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Wed, 13 Aug 2003
Government names seven candidates for new court
Government names seven candidates for new courtKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has named seven candidates for the three seats on the Constitutional Court bench as the Aug. 17 deadline to set up the court draws near.
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
1. ACEH: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. ACEH: 48 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Experts call for an end to Aceh military operation 2. JUDGES: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 21 Government names seven candidates for new court 3. BA'ASYIR: 32 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 48 Prosecution seeks 15 years in jail for Ba'asyir 4.
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
Govt sets higher growth target of 5% next year
Govt sets higher growth target of 5% next yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has set a higher economic growth target of 5 percent for next year under the draft 2004 state budget to be unveiled by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun...
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
19 meet requirements for Golkar presidential bid
19 meet requirements for Golkar presidential bidKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party announced on Tuesday that a total of 19 party figures, including party chairman Akbar Tandjung, had met all the administrative and legal requirements to be allowed to participate in the...
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
City operation nets 9,600 people without IDs
City operation nets 9,600 people without IDsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration has netted a total of 9,600 people who do not have identity cards (IDs) during an operation that began early this year. The operation was focused on rented houses and small industries like garment firms.
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
Liquidity credits revisited
Liquidity credits revisited The government announced last week plans to issue Rp 144.5 trillion (US$17 billion) worth of 30-year bonds to reimburse the emergency liquidity support Bank Indonesia extended in 1997 and 1998 and to bail out the distressed banking industry.
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
checked by Melinda
checked by Melinda EXPO Brief Event organizers take note ...In response to the growing need of our readers for information on business and cultural events taking place in the country, The Jakarta Post is launching a special advertisement column called Expo Brief.
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
Officials charged with illegal logging in NTB
Officials charged with illegal logging in NTBLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Police here are investigating at least eight officials of the Central Lombok forestry office as suspects charged with involvement in illegal logging in three protected forests in the...
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
Hospital sued over child's death
Hospital sued over child's death JAKARTA: The hearing of a lawsuit filed against Harapan Kita Hospital began at the West Jakarta District Court on Monday. The hospital is being sued by the parents of Dhori Ariangi Rumondor, who died while being treated at the hospital in May 1999.
Wed, 13 Aug 2003
Father says associate arrested for kidnapping
Father says associate arrested for kidnappingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Police reportedly nabbed a businessman on Tuesday for allegedly planning the abduction of eight-year-old Muhamad Hegel Muthahhari from his elementary school in Serpong Tangerang.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
House set to appoint Constitutional Court judges
House set to appoint Constitutional Court judgesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) is ready to appoint three Constitutional Court judges later this week, despite weak public response in evaluating the 14 candidates.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
School principals'
School principals' foreign junkets Public censure, in relation to foreign trips made by regional councillors under the guise of comparative studies, seems to have fallen on deaf ears.It is rather odd and unfortunate that such trips should have gained popularity with high school principals in...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
1 x 36
1 x 36 Six years in jail sought for regent JP/5/bomb1 x 30 Bomb suspect may face 10 years JP/5/padang2 x 21 Walkout fails to stop mayoral election
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ Rupiah Rates Aug. 11 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,890.42 5,234.30 5,592.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Telkom sells three subsidiaries to Centralindo
Telkom sells three subsidiaries to CentralindoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom has signed a Rp 364.8 billion (US$44.49 million) share-swap deal with telecommunications firm PT Centralindo Pacasakti Cellular, Telkom's investor relations manager Rochiman...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
RI gets physics Olympiad gold medal
RI gets physics Olympiad gold medal JAKARTA: The Indonesian team won five medals, including a gold medal in physics, during the world's 34th Physics Olympiad held in Taipei, Taiwan.The gold medal was a repeat of the 1999 record, when Balinese student Made Agus Wirawan won a gold medal, Indonesia's...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
City gears up for Independence Day
City gears up for Independence Day JAKARTA: To celebrate the country's 58th year of independence, the city administration has scheduled several events to mark the big day, which falls on Aug. 17.The city's five municipalities and Thousand Islands regency have organized the events, including public...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Senior 'Sinar Harapan' journalist passes away
Senior 'Sinar Harapan' journalist passes away Sinar Harapan daily's senior journalist Annie Bertha Simamora, 62, passed away on Monday after dedicating almost her entire life to the national media industry and Indonesian foreign policy.She died at 11 a.m.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Audit sought for illegal logging funds
Audit sought for illegal logging fundsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A non-governmental organization (NGO) has called on the government to audit the use of funds by military and police personnel for cracking down on illegal logging activities, because of the poor result of the...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Constitutional court
Constitutional court toward civil societyFrom Media IndonesiaThe Constitutional Court is a very important institution; its members should therefore comprise professionals, senior figures, or persons of authority, good conduct and wide knowledge, without favoring particular groups or parties.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Six years in jail sought for regent
Six years in jail sought for regentFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Prosecutors requested on Monday a six-year sentence for the regent of the Riau Islands, Riau province, in a corruption case involving Rp 3.4 billion (US$3.9 million).
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Logging causes losses of US$670m
Logging causes losses of US$670m PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Years of unchecked illegal logging, blamed for widespread forest destruction across the country, caused around US$670 million in losses to the state annually, a senior forestry official said on Monday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
'People need action, not empty rhetoric'
'People need action, not empty rhetoric' The series of terror acts, including lethal bombings, in the country over the last year are difficult to come to terms with. Some city residents lament the difficulty of finding a better and safer place to live.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
'Foreign help may expose police inadequacies'
'Foreign help may expose police inadequacies'M. Taufiqurrahman and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The presence of foreign police in the ongoing investigation of two high-profile bombing cases is necessary, if not desirable, given the shortcomings by the local police to deal with...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
JP/Mulkan Salmona
JP/Mulkan SalmonaLABOR PEP TALK: President of coal mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) Noke Kiroyan (left), accompanied by moderator Alexander Ginting (second left) and chairman of the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) Saut Pangaribuan (second from right), speaks about the importance of...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Govt may issue Rp 5t bond next week
Govt may issue Rp 5t bond next weekDow Jones, Jakarta The government is expected next week to issue the remaining Rp 5 trillion (US$602.40 million) bond of the total Rp 7.7 trillion planned for this year to help the state budget, an official with the Surabaya Stock Exchange said on Monday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Bomb suspect may face 10 years
Bomb suspect may face 10 yearsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi Prosecutors requested on Monday a 10-year sentence for a suspect in December's bombing of a McDonald's outlet and a car dealership in Makassar, South Sulawesi, which killed three people and injured 11 others.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Islamic militant jailed for 7 months
Islamic militant jailed for 7 monthsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta There was a brief struggle between police and protesters on Monday after the leader of a militant Muslim group was sentenced to seven months in prison for organizing attacks on nightspots in the city.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
b]BP signs RI LNG supply deal with SK Corp.: BP Plc. (BP) on Sunday
b]BP signs RI LNG supply deal with SK Corp.: BP Plc. (BP) on Sunday signed an agreement to supply liquefied natural gas from the Tangguh project in Indonesia to South Korean refiner SK Corp., a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. The agreement comprises half of a deal to supply 1.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
New dump trucks, carts in Tangerang
New dump trucks, carts in Tangerang TANGERANG: Tangerang Mayor M. Thamrin has handed over 13 rubbish trucks and 679 garbage carts to 13 district heads to deal with worsening garbage problems in the municipality.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Walkout fails to stop mayoral election
Walkout fails to stop mayoral electionKasparman Piliang, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra A walkout marred the election of the new Padang Panjang mayor in West Sumatra on Monday, with at least seven of the 19 members of the local legislative council storming out of the meeting.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Retail sales to suffer short slump
Retail sales to suffer short slumpEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Already weak retail sales are expected to experience a short-term slump following the Marriott bombing, as people stay away from shopping malls and department stores because of security concerns.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
'A republic of terrorists?'
'A republic of terrorists?' The bombing of the JW Marriot Hotel in Jakarta, should qualify Indonesia for inclusion in the Guiness Book of Records, as the republic with the largest number of terrorists.In the first half of 2003 at least four bombs exploded at the National Police headquarters, the...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Rantau Abang's turtle population sharply decline
Rantau Abang's turtle population sharply declineHazlin Hassan, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Leatherback turtles are in danger of being lost forever from Malaysia's famed Rantau Abang beach where thousands of the marine reptiles previously came to lay their eggs.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Indonesia's economy to grow as targeted despite bombing: IMF
Indonesia's economy to grow as targeted despite bombing: IMFDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy can still grow by 3.5 to 4 percent this year in line with the initial projection, despite having to weather the impact of the JW Marriott Hotel bombing, Asia Pacific senior...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Ba'asyir to retain top post at MMI
Ba'asyir to retain top post at MMI SURAKARTA, Central Java: The Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) will likely retain terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir as its top leader during the militant group's ongoing three-day congress here, which ends on Tuesday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Garuda plane crash lands, passengers get compensation
Garuda plane crash lands, passengers get compensationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Garuda Indonesia airplane from Surabaya landed safely at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Monday after its left- hand landing gear collapsed as it was taxiing to the runway's apron.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
'Credit profile of mobile operators improves'
'Credit profile of mobile operators improves'Agence France-Presse, Manila Mobile telephone operators in Southeast Asia are significantly improving their credit profiles on the back of growing subscriber bases and revenues, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Govt, legislators differ on draconian law
Govt, legislators differ on draconian lawKurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following last week's Marriott bombing, the government is mulling the adoption of a draconian law to preempt terrorist strikes, but House of Representatives' leaders appear to be having none...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Al-Ghozi slips Philippines military dragnet, Arroyo warns MILF
Al-Ghozi slips Philippines military dragnet, Arroyo warns MILFAgence France-Presse, Zamboanga, Philippines Fugitive Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi has slipped a security dragnet in the southern Philippines, the region's senior military official said on Monday.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Deutsche fails to sell globe shares to SingTel, Ayala
Deutsche fails to sell globe shares to SingTel, Ayala Sai Man and Micheline R. Millar Dow Jones Singapore Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. let an option to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's stake in Globe Telecom Inc.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Thousands of residents hunt down Aceh rebels
Thousands of residents hunt down Aceh rebelsAgence France-Presse, Banda Aceh, Aceh Some 3,000 residents in Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province on Monday launched a massive hunt for separatists in the province after a local religious leader was allegedly abducted by the rebel group, residents said.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Water shortages, power blackouts to hit Java
Water shortages, power blackouts to hit JavaMoch. N. Kurniawan and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current water shortage has escalated on Java island, including the capital city of Jakarta, threatening a disruption in power supplies in coming months, the government says.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Minister to bring to court alleged polluters in city
Minister to bring to court alleged polluters in cityBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Threatening to charge companies with crimes for polluting rivers is a relatively new attempt by the central government to prevent environmental damage.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Police continue to hunt down alleged kidnappers
Police continue to hunt down alleged kidnappersMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Police are still searching for two men allegedly involved in the abduction of eight-year-old Muhamad Hegel Muthahhari from his elementary school in Serpong, Tangerang.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Political economics behind efforts to eliminate piracy
Political economics behind efforts to eliminate piracyYanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta, Central Java Recently my old laptop was seriously attacked by a worm virus called W.32Yaha@mm.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Sibarani gives caricature political nuance
Sibarani gives caricature political nuanceTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pause and reflect, that is the response to Augustin Sibarani's political caricatures at his solo exhibition at the Galeri Milenium in South Jakarta.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Squeeze out JI by denying political space
Squeeze out JI by denying political spaceKumar Ramakrishna, Head of Studies Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore It is increasingly probable that the bombing of the American- owned JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta last Tuesday was executed by the...
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Jakarta shares weaken again, but rupiah extends gains
Jakarta shares weaken again, but rupiah extends gainsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market weakened on Monday after displaying a surprisingly quick recovery from last week's bombing incident in the capital city, but the rupiah extended its gains.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003
Australian military to renew ties with Indonesia's Kopassus
Australian military to renew ties with Indonesia's KopassusAgencies, Jakarta/Canberra Canberra wants closer cooperation with Jakarta to fight terrorism, Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday as his government defended a plan to repair severed ties with Indonesia's special forces Kopassus.