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Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Indonesian artists going back to the past?
Indonesian artists going back to the past?Boudewijn Brands, Art critic, boudewijnb@yahoo.com Art history describes and documents what has happened in the past. Those seriously interested in Indonesian modern art history have several books at their disposal.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Papuans protest new provinces
Papuans protest new provinces JAYAPURA, Papua: A crowd of some 100 students demonstrated on Monday before the provincial legislature against Jakarta's move to split Papua into three provinces, arguing it would attract more migrants to the natural resources-rich, yet sparely populated region.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Mega meets Habibie for first time since taking office
Mega meets Habibie for first time since taking officeFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri held a warm and friendly meeting with former president B.J. Habibie on Monday, the first time the pair have met since she became president in July 2001.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Bali gets Papua's falconry center
Bali gets Papua's falconry center BIAK, Papua: The Biak Falconry Center (BFC), which trains and breeds about 40 types of falcon, plans to move its operations to Bali, citing a lack of tourist arrivals to Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Licenses of PJTKIs revoked
Licenses of PJTKIs revoked JAKARTA: The Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration has revoked the business permits of 36 labor recruitment agencies (PJTKIs) in the past 18 months for violating various manpower rules, including falsifying signatures and having no clear activities or business premises.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Navy sinks ships at Malacca
Navy sinks ships at Malacca BATAM, Riau: Several ships believed to be operated by pirates were sunk by the Navy in the northern part of the Malacca Straits, said a senior Navy officer on Monday.Indonesian Military (TNI) Rear Admiral of the western fleet Djoko Sumaryono said the Navy attacked the...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
23 new city officials inaugurated
23 new city officials inaugurated JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso launched on Monday a major reshuffle involving 23 city officials of the second and third echelons.Amid the new key officials is Firman Hutadjulu who will lead the city audit agency.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Government to submit new bill on terrorism
Government to submit new bill on terrorismFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to submit a new bill as part of an addition to the set of antiterrorism bills, one of which was endorsed by the House of Representatives last week, to reduce to a minimum the authority of...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 2003:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
PSSI plans friendly match with Qatar
PSSI plans friendly match with QatarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After seeing a planned friendly match with Nigeria scrapped, the national soccer team now plans an overseas tryout against Qatar as part of preparations for the upcoming Asian Cup qualifying matches.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
`Jungle People' at mercy of chain saws
`Jungle People' at mercy of chain saws The devastation of the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park's buffer zone has not only destroyed the traditions of the Talang Mamak tribespeople in Riau, but has also adversely affected the orang rimba, or "jungle people", living in the southern part of the park, in...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Table: Incidents of violence/intimidation toward the press
Table: Incidents of violence/intimidation toward the press and the perpetrators, from 1996 to 2001.Perpetrators 2003-early 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 March Police/TNI 4 1824282016119 (military) Government 7111613810131 officialsCivilians11934594315141 Legislators-1355--3- Unknown...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
`Coronation of sultans in Cirebon illegitimate'
`Coronation of sultans in Cirebon illegitimate'Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last week's crowning of two sultans, both claiming the crown of the Kanoman Palace in the West Java town of Cirebon was illegitimate, as neither met the inauguration requirements, said the head of the palace's...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
* Headlines: Mega meets Habibie for first time 2
* Headlines: Mega meets Habibie for first time 2 * National: ASEAN agency warns RI of severe drought 4 * Archipelago: West Java set for worst outbreak of dengue fever 5 * Opinion: Is shifting holidays a reasonable policy? 7 * City: Prosecutor Kito goes on trial for fraud 8 * Sports: Teenage Evie...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Govt pledges to help Pekalongan batik, sarong producers
Govt pledges to help Pekalongan batik, sarong producersAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ministry of industry and trade pledged to help the ailing batik (traditional Javanese shirt) and sarong producers in Pekalongan, Central Java province, to seek new domestic markets in an...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Travel ban imposed on expatriates over unpaid taxes
Travel ban imposed on expatriates over unpaid taxesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation announced on Monday that a travel ban had been imposed on eight expatriates who had allegedly failed to pay their taxes here.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
1. RIAU: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS
1. RIAU: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS Deforestation threatens Riau tribespeople 2. MAMAK: 2 LINES, 27 COUNTS Riau's Talang Mamak tribe faces ever-shrinking lands 3. RIMBA: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS 'Jungle People' at mercy of chain saws
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Ministry launches website
Ministry launches website JAKARTA: The Directorate General of Home Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry launched on Monday its website, www.djpdn.go.id, which contains information on commodity prices, regulations, licensing procedures and the list of local companies as well as their products...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
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;JP;zph; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates March 10 JP/13/13RupiahRupiah Rates March 10 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,759.86 5,142.07 5,480.06 5,421.64 Brunei dollar 1 5,414.12 4,834.56 5,151.11 5,097.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Half of Australia's Cabinet in RI to iron out differences
Half of Australia's Cabinet in RI to iron out differencesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Australia expressed common concern over the worsening nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula and considered measures to deal with the matter.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Bapepam shifts probe from Lippo's owners to management
Bapepam shifts probe from Lippo's owners to managementDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) indicated on Monday it might impose sanctions on Bank Lippo's management -- rather than the bank's commissioners and former owners -- for having issued...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Riau's Talang Mamak tribe faces ever-shrinking lands
Riau's Talang Mamak tribe faces ever-shrinking lands Rampant illegal logging by forest concessionaires and forest clearing activities, such as those for oil exploration in Bengkalis regency, have taken a heavy toll on the lives of the many isolated ethnic tribes in Riau province.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
PPD is offered to city administration
PPD is offered to city administrationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has been given the opportunity to purchase state-run bus company Djakarta Transportation (PPD), but Governor Sutiyoso said no deal could be made until all of the company's internal problems had...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Gary Younge
Gary Younge Guardian News Service New York 2. Buchori -- Is shifting holidays a good policy? 2 X 21 Is shifting holidays a reasonable policy? Mochtar Buchori Educator Jakarta
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
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;AFP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Malaysia-ASEAN ASEAN foreign ministers' retreat in Malaysia to focus on Iraq JP/11/ASEANASEAN FMs to hold informal meetingMALAYSIA: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold their retreat in Malaysia's Sabah state this month, focusing on the looming war in Iraq,...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Sutiyoso insists on reclamation plan
Sutiyoso insists on reclamation planBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso stated on Monday that his administration would go ahead with the reclamation plan in the northern coastal area of the city (Pantura), ignoring a new environmental impact analysis on the...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
PLN's Financial Positions (in billion rupiah)
PLN's Financial Positions (in billion rupiah)=================================================================== 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 ====================================================================Revenues 11,126 14,036 15,997 22,557 28,625 18,393 Ops.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Deforestation threatens Riau tribespeople
Deforestation threatens Riau tribespeople Like many other provinces, Riau has been fast losing its forests due to illegal logging and land clearing to make way for plantation projects. The activity has not only destroyed the forest and its rich biodiversity but also endangered the survival of the...
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Joint efforts help curb malaria
Joint efforts help curb malaria KULONPROGO, Yogyakara: Joint efforts involving the regencies of Kulonprogo in Yogyakarta and neighboring Purworejo in Central Java have significantly reduced the number of malaria cases in the Menoreh highlands, which separate the two regencies, officials said.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Acehnese demand political rights
Acehnese demand political rightsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh At least eight students in the province of Aceh went on a hunger strike on Monday to demand freedom of political expression, including campaigns for declaring the province's independence.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, March 11, 2003 Performances* Traditional Sundanese Play, Buah Mawa Cilaka, by Lingkungan Seni Sri Murni, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi, Bandung, (Tel. 022-4233562), March 17 to March 19, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., & 4 p.m.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Several people whose residences in Manggarai were destroyed by
Several people whose residences in Manggarai were destroyed by the fire ran amok, attacking police officers and fire engines which were trying to put out the fires.They accused the firefighters of being too late to arrive to combat the fire.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003
Damar Harsanto
Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaGiven the stress of the city, many Jakartans find it necessary to have someone to whom they can talk and pour out their feelings and pent up frustrations. This person might be a friend, a family member or a professional.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Disk drive makers shut S'pore plants
Disk drive makers shut S'pore plantsJennifer Tan, Reuters, Singapore Walking the factory floor of Western Digital Technologies Inc in Kuala Lumpur, John Coyne is comforted by the thunder of well- oiled machinery.But the hum comes at deafening price for nearby Singapore. The U.S.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Al-Ghozi admits to role in Philippine Embassy bombing
Al-Ghozi admits to role in Philippine Embassy bombingJim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila An Indonesian man convicted of possessing explosives in the Philippines has allegedly admitted to detonating a bomb in Jakarta, which killed two people and seriously injured the Filipino ambassador three years...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Police to improve Imron's case file
Police to improve Imron's case file DENPASAR, Bali: The police team investigating last year's bombings in Bali will send a special unit to trace and collect evidence and left in East Kalimantan by suspect Ali Imron, team spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Yatim Suyatmo said on Saturday.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Army chief reactivates battalion in Binjai
Army chief reactivates battalion in BinjaiApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Binjai, North Sumatra Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu reactivated the Binjai Battalion in North Sumatra on Saturday after a five-month period of inactivity following a clash between Army personnel and police...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Do not pit people
Do not pit people against each otherFrom Kompas As an ordinary citizen, I was sad and disappointed to learn of the establishment of the Message of the People's Plight Front (Ampera) as I find it hard to understand why those claiming to be community figures always set a bad example for the people.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
KL condemns U.S. over false report
KL condemns U.S. over false report MALAYSIA: Malaysian acting prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi slammed the U.S. on Sunday for submitting a false report to the United Nations on Iraq's alleged nuclear weapons program.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Is Australia on collision course with Indonesia?
Is Australia on collision course with Indonesia?Paulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal, paulogorjao@yahoo.com In February, with just a few weeks interval, Australia released a new foreign policy white paper, Advancing the National Interest (ANI), and a defense white paper update,...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Lisa, Norasa in chase for SEAG slots
Lisa, Norasa in chase for SEAG slotsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women's International Master (WIM) Lisa Lumongdong and Norasa Verdiana moved a step closer to joining the national chess team for the next Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after both took the two places provided at the Anniswati...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
684 schools receive ADB grants
684 schools receive ADB grants KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: At least 684 state and private high schools in Southeast Sulawesi received grants totaling Rp 49.48 billion (US$5.8 million) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 1999 through 2002.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
TV Program: Monday, March. 10, 2003
TV Program: Monday, March. 10, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV9:00 Ketrampilan Keluarga9:30 Documentary10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music:...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Security issues dominates RI, Australia ties
Security issues dominates RI, Australia tiesBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security issues would likely dominate this week's consultation forum meeting between Indonesia and Australia, the first such gathering for two years and one which comes amid a rise in the terrorist threat and a...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
May 7, 2000 a mob, claiming to be made up of supporters
May 7, 2000 a mob, claiming to be made up of supporters of former president Abdurrahman Wahid, occupied the offices of the Surabaya-based Jawa Pos newspaper. The occupation forced the paper to halt production for a dayJuly 7, 2000 a mob, claiming to consist of students and lecturers from a...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
RI protest shows of support for Aceh independence
RI protest shows of support for Aceh independenceNani Farida and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Medan The government plans to file a complaint with the Joint Security Committee (JSC) against the hoisting of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) flags and shouts demanding independence by locals...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Muhammadiyah to boost peace in conflict areas
Muhammadiyah to boost peace in conflict areasSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, is to send peace advocacy and mediation teams to a number of conflict areas in a bid to accelerate peace the processes and recovery there.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
1. Attack -- 4 cols, 2 lines, 48 pts
1. Attack -- 4 cols, 2 lines, 48 pts Iraq war could inspire more attacks in Muslim Asia2. Protest -- 3 cols, 2 lines, 36 pts Millions in Indonesia, Pakistan rally against U.S.-led war3. Fire -- 4 cols, 2 lines, 36 pts Most houses are vulnerable to fire due to ignorance4.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
PDF: Recognized standard for document exchange
PDF: Recognized standard for document exchangeZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Today, when downloading a document from a website, we usually have the choice of getting it in Word or PDF format.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
RI and U.S. similarities
RI and U.S. similarities Students and workers have taken to the streets in both Indonesia and the United States.In Indonesia, they originally protested the hikes in utility rates and in fuel oil prices, but later they started demanding that President Megawati and Vice President Hamzah Haz step down.