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City buys 60 buses without holding tender

City buys 60 buses without holding tenderBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Officials of the city administration revealed on Wednesday that they are purchasing 60 buses for the busway system without holding a tender, which is a violation of a presidential decree on the procurement of...

~November 2001

~November 2001The House of Representatives endorses the new oil and gas bill in a bid end Pertamina's decades-long control of the country's oil and gas industry.August 2002The government establishes BP Migas to take over Pertamina's control of the upstream sector.

RI eyes countertrade with Vietnam

RI eyes countertrade with Vietnam JAKARTA: Indonesia hopes to strike a countertrade deal with Vietnam for investments in Vietnam's fertilizer industry in return for rice and sugar imports, a senior government official told reporters Wednesday.

Managing pluralism central to Indonesian democracy

Managing pluralism central to Indonesian democracy Democracy remains something of a novelty in pluralistic Indonesia. Robert W. Hefner, professor of anthropology at Boston University, talked with The Jakarta Post's Soeryo Winoto on the country's efforts to ensure that democracy takes root here.

[i]Mooryati Soedibyo, president of publicly-listed herbal and

Mooryati Soedibyo, president of publicly-listed herbal and traditional cosmetics company PT Mustika Ratu, represented Indonesia in the third annual World Entrepreneur of the Year 2003 awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco, from June 5 to June 8.

'Dust showers' defeat health officials

'Dust showers' defeat health officialsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Air pollution in a residential area near Pulo Gadung industrial estate is severe, with residents experiencing respiratory and skin problems, said officials at a community health center (Puskesmas) in Rawa Terate...

Journalist assaulted by govt employee

Journalist assaulted by govt employee MANADO, North Sulawesi: A journalist working for the Manado Post, Peggy Sampouw, 24, was allegedly assaulted by a civil servant at the Manado mayoralty office on Tuesday."Samadi, a civil servant at the mayoralty office, hit my face three times.

Great River's sales drop 34%

Great River's sales drop 34% JAKARTA: Publicly listed textile maker PT Great River Indonesia (GRI) reported that the company's total sales fell 34 percent to Rp 440.2 billion (US$53.6 million) last year, from Rp 665 billion in 2001.However, its net profit rose to Rp 925.

Military and police resists probe into May riots

Military and police resists probe into May riotsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investigation into human rights violations during May 1998 riots has met with strong resistance from military and police officers allegedly involved in the incident.Only police officer Sr. Comr.

Dumai Group denies

Dumai Group denies An article published in the June 9, 2003 issue of The Jakarta Post, Palm oil waste kills thousands of fish, regarded PT Surya Dumai Group as the source of pollution of Kuning River (a tributary of Siak River) that killed thousands of fish.

4. May ( 1 x 36)

4. May ( 1 x 36) TNI, police resist probe into May riots 5. MPR (1 x 40) MPR annual session to cost Rp 20 billion

TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:00 News: Metro Indonesia 3:00 Music4:30 Documentary6:00 News: Berita Petang7:00 Variety Show:...

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Rupiah Rates June 18 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling BuyingAustralian dollar 1 5,834.62 5,159.97 5,526.72 5,467.

FOR GENERAL ISSUE: SHOPPING CENTER

FOR GENERAL ISSUE: SHOPPING CENTERNew malls continue to mushrooming in JakartaSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta A number of shopping malls in Jakarta will open their doors to the public next year and some others in 2005 following the successful opening of several shopping centers in the...

FOR GENERAL ISSUE: SHOPPING CENTER

FOR GENERAL ISSUE: SHOPPING CENTERNew malls continue to mushrooming in JakartaSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta A number of shopping malls in Jakarta will open their doors to the public next year and some others in 2005 following the successful opening of several shopping centers in the...

1. ACEH: 1 x 28

1. ACEH: 1 x 28 U.S. pressures RI over Aceh 2. REFUGEE: 1 x 36 Acehnese tell of forced evacuations 3. BECKHAM: 1 x 42 Beckham leaves United to join Real Madrid

Australian dies outside apartment

Australian dies outside apartment An Australian citizen was found dead on Wednesday morning in front of his apartment on the 10th floor of Senopati Apartments, Jl. Senopati, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, reportedly due to a heart attack.

RP links JI leader to 2000 bombings

RP links JI leader to 2000 bombingsAgencies, Manila An Indonesian leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) network funded religious militants blamed for deadly bomb attacks in Manila in 2000, Philippine prosecutors said on Wednesday.

TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:00 News: Metro Indonesia 3:00 Music4:30 Documentary6:00 News: Berita Petang7:00 Variety Show:...

Manulife, StanChart offer mutual fund

Manulife, StanChart offer mutual fund JAKARTA: PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia and Standard Chartered (StanChart) bank will jointly launch a mutual fund that some expect could return about 12.5 percent per annum.

Australian dies outside apartment

Australian dies outside apartment An Australian citizen was found dead on Wednesday morning in front of his apartment on the 10th floor of Senopati Apartments, Jl. Senopati, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, reportedly due to a heart attack.

Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads

Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads JAKARTA: Some legislators participated in the shooting of video advertisements about HIVAIDS on Wednesday. The ads also featured actress Nurul Arifin, while the shooting location was the House of Representatives (DPR) compound.

Teijin eyes Indonesia for relocation

Teijin eyes Indonesia for relocationDow Jones, Tokyo Teijin Ltd. will transfer production of a clothing-use stretchable filament from Japan to Indonesia, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Wednesday morning edition.

Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads

Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads JAKARTA: Some legislators participated in the shooting of video advertisements about HIVAIDS on Wednesday. The ads also featured actress Nurul Arifin, while the shooting location was the House of Representatives (DPR) compound.

Papua demands fair royalties

Papua demands fair royaltiesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe recent complaint lodged by Papua's Puncak Jaya regional administration regarding its royalties from PT Freeport Indonesia should get a fair and wise response from the government, because the demand is valid.

Free speech on Aceh curtailed

Free speech on Aceh curtailedAti Nurbaiti, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An alarming trend is unfolding before our eyes -- the closing of ranks on the Aceh issue with overwhelming public support for the "integrated operation", while it will be difficult for varying views to emerge if the...

2. Oil

2. Oil 2 x 24 Shell squeezed in Brunei- Malaysia offshore oil dispute 3. Spam 1 x 45 Microsoft files court actions against spammers 4. IT 2 x 22 Oracle boosts hostile PeopleSoft bid to $6.3b

;JP;

;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-shopping-mall Photo caption JP/R. Berto Wedhatama ALL THAT GLITTERS...: The newly opened Kelapa Gading mall in North Jakarta offers another shopping outlet for people in the capital.

'Restricting foreign journalists in Aceh counterproductive'

'Restricting foreign journalists in Aceh counterproductive'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's restrictive policy on the presence of foreign journalists in covering the military offensive in Aceh could disrupt its own efforts to wage a clean war in the violence-torn...

Old and rare books in high demand at library expo

Old and rare books in high demand at library expoTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The busiest stand so far at the 2003 Jakarta Library and Book Expo at the Jakarta Convention Center has proven to be one selling old and rare books.

Great River's sales drop 34%

Great River's sales drop 34% JAKARTA: Publicly listed textile maker PT Great River Indonesia (GRI) reported that the company's total sales fell 34 percent to Rp 440.2 billion (US$53.6 million) last year, from Rp 665 billion in 2001.However, its net profit rose to Rp 925.

'Battle of Wits'

'Battle of Wits' The Battle of Wits, which is aired on TVRI every Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., is a really good educational program. It is extremely suitable for students, since it broadens their horizons and provides current information about public issues.

Two charged for sex slavery of RI girls

Two charged for sex slavery of RI girls AUSTRALIA: Australian police have charged two people with turning three Indonesian women into sex slaves as the government came under mounting pressure to stamp out an industry estimated to involve 1,000 women nationwide.

Opposition apologizes for pig cartoon

Opposition apologizes for pig cartoon MALAYSIA: Threatened with a government investigation, the fundamentalist Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party has publicly apologized for publishing an editorial cartoon likening Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to a pig.

Bangladesh looks to boost economic ties as RI President arrives

Bangladesh looks to boost economic ties as RI President arrivesNadeem Qadir, Dhaka A 21-gun salute heralded the arrival of Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri in Bangladesh on Wednesday, which is looking to boost trade with Southeast Asian nations.

China, Russia and India aim to counter U.S. muscle

China, Russia and India aim to counter U.S. muscleP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh Nuclear powers Russia, China and India want to forge strategic partnerships with Southeast Asia to counter growing U.S. influence and assertiveness in the region, officials said on Wednesday.

JakArt@2003

JakArt@2003 .TB.30" 0.90"June 19 Photo Exhibition Djakarta, Jakarta, Jakarte by William R. Durman Gedung Dua8, Jl Kemang Utara no. 28, South Jakarta - (Tel. 71792049), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Exhibition, Creativity and Contents: the Indian from St Gall and Golden Letters Ak Sa Ra Bookstore, Jl.

Tarko Sudiarno

Tarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post YogyakartaMount Sumbing in the west of Magelang city, Central Java, looks very beautiful from the window of the veranda in the morning. The slope of the mountain is green with tobacco plants. The panorama is like a pretty painting on canvas.

~NO FREE-SAILING: Around 100 workers of state-owned Bank Negara

~NO FREE-SAILING: Around 100 workers of state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) demonstrate in front of the bank's headquarters on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, with a car modified to resemble the company logo, a sailboat.

Jakarta Fair better arranged but expensive

Jakarta Fair better arranged but expensiveArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abdurrahman and his family have been going to the Jakarta Fair since it was still held at the National Monument (Monas) park in the early 1980s.

Telkom likely to appoint KPMG as new auditor

Telkom likely to appoint KPMG as new auditorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) will ask auditor KPMG to review its 2002 financial report, in a last-ditch effort to beat the July 15 deadline set by the U.S.

Shell squeezed in Brunei-Malaysia offshore oil dispute

Shell squeezed in Brunei-Malaysia offshore oil disputeDow Jones, Singapore Royal Dutch Shell Deepwater Borneo is expected to follow Total S.A.S's footsteps in shelving oil and gas exploration plans offshore Brunei, at least for the time being, due to sovereignty wrangles between Malaysia and...

Newmont endangers people, ecosystem

Newmont endangers people, ecosystemMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A study released by the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) on Wednesday contends that tailings from gold mining firm Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) contain four times the government- allowed level of cyanide,...

Sweden expected to act against GAM leaders

Sweden expected to act against GAM leadersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono congratulated the special delegation's success in conveying Indonesia's stance on the exiled Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders to the Swedish government.

Batam tourism agency head declared suspect in gambling case

Batam tourism agency head declared suspect in gambling caseFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Head of Batam tourism agency Buralimar has been declared a suspect by Riau Police over allegations regarding the legalization of gambling at Tering Bay Resort, Nongsa district, Batam.

PDI-P dismisses 16 top officials

PDI-P dismisses 16 top officialsOyos Saroso HN, Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung, Lampung The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) dismissed 16 party functionaries in Lampung for insubordination and involvement in drugs.

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 19, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 19, 2003Film* Asian Films at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), 7 p.m.: Expect the Unexpected (June 20), The Mission (June 23), Juliet in Love (June 27), Bullet in the Head (June 30). Museums and Galleries * Sika Galery, Jl.

Mining in protected forests under fire

Mining in protected forests under fireEvi Mariani and Rendi Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A green activist blasted the government's and the House of Representatives' plan to allow 15 mining companies to resume their operations in protected-forest areas, saying that several NGOs were ready to...

Asian monies mostly down in tight ranges

Asian monies mostly down in tight rangesDow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies fluctuated within tight, familiar ranges on Wednesday as market players were reluctant to take positions in the absence of strong leads.

TNI shoots rebel in Papua

TNI shoots rebel in Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: The Indonesian Military acknowledged shooting two men, one who subsequently died as a result of his injuries, claiming they were Papuan rebels, on Tuesday in Hut village, Tor Atas district in Sarmi regency.