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Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Customs office boosts inspection at seaports to curb smuggling
Customs office boosts inspection at seaports to curb smugglingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Customs and Excise has recently intensified its supervision in a number of seaports in a bid to help curb rampant smuggling and corruption.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
New commission urgent to combat judicial corruption
New commission urgent to combat judicial corruptionZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post JakartaThe National Law Committee (KHN) has urged the government, the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court to immediately form a judicial commission to eradicate the endemic corruption in the judiciary.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE: Kuwait - February 25
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE: Kuwait - February 25SIGNING CEREMONY: Representatives of Hemoco Selayar International and AMRO Bank NV sign a cooperation agreement on the appointment of the bank as Hemoco's financial adviser. The signing ceremony was held at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuwait.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
U.S. helps Philippines talk with antimoney laundering body
U.S. helps Philippines talk with antimoney laundering bodyAgence France-Presse, Manila U.S. officials have been helping the Philippines secure a dialogue with representatives of an international anti-money laundering task force which has threatened sanctions against Manila, Filipino officials said...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Megawati urges peaceful elections
Megawati urges peaceful electionsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the Indonesian community here on Sunday to hold the first direct presidential election in 2004 peacefully, to show the country's commitment to nurturing...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Aid misses targets in Belu
Aid misses targets in Belu BELU, East Nusa Tengara: Experts from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries have uncovered indications that government assistance here may have missed its targets.The experts, Dulmiad Iriana and Endi Herawandi, discovered the discrepancies during the Second...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Checked
CheckedCOUNTRY PROFILE: KuwaitADVERTORIAL Hemoco's oil refinery project in Selayar Island, South Sulawesi, makes significant progress The development of the Hemoco International Oil Refinery Project in Selayar Island, South Sulawesi, has entered a crucial stage.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
2,500 people plant trees on Merapi slopes
2,500 people plant trees on Merapi slopes YOGYAKARTA: About 3,00 civil servants, military and police personnel, party activists, members of charitable organizations, and local residents of Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, planted a wide variety of trees on the southern slopes of Mt. Merapi on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
COUNTRY PROFILE: Kuwait
COUNTRY PROFILE: KuwaitADVERTORIAL Hemoco's oil refinery project in Selayar Island makes significant progress The development of the Hemoco International Oil Refinery Project in Selayar Island, South Sulawesi, has entered a crucial stage.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
`Chikungunya' panic takes root in rain-prone regions
`Chikungunya' panic takes root in rain-prone regionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After affecting hundreds of people in West and Central Java provinces, the chikungunya epidemic has now spread to other regions in the country, causing widespread panic in some areas.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Bank Lippo controversy
Bank Lippo controversy The controversy over the two different audited financial reports for the third quarter of 2002, issued by publicly listed Bank Lippo, and the absence of quick, firm action to deal with the case almost two months since its disclosure, has raised an alarming signal about the...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Ijen crater, more than stunning landscape
Ijen crater, more than stunning landscapeJames Durston, Contributor, Banyuwangi, East Java Sulfurous, volcanic crater Kawah Ijen, East Java, holds within its steep walls one of the most hypnotic sights that Indonesia offers the traveler -- a lake with an aqua-blue surface, smooth like a mirror,...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Unicef pledges US$1.5 million for Papua
Unicef pledges US$1.5 million for Papua MANOKWARI, Papua: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) pledged on Saturday some US$1.5 million in financial assistance for Papua province in the 2003 fiscal year.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Peace deal in Aceh futile
Peace deal in Aceh futile From Koran Tempo To build peace, even with one's own fellow countrymen, has proven to be difficult. This is the case in Aceh. A peace treaty was signed in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2002, but a very strong commitment from the parties involved is needed to ensure that peace will...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Is minister of justice lying?
Is minister of justice lying? We are against drugs and we understand the need to fight against drug dealers. However, Michael Blanc, who has been imprisoned in Denpasar, Bali, for three years now, is not one of them: he is innocent of all crimes and we believe he is the victim of a judicial error...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Americans in Asia on alert for Iraq war backlash
Americans in Asia on alert for Iraq war backlashRoberto Coloma, Agence France-Presse, Singapore With a new war in Iraq looming on the horizon, U.S. embassies, military bases, schools and companies in the Asia-Pacific region are bracing for a potentially violent anti-American backlash.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
War on Iraq, war against Muslims: Mahathir
War on Iraq, war against Muslims: MahathirAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Delegates to a summit representing more than half the world backed strong calls for Iraq to disarm while opposing a U.S.-led attack on Baghdad, and host nation Malaysia warned on Sunday that an invasion of Iraq would be seen as "a war...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
JP/4/Scene
JP/4/SceneHouse urged to probe decree on Papua JAKARTA: A church minister called on the House of Representatives to set up a special committee to investigate Presidential Instruction No. 1/2003 on the division of Papua province into three, which is strongly opposed by the Papuan people.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
The magic of digitalization
The magic of digitalizationBy Ari Darmawan Contributor JakartaOne of the latest advances in technology is digitalization. The word "digital" has mesmerized almost everyone, from kids to adults. Almost every activity in human life is now in one way or another related to this phenomenon, as today...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE: Kuwait - February 25
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE: Kuwait - February 25SIGNING CEREMONY: Representatives of Hemoco Selayar International and AMRO Bank NV sign a cooperation agreement on the appointment of the bank as Hemoco's financial adviser. The signing ceremony was held at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuwait.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Residents demand employment
Residents demand employment TANGERANG: Residents of Pakualan village, Serpong district, Tangerang, where the proposed Plaza Serpong is under construction, have asked the plaza management to allocate 60 percent of vacant jobs to local residents once it is in operation, an official said on Friday.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
* Headlines: Govt faces calls to annul policy for debtors2
* Headlines: Govt faces calls to annul policy for debtors2 * National: Election campaign rules stir debate 4 * Archipelago: Floods submerge crops, villages5 * Opinion: Jakarta erects barriers to Papua's autonomy7 * City: LBH provides lawyers for Tanah Abang fire victims8 * Sports: World Cup haunted...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
End of the great Indonesian Internet age?
End of the great Indonesian Internet age?Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Four years ago, in the aftermath of the Asian economic crisis, a virtual industry exploded, promising to change the world.With former U.S.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
RI firmer on Korea, shuns role on Iraq
RI firmer on Korea, shuns role on IraqFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia President Megawati Soekarnoputri met North Korean President Kim Yong-Nam here on Sunday as part of Indonesia's efforts to help defuse the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, but was poised to shun a...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Villagers demand public transportation
Villagers demand public transportationTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor At least 7,000 residents of Sukawangi village in Bogor, some 60 kilometers south of Jakarta, have demanded proper access and regular transportation to and from their village to facilitate their daily activities and...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
N. Sulawesi's Mount Lokon spews ash: Mount Lokon in Indonesia's
N. Sulawesi's Mount Lokon spews ash: Mount Lokon in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted Sunday, spewing rocks and ash that blanketed two villages on its slope. The 1,689 meter high Mount Lokon, which last erupted in 1991 forcing the evacuation of at least 11,000 people from its slopes,...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Anti-independence militias trying to undermine E Timor, says
Anti-independence militias trying to undermine E Timor, says peacekeeperAgence France-Presse DiliAnti-independence militia have launched a "terrorist strategy" to undermine East Timor's government before the planned United Nations withdrawal from the country next year, a top UN peacekeeper says.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Prisons need injection of funds to ease overcrowding
Prisons need injection of funds to ease overcrowdingEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Every day, Abdul Gofar, a guard at Salemba penitentiary in Central Jakarta, has to watch over more than 200 prisoners in two blocks of the 14-block prison.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Local PCs make big leap
Local PCs make big leapI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta Locally assembled personal computers (PCs) have now started to dominate the local PC market.More and more local buyers, particularly individuals, have turned to locally made PCs, not only due to their lower prices, but also their...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
ADB approves loan for coral reef rehabilitation
ADB approves loan for coral reef rehabilitationThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a US$33 million loan for Indonesia to help improve the latter's capacity to manage and rehabilitate damaged coral reefs and their ecosystems.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
New commission urgent to combat judicial corruption
New commission urgent to combat judicial corruptionZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Law Committee (KHN) has urged the government, the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court to immediately form a judicial commission to eradicate the endemic corruption in the judiciary.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
House settles issue on workers' dismissal in labor bill
House settles issue on workers' dismissal in labor billMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives has finally settled the issue of dismissal, the most controversial issue in the bill on workers' protection, paving the way for its endorsement on Tuesday.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Soul and beggar
Soul and beggarFrom RepublikaI completely disagree with the editorial on Jan. 29, 2003 entitled The state without soul. A soul is God's secret, created by Him, the Almighty, and exists only in living things.If Singaporeans now call us "beggars", it probably means that we should not be too demanding.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Anti-independence militias trying to undermine E Timor, says
Anti-independence militias trying to undermine E Timor, says peacekeeper Agence France-Presse DiliAnti-independence militia have launched a "terrorist strategy" to undermine East Timor's government before the planned United Nations withdrawal from the country next year, a top UN peacekeeper says.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
'Stock market will remain under pressure due to Iraq'
'Stock market will remain under pressure due to Iraq'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a slight rise last week, the Jakarta Composite Index will remain under pressure this week on continued concerns about the prospect of a war in Iraq, stock analysts said.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
ADVERTORIAL
ADVERTORIALToyota Camry ranked as top vehicle in IndonesiaWith a good international reputation, Toyota Camry seems to be car of perfection in Indonesia. Only two years since it was introduced in the local market in October, 2000, the car has become the darling of Indonesian car enthusiasts.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Malaysian Open leading final round scores
Malaysian Open leading final round scores US$1.1 million Carslberg Malaysian Open260 - Arjun Atwal (Ind) 62 65 67 66 264 - Retief Goosen (Rsa) 66 64 66 68, Brad Kennedy (Aus) 68 66 66 64 266 - Dean Robertson (Gbr) 66 70 64 66 267 - Thammanoon Srirot (Tha) 63 69 70 65 268 - Daniel Chopra (Swe) 65 68...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Businesses call for lower bank lending rate
Businesses call for lower bank lending rateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Businesspeople urged the country's banking sector to lower interest rates on bank loans because the current rate level was too costly, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Toyota Camry ranked as top vehicle in Indonesia
Toyota Camry ranked as top vehicle in IndonesiaWith a great international reputation, and now a great local one as well, the Toyota Camry seems to be close to perfection. Can you imagine what it's like to drive Indonesian Car of the Year 2002?The Toyota Camry has made massive inroads into the...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for real
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for realThe glaring sun over the skies of Sangatta, East Kutai regency, Kalimantan, was partly covered by clouds on that particular day in February. The blistering heat enveloped the entire city including one of the classrooms of the Sangatta senior...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Megawati calls for greater role for private sector in NAM
Megawati calls for greater role for private sector in NAMFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the private sector in all member countries of the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) on Sunday to help strengthen once again the movement's stature in...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Investing in RI: What's holding back recovery?
Investing in RI: What's holding back recovery?David Jay Green, Country Director, Asian Development Bank, Jakarta, dgreen@adb.org Indonesia is having tremendous difficulties convincing investors, either foreign or Indonesian, to commit their funds for the long-term.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
LBH provides lawyers for Tanah Abang fire victims
LBH provides lawyers for Tanah Abang fire victimsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH-Jakarta) will provide lawyers for victims of the Tanah Abang market fire if the latter need assistance in suing city-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya for its negligence...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Digital printing more cost effective
Digital printing more cost effectiveBy Rangga Ivananda Contributor JakartaDigital printing technology is a continuation of digital imaging. Once digital imaging is completed on a computer, its result can be then printed on digital printers.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Floods submerge crops, villages as heavy rain affects regions
Floods submerge crops, villages as heavy rain affects regionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The torrential rains that have struck several parts of the country over the past few days have given rise to widespread floods that have submerged crops and homes.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Government faces rising calls to annul policy for debtors
Government faces rising calls to annul policy for debtorsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Legal Commission (KHN) has urged the government to annul a presidential instruction which frees heavily indebted former bank owners from their past banking crimes, in a move that could...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Draft military bill may give more might to TNI
Draft military bill may give more might to TNITiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has been preparing a controversial bill giving authority to the Indonesian military commander to deploy military personnel in an emergency without the approval of the president.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Jakarta erects barriers to Papua's autonomy
Jakarta erects barriers to Papua's autonomyKanis Dursin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The decision to split up Papua into three provinces has eroded what little trust the Papuans had developed toward the government since the implementation of the special autonomy law on Jan. 1, 2002.
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
Confusion in drug case confirms earlier rumor of Hamzah's wives
Confusion in drug case confirms earlier rumor of Hamzah's wivesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the nation was rocked the past few days by rumors that one of Vice President Hamzah Haz' children was busted by police in a drug-related case last Thursday, the controversy ironically...
Mon, 24 Feb 2003
1. NAM: 1 x 45
1. NAM: 1 x 45 NAM can drive reform in the UN, say observers 2. KL: 1 x 42 War on Iraq, war against Muslims: Mahathir 3. BUSINESS: 2 x 32 Megawati calls for greater role for private sector in NAM 4. SINGAPORE: 2 x 24 President criticized for overnight stop in S'pore