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Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2 The ASEAN model of economic integration Romeo A. Reyes Jakarta2. Pro -- Welcome to the era of incompetence 1 x 45 What will happen to real global interest rates J. Bradford DeLong Project Syndicate3. Begi -- The U.S.-Australia defense cooperation invites danger 2 x 21 U.S.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
East Timor's president criticizes jail term for ex-governor over
East Timor's president criticizes jail term for ex-governor over 1999 violenceGuido Guilliart Associated Press/DiliEast Timor's president said on Monday that Indonesian security forces were responsible for the violence that swept his country in 1999 - not the territory's last governor, who began...
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Support of House vital for economic management
Support of House vital for economic managementUmar Juoro, Jakarta The results of the first round of the presidential election shows that candidate popularity is much more important than political party support. In fact, personality is almost as important as substance.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
PSIS takes 2-1 win over Persik
PSIS takes 2-1 win over Persik SEMARANG, East Java: Abdoulaye Djibril earned PSIS Semarang on Sunday a 2-1 win over Persik Kediri in the 86th minute of their Indonesian league match at Jatidiri Stadium here.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Tenant tried for illegal occupancy
Tenant tried for illegal occupancyUrip Hudiono, Jakarta A tenant standing trial on charges of illegally occupying a Pluit low-cost apartment was being victimized because of his role in an earlier protest against a rent-hike, his defense team said.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2The ASEAN model of economic integrationRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta It is now evident but not yet widely recognized that economic integration is the key to enhance competitiveness of Southeast Asian countries.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
14 missing after 'Amami' capsizes in Banda Sea
14 missing after 'Amami' capsizes in Banda SeaHasrul and Azis Tunny, Kendari/Ambon Twelve crew members and two passengers of the cargo ship, the Amami, are still missing after it sank on Friday in the Banda Sea off Southeast Sulawesi province.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Govt refuses to honor some accounts
Govt refuses to honor some accountsTony Hotland, Jakarta The government announced on Monday that it would not honor about Rp 153.75 billion (about US$17 million) in accounts in the closed-down banks Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Bank Asiatic because they fell in the "non-guaranteed" category.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Reform ushers in new sence of realism among Indonesian voters
Reform ushers in new sence of realism among Indonesian votersHanys Salmi, Contributor, Kuala Lumpur The above title may remind many of Francis Fukuyama's best seller The End of History and the Last Man, in which he proposed the hypothesis that western liberal democracy would prevail as the final...
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Thousands of fish die after power trouble
Thousands of fish die after power trouble PEKANBARU, Riau: At least 10 tons of fish in karamba (baskets in a stream for raising fish) in Kampar River died after the water level in the river dropped sharply from Saturday to Sunday.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Another Nunukan?
Another Nunukan? News of the planned deportation of Indonesian workers from Malaysia brings to mind those pitiful images again -- men and women fleeing the neighboring country to escape arrest, detention and caning.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
RP completes pullout from Iraq
RP completes pullout from IraqStuart Grudgings, Reuters/Manila The last group of Philippine humanitarian troops to leave Iraq arrived in Kuwait on Monday, after the government gave in to militants holding a Filipino hostage, straining its alliance with Washington.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Prosecution seeks two years for 'Tempo' chief editor
Prosecution seeks two years for 'Tempo' chief editorLeony Aurora, Jakarta Prosecutors requested on Monday that Tempo chief editor Bambang Harymurti be sentenced to two years in jail for provoking social unrest and defaming businessman Tomy Winata.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, July 20, 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, July 20, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Pop Music8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik 10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Jaksa to jive with art fest
Jaksa to jive with art fest JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipal administration is to open the Jl. Jaksa Street Art Festival next week in commemoration of the capital's 477th anniversary that fell on June 22.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
2 x 25
2 x 25 14 missing after 'Amami' capsizes in Banda Sea JP/5/KUBU2 x 26 Kubu tribe marginalized on their own land JP/5/Zaytun1 x 38 Revote planned for July 25 at Al-Zaytun JP/5/BABI3 x 19 Hog cholera spreads in Mimika, killing thousands of pigs
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Revote planned for July 25 at Al-Zaytun
Revote planned for July 25 at Al-ZaytunYuli Tri Suwarni and Nana Rukmana, Bandung/Indramayu The West Java elections commission (KPUD) has decided to hold a revote at Al-Zaytun on July 25, following allegations of vote- rigging at the Islamic boarding school during the presidential election.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Corruption courts await decrees
Corruption courts await decrees JAKARTA: Chief Justice Bagir Manan said on Monday the Supreme Court was waiting for two presidential decrees that would establish a special court to hear corruption cases.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Religious leaders condemn attacks, urge restraint
Religious leaders condemn attacks, urge restraintThe Jakarta Post, Palu Central Sulawesi remained calm on Monday, a day after masked gunmen killed a Christian minister in Palu, as Christian and Muslim leaders condemned the attack and urged their laity to shun revenge.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Prosecutors still preparing charges against Ba'asyir
Prosecutors still preparing charges against Ba'asyirAbdul Khalik, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office is still preparing charges against Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir and hopes to bring him to court within a month, an official says.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Bloomberg
Bloomberg Bangkok Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, will raise the prices of rice it will buy from farmers by as much as 19 percent this year to boost their earnings and raise the commodity's domestic price, said Commerce Minister Wattana Muangsook.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Koizumi plans to seek U.S. 'consideration' for Jenkins
Koizumi plans to seek U.S. 'consideration' for JenkinsIsabel Reynolds, Reuters/Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Monday he plans to seek special consideration from Washington for an accused U.S. Army deserter who married a Japanese woman during their long stay in North Korea.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
KPU to count via videoconference
KPU to count via videoconferenceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Yogyakarta Fearing that many provincial elections commissions (KPUD) will fail to meet the July 20 deadline for submitting the manual vote counting results, the General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Monday it would collect the...
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Tony Hotland
Tony Hotland JakartaThe government announced on Monday that it would not honor about Rp 153.75 billion (about US$17 million) in accounts in the closed-down banks Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Bank Asiatic because they fell in the "non-guaranteed" category.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Indonesia looks for three golds in Athens Olympics
Indonesia looks for three golds in Athens OlympicsMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) will send 39 athletes to the Athens Olympics in the hope of winning at least three gold medals, according to a top KONI official.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
1. HDI: 48 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 10
1. HDI: 48 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 10 RI democracy needs more investment: UN 2. SCHOOL: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 Parents brace for first day of school 3. PUTEH: 32 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 16 President strips Puteh of duties 4. GUSDUR: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 28 3-year reunion for Mega, Gus Dur 5.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Hog cholera spreads in Mimika, killing thousands of pigs
Hog cholera spreads in Mimika, killing thousands of pigsNethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura Classical swine fever, also known as "hog cholera", has affected thousands of domestic pigs since April in Mimika regency, Papua, killing at least 8,700.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
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Support of House vital for economic management Umar Juoro Jakarta2. Salmi -- The end of loyalty and Indonesia's last man 2 X 30 Reform ushers in new sense of realism among Indonesian voters Hanys Salmi Kuala Lumpur
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
*Police dismiss doctor's assessment of Nurdin Page 2
*Police dismiss doctor's assessment of Nurdin Page 2 *KPU to hold videoconference to collect data Page 4 *'Amami' capsizes in Banda Sea, 14 missing Page 5 *Support of House vital for economic management Page 6 *SMP 56 defiant on first day back to school Page 8 *Hamilton overcomes Els in playoff to...
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Wallet left at Electronic City
Wallet left at Electronic City I left my wallet at Electronic City in Jakarta, on July 8. I was delighted to find that my wallet (complete with credit and ATM cards and other vital contents) was found and kept by their Customer Service that same night.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
S. Asian foes aim to give peace bid new impetus
S. Asian foes aim to give peace bid new impetusReuters, Islamabad India's foreign minister arrived in Pakistan on Monday to push forward a fledgling peace process between the South Asian rivals by building trust in the flashpoint region of Kashmir.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Kubu tribe marginalized on their own soil
Kubu tribe marginalized on their own soilJon Afrizal, Jambi About 1,300 people from the Kubu tribe living in Bukit Duabelas National Park, Jambi, are being marginalized as a result of serious damage to the protected forest.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Enriched biscuits
Enriched biscuitsCorrection In the story titled Enriched biscuits for 300,000 pupils on this page in Monday's edition, the quote by TNT Indonesia director Colin Moran in the second last paragraph should have read "... we can help between 200 and 300 new children...
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
UN report urges more funds for democracy
UN report urges more funds for democracyM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta Indonesia will need to spend about Rp 108 trillion (US$12.13 billion) on human development if it wants to perpetuate its fledgling democracy, a United Nations (UN) report says.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 19, 2004 Shares Close Change Volume Astra Agro Lestari 2,200 -25 588,500 Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Asuransi Bina Dana 430 0 0 Andhi Chandra 485 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 975 25 231,500 Adhi Karya 325 -10 3,368,000 Adira Dinamika...
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Soldier's killers face up to 8 years
Soldier's killers face up to 8 years DENPASAR, Bali: Prosecutors demanded that the Denpasar District Court sentence three men to seven and eight years' imprisonment over the death of soldier I Gusti Ketut Suardika from the local 163 Wirasatya Military Command.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
Candidates to file complaints to court over election results
Candidates to file complaints to court over election resultsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya The campaign teams of two presidential and vice presidential candidates are set to file complaints with the Constitutional Court over the results of the July 5 polls.
Tue, 20 Jul 2004
RI, Egypt hold consultations
RI, Egypt hold consultations INDONESIA: Senior officials from Indonesia and Egypt met in Bali on Monday to boost the bilateral relations between the two countries.The Egyptian delegation led by Mahmoud Karem, Assistant to the Egyptian Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs and Makarim Wibisono,...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Child abuse still rampant: Activist
Child abuse still rampant: ActivistDewi Santoso, JakartaThe country's legal system is unable to protect child victims of domestic violence, an activist says.Office manager of the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas Anak) Rachma Fitriati said, although accurate figures were hard to come...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Use of gas in cars drops as support wanes
Use of gas in cars drops as support wanesFitri Wulandari and Muninggar Saraswati, Jakarta Taxi driver H.R. Thajim prefers premium gasoline to compressed natural gas (CNG) for his taxi even though he has to spend Rp 60,000 (US$6.8) a day on gasoline compared to Rp 20,000 ($2) a day if he used gas.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Sutiyoso
Sutiyoso named new PBSI chairmanEva C. Komandjaja Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso won the chairmanship of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) on Saturday after contender Dahlan Iskan withdrew his bid just before the votes began during an extraordinary meeting here.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
To vote or not to vote?
To vote or not to vote? Unlike in the past, people nowadays are brave enough to abstain from voting during general elections. Nobody is afraid to abstain during this era of "democracy".Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, who was unable to launch his presidential bid due to illness,...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
The Jenkins family arrive in in Japan
The Jenkins family arrive in in JapanAgencies, Tokyo/JakartaGripping a cane and looking haggard, an American accused of deserting the U.S. Army and defecting to North Korea arrived in Tokyo on Sunday with his wife and two North Korean-born daughters after flying from Indonesia to face an uncertain...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Nahdlatul Ulama politics should be reinterpreted
Nahdlatul Ulama politics should be reinterpretedMuhaimin Syamsuddin, Jakarta The politics of 30-million-strong Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has been interpreted as the day-to-day politics of anyone who makes use of traditional Islamic symbols.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
RI takes bronzes in biology Olympiad
RI takes bronzes in biology Olympiad JAKARTA: Indonesia won three bronze medals at the International Biology Olympiad held this week at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, it was reported on Saturday.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Jordan challenges S. Korea in Asian Cup
Jordan challenges S. Korea in Asian CupAssociated Press, Jinan, China The pressure will be on World Cup semifinalist South Korea to live up to its star billing on Monday when it takes on tournament newcomer Jordan in an Asian Cup soccer Group B match in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
1. HDI: 2 LINES, 15 COUTS
1. HDI: 2 LINES, 15 COUTS Crisis, debt blamed for RI's low HDI2. SOCCER: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Underdog Indonesia snarls at Qatar in Asian Cup 3. JENKINS: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTS The Jenkins family arrives in Japan 4. POSO: 1 LINE, 27 COUNTS Female reverend shot dead in Palu 5.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Crisis, debt blamed for RI's low HDI
Crisis, debt blamed for RI's low HDIM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaA United Nations official and a scholar have blamed the prolonged economic crisis and the vicious cycle of the nation's debt on the failure of Indonesia to increase its human development index.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
MarkPlus expands business into Singapore
MarkPlus expands business into SingaporeDadan Wijaksana, SingaporeHaving opened an office in Singapore and marked its existence in the offshore market, top marketing strategy consultant MarkPlus&Co remains upbeat about facing much stiffer competition in the region's most dynamic business hub.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Allow money politics
Allow money politicsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOn July 5, eligible Indonesians exercised their right to vote for their next president and vice president. If you asked who was the winner of the presidential election, the answer would be the media.