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Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Australian arrested in Bali for alleged drug smuggling
Australian arrested in Bali for alleged drug smugglingWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarPolice said here on Thursday they arrested an Australian citizen for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs from Bali to Australia.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
RI has no long term objective in facing WTO talks
RI has no long term objective in facing WTO talks Gusmardi Bustami, Indonesian ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, has confirmed what many analysts have often said: That Indonesia was less prepared than many other nations for trade negotiations at the WTO forum...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
1. CARTER: 1 LINE, 50 COUNTS
1. CARTER: 1 LINE, 50 COUNTS Election shows 'democracy is taking root' in Indonesia 2. PKS: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS PKS promises not to take hard-line on nightspots 3. BAASYIR: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS Bombing charges await Ba'asyir 4. POLLS: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Media 'biased' in election runoff
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Media biased in election runoff, watchdog says
Media biased in election runoff, watchdog saysM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA number of media outlets with large audiences and/or readerships were biased in favor of one of the two candidates in Monday's presidential election, the largest overseas poll monitoring team said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Arroyo calls for unity to solve crisis
Arroyo calls for unity to solve crisisAssociated Press, Manila, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called for national unity on Thursday as she sounded the alarm on a "grave economic crisis" in the Philippines, which is battling a burgeoning fiscal deficit.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Hemaviton Challenge enters final stage
Hemaviton Challenge enters final stage JAKARTA: The Junior Hemaviton Challenge tennis championship will enter the grand final stage or master series next week with a package of free overseas outings worth US$10,000 up for grabs.The master series, which will run from Sept. 28 to Oct.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Teachers seek transfer out of Thai south
Teachers seek transfer out of Thai southTHAILAND: More than 1,000 panicked education officials and teachers have sought transfers out of Thailand's restive south following the latest shooting of a teacher by suspected Islamic separatists, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Asian tourism at all-time high despite terror fear
Asian tourism at all-time high despite terror fearAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Asian tourism has bounced back to an all-time high despite concerns over terrorism and outbreaks of the deadly bird flu virus, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Kota Bunga's elitism reeks
Kota Bunga's elitism reeksFrom Media IndonesiaAs a customer of Kota Bunga in Cipanas, West Java, I was promised various facilities before buying a villa, including the use of a guesthouse twice, each time for three nights, while the villa is under construction.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
People of W. Sulawesi celebrate new province
People of W. Sulawesi celebrate new provinceAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarWest Sulawesi people celebrated on Thursday the establishment of West Sulawesi province, optimistic it would bring them prosperity and stability.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
'Candy wrapper' drug gangs broken up
'Candy wrapper' drug gangs broken upUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police announced on Thursday they had broken up four syndicates dealing drugs concealed in candy wrappers, arresting 10 suspects and seizing 1,065 ecstasy pills in a week-long operation last month.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Apartments on stilts, alternative to eviction
Apartments on stilts, alternative to evictionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOn one side, the city administration wants to have its 13 rivers clean. One the other side, squatters desperately need better housing and environment.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
2 x 33
2 x 33 Australian arrested in Bali for alleged drug smuggling JP/5/MAYOR1 x 41 Mayor quizzed over alleged poll violation JP/5/PILOT1 x 34 U.S. missionary pilot laid to rest JP/5/crash2 X 202 x 26 Five people die as two buses collide in Ngawi JP/5/BALD1 x 40 Susilo supporters shave heads in victory...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Overpass planned for Roxy Mas area
Overpass planned for Roxy Mas areaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTraffic jams around the area of Roxy Mas shopping center in West Jakarta are expected to worsen next year following the city administration's decision to construct a 2.2 kilometer-long overpass for the busway special lane.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Mega talks of her successes
Mega talks of her successesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri presented her accountability report to the People's Consultative Assembly, claiming that she had established a strong political infrastructure for the new government.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Top seed Tongsalee advances to semifinals
Top seed Tongsalee advances to semifinalsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top seed Napaporn Tongsalee of Thailand advanced to semifinals of the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit here on Thursday as the host team was assured a place in the women's singles final.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Newmont's Ness, five others detained
Newmont's Ness, five others detainedAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Director of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (MNR) Richard Bruce Ness and five other company officers have been placed in police detention despite the fact that they have been cooperating with the police investigation into...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
U.S. missionary pilot laid to rest
U.S. missionary pilot laid to restNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraThe remains of Neil Lousrer, a U.S. missionary pilot whose chopper crashed on Monday in a remote village in Wamena, Papua, was buried on Wednesday evening in Sinakma Cemetery, about one kilometer north of Wamena, at the...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Newmont executives detained, CEO to follow
Newmont executives detained, CEO to followAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have taken five officers of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (MNR) into their custody, but suspended the detention of the company's president director Richard Bruce Ness who complained about an illness.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Condolences
CondolencesWe wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing ofGertrudis Gitomartojo (82 years of age)Mother-in-law of Raymond L. Toruan, Senior Editor/Co-founder of The Jakarta Post on Thursday, September 23, 2004 in Jakarta.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Deputy Mayor sent to jail as Rp 5b graft suspect
Deputy Mayor sent to jail as Rp 5b graft suspectTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorBogor Deputy Mayor Mochamad Sahid was sent to Paledang Prison on Thursday after being questioned for nearly six hours at the Bogor Prosecutor's Office as a suspect in a graft case.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Strained budget hampers courts: Chief justice
Strained budget hampers courts: Chief justiceMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough the Supreme Court now controls all courts following the implementation of the one-roof administrative system, Chief Justice Bagir Manan said improvements to the country's court system seemed...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
JBIC to hold study on traffic
JBIC to hold study on traffic JAKARTA: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will hold a study on urban transportation, the results of which can be used to find a solution to the capital's chronic traffic.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Jakarta stocks end lower on profit taking, oil price
Jakarta stocks end lower on profit taking, oil priceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Profit taking and concern over the rising price of oil have pulled down Jakarta stocks for the second consecutive day, wiping out gains from the euphoria of a peaceful presidential election earlier this week.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
BPK reports huge abuse of state funds
BPK reports huge abuse of state fundsThe Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) submitted the findings on Thursday of its regular audit on the management of state funds to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), saying it had so far uncovered 22 major cases of likely corruption involving trillions of rupiah.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
The Hour Glass Group
The Hour Glass GroupThe Hour Glass Limited is one of Asia Pacific's most established specialist watch retailers. From a one-boutique operation in Singapore in 1979, which was founded by Henry Tay, The Hour Glass Group has developed into a regional network of 18 retail stores in Australia, Hong...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Canadian Embassy discussion RI polls
Canadian Embassy discussion RI pollsJAKARTA: The Canadian Embassy organized a roundtable discussion on Post-Election Indonesia in Jakarta on Thursday."It's a tremendous success for Indonesia's young democracy.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Watches embody culture, emotion, patience
Watches embody culture, emotion, patienceA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, SingaporeMany cultures give an important place to the concept of time. In Western nations, the importance of time is illustrated in the saying; "Time is money" while in an Arabic phrase: "Time is a sword", shows that time can...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Council speaker elected quickly
Council speaker elected quickly BATAM, Riau Islands: Soeryo Respationo from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) was elected the new speaker of the Batam legislative council in a unanimous decision achieved within only 15 minutes on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Aceh war leaves 14,000 widows
Aceh war leaves 14,000 widows BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The continuing armed conflict in Aceh has cost the lives of husbands of 14,000 women in the province over the past 15 years, according to one agency.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Part 1 of 2: The evolution of Indonesian democracy
Part 1 of 2: The evolution of Indonesian democracyDamien Kingsbury , Jakarta Although it is yet to be officially announced, it now seems certain that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will become Indonesia's next president.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Give us your best-shot short: JiFFest
Give us your best-shot short: JiFFestThe Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) is back, but with a difference -- this time organizers want your movies.Like in previous incarnations, this year's JiFFest will screen selected movies from around the globe, offering quality films for Jakartan...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
LIPI gets new professors
LIPI gets new professors JAKARTA: Two scientists from the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Riza Sihbudi and Hermawan Sulistyo, were promoted on Thursday to research professors.Riza, a Middle East expert, said in his inauguration speech entitled "Islam, radicalism and democracy" that in a...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
TNT is dangerous
TNT is dangerous I do not deny any international express delivery company the right to make as much profit as possible. But the calculations must be justified, and the local agent must be ready to give an acceptable breakdown of the costs.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Astra to borrow $170 from banks
Astra to borrow $170 from banks JAKARTA: PT Astra International, an Indonesian car maker, will sign an agreement to borrow up to US$170 million from several banks in November, an executive with the company said Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Susilo supporters shave heads in victory
Susilo supporters shave heads in victoryThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Palu/SemarangFollowing the people of Semarang, supporters of Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Yogyakarta and Central Sulawesi celebrated on Thursday Susilo's obvious victory in the presidential election by shaving their...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Batam tax office ignores House's 'law'
Batam tax office ignores House's 'law'Fadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamThe House of Representatives might have won applause from the proponents of free trade in the industrial island of Batam for its bold move to unilaterally endorse a bill that will change the island into a free trade zone (FTZ).
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Watches encompass culture, emotion, patience
Watches encompass culture, emotion, patienceA. Junaidi The Jakarta Post/SingaporeMany cultures give an important place to the concept of time. In Western nations, the importance of time is illustrated in the saying; "Time is money" while in an Arabic phrase: "Time is a sword", shows that time can...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 The revolution of Indonesian democracy Damien Kingsbury Jakarta2. Yale -- Iran on the brink 1 x 45 Concerns rise as Iran on brink of going nuclear Henry Sokolski Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Washington3.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Coalition shows signs of division
Coalition shows signs of divisionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAs Megawati Soekarnoputri and running mate Hasyim Muzadi head toward a crushing defeat, signs of cracks in the so-termed Nationhood Coalition are becoming more and more apparent.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.23, 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.23, 2004 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
RI migrant worker faces death sentence
RI migrant worker faces death sentence JAKARTA: An Indonesian migrant worker, Sundarti Suprianto, could be given the death penalty when a Singapore court delivers its verdict on Friday.The court will decide whether she is guilty of multiple charges of murdering both her Singaporean employers, Angie...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Authoritarians already at the gate with media their first prisoner
Authoritarians already at the gate with media their first prisonerBambang Harymurti, Project Syndicate Last Thursday, judges at Indonesia's Central Jakarta Court sentenced me to one year in prison. As the editor-in-chief of Tempo weekly newsmagazine, I am guilty, according to the court, of defaming...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
TV Today: Friday, September 24, 2004
TV Today: Friday, September 24, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Health8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary5:00 Children Drama5:30 Sports6:00 TV Drama6:30 Talk...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
BI sees no need for rate hike
BI sees no need for rate hikeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Indonesia for now sees no need to raise its benchmark interest rate despite the latest increase in the key U.S. interest rate, central bank Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said."So far there seems to be no impact (on the BI benchmark rate).
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Marzuki, Fahmi won't be sworn in
Marzuki, Fahmi won't be sworn inM. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo dissident politicians from Golkar will not be sworn in as new legislators on Oct. 1 as the General Elections Commission (KPU) has written to lame duck President Megawati Soekarnoputri to suspend their...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Adrian too sick to come: Lawyer
Adrian too sick to come: LawyerAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA lawyer representing Adrian Waworuntu, one of the main suspects in a Rp 1.7 trillion (US$190 million) bank scandal, told the police on Thursday his client was too sick to answer a police summons.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Gamawan Fauzi, pioneering regent
Gamawan Fauzi, pioneering regentSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang Although corruption by officials remains at endemic levels throughout the country, one prominent West Sumatran leader is bucking the trend.
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Telecommunication bill of KPU unpaid
Telecommunication bill of KPU unpaid JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) owes nearly Rp 3 billion (US$322,234) to PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara for telecommunications equipment.The debt was accrued from expenses in the April legislative election and the July presidential election...
Fri, 24 Sep 2004
Citilink offers new facilities
Citilink offers new facilities JAKARTA: Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's no-frills subsidiary Citilink has added to its services a convenient and cheaper accommodation package for travelers to the resort island of Bali.