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Fri, 13 Jun 2003
1. BALI -- 1 x 28
1. BALI -- 1 x 28 Amrozi retraction fails to kill case 2. HAZE -- 1 x 35 Walhi to sue 20 firms over forest fires 3. LABOR -- 1 x 35 Many employers cheat on worker insurance 4. DANA -- 3 x 15 Parties demand state funding for presidential drive
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Many employers cheat on worker insurance
Many employers cheat on worker insuranceRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned social security company PT Jamsostek is encouraging employees to check their participation in the social security schemes as many employers were found to be dishonest in registering their employees...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
OPEC okays $250m loans
OPEC okays $250m loans ABU DHABI: The OPEC Fund agreed to lend a fresh US$250 million to the private sector in poor and developing countries at a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, the fund's director general told AFP.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Serial rapist arrested
Serial rapist arrestedNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java An alleged serial rapist who preyed on mainly teenaged boys has been arrested by Cirebon Police, the second such arrest in the regency within as many weeks.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Cambodia, Indonesia escape U.S. trafficking sanctions
Cambodia, Indonesia escape U.S. trafficking sanctionsMatthew Lee, Agence France-Presse, Washington Cambodia and Indonesia on Wednesday escaped U.S. censure for their efforts to combat the trafficking of human beings and spared the possible imposition of sanctions while Myanmar, already under heavy...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Walhi plans to sue 20 firms over forest fires
Walhi plans to sue 20 firms over forest firesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Forum on the Environment (Walhi) said on Thursday it would file a lawsuit against 20 companies and seven local governments in Riau later this week over forest fires and their disastrous effects on the environment...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Legal challenge to newly endorsed education bill
Legal challenge to newly endorsed education billJongker Rumthe and Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Manado/Kupang The national education bill is facing challenges only a day after its endorsement by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, with the North Sulawesi administration saying it will...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Papua has yet to receive Rp 1.3t project fund
Papua has yet to receive Rp 1.3t project fundNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Two months after the proposal were submitted for the funding of 848 infrastructure projects, the Papuan provincial administration still has not received the disbursement of the Rp 1.3 trillion (US$158.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Stock market resurges
Stock market resurges Foreign portfolio investors in Indonesia should have been immensely happy for the past five months, what with the rupiah appreciating by almost 8 percent and the Jakarta Stock Market (JSX) composite index resurging to almost 520 from 425 at the beginning of this year, a gain...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Protest mars Inul's show
Protest mars Inul's show JAKARTA: A group of hard-line Muslims demonstrated against popular dangdut singer Inul Daratista as she performed in her road show on Thursday as part of Jakarta's 476th anniversary celebrations.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
East Timor invites Indonesia to set up language center
East Timor invites Indonesia to set up language centerEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Timor has invited Indonesia to set up a library and a cultural center as part of the two countries' efforts to widen bilateral ties beyond economics into cultures.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
LHOKSEUMAWE: Three Indonesian Military soldiers sentenced to
LHOKSEUMAWE: Three Indonesian Military soldiers sentenced to between 20 days and four months in jail after being found guilty of mistreating civilians.The Indonesian Military Operation Commander Brig. Gen.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Winds of change seen in ASEAN under new leadership
Winds of change seen in ASEAN under new leadershipP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Manila Faced with terrorism threats, embarrassed by Myanmar and locked in bilateral disputes, ASEAN states are expected to give priority to political and security issues after Indonesia takes over the group's...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
The Indonesian nation is currently facing many problems.
The Indonesian nation is currently facing many problems. Living costs are getting higher as electricity, telephone and water rates, as well as transportation fares and toll fees have been increasing. Meanwhile, business competition has become tougher.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Cheng Hoo, a mosque with Chinese architecture
Cheng Hoo, a mosque with Chinese architectureAlpha Savitri Contributor SurabayaFrom a distance the new building at Jl. Gading No. 2, Surabaya, looks like a Chinese shrine with its bright colors, dragon-fin rooftop and octagonal three-tiered dome.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
OPEC okays $250m loans
OPEC okays $250m loans ABU DHABI: The OPEC Fund agreed to lend a fresh US$250 million to the private sector in poor and developing countries at a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, the fund's director general told AFP.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
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Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Tenants lose water dispute
Tenants lose water dispute JAKARTA: PT Thames PAM Jaya said it would disconnect Klender apartments in East Jakarta from its water supply on Friday as the tenants' agent, PPRSK, had rung up a bill of Rp 411 million (US$49,939), after refusing to pay for water since August 2000.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
1. GRAVE: 2 x 29
1. GRAVE: 2 x 29 TNI promises to investigate report on mass grave in Aceh 2. KTP: 1 x 45 Acehnese flock to district offices to get new IDs 3. BAHASA: 2 x 29 East Timor invites Indonesia to set up language center 4. TRADE: 2 x 33 Singapore denies discrepancy in trade data a result of smuggling
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Seven more bombing suspects tried
Seven more bombing suspects triedAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi Seven more suspects went on trial at the Makassar District Court on Thursday for their alleged involvement in the Dec. 5, 2002 bombings that killed three people and injured 15 others.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
RI to continue with battle against people trafficking
RI to continue with battle against people traffickingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Encouraged by having made some progress, Indonesia will continue with its battle against people trafficking to repair its poor record as well as to avoid sanctions from the international community,...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
ARF Phnom Penh meeting: ASEAN is the cheerleader
ARF Phnom Penh meeting: ASEAN is the cheerleaderKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com U.S. State Secretary Colin Powell, South Korean foreign minister Yoon Young-Kwan and Japan's Yoriko Kawaguchi are understandably upset by the absence of North Korean foreign...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Perumnas rents to rise by 20%
Perumnas rents to rise by 20% JAKARTA: The State Housing Company (Perum Perumnas) has said it would soon increase the rents for low-cost apartments under its management by 20 percent across the city."We haven't raised rents since 1996 despite the prolonged economic crisis.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Law to regulate civil cases
Law to regulate civil cases JAKARTA: The Supreme Court is close to issuing a regulation on the establishment of a mediation body to settle civil cases out of court in a bid to reduce the backlog of appeal cases filed with the court.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Singapore denies discrepancy in trade data a result of smuggling
Singapore denies discrepancy in trade data a result of smugglingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore denied on Thursday reports suggesting it had held back data on trade figures with Indonesia, saying the discrepancy between the data recorded by the country and Indonesia was caused by a different...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Jamsostek clarifies
Jamsostek clarifies In response to the letter from Ham Hus of Bandar Lampung, published in The Jakarta Post, of June 2, 2003 titled Corruption case at PT Jamsostek, we would like to clarify as follows:* While thanking Ham Hus for his attention to PT Jamsostek, we regret that his statement about...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-S'pore-oil spill Singapore ship leaks 150 tons of fuel oil JP/11/ASEAN Ship leaks 150 tons of fuel oil SINGAPORE: A Singapore-registered container ship ran aground on Thursday off the coast of Singapore and leaked 150 metric tons of oil into the sea, the port authority...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
East Timor woos Indonesian investors
East Timor woos Indonesian investorsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Timor has called on Indonesians to invest in the country, saying there are a number of business opportunities open to investors.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Pobsi, A Mild announces partnership
Pobsi, A Mild announces partnership JAKARTA: The Indonesian Billiard & Snooker Association (Pobsi) and A Mild, a product of cigarette-maker PT H.M. Sampoerna, announced a one-year partnership deal here on Thursday.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Rupiah to further strengthen in near future
Rupiah to further strengthen in near futureDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The sound performance of many of the country's macroeconomic indicators is expected to continue for the rest of the year, on the back of a relative strengthening of the rupiah thanks to continued capital inflows...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Asian monies mixed on equity flows, intervention fear
Asian monies mixed on equity flows, intervention fearDow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies put up a mixed showing on Thursday supported by strong equity inflows, but with the central bank intervention theme a strong deterrent to attempts to take the units too high.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Electronics sales could triple this year
Electronics sales could triple this yearAdianto P. Simamora and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several major electronic makers predict sales of electronics in the country to triple this year as a result of tax breaks and the strengthening of rupiah, which have led to a significant drop in...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
PT Microsoft Indonesia and the Indonesia Computer Business
PT Microsoft Indonesia and the Indonesia Computer Business Association (Apkomindo) signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in order to promote the use of licensed software in Indonesia, where software piracy reaches 89 percent of the total sales.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
JakArt@2003 Schedule
JakArt@2003 ScheduleJP/18/Q04 performance by musicians from Kampung MelayuSegitiga Atrium MalSenen, Central Jakarta3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.June 13,14,15:Theater Perampok (Robber)Teater Kecil-TIM, Jl. Cikini Raya 73Central Jakarta8 p.m.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Danamon achieves ISO
Danamon achieves ISO JAKARTA: Newly divested Bank Danamon announced on Thursday that it had won ISO 9001 for quality management from PT SGS International Certification Services Indonesia.The company, in a statement, said that the award was in line with the company's success in increasing its net...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Amrozi retraction fails to kill case
Amrozi retraction fails to kill caseWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Prosecutors in the trial of the key suspect in the Bali bombings, Amrozi, said his and the other witnesses' denials of their roles in the terror attacks would not kill the case.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
JP/16/Money
JP/16/MoneyRI signs IMF LoI supplement JAKARTA: The Indonesian government, represented by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Dorodjatun Kuntjoro- Jakti, Finance Minister Boediono and Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah, signed a supplement to the letter of intent (LoI), to be sent...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
ID raids stun female workers
ID raids stun female workersZakki Hakim and Fifi Yulianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City officials, accompanied by police and security personnel, Thursday barged into homes in a densely populated Jakarta residential neighborhood checking for residents' ID cards.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
TV Today: Friday, June 13, 2003
TV Today: Friday, June 13, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Dearah12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:00 News: Metro Indonesia2:30 Music3:30 Documentary 4:00 Music5:00 Variety Show6:00...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
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Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Official named suspect in graft case
Official named suspect in graft case BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Former Lampung provincial comptroller Ahmad Ali has been named a suspect in a graft case involving Tanggamus regental 2002 budget of Rp 600 million (US$73,170).
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
TNI promises to investigate report on mass grave in Aceh
TNI promises to investigate report on mass grave in AcehAgencies, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) said Thursday it would check reports from the country's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) that a mass grave had been discovered in Aceh province.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Man nabbed with fake bills
Man nabbed with fake bills TASIKMALAYA, West Java: An Acehnese man was arrested by Tasikmalaya Police on Wednesday at about 9 p.m. for allegedly using counterfeit money.Chief of Tasikmalaya Police Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Condolences
CondolencesWe wish to express our deepest sympathy on the passing ofLie Boen Goan (83 years of age)the father of Lie Hua, one of our translators,on Thursday, June 12, 2003 in Jakarta He will be cremated on Saturday, June 14, 2003.May God Almighty bless and keep him always.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Govt policies support unfair competition
Govt policies support unfair competitionFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Antimonopoly watchdog KPPU said on Thursday that monopolistic practices are still flourishing, as the government often issues policies that create monopolies, and businessmen are still inclined to collude with policy...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Acehnese flock in district offices to get new IDs
Acehnese flock in district offices to get new IDsThe Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh People in Bireuen regency flocked to their respective district offices on Wednesday and Thursday to apply for new ID cards, in one of the first places in war-torn Aceh where the martial law administration is...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Parties demand state funding for presidential drive
Parties demand state funding for presidential driveKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the government call for political parties to be financially independent, some factions at the House of Representatives (DPR) are demanding that the state provide presidential candidates with...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
[b]ARF Phnom Penh meeting:
ARF Phnom Penh meeting: ASEAN is the cheerleader Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com2. Jakarta is always Jakarta 2 X 30 For aggrieved Aceh people Jakarta has not changed Aguswandi* The writer is an Acehnese human rights activist and Post Graduate Student in...
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Fitri Wulandari
Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaAntimonopoly watchdog KPPU said on Thursday that monopolistic practices are still flourishing, as the government often issues policies that create monopolies, and businessmen are still inclined to collude with policy makers.
Fri, 13 Jun 2003
For aggrieved Aceh people Jakarta has not changed
For aggrieved Aceh people Jakarta has not changedAguswandi, Post Graduate Student, International Politics, London Metropolitan University, agus_smur@hotmail.com The current military operation in Aceh, now almost four weeks old, shows one thing to the Acehnese -- that Jakarta has not changed.