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Sat, 09 Aug 2003
U.S. welcomes death sentence for Bali bomber Amrozi
U.S. welcomes death sentence for Bali bomber AmroziAgence France-Presse, Washington/Sydney, Australia The United States on Thursday welcomed the death sentence slapped on an Islamic militant known as the "laughing bomber" by an Indonesian court in the first conviction over last year's Bali...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Sutiyoso opens Jakarta Flona
Sutiyoso opens Jakarta Flona JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso officially opened the 2003 Flona Week on Friday at around 3 p.m. at Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta.The annual event, bearing the theme "Green trees, birds fly free in my city," is being staged jointly with PT Odorma Tiara Handayani.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Top figures to testify in May riots inquiry
Top figures to testify in May riots inquiryKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four national figures -- Abdurrahman Wahid, Nurcholish Madjid, Adnan Buyung Nasution, and Salim Said -- will testify before an inquiry of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) investigating the 1998...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
'Excise target unlikely to be achieved'
'Excise target unlikely to be achieved'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Customs and Excise Office will be unable to meet this year's excise revenue target as a result of declining cigarette sales caused by weakening demand, Director General of Customs and Excise Eddy Abdurrachman said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Amrozi sane enough to perpetrate Bali bombings: Psychologists
Amrozi sane enough to perpetrate Bali bombings: PsychologistsM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaJubilation and the absence of remorse from one of the Bali bombings perpetrators -- Amrozi bin Nurhasyim -- after being handed down the death sentence, resulted from his blind religious fanaticism...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Police to provide security at extremist event
Police to provide security at extremist eventSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Police here said they would provide security for the second congress of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's extremist group in the Central Java city of Surakarta, but threatened to dissolve it if it is closed to the public.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Tourists cancel visit to Yogyakarta due to bombing
Tourists cancel visit to Yogyakarta due to bombingSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Some hotels in the historic city of Yogyakarta reported cancellations by tourists following Thursday's bomb blast at the JW Marriot Hotel in Jakarta, but some hotels played down the impact of the attack.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Slippers lead to kidnapped boy
Slippers lead to kidnapped boyMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Sri Hartati, 36, rushed toward the Tangerang Police detective chief's office. She had to maneuver her way through the crowd of journalists who blocked the entrance.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
President Megawati says rebellions have subsided
President Megawati says rebellions have subsidedYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Sumedang, West Java President Megawati Soekarnoputri claimed on Friday that separatist movements, which have dogged the sovereignty of the nation since 1998, have subsided.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Universities face imminent closures
Universities face imminent closures SEMARANG: Private universities in the Central Java province have been warned of facing imminent closure due to lack of students.Widjatmoko, chairman of the Indonesian Private University Association (Aptisi), said there are only 35,000 to 40,000 new graduates from...
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Mega urges ASEAN to address poverty
Mega urges ASEAN to address povertyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) member countries to improve the welfare of people in the region.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Arroyo, Ramos make up over mutiny
Arroyo, Ramos make up over mutinyPHILIPPINES: President Gloria Arroyo and former Philippines president Fidel Ramos have moved swiftly to patch up a spat linked to a failed military rebellion, the incumbent's spokesman said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Aug 2003
Death expected to become cheaper
Death expected to become cheaperBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Not only is the city administration making graveyards more environmentally friendly by doing way with upright headstones in some cemeteries, it also intends to make burial cheaper.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Acehnese want peace
Acehnese want peaceFrom Koran Tempo Indonesians must be grateful to God that the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has now lost much of its strength. It is only a matter of time before the entire secessionist movement is completely crushed.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Inflation in year end expected to reach 5-6%: BI
Inflation in year end expected to reach 5-6%: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank forecasts that inflation will continue to ease in times to come on a stable rupiah, with a year-end figure estimated to hover at around 5 percent to 6 percent, governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Drug firms finger dodgy doctors
Drug firms finger dodgy doctorsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pharmaceutical firms have complained about the favors they are obliged to do for medical practitioners, saying that such activities have caused drug prices to soar.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Bali to host WBA convention
Bali to host WBA convention JAKARTA: A delegation from the World Boxing Association (WBA) conducted a three-day inspection of the Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali, which will host the 82nd WBA convention, according to a release here on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Let the law prevail
Let the law prevail The death sentence, that was pronounced by the court on Thursday in Denpasar for Amrozi bin Nurhasyim was an event of major significance for various indisputable reasons. Indeed, both the judgment and the circumstances that led to it can be regarded as setting a new milestone in...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Kendari official jailed for graft
Kendari official jailed for graft KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A local government official was sentenced on Thursday to one year in jail for graft, involving more than Rp 58 million, in connection with a development project.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, August 8, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, August 8, 2003Exhibitions* Contemporary Art Childhood Objects, Cemara 6 Galeri (kafe), Jl. HOS. Cokroaminoto 9 - 11 Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Aug. 18. * Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
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Fri, 08 Aug 2003
House, govt, Supreme Court in rush to select judges for new court
House, govt, Supreme Court in rush to select judges for new courtKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the approval of the constitutional court bill by the House of Representatives, the government, House of Representatives and the Supreme Court will now have to work hard to select...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Some welcome Amrozi's death sentence, others afraid of reprisals
Some welcome Amrozi's death sentence, others afraid of reprisalsAgencies, Denpasar/Canberra/Sydney/Wellington Relatives and friends of those killed in last year's Bali bombings have expressed different views on the death sentence passed on Amrozi bin Nurhasyim for planning and executing the Bali...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Futile to only cut off heads of jihadi hydro terror
Futile to only cut off heads of jihadi hydro terrorB. Raman, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The bomb explosion in Jakarta on Tuesday is a reminder that terrorist motivation remains as strong as ever, despite determined action by governments of the region.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Indonesians overseas to vote only for DPR
Indonesians overseas to vote only for DPR JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) says some two million Indonesians living overseas will lose their right to vote for legislators at the provincial and regental level next year due to technical reasons.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
36 'abang', 'none' meet Sutiyoso
36 'abang', 'none' meet Sutiyoso JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso invited the 36 finalists of the 2003 Abang and None pageant to the main auditorium of City Hall on Wednesday.The finalists of the pageant were the chosen candidates from similar pageants held in five municipalities and Kepulauan Seribu...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Terrorist bomber's timeline of death
Terrorist bomber's timeline of deathOct. 12, 2002: At about 23:10 p.m. local time a powerful car bomb exploded in front of the popular night spot Sari Club in the tourist resort of Kuta.Oct. 13, 2002: National Police forensic experts found part of the car's chassis inside the bomb crater.Oct.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
'Jakarta Post' wins AJI Jakarta award
'Jakarta Post' wins AJI Jakarta award JAKARTA: The Jakarta Post journalist Bambang Nurbianto was given an award by the Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Jakarta) for the city news category on Thursday night.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Controversial Manulife judges moved
Controversial Manulife judges moved JAKARTA: Three judges who made a controversial ruling last year declaring Canadian-based insurance company Manulife bankrupt will be transferred to serve in district courts outside Jakarta.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Jakarta rivers heavily polluted
Jakarta rivers heavily pollutedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe city administration is doing almost nothing to prevent Jakarta's rivers from becoming industrial and household dump sites.City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) environment impact protection head Ridwan Panjaitan...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Economic impact of the JW Mariott blast
Economic impact of the JW Mariott blastAri A. Perdana, Economist Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Ari_Perdana@csis.or.id The wounds have yet to heal. The pain caused by several bombing incidents in the last few years had yet to become relief while yet another...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
New plan does not include extra budget, tax cut
New plan does not include extra budget, tax cutThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Minister of Finance, Boediono, said on Thursday that the latest stimulus package for businesses would not be in the form of extra budget spending, nor tax relief facilities, but would consist of policies aimed at improving...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
1 x 25
1 x 25Police get U.S. detectors JP/5/poso1 x 31Blast kills suspected bombmaker JP/5/padang2 x 29Graft plagues Padang council, 41 members named as suspects
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Dili upset by verdict on RI general
Dili upset by verdict on RI general BANGKOK: Dili said on Thursday it was upset by what it sees as a lenient prison term for a top Indonesian general over the bloodshed during its independence vote in 1999, but said it will not press for an international tribunal.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Bali to host WBA convention
Bali to host WBA convention JAKARTA: A delegation from the World Boxing Association (WBA) conducted a three-day inspection of the Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali, which will host the 82nd WBA convention, according to a release here on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Jakarta shares extend their rally
Jakarta shares extend their rallyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta shares extended their rally on Thursday to two days as foreign and local investors purchased cheap stocks whose prices had been battered by the Marriott hotel bombing incident earlier in the week, dealers said.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
MPR ends session, call for clean govt
MPR ends session, call for clean govtKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) concluded its Annual Session on Thursday with a call for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to create a clean government.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Bali victims get justice
Bali victims get justiceWahyoe Boediwardhana and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The death sentence handed down to the Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim provided a ray of hope for the families and friends of those who perished in the last year's terror attacks that justice would...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Indonesia tries to crack down on piracy
Indonesia tries to crack down on piracyLely T. Djuhari, Associated Press, Jakarta As Indonesian authorities clamp down on pirated entertainment products, vendors' kiosks at a Jakarta shopping mall are forlornly empty. The sellers sit glum and idle.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
* Headlines: Jakarta shares extend gains for second day 2
* Headlines: Jakarta shares extend gains for second day 2 * National: Drought to exacerbate country's air pollution 4 * Archipelago: Graft plagues Padang Council, 41 named suspects5 * Opinion: Indonesia strives to regain role as regional pillar 6 * City: 'Voucher' parking system deemed...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
RI's strives to regain role as regional pillar
RI's strives to regain role as regional pillarBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly' Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.id The word "pillar", to some, evokes the scene of Samson standing between two huge pillars of a great building, with a...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Drought to exacerbate air pollution
Drought to exacerbate air pollutionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Severe drought, particularly in provinces located south of the equator, will worsen air quality in the country, a climatologist says.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Sutiyoso confused by 'bajaj', Kancil
Sutiyoso confused by 'bajaj', KancilThe Jakarta Post JakartaLocal-made kancil (four-wheeled motorized vehicles) and Indian- made bajaj (three-wheeled vehicles) are competing for their place on Jakarta's streets, while Governor Sutiyoso struggles to make up his mind on the issue.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Airport, House bombing suspects arrested
Airport, House bombing suspects arrestedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As police intensify their investigation into the JW Marriott Hotel bombing, they released on Thursday a photograph of a face allegedly involved in the bombing and arrested two suspects related to previous bombings at...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
'Terrorists deserve a lifetime of torture'
'Terrorists deserve a lifetime of torture' Police are investigating the bombing of JW Marriott Hotel in South Jakarta on Tuesday, that killed 10 people and injured 149 others. The investigation has uncovered similarities with last year's Bali bombings in the type of explosive materials used.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Teachers awarded for proposals
Teachers awarded for proposals JAKARTA: Thirty-three high school teachers in Greater Jakarta were awarded US$500 each to implement their proposals on attractive education methods for their students. The program, in which 218 proposals were submitted, was held by Hope Indonesia Foundation and...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Smoking on Garuda flight
Smoking on Garuda flightFrom Kompas On July 25, I took a Garuda plane (GA 981) from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Jakarta.During the flight I saw some passengers smoking despite the "No Smoking" warning sign above every seat.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
SK, POSCO to sign gas sales contract next week
SK, POSCO to sign gas sales contract next weekFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's oil and gas upstream authority, BP Migas, is set to sign basic agreements with South Korea's SK and Posco for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Tangguh LNG plant in Papua.
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
Human rights organization deplores death pinalty
Human rights organization deplores death pinaltyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A legal observer and a rights activist deplored on Thursday the death sentence against Amrozi bin H Nurhasyim, involved in last year's deadly Bali bombings, saying that the presentation of evidence...
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
JP/2/AMRO
JP/2/AMRO'Smiling bomber' Amrozi gets death sentenceWahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliDenpasar District Court sentenced on Thursday Amrozi bin Nurhasyim to death for planning and executing the Bali bombings last October, the first of 29 suspects to be convicted in the terror...