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Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Ads boss charged with corruption
Ads boss charged with corruption JAKARTA: Prosecutors have charged the director of an advertising company with corruption over a work agreement with state-owned timber company PT Perhutani, which caused the state to lose some Rp 1.97 billion (US$218,888).
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
1. NEWMONT: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. NEWMONT: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18NGOs are not enemy of mining companies: Newmont 2. FUND: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28Uncertainty hits campaign law 3. BUYAT: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 22Buyat bay polluted by harmful chemicals: Reports4. LION: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32Lion plans to sell stake to public5.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
[b]SE Asia urged
SE Asia urged to unite against bird flu outbreak 2. 1 x 35Thai Airways' venture may boost profit 3. 1 x 54Ga-ga over Google, but experts fear company overpriced
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
PT Coca-Cola clarifies
PT Coca-Cola clarifies Following the article in The Jakarta Post titled Hospital, firms accused of polluting rivers publish on July 26, we learned that PT Coca-Cola was mentioned as one of the 12 companies allegedly responsible for the Kalimalang River pollution in Bekasi.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Asia has seen best of growth upturn
Asia has seen best of growth upturnReuters Singapore Asia's economic upturn has put down solid roots, with analysts maintaining forecasts for robust growth in 2004, although activity is expected to moderate next year, the latest Reuters poll of the region's economies shows.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Rp 142m raised for poor schoolchildren
Rp 142m raised for poor schoolchildren JAKARTA: Over 1,000 people who took part in a recent global charity event managed to raise Rp 142 million (US$15,106) to help poor schoolchildren in Indonesia, organizers announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Firms face problems in availing of textile quotas
Firms face problems in availing of textile quotasZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Indonesian Garment Producers Association (APGI) urged textile and garment makers who have not utilized their export quotas for the U.S. market to let other firms utilize them in a bid to push exports.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Lion plans to sell stake to public
Lion plans to sell stake to publicTony Hotland, Jakarta Domestic budget airline PT Lion Mentari Airline plans to offer its shares to the public through an initial public offering (IPO) some time next year as part of its expansion plans.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Nissan Serena back in town with more features
Nissan Serena back in town with more featuresNovan Iman Santosa JakartaAutomobile enthusiasts surely remember a smart multipurpose van (MPV) during the late 1990s that looked like it was one step ahead of everything else on the market, without much competition to face.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
JAKARTA: In observance of the country's 59th Independence Day
JAKARTA: In observance of the country's 59th Independence Day on Aug. 17, the National Brotherhood Foundation is to organize a national symposium on reform and Indonesia's future.Chairman of the symposium's organizing committee Marzuki Darusman said here on Tuesday the national meeting on Aug.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Rethinking tuition fees
Rethinking tuition fees During the recent new school year, we read two interesting but converse reports. The first was news about an outstanding achievement of five Indonesian students at the International Physics Olympiad in South Korea.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Uncertainty hits campaign law
Uncertainty hits campaign lawKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Auditors are at a loss of how to classify one source of campaign funds of one of the five presidential candidates in the July 5 election, says the elections commission.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Drivers suffer from lack of passengers
Drivers suffer from lack of passengers JAKARTA: Public bus and public minivan drivers plying routes from Pasar Minggu have been cutting short their journeys due to a lack of passengers.Bus drivers put the blame for the lack of passengers on an excessive number of public transportation vehicles...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Buyat Bay polluted by harmful chemicals: Reports
Buyat Bay polluted by harmful chemicals: ReportsAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Three days after State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim declared the level of mercury in Buyat Bay at a safe level, a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) submitted to National Police Headquarters on Wednesday...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Kalibukbuk: 17th century Buddhist site in Bali
Kalibukbuk: 17th century Buddhist site in BaliAlit Kertarahardja, Contributor/Singaraja Buleleng is located in an open area in the northern part of Bali. It has a flat beach with gentle waves, making it easily accessible to people from other places.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Kalibata Mall gets bomb threat
Kalibata Mall gets bomb threat JAKARTA: A day after a minor explosion at the General Elections Commission (KPU) building, Kalibata Mall in South Jakarta received an anonymous bomb threat on Tuesday evening.At 7:30 p.m.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
*State coming back with a vengeance, media warned Page 2
*State coming back with a vengeance, media warned Page 2 *Papua split unlawful, say experts Page 4 *Governor's spending proposals draw flak Page 5 *Are we hunting for sea pirates or robbers? Page 6 *Life much harder for 'bajaj' drivers Page 8 *PASI expects athletes to break own records Page 10 *New...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
1st state Christian institute opens
1st state Christian institute opens PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Hussein Al-Munawwar inaugurated the country's first state Christian institute here on Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Life much harder now for 'bajaj' drivers
Life much harder now for 'bajaj' driversAfter transporting Jakartans for nearly 30 years, the days of bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicles) are numbered. The city administration will phase out the Indian-made bajaj in favor of locally made kancil (four-wheeled motorized vehicles).
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
TV Program: Thursday, July 29, 2004
TV Program: Thursday, July 29, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show Pentas Ceria7:30 Music10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Talk Show3:00 English News Service3:30 Zooming4:00 Music5:30...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Sept. runoff a second test for RI
Sept. runoff a second test for RIThe Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore Indonesians now know the incumbent, Megawati Soekarnoputri, and retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will go into a second-round ballot in September to decide who shall be their first directly elected president.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Around Rp 144.2b in assets lost to fire every year
Around Rp 144.2b in assets lost to fire every yearBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta The increasing incidence of fires in the last three years has caused victims to suffer an average of Rp 144.2 billion (US$16 million) in material losses.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Reuters
Reuters Bangkok Southeast Asian birdflu experts met in Thailand on Wednesday to work out how to prevent a second wave of the virus, which has already killed millions of chickens and 24 people, from continuing its march across the region.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Oil giant may pull out of Timor project
Oil giant may pull out of Timor projectAgence France-Presse SydneyAustralian oil giant Woodside Petroleum warned on Wednesday that it may abandon its multi-billion dollar Timor Sea oil and gas project in a move that would threaten the economy of East Timor, one of the world's most impoverished...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
2. Kwa -- WTO threatens Indonesia's rural poor
2. Kwa -- WTO threatens Indonesia's rural poor 1 x 30 WTO threatens RI's rural poor Aileen Kwa Geneva
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Councillors to face defamation trial
Councillors to face defamation trialBENGKULU: Police investigators are compiling case files on two local councillors who have been accused of defaming Bengkulu Mayor Chalik Effendi.Bengkulu chief of detectives First. Insp.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
RI names envoy to East Timor
RI names envoy to East TimorFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to install a senior State Intelligence Agency (BIN) official on Thursday as the first Indonesian ambassador to East Timor.Deputy BIN chief for intelligence analysis Ahmed D.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Abstention mars democracy
Abstention mars democracyFrom Koran Tempo The rising number of people, currently estimated at 34 percent, refusing to exercise their right to vote in the presidential election, or the golput group as they are locally called, is a political phenomenon worthy of note.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Owners perish in Semarang store fire
Owners perish in Semarang store fireSuherdjoko, Semarang A textile shop caught fire early on Wednesday in Semarang, Central Java, leaving the elderly shop owner Theng Han and his wife Karlina dead.At least 14 workers at the shop on Jl.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Appointment of Konsuil questioned
Appointment of Konsuil questionedLeony Aurora , Jakarta Consumer organizations are questioning the responsibilities and the appointment of a national committee that will inspect the installation of low-voltage electricity facilities, starting next month.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Asia and terrorism
Asia and terrorism It is by now well known that Asia harbors some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. In two nations especially -- the sprawling and adjacent archipelagos of Indonesia and the Philippines -- the terrorist threat is a political issue.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Pregnancy tests urged for migrants
Pregnancy tests urged for migrantsMulta Fidrus, Tangerang Indonesian migrant worker activist Normawati has proposed to the government and migrant workers recruitment agencies to make it mandatory for workers to use contraceptives and to take a urine test in an effort to minimize the number of women...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 29, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 29, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Drawing Installation by made wianta, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), until Aug. 15. * Painting Kata-kata by I Wayan Sila, at Maya Ubud Resort and Spa, until Aug. 20.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
10 fishermen reported missing off Central Java
10 fishermen reported missing off Central JavaNana Rukmana, Brebes At least 10 fishermen were reported missing on Wednesday by their families from Sawojajar village, Wanasrai district, Brebes regency, Central Java, after they went to sea two months ago but failed to return home.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
State coming back with vengeance, the media warned
State coming back with vengeance, the media warnedEndy M. Bayuni, Jakarta Anyone who thinks that the press in Indonesia is enjoying unlimited freedom, without state control, could not be more mistaken. Fourteen defamation suits against the press over the past year attest to the return of a new,...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Papua split unlawful, say experts
Papua split unlawful, say expertsRidwan Max Sijabat and A. Junaidi, Jakarta Experts told the Constitutional Court on Wednesday that Law No. 45/1999 on the formation of West Irian Jaya and Central Irian Jaya provinces was no longer valid following the enactment of Law No.
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Ancient pachyderm unearthed
Ancient pachyderm unearthedIndra Harsaputra, Nganjuk Fossilized bones that researchers say belonged to an ancient elephant (Stegodon trigonocephalus) have been discovered in Nganjuk regency, East Java."The fossils are now being examined at a laboratory," Trowulan Ancient Heritage Preservation...
Thu, 29 Jul 2004
Injecting drug users mostly educated, survey reveals
Injecting drug users mostly educated, survey revealsDewi Santoso, Jakarta More than 70 percent of injecting drug users (IDU) are young adults, aged between 15 years and 29 years old, a survey says.Conducted by the Center for Harm Reduction, the recent survey also revealed that more than 60 percent...
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
1. GOLPUT: 3 LINES 14 COUNTS
1. GOLPUT: 3 LINES 14 COUNTS Abstention rate may skyrocket in runoff, observers worry 2. TERROR: 2 LINES, 25 COUNTS Indonesia's war on terrorism goes on, Mega assures the world 3. BLBI: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Six tycoons to have BLBI cases closed
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Remittances from migrant workers up
Remittances from migrant workers upThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's remittances from migrant workers employed overseas significantly increased in the first quarter of this year due to the reemergence of employment opportunities in a number of countries.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Defense against the Dark Arts
Defense against the Dark ArtsOng Hock Chuan, Jakarta Just suppose, for a moment, that you are the management of Newmont. And suppose that you have operated your mine in Minahasa in accordance with the strictest of environmental standards.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Susilo linked to the July 27 tragedy
Susilo linked to the July 27 tragedyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Yogyakarta While President Megawati Soekarnoputri again distanced herself from the tragedy of July 27, 1996 -- which identified her as then president Soeharto's political victim -- the eighth commemoration of the incident on...
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Universitas Bina Nusantara offers international program for
Universitas Bina Nusantara offers international program for bright students Jakarta is not Perth or Melbourne. But the capital of Indonesia has a linkage with the two Australian cities - at least, in the field of education, as developed by Universitas Bina Nusantara (UBiNus).
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Man killed in biggest robbery ever in Lampung
Man killed in biggest robbery ever in LampungOyos Saroso, Gunungsugih, Central Lampung Police personnel in South and Central Lampung regencies are still hunting a band of armed robbers that recently made off with Rp 2.5 billion (US$ 263,158) belonging to Bank Haga.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
S'pore, Vietnam to boost economic ties
S'pore, Vietnam to boost economic ties SINGAPORE: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Tan Dung, met here on Tuesday to explore new ways to boost economic ties between the two countries.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Court to hand down Pranowo verdict
Court to hand down Pranowo verdict JAKARTA: An ad hoc human rights court is set to deliver on Aug. 10 a verdict in the case of former Jakarta Military chief Maj. Gen. (ret) Pranowo, who has been charged with involvement in the 1984 Tanjung Priok shooting.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Lee Kuan Yew to stay in Singapore cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew to stay in Singapore cabinetPaul Holmes Reuters/SingaporeThe founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, says he will remain in the cabinet in an advisory role when his son becomes prime minister on Aug.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Activists differ over harm reduction program
Activists differ over harm reduction programDewi Santoso JakartaA controversial harm reduction program that was introduced by the government on Friday has split opinion among activists over how effective it will be in containing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Jambi villagers report continued intimidation in land dispute
Jambi villagers report continued intimidation in land disputeJon Afrizal, Jambi Villagers in the Jambi regency of West Tanjungjabung, who are fighting to reclaim what they say is their land taken by a rubber plantation firm, have complained about constant intimidation and arrests.
Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Miranda to push banks to adopt int'l standards
Miranda to push banks to adopt int'l standardsDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Miranda Swaray Goeltom was sworn in on Tuesday by the Supreme Court as the central bank's new senior deputy governor, saying that pushing domestic banks to apply international best practices would be among her top priorities.