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Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Performances* Music Pesta Music (Se) Bandung 2004, guest stars DJ Mesk and VJ Drilix from France, at CCF (French Cultural Center), Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., June 20.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Students protest military candidates
Students protest military candidatesBANDUNG: Some 1,000 students staged a rally on Monday in Bandung, calling on voters not to vote for presidential candidates with a military background in the upcoming election.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Thousands line up as sultan buried
Thousands line up as sultan buriedBlontank Poer, SurakartaThousands of people gathered at this royal city on Monday to witness the burial procession of Hadiningrat Ingkang Sinuhun Kangjeng Susuhunan Pakubuwono XII, the traditional ruler of the Surakarta Palace.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Malaysians taken by suspected RI pirates
Malaysians taken by suspected RI piratesMALAYSIA: Machine-gun-wielding pirates attacked at least two Malaysian fishing boats in the Strait of Malacca early on Monday and abducted two fishermen, officials and witnesses said.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Court issues first verdict in interparty dispute
Court issues first verdict in interparty disputeMuninggar Sri Saraswati, JakartaThe Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) gained an additional seat in the House of Representatives on Monday thanks to the Constitutional Court's first verdict in an interparty election dispute trial.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
KPU may slap ban on Mega
KPU may slap ban on MegaM. Taufiqurrahman and Oyos Saroso HN, Jakarta/BandarlampungThe incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri may become the first presidential candidate to be banned from campaigning, the General Elections Commission (KPU) confirmed on Monday when it upheld the Bali General Elections...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
'Berita Kota' fire stops Monday edition
'Berita Kota' fire stops Monday edition JAKARTA: There was no edition of Berita Kota paper on Monday as the power generator of the media office on Jl. Suryopranoto, Central Jakarta, exploded on Sunday afternoon, halting newsroom activities."The genset exploded about 5:30 p.m.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Amien Rais meets Karawang farmers
Amien Rais meets Karawang farmers RENGAS DENGKLOK, West Java: Presidential hopeful Amien Rais of the National Mandate Party (PAN), met hundreds of farmers in Rengas Dengklok, Karawang regency here on Monday.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 14, 2004: Trading Shares Close Change Volume Astra Agro Lestari 2,125 -100 666,500 Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Asuransi Bina Dana 425 0 0 Andhi Chandra 485 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 950 0 0 Adhi Karya 295 -5 4,662,500 Adira...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Monorail work likely to worsen traffic
Monorail work likely to worsen trafficDamar Harsanto, JakartaThe construction of a monorail project in the city is likely to cause worsening traffic jams for the next two years and lead to the loss of more than 200 trees.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Airlines allowed to impose surcharge
Airlines allowed to impose surcharge TAIPEI: Taiwan's China Airlines and EVA Airways along with five foreign airlines have been granted permission to impose fuel surcharges to offset the impact of soaring oil prices, officials said Monday.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Asia 'must speed up liberalization' to woo oil investors
Asia 'must speed up liberalization' to woo oil investorsEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Asia must speed up its economic liberalization to woo energy investment and ensure sufficient and affordable long-term supplies in a turbulent world market, oil experts said at a key regional...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Mobs riot in Denpasar, Indramayu, four injured
Mobs riot in Denpasar, Indramayu, four injuredWahyoe Boediwardhana and Nana Rukmana, Denpasar/IndramayuHundreds of people rioted in two separate incidents in Cirebon and Bali on Sunday leaving four people injured, dozens of houses and eight cars damaged.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Germans lend $30m to PLN in Sulawesi
Germans lend $30m to PLN in Sulawesi MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A German bank has loaned Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN approximately US$30 million to build a high-voltage electricity distribution network for South and Southeast Sulawesi, PLN general manager Rachmadi Danoe...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Slack legislators delay House plenary meetings
Slack legislators delay House plenary meetingsKurniawan Hari, JakartaThe House of Representatives (DPR) failed to a hold a plenary meeting on Monday because less than half of its members showed up.The legislators were slated to endorse last week's House selection of Miranda S.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 14, 2004: Trading Shares Close Change Volume Astra Agro Lestari 2,125 -100 666,500 Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Asuransi Bina Dana 425 0 0 Andhi Chandra 485 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 950 0 0 Adhi Karya 295 -5 4,662,500 Adira...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Court turns down Ba'asyir's lawsuit
Court turns down Ba'asyir's lawsuit JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Monday a motion submitted by Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir against the police who rearrested him in April, shortly after he was released from his 18-month imprisonment for immigration offenses.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Presidential elections and threat of voter boycott
Presidential elections and threat of voter boycottMax Lane, Murdoch WA, Australia Thousands of farmers demonstrated in Jakarta last Tuesday and Wednesday,vowing to boycott the country's presidential election unless poor farmers are given ownership of the land which they work.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
TV Program: Tuesday, June 15, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show 8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik 10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
YLKI sues Pertamina for Rp 11 billion
YLKI sues Pertamina for Rp 11 billion BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The local branch of the Indonesian Consumers Association (YLKI) is suing state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina for Rp 11 billion (US$1.2 million) for distributing tainted fuel here.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
PM postpones trip to ASEAN states
PM postpones trip to ASEAN statesMYANMAR: Myanmar's prime minister has postponed a trip to three Southeast Asian nations because he is preoccupied with a constitution-drafting national convention, diplomats said on Monday.Prime Minister Gen.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
1. GAS 1x39
1. GAS 1x39 Trading the license for gas emission 2. FLOOD 3x11 Flood-prone population to double 3. FISH 2x18 WTO urged to cut fishing subsidies
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
4 x 12
4 x 12 Mobs riot in Denpasar, Indramayu, four injured JP/5/sultan1 x 34 Thousands line up as sultan buried JP/5/TOURIST1 x 42 Locals find inexpensive way to visit S'pore JP/5/abepura2 x 30 Human rights court orders trial to continue for senior officers JP/5/FUEL1 x 30 Jambi hit by gasoline shortage
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
'If the fee's high, I'll hide my other TV sets'
'If the fee's high, I'll hide my other TV sets'Mired in a debt to the government of more than Rp 200 billion (US$21.5 million), state television channel TVRI is now on the verge of bankruptcy. In a bid to become a public broadcaster in late 2005, the station is determined to reinstate monthly...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
PMI targets youths as blood donors
PMI targets youths as blood donorsIndonesia observed on Monday the first World Blood Donor Day, with the government setting its sight on encouraging more people, especially youths, to voluntary donate their blood.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
1. JULY: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS
1. JULY: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS Sutiyoso missing from police's list of July 27 suspects 2. HOUSE: 3 LINE, 16 COUNTS Slack legislators delay House plenary meetings 3 HUMPUS: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS Humpus to diversify business
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Locals find inexpensive way to visit S'pore
Locals find inexpensive way to visit S'poreFadli, BatamMeiman, an employee with a tour and travel operator in Batam, was seen patiently escorting some 25 Indonesian tourists through the Harbor Front Center in Singapore.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
OPEC urges higher oil output
OPEC urges higher oil outputThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has urged non-OPEC oil producing countries to pump more oil in a bid to ease soaring prices.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
GM Utut seeks to break jinx at chess worlds
GM Utut seeks to break jinx at chess worldsMusthofid, Jakarta Indonesian chess grand master GM Utut Adianto will go to the world chess championships hoping to improve his performance from previous years.The 2004 World Chess Championship will be held in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
A problem-laden government
A problem-laden governmentFrom Koran TempoPresidential election campaigns are underway through the mass media, as well as regional tours in order to secure public support and sympathy. Will there be any change for the better?The government has so far adopted policies that accommodate capital...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Susilo's team gives aid to special school
Susilo's team gives aid to special schoolBANJARMASIN: The campaign team of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf Kalla handed over on Tuesday aid to students at a special school here for beggars and homeless children. The school was given secondhand clothes, books and stationary.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
PTPN officials to be grilled over alleged sugar smuggling
PTPN officials to be grilled over alleged sugar smugglingAbdul Khalik, JakartaThe National Police announced on Monday they were investigating several officials from state sugar importer PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) X, following allegations they were involved in sugar smuggling.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
'Tempo' reporter takes stand in defamation trial
'Tempo' reporter takes stand in defamation trialLeony Aurora, JakartaTempo weekly journalist Ahmad Taufik told a hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday that he had seen the proposal for the renovation of Tanah Abang textile market from a company affiliated with Tomy Winata's...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Fitri Wulandari
Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Legislators insisted on Monday they would not approve plans by state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina to sell two oil tankers, saying the tankers had long-term benefits for the company.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Tangerang to get Islamic Center
Tangerang to get Islamic Center TANGERANG: The Tangerang regency administration will begin the construction of an Islamic Center complex in Ciakar village, Panongan district, early next month.The Rp 4.5 billion (US$483,870) project was won by contractor PT Citra Raya.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
RI must eliminate child labor: ILO
RI must eliminate child labor: ILOP.C. Naommy, JakartaIndonesian child domestic workers asked the government on Monday to give them a better future by providing access to education and protecting them from abuse and exploitation.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Policy strategists at odds with House over new bill
Policy strategists at odds with House over new billKurniawan Hari, JakartaHouse of Representatives (DPR) members on Monday criticized the campaign teams of the five presidential candidates for failing to offer anything of value regarding the Cabinet bill that they are deliberating upon.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
JFX to trade coal contracts next year
JFX to trade coal contracts next yearZakki P. Hakim, JakartaThe Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX) plans to start trading coal contracts sometime in the first half of next year, according to a senior official of the exchange.JFX director J.W.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Pastika fails to answer summons
Pastika fails to answer summons JAKARTA: Former Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika failed to show up at the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) office on Monday to shed light on alleged rights abuses in Papua in 2001."National Police chief (Gen.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Assault victim protests trial postponement
Assault victim protests trial postponementTheresia Sufa, BogorReny Chandriachsja Suwarso, 38, a lecturer in the Department of Social and Political Studies at the University of Indonesia, and several of her students protested to Cibinong District Court head Andi Samsan Nganro over a delay in the...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Sutiyoso missing from police's list of July 27 suspects
Sutiyoso missing from police's list of July 27 suspectsAbdul Khalik, JakartaThe Jakarta prosecutor's office received only four dossiers of the July 27 case on Monday despite police assurances that they would submit all six case files without delay.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
* New government expected to maintain economic course Page 2
* New government expected to maintain economic course Page 2 * RI must eliminate child labor: ILO Page 4 * Mobs riot in Denpasar, Indramayu, four injured Page 5 * Presidential election and threat of voter boycott Page 6 * 'Tempo' reporter takes stand in defamation trial Page 8 * Chinese govt makes...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
;JP;REN;
;JP;REN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates June 14 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates June 14 Bank notes rates Selling Buying Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 6,824.03 6,130.97Brunei dollar 1 5,758.95 5,174.82Canadian dollar 1 7,252.10 6,515.54Swiss franc 1 7,857.60 7,062.46Danish krone 1 1,597.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Supreme Court candidate declares Rp 3b in assets
Supreme Court candidate declares Rp 3b in assetsMoch. N. Kurniawan, JakartaThe House of Representatives began on Monday its screening of 43 Supreme Court justice candidates and found one of them possessed assets of nearly Rp 3 billion.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
. ILO ( 2 x 15)
. ILO ( 2 x 15) RI must eliminate child labor: ILO 2. Sugar (2 x 26) PTPN officials to be grilled over alleged sugar smuggling 3. Policy strategists at odds with new House bill 4. Hakim (2x27) Supreme Court candidate declares Rp 3b in assets 5. PMI targets youth as blood donors
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Human rights court orders trial to continue for senior officers
Human rights court orders trial to continue for senior officersAndi Hajramurni, MakassarA panel of judges dismissed on Monday defense pleas by two senior police officers charged with human rights abuses in Papua, ruling that their ad hoc rights trials must continue in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
W. Irian Jaya needs 310 civil servants
W. Irian Jaya needs 310 civil servants MANOKWARI, Papua: West Irian Jaya Governor Bram Atururi stated on Monday that his administration needed at least 310 civil servants to support this year's development activities in the newly created province.
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
Jambi hit by gasoline shortage
Jambi hit by gasoline shortageJon Afrizal, JambiVendors in Jambi city have been forced to gradually raise prices during the past two weeks due to the scarcity of premium grade gasoline in the province. Shortages of gasoline in other towns in the region -- Sengeti, Tembesi, Bangko and Bungo -- have...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
MONDAY
MONDAYMoney politics?From Media IndonesiaWithout understanding precisely what money politics actually means, I wonder if the distribution of money to supporters of a presidential candidate falls under this category? If I support candidate Z, for instance, and the campaign manager pays me Rp 20,000...
Tue, 15 Jun 2004
SE Asians happier lot than N. Asians
SE Asians happier lot than N. AsiansAgence France-Presse, SingaporePolitical uncertainty and economic worries are making North Asians more stressed and unhappy than their counterparts in Southeast Asia, a survey released here on Monday found.