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Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Artist Guh S. Mana on an endless voyage of discovery
Artist Guh S. Mana on an endless voyage of discoveryEmmy Fitri, Surakarta, Central Java Contrary to Picasso's famous statement, "I do not search, I find," Guh S. Mana keeps on a continual search even when it seems he has found what he is looking for.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Minister honors Physics Olympiad winners
Minister honors Physics Olympiad winnersP.C. Naommy, Jakarta Minister of National Education Malik Fadjar presented on Monday a total of Rp 30 million (US$3,226) to five students who won medals and citations at the 35th International Physics Olympiad in South Korea.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
EU prolongs ban on imports of Asian poultry
EU prolongs ban on imports of Asian poultry The European Commission decided on Monday to prolong until Dec. 15 a ban on imports of chicken products and pet birds from several Asian countries hit by avian flu.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
1. Niaga (1x30)
1. Niaga (1x30) Niaga reports 42% profit hike 2. Market (1x28) Rupiah, stocks fall following bomb blast 3. Pln (2x20) U.S. set to end textile quota
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Ragunan Zoo may get new name
Ragunan Zoo may get new name JAKARTA: The management of Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta is considering changing the zoo's name to the National Animal Park, the director of the Schmutzer Primate Center, Willie Smith, told the city's Beritajakarta.com news portal on Monday.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
'Firecracker' lights up vote count
'Firecracker' lights up vote countKurniawan Hari and Evi Mariani, Jakarta An explosion halted the finalizing of the presidential election vote count by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for several hours on Monday afternoon.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Niaga reports 42% profit hike
Niaga reports 42% profit hikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed Bank Niaga, the nation's ninth largest bank in term of assets, reported on Monday a 42 percent increase in its first-half unaudited net profit as compared to the same period last year, due mostly to a strong showing in its...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
JP/7/LET
JP/7/LETDisappointed in PangandaranFrom KompasSome time ago, I went to Pangandaran beach with some friends. Unfortunately, the trip was spoiled by the bad conduct of a motorized vessel provider. We were told that for Rp 20,000 per person we could tour the Pangandaran waters, and for another Rp...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
City to buy extinguishers for fire-prone subdistricts
City to buy extinguishers for fire-prone subdistrictsDamar Harsanto and Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta Two major fires in the city in the last two weeks, which left more than 2,500 people homeless, have prompted Governor Sutiyoso to press ahead with his plan to equip each subdistrict with industrial...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
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New DPR: New broom or the same old crowd? Stephen Sherlock Jakarta2. Gaduh -- "ASEAN model" inadequate to bring about AEC 1 x 30 ASEAN model inadequate for AEC Arya B. Gaduh Jakarta
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
'Eradicate poverty to protect children'
'Eradicate poverty to protect children' Sectarian conflicts, terrorist attacks, street crimes and other forms of violence have the greatest effect on children, the silent victims who have to find a way to deal with the traumatic experience.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
The minimum charge is Rp 40,000 for minimum electricity
The minimum charge is Rp 40,000 for minimum electricity voltage of 450 volt-amperes (VA). The highest inspection fee is Rp 60,000 for customers who use electricity at 2,200 VA. Customers will pay a one-off inspection fee, valid for 10 years.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Cigarette butt sparks big fire
Cigarette butt sparks big fire JAKARTA: Smoking is indeed a dangerous habit, as the caretaker of a toys warehouse in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta found out on Sunday evening.The caretaker, who had been smoking, threw his smoldering cigarette butt to the ground, not realizing that turpentine had been...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
JP/7/LET
JP/7/LETDisappointed in PangandaranFrom KompasSome time ago, I went to Pangandaran beach with some friends. Unfortunately, the trip was spoiled by the bad conduct of a motorized vessel provider. We were told that for Rp 20,000 per person we could tour the Pangandaran waters, and for another Rp...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2When will investors give Indonesia a breakSisira Jayasuriya and Chris Manning, Canberra Why then is Indonesia still ignored by foreign and domestic investors alike, whereas other comparable countries are seen as much more attractive investment locations.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
U.S. set to end textile quota
U.S. set to end textile quota The United States government has given notice that all shipments of textiles and apparel exported in 2004 but arriving in the U.S. next year will still be required to satisfy the current administrative requirements, a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
The Jenkins-Soga saga and Indonesia
The Jenkins-Soga saga and IndonesiaBondan Winarno, Jakarta Hitomi Soga -- together with her husband, Charles Robert Jenkins, and their two daughters, Belinda and Mika -- were finally reunited in Jakarta on July 9, 2004, after being separated for 21 months.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Public still dissatisfied with airport service
Public still dissatisfied with airport serviceMulta Fidrus TangerangThe Soekarno-Hatta International Airport operator PT Angkasa Pura (AP) II's 100-day service improvement program is apparently unsatisfactory, at least for some passengers.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Five local teams to join Tour d'Indonesia
Five local teams to join Tour d'Indonesia JAKARTA : It was confirmed on Monday that five local cycling teams would take part in the first Tour d'Indonesia, which will be from Jakarta to Denpasar, Bali, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Bahorok resort reopens after 8 months
Bahorok resort reopens after 8 monthsApriadi Gunawan, Medan The Bukit Lawang tourist area in Bahorok district, North Sumatra, has reopened to the public after being closed for eight months following a flash flood in December that left over 180 people dead and 80 missing.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
PwC unit challenges KPPU ruling
PwC unit challenges KPPU rulingTony Hotland, Jakarta Accounting firm Hadi Sutanto and Associates, the local unit of U.S.-based PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pwc), challenged last month's ruling by the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) against the firm.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Japan extends grant assistance
Japan extends grant assistance JAKARTA: The government of Japan extended grant aid worth US$47.4 million to Indonesia on Monday.The grants are to help fund four projects related respectively to the counterterrorism effort, the provision of safe drinking water, power supply system improvements and...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Styles unite in Bandung artists exhibit
Styles unite in Bandung artists exhibitCarla Bianpoen, Contributor/Jakarta An exhibition opened at Bentara Budaya on July 21, called Pameran Gambar Tujuh Seniman Bandung. One would tend to translate Gambar as "Drawing", and in fact the host at Bentara Budaya did so.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Seeing eye of children
Seeing eye of children Not that I'm a suspicious person, but Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's recent gathering in Jakarta for 100 street children to watch Spider-Man 2 could not have been geared toward anything but a public relations boost for the presidential candidate.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Level of mercury at Buyat Bay still safe: Minister
Level of mercury at Buyat Bay still safe: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Manado State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim says the amount of mercury in Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, where mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya dumps its tailings, is within safety limits.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Vote-count objections
Vote-count objections Doubts were raised during the plenary session of the General Elections Commission (KPU) over the manual count of the July 5 presidential election. The Amien Rais-Siswono Yudohusodo and Wiranto-Solahuddin Wahid camps questioned the difference between the number of actual...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Govt warns of more unsafe bridges
Govt warns of more unsafe bridgesWahyoe Boediwardhana and Nana Rukmana, Bali/Cirebon Only three trucks at a time are allowed to pass each of around 30 bridges along Java's northern coast highway following the collapse of Cipunegara Bridge in the West Java town of Subang on Friday, a minister says.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Customers to pay fee for routine electrical inspection
Customers to pay fee for routine electrical inspectionFitri Wulandari, Jakarta Households in the Greater Jakarta area will have to pay a fee of Rp 40,000 to Rp 60,000 (about US$6.65), starting next month, for a routine check on their domestic electrical supply to help maintain safety, an official...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
EU prolongs ban on imports of Asian poultry
EU prolongs ban on imports of Asian poultryThe European Commission decided on Monday to prolong until Dec. 15 a ban on imports of chicken products and pet birds from several Asian countries hit by avian flu.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Australia, KL explore free trade deal
Australia, KL explore free trade dealReuters Melbourne Australia and Malaysia agreed on Monday to start preliminary talks on a free trade agreement, part of a push by Canberra for a regional trade deal with the 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
WB projects abuse laborers: Study
WB projects abuse laborers: StudyRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta A recent study conducted by the Asian Labor Network on International Financial Institution (ALNI) has shown that a number of ongoing projects financed by the World Bank in Bali, infringe on core labor standards.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Govt to auction smuggled sugar
Govt to auction smuggled sugarFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri finally issued on Monday a government decree that allows some 73,000 tons of illegal sugar, belonging to the Confederation of Primary Cooperatives Association (Inkud), to be auctioned.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Public morality bill awaits govt approval
Public morality bill awaits govt approval JAKARTA: The House of Representatives responded on Monday to a suggestion by the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) secretary- general, Din Syamsuddin, that the national legislature was slow to act in tackling what he claimed was an increasing tendency toward...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Malaysia to proceed with controversial Bakun dam project
Malaysia to proceed with controversial Bakun dam projectAgence Fraance-Presse Kuala Lumpur Malaysia will proceed with its controversial plan to build the 4.5 billion ringgit (US$1.2 billion) Bakun dam in the jungles of Borneo but the existing project will have to be restructured first, deputy prime...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Disappointed by Civil
Disappointed by Civil Code translation I have just bought The Indonesian Civil Code, an English translation of the Indonesian Civil Code, published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama (June, 2004).To my amazement, I have found the following mistakes in the first few pages:* "... is not dependent to" ...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Disappointed by Civil Code translation
Disappointed by Civil Code translation I have just bought The Indonesian Civil Code, an English translation of the Indonesian Civil Code, published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama (June, 2004).To my amazement, I have found the following mistakes in the first few pages:* "... is not dependent to" ...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
New DPR: A new broom or just the same old crowd?
New DPR: A new broom or just the same old crowd?Stephen Sherlock, Jakarta In this long interregnum between the election of the new House of Representatives (DPR) in April and its swearing in at the end of September, it seems timely to raise the question of how clean and effective the new...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Parents complain over school fees
Parents complain over school fees BEKASI: Despite the Bekasi administration's warning to schools not to impose excessive fees on new students, some parents have complained about exorbitant admission fees and compulsory book purchases.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Mega urged to form commission to resolve land disputes
Mega urged to form commission to resolve land disputesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) asked the government on Monday to set up a commission to deal with thousands of long-standing and sometimes violent land disputes nationwide.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Dodgy beef on sale in Medan
Dodgy beef on sale in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Tons of illegally imported beef continue to be sold every day in traditional markets across North Sumatra province, vendors said here on Monday.They added that the illegally imported meat was sold covertly to avoid detection by the authorities.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Public housing
Public housingFrom Koran TempoI suggest the Jakarta governor build inexpensive houses for residents. And I would hope that the requirements for buying such a house would be simple because the houses are intended for the poor.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Gus Dur rejects amicable settlement
Gus Dur rejects amicable settlement JAKARTA: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid turned down a judge's suggestion on Monday that he settle his dispute with the General Elections Commission (KPU) out of court.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Powerful quake shakes Sumatra
Powerful quake shakes Sumatra JAKARTA: Thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes in panic as a powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale shook Sumatra island, the National Meteorological and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Bank pays for 9 students' first year of college
Bank pays for 9 students' first year of collegeTheresia Sufa, Bogor Nine students, whose high grades saw them accepted into the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) for the new academic year but who could not afford the fees, have received financial aid from Bank Danamon for their first year of...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
*Jakarta to build US$500m commercial port in Ancol Page 2
*Jakarta to build US$500m commercial port in Ancol Page 2 *WB projects abuse laborers: Study Page 4 *Revote boycott puts Al-Zaytun in hot seat Page 5 *New DPR: New broom or the same old crowd? Page 6 *City to buy extinguishers for fire-prone subdistricts Page 8 *Isinbayeva sets vault world record,...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Rupiah falls follwoing explosion
Rupiah falls follwoing explosionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah and stock index fell on Monday in a knee-jerk reaction to a small explosion at the office of the General Elections Commission (KPU).Despite no injuries being reported, the blast, which the police said caused only a little damage,...
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Malaysia sees sustainable growth
Malaysia sees sustainable growthKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should be able to grow its economy at an annualized rate of around seven percent a quarter putting the country on course to become a developed nation by 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
1. PORT: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS
1. PORT: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Jakarta to build US$500m commercial port in Ancol 2. TERROR: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS 'Many laws' can net terror suspects 3. IPB: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Bank pays for 9 students' first year of college 4. BRI: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Arranger gets 11 years in Bank Mandiri scandal
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Police told to use Criminal Code against Bali suspects
Police told to use Criminal Code against Bali suspectsAbdul Khalik and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta People implicated in the Bali bombings can still be brought to justice under the Criminal Code and an emergency law issued in 1951, a noted legal expert says.
Tue, 27 Jul 2004
Malaysia's Proton seeks to revive exports
Malaysia's Proton seeks to revive exportsEileen Ng Agence France-Presse Tanjung malim, Malaysia Malaysian national carmaker Proton's new 1.52-billion-ringgit (US$400 million) manufacturing plant was given the thumbs up from Britain's top vehicle agency on Monday, paving the way for the firm to ship...