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Wed, 21 May 2003
[b]Asian currencies down late
Asian currencies down late on yen, rupiah bucks trend 2. IMF 1 X 38IMF warns of growing deflation menace 3. Excel 4 X 10 Malaysian firm makes bid for Excelcomindo
Wed, 21 May 2003
Govt revokes licenses of 13 HPH holders
Govt revokes licenses of 13 HPH holdersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has revoked the licenses of 13 natural forest concession holders (locally called HPH concessionaires) for failing to meet requirements for the sustainable operation of their forest estates.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Democracy remains a fantasy for reform dreamers: Observers
Democracy remains a fantasy for reform dreamers: ObserversA'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five years have passed since the reform movement put an end to three decades of authoritarian rule in 1998, but democracy, the ultimate goal of the movement, has not yet...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Over 100 foreign vessels apprehended this year
Over 100 foreign vessels apprehended this yearMuhammad Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku This year the Navy has caught more than 100 foreign vessels involved in poaching or transporting illegal logs in the waters of east Indonesia and Maluku, a senior Navy official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
'GAM men could be laying in wait'
'GAM men could be laying in wait' JAKARTA: Police warned on Tuesday that members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) could be in Jakarta to launch attacks in retaliation for the military offensive in restive Aceh. "They might be in the city.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Bogor to host basketball league second round
Bogor to host basketball league second roundThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The eight teams involved in the Premier League of the national amateur basketball championship are set to resume their competition with the second of four 4-day series in Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Malaysian company makes bid for Excelcomindo
Malaysian company makes bid for ExcelcomindoBloomberg, Kuala Lumpur Telekom Malaysia Bhd., Malaysia's biggest phone company, has submitted a non-binding bid for PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Indonesia's third-largest cellular phone operator.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Int'l community decries war in Aceh and calls for peace
Int'l community decries war in Aceh and calls for peaceMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan led the international community in asking the Indonesian government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to return to the negotiating table to...
Wed, 21 May 2003
1. Traffic - 1x 27
1. Traffic - 1x 27Police move to ease congestion 2. Demo - 2x 17 Thousands join rally in reform protest or Thousands rally in commemoration of reform movement 3. KPUD - 2x 20 'Jakarta KPUD will be announced today'4. Dengue - 2x 18Jakarta on high alert for dengue fever 5.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Protecting reporters in war zone
Protecting reporters in war zoneIgnatius Haryanto, Vice Executive Director, Institute for Press and Development Studies (LSPP), Jakarta After the world saw three weeks of the U.S.-Iraq war in March to April this year, we now turn to Aceh.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Singapore badminton c'ships postponed over SARS scare
Singapore badminton c'ships postponed over SARS scareAgence France-Presse, Singapore This year's Singapore Open badminton tournament scheduled from June 16-22 has been postponed because of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) health scare, organizers said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Govt budgets Rp 1.7 trillion for Aceh war
Govt budgets Rp 1.7 trillion for Aceh warFitri Wulandari and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has prepared a total of Rp 1.7 trillion (about US$200 million) from the 2003 state budget to finance the military operation in the war-torn province of Aceh.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Sumarecon to issue bonds
Sumarecon to issue bonds JAKARTA: Publicly listed property company PT Sumarecon Agung announced on Tuesday it would issue Rp 200 billion (US$23.5 million) worth of fixed-rate bonds with coupon yields of between 14.875 percent and 15.875 percent.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Transmigration site fails
Transmigration site fails RANTAU, South Kalimantan: Hundreds of families in Tapin regency, South Kalimantan, have left the transmigration site they were allotted and headed back home after trying for years to cultivate the infertile land of Rawa Muning.
Wed, 21 May 2003
'Jakarta KPUD will be announced today'
'Jakarta KPUD will be announced today'Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) failed on Tuesday to announce the names of the provincial General Elections Commission (KPUD) members as promised, and plans instead to reveal the 155 names of all 31 provincial...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Rendi A. Witular
Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta State-owned tin mining company PT Timah said it would only be able to retrieve around one-fourth of its huge investment in PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia, a troubled state-owned investment company.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Pertamina to spend $2.08b for 2004 operations next year
Pertamina to spend $2.08b for 2004 operations next yearEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina plans to spend about US$2.08 billion for its operations in 2004, allocating $1.4 billion for upstream and $680 million for downstream activities.
Wed, 21 May 2003
House seeks annulment of Sukhoi deal
House seeks annulment of Sukhoi dealKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I for defense and foreign affairs have demanded the annulment of a deal to purchase Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters after the government failed to provide an...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Demanding Swedish action over GAM is a wasted effort
Demanding Swedish action over GAM is a wasted effortRidarson Galingging, Lecturer, International Law, Yarsi University, Jakarta The government is conducting a diplomatic campaign to ask the Swedish government to take legal actions against its citizens of Acehnese descent who are accused of...
Wed, 21 May 2003
AIDS Memorial Night observed
AIDS Memorial Night observedZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 100 people attended AIDS Memorial Night on Tuesday, organized by the Care for AIDS Forum of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Greater Jakarta.
Wed, 21 May 2003
IPB to develop 'taro' snacks
IPB to develop 'taro' snacks BOGOR: Fearing that the local traditional snack made of talas, or taro, may disappear, the Bogor administration is working in cooperation with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to develop the production of the plant.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Martial law in Aceh
Martial law in Aceh The meeting between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government in Tokyo had failed to reach any agreement. The meeting, as predicted earlier, had ended in failure. The Indonesian government was insisting on the words, "Unitary State of Indonesia", while the GAM...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Betrayal and denial before presidents' falls
Betrayal and denial before presidents' fallsKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com From up close, the last moments of the three former Indonesian presidents before their humiliating downfall, to a certain extent recalls to mind the scene of the Last Supper in the...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Indonesia kills off one species every day: Official
Indonesia kills off one species every day: OfficialMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, with the second-largest biodiversity in the world, has been losing one species a day, and up to 70 percent of species' original habitats in the last decade, a senior government official has...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Winning the battle may cost Indonesia the Acehnese
Winning the battle may cost Indonesia the AcehneseKusnanto Anggoro, Senior Researcher, Centre of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Martial law has taken effect in Aceh. Under Presidential Decree No.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Students targeted in Aceh war
Students targeted in Aceh warThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As war intensifies between government troops and separatist rebels in Aceh, students have been targeted with the burning of an estimated 185 schools throughout the province.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Senoko to boost RI gas imports
Senoko to boost RI gas imports SINGAPORE: Senoko Power Ltd., the biggest power producer in Singapore, said it will boost its natural gas consumption more than half in August when it imports the fuel via pipeline from Indonesia to fire its power plants.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Convicted House leaders must leave office
Convicted House leaders must leave officeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) who are convicted of a crime have to leave their office immediately regardless of whether they appeal the ruling or not, home minister Hari Sabarno says.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Don't quit on `Reformasi'
Don't quit on `Reformasi' It was exactly five years ago today that then president Soeharto made a decision that would mark an important milestone in the history of modern Indonesia. His decision to quit the presidency, in the face of mounting public pressure, ushered in what the nation calls...
Wed, 21 May 2003
56 tried for misdemeanors
56 tried for misdemeanors TANGERANG: The Tangerang district court tried on Tuesday 56 people for committing misdemeanors and fined them between Rp 10,600 (US$1.25) and Rp 50,000 for violating Bylaw No. 10/2000 on public order.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, May 21, 2003Surabaya Art Festival at Balai Pemuda Surabaya complex Jl. Gubernur Suryo no. 15 (Tel. 031-5450344 or 031-5040023). * Dances: Dancer Boi G. Shakti, May 27. Surabaya Choreographers, Dancer Heri Lentho and Elles Dance Company, May 27.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Full U.S. ally status timely for RP
Full U.S. ally status timely for RPAgencies, Manila President George W. Bush's decision giving full U.S. military ally status to the Philippines will boost the country's defense capabilities as it deals with increasing threats from terror and insurgent groups, analysts say.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Gabsi wants PABF to open up entry for world meet
Gabsi wants PABF to open up entry for world meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Asia-Pacific contract bridge governing body PABF may appoint three top teams from last year's PABF Championship in Bangkok as entrants for the revamped Junior World Bridge Championship in Paris this August,...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Cost to be a teacher
Cost to be a teacherFrom KompasAs in the New Order period, graft practices continue to prevail in the recruitment of teachers, school principals and other civil servants throughout Indonesia. The selection of teachers as government employees in Cirebon and the surrounding regency during 2000/2001...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Clashes between rival RI migrant gangs erupt for second time in
Clashes between rival RI migrant gangs erupt for second time in three daysAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Thirteen Indonesians were arrested and several others injured when rival Indonesian immigrant gangs fought with long-bladed knives near Kuala Lumpur, news reports said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
It's all about corruption
It's all about corruptionFrom Koran Tempo I would like to straighten out the terminology in Kurie Suditomo's article. In the first paragraph of his story in Koran Tempo, on May 9, "Halliburton mendulang dari poros setan" (Halliburton pans for gold from axis of evil), Kurie writes, "Such a...
Wed, 21 May 2003
b]* Headlines:BI governor aims for further rate cuts 2
b]* Headlines:BI governor aims for further rate cuts 2 * National:House seeks annulment of Sukhoi deal 4 * Archipelago:Over 100 foreign vessels apprehended 5 * Opinion: Betrayal and denial before presidents' fall6 * City:Police move to ease congestion 8 * Sports:Greene believes 100m record can be...
Wed, 21 May 2003
BI governor aims for further rate cuts
BI governor aims for further rate cutsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court swore in on Tuesday Burhanuddin Abdullah as the new central bank Governor, in a ceremony during which he further reiterated his pledge to maintain the current declining trend in Bank Indonesia's...
Wed, 21 May 2003
Deer poaching plagues Sumbawa
Deer poaching plagues Sumbawa MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Illegal deer hunting on the West Nusa Tenggara island of Sumbawa has become worse, with venison now readily available at markets, said the provincial branch of the World Wide Fund (WWF).
Wed, 21 May 2003
Politicizing SARS
Politicizing SARS The letter by Derek Hsu of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office published in The Jakarta Post on April 29 tried hard to confuse public opinion by distorting the facts. I think it is necessary to further elaborate on some points.The battle against SARS has come to a critical point.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Rini plans PSI system on rice imports
Rini plans PSI system on rice importsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Industry and Trade is mulling over a plan to apply a preshipment inspection (PSI) system on the importation of rice as one way to help curb the smuggling of rice into the country.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Artist attempts longest batik
Artist attempts longest batik SINGAPORE: Sleeping two hours a day for the past five days, a 62- year-old Singapore artist hopes to enter the record books with the world's longest batik painting. A visibly tired Sarkasi Said had finished the 100 meter by 0.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Nissan forming joint venture Yulon
Nissan forming joint venture Yulon TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co. is forming a joint venture with Yulon Motor Co. to sell Nissan cars in Taiwan and support Nissan's efforts to expand in the Chinese market, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Tabrani, Riau's political maverick
Tabrani, Riau's political maverick Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau He is Riau's outspoken -- and probably most quoted -- figure for his blunt and controversial political views.Over the years, Dr.
Wed, 21 May 2003
1. ACEH: 1 x 30
1. ACEH: 1 x 30 Students targeted in Aceh war 2. BOEDIONO: 1 x 43 Govt budgets Rp 1.7 trillion for Aceh war 3. REFORM: 3 x 20 Democracy remains a fantasy for reform dreamers: Observers
Wed, 21 May 2003
'Southeast Asia a likely target for new terror attack'
'Southeast Asia a likely target for new terror attack'Mark McCord, Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong A new terrorist attack in Southeast Asia in the coming months is a real possibility, analysts warn, as a fresh worldwide campaign by militant Islamic groups appears to be underway.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Tomy plans new airline for Kendari
Tomy plans new airline for Kendari KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Controversial businessman Tomy Winata plans to open a flight path to the Southeast Sulawesi province, as he pushes ahead with his investment plans despite protests from local journalists.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Court rejects journalists' lawsuit
Court rejects journalists' lawsuit JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court turned down on Tuesday the lawsuit filed by two press associations against the government, police and the Indonesian military (TNI) for not prosecuting a soldier linked to the murder of a reporter in 1996.
Wed, 21 May 2003
GAM accuses TNI of attempting genocide
GAM accuses TNI of attempting genocideThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rejected a recent order from the Aceh military commander to surrender to the motherland of Indonesia, accusing the Indonesian Military (TNI) of trying to eliminate them.
Wed, 21 May 2003
Bomb suspects' testimony requested
Bomb suspects' testimony requested DENPASAR, Bali: A lawyer defending Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir said on Tuesday prosecutors would bring one defendant and four suspects in the Bali bombing case to Jakarta to testify against his client, who is standing trial for treason.