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Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.13,2003

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.13,2003 ______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...

Noisy Garuda

Noisy Garuda On Aug. 7, I flew Garuda to Jakarta from Denpasar, it was an international flight connecting with Tokyo. The flight departed at 10 p.m. local time. When the plane started to take off, I heard a noise coming from the left and right upper parts of the plane.

Saving water is not enough

Saving water is not enough Water is abundant in this world. It has a volume of 1.4 million cubic km, and only 3,000th percent of it has been taken advantage of. Water can be a blessing to some people but a disaster to others.

Amrozi's smile

Amrozi's smile I refer to the cartoon on page 7 of The Jakarta Post of Aug. 9. A feeling of unease enveloped me when I saw the cartoon depicting Amrozi smiling at the death sentence. It is true that he did smile when the verdict was announced by the judge in the Bali court.

Filipino mission to leave for Iraq

Filipino mission to leave for IraqPHILIPPINES: A 96-member humanitarian mission from the Philippines is to leave for Kuwait on Thursday en route to being deployed in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Blas Ople said on Wednesday.

Bambang Setiono

Bambang Setiono Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Bogor 2. Asahi -- Learning from 'Samsung globalization' 1 X 30 'Samsung globalization' lesson Yoichi Funabashi The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo3.

Analysts warn of higher unemployment rate in 2004

Analysts warn of higher unemployment rate in 2004The Jakarta Post JakartaEconomists and labor analysts warned the nation of a possible higher unemployment rate in 2004, due to the heightened security issue and the upcoming general elections.

Documentary shows Balinese perspective

Documentary shows Balinese perspectiveAndrew Charles, Contributor, Denpasar Since the early 1970s, and up until the bombing in October last year, Bali was a major international tourist destination, with over a million tourists arriving each month -- generating a quarter of the country's total...

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 14, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 14, 2003.TB.30" 1.0"Exhibition* Ceramic by Marcello Massoni and Michela Foppiani, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), until Aug. 25.Museums and Galleries * Sika Galery, Jl. Raya Campuhan Sanggingan, Ubud (Tel.

Mega to award medals of honor to 16 people

Mega to award medals of honor to 16 peopleFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will honor 16 people, including former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin, for their services to the country by presenting them with awards.

Drought won't harm rice supply, but will hurt farmers' income

Drought won't harm rice supply, but will hurt farmers' incomeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current drought will not create a rice supply problem at home, but could potentially send millions of farmers into poverty, experts said."There will be no supply problem ...

4 X 12

4 X 12 37 officials implicated in Mentawai graft case JP/5/trip2 x 27 W. Java suspends principals' overseas tour after protests JP/5/air1 x 46 Civil servants join hands to provide clean water JP/5/book1 x 40 Regent fired as PDI Perjuangan team leader

Struggle to regain 'paradise isle' image

Struggle to regain 'paradise isle' imageCameron Dueck, Reuters, Bali Bali's hopes of restoring its image as an island paradise rest with tourists like Gustav Minnhagen.The young, suntanned Swedish surfer almost switched his holiday to neighboring Lombok for fear that the trials of men suspected of...

Civil servants join hands to provide clean water

Civil servants join hands to provide clean waterSyaiful Amin, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta To ease the economic burden of impoverished residents in Gunung Kidul regency, Yogyakarta, local civil servants have voluntarily donated money to buy clean water for the poor, who are the worst affected by...

Part 1 of 2 Banks can stop illegal logging if they want to

Part 1 of 2 Banks can stop illegal logging if they want toSukowaluyo Mintorahardjo, Commission III, House of Representatives, Jakarta, and Bambang Setiono, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor What crimes spring to mind upon hearing the term "money laundering"? Drug...

Businessman denies kidnapping boy

Businessman denies kidnapping boy TANGERANG: Wearing a blue detainee's uniform, Sarwoto, a businessman, denied on Wednesday that he was involved in the abduction of eight-year-old Muhamad Hegel Muthahhari in Serpong, Tangerang.

Further terror attacks imminent, police chief warns

Further terror attacks imminent, police chief warnsM. Taufiqurrahman and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight days after the blast at the JW Marriott Hotel, top officials warned on Wednesday that Indonesians should brace themselves for future terror attacks.National Police chief Gen.

Club to hold walk up tower's stairs

Club to hold walk up tower's stairs JAKARTA: A fitness center is planning to hold a foot race up the stairs to the top of the 37-story Menara Imperium building in Kuningan, South Jakarta, to commemorate the Independence Day celebrations in the city.

Noisy Garuda

Noisy Garuda On Aug. 7, I flew Garuda to Jakarta from Denpasar, it was an international flight connecting with Tokyo. The flight departed at 10 p.m. local time. When the plane started to take off, I heard a noise coming from the left and right upper parts of the plane.

Kleden keeps the beat for better RI

Kleden keeps the beat for better RIT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, The Jakarta Post Tonight, sociologist Ignas Kleden, 55, will reach a milestone in his life-long career as a social philosopher.He will stand on the podium of a luxury hotel on Jl.

Police finish preliminary reconstruction of Marriott blast

Police finish preliminary reconstruction of Marriott blastThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A day after police confirmed the link between Asmar Latin Sani, who allegedly drove the explosives-laden van in the Marriott bombing, with a member of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) in custody in connection with the Bali...

Police stop traffic in sex slaves

Police stop traffic in sex slavesAUSTRALIA: A man was charged in Australia with forcing Indonesian women into prostitution on Wednesday while 14 women were captured during raids on brothels in Melbourne, as police moved to clampdown on the traffic in Asian sex slaves.

Police kill 3 suspected bank robbers

Police kill 3 suspected bank robbers SEMARANG: Police shot and killed three suspected bank robbers here on Wednesday, as officers broke up what they called a "cold- blooded gang" that could have ties to terrorism.Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen.

Defendant Mukhlas says Bali bombings premeditated

Defendant Mukhlas says Bali bombings premeditatedWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali One key defendant in the Bali bombings, Ali Gufron, admitted on Wednesday that the bombings in Bali were a premeditated act.

FATF requests mutual legal assistance law

FATF requests mutual legal assistance lawFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global watchdog sponsored by developed nations to curb money laundering, has asked the government to formulate a special law on mutual legal assistance that would enable...

Green Bogor faces parched earth, locals fear thirst

Green Bogor faces parched earth, locals fear thirstTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Bogor has been known as the city of rain. The city has always been blamed for "sending floods" to Jakarta.Now, fogs and rainclouds, that usually covered the area from Puncak to Bogor city, are nowhere to be...

PDI Perjuangan reshuffle its leaders

PDI Perjuangan reshuffle its leadersJAKARTA: Roy Janis' days as House's faction chairman are numbered. He will be replaced by Tjahjo Kumolo, the incumbent secretary of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction, sources at the party said.

Malaysian consumer prices up 1%

Malaysian consumer prices up 1%KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian consumer prices rose 1.0 percent in July from a year earlier and were up 0.2 percent from June, the Statistics Department said on Wednesday.For the seven months to July, the consumer price index (CPI) was up 1.1 percent year-on-year.

Honda raises 2003 KL sales target

Honda raises 2003 KL sales target KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese automaker Honda said on Wednesday it has raised its sales target in Malaysia this year to 18,000 units, up by half from the earlier 12,000 forecast, driven by strong demand for new models and competitive pricing.

Govt to shoulder higher fuel subsidy in 2003 budget

Govt to shoulder higher fuel subsidy in 2003 budgetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would have to allocate a much greater amount of money to cover the fuel subsidy this year because of higher prices of oil in the international market, says a senior government official.

Analysts warn of higher unemployment rate in 2004

Analysts warn of higher unemployment rate in 2004The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economists and labor analysts warned the nation of a possible higher unemployment rate in 2004, due to the heightened security issue and the upcoming general elections.

U.S. urges int'l community to help RI fight terrorism

U.S. urges int'l community to help RI fight terrorismAgence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on Wednesday urged the international community to assist Indonesia on the road to economic and political reform so it can help rid Southeast Asia of terrorism.

Fair environmental control

Fair environmental controlHenry Heyneardhi Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta, Central Java heyneardhi@watchbusiness.org The government's proposal to allow 22 mining corporations to resume operations in 11.

Riding a motorbike without a helmet, that's freedom

Riding a motorbike without a helmet, that's freedom Residents are busy gearing up for the country's 58th anniversary of its independence that falls on Aug. 17. Many residents expressed their indifference to the festivities calling it meaningless.

ign tourists queue up at Ngurah Rai

ign tourists queue up at Ngurah Rai Airport's immigration office in Denpasar, Bali. To many, the tourists' arrival on Wednesday will be further proof of the recovery of the tourism industry on the resort island, which was rocked by a series of fatal bombings in October last year which killed 202...

W. Java suspends principals' overseas tour after protests

W. Java suspends principals' overseas tour after protestsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The West Java education office has decided to suspend the controversial overseas study tour for officials and state teachers amid growing concerns over the high cost of education in Indonesia.

Fierce competition in the lucrative MPV market

Fierce competition in the lucrative MPV marketT. Hidayat, Contributor, Jakarta The national automotive industry is thriving. The last two years have seen significant growth in the sales of vehicles, as recorded by the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo).

Regent fired as PDI Perjuanganteam leader

Regent fired as PDI Perjuanganteam leaderAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has dismissed Cilacap Regent Probo Yulastoro as the party's local election victory team leader because of a scandal over civil servants and...

1. MORATORIUM: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18

1. MORATORIUM: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Govt to suspend elections of 93 regional heads 2. BOMBING: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 30 Police finish preliminary reconstruction of bombing 3. AUTONOMY: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Central Government set to revise regional autonomy law 4.

Woman braves 'end of the world' toward light

Woman braves 'end of the world' toward lightZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sari Puspita was lying unconscious on the floor of the Sailendra Restaurant. When she finally woke up, she could not believe what she saw -- total darkness and thick black smoke.

Saving water not the solution

Saving water not the solution This year's dry season arrived earlier than predicted and could develop into a disaster if it becomes prolonged. It prompted the government to appeal to the public, particularly in Jakarta, to avoid wasting water and to be prepared for sacrifices now that the country...

;JP;RLT;

;JP;RLT; ANPAk..r.. editorial-waterJP/6/14 Solution to water crisis? This year's dry season arrived earlier than predicted and could develop into a disaster if the dry season became prolonged. It prompted the government to appeal to the public, particularly in Jakarta, to avoid wasting water and to...

Megawati enacts Constitutional Court Law

Megawati enacts Constitutional Court LawThe Jakarta Post Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri endorsed the Constitutional Court Law on Wednesday, to enable the establishment of the court before Aug. 17 as stipulated by the amended 1945 Constitution.

Navy investigator says marine killed businessman

Navy investigator says marine killed businessmanA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a two-week investigation, Navy investigators have apparently found the culprits in the assassination of PT Asaba computer firm president director Budi Hartono Angsono and his Army bodyguard Second. Sgt.

BP, Sinopec plan $260m gas station deal

BP, Sinopec plan $260m gas station deal SHANGHAI: British oil giant BP and China's Sinopec are awaiting government approval of a US$260 million gas station joint venture in the eastern province of Zhejiang, state press reported on Wednesday.

Drought may cause forest fires

Drought may cause forest fires JAKARTA: An academic has refuted the forestry ministry's claim that forest fires will not break out this year.Bambang Hero Saharjo of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture said on Wednesday that smoke had been observed in several forests in Riau, Jambi and some parts of...

Farmers protest police intimidation

Farmers protest police intimidation PADANG, West Sumatra: Dozens of farmers from Kapa village in West Sumatra filed a police report on Wednesday, complaining about alleged intimidation against them by security personnel.

Corruptors guilty, get slap on wrist

Corruptors guilty, get slap on wristMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two former executives from the now-defunct Bank Ficorinvest were found guilty by the South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday for misappropriating the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support Fund (BLBI).

Bogor lost Ciliwung river to Jakarta's interest

Bogor lost Ciliwung river to Jakarta's interest or Ciliwung river drained to help JakartansTheresia Sufa The Jakarta Post BogorBogor has been known as the city of rain. The city has always been blamed for "sending floods" to Jakarta.

Malaysian ship attacked, captain and crew kidnapped:

Malaysian ship attacked, captain and crew kidnapped: The captain and two crew-members of a Malaysian-owned ship have been kidnapped after the vessel was boarded by armed pirates in Indonesian waters, marine police officials said on Wednesday. The M.T.