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Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Pelni in troubled waters, sends SOS for life raft
Pelni in troubled waters, sends SOS for life raftIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya State-owned shipping company PT Pelni, currently navigating some stormy fiscal waters, renewed calls for financial help, warning that unless the government floated them more money, the company would have...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
IBRA Raises Rp 78.8b from Indosiar
IBRA Raises Rp 78.8b from Indosiar JAKARTA: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, or IBRA, raised Rp 78.8 billion (US$9.3 million) from a recent sale of its stake in television broadcaster PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Most Asian Currencies weaken
Most Asian Currencies weakenDow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading as the dollar took a breather from its recent slide in the region.The Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso all edged lower against the dollar in cautious trading on the...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Illegal fees at airport
Illegal fees at airportFrom KompasOn Aug. 15, 2003 I met my younger brother -- a Indonesian migrant worker returning from Malaysia -- at terminal 3 of the Sukarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta. I had previously sought information on the airport system applying to visitors, so as to avoid unnecessary...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Festivals to restore image of Kuta tourist resort begin
Festivals to restore image of Kuta tourist resort beginI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Amid relentless showers, the people of Bali on Thursday evening marked the start of the Kuta Karnival, a one-month long multi- event festival to commemorate the New York World Trade Center and...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Chinese farmers need protection
Chinese farmers need protectionDong Yuexian, Researcher, State Information Center, Department of Economic Forecast, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing A social security system is urgently needed in rural China so that farmers can take care of their basic needs in life.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Barring Myanmar not productive: Malaysia
Barring Myanmar not productive: MalaysiaAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia rejected demands on Thursday to exclude Myanmar from a summit of Southeast Asian leaders next month if the military government does not free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and initiate democratic reforms.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
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Bananas: Standard of justice Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com2. U.S. -- U.S. dirty torture secret 1 x 30 The U.S.' dirty torture secret Henry Porter Guardian News Service London 3.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
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;JP;DAN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Sept. 11 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Sept. 11 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,895.70 5,232.32 5,593.69 5,534.10 Brunei dollar 1 5,117.04 4,542.13 4,854.92 4,804.10Canadian dollar 1 6,537.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua
Protests continue on plan to divide PapuaTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Representatives of seven tribal groups in Papua urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to revoke her own order calling for the enforcement of a controversial law to the province and demanded that the...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Singapore goes on tourism drive in RI despite SARS
Singapore goes on tourism drive in RI despite SARS Singapore has launched a campaign in Indonesia aimed at luring visitors to its spas and other health care facilities, the tourism board said Thursday, just days after the city-state reported its first SARS case in four months.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Life sentence demanded for accomplice Mubarok
Life sentence demanded for accomplice MubarokWahyoe Boediwardhana and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Makassar Prosecutors have demanded self-confessed "small-fry" terrorist Ali Gufron, alias Mukhlas, be executed for his role in the Bali terror attacks.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Don't try to steal bananas
Don't try to steal bananasKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com If you decide to become a thief, or if you already are one, please take this advice: don't be a mere banana thief like Sudarno.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
ASEAN told to make tougher laws to combat rise in transnational crimes
ASEAN told to make tougher laws to combat rise in transnational crimesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 24th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) concluded on Thursday with a call for countries in the region to make tougher laws to combat the increase in...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
More figures apply for MK
More figures apply for MK JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly has registered 67 people who have applied for membership to the Constitutional Commission, but only 33 of the potential members have completed the required documents.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Ritchie clarifies
Ritchie clarifies I am writing to express my disappointment that The Jakarta Post has not quoted me accurately in a front-page article on Sept. 11 entitled Hasyim clarifies his statement on Jamaah Islamiyah.During comments I made to the media on Sept.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Company sees textile market opportunity
Company sees textile market opportunity The Jakarta Post JakartaSeeing a business opportunity in Tanah Abang market's notorious reputation as the country's largest and most crowded textile market, a private company has proposed to build an alternative textile and garment trading center in Cipulir,...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Indosat names advisors for debt restructuring
Indosat names advisors for debt restructuring PT Indonesia Satellite Corp. has mandated four financial advisers to restructure the company's debt, a process that is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Matahari to open 2 Outlets
Matahari to open 2 Outlets JAKARTA: Leading retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima will open two upscale supermarkets later this month, which are expected to be followed by three more of the high-end stores by the end of the year.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Women's rights activists criticize rape bill
Women's rights activists criticize rape billMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of women activists demanded the government revise several articles on rape in the criminal code bill, on Wednesday saying that they were insufficient to protect women and children from the crime.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
RI's new vehicle sales down 9.8%
RI's new vehicle sales down 9.8% JAKARTA: New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell 9.8 percent on month to 30,050 units in August, the car assemblers' association, Gaikindo, said Thursday.Passenger car sales - a barometer of consumer confidence - fell to 3,101 units from 4,338 in July.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Batam council unaware of hotels' safety systems
Batam council unaware of hotels' safety systemsFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau An executive of the Batam chapter of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) has warned of further hotel fires, due to the poor safety systems in most hotels here.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua
Protests continue on plan to divide PapuaTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of seven tribal groups in Papua urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to revoke her own order calling for the enforcement of a controversial law to the province and demanded that the...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Singapore labs investigated in mystery SARS case
Singapore labs investigated in mystery SARS case Reuters SingaporeInvestigations into a mysterious single Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) case in Singapore narrowed on Thursday to two laboratories where a scientist worked before catching the disease.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Pertamina to start oil exploration in Iraq
Pertamina to start oil exploration in IraqAssociated Press, Jakarta Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina oil company will restart an oil and gas exploration project in Iraq interrupted earlier this year by the U.S.-led attack on that nation, said a statement received on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Career diplomats less qualified: DPR
Career diplomats less qualified: DPRKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Career ambassadorial candidates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are less qualified compared to noncareer candidates, legislators from House of Representatives Commission I for defense and foreign affairs said on...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Susilo blames bureaucrats for retarding military
Susilo blames bureaucrats for retarding militaryFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono blamed local government officials, with questions about their "loyalty", for hampering the ongoing operation in...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Envoy candidates
Envoy candidates The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protests the publication of a report titled Golkar, PKB offered ambassadorial posts by The Jakarta Post on Thursday, Sept. 11, page 2.It is particularly very disappointing that a well-respected newspaper such as the Post has once again...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide Dow Jones Singapore Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading as the dollar took a breather from its recent slide in the region.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Govt might cancel October electricity hike
Govt might cancel October electricity hikeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government might cancel the quarterly electricity rate increase in October in a bid to help create political stability ahead of next year's general election.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
TV Today: Friday, September 12, 2003
TV Today: Friday, September 12, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Panggung Boneka: Pak Odor8:00 Travel9:00 Religious Teachings10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
PHRI seeks city's help to lower expenses
PHRI seeks city's help to lower expensesBambang Nurbiantoro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) has urged the city administration and the City Council to revoke several bylaws and gubernatorial decrees on taxes, workers' minimum wages and other charges,...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
1. PAPUA1 1x33 counts
1. PAPUA1 1x33 counts New church greeted with tribal party Against the backdrop of mist-shrouded mountains and a new brick church, tribesmen in Indonesia's restive Papua province grabbed their bows and began firing arrows into more than 100 pigs tied to stakes.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua
Protests continue on plan to divide Papua changed "warlord" to just "leader" as warlord is very strong and it sounds like he is more of a mediator/diplomat from the rest of the story. AND added 1 clause below, as that is what makes law 21 so important and relevant to all of this, otherwise very...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Respiratory diseases number one killer in Indonesia
Respiratory diseases number one killer in IndonesiaSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Respiratory diseases have become the number one killer in Indonesia, up from number three in 1997 and number six in 1993, an expert says.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide
Asian Currencies down, dollar recovers after recent slide Dow Jones Singapore Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading as the dollar took a breather from its recent slide in the region.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Micro-entrepreneurs put in jail for littering
Micro-entrepreneurs put in jail for litteringTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The Cibinong District Court sentenced on Thursday eight owners of lead-battery recycling shops to five months in jail each for polluting the environment, and ordered them to comply with regulations if they wanted to...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Suspicious package at Bank Mandiri
Suspicious package at Bank Mandiri KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara Police bomb squad found a suspicious package at the local Bank Mandiri branch on Thursday.The discovery of the package was made hours after the bank received a phoned-in bomb threat.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Shares end down as investors sell cigarette, telecom stocks
Shares end down as investors sell cigarette, telecom stocksDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower for the third consecutive day Thursday led by profit-taking in cigarette and telecommunication blue chips, dealers said.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Correct attitude to combat terrorism
Correct attitude to combat terrorismFrom Forum KeadilanThe recent terrorist act at Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, in which about a dozen innocent civilians were killed, has invited debates among observers, politicians and activists of non-governmental organizations.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Papua wants 'selective' tourist restriction
Papua wants 'selective' tourist restrictionNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Papuan governor, the Papua military commander and local councillors have asked the central government to implement its plan to restrict tourists to the province selectively.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Megawati opens 15th Perbanas banking congress
Megawati opens 15th Perbanas banking congressThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has advised bankers not to repeat the mistakes of the past and to uphold the principles of professionalism in order to regain public confidence in the banking sector.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Secularization
Secularization Some of my ideas in your article about me and my thoughts (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 17, 2003, page 3) were not precisely, or even correctly, reported and I wanted to make the following remarks: 1.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Six guards charged in jailbreak
Six guards charged in jailbreakHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Six guards have been named as suspects in the recent escape of 52 inmates from an overcrowded prison on the industrial island of Batam, Riau province, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Lightning kills four and wounds three in Binjai
Lightning kills four and wounds three in BinjaiApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Four farmers were killed and three others injured when lightning struck their village of Limau Mukur in West Binjai subdistrict, Binjai regency, North Sumatra, residents and officials said on...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Angie marches to Wismilak quarters
Angie marches to Wismilak quartersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 7-5, 6-3 win over Tathiana Garbin in the rain-interrupted second round match on Thursday earned Angelique Widjaja a place in the quarterfinals of the US$225,000 Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament in Nusa Dua, Bali.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Press freedom
Press freedom Following the downfall of president Soeharto in 1998, the Indonesian press enjoyed unprecedented freedom. The subsequent closure of the ministry of information, which used to disburse and cancel licenses for press publications, only heightened the euphoria.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
ASEAN parliaments call for fight against transnational crimes
ASEAN parliaments call for fight against transnational crimesKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe 24th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) concluded on Thursday with a call for countries in the region to make tougher laws to combat the increase in...
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
No big trucks
No big trucks during peak hoursFrom Suara Karya One of the main causes of traffic congestion on toll roads, particularly the Jakarta-Bekasi-Cikampek section is the large trucks and other industrial vehicles and container trucks during rush hour, which clog up the road and cause massive traffic jams.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003
Councillor to appeal corruption conviction
Councillor to appeal corruption conviction RANTAU, South Kalimantan: The speaker of the Tapin regency legislative council in South Kalimantan will appeal his corruption conviction, his lawyer said on Thursday.