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Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Violence against women
Violence against women The National Commission on Violence against Women is lodging a strong protest against the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) regarding the statement and behavior of some members of Komnas HAM.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Some PTDI employees return to work
Some PTDI employees return to work BANDUNG: Only 1,428 out of nearly 10,000 employees of troubled state aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) have returned to work since the management suspended them almost three weeks ago.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
U.S. steak promo at Hyatt Regency
U.S. steak promo at Hyatt Regency YOGYAKARTA: Steak lovers are welcome to spoil their taste buds this month at Yogyakarta Hyatt Regency hotel restaurant Bogey's Teras, as it is to launch its U.S. Meat Sizzler and Grill promotion on Aug. 11, 2003.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Police seize guns from Mojokerto officials
Police seize guns from Mojokerto officials SURABAYA: Mojokerto Police seized at least 37 firearms and ammunition allegedly bought by the regency administration for security ahead of the 2004 general elections. East Java Police chief Insp. Gen.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Life as usual after Papua autonomy
Life as usual after Papua autonomyNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The troubled province of Papua was granted special autonomy in 2001 with around Rp 1.2 trillion disbursed last year to smooth its implementation, but life remains unchanged among the impoverished people there.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Regency election committee members resign, KPU says
Regency election committee members resign, KPU saysMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has approved the resignation of six members of its regency branches, some of them due to alleged corruption.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Champs Candra/Sigit through to semifinals
Champs Candra/Sigit through to semifinals Defending champions Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto booked an easy 15-3, 15-3 win over Cheng Rui and Wang Wei of China in the quarterfinal round of the World Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, on Friday.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
1 x 42
1 x 42 Train derails in Karawang, 18 injured JP/5/papua1 x 33 Life as usual after Papua autonomy JP/5/rampok1 x 34 One killed in armed payroll robbery
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Legislators shun hotel to 'disgust' of others
Legislators shun hotel to 'disgust' of othersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Reform faction of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) left the Mulia Hotel on Friday, saying that they did not want to use the facility during the annual meeting.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Mexican, traditional food on offer
Mexican, traditional food on offer YOGYAKARTA: Celebrating Indonesia's Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 17, 2003, Yogyakarta Melia Purosani hotel's El Patio coffee shop is offering a range of traditional food from five different regions of Java during the month.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Legendary dancer still vital
Legendary dancer still vitalBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta S. Maridi, a dancer and choreographer in the Surakarta-style of dance, may not as popular as songwriter Gesang, whose song Bengawan Solo (Solo River) is famous the world over.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Malaysia's new trend: Divorce by phone text message
Malaysia's new trend: Divorce by phone text messageReligion vs. technology: Malaysia's divorce by phone text message raises questions about Islam in the modern world[ Rohan Sullivan, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur After a quarrel with her husband, a young wife flees back to her mother and he fumes...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
'Bajaj' owners thumb nose at Kancil
'Bajaj' owners thumb nose at Kancil JAKARTA: Dozens of bajaj (three-wheeled taxi) owners protested the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) at its office in Tebet, South Jakarta, rejecting the plan to retire their Indian-made vehicles."It's an unrealistic policy.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Maids need protecting
Maids need protectingThe Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore For as long as the Manpower Ministry is reluctant to impose contractual obligations in the hiring of foreign maids, more partisan schemes will rush in to fill the void. The Indonesian Embassy is the latest to join the fray.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Islam has no link to terrorism: Mega
Islam has no link to terrorism: MegaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia condemned terrorists on Friday for abusing Islamic teachings to justify their acts of violence and vowed to fight it out against acts of terrorism.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Indonesian election still far from decided
Indonesian election still far from decidedWilliam J. Furney, Journalist, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Two years down, one to go. Will Indonesia's first direct presidential election next year see the end of the administration of President Megawati Soekarnoputri?Though she has...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Calls to investigate chief prosecutor
Calls to investigate chief prosecutor PADANG, West Sumatra: Members of the West Sumatra legislative council have demanded an investigation into alleged corruption involving local chief prosecutor Halius Hosen.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 4, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 4, 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. * Poster, GoetheHaus, Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9-15 Central Jakarta (Tel. 23550208), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Punctuality of electric trains
Punctuality of electric trainsFrom Warta KotaAs an economy-class electric train commuter, I'm annoyed to find that the train often fails to arrive on schedule, a situation that causes the train to be overcrowded.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
BPOM given more powers
BPOM given more powersSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has resolved the problem of overlapping powers between the Ministry of Health and the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), with the latter finally being given the power to supervise all foodstuffs and drugs.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Lack of justices blamed for judicial corruption
Lack of justices blamed for judicial corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption and backlog cases remain major problems at the Supreme Court, despite efforts to solve them, Chief Justice Bagir Manan told the country's legislators on Friday.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
More cases of HIV/AIDS found in Manado
More cases of HIV/AIDS found in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Four new AIDS deaths were reported in North Sulawesi province last month, health officials said Friday.Dr. Roy K.A. George of the provincial health office said the new cases included a single woman who had contracted the disease in...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
City, investors at odds on monorail route
City, investors at odds on monorail routeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration and monorail investors are still discussing the route of the semi-mass transportation system even though construction is expected to begin in December.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
TV Program: Monday, August 4, 2003
TV Program: Monday, August 4, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:30 Music: Pop Daerah3:00 Children's Program4:00...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Inflation continues to ease: BPS
Inflation continues to ease: BPSThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation continued to ease last month on the back of the lower price of food commodities and beverages, providing room for a further cut in the domestic interest rate.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Megawati claims success
Megawati claims successFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has claimed that her government has accomplished numerous achievements, and has lashed out at her critics saying their rap merely served the interests of certain people.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Constitutional court toward civil society
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, 02 Aug 2003
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003Where to go in YogyakartaExhibitions* Painting Super Lukis by Kadafi, Sadarisman, and Zipit Supomo, at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto, Kotabaru (Tel. 0274- 560404), Aug. 2 to Aug. 10.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Utut held to draw by Kuzmin in Biel
Utut held to draw by Kuzmin in Biel After bouncing back from his seventh-round upset loss with two back-to-back wins, Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia had to be content with a draw in the tenth round of the Biel Master chess tournament in Biel, Switzerland, on Thursday.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Economists say Mega's policies fail to push growth
Economists say Mega's policies fail to push growthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economic policies taken by the administration of President Megawati Soekarnoputri have failed to push for the higher economic growth needed to create more jobs, economists say.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Nine more parties face screening
Nine more parties face screening JAKARTA: A number of heavyweight parties are among nine political parties now undergoing screening by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to verify their administrative eligibility to contest the 2004 general election.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
S'pore's trade pact with U.S. will help speed up economy
S'pore's trade pact with U.S. will help speed up economyAssociated Press, Singapore Singapore's landmark free trade pact with the United States would help restructure the city-state's struggling economy and increase the flow of trade and talent across the Pacific, its trade minister said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Mega defends Sukhoi deal, warns of foreign threats
Mega defends Sukhoi deal, warns of foreign threatsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta resident Megawati Soekarnoputri defended on Friday the controversial purchase of Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia, saying that military procurement was necessary to help the government protect the country's...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Activists divided over agrarian reform
Activists divided over agrarian reformMoch. N. Kurniawan and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two groups of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are divided on whether the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should annul Decree No.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
RI vows to restore leadership role
RI vows to restore leadership roleFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri vowed on Friday to restore the country's international stature by consistently adhering to a free and active foreign policy in dealing with neighbors and other foreign states.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Good luck, Wonder Boy
Good luck, Wonder Boy The nomination of Rudy Hartono Kurniawan as one of the seven vice presidents of the International Badminton Federation (IBF), replacing Briton Tom Bacher, is certainly good news for the Indonesian badminton community.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
'Kids' safety comes before money, job'
'Kids' safety comes before money, job' Police have been investigating abduction cases for four months now, but have yet to find out who all the perpetrators and victims might be. The latest occurrence was in Serpong, Tangerang, in which the kidnappers demanded a Rp 4 billion ransom for a child's...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Indosat may up bond size to $300m
Indosat may up bond size to $300m JAKARTA: PT Indonesian Satellite Corp., or Indosat, is considering raising the size of its proposed bond issue to US$300 million from the $180 million cited initially, a source with the company said.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
5 subdistricts demand health centers
5 subdistricts demand health centers JAKARTA: Residents of five subdistricts in South Jakarta -- Bintaro, Srengseng Sawah, Tanjung Barat, Ciganjur and North Petukangan -- urged the mayor to build public health centers for them.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
School students to compete in three int'l events
School students to compete in three int'l eventsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thirteen senior and junior high school students from across the archipelago will represent Indonesia in three different international events this month.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Thousands of children left uneducated
Thousands of children left uneducated BEKASI: At least 76,233 children of the 1.7 million population of Bekasi, have not started elementary school Mayor Akhmad Zurfalih said on Friday."Generally they are from families with a low income so they do not have the financial support to be properly...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Caught in the act, big producer finally admits MSG in snack
Caught in the act, big producer finally admits MSG in snackSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The producer of popular snacks Smax and Double Decker admitted on Friday that it had started putting monosodium glutamate (MSG) in its products recently and that it had not stated the MSG content...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
NGOs reject MPR version of constitutional commission
NGOs reject MPR version of constitutional commissionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) grouped in the National Legal Reforms Consortium (KRHN), rejected on Friday the planned establishment of a constitutional commission on technical grounds.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
1. MSG: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. MSG: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Big producers admit presence of MSG in snack foods 2. INFLASI: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 Inflation continues to ease: BPS 3. KOMISI: 30 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 NGOs reject MPR version of constitutional commission 4.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
[b]War in Aceh
War in Aceh still subject to international lawLina A. Alexandra CSIS and Centre For International Relations Studies University of Indonesia. 2. Guard4 -- US must help rebuild Liberia 1 x 30U.S. must help rebuild Liberia Comment.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Querying Polygamy Award
Querying Polygamy AwardLily Zakiyah Munir, Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies (CePDeS), Jakarta, lilyzm@hotmail.com Islamic teachings and being a Muslim are two different things, and are obviously not always identical.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Linux, an alternative to proprietary software
Linux, an alternative to proprietary softwareVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com On July 29, the Indonesian Intellectual Property (HAKI) Law came into effect. Bootleg VCD/DVD stalls and software stores closed shop as they took a wait-and-see attitude.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
* Headlines: Producers admit presence of MSG in snack foods 2
* Headlines: Producers admit presence of MSG in snack foods 2 * National: Campaign to protect children from sex industry 4 * Archipelago: Life as usual after Papua autonomy 5 * Opinion: Indonesian election still far from decided 7 * City: City, investors at odds on monorail route 8 * Sports: Veron...
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Palyja water supply disrupted
Palyja water supply disrupted JAKARTA: PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya announced on Thursday that customers in a number of areas in the city will suffer water supply disruption due to work at the Pejompongan water treatment plant in Central Jakarta.Water supplies will be cut on Saturday from 2 p.m to 11 p.m.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003
Antam sales revenue increases 40 percent
Antam sales revenue increases 40 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) said on Friday its sales revenue surged to around Rp 512 billion in the second quarter of the year, up 40 percent from a year ago.