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Sat, 03 May 2003
* Headlines: LIPI launches first Indonesian-made electric car 2
* Headlines: LIPI launches first Indonesian-made electric car 2 * National: 24,000 infants die of heart defects annually 4 * Archipelago: Aceh governor scrutinized for alleged fraud 5 * Opinion: France should boost relations with Asia 7 * City: Ba'asyir moved to Salemba prison 8 * Sports: De la...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Oracle Collaboration Suite everything in a single inbox
Oracle Collaboration Suite everything in a single inboxLela E. Madjiah The Jakarta Post JakartaNothing frustrates computer users more than viruses attacking their system and frequent downtime. In fact, virus attacks and downtime have become so common they are considered a given, part of the game.
Sat, 03 May 2003
'Attack on Inul against freedom of expression'
'Attack on Inul against freedom of expression'Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of protesters hit the streets on Friday in front of Hotel Indonesia, Central Jakarta, to demonstrate support for dangdut performer Inul Daratista, who in recent weeks has been the center of attention...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Ban on import
Ban on import of used clothes From Warta Kota The Department of Industry and Commerce seems to have made every effort to ban the importation of used clothes into the country. They have even burned bales of imported secondhand clothes recently, arguing that they were potentially contaminated with...
Sat, 03 May 2003
1. ASSET: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. ASSET: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 JP/8/G00 scandal, case of city losing its assets 2. WATER: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Water refill outlets thrive despite concerns about hygiene or Water refill outlets thrive despite hygiene concerns 3. BAASYIR: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 20 Ba'asyir moved to Salemba prison 4.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Panarub workers rally for JPK
Panarub workers rally for JPK TANGERANG: Some 300 workers of PT Panarub, a company that produces Adidas shoes in Pasar Baru, Tangerang municipality, staged a rally at the factory compound on Friday to demand health allowances (JPK).
Sat, 03 May 2003
1. DUIT (4 x 12)
1. DUIT (4 x 12) Asian monies up, weak U.S. economic data hurt dollar 2. GOLD (1 x 21) Gold price edges lower 3. Viet (1 x 24) Vietnam Airlines slashes fares to encourage visitors to come back 4. Oil (1 x 36) Oil extends bounce from 5-month low
Sat, 03 May 2003
Berchman Heroe, Contributor, Temanggung, Central Java
Berchman Heroe, Contributor, Temanggung, Central Java For years, every village head in Traji -- a remote village in Keparakan, Temanggung -- has had to do more than just take care of his people. Every year, at Sura, the first month according to the Javanese calendar, he has to be remarried.
Sat, 03 May 2003
PT KAI seeks limit on airline price war
PT KAI seeks limit on airline price warYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) has strongly urged the government to limit the ongoing price war between domestic airlines, which has had a domino effect on the company.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Hero's net profit drops 71.4%
Hero's net profit drops 71.4% JAKARTA: Publicly listed retailer PT Hero Supermarket announced on Friday that its net profit in the first quarter of this year dropped by 71.4 percent to Rp 4.3 billion (US$497,109) compared to the same period last year.
Sat, 03 May 2003
South Nias people reject appointment of acting regent
South Nias people reject appointment of acting regent Hundreds of people in the North Sumatra regency of South Nias grouped in the Alliance for Nias Reform Movement (AGRN) demonstrated in Medan on Friday, rejecting the appointment of Hengki Yusuf Wau as acting regent.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Maternal mortality rate investigation
Maternal mortality rate investigation JAKARTA: An international organization has agreed to research Indonesia's high maternal mortality rate to help formulate a strategy to reduce the death rate.The research will be conduced by the Initiative for Maternal Mortality Program Assessment (IMMPACT) in...
Sat, 03 May 2003
PT KAI urges govt to limit airline price war
PT KAI urges govt to limit airline price warYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post Bandung, West JavaState railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) has strongly urged the government to limit the ongoing price war between domestic airlines, which has had a domino effect on the company.
Sat, 03 May 2003
JP/7/F13
JP/7/F13Ahead of 2004, we see reckless establishment of new regions Pre-2004, House recklessly establishes new regions House reckleslly sets up new regions Robert Endi Jaweng Regional Autonomy Watch KPPOD Jakarta Early this year, a plenary session of the House of Representatives again approved the...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Discussing bill openly not taboo for the sake of public interest
Discussing bill openly not taboo for the sake of public interestBayu Wicaksono, Association of Public Attorneys, (P3I), Jakarta Why is it that people here almost always reject a bill? Such rejection seems to have become a social habit.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Timah posts sharp increase in profit
Timah posts sharp increase in profit JAKARTA: State-owned mining company PT Timah announced on Friday that its first quarter net profit soared sharply to Rp 27.1 billion (US$3.1 million) from Rp 1.1. billion in the same period last year on cost-cutting measures and the higher price of tin.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Ananda returns to European racing tour
Ananda returns to European racing tourThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a one-and-a-half year absence due to lack of financial support, Indonesian motor racer Ananda Mikola is returning to Europe to compete in the Formula World Series Lights beginning in two weeks.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Education bill poses problems
Education bill poses problemsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Massive demonstrations for and against the controversial education bill continued on Friday with warnings that its endorsement will pose a serious threat to national unity.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Indians to learn Balinese dance
Indians to learn Balinese dance DENPASAR, Bali: Two students from the Indonesian Arts School (STSI) in Denpasar left on Friday for India to teach Indians Balinese dance and music.STSI head Wayan Rai said the students, I Wayan Wija and I Made Karyana, were the school's top graduates in 2001 and 2003.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Santoso bridges isolation over the radio
Santoso bridges isolation over the radioBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post JakartaSantoso had no experience in running a radio station, but when he and his friends founded a radio news network, 68H, they ended a 30-year monopoly over Indonesia's airwaves by the state-run Radio Republik Indonesia...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Foreign commitment to RI integrity questioned
Foreign commitment to RI integrity questionedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government reacted strongly on Friday to the international community for keeping up pressure on Indonesia to avoid the use of force in Aceh, saying it had failed to live up to its commitment to the country's...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Education bill poses problems
Education bill poses problemsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMassive demonstrations for and against the controversial education bill continued on Friday with warnings that its endorsement will pose a serious threat to national unity.
Sat, 03 May 2003
TPJ looks into Rp 5,000 billing error
TPJ looks into Rp 5,000 billing error JAKARTA: British tap water company Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) has admitted the possibility of human error in a billing dispute that prompted a customer to file a police report against the company on Monday.
Sat, 03 May 2003
JP/5/D06
JP/5/D06 JP/5/D00Indians to learn Balinese danceDENPASAR, Bali: Two students from the Indonesian Arts School (STSI) in Denpasar left on Friday for India to teach Indians Balinese dance and music.STSI head Wayan Rai said the students, I Wayan Wija and I Made Karyana, were the school's top graduates...
Sat, 03 May 2003
GAM, small armed
GAM, small armed separatists With reference to the editorial entitled Peace versus sovereignty (The Jakarta Post, April 29) I would like to share my views as follows.First, we have to value or to see the statement made by Coordinating Minister of Political Affairs and Security Susilo Bambang...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Nurcholish may fall into a presidential trap
Nurcholish may fall into a presidential trapKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com Amid the flurry of several groups now campaigning for the presidential candidacy of Nurcholish Madjid, the respected Muslim scholar may have to contemplate his own sermon in which...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Santoso aims to rule the airwaves
Santoso aims to rule the airwavesBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Santoso had no experience in running a radio station, but when he and his friends founded a radio news network, 68H, they ended a 30-year monopoly over Indonesia's airwaves by the state-run Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI).
Sat, 03 May 2003
Police, land agency sign MOU
Police, land agency sign MOU JAKARTA: National Land Agency (BPN) head Luthfi I. Nasution and National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar agreed to further cooperation in investigating agrarian disputes on Friday.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Firm action
Firm action needed against GAM From Media IndonesiaThe greater part of the Aceh population supports the peace- making process in the region and the outcome of conflict settlement so far. But certain elements in society are attempting to spoil the process and ruin the chance of compromise.
Sat, 03 May 2003
TPJ looks into Rp 5,000 billing error
TPJ looks into Rp 5,000 billing error JAKARTA: British tap water company Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) has admitted the possibility of human error in a billing dispute that prompted a customer to file a police report against the company on Monday.
Sat, 03 May 2003
LIPI launches first RI-made electric car
LIPI launches first RI-made electric carJP/1/ACEH1 x 42Foreign countries' commitment to RI integrity queriedJP/4/4sars3 x 18No increased health checks at airports, despite ASEAN accord JP/2/TRISAKTI1 x 45Trisakti rekindles zeal to settle rights cases
Sat, 03 May 2003
Goyor sarongs lose their appeal
Goyor sarongs lose their appealKartika Bagus C., Contributor, Surakarta, Central Java Indonesians are quite familiar with sarongs that are both easy to use and find, as well popular after having been transformed by modern, contemporary designs.
Sat, 03 May 2003
RI to host Germany in Fed Cup
RI to host Germany in Fed Cup JAKARTA: Indonesia is drawn against Germany in the Fed Cup World Group play-offs. The tie will be staged in Jakarta on July 19 through July 20, a report said on Friday.The Indonesian team, comprising Angelique Widjaja, Wynne Adiati Prakusya, Sandy Gumulya and Suzanna...
Sat, 03 May 2003
JP/5/D00
JP/5/D00Vietnamese boat people in limboBATAM, Riau: Officials on the industrial island of Batam said they were waiting for instructions on what to do with the 31 Vietnamese boat people who arrived on the island last week.
Sat, 03 May 2003
In for difficult year
In for difficult year Minister of Finance Boediono was not exaggerating in charting out a much more difficult time for both the economy and fiscal management in 2004 due to the combination of unfavorable external and internal factors.
Sat, 03 May 2003
Aceh governor under scrutiny for alleged fund mismanagement
Aceh governor under scrutiny for alleged fund mismanagementTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government is investigating Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh for alleged misappropriation of general allocation funds for the conflict-torn province, a minister said on Friday.
Sat, 03 May 2003
PDI-P mulls coalition with Golkar
PDI-P mulls coalition with GolkarFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite mounting criticism against Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) forging a coalition with Golkar, PDI Perjuangan leader Taufik Kiemas said on Friday that the ruling party was ready to join...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Bad taxi service
Bad taxi service The poor distribution of reliable taxis in Jakarta is one thing that never ceases to cause me stress. Take the Soekarno- Hatta airport, for example. Trying to find a decent taxi there is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, with most of the taxis refusing to use their meter...
Sat, 03 May 2003
Last three Panwaslu members elected
Last three Panwaslu members electedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta, Jakarta One scholar, one women's activist and one cleric have been chosen to fill the last three seats in the nine-member Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).
Sat, 03 May 2003
Most U.S. firms in SE Asia don't see eEcon Rebound Until '04
Most U.S. firms in SE Asia don't see eEcon Rebound Until '04Dow Jones Singapore A majority of U.S. business executives based in Southeast Asia said they believe it will take until late 2004 for Asia to recover from its economic slump, according to a survey published on Friday by the American...
Sat, 03 May 2003
JP/6/E07
JP/6/E07Part 1 of 2The historical roots of the Muslim crisisAzyumardi AzraRector State Islamic University (Al Jami'ah al Islamiyyah al Hukumiyyah - UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah JakartaTOLONG BIARKAN ITALIC SAJA - SESUAI ASLINYA DAN PERMINTAAN PAK SABAM "Despite the immense destruction inflicted on the...
Fri, 02 May 2003
Many Indonesians turn to shamans despite discouragement by Muslim
Many Indonesians turn to shamans despite discouragement by Muslim clerics and doctorsChris Brummitt Associated Press Bogor, West Java The shaman took hold of my little finger, mumbled in Arabic, then pronounced his diagnosis for the mysterious malaise that had plagued me for months.
Fri, 02 May 2003
RI almost certain to part with IMF this year
RI almost certain to part with IMF this yearFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government is almost certain not to extend its contract with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will terminate at the end of this year.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Oil up as OPEC set to defend price target
Oil up as OPEC set to defend price targetReuters, London Oil prices rose on Thursday, extending the previous day's gains on signals from OPEC that the cartel could make deeper supply cuts to stem a recent price slide.Benchmark Brent crude oil rose 29 cents to US$23.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Time to take action
Time to take action against pornography Pros and cons have arisen since the country's "dangdut" singer, Inul Daratista, from East Java's Pasuruan district began appearing on TV with her characteristic sensual dancing. Seeing Inul's body shaking on stage is part of an artist's freedom of expression.
Fri, 02 May 2003
1. Simon28 -- Indonesian education -- in need of the human touch
1. Simon28 -- Indonesian education -- in need of the human touch 1 X 23Education needs human touch Simon Marcus Gower 2. Pro -- American crony capitalists go to war 1 X 30U.S. crony capitalists go to warJeffrey D.
Fri, 02 May 2003
1. ACEH: 4 x 10
1. ACEH: 4 x 10 Govt under pressure to save Aceh peace 2. IMF: 1 x 45 RI almost certain to part with IMF this year 3. MOCHTAR: 1 x 45 In search of a meaningful law on education
Fri, 02 May 2003
To educate the people?
To educate the people? The decades around the beginning of the last century can be considered as some of the most productive for Indonesia, as far as the birth and emergence of great nationalist leaders is concerned.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Govt under pressure to save Aceh peace
Govt under pressure to save Aceh peaceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the two-week deadline set for Aceh rebels to accept terms for peace talks coming closer, the Indonesian government is facing mounting pressure to save the truce it signed last year.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Krakatau to tour eastern Europe
Krakatau to tour eastern Europe JAKARTA: Indonesian jazz band Krakatau will perform in eight eastern European countries in July and August, Krakatau front man Dwiki Dharmawan said on Wednesday.The band will perform in Hungary, Yugoslavia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Rumania and...