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KBC receives US$75 million payout from insurance firm

KBC receives US$75 million payout from insurance firmThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States-based power producer Karaha Bodas Corporation (KBC) has admitted to receiving US$75 million from an insurance claim from Lloyd's of London following the suspension of its geothermal power project in...

NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 29

NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 29Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest Muslim organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), closed its four-day congress on Sunday, with recommendations including opposing the planned amendment on Article 29 of the 1945 Constitution...

Kupang imports 1,500 Australian cows

Kupang imports 1,500 Australian cows KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The administrations of East Sumba and West Sumba regencies have imported 1,500 Brahman cows from Australia to develop a special breed that is of a high quality.

Yusril defended RI's dignity

Yusril defended RI's dignityFrom Rakyat MerdekaMaking a criticism is everyone's right. As a sovereign nation, we reserve the right to maintain the dignity and integrity of our country.However, I cannot agree with the highly critical Teten Masduki, chairman of the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW),...

Unreliable police data causes failures in fighting crime

Unreliable police data causes failures in fighting crimeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Observers revealed that a wide discrepancy between crime reported to the police and reality on the ground could wreck police attempts to crack down on crime.

July 27 case needs to be dealt with

July 27 case needs to be dealt with We have deliberately raised this issue because some people wonder why the July 27 incident, which happened six years ago, has resurfaced now. Is this case being politicized or is it used to corner certain people?In our journey as a nation, there are too many...

Aceh military ready to help rights body

Aceh military ready to help rights body BANDA ACEH: Maj. Gen. M. Djali Yusuf, chief of the Iskandar Muda Military Command overseeing security in Aceh, said on Saturday that the military was ready to accompany the National Commission of Human Rights' inquiry team to investigate the fatal shooting of...

NU wants death sentences for convicted corrupt officials

NU wants death sentences for convicted corrupt officialsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption, bribery, money politics and state debt were among the nation's most crucial problems that were rigorously discussed during Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference, which closed on Sunday.

Thousands of illegal TKIs return to RI

Thousands of illegal TKIs return to RI JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesians working illegally in Malaysia have returned home through the East Kalimantan district of Nunukan which borders the Eastern Malaysian state of Sabah.

Ambon returns to normal after powerful bomb blast

Ambon returns to normal after powerful bomb blastOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Life returned to normal in Ambon on Sunday, a day after a powerful bomb blast injured at least 53 Christians in Ambon.

Aswin-Mamby bout postponed

Aswin-Mamby bout postponed JAKARTA: The non-title welterweight ten-round boxing contest between national champion Aswin Cabui and American veteran Saoul Mamby in Jakarta has been postponed for two weeks due to the People's Consultative Assembly's Annual Session, the promoters claim.

ASEAN-U.S. pact OK, but no troop deployment

ASEAN-U.S. pact OK, but no troop deploymentAgencies, Bandar Seri Begawan An anti-terrorism pact to be signed by the United States and 10 Southeast Asian nations allows for greater cooperation in counter-terrorism measures, but stops short of providing for U.S.

TNI chief warns against protests

TNI chief warns against protests JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto on Saturday warned the public against organising mass protests during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Sesssion starting Aug. 1."The Annual Session must proceed as expected.

Bearish mood prevails in stock market, say analysts

Bearish mood prevails in stock market, say analystsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Volatility on Wall Street, coupled with rising political tension at home in the run up to the upcoming People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) annual session, will keep stock investors here in a bearish mood, an...

Antara

Antara3 x 11.5DRUG VICTIM: Health Minister Achmad Suyudi chats with a drug addict undergoing treatment in Bogor. Suyudi officially changed the name of the state-run Bogor Mental Hospital to the Marzoeki Mahdi General Hospital on Sunday.

Villagers run amok in BSD complex

Villagers run amok in BSD complex JAKARTA: Some 300 villagers ran amok and attacked the security guard office of the upmarket Bumi Serpong Damai housing estates in Tangerang last Saturday following the death of one of their neighbors who was accused of stealing a toilet bowl.

Police search IDs in Menteng

Police search IDs in Menteng JAKARTA: Police captured 12 prostitutes, nine transvestites and 10 others who failed to produce their identity card (ID) during a raid early on Sunday morning in several areas in Central Jakarta.Menteng police subprecinct chief Comr.

Business plans in disarray amid vague economic vision

Business plans in disarray amid vague economic vision Weakness in national leadership has had a more negative impact than positive impact, according to some economists. The Jakarta Post's contributor Rikza Abdullah talked to Djisman S.

Our professional doctors?

Our professional doctors? Recommended by a friend of my son, I went to an otorminolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat - THT - specialist) at a THT clinic run by a private foundation on Jl. Ciranjang, Kebayoran Baru, on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, in the evening.

Questionable funds for councillors 'not a gift'

Questionable funds for councillors 'not a gift'Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Responding to the widespread criticism of the Rp 25 billion given to members of the West Java legislature, Governor R.

Government restricts coastal sand extraction to aid environment

Government restricts coastal sand extraction to aid environmentAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has issued a decree on the zoning of the country's coastal and sea areas for sand quarrying, a policy that will reduce existing sand mining...

China, wary about U.S., seeks warmer SE Asia ties

China, wary about U.S., seeks warmer SE Asia tiesBrian Rhoads, Reuters, Bandar Seri Begawan China, wary about U.S. influence in Southeast Asia, will seek in Brunei this week to strengthen ties with its southern neighbors while fending off American accusations it exports weapons of mass destruction,...

For Sunday July 28

For Sunday July 28;JP; ANPAc..r.. Golf-equipment-salesI. Christianto Contributor JakartaIt's not just hitting the ball in the fairway Playing golf is not just walking down the fairway and hitting the ball.

Are today's events bad for us?

Are today's events bad for us?Fauzi Ichsan, Gobal Markets Economist, Standard Chartered Bank, Jakarta, Fauzi.Ichsan@id.standardchartered.com As accounting scandals rock the United States, sending the New York stock market into a tailspin, some economic analysts are now predicting "gloom and doom"...

Mega parties as July 27 is remembered

Mega parties as July 27 is rememberedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta What was President Megawati Soekarnoputri doing when thousands of her die-hard supporters and victims of the July 27 bloody attack were crying out for justice last Saturday?Throwing a party for her children, brothers and sisters of her...

Legal loopholes abound in Tommy's 15-year verdict

Legal loopholes abound in Tommy's 15-year verdictBerni K. Moestafa and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the cheers following the sentencing of former president Soeharto's son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, to 15 years in jail, legal experts warned on Saturday of flaws in the...

Stefanova closer to title at Wismilak chess tournament

Stefanova closer to title at Wismilak chess tournamentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Collecting another one-and-a-half points from the last two rounds, Bulgarian women's Grand Master (GM) Antoaneta Stefanova is almost certain to cruise to the victory at the Wismilak International Chess Tournament.

Bearish mood

Bearish mood prevails in stock market, say analysts Meanwhile, currency analyst Wawan Wiradjaya from DBS Vickers said that the Indonesian currency will also remain weak next week. 2. Karaha 2 X 28 KB receives US$75 million payout from insurance firm 3.

5. Thai ---- 1x26

5. Thai ---- 1x26 Thai illegal arms trade threatens region

* Headlines: NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 292

* Headlines: NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 292 * National: PPP will fight for sharia law, Hamzah says 4 * Archipelago: Questionable funds for councillors 'not a gift' 5 * City: Unreliable police data causes failure in fighting crime 8 * Opinion: Defending RI's homeland costly, but...

Foreign maids happy working in Singapore, survey shows

Foreign maids happy working in Singapore, survey showsAgencies, Singapore Foreign maids in Singapore are generally happy with their work, a survey showed on Sunday, despite a series of highly publicized cases of domestic worker abuse.

KL continues push for new secretariat in wider ASEAN

KL continues push for new secretariat in wider ASEANJasbant Singh, Associated Press, Bandar Seri Begawan Malaysia fought off an effort by Singapore and Indonesia to kill its proposal to host a new secretariat for a regional grouping comprising ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea, officials said on...

Govt seeks release of kidnapped doctor

Govt seeks release of kidnapped doctor Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi hinted on Sunday that the government, with the help of a mediation body, was still negotiating with the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) over the abduction of the director of state-run Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Mental...

Number of children working as domestics increasing in Asia

Number of children working as domestics increasing in AsiaAgence France-Presse, Manila An increasing number of children are being employed as domestic servants in dire conditions across Asia amid rapid modernization and poverty, a study presented at a forum on child labor in the Philippines showed...

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;JP;CHRISTINA SCHOTT; ANPAc..r.. Life-Surabaya-prostitutes JP/19/HOTLINE Surabaya's prostitutes live on the edgeProstitutes in Surabaya: Life at the border of societyChristina Schott Contributor SurabayaEvi, not her real name, fell down the stairs.

PPP will fight for sharia law, Hamzah says

PPP will fight for sharia law, Hamzah saysFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a move apparently made to maintain the support of its supporters, United Development Party (PPP) Chairman Hamzah Haz said the party would continue to fight for the inclusion of sharia law...

Court draws criticism for overturning KPPU ruling

Court draws criticism for overturning KPPU rulingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The court decisions to overturn the ruling of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) over the Indomobil sale has drawn criticisms from some local legal experts, who blamed the "wrong"...

1. Bandung: 8 x 4 lines

1. Bandung: 8 x 4 linesQuestionable funds for councillors 'not a gift'2. Kapal: 24 x 1 lineNavy foils sand smuggling to S'pore3. Waduk: 20 x 2 linesIndramayu to build giant dam to increase rice production

Navy foils sand smuggling to S'pore

Navy foils sand smuggling to S'poreFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam The Navy captured over the weekend seven vessels trying to smuggle thousands of tons of sand from the Riau waters to Singapore.Col. Adyaman, chief of the naval base on Batam Island, said the vessels, several carrying foreign flags,...

High times in RI's prisons

High times in RI's prisons JAKARTA: Around 40 percent of prisoners nationwide are abusing narcotics and psycotropics, Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Saturday."The problem is indeed difficult to deal with," Yusril said as quoted by Antara during a lecture at Medan...

Book cover replacement sought

Book cover replacement sought JAKARTA: Embattled House of Representative (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung asked the publisher of the book Bulogate: Abdurrahmangate, Akbargate, Megaskandal to not use his picture on the cover of the book.

Vasindo to take police to court

Vasindo to take police to court JAKARTA: Vasindo Group, a prepaid telephone calling card operator and internet service provider, intends to haul the police before the State Administrative Court, saying that a recent police raid on the company involved substantial financial and moral issues.

Today's games are no longer child's play

Today's games are no longer child's playVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta When you hear the term video games, you might immediately think of children huddled in front of a TV screen or monitor, shooting down alien invaders or jumping over barrels thrown down by that ugly Donkey Kong.

Bambang, Joko win berths for Italian tour

Bambang, Joko win berths for Italian tourThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bambang Sulistyo and Joko Riadi won the Audi quattro Cup amateur golf tournament at the Rancamaya Golf Course in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday to book their places at the world finals in Sardinia, Italy, in October.

Djaduk: A musician of endless fancy

Djaduk: A musician of endless fancyTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Perhaps the Javanese proverb "Lots of children bring good fortune" fits artist Djaduk Ferianto, 38, although for him it might read better as lots of children motivate one's creativity.

Surabaya's prostitutes: Life on edge of society

Surabaya's prostitutes: Life on edge of societyChristina Schott, Contributor, Surabaya Evi, not her real name, fell down the stairs. Or, maybe she was hit by a motorbike while crossing the street.Her claims, however, cannot hide the fact that the young woman now lying in a clinic's examination bed...

Indramayu to build giant dam to increase rice production

Indramayu to build giant dam to increase rice productionMoch. N. Kurniawan and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Indramayu, West Java Officials from Indramayu and the central government are planning to construct the Jatigede dam to solve farmers' irrigation woes by bringing much-needed...

1. Wall (3x18)

1. Wall (3x18) Wall St finally sees some light at end of tunnel 2. Sand (2x38) Government restricts coastal sand extraction to aid environment 3. KPPU (2x27) Court draws criticism for overturning KPPU ruling 4. Insur (2x32) Insurance firms may switch to stocks as bank guarantee ends

Insurance firms may switch to stocks as bank guarantee ends

Insurance firms may switch to stocks as bank guarantee endsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to phase out its bank guarantee program will likely push insurance companies to increase their investment exposure in bonds or in the stock market rather than in bank time...

NU embraces, promotes moderation among Muslims

NU embraces, promotes moderation among MuslimsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite being known as a traditionalist organization by many people, the 40-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has in fact chosen a moderate path in developing Islamic thought.