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Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Workers clash with police in wage protest
Workers clash with police in wage protestYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Some 1,000 workers scuffled with 200 police officers in Bandung on Monday during a protest outside the West Java governor's office against the city's minimum wage for 2004.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Regional autonomy not as easy as it sounds
Regional autonomy not as easy as it soundsRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post JakartaDespite some progress, four years of regional autonomy has triggered a war among local elites fighting for new political positions, a critical situation that must be overcome to develop democracy and accelerate the...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
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1. BUSWAY -- 48pt Bodoni Bold 5/1 (1x30) Residents fear clogged streets or Residents fear traffic-clogged streets 2. JONGGOL -- 36pt Bodoni Bold 2/3 (3x18) Jakarta to start dumping garbage in Bojong in January 3. MEGA -- 32pt Bodoni Bold 3/2 (2x27) Four arrested for alleged forgery in Bank Mega 4.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
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2 x 20 Governor-elect faces 10 months in prison JP/5/tewas2 x 23 Four Air Force officers killed in car accident JP/5/demo2 x 22 Workers clash with police in wage protest
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Welcome UNCAC
Welcome UNCAC Dec. 9, 2003, which has been declared Anti-Corruption Day by the United Nations, was marked by the Indonesian people as an additional starting point for the campaign against corruption, as the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) was signed in Merida (Mexico).
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Dining experience can turn customers into salespeople
Dining experience can turn customers into salespeopleAgus W. Soehadi, Contributor, Jakarta When you find a restaurant that serves good food, gives excellent service in its out-of-the-world ambience, will you then keep it secret? Or will you spread the news to your friends and colleagues? Most...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
RI climbers rescued from Mt. Cook
RI climbers rescued from Mt. Cook WELLINGTON: A group of Indonesians had to be rescued from Aoraki-Mount Cook on the South Island of New Zealand on Monday after earlier ignoring advice not to attempt the climb because of their lack of experience.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaLike her father, the founding president Sukarno, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is obsessed with security and tends to disregard the bigger picture of the country.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Will 2004 usher in new traffic woes?
Will 2004 usher in new traffic woes? Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaTraffic in Jakarta has been a chronic problem for years. The capital's 7,500 kilometers of roads cannot accommodate its approximately 4.7 million vehicles -- of which only 315,000 are public transportation vehicles.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Governor-elect faces 10 months in prison
Governor-elect faces 10 months in prisonOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung Prosecutors sought on Monday only a 10-month-jail term for the governor-elect of Lampung, M. Alzier Dianis Thabranie, who is charged with fraud and falsifying a document before his election last year.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Indonesians see economic improvement next year
Indonesians see economic improvement next yearEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians are somewhat confident of the country's economic recovery and are showing an increase in spending, according to a survey released by AC Nielsen on Monday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
80 soldiers quizzed about abuses in Aceh
80 soldiers quizzed about abuses in Aceh BANDA ACEH: Military police have been investigating 80 soldiers, eight of them officers, for various violations during the first six months of martial law in Aceh.Aceh-based Iskandar Muda Military commander Maj. Gen.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Moral force takes over half-hearted anti-graft drive
Moral force takes over half-hearted anti-graft drive Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is a miracle that Indonesia has remained intact as a Nation given the rampant corruption that benefits only the ruling elite, while many of their fellow Indonesians struggle to survive, or...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
New commission takes vacation
New commission takes vacationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite their heavy workload, the 31 members of the Constitutional Commission, which is in charge of harmonizing amendments to the 1945 Constitution, have gone on a two-week year-end vacation until Jan. 5, 2004.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Maluku separatist sent to jail
Maluku separatist sent to jail AMBON, Maluku: Maluku Police arrested local separatist leader Samuel Waeleruny on Monday and sent him to Jakarta to serve his three-year jail term."Based on a request from the Maluku Prosecutor's Office, we went to his (Samuel's) house this morning and ordered him to...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
The 2004 general electiosn may be impetus for cultural movement
The 2004 general electiosn may be impetus for cultural movementEdi Suhardi, Advisor, Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia, Jakarta The 2004 elections are a new opportunity for leadership and regime change.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Botanical gardens has new chief
Botanical gardens has new chief BOGOR: Irawati has been appointed as chief of the Bogor Botanical Gardens, the first woman to occupy the position."This could be a present for women on Women's Day," botanical gardens spokeswoman Sugarti told Antara in a release made on Monday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
S. Korea, RI agree to currency swap plan
S. Korea, RI agree to currency swap planSeoul, Dow Jones South Korea and Indonesia agreed on Monday to a bilateral currency swap arrangement for US$1 billion, South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy said.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Twin teachers get award but schools face eviction
Twin teachers get award but schools face evictionEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While Sri Rossiati and Sri Irianingsih, who are fondly called Ibu Kembar (Twin Mothers), received an award on Monday from President Megawati Soekarnoputri in commemoration of Women's Day, their work to provide...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Parties and people's aspiration: Where do we draw the line?
Parties and people's aspiration: Where do we draw the line?The Jakarta Post JakartaA total of 24 political parties have been declared eligible to contest the 2004 elections, when the country will hold its first ever direct presidential election since declaring independence in August 1945.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
JP/ /unrest
JP/ /unrestSocial unrest pervades ahead of 2004 electionsA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post JakartaFive years after the reform movement, social unrest still prevails in Indonesia, where political rivalry has begun to heat up ahead of the 2004 elections.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Garuda sees clear skies for new Vietnam route
Garuda sees clear skies for new Vietnam routeAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Despite its absence for about six years, the country's flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia does not seem to be finding any difficulty in luring customers back for its new Jakarta-Ho Chi Minh...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Police stage Marriot bombing reenactment
Police stage Marriot bombing reenactmentNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Police conducted here on Monday a reenactment of the arrest of two suspects in the JW Marriott Hotel bombing, hoping it would help with the hunt for the bombing masterminds, Malaysians Azahari and Noordin...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
N. Jakarta cops nab 539 drug suspects
N. Jakarta cops nab 539 drug suspects JAKARTA: North Jakarta precinct police arrested 539 drug suspects this year, most of whom were allegedly in possession of marijuana and putaw (low-grade heroin)."Areas prone to drug trafficking include Tugu, Rawa Badak, Warakas, and Koja.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
KPU sticks to registration plan
KPU sticks to registration planMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) dismissed on Monday a demand from a number of new political parties to delay the Dec. 29 deadline for the submission of the names of legislative candidates.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
* Headlines:Flood disaster spreads across archipelago 2
* Headlines:Flood disaster spreads across archipelago 2 * National:Army blast from past: Beware 'foreign parties' 4 * Archipelago:Governor-elect faces 10 months in prison 5 * Opinion:Supreme Court causes backlogs, not the law 7 * City:Jakarta to start dumping garbage in Bojong in January 8 *...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Law enforcement weak, forest destruction worsens: WWF
Law enforcement weak, forest destruction worsens: WWFA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post,Jakarta Heightened illegal logging activities and poor law enforcement worsened forest destruction across the country in 2003, a noted non-governmental organization said in its year-end review on Monday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Residents fear traffic-clogged streets
Residents fear traffic-clogged streetsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hengki, 34, had no idea that the quiet street where his shop is situated, Jl. Kopi, West Jakarta, might soon become one of the busiest in the capital when the city administration launches its much-vaunted busway project...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Overseas employment slavery for many migrant workers
Overseas employment slavery for many migrant workersRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post JakartaHow tragic and terrible has been the violence against a great number of Indonesian women employed overseas this year! Not only were they harassed, physically abused or even raped but were also sent home...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Jakarta, city of terror
Jakarta, city of terrorDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaFor many Jakartans, bomb attacks and threats are still a real fear because of their frequent occurrence. The repeated bombings have spread an acute sense of anxiety affecting the way people live.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Party interests stifle bill debates
Party interests stifle bill debatesKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaDespite their pledge to fight for the aspirations of the public at large, legislators in the House of Representatives continue to display a willingness to betray their constituents in order to further their own interests.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Medco may buy Australia's Novus
Medco may buy Australia's NovusRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed oil and gas firm PT Medco Energy International announced on Monday it intended to acquire Australian oil and gas company Novus Petroleum Ltd.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
AirAsia to fly to Indonesia in February
AirAsia to fly to Indonesia in FebruaryAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia will fly to neighboring Indonesia in February next year in a move to capture a share of the market in Southeast Asia's most populated country, a top official said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Army blast from past: Beware 'foreign parties'
Army blast from past: Beware 'foreign parties'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Army chief Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu called on the people on Monday not to promote a civilian-military dichotomy, arguing that such a division was part of a foreign scenario to destroy the country.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Bantar Gebang dump
Bantar Gebang dumpFrom Warta Kota The issue of the final dumping place for garbage from Jakarta in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi, has always been politicized. The Jakarta administration seems likely to continue using Bantar Gebang as a final dumping ground.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Drug seminar 'poorly organized'
Drug seminar 'poorly organized' JAKARTA: A number of participants of a national seminar on the eradication of illegal drugs held by several government ministries complained the event was poorly organized."As a national seminar, this is poorly organized.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Megawati wants more women in politics
Megawati wants more women in politicsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed concern on Monday over the low participation rate of women in politics, despite the fact that they account for 51 percent of the country's population and shoulder the bulk of the burden of...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Lee's wife recovers from stroke
Lee's wife recovers from strokeSINGAPORE: The wife of Singapore's Senior Minister and elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew has been discharged from hospital after treatment for a stroke that partially blinded her in one eye, the government said on Monday.The Oct.
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Corruption a serious threat to business sector, Kadin says
Corruption a serious threat to business sector, Kadin saysFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Rampant corruption, coupled with ineffective bureaucracy and unfavorable industrial relations, remains the main obstacle in doing business in this country, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and...
Tue, 23 Dec 2003
Towards judicial liberty
Towards judicial liberty The skepticism that attends the recent move by the House of Representatives to end the duality in supervision over the judiciary, by placing control over the country's court system solely in the hands of the Supreme Court, illustrates perhaps better than anything the...
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Enjoy the countdown at five-star hotels
Enjoy the countdown at five-star hotels Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta Most people are aware of something they would like to change about themselves, and new year's resolutions are considered to be an effective instrument for personal improvement.
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
MUI allays fears over interest edict
MUI allays fears over interest edictThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to allay fears and confusion, the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) has moved to assure the public that the ban against bank interest issued by the council's edict commission was not yet final.
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Schools reluctant to join the HIV/AIDS discussion
Schools reluctant to join the HIV/AIDS discussionP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An activist said that most schools in Jakarta would not allow their students to join a talkshow about HIV/AIDS and sex education because "they are too young to know and understand those issues".
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Busway feeder service downgraded
Busway feeder service downgradedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Transportation Agency has failed to fulfill its promise to provide air-conditioned and comfortable buses for the feeder services to support the busway project.
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Chinese-Indonesians want discrimination abolished
Chinese-Indonesians want discrimination abolishedUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the elections fast approaching, Indonesians of Chinese origin have set conditions for legislative and presidential candidates to win their support, namely the ending of all discriminatory policies and...
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
13 parties mull forging coalition
13 parties mull forging coalitionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of 13 political parties, mostly Muslim-based, have agreed to form a coalition immediately after the legislative election on April 5 next year, one party leader confirmed.
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Workers angry with Korean manager
Workers angry with Korean manager TANGERANG: About 600 workers from the PT Bumi Indah Garmindo garment factory staged a protest rally at the Tangerang municipal council building on Friday, demanding the authorities to intervene in a beating case allegedly perpetrated by their South Korean manager.
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Hotel Borobudur Jakarta
Hotel Borobudur JakartaDiners enjoy lunch at Pendopo Lounge, one of the restaurants at Hotel Borobudur Jakarta. Successful restaurants usually place customers and their satisfaction beyond everything else.
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Bantar Gebang dump
Bantar Gebang dumpFrom Warta Kota The issue of the final dumping place for garbage from Jakarta in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi, has always been politicized. The Jakarta administration seems likely to continue using Bantar Gebang as a final dumping ground.
Mon, 22 Dec 2003
Jakarta's market to higher
Jakarta's market to higherAgence France-Presse, Jakarta Indonesia's stock market, which rose 2.3 percent last week, is likely to strengthen further this week on third-quarter window- dressing and attractive valuations in blue chips, analysts said on Friday.