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Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Jakarta's cost of living soars, outranks KL, Bandar Seri Begawan
Jakarta's cost of living soars, outranks KL, Bandar Seri BegawanEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta is the second most expensive city in Southeast Asia, after Singapore, following a rise in living costs, according to the latest survey conducted by Economist magazine's research unit, the...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
AASROC a forum to learn from each other: Hassan
AASROC a forum to learn from each other: HassanFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The Asia Africa Sub-Regional Organization Conference (AASROC) seeks to identify problems of maintaining relations between two regions and finding a strategic partnership in the current world.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Vendors ready for enactment of Copyright Law
Vendors ready for enactment of Copyright LawM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With Law No. 19/2002 on the protection of copyrights going into effect on July 29, Jakartans will likely have a more difficult time purchasing counterfeit goods over the next month as vendors close up shop to...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Mega prefers to hear bad news
Mega prefers to hear bad news JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri reminded government officials on Monday that in times like these, she would prefer to hear about negative, rather than positive, developments.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 28, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 28, 2003 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Bodies of 6 of 13 missing passengers found
Bodies of 6 of 13 missing passengers found ENAROTALI, Papua: The bodies of six of 13 people who went missing after the engine of the boat they were traveling in on Wisel Lake blew up last Friday, were transferred to Aikai port here on Monday.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post JakartaOutbound traveling in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rebound 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
Govt retains IMF monitoring
Govt retains IMF monitoringThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government decided on Monday not to renew the existing International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic bailout program when it expires at the end of this year, but the IMF is still to monitor the country's economic reform program via a...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Asia need not fear China: Mahathir
Asia need not fear China: MahathirEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Asian nations need not fear China's growing military and economic power because it has no tradition of foreign conquest and its burgeoning market offers vast opportunities, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Police say witnesses know killers of Asaba president
Police say witnesses know killers of Asaba presidentDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Monday that the testimony of two witnesses would identify the killers of a businessman and his bodyguard at the Sasana Krida sports stadium in North Jakarta on July 19.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Shuttlecock war hurts Olympic status
Shuttlecock war hurts Olympic statusRichard Eaton, Agence France-Presse, Birmingham, England One of the father figures of professional badminton has claimed that a battle of power between Europe and Asia is threatening the sport's Olympic status.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
W. Kutai to open district hospital
W. Kutai to open district hospital SAMARINDA: The district of West Kutai will soon have their own hospital to provide health services for local people.Regent Rama Alexander Asia said they had set a target of Aug. 15 for the grand opening of the hospital.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Eradicating corruption
Eradicating corruption I wish to comment on recent survey results from Berlin-based Transparency International saying that corruption in the courts should be the first thing to be resolved in Indonesia (The Jakarta Post, July 11).
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
RI manuscripts face destruction: Expert
RI manuscripts face destruction: ExpertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of Indonesia's ancient manuscripts kept by ordinary people may perish due to lack of awareness about manuscript conservation and the limited number of experts who could copy the written heritage, an expert says.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
East Kalimantan to sue KPC, others
East Kalimantan to sue KPC, othersFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Kalimantan provincial administration is preparing a lawsuit against Rio Tinto, BP Plc, coal mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal and Bumi Resources in its bid to unveil possible shady deals behind the acquisition of...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Economic subversion
Economic subversion Smuggling has become one of the biggest enemies of the Indonesian economy.Termed as a kind of economic crime, smuggling has become rampant. The authorities however tend to ignore it.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Flying flags indicate success of Aceh mission
Flying flags indicate success of Aceh missionNani Farida and Teriani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe A House of Representatives delegation visited Aceh on Monday and was quick to judge the military operation in the province a success merely from the number of red and white...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
C. Javanese should be wary of malaria
C. Javanese should be wary of malaria SEMARANG: Residents of Central Java province should be on the alert for malaria, following an outbreak in several districts, said head of the Central Java Health Office Krishnajaya.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Mahathir supports monorail: Sutiyoso
Mahathir supports monorail: SutiyosoBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Undeterred by criticism, Governor Sutiyoso claimed on Monday that Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had expressed his support for Jakarta's plan to develop a monorail.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
GM Utut Adianto likely to miss SEA Games in Vietnam
GM Utut Adianto likely to miss SEA Games in VietnamMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto is expected to miss the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in December, which would put a dent in Indonesia's hopes for chess gold at the event.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
On July and August of 2003, for the first time, 30-40 Swiss
On July and August of 2003, for the first time, 30-40 Swiss JP/17/P03 Paradise. These cows are carefully "made in Bali", but with "genes" brought in from Switzerland. A group of enthusiastic Balinese and Swiss citizens residing in Bali, the Swiss Cows in Bali committee has taken responsibility for...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Surgical separation considered for conjoined twins
Surgical separation considered for conjoined twins SURABAYA: Doctors here are considering at length the possibility of separating a pair of twins joined at the chest and stomach. They say the twins, who were born on Saturday to a poor family in the East Java capital of Surabaya, share two legs, one...
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Press, GAM's
Press, GAM's next targetFrom Media IndonesiaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM), apparently desperate, is shifting its target to the press, with many cases of attacks on journalists. Idrus Jeumpa from Medan's Waspada daily in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, is one of the victims of GAM's atrocities.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003
Thousands of bureaucratic positions to be scrapped
Thousands of bureaucratic positions to be scrappedJAKARTA: The government will scrap about 12,400 bureaucratic positions across the country as part of bureaucratic reform under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
* Headlines:Mega skips July 27 tragedy commemoration 2
* Headlines:Mega skips July 27 tragedy commemoration 2 * National:Akbar to seek presidency at all costs 4 * Opinion:Saddam's sons killed: The questions remain 7 * City:Illegal firearms easily available: Police 8 * Sports:Zhou faints with joy after relay gold 9 * World:Myanmar junta accuses NLD of...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Will ASEAN reverse its decision on Myanmar?
Will ASEAN reverse its decision on Myanmar?J. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta Prime Minister Mahatir's suggestion of the possibility of expelling Myanmar from ASEAN to bring pressure to bear on the military junta of Myanmar to have the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi released...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
BPK aims to boost presence in newly empowered provinces
BPK aims to boost presence in newly empowered provincesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fiscal decentralization program introduced more than two years ago has provided regional administrations with greater access to various sources of funds, but there are fears of rampant corruption or...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
New ID requirements add more misery for Acehnese
New ID requirements add more misery for AcehneseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Tengku Hanafi, 65, was back at the Baktiya district office in North Aceh for the seventh time this week desperately inquiring as to when he could get his new red-and-white identity card.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
East Bengal takes
East Bengal takes LG Cup out of Southeast AsiaArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaEast Bengal of India has set an impressive record in its participation as an invitee by winning the inaugural LG Cup Asean Club Championship here, after beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 in the final match at...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
'We have to fight kidnappers, not fear them'
'We have to fight kidnappers, not fear them'A gang of serial kidnappers has monopolized front page headlines in local media. The gang not only demanded a ransom, but also raped and murdered some of their victims. Police are working hard to solve the case.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
1 x 35
1 x 35 Akbar to seek presidency at all costs JP/4/PDIP3 x 18 Councillors receive death threats for backing Mardiyanto JP/3/logging2 x 25 '1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week' JP/5/NTB1 x 55 Bribery behind NTB gubernatorial election, say councillors
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
East Bengal takes
East Bengal takes LG Cup out of Southeast AsiaArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaEast Bengal of India has set an impressive record in its participation as an invitee by winning the inaugural LG Cup Asean Club Championship here, after beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 in the final match at...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Malaysia, Thailand eye border business zone
Malaysia, Thailand eye border business zoneReuters,Langkawi, Malaysia Malaysia and Thailand pledged on Sunday to deepen business and government ties in an effort to boost trade and set a benchmark for other Southeast Asian states considering the next stage of regional integration.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Unocal discovers new gas and oil resources
Unocal discovers new gas and oil resourcesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Unocal Ganal, a subsidiary of U.S. oil and gas company Unocal Corporation, said it has found significant gas-condensate and oil resources with an unrisked resource potential of up to 3 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas equivalent at...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Why choose violence?
Why choose violence?From Suara Karya I have read in the mass media that Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) is a terrorist organization that has twisted and manipulated the noble teachings of Islam. It is a tightly closed and secret organization that wishes to establish an Islamic state that covers not only...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
1. KTP: 2 x 24
1. KTP: 2 x 24 New ID requirements add more misery for Acehnese Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak 2. Kidnap: 2 x 26 Serial killing kidnappers still have two children 3. Aceh: 2 x 28 TNI intensifies efforts to stop rebels fleeing 4. July27: 2 x 20 Megawati skips July 27 tragedy commemoration
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Rupiah expected to rebound this week
Rupiah expected to rebound this weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Caution will likely be the watchword this week following last week's fall of the rupiah, but dealers are looking for the local unit to rebound.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Student criminals deserve harsh punishment
Student criminals deserve harsh punishment We've been fed up upon hearing reports on school students hijacking city bus. The latest incident took place on Wednesday when scores of students of a technical high school in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, hijacked a bus and terrified the passengers.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Police to reroute Jl. Prapatan traffic
Police to reroute Jl. Prapatan traffic JAKARTA: Police announced on Saturday that they would close a section of Jl. Prapatan in front of the National Police Mobile Brigade Headquarters in Kwitang area, Central Jakarta, on Monday morning for a ceremony to officiate its new barracks.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Influential clerics skip PKB rally
Influential clerics skip PKB rally SIDOARJO, East Java: Influential cleric Abdullah Faqih was among the respected Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ulema who missed the rally to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the National Awakening Party (PKB) here.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
ASEAN warned of pitfalls in FTA chase
ASEAN warned of pitfalls in FTA chaseEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur As ASEAN nations chase bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) to cope with the China challenge, analysts warn the grouping stands to lose more than it gains if it fails to speed up internal liberalization.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Akbar to seek presidency at all costs
Akbar to seek presidency at all costsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After showing reluctance for quite some time, Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung announced on Saturday his intention to contest the presidential candidate selection at his party's convention.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
For film archive, Ardan won't rest
For film archive, Ardan won't restTony Ryanto, Contributor, Jakarta S.M. Ardan is already 71, or 16 years beyond the mandated retirement age, but he has no intention of retiring as chairman of the National Film Archive (Sinematek Indonesia).
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Councillors receive death threats for backing Mardiyanto
Councillors receive death threats for backing MardiyantoSuherdjoko and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/Jakarta Councillors from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) who voted for incumbent Central Java Governor Mardiyanto last week say they have received anonymous...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Syariah investment seen rising in RI
Syariah investment seen rising in RIRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just three years ago, most local investors and businessmen would draw blank expressions upon hearing the word syariah, and would jokingly ask, "Do we need an Arabic translator for that?"Islamic syariah investment, which...
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Peace and democracy
Peace and democracy In his letter entitled Indonesian democracy (The Jakarta Post, July 23), Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo reminds us not to forget that democracy is inherent in Indonesia, "proved by the mostly peaceful coexistence" of Indonesians.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Carla Bianpoen
Carla Bianpoen Contributor Jakarta"Challenges and setting up new systems are what I like most in life."Perhaps, as she wakes up on her special day, July 26, Pia Alisjahbana might be wishing to have another big challenge to start a new year, or rather a new decade.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
'1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week'
'1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Kalimantan loses at least 1,000 truck loads of illegal logs every week or about 10,000 cubic meters in the last two months, says a forest ministry official.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Imanuddin Razak
Imanuddin Razak Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta iman@thejakartapost.com2. China26 -- Hot steel sector needs to be doused 2 X 30 China facing complex problems in steel sector development Zhu Qiwen China Daily Asia News Network Beijing
Mon, 28 Jul 2003
Finding suitable software alternatives
Finding suitable software alternativesVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com On Tuesday, July 29, the Indonesian Intellectual Property law will come into effect, making it illegal to purchase or utilize pirated software products.