectHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau The Tokyo court has accepted a lawsuit against the Japanese government which helped finance the construction of a controversial hydropower project in the Riau district of Koto Panjang, says an environmental...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Gus Dur asks Taufik on PKB dispute
Gus Dur asks Taufik on PKB dispute JAKARTA: The leadership dispute in the National Awakening Party (PKB) has taken a new twist with PKB patron Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid sending on Thursday a memo to Taufik Kiemas, the husband of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, to help settle the dispute.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
`TNI chief knew of Sukhoi deal'
`TNI chief knew of Sukhoi deal'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The probe into the Sukhoi deal is set to expand following a revelation that the Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto bypassed Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil when procuring the Russian jet fighters...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
City to build new bus terminal
City to build new bus terminal JAKARTA: The city administration will start the building of the Pulo Gebang bus terminal in 2004 after completing the clearance of a total of 10.9 hectares of land, an official said on Thursday."From the whole area needed for the construction, only 1.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
BI sees inflation at below 8 percent
BI sees inflation at below 8 percentDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia expects inflation this year to be lower than 8 percent as recent improvements in macroeconomic conditions have led to lower inflationary pressures.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Commerce Asset doesn't rule out Bank Niaga bid
Commerce Asset doesn't rule out Bank Niaga bidDow Jones, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian financial group Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd. on Thursday said it isn't ruling out a bid for a further 20 percent stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Niaga.Commerce Asset already owns 51 percent of the bank.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Bali explosion created tremor, says expert
Bali explosion created tremor, says expertWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali An expert witness told judges in the trial of Ali Gufron, one of the key suspects in the deadly Bali bombing, on Thursday that the explosion caused a tremor equal to an earthquake measuring 0.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
ASEAN to work with China, Japan for energy security
ASEAN to work with China, Japan for energy securityAgence France-Presse, Langkawi, Malaysia Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged on Thursday to intensify efforts to diversify energy sources and cooperate with China, Japan and South Korea to boost energy...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
PT KAI adds two trains to Bandung-Jakarta route
PT KAI adds two trains to Bandung-Jakarta routeYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung State train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) said on Thursday it was adding two trains to serve the overcrowded route from Bandung to Jakarta, and one extra car for each train to cities in East Java...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Some 141.89 million people registered as voters
Some 141.89 million people registered as votersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 141.89 million people of the 212.9 million population have already registered as eligible voters in the 2004 general election, up by 20 percent from about the 118.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Bond issues in second half likely to drop
Bond issues in second half likely to dropThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a record supply of corporate bonds in the first half of this year, experts say that new issues in the second half would most likely decrease as most blue-chip companies had already issued bonds, and due to a further drop in...
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) don't need a common oil stockpiling program because of the 1986 Asean Petroleum Security Agreement (APSA), Mohd Hassan Merican, chief executive officer of Malaysia's Petronas, said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 50
1. DISCOURSE: 1 x 50 Indonesia negligent over its maritime boundaries 2. IRAQ: 2 x 30 U.S. tries to build democracy in Iraq through occupation 3. MYANMAR: 2 x 30 'ASEAN's moves on Suu Kyi's detention will depend on RI' 4. INUL: 1 x 44 Malaysia bans 'raunchy' Indonesian musician 5.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Secure Parking defends new rates
Secure Parking defends new rates JAKARTA: Secure Parking, the largest operator of city off- street parking, insisted on Thursday that it would not cancel the new rates for private parking, though it has been threatened with a lawsuit over the unilateral increase.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Adm. M Lutfie to lead Bais
Adm. M Lutfie to lead Bais JAKARTA: The leadership of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais) will be handed over from Vice Marshall Ian Santoso Perdanakusuma to Rear Adm. M. Lutfie in a ceremony slated to be held on Friday, a report said.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
NTB picks three gubernatorial candidates
NTB picks three gubernatorial candidates MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial legislative council has selected three candidates to contest the gubernatorial election on July 21.
Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Despite rights abuse charges, UN invites TNI to Congo
Despite rights abuse charges, UN invites TNI to CongoTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After much criticism for alleged rights abuse in East Timor, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has apparently regained the trust of the international community and will participate in maintaining world peace...