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Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Govt, police still noncommittal on JI involvement in hotel blast
Govt, police still noncommittal on JI involvement in hotel blastTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is keeping open the possibility of regional terror network Jamaah Islamiyah's involvement in the bomb attack on JW Marriot Hotel on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
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Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Govt, police link Marriot bombing to Jamaah Islamiyah
Govt, police link Marriot bombing to Jamaah IslamiyahTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is keeping open the possibility of regional terror network Jamaah Islamiyah's involvement in the bomb attack on JW Marriot Hotel on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
RP, MILF ask Muslim states to send peace monitors
RP, MILF ask Muslim states to send peace monitorsAgencies, Manila Philippine officials and Muslim separatist rebels have asked Malaysia and several other countries to speed up the dispatch of monitors to observe a cease-fire in the south, officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
4 x 12
4 x 12 Beratha wins Bali election to retain governorship JP/5/trip2 x 2638 school heads in W. Java to travel abroad on study tour 1 x 49 'Rp 53b in reforestation funds misused in East Java'
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Two generals take different political courses
Two generals take different political coursesThe Jakarta Post JakartaTwo retired Indonesian Military (TNI) generals took different political courses on Wednesday, with one eying the presidency and the other quitting the race.Former TNI chief Gen.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
ASEAN economies expected to expand 4%-4.5% in 2003
ASEAN economies expected to expand 4%-4.5% in 2003Dow Jones, Manila Southeast Asian economies are expected to sustain last year's growth momentum in 2003 despite a sluggish performance in the second quarter due to the outbreak of SARS.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
'Rp 53b in reforestation funds misused in East Java'
'Rp 53b in reforestation funds misused in East Java'Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Calls are growing for police and prosecutors in East Java province to investigate alleged misuse of around Rp 53 billion in reforestation funds provided by the central administration.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Security increased for Bali v'ball tour
Security increased for Bali v'ball tourThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Organizers of the International Beach Volleyball World Tour in Bali in two weeks intend to adopt tighter security precautions in the wake of the Marriott bombing.The five-day tournament will run from Aug.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Astra Says blast won't hurt sales
Astra Says blast won't hurt sales JAKARTA: Indonesian car maker PT Astra International said Wednesday a bomb blast that occurred in the capital Tuesday won't hurt its performance this year, and forecast sales to expand 3.9% from 2002.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Widows confronted by reality
Widows confronted by realityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta "A train is about to hit myself and my husband. At that very moment we realized there was nothing we could do. We readied ourselves to die ... Suddenly I woke up," said Nurhayati at the Cipto Mangunkusomo General Hospital (RSCM) morgue.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
2. Right ( 2 x 24 )
2. Right ( 2 x 24 ) EU, U.S. criticize RI over human rights trials 3.Bali ( 1 x 40) Terrorist suspects refuse to testify in trial 4. Golkar (2x 18) Wiranto seeks Golkar presidential nod
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Dengue fever outbreak in Medan, 3 dead
Dengue fever outbreak in Medan, 3 dead MEDAN, North Sumatra: At least 145 cases of dengue fever and three deaths have been reported in the North Sumatra capital Medan, health officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
More technicians join Garuda unit
More technicians join Garuda unit JAKARTA: More than 90 percent of national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia's maintenance workers have agreed to be transferred to a subsidiary the airline plans to set up, the airline said in a press release on Wednesday.As of Wednesday, 2,490, or 90.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Flying with Northwest
Flying with Northwest On July 15, 2003, I flew by Garuda from Jakarta to Singapore, where I spent the night. The next day I proceeded to fly to Washington DC on board Northwest Airlines. My boarding pass was No. 667717 and I'm also a WorldPerks holder, No. 036024660.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Paddy's Pub is back. more secure than ever
Paddy's Pub is back. more secure than everWahyoe Boediwardhana, Contributor, Kuta, Bali Made Sukarya is beaming with hope. After losing his job at the popular Paddy's pub in Legian after it was destroyed by a terrorist bomb in October last year, he is back in his old job.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Canberra gives RI new patrol boats
Canberra gives RI new patrol boats AUSTRALIA: Australia gave Indonesia five new patrol boats to help fight terrorism and transnational crimes such as drug and people smuggling, Justice and Customs Minister Chris Ellison said on Wednesday.Ellison donated the custom-built catamarans worth 1.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Passengers stranded due to strike
Passengers stranded due to strike TANGERANG: Hundreds of passengers were stranded on Wednesday morning, as drivers of public minivans serving the Ciledug to Cikokol route had been on strike since Tuesday afternoon.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
'Bringing terrorists to court is waste of time'
'Bringing terrorists to court is waste of time' The recent terrorist bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in South Jakarta claimed at least 10 lives and left around 150 injured. The blast occurred less than a month after a bomb attack at the legislative compound in the capital.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Military operation
Military operation and human rightsFrom Media IndonesiaThe integrated military operation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam has been going on for over 70 days and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is now in a difficult position, as shown by its members' increasing brutality, such as threats to...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Megawati installs five new ambassadors
Megawati installs five new ambassadorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri installed on Wednesday five career diplomats as Indonesian ambassadors while the government continues its consultations with the House of Representatives on four other candidates.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
ASEAN summit to be held as scheduled in Indonesia despite blast
ASEAN summit to be held as scheduled in Indonesia despite blast Agence France-Presse ManilaSoutheast Asian leaders will hold their annual meeting in Indonesia as scheduled in October despite the deadly terrorist bombing in Jakarta, ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
'Bajaj' owners, drivers protest against Kancil
'Bajaj' owners, drivers protest against KancilBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 300 bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicles) were parked at the City Council compound on Wednesday in a noisy and smoky protest against the administration's plan to replace them with the Kancil...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Communism's long shadow
Communism's long shadow The sharp debate that is currently going on both inside and outside the People's Consultative Assembly about the possibility of repealing a 38-year-old ban on communism once again illustrates the effectiveness of the past New Order regime's smear campaign against anything...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
FOR GENERAL ISSUE: Good Corporate Governance
FOR GENERAL ISSUE: Good Corporate Governance;JP; ANPAf..r.. Corporate-govt-practicesGood Corporate Governance:Costly at first but worth it in the long runHadi Cahyadi Contributor Jakarta During a seminar on corporate governance in Jakarta recently, one of the participants asked whether corporate...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Five-star hotels increase their security system
Five-star hotels increase their security systemRizky KD Ntoma and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the bombing at JW Marriott Hotel in the Mega Kuningan business district in South Jakarta on Tuesday, which claimed at least 10 lives according to police reports, five-star hotels...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
1. HOTEL: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. HOTEL: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Five Star hotels increase their security systems 2. SECURITY: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36 Govt to impose new security measures 3. JI: 30 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 28 Govt, police link Marriott bombing to Jamaah Islamiyah 4.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Bush to push free trade initiative in Southeast Asia
Bush to push free trade initiative in Southeast AsiaP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Manila U.S. President George Bush is to step up Washington's initiative to forge bilateral free trade agreements during his visit to Southeast Asia in October, officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
BI sees pressure on rupiah to be short-lived
BI sees pressure on rupiah to be short-livedThe Jakarta Post JakartaBank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said on Wednesday that the current weakening of the rupiah would be short-lived, in a statement aimed at trying to calm nervous financial markets following the deadly bomb attack...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
BI says pressure on rupiah to be short-lived
BI says pressure on rupiah to be short-livedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said on Wednesday that the current weakening of the rupiah would be short-lived.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Permata lowers loan target after request rejected
Permata lowers loan target after request rejectedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Permata will revise downward its lending target for this year after the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) rejected the publicly listed bank's plans to raise cash through a rights issue or bonds.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
ASEAN finance chiefs mull ways to halt terrorist funding
ASEAN finance chiefs mull ways to halt terrorist fundingAssociated Press, Manila Southeast Asian finance chiefs said Wednesday they will discuss how to tighten financial controls to detect and halt the flow of funds to terrorists amid continuing attacks in the region.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
PT DI workers told to stop protests
PT DI workers told to stop protests BANDUNG: West Java Governor Danny Setiawan asked workers from state-owned aircraft company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) on Wednesday to cease their daily protest rallies against their suspension to curb potential security disturbances.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Poor intelligence blamed for bomb attack
Poor intelligence blamed for bomb attackMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bombing in the driveway of JW Marriott hotel in South Jakarta reveals the country's poor intelligence and lack of seriousness in anticipating possible terror attacks in the country, observers say.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
More technicians join Garuda unit
More technicians join Garuda unit JAKARTA: More than 90 percent of national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia's maintenance workers have agreed to be transferred to a subsidiary the airline plans to set up, the airline said in a press release on Wednesday.As of Wednesday, 2,490, or 90.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
PT PAL refurbishes two ships
PT PAL refurbishes two ships JAKARTA: State-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has successfully refurbished two vessels belonging to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, the company said on Wednesday.PT PAL's president director, Adwin H.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Hard blow to Cak Nur
Hard blow to Cak Nur Some people were disappointed to learn of Nurcholish Madjid's (Cak Nur's) decision to withdraw his participation in the convention that the Functional Group (Golkar) party will organize to select the party's presidential candidate.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
EU, U.S. criticize RI over rights trial
EU, U.S. criticize RI over rights trialThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The European Union and the United States criticized on Wednesday the overall record of the court trying those accused of committing rights violation in East Timor in 1999, saying justice had clearly not been done.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Government criticized for drought response
Government criticized for drought response CIREBON, West Java: The government's delay in providing water pumps to farmers has been blamed for the spread of the prolonged and crippling drought in Cirebon regency, West Java.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Should old cars be
Should old cars be banned from city?From Media IndonesiaThe plan to reduce traffic congestion by banning cars manufactured in 1990 and before from entering Jakarta is not appropriate and will not solve the problem.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Minister ponders old-for-young swap
Minister ponders old-for-young swap MANILA: Japan's finance minister proposed on Wednesday packing off his country's growing army of pensioners to Philippine nursing homes.Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa, a sprightly 81, said his plan was a two-in-one cure for the strains on Japan's medical...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
RP lauds Swiss action on Marcos wealth
RP lauds Swiss action on Marcos wealth PHILIPPINES: The Philippine government and victims of human rights abuses under former president Ferdinand Marcos have lauded Switzerland's decision to release millions of dollars that the late dictator stashed in Swiss banks.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
* Headlines:Five Star hotels increase their security system2
* Headlines:Five Star hotels increase their security system2 * National:EU, U.S. criticize RI over rights trial 4 * Archipelago: Beratha retains Bali governorship 5 * Opinion: Withdrawal timetable needed for Iraq 7 * City: Marine soldiers implicated in Asaba shooting 8 * Sports: Cuban gymnast Lopez...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
JAKARTA: More than 90 percent of national flag carrier PT
JAKARTA: More than 90 percent of national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia's maintenance workers have agreed to be transferred to a subsidiary the airline plans to set up, the airline said in a press release on Wednesday.As of Wednesday, 2,490, or 90.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 7, 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 7, 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.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Govt officials to be summoned
Govt officials to be summoned JAKARTA: A minister will summon top government officials who have a double posting in private companies.The Minister of State Administrative Reform, Feisal Tamin, said on Wednesday that among the officials to be summoned were the head of the National Land Agency (BPN),...
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
East Timor refugees reregistered
East Timor refugees reregistered KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Authorities have began the reregistration of thousands of East Timorese refugees languishing in camps across East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to determine their citizenship, officials said.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Two generals take different political courses
Two generals take different political coursesThe Jakarta Post JakartaTwo retired Indonesian Military (TNI) generals took different political courses on Wednesday, with one eying the presidency and the other quitting the race.Former TNI chief Gen.
Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Wiranto submits form for presidential bid to Golkar
Wiranto submits form for presidential bid to GolkarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two retired Indonesian Military (TNI) generals took different political courses on Wednesday, with one eying the presidency and the other quitting the race.Former TNI chief Gen.
Wed, 06 Aug 2003
Volunteer center to provide more job opportunities
Volunteer center to provide more job opportunitiesSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Opening up the opportunity for Indonesians to work as United Nations volunteers abroad, the United Nations Volunteers, in cooperation with the ministry of manpower and transmigration, launched the Volunteer...