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Fri, 25 Jul 2003
JP/2/UIN
JP/2/UINMore terrorist threats cannot be ignored, seminar says Muhammad Nafik The Jakarta Post JakartaThe threat of further terrorist attacks by Jamaah Islamiyyah (JI) is tangible, and could endanger peace and security throughout Southeast Asia and other regions across the globe, a three-day...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
[b]Indonesia-U.S. military
Indonesia-U.S. military relations down, but not outBantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.id 2. Yanu2 -- Trade -- a market fundamentalism 1 x 30 Trade between nations needs to be regulated Part 2 of 2Yanuar...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Police urged to curb violence against children
Police urged to curb violence against childrenApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A local nongovernmental organization and law practitioner strongly urged the police to be proactive in enforcing the law to curb the increasing violence against children in North Sumatra.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
'Bapepam should ask mining firm Bumi Resources to disclose deal'
'Bapepam should ask mining firm Bumi Resources to disclose deal'Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) must request publicly-listed mining company PT Bumi Resources to disclose the details on it will finance its controversial acquisition of coal...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Oil and gas companies want flexible operating procedures
Oil and gas companies want flexible operating proceduresThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Oil and gas companies operating in the country urged on Thursday upstream authority BP Migas to give them greater freedom in handling problems around their operating sites.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Diarrhea patients up in Palu
Diarrhea patients up in Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: The number of people afflicted with diarrhea is increasing in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, with 50 patients admitted to several local hospitals this week.Most of the patients are babies and children.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, July 25, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, July 25, 2003Exhibitions* Contemporary Art Childhood Objects, Cemara 6 Galeri (kafe), Jl. HOS. Cokroaminoto 9 - 11 Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Aug. 18. * Fine Arts Tubuh 4, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
RI-U.S. military ties not out
RI-U.S. military ties not outBantarto Bandoro, Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly, Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id Recent weeks have seen a profusion of developments that have substantially affected the state of bilateral ties between Indonesia and...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
'Separatism a fertile ground for JI'
'Separatism a fertile ground for JI'Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rise of separatism in many parts of Indonesia and in neighboring countries has created a fertile ground for extremists and terrorist movements to expand their networks in southeast Asia, which could complicate...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
PIB undergoes screening
PIB undergoes screening JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights began screening the New Indonesia Alliance Party (PIB) on Wednesday. A team from the Ministry for Justice and Human Rights visited PIB's headquarters on Wednesday to determine whether the party had already met the...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Bogus journalist defrauds job seekers
Bogus journalist defrauds job seekers JAKARTA: A man identified as Heru Olsos allegedly defrauded eight people in Cipinang Cempedak, East Jakarta, of Rp 30 million (US$3,660) by posing as a journalist from Antara state news agency.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
RI crewman killed on fishing boat
RI crewman killed on fishing boatUNITED STATES: Japanese Coast Guard officials boarded the fishing vessel Ebisu-Maru 31 after it docked at Honolulu Harbor to investigate the stabbing death of an Indonesian crewman.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Experts give conditional support to reclamation
Experts give conditional support to reclamationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental technology experts with the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) have thrown their weight behind the city administration's plan to reclaim northern coastal areas,...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Insurance firms suffer lower profit
Insurance firms suffer lower profitEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's insurance industry will experience a lower profit this year amid declining domestic interest rates, chairman of the Indonesian Insurance Council (DAI) Hotbonar Sinaga said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Sustainability first or conflict: UNEP chief
Sustainability first or conflict: UNEP chief "Let us developing countries exploit our resources to catch up with developed countries and then we will clean up the environment."This statement was conveyed by then Indonesian environment minister Emil Salim to then German environment minister Klaus...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
TNI claims it has killed GAM deputy governor
TNI claims it has killed GAM deputy governorTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Nusa Dua The Indonesian Military (TNI) has announced that it killed a high-ranking official of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) structure as the war against the rebels enters a...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Van plunges into ravine, five die
Van plunges into ravine, five die PADANG, West Sumatra: At least five people died and 16 others were injured after the van they were riding in plunged into a deep ravine on Pulau Batangkapas hill, Pesisir Selatan district in West Sumatra, on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Bogus policeman arrested
Bogus policeman arrested JAKARTA: Police have arrested a man at a food stall in Mangga Besar, West Jakarta for posing as a police officer and demanding protection money from gambling kings.The suspect, Endang Kusnadi, 35, who was nabbed on Wednesday, claimed that he had passed himself off as a...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Utut draws in Biel third round
Utut draws in Biel third round JAKARTA: Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia was held to a draw by International Master (IM) Julen Arizmendi of Spain in the third round of the Biel Open chess tournament in Biel, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
PDI Perjuangan party faces deepening conflict
PDI Perjuangan party faces deepening conflictM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) supporters in Semarang, Central Java burned on Thursday the picture of party chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri following the defeat of...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Security system at vital assets still weak: Top security minister
Security system at vital assets still weak: Top security ministerTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vital assets and public places in the capital city of Jakarta are still at risk of possible terror attacks due to the absence of standard security equipment and systems, a top security minister...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
University students oppose mining in protected forests
University students oppose mining in protected forestsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Jakarta Hundreds of students from the University of North Sumatra (USU) rallied at the provincial legislature and gubernatorial offices on Thursday to protest against the central government's plan...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Is there now a new era in EU-ASEAN relations?
Is there now a new era in EU-ASEAN relations?Shada Islam, Journalist, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Brussels Southeast Asian countries seeking to balance America's dominating presence in Asia with more robust European Union involvement can take heart: A new European Commission...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Utut, Spaniard draw at Biel Open
Utut, Spaniard draw at Biel OpenJAKARTA: Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia was held to a draw by International Master (IM) Julen Arizmendi of Spain in the third round of the Biel Open chess tournament in Biel, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
1. PDIP: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 X 24
1. PDIP: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 X 24 PDI Perjuangan faces deepening conflict 2. GOVERNOR: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Mardiyanto reelected as Central Java governor 3. KPC: 28pt, 4 cols, 2 x 36 'Bapepam should ask mining firm Bumi Resources to disclose deal' 4.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Vendors in Taman Rasuna evicted
Vendors in Taman Rasuna evicted JAKARTA: Public order officers tore down on Thursday morning 47 kiosks along Jl. Taman Rasuna in Kuningan, South Jakarta, between Pasar Festival and MMC Hospital.One of the vendors, Mahdari, told The Jakarta Post the owners of 40 of the kiosks received Rp 5 million...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Sentul to host FIM Asia event
Sentul to host FIM Asia event JAKARTA: The Sentul circuit will stage the second series of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, from Aug. 1 to 3, according to a release from the circuit management.The motorbike competition will contest the Supersport 600cc and Underbone 125cc with riders expected...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
'Dia' hits the screen, and the street
'Dia' hits the screen, and the streetTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If one should happen to drive through Jl. Jend. Sudirman in Central Jakarta, it is likely that one would see a billboard for new TV drama Dia (Her).
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Gunawan still in city, plans to surrender: Police
Gunawan still in city, plans to surrender: PoliceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A police source revealed on Thursday that fugitive Gunawan Santoso alias Acin, former son-in-law of the late Boedyharto Angsono, 60, president of computer firm PT Asaba was still in the city and planned to...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Komatsu to pay dividends
Komatsu to pay dividends JAKARTA: PT Komatsu Indonesia, the largest construction equipment manufacturer in Southeast Asia, announced on Thursday it would pay dividends worth a total of Rp 19.2 billion (US$2.2 million), or Rp 50 per share.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Indosat hopes to solve debt woes
Indosat hopes to solve debt woesDow Jones, Jakarta PT Indonesian Satellite Corp., or Indosat, the country's second largest telecoms company, said it plans to reorganize its business in a bid to solve a growing debt problem.Indosat has hired consultants from ING Groep N.V.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
City having trouble taking out the trash
City having trouble taking out the trashBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mountains of filthy, rotting garbage piled up on street corners could once again become an odorous feature of life in Jakarta by January if the city does not find alternate sites to dispose of its trash, as the...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
JP/4/separatist
JP/4/separatist'Separatism creates a fertile ground for JI'Muhammad Nafik The Jakarta Post JakartaThe rise of separatism in many parts of Indonesia and in neighboring countries has created a fertile ground for extremists and terrorist movements to expand their networks in southeast Asia, which...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Irwanto helps out young addicts
Irwanto helps out young addictsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Irwanto has dedicated the last 20 years of his life to helping children, but characteristic of the 46-year-old activist is he has never sought to win publicity for his good work.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Free education
Free educationFrom Republika Many parents are now too poor to send their children to school and many of these children, for whom education is a basic right, are forced to earn money to help their parents. Some of them even become (petty) criminals.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Mardiyanto reelected as Central Java governor
Mardiyanto reelected as Central Java governorSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Incumbent Central Java governor Mardiyanto was reelected for the 2003-2008 period on Thursday, winning 62 of 99 votes in the local legislature.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
A show case of clove cigarette history
A show case of clove cigarette historyAendra H. Medita, Contributor, Kudus, Central Java Kudus is well-known for its soto, or chicken soup with bean sprouts, and most notably for its museum which showcases the history of rokok kretek -- clove-blended cigarettes.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Limited facilities for officials
Limited facilities for officialsFrom Suara Karya The government has drafted a regulation on the standardization of facilities and infrastructures for state officials, including restrictions on the use of official cars, which deserves our support.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
The retired are made to suffer
The retired are made to sufferFrom Media Indonesia As of July 2003, the pension increase for retired civil servants (PNS) and servicemen and women (TNI) has not been paid, while the pensioners' association (Wredatama) and retired servicemen and women's association (Pepabri) have been less than...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
BPUI repays Timah with a plot of land
BPUI repays Timah with a plot of landRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a five-year dispute, state-owned mining company PT Timah was able to retrieve its investment from PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia (BPUI), the troubled state-owned investment company.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Part 2 of 2 Trade -- a market fundamentalism
Part 2 of 2 Trade -- a market fundamentalismYanuar Nugroho, Director, Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org There is series of issues called the "Singapore Issues" or "New Issues" to be launched at Cancun, that consist of the issues of investment policy, competition policy,...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Rupiah hits new low as pressure continues
Rupiah hits new low as pressure continuesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure on the rupiah continued on Thursday, sending the local unit to a new multi-month low early in the day, although late intervention by Bank Indonesia helped mitigate the losses.The rupiah closed at Rp 8,590 per U.S.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
NISP reports 121% jump in net profit
NISP reports 121% jump in net profitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Medium-sized bank NISP announced on Wednesday a 121 percent surge in first semester net profit on the back of strong net interest income in an industry where major banks have largely been unable to restore their lending operations since...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
* Headlines:PDI Perjuangan faces deepening conflict2
* Headlines:PDI Perjuangan faces deepening conflict2 * National:'Separatism creates fertile ground for JI'4 * Archipelago:Police seize stolen logs 5 * Opinion:Sukhoi deal is betrayal of 'reformasi'7 * City:City having trouble taking out the trash 8 * Sports:Thorpe and Phelps on world gold trail 9 *...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
JP/4/separatist
JP/4/separatist'Separatism creates a fertile ground for JI'Muhammad Nafik The Jakarta Post JakartaThe rise of separatism in many parts of Indonesia and in neighboring countries has created a fertile ground for extremists and terrorist movements to expand their networks in southeast Asia, which...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Ali Imron obtained guns from al-Ghozi
Ali Imron obtained guns from al-Ghozi SURABAYA, East Java: Ali Imron, a defendant in high profile Bali bombing case, told a court on Thursday he had obtained two guns from Fathurrohman al-Ghozi, a leader of regional terrorist network Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) who recently escaped from a Philippine...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
JP/4/separatist
JP/4/separatist'Separatism a fertile ground for JI cells'Muhammad Nafik The Jakarta Post JakartaThe rising separatism in Indonesia and neighboring countries may have created a fertile ground for extremist and terrorist movements to expand networks in southeast Asia, which could complicate security...
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Indian meeting sets up Asian anti-AIDS fight
Indian meeting sets up Asian anti-AIDS fightPatricia Reaney, Reuters, London India, China and Indonesia are the new battlegrounds in the fight against AIDS but have a unique chance to combat the disease by preparing early, an expert said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
53 subdistricts at risk for fire
53 subdistricts at risk for fire JAKARTA: The city's top firefighter, Johnni Pangaribuan, said on Wednesday 53 of 167 subdistricts in the city's five mayoralties were at risk for fire, particularly those districts with large slum areas.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003
Arroyo welcomes Indonesia's support for peace process
Arroyo welcomes Indonesia's support for peace processTeresa Cerojano, Associated Press, Manila The Philippines on Thursday welcomed "snowballing international support" for its peace process with Muslim separatists, especially from Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation.