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Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Walkout fails to stop mayoral election
Walkout fails to stop mayoral electionKasparman Piliang, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra A walkout marred the election of the new Padang Panjang mayor in West Sumatra on Monday, with at least seven of the 19 members of the local legislative council storming out of the meeting.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Retail sales to suffer short slump
Retail sales to suffer short slumpEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Already weak retail sales are expected to experience a short-term slump following the Marriott bombing, as people stay away from shopping malls and department stores because of security concerns.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
'A republic of terrorists?'
'A republic of terrorists?' The bombing of the JW Marriot Hotel in Jakarta, should qualify Indonesia for inclusion in the Guiness Book of Records, as the republic with the largest number of terrorists.In the first half of 2003 at least four bombs exploded at the National Police headquarters, the...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Rantau Abang's turtle population sharply decline
Rantau Abang's turtle population sharply declineHazlin Hassan, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Leatherback turtles are in danger of being lost forever from Malaysia's famed Rantau Abang beach where thousands of the marine reptiles previously came to lay their eggs.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Indonesia's economy to grow as targeted despite bombing: IMF
Indonesia's economy to grow as targeted despite bombing: IMFDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy can still grow by 3.5 to 4 percent this year in line with the initial projection, despite having to weather the impact of the JW Marriott Hotel bombing, Asia Pacific senior...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Ba'asyir to retain top post at MMI
Ba'asyir to retain top post at MMI SURAKARTA, Central Java: The Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) will likely retain terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir as its top leader during the militant group's ongoing three-day congress here, which ends on Tuesday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Garuda plane crash lands, passengers get compensation
Garuda plane crash lands, passengers get compensationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Garuda Indonesia airplane from Surabaya landed safely at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Monday after its left- hand landing gear collapsed as it was taxiing to the runway's apron.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
'Credit profile of mobile operators improves'
'Credit profile of mobile operators improves'Agence France-Presse, Manila Mobile telephone operators in Southeast Asia are significantly improving their credit profiles on the back of growing subscriber bases and revenues, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Govt, legislators differ on draconian law
Govt, legislators differ on draconian lawKurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following last week's Marriott bombing, the government is mulling the adoption of a draconian law to preempt terrorist strikes, but House of Representatives' leaders appear to be having none...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Al-Ghozi slips Philippines military dragnet, Arroyo warns MILF
Al-Ghozi slips Philippines military dragnet, Arroyo warns MILFAgence France-Presse, Zamboanga, Philippines Fugitive Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi has slipped a security dragnet in the southern Philippines, the region's senior military official said on Monday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Deutsche fails to sell globe shares to SingTel, Ayala
Deutsche fails to sell globe shares to SingTel, Ayala Sai Man and Micheline R. Millar Dow Jones Singapore Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. let an option to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's stake in Globe Telecom Inc.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Thousands of residents hunt down Aceh rebels
Thousands of residents hunt down Aceh rebelsAgence France-Presse, Banda Aceh, Aceh Some 3,000 residents in Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province on Monday launched a massive hunt for separatists in the province after a local religious leader was allegedly abducted by the rebel group, residents said.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Water shortages, power blackouts to hit Java
Water shortages, power blackouts to hit JavaMoch. N. Kurniawan and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current water shortage has escalated on Java island, including the capital city of Jakarta, threatening a disruption in power supplies in coming months, the government says.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Minister to bring to court alleged polluters in city
Minister to bring to court alleged polluters in cityBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Threatening to charge companies with crimes for polluting rivers is a relatively new attempt by the central government to prevent environmental damage.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Police continue to hunt down alleged kidnappers
Police continue to hunt down alleged kidnappersMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Police are still searching for two men allegedly involved in the abduction of eight-year-old Muhamad Hegel Muthahhari from his elementary school in Serpong, Tangerang.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Political economics behind efforts to eliminate piracy
Political economics behind efforts to eliminate piracyYanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta, Central Java Recently my old laptop was seriously attacked by a worm virus called W.32Yaha@mm.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Sibarani gives caricature political nuance
Sibarani gives caricature political nuanceTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pause and reflect, that is the response to Augustin Sibarani's political caricatures at his solo exhibition at the Galeri Milenium in South Jakarta.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Squeeze out JI by denying political space
Squeeze out JI by denying political spaceKumar Ramakrishna, Head of Studies Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore It is increasingly probable that the bombing of the American- owned JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta last Tuesday was executed by the...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Jakarta shares weaken again, but rupiah extends gains
Jakarta shares weaken again, but rupiah extends gainsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market weakened on Monday after displaying a surprisingly quick recovery from last week's bombing incident in the capital city, but the rupiah extended its gains.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Australian military to renew ties with Indonesia's Kopassus
Australian military to renew ties with Indonesia's KopassusAgencies, Jakarta/Canberra Canberra wants closer cooperation with Jakarta to fight terrorism, Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday as his government defended a plan to repair severed ties with Indonesia's special forces Kopassus.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Rini wants end to sand exports
Rini wants end to sand exports JAKARTA: Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi has sent a letter to State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim urging him to put an end to sand exports from Bintan island, Riau, to Singapore.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Hotel occupancy drops by 10 percent
Hotel occupancy drops by 10 percentMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The demand for rooms at international hotels in the capital has slumped since the bombing at JW Marriott Hotel, Mega Kuningan business district, South Jakarta, last Tuesday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Japan to back RI airport security
Japan to back RI airport security JAKARTA: The Japanese government is planning to send a survey team in September to assess what assistance is needed by Indonesia to improve security at airports across the country.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
1. BALI: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. BALI: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Samudra says death penalty to bring him closer to God 2. HOTEL: 36 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 36 Hotel occupancy drops by 10 percent 3. PROBE: 32 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 42 'Foreign help may expose police inadequacies' 4.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Army gives Rp 1.5b to Flores victims
Army gives Rp 1.5b to Flores victims KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Deputy Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Darsono will arrive in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday to donate Rp 1.5 billion (US$174 million) for victims of floods and landslides.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Sukasman finds secret of puppets
Sukasman finds secret of puppetsTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The floor is dirty. The furniture is in disarray, and frankly the sitting room is a mess, as if it had long been abandoned. But among this are traces of art: several sketches of leather puppets drawn with white chalk on...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Thailand announces antiterrorist decree
Thailand announces antiterrorist decreeAgencies, Bangkok Spurred by last week's car bombing in Jakarta and an upcoming Asia-Pacific summit in Bangkok, the Thai government has decreed a tough new anti-terrorism law, the prime minister announced on Monday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Speak Indonesian
Speak Indonesian The Miss Indonesia contest and the Abang (Mister) and None (Miss) Jakarta contest held on Aug. 8 at the Jakarta Convention Center caught my attention.Although there is no doubt that the ability to speak a foreign language is a plus point for a contestant, the competition was held...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Minister tells employers, workers to settle labor disputes bilaterally
Minister tells employers, workers to settle labor disputes bilaterallyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Alleging that the labor dispute settlement committee (P4) was plagued by corruption, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea strongly urged employers and workers to...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
The accused
The accused The "fireball" of the JW Marriott Hotel bombing has again cornered the Moslem society. Government officials, particularly the police, have made a hasty statement before conducting a valid investigation.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
KEPCO to build power plant in RI
KEPCO to build power plant in RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean power company Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is interested in building a power plant in West Java, given the high power demand from businesses in the province.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Low demand hurting cement production
Low demand hurting cement productionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's cement output is expected to grow by a maximum of 3 percent this year, falling short of the initial target primarily due to low domestic demand, according to the Indonesian Cement Producers Association (ASI).
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Bapedalda investigates forest fires
Bapedalda investigates forest fires PEKANBARU, Riau: A joint team from the Riau Environment Management Agency (Bapedalda) and relevant authorities are investigating at least 11 plantation companies accused of setting fire to land, which caused forest fires.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
A 'pansus' on Marriott?
A 'pansus' on Marriott? Last week's bombing of the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta once again exposed a big flaw in the state's intelligence capability to anticipate and prevent a terrorist attack in this country, this time hitting straight at the heart of the nation's capital.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
TNI to get tough on members backing criminals
TNI to get tough on members backing criminalsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has ordered all military units across the country to crack down on soldiers involved in criminal activities.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Rights body tries to make amends with military
Rights body tries to make amends with militaryTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh In an apparent attempt to bury the hatchet with the Indonesian Military (TNI), the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has pledged its support to the ongoing conflict in Aceh.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Harapan Kita Hospital sued over child's death
Harapan Kita Hospital sued over child's death JAKARTA: The hearing of a lawsuit filed against Harapan Kita Hospital began at the West Jakarta District Court on Monday. The hospital is being sued by the parents of Dhori Ariangi Rumondor, who died while being treated at the hospital in May 1999.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Samudra says death penalty brings him closer to God
Samudra says death penalty brings him closer to GodThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Imam Samudra, the alleged mastermind of the Bali bombings, hailed on Monday the prosecution's request for the death sentence, saying it would bring him closer to God.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Schools still have no principals
Schools still have no principals BEKASI: Around 30 state-run elementary schools in Bekasi mayoralty have not had a school principal for the last two years."This raises questions about the performance of councillors, particularly from Commission E overseeing social welfare," said Syafrudin, a...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Victim's parents in dark on tragedy
Victim's parents in dark on tragedyZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "We're just normal people. We can only put our fate into the hands of God," said Hartono, 53, father of Didi Haryanto, 28, who was seriously burned in the Aug. 5 Marriott bombing.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Police confirm no C4 in Marriott bombing
Police confirm no C4 in Marriott bombingMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung The National Police's forensic laboratory said on Monday the bomb at the JW Marriott Hotel in the Mega Kuningan business complex in South Jakarta did not contain C4.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Yanuar Nugroho
Yanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta, Central Java 2. China -- Anti-dumping cases use flawed data 2 X 30 Anti-dumping cases use flawed data in third-world countries Jiao Xiaoyang (China Daily 08/11/2003 page4)
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
mmission4
mmission4 * Archipelago:Six years in prison sought for regent 5 * Opinion:Political economics behind efforts to eliminate piracy 6 * City:Minister to bring to court alleged polluters in city8 * Sports:Love cruises to record-setting win9 * World:State of emergency lifted in the Philippines11 *...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Low business competitiveness hampering economic growth
Low business competitiveness hampering economic growthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Instead of boasting so much about the current macroeconomic stability, the government should turn its focus on improving business competitiveness in the country in order to generate higher economic growth, a respected...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Wiranto, Marwah begin presidential campaign
Wiranto, Marwah begin presidential campaignAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi Former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. (ret) Wiranto and Golkar deputy chairperson Marwah Daud Ibrahim kicked off their quest for the presidency with a tour to win support from the...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Skeleton of American found in NTB
Skeleton of American found in NTB MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A human skeleton believed to be that of a U.S. citizen was found in Pusuk forest in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, police said on Saturday.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Death toll rise to 11 from 10
Death toll rise to 11 from 10 The death toll from Tuesday's Marriott bombing rose to 11 after another Silver Bird taxi driver, Edi Haryanto, 40, died on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
'Causing fear what terrorists want'
'Causing fear what terrorists want' Following Tuesday's blast at the JW Marriott Hotel, which claimed at least 11 lives, the government and all its security officers began to beef up security in public places in an attempt to prevent more bombings.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Corruption trial postponed by no-show
Corruption trial postponed by no-show AMBON, Maluku: The Ambon District Court in Maluku was forced to postpone a trial involving the misuse of aid for refugees when Ambon deputy mayor Syarif Hadler failed to appear on Saturday.Hadler was scheduled to testify in the trial as a witness.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
East Timorese graduates await citizenship decision
East Timorese graduates await citizenship decisionThe Jakarta Post, Bandung The fate of at least 20 East Timorese graduates from the National Public Administration Institute (STPDN) in the West Java town, Sumedang, remains unclear as they recently finished their studies there.