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Wed, 24 Sep 2003
House approves 2003 budget revision
House approves 2003 budget revisionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives state budget commission has approved the revision to the 2003 state budget that better reflects recent developments in the economy, but the deficit remains at Rp 34.4 trillion.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Gus Dur and clerics in dispute over PKB's reshuffle
Gus Dur and clerics in dispute over PKB's reshuffleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Friction between former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid and influential clerics from the largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) broke into open conflict following the clerics' opposition to a...
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Three consortia vie for Bank Lippo
Three consortia vie for Bank LippoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Tuesday that three consortia consisting of 18 local and foreign firms in total had submitted preliminary bids for a 52 percent stake in Bank Lippo, which has been put up for sale.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Mega woos U.S. businessmen for investment
Mega woos U.S. businessmen for investmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, New York President Megawati Soekarnoputri promised to take various measures, including stamping out corruption, to improve the investment climate in the country.Speaking here in front of U.S.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Motorists can expect worse, before relief
Motorists can expect worse, before relief Motorists driving through the Senen, Tomang and Cawang areas must be prepared for more traffic jams in the next couple of years because of the ongoing construction projects in those places.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Foreigners fanned separatism: Mega
Foreigners fanned separatism: MegaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, New York President Megawati Soekarnoputri says foreigners have been helping rebels in troubled provinces Papua and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to fight for independence from Jakarta.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Web site for SMEs launched
Web site for SMEs launched JAKARTA: The Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation (Swisscontact) in cooperation with PT Dataindo Inti Swakarsa launched on Tuesday a website to help develop the country's small and medium enterprises.The jasakami.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Dorodjatun tries to woo KL business
Dorodjatun tries to woo KL businessFadli, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro- Jakti encouraged on Monday more Malaysian businesspeople to invest in Indonesia, saying the Indonesian government was continuing to create a conducive climate for...
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
U.S. investors to visit Batam
U.S. investors to visit Batam SINGAPORE: About 40 American businessmen grouped in the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) in Singapore plans to visit Indonesia's industrial island of Batam to view business opportunities there.The visit is scheduled for Nov. 14, Amcham chairperson Kristine L.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Former RI soldier indicted
Former RI soldier indictedEAST TIMOR: Prosecutors in East Timor on Tuesday indicted a former member of the Indonesian army for crimes against humanity over the alleged torture and enforced disappearance of an independence supporter in 1999.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Freeing up services: Delayed, not canceled
Freeing up services: Delayed, not canceledYanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Rejoicing and lamentation greeted the collapse of the world trade talks in Cancun last week.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
PM Goh disappointed by Ba'asyir verdict
PM Goh disappointed by Ba'asyir verdictAgencies, Singapore/Washington Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Tuesday he was disappointed by a Jakarta court's four-year jail term for an Islamic cleric suspected of heading a militant Southeast Asian militant network.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
New trade center to rise in Senayan
New trade center to rise in SenayanBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another commercial center will soon be constructed on the 40,000- square-meter area of land, originally allocated as a green area and for sporting facilities under the Bung Karno Sport Complex Management (BP GBK), in...
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Senayan exhibit publicizes 'urban forest' blueprint
Senayan exhibit publicizes 'urban forest' blueprintZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Why is Senayan becoming a commercial area?""Why are there so many hawkers in the Bung Karno sports complex? Aren't you going to do something about them?"These were some of the questions posed by visitors to...
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Poisonous tempeh kills five villagers
Poisonous tempeh kills five villagers PURBALINGGA, Central Java: At least five people died and dozens of others were hospitalized after eating fermented tempeh, doctors and residents said on Tuesday.They said the last victim, Warsih, 26, died on Monday afternoon, while four other villagers,...
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
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Freeing up services: Delayed, not canceled Yanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org2. Pro24 -- The weak dollar's impossible strength2 X 30 Risk of dollar appreciation: No economist can say when J.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Former militia fighters protest killing in E. Timor border zone
Former militia fighters protest killing in E. Timor border zoneYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara Former pro-Jakarta militia leaders condemned on Tuesday the killing of their ex-member, Vegas Bibilitu, by East Timor police on the border area between Indonesia's East Nusa...
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
UNICEF marks Int'l Peace Day in Ambon
UNICEF marks Int'l Peace Day in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative office in Ambon in cooperation with the Maluku Library commemorated International Peace Day in the provincial capital on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Car crashes and other safety tips
Car crashes and other safety tipsDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Jakarta Cars can pose a great danger to your child's health and safety. Most injuries and deaths caused by car crashes can be prevented by the use of car seat belts.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Bank Lippo took Rp 2m from me
Bank Lippo took Rp 2m from meFrom Kompas On June 25, 2003, I withdrew some money from a Bank Lippo ATM in Hayam Wuruk, Jakarta. I made three transactions that day. In the first transaction, I withdrew Rp 2,000,000 (slip No. 8410 -- successful). I took the money and the receipt.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
Prosecutors want 18 years for key GAM negotiator
Prosecutors want 18 years for key GAM negotiatorNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh State prosecutors have demanded an 18-year jail term for Free Aceh Movement (GAM) head negotiator Teungku Sofyan Ibrahim Tiba and 16 years for negotiation team member Teungku Nashiruddin bin Ahmed.
Wed, 24 Sep 2003
1. ALATAS: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. ALATAS: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 RI special envoy Alatas not to meet Aung San Suu Kyi 2. CIA: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 New book reveals post-9/11 spy games 3. AL-QAEDA: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Al-Qaeda turns to crime due to cash crunch 4.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Ethnic communities demand customary rights
Ethnic communities demand customary rightsLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Delegates from some 450 traditional communities across the archipelago concluded their second congress in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, with a call for the government to restore their...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Senayan vendors to be relocated
Senayan vendors to be relocatedZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "We've been hearing for some time that the east parking lot is to be converted into something they're calling an urban forest, but it has never happened," said Nazirman, a vendor who has been selling sportswear for two years at...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
'Sukhoigate' and its effects
'Sukhoigate' and its effectsImanuddin Razak, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the House of Representatives' investigating committee had yet to complete its inquiry into the controversial purchase of four Russian Sukhoi jet fighters, the Indonesian Military (TNI) Headquarters announced...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
'I'm fed up with the annual floods'
'I'm fed up with the annual floods'Rain has started to fall once again in the city. Those people suffering from water shortages have welcomed the apparent arrival of the rainy season with joy -- a joy tempered, however, by concern about the possibility of flooding.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
'Mega's UN speech mere fluff without enforcement, action'
'Mega's UN speech mere fluff without enforcement, action'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri's speech before the United Nations General Assembly could help Indonesia gain greater international support in its war against terrorism, experts say.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Thousands concerned about floods
Thousands concerned about floodsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The onset of the rainy season has caused thousands of people living along the city's rivers to worry about the safety of their homes and the possibility of floods on a similar scale to those of 2002.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Establishing strong brands for over-the-counter drugs
Establishing strong brands for over-the-counter drugsAgus W. Soehadi, Contributor, Jakarta In Indonesia, the pharmaceutical business is one of the most competitive industries. More than 200 companies fight for a share of the Rp 17 trillion (US$2 billion) market.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
ASEAN urged to open up, unite to be attractive
ASEAN urged to open up, unite to be attractiveAgence France-Presse, Putrajaya, Malaysia Southeast Asian nations must speed up efforts to integrate their economies and liberalise their markets to stay attractive to foreign investors, a business group said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Activists criticize government over water
Activists criticize government over waterMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Observers criticized over the weekend the water resources bill, which calls for the privatization of the water sector to some extent, saying that the decision would threaten the public's right to clean,...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Alatas unsure of meeting with Suu Kyi
Alatas unsure of meeting with Suu KyiAung Hla Tun, Reuters, Yangon Indonesian special envoy Ali Alatas went into meetings with Myanmar's military government on Monday sounding less certain that he would meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she recovered from surgery.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Fire kills one on Jl. Jaksa
Fire kills one on Jl. Jaksa JAKARTA: A fire swept through at least 11 houses on Jl. Jaksa, a popular hangout for foreign backpackers, in Kebon Sirih subdistrict, Central Jakarta on Sunday afternoon, killing one resident.Witnesses said the fire broke out at 3:30 p.m.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Plan to buy submarines hailed
Plan to buy submarines hailedSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts welcomed on Monday the Navy's plan to purchase new submarines and warships, as its defense equipment was already over 20 years old and had begun to deteriorate.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Samsung, Sony to form partnership
Samsung, Sony to form partnership SEOUL: South Korean microchip giant Samsung Electronics said on Monday it was in talks with Japan's Sony Corp. on business ties in flat panel operations."We have been in talks with Sony over ways to cooperate in LCD operations," a Samsung spokesman said.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Goldman Sachs eyes China Pacific Life
Goldman Sachs eyes China Pacific Life BEIJING: U.S. investment banking giant Goldman Sachs Group is in talks to buy up to a 10 percent stake in China Pacific Life Insurance for an estimated 2.7 billion yuan (US$326 million), state press reported on Monday.Goldman Sachs Asia has appointed a U.S.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
'Refugees forced into sex slavery'
'Refugees forced into sex slavery'Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra At least 1,000 female Acehnese refugees, who fled to neighboring North Sumatra because of war in their homeland, have been forced to become sex workers but the police are doing nothing about it, activists say.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Challenges for Indonesian media people
Challenges for Indonesian media peopleArdimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Berkeley, California The phenomenal development in information technology (IT) over the last two decades, accelerated by the Internet, has changed many aspects of human activity.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
E. Timor police kill ex-militiamen
E. Timor police kill ex-militiamen ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: Authorities said on Monday they were increasing security in the border area between East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and East Timor after the killing of a former pro- Jakarta militiamen, blamed on police from the neighboring country.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
KPU told to limit media campaign
KPU told to limit media campaign JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission has been urged to immediately issue a ruling limiting political party's media campaigns to prevent illegal dominations."We want the mass media to give all election contestants equal chances to campaign by limiting the number...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Landslide victims yet to be found, official refuses financial aid
Landslide victims yet to be found, official refuses financial aidTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Rescue workers were unable on Monday to recover the bodies of five sand miners who went missing in a landslide in Bogor, West Java, as fears of more landslides halted Monday's rescue operations.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Pharmaceutical industry: Torn between business and conscience
Pharmaceutical industry: Torn between business and conscienceT. Hidayat, Contributor, Jakarta Medicines are bitter, so goes one Indonesian saying. However, the makers of medicines -- the pharmaceutical industry -- is having a sweet time businesswise.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
'Encyclopedia Mahathir' launched
'Encyclopedia Mahathir' launchedMALAYSIA: A 10-volume encyclopedia of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ideas has been launched ahead of his retirement next month, local media reported on Monday.Available in Arabic and English, the encyclopedia is a compilation of the veteran leader's speeches and...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Entertainer arrested for marijuana
Entertainer arrested for marijuana JAKARTA: Police arrested well-known entertainer Avi, 30, on Friday afternoon on suspicion of drug possession. Avi, whose real name is Joko WS, was arrested by police at her rental home on Jl. Gerai in Cipete, South Jakarta, at 3:30 p.m.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Man swallows dentures after headache
Man swallows dentures after headache BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A man was in critical condition on Monday after unintentionally swallowing his false teeth along with medicine to get rid of an excruciating headache.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
'U.S.' barring RI access to Hambali may hamper case'
'U.S.' barring RI access to Hambali may hamper case'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States' reluctance to allow Indonesia to question Hambali, the suspected leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, could hamper the prosecution's case against him, warns a...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
BPK audits customs office over possible irregularities
BPK audits customs office over possible irregularitiesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will conduct an investigative audit of import duties collected by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise after discovering suspected irregularities during an...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Traffic jams near vihara
Traffic jams near vihara On Sept. 11, 2003, while in a taxi from Grogol, we took the toll road heading toward the Ancol Barat/Mangga Dua exit.We could see from the toll road that the road before the Ancol Barat exit, which lies in front of the Buddhist Vihara Indonesia, was jammed with the parked...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
RI students deny terror links
RI students deny terror linksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two Indonesian students arrested in Pakistan denied links to any terrorist group on Monday and insisted that they entered the country on scholarships from the Pakistani government.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Youths meet to boost nationalism
Youths meet to boost nationalism JAKARTA: Three national meetings of youth organizations will be held in Aceh, Jakarta, and Papua as part of Youths Oath Day on Oct. 28.The meetings were expected to produce a resolution for Indonesian youths to help resolve problems of nationhood and statehood.