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Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Lee beats Park to win Malaysian Open title
Lee beats Park to win Malaysian Open titleAgence France-Presse, Kuantan, Malaysia After last year's heartbreak, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won the Malaysian Open title when he defeated South Korea's Park Sung Hwan in the final here Sunday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Govt to select officials for Bapeptal
Govt to select officials for BapeptalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has started selecting candidates to sit on the newly-established power market regulator, a senior ministry official said at the weekend.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
*RI tells U.S. senators to mind their own affairs Page 2
*RI tells U.S. senators to mind their own affairs Page 2 *Red tape blamed for government's slow progress on fires Page 4 *Poso Police accused of extensive violations Page 5 *Agony of the election: How power can be abused Page 6 *City, ministry team up to redesign north coast Page 8 *Sudan bloodshed...
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Minister sends wife for singing diplomacy
Minister sends wife for singing diplomacyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta It is undeniable that foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda has worked hard, and succeeded, in chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) annual meeting this week in Jakarta, including the Post Ministerial...
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Monday's polls a big leap for democracy
Monday's polls a big leap for democracyA. Junaidi, Jakarta After almost 60 years, the Indonesian people will have the opportunity on Monday to elect their president directly, moving the country a step closer to becoming a full-fledged democracy.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Java's 93m voters may determine next president
Java's 93m voters may determine next presidentKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Out of over 155 million registered voters in the country's first direct presidential election on Monday morning, some 93 million, or 60 percent, are in Java.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Abilio to seek justice abroad
Abilio to seek justice abroad KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Former East Timor governor Abilio Jose Osario Soares has said he would seek international help to annul his conviction over the 1999 carnage ahead of East Timor's breakaway from Indonesia.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Spotting tourism police as tricky as finding Wally
Spotting tourism police as tricky as finding WallyEvi Mariani, Jakarta How could one tell a tourism police from police in general?"I could," said Novi of Semarang, Central Java, who was on visit to the Jakarta Fair in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
International observers dispatched for election
International observers dispatched for electionM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter announced the dispatching of the Carter Center election team here Saturday, one of several foreign agencies officially registered to observe the country's first direct presidential election...
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Luluk/Alvent advanced to Malaysia Open finals
Luluk/Alvent advanced to Malaysia Open finalsEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Fifth seeded pair Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto became Indonesia's only hope at the 2004 Malaysia Open badminton championships after they had secured a place in the men's double final round on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
KL won't raise interest rates
KL won't raise interest rates KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia won't increase its domestic interest rates in the near term despite the move by the U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday in raising key U.S. rates, the New Straits Times reports.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Huzrin admitted to hospital
Huzrin admitted to hospital BATAM, Riau: Former Riau Islands regent Huzrin Hood's appeal over his graft conviction was turned down by the Supreme Court on Friday but Huzrin was temporarily released from custody eight hours later on health grounds.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Genting unit signs exploration pact
Genting unit signs exploration pactDow Jones Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's Genting Bhd. late on Friday said its unit Sanyen Oil & Gas Ltd. signed a 30-year production sharing contract with Indonesia's BP Migas for the Anambas Block.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
KPU launches new computer counting system
KPU launches new computer counting systemMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) unveiled on Sunday a more advanced, more secure computerized vote counting system for the presidential election but said it could not predict how quickly the system would deliver...
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Communication and music in your pocket
Communication and music in your pocketZatni Arbi, Contributor/zatni@cbn.net.id Competition can result in rather unusual ideas, with cell phones a very good example of this. As you must have noticed, I have test-driven dozens of cell phones.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Hopes high for peaceful election
Hopes high for peaceful electionDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The rupiah, which climbed by 2.8 percent last week, is expected to remain strong in this week's four days of trading, particularly if the Presidential election on Monday turns out as peaceful as the campaigning went.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Govt to draw a stern bylaw
Govt to draw a stern bylaw TANGERANG: The city is preparing draft bylaws to authorize environmental assessments of companies in the municipality, an official said.Environmental management agency official M. Harun said the municipality was home to hundreds of factories and other industries.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Thousands of hectares of paddies dry up in Jambi
Thousands of hectares of paddies dry up in JambiJon Afrizal, Jambi Thousands of hectares of paddies in Kerinci and Tebo regencies, here, which rely on irrigation, have been deprived of water, due to a prolonged drought in the province.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Sutiyoso asks people to stay put on July 5
Sutiyoso asks people to stay put on July 5 JAKARTA: Jakartans should not leave the city for a holiday on Monday and should remember to vote in the presidential election, Governor Sutiyoso said on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
American killed in Philippines
American killed in Philippines PHILIPPINES: Philippine police have launched a murder inquiry after an American man was found dead in the northern city of Angeles, police said on Sunday. The body of James Nehring, 41, was discovered on the blood- soaked floor of his apartment outside the former U.S.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Tourists, staff complain of illegal fees at Galang resort
Tourists, staff complain of illegal fees at Galang resortFadli, Batam, Riau The 80-hectare Vietnam Refugee Camp (Sinam Camp) in Galang Island here, which was built by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1979, is now becoming a tourist resort.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, July 5, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, July 5, 2004Exhibitions* Sintang Textile at Textile Museum, Jl. K.S Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta (Tel. 5606613), until October. * Installation Republik Togel 303, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 70798626), until July 9.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Absence of expert witnesses in medical cases: Lawyer
Absence of expert witnesses in medical cases: LawyerDewi Santoso, Jakarta In the absence of expert witnesses, the disciplinary council to be set up to handle cases of misconduct in the practice of medicine will never provide justice to victims, a lawyer says.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Malaysians ride a water slide in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysians ride a water slide in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, on a sunny and clear day on Sunday. Clear skies are back after weeks of smog due to slach-and-burn activities at neighboring Indonesian forests.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Indonesian presidents since 1945
Indonesian presidents since 1945Period President and vice president Electing body1945 Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta PPKI 1963 Sukarno named life-time president MPRS 1967 Soeharto named acting president MPRS 1971 Soeharto and Hamengkubuwono X MPR 1977 Soeharto and Adam Malik MPR 1982 Soeharto and Umar...
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
JP/5/galang
JP/5/galang2 x 25 Tourists, staff complain of illegal fees at Galang resort JP/5/SANCANG1 x 32 Govt washes its hands of Sancang JP/5/DRY2 x 33 Thousands of hectares of paddies dry up in Jambi due to drought
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Agony of the election: How power can be abused
Agony of the election: How power can be abusedThomas Hidya Tjaya, Jakarta During this presidential election week voters are, once again, faced with a difficult decision over electing their leaders. For a variety of reasons the decision may be agonizing for many.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Jakarta Fair warms up with visitors
Jakarta Fair warms up with visitorsLeony Aurora, Jakarta Visitors numbers to the 2004 Jakarta Fair are rising, reaching almost 740,000 as of Friday evening, two weeks after its opening on June 17, organizers said.Project director Ralph R.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Red tape blamed for government's slow progress on fires
Red tape blamed for government's slow progress on firesPC Naommy, Jakarta One reason why it takes so long to put out fires here is that the essential information needed winds up and down the halls of officialdom, a forest fire expert said.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Indonesia tells U.S. senators to mind own business
Indonesia tells U.S. senators to mind own businessTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The government told United States senators on Sunday to mind their own business and not to interfere in Indonesia's internal affairs.Twenty U.S.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Policy to use chapter software praised
Policy to use chapter software praisedTony Hotland, Jakarta Analysts welcome the government's decision to use "open- source" software rather than licensed ones in its computer network, saying the policy would promote the wider use of such software throughout the nation.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Most firms ignore waste treatment
Most firms ignore waste treatmentDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Only 26 percent of a total of 2,173 medium and large-scale enterprises in the city regularly submitted samples of their liquid waste for assessment, the Jakarta Environmental Management Agency said.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Uruguayans survive boat mishap
Uruguayans survive boat mishap PADANG, West Sumatra: Five Uruguayan tourists and four crew members survived when a boat capsized in waters off Tuapeijat in the Mentawai Islands early on Thursday, it was confirmed on Saturday.A large wave hit the boat causing it to overturn.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Indonesian democracy and defense
Indonesian democracy and defenseJuwono Sudarsono, Norwich, UK Indonesia is currently still undergoing the "multifaceted consequences" of the multidimensional Asian economic and financial crisis of 1997 and 1998.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Huzrin admitted to hospital
Huzrin admitted to hospital BATAM, Riau: Former Riau Islands regent Huzrin Hood's appeal over his graft conviction was turned down by the Supreme Court on Friday but Huzrin was temporarily released from custody eight hours later on health grounds.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Govt washes its hands of Sancang
Govt washes its hands of SancangYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung, West Java An official from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) gave a reminder at a discussion in Bandung recently that the Sancang nature reserve in southern Garut regency has been severely damaged.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Mia sparks Indonesia's triumph at Thamrin Cup
Mia sparks Indonesia's triumph at Thamrin CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Mia Sacca of Indonesia won the girls' singles of the Thamrin Cup international junior tennis championship as local teenagers triumphed in all but one event on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Focus Issue: Furniture, May 4, 2004
Focus Issue: Furniture, May 4, 2004Caption:Photo A:FurnifairRattan furniture designs have improved over the years. To protect the rattan furniture industry, the government recently imposed a ban on the exportation of unprocessed and half-processed rattan.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
11th hour wooing of voters
11th hour wooing of votersJakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians worked hand-in-hand on Sunday to establish polling stations for Monday's historic presidential election despite reports of little funds received from the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
1. Haze (3 X 18)
1. Haze (3 X 18) Red tape blamed for government's slow progress on fires 2. Saksi (2 X 21) Absence of expert witnesses in medical cases: Lawyer 3. Walhi (2 X 24 ) Watchdog loses lawsuit against Ladia Galaska 4.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Police plan to quiz Nurdin Halid Tuesday
Police plan to quiz Nurdin Halid Tuesday SEMARANG: Police are to question Confederation of Primary Cooperatives Association head Nurdin Halid on Tuesday to investigate his possible involvement in a suger smuggling ring.National Police special economic crimes unit head Brig. Gen.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Banten to build Greater Jakarta dump
Banten to build Greater Jakarta dump Banten deputy governor Ratu Atut Chosiah announced over the weekend that the province was prepared to lease some land to the Java Waste Management Corporation (JWMC) to develop a waste treatment facility for Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
UI economic policy recommendation is too late: Analyst
UI economic policy recommendation is too late: AnalystThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One thing is certain from the ongoing presidential election process; whomever emerges victorious will face a formidable task in curing the country's economy.
Sun, 04 Jul 2004
Making the great white hope of a smile come true
Making the great white hope of a smile come trueTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A smile is the friendliest gesture, more welcoming than a handshake or even a hug. It lights up a person's face and engenders comfortable, secure feelings in others.
Sun, 04 Jul 2004
Press freedom champion Mochtar 'only feared for his Juliet'
Press freedom champion Mochtar 'only feared for his Juliet'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The late writer and journalist Mochtar Lubis was remembered among friends as "a consistent and persistent fighter for press freedom and corruption eradication in the country".
Sun, 04 Jul 2004
Nailing it: Salon taps into care for fingers and feet
Nailing it: Salon taps into care for fingers and feetEmiria Wijayanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A unpardonably pretty face or a shock of glossy hair may be the dream of many in the beauty stakes, but for others it's about putting our best foot forward.
Sun, 04 Jul 2004
Luluk/Alvent advanced to Malaysia Open finals
Luluk/Alvent advanced to Malaysia Open finalsEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Fifth seeded pair Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto became Indonesia's only hope at the 2004 Malaysia Open badminton championships after they had secured a place in the men's double final round on Saturday.
Sun, 04 Jul 2004
Portugal dismisses speculation on referee
Portugal dismisses speculation on refereeAssociated Press Alcochete, Portugal The Portuguese camp dismissed talk that Markus Merk, the German referee named for the Euro 2004 final on Sunday, will be biased toward Greece because he is close to Greece's German coach Otto Rehhagel.
Sun, 04 Jul 2004
Koreas mull joint team for 2008
Koreas mull joint team for 2008 SEOUL : South and North Korea are to begin discussions next month on forming a joint team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.The two Koreas have agreed to parade together in the opening ceremony in Athens next month in a show of growing rapprochement between the...
Sun, 04 Jul 2004
Bengkulu: Finding diamonds in the rough
Bengkulu: Finding diamonds in the roughHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Bengkulu I was set to explore all that Bengkulu had to offer when Sudiyono, my rental car driver, asked my permission to turn on the tape.