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Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Art, music to grace capital
Art, music to grace capitalArtists from several countries will be in Jakarta for the triennial Arts Summit, to entertain lovers of contemporary music, dance and theater for an entire month.Painters and other artists are also scheduled to join local artists in exhibitions throughout the event.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Nurdin Halid hospitalized, again
Nurdin Halid hospitalized, againAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaLawmaker Nurdin Halid, a suspect in a sugar smuggling case, was readmitted to the Soekamto Police Hospital in East Jakarta on Thursday night after police doctors declared him too ill to undergo questioning.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Two poll commission officials in Central Java dismissed
Two poll commission officials in Central Java dismissedSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/SemarangThe General Elections Commission (KPU) has dismissed two of its members in Central Java for breaching the institution's code of ethics, a local poll official announced on Friday.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Top global banks battle to acquire Permata
Top global banks battle to acquire PermataRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Leading international banks are competing in a tender to acquire a controlling stake in Bank Permata, the country's seventh largest bank in terms of assets. British banks Barclays Bank Plc.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Taufik's group hit in multiple collision
Taufik's group hit in multiple collision MEDAN, North Sumatra: Four cars belonging to presidential husband Taufiq Kiemas' traveling entourage were in a multiple collision on Friday, leaving some drivers and passengers with minor injuries.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Military court to fall under Supreme Court
Military court to fall under Supreme CourtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe administration and supervision of the military court is to be transferred to the Supreme Court on Sept. 1 in accordance with Law No. 4/2004 on judicial power, which reinstates a one-roof judicial system.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Bank Permata's sale
Bank Permata's sale Investors have warmly welcomed the Indonesian government's plan to sell Bank Permata to private investors. As such, a number of banks and pension fund institutions have been scrambling to form consortia to buy 51 percent of Bank Permata's assets.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Bot's visit strengthens bilateral ties
Bot's visit strengthens bilateral tiesIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot's three-day visit to Indonesia, which ended on Friday, has opened a new chapter in the relations between Jakarta and its former colonial master.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Indonesia not yet independent
Indonesia not yet independentFrom Koran TempoAug. 17 is a special date for Indonesians, because on that date in 1945, the country declared its freedom. The question worth raising in this context is: Are we really free? We need to examine what we have gained after 59 years of freedom.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Grand Mercure offers new facilities
Grand Mercure offers new facilitiesYOGYAKARTA: Following its grand opening this year, the Grand Mercure Phoenix Yogyakarta hotel on Jl. Jend. Sudirman is offering a 30 percent discount for its massage services at its new spa facilities, Srikandi Spa, during the soft opening of the new spa until the...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Pelindo offered shares in port dispute
Pelindo offered shares in port disputeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaCaught in the middle of a tug-of-war between the city administration and the central government over the development of New Port, Governor Sutiyoso has invited state port operator Pelindo II for a discussion and is...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
The choice between Megawati and Susilo
The choice between Megawati and SusiloPeter Milne Jakarta That there is little to choose between the two remaining presidential candidates is the argument expressed by Wimar Witoelar in a piece entitled Susilo, Megawati: Too close to call a winner, which appeared in The Jakarta Post earlier this...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Marines dismissed over deadly raid
Marines dismissed over deadly raidOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/BandarlampungLt. Col. Bambang Sutrisno, who had just been installed on Tuesday as the Piabung Marine Corps commander in Lampung province, was dismissed from his post on Friday following a raid by marines on a village concert that...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
* Megawati, Susilo 'must be smart' courting NU/PKB Page 2
* Megawati, Susilo 'must be smart' courting NU/PKB Page 2 * Sukarno's daughters to bury hatchet ahead of polls Page 4 * Kampar councillors installed amid student protest Page 5 * School textbooks -- price and quality problems Page 6 * Ex-council chief in no-show over fraud case Page 8 * Australia...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Jakarta as art center
Jakarta as art centerFrom Koran TempoAs a city grows larger, art and culture become one of the facets of life in the metropolis. Along with the construction of shopping centers in Jakarta, the maintenance of its art facilities and the building of new facilities will make its image complete.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
School operates in rundown state
School operates in rundown stateSinggir Kartana, Contributor/Gunungkidul, YogyakartaYogyakarta has long been famous as a city of education, a city where thousands from across the country and from abroad study, thanks to the wide choice of fields of study as well as comprehensive teaching and...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
New Kampar councillors installed
New Kampar councillors installedPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post/PekanbaruA student protest marred the induction of 45 councillors at the Kampar regental council on Friday.In the noisy protest, hundreds of students demanded the councillors step up the fight against corruption and prevent the...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
1. PERMATA: 2 LINES 20 COUNTS
1. PERMATA: 2 LINES 20 COUNTS Int'l banks vie for majority Permata stake 2. TEXMACO: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS Mass axing faces Texmaco 3. FASHION: 2 LINES, 18 COUNTS Models to strut their stuff on stinky river 4. OLYM: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS Golden oldies take center stage
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Election debate not a must
Election debate not a mustFrom Suara KaryaThe controversy over the need to arrange a public debate between presidential and vice presidential candidates as part of the campaign for the upcoming election runoff should not disrupt the second-round election and create a strained atmosphere.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Rupiah ends at 8-week low on dollar demand
Rupiah ends at 8-week low on dollar demand The rupiah closed at an eight-week low on Friday on rising dollar demand from local companies to pay offshore obligations at the end of the month.The dollar closed at Rp 9,320, up from its close of 9,290 Thursday and its highest closing level since June...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
KPU gets tough over fake diploma
KPU gets tough over fake diplomaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/JakartaNumerous newly elected councillors across Indonesia could lose their seats after the General Elections Commission (KPU) ordered local commissions to take swift action against councillors who used false school diplomas.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Sony aiming higher after Athens
Sony aiming higher after AthensEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Sony was beside himself, laying on the floor in exultation after winning. His left hand covered his face as he struggled to hold back tears.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
How to resolve political stalemate
How to resolve political stalemate As preparations for the final stage of the first direct presidential election progress, the nation is witnessing a rare and tragic political spectacle -- almost a democratic anomaly -- in which one democratic group is confronting another: A party coalition group...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
TNI to dispatch soldiers to W. Sumba
TNI to dispatch soldiers to W. Sumba KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Wirasakti Military Command will dispatch about 100 soldiers to help police return order to West Sumba, a senior officer said on Friday.East Nusa Tenggara chief Col.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Protesters, Police clash in Bogor
Protesters, Police clash in Bogor BOGOR: Around 1,500 Klapanunggal residents and Bogor Police clashed on Friday at the Bogor Council during the swearing-in ceremony of the regency's councillors.The residents were staging a protest, demanding that the new councillors annul the operating permit...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Mandiri to issue eurobonds
Mandiri to issue eurobondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Mandiri, the country's largest bank in terms of assets, plans to issue eurobonds in October or November this year to help finance part of its maturing dollar-denominated debts, the bank's vice president director said.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Activist's jail death protested
Activist's jail death protestedSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/SemarangSome 25 activists from the Front for Poor People's Struggle (FPRM) staged a protest in front of a government office here on Friday, questioning the government on the recent death of prodemocracy activist Churzaini, alias Saddam...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Police stand by Buyat Bay test results
Police stand by Buyat Bay test resultsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaNational Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday the police were sticking to their laboratory test results, which showed that Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, was contaminated with heavy metals, despite a...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Textbooks for schools, problems of price but also poor quality
Textbooks for schools, problems of price but also poor qualitySimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta Nobody would question the importance and great value of books to the processes and tasks of learning and "becoming an educated person".
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Life's burdens get harder to bear
Life's burdens get harder to bearFrom Suara KaryaEver since the reform movement started a few years ago, people on low and middle incomes have remained in the grip of poverty and continue to live hard lives.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Educating nurses
Educating nurses I refer to your article on your website on Aug. 19 entitled Labor exporter speaks out on abuse.We would like to clarify that the School of Nursing (Fakultas Perawat) at the University of Indonesia (UI) should not be termed "Nursing Academy" as was written.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Sukarno's daughters to bury hatchet ahead of runoff
Sukarno's daughters to bury hatchet ahead of runoffFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThree daughters of founding president Sukarno look set to bury their hatchets for a family reunion ahead of the election runoff, which will see the eldest among the siblings, Megawati Soekarnoputri,...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Javan gibbons face extinction, illegal loggers blamed
Javan gibbons face extinction, illegal loggers blamedTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/SukabumiFive groups of the endangered Javan silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch), or Owa Jawa, have disappeared from the 100-hectare (ha) Kabandungan Forest, a lush corridor that connects Mount Salak and Mount Halimun...
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Gunungkidul residents 'itching' for rain as lake is only source of water
Gunungkidul residents 'itching' for rain as lake is only source of waterSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/GunungkidulHundreds of residents of Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta province, are suffering from skin diseases thought to have been brought on by the dry season.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Malaysia, Yogyakarta artists foster ties with workshops, discussions
Malaysia, Yogyakarta artists foster ties with workshops, discussionsThe public will have the opportunity to view the works of Yogyakartan and visiting Malaysian artists in two exhibitions, following a week of workshops and discussions between the two groups.
Sat, 28 Aug 2004
Coalition to go all out to support Mega
Coalition to go all out to support MegaFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/JakartaLeaders of the so-termed national coalition of four major parties held their first plenary meeting on Friday, to consolidate their rank and file and draw up a strategy to help the Megawati...
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
Yogi paints comic situations with serious meaning
Yogi paints comic situations with serious meaningSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaA serious message can sometimes be conveyed in a light manner. Though they appear to be humorous and comical, paintings by Yogi Setyawan actually have a deeper meaning.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
On Sumbawa
On Sumbawa In your Aug. 20 edition you reported an earthquake that, quote, "jolted the resort island of Sumbawa Besar (...). Sumbawa Besar is located some 79 kilometers south of Bali". * Sumbawa Besar is not an island. It is the capital of the westernmost regency of Sumbawa island.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
Bot takes 'sensitive', global stance on RI-Dutch ties
Bot takes 'sensitive', global stance on RI-Dutch tiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Visiting Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Rudolf Bot met with President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda on Thursday.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
Elderly short of secure retirement
Elderly short of secure retirementBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaMany people look forward to their retirement as a time when, after years of careful management, they can do the things they always wanted to, but could never quite afford. Eva A.J.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
* Astra to launch Kijang Innova next week Page 3
* Astra to launch Kijang Innova next week Page 3 * Labor crisis: dismissals, outsourcing 'inevitable' Page 4 * Private colleges in Yogyakarta on the brink of collapse Page 5 * Mistrust between Indonesia and Australia Page 7 * Jakartans start to face tap water shortages Page 8 * RI concerned over...
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSBad weather keeps fishermen at homeCIREBON, West Java: Gale-force winds and bad weather at sea have prevented thousands of fishermen in Gebang Mekar subdistrict, Cirebon regency, from going out to sea.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
Sampoerna offers more scholarships
Sampoerna offers more scholarships JAKARTA: The Sampoerna Foundation is now offering scholarships to study in Australia following the signing of an agreement with the International Education Network of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
RI polls say democracy a heady brew
RI polls say democracy a heady brew Thang D. Nguyen, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore As Indonesia celebrates its 59th anniversary of independence last week, it is appropriate to reflect on the democratic progress it has achieved thus far.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
ASEM meeting will go ahead despite row: Bot
ASEM meeting will go ahead despite row: BotAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post/JakartaVisiting Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot expressed confidence that the upcoming Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) scheduled for October in Hanoi would go ahead despite the controversy over the participation of...
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
KPU ready for local poll after July 2005
KPU ready for local poll after July 2005 JAKARTA: Due to technical constraints, the General Elections Commission (KPU) will be ready to organize direct polls for governor, mayor and regent only after July next year, a commission member says.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
New council reps eye chairmanship
New council reps eye chairmanshipDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaOnly a day after being sworn into office, new councillors are vying for the City Council chairmanship. Two names -- Ahmad Heryawan of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and Abdul Muthalib Shihab of the Democratic Party are...
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
Lack of clean water hits Jambi
Lack of clean water hits Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: The dry season has dropped water debit in Batanghari River to two cubic meters per second from the normal six cubic meters per second, reducing the water supply at state- run tap water company PT Tirta Mayang in Jambi municipality.
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
Newmont questions police's Buyat Bay mercury tests
Newmont questions police's Buyat Bay mercury testsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaPT Newmont Minahasa Raya questioned on Thursday the laboratory test results from the police on water and fish tissue samples from Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, which were inconsistent with tests run by other...
Fri, 27 Aug 2004
Fires kill seven, leave hundreds homeless
Fires kill seven, leave hundreds homelessSuherdjoko and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Semarang/MakassarFires destroyed dozens of houses in Semarang and Makassar on Thursday, killing seven people and leaving hundreds of others homeless.