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Oil, gas government regulations face further delay

Oil, gas government regulations face further delayFitri Wulandari, Jakarta The State Secretariat has asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to revise drafts of government regulations on downstream and upstream sectors of the oil and gas industry, pushing many investors to delay their...

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.19, 2004

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.19, 2004 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...

Forest fires spread across E. Kalimantan

Forest fires spread across E. KalimantanRusman, The Jakarta Post/Samarinda Fires from forests and farmland have spread across East Kalimantan, causing haze in cities and towns around the province.Local officials said on Thursday that farmers had lit the fires, some of which had been detected in...

Authorities investigate alleged police torture

Authorities investigate alleged police torture JAKARTA: The National Police will send a team to investigate a report that a terrorist suspect had been tortured by Surabaya Police officers, causing serious injuries and depression.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Five administrations to team up to clean up Ciliwung

Five administrations to team up to clean up CiliwungDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ciliwung river, one of Greater Jakarta's main arteries, will soon get the honor of being closely monitored by a horde of bureaucrats from five separate government administrations in a bid to control its...

Fire guts food stalls in Mega Kuningan

Fire guts food stalls in Mega Kuningan JAKARTA: Four food stalls and a telecommunications kiosk in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, were gutted by fire on Wednesday night. No fatalities were reported.Jakarta Police said the fire was started by a kerosene stove in a food stall belonging to Badrus Salam...

Activists doubt quality of govt's anticorruption efforts

Activists doubt quality of govt's anticorruption effortsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Antigraft campaigners questioned on Wednesday the government's commitment to corruption eradication, which President Megawati Soekarnoputri spoke of in her national address on Monday.

1,159 rebels killed since September: TNI

1,159 rebels killed since September: TNI BANDA ACEH: At least 1,159 Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were killed in armed contact between the rebels and government troops from Nov. 20, 2003 to Aug. 18, 2004, according to data provided by the Media Center of the Aceh Security Restoration Operation...

Inordinately emotional

Inordinately emotional In what seems to be a perennial issue, much of the public's attention in recent weeks has been fixed on the return of migrant workers from Malaysia. The latest move will see the forcible return of an estimated half-a-million Indonesian workers packed into ships before the end...

Sunparking and lost helmet

Sunparking and lost helmetFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOn Aug. 1, I visited ITC and Ambassador Mal in Kuningan, Jakarta, at 3:28 p.m.. I parked my motorcycle in the parking lot managed by Sunparking, leaving my locked helmet and jacket on my motorcycles as there were no lockers around.

Little progress made so far on E. Flood Canal

Little progress made so far on E. Flood CanalDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta residents will, it appears, still have a long wait before the city can be relieved of the threat of flooding every wet season, as the administration has made little progress, thus far, on building the East...

Taps run dry in Cirebon, thousands suffer

Taps run dry in Cirebon, thousands sufferNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Cirebon Drought has hit some subdistricts of Cirebon, West Java, leaving some 3,000 families without clean water.President director of the Cirebon Tap Water Company Nasija Warnadi, admitted on Wednesday that his company had...

Lady found guilty of abusing RI maid

Lady found guilty of abusing RI maidSINGAPORE: A 30-year-old Singaporean woman was convicted of abuse for biting, scalding and slashing her Indonesian maid, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.The court also heard how Poon Yen Nee dragged her maid, Mujianti, around by the neck with a towel and...

Comedian denies prosecution

Comedian denies prosecution JAKARTA: Lawyers representing comedian Barata Nugraha, whose stage name is Polo, told a hearing at the East Jakarta District Court on Wednesday that the charges leveled against their client were obscure. Polo is being charged with possession of illegal drugs.

BI keeps key interest rate unchanged

BI keeps key interest rate unchangedThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta The central bank left on Wednesday its benchmark interest rate unchanged defying earlier expectations that Bank Indonesia would push the rate higher amid stronger inflationary pressure and the rising interest rate trend in the U.S.

Bittersweet ending to Bali world parachuting attempt

Bittersweet ending to Bali world parachuting attemptText by Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Bali Indonesia lost one of its top-notch sky divers when 55-year-old veteran Theodorus Petrus Mandagi's parachute failed to open during an attempt by 103 international parachutists to set a new world...

Conspiracy worsens orangutan smuggling

Conspiracy worsens orangutan smuggling JAKARTA: Profauna Indonesia revealed on Wednesday that there was a conspiracy in the smuggling of hundreds of orangutans to Thailand."Hundreds of orangutans from Indonesia have allegedly been smuggled to Thailand, and there might be a conspiracy to hide them.

Govt undecided over SG saga

Govt undecided over SG sagaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has not yet decided if it would buy back shares in publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Gresik (SG) from Mexico-based cement giant Cemex SA to resolve a protracted dispute over Cemex's investment in the...

JP/5/garbage

JP/5/garbage Makassar vows to clean up, enforce litter law Andi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post/MakassarThe Makassar municipal administration is getting tough on garbage management by enforcing a 1999 bylaw to clean up the city, as well as to prevent flooding.Under Bylaw No.

Military impunity undermines democracy

Military impunity undermines democracyPaul Barber, London Indonesia is fast learning the lesson that while elections are an important part of the transition from dictatorship to democracy, the more difficult parts include establishing the rule of law, eradicating corruption and ensuring military...

JBIC responds

JBIC responds I would like to convey my sincere appreciation about your continuous attention to the Tarahan Coal Fired Steam Power Plant Project (hereafter referred to as the Project). We are very much proud that Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) assists, through concessional Yen...

Govt to abolish departure tax

Govt to abolish departure taxFebiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta The government is drafting a presidential decree to abolish the departure tax imposed on Indonesians who wish to leave the country, a measure that would lead to a loss of significant tax revenue but would support tourism in the region.

RI back, says elated Sony

RI back, says elated SonyAgence France-Presse Athens Sony Dwi Kuncoro said Indonesia was back on the badminton map following his 15-13, 15-4 quarterfinal win over South Korean Park Tae-sang in the Olympic men's singles.

TV Program: Thursday, August 19, 2004

TV Program: Thursday, August 19, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m.

This article is specially prepared for PT DaimlerChrysler

This article is specially prepared for PT DaimlerChrysler Indonesia

RI to pursue bilateral debt talks

RI to pursue bilateral debt talksDadan Wijaksana and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government is looking for help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to facilitate bilateral talks with foreign creditors on debt-rescheduling issues, but separate from the Paris Club...

Scluptor Ibnu Nurwanto reaches artistic climax

Scluptor Ibnu Nurwanto reaches artistic climaxCarla Bianpoen, Contributor/Jakarta While sculptures sometimes appear alien and distant from human life, in the case of sculptor Ibnu Nurwanto, the opposite is true.

Singapore eases land rules to promote luxury waterfront property

Singapore eases land rules to promote luxury waterfront property Agence France-Presse Singapore Land-starved Singapore is relaxing its property ownership rules to sell an exclusive waterfront development to the international jet set, its developers said on Wednesday.

Electronics manufacturer urges components duty cut

Electronics manufacturer urges components duty cutZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government should cut import tariffs on electronics components so as to help improve the competitiveness of local electronics makers in the global market, an top industry executive said on Wednesday.

Science Olympians may win scholarships

Science Olympians may win scholarshipsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government is mulling the provision of one-year scholarships for silver and bronze medal winners of the National Science Olympics who lack funds to continue their studies at the university.

Sutiyoso seeks glory in Athens sun

Sutiyoso seeks glory in Athens sun Governor Sutiyoso departed for Athens on Tuesday evening to give his support to Indonesia's badminton athletes, leaving his subordinates to deal with the City Council as it deliberates revisions to the 2004 budget.

1. KADIN: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS

1. KADIN: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS 50 economic bills await new government 2. EDUCATION: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Education budget hike gets thumbs-up 3. KESRA: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS Govt to conduct new Buyat study 4. SUSUL: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTSYear after Baghdad attack, UN faces vulnerability 5.

Fifty economic bills await new government

Fifty economic bills await new governmentZakki P. Hakim and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The next government will face the challenging task of completing deliberations of about 50 draft laws and regulations on the economy, or existing investors would flee the country, the top...

Reform needed for true democracy

Reform needed for true democracyFrom Suara KaryaThe necessary reforms for true democracy have not been fully carried out because of the presence of various political groups that are reluctant to work seriously toward creating an ideal democratic state that is capable of guaranteeing the wellbeing...

Police investigate report against Tomy

Police investigate report against Tomy JAKARTA: Police began on Wednesday questioning Tempo weekly employees as witnesses in the perjury case filed by the publication against businessman Tomy Winata.The weekly's chief editor Bambang Harymurti said that police should respond to their complaints as...

Huzrin finds new home in Bandung jail

Huzrin finds new home in Bandung jailYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung Former Riau Islands regent Huzrin Hood, who was sentenced to two years for embezzling Rp 3.4 billion (US$377,777) from the regency's 2001 and 2002 budgets, has been registered as a new inmate at Sukamiskin prison in...

Police delay decision on VCD case

Police delay decision on VCD caseAbdul Khalik and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan The disciplinary committee looking into allegations of electoral offenses against former Banyumas Police chief Sr. Comr.

First smoking, next apartments?

First smoking, next apartments?From Warta KotaJakarta Governor Sutiyoso's plan to issue a local regulation banning people from smoking in public places will surely be welcomed by most citizens in the capital as good health is indeed the right of everyone.

Police to determine source of contamination in Buyat Bay

Police to determine source of contamination in Buyat BayAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police are investigating who is responsible for the contamination in Buyat Bay and Totok Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi.National Police Director of Special Crimes Brig. Gen.

Govt commitment to corruption eradication remains unclear

Govt commitment to corruption eradication remains unclearMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaAntigraft campaigners questioned on Wednesday the government's commitment to corruption eradication, which President Megawati Soekarnoputri spoke of in her national address on Monday.

JP/5/D01

JP/5/D01Maluku refugees continue to live in uncertaintyMuhammad Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post/Ambon This is the second time that Jamaria Makattita, 79, a widow with four children, has had to take refuge when her home in Waringin village was burned down in the violence in Ambon, Maluku.

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.18, 2004

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.18, 2004 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...

Corruption eradication

Corruption eradicationFrom Koran Tempo The Megawati government's serious intention to eliminate corruption is indicated by the issuance of Presidential Decree No.59/2004 on the establishment of anticorruption courts.

*Indonesians have consumptive mentality: Pramoedya Page 2

*Indonesians have consumptive mentality: Pramoedya Page 2 *Police to determine source of pollution in Buyat Page 4 *E.Timor accedes sovereignty over Batek to RI Page 5 *Military impunity undermines democracy Page 6 *Little progress made on East Flood Canal project Page 8 *Milan trio dropped from...

Litter louts beware as Makassar vows to cleanup

Litter louts beware as Makassar vows to cleanupAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Makassar The Makassar municipal administration is getting tough on garbage management by enforcing a 1999 bylaw to clean up the city, as well as to prevent flooding.Under Bylaw No.

Betawi cuisine, arts make comeback

Betawi cuisine, arts make comebackLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Si Pitoeng, the legendary Robin Hood of the Betawi (native Jakartan) people, may twirl the tip of his famous bushy moustache in satisfaction to know that his story is being retold to the present generation through puppets.

Thai drug dealers to be executed soon:

Thai drug dealers to be executed soon: JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced on Wednesday that they would execute two convicted Thai drug dealers within 30 days after the Medan Prosecutor's Office received the copy of the Supreme Court's decision from the Medan District Court.

Hanys Salmi

Hanys Salmi Kuala Lumpur 2. Inqui -- Lee dynasty grips Singapore 1 x 48 Questions raised as Lee dynasty grips Singapore Amando Doronila Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network Manila3. Tony -- Prospects of exports to enlarged EU 2 X 21 Prospects for exports to the enlarged EU Tony Agus Ardie...

Graft charge must be dropped: Lawyer

Graft charge must be dropped: Lawyer CIREBON, West Java: Three leading councillors at the Cirebon municipal council denied on Wednesday that they were involved in a Rp 1.3 billion (US$ 136,842) corruption scandal.

Korean Art exhibit comes to town to mark bilateral friendship

Korean Art exhibit comes to town to mark bilateral friendshipEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In-Shik Shon's works won't get lost in translation because even though they are all in Hangul (Korean characters), the beauty of the composition of lines, circles and curves and the attractive colors...