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Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Navy chief grilled over asset report
Navy chief grilled over asset report JAKARTA: The Public Servants Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) questioned Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh on Friday over his incomplete assets report.KPKPN deputy chairman Muchayat said after the questioning that the commission had found nothing...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
JP/8/
JP/8/'Should we allow merciless leaders to govern the country?'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.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Who says IT does not matter anymore?
Who says IT does not matter anymore?Zatni Arbi, Contributor, Jakarta During the recent OracleWorld event in San Francisco, one person in the audience asked Larry Ellison, Oracle Chairman and CEO, this question: "Now that so many of the application development tasks have been automated, are we...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
IT solutions now integral part of doing business
IT solutions now integral part of doing businessSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Information technology (IT) has lately begun to show its irresistible force in Indonesia and has been adopted by many companies as an integrated part of their overall business.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
IMT, Hipmobile sign partnership
IMT, Hipmobile sign partnership JAKARTA: Indonesia Media Technology (IMT) has signed a partnership agreement with Hipmobile to cross sell mobile contents and applications in Indonesia and Malaysia.Under the pact, IMT, Indonesia's leading Internet and mobile content provider, allows Hipmobile to...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
1. IBRA: 48 pt, 3 pt, 3 x 18
1. IBRA: 48 pt, 3 pt, 3 x 18 IBRA gets bids for 51 percent stake in publicly listed BII 2. GOLF: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 40 Sunarko, Tarigan best scorers at JP golf meet 3. OBITUARY: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Stage and film art director Roedjito passes away at 71 4.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
New global equilibrium
New global equilibrium The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings ended in Dubai last week with an increasingly urgent call for more equality between rich and poor countries -- a more equitable global system.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Highland Gathering canceled
Highland Gathering canceled TANGERANG: This year's Highland Gathering, held annually in the New Imperial Island Park Showground in Lippo Karawaci, has been canceled.In a statement sent to The Jakarta Post on Friday, organizing committee member Gordon Benton said it was impossible to hold the...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Jogja Great Sale to kick off Oct. 4
Jogja Great Sale to kick off Oct. 4 YOGYAKARTA: In commemorating the 247th anniversary of Yogyakarta, the mayoralty administration will stage the Jogja Great Sale from Oct. 4 through Oct. 19.Some 4,150 stores, hotels and restaurants -- particularly those located on famous Jl.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
C.P.F. Luhulima
C.P.F. Luhulima Foreign Affairs Analyst Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2. Pro29 -- The IMF fails again 2 X 30 The IMF fails again to reform the global financial architecture Joseph E. Stiglitz Professor of Economics Columbia University Project Syndicate
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Robber gang targeting taxi passengers busted
Robber gang targeting taxi passengers bustedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Friday that they had captured three taxi drivers and charged them with robbing their passengers."The suspects have committed at least eight robberies in several places across the city," said Adj. Sr.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Anticorruption team nearly ready
Anticorruption team nearly ready JAKARTA: A minister said he has provided facilities for a small team set up by the government to select candidates nominated for the Commission for Eradication of Corruption (KPTK) to fulfill the requirements of an anticorruption law.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Megawati's momentous message
Megawati's momentous message The courage of Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri to criticize the United States at the UN General Assembly should be highly appreciated.In the international forum attended by 191 world leaders, Megawati stressed that injustice in the Middle East has been the...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Komnas HAM to probe evictions
Komnas HAM to probe evictions JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has set up a team to investigate a string of evictions in the city, which many claim have violated people's basic rights, a commission member said on Friday.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
STPDN system needs change
STPDN system needs changeFrom Warta Kota The news of the death of Wahyu Hidayat, a Public Administration Institute (STPDN) student in Jakarta, has touched me deeply. Moreover, with limited sources of income, his parents expected him to support the family later.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
S'pore manufacturing output up
S'pore manufacturing output up SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing sector grew 10.3 percent on the year in August, the government said on Friday, snapping four consecutive months of decline and boosting hopes of a late- year spurt for the economy.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Lawyers demand release of Army clients in arms theft trial
Lawyers demand release of Army clients in arms theft trialNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Lawyers for seven soldiers, charged in connection with a burglary in April of munitions in Wamena regency, Papua province, demanded on Friday their clients be released or given a lesser...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
'Golkar to benefit from public disappointment to win polls'
'Golkar to benefit from public disappointment to win polls'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party would take advantage of widespread disappointment with the so-called reform parties to woo support from the public, particularly from first-time voters, to win the election...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Misperception about school discipline
Misperception about school disciplineSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia, Jakarta The issue of discipline in schools in Indonesia is often contentious and it seems discipline is often misconceived and misperceptions exist to the point where, what some would construe as...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Politics of numbers show economic growth
Politics of numbers show economic growthPeter Gardiner and Mayling Oey-Gardiner, Researchers, Insan Hitawasana Sejahtera, Jakarta After the severe economic slump of 1998 and 1999, Indonesia has returned to a period of significant positive economic growth.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Illegal mining in concession hurts Bukit Asam unit
Illegal mining in concession hurts Bukit Asam unitThe Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra A unit of publicly listed coal mining firm PT Bukit Asam called for the government's help to crack down on illegal miners operating in its concession area, saying their activities were having an adverse impact...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Painting exhibition explores 'zaman edan'
Painting exhibition explores 'zaman edan'Slamet Susanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta In the 19th century, Javanese author Ronggowarsito wrote in Jayabaya, an ancient Javanese chronicle, about zaman edan, which literally means "mad times.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Judges rule Dewi's action defective
Judges rule Dewi's action defectiveTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court threw out on Friday a lawsuit filed by Dewi Sukarno -- one the wives of founding president Sukarno -- over the ownership of a valuable plot of land, and instead advised her to...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
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;AFP; ANPAf..r. China-economy-bond China economy could grow 9% in 2004 JP/16/CHINA Agence France-Presse BeijingA leading Chinese research center has predicted the nation's economy will grow between 8.0 and 9.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
China wants faster FTZ talks with SE Asia
China wants faster FTZ talks with SE AsiaReuters, Beijing China hopes its attendance at a Southeast Asian summit early next month will help speed up talks on a free trade zone and show that it is serious about economic and political integration with the region.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
BI's art collection under scrutiny
BI's art collection under scrutiny Rendi 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
Hundreds sick after volcano erupts
Hundreds sick after volcano erupts HOKENG JAYA, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 565 villagers living on the slopes of Mount Lewotobi in Wulanggitang subdistrict, East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara, have experienced respiratory problems and skin diseases following an Aug.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Women's soccer
Women's soccer Seeking relief from the dismal news reports on social turbulence, with its repercussions in terms of the impoverished people's sufferings, it is rewarding to be able to read the highlights of the sports news.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
DPA;ANJ;
DPA;ANJ; ANPAu..r.. ATW-NewZealand-RI-warning NZ issues new Bali travel warning JP/11/J05 NZ issues new Bali travel warning NEW ZEALAND: The New Zealand government on Friday issued a new warning about travel to Indonesia, even though it is paying for 80 people to go to Bali next month for services...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Map madness
Map madnessFrom KompasElementary school pupils in West Sumatra are usually told that the equator passes through Kota Bonjol, some four hours' overland trip to the north of the capital city of Padang. It means that Padang is to the south of this equator.
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
Lawmakers blamed for poor performance
Lawmakers blamed for poor performanceKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung blamed fellow lawmakers on Friday for the legislative body's failure to finish the deliberation of various bills on time.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Judges say Dewi's action defective
Judges say Dewi's action defectiveTertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post JakartaThe South Jakarta District Court threw out on Friday a lawsuit filed by Dewi Sukarno -- one the wives of founding president Sukarno -- over the ownership of a valuable plot of land, and instead advised her to refile...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Akbar advises promotion of water resources bill
Akbar advises promotion of water resources billMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives' Speaker Akbar Tandjung defended on Friday the water resources bill despite protests from some quarters, and asked lawmakers to inform the public about the...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Man accused of raping minor
Man accused of raping minor JAKARTA: Police arrested a man on Friday on allegations he raped his 14-year-old neighbor, who is now four months pregnant.The suspect, identified as Saudi, 61, who is a father of eight and a grandfather of seven, told reporters he raped the girl several times between...
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Sunarko, Tarigan best scorers at JP golf meet
Sunarko, Tarigan best scorers at JP golf meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Andries Sunarko emerged as the best net-scorer while Tarigan Jaman won the best gross-scoring title at the inaugural The Jakarta Post golf tournament at the par-72 Rancamaya Golf and Country Club in Bogor on Friday.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Robber gang targeting taxi passengers busted
Robber gang targeting taxi passengers bustedDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Police said on Friday that they had captured three taxi drivers and charged them with robbing their passengers."The suspects have committed at least eight robberies in several places across the city," said Adj. Sr.
Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Search for miners halted as landslide kills rescuer
Search for miners halted as landslide kills rescuerTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Tragedy struck the same place twice when a rescue worker searching for the bodies of four miners buried beneath a landslide in Bogor regency last week was decapitated during a landslide on Friday morning.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN members
Part 2 of 2: The real economic strengths of Japan-China and ASEAN membersLim Hua Sing, Professor, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo At current levels, the rate of economic development in China is said to be about that of Japan in the 1960s.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Mushrooming labor unions do not benefit workers
Mushrooming labor unions do not benefit workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An expert expressed his deep concern over the huge number of labor unions that have sprung up in the reform era (since 1998), saying that this condition has weakened workers' bargaining power.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Cirebon against territorial split
Cirebon against territorial split CIREBON, West Java: The Cirebon regency administration, West Java, will reject any attempt to divide its territory into two regencies -- West and East Cirebon.Cirebon deputy regent Dedi Supardi said that for whatever reason, like territorial expansion or public...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Honda opens two new RI plants
Honda opens two new RI plantsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java Japan's second largest automotive company Honda Motor Co., Ltd., officially opened on Thursday two new plants in Karawang, West Java, raising new hopes that some still considered the country an attractive...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Howard to go to Bali as victims slam Canberra
Howard to go to Bali as victims slam CanberraChris McCall, Agence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Australian Prime Minister John Howard vowed on Thursday to attend commemorations of the Bali bombings as victims expressed anger at Canberra's failure to issue a warning last year that the tourist...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Govt to replace STPDN personnel
Govt to replace STPDN personnelThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/Yogyakarta/Cirebon The Ministry of Home Affairs is to deploy 120 civil servants to the government-run Public Administration Institute (STPDN) to replace its personnel following the controversial death of its student Wahyu Hidayat.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war
12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh warNani Farida and Tengku Agam Muzakkir The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh/LhokseumaweA military court in Aceh began prosecuting 12 Indonesian soldiers on Thursday for alleged physical abuse of Acehnese villagers in the in the province, which is enduring its fourth...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Dangdut exploitation
Dangdut exploitationFrom Koran Tempo Nearly all local TV stations are broadcasting dangdut (a blend of Indian, Arabic and Malay music) shows with dances that go beyond eastern esthetic values. Female singers are appearing with erotic shaking movements rather then only gyrations.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
Revolution, war needed to restore reform movement: Scholars
Revolution, war needed to restore reform movement: ScholarsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Scholars said here on Thursday that a breakthrough, possibly a revolution or even war, was needed to put the country's reform movement back on course.
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
* Headlines: 12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war 2
* Headlines: 12 soldiers court-martialled amid Aceh war 2 * National: 'Revolution, war needed to restore reform movement'4 * Archipelago:Seven months sought for soldiers 5 * Opinion: Just say 'no' to Bush's unilateralist agenda 7 * City: Rescue team finds one landslide victim 8 * Sports: Taufik...
Fri, 26 Sep 2003
20,000 live in risky areas
20,000 live in risky areas YOGYAKARTA: About 20,000 villagers in Sleman regency live in at least four disaster-prone areas due to volcanic activity in Yogyakarta, officials say."They live on the southern slopes of Mount Merapi in the subdistricts of Tempel, Turi, Pakem and Cangkringan," said Sleman...