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Mega to inaugurate projects worth Rp 704b

Mega to inaugurate projects worth Rp 704b KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: President Megawati will inaugurate infrastructure development projects worth Rp 704 billion in Kupang on Sunday.East Nusa Tenggara administration spokesman Johanis B.

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Headings: 1. House: 8 x 4 lines:House gives low priority to draft political laws 2. Theys: 20 x 2 lines TNI assassin botches murder of abduction witness 3. Terror: 32 x 1 line Antiterrorism deal needs time to be effective4.

House gives low priority to draft political laws

House gives low priority to draft political lawsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives insisted on Monday that the deliberation of three long-awaited political bills would commence at least late this month.

Rupiah Rates May.13

Rupiah Rates May.13 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates May.13 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,783.00 8,783.00 9,329.00 9,237.00 Australian dollar 1 5,324.89 4,776.20 5,077.77 5,023.08Brunei dollar 1 5,425.96 4,868.63 5,174.15 5,120.29Canadian dollar 1 6,283.

Workers demand dismissal of manager

Workers demand dismissal of manager TANGERANG: Around 400 workers of PT Mawar Nirwana, a plastic flowers manufacturer in Tangerang, went on strike on Monday, demanding the management dismiss the company's production manager.

TNI assassin botches murder of They's murder witness

TNI assassin botches murder of They's murder witnessTiarma Siboro and Yogita TahilramaniThe Jakarta Post Jakarta A member of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) elite Special Forces (Kopassus) allegedly attempted last Friday to assassinate a key witness in the murder of Papua Presidium Council leader...

FSPC approves BII rights issue plan

FSPC approves BII rights issue planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) approved late on Monday the proposal of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to increase the size of the bank's rights issue plan to Rp 4.

Antiterrorism deal needs time to work

Antiterrorism deal needs time to workYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tripartite antiterrorism agreement signed recently by the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will not take effect immediately as the three neighboring countries still need a substantial amount of time to design...

ASEAN palm oil market gets nervous

ASEAN palm oil market gets nervousReuters, Jakarta The Southeast Asia palm oil market is getting nervous following more arrivals of soyoil from Argentina, with India, the world largest edible oils buyer, already showing huge appetite for soyoil because of lower prices.

Economy shows encouraging progress: IMF

Economy shows encouraging progress: IMFDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave a positive report on the Indonesian economy on Monday, saying that macro economic indicators in the first few months of the year were encouraging.

Five named suspects in Bandung hotel fire

Five named suspects in Bandung hotel fireYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Police have named five suspects in connection to a hotel fire here last week that claimed four lives, including two foreign nationals.

A lack of funds hampers forest management

A lack of funds hampers forest management I Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post Nusa Dua, BaliA lack of funds and means have undermined sustainable forest management efforts despite the goodwill of tropical country governments, a high ranking officer of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC)...

SingTel considers regional cable network

SingTel considers regional cable networkAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) is looking at building a fibre optic submarine cable network to link the city- state with Indonesia and Thailand, the island's dominant carrier said Monday.

Indonesians on multinational trip

Indonesians on multinational trip JAKARTA: Four Indonesians left for Utah, the United States, on Sunday for a multinational Marlboro Adventure Team (MAT) journey, a release said here.The four will be among around 100 participants from 22 countries, who will set out for the 1,000-mile...

2002 rice import seen at 1.3 million tons

2002 rice import seen at 1.3 million tonsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia would only need to import about 1.3 million tons of rice this year despite the threat of the drought-inducing El Nino weather phenomenon, a senior official at the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.

May riots still burned into victim's minds

May riots still burned into victim's mindsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four years after the May riots, life is still hard for Yuliarti, 50, one of the survivors of the bloody tragedy.Her shop-house at the vicinity of the former Yogya shopping center in Klender, East Jakarta, was burned...

Dealing with cost of conflict

Dealing with cost of conflictIgnas Kleden, Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta The relationship between conflict and social integration appears to be a paradox. On the one hand, social integration exists when conflicts can be prevented, or if ongoing conflicts are resolved peacefully.

Second terrorist gets death penalty for bombing

Second terrorist gets death penalty for bombingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After imposing the death penalty on a Malaysian bomber last week, the Central Jakarta District Court gave another defendant a similar sentence for his role in the bombing of Atrium Senen shopping mall...

15 years sought for BCA robber

15 years sought for BCA robber JAKARTA: A prosecutor asked the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday to sentence a man to 15 years imprisonment for his role in a Rp 160 million robbery attempt that resulted in the death of a police officer and injuries to a bank customer.

Forest management runs short of funds

Forest management runs short of fundsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali A lack of funds and means have undermined sustainable forest management efforts despite the goodwill of tropical country governments, a high ranking officer of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC)...

Stern ethics key to improve advocate profession: Magnis

Stern ethics key to improve advocate profession: MagnisA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Advocates' neglect of their code of ethics, compounded with different codes of ethics that belong to various bar associations, are being blamed as the source of rampant legal malfeasance in the country.

TNI assassin botches murder of abduction witness

TNI assassin botches murder of abduction witnessTiarma Siboro and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Military Police Headquarters has put a key witness in the November 2001 murder of Papua Presidium Council leader Theys Hiyo Eluay under its protection following an alleged...

Clean air, blue skies -- just a dream?

Clean air, blue skies -- just a dream?Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hazardous vehicular emission has long been an irritating problem for people traveling along the busy streets of the capital.

Wajo flood recedes as death toll rises to six

Wajo flood recedes as death toll rises to sixJupriadi Asmaradhana, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Floods that hit nine of the 14 districts of Wajo regency, 400 kilometers north of Makassar, South Sulawesi, receded on Monday, but thousands of flood victims have opted to stay in the makeshift shelters...

Robbery in Jl. Casablanca

Robbery in Jl. Casablanca From Media Indonesia On April 5, 2002, at about 6 p.m., I was in a traffic jam in front of the Rifa Building, Jl. Casablanca, when I used my blue- light cellphone. Suddenly, somebody knocked loudly on the front left window, rudely asking me to give him my cellphone.

13 policemen fired in Central Java

13 policemen fired in Central Java PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Central Java Police chief Erwin Mapasaeng announced on Monday that he had fired 13 police officers for violations of the law, misconduct and desertion.

Senen traders protest market management

Senen traders protest market managementBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 100 traders from the Senen market in Central Jakarta protested on Monday against PT Pembangunan Jaya, the market operator, which unilaterally revised the contract terms which they reached with the previous...

Nobody relishes a ride on a city bus

Nobody relishes a ride on a city bus Public transportation is one of the most important elements of a big city like Jakarta. Many people, including students, depend on public transportation to travel from one place to another.

Tommy's lawyer Elza gets slap on the wrist

Tommy's lawyer Elza gets slap on the wristLeo Wahyudi S. and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As had been predicted earlier, the ethics hearing of the Indonesian Advocates and Lawyers Association (HAPI) failed to reach a decision against lawyer Elza Syarief that would satisfy the...

Putrid flower blooms in Sibolangit every five years

Putrid flower blooms in Sibolangit every five yearsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A plant with a large tuber is currently one of the main attractions of the Sibolangit Nature Park in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra.

Killings continue after GAM, govt agree on cease-fire

Killings continue after GAM, govt agree on cease-fireIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Violence in restive Aceh continues to claim lives, only days after the government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) vowed to end hostility in Geneva, Switzerland.

Drivers go on strike to demand fare hike

Drivers go on strike to demand fare hikeKasparman and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Padang/Medan Hundreds of public minivan drivers in Padang, West Sumatra went on strike Monday, forcing thousands of students, civil servants and other commuters to find other means of reaching their...

Indosat agrees to buy Satelindo stake for $325m

Indosat agrees to buy Satelindo stake for $325mThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Indosat has reached an agreement with Germany's Deutsche Telekom to purchase the latter's 25 percent stake in local cellular operator PT Satelindo for US$325 million, according to...

Immigration requirements eased

Immigration requirements eased JAKARTA: Senior citizen tourists are invited to visit Indonesia as the government eases its immigration restrictions and cuts the required deposit and funds for accommodation costs in half.

TNI assassin botches murder of Theys' murder witness

TNI assassin botches murder of Theys' murder witnessTiarma Siboro and Yogita TahilramaniThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The National Military Police Headquarters has put a key witness in the November 2001 murder of Papua Presidium Council leader Theys Hiyo Eluay under its protection following an alleged...

Gas pipeline

Gas pipeline mooted to link up RI and ChinaJP/2. OIL 2 X 28Oil prices sink from 8-month high on profit-takingJP/3. Gold 1 x 35Gold robust in thin European trade4. Sing 2 X 20SingTel considers regional cable network JP/SINGAPORE

City undecided over public transportation fares

City undecided over public transportation faresThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor The Jakarta administration failed to raise bus fares on Monday despite a threat by operators to raise fares based on their own calculations if the city failed to announce new fares by May 18.

Hamzah's visit to Ja'far not wise

Hamzah's visit to Ja'far not wise Vice President Hamzah Haz's visit to the commander of the Laskar Jihad Muslim group, Ja'far Umar Thalib, who is at present in police custody, has attracted a lot of attention, especially from politicians.

Indonesia beats Denmark 4-1,

Indonesia beats Denmark 4-1, avoids hitting the bottomNovan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post Guangzhou, ChinaIndonesia defeated Denmark to save itself from sinking to bottom place of the women's team Uber Cup Group B with a 4-1 victory at Tianhe Sports Center here on Monday.

Controversial visit by Vice President

Controversial visit by Vice President Vice President Hamzah Haz visited National Police Headquarters in South Jakarta on Tuesday to see the commander of the Laskar Jihad Islamic group, Ja'far Umar Thalib, who is being detained there.

The power of word of mouth

The power of word of mouthK. Basrie, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Alice Koh, a Singaporean that regularly flies to Jakarta for business trips, was stunned after exploring photographs of Kampung Sampireun resort.

Syahnakri, a professional soldier

Syahnakri, a professional soldierLela E. Madjiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta During a closed-door seminar on East Timor at Chatam House in London in 1999, a senior editor of a leading Indonesian daily asked what the hell was a two-one-star (??) Army general doing in that meeting?He was referring to...

'FKM, Laskar Jihad not the root of conflict'

'FKM, Laskar Jihad not the root of conflict'Annastashya Emmanuelle and Oktovianus P., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon Leaders of the National Moral Movement cross-religious group urged the government on Monday to launch an investigation into the years of bloodshed in Maluku as they believe the...

Five lifters axed from RI squad

Five lifters axed from RI squadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian weightlifting governing body PABBSI has removed five lifters from the Asian Games squad after "they failed to meet the parameters set by the National Sports Council (KONI)".

RI artists leave ASEAN awards trophy-less

RI artists leave ASEAN awards trophy-lessTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali This year's ASEAN Arts Awards, which took place here on May 9, were a complete disappointment for the host country, Indonesia, whose five entrants won no recognition."It's a shame.

House unmoved by lies during the trial of Akbar

House unmoved by lies during the trial of AkbarMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lies and irregularities uncovered during the ongoing trial of a corruption scandal implicating House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung have failed to encourage legislators to set up a separate inquiry...

Samudera files complaint to police

Samudera files complaint to police JAKARTA: Reportedly angry at losing the top post at national airline Garuda Indonesia, Samudera Sukardi, who is the elder brother of State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi, filed a defamation complaint against Garuda's former top director Abdul...

ASEAN and China to launch talks on huge free trade zone

ASEAN and China to launch talks on huge free trade zoneAgence France-Presse, Singapore A first round of talks aimed at creating what will be the world's biggest free trade zone, encompassing China and South East Asia, will be held in Beijing this week, Singapore's trade ministry said.

Professional DCs much needed

Professional DCs much neededVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta A friend of mine told me the story of a certain company that hosted its own web, intranet and e-mail server as well as an international corporate database.

2. Trade (2 x 32)

2. Trade (2 x 32) Ministry of Agriculture protests over Rini's countertrade deals 4. Teleco (1 x 40) IITELMIT sees transaction value at $40m 5. Asean Asian economic drive hits speed bump JP/