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Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Revenue agency not to seize of tax evaders
Revenue agency not to seize of tax evadersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration decided on Thursday not to seize the assets of five tax evaders, comprising three hotels and two restaurants, claiming that the evaders have started to pay their arrears, amounting to Rp 3.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Police raid gambling dens, arrest 565 people
Police raid gambling dens, arrest 565 peopleDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaPolice have launched a concerted raid against several gambling dens in the capital and arrested 565 people as suspects in a month-long raid.The city police chief detective of the vice and street hoodlums section, Adj.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Fire razes factory in Pulo Gadung
Fire razes factory in Pulo Gadung JAKARTA: Fire razed a packing materials factory owned by PT Inti Multi Utama in Pulo Gadung industrial estate, East Jakarta, on Wednesday evening.No casualties were reported in the incident, and material losses have yet to be estimated.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Police catch con dealing drugs
Police catch con dealing drugs or Police catch con drug dealer Drug detectives confiscated 200 grams of marijuana and one gram of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) at Tangerang penitentiary on Thursday evening.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Give toll road workers a raise
Give toll road workers a raiseFrom Suara Karya] The toll road rates have been raised by an average of 25 percent. Jasa Marga, which manages the toll roads, has also improved its services, among other things by carrying out toll road repairs.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
More US military incursions
More US military incursions JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy spotted a convoy of seven foreign warships in the Natuna Sea, Riau, the Navy said in a media release on Thursday."The convoy was spotted by the KRI Teuku Umar of the Western Indonesian Fleet at about 6 a.m.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Tito's son envoy-designate to RI
Tito's son envoy-designate to RICROATIA: Aleksandar Broz, son of the former Yugoslav leader Marshall Josip Broz Tito, will become Croatian ambassador to Indonesia, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Pontianak to host travel meeting
Pontianak to host travel meeting PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Pontianak, capital of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, will host the 2nd travel exchange meeting of the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) on Sep. 6-9.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
1. ACEH: 3 x 20
1. ACEH: 3 x 20 TNI claims to have killed 25 GAM rebels in two 'bloody' days 2. IMAM: 2 x 24 Money politics feared as Imam Utomo reelected 3. KALLA: 1 x 55 Kalla claims strong support for presidential candidacy 4. MEGA: 1 x 43 Megawati catches bug, cancels appointments 5.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Army donates Rp 1.5b for ex-East Timorese soldiers
Army donates Rp 1.5b for ex-East Timorese soldiersYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Army leaders promised on Thursday to give Rp 1.5 billion in assistance to former East Timorese military members and militia, currently languishing at refugee camps in East Nusa Tenggara.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Bishop Belo has prostate surgery
Bishop Belo has prostate surgeryEAST TIMOR: Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance to Indonesia's occupation of his homeland, was recovering in hospital on Thursday after undergoing surgery on his prostate gland.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Police on red alert for MPR Annual Session
Police on red alert for MPR Annual SessionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two weeks prior to the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) Annual Session, police are gearing up to secure the event by imposing a state of red alert. Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Dengue fever kills 26 in Cirebon
Dengue fever kills 26 in Cirebon CIREBON, West Java: Twenty-six out of 496 people affected by dengue fever in 27 subdistricts in Cirebon regency, West Java, died in the six months since January, local health officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Pontianak to host travel meeting
Pontianak to host travel meeting PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Pontianak, capital of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, will host the 2nd travel exchange meeting of the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) on Sep. 6-9.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Ministers defend 'halal' ruling
Ministers defend 'halal' ruling JAKARTA: Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Yusuf Kalla and Minister for Religious Affairs Said Agil Munawar defended on Thursday a much-criticized new ruling on halal certification.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Police catch con dealing in drugs
Police catch con dealing in drugs Drug detectives confiscated 200 grams of marijuana and one gram of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) at Tangerang penitentiary on Thursday evening.Police also interrogated 11 prisoners who were allegedly involved in selling the drugs at the penitentiary.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Police told to fight sugar smugglers
Police told to fight sugar smugglers MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Governor T. Rizal Nurdin asked police here on Thursday to crack down on what he called the sugar smuggling mafia that had been operating in the province over the last few months.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
86 people incarcerated after ID raids
86 people incarcerated after ID raids JAKARTA: A total of 86 people were arrested and tried during a fresh round of ID card raids in the Kramat subdistrict, Senen district, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.Most of them were tried on the spot and convicted for violating bylaw No.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
German tennis team unconcerned about Indonesian humidity
German tennis team unconcerned about Indonesian humidityArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The humid conditions in Jakarta will not affect the German players in their Fed Cup women's tennis team matches against the host team, Germany's non-playing captain Klaus Eberhard says.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
50 percent of preparations for president election complete
50 percent of preparations for president election completeMoch. N. Kurniawan and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Thursday that it had completed 50 percent of the necessary preparations for Indonesia's first ever direct presidential election...
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Sony gets wild card for world badminton championship
Sony gets wild card for world badminton championshipMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sony Dwi Kuncoro, the 2002 Asia champion, has been named one of only two players who will be going to the next World Badminton Championship on a wild card facility.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Nine political parties pass first screening
Nine political parties pass first screeningA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nine political parties have passed the screening by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, paving the way for their participation in the general elections in 2004, when the country will hold its first ever direct...
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
'Academic achievement no guarantee of a job'
'Academic achievement no guarantee of a job' More than 18,000 job seekers showed up for the recent two-day Career and Recruitment Exhibition, hoping to secure one of 2,500 positions being offered by some 40 companies.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Ex-senior officials jailed for graft
Ex-senior officials jailed for graft SURABAYA: Former Surabaya legislative council speaker Mochamad Basuki and former city secretary Muhammad Yasin have been jailed for corruption.The Surabaya District Court found Basuki guilty of abuse of power, causing losses of Rp 2.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Police raid gambling dens, arrest 565 suspects
Police raid gambling dens, arrest 565 suspectsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have launched a concerted raid against several gambling dens in the capital and arrested a total of 565 people as suspects in a month-long raid.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decided not
JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decided not to invite the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) to give its report at the Annual Session from Aug. 1 through 10 as the Council had legally been disbanded last year.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Govt sets out plan to boost tourism
Govt sets out plan to boost tourismFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is trying to boost its promotion efforts in its traditional tourism markets as part of a plan to help out the battered tourist industry.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Telecom body launched, phone rate hike imminent
Telecom body launched, phone rate hike imminentEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Transportation Agum Gumelar inaugurated on Thursday the long-awaited telecommunications regulatory body, paving the way for the government to increase telephone rates in the near future.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
4 x 11
4 x 11 PDI-P fires Mardijo for seeking post of governor JP/5/drug2 x 25 Drug dealing police officer escapes death penalty JP/5/kasad1 x 44 Army donates Rp 1.5b to ex-East Timorese troops JP/5/bensin1 x 44 Fuel scarcity makes Bukittinggi people anxious
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
NGO demands ratification of convention on migrant workers
NGO demands ratification of convention on migrant workersA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Consortium for Indonesian Migrant Workers Advocacy (Kopbumi) demanded on Thursday that the government immediately ratify a United Nations 1990 convention protecting the rights of migrant workers and...
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Bloomberg, Jakarta
Bloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia's state utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), said 2002 sales rose 25 percent from a year earlier after the company raised electricity rates.Sales rose to Rp 44.18 trillion (US$5.3 billion) from Rp35.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Patra Jasa gears up for IPO
Patra Jasa gears up for IPOThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hotel and property company PT Patra Jasa is consolidating its business to help boost performance ahead a planned initial public offering (IPO) in 2006.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Pontianak to host travel meeting
Pontianak to host travel meeting PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Pontianak, capital of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, will host the 2nd travel exchange meeting of the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) on Sep. 6-9.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
Bank Mandiri to be added to MSCI standard indices
Bank Mandiri to be added to MSCI standard indicesDow Jones, Jakarta PT Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's largest bank by assets, will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Standard indexes effective July 28.
Fri, 18 Jul 2003
House to grill Rini Soewandi over Sukhoi deal on July 29
House to grill Rini Soewandi over Sukhoi deal on July 29Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives is scheduled to summon Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S. Soewandi on July 29 over the controversial purchase of four Sukhoi jet fighters and two assault helicopters...
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Guard slept, another shopped as Al-Ghozi fled
Guard slept, another shopped as Al-Ghozi fledAgencies, Manila Red-faced Philippine officials admitted on Wednesday that one police guard was asleep and a second was out shopping when convicted Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) bomber Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi broke out of his prison cell.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
German terrorist suspect released
German terrorist suspect released JAKARTA: A German citizen who was jailed for 10 months on visa violations after suspicions of alleged links with the al-Qaeda terrorist network could not be proven, was freed from prison, but remained in custody pending deportation, immigration officials said.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Industrial dispute at aerospace firm settled
Industrial dispute at aerospace firm settledYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The tension at the state-owned aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) came to an end soon after the company's president director Edwin Soedarmo annulled his decision to lay off all 9,670 employees on...
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Megawati donates Rp 1b to Christian center
Megawati donates Rp 1b to Christian centerApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra President Megawati Soekarnoputri donated Rp 1 billion on Wednesday to fund the building of the Nomensen Christian Centre in North Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, during her visit to launch the project.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
In spite of poverty, students must buy texts
In spite of poverty, students must buy textsRizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a month-long holiday, students will return to school on Monday. They will carry with them new books provided either by their schools or bought at bookstores.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Telkom in limbo, stock index at one-week low
Telkom in limbo, stock index at one-week lowRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Uncertainty over what sanctions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might impose on state telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) took the Jakarta Composite Index on...
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Security tightened at key facilities
Security tightened at key facilitiesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government appealed to the public to stay calm but vigilant in the face of renewed terror attacks targeting Indonesia, while ordering security to be tightened at key installations across the country.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
KPU blames lawmakers for districting problem
KPU blames lawmakers for districting problemMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has violated the general elections law on districting because legislators had made contradictory articles in the law, experts say.Article 46 (2) of law No.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Nigerian nabbed for 100g of heroin
Nigerian nabbed for 100g of heroin JAKARTA: A Nigerian citizen was arrested for drug dealing at Petamburan II hotel in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, police said on Wednesday.Chief of City Police Narcotics unit Adj. Sr. Comr. Anjan P.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Poster art spreads the message of tolerance
Poster art spreads the message of toleranceBoudewijn Brands, Contributor, Yogyakarta boudewijnb@yahoo.com Racism and violence toward foreigners and minorities is by no means unique to Germany, it is just that that country's experience with Nazism is so extreme and well documented that the sins of...
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Parents should report admission fees
Parents should report admission fees JAKARTA: Commission E of the City Council overseeing education and social affairs called on the public to file a report with the commission if they find any state-run schools imposing admission fees.Commission secretary Audi I.Z.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
'Cak Amaterasu', a perfect marriage of cultures
'Cak Amaterasu', a perfect marriage of culturesKadek Suartaya, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali Chieko Komatsu and a number of other Japanese women came to Payangan village, a famous art village, inviting 100 farmers to collaborate with them on a multicultural art project.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
Assembly gears up for Annual Session
Assembly gears up for Annual SessionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is gearing up for its Annual Session due to start on Aug. 1 and end on Aug. 10.The 10-day session will discuss, among other things, the establishment of the Constitutional Court,...
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
BKPM's FDI growth deceptive: Economist
BKPM's FDI growth deceptive: EconomistEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government report of a nearly 40 percent hike in foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals is "deceptive" because a large proportion of the total came from acquisition transactions that do not translate into higher...
Thu, 17 Jul 2003
GAM members deprived of right to lawyers
GAM members deprived of right to lawyersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawyers have raised concern over the government's failure to provide defense lawyers for members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) who are facing trial, saying the government is bound by law to make sure that all...