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Mon, 11 Aug 2003
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).
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Bambu Apus toll gate opened
Bambu Apus toll gate opened JAKARTA: State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga opened the Bambu Apus toll gate on the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) on Friday at 3 p.m., following the opening of the Kampung Rambutan 3 toll gate on July 31.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
MMI national congress to discuss terrorism
MMI national congress to discuss terrorismSri Wahyuni and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java The hard-line Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) led by terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, started its three-day national congress here on Sunday to reaffirm its "peaceful" fight for...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Another image takes a hit
Another image takes a hit One expecting news on The Jakarta Post's "People" page on Aug. 6 would have been disappointed by your article on Kobe Bryant, since this Associated Press piece by Eddie Pell was actually filed and published on July 9 in newspapers and websites across the world.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
War captives await legal proceedings
War captives await legal proceedingsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post Lhokseumawe/Banda Aceh "I'm not GAM (Free Aceh Movement), I'm NKRI (Unitary Republic of Indonesia) to the core," said Fatimah, 29, who is being detained in Lhokseumawe prison, North Aceh.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
Howard to attend Bali blast service despite new fears
Howard to attend Bali blast service despite new fearsMary Longmore, Associated Press, Sydney, Australia Australia's prime minister vowed on Sunday to attend a service for the victims of last year's bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, despite an attack on a Jakarta hotel this week and...
Mon, 11 Aug 2003
PDI-P to elect new leader for Central Java
PDI-P to elect new leader for Central Java SEMARANG: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will elect a new chairman of the party's Central Java chapter later this month, to replace the departing Mardijo.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
VP celebrates daughter's marriage
VP celebrates daughter's marriage JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz threw a grand wedding reception for his daughter, Mirna Yuminar, on Saturday, attended by thousands of guests.President Megawati Soekarnoputri, her husband Taufik Kiemas and Cabinet ministers were among attendants of the wedding...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Hong Kong: Weathering the rough spots
Hong Kong: Weathering the rough spotsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Hong KongI understood the excitement of Captain Haddock of Herge's Adventure of Tintin, as he sailed in rough weather but called it a "breeze".
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
On The Shelf
On The Shelf In an armed conflict, civilians always become victims. They are forced to leave their homeland and live in terrible conditions of poor shelter, inadequate health care and hunger.It happened to the East Timorese after the vote on self- determination on Aug. 30, 1999.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Firdasari leads RI singles sweep
Firdasari leads RI singles sweep Musthofid The Jakarta Post YogyakartaIndonesian junior shuttlers made amends for their seniors' disappointing performance at the international level as they swept all the singles titles at the US$11,000 Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships here on...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
TV Program: Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003
TV Program: Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:30 Children's Program: Bando11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang12:30 Traditional Comedy: Mustika Campur Sari2:00 English for Fun3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 Sports5:00...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Creating a healing garden amid unhealthy modern living
Creating a healing garden amid unhealthy modern livingNirwono Joga, Contributor, Jakarta The "back-to-nature" trend is taking root. It is not only a trend that goes along with the cosmopolitan lifestyle around the world but a philosophy that has made its way into our daily lives.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Alleged kidnapper nabbed in Ambon
Alleged kidnapper nabbed in Ambon Police arrested on Saturday a third suspect in the kidnapping of eight-year-old Muhamad Hegel Muthahhari.The man, identified as Taher Lestaluhu, 45, was taken into custody in Ambon and flown immediately to Jakarta, Elshinta radio reported.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Shelter takes in victims of abuse from far and wide
Shelter takes in victims of abuse from far and wideRizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Eti" was confused and scared: Four months pregnant after being raped by her employer in Malaysia, the migrant worker returned to her homeland and an uncertain future.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Tour leader keeps customers satisfied
Tour leader keeps customers satisfied Our trip was a lot more appealing because of our lively tour leader.Willy Fung Sun Cheung, 53, is helpful and informative, keeping the trip rolling along with stories from his colorful life.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Color your days and nights in your home
Color your days and nights in your homeMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Do you have sleepless nights? Do you feel uneasy after 15 minutes working in the study? Do you get restless while in the living room? Do you feel that your home is not the place you are longing for after a long day...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Bomb killed find-raiser for Bali victims
Bomb killed find-raiser for Bali victimsFitri Wulandari and P.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "In my house, I have a 2003 calendar with pictures taken by Hans Winkelmolen. The calendar was made and sold to raise funds for victims of the Bali bombings," reads an e-mail that has been circulating...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
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Back in business After the ill wind that blew into town with SARS, Hong Kong is dusting itself off and rolling out the welcome mat for tourists, with attractions ranging from shopping bargains to its very own panda on exhibit.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
MUI denounces terrorist attacks
MUI denounces terrorist attacksMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four days after the JW Marriott Hotel bombing here, the Indonesia Ulemas Council (MUI), the highest Muslim authority in the country condemned the JW Marriott Jakarta Hotel bombing.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Suspected Marriott bomber had explosive powder: Police
Suspected Marriott bomber had explosive powder: PoliceZakki Hakim and Rizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police are looking for at least 50 kilograms of explosive powder and a car that belonged to Asmar Latin Sani, the suspected suicide bomber who was killed in the blast at JW Marriott...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Sumatra's remote tribes hanging on to existence
Sumatra's remote tribes hanging on to existenceKafil Yamin, Inter Presse-Service, Pangkalan Ranjau, Jambi At first glance the structure, with bamboo walls and a roof of thatched coconut palm leaves, looked uninhabited.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Banda islands: Holding down the forts in remote Indonesia
Banda islands: Holding down the forts in remote IndonesiaChristopher Dickson, Contributor, Banda Islands, Maluku A letter sent from the Banda islands to any location, even in Indonesia, is likely to take not days but weeks to arrive at its destination.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Seeing the world as an exchange student
Seeing the world as an exchange studentJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta If you ask high school students who are applying for a student exchange program about their motivation, the standard, corny answers about sharing cultures and, gulp, promoting world peace through exchanging ideas will...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Making Jakarta a home for the wary
Making Jakarta a home for the wary The images of the burning hotel, and bloodied people lying on the ground crying out for help, are still fresh in our minds.After the Marriott blast this week, and the Bali bombing last year, there is no way that we can say that it can't happen here.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Reform: Taking its time to effect real change
Reform: Taking its time to effect real changeNico Harjanto, Contributor, Jakarta---------------------------------------------------- Half-Hearted Reform: Electoral Institutions and the Struggle for Democracy in Indonesia Dwight Y.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Asians urge world govts to avoid travel bans
Asians urge world govts to avoid travel bansJoe McDonald, Associated Press, Beijing Tourism officials of 13 Asian countries appealed to other governments on Saturday not to hurt the region's recovery from SARS by indiscriminately discouraging travel following the car bombing of Jakarta's Marriott...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
The Sungkonos: Twin pianists find keys to success
The Sungkonos: Twin pianists find keys to successHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It took time, patience and relocating to another country, but Indonesian-born classical pianists Sonja and Shanti Sungkono are finally getting the critical recognition they hoped for.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Washington warns of further terror attacks
Washington warns of further terror attacksFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Apriadi Gunawan,The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan Extremist elements could be plotting more attacks against U.S. interests in Indonesia perceived as "softer," following Tuesday's JW Marriott bombing in Jakarta, Washington has warned.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 10, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 10, 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. * Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Firdasari leads singles sweep
Firdasari leads singles sweepMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Indonesian junior shuttlers made amends for their seniors' disappointing performance at the international level as they swept all the singles titles at the US$11,000 Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships here on...
Sun, 10 Aug 2003
Suspected Marriott bomber had 50 kg of explosive powder: Police
Suspected Marriott bomber had 50 kg of explosive powder: PoliceZakki Hakim and Rizky KD Ntoma The Jakarta Post JakartaPolice are looking for at least 50 kilograms of explosive powder and a car that belonged to Asmar Latin Sani, the suspected suicide bomber who was killed in the blast at JW Marriott...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Growing anti-U.S. sentiment is cause for concern
Growing anti-U.S. sentiment is cause for concern The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The car bomb that ripped through a hotel in downtown Jakarta was set off in broad daylight, killing and injuring many innocent bystanders.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Al-Ghozi believed hiding in southern RP
Al-Ghozi believed hiding in southern RPAgence France-Presse, Zamboanga, Philippines Escaped Indonesian terrorist Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi is hiding in the Lanao region of the southern Philippines where police killed one of his cellmates who had broken out of prison with him, the military said on...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Sutiyoso opens Jakarta Flona
Sutiyoso opens Jakarta Flona JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso officially opened the 2003 Flona Week on Friday at around 3 p.m. at Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta.The annual event, bearing the theme "Green trees, birds fly free in my city," is being staged jointly with PT Odorma Tiara Handayani.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Rare plant collector profits from her hobby
Rare plant collector profits from her hobbySri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Being a collector of a variety of plants, mainly rare ones, has been a dream come true for Nuraini Eni Haryanti. But it never crossed her mind that her hobby would also generate income for her family.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Military operation
Military operation and human rightsFrom Media IndonesiaThe integrated military operation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam has been going on for nearly three months and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is now in a difficult position, as shown by its members' increasing brutality, such as threats...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
N. Sumatra 'forced' to sell official cars at cheap prices
N. Sumatra 'forced' to sell official cars at cheap pricesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra councillors and government officials who have refused to return their official vehicles have been given an ultimatum: Buy them for next to nothing.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Parents, councillors reject principals' study tour
Parents, councillors reject principals' study tourYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The inclusion of at least 38 principals of West Java state senior high schools (SMU) in an overseas study tour has drawn protests from parents and councillors, who have demanded the trip be canceled.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Interest rate likely to fall below 9%: BI
Interest rate likely to fall below 9%: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As inflation continues to ease and the rupiah remains stable, it would be feasible for the central bank to continue to lower its interest rate to below 9 percent by the year end, said Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 11, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 11, 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. * Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
2. Mega ( 2 x 21)
2. Mega ( 2 x 21) President Megawati says rebellions have subsided 3. Riot ( 1 x 45) Top figures to testify in May riots inquiry Govt told to intensify generic drugs promotion 5. Environt ( 1 x 40 ) 'TNI, police should not be involved in forestry'
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
'Amrozi has been indoctrinated'
'Amrozi has been indoctrinated'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jubilation and the absence of remorse from one of the Bali bombings perpetrators -- Amrozi bin Nurhasyim -- after being handed down the death sentence, resulted from his blind religious fanaticism and not underlying mental...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Red Cross cleared of fraud over Bali survivors fund
Red Cross cleared of fraud over Bali survivors fundMary Longmore, Associated Press, Sydney, Australia An independent audit on Friday cleared the Australian Red Cross of defrauding victims of the Bali bomb blasts, but said the charity could have better disclosed how it was spending millions of...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Appreciating, understanding the ASEAN concept
Appreciating, understanding the ASEAN conceptS. Pushpanathan, Assistant Director, External Relations ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta Since the financial crisis of 1997 and the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001 in the United States, ASEAN's relevance has been put under the microscope.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
'I will surely have a tale to tell my grandchildren'
'I will surely have a tale to tell my grandchildren'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "It was like the Pearl Harbor movie," said Irna Fahrianti, 19, describing the JW Marriott Hotel blast which injured 149 people, including herself, and killed at least 10 others.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Research grant available on fine art
Research grant available on fine art YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta-based Cemeti Art Foundation is offering a research grant of Rp 10 million in a bid to boost research and writing activities on fine art in Indonesia.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Constitutional court
Constitutional court toward civil societyFrom Media IndonesiaThe Constitutional Court is a very important institution; its members should therefore comprise professionals, senior figures, or persons of authority, good conduct and wide knowledge, without favoring particular groups or parties.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Megawati calls for ASEAN security community
Megawati calls for ASEAN security communityFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In her first public address after Tuesday's bombing in Jakarta, President Megawati Soekarnoputri warned of the immense threat of surging terrorism and called on countries in the region to establish a...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
JP/6/
JP/6/ We must fight rampant crimes At least 14 people were killed after a bomb exploded at the JW Marriott Hotel's driveway in Jakarta on Tuesday, almost a year after bombs ripped through two nightclubs at the Kuta tourist resort in Bali on Oct. 12, 2002.