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Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Hyundai to build ships for Pertamina
Hyundai to build ships for Pertamina JAKARTA: National oil and gas company Pertamina on Thursday signed a contract with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. for the construction of two very large crude carriers.
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Govt mulls another tax for pets
Govt mulls another tax for pets JAKARTA: The government is considering imposing a tax on individuals keeping protected animals as their pets, a senior official said Thursday.Director for biodiversity at the Forestry Ministry Adi Susmianto said the tax option was being discussed during a three- day...
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
ADB approves $180m loan for Vietnam
ADB approves $180m loan for Vietnam HANOI: Vietnam is to get a US$180 million soft-loan package from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve the water security of poor people in rural areas, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Police fugitive at large in NTT
Police fugitive at large in NTT ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: An ex-policeman suspected of having killed two former East Timor refugees in Atambua, Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), is believed to still be at large in the area.Belu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Telkom, Motorola to build fixed phone
Telkom, Motorola to build fixed phone JAKARTA: State-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) said Thursday it has signed an agreement with Motorola Inc. to build 225,000 fixed wireless telephones in Sumatra Province until approximately mid-2006.
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
S. Kalimantan governor reports on performance
S. Kalimantan governor reports on performanceJuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan South Kalimantan governor Sjachriel Darham presented on Thursday a progress report on his administration's performance in 2002 to the provincial legislative council.
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Donors urge govt, GAM to respect peace accord
Donors urge govt, GAM to respect peace accordTiarma Siboro and Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Donor countries pressed Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Thursday to pursue peaceful solutions to the Aceh question while stressing that any settlement should be within the framework of...
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
War has small impact on Indonesia's cocoa exports
War has small impact on Indonesia's cocoa exportsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Iraq war has thus far had no significant impact on the country's cocoa exports as the global demand for the commodity remains high due to a shortage of supply, the Indonesian Cacao Association (Askindo) said.
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Thames PAM Jaya clarifies
Thames PAM Jaya clarifies In reference to the article Water investors threaten to quit agreement published in The Jakarta Post on March 25, we would like to clarify the matter as follows.PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) would like to confirm its position that TPJ is commited to providing clean water...
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Police fugitive at large in NTT
Police fugitive at large in NTT ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: An ex-policeman suspected of having killed two former East Timor refugees in Atambua, Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), is believed to still be at large in the area.Belu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Don't forget Aceh
Don't forget Aceh The nation's preoccupation with the war in Iraq this past week has diverted our attention away from many equally, if not more pressing, issues that are so much closer to home. One of the casualties of this severe lack of attention toward domestic problems is the peace process in...
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
Donors urge govt, GAM to respect peace accord
Donors urge govt, GAM to respect peace accordTiarma Siboro and Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Donor countries pressed Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Thursday to pursue peaceful solutions to the Aceh question while stressing that any settlement should be within the framework of...
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
JP/3/ATMA
JP/3/ATMAThe press must focus on humanity in war coverage One week into the Iraq war and everyday, scores of people tune into the news for the latest developments. Amid the "information bombardment" and allegations of unbalanced coverage, The Jakarta Post's Ati Nurbaiti talked to Chairman of the...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Ministry deplores lack of support in saving forests
Ministry deplores lack of support in saving forestsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Forestry has complained that the Ministry of Home Affairs has not given it enough support in its efforts to curb deforestation in the country.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
China slams 'unacceptable' Australian antidumping moves
China slams 'unacceptable' Australian antidumping movesAgence France Presse, Sydney China warned Australia on Wednesday that restricting cheap imports with tightened anti-dumping legislation may hamper the burgeoning trade relationship between the two countries.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Apartment rent fee hike rejected
Apartment rent fee hike rejected JAKARTA: Dozens of people living in city owned, mid- and low- cost apartments in Pluit, North Jakarta visited the City Council Wednesday to protest rent fee and service charge increases of 70 percent.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Kendari crowd rallies for Tomy
Kendari crowd rallies for Tomy KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A crowd of about 100 people rallied outside the Southeast Sulawesi Council on Wednesday, demanding it support local investment plans from Tomy Winata, in an apparent response to anti-Tomy protests by local reporters.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensify
Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensify The Jakarta Post Jakarta The continuing war in Iraq has increased demands for a boycott of United States' products nationwide in protest of the superpower's leading role in the military invasion of the Middle East state.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensify
Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensifyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The continuing war in Iraq has increased demands for a boycott of United States' products nationwide in protest of the superpower's leading role in the military invasion of the Middle East state.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Cipinang traders reject 'irrational' renovation
Cipinang traders reject 'irrational' renovationSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 100 vendors at the Cipinang rice market rejected on Wednesday a costly renovation plan they regarded as exorbitant and unreasonable, planned by the management of PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
RI hosts people smuggling meeting
RI hosts people smuggling meeting JAKARTA: The preparatory meeting for the second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Human Trafficking and Related Transnational Crimes is slated to open here on Thursday.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Iraq war not sectarian: Religious leaders
Iraq war not sectarian: Religious leadersFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta The country's interfaith groups are stepping up efforts to contain a possible shift in the sentiment toward the Iraqi war from one of humanitarian concern to a religious issue.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Williams postpones Hong Kong show
Williams postpones Hong Kong show LOS ANGELES: Singer Andy Williams has postponed an April concert in Hong Kong due to concerns over a mysterious flu-like disease that is spreading through the Asian city.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
'Tempo's editor-in-chief named a suspect in defamation case:
'Tempo's editor-in-chief named a suspect in defamation case: Police have named on Wednesday Bambang Harymurti, editor-in-chief of Tempo weekly magazine, a suspect in a defamation case involving businessman Tomy Winata, who is close to the military. Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Peace in Poso still fragile
Peace in Poso still fragileRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central Sulawesi Despite the calm in Poso since the signing of the Malino accord, peace in the Central Sulawesi regency is still so fragile that it could easily be shattered.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Williams postpones Hong Kong show
Williams postpones Hong Kong show LOS ANGELES: Singer Andy Williams has postponed an April concert in Hong Kong due to concerns over a mysterious flu-like disease that is spreading through the Asian city.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
AGO delays execution of criminals on death row
AGO delays execution of criminals on death rowMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Attorney General's Office has decided to delay the execution of six convicted criminals on death row after they filed a second review with the Supreme Court.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
AKAINDO responds
AKAINDO responds In response to The Jakarta Post's report on March 25, titled Water investors threaten to quit agreement, I would like to make the following comments:1. To form an opinion in looking into the problems of drinking water in Jakarta in a narrow-minded manner will harm both investors...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
City officials do not care about people: Analyst
City officials do not care about people: AnalystT. Sima Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights violations are rampant in the city as many officials do not care about the people but focus merely on the effort to realize projects and targets.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Extension of Papua
Extension of PapuaFrom Media IndonesiaPresidential instruction program (Inpres) No.1/2003 on the regional extension of Papua and the formation of several cities/regencies has so far invited arguments that are for and against the scheme.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Lili's corruption case pure crime: Prosecutor
Lili's corruption case pure crime: ProsecutorMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) made a point to refute speculation that revenge was the motive in its move to hold the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN)...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Agribusiness does not help the rural poor
Agribusiness does not help the rural poorTejo Pramono, Researcher, Center for Agricultural Policy Studies (CAPS), Jakarta Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih has expressed his concern over our poverty problem and has suggested that facilitating agribusiness would go a long way toward a...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
IBRA raises Rp 588.4b in revenues
IBRA raises Rp 588.4b in revenues JAKARTA: The Indonesia Bank Restructuring Agency, or IBRA, has raised Rp 588.4 billion in revenues from its second sale of property assets, the agency said Wednesday.It sold 713 property assets in the second round of sales.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Asian tourism takes double hit from pneumonia, war
Asian tourism takes double hit from pneumonia, war Azhar Sukri, Reuters, Hong Kong Travel agent June Lin is afraid to pick up her telephone these days. "Business is so terrible," she sighed. "When the phone rings, there is a very good chance that someone wants to cancel the booking.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Illegal miners destroy reclamation area
Illegal miners destroy reclamation area PANGKAL PINANG, Bangka Belitung: State-owned nickel mining company PT Timah said on Wednesday that about 65 percent of its reclamation area in Bangka Belitung province had been destroyed by illegal miners, forcing a halt to the environmental program.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
The impact of attack on Iraq
The impact of attack on Iraq Economic and social observers, and political elites in Indonesia have been discussing the possible impact of the U.S.- led attack on Iraq.The domestic tourist industry, which had just recently been crawling back up from its collapse since the Bali bombing last year, is...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Aceh's first airline suspended over possible mismanagement
Aceh's first airline suspended over possible mismanagementNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Seulawah Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Air, Aceh's first airline which was launched by President Megawati Soekarnoputri in September last year, has ceased to operate, underpinning criticism that the...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Mall construction site shut down
Mall construction site shut down TANGERANG: The municipal public order agency has shut down the construction site of the Metropolis shopping mall at the Modern Land housing complex on Jl. Sudirman in Tangerang as the developer failed to obtain a building permit from the administration.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Protection for farmers' right sought
Protection for farmers' right sought JAKARTA: The Indonesian Farmers Federation (FSPI) said on Wednesday that it would submit a proposal to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) to issue a promise on the protection of farmers' rights.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Landslide cuts off vital Riau road
Landslide cuts off vital Riau road PEKANBARU, Riau: A landslide has cut off a major road connecting the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru with the town of Teluk Kuantan on Wednesday, disrupting vital traffic between Pekanbaru and neighboring provinces, locals said.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
'Investors will vie to buy state bond'
'Investors will vie to buy state bond'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investors will vie to buy the around Rp 2.7 trillion (US$845 million) worth of new bonds the government plans to issue on April 8, an economist predicted Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
List of Securities Quotation:
List of Securities Quotation: Day/Date:Wednesday, March 26, 2003 Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 26, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
JP/3/capt27
JP/3/capt27 JP/Tarko SudiarnoBOYCOTTING UNCLE SAM: Student protesters grouped in the Antiimperialism People's Front "seal off" a McDonald's outlet in the Malioboro Mall in the ancient city of Yogyakarta.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
AIPE says govt plan peppered with problems
AIPE says govt plan peppered with problemsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Pepper exporters (AIPE) called on the government on Wednesday to abort its plan to set up a joint marketing body on white pepper, saying the move would hurt rather than improve the...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
TV Program: Thursday, March 27, 2003
TV Program: Thursday, March 27, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT / RW8:30 DRTV Indonesia 9:00 Comedy: Canda10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music:...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Indonesia's tourism industry hit by war
Indonesia's tourism industry hit by warA'an Suryana and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The week-old war in Iraq has started to inflict losses on the Indonesian tourism industry, State Minister for Tourism and Culture I Gde Ardhika admitted on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Analyst grilled over defamation report
Analyst grilled over defamation report JAKARTA: Noted capital market analyst Lin Che Wei was questioned on Wednesday by police investigators over a defamation report filed by Bank Lippo.Che Wei told reporters that police asked several questions, including about an article suggesting manipulation by...
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 27, 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 27, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Bali Christian Art Association, by artist like I Gd Sukana Kariana, I Komang Wahyu S, I Gd Yosef C, Darsane, Ni Ketut Ayu Sri Wardani, Koniherawati, I Ketut Lasia, I Nyoman Darsane, & Tina Bailey, at Galeri GKI Denpasar, Jl.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
RI to host women's congress
RI to host women's congress JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, will host a three-day congress of the International Muslim Women's Union (IMWU), which is scheduled to start on April 7.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
S&P affirms B+ rating on Medco
S&P affirms B+ rating on Medco MELBOURNE: Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday it has affirmed its 'B+' corporate credit rating on Indonesian upstream oil and gas company, P.T. Medco Energi Internasional Tbk. (Medco). The outlook is stable.