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Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Govt unveils draft budget with political nuance
Govt unveils draft budget with political nuance Dadan Wijaksana/Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri, facing a runoff battle on Sept. 20, unveiled on Monday the 2005 state budget draft, which promises higher growth, a lower deficit and a rise in the fuel subsidy,...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Bekasi adopts 'koban' policing
Bekasi adopts 'koban' policingWahyuana , The Jakarta Post/Bekasi As part of police reform, the Bekasi Police will establish two new police posts this month, adopting the koban concept, which originated in Japan."This project encourages closer relations between the police and the community.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Three die in Bandung fires
Three die in Bandung fires BANDUNG: Two workers died when a fire gutted a furniture factory in Babaka Ciparay district, Bandung, West Java, early on Tuesday.The victims, Agus, 16, and Budi, 21, from Banyumas regency, Central Java, were asleep inside the factory when the fire began at about 4:30 a.m.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
House begins final session
House begins final sessionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday opened its last session with House Speaker Akbar Tandjung pledging to prioritize the deliberation of seven bills, including bills on the Cabinet and on a Presidential Advisory Board.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
1. HUT: 55 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 35
1. HUT: 55 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 35Jakartans enjoy Independence games 2. BUDGET: 40 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 19 2005 budget unrealistic: Analysts 3. BNI: 36 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 21BNI officer gets life4. CHINA: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 22China revels in Athens 'golden harvest'
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Airport granted int'l status
Airport granted int'l status SEMARANG: The government has upgraded Achmad Yani Airport in Semarang, Central Java, to international status in a bid to boost the provincial economy.The decision was stipulated in a Ministry of Communications decree dated Aug. 10.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Markets unimpressed by budget draft
Markets unimpressed by budget draft The 2005 state budget draft unveiled by President Megawati Soekarnoputri failed to lift sentiment in the stock market, which remains anxious about soaring oil prices.Dealers said that many investors considered the budget overly optimistic.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
America in two minds about China?
America in two minds about China?Tom Plate The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore The China question has not yet surfaced in the United States presidential election. Perhaps this is just as well. U.S. campaigns are blunt instruments at best for the mastication of complex issues.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Fire destroy Aug. 17 celebrations
Fire destroy Aug. 17 celebrationsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A fire that gutted the homes of 80 families in Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta, early Tuesday spoiled residents' plans to celebrate Independence Day.No fatalities were reported.The fire started at around 2:30 a.m.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
SIA to start flying A380 super jumbo
SIA to start flying A380 super jumbo SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will start flying the new Airbus A380 in April 2006, becoming the first carrier to use what is billed as the world's biggest commercial aircraft, chief executive Chew Choon Seng said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Challenge of interfaith dialog in globalization era
Challenge of interfaith dialog in globalization eraBenny Susetyo, Jakarta Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia has said that the world is now seriously in need of establishing an interfaith dialog in the struggle for peace and justice, and should not remain in a state of continuous...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Govt warns of dengue outbreak
Govt warns of dengue outbreak JAKARTA: Officials issued a warning on Monday over the possibility of a dengue fever outbreak in North Jakarta next month.The head of the municipality's health agency, Aritha Herawati, told the City Hall's press publication Info Ibukota that Governor Sutiyoso planned...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
My name is misspelled
My name is misspelled With regard to a page 1 article in the Sunday, Aug. 15, edition of The Jakarta Post, titled Mega honors leading nationals, I would like to express my disappointment over the error made in the spelling of my name.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
KPC may borrow $385m in place of bond sale
KPC may borrow $385m in place of bond saleBloomberg Jakarta PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), Indonesia's biggest coal exporter, may borrow as much as US$385 million to pay debt, in place of a planned bond sale, said a company official.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Alleged KPU hacker charged under telecommunications law
Alleged KPU hacker charged under telecommunications lawUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In the country's first cyber crime trial, the prosecution recommended that defendant Dani Firmansyah be charged under the Telecommunications Law, for hacking into the General Elections Commission's (KPU)...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
The transition budget
The transition budget The market will be comfortable with the draft 2005 state budget that President Megawati Soekarnoputri proposed to the House of Representatives on Monday because the spending plan will continue the present fiscal consolidation. The budget deficit is projected to fall to 0.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Bogor park sees holiday surge
Bogor park sees holiday surge BOGOR: Over 10,000 people visited the Bogor Botanical Park in the first three hours after it opened at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the country's Independence Day."Visitors kept coming through the park's four entrances," park official Sumarno was quoted as saying by Antara,...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
248 inmates released on Aug. 17
248 inmates released on Aug. 17 TANGERANG: Some 248 of 3,336 inmates serving time at five penitentiaries in Tangerang were released on Tuesday as a part of sentence remissions granted by the government in conjunction with Independence Day on Aug. 17.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Taufik keeps cool to reach Olympic badminton quarterfinals
Taufik keeps cool to reach Olympic badminton quarterfinalsAgence France-Presse AthensHot-headed Indonesian star Taufik Hidayat kept a lid on his volatile temperament to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic badminton tournament Tuesday by beating Malaysian third seed Wong Choong-Han.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Korea Gas seeks suppliers for LNG worth $16b
Korea Gas seeks suppliers for LNG worth $16bBloomberg Seoul Korea Gas Corp., the world's biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), will this week start seeking offers for more than US$16 billion worth of the fuel to replace a 20-year Indonesian contract that expires in 2007.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Megawati raises military spending
Megawati raises military spendingThe Jakarta, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned that the country's unity is being threatened by separatist rebellions, as well as illegal sea and forest exploitation by criminals who exploit the weaknesses of the Indonesian police and military.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
S'pore, U.S. discuss security pact
S'pore, U.S. discuss security pactSINGAPORE: Washington and Singapore are negotiating a "strategic" security pact, the city-state's top security minister said on Tuesday, a day after President George W. Bush announced a major redeployment of its troop presence worldwide.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Jusuf Kalla and the Chinese, a critique of past views
Jusuf Kalla and the Chinese, a critique of past viewsIvan Wibowo , Jakarta From the names on the two presidential tickets in the Sept. 20 election runoff -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf Kalla and Megawati Soekarnoputri-Hasyim Muzadi -- South Sulawesi businessman Kalla's is the most controversial...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
~items20042005
~items20042005 Budget% to GDPProposed Budget% to GDP12345 A. Total Revenue and Grants"349,933.7 "17.5 "377,886.3 "17.2 I. Domestic Revenue"349,299.5 "17.5 "377,136.3 "17.2 1. Tax Revenue"272,175.1 "13.6 "297,510.0 "13.6 a. Domestic Taxes"260,223.9 "13.0 "285,147.3 "13.0 i. Income tax"133,967.6 "6.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Driving Islamic reformism from within
Driving Islamic reformism from withinMuhamad Ali, Jakarta The New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof in his recent article, Islamic Reformism: Martyrs, Virgins and Grapes (Aug. 4), provides criticism of religious fundamentalism -- Christian, Jewish, but specifically Muslim fundamentalism --...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Councillor reports mayor to KPK
Councillor reports mayor to KPK AKARTA: Rusman, a member of the Bengkulu Municipal Council who was named a suspect in a libel case against Mayor Chalid Effendi, presented evidence on graft cases in the local administration to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) here on Monday.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Speeding cars kills 3 pedestrians
Speeding cars kills 3 pedestriansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A mechanic ran over three people who were waiting for a bus on the sidewalk on Jl. Kartini in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, on Tuesday. Two of them died instantly, while the other one died later in hospital.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
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Taufik keeps cool to reach badminton quarterfinals 2. Tennis (40) --28pts 4cols 1line (36x1) Henin-Hardenne through to third round 3. Security (30) -- 28 pts 2cols 2lines (16x2) Security shake-up after casino stunt 4.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Princess Masako to attend Brunei prince's wedding
Princess Masako to attend Brunei prince's weddingJapan's Imperial Household Agency said on Monday that Crown Princess Masako, who has been suffering from an adjustment disorder, may attend the wedding ceremony of Brunei's Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah in September with her husband, Crown Prince...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Political coalition could hamper reform, analysts warn
Political coalition could hamper reform, analysts warnThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The decision of the Golkar Party and Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) to join forces with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) could spell an end to reforms, regardless of who is elected in the...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
JP/4/C01
JP/4/C01Makassar vows to clean up, enforce litter lawAndi 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.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Govt offers to buy back Mexico Cemex stake in Gresik
Govt offers to buy back Mexico Cemex stake in GresikDow Jones Jakarta The Indonesian government Monday said it has offered to buy back Mexico-based Cemex SA's stake in cement maker PT Semen Gresik in an effort to resolve a dispute over control of the country's largest cement maker.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Ex-BNI officer gets life
Ex-BNI officer gets lifeMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A legal observer and an anticorruption activist welcomed on Tuesday the unprecedented life sentence handed down to a former bank Bank BNI officer, but questioned law enforcers' overall commitment in solving...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Business leaders doubt state budget targets
Business leaders doubt state budget targetsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Noted businesspeople have expressed doubt over the 2005 state budget draft, saying the targets contained in the budget are unrealistic and could harm investment.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
JP/13/Market
JP/13/MarketFinancial markets unimpressed by budget draft The 2005 state budget draft unveiled by President Megawati Soekarnoputri failed to lift sentiment in the stock market, which remains anxious about soaring oil prices.Dealers said that many investors considered the budget overly optimistic.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
2005 budget 'unrealistic'
2005 budget 'unrealistic'Dadan Wijaksana and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri, facing a runoff battle on Sept. 20, unveiled on Monday the 2005 state budget draft, which promises higher growth, a lower deficit and a rise in the fuel subsidy, all of which...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Megawati concerned over RI workers
Megawati concerned over RI workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has expressed deep concern over the poor conditions of Indonesian workers, both at home and abroad, stressing the seriousness of unemployment and poverty and the threats they posed to...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Jakartans enjoy fun Independence games
Jakartans enjoy fun Independence gamesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta If ketupat (rice cake) colors Idul Fitri celebrations and Santa Claus spreads joy during Christmas, neighborhood games have become a tradition on Independence Day.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
STATE BUDGET 2004 & PROPOSED BUDGET 2005 (In billions rupiah)
STATE BUDGET 2004 & PROPOSED BUDGET 2005 (In billions rupiah)items 2004 2005 Budget % to GDP Proposed Budget % to GDP A. Total Revenue and Grants "349,933.7 "17.5 "377,886.3 "17.2 I. Domestic Revenue"349,299.5 "17.5 "377,136.3 "17.2 1. Tax Revenue"272,175.1 "13.6 "297,510.0 "13.6 a.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
'I'm proud to be Indonesian'
'I'm proud to be Indonesian' Indonesia commemorated its 59th year of independence on Aug. 17. The young democracy has made some progress, but deep-rooted corruption has slowed economic development and hampered efforts to establish reliable executive, legislative and judicial institutions.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Dutch FM to visit Indonesia
Dutch FM to visit IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Netherlands' Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Bot will visit Indonesia next week to meet Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda in Jakarta to discuss bilateral relations and the forthcoming Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, the Royal...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
'Tempo' chief editor calls for end of press persecution
'Tempo' chief editor calls for end of press persecutionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Tempo chief editor Bambang Harymurti asked the panel of judges to deliver a fair verdict at Monday's trial of a libel suit filed by businessman Tomy Winata against the weekly's journalists.
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Day marked in constrasting fashion
Day marked in constrasting fashionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The two presidential candidates due to contest the Sept. 20 election held two separate flag-raising ceremonies on Tuesday, the day when millions of people across the country joined hands to celebrate the nation's 59th anniversary of...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
JP/4/images
JP/4/images RELAXED INDEPENDENCE ATMOSPHEREIndonesia celebrated its 59th Independence Day peacefully on Tuesday, despite minor disturbances in the troubled provinces of Aceh and Papua. Throughout the country, the day was marked by solemn, flag-raising ceremonies and festivities that continued until...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 16, 2004:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Dutch minister to visit RI
Dutch minister to visit RI JAKARTA: Dutch foreign affairs minister Bernard Bot will visit Indonesia from Aug. 25 to Aug. 27, the Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta said in a press release on Monday.During the visit, Bot will meet with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirayuda to discuss bilateral...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
[b]Megawati raises
Megawati raises military spending 2. 2x24Three suspects held over murder of prosecutor 3. 2x26Govt plans to improve judges' knowledge of legal issues 4. 1x24House begins final session 5. 1x25Mega concerned over RI workers
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Govt plans to improve judges's knowledge of legal issues
Govt plans to improve judges's knowledge of legal issuesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Often criticized for issuing verdicts that do not coincide with the public's sense of justice, the Supreme Court is now gearing up to train judges in courts across the country in a bid to...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Govt to boost funds for primary needs
Govt to boost funds for primary needsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The current government has plans increase funds for a total of 66 ministries and agencies next year, particularly those providing services for "primary needs" -- namely security and order, education, settlements,...
Wed, 18 Aug 2004
Luxurious cars in the city
Luxurious cars in the cityFrom Media Indonesia As a newcomer to Jakarta, I am proud of the city's successful development and the people's wealth. From the bus I witness so many luxurious cars queuing up in the street, a scene I could only watch on TV when I was in my hometown.