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Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Lula seeks clemency for Brazilian in RI
Lula seeks clemency for Brazilian in RIBRAZIL: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged his Indonesian counterpart to grant clemency to a Brazilian man sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug smuggling.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Former Malaysia workers still stranded at home
Former Malaysia workers still stranded at homeRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMore than 350,000 Indonesian workers have remained out of work since they left Malaysia, due to an absence of job orders, a government official has claimed.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Free medication boosts tuberculosis recovery rate
Free medication boosts tuberculosis recovery rateRodiyah nods and smiles when asked if she will finish the entire six-month course of tuberculosis (TB) medicine that the Setiabudi district community health center (Puskesmas) is providing her free of charge.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Part 1 of 2: Sovereignty can't be shelved
Part 1 of 2: Sovereignty can't be shelvedJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta I published a book titled, Konfrontasi Revisited (CSIS, 1996), in which I tried to analyze Sukarno's policy of confrontation, first against the Dutch over West Irian, with great success, then soon afterwards against the...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Govt to shift battle with House to budget revision
Govt to shift battle with House to budget revisionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will submit a revision to the 2005 state budget to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, in response to the House's decision to review the government's fuel policy in discussions of the budget revision.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
DPD delegation visits South Africa
DPD delegation visits South Africa JAKARTA: A delegation from Indonesia's Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has been in South Africa for a one- week visit to study the South African National Council of Provinces (NCOP), which is similar to DPD.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Tips to solve traffic jams
Tips to solve traffic jamsFrom KompasAs a new resident in Jakarta, I have noticed how passengers in the city are so submissive in the face of traffic jams that there seems to be no innovation to solve the problem.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
JP/4/scene
JP/4/sceneFatwa sues ICW in libel case JAKARTA: National Mandate Party (PAN) legislator A.M. Fatwa reported the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) group to police here on Tuesday for allegedly defaming by accusing him of corruption.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Cricket holds 2nd tsunami game
Cricket holds 2nd tsunami game LONDON: A second major fund-raising limited overs cricket match, in aid of the tsunami appeal, will be staged at Lord's on June 14 it was announced on Monday.The first tsunami appeal match between Asia and the rest of the world was held in Melbourne on Jan.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
RI maids in Singapore win awards
RI maids in Singapore win awards JAKARTA: Three Indonesian maids working in Singapore have been given awards from the Indonesian Embassy after they secured awards from Singapore's Association of Employment Agencies for being the "best maids" for 2004.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Two Malaysians arrested in Batam
Two Malaysians arrested in Batam BATAM, Riau Islands: Two Malaysians, Abdul Wahab and Zulkifli bin Jamal, were arrested in a hotel in the Jodoh area of Batam allegedly in possession of 79 ecstasy pills, according to the Barelang police drug unit on Monday.Chief of the drug unit, First Adj. Comr.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
RI believes Sudirman Cup semis a certainty
RI believes Sudirman Cup semis a certaintyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) is optimistic of securing a semifinal berth in the 9th Sudirman Cup in May following the announcement of the draw on Monday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
RI worker escapes death penalty
RI worker escapes death penalty JAKARTA: Another Indonesian domestic worker was convicted of murder in Malaysia, but did not receive a death sentence on Monday after the Johor Baru High Court imprisoned her for 12 years for killing the son of her employers in 1999.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
RP nabs another Indonesian JI bomber
RP nabs another Indonesian JI bomberAgencies, Manila/Kuala LumpurPhilippine security forces said on Tuesday they arrested a man, believed to be Indonesian, suspected of being a bomb expert for regional Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants who trained local Moro rebels for a deadly attack in Manila last...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Adiguna trial to proceed
Adiguna trial to proceedThe Jakarta Post JakartaA week after suffering an asthma attack that caused him to miss a court hearing, a visibly weak Adiguna Sutowo sat listlessly at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday as the panel of judges ordered that his murder trial continue.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Lesson from past defeats
Lesson from past defeatsFrom Media IndonesiaIndonesia has lost three parts of its territory -- East Timor, and the islands of Sipadan and Ligitan -- and now the Ambalat offshore oil and gas block is being claimed by Malaysia thereby posing a big problem to our unitary state.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Malaysia MPs want end to Myanmar's ASEAN chair
Malaysia MPs want end to Myanmar's ASEAN chairReuters, Kuala LumpurMalaysian government lawmakers want Myanmar to be stripped of its turn to lead Southeast Asia's top political grouping next year unless it pursues democratic reform, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Tax amnesty offers more gain than pain: Govt
Tax amnesty offers more gain than pain: GovtRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite concerns about violating the public's sense of justice, the government is optimistic a planned tax amnesty will bring more gain than pain to the country's ailing economy.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
1. MK: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS
1. MK: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS Small parties can join regional elections 2. SHOOT: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS U.S. teen kills 10 in shooting spree 3. AMBALAT: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Ambalat meeting held behind closed doors 4. BUDGET: 1 LINE, 48 COUNTS Govt to shift battle with House to budget revision
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Govt upbeat about bond issue amid improved rating
Govt upbeat about bond issue amid improved ratingThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWith investors' early response promising, the government is confident that it will do well in its plans to offer at least US$1 billion of its securities on global bond markets later this month.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Sutiyoso gets political boost for market demolition
Sutiyoso gets political boost for market demolitionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 3,500 traders fighting to keep their kiosks at Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta, may find themselves very upset, after the city administration's plan to demolish the market received on Monday night more political...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
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Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Bodybuilders vie for SEAG slots
Bodybuilders vie for SEAG slots JAKARTA: A one-day national bodybuilding championship will be held here on Friday, with the Indonesian Bodybuilding Federation (FBI) looking to select four athletes for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.The championship, to be held from 9 a.m.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Sutiyoso gives personal guarantee to Tanah Abang traders
Sutiyoso gives personal guarantee to Tanah Abang traders Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaGovernor Sutiyoso gave on Monday his personal guarantee that the 3,500 traders at the Central Jakarta Tanah Abang market would get affordable space in the new, renovated market buildings.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Indonesia workers losing out
Indonesia workers losing outV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia It is impressive that an agreement to recruit 100,000 Pakistanis to meet the shortage of workers in several sectors should be signed so soon.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Scholars urge debate on women's role in prayer
Scholars urge debate on women's role in prayerHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe reaction continued on Tuesday to the news that a woman led a mixed-gender Friday prayer service in New York last week, with Muslim scholars calling for more public discussion of the role of women in Islam.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Nine legislators tossed in jail
Nine legislators tossed in jail MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Nine out of 12 corruption suspects from West Nusa Tenggara legislative council were arrested on Tuesday for their involvement in a case involving Rp 24 billion in losses.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
One year jail term sought for senior police officer
One year jail term sought for senior police officerNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraA prosecutor has demanded that Sorong district court sentence a senior police officer to one year in prison for his alleged involvement in illegal logging.R.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Convicted Nigerians seek judicial review
Convicted Nigerians seek judicial review TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court started on Tuesday the judicial review of two Nigerians on death row -- Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye, 36, and Hansen Anthony Nwalise, 38 -- who were sentenced to death for drug smuggling in 2001.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Hero to open more stores this year
Hero to open more stores this yearThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMore giants and heroes are coming! You can take this literally as leading Indonesian retailer PT Hero Supermarket is set to open five more of its hypermarkets, trading under the name Giant in Java, including Jakarta, and up to six more Hero...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Susilo test is in reform delivery
Susilo test is in reform delivery In his potted account of plate tectonics, the pop historian Bill Bryson refers to Australia's inexorable shift towards Indonesia as the continental plates creep north several centimeters a year. It seems diplomacy is finally catching up.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Ethnic harmony flourshing at Mahatma Gandhi School
Ethnic harmony flourshing at Mahatma Gandhi SchoolThe Jakarta Post, JakartaCultural differences enrich the Indian and Chinese students at the Mahatma Gandhi School in Central Jakarta, the national plus institute's teachers say.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Depok KPUD issues election rules
Depok KPUD issues election rules DEPOK: The Depok Elections Commission (KPUD) has issued regulations on the implementation of the city's mayoral election.The regulations cover the working procedures of the district election committee, voters' and candidates' registration, as well as poll watchers.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Bandung gears for Summit
Bandung gears for SummitYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungBandung city, the capital of West Java province, is gearing up to host the Golden Jubilee of the Asia Africa Conference on April 24. Employees at the city administration have been cleaning up the city's streets for some days now,...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Vendors disturb
Vendors disturb neighborhoodFrom KompasFor almost 50 years there have been hundreds of sidewalk vendors operating in Rawa Badak Utara subdistrict, Koja district, North Jakarta. These vendors disturb our residential neighborhood, while a commercial center that was built for them is not being...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
KL's handling of migrant workers
KL's handling of migrant workers I refer to the March 1 news item Malaysia set to net 400,000 Indonesian illegal immigrants.It is saddening the way the Malaysia government has handled this issue. First of all, why does the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs fail to control entry that results in an...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
The inherent inefficiency of the defense industry
The inherent inefficiency of the defense industryAndi Widjajanto Jakarta Since Adam Smith first broached the subject, defense economics has been concerned with the appropriate level and allocation of defense expenditures to achieve an efficient production of defense capability.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
JSX index up on telecom shares gains
JSX index up on telecom shares gainsDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended slightly higher on Tuesday, with further gains in Indonesian Satellite (Indosat) and a rebound in Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) driving the main index to a record closing high, dealers said.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
One million people with TB go unnoticed in Asia: WHO
One million people with TB go unnoticed in Asia: WHO One million people in East Asia and the Pacific are afflicted with tuberculosis every year but fail to seek medical treatment, fueling the spread of Asia's top killer infectious disease, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Rupiah Rates March 22
Rupiah Rates March 22 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,773.40 6,988.11 7,418.07 7,343.40 Brunei dollar 1 6,070.82 5,454.88 5,793.31 5,732.22 Canadian dollar 1 8,183.32 7,354.52 7,809.25 7,728.44 Swiss franc 1 8,407.57 7,557.89 8,023.25 7,942.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Police see growing trend in identity theft
Police see growing trend in identity theftThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police Chief warned the public on Tuesday of the danger of identity theft in the wake of the arrests of three people last Friday on suspicion of fraud involving counterfeit identity cards and bank documents.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Teenager gets suspended sentence
Teenager gets suspended sentenceTheresia Sufa, BogorAtang Ombak, 16, the last person to be tried in the case of a protest-turned-riot in the village of Bojong in Bogor, was given a three-month suspended sentence by the Cibinong District Court on Tuesday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Tax amnesty to bring more gain than pain: Aburizal
Tax amnesty to bring more gain than pain: AburizalRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Despite concerns about violating the public's sense of justice, the government is optimistic a planned tax amnesty will bring more gain than pain to the country's ailing economy.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
The poor still waiting for government assistance
The poor still waiting for government assistanceOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungKarti is worried. It has been almost a month since the government raised fuel prices, but she still has not heard when, or if, her two children, a sixth grader and a third grader, will get their school...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Bumiputera profit increases by 13.8 percent
Bumiputera profit increases by 13.8 percentThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA significant growth in the number of savings accounts helped PT Bank Bumiputera Indonesia Tbk. to book a 13.8 percent increase in its 2004 yearly after-tax profit to Rp 31.6 billion (US$3.37 million) from Rp 27.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Law against urban
Law against urban air pollution From Koran TempoAir pollution in Jakarta has gone beyond acceptable limits and unless promptly dealt with, it could get worse in the future.The government does not seem to be concerned about the situation and apparently is content to let it deteriorate without any...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Curry Club back at Sahid's Shah Jahan
Curry Club back at Sahid's Shah JahanEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter an absence of about a year, Indian restaurant Shah Jahan is now offering again a special buffet of curry dishes at a reasonable price with a free flow beer for curry-lovers.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Friendly Spanish win Acehnese hearts
Friendly Spanish win Acehnese heartsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehYanti loved playing near a sports field in Lampineung, Banda Aceh, just to watch the Spanish troops help with relief efforts in the tsunami-hit city. And she would wait for a treat.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
* RI rights groups denounce Wolfowitz' WB nomination Page 3
* RI rights groups denounce Wolfowitz' WB nomination Page 3 * Team urges police to widen Munir death probe Page 4 * Friendly Spanish win Acehnese hearts Page 5 * Sovereignty cannot be shelved Page 6 * PAM, tap water operators miss target on potable water Page 8 * RI believes Sudirman Cup semis a...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005
Ambalat talks held out of public view
Ambalat talks held out of public viewWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarIndonesia and Malaysia began negotiations on Tuesday behind closed doors in Bali to seek a peaceful solution to the Ambalat border dispute.