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Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Do not harm public interest
Do not harm public interestFrom Suara KaryaMost citizens of Indonesia are now well aware of their role in the general elections of 2004. It is no longer easy to lure the floating masses by offering money and cheap entertainment or hiring popular stars as campaigners, because urban and rural people...
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
Regional watchdog needed to ensure fair competition
Regional watchdog needed to ensure fair competitionAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Bali In a bid to help ensure fairer business competition practices within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies, an European expert has urged the Southeast Asian regional grouping to set...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Student electrocuted on train roof
Student electrocuted on train roof JAKARTA: A junior high school student, identified as Kiki Rizki Fauzi, was killed after being electrocuted on the roof of an electric train at Jayakarta train station here on Saturday afternoon.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Sunu, Maya win Hemaviton Challenge
Sunu, Maya win Hemaviton ChallengeThe Jakarta Post JakartaTop seed Sunu Wahyu Triaji continued his winning form when he notched up the boys' singles title of the inaugural Hemaviton Challenge junior tennis tournament her on Sunday.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Philippines to sue Hong Kong over wage cuts to maids
Philippines to sue Hong Kong over wage cuts to maidsAgence France-Presse, Manila Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said on Saturday her government will sue the Hong Kong government in Hong Kong courts over the wage cuts imposed on Filipina domestic workers there.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Iraq war could inspire more attacks in Asian countries
Iraq war could inspire more attacks in Asian countriesJane Macartney, Reuters, Singapore Some of the most dramatic and devastating attacks by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network were born in Asia, home to the world's biggest Muslim population.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Number of poor soars in North Sumatra
Number of poor soars in North Sumatra MEDAN: The number of people living in poverty in North Sumatra has nearly doubled over the past five years, a local health official says.The head of the North Sumatra Health Office, Fatni Sulani, said on Saturday that as of December 2002 there were 2.
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
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JP/ / checked by RichGearing for more value-added servicesI.Christianto Contributor Jakarta Mobile phone service providers particularly those operating under the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) are now gearing up for more value-added services (VAS) such as multimedia messages (MMS)...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Campaign fund need to bring PKB together again?
Campaign fund need to bring PKB together again?Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The two factions of the National Awakening Party (PKB) appear to be moving closer to reconciliation after leaders from both sides made their first public appearance together since the split on Sunday.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Public holidays
Public holidays in 2003 calendars From Kompas The government, through a joint decree from the minister of religious affairs, the minister of manpower and transmigration and the state minister for administrative reforms, has stipulated changes in public holidays in 2003.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
HIV/AIDS cases increase in Bali
HIV/AIDS cases increase in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Seventy new cases of HIV/AIDS were discovered in Bali in the first two months of 2003, bringing to 321 the number of people with HIV/AIDS in the province, a health official said on Saturday.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Glodok dreams of bigger things
Glodok dreams of bigger things JAKARTA: In an effort to realize plans to turn Glodok Plaza into the city's largest computer center, the plaza's management, PT TCP Internusa, signed an agreement over the weekend with Bank Bumiputra and the Association of Indonesian Computer Traders.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
'Tempo' attack won't be the last, observer warns
'Tempo' attack won't be the last, observer warnsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Journalists' associations and media observers have widely condemned Saturday's use of a mob to attack Tempo magazine's offices in a display of displeasure against an article in the magazine.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
SMEs seek govt help in boosting exports
SMEs seek govt help in boosting exportsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have called on the government to provide help in promoting their products overseas in a bid to boost their exports.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Hilly Gayatri provides holistic dental care
Hilly Gayatri provides holistic dental careCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta At 18, after high school, Hilly Gayatri had no idea what to do. Her father chose a career for her: dentistry. Today she is one of Indonesia's foremost women in dental care who thinks that teeth and dentures are only...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
NGO blasts misuse of school fund
NGO blasts misuse of school fundDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Education Department has allegedly marked up a fund used to renovate Jakarta's school buildings by more than 250 percent from the standard cost stipulated by the local administration this year.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Residents told to don masks as haze worsens
Residents told to don masks as haze worsens The Jakarta Post JakartaThe heavy rain that fell on Pontianak, West Kalimantan on Saturday failed to clear the thick haze shrouding the provincial capital, prompting the city mayor to urge the town's 500,000 residents to put on masks.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
People told to don masks as haze, pollution worsen
People told to don masks as haze, pollution worsenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The heavy rain that fell on Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Saturday failed to clear the thick haze shrouding the provincial capital, prompting the city mayor to urge the town's 500,000 residents to put on masks.
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
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~ ;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-BRI-priority CHECKED BY RICH JP/Mulkan SalmonaSPECIAL ACCESS: A disabled woman on a wheel chair draws her money at a branch of state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) in Jakarta without having to wait in a long line.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March. 10, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March. 10, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, In Between, the works of Agus Suwage, Aga Petus, Agung Kurniawan, Ardison, Astari Rasjid, Edo Pillu, Ivan Sagito, G. Sidharta A., Krisna Murti, Nyoman Erawan, S. Teddy D., Eka Suprihadi, Pande Ketut Taman, Sunaryo, F.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
RI, Malaysia to sign MOU to protect migrant workers
RI, Malaysia to sign MOU to protect migrant workersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Malaysia are narrowing the gap between them regarding the signing a long-waited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on migrant workers that will ban Malaysian agencies from directly...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
East Timor Indictments : A chance to save reform
East Timor Indictments : A chance to save reformAboeprijadi Santoso, Journalist, Amsterdam Instead of expressing regret over Dili's indictment of Indonesian generals (as East Timor President Xanana Gusmao did) or flatly rejecting it (as Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and President...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Bill limits flexibility in making fiscal policy
Bill limits flexibility in making fiscal policyDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economists say that a clause in the newly approved state finance bill requiring the government to obtain approval from the House of Representatives before seeking foreign loans allows for too much interference...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Feasible exit strategy needed for IMF parting
Feasible exit strategy needed for IMF partingAri A. Perdana, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Ari_Perdana@csis.or.id The IMF assistance program in Indonesia is entering its final year.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Done
Done Priority consumers: Small but lucrative marketBy Ari Darmawan Contributor Jakarta Priority customers are not huge in number, but due to their enormous amounts of funds and transactions they are undoubtedly regarded as "fat" accounts, and therefore categorized as clients who deserve priority...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Student electrocuted on train roof
Student electrocuted on train roof JAKARTA: A junior high school student, identified as Kiki Rizki Fauzi, was killed after being electrocuted on the roof of an electric train at Jayakarta train station here on Saturday afternoon.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Saturday-off policy helps students relax, recover
Saturday-off policy helps students relax, recoverTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Every school day, 15-year-old Via wakes up at 4 a.m. to do her homework. But despite rising before the sun, she still doesn't have the time to finish her work before school starts at 7 a.m.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Stock remain nervous over Iraq crisis
Stock remain nervous over Iraq crisisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a possible war in Iraq becomes increasingly imminent, uncertainty will continue to cast a shadow over the local equity market's performance this week, putting the Jakarta Composite Index under familiar pressure, an analyst has said.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Most Jakarta houses are vulnerable to fire due to public ignorance
Most Jakarta houses are vulnerable to fire due to public ignoranceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta You may well be concerned that your home must be nicely arranged for your comfort. Iron bars might be installed on the windows, doors and fences to ensure security.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
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JP/ /Done. Short Message Service (SMS) "Can't live a day without it!" Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta A bunch of gray-uniformed girls sitting in the front seats of a bus didn't seem bothered by the heat and sweat caused by the traffic jam they had been stuck in for almost an hour.
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
Information bill has conflicting articles
Information bill has conflicting articlesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public access to information guaranteed by the freedom of information bill could be threatened with the inclusion of a specific right granted to public offices to declare certain information classified.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Expansion, new bank lending boosts number of start-up firms
Expansion, new bank lending boosts number of start-up firmsRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Expansion by foreign companies here and new bank lending are the main reasons for the sharp rise in the number of start-up manufacturing companies last year particularly in the food and beverage...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Dengue, 'chikungunya' claim 13 lives in Cirebon
Dengue, 'chikungunya' claim 13 lives in CirebonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java An outbreak of dengue fever and chikungunya disease has claimed the lives of 13 people in Cirebon, West Java, over the past two months, a local health official said on Saturday.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Indonesia's Muslims pray for peace
Indonesia's Muslims pray for peaceTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over 500,000 Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) followers turned out at the parade ground inside the Brawijaya Military Command headquarters in Surabaya on Sunday for the largest rally so far in the country against a possible United...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Two police assistants wanted for rape
Two police assistants wanted for rape Police have launched a manhunt for two Central Jakarta civilian police assistants after the alleged rape of a girl at the Central Jakarta Mayoralty Office on Jl. Tanah Abang I, Central Jakarta early Friday morning.Central Jakarta Police unit chief First Insp.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
PDI-P to promote political laws
PDI-P to promote political laws JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) plans to host a national meeting here to discuss the newly endorsed legislation on political parties and general elections.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Army chief reactivates Binjai Battalion
Army chief reactivates Binjai BattalionApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Binjai, North SumatraArmy 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 personnel...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Antara
AntaraHOME BUSINESS: Darmadi, 28, a resident of Dongkelan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, crafts a lamp shade from bamboo and rattan. Although only a home industry, Darmadi's products have entered international markets. However, he is unable to take large orders because he lacks the financial resources.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
* Headlines: RI to protest independence campaign by GAM 2
* Headlines: RI to protest independence campaign by GAM 2 * National: Illegal trade in cultural artifacts widespread 4 * Archipelago: Army chief reactivates Binjai battalion 5 * Opinion: Feasible exit strategy needed for IMF parting 7 * City: School renovated but still damaged 8 * Sports: Coulthard...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
AGO to bring Pertamina graft cases to court
AGO to bring Pertamina graft cases to courtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office will start submitting graft cases in the state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina to court this week following the House of Representatives' announcement of the names of alleged...
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
We need another
We need another 'Bung' Karno From Rakyat Merdeka Indonesia's first president Sukarno, better known as Bung (Brother) Karno, was excellent at uniting this nation by means of, among other things, identifying a common enemy.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Jakarta students win tickets to UK
Jakarta students win tickets to UK JAKARTA: Bernardine Andara Fembriarto and Eunike Stephanie Sastrawidjaja, two Jakarta senior high-school students, won an English-language video making competition organized by the British Council.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
Tangerang residents use polluted Cisadane water
Tangerang residents use polluted Cisadane waterMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Even though the Cisadane River is seriously polluted with industrial waste, residents living along the river in Tangerang regularly use the water for their daily needs.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
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JP/ / Garuda reroutes Europe flights to avoid Iraqi airspace The Jakarta Post Jakarta The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will shift its Indonesia-Europe routes from southern Asia to northern Asia if war were to break out in Iraq.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
S'pore men seek wives, mistresses in Bintan
S'pore men seek wives, mistresses in BintanAgence France-Presse, Singapore Increasing number of Singaporean men are finding mistresses and wives on Indonesia's Bintan island, with some of them converting to Islam to appease local sentiments, the Sunday Times reported.
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
ITB off limits for campaigning
ITB off limits for campaigning BANDUNG: The state Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) students community rejected on Saturday any election campaigning inside their campus.They said election campaigns on campus would adversely affect students' study.