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Day 5: Conflict in Aceh

Day 5: Conflict in AcehPidie: Three suspected GAM members were killed in a gunfight with government troops in Butee village, Muara district, Pidie. The previous night, one GAM rebel was killed in Pisang village, Sakti district.

Amien, Rachma, Wiranto want regime change

Amien, Rachma, Wiranto want regime changeA'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political leaders asserted on Friday that reform had moved at a snail's pace over the past five years, and that fresh leadership blood was needed to salvage and accelerate reform in the...

PIB registers for 2004 election

PIB registers for 2004 election JAKARTA: The New Indonesia Association (PIB) party re- registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in a bid to run in the upcoming elections.Party chairman Sjahrir led the delegation during the registration on Friday.

Police request Interpol to help arrest Tiro

Police request Interpol to help arrest TiroThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police have sent a request to Interpol headquarters as well as 181 member countries for assistance to arrest Hassan Tiro, a top leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), for crimes in Indonesia.

Police detain polluters

Police detain polluters BOGOR: Bogor Police arrested eight of 16 owners of car battery recycling plants in Ciampea district of Bogor on suspicion of causing environmental damage in the area.Bogor Police subprecinct chief, Adj. Sr. Comr. M.

RI asks Thailand to curb arms smuggling to Aceh

RI asks Thailand to curb arms smuggling to AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has asked the Thai government to curb arms smuggling from the country to the war-torn province of Aceh and ensure that no Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels seek asylum in...

The Aceh war in the eyes of international community

The Aceh war in the eyes of international communityBantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.id At midnight on May 18, after tense talks between the authorities and the leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)...

Acehnese students resume studies in damaged buildings

Acehnese students resume studies in damaged buildingsA'an Suryana and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian senior high school students (photo right) pray in front of their classroom on Friday after it was burned down by unidentified assailants in Aceh Besar.

Garuda vows to continue despite strike threat

Garuda vows to continue despite strike threatEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the threat of 641 technicians striking from May 27 to May 29, state-owned airline Garuda Indonesia has assured customers it will still operate as usual.

War in Aceh

War in Aceh Peace talks between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels from Aceh province held in Tokyo broke off Sunday with no agreement. Within hours, Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri declared effective martial law in Aceh and ordered an army assault on the Free Aceh...

RI-Australian ties better, but misperceptions remain

RI-Australian ties better, but misperceptions remainJohannes Simbolon, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Melbourne Relations between the Indonesian and the Australian governments, which were increasingly strained over the past three years, are apparently on the mend.

Police probe links Ambon killing to JI

Police probe links Ambon killing to JIMuhammad Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Police here are investigating a possible link between the recent killing of three men in Ambon and Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), on suspicions the victims and the alleged killers were members of the terrorist group.

Travel industry seeks financial aid to weather multiple crisis

Travel industry seeks financial aid to weather multiple crisisFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's travel industry has asked the government for a subsidized credit facility to help travel agencies battle the collapsing tourism business due to the outbreak of Severe Acute...

Foreigners busted for visa violations

Foreigners busted for visa violations JAKARTA: Nine foreigners were apprehended on Wednesday by officers from the Directorate General of Immigration for violating the Immigration Law.The foreigners, eight of whom are Taiwanese and one Japanese, were detained while working at a firm on Jl.

Drug smuggling foiled at airport

Drug smuggling foiled at airport TANGERANG: Authorities seized 39,034 ecstasy pills packaged in two food containers that were sent on flight GA-975 from Amsterdam to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last Friday.

Sao Paulo to bid 2012 Olympics

Sao Paulo to bid 2012 Olympics SAO PAULO: The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has started a series of inspections in Sao Paulo with a view to the city bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics.City mayor Marta Suplicy said: "Hosting the Olympics would be important for the whole continent as a South...

Aceh Besar: Three GAM separatists were shot dead in a skirmish

Aceh Besar: Three GAM separatists were shot dead in a skirmish with Army troops in Ujung Pancu district.East Aceh: A TNI company in Cakra clashed with GAM fighters in Seribu Hill, some 400 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh.

Five years sought for bomb suspects

Five years sought for bomb suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors on Thursday asked for a five-year jail sentence for Ramli, alias Dadang Hermana, 42, who is on trial in connection with the bomb explosion at Graha Cijantung mall in East Jakarta on July 1, 2002.

Cashless parking system on trial in Jakarta's streets

Cashless parking system on trial in Jakarta's streetsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will provide parking attendants with hand-held computers, is to be launched on May 28 on Jl.

Singapore endorses wage cuts for SARS-hit industries

Singapore endorses wage cuts for SARS-hit industries Agence France-Presse Singapore The Singaporean government endorsed on Thursday recommendations by the National Wages Council (NWC) for companies hit hard by the SARS fallout to cut salaries in order to save jobs and survive the crisis.

Cash-less parking system on trial

Cash-less parking system on trialZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will provide parking attendants with handheld computers, is to be launched on May 28 on Jl. Agus Salim, Central Jakarta, an official said on Thursday, but most of the parking attendants...

Raids give Acehnese the jitters

Raids give Acehnese the jittersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The raids conducted by the city police and city officials against alleged members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the capital have caused anxiety among the Acehnese here.

* Headlines:Govt to restrict modern retailers' operations2

* Headlines:Govt to restrict modern retailers' operations2 * National:Govt orders withdrawal of 78 traditional drugs 4 * Archipelago: Danny Setiawan elected W. Java governor5 * Opinion:RI-Australian relations better 6 * City:Foreigners deported for rallying8 * Sports:Porto snatches UEFA Cup 10 *...

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TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003

TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 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...

RI bans Canadian meat over BSE fears

RI bans Canadian meat over BSE fearsDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia has banned all imports of meat and meat products from Canada with immediate effect, a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday.

Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 23, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 23, 2003Exhibitions* Graphic Design Fragment of Imagination, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until June 30.

Too many political parties

Too many political parties From Kompas On a recent television program, Burhanuddin N, chairman of the alumni group of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), said the presence of some 240 political parties in Indonesia was politically and economically disadvantageous.

RI lacks surgeons: ISA

RI lacks surgeons: ISASari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a population of over 200 million, Indonesia has only about 2,000 surgeons, a ratio of 1 to 100,000, which is ten times less than the ideal situation for a country.

Bank Mandiri to meet investors on $300m sale

Bank Mandiri to meet investors on $300m sale Bloomberg Jakarta PT Bank Mandiri will contact investors from today as it prepares to raise as much as $300 million in Indonesia's biggest initial share sale since November 1996, said a banker involved in the sale.

Creation of new regencies to disrupt poll preparations

Creation of new regencies to disrupt poll preparationsKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) demanded on Thursday that the House of Representatives (DPR) stop discussing bills on the establishment of new municipalities and regencies by June...

People unaware of new Constitution

People unaware of new Constitution JAKARTA: A series of visits by members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to provinces revealed that local residents did not clearly understand amendments to the 1945 Constitution.

Anies Syaichu stays true to reggae

Anies Syaichu stays true to reggaeAde Tanesia Contributor Yogyakarta Mention reggae music, and the legendary Bob Marley will immediately come to mind.Despite the musical genre's popularity here for a long time -- many pubs in major cities play reggae to coax their guests out onto the dance floor --...

Harmoni Optical Outlets

Harmoni Optical Outlets Kemang Hotel Jl Kemang Raya 2, Jakarta 12730 Telp (021) 719-4523, Telp/Fax (021) 719-6469 e-mail address: harmoni@rad.net.idCosmo - Japanese Supermarket Wijaya Grand Center F 20, Jl Wijaya II, Jakarta 12160 Telp: (021) 270-2943, Telp/Fax (021) 270-2944

Secure Parking respons

Secure Parking respons As the attorneys of PT Securindo Packatama Indonesia, we would like to respond to a letter from Singgih Ananto published in The Jakarta Post on May 2, 2003, about a Honda Astrea motorcycle missing from the Graha Iskandarsyah building, as follows: * It is true that Secure...

Economic partnerships between Japan, ASEAN essential

Economic partnerships between Japan, ASEAN essentialTakashi Shiraishi, Historian, Kyoto University's Center for Southeast Asian Studies, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Asia News Network, Tokyo Economic partnerships between Japan and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations most likely...

East Timorese want compensation

East Timorese want compensation KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Some 80 East Timorese held a rally outside the provincial council on Thursday to seek compensation for the assets they lost when they fled the violence that followed East Timor's separation from Indonesia in 1999.

Solving traffic congestion

Solving traffic congestion One simple solution to the chronic traffic congestion in Jakarta is to ban optional right-hand turns at busy intersections during both the morning and evening rush hours. Otherwise, the "I must go first" attitude always leads to gridlock at busy intersections where...

S'pore to get fuel cell top-up point

S'pore to get fuel cell top-up point SINGAPORE: This tiny Southeast Asian nation will be first in the region where cars that run on environmentally friendly fuel cells can top up with hydrogen, according to a news report on Thursday.

Coach looking to mend defense ahead of Lebanon tie

Coach looking to mend defense ahead of Lebanon tieMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian under-23 players will gather here on Friday for a short training workout ahead of an away soccer match in Lebanon, with the coach seeking to shore up the defense.

Economic policies

Economic policiesFrom Suara Karya It is really regrettable that Indonesia, a country endowed with rich natural resources, is in crisis in practically all aspects of national life, as shown by the country's weak human resources and poor economic condition.

Govt orders withdrawal of 78 dugs from market

Govt orders withdrawal of 78 dugs from marketMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has ordered the withdrawal of 78 brands of traditional drugs that contain hazardous chemical substances.

Ba'asyir suit against police rejected

Ba'asyir suit against police rejected JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Thursday a lawsuit filed by cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir against National Police over his alleged illegal arrest.

Semen Gresik April sales fall

Semen Gresik April sales fall JAKARTA:Indonesia's cement maker PT Semen Gresik Thursday said its total cement sales fell 20 percent to 992,388 metric tons in April from 1.233 million tons in April last year.

Rhoma reports a tabloid to police

Rhoma reports a tabloid to police JAKARTA: Dangdut musician Rhoma Irama who made the headlines following his condemnation of dangdut singer Inul Daratista, reported on Thursday tabloid Bintang Milenia for libel.

Rights body demands access to monitor war

Rights body demands access to monitor warTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) gave a warning on Thursday of possible unchecked human rights violations in Aceh during military operations as the administrator of martial law had...

* Headlines:Govt to restrict modern retailers' operations2

* Headlines:Govt to restrict modern retailers' operations2 * National:Govt orders withdrawal of 78 traditional drugs 4 * Archipelago: Danny Setiawan elected W. Java governor5 * Opinion:RI-Australian relations better 6 * City:Foreigners deported for rallying8 * Sports:Porto snatches UEFA Cup 10 *...

APP to meet export credit agencies

APP to meet export credit agencies JAKARTA: Asia Pulp & Paper Co. will meet key creditors tomorrow to discuss their proposal for protection from a second debt default, the head of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said.

Army general skips court session for fourth time

Army general skips court session for fourth timeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the fourth consecutive time, Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri, the former chief of the Udayana Military Command overseeing Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and East Timor, has skipped his trial at the ad hoc human rights...

Candidates for KPI unknowns

Candidates for KPI unknowns JAKARTA: Legislators are having difficulty finding out background information on most of the 32 candidates selected for the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) because they are unknowns.