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Sun, 28 Sep 2003
May God the Almighty bless their sacred union.
May God the Almighty bless their sacred union. The management and staff of The Jakarta Post
Sun, 28 Sep 2003
David Benoit: A smooth operator staying true to himself
David Benoit: A smooth operator staying true to himselfHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jazz pianist David Benoit felt he had to give a proper greeting to his audience, so he asked for the lights to be turned up.
Sun, 28 Sep 2003
Search for landslide victims abandoned
Search for landslide victims abandoned INDONESIA: The search for four sand miners who went missing in a landslide last week in Pasir Gudang Hill in Pasir Buncir hamlet, Caringin district, Bogor regency, was called off on Saturday after a second landslide killed a volunteer rescue worker on Friday.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
School produces professional domestic workers
School produces professional domestic workersSinggir Kartana, Contributor, Yogyakarta "Come on, take my picture. I can drive now," Sukati, a 22-year- old housemaid, said. Her hands were on the steering wheel of a minivan.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
APP reaches compromise with foreign creditors
APP reaches compromise with foreign creditorsDow Jones, Jakarta Asia Pulp & Paper Co. said on Friday it has managed to iron out its differences with creditors, and hopes by the end of October to reach a full debt restructuring agreement for US$6.7 billion owed by its Indonesian units.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Govt to release two stranded Australians
Govt to release two stranded AustraliansNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Indonesian authorities are expected to release on Saturday an Australian couple found stranded on the shores of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam two days ago, pending an investigation into their...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Autistic children get new school
Autistic children get new school SEMARANG: A special school for autistic children has been opened at the Hasyim Asyhari Islamic kindergarten complex, Jl. Selo Mulyo Mukti Barat IX No. 9, in the Graha Mukti Utama residential complex, Pedurungan subdistrict, Semarang.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Tripoli
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, TripoliMegawati arrives in Tripoli, meets Qaddafi President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in Tripoli on Friday for a historic, two-day trip to Libya.Shortly after her arrival, Megawati held a 15-minute tete-a- tete with Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi at his...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Astro to launch largest IPO in Asia
Astro to launch largest IPO in Asia KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian satellite television operator Astro expects to raise more than 1.10 billion ringgit (US$289 million) in what is billed as one of Asia's largest share offerings this year, bankers said Friday.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
R&D recipients still on BI's blacklist, Anwar says
R&D recipients still on BI's blacklist, Anwar saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six former bank owners deemed eligible for release and discharge (R&D) status will remain on Bank Indonesia's list of bad bankers, central bank senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
APP says reaches compromise with creditors
APP says reaches compromise with creditors Dow Jones Jakarta Asia Pulp & Paper Co. said on Friday it has managed to iron out its differences with creditors, and hopes by the end of October to reach a full debt restructuring agreement for US$6.7 billion owed by its Indonesian units.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
KPU allots extra seats in 37 electoral districts
KPU allots extra seats in 37 electoral districtsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has allocated more than 12 seats in provincial and regency/municipality legislative councils in 37 electoral districts, which is in breach of the law.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
BPK finds irregularities worth Rp 70.41b
BPK finds irregularities worth Rp 70.41bZakki Hakim and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has found 58 cases of irregularities in six Jakarta agencies amounting to Rp 70.41 billion (approximately US$8.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
36 ancient sites found in Fakfak
36 ancient sites found in Fakfak FAKFAK, Papua: A team of researchers from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has discovered 36 sites containing ancient rock paintings in Kokas subdistrict, Fakfak regency, Papua, during a recent archeological expedition.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Commercialism or creativity in art?
Commercialism or creativity in art?Kartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java Surakarta formerly served as the administrative center of the ancient Mataram Kingdom. In more recent times, the city has become more famous as a city of Javanese culture and a home to many artists.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Country Profile/Ads: South Korea
Country Profile/Ads: South Korea This page will be published during the ASEAN BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT SUMMITRoh puts emphasis on economy and North Korea issueBelow are excerpts taken from the speech of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun given to mark the country's 58th Anniversary of National...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
EXPO/ADS
EXPO/ADS;JP; ANPAc..r.. Expo-ads-ABSSeminar on asset-backed securities A two-day seminar or workshop will be held on Oct. 1 through Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hotel Intercontinental MidPlaza?, Jakarta, to discuss the future and opportunities in asset-backed securities (ABS) in Indonesia.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Monumental scandals
Monumental scandals Ada proyek, ada obyek (Where there's a project, there's money to be made.) This cynical expression is very popular with Indonesians, who believe that every project involves corruption. Therefore, installation of the Rp 3.5-billion statue of Gen.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
China to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia
China to strengthen ties with Southeast AsiaChristopher Bodeen, Associated Press, Beijing Invigorating political ties alongside booming business links, China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will sign a friendship treaty with Southeast Asian nations at an upcoming regional conference and try to...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
On illegal logging
On illegal logging We refer to The Jakarta Post articles World demand increases illegal logging on Sept. 9, 2003, and Prakosa targets Singapore, Malaysia to curb log smuggling on Sept. 10, 2003.Singapore welcomes the efforts of the Indonesian government to prevent illegal logging.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Govt to set criteria for key products
Govt to set criteria for key productsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is preparing criteria for selecting strategic products to be protected against the global drive to liberalize trade.Indonesian Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Gusmardi Bustami said the products would be...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
IBRA gets bids for 51 percent stake in publicly listed BII
IBRA gets bids for 51 percent stake in publicly listed BIIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Friday it had received three preliminary non-binding bids for a 51 percent stake in publicly listed Bank International Indonesia (BII).
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
PDI-P rival camps trade lawsuits
PDI-P rival camps trade lawsuitsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Two conflicting camps at the municipal branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, filed lawsuits on Friday against each other, following a...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Probe into alleged STPDN drug cases begins
Probe into alleged STPDN drug cases beginsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have begun investigating drug-related incidents allegedly involving several senior students of the Public Administration Institute (STPDN) in Sumedang, West Java, delivering a second blow to the school run by the Ministry of...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Jakarta Stock Exchange suspends Goodyear trading
Jakarta Stock Exchange suspends Goodyear tradingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) announced on Friday it has suspended trading in the shares of tire maker PT Goodyear Indonesia following reports that the company stopped production last week.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
BI's art collection under scrutiny
BI's art collection under scrutinyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Is Bank Indonesia, the country's monetary authority, interested in art?According to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), the central bank has an art collection that includes some pieces bought from prestigious auction houses...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
AFP;ANJ;
AFP;ANJ; ANPAu..r.. AGlance-S'pore-M'sia-drugs S'pore hangs two drug traffickers JP/11/J02 S'pore hangs two drug traffickers SINGAPORE: Two Malaysian men convicted of drug-trafficking were executed here on Friday, the government said, bringing to 12 the number of people to have died under...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Five killed in two sea accidents
Five killed in two sea accidentsI.D. Nugroho and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Makassar Questions have been raised over the safety and sea-worthiness of maritime transportation in the country following two maritime accidents yesterday in Tanjung Perak harbor, Surabaya, and the Gulf of...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Stage and film art director Roedjito passes away at 71
Stage and film art director Roedjito passes away at 71Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted stage and film art director Roedjito passed away at a little over midnight on Friday at Abdi Waluyo Hospital in Menteng, Central Jakarta, due to liver and kidney failure. He was 71 years old.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Young boy sodomized, murdered in Cirebon
Young boy sodomized, murdered in CirebonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Police here on Friday said they had arrested an 18-year-old youth on charges of sodomizing and murdering eight-year-old Domas, an elementary school student from Cirebon regency, West Java.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Foreigners nabbed for visa violations
Foreigners nabbed for visa violations JAKARTA: Three Uzbekhs and three Chinese were arrested on Wednesday for visa offenses, said an immigration official.The three Uzbekhs were identified as Sattarova Dina, 23, Tsoy Andzhela, 19, and Gushel Yuliya, 23, while the three Chinese were identified as Cai...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Private car inspection and illegal levies
Private car inspection and illegal leviesFrom Pos KotaMinister of Communications Agum Gumelar said earlier this month that the plan for private car inspections (for road worthiness) was being studied so that gas emission tests on private motor vehicles could not yet be conducted, while the field...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Meanwhile, Aceh military spokesman Lt. Col. Firdaus Komarno,
Meanwhile, Aceh military spokesman Lt. Col. Firdaus Komarno, Aceh military said Clairse Susan also holds a Canadian passport, which immigration officers declared invalid.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
ASEAN's Second Bali Summit
ASEAN's Second Bali SummitC.P.F. Luhulima, Foreign Affairs Analyst, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS), Jakarta On Oct. 7-8, 2003 ASEAN Leaders will meet for a second time in Bali, this time to establish an ASEAN Community comprising political and security, economic, social and...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Aung San Suu Kyi returns home under house arrest
Aung San Suu Kyi returns home under house arrest Agencies, Jakarta Myanmar's prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be put under house arrest for the third time in her political career after being discharged from the hospital where she underwent major surgery, her doctor said on Friday.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
House decides to maintain current BPK board
House decides to maintain current BPK boardThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives will ask President Megawati Soekarnoputri to issue a presidential decree extending the tenure of the chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and other board members.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
On stoning
On stoning Does the open-minded Muslim community in Indonesia know that in a few days a woman in Nigeria will be executed by stoning because she had a baby out of wedlock?Will this community try to intervene through the Nigerian Embassy? A baby of two months old will be left without its mother.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
1. Aceh -- 3x15
1. Aceh -- 3x15 Two Australians found stranded on Aceh beach 2. bpk -- 2x22Bank Indonesia's art collection under scrutiny 3. mega -- 2x22 Megawati defends division of Papua province OR Megawati says Papua split best for development4. sumbawa -- 1x26 Three cops detained over Sumbawa riot 5.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
'Should we allow brutal leaders to govern?'
'Should we allow brutal leaders to govern?'Earlier in September, a second-year student of the government- run Public Administration Institute (STPDN) died after some seniors beat and straggled him for alleged indiscipline. The Jakarta Post asked some people for their opinion on the issue.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
TV Today: Saturday, September 27, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, September 27, 2003TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Magic Show7:30 Music8:30 TV Drama9:00 Music10:00 TV Drama11:00 Religious Teachings11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Talk Show1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Children's Show3:00 City News4:00 Children's Show5:00 Music6:00 English...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
On illegal logging
On illegal logging We refer to The Jakarta Post articles World demand increases illegal logging on Sept. 9, 2003, and Prakosa targets Singapore, Malaysia to curb log smuggling on Sept. 10, 2003.Singapore welcomes the efforts of the Indonesian government to prevent illegal logging.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Police release four suspects reportedly linked to terrorism
Police release four suspects reportedly linked to terrorismDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police released on Friday another four people reportedly linked to terrorist activities, deeming their accounts during interrogation thus far sufficient.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
* Headlines: Govt to release stranded Australians 2
* Headlines: Govt to release stranded Australians 2 * National: Golkar to benefit from disappointed public 4 * Archipelago: Young boy sodomized, murdered in Cirebon 5 * Opinion:Politics of numbers show economic growth 7 * City: Judges rule Dewi Sukarno's action defective 8 * Sports: Milan releases...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
PNG asked to send home soldier's corpse
PNG asked to send home soldier's corpse JAYAPURA, Papua: The chief of the Trikora Military Command, Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal, urged Papua New Guinea (PNG) to send home the body of an Indonesian soldier, First Sgt. Irfan, who was killed by Papuan rebels.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Titles up for grabs, politicians line up
Titles up for grabs, politicians line upBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some people may have taken Shakespeare's "What's in a name?" to heart and decided they needed more weight to their names, yearning for the prestige of a royal title.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
1 x 34
1 x 34 PDI-P rival camps trade lawsuits JP/5/senjata2 x 31 Lawyers demand release of Army clients in arms theft trial 2 x 20 Young boy sodomized, murdered in Cirebon
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
More than 48,000 TKIs arrested in Malaysia
More than 48,000 TKIs arrested in Malaysia JAKARTA: Malaysian authorities have arrested more than 48,000 Indonesian illegal migrant workers (TKIs), who are now awaiting deportation to Indonesia, Antara news agency reported on Friday.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Three cops detained over Sumbawa riot
Three cops detained over Sumbawa riotLuh Putu, Trisna Wahyuni and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Mataram/Jakarta Three police officers have been detained in connection with the death of a student that led to a riot on Thursday in Sumbawa Besar regency, West Nusa Tenggara, National Police chief...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
AP;ANJ;
AP;ANJ; ANPAu..r.. AGlance-Malaysia-migrants Foreign workers to be deported JP/11/J01 Foreign workers to be deported MALAYSIA: Malaysian immigration authorities will deport 62 Nepalese migrant workers who were allegedly involved in a brawl that injured one person, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Taufik falls to Wong in Denmark
Taufik falls to Wong in DenmarkThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopes for another matchup between Taufik Hidayat and Chen Hong, which would have been their sixth meeting, were dashed on Thursday at the badminton Denmark Open when Taufik failed to make it out of the third round.