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Sun, 11 May 2003
Parents stand tall in fight for justice for Black Friday victims
Parents stand tall in fight for justice for Black Friday victims Though the anguish remains, the parents of slain Atma Jaya University student Bernardinus Realino Norma Irawan are standing up and fighting for justice. Though that wasn't always the case.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Twilite gives modern touch to local songs
Twilite gives modern touch to local songsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If only this country had a nice venue with great acoustics like, say, Singapore's Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, then groups like the Twilite Orchestra would not have to perform in community halls.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Nyoman Erawan's retrospective: Forebodings come true
Nyoman Erawan's retrospective: Forebodings come trueCarla Bianpoen Contributor Jakarta Balinese artist Nyoman Erawan is no stranger to the world of art. A painter who breaks the hegemony of certain trends, he is also well known for his soul-stirring performance art, in which he is not only the...
Sun, 11 May 2003
JP/9/STORY
JP/9/STORYMessyBy Korrie Layun Rampan If my cousin Ramin had not persuaded me to come along with him for a visit to my hometown, I would not have gone to the Piraq River. It is called piraq, which means silver in the Malay language, because it is believed that millions of tons of silver ore lie...
Sun, 11 May 2003
Nyoman Erawan's retrospective: Forebodings come true
Nyoman Erawan's retrospective: Forebodings come trueCarla Bianpoen Contributor JakartaOn the night of Friday, May 2, Balinese artist Nyoman Erawan introduced his prolific retrospective exhibition of 165 paintings and installations at the Bentara Budaya Jakarta, accompanied by a performance art...
Sun, 11 May 2003
Bali survivors help each other
Bali survivors help each otherI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The power of friendship and solidarity has helped four women who lost their husbands in the Bali terrorist attack on Oct. 12, 2002, to face life again.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Al Pacino: Star who shows no sign of fading
Al Pacino: Star who shows no sign of fadingJoko Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta If there was a meter that measured the screen presence of an actor, Al Pacino would probably knock the indicator off the board.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Wang's bridal collection comes to town
Wang's bridal collection comes to townHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many people, or parents to be exact, are willing to pay millions and even billions of rupiah to hold a grand wedding reception.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Save us please...
Save us please... They are supposed to be protected animals but in Kalimantan a baby orangutan is illegally sold for only Rp 50,000 (US$6). When the young primate reaches the black market in Jakarta, the price soars to Rp 4 million and rockets to US$25,000 in the United States.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Ford Escape 2.0lt Less powerful SUV to cruise the city roads
Ford Escape 2.0lt Less powerful SUV to cruise the city roadsPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several journalists were seen queuing at Putri Duyung Cottage in Ancol Recreational Park, North Jakarta. They were not waiting for their news sources.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Done
Done Customer trust is of paramount importanceMahendra Gautama Contributor JakartaWhen asked why he always went after banks, the famed Depression-era robber Willie Sutton is reported to have responded: "Because that's where the money is." The same reasoning still applies today.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Widows want death sentences for all October 12 bombers
Widows want death sentences for all October 12 bombersWahyoe Boediwardhana and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The trial of the first Bali bomb suspect on Monday has revived the memories of those people whose husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, children and friends were killed...
Sun, 11 May 2003
Lufthansa to fly to Baghdad
Lufthansa to fly to Baghdad GERMANY: German airline Lufthansa said on Saturday it was seeking approval to resume flights to Baghdad as soon as possible.Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it needed the consent of Iraqi authorities, but hoped to make a decision in a few weeks after clarifying issues such as...
Sun, 11 May 2003
DJ Nunez brings Deep House to Jakarta?
DJ Nunez brings Deep House to Jakarta?Joseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Local promoter CeCe of Jolt Music Management was taking a very huge gamble, bringing famed American DJ and producer Jose Nunez to Stadium Disco on April 26.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson inaugurates foundation
Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson inaugurates foundationKunang Helmi-Picard, Contributor, Paris Bung (older brother) Henri Cartier-Bresson's eyes twinkle when he repeats: "Sekali merdeka, tetap merdeka!" (Once freedom, always freedom).
Sun, 11 May 2003
Erawan's retrospective: Forebodings come true
Erawan's retrospective: Forebodings come trueCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Balinese artist Nyoman Erawan is no stranger to the world of art. A painter who breaks the hegemony of certain trends, he is also well known for his soul-stirring performance art, in which he is not only the designer,...
Sun, 11 May 2003
X-Trail offers options for SUV-lovers
X-Trail offers options for SUV-loversNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A bigger engine capacity, better fuel efficiency and easier handling were the main reasons for PT Nissan Motor Indonesia to launch the new Nissan X-Trail last Wednesday at MidPlaza Inter- continental Hotel, Central...
Sun, 11 May 2003
checked by Rich
checked by Rich Indonesia lagging behind world in internet security Wasis Gunarto Contributor JakartaTalking about internet banking leads us to the security aspects. The subject becomes more urgent as, in terms of security for banking transactions via the Internet, Indonesia is now ranked number...
Sun, 11 May 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Sunday, May 11, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Sunday, May 11, 2003Exhibitions* Photo Japanese Face, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Tel. 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until May 30.
Sun, 11 May 2003
Talented robot makers fear unemployment
Talented robot makers fear unemploymentZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta How many youngsters do you know who are capable of building an automatic robot that can find its own way towards a preset goal, reach three baskets suspended from scaffolds and throw balls into all three with unerring...
Sun, 11 May 2003
Heading for Page 1
Heading for Page 1 1. COVER -- 48pt Bodoni Bold 3/2 (2x15) Heroes of reform sad, let down by current gov't 2. PEACE -- 36pt Bodoni Bold 4/2 (2x34) Peace monitors ordered to evacuate Aceh 3. BYWAY -- 36pt Bodoni Bold 6/1 (1x45) Reminiscing on the once unthinkable fall of Soeharto
Sat, 10 May 2003
Provinces' good science students
Provinces' good science students It was a great surprise to read news of the brilliant achievement of the Indonesian Physics Olympiad Team (TOFI), consisting of eight senior high school students, which unexpectedly emerged as top winner in the fourth Asian Physics Olympiad (APhOIV) held in Bangkok,...
Sat, 10 May 2003
Telkom gives $382m in dividends
Telkom gives $382m in dividends JAKARTA: The publicly-listed state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom said it would distribute dividends of Rp 3.3 trillion (US$382 million) or Rp 304.26 per share for the 2002 financial year.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Indonesian, Australian NGOs meet to address common problems
Indonesian, Australian NGOs meet to address common problemsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of leading Australian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) met for the first time with their Indonesian counterparts here, in order to foster ties among community leaders and to go...
Sat, 10 May 2003
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Rupiah Rates May 9 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling BuyingAustralian dollar 1 5,815.83 5,168.11 5,521.66 5,462.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Standards needed before liberalizing ASEAN labor markets
Standards needed before liberalizing ASEAN labor marketsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) apparently will not liberalize their labor market in the immediate future, due to their different...
Sat, 10 May 2003
Beware of foreign
Beware of foreign interventionFrom Media IndonesiaForeign intervention will perhaps become increasingly sophisticated and difficult to avoid as it is one of the main features of globalization, in which a national issue is also seen as a global problem.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Analyst questions Indofarma report
Analyst questions Indofarma reportEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Indofarma's explanation of the alleged irregularities in its unaudited 2002 financial report is still unclear and it needed to give more deliberations to a number of questions, an analyst at Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI)...
Sat, 10 May 2003
Rp 820 billion in irregularities found
Rp 820 billion in irregularities foundBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has found financial irregularities worth about Rp 820 billion (US$97.62 million) in the selected city administration offices and city-owned companies (BUMD), but the City Audit Agency...
Sat, 10 May 2003
Donors push for peace in Aceh
Donors push for peace in AcehNani Farida and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta International donors made a last ditch effort on Friday to salvage a peace deal signed by the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in December 2002 as the deadline for the rebels to...
Sat, 10 May 2003
Govt expands reforestation to 21 catchment areas
Govt expands reforestation to 21 catchment areasMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to expand the reforestation program from 17 critical catchment areas to 21 across the archipelago over five years between 2003 and 2007 to help reduce widespread natural...
Sat, 10 May 2003
20 firms in Tangerang closed down
20 firms in Tangerang closed down JAKARTA: Twenty companies in the Tangerang municipality have stopped operations due to the slow business over the past few years, causing 36,108 people to lose their jobs, an official said.
Sat, 10 May 2003
JP/2/HUMANITARIAN
JP/2/HUMANITARIAN3 x 18 Task force and aid ready for Acehnese refugees before war JP/2/KPEN1 x 35 Businesses back IMF's monitoring role JP/2/LAUNDER1 x 35 Guidelines to fight money laundering JP/2/ACEH2 x 25 Embedded journalists to cover military operations
Sat, 10 May 2003
Robbers raid Goro supermarket in C. Java
Robbers raid Goro supermarket in C. JavaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of robbers armed with rifles and guns raided on Friday Goro supermarket in Sukoharjo, a town in Central Java, stealing Rp 157 million (about US$18,000) in cash and cellular phones worth more than Rp 20 million.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Govt needs to make known criteria for passing exams
Govt needs to make known criteria for passing examsSyamsir Alam Center for International Education Universitas Al Azhar Indonesia Jakarta This year's school final exams may be a decisive moment for the Ministry of National Education in its efforts to improve education in the country.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Embedded journalists to cover military operations
Embedded journalists to cover military operationsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Learning from the U.S.-led coalition in the Iraq war, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has called on 60 local journalists who will be embedded with its troops during their operation in restive Aceh.
Sat, 10 May 2003
TV Today: Saturday, May 10, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, May 10, 2003TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Music: Pesona Music Indonesia 11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Prosecutors complete dossiers on Papua arms thieves
Prosecutors complete dossiers on Papua arms thievesNethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post Jayapura, Papua Nine soldiers could face sentences of four years to life imprisonment in connection with last month's raid on the Wamena military district arsenal that killed three people.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Thamrin sidewalk project: Insanity?
Thamrin sidewalk project: Insanity?Marco Kusumawijaya, Architect, Jakarta Isn't it pathetic that something as mundane and taken for granted as sidewalks has become the center of attention after the city announced its plan to beautify Jl.
Sat, 10 May 2003
JP/1/IBRA
JP/1/IBRA IBRA to sell assets: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced late on Friday it would sell assets worth US$2.5 billion and Rp 18.6 trillion. The assets are in the form of bank non-performing loans owed by four business entities -- the Texmaco Group, the Chandra Asri...
Sat, 10 May 2003
. Lemhanas (1 x 25)
. Lemhanas (1 x 25) DPR told to limit parties 2. Ties (3 x 14) RI vows to boost labor cooperation with neighbors 3. Reforestation (1 x 24) Govt expands reforestation to 21 catchment areas 4. Aids (1 x 30) RI aims to cut HIV infections 5. Natuna (2x 20) RI, Vietnam to finalize sea border agreement
Sat, 10 May 2003
Political parties
Political parties and farmers' lotFrom Suara Karya Over 200 political parties are now getting ready to participate in the 2004 general election. They have begun mobilizing funds and followers, both openly or otherwise.
Sat, 10 May 2003
Businesses back IMF's monitoring role
Businesses back IMF's monitoring roleFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The business sector has demanded that the government continue working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through a post-program monitoring system, saying the fund's presence is still crucial to maintain...
Sat, 10 May 2003
1. LABOR: 3 x 20
1. LABOR: 3 x 20 Standards needed before liberalizing ASEAN labor markets 2. BALI: 2 x 40 Bali security tightened ahead of trials 3. SYDNEY: 1 x 49 Hope, wariness in Australia as Bali trials start 4. IRAN: 2 x 29 Iran's nuclear programs 'very troublesome,' says U.S. 5.
Sat, 10 May 2003
WB aid to fix Bengkulu schools
WB aid to fix Bengkulu schools BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The World Bank is providing Rp 5.5 billion (about US$639,000) in aid to rebuild 15 elementary schools that were damaged in a major earthquake two years ago, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 10 May 2003
JP/2/HUMANITARIAN
JP/2/HUMANITARIAN3 x 18 Task force and aid ready for Acehnese refugees before war JP/2/KPEN1 x 35 Businesses back IMF's monitoring role JP/2/LAUNDER1 x 35 Guidelines to fight money laundering JP/2/ACEH2 x 25 Embedded journalists to cover military operations
Sat, 10 May 2003
Germany's Schroeder heads to Southeast Asia
Germany's Schroeder heads to Southeast AsiaAgence France-Presse, Berlin With a wary eye on the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder sets off this weekend on a four-nation mission to Southeast Asia designed to drum up business for his country's...
Sat, 10 May 2003
KL, S'pore refer island row to ICJ
KL, S'pore refer island row to ICJ MALAYSIA: Malaysia and Singapore on Friday cleared the last hurdle in referring their territorial dispute over an island to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Officials from both sides exchanged documents to ratify a special agreement signed three months...
Sat, 10 May 2003
Yogyakarta councillors turn suspects in graft case
Yogyakarta councillors turn suspects in graft caseSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Prosecutors in Yogyakarta named on Friday six provincial councillors as suspects in a graft case, only days after suspicion over a misuse of funds prompted the Yogyakarta governor to cut 55 councillor's...
Sat, 10 May 2003
1. Corrupt - 1x 27
1. Corrupt - 1x 27 Rp 820b in irregularities found 2. Bom - 1x 25 'GAM said behind bombings' 3. Crime - 1x 40 Awareness key to thwarting street crime 4. arrest - 2x 20 34 street musicians arrested by police 5. Speak - 2x 20 'Consumers must not simply believe ads'