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Fri, 23 May 2003
Astra aims to resume bank borrowing by year-end
Astra aims to resume bank borrowing by year-endRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's largest car manufacturer PT Astra International said it was optimistic that it could greatly reduce its debt level by the end of this year, which would allow the company to borrow from the bank...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Int'l request for govt talks with GAM unfair: Minister
Int'l request for govt talks with GAM unfair: MinisterFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda criticized the repeated calls by the international community for Jakarta to pursue dialog with separatist group Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as being...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Victims of war
Victims of war Surely it is too early to predict the outcome of the ongoing "integrated operations" in Aceh, only a few days into the state of military emergency? The facts, however, already indicate large flaws in the supposedly well-prepared, military-dominated operations.
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
Quake risk for Jakarta 'very high'
Quake risk for Jakarta 'very high'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the event of a strong earthquake with its epicenter near Jakarta, the damage to buildings and resulting casualties would be far worse than in cities such as Tokyo or Vancouver, a report from the Agency for the Assessment...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Fears of food shortage in Aceh
Fears of food shortage in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As schools throughout Aceh continue to burn, trucks distributing food are now being torched in what may be a campaign to create food shortages in the war-torn province.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Inquiry into Lampung council corruption case proceeds
Inquiry into Lampung council corruption case proceedsOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung, Lampung Prosecutors will investigate irregularities amounting to Rp 23.5 billion (about US$ 2.7 million) at the Lampung provincial council, overcoming initial hesitation to probe the matter after the...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Kalacakra brings local production to Australia
Kalacakra brings local production to AustraliaDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia We only have to look around to realize that we have a wealth of creativity in Indonesia. Thus, in any city in the world where there are over 10,000 Indonesian students, there is bound to be an...
Fri, 23 May 2003
The race among parties
The race among parties The reform movement has been fighting for its life amid increasing uncertainties. To certain groups of students, the reform movement has been dead, thus they urge President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz to resign for failing to maintain the spirit of...
Fri, 23 May 2003
KL, Bangkok vow to crush terror, criminal activities at border
KL, Bangkok vow to crush terror, criminal activities at border M. Jegathesan Agence France-Presse Kuala LumpurMalaysia and Thailand on Thursday signed a military co-operation pact aimed at tightening security along the two countries' porous border to prevent Islamic militants from operating in the...
Fri, 23 May 2003
PLN agrees price cuts
PLN agrees price cuts JAKARTA: PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia's state utility company, reached agreement on price cuts or buyouts with 26 independent power producers, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Covering both sides a tough challenge in Aceh war
Covering both sides a tough challenge in Aceh warThe Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Covering a war anywhere in the world always exposes a journalist to the risks of compromising the basic principle of impartiality for his or her own safety.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Indonesia latest country to ban Canadian meat over mad cow
Indonesia latest country to ban Canadian meat over mad cow Associated Press Jakarta/WashingtonIndonesia has banned all imports of Canadian meat after a case of mad cow disease was reported in Canada, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday.
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
Official questioned over alleged graft
Official questioned over alleged graftThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Head of the city population and civil registration agency Silviana Murni was questioned by prosecutors Thursday over Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) findings of alleged corruption in her office.
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
'Reform makes the rich richer, the poor poorer'
'Reform makes the rich richer, the poor poorer' On May 21, 1998, then president Soeharto yielded to demands to step down during the bloody rallies that followed the earlier May riots. Five years have passed since then and the country has seen three presidents.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Blocking access to the airport
Blocking access to the airport PT Angkasa Pura II, the company that manages Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, has the legal right to close the M1 gate on the public road leading to the airport for security reasons.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Court rejects Amrozi's defense
Court rejects Amrozi's defenseWahyoe Boediwardhana and Jongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Manado The Denpasar District Court judges ruled on Thursday that the trial of Bali bombing suspect Amrozi would continue after they rejected defense objections to his indictment.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Councillor charged with polygamy
Councillor charged with polygamy SURABAYA, East Java: Military prosecutors charged an East Java deputy councillor from the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) with forging documents and polygamy.Col.
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
World meditation center in Dieng
World meditation center in Dieng PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The government is considering turning Java's oldest Hindu temple complex at the Dieng plateau in Central Java into an international center for meditation.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Councillor charged with polygamy
Councillor charged with polygamy SURABAYA, East Java: Military prosecutors charged an East Java deputy councillor from the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) with forging documents and polygamy.Col.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Oil tankers attacked in Myanmar
Oil tankers attacked in Myanmar THAILAND: Unidentified gunmen attacked two oil tankers on Thursday in a border area of Myanmar where a series of bomb explosions killed four people a day earlier, Thai officials and a resident said.
Fri, 23 May 2003
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITIONIn the article titled Exhibition Marks 50 years of French printing published on May 20 on this page, the incorrect venue was given. The exhibition is being held at the National Gallery, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14A, Jakarta 10110 (tel: 021-34833954), not at CCF Jakarta as reported.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Megawati to visit Bangladesh
Megawati to visit Bangladesh DHAKA: Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri is expected to visit Bangladesh next month, a foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday.He told reporters Megawati's itinerary was "being worked out" and did not give an exact date.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Australia's secret still leaks
Australia's secret still leaksJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Canberra In Australia, the government's budget is a top secret until it is delivered to parliament, as it is in Indonesia.In Australia, some content of the budget is usually leaked to the press prior to its official delivery to...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Has GAM bitten off more than it can chew?
Has GAM bitten off more than it can chew?Shukor Rahman, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur It looks as if it has badly underestimated the new-found steely resolve of President Megawati Soekarnoputri. Two years ago, Indonesia was wracked by internal turmoil and the dithering leadership of Abdurrahman...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Hypermarkets to be banned from regencies
Hypermarkets to be banned from regenciesAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is currently revising the existing regulations on the retail sector with the aim of preventing modern retailers from entering regencies, to protect local traditional markets, a senior official at...
Fri, 23 May 2003
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~FOR ADS Freeport Publishing date: June 05 Biodiversity studies in Papua: A harbinger for future protectionSimon Sinaga Public Relations staff PT Freeport Indonesia TIMIKA: From the world's longest lizard to its most exotic bird species, the southern region of the sparsely populated Papua province...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Danny elected new West Java governor
Danny elected new West Java governorYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung For the first time in 30 years West Java has a governor with a nonmilitary background, following the gubernatorial election here on Thursday that ended with supporters from the losing candidate rioting inside the...
Fri, 23 May 2003
1. DEMO: 50 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 30
1. DEMO: 50 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 30 Foreigners deported for rallying 2. QUAKE: 36 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 16 Quake risk for RI capital 'very high' 3. ACEH: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Raids give Acehnese the jitters 4. SPEAK: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 20 'Reform makes the rich richer, the poor poorer' 5.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Foreigners deported for rallying
Foreigners deported for rallyingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four foreigners were deported to their home countries on Thursday for committing what immigration officials called "a dangerous activity" by participating in a rally to protest the Indonesian government's decision to launch a...
Fri, 23 May 2003
IBRA to initiate Bank Lippo sale during June
IBRA to initiate Bank Lippo sale during JuneDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) expects to start the sale of a majority stake in Bank Lippo next month, provided it gains the backing of the House of Representatives later this month.
Fri, 23 May 2003
S. Korea's economy grows 3.7%
S. Korea's economy grows 3.7% SEOUL: South Korea's economy grew 3.7 percent year-on-year during the first quarter to March, slightly weaker than expected, the central Bank of Korea (BoK) said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Rival camps set for PPP chairmanship race
Rival camps set for PPP chairmanship raceA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five provincial chapters of the United Development Party (PPP) announced their support for the reelection of Hamzah Haz on Thursday, but demanded that in return he recruit young cadres to fill 70 percent of positions...
Fri, 23 May 2003
New marine battalion inducted
New marine battalion inducted JAKARTA: The Navy inaugurated the establishment of a new marine infantry battalion during a ceremony at the Cilandak Marine Headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday.Navy chief of staff Adm.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Suicides on the rise in Gunung Kidul
Suicides on the rise in Gunung Kidul YOGYAKARTA: Police said that cases of suicide in the regency of Gunnungkidul have risen sharply during the first quarter of this year, with 13 cases, compared to 16 cases in all of 2002.Gunnungkidul Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Villagers claim TNI murdered 10 civilians in cold blood
Villagers claim TNI murdered 10 civilians in cold bloodAgencies, Bireuen, Aceh Indonesian troops murdered 10 civilians in cold blood, including a 12-year old boy, at a shrimp farm in Peusangan district, Bireuen Regency, Aceh early Wednesday morning, villagers claim.
Fri, 23 May 2003
Semen Gresik April cement sales fall
Semen Gresik April cement 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
The race among parties
The race among parties The reform movement has been fighting for its life amid increasing uncertainties. To certain groups of students, the reform movement has been dead, thus they urge President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz to resign for failing to maintain the spirit of...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Bank Mandiri to meet investors on $300m sale
Bank Mandiri to meet investors on $300m saleBloomberg, 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
Rights court acquit former East Timor military commander
Rights court acquit former East Timor military commanderMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ad hoc human rights tribunal acquitted on Thursday former East Timor Military commander Brig. Gen.
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
Destroying school buildings unacceptable
Destroying school buildings unacceptable Since the military offensive was launched on Monday, at least 183 schools have reportedly been torched and destroyed in the restive province of Aceh.We were informed that it was the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) that was behind the destruction, but GAM apparently...
Fri, 23 May 2003
Police arrest alleged terrorist bomber
Police arrest alleged terrorist bomberThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: An alleged member of regional terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) had been arrested for his alleged role in a church bombing in December 2000 and for hiding a Bali bomb suspect, National Police said Thursday.
Thu, 22 May 2003
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No Indonesia without Aceh Lela E. Madjiah Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta2. Inqui22 -- A more balanced Mindanao agenda 1 X 30 A more balanced Mindanao agenda Amando Doronila Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network Manila3.
Thu, 22 May 2003
Malaysia boosts patrols near Aceh to stop refugees fleeing
Malaysia boosts patrols near Aceh to stop refugees fleeing fighting Associated Press Kuala LumpurMalaysian authorities said Wednesday they have increased patrols along the border with Indonesia's Sumatra island to intercept people who try to may flee fighting in Aceh province.
Thu, 22 May 2003
'KPU lacks transparency'
'KPU lacks transparency'Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Wednesday 150 members of all 30 provincial General Elections Commissions (KPUDs), including the Jakarta KPUD, after the commission conducted a suitability test on 300 candidates...
Thu, 22 May 2003
Yogyakarta hosts int'l meeting on sustainable development
Yogyakarta hosts int'l meeting on sustainable developmentSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Experts, government officials and activists representing the Asia Pacific region gathered on Wednesday in Yogykarta for a three day meeting to discuss cleaner production methods and a sustainable...