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Fri, 02 Jul 2004
More NGOs demand review of water law
More NGOs demand review of water law JAKARTA: Representatives of several non-governmental organizations launched on Thursday a challenge against the constitutionality of the new water resources bill in the Constitutional Court against the controversial water law, saying it was against the...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
JSX may lift suspension on SG shares soon
JSX may lift suspension on SG shares soon The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) may lift the suspension on the trading of cement giant PT Semen Gresik's shares next week if the company can come up with reasonable explanations for its accounting problems.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Pertamina awards development contracts
Pertamina awards development contractsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has awarded two-year contracts to three construction and engineering firms to build production facilities at its gas fields in South Sumatra.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Tangguh, Posco sign LNG contract
Tangguh, Posco sign LNG contractFitri Wulandari, Denpasar British energy giant BP PLC signed on Thursday a contract with South Korean steel company Posco for the supply of US$2 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to South Korea from the Tangguh LNG project, which is being built by a...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Scavengers complain over health clinic's closure
Scavengers complain over health clinic's closureWahyuana and Leony Aurora, Bekasi/Jakarta Scavengers living at the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi, claim that their children are suffering as the free health clinic there has been closed for two months, while one of the women who established it, Sri...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
JP/18/TINTIN
JP/18/TINTINTintin: Music teacher goes international with film shortsNi Luh Dian Purniawati, Contributor/Denpasar Once a month, film buffs pack the hall of the Irama Indah House music school and store in Denpasar to watch film shorts. The event has taken place regularly since Aug.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Nightclubs ordered to shut on July 4
Nightclubs ordered to shut on July 4 MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Mayor Abdillah ordered on Thursday all entertainment venues, such as nightclubs and discotheques to close their doors on July 4, the night before the election.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Workers stage protest over severance pay
Workers stage protest over severance pay JAMBI: Some 120 former employees of a timber company here staged a protest on Thursday at the office of the Jambi provincial government, demanding the government force the company to pay them the severance pay they say they are entitled to.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Muhammadiyah to deploy monitors
Muhammadiyah to deploy monitors JAKARTA: The Muhammadiyah Youth organization says it will dispatch approximately 60,000 polling station monitors nationwide in the upcoming July 5 presidential election.By dispatching so many monitors, it likely meant that the group was serious in its support of...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
RI women's singles crash in Malaysia
RI women's singles crash in MalaysiaEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Three Indonesian women's shuttlers were tripped up at the first hurdle at the 2004 Malaysia Open badminton championship, suffering first-round losses on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
BI maintains rate despite U.S. Fed's increase
BI maintains rate despite U.S. Fed's increaseTony Hotland, Jakarta Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said on Thursday the central bank would not raise interest rates despite the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to increase its benchmark rate.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
JP/14/Tour
JP/14/TourForeign tourist arrivals up 14.57%The Jakarta Post Jakarta Foreign tourist arrivals increased by 14.57 percent in May, with the country's largely peaceful election process being credited for the rise, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Evictees get bad lot in life
Evictees get bad lot in lifeUrip Hudiono, Jakarta As if being evicted from their homes was not enough, 32 former occupants of a vacant lot in Tanjung Duren Selatan, West Jakarta, have now been charged for damaging the lot owner's property.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Japan and Pakistan set to sign TAC
Japan and Pakistan set to sign TACThe Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and his Pakistani counterpart Kurshid M. Kasuri are scheduled to sign the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
BSD on City development
BSD on City development In response to Wildan's letter published in The Jakarta Post on June 23 under the title, BSD lacks vision, allow us to explain as follows:We acknowledge that recently the management of Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) has been intensifying its construction activities, which will be...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Journos quarrel for Japanese FM
Journos quarrel for Japanese FMJAKARTA: Two Japanese TV cameramen almost got into a fight when they were covering the arrival of Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Jakarta on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Festival honors food and fashion writing
Festival honors food and fashion writing JAKARTA: The month-long Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival (JFFF) concluded at Mal Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Wednesday with awards for outstanding pieces of journalism on food and fashion.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Major drug cases handled by Jakarta Police January to June 2004
Major drug cases handled by Jakarta Police January to June 2004No. Time Number of suspects Evidence Location1. Jan. 7 Six suspects 3.5 kg heroin C.Jakarta (Nigerians) 2. Jan. 30 Five suspects 55,400 ecstasy pills Tangerang 3. June 7 One suspect 315 g cocaine N.Jakarta 4.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
TV Today: Friday, July 2, 2004
TV Today: Friday, July 2, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m. Dances1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 TV Drama2:30 Religious Songs3:00 English News Service4:30 Pak Odor's Show5:00 Children...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Round 2 live dialog excerpts
Round 2 live dialog excerpts1. On fight against corruption:-- Wiranto: Focus not only on corruption involving top officials and business heavyweights, but also at a lower level, which is also rampant. Prevent corruption, adopt stiffer punishment and monitoring system.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Magelang landslide kills two workers
Magelang landslide kills two workersSlamet Susanto, Magelang Two out of 11 laborers constructing an embankment were buried alive by a landslide in Kragilan village in Magelang regency, Central Java, on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Voters believe polls to be free and fair, survey reveals
Voters believe polls to be free and fair, survey revealsM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta A large proportion of the country's citizens believe that the July 5 presidential election is likely to proceed freely and fairly, a Washington-based pollster said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Dozens missing in recent boat accidents
Dozens missing in recent boat accidentsThe Jakarta Post, Lampung/Kupang/Kendari A cargo ship carrying timber apparently capsized, perhaps a week ago, in the waters off southeastern Sumatra, some 100 kilometers east of Bandarlampung, and was just spotted on Wednesday, but its crew of six remain...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Reclamation makes fishermen scavengers
Reclamation makes fishermen scavengersMulta Fidrus TangerangThe ongoing coastal reclamation at Dadap fishing village, Kosambi, here, has forced hundreds of fishermen to turn away from their profession and become scavengers.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Boat bursts into flames, 22 die
Boat bursts into flames, 22 dieJongker Rumthe, Manado At least 22 crew members including the Taiwanese captain and a Chinese national were killed as their fishing boat exploded and caught fire in the Arufuru Sea, approximately 350 km southeast of Ambon, Maluku, survivors said on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Market construction delayed until developer obtains permit
Market construction delayed until developer obtains permitDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso ordered on Tuesday a delay in the groundbreaking ceremony for the eight-story Jakarta Wholesale Center as developer PT Jakarta Realty has yet to obtain a building permit from the city administration.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
8 debaters to train for 2005 world meet
8 debaters to train for 2005 world meet JAKARTA: The second Indonesian Schools Debate Championship wrapped up on Wednesday, when judges selected eight speakers to attend a two-month intensive training workshop to prepare for the world meet set for February 2005.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
1 x 43
1 x 43Rights group loses libel suit, fined Rp 50m JP/5/korupsi2 x 27 Sidoarjo council speaker stands trial for corruption JP/5/DANCE1 x 49 Dancing the Dero reconciles former enemies in Poso JP/5/SHIP1 x 33 Boat bursts into flames, 22 die JP/5/GAJAH2 x 28 Villagers flee after elderly woman trampled...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Second seed Febri crashes out of Thamrin Cup
Second seed Febri crashes out of Thamrin CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Febri Joana was the biggest name casualty on the second day of the Thamrin Cup international junior tennis tournament here on Wednesday, with the second seeded Indonesian being dumped out by a qualifier.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Jakarta to host women's v'ball GP
Jakarta to host women's v'ball GPMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Indonesia will host a World Volleyball Grand Prix series from July 16 to July 18, featuring four world-caliber women's teams at the Bung Karno Indoor Stadium.The teams are Cuba, Germany, Japan and Russia.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
East Asia and bumpy Sino-Taiwanese relations
East Asia and bumpy Sino-Taiwanese relationsJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta Not since 1958, when the U.S. Seventh Fleet intervened to prevent China from taking over the islands of Kinmen and Matsu, located off Fujian province, have relations between China and Taiwan been so dangerously close to war.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
NU asks community and preachers to stay neutral
NU asks community and preachers to stay neutral SEMARANG: The chairman of Nadhlatul Ulama's (NU) lawmaking body, Sahal Mahfudz, asserted on Wednesday that the NU preachers and community had to stay neutral in the upcoming presidential election to keep unity within the NU community and Indonesia...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
PKS throws weight behind Amien
PKS throws weight behind AmienM. Taufiqurrahman and Tiarma Siboro JakartaPresidential candidate Amien Rais and his running mate Siswono Yudohusodo won the endorsement of the Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen whether this support will improve their...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Excerpts of defense platforms
Excerpts of defense platformsWiranto : -- improve the defense system in phases -- develop a professional military -- provide subsidy for defense industry within certain period Megawati : -build effective national defense system based on civilian supremacy, humanitarian law and international customs...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Religious courts officially put under Supreme Court
Religious courts officially put under Supreme CourtSari P. Setiogi, Jakarta The country's religious courts were officially placed under the Supreme Court on Wednesday as part of the enforcement of Law No. 4/2004 on judicial power, which reinstates a single judicial system.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Polls say odds even for Megawati, Wiranto, Amien
Polls say odds even for Megawati, Wiranto, AmienA. Junaidi, Jakarta A survey released on Wednesday suggests Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be the top vote-getter in the July 5 presidential election, while Megawati Soekarnoputri, Wiranto and Amien Rais will be left scrambling to try and force a...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Suspects confess to using fake documents
Suspects confess to using fake documentsP.C. Naommy, Jakarta Two suspects confessed on Wednesday to falsifying official documents used to smuggle 73,000 tons of sugar into the country, police said."Both suspects have confessed they were involved in making fake documents for the sugar importation,"...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Chorus grows for Puteh's suspension
Chorus grows for Puteh's suspensionNani Afrida/Kurniawan Hari, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Acehnese students and legislator called for the suspension of Governor Abdullah Puteh on Wednesday, one day after the powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) declared him a graft suspect.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 1, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 1, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Painting The Alchemy of Asia by Pablo Gentile, at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan Ubud (Tel. 0361 979252), until July 20. * Photo: A Memory of Images by Gill Marais, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Season Resort Bali, Jimbaran...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
TV Program: Thursday, July 1, 2004
TV Program: Thursday, July 1, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show Pentas Ceria7:30 Pop Music10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m. Talk Show 1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service3:30 Zooming4:00 Music4:30 Children...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Papua split final, official says
Papua split final, official says JAKARTA: The government will not review its decision to create a new West Irian Jaya province, a top official said on Wednesday."The decision is final following the issuance of a home ministry decree on the appointment of the acting governor of the province," the...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Opinion polls, crystal balls and other agents of augury
Opinion polls, crystal balls and other agents of auguryJoel D. Palmer, Jakarta With its first ever direct presidential election campaign in full swing, Indonesia is suddenly discovering the marvel of public opinion polling, now an integral part of democratic elections nearly everywhere in the world.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Police told to get cracking on corruption cases
Police told to get cracking on corruption casesAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Experts are calling on the National Police to improve their performance in investigating corruption cases that have caused trillions of rupiah in state losses.Legal expert Luhut M.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Sesetan village gives lesson in democracy
Sesetan village gives lesson in democracyI Wayan Juniartha, Denpasar, Bali Sixty-five-year-old I Ketut Gede Yudistira was unarguably the most influential and powerful figures in Desa Pekraman (traditional customary village) Sesetan, holding two important positions in the village, that lies on the...
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Tangerang puts focus on education
Tangerang puts focus on educationMulta Fidrus, Tangerang Tangerang administration is one of the youngest in the country, and as part of the national campaign to improve the quality of education and human resources, it has made some very progressive steps.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
JP/3/B00
JP/3/B00 1. Propatria - 1x48 All except one candidate champion civilian government 2. Survey ---- 2x22 Polls say odds even for Megawati, Wiranto, Amien 3. Observer -- 1x28 EU sends more July 5 observers 4. Ballot ---- 1x32 Ballot supplies ready, voters not
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
EU-SE Asia ties: Passion in the making?
EU-SE Asia ties: Passion in the making? Chris Patten Brussels2. Natan -- Building an ASEAN-China strategic partnership 1 x 45 Building an ASEAN-China strategic partnership S. Pushpanathan Jakarta3. Strait -- The art of the possible in Myanmar 1 X 30 Art of the possible in Myanmar Robert H.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Certified midwives sought to improve health services
Certified midwives sought to improve health servicesDewi Santoso, Jakarta In a bid to improve health services for women, the government offered private midwives on Wednesday the chance to improve their skills and competence by participating in a special program.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Kyoto: What to expect
Kyoto: What to expect By ratifying the international regime known as the Kyoto Protocol, Indonesia took on Monday a small but nevertheless meaningful step toward meeting its responsibilities with regard to preserving the earth's environment.
Thu, 01 Jul 2004
Let the police do their job
Let the police do their job A plan, by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), to summon Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi over the sugar smuggling scam deserves appreciation.However, the KPK should be more careful in handling the matter so as not to trespass on the responsibilities...