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Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Govt aid won't bias the press, says PWI
Govt aid won't bias the press, says PWIRusman, The Jakarta Post/Balikpapan The East Kalimantan provincial government has recently channeled Rp 25 million (US$2,659) in aid to an important journalist association in the province but denies it is an attempt to influence media coverage.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Native ice treat hard to find in town
Native ice treat hard to find in townLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Amsyir scoops some shaved ice into a small bowl in his right hand, adds two spoonfuls of sugar syrup and two more of coconut milk.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Govt won't hike duty on cigarettes
Govt won't hike duty on cigarettes The Directorate General of Customs and Excise said on Wednesday that it would not increase the excise duty on cigarettes and other products despite the government's decision to revise the excise revenue target upward for this year.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Forest fires in East Kalimantan spread to coal deposits
Forest fires in East Kalimantan spread to coal depositsRusman, The Jakarta Post/Samarinda East Kalimantan forestry office firefighters are on high alert as forest and cropland fires spread to coal deposits.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.25. 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.25. 2004 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume __________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Dutch FM arrives in Jakarta
Dutch FM arrives in JakartaJP/P.J. LeoThe Netherlands' Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Bot (left) and Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Ruud Treffers (right) enter a hotel in South Jakarta. Bot, who was born in Batavia (Jakarta's former name) in 1937, arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday for three days...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Taufik's allegiance with mentor earns Olympic gold
Taufik's allegiance with mentor earns Olympic goldEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Taufik Hidayat's gold medal success at the Athens Olympics can be attributed to his natural talent, a fierce competitive drive and a desire to prove the skeptics wrong.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
E. Timor urges UN to keep peacekeepers
E. Timor urges UN to keep peacekeepers INDONESIA: East Timor urged the United Nations on Wednesday not to be hasty in withdrawing its peacekeeping forces from the fledgling nation, after the world body said it was considering further cutbacks to the mission.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Antiterrorism squad to be inaugurated
Antiterrorism squad to be inaugurated JAKARTA: The newly formed antiterrorism unit of the Jakarta Police will be inaugurated by the city police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani on Thursday."The squad personnel will be trained at the police educational center in Megamendung, Bogor regency.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Religious leaders tell TNI to set aside own interests
Religious leaders tell TNI to set aside own interestsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Religious leaders have asked the Indonesian Military (TNI) to sacrifice its interests -- at least for the next five years -- for the sake of the country's democratic development.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Former minister chides Newmont over Buyat case
Former minister chides Newmont over Buyat caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Former state minister for the environment Sonny Keraf said on Wednesday that PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, the only mining company operating in Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, had not met ecological risk assessment (ERA)...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
KPI plans to introduce broadcasting standards
KPI plans to introduce broadcasting standardsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) is planning to issue content guidelines to serve as program standards for the country's television industry, a commission member says.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
How to stimulate Indonesia's economy
How to stimulate Indonesia's economyDavid E. Sumual, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri fulfilled the yearly ritual of the address to the nation last week, unveiling the government's draft 2005 budget.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Fuel subsidies wasted
Fuel subsidies wasted The steep oil price hike since May -- to as high as US$50 per barrel now -- has finally forced the Indonesian government to revise upward from $22 to $36 per barrel the average oil price used to estimate oil tax revenues and the cost of fuel for the current fiscal year.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Exhibition explores journalistic flaws, hardships
Exhibition explores journalistic flaws, hardshipsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar, Bali The Bali Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI Bali) has a unique way of celebrating its 10th anniversary -- organizing a cartoon exhibition, where most of the work deals with the dark side of...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
1. Permat (1x32)
1. Permat (1x32) Jamsostek reveals Permata plan 2. Exxon (1x30) Pertamina says 'no' to ExxonMobil 3. Cigar (2x20) Govt won't hike duty on cigarettes
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
What's behind rejection of TNI bill?
What's behind rejection of TNI bill?From Suara KaryaThe debate about the Indonesian Military (TNI) bill is underway, with various circles commenting on, criticizing, blaming and condemning the TNI for trying to revive the military's civilian role and refusing to be subject to a civilian authority.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Rupiah Rates Aug.25
Rupiah Rates Aug.25 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,902.07 6,191.08 6,581.27 6,511.65 Brunei dollar 1 5,709.61 5,123.59 5,444.24 5,388.89 Canadian dollar 1 7,483.34 6,715.17 7,135.52 7,062.88 Swiss franc 1 7,668.39 6,880.64 7,311.98 7,236.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Singapore Airlines orders 18 Boeing 777 jets
Singapore Airlines orders 18 Boeing 777 jetsJake Lloyd-Smith, Associated Press, Singapore Singapore Airlines, Asia's most valuable flag-carrier, said on Wednesday it had ordered up to 31 long-range Boeing 777-300 jetliners as it expands its fleet, but was for now spurning the U.S.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
done
done JP/Tarko SudiarnoStudents of SMAN I Karangmojo senior high school are taught silk- screen printing. JP/Tarko SudiarnoSMPN I Semanu junior high school students learn to use computers.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Police shoot thief dead in street
Police shoot thief dead in streetEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Like a scene from an action movie, two detectives chased after two suspected motorcycle thieves along Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta before lunchtime on Wednesday, sending pedestrians fleeing in panic as the officers fired...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Maid found dead in attache's pool
Maid found dead in attache's pool JAKARTA: A housemaid working for the family of Australian Embassy Police Attache Chief Comr. Max Brisky, was found dead on Wednesday morning in the house's swimming pool in Tebet, South Jakarta.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
* Church leaders call for end to discrimination Page 2
* Church leaders call for end to discrimination Page 2 * New labor law causes workers more distress Page 4 * Forest fires in Kalimantan spread to coal deposits Page 5 * How to stimulate Indonesia's economy Page 6 * Senior citizens just want to have fun Page 8 * Indonesia 'not a threat to Australia'...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Ba'asyir transferred to Cipinang, formal charges expected in days
Ba'asyir transferred to Cipinang, formal charges expected in daysAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Investigators submitted the case file on cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to prosecutors on Wednesday, paving the way for his trial on charges of involvement in a string of terrorist attacks across the...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
[b]How to stimulate
How to stimulate Indonesia's economyDavid E. Sumual Jakarta 2. Andri -- Putting the record straight about Papua 2 x 30 Setting the record straight on Papua not just perceptionAndri Hadi Jakarta
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Angkasa Pura owes ads tax
Angkasa Pura owes ads taxMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang The operator of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, PT Angkasa Pura II, has not paid its dues to the municipal administration for the tax it has collected from outdoor advertisements at the airport over the last four years, an...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
2 heads
2 heads 1. CARLA -- 2 x 25 Exhibition showcases best of Indonesian sculpture 2. CUBA -- 3 x 25 Cubans, Americans unite to create art recalling aftermath of 9/11 attacks
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
BRI first-half profit rises 47 percent
BRI first-half profit rises 47 percentBloomberg, Jakarta PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the nation's fourth-largest lender, said first-half profit rose 47 percent as lending expanded and interest margins improved.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
ASEAN, major partners to hold trade talks
ASEAN, major partners to hold trade talksZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to hold a four-day meet in the capital starting Sept. 2 to discuss ways to boost regional trade.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Asia faces water catastrophe: scientists
Asia faces water catastrophe: scientistsAgence France-Presse, Paris Farmers are driving Asian countries toward an environmental catastrophe, using tube wells that are sucking groundwater reserves dry, New Scientist says.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Councillors installed amid graft charges
Councillors installed amid graft charges KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Thirty councillors who were elected in the April 5 election this year were inaugurated on Wednesday in Kendari, amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged graft committed by their predecessors between 1999 and 2004.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Few motorists turn to busway
Few motorists turn to buswayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Seven months after its launch on Jan. 15, the busway has only managed to attract around 5,600 private car owners, or 14 percent of the busway's 40,000 daily commuters.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Anti-terrorism squad
Anti-terrorism squad to be inaugurated JAKARTA: The newly formed antiterrorism unit of the Jakarta Police will be inaugurated by the city police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani on Thursday."The squad personnel will be trained at the police educational center in Megamendung, Bogor regency.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Convicted GAM members relocated
Convicted GAM members relocated BANDUNG: Five prisons in West Java are ready to accept 74 inmates convicted for being members of the banned Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
New President has to focus on job creation
New President has to focus on job creationHans W Vriens, Jakarta The winning candidate in the run-off of the presidential elections in Indonesia on Sept. 20, will have to focus on creating millions of jobs.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
1. INSIGHT: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 20
1. INSIGHT: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 20 On the IMF-initiated debt rescheduling 2. DPRD: 36 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 35 Protest marks swearing-in of councillors 3. BUYAT: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Former minister chides Newmont over Buyat case 4. PAPUA: 30 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14 Candidates told to stop discrimination
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Malaysian, S'pore relations improve
Malaysian, S'pore relations improve SINGAPORE: Diplomatic and economic ties between Malaysia and its southern neighbor Singapore have vastly improved, Malaysia's High Commissioner to the city-state said on Wednesday, pointing to a desire for better relations at the highest levels of government.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
New labor law causes workers more distress
New labor law causes workers more distressRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A labor union has cried out against the nationwide trend of outsourcing, labor layoffs and dismissals that have helped employers raise efficiency levels amid the prolonged economic hardship, but have worsened...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSCargo train derailed in Surakarta SURAKARTA, Central Java: Three out of a train's 16 tank cars jumped the rails at Balapan Train Station in Surakarta on Wednesday, but no fatalities were reported.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Exhibition showcases best of Indonesian sculpture
Exhibition showcases best of Indonesian sculptureCarla Bianpoen, Contributor/Jakarta Just four years ago, sculptors in Indonesia who wanted to encourage better appreciation of their art on the part of the general public founded the Association of Indonesian Sculptors.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Magazine article has Hercules seeing red
Magazine article has Hercules seeing red JAKARTA: An alleged gang leader in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, went to the Cilandak, South Jakarta, office of Matra magazine on Wednesday to demand an apology for what he said was an unflattering portrayal of him in one of the magazine's articles.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
ASEAN, major trade partners to hold trade talks
ASEAN, major trade partners to hold trade talksZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post JakartaTrade and economic ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries plan to hold a four-day meet on Sept. 2 here to discuss ways to boost trade within the region.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Asian willingness to cooperate
Asian willingness to cooperateJeerawat Na Thalang, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok Are Japan and China ready to work together and build on an idea that has been floating around since the 1990s by becoming the anchor for an East Asian community? If such a community were to follow the pattern...
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
RI 'not a threat to Australia'
RI 'not a threat to Australia'Ivy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Australian Ambassador to Indonesia David Ritchie questioned a defense think-tank report released in Canberra on Wednesday, which said Australians believed Indonesia poses the greatest threat to their national security.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Workers denied medical care: Ministry
Workers denied medical care: MinistryDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government needs to revise its policy on workers' welfare, as most of the country's workers do not have access to medical services at work, an official says.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Official accused of selling frequencies
Official accused of selling frequencies JAKARTA: Legislators urged State Minister for Communications and Information Syamsul Mu'arif on Wednesday to clarify allegations a staff member at his office was selling broadcasting frequencies to businesspeople.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Setting the record straight on Papua not just perception
Setting the record straight on Papua not just perceptionAndri Hadi, Jakarta On Aug. 10, 2004, The Jakarta Post published an article by John Saltford responding to mine (The Jakarta Post, July 30) on the issue of Papua.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
done
done JP/Tarko SudiarnoStudents of SMAN I Karangmojo senior high school are taught silk- screen printing. JP/Tarko SudiarnoSMPN I Semanu junior high school students learn to use computers.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 26, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 26, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Art Within Moving Shadows by I Nyoman Sujana (Kenyem), at Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort Bali, Jimbaran, 10 am to 6 pm, Aug. 31 to Sept. 23.
Thu, 26 Aug 2004
Mangga Dua fire
Mangga Dua fire guts homes, shopsFire gutted four houses and two auto repair shops on Jl. Mangga Dua Selatan in Central Jakarta on Wednesday at about 6:30 p.m. First Brig. Rudi of the Central Jakarta Police said the owner of one of the repair shops, Hartono, 53, died of a presumed heart attack when...