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Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Law enforcement
Law enforcementFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesia's halfhearted law enforcement efforts give the impression that anything goes in our society. The prestige of law enforcers' au has been diminished and discipline in obeying the law is lacking with the result the anarchy ensues.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Busway feeder to use Japanese buses
Busway feeder to use Japanese busesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta bus operators proposed on Thursday that the city administration use imported secondhand buses from Japan to help improve existing busway feeder services."We cannot afford new buses of the same quality as the busway.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Pollution kills fish in Siak river
Pollution kills fish in Siak riverPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Pekanbaru Villagers should not consume fish from the Tapung Hilir section of the Siak River in Riau where fish were dying in droves, a senior government official has warned.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
1. DPR: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. DPR: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Legislators yet to start work, busy making preparations 2. ART: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36 blackSKYwhite presents 'theater of cruelty' at summit or blackSKYwhite certain to shock at summit or blackSKYwhite sure to horrify at summit 3.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Claimed to be the most difficult variety show ever to produce in Indonesia, The Plaza, aired by private television station Metro TV, has survived for four years.Aired live from La Moda Cafe at upmarket Plaza Indonesia on Jl.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Telkom may invest $1.2b in 2005
Telkom may invest $1.2b in 2005 Bloomberg Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the country's biggest publicly traded company, plans to spend US$1.2 billion next year to expand its telephone networks, betting demand will increase as the new government lures more investment.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Govt softens stance on debtors
Govt softens stance on debtors Minister of Finance Boediono issued on Friday a decree on Friday to encourage out-of-court settlements for companies owing debts to the state by offering huge discounts on debt principal and the writing off of interest arrears and penalties.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Nightspots closed during Ramadhan
Nightspots closed during Ramadhan PEKANBARU, Riau: Pekanbaru Mayor Herman Abdullah announced on Friday that the municipal government had decided to close all nightspots during Ramadhan out of respect for Muslims observing the holy fasting month.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Shares end up on bargain-hunting
Shares end up on bargain-huntingDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Friday, with further bargain-hunting in select blue chips pushing the main index higher after a two-session decline, dealers said.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Coastal reclamation poses problems: Activists
Coastal reclamation poses problems: ActivistsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung A coastal reclamation project in Bandarlampung is causing serious environmental problems in the area that could threaten the lives of locals, residents' groups and environmentalists say.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Police admit negligence over Adrian's escape
Police admit negligence over Adrian's escapeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police acknowledged on Friday sloppy police work that allowed Adrian Waworuntu, one of the key suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$185 million) Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal, to evade arrest.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Unsung heroes
Unsung heroes Now that Istiqomah binti Misnad and Casingkem binti Kaspin have come home and have been reunited with their families, the dramatic saga of their hostage-taking in Iraq is over and closed.The two women -- Indonesian migrant workers who, like hundreds of thousands of others like them --...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
TV Today: Saturday, October 9, 2004
TV Today: Saturday, October 9, 2004TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing9:00 Religious Teachings10:00 Sports11:30 Dangdut Music1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary5:00 Children Show: Dunia Anak5:30 Variety Show7:00 News:...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Three RI detained on drug charges in KL
Three RI detained on drug charges in KL MALAYSIA: Malaysian customs officers have detained three Indonesian men caught trying to smuggle out illegal methamphetamines in their underwear, police said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Jambi to start reforestation program
Jambi to start reforestation program JAMBI, Jambi: The Jambi government plans to plant 130,000 mahogany trees and rubber plants in 260 hectares of empty land in Merangin and Maurojambi regencies.Seedlings will be planted in the area early next year, said Supriyadi, chief of Batanghari River Flow...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Audit agency wants authority in capital market to curb fraud
Audit agency wants authority in capital market to curb fraudRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will propose to the upcoming new government and new members of the House of Representatives to enhance the agency's role in auditing publicly listed state enterprises under the...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
KL banks must merge to be competitive: Abdullah
KL banks must merge to be competitive: Abdullah Chan Tien Hin and Bernard Lo, Bloomberg/Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will encourage the nation's banks to merge as part of the biggest shake-up of the industry in four years, to prepare for increased competition from overseas...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Karet Semanggi traffic rerouted
Karet Semanggi traffic rerouted JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency on Friday rerouted traffic in the Karet Semanggi area in South Jakarta due to roadwork.All traffic between Jl. Prof.Dr.Satrio and the Semanggi clover-leaf intersection were directed to pass the Kali Krukut bridge via Jl.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Russia suffers third defeat in World Volleyball C'ships
Russia suffers third defeat in World Volleyball C'shipsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although the Russian women's volleyball team is one of the strongest in the world, the men's team does not share the same ranking.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
PDI-P demands law on ministers eyeing presidency
PDI-P demands law on ministers eyeing presidencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri has asked Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction at the House of Representatives to propose a ruling that requires ministers to resign long before contesting the...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'
'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on' A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Claimed to be the most difficult variety show ever to produce in Indonesia, The Plaza, aired by private television station Metro TV, has survived for four years.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
City to renovate traditional markets
City to renovate traditional markets JAKARTA: City market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to renovate 12 traditional markets in Jakarta to provide better services for visitors as well as vendors.The Blora, Cipinang, Sawah Besar, Petojo, Serdang, Kawi-Kawi, Ciplak, Palmerah, Kedurenan, Barito and...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Shrinking forest a threat to Sumatra's gibbons
Shrinking forest a threat to Sumatra's gibbonsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A researcher has warned that the gibbon population of Kerinci Seblat National Park are on the brink of extinction due to illegal logging and land clearance.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Tarot card readers at Batavia Art Fest
Tarot card readers at Batavia Art Fest JAKARTA: The Jakarta Historical Museum will hold on Sunday its fourth annual Batavia Art Fest 2004 on Jl. Fatahillah, West Jakarta.During the one-day event, visitors can enjoy an exhibition of works by various painters, sculptors and handicraft makers.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Inco to increase power capacity
Inco to increase power capacity JAKARTA: Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local unit of Canada-based mining giant Inco Ltd., plans to spend some US$150 million to increase its hydroelectric power generating capacity by 90 megawatts to 356 megawatts.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Megawati installs four new ambassadors
Megawati installs four new ambassadorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri Thursday named four new Indonesian ambassadors for Thailand, Germany, Tanzania and Ukraine.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
SBY's commitment to true democracy
SBY's commitment to true democracy The reform movement in Indonesia has borne fruit. Six years after former president Soeharto was toppled by the reform movement in 1998, the country with the world's largest Muslim population this year organized its first direct election.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Howard plans to call RI leader if he wins
Howard plans to call RI leader if he winsAgencies, Sydney, Australia The first world leader Prime Minister John Howard plans to call should he win Saturday's federal election is not his great friend and ally, U.S. President George W. Bush, but Indonesia's president-elect.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
JEC to host export expo
JEC to host export expo YOGYAKARTA: As many as 75 handicraft producers from across the country are participating in the five-day exhibition The 9th Jogja Export Expo (JEE) 2004, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 at the Jogja Expo Center (JEC).
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Adhi Karya gets $60m project
Adhi Karya gets $60m project JAKARTA: State-owned construction company PT Adhi Karya announced on Friday that it had received a contract worth some US$60 million to construct Sheraton Batam Hotel & Tower.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Students scramble for scholarships
Students scramble for scholarships MANADO, North Sulawesi: Thousands of students from several universities in Manado have been queuing up at the North Sulawesi governor's office this past week to apply for scholarships offered by the governor.More than 2,300 students had registered as of Friday.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
ASEM summit opens in Hanoi
ASEM summit opens in HanoiTini Tran, Associated Press/Hanoi An Asia-Europe summit opened on Friday overshadowed by the European Union's threat to slap fresh sanctions on one of the grouping's newest Asian members -- military-ruled Myanmar -- if it fails to release its high-profile dissident Aung...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Papua councillors miss inauguration
Papua councillors miss inauguration JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua General Elections Commission (KPUD) inaugurated on Friday elected councillors at the provincial council, all except for seven councillors.The inauguration of the seven councillors-elect has been delayed indefinitely due to ballot counting...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, October 9, 2004
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, October 9, 2004 Exhibitions* Fine Arts Apa Kabar Meneer?, Kedai Kebun Forum Restaurant, Jl. Tirtodipuran No. 3 (0274 376114), until Oct. 18. * Graphic collections of Rumah Grafis Mingiran, Galeri Kedai Kebun Forum Restaurant, Jl. Tirtodipuran No. 3 (Tel.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
BNI officials detained for graft
BNI officials detained for graftEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Police detained on Friday five executives of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Pondok Indah branch in South Jakarta for allegedly providing loans worth Rp 46.46 billion (US$5.16 million) to fictitious companies.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
The strategic role of Information Minister for Susilo's future
The strategic role of Information Minister for Susilo's future successMuhammad Qodari Jakarta One of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's mistakes when she succeeded Abdurrahman Wahid in 2001 was the appointment of Syamsul Mu'arif of the Golkar Party as her information minister.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Oil spill hurts ecosystem in resort islands
Oil spill hurts ecosystem in resort islandsDamar Harsanto and Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Environmental Management Agency revealed on Friday that the pollution in the Thousand Islands had dealt a severe blow to the ecosystem and tourist potential of the resort islands.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
BCA responds
BCA responds With reference to the complaint by Kevin Ryan, allow us to explain. BCA, as the correspondent bank with Lloyds TSB, received the remittance that Ryan referred to in his complaint, but this remittance could not be entered into our book because of a discrepancy between the data of the...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Banten Festival opens in TMII
Banten Festival opens in TMII JAKARTA: The 2004 Banten Festival was officially opened on Thursday at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Park in East Jakarta.Banten Governor Djoko Munandar hoped that the week-long festival would help raise the public's appreciation toward the province's various cultural...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Paiton's workers plan strike
Paiton's workers plan strikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Workers at the giant power plant owned by PT Paiton Energy in Probolinggo, East Java, have threatened to launch a two-day strike starting next Wednesday in a bid to get "compensation" from their employer.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
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;JP;AFP;AP;IVY;CD; ANPAu..r.. Indonesia-France-blast RI refuses to speculate on Paris blast JP/1/PARISRI refuses to speculate on Paris blastIvy Susanti The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government refused on Friday to speculate on who might have been behind the explosion outside its embassy in Paris, nor...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
TNI chief resigns, Ryamizard takes over
TNI chief resigns, Ryamizard takes overThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Gen. Endriartono Sutarto resigned from his post as Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Friday, days before the current government formally comes to an end.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
'The Plaza' preparation countdown
'The Plaza' preparation countdown It takes at least a week to prepare for the one-hour variety show program The Plaza, which is aired live by private television station Metro TV from La Moda Cafe at Plaza Indonesia, Central Jakarta, every Saturday evening.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
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;JP;REN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Oct. 8 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Oct. 8 Bank notes rates Selling Buying Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 6,967.57 6,236.28 Brunei dollar 1 5,687.16 5,090.74 Canadian dollar 1 7,593.69 6,797.05 Swiss franc 1 7,588.88 6,794.36 Danish krone 1 1,583.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
SBY ready for unpopular step on oil
SBY ready for unpopular step on oilTiarma Siboro and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Repeating pledges made during the presidential election campaign, president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday that the new government would not hesitate to take politically unpopular economic...
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Korpri must continue to exist
Korpri must continue to existFrom Suara Karya There have recently been rumors that the Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) will be disbanded when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono becomes president.These rumors are groundless because whoever is president, Korpri must continue to exist.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Hotels gear up for Ramadhan
Hotels gear up for Ramadhan YOGYAKARTA: With the fasting month of Ramadhan beginning on Oct. 15, star-rated hotels here are preparing special promotional programs, including breaking of the fast (ta'jil) packages, predawn meal (sahur) packages, and special rate programs.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
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Information minister vital for Susilo's success Muhammad Qodari Jakarta2. Global11 -- Whither Globalization? 2 x 30 Time to illuminate the debate over dangers, benefits of globalization James H. Mittelman Yale Center for the Study of Globalization/Helsinki
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Telkom may invest $1.2b in 2005 to meet demand
Telkom may invest $1.2b in 2005 to meet demandBloomberg, JakartaPT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the country's biggest publicly traded company, plans to spend US$1.2 billion next year to expand its telephone networks, betting demand will increase as the new government lures more investment.
Sat, 09 Oct 2004
Innovation boosts 'TVRI Yogyakarta'
Innovation boosts 'TVRI Yogyakarta'Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The establishment of three private local TV stations, namely JogjaTV, RBTV and TuguTV, here at almost the same time has created tougher competition for state- owned television station TVRI Yogyakarta, which turned 42 last...