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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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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

*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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.