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Government drafts new bill on accountancy profession

Government drafts new bill on accountancy professionFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is drafting a new bill on the accountancy profession in a bid to help prevent misstatements and misrepresentations in audited financial reports.

East Timor faces tough talks on boundary, oil and gas

East Timor faces tough talks on boundary, oil and gasDow Jones, Canberra East Timor, the world's newest nation, will have trouble settling its disputed maritime boundaries with Australia, Stephen Sherlock, an analyst at the Australian Parliament library, said Thursday.

Young people reject Sutiyoso

Young people reject SutiyosoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over a hundred young supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) united on Thursday to reject the nomination of City Governor Sutiyoso in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

Justice a game for RI lawyers

Justice a game for RI lawyersFrom Koran TempoDuring the New Order era, a senior and noted lawyer, who was smart with his tricks when handling his cases, was alleged to have been in contempt of court.Recently, in a court hearing involving a very important government agency and a very important...

U.S. bombing tragedy may complicate war on terror

U.S. bombing tragedy may complicate war on terrorAhmad Masood and Denise Duclaux, Reuters, Kabul/Bagram, Afghanistan Dozens of Afghan women clad in blue burqas staged an unprecedented protest on Thursday against an American air attack on a remote Afghan village believed to have killed 40 people...

1. Timor (2 x 23)

1. Timor (2 x 23)East Timor faces tough talks on boundary, oil and gas JP/16/Timor Dow Jones Canberra East Timor, the world's newest nation, will have trouble settling its disputed maritime boundaries with Australia, Stephen Sherlock, an analyst at the Australian Parliament library, said Thursday.

Court date looms for Soeharto's half-brother

Court date looms for Soeharto's half-brotherTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business tycoon Probosutedjo, the half-brother of former president Soeharto, will soon face trial over a corruption scandal causing Rp 44.4 billion (US$4.

ADB approves $350m loan to RI

ADB approves $350m loan to RIAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has approved the disbursement of a US$350 million loan to Indonesia after the passage of a law to counter money-laundering.The loan is the final tranche of a $1.

BI in the amended Constitution: Never repeat same mistake

BI in the amended Constitution: Never repeat same mistakeUmar Juoro, Economist, Jakarta, juoro@indo.net.id To meet the demands of reform, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) have amended the 1945 Constitution.

Government, PT Paiton reach power deal

Government, PT Paiton reach power dealA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and independent power producer PT Paiton Energy have reached a final agreement on power purchasing prices for the Paiton I and Paiton II power projects.

PDI-P steps up lobbying

PDI-P steps up lobbyingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Striving to maintain its political domination ahead of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is intensifying its lobbying of other major political...

Street singer hurt by small blast

Street singer hurt by small blast YOGYAKARTA, Central Java: A beggar on Thursday sustained minor injuries when a tennis ball-sized object he found exploded after he threw it away.The police suspected the object to be firecrackers but were still investigating the incident.

Probe into Manulife judge-lawyer link begins

Probe into Manulife judge-lawyer link beginsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Justice extended its probe into the bankruptcy verdict issued against PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI), questioning links between a daughter of one of the judges and Manulife's legal challenger.

Hospital staff complain about ban on labor unions

Hospital staff complain about ban on labor unionsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Workers from dozens of hospitals in the capital organized a media conference on Thursday to protest their employers' move to halt their plan to establish workers' unions as an instrument for promoting...

Let's fix our buses

Let's fix our buses The 10 children who were killed in Wednesday's bus accident in Jember, East Java, were from the Theobrama II Kindergarten in the village of Kemuningkulon, Arjasa district, Jember regency, East Jakarta.

Navy foils illegal workers crossing

Navy foils illegal workers crossing PEKANBARU, Riau: The Navy foiled the crossing of at least 70 alleged illegal workers to Malaysia, catching them on a speed boat in Tanjung Medan waters near Riau.Navy officer Lt.Col.

Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new chairman

Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new chairmanEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani The Jakarta Post JakartaThe youth wing of Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is scheduled to elect its new leader next week for the 2002-2006 period, amid fresh hopes that...

Only half rights body nominees 'qualified'

Only half rights body nominees 'qualified'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II wrapped up on Thursday the screening of 41 member candidates for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), with the preliminary conclusion that the number of...

'Universities should not only be for rich people'

'Universities should not only be for rich people' High school graduates wanting to continue on to university have just registered for admittance. Many people interviewed by The Jakarta Post consider university tuition fees too steep for them at a time when they are still trying to cope with the...

Plaza Bintaro's shoddy security

Plaza Bintaro's shoddy securityFrom KompasOn June 4, 2002, at about 11 a.m., my son parked his car in the northern parking lot in front of Cahaya Department Store in Plaza Bintaro Jaya, Tangerang.When he returned to his car at 12:45 pm he was surprised to find that the windshield had been broken...

LTO staffs to get handsome salary and fringe benefits

LTO staffs to get handsome salary and fringe benefitsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tax officials working at the newly-established Large Taxpayers' Office (LTO) will get a very handsome salary, which could cause envy among other government employees.

S. Sumatra to build new toll road

S. Sumatra to build new toll road PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: State toll operator PT Jasa Marga and the South Sumatra local government plan to build a 23- kilometer-long toll road linking Palembang with Indrajaya.Jasa Marga president Syarifudin Alambai and South Sumatra Governor H.

Drug smuggling foiled at airport

Drug smuggling foiled at airport TANGERANG: Customs and excise officers foiled the smuggling of 28.5 kilograms of marijuana from Banda Aceh at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last week.Customs and Excise Director General Permana Agung said on Thursday the drug senders and receivers were...

'Leuser National Park has lost 20% of its trees to logging'

'Leuser National Park has lost 20% of its trees to logging'Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Approximately 20 percent of the forest in Mount Leuser National Park in North Sumatra had been illegally felled by the year 2000, local officials have announced, adding foreign investors might have...

Baby's corpse found at roadside

Baby's corpse found at roadside JAKARTA: The corpse of a baby girl was found inside a black plastic bag at the roadside on Jl. Mangga Besar, Central Jakarta, at about 7 a.m. on Tuesday.A woman noticed the bag while taking her daughter to school.

National players tumble out at Milo junior badminton meet

National players tumble out at Milo junior badminton meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya National team officials saw their pretournament boasts scuppered as their proteges were sent packing at the US$10,000 Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships here on Thursday.

Rights defendant says no regrets

Rights defendant says no regrets JAKARTA: Defendant Abilio Soares, currently on trial for human rights violations in East Timor in 1999, told the Central Jakarta human rights court on Thursday that he had no regrets for what had happened so far, including his trial.

HIV/AIDS prevalence among drug users

HIV/AIDS prevalence among drug users ------------------------------------- Indonesia 24.5% - 53% Denpasar 53% Jakarta 40% Bogor 24.5% ------------------------------------- HIV/AIDS prevalence among sex workers ------------------------------------- Papua 26.5% Riau 8% West Java 5.5% Jakarta 3.

Legislators urge Karaha Bodas to resume project

Legislators urge Karaha Bodas to resume projectFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators urged state oil and gas company Pertamina and the United States-based independent power producer Karaha Bodas Company (KBC) to end their legal dispute and sit down at the negotiating table to...

Jakarta Military gets new commander

Jakarta Military gets new commanderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Maj. Gen. Achmad Yahya has a daunting task ahead him in safeguarding Jakarta when he takes up his new post as military commander in the capital city on Thursday.

Two car thieves mobbed in Bekasi

Two car thieves mobbed in Bekasi BEKASI: Two people were mobbed after being caught redhanded trying to steal a car on Jl. Jatimulya in Tambun, Bekasi, on Thursday.Ahmad and Mardi Setiawan were trying to unlock a Kijang minivan which was parked at the roadside when the owner, Parmin, arrived...

Doubting people's intelligence

Doubting people's intelligence It seems that there is an effort underway aimed at preparing Indonesians for the fact that they will not be able to vote directly for the president and vice president during the 2004 elections.

Battling violent image to tempt tourists

Battling violent image to tempt touristsNopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters, Bandung, West Java An air-conditioned train gathers speed as it takes a hill curve on a track elevated hundreds of feet above lush terraced green rice fields.

Impoverished and oppressed

Impoverished and oppressedFrom Rakyat Merdeka.It is really saddening to think of the fate of Indonesia and her future generations because the nation has been battered by a spate of miseries: low economic growth, a high rate of unemployment plus decreasing foreign investment.

Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new leader

Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new leaderEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The youth wing of Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is scheduled to elect its new leader next week for the 2002-2006 period, amid fresh hopes that...

1. KOMNAS: 12 x 4 lines

1. KOMNAS: 12 x 4 lines Only half rights body nominees 'qualified' House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II wrapped up on Thursday the screening of 41 member candidates for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), with the preliminary conclusion that the number of feasible nominees...

Sturdy rupiah: Adrenalin rush for ailing banks

Sturdy rupiah: Adrenalin rush for ailing banksBernie K. Moestofa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Perhaps, it's just a start. For cynics, it remains uncertain. Either way, it's a sign that good things could be on the horizon.

JP/4/SCENE

JP/4/SCENENavy releases hijacked ship from GAM JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy ships and Navy marine troops have managed to release shipping vessel the Pelangi, which was hijacked by suspected members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the waters of Tanjung Jambo Aya waters in North Aceh...

DPR wants consultation revived

DPR wants consultation revived JAKARTA: Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed on Thursday to revive a consultation meeting with the President and proposed that the first meeting be held on July 16.

JAKARTA: A legislative team assigned to examine the flow of

JAKARTA: A legislative team assigned to examine the flow of Presidential Aid (Banpres) funds will soon convene to make final recommendations to the House of Representatives.Team leader R.K. Sembiring Meliala confirmed on Wednesday the team had concluded that State Secretary Bambang Kesowo had not...

15,000 Banyumas officials to have urine tests

15,000 Banyumas officials to have urine testsAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto Around 15,000 civil servants in Banyumas regency, Central Java, will undergo a urine test in the near future to ensure that their bodies are free from illegal drugs.

Rupiah Rates July 4

Rupiah Rates July 4 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates July 4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,438.00 8,438.00 8,983.00 8,893.00Australian dollar 1 5,261.69 4,695.75 5,008.02 4,948.95 Brunei dollar 1 5,335.22 4,767.23 5,078.01 5,024.

Govt likely to intensify military operation in Aceh

Govt likely to intensify military operation in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Apparently niggled by the continuing violence in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, the government sent a strong signal on Thursday that the military operation in the restive province could be intensified.

Police officer kills partner

Police officer kills partner PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: A police officer accidentally shot and killed his friend during a fight with a group of men on Thursday morning, police said.Second brigadier Hanafi, 24, was killed by a stray bullet after his partner second brigadier SGO...

RI welcomes UN legal experts

RI welcomes UN legal expertsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Thursday that doors were open for a United Nations legal expert who has been assigned to assess Indonesia's legal system later this month.

Last OAU ministerial talks open

Last OAU ministerial talks open SOUTH AFRICA: African ministers on Thursday began the last meeting of the 53-member Organization of African Unity (OAU) before its rebirth as the African Union (AU) with promises that the new body will deal more firmly with political crises.

Asian currencies recoup losses

Asian currencies recoup lossesDow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies recouped some of their recent losses Thursday as a short-covering rally in the dollar wound down.The South Korean won led the way, powering to an 18-month high against the dollar.

Fourth of July marked with caution

Fourth of July marked with cautionAgencies, Singapore/Manila Americans across Asia marked their first Independence Day since the terror attacks of Sept. 11 on Thursday with the U.S. State Department warning them to avoid crowded places.

Military involved in trade of rare animals: Activists

Military involved in trade of rare animals: ActivistsLely T. Djuhari, Associated Press, Jakarta Thousands of endangered birds from Maluku and Papua provinces are caught and transported by the Indonesian military for sale at illegal markets, animal activists and officials said on Thursday.

Rp 190m stolen, victim shot

Rp 190m stolen, victim shot JAKARTA: Two armed robbers stole Rp 190 million and shot at their intended victim in broad daylight on the crowded bridge over the Ciliwung river that connects Jl. H.R.Rasuna Said with Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto in Central Jakarta.