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Fri, 02 May 2003
Significance of Mega's East European trip
Significance of Mega's East European tripBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id Global politics has always been dynamic, particularly due to the diplomatic and political maneuvers carried out by...
Fri, 02 May 2003
Children's orchestra a harmonious affair
Children's orchestra a harmonious affairAendra Medita, Contributor, Jakarta More than 70 children make up the Indonesian Children Orchestra (ICO), which is led by conductor Frans Gerard Dwiputranto, and it prides itself as being Indonesia's largest children's orchestra.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Govt enforces new law on industrial relations to promote harmony
Govt enforces new law on industrial relations to promote harmonyRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite opposition from minor labor unions, the government has enacted Law No. 13/2003 on industrial relations and labor protection to develop harmonious industrial ties between employers...
Fri, 02 May 2003
Quality of
Quality of Berri juice Through this letter I would like to attract the attention of the producers of Berri Indosari. On April 29 I poured a glass of unsweetened Berri Orange Juice from a two-liter bottle. I was shocked because it was already mildly fermented.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Watch out for more floods: Weather agency
Watch out for more floods: Weather agencyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said on Thursday that there was a possibility of sporadic heavy rainfall in Bogor, West Java, through to the end of this month, warning of more overflowing rivers in the city.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Inflation in April increases 0.15%
Inflation in April increases 0.15%A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Thursday that inflation in April was higher due to the rising price of sugar and electricity.BPS said that inflation as measured in the consumer price index rose by 0.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Airport improves security system
Airport improves security systemMulta Fidrus and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang/Jakarta Following Sunday's bomb blast at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport that left 11 people injured, the airport management claims it is working to improve all systems related to the...
Fri, 02 May 2003
RI, Singapore win U.S. kudos on terrorism
RI, Singapore win U.S. kudos on terrorismStephen Collinson, Agence France-Presse, Washington Indonesia and Singapore won U.S. plaudits for their role in the U.S. anti-terror campaign on Wednesday, but a new government report warned that Islamic militant group Jamaah Islamiyah still posed a huge...
Fri, 02 May 2003
Press faces uphill battle covering graft cases
Press faces uphill battle covering graft casesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The local mass media's efforts to cover corruption cases are faced with many challenges, including the use of violence, despite the nationwide anti-hoodlumism drive.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 2, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 2, 2003 Exhibitions * Fine Arts Membagi Titik by students of the Indonesian Arts Intitute, Yogyakarta, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until May 9.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Festival brings dance to stage
Festival brings dance to stageKartika Bagus C., Contributor, Surakarta, Central Java Observing dance development is always interesting in this country, home to a great diversity of cultures and ethnic groups, as well as talented artists and a rich variety of dances.
Fri, 02 May 2003
Former Jakarta Police chief dies
Former Jakarta Police chief dies JAKARTA: Disgraced former Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. (ret) Hamami Nata died from respiratory problems at the age of 57 at the Pertamina Hospital in Kebayoran, South Jakarta, on Thursday.
Fri, 02 May 2003
House vows quick deliberation of new money-laundering law
House vows quick deliberation of new money-laundering lawDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Financial Transaction and Report Analysis Center (PPATK) has obtained crucial support from House of Representative leaders to urgently amend the money laundering law, according to its chairman...
Fri, 02 May 2003
JP/4/poor
JP/4/poorUNDP-facilitated recovery program benefits 150,000 poor familiesMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe UNDP-sponsored Community Recovery Program (CRP) is moving towards a new phase emphasizing the empowerment of poor families and the creation of strategic alliances at the local...
Fri, 02 May 2003
RI picked as ASEAN information center on SARS
RI picked as ASEAN information center on SARSSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has been chosen by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as its Information Center for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a government official says.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Thailand, Cambodia ties normalized
Thailand, Cambodia ties normalized THAILAND: The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia said on Wednesday that relations between their countries had fully normalized following the bad blood caused by anti-Thai riots in the Cambodian capital in January.
Thu, 01 May 2003
1. FLOOD: 48 pt, 4 x 12
1. FLOOD: 48 pt, 4 x 12 Flood hits thousands of homes in Kampung Melayu 2. STREET: 36 PT, 2 X 24 Auto theft in Jakarta reaches alarming level 3. BOMB: 28 pt, 1 x 42 Six airport cameras fail to spot bombers 4. ASSET: 28 PT, 1 X 30 5,400 city assets undocumented 4. JOHNSON: 28 pt, 2 x 20 PT.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Holiday changes
Holiday changes will cause problemsFrom Kompas As a teacher, I find it difficult to understand the rationale behind the government's decision to shift religious holidays to other days closer to weekends on the grounds that this will prevent absenteeism when a religious holy day happens to be in the...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Hard Rock Cafe apologizes
Hard Rock Cafe apologizes In response to Dr. Sandra's letter entitled Falling glasses at the Hard Rock in The Jakarta Post, April 22, we would like to inform you that the case was settled between Hard Rock Cafe and Dr. Sandra on April 24.
Thu, 01 May 2003
ARF officials meet in Siem Reap
ARF officials meet in Siem Reap CAMBODIA: Senior officials from the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) opened talks in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Wednesday that focused on the nuclear crisis in North Korea, officials said.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Six airport cameras fail to spot bombers
Six airport cameras fail to spot bombersMulta Fidrus and Damar Harsanto, Tangerang/Jakarta A total of six cameras above Gate 3 and Gate 4 at the lobby of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport terminal F all failed to monitor the events leading up to the bomb that exploded and injured 11 people...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Thailand announces plans for economic quadrangle with neighbours
Thailand announces plans for economic quadrangle with neighbours Agence France-Presse Bangkok Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced on Wednesday plans to create an economic quadrangle involving Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, after holding talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.
Thu, 01 May 2003
RI needs comprehensive labor policy
RI needs comprehensive labor policyWahyu Susilo, Executive Secretary, Consortium for Indonesian Migrant Workers Advocacy, wahyusus@hotmail.com, Jakarta International Labor Day or May Day (May 1) celebrates the contribution of workers around the world.
Thu, 01 May 2003
ITB offers new entry test for 45 million
ITB offers new entry test for 45 millionYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java In a bid to free itself from state subsidies, the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) will allow applicants to pay Rp 45 million (about US$5,000) and take a special test to enter the institute, where...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Part 2 of 2 Discarding mediocrity for the economic fast track
Part 2 of 2 Discarding mediocrity for the economic fast trackDjisman S. Simandjuntak, Executive Director, Prasetiya Mulya Business School, Jakarta After stage one, stage two would follow in form of export- driven, factor-based growth.
Thu, 01 May 2003
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Rupiah Rates April 30 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling BuyingAustralian dollar 1 5,725.20 5,097.11 5,440.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Kadir eager to watch successes as a coach
Kadir eager to watch successes as a coachThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former national karate star Abdul Kadir seems to be relishing his new role as a trainer of the Indonesia's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hopefuls, expressing keenness to pass over his knowledge and skills to his juniors.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Indonesia revises SARS death report
Indonesia revises SARS death reportEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Taiwanese thought to be the first person to die from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Indonesia died from a heart attack, the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Shangri-La labor dispute officially over
Shangri-La labor dispute officially over JAKARTA: After over two years of protracted litigation, the management of Shangri-la Hotel and dozens of its former workers agreed to end their dispute by signing a landmark joint agreement.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Doctor named graft suspect
Doctor named graft suspect MEDAN, North Sumatra: Prosecutors have named a doctor from a local hospital a suspect in the embezzlement of money earmarked for health projects last year.Head of the Medan Prosecutor's Office Nawir Anas said on Wednesday that the suspect, identified only as 45-year-old...
Thu, 01 May 2003
PT Johnson accused of antiunion bias
PT Johnson accused of antiunion biasThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Workers of multinational fragrance company PT S.C. Johnson & Son (SCJ) protested on Wednesday against the company's alleged moves to dismiss or transfer employee activists who are involved in organizing an independent union in the...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Abuses against migrant workers still rampant
Abuses against migrant workers still rampantEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Driven by her family's poverty and lured by her neighbors' success stories as migrant workers (TKIs), then-15-year-old Nur Fita, defied her dissenting parents, left her bamboo and thatch house in Blitar, East Java,...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Vietamese migrants found near Flores
Vietamese migrants found near FloresJoanne Collins, Reuters, Bali A boat carrying more than 40 Vietnamese migrants heading for Australia has been found near the eastern Indonesian island of Flores, Australian and Indonesian officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Govt does not help migrant workers to compete abroad
Govt does not help migrant workers to compete abroadThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The low quality of human resources, the constant changes in the official procedures and mostly, the absence of a strong political commitment from the government have greatly contributed to the country's failure to compete...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Nike clarifies
Nike clarifies I am writing in response to an article published in The Jakarta Post on April 25. The article, Workers still in search of adequate attention, includes factual inaccuracies and fails to include a number of key points related to Nike's presence in Indonesia.
Thu, 01 May 2003
KPU to screen Panwaslu candidates
KPU to screen Panwaslu candidates JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) will screen nine candidates for the final three seats on the Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) on Thursday.The candidates are legal expert Harkristuti Harkrisnowo from the University of Indonesia, Muslim...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Kournikova to compete in Indonesia
Kournikova to compete in Indonesia JAKARTA: Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova has confirmed she will play in the US$225,000 Wismilak International in Bali, Indonesia, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 16."We talked with Kournikova and her agent during the Nasdaq tournament in Florida about three weeks ago...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Violence continues threatening the press and journalists in the
Violence continues threatening the press and journalists in the reform era due to the lack of protection of the profession from relevant authorities.According to data presented by press observer Leo Batubara, violence against press workers has been committed by almost all elements of the society,...
Thu, 01 May 2003
'I am afraid of possible bomb threat'
'I am afraid of possible bomb threat' The latest bomb blast at Soekarno-Hatta Airport has increased people's awareness about security in the city, especially in public places. Some residents have expressed their doubts about the police's vigilance in uncovering bomb threats.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Indosat's net profit down 72%
Indosat's net profit down 72% Telecommunications firm PT Indosat said on Wednesday its first-quarter net profit fell 72 percent on year mostly due to the higher amortization of goodwill after it acquired cellular company PT Satelindo last year.Indosat's net profit dropped to Rp 53.76 billion (US$6.
Thu, 01 May 2003
'Separatism in NTT no threat'
'Separatism in NTT no threat' KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The military commander overseeing East Nusa Tenggara, Col. Inf. Moeswarno Moesanip, has dismissed plans to unite the Indonesian side of West Timor with the independent East Timor, saying the threat was not serious.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Kadir content to participate from the stands
Kadir content to participate from the standsThe Jakarta Post JakartaFormer national karate star Abdul Kadir seems to be relishing his new role as a trainer of Indonesia's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hopefuls, expressing keenness to pass on his knowledge and skill.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Victitious character Bogler voice of regular Balinese
Victitious character Bogler voice of regular BalineseI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Mead, Bateson, Geertz and Covarrubias, or their contemporaries like Vickers and Picard, might have been able to describe Bali and the Balinese to the world in various scholarly ways.
Thu, 01 May 2003
Hear about pedicab crossing the road?
Hear about pedicab crossing the road? BOGOR: Thousands of pedicab drivers staged a rally on Wednesday at the Bogor legislative council to ask the administration to revoke its new policy banning them from crossing the Paledang to Pasar Anyar road.
Thu, 01 May 2003
UNHCR, IOM pledge to help RI deal with illegal migrants
UNHCR, IOM pledge to help RI deal with illegal migrantsRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali With the number of illegal immigrants living in Indonesia falling drastically, international refugee and migration organizations would continue to help the country dealing with migrants and...
Thu, 01 May 2003
Indonesia outplays HK in Junior Davis Cup
Indonesia outplays HK in Junior Davis CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top seed Indonesia chalked up its first win with a 3-0 rout of Hong Kong in the Asia-Oceania Qualifying matches of the Junior Davis Cup competition here on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 May 2003
1. Djis30 -- Discarding mediocrity for the economic fast track
1. Djis30 -- Discarding mediocrity for the economic fast track 2 X 23Part 2 of 2 Discarding mediocrity for the economic fast track Djisman S. Simandjuntak Jakarta2. Wahyu -- Labor problems in Indonesia 1 X 30 RI workers need labor policy 3.
Thu, 01 May 2003
1. ECONOMY: 1 x 27
1. ECONOMY: 1 x 27 Govt targets higher growth 2. TERROR: 1 x 45 First Bali bombing suspect formally charged 3. ACEH: 1 x 18 Violence increases in Aceh as peace process in danger
Thu, 01 May 2003
Ba'asyri's lawyer eyes presidency
Ba'asyri's lawyer eyes presidency JAKARTA: A lawyer representing a high-profile terror suspect announced on Wednesday that he was considering a run for the presidency in 2004."God willing, I will accept this mandate," Mahendradatta, who is coordinator the defense of terror suspect Abu Bakar...
Thu, 01 May 2003
In Singapore, tough laws help contain SARS alarm
In Singapore, tough laws help contain SARS alarm Jason Szep Reuters SingaporeIf Richard Yeo leaves home, he faces a fine of US$5,600, possible jail and the humiliation of seeing his name on a public "shame" list.