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Thu, 16 Sep 2004
OPEC decided in Vienna Wednesday to increase its official
OPEC decided in Vienna Wednesday to increase its official output by one million barrels per day from November 1 in a signal to the markets that it would continue pumping at near full capacity, ministers said. "We have decided to raise the quota by one million barrels per day from Nov.
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
Karangasem beaches suffer from environmental damage
Karangasem beaches suffer from environmental damageLuh De Suriyani, Contributor, Karangasem The twigs of a coconut tree in front of the small lodge in Candi Dasa beach, Karangasem regency, Bali danced violently in the wind.
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
BP migas seeks to settle dispute
BP migas seeks to settle disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Oil and gas upstream authority BP Migas is seeking to settle a dispute involving oil and gas companies ExxonMobil, Pertamina and PetroChina over production tests at the Sukawati oil field in East Java.
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
Clean-up fraud
Clean-up fraudFrom Warta KotaIn connection with the claim by certain parties -- Indonesia Asri, Jakarta Asri and the Indonesia-Australia Action Committee (IACT) -- that the Clean Up Indonesia/Indonesia Bersih program is part of their activities, I must clarify the matter as follows.
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
One rebel dead, soldier shot in Papua fighting
One rebel dead, soldier shot in Papua fightingNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura A group of suspected Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebels attacked on Tuesday 15 Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers in Lima Jari subdistrict, Puncak Jaya regency, leaving one rebel dead and one soldier severely...
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
Astra speeds up debt payment
Astra speeds up debt payment JAKARTA: Automotive conglomerate PT Astra International plans to speed up the settlement of its debts ahead of schedule by making a further prepayment of its US$122 million loan and bond obligations at the end of this month.
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
BI projects higher growth of 6% by 2006
BI projects higher growth of 6% by 2006Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The country's economic growth is projected to reach about 6 percent by 2006, encouraged by the implementation of prudent fiscal and monetary policies as well as the determination by the incoming government to create a...
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
PAL wins tender to build ship for East Timor
PAL wins tender to build ship for East TimorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest shipyard, state-run PT PAL in Surabaya, has won an international tender to build a passenger and car ferry for East Timor.
Thu, 16 Sep 2004
The European Union (EU) extended until next March a ban on the
The European Union (EU) extended until next March a ban on the import of poultry, eggs and live birds from 10 Asian countries because of the spread of the avian flu virus.Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, China, South Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia will be barred from shipping...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Telekom Malaysia raises $500m
Telekom Malaysia raises $500m KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's largest telecommunications company, Telekom Malaysia Bhd., raised US$500 million from the sale of 10- year bonds with the funds going to refinance existing debt and for working capital, a top official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Rupiah ends up on optimism of growth
Rupiah ends up on optimism of growthDow Jones Jakarta The rupiah ended higher on Tuesday, on buying fueled by optimism that a powerful blast in Jakarta last week likely will not hurt the country's overall economy or disrupt next week's presidential election, dealers said.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
City plans to erect Diponegoro statue
City plans to erect Diponegoro statue JAKARTA: After erecting a statue of Gen. Sudirman, which proved controversial, the city administration is now planning another, of national hero Diponegoro, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Police name 3 suspects, offer Rp 1b for tip-offs
Police name 3 suspects, offer Rp 1b for tip-offsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police named on Tuesday three suspects in Thursday's bomb attack in front of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta and confirmed the last two of the nine dead, who had been identified as Armansyah Putra and Martinus...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
JP/07/media
JP/07/mediaVerdict on 'Tempo' and a lesson from itIndonesia can't afford inaction on threat on the press or Tempo case a litmus test for press freedom and democracyArdimas Sasdi Jakarta Thursday's court verdict on Tempo magazine, which has been in a long and costly legal battle with businessman...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Be prepared to become a good loser next Monday
Be prepared to become a good loser next MondayLeng C. Tan, Jakarta Quentin Tarantino, the director of movies like Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, once said that the most interesting time in Hollywood is when they do not know what works anymore. That is when directors take chances.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Underpass work leads to detours
Underpass work leads to detoursThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After the long weekend, Jakartans passing through Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, will have to get used to heavy congestion due to the ongoing construction of an underpass in the area.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
(Spotlight ad column. Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004)
(Spotlight ad column. Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004) WTC SUPPORTS INDONESIAN TOURISM: World Trade Center (WTC) Jakarta supports Indonesian tourism with the 2004 Indonesia Golf & Resorts Expo held in its Atrium hall. This annual event, held for the past three years, ran from Sept. 7 through Sept. 10.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Business unaffected by blast, focus still on election
Business unaffected by blast, focus still on electionZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Business leaders said that the impact on the economy of last week's bomb blast outside the Australian embassy would be minimal, with business players continuing to focus on the Sept.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Preventing Australia-Indonesia tension post the Sept. 9 blast
Preventing Australia-Indonesia tension post the Sept. 9 blastBegi Hersutanto, Jakarta The bombing at the Australian Embassy on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, was horrific, to say the least. Following the terrorist attack, the embassy has allowed any staff who so choose to return to Australia for security...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
House OKs law on economic planning
House OKs law on economic planningDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A law on national development planning was endorsed at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, outlining the role of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) in formulating the nation's...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Credit card criminals get four years in jail
Credit card criminals get four years in jailYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung A judge at the Bandung District Court sentenced on Tuesday two men, one of them a repeat offender, to four years in prison for credit card fraud.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
1. Bapena (4x10)
1. Bapena (4x10) House OKs law on economic planning 2. Opec (2x31) Oil ministers gather in Vienna, oppose high price of oil 3. Phone (2x19) Cellular firms plan huge investment 4. Bisnis (1x54) Business unaffected by blast, focus still on election
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Policeman still on critical list, others OK
Policeman still on critical list, others OKLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The condition of a policeman injured in last week's bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta has taken a turn for the worse, but there have been improvements in 12 other bombing victims being treated at hospitals...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Australia election rivals even after Jakarta bomb
Australia election rivals even after Jakarta bombMichelle Nichols Reuters/Melbourne, AustraliaSupport for Australia's main political parties remains even ahead of an Oct. 9 election despite predictions the government would receive a boost after a deadly car bomb attack on the country's embassy in...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Students fight pitched battle
Students fight pitched battle JAKARTA: For the third time this month, students from the Christian University of Indonesia (UKI) and YAI Persada University fought a pitched street battle near their campuses in Central Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Gale destroys 1,100 houses
Gale destroys 1,100 housesAndi Hajramurni, Makassar About 1,100 houses in seven villages in South Sulawesi were destroyed by two days of strong winds, officials and residents said on Tuesday. No deaths were reported after the incident on Sunday and Monday in the districts of Barru and Taneteriaja...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Rupiah Rates
Rupiah Rates Sept. 14 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,772.88 6,069.44 6,455.49 6,386.60 Brunei dollar 1 5,721.37 5,127.78 5,453.26 5,395.74 Canadian dollar 1 7,448.30 6,676.91 7,099.25 7,025.82 Swiss franc 1 7,703.56 6,905.65 7,342.56 7,266.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
No excuses needed for Scusa Sunday brunch
No excuses needed for Scusa Sunday brunchJim Read, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What's in a name? Quite a lot, by all accounts.While taxi drivers may struggle to pinpoint your destination when you ask to be taken to the Hotel InterContinental MidPlaza -- formerly the Kempinski -- Scusa, the eatery...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Java remains dominant force at PON
Java remains dominant force at PONMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Palembang The 16th National Games officially came to close here on Tuesday with Vice President Hamzah Haz calling for teams outside Java to pursue their efforts to catch up with their Java's rivals.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Verdict on 'Tempo' and a lesson from it
Verdict on 'Tempo' and a lesson from itArdimas Sasdi, Jakarta Thursday's court verdict on Tempo magazine, which has been in a long and costly legal battle with businessman Tomy Winata, will set the tone and direction of the development of the magazine and the Indonesian press in the future.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
* Condition of police officers injured in blast worsens Page 2
* Condition of police officers injured in blast worsens Page 2 * New Supreme Court justices sworn in Page 4 * Javanese transmigrants left in limbo in Aceh Page 5 * Be prepared to become a good loser next Monday Page 6 * Work plan idea mooted to improve performance Page 8 * Russia, RI and Australia...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
The art of life
The art of life For the next four weeks Indonesians, especially Jakartans, will be treated to a plethora of performing and visual arts as part of the 4th Art Summit Indonesia 2004. The start of the month-long festival is a welcome respite for residents of the bustling city, which was again recently...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
S'pore firm plans low-cost carrier
S'pore firm plans low-cost carrier SINGAPORE: Singapore aerospace component supplier A-Sonic Aerospace Ltd. said Tuesday it had tied up with two Chinese companies to start a low-cost airline based in China's southern Guangdong province.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Telkomvision service
Telkomvision service On Oct. 14 last year, I wrote The Jakarta Post a letter discussing the poor customer service provided by the various television signal providers. Almost one year later nothing much has changed.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Russian delegation visits Indonesia
Russian delegation visits Indonesia JAKARTA: A Russian delegation, led by the first deputy director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, Sergei M Smirnov, is visiting Indonesia from Sept. 13 to Sept. 17.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
5,000 migrants from Java left in limbo in Aceh
5,000 migrants from Java left in limbo in AcehNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Some 5,000 people or 1,300 transmigrant families from Java, who fled Aceh last year following major conflict in the province, have returned to Aceh, as the situation has returned to normal here.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
House endorses controversial FTZ bill
House endorses controversial FTZ billRendi A. Witular, Jakarta In a controversial move -- the first of its kind in the country's modern history -- the House of Representatives has unilaterally endorsed a bill conferring free trade zone (FTZ) status on Batam Island into law, despite the opposition...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Thousands protest huge fund used for council inauguration
Thousands protest huge fund used for council inaugurationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan Thousands of people staged a noisy rally here on Tuesday as the new North Sumatra legislative council was inaugurated, with two of its 85 members missing the swearing-in ceremony due to legal problems.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Candidates begin campaign with little fanfare
Candidates begin campaign with little fanfareThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presidential candidates Megawati Soekarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began their respective campaigns with little fanfare on Tuesday, spending much of the time preparing for the "dialog" on Tuesday evening that have been...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
5-year-old Jakarta blast victim wakes up crying
5-year-old Jakarta blast victim wakes up cryingAgencies SingaporeAfter days under heavy sedation, a five-year-old girl critically wounded in the Australian Embassy bombing in Indonesia finally opened her eyes on Tuesday and communicated with her stepfather and grandfather.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Shanties destroyed for railway
Shanties destroyed for railway JAKARTA: Around 600 shanties built alongside the railway track in Kebon Melati and Kebon Kacang subdistricts, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, will be demolished after the second phase of the presidential election on Sept.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
City ups security amid bomb threats
City ups security amid bomb threatsBambang Nurbianto and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A wave of bomb threats swept through the capital on Tuesday, five days after a bomb exploded outside the Australian Embassy on Jl. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Concerned by councillors
Concerned by councillorsFrom Koran TempoCompared to the news of the presidential runoff on Sept. 20, the recent news of the swearing-in of both provincial and regional councillors might not seem that interesting.Yet, we have to pay serious attention to these new councillors.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
TV Program: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
TV Program: Wednesday, September 15, 2004.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi6:30 Talk Show7:30 Music8:00 Health: Sehat dengan Doa8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Battle of Wits11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Vulgar TV after 10
Vulgar TV after 10 From RepublikaToday's TV programs, particularly those after 10 p.m., are still loaded with sexual behavior and problems presented in a vulgar way, such as reality shows about promiscuous women and female students seeking money, the use of aphrodisiacs, the life of prostitutes and...
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
New Supreme Court justices sworn in
New Supreme Court justices sworn inMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Chief Justice Bagir Manan installed on Tuesday 14 new Supreme Court justices, who are expected to give the highest judicial body new blood to deal with the mounting backlog of cases, which this year exceed 19,000.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Medal Tally
Medal Tally The final medal table after the closing of the the 16th National Games (PON) in Palembang on Tuesday:Province G S B T1 Jakarta 141 111 114 366 2 E. Java 76 81 111 268 3 W. Java 76 79 94 249 4 C. Java 56 58 64 178 5 S.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
'Any of us could be a victim of terror'
'Any of us could be a victim of terror' Less than a week after a bomb exploded outside the Australian Embassy on Jl. Rasuna Said in Kuningan, South Jakarta, President Megawati Soekarnoputri announced that Indonesia was on full alert for terrorist activities.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Bonuses, permanent jobs promised to athletes
Bonuses, permanent jobs promised to athletesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Palembang For some athletes at the 16th National Games, which concluded on Tuesday, winning a gold medal gave them not only honor and pride but hopes for a better life.
Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Candidates begin campaign with little fanfare
Candidates begin campaign with little fanfareThe Jakarta Post JakartaPresidential candidates Megawati Soekarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began their respective campaigns with little fanfare on Tuesday, spending much of the time preparing for the "dialog" on Tuesday evening that have been...