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Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Reasserting our will
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...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Robbers steal 4kg of gold
Robbers steal 4kg of gold PEKANBARU, Riau: A gang of robbers broke into Arif Jewelry in Kandis, Bengkalis regency, on Sunday afternoon, and took four kilograms of gold and Rp 130 million (US$13,829) in cash.No fatalities were reported in the armed robbery.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
1 x 32
1 x 32 House amends social security bill 2 x 21 Rachman rotates chief prosecutors in regions JP/4/bio3 x 15 Trial begins for environmentally friendly fuel JP/4/PRESS1 x 36 Mediator sought for media disputes JP/4/OSTE1 x 37 Java, Sumatra tops for osteoporosis
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Some tips for the next president
Some tips for the next president The manual count by the General Elections Commission is still underway, and it will be a few more days before the official election result is announced to the public. But, the announcement of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the 6th president of the Republic of Indonesia...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Scuffles break out at job expo
Scuffles break out at job expoScuffles broke out, women fainted and a door was smashed on the first day of a job expo in Bekasi on Monday, when up to 7,000 people vied for 2,000 vacancies.Long queues outside the Bekasi Youth Sports Stadium meant scuffles broke out among the estimated 7,000 job...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Antiterror squad: Necessity or project-driven
Antiterror squad: Necessity or project-drivenImanuddin Razak, JakartaJakartans had just commemorated the 1st anniversary of the JW Marriott Hotel blast in Kuningan business and residential area in South Jakarta last month, when the capital was shaken by another similarly motivated bomb blast near...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
RI motorcycle sales up 32%
RI motorcycle sales up 32%JAKARTA: Indonesia's motorcycle sales rose 32 percent in August from the same month a year earlier, according to PT Astra International, Indonesia's biggest auto distributor.Total sales of motorcycles, including scooters and sports bikes, last month rose to 356,327 units...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
'One's honor is measured by keeping one's word'
'One's honor is measured by keeping one's word'Political analysts expressed doubt there will be significant changes in the city after learning that the new forces at the City Council -- the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and Democratic Party -- failed to unite in the council speakership election.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
PAN councillor retakes chair
PAN councillor retakes chair JAMBI, Jambi: Zulkifli Somad, a councillor of the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, was reelected on Monday as the chairman of Jambi municipal council, defeating candidates from the Golkar Party and the Democratic Party.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Coalition seeks House top posts
Coalition seeks House top posts JAKARTA: After failing to help Megawati Soekarnoputri retain the presidency, a coalition of major parties in the House of Representatives is eying the House's leadership posts.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
1. MEGA: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 10
1. MEGA: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 10 Mega issues decree on housing for ex-VVIPs 2. LAKSAMANA: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 Laksamana at center of graft allegations 3. HASSAN: 32 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 16 RI seeks permanent seat on UN council 4. CYCLE: 30 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36 Amin wins opening stage of Tour d'Indonesia
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
New president under new era of democracy
New president under new era of democracyGwynne Dyer, London Vote for "the prettiest candidate," said Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri as the election campaign got underway, and the voters took her at her word. On Sept.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Fire losses cost billions
Fire losses cost billions BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: A government official said on Sunday that a devastating fire at a Balikpapan school for disabled students had caused losses of billions of rupiah.The fire burned buildings, books, documents and teaching materials, including a Braille printing...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Saldi and his expectations of Susilo
Saldi and his expectations of SusiloSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, Contributor/PadangCorruption is rife in Indonesia and its eradication is highly dependent upon the country's president.Throughout the administration of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, only the regions seemed to be serious about eliminating...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Orchid traders keep ecosystem balanced
Orchid traders keep ecosystem balancedIta Nurita Wanggai proudly displays an ugly but beautiful, rare orchid."My late husband was the first who introduced this rare orchid. He named it anggrek kribo, meaning frizzy or curly orchid. The petals are just like our wavy hair," she said.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Port closes as cargo boat sinks
Port closes as cargo boat sinks KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Ippi Port in the town of Ende on Flores island was temporarily closed on Monday after a boat sank while being laded with cargo, officials said.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
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;AFP; ANPAf..r.. Philippines-media lead Philippines to consider opening media to foreign ownership JP/15/MediaPhilippines to consider opening media to foreign ownership Agence France-Presse ManilaThe Philippine government is to consider opening newspapers, radio and television networks to foreign...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
ASF to expand loans next year to Rp 8t
ASF to expand loans next year to Rp 8tThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Financing firm PT Astra Sedaya Finance (ASF) expects to disburse loans of up to Rp 8 trillion (US$879.12 million) next year, a rise of 10 to 15 percent from this year's target, thanks to a higher automobile sales projection.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
1. INSIGHT: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS
1. INSIGHT: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS PDI-P needs new paradigm, tools for 2009 elections 2. COUNCIL: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS Proposed economic council meets with skeptical response 3. PRIVATE: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS House approves Merpati lifesaving plan 4. TERROR: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS U.S.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Proposed economic council meets with skeptical response
Proposed economic council meets with skeptical responseDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe planned establishment of the National Economic Council (NEC), a powerful U.S.-style advisory body that would directly report and be responsible to the president, raises more questions than answers,...
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
PDI-P needs new paradigm, tools for 2009 elections
PDI-P needs new paradigm, tools for 2009 electionsMochtar Buchori, Jakarta While the official vote-count may still be ongoing, it is almost certain that the Megawati Soekarnoputri-Hasyim Muzadi pair has lost the presidential race, and Gen.
Tue, 28 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.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Rachman rotates chief prosecutors in regions
Rachman rotates chief prosecutors in regionsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAttorney General M.A. Rachman rotated on Monday 10 provincial chief prosecutors across the country and swore in 16 new officials at the Attorney General's Office, including two deputies and three directors.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Bomb maker trials commence
Bomb maker trials commenceTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe Cibinong District Court began on Monday the trial against Oman Rochman, alias Aman Abdurrahman, a teacher of Islam, for allegedly masterminding a terrorist attack and giving orders to make bombs.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Working mothers wary of day care centers
Working mothers wary of day care centersAccording to data from the Jakarta branch of the Central Statistics Agency, the number of working women in Jakarta is 1,041,366, or about 31.5 percent of the 3,379,202 working people.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Mediator sought for media disputes
Mediator sought for media disputesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDozens of members of journalist associations rallied on Monday outside the Supreme Court here to demand that the court sanction the Press Council as a mediation body for disputes involving the media.
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Bill bans independents from local ledership elections
Bill bans independents from local ledership electionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives and the government finished on Monday deliberating the bill amending the current autonomy legislation, with the final version of the new bill maintaining the ban on...
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
SBY told to scrap high-cost economy
SBY told to scrap high-cost economyRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The likely president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must uphold legal certainty and security, and phase out the high-cost economy to encourage investment and create jobs, investors and employers say.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
All survive as ship sinks
All survive as ship sinks JAYAPURA, Papua: The KM Asmat Daci cargo ship belonging to the Asmat regency administration in Papua province sank while sailing to the city of Merauke early on Sunday, officials said.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
The MPR and DPR: Scenes of turbulence and contention
The MPR and DPR: Scenes of turbulence and contentionMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta Evaluating the state of parliamentary democracy, one of the country's founding fathers, M. Hatta, conceded that "democracy needs practice ...
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.