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Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Integrated licensure needed to combat wildfires, says expert
Integrated licensure needed to combat wildfires, says expertP.C. Naommy, Jakarta Poor governmental supervision has encouraged forest concessionaires and plantation companies to employ burning to clear their land, which is one of the main causes of forest fires in the country, an activist says.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Activists and students mark world antidrug day
Activists and students mark world antidrug dayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya/Medan/Kendari Activists and students across the country commemorated on Saturday the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, with many voicing concern over the increasing number of drug users with...
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Djarum dominates Jakarta Open
Djarum dominates Jakarta OpenEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Djarum Kudus Badminton Club dominated the 18th Jakarta Open by winning six titles out of 12 in the final matches here on Sunday amid suspicion many teams were falsifying the ages of their players.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Pertamina, workers clash over accounting terms
Pertamina, workers clash over accounting termsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Controversy over the sale of two giant tankers continued over the weekend as activists and workers argued with the management of state oil and gas company Pertamina over the accounting terms used to denote the ships.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Repair shops to check emission
Repair shops to check emission JAKARTA: The Ministry of Communications will involve auto repair shops in private vehicle emission checks next year, following the issuance of a government regulation on the emission standard in September.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Literacy group opens student donor program for public libraries
Literacy group opens student donor program for public librariesEvi Mariani, Jakarta A community organization that promotes reading among children, 1001buku, initiated on Saturday a program called "1001buku Goes to Schools" in which schoolchildren are encouraged to donate children's books to...
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
TV Program: Monday, June 28, 2004
TV Program: Monday, June 28, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Hassan to hold series of bilateral talks
Hassan to hold series of bilateral talks INDONESIA: Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda will hold a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from several countries on the sidelines of the upcoming 37th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in Jakarta, an official said.Marty A.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Stocks may continue rally ahead of election
Stocks may continue rally ahead of electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rally in the stock market is expected to continue this week as investors become increasingly confident the presidential election will go off without a hitch following a peaceful campaign.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Police arrest crew, seize 19 ships
Police arrest crew, seize 19 ships SURABAYA: The East Java Maritime Police have confiscated 19 vessels and nabbed several of their crew members for carrying illicit goods into the country."Four of the 19 ships are found to have committed violations, while the others are being investigated,"...
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Coastline erosion a problem, says regent
Coastline erosion a problem, says regent TANGERANG: Regent Ismet Iskandar acknowledged over the weekend his office had yet to take any measures to stop continued erosion along the north coast of Tangerang."We cannot stop the offshore sand mining; we have tried but to no avail.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Activists salm govt's official rights body
Activists salm govt's official rights bodyTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The government has been criticized for establishing a new national human rights committee directly under the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, with activists saying it would be open to political interference.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Haze endures despite rainfall
Haze endures despite rainfallThe Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru/Jambi/Pontianak After a clear afternoon, a thin haze again began to cover Pekanbaru, Riau on Sunday despite rain in several parts of the city. Haze cleared in Jambi in southern Sumatra but parts of Pontianak, West Kalimantan were still...
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
ASEAN finishes draft regional security plan
ASEAN finishes draft regional security planAdianto P. Simamora, Jakarta After two-days of lengthy deliberations, senior officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday have finalized a draft plan of action for the establishment of a regional security community.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Students donate books to community libraries
Students donate books to community librariesEvi Mariani, Jakarta A community organization that promotes reading among children, 1001buku, initiated on Saturday a program called, 100buku Goes to Schools, in which schoolchildren are encouraged to donate children's books to community libraries.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Suspect terrorizing expatriates faces terrorism charges: Police
Suspect terrorizing expatriates faces terrorism charges: PoliceAbdul Khalik, Jakarta A man arrested for allegedly making death threats to expatriates working at Canadian-operated nickel mine PT Inco in Soroako, South Sulawesi, will face terrorism charges, police said on Sunday.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
RI aims to win PABF bridge meet
RI aims to win PABF bridge meetMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Indonesia has set itself the target of winning the Pacific Asia Bridge Federation (PABF) championship to be staged in Chinese Taipei between July 10 and 18.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Bogor mayor calls for more composting efforts
Bogor mayor calls for more composting effortsTheresia Sufa, Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto has urged Bogor people to produce more compost from organic household waste as part of the effort to ease the municipality's waste woes."The administration has not enough people or facilities to handle the waste .
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Democracy and economic development
Democracy and economic developmentB. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta It is consoling to read Ziad Salim's perceptive article (Economy and democracy: Don't turn out the light, The Jakarta Post, June 22, 2004). I could not agree more with his plea.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Police personnel fired over murder
Police personnel fired over murder JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua Police have dismissed First. Brig. Saul Jefry Mamani, a member of the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob), for allegedly stabbing to death civilian Luis Adeyar on Sunday last week, after a fight between them at a local bar.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Graduation to go on despite fire
Graduation to go on despite fireThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) will hold its graduation ceremony on Wednesday as planned, despite a campus fire on Friday afternoon that badly damaged the Graha Widya Wisuda building, where the ceremony was scheduled to take place.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
The Sidney Jones case and the presidency of Megawati
The Sidney Jones case and the presidency of MegawatiJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta Sidney Jones, the Head of the International Crisis Group (ICG) in Indonesia has been most helpful to Indonesian intelligence groups with her research, studies and publications about Jamaah Islamiyah particularly, but also on...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
HMI irked by Salahuddin, Siswono absence
HMI irked by Salahuddin, Siswono absence JAKARTA: Executives of the Muslim Student Association (HMI) issued a "motion of no confidence" in vice presidential candidates Salahuddin Wahid and Siswono Yudohusodo on Saturday.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Rival flags fly in support at Amien-Siswono rally
Rival flags fly in support at Amien-Siswono rallyBambang Nurbianto and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presidential candidate Amien Rais and his running mate not only managed to attract a huge crowd during their outdoor rally here on Saturday, but perhaps garnered support from constituents of...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Megawati given honorary title
Megawati given honorary title PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The South Sumatra Traditional Council awarded President Megawati Soekarnoputri the honorary title of Nyi Mas Ratu Junjung on Saturday, only two weeks ahead of the July 5 presidential election.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Truck owners, drivers support Wiranto
Truck owners, drivers support Wiranto CIREBON, West Java: A group of truck drivers and owners in Cirebon pledged their support on Saturday for the candidacy of Gen. (ret) Wiranto in the upcoming presidential election.Muh.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
YCAB honors antidrug journalism
YCAB honors antidrug journalism INDONESIA: Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB), together with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), presented awards on Saturday to nine journalists for their articles on juveniles and narcotics, in conjunction with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives on
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives onChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tucked away off Jl. Tebet Raya in South Jakarta is a rather nondescript office in a ruko shop-house block -- nondescript, perhaps, except for the plain white sign that reads Yayasan Warga Persahabatan and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Joining the crowd in the election song and dance
Joining the crowd in the election song and dance With only a week left until the country goes to the polls on July 5 -- the country's first ever direct presidential election -- some of us have already made our minds up.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Poet Sitok not afraid to say it like it is
Poet Sitok not afraid to say it like it isOmar Prihandono, Contributor, Jakarta What are the chances you would find yourself sitting on the back of a motorbike, behind one of the country's most celebrated poets, who had offered to drive you to buy a pack of cigarettes because you told him you...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Olympic qualifiers exit Jakarta Open
Olympic qualifiers exit Jakarta OpenEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Daniel Shirley and Sara Runesten-Petersen, who will represent New Zealand in the badminton competition at the Olympic Games, lost to Unang and Angeline of Indonesia in the quarterfinal mixed doubles match at the Jakarta Open here on...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
President pens Sriwijaya stadium
President pens Sriwijaya stadium President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated the Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Saturday.The stadium will be used as the venue for the opening ceremony of the 16th National Games (PON), which will run from Sept. 2 to Sept.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives on
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives onChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tucked away off Jl. Tebet Raya in South Jakarta is a rather nondescript office in a ruko shop-house block -- nondescript, perhaps, except for the plain white sign that reads Yayasan Warga Persahabatan and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Muslim group supports all presidential candidates
Muslim group supports all presidential candidates PEKALONGAN, Central Java: It appears to be the flavor of the moment for social, political and even religious groupings to pledge their support to one or other of the presidential candidate, but not for religious grouping Jamiyah Al Tareqoh Al...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Election watchdog says KPU lying
Election watchdog says KPU lyingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Contradicting an earlier claim by the General Elections Commission (KPU), the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) said on Saturday that it had found that more than 1.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Ju Ming: Lifelike sculptures descend upon Singapore
Ju Ming: Lifelike sculptures descend upon SingaporeCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore Those entering Singapore after Wednesday will be struck by a set of parachutes coming down at Changi Airport. Don't be misguided, however, as these are the Living World series of sculptures made by Ju Ming.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Fatimah
FatimahKorrie Layun Rampan Had it not been due to the insistence of Totot Walahualam, a fellow journalist from Timbul Tenggelam (rise and sink) -- a local tabloid appearing on and off, as its name suggested -- I would have had no aversion today to Jantur Mapan waterfall.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
ARF set to back more N. Korean nuke talks
ARF set to back more N. Korean nuke talksAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministers will urge all the participants in the six-nation talks to continue their dialog process to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis despite the fact that their third...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
TV Program: Sunday, June 27, 2004
TV Program: Sunday, June 27, 2004.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria9:00 Music: Delta10:00 Sports: Otoscreen11:00 TV Drama12:30 p.m. English for Fun1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Music5:00 Cartoon: Robocon6:30 Talk Show: Obrolan...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Behind the smokescreen of politics after Soeharto
Behind the smokescreen of politics after SoehartoMarcus Mietzner, Contributor, Jakarta Reorganizing Power in Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets Richard Robison and Vedi R. Hadiz, RoutledgeCurzon, 2004 304 pp US$22.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Students find learning made fun at international schools
Students find learning made fun at international schoolsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Besides the predominant Caucasian, Indian and non-Indonesian Asian students, there are also a number of Indonesian students to be found in the classrooms of the British International School (BIS) in...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Plantation chief feels the heat over forest fires
Plantation chief feels the heat over forest firesPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru A director of a plantation company in Minas district, Riau, has been declared a suspect for ordering the clearing of hundreds of hectares of land by setting fires, which has contributed to the haze now...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, June 27, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, June 27, 2004Exhibitions* Japanese Calligraphy, Shoudou, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Tel. 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until June 30.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Quality of education system doubtful
Quality of education system doubtfulFrom Koran TempoThousands of high school (SMU) and vocational high school (SMK) students will be retaking the national final exams early next month.Those retaking the exams in July comprise 10 percent of 13,363 SMU students and 16.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
War has not lessen Aceh students' desire to study
War has not lessen Aceh students' desire to studyIbnu Mat Noor, Banda Aceh It only took 15 of 120 minutes for Ardiansyah and Firda Nazira, fifth graders at elementary schools in a remote district of Aceh Besar regency, to answer 30 questions of a national physics test.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Mega 'deserves one more term'
Mega 'deserves one more term' JAYAPURA, Papua: Guruh Soekarnoputra, the younger brother of presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri, campaigned on Friday in Merauke here on behalf of Megawati.In the campaign, he called on Papuans to vote for Megawati, saying that the leadership of Megawati had...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Setiono
Setiono Jakarta2. Simon -- All over the world schools can be challenging 2 X 30 All over the world, managing a school can be a real challenge Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
All over the world, managing a schools can be a real challenge
All over the world, managing a schools can be a real challengeSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta It seems as though the management of schools, and the schooling system, in Indonesia is constantly facing problems and difficulties: It is not achieving standards; that it is not preparing students for the...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
1. CD (1x45)
1. CD (1x45) Excise duty to be imposed on several new products 2. Kadin (1x39) Kadin plans trading house to help SMEs 3. Remit (1x47) BRI, DBS Bank strike deal on remittance services 4. Migas (2x20) Govt sees higher oil and gas investment
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
JP/13/Market
JP/13/MarketShares end higher as funds buy blue chipsDow Jones Jakarta Shares ended higher Friday on further midyear window dressing by institutional funds, with gains in many regional markets providing support, dealers said.