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Sat, 08 Mar 2003
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic community", has lost its innocence. Ever since the Oct. 12 Bali bombings last year, the definition of the phrase drew ever closer to becoming Indonesia's answer to the global Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
House lists big names in corruption at Pertamina
House lists big names in corruption at PertaminaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A House of Representatives (DPR) special committee of inquiry into corruption at state oil firm Pertamina alleged on Friday a number of former ministers and cronies as well as family members of former...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Mudslide may reveal more Yogyakarta history
Mudslide may reveal more Yogyakarta historySri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A team of government researchers were on Friday focusing on ruins unearthed by a recent mudslide in Yogyakarta."Literature has so far told us that an irrigation dam was built during the rule of Sultan...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
RI and U.S.
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...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Crimes on public buses on the rise
Crimes on public buses on the riseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police have said that their intensified patrols and monitoring of rising street crime might have moved the crime hot spots to beyond the patrol's coverage, including on board public transportation.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Troops to be maintained in North Maluku
Troops to be maintained in North MalukuFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will maintain a large number of troops in North Maluku to assist the repatriation of refugees despite a plan to lift the civil emergency status in the province.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
`Private cars the main cause of traffic jam'
`Private cars the main cause of traffic jam' Plans by the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) to import 3,000 used buses from Japan and Australia have been criticized by the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI), which questioned the quality and roadworthiness of the buses.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Proliga winner won't go to AVC Cup: PBVSI
Proliga winner won't go to AVC Cup: PBVSIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2003 Proliga winner will not represent Indonesia in the fifth Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup men's volleyball club championship, according to a top official of the Indonesian volleyball governing body here on Friday.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Illegal trade in cultural artifacts widespread
Illegal trade in cultural artifacts widespreadMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The illicit trade of cultural property, which involves local and international syndicates, is rampant, but the government is unable to combat it.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
East Timor's Indictment : A Chance To Save Indonesia's Reform
East Timor's Indictment : A Chance To Save Indonesia's 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...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Ba'asyir at the center of controversy
Ba'asyir at the center of controversyBlontank Poer The Jakarta Post Surakarta Forcing the religious conversion of a state and government and justifying any means to carry that out. This appears to be the stigma Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir bears following the Bali bomb blasts that killed 202...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Palyja to repair water mains
Palyja to repair water mains JAKARTA: PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) is allocating Rp 8.5 billion (US$944,444) to repair 60 kilometers of water mains in Jakarta.Palyja said in a press release on Friday that the repairs would be in the areas of Hayam Wuruk, Mangga Besar, Pangeran Jayakarta, Glodok,...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
PTBA finds 230 million tons of new coal reserves
PTBA finds 230 million tons of new coal reservesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) has discovered more than 230 million tons of coal reserves in South Sumatra's East Kungkilan area.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
HSBC, Schroders launch mutual fund
HSBC, Schroders launch mutual fund JAKARTA: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) and PT Schroders Investment Management Indonesia have launched "Reksa Dana Smart Invest", a new mutual fund aiming to offer investors the potential to earn high returns through a low risk...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Public order bylaw to be revised
Public order bylaw to be revised JAKARTA: The City Council has promised to revise Bylaw No. 11/1988 on public order which has often been used by the city public order officers as the legal basis to evict street vendors and poor people living in slums.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Bridge players vie for slots in national team
Bridge players vie for slots in national teamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Twenty-six pairs from nine provinces are vying for places in the national bridge team during the selection matches currently underway at the Frans Waleleng Bridge Center inside the Bung Karno Sports Stadium complex.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
House endorses regulations on terrorism after four months
House endorses regulations on terrorism after four monthsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security officials now have a firm legal basis to deal with terrorism across the country as the House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed two government regulations as antiterrorism bills.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears end
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears end The Jakarta Post Jakarta Haze blanketed the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru over the last few days, sending an early warning of last year's haze problem that nearly paralyzed the city and other parts of the province during the dry season.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Editor tried over Akbar's photograph
Editor tried over Akbar's photograph JAKARTA: Chief editor of Jakarta-based Rakyat Merdeka daily Karim Paputungan went on trial Thursday for allegedly defaming Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Akbar Tandjung.Karim faces a possible jail term of 16 months in prison for the offense.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
KPU faces tight schedule for delaying election
KPU faces tight schedule for delaying electionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia may have only one-and-a-half months to hold a general election to ensure that there is a new government by October 2004, with March 2004 being targeted as the earliest possible month and mid-April...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Mudslide reveals mystery objects
Mudslide reveals mystery objectsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Mystery continues to shroud a number of apparently historical objects that were found after a mudslide flushed out a trench of over a kilometer in length in the middle of rice fields in the Yogyakarta village of Ngestihardjo.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates March 6 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates March 6 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,768.93 5,150.23 5,488.71 5,430.22 Brunei dollar 1 5,411.57 4,825.18 5,148.72 5,096.82Canadian dollar 1 6,394.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears end
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears endThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Haze blanketed the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru over the last few days, sending an early warning of last year's haze problem that nearly paralyzed the city and other parts of the province during the dry season.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Rp 2b prepared to fight dengue
Rp 2b prepared to fight dengue MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Makassar municipality administration has provided no less than Rp 2 billion (US$225,500) to eradicate dengue fever which has killed 12 people so far this year.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Workers stage rally at council
Workers stage rally at council TANGERANG: Almost 1,000 workers of PT Yasunlitek, a thread manufacturer in Tangerang, staged a rally at the municipality's legislative council on Thursday to protest the company's failure to pay their salaries on time.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Bill passed to help curb graft
Bill passed to help curb graftDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives approved on Thursday the state finance bill which is meant to ensure transparency and accountability in managing state finances.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
TNI arrests 20 flyboys over police attack
TNI arrests 20 flyboys over police attackTiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Military Police commander Maj. Gen. Sulaiman A.B. said that they had arrested 20 Air Force personnel allegedly involved in the fatal attack on the Makassar police station in...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Get smart, please, use the cell phone!
Get smart, please, use the cell phone!Endy M. Bayuni, Deputy Chief Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This telephone conversation takes place sometime in 2008 between the chief of staff (CS) of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the president.It's just past 1 a.m. in Jakarta where the CS is, and 5 a.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
1. Fire: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 12
1. Fire: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 12GPK to sue actor for defamation 2. Raskin: 50 pt, 4 cols, 2 x Govt accused of stealing cheap rice for the poor 3. Jodo - 1x42 Kalijodo red-light district never dies 4. PIPA: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 32Bogor garden to get clean water5.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
PDI-P cadres face penalties if they seek governorship
PDI-P cadres face penalties if they seek governorshipYuli Trisuwarni and Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Cirebon A rift in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuagan) took its toll after one of its councillors in the West Java legislature proposed on Thursday that his...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Government to rehabilitate 17 catchment areas across Indonesia
Government to rehabilitate 17 catchment areas across IndonesiaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to rehabilitate 17 catchment areas over the next five years following the launching of a reforestation program for three million hectares of degraded land at a...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Celebes Airlines to fly to Papua
Celebes Airlines to fly to Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: Celebes Airlines will launch its first flight from Jakarta to Papua on March 15, an official said Thursday.The maiden flight will start from Jakarta at 5:14 p.m.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Teenage Evie records two victories to lead Anniswati Cup
Teenage Evie records two victories to lead Anniswati CupThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top female chess player Evie Lindiawati pulled one point clear at the top after winning another two games in the Anniswati Cup here on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Bajaj, Kawasaki to make motorcycle
Bajaj, Kawasaki to make motorcycle MUMBAI, India: India's Bajaj Auto Ltd. and its technology partner, Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., are exploring the possibility of sharing equity investment in motorcycle manufacturing, reports the Hindu Business Line.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Military should listen to bill critics: Minister
Military should listen to bill critics: MinisterMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an apparent attempt to end the prolonged debate on the controversial military bill, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
KL property market improves
KL property market improves KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's sluggish commercial property market, which had US$2.63 billion worth of office space vacant late last year, has improved slightly, international property consultants said Thursday.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Asian monies down, won at 3-month low
Asian monies down, won at 3-month lowDow Jones, Singapore The South Korean won led Asian currencies broadly lower as the communist North's nuclear standoff with the U.S. intensified Thursday.The main catalyst was a report by Japan's Kyodo news agency which said, without citing sources, that North...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Perhutani ready to face lawsuit
Perhutani ready to face lawsuit SURABAYA: State forestry firm Perhutani is ready to face a class action lawsuit filed by the families of at least 26 people who were killed in a landslide that hit the East Java town of Mojokerto last December."We have been prepared for the lawsuit.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
No similar party logos for elections
No similar party logos for elections JAKARTA: The ministry of justice and human rights plans to implement harsher regulations on political parties using similar logo designs during next year's general election."There are more than ten parties that have similar logo designs.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
House goes on recess, fails to meet bill target
House goes on recess, fails to meet bill targetKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) will on Friday end its 38-day sitting session for a seven-week break and, as usual, will have failed to meet its legislation target.During the opening of the session on Jan.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Lippo again
Lippo again I'm really deeply concerned over media reports on Bank Lippo. There are several reasons for this concern.First, the government has been tardy with its reaction even though the Bank Lippo issue has become the talk of the town for over two months.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Glodok remains messy
Glodok remains messyFrom Warta Kota The area in front of the Harco Building in Glodok, West Jakarta, remains messy despite the iron fence and traffic signs. Clearly, local authorities have failed to exercise proper control over this area.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Troops to be maintained in North Maluku
Troops to be maintained in North MalukuFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will maintain a large number of troops in North Maluku to assist the repatriation of refugees despite a plan to lift the civil emergency status in the province.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Subdistrict heads get motorcycles
Subdistrict heads get motorcycles KEBUMEN, Central Java: Kebumen regency has spent Rp 1.25 billion of the regional budget to provide motorcycles for 125 subdistrict heads.By 2005, all 460 subdistrict heads in the regency will have obtained the vehicles, Regent Rustriningsih said on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
RI to defend agriculture tariff policy at WTO
RI to defend agriculture tariff policy at WTOA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would defend its current import tariff policy on agriculture products at the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Geneva, Indonesian Ambassador for WTO Gusmardi Bustami said.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
JP/3/INSIGHT6 (insite /already from chdesk)
JP/3/INSIGHT6 (insite /already from chdesk)Gen. Wiranto has no wrong choiceMunir and Rachland Nashidik Indonesian Human Rights Watch (IMPARSIAL) Jakarta The Serious Crime Unit (SCU) of the East Timor General Prosecutor's Office has indicted Gen. (ret.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Each citizen to be given single identification number
Each citizen to be given single identification numberFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is preparing a new demographic system that will provide each citizen with a single identification number for various administrative purposes from birth to death.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
TV Today: Friday, March. 7, 2003
TV Today: Friday, March. 7, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m.Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria 8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW8:30 DRTV9:00 Documentary10:00 Music: Religious11:00 News: Berita Dearah11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
NGOs fail to file reports on funds
NGOs fail to file reports on funds JAKARTA: More than 90 percent of 1,650 local non-governmental organizations (NGO) failed to file accountability reports of donations allocated by the ministry of social affairs during the period of 2001 and 2002.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
RI team manager uses underdog tag to inspire
RI team manager uses underdog tag to inspireMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even though there is little hope riding on the women's players, they should be motivated enough to beat the pretournament billings at the next Sudirman Cup mixed badminton championship, saidteam manager Christian...