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Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Busway and traffic jams
Busway and traffic jamsFrom Media Indonesia For the new Blok M to Kota Trans-Jakarta Busway system, the city administration has stipulated that the ban on private cars carrying fewer than three passengers now covers more streets and is effective for longer hours.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Khaleda-Megawati talks
Khaleda-Megawati talks At their talks in Jakarta, Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia struck a wider Asian note. They underscored the need for a larger forum girdling SAARC and ASEAN in order to try and meet the stupendous challenges of...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Immunity plan for IBRA criticized
Immunity plan for IBRA criticizedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Plans to provide Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency officials with legal immunity once it is closed have been fiercely criticized, as it violates the basic principle of equality before the law.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Over 200,000 Indonesian pilgrims arrive in S. Arabia as start of
Over 200,000 Indonesian pilgrims arrive in S. Arabia as start of haj nearsAgencies Up to 204,873 Indonesian pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia while some 127 pilgrims canceled their pilgrimages for various reasons.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
OPEC may maintain quotas next month
OPEC may maintain quotas next monthBloomberg, Jakarta OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said he may recommend the group leave output quotas unchanged at a meeting next month, signaling a shift from calls in December by some members for a production cut.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Two dossiers on alleged election violators submitted
Two dossiers on alleged election violators submittedEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police handed over two dossiers for election violation cases allegedly involving the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP) to the Jakarta Prosecutors' Office on...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Small vendors want a place inside market building
Small vendors want a place inside market buildingAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "I have sold fruit here for almost 15 years already. We are allowed to do business here because we pay the officials," said Dudung, 51, who opened his small stand on the sidewalk of Jl.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Fire razes houses in Gunung Sahari
Fire razes houses in Gunung Sahari JAKARTA: A fire gutted nine houses on Jl. Industri II, North Gunung Sahari subdistrict, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, late on Monday.There were no fatalities, however, according to fire agency official Abas Adiwijaya, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Bekasi, Jakarta reopen dump
Bekasi, Jakarta reopen dumpDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta and Bekasi administrations agreed on Tuesday to reopen the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi municipality to end a waste crisis that has affected both areas since Jakarta closed the dump on Jan. 4.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Bapeptal prone to outside influence: NGOs
Bapeptal prone to outside influence: NGOsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are seriously questioning the independence of the recently established Power Market Supervision Agency (Bapeptal) and the lack of public participation in selecting the members.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Deputy PM Lee meets Hamzah Haz
Deputy PM Lee meets Hamzah Haz JAKARTA: Visiting Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Vice President Hamzah Haz on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in Indonesia ahead of the elections.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Thai Navy chief visits Cilangkap
Thai Navy chief visits Cilangkap JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto received Royal Thai Navy chief Adm. Chumbol Pachisanon at the military headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Tuesday.During the visit, Adm. Chumbol introduced himself as the successor of Adm.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
4 x 13
4 x 13 Floods destroys several houses and bridges, shuts schools JP/5/KPU2 x 29 Election watchdog finds 253 violations in Riau candidacies JP/5/TEA2 x 22Tea prices collapse, farmers face disaster JP/5/USU2 x 18 University bans campus campaigning
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Jakarta to regulate tinted car windows
Jakarta to regulate tinted car windowsDamar Harsanto and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The high number of violations during the extended three-in-one traffic policy on its first day of implementation has prompted the Jakarta Transportation Agency to call on private car owners not to put...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Police question Syahril for nine hours
Police question Syahril for nine hours JAKARTA: Police investigators fired 29 questions at former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor Syahril Sabirin on Tuesday over his alleged role in the misuse of Rp 20.9 trillion (US$2.45 billion) in funds from Account No. 502.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
PDI-P allocates Rp 100b for campaign
PDI-P allocates Rp 100b for campaignFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has established a Rp 100 billion (US$11.3 million) budget for the upcoming elections campaign, with half of that budget earmarked for a media campaign.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Ninety-one RI pilgrims pass away in Saudi Arabia ahead of haj
Ninety-one RI pilgrims pass away in Saudi Arabia ahead of hajAgencies, Jakarta The number of Indonesian pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia reached 91 people on Monday from the total of 205,000 pilgrims who will join millions of pilgrims around the world conducting the annual haj.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Dita Indah Sari
Dita Indah Sari General Chairperson Indonesian National Front for Labour Struggle (FNPBI) Jakarta2. Jusuf2 -- The effects of leadership changes on International relations in East Asia 2 x 30 Part 2 of 2 The effects of E.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Thieves leave town in the dark
Thieves leave town in the dark TANGERANG: An official blamed thieves for the absence of street lighting in many neighborhoods in Tangerang in the past year, which has irked taxpayers.Endrawiyanto, an official at the municipal public works agency said on Tuesday that many street lamps were stolen,...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Hazardous waste discussed
Hazardous waste discussed JAKARTA: International cooperation and coordination among relevant government institutions are needed to prevent the smuggling of hazardous waste into the country, an official says.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Floods destroy several houses and bridges, close schools
Floods destroy several houses and bridges, close schoolsSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Kendal, Central Java Flooding destroyed four houses and four bridges in Kendal regency, Central Java, following hours of heavy rain, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
House seeks independent haj body
House seeks independent haj bodySandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives called for the establishment of an independent body to take charge of haj travel in order to eliminate the government's monopoly over haj travel management.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Election watchdog finds 253 violations in Riau candidacies
Election watchdog finds 253 violations in Riau candidaciesHaidir Anwar Tanjung and Ni Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru/Mataram Riau Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has spotted 253 violations of election rules in the run-up to the 2004 election in the province, an...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Despite some decent progress, autonomy remains big problems
Despite some decent progress, autonomy remains big problemsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite progress over the past three years, the implementation of regional autonomy in some parts of the country has fallen short of what had originally been hoped for, The Asia Foundation revealed.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Emergency liquidity loans
Emergency liquidity loans We greatly welcome the government's effort to draw a clear-cut agreement with Bank Indonesia on the definition of the central bank's role as lender of last resort to the banking industry.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Bojong locals want dump closed
Bojong locals want dump closed BOGOR: At least 50 people representing residents living around the Bojong dump in Klapanunggal district, Bogor, complained to the Bogor Council on Tuesday, demanding the closure of the dump.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
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Local govts. help decentralization programs work William Frej Mission Director United States Agency for International Development/Indonesia (USAID) Jakarta 2. Strait -- Bird flu closing in 2 x 21 Bird flu closing in: A threat to both chickens and humans The Straits Times Asia News Network...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
'We better seek ways to avoid the 3-in-1 zone'
'We better seek ways to avoid the 3-in-1 zone' The tough new three-in-one traffic policy in the capital has not stopped road users from using their private cars. At least 1,200 motorists have been ticketed for violating the new policy in the last two days.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
President to have power to veto draft laws
President to have power to veto draft lawsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Constitutional Commission (KK) is considering granting the president authority to veto bills that he or she deems to be unfavorable to the nation.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
PTDI, workers fail to reach agreement
PTDI, workers fail to reach agreementRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) and its 6,600 dismissed workers have failed to resolve their labor dispute under a bipartite negotiation, and has relegated the...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
1. FLU: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS
1. FLU: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS Bird flu confirmed in Balinese boy 2. IBRA: 2 LINES, 13 COUNTS Immunity plan for IBRA criticized 3. MECCA: 1 LINE, 54 COUNTS Ninety-one RI pilgrims pass away in S. Arabia ahead of haj 4. ASIA: 1 LINE, 54 COUNTS Bird flu poses serious global human health threat: Agencies
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
KFC to drop chicken in Vietnam because of bird flu
KFC to drop chicken in Vietnam because of bird fluBloomberg, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Eight of the nine KFC restaurants in Vietnam, which has stopped some poultry sales to halt its bird flu epidemic, will serve fish and pasta instead of fried chicken when they open Saturday after more than a week...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Illness in Bangladesh identified
Illness in Bangladesh identifiedBANGLADESH: A mystery disease that has killed 10 people in Bangladesh has been identified as viral encephalitis and has no link to the bird flu that has struck nine other Asian countries, a doctor treating some of the victims said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Tigers oppose Indo-Lanka deal
Tigers oppose Indo-Lanka dealSRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have asked New Delhi not to go ahead with a proposed defense cooperation pact with the Colombo government, arguing that it would alter the military balance of power here.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Dancer wants RI on world stage
Dancer wants RI on world stageCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta When the 14th century Bugis epic poem I La Galigo comes to the world stage on March 12, 39-year-old Restu Imansari Kusumaningrum will have achieved another milestone on the way to making her vision come true.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Restu Imansari pursues Indonesian world stage
Restu Imansari pursues Indonesian world stageCarla Bianpoen Contributor JakartaWhen the 14th century Bugis epic poem I La Galigo comes to the world stage on March 12, 39-year-old Restu Imansari Kusumaningrum will have achieved another milestone on the way to making her vision come true.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
World Social Forum: Is another power possible?
World Social Forum: Is another power possible?Dita Indah Sari, General Chairperson, Indonesian National Front for Labor Struggle (FNPBI), Jakarta In the middle of the heat and poverty of the Indian city of Mumbai, the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) was held on Jan. 16- 21.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Southern Airline buys 21 Airbus jets
Southern Airline buys 21 Airbus jets PARIS: China Southern Airlines recently agreed to buy 21 Airbus aircraft, Chinese President Hu Jintao told a press conference here on Tuesday."To my knowledge, China Southern Airlines and Airbus very recently agreed on the acquisition of 21 Airbus planes and we...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Emergency liquidity loans
Emergency liquidity loans We greatly welcome the government's effort to draw a clear-cut agreement with Bank Indonesia on the definition of the central bank's role as lender of last resort to the banking industry.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
KADIN expected to play active role in ASEAN integration drive
KADIN expected to play active role in ASEAN integration driveTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda wants input from the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) on the development of policy on the planned integration of Southeast Asian...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Death toll rises to 7 in RP squalls
Death toll rises to 7 in RP squallsPHILIPPINES: Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of four more fishermen who drowned after squalls struck fleets of fishing boats in the northern Philippines, bringing the death toll to seven, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Seek him here, seek him there, seeking Tommy everywhere
Seek him here, seek him there, seeking Tommy everywhereM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Soeharto's youngest son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, failed once again to testify at a trial in the Central Jakarta District Court.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
1. JAKARTA: 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 30
1. JAKARTA: 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 30 75% of bird slaughterhouses illegal sidebar Poultry workers take safety for granted 2. PTDI: 36 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 36 PTDI, workers fail to reach agreement3. CETRO: 30 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 45 General election monitors deplore restricted access 4.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Hearing of Sutiyoso lawsuit begins
Hearing of Sutiyoso lawsuit begins JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court began hearing on Tuesday Governor Sutiyoso's lawsuit against activist Irma Hutabarat over the alleged misuse of charity funds.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
1. LIPPO: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. LIPPO: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Bank Lippo posts wider loss ahead of divestment 2. POPE: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 Pope urges U.S. to work for peace in talks with Cheney 3. KPU: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 800 legislative candidates may fail to qualify for election 4.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Susi concerned about female shuttlers
Susi concerned about female shuttlersMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Indonesian badminton star Susi Susanti expressed concern about the waning performance of the country's female players since her retirement in 1999.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Banjar closes schools due to flooding
Banjar closes schools due to floodingThe Jakarta Post JakartaAuthorities in the South Kalimantan regency of Banjar closed several schools on Tuesday due to severe flooding in the area.Water has reached 30 to 100 centimeters deep in five districts in the regency over the past few days.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Balongan to resume operation next week
Balongan to resume operation next weekNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina expects its Balongan oil refinery in Indramayu, West Java, to resume full operation on Feb. 4.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.27
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.27 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
JP/5/
JP/5/ Motorboat sinks, two missing MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two persons were reported missing on Tuesday after a motorboat carrying 16 crew members and 25 cubic meters of logs sank in waters off Mursala Island, Central Tapanuli district, North Sumatra.