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Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Ministry to reregister refugees
Ministry to reregister refugees MANADO, North Sulawesi: The ministry of social affairs was currently reregistering refugees across the country, Ministry of Social Affairs secretary general Ruchodi said Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Supreme Court needs more justices
Supreme Court needs more justices MEDAN, North Sumatra: Chief justice Bagir Manan said in the North Sumatra capital Medan on Wednesday that the Supreme Court was running short of justices to hear the increasing number of cases on appeal.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
The law on MSG
The law on MSG A number of Jakarta-based newspapers have reported that Health Minister Ahmad Sujudi has asked the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM) to withdraw food products that contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) but fail to mention the amount on the label.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
1. UN -- 3 cols, 3 lines, 48pts MB, 25 counts
1. UN -- 3 cols, 3 lines, 48pts MB, 25 counts Indonesia mourns death of de Mello, urges UN to continue mission 2. Semen -- 4 cols, 1 line, 36pts MB, 35 counts Semen Gresik vows to dismiss ex-CEOs 3. Bangkok -- 3 cols, 2 line, 36pts MB, 26 counts Hambali's henchmen may still be here: Chavalit 4.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
East Timor grieves for "great brother and friend"
East Timor grieves for "great brother and friend"Agencies, Dili Flags flew at half-mast in the world's newest nation on Wednesday as East Timorese mourned the death of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the man who helped guide them to statehood last year.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
House to revise law on antiterrorism after bombing
House to revise law on antiterrorism after bombingKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Major factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) are to revise the Antiterrorism Law, but aside from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), they are not keen on...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Civil servants anxious over pay cut plan
Civil servants anxious over pay cut planAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java The Cilacap legislative council in Central Java has asked the local administration to dock the salaries of civil servants by 5 percent, ostensibly to help rebuild a traditional wet market that burned down...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Ministry sets elementary math texbooks for all schools
Ministry sets elementary math texbooks for all schoolsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is requiring all elementary schools across the country to use mathematics textbooks that have been pre-selected by the education ministry, saying the quality of national education must be...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Sex education for Ambonese refugees
Sex education for Ambonese refugees AMBON, Maluku: The United Nations Fund Population Agency (UNFPA) has provided Rp 2.2 billion (US$258,000) in assistance toward the instigation of a reproduction program in Maluku province, which was wracked by three years of sectarian fighting since 1999.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Russia, RI sgree on nuke cooperation
Russia, RI sgree on nuke cooperationAssociated Press, Moscow The Russian government has approved a draft of an agreement with Indonesia on cooperation in the nuclear energy industry, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Nurul urges women to enter politics
Nurul urges women to enter politics JAKARTA: Actor-cum-politician Nurul Arifin says misperceptions among Indonesian women makes them reluctant to enter politics.Nurul, who recently joined Golkar, the political bandwagon of former dictator Soeharto, said most women thought politics was the domain of...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Councillors insist on clothing budget
Councillors insist on clothing budgetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Never ones to be dissuaded by criticism, city councillors are pushing ahead in their quest for a larger clothing budget. City Council chairman Agung Imam Sumanto insisted on Wednesday an additional Rp 435.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Hundreds demand probe into NTB graft allegations
Hundreds demand probe into NTB graft allegationsLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Hundreds of people staged a rally here on Wednesday to demand an investigation into allegations of corruption in the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration, involving some Rp 6.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 21, 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 21, 2003.TB.30" 1.0"Volleyball TournamentThe 2003 Swatch FIVB World Tours-Bali Open Beach Volleyball Tournament, Petitenget Beach, Krobokan, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aug. 22-24.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Javanese traditional survives in Bali
Javanese traditional survives in BaliNi Luh Dian Purniawati, Contributor, Gilimanuk, West Bali It was a beautiful day and a large plastic tent was erected on the Gilimanuk beach, some 130 kilometers west of Denpasar.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Trial of Freeport ambush libel case opens in Jayapura
Trial of Freeport ambush libel case opens in JayapuraNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The trial opened on Wednesday of human rights activists and journalists charged with libel in connection with reports that Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers were involved in killing two...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
3 x 12
3 x 12 Diarrhea hits Gunungkidul amid drought JP/5/papua 2 x 27 Trial of Freeport ambush libel case opens in Jayapura JP/5/pns1 x 40 Civil servants anxious over pay cut plan JP/5/ntb1 x 45 Hundreds demand probe into NTB graft allegations
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Darling documents a Bali in healing
Darling documents a Bali in healingRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali A few years ago, John Darling thought he was going to die of the hemochromatosis he suffered.With too much iron in his body, the once prolific Australian filmmaker could do nothing but read and watch movies in his...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Arguing about Hambali
Arguing about Hambali Many countries have expressed relief over the arrest of suspected international terrorist, Hambali, in Thailand early last week.The capture of Indonesian-born Hambali, however, has caused heated debate between the police, politicians, officials and certain groups in Indonesia...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Is Papua autonomy a myth?
Is Papua autonomy a myth?Neles Tebay, Pontifical, University of Urbaniana, Rome The province of Papua has just conducted its evaluation after the first year's implementation of the special autonomy law in Jayapura, on July 28-29.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
44 manucipality councillors sworn in
44 manucipality councillors sworn in JAKARTA: A total of 44 members of the new municipality/regency councils were sworn in during a ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday.The event was presided over by the president of the Jakarta High Court, Ridwan Nasution, and was attended by administration...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
PARTNERSHIP TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE: Pictured above are Mubariq
PARTNERSHIP TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE: Pictured above are Mubariq Ahmad,(center) the Executive Director of WWF Indonesia, holding the Letter of Intent which was jointly signed by Muktar Widjaja, (second from right) representing SMG Forestry companies, and Michael Black, (far right) the Deputy CEO of...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Tax-break rulings for industries issued
Tax-break rulings for industries issuedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has finally issued tax-break facilities for certain industries as part of a stimulus package for the business sector.The facilities were stipulated under three rulings which took effect on Aug. 13.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Samudra recruited 'martyr bombers': Witness
Samudra recruited 'martyr bombers': WitnessJustin Hale, Associated Press, Denpasar, Bali The alleged mastermind of last year's nightclub bombings on Bali island tried to recruit five men to be suicide bombers, a witness told a court Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Java-Madura bridge project starts
Java-Madura bridge project startsAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya, East Java After several delays, the Indonesian government inaugurated on Wednesday the construction of a bridge connecting Java and Madura islands.The bridge, which will be the longest in Indonesia at 5.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
JP/18/DISPLY
JP/18/DISPLY Murdani Usman The Jakarta Post DenpasarThe Indonesian Independence Day celebrations on Aug. 17 offered the peace-loving Balinese a joyful reprise from the trauma and economic hardship that the Oct. 12, 2002 bomb blast delivered.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
1. UN -- 3 cols, 3 lines, 48pts MB, 25 counts
1. UN -- 3 cols, 3 lines, 48pts MB, 25 counts Indonesia mourns death of de Mello, urges UN to continue mission 2. Semen -- 4 cols, 1 line, 36pts MB, 35 counts Semen Gresik vows to dismiss ex-CEOs 3. Bangkok -- 3 cols, 2 line, 36pts MB, 26 counts Hambali's henchmen may still be here: Chavalit 4.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
1. BUKU (4 X 12)
1. BUKU (4 X 12) Ministry sets elementary math textbooks for all schools 2. DROUGHT (2 X 21) Govt allots Rp 75 billion for irrigation repairs 3. BOMB (1 X 40) Samudra recruited 'martyr bombers': Witness 4. PEKADE (2 X 24) Matori gives up PKB ghost, registers brand-new party 5.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Focus Issue: Sunday - August 24, 2003
Focus Issue: Sunday - August 24, 2003Global Jaya School teaches students how to think "Indonesia is yet to be prosperous... but I love it." Is part of a poem that was written to commemorate the 58th Indonesian Independence Day.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
1. PETIK: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS
1. PETIK: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Javanese tradition survives in Hindu Bali 2. NUMENT: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Local official says memorial to be built at Kuta bomb site 3. DISPLY: 1 LINE, 36 COUNTS Balinese, tourists party during holiday
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Nurul urges women to enter politics
Nurul urges women to enter politics JAKARTA: Actor-cum-politician Nurul Arifin says misperceptions among Indonesian women makes them reluctant to enter politics.Nurul, who recently joined Golkar, the political bandwagon of former dictator Soeharto, said most women thought politics was the domain of...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
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;AFP; ANPAF..r.. Malaysia-Indonesia Malaysia, Indonesia banks tie-up to tap remittance market JP/14/NIAGAMalaysia, Indonesia banks tie-up to tap remittance market Agence France-Presse Kuala LumpurMalaysia's Bumiputra-Commerce Bank (BCB) and its Indonesian unit PT Bank Niaga tied-up on Wednesday to...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Bumi shares resume trading
Bumi shares resume tradingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in publicly listed mining concern PT Bumi Resources resumed trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the company provided an explanation to market authorities over a controversial plan to acquire a giant coal mining firm.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Fire engulfs containers at port
Fire engulfs containers at portThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A fire burned through at least 27 containers on Wednesday at the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) at Tanjung Priok seaport, North Jakarta.More than 10 fire trucks were deployed to put out the fire that started at around 10:30 a.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
City might try cloud seeding
City might try cloud seedingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The prolonged drought, which might affect the city's water supply, has so concerned Governor Sutiyoso that his administration might be ready to finance cloud seeding.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Diarrhea hits Gunungkidul amid drought
Diarrhea hits Gunungkidul amid droughtThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Cirebon/Bandung As many as 2,000 people in Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta, are suffering from diarrhea and respiratory problems due to water shortages amid the prolonged dry season, health officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
House urges govt to revise 2004 state budget
House urges govt to revise 2004 state budgetDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tandjung criticized the 2004 draft state budget for its limited spending for development programs that would provide a stimulus for the sluggish economy.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
BMW tops customer satisfaction list
BMW tops customer satisfaction listThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta German automaker BMW tops the list of automakers this year in providing "authorized dealer aftersales service" to customers in Indonesia, outranking U.S. automaker General Motors and Japanese automaker Toyota, according to a recent study.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
RAIDER TRAINING: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu
RAIDER TRAINING: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu affixes a badge on the uniform of a soldier during a parade marking the start of a "Raiders Training" course in Bandung, West Java. The training course, which is for senior military officers, began on Wednesday at the Army's Special Forces...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Vehicle documentation made easier
Vehicle documentation made easier TANGERANG: Vehicle owners can now benefit from an improved document processing service at Tangerang regency vehicle document office, as promised by head of the office Adj. Comr. Sutimin, on Tuesday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Govt allots Rp 75 billion for irrigation repair
Govt allots Rp 75 billion for irrigation repairMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has allotted Rp 131 billion (US$15.4 million) to repairing irrigation canals in Java in a project that will employ jobless farmers until the planting season arrives in October.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Police seek evidence linking bombing, bank raids
Police seek evidence linking bombing, bank raidsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang Police are currently seeking evidence as to whether the JW Marriott Hotel bombing was financed by money stolen in May from a bank and a money changer in separate incidents in...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Hambali's henchmen may still be here: Chavalit
Hambali's henchmen may still be here: ChavalitAgencies, Bangkok/Sandakan, Malaysia Thailand on Wednesday reluctantly accepted that Asian terrorist suspect Hambali's henchmen may still be in the country after his arrest last week.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
1. TERROR: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 X 24
1. TERROR: 48 pt, 4 cols, 2 X 24 House to revise Antiterrorism Law without empowering the military or House to revise law on antiterrorism after bombing 2. ACEH: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Malaysia to deport Acehnese despite UNHCR's objection 3.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
RCTI secures Euro 2004 broadcast package
RCTI secures Euro 2004 broadcast packageMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta RCTI has secured television rights to the Euro 2004 soccer tournament in Portugal for an undisclosed sum."We are proud to announce that RCTI is the official TV partner of Euro 2004 after we won the bidding," RCTI director...
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Politicizing security matters: Deja vu
Politicizing security matters: Deja vuMette Lykke Knudsen, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Lately, and increasingly since the Aug. 5 JW Marriott Hotel bombing, security has yet again surfaced as a "hot topic" in politics here.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Sutiyoso pays victims' medical bills
Sutiyoso pays victims' medical bills JAKARTA: Fulfilling his promise, Governor Sutiyoso paid on Wednesday medical bills from nine hospitals that have been treating victims of the JW Marriott Hotel bombing.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Malaysia back in Tour victory
Malaysia back in Tour victoryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cyclists returned to racing during the fourth stage of Indonesia's death-marred Tour d'ISSI on Wednesday, with the Malaysian team back in control, according to Antara.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Floating bonds overseas
Floating bonds overseas Buoyed by stronger macroeconomic stability, a steadily declining debt ratio to gross domestic product and the positive response from domestic and foreign investors to its rupiah bonds, the Indonesian government plans to reenter the international financial market next year.
Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Dirgantara workers protest dismissal decision
Dirgantara workers protest dismissal decisionThe Jakarta Post, Bandung Thousands of employees of state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the government's decision to dismiss 6,000 workers.