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Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Indosat plans to sell its Cambodian unit
Indosat plans to sell its Cambodian unitPublicly-listed telecommunications company PT Indosat plans to sell its 49 percent stake in Cambodian Indosat Telecommunications SA, or Camintel, a company official said on Monday.The government of Cambodia has the remaining 51 percent stake.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
'City, businesses should give space for vendors'
'City, businesses should give space for vendors'The Jakarta Administration has long blamed street vendors for causing traffic jams and lending a shabby look to the city, and has frequently evicted them.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Kalit's music speaks to the soul
Kalit's music speaks to the soulTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of Indonesia's most prolific composers to date is Nortier Panahatan Simanungkalit. On his music scores he is known only as N. Simanungkalit, and to his colleagues and friends, simply as Pak Kalit.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Elite police personnel arrive in Poso
Elite police personnel arrive in PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central SulawesiMore than 300 additional paramilitary police arrived in the religiously-mixed regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Monday after an new attack on a church over the Easter weekend injured seven Christians.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Council pressing for mayor's ouster
Council pressing for mayor's ousterNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West JavaMembers of the Cirebon legislative council appear set to press for the ouster of Mayor Subardi for his perceived poor performance by rejecting his accountability statement, due to be delivered on Tuesday.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Beware of unreliable water filters
Beware of unreliable water filtersFrom RepublikaIn June 2003, I bought a water filter guaranteed for one year by PT Arya Buana Sejati, while the product itself carried the name of another company, PT Griya Sentra Mandiri/Sentrafil.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
'Tempo' trial delayed
'Tempo' trial delayed JAKARTA: The hearing of a defamation suit filed by businessman Tomy Winata against Tempo magazine at the Central Jakarta District Court was delayed on Monday when two judges failed to appear.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Justice system slowly beginning to reform
Justice system slowly beginning to reformDouglas E. Ramage and Zacky Husein, Jakarta After the 1999 democratic election, a broad consensus emerged among Indonesians that legal reform was essential to consolidate democracy and support economic recovery through investment.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Boat purchases by local govts protested
Boat purchases by local govts protestedA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA non-governmental organization, the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (Imparsial), urged the government on Monday to cancel the planned purchase of boats worth Rp 130 billion (US$15 million) by six local administrations for...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
DPRD
DPRDProvisional results for the top 10 positions for the City Council (DPRD) based on votes counted by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) as of 7 p.m..TB.60" 5.00" ---------------------------------------------------------------- No.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
IBM ThinkPad X40 comes with an 'airbag'
IBM ThinkPad X40 comes with an 'airbag'Zatni Arbi, Contributor, zatni@cbn.net.idLast week, IBM Indonesia invited a bunch of IT journalists to its office in the almost deserted Landmark Building on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta. The occasion? The launch of the tiny IBM ThinkPad X40.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Persijatim stuns Persikota as league resumes after poll break
Persijatim stuns Persikota as league resumes after poll breakMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang After almost a month-long break due to the campaigning period for legislative elections, the Indonesian premier soccer league resumed on Saturday with Persijatim of Surakarta upsetting host...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
S'pore to spend more on defense
S'pore to spend more on defenseSINGAPORE: Singapore will set aside an extra 1 percent of its annual S$8.62 billion dollar (US$5.16 billion) budget for research into new defense technology to help churn out "third generation" soldiers, the defense minister said in remarks published on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
'Samudraraksa', mission possible
'Samudraraksa', mission possible A cheerful atmosphere prevailed during the conferring of the Satya Lencana medals by President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the crew of the Samudraraksa traditional sailing vessel at the State Palace recently (The Jakarta Post, March 27).
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Homeless people get food poisoning
Homeless people get food poisoning JAKARTA: Thirty homeless people living under the flyover in Grogol, West Jakarta, fell ill with apparent food poisoning after eating meals donated by a foundation late on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Beware of unreliable water filters
Beware of unreliable water filtersFrom RepublikaIn June 2003, I bought a water filter guaranteed for one year by PT Arya Buana Sejati, while the product itself carried the name of another company, PT Griya Sentra Mandiri/Sentrafil.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Corporate governance improves at Asian firms
Corporate governance improves at Asian firmsDeutsche Press Agentur, Singapore Asian financial institutions have improved their corporate governance in recent years, more from a desire to comply with regulations than to capitalize on its strategic advantages, a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Medan Police uncover strippers in the act
Medan Police uncover strippers in the actApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North SumatraStriptease shows have gained in popularity and are being performed regularly at entertainment spots in Medan, where young women dancers can earn from Rp 500,000 (US$60.00) to Rp 1 million an hour.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Working toward guests' satisfaction
Working toward guests' satisfactionSudibyo M. Wiradji and Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post/Contributor, Jakarta At most star-rated hotels, the guests are considered kings who are highly valued, which means that customer satisfaction is the hotels' highest priority.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Fishermen families evicted for fourth time
Fishermen families evicted for fourth timeBambang Nurbianto and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAt least 25 families of 50 evicted fishermen in Ancol Timur survived on their boats on Sunday after the North Jakarta municipality demolished their houses a day earlier.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Lovesick man cuts off penis in suiside try
Lovesick man cuts off penis in suiside tryMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangWhat is done, is done. But 24-year-old Sadikin, a resident of Kampung Pisangan, Kayu Agung village in Sepatan district, could not hide his remorse after cutting off his penis on Friday morning out of a broken heart.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Indonesia's Nova, Vita win Japan Open
Indonesia's Nova, Vita win Japan OpenAgencies, Jakarta Indonesia's mixed pairing of Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa won the US$180,000 Japan Open badminton tournament after beating Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in the finals in Tokyo on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Workers file report of rights abuses
Workers file report of rights abuses JAKARTA: Around 4,000 former employees of defunct aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) have demanded that the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) investigate alleged human rights abuses during the company's controversial massive...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
2004 Legislative Election Results for Jakarta
2004 Legislative Election Results for JakartaDPRDProvisional results for the top 10 positions for the City Council (DPRD) based on votes counted by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) as of 8 p.m..TB.60" 5.00" -------------------------------------------------No.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Easier to become a minister than a legislator
Easier to become a minister than a legislatorFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One thing that people tend to overlook regarding the legislative election is the fact that it is easier to become a minister than a legislator.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
1. INSIGHT: 50 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42
1. INSIGHT: 50 pt, 7 cols, 1 x 42 KPU needs one voice to fend off political sharks 2. JAKARTA: 36 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14 Counting in Jakarta will finish today 3. SUSUL: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9 Accountants refuse to audit fund 4.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
EMP eyes new oil and gas blocks to boost output
EMP eyes new oil and gas blocks to boost outputFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Oil and gas company PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) plans to acquire small and medium scale oil and gas blocks to boost its reserves and production.EMP's president Rennier A.R.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Public relations: Exciting jobs but quite challenging
Public relations: Exciting jobs but quite challenging T. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta The phone kept ringing. Dozens of different people called her, asking the same questions. The woman was stressed, tired and weary, but she tried her best to keep calm and answer the questions patiently.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Lost Malaysian soldiers to be freed
Lost Malaysian soldiers to be freedMALAYSIA: Five Malaysian soldiers who were detained after crossing the border into neighboring Thailand during a joint border patrol are to be released soon, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
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Poll results boost Golkar chance of the presidency Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2. Qodari -- Explaining democratic party's popularity 2 X 30 Explaining reasons behind Democratic Party's popularity Muhammad...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Military kills most wanted rebel
Military kills most wanted rebel LHOKSEUMAWE, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The military killed on Sunday Suhardi Sulaiman, 33, alias Adi P., who has been listed as the most wanted rebel figure in Bireuen.Troops from the Army's Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) gunned down Suhardi during three hours...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Malang government to regreen city
Malang government to regreen cityMALANG, East Java: The Malang municipality will plant 79,000 trees within five years to normalize the local temperature to between 25 and 30 Celsius, a government official said on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
* Headlines: Verdicts on East Timor cases criticized 2
* Headlines: Verdicts on East Timor cases criticized 2 * National: TNI reeducates more suspected GAM members 4 * Archipelago: Medan Police uncover strippers in the act 5 * Opinion: Poll results boost Golkar's chance of presidency 6 * City: City 'responsible for messy street vendors' 8 * Sports:...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Yogya's oldest film school faces the cutting floor
Yogya's oldest film school faces the cutting floorAsip A. Hasani, Contributor, YogyakartaIn a pendopo (large gazebo-like terrace) of an old Javanese traditional house in densely populated Kampong Ngasem in Yogyakarta, five young people watch attentively as an elderly man holds a length of bamboo as...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
The election aftermath
The election aftermath With about 50 percent of the votes counted by Sunday afternoon, we can now probably get a clearer picture of the final result of the April 5 legislative election -- and also the direction and performance of the country's legislative bodies in the next five years.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Talaud to revote in regental poll
Talaud to revote in regental pollMANADO, North Sulawesi: The Talaud Islands is to repeat its regental election following a circular ordering a revote from the Minister of Home Affairs, said AJ Pangkey, spokesman of the North Sulawesi administration.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Aa Gym invites Susilo, Nurwahid
Aa Gym invites Susilo, Nurwahid JAKARTA: Popular Muslim preacher Abdullah "Aa Gym" Gymnastiar invited founder and presidential candidate of the Democratic Party Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Hidayat Nurwahid to his sermon at Istiqlal Grand Mosque here...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Peaceful election bodes well for tourism sector: ASITA
Peaceful election bodes well for tourism sector: ASITADewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's tourism industry hopes the current general election will run smoothly and lead to the creation of a strong government to help revive the sector.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
1. RIGHTS: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. RIGHTS: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Court verdicts on East Timor cases criticized 2. JAPAN : 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 X 28 Nova, Vita win Japan Open 3. SEPT: 30 pt, 3 cols, 2 X 24 Bush was told of al-Qaeda hijacking plans before 9/11 4.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
S'pore investor eyes coal deposit
S'pore investor eyes coal depositMUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: A Singaporean investor has planned to invest in the coal mining sector in North Barito regency here, North Barito Energy and Mineral Resources official Asran has said.The company is to soon conduct a survey on Mt.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
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Anyone can become a politician in Indonesia Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta purba@thejakartapost.com2. Ziad -- From kleptocracy to corruptocracy 1 x 48 Foreign consultants could help fight corruption Ziad Salim Contributor Mataram, NTB 3.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Nova, Vita through to Japan Open final
Nova, Vita through to Japan Open finalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia advanced to the mixed doubles final at the Japan Open after dispatching Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark 15-5, 15-12 in the semifinals on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Shrinking water absorption areas
Shrinking water absorption areasFrom Koran Tempo Floods in the rainy season are not only caused by downpours. The presence of large buildings like malls, shopping centers and housing complexes on areas reserved for water absorption also contribute greatly to floods, particularly in Jakarta.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Fisherfolk evicted for fourth time
Fisherfolk evicted for fourth timeBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaFor the fourth time in seven years, around 50 fishermen and their families, around 160 people, were evicted by the city public order officers from their makeshift homes at Ancol Timur in North Jakarta on Saturday morning.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Fire safety standards
Fire safety standards It was with interest I read that the Jakarta Administration is to formulate an Indonesian National Standard on Fire Safety. These standards are long overdue for a metropolis the size of Jakarta.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Election results brings worrying message in Ambon
Election results brings worrying message in AmbonM. Aziz Tunny and Achmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/JakartaFor the last couple of years residents in Maluku have enjoyed a fairly normal life -- but the results of the legislative election brings a worrying message about the religious divide...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Constitution to include free press
Constitution to include free pressKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to provide stronger legal grounds for press freedom, the Constitutional Commission has proposed the inclusion of the issue in the newly amended 1945 Constitution.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Foreign consultants could help fight corruption
Foreign consultants could help fight corruptionZiad Salim, Contributor, Mataram, NTB Indonesia, under the reign of Soeharto, was often described as "kleptocracy", meaning, a system of government where stealing (of public money) was common.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
1. EASTER: 2 LINES, 18 COUNTS
1. EASTER: 2 LINES, 18 COUNTS End 'logic of death' in flashpoints, pope says 2. POSO: 4 LINES, 11 COUNTS Christians blast police over Easter shooting 3. POLL: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Too early to reject poll results: Major parties 4. IRAQ: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Civilians flee Falluja after truce
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
[b]Constitution
Constitution to include free press2. 2 x 27Police arrest illegal loggers, rescue $3.7m in state asset 3. 3 x 16TNI reeducation for more alleged GAM members 4. 2 x 16Exhibitions to be held to boost tourism5. MALACCAU.S. initiative in Malacca Strait 'baseless': RI Navy