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Tue, 06 May 2003
Govt 2004 oil price target too conservative: Subroto
Govt 2004 oil price target too conservative: SubrotoA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former energy minister Subroto said on Monday that the government's oil price assumption of US$17 to $20 per barrel in the proposed 2004 state budget draft was too conservative.
Tue, 06 May 2003
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Tue, 06 May 2003
Acehnese figures step up pressure to save peace deal
Acehnese figures step up pressure to save peace dealFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the government has not responded to a request for a meeting with 50 Acehnese leading figures, people from the restive province continue to campaign for a peaceful settlement...
Tue, 06 May 2003
1. KOMO: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS
1. KOMO: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS Conservation awareness takes root on Komodo 2. TNC: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Weighing up privatization of Komodo 3. FEISOL: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Feisol Hashim: Free market to prevail in Komodo park 4. BEN: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Seeds of conflict have been sowed on Komodo
Tue, 06 May 2003
Locals demand job from company
Locals demand job from company TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in the Pinang district of Tangerang municipality staged a violent rally on Monday at the PT Tifico factory on Jl. Raya Serpong to demand the company make good on its unfulfilled promises, including providing...
Tue, 06 May 2003
* Headlines: Pressure mount to save Aceh peace deal2
* Headlines: Pressure mount to save Aceh peace deal2 * National: Horse trading feared in bill deliberation 4 * Opinion: Economic development strategy in SE Asia7 * City: Universities apply new system of admittance8 * Sports: Flesch wins first PGA title in playoff9 * World: Iraq leadership expected...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Regions to issue bonds in 2006
Regions to issue bonds in 2006The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional administrations in the country can start issuing bonds in 2006 to raise funds to help finance their economic development programs, director general for fiscal decentralization Mahfud Sidik said on Monday.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Poverty and inequalies are potential social time bombs
Poverty and inequalies are potential social time bombs That Papua is one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia is beyond dispute, but what is less known to date is the deep disparity that exists there.The IFES public opinion survey found disparities not simply between people in urban and rural...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Seeds of conflict sowed on Komodo
Seeds of conflict sowed on KomodoBernard B Daya, Secretary of Komodo Watch, Jakarta As the Komodo dragon tries to survive, a battle for the National Park -- its unique habitat -- is raging.The Nature Conservancy (TNC), which has been active in conservation efforts in Komodo National Park since...
Tue, 06 May 2003
United Tractors' Q1 sales up 4%
United Tractors' Q1 sales up 4% JAKARTA: First quarter net sales of publicly-listed heavy equipment and mining company PT United Tractors increased by 4 percent to Rp 1.59 trillion (US$183 million) from Rp 1.53 trillion during the same period last year.
Tue, 06 May 2003
JP/14/cap
JP/14/capMedco proposed notes rated B+JAKARTA: International rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned its B+ rating to Indonesian oil and gas company PT Medco Energi International with senior unsecured notes issue of around US$200 million due in 2010.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Track and field seminar in Jakarta
Track and field seminar in Jakarta JAKARTA: Twenty-one participants from 15 Asian countries are taking part in the five-day IAAF (International Amateur Athletics Federation) Basic Competition Organization seminar, which began here on Monday.
Tue, 06 May 2003
RI releases bleak report on child welfare
RI releases bleak report on child welfareEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia released on Monday its country report on child welfare issues at a regional ministerial meeting on children here, presenting a gloomy picture of Indonesia's future generation.
Tue, 06 May 2003
RP offers bounty for MILF chiefs, may call off peace talks in KL
RP offers bounty for MILF chiefs, may call off peace talks in KLAgence France-Presse, Manila President Gloria Arroyo on Monday offered close to a million- dollar bounty for leaders of the Philippines' top Moro rebel group amid hints she may scrap peace talks after a string of deadly attacks.
Tue, 06 May 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, May 6, 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, May 6, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Documentary11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 News: Metro Indonesia2:30 Music: Pop...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Many East Asian, Pacific states fail their children, Unicef says
Many East Asian, Pacific states fail their children, Unicef saysAgence France-Presse, Jakarta Too many countries in East Asia and the Pacific continue to fail their children despite dramatic economic growth in parts of the region, the United Nations children's fund Unicef said on Monday.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Trial of Bali bombings next week
Trial of Bali bombings next week DENPASAR, Bali: The much-awaited trial of the Bali bombings will start on Monday next week, with the hearing of key defendant Amrozi.Head of the Denpasar Public Court I Made Karna announced here on Monday that 41-year-old Amrozi, a native of Tenggulun village in the...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Looking for Dutchman's lost works of art
Looking for Dutchman's lost works of artBoudewijn Brands, Contributor, Yogyakarta Over time, a large number of Westerners have produced works of art in Indonesia. Dutch art collectors Haks and Maris have made it their life's work to find information about each and every one of them.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Education bill
Education bill unrealisticFrom KompasThe national education bill has caused quite a stir in society, with the introduction of Article 13 paragraph (1)a requiring the teaching of different religious subjects.
Tue, 06 May 2003
'People fear authoritarianism more than eroticism'
'People fear authoritarianism more than eroticism'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians may have become more open to eroticism as reflected in Inul Daratista's ngebor or drilling dance, but they fear the reemergence of authoritarianism as in dangdut music artist King Rhoma...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Govt not to revise tourism target this year
Govt not to revise tourism target this yearFebiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardika said on Monday that the government would not reduce its revenue target from tourism this year, despite uncertainties plaguing the industry due to SARS, the...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Southeast Asian tour agents bemoan 'lost' summer due to SARS
Southeast Asian tour agents bemoan 'lost' summer due to SARSPeh Soo Hwee, Reuters, Singapore Kathryn Loh has never seen such a bad crisis in her 17 years as a travel agent. The phones in her office are silent, and some employees are on unpaid leave.
Tue, 06 May 2003
1. EXAM: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. EXAM: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Universities apply new system of admittance 2. APARTMENT: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Despite stabbing at Rasuna, apartment dwellers feel safe 3. ROBOT: 28pt, 2 cols, 2 x 20 Crowds thrill to action of 'takraw'-playing robots 4.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Thousands of homes flooded in Jambi
Thousands of homes flooded in JambiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floods in the Sumatra province of Jambi have inundated thousands of homes and destroyed vast areas of farmland in the past few days in what locals say is the worst flooding in 17 years.
Tue, 06 May 2003
2. 3 columns, 2 lines
2. 3 columns, 2 lines Indonesia SARS data being questioned 3. 2 columns, 2 lines, 16 'Deflected bullet may have killed bus driver' 4. 2 columns, 2 lines, Thousands of homes flooded in Jambi 5. 1 columns, 1 line, point 'RI will focus its research on food and energy development'
Tue, 06 May 2003
TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in
TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in the Pinang district of Tangerang municipality staged a violent rally on Monday at the PT Tifico factory on Jl. Raya Serpong to demand the company make good on its unfulfilled promises, including providing jobs for local residents.H.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Medco proposed notes rated B+
Medco proposed notes rated B+ JAKARTA: International rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned its B+ rating to Indonesian oil and gas company PT Medco Energi International with senior unsecured notes issue of around US$200 million due in 2010.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Temasek, Deutsche Bank consortium wins Danamon stake
Temasek, Deutsche Bank consortium wins Danamon stakeM. Taufiqurrahman and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A consortium of Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Deutsche Bank is set to become the new owner of Bank Danamon after it won an auction on Monday for a 51 percent stake in the bank.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Jakarta court sends first BLBI defendant to prison
Jakarta court sends first BLBI defendant to prisonMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A district court sentenced on Monday a former banker to three years in prison and ordered state prosecutors to imprison him immediately, making him the first defendant tried for misusing Bank...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Crowds thrill to action of 'takraw'-playing robots
Crowds thrill to action of 'takraw'-playing robotsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Both teams were very tense, then the whistle blew.The red team aimed the ball at the ring, and it went in.Two more points for the red team.Supporters were uneasy with the situation.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Dorodjatun confirms RI ready to end IMF program
Dorodjatun confirms RI ready to end IMF programFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti confirmed on Monday that the government was ready to end the existing International Monetary Fund economic bailout...
Tue, 06 May 2003
PBSI announces 2004 Olympics' nominees
PBSI announces 2004 Olympics' nomineesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) announced on Monday the lineup of players for the 2004 Olympics, with chairman Chairul Tanjung cautioning about the tough road to Athens.
Tue, 06 May 2003
PT Panarub clarifies
PT Panarub clarifies With reference to the article published in The Jakarta Post on May 3, titled Panarub workers rally for JPK on page 8, we would like to clarify as follows:PT Panarub employs 11,000 workers and has two worker associations, namely the Association of Shoe Industry Workers (SPTSK)...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Horse trading feared in election bill deliberation
Horse trading feared in election bill deliberationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators deliberating the presidential election bill have agreed to discuss contentious issues in closed-door meetings, denying the public access to the deliberations of the draft.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Taxi driver mugger arrested
Taxi driver mugger arrested TANGERANG: A taxi driver being robbed at knifepoint deliberately crashed his vehicle into a parked minivan to alert police on Jl. Daan Mogot, Kebon Kosong subdistrict, Tangerang municipality, on Sunday evening.Batu Ceper police chief Adj. Comr.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Conservation awareness takes root in Komodo
Conservation awareness takes root in KomodoThe Jakarta Post, Labuhan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara The Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara has come into the lime light recently, thanks to a debate on a controversial proposal to privatize its management for the next 25 years.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Track and field seminar in Jakarta
Track and field seminar in Jakarta JAKARTA: Twenty-one participants from 15 Asian countries are taking part in the five-day IAAF (International Amateur Athletics Federation) Basic Competition Organization seminar, which began here on Monday.
Tue, 06 May 2003
TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in
TANGERANG: About 1,500 residents from three subdistricts in the Pinang district of Tangerang municipality staged a violent rally on Monday at the PT Tifico factory on Jl. Raya Serpong to demand the company make good on its unfulfilled promises, including providing jobs for local residents.H.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Inequality and poverty are potential time bombs in Papua
Inequality and poverty are potential time bombs in Papua That Papua is one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia is beyond dispute, but what is less known to date is the deep disparity that exists there.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Military intervention in Aceh should lead to peace
Military intervention in Aceh should lead to peaceAndi Widjajanto, International Fellow, National Defense University, Washington D.C. When conflict occurs within states, the problems of the peace process are not clear-cut.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Govt, GAM unlikely to meet
Govt, GAM unlikely to meetTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has rejected a new date and venue for peace talks with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) despite its pledge to resolve the Aceh question through dialog.Lt. Gen.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Indonesia SARS information being questioned by public
Indonesia SARS information being questioned by publicSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While most southeast Asian countries have been hard hit by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Indonesia has the least number of victims, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), despite...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Three more Medan bomb suspects arrested
Three more Medan bomb suspects arrestedMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Medan Police arrested three more suspects implicated in the recent bomb blasts in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, saying that funding for the attack could have come from Singapore.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Jakpro insists on rent hike
Jakpro insists on rent hike JAKARTA: PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) reaffirmed that it was going to raise the rents on its apartments in Pluit, despite continued protests by tenants.Jakpro director Ongky Sukasah said on Monday during a hearing with the City Council that the company had to raise...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Police to upgrade security unit at airport
Police to upgrade security unit at airportTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Headquarters is to upgrade its unit at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from a subprecinct to a precinct following the bomb attack at the airport last...
Tue, 06 May 2003
'Deflected bullet may have killed bus driver'
'Deflected bullet may have killed bus driver'Nana Rukmana and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Jakarta A bus driver allegedly shot dead by a police officer in a dispute that incited a mob to attack a police station in the West Java town of Cirebon, may have died from a ricocheting...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Papua -- A land of neglect and exploitation
Papua -- A land of neglect and exploitationEndy M. Bayuni, Deputy chief editor, The Jakarta Post Anyone wondering why many Papuans are bent on seeking independence should read a newly published public opinion survey, which finds the province mired in poverty and inequality resulting from neglect...
Tue, 06 May 2003
Feisol Hashim: Free market to prevail in Komodo park
Feisol Hashim: Free market to prevail in Komodo park Feisol Hashim, the hotel magnate that The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has chosen as its business partner in Komodo, is a self- proclaimed "conservation convert.
Tue, 06 May 2003
Leave the HDC
Leave the HDC When the Indonesian government decided to mandate the Henry Dunant Center (HDC) to be the mediator of its peace talks with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the public welcomed it and hoped the conflict in Aceh would finally end. However, this hope is beginning to fade.
Tue, 06 May 2003
'Mountain boys' take to sea for marine conservation
'Mountain boys' take to sea for marine conservationTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Twenty-one-year-old Budi Santoso looks the part of a student actively involved in a trekking and climbing club: long hair, khaki-colored shirt, cargo pants and a wide-knowledge of trails and...