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Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Indonesia: On the road to democracy
Indonesia: On the road to democracyThe Dawn, Asia News Network, Karachi With former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono poised to win by defeating the present incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri in Indonesia's first direct presidential polls, the world's largest Muslim nation is all set to enter a...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Hasyim's daughters wed, Mega attends
Hasyim's daughters wed, Mega attends MALANG, East Java: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is heading for a crushing defeat in last week's presidential election, attended the wedding of her running mate Hasyim Muzadi's daughters in Malang on Sunday.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Time running out for TNI bill deliberation
Time running out for TNI bill deliberationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With only four days to go before the House of Representatives ends its five-year term at the end of this month, it appears most likely that it will be unable to finish deliberating the controversial Indonesian...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Newmont may rethink Indonesia investment plan, Lassonde Says
Newmont may rethink Indonesia investment plan, Lassonde Says Frederic Tomesco Bloomberg/Montreal Newmont Mining Corp. President Pierre Lassonde said the miner, the world's biggest gold producer, will reconsider whether to invest as much as US$500 million in Indonesia after police jailed company...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
C. Sulawesi councillors inaugurated
C. Sulawesi councillors inaugurated PALU, Central Sulawesi: New Central Sulawesi provincial councillors were inaugurated on Saturday amid noisy protests by students outside the council building in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi province.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Bandung zoo struggles to survive on its own
Bandung zoo struggles to survive on its ownYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Every time a holiday comes around, Jl. Tamansari, the road leading to Bandung Zoo, becomes one of the roads that Adi Marsiela, 23, a resident of Jl.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
UI lecturers not committed to teaching
UI lecturers not committed to teachingFrom KompasMy two sons are studying at the University of Indonesia (UI) and I, too, have taken extension courses at UI before.From our own experience studying at UI, I regret to have to say that many UI lecturers are not committed to their teaching profession.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Fire razes 20 slum homes in Cikini
Fire razes 20 slum homes in Cikini At least 20 families living in a slum area under the elevated railway line on Jl. Cikini 4, Central Jakarta, lost their homes to fire on Sunday afternoon.The fire started at about 4 p.m.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Central bank sees higher lending after smooth election
Central bank sees higher lending after smooth electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's corporate sector is expected to increase borrowing from banks soon as political uncertainty has been removed following the smooth presidential election last week, according to Bank Indonesia Governor...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
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Govt stands firm on Batam bill Experts say vaccination best way to fight hepatitis B Time running out for TNI bill deliberation
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Departure tax
Departure taxFrom RepublikaThe government must postpone its plan to scrap the imposition of Rp 1 million departure tax on people going abroad and weigh the plan again very carefully.If the government abolishes this tax, it will lose about Rp 1.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Experts tell Susilo to be firm against terrorism
Experts tell Susilo to be firm against terrorismRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fighting against terrorism and finding out the motives behind such attacks are prerequisites for restoring peace and order necessary to pull the country out of its multidimensional crisis, experts say.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Govt turns attention to cotton fields at home
Govt turns attention to cotton fields at homeZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The lightweight Indonesian cotton industry made headlines in 2000 when a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) demanded the government cancel its deal with U.S.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Nunukan says it's ready for influx
Nunukan says it's ready for influxRusman, The Jakarta Post, Tawao Nunukan regental government is ready to receive the influx of tens of thousands of illegal Indonesian migrant workers to be deported from Malaysia in the next few months.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Newmont may rethink Indonesia investment plan, Lassonde Says
Newmont may rethink Indonesia investment plan, Lassonde Says Frederic Tomesco Bloomberg/Montreal Newmont Mining Corp. President Pierre Lassonde said the miner, the world's biggest gold producer, will reconsider whether to invest as much as US$500 million in Indonesia after police jailed company...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Wanted: nurseries for working mothers
Wanted: nurseries for working mothersAccording to data from the Jakarta branch of the Central Statistics Agency, the number of working women in the capital is 1,041,366, or about 31.5 percent of the 3,379,202 working people in Jakarta.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Management aborts feeder contracts
Management aborts feeder contractsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta TransJakarta Busway Management has terminated the contracts of two busway feeder system operators due to their failure to comply with the required services for the 12.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
1. COUNCIL: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24
1. COUNCIL: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24 Economic council to act as advisory body: Kalla 2. CABINET: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 New Cabinet to start work Oct. 20 or New Cabinet to start on Oct. 20 3. TERROR: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Experts tell Susilo to be firm against terrorism 4.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Economic council to act as advisory body: Kalla
Economic council to act as advisory body: KallaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The planned economic council would serve as a think thank in the economic field for the government, while the execution of policies would remain in the hands of the existing government departments,...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Proposed new Cabinet
Proposed new Cabinet The likely winner of the country's first direct presidential election, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has busied running mate Jusuf Kalla with preparing a lineup of their Cabinet.Most Jakarta dailies showed the future vice president in their Sept.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
JP/3/BPK
JP/3/BPKBPK report highlights how corruption rules in RITony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaReports of misuse and alleged corruption of state funds by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) last week were perhaps the clearest indication that the die-hard practice of graft could now be called a die-hard...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Reasserting our will to resolve problems
Reasserting our will to resolve problemsFrom Media Indonesia While we do not yet possess complete facts about the recent bomb blast in front of the Australian Embassy in Kuningan and therefore cannot identify a plausible suspect, one thing is obvious -- our country is within the sphere of terrorism...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Fire threatens bird species in Jambi
Fire threatens bird species in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: The fires that burned between 1,000 and 2,000 hectares of the Berbak National Park in Jambi in the past month posed a real threat to many bird species in the area.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Bali students to join art festival
Bali students to join art festival DENPASAR, Bali: Fifteen students and lecturers from the Indonesian Institute of Art in Denpasar will take part in the Asia-Pacific Culture and Art Festival in Taiwan. The event will be held between September 29 and October 11.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Analysts see little change in City Council
Analysts see little change in City CouncilBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopes are high for reform at the City Council, as residents were cheered by the results of the April 5 legislative election ending the domination of the old guard.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Sandy takes on Chan in final
Sandy takes on Chan in finalMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Second-seed Sandy Gumulya of Indonesia will be challenged by surprise package Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan in the final of the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit tennis tournament here on Sunday.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Healer nabbed for alleged murder
Healer nabbed for alleged murder TANGERANG: The police detained an alternative healer along with his neighbor on Friday for allegedly killing a patient while performing medicinal treatment.On Thursday evening, the healer, Hamzah, 57, resident of Cimanggis in Depok, West Java, called up Ricki, the...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
'Councillors should stand by us'
'Councillors should stand by us' The new Jakarta councillors have elected Ade Surapriatna of the Golkar Party, who is serving his fifth tenure on the council, as speaker. His victory has not been without controversy, and has raised questions on the loss of rival Ahmad Heryawan of the Prosperous...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
New Cabinet to start work on Oct. 20
New Cabinet to start work on Oct. 20Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bogor President-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vows not to waste time in the first days of his administration, saying his Cabinet will start working as soon as he takes office on Oct. 20.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Toll road hawkers shown new course
Toll road hawkers shown new course JAKARTA: State toll road operator PT Jasa Marga has held training courses for dozens of fruit hawkers who peddle their wares along the Jagorawi toll road."We taught them new skills with which they can earn money so they would don't have to sell fruit along the...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
* Economic council to function as advisory body Page 2
* Economic council to function as advisory body Page 2 * SBY told to scrap high cost economy Page 4 * MPR and DPR: Scenes of turbulence and contention Page 6 * Analysts see little change in Jakarta City Council Page 8 * Singh still leads despite less than stellar round Page 9 * Car bomb kills Hamas...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
How to make a real democracy now the elections are over
How to make a real democracy now the elections are overThomas Hidya Tjaya, Boston, Massachusetts The second round of our first direct presidential elections has concluded smoothly and peacefully. While the official results are yet to be announced, there is very little doubt that Susilo Bambang...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
RI hailed for antiterror drive
RI hailed for antiterror drive JAKARTA: U.S. congressmen Dan Burton and Robert Wexler, cochairmen of the Congressional Indonesia Caucus, have applauded the recent unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution condemning the Sept. 9 terror attack in Jakarta.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Pro-Susilo parties disgruntled over Cabinet posts
Pro-Susilo parties disgruntled over Cabinet posts Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaPolitical parties that supported Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Sept. 20 runoff are accusing the retired Army general of breaching a preelection agreement, after he hinted at giving a prominent...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Govt stands firm on Batam bill
Govt stands firm on Batam billMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its endorsement by the House of Representatives, the Batam free trade zone (FTZ) will not materialize due to the government's opposition, a minister says.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
JP/20/THOBY
JP/20/THOBYThoby Mutis the singing rectorBona Beding Contributor/JakartaSenior lecturer-cum-economist Thoby Mutis is a reputable expert, but few know as a productive songwriter and praiseworthy crooner.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Wrongful arrest gives Rahmat neighbor trouble
Wrongful arrest gives Rahmat neighbor troubleID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The front gate to the 36 sq m house on Jl. Merak 3 in Waru, Sidoarjo municipality, East Java, is latched every day. Only a bicycle is visible, parked behind a bamboo screen on the front porch.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
JP/13/Kapas
JP/13/Kapas Indonesia's Cotton Import*Australia 38 percent U.S. 28 percent China Pakistan Others *Indonesia imports almost 100 percent of its annual domestic demand of 500,000 tonsSource: Indonesian Textile Association (API)
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Giant looking for late replacement
Giant looking for late replacementMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Giant Asia Racing Team of Taiwan was caught one rider short of the minimum four required for the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia after the abrupt withdrawal of Ahad Kazemi Sarai here on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Riders to set out for grueling Tour d'Indonesia
Riders to set out for grueling Tour d'IndonesiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Tour d'Indonesia begins here on Monday and the 17 participating teams are braced for a grueling, 1,503-kilometer, 10-day cycling race to Bali.The opening day will provide the riders with a 178.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Thoby Mutis the singing rector
Thoby Mutis the singing rectorBona Beding, Contributor, Jakarta Senior lecturer-cum-economist Thoby Mutis is a reputable expert, but few know as a productive songwriter and praiseworthy crooner.He once performed with Trie Utami in the parking lot of Trisakti University -- where he is a rector.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
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Govt stands firm on Batam bill Experts say vaccination best way to fight hepatitis B Time running out for TNI bill deliberation
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
RI to renegotiate tax treaty with Japan
RI to renegotiate tax treaty with JapanRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government is seeking to renegotiate the country's tax treaty with Japan after discovering that several articles in the agreement have caused a potential loss of state revenue from taxes, senior tax...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
BPK report shows how corruption rules in RI
BPK report shows how corruption rules in RITony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reports of misuse and alleged corruption of state funds by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) last week were perhaps the clearest indication that the die-hard practice of graft could now be called a die-hard institution.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
A poisoned chalice?
A poisoned chalice? Although slashing fuel subsidies should be at the top of president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's economic agenda during the first 100 days of his administration, raising fuel prices in November as recommended by the outgoing House of Representatives (DPR) could be political...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
TV Program: Monday, September 27, 2004
TV Program: Monday, September 27, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. Documentary 1:00 News: Berita Siang3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary6:30 Talk Show: Obrolan Wong Cilik7:00...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Govts told not to manipulate religion
Govts told not to manipulate religionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women activists have criticized the state for intervening in people's personal affairs using religion as a justification, which they say has led to discrimination against woman in countries where the majority of...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Newmont may rethink Indonesia investment plan
Newmont may rethink Indonesia investment planFrederic Tomesco, Bloomberg, Montreal Newmont Mining Corp. President Pierre Lassonde said the miner, the world's biggest gold producer, will reconsider whether to invest as much as US$500 million in Indonesia after police jailed company officials amid...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Apartment for workers mulled
Apartment for workers mulled TANGERANG: Regent Ismet Iskandar plans to build low cost apartments for industrial workers in Cikupa, Pasar Kemis and Balaraja districts."The factory workers are the regency assets ... they deserve healthier living places," he said on Friday.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Powerful MPR ends last session
Powerful MPR ends last sessionM. Taufiqurahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The members of the 1999-2004 People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) ended their last annual session on Sunday, yielding substantial regulations that would lay the foundation for the functioning of the new Assembly early next...