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Sat, 24 May 2003
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.
Sat, 24 May 2003
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...
Sat, 24 May 2003
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.
Sat, 24 May 2003
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.
Sat, 24 May 2003
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.
Sat, 24 May 2003
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...
Sat, 24 May 2003
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)...
Sat, 24 May 2003
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.
Sat, 24 May 2003
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.
Sat, 24 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
* 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 *...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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 --...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
* 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 *...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.
Fri, 23 May 2003
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...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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.