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Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Threat not to pay taxes
Threat not to pay taxes In the rallies held in response to the simultaneous increases of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs, the protesters demanded that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz resign. I can certainly understand this demand.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Donors ready to extend loans despite rising criticism
Donors ready to extend loans despite rising criticismWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Indonesia's traditional foreign lenders, from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), will start a two-day meeting on Tuesday on the resort island of Bali to determine a new loan facility...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Govt told to curb paper dumping practices
Govt told to curb paper dumping practicesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The local paper industry has demanded the government take immediate action against alleged dumping practices by paper manufacturers from Finland, South Korea, India and Malaysia.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Govt has no sense of crisis: Cak Roes
Govt has no sense of crisis: Cak Roes SURABAYA: Respected national figure Roeslan Abdulgani, popularly known as Cak Roes, criticized President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration, which, he said, had no sense of crisis, as indicated by the fuel and electricity price hikes.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
While almost all providers of serviced offices claim that they
While almost all providers of serviced offices claim that they work on this principle in serving their clients, one visit to CEO Suite's fully serviced offices, located at the GKBI and JSX buildings, will instantly reveal the real difference as to how it is applied down to the most minute details...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Green NGOs oppose bill legalizing water privatization
Green NGOs oppose bill legalizing water privatizationBambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fearing grim consequences for the environment, environmental organizations have expressed strong opposition to the water resources bill that will become a legal basis for water...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Funds for RT/RWs not salaries
Funds for RT/RWs not salaries JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso asserted that the monthly support funds of Rp 150,000 (about US$17) and Rp 250,000 that would be paid by the city administration to the heads of neighborhood and community units respectively, were not salaries.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Threat not to pay taxes
Threat not to pay taxes In the rallies held in response to the simultaneous increases of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs, the protesters demanded that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz resign. I can certainly understand this demand.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Minister warns Aceh truce might be broken
Minister warns Aceh truce might be brokenTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The top security minister warned on Monday that Indonesia could withdraw from the peace agreement with the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) if the international monitoring team failed to take "serious action" to...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
headings
headings1. Sulsel: 10 x 4 linesAmin Syam sworn in as new governor of S. Sulawesi2. Pasaman: 22 x 2 linesWest Sumatra regency on edge following deadly clashes 3. Kal: 16 x 2 linesProsecutors reject dossier on Sjachriel4.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Debate on new regencies delayed
Debate on new regencies delayed JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday delayed the deliberation of the proposal to establish three new regencies in the provinces of West Kalimantan and Maluku.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Demand for ceramic floor tile up
Demand for ceramic floor tile up JAKARTA: Local ceramic floor tile maker PT Arwana Citramulia Tbk says its sales would increase by 20 percent this year backed by the increasing demand from the housing sector.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Elite culture and
Elite culture and people's cultureFrom Koran Tempo President Megawati Soekarnoputri said that the burning of the President's and Vice President's effigies in rallies staged to protest against the hike in utility prices was indicative that the people were lacking in respect and that their cultural...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
House to discuss antiterrorism bills
House to discuss antiterrorism bills JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday formed a special committee to deliberate the much-awaited antiterrorism bills.The establishment of the special committee took place two months after the bills were submitted by the government in November last...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
New province to
New province to solve Papua issueFrom Media Indonesia People in the region of Irian Jaya, now called Papua, are still lagging behind in their standard of living, while the political movement to secede from the Republic of Indonesia is escalating.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Stock index could reach 410 this week: Analyst
Stock index could reach 410 this week: AnalystDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Composite Index should hover above the 400 level this week amid positive market sentiments and an expected abatement of utility price hike protests, according to an analyst.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
IMF's labor remarks cause anger
IMF's labor remarks cause anger JAKARTA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been warned against interfering in the deliberations of a manpower bill at the House of Representatives.Rekso Ageng Herman of House Commission VII on manpower said on Saturday the bill was expected to be passed on...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Maluku separatist leaders defy state order, demand expenses
Maluku separatist leaders defy state order, demand expensesAziz Tunny and Octovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Maluku separatist leaders Alex Manuputty and Semmy Waeleruny have refused to return to Jakarta for their subversion trials unless the government pay them Rp 210 million...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Threat not to pay taxes
Threat not to pay taxes In the rallies held in response to the simultaneous increases of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs, the protesters demanded that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz resign. I can certainly understand this demand.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Singaporean, RI artists blend in fusion
Singaporean, RI artists blend in fusionTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta "Will I get an all out service?" asked a woman. "I would like to have a massage but I'll have to wait until my husband is assigned out of town. I'll get in touch with you a few days later.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Cheap rice being stolen: Dolog chief
Cheap rice being stolen: Dolog chief JAKARTA: The head of the provincial logistics agency (Dolog Jaya), Hary Syahdan, confirmed last Saturday reports that subsidized rice for the poor had been stolen.Hary said officials at the subdistrict or district levels were stealing some of the rice during...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
WB allocates Rp 1.1b for school repairs
WB allocates Rp 1.1b for school repairs AMBON, Maluku: The World Bank will provide a Rp 1.1 billion loan for the reconstruction of 12 elementary schools in the Maluku capital of Ambon.The World Bank loan accounts for 40 percent of the total development funds for the reconstruction of elementary...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Protest rallies and public order
Protest rallies and public orderFrom Koran TempoThe government's decision to raise fuel prices, telephone tariffs and electricity rates simultaneously has caused strong and widespread reactions as expressed, among various means, through protests by university students and other social components.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Cannibal admits to taste for humans
Cannibal admits to taste for humans PURBALINGGA, Central Java: A 31-year old man has admitted to eating at least three human corpses for supernatural purposes, police in the Central Java town of Purbalingga said Saturday.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Akbar urged to heed virtue and quit post as speaker
Akbar urged to heed virtue and quit post as speakerNana Rukmana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Jakarta The move to clip House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's wings has taken a new turn following a Jakarta High Court verdict against him with at least 75 legislators...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
* Headlines: Politics not law drives corruption cases 2
* Headlines: Politics not law drives corruption cases 2 * National: 80% of labor exporters not professional4 * Archipelago: Aceh security forces continue extortion5 * Opinion: Economic repercussions of war with Iraq7 * City: Councillors to discuss city budget in Puncak8 * Sports: Swiss team...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
North Sumatra officials take 'vacation' in India: Councillor
North Sumatra officials take 'vacation' in India: CouncillorApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A team of about 50 provincial officials from North Sumatra left for a seven-day trip to India on Friday to attend an international expo which will cost taxpayers over Rp 1 billion...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Occupancy rates remain high despite fall in new demand
Occupancy rates remain high despite fall in new demand Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Although the Oct. Bali bombing severely hurt the country's hotel industry, the occupancy at expensive apartments remains relatively high.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Present coalition
Present coalition still going strong In the political scene, it is virtually impossible for the solid coalition of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), the faction of the Functional Group (Golkar) behind Akbar Tandjung and the United Development Party (PPP) to lose the 2004...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
* Headlines: Politics not law drives corruption cases 2
* Headlines: Politics not law drives corruption cases 2 * National: 80% of labor exporters not professional4 * Archipelago: Aceh security forces continue extortion5 * Opinion: Economic repercussions of war with Iraq7 * City: Councillors to discuss city budget in Puncak8 * Sports: Swiss team...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Police fire warning shots, beat anti-CGI protesters
Police fire warning shots, beat anti-CGI protestersSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Police fired warning shots and beat hundreds of anti-CGI protesters with batons, while representatives of Indonesia's traditional foreign donor countries and institutions held a closed-door meeting with...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Pertamina gives a little back
Pertamina gives a little back SORONG, Papua: More than 1,000 students from Papua received scholarships from state-run oil and gas company PT Pertamina last year.Pertamina's legal and public relations head in Sorong M.R. Junarto said on Saturday that it had disbursed a total of Rp 459.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Railway fares
Railway faresFrom RepublikaIn the opinion of train commuters, the idea of the Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi divisions of railway company PT KAI to increase railway fares as of Jan. 1, 2003, really defies reason; first and foremost, for the reason that the latest fare hikes were just...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
WB warns of looming power crisis
WB warns of looming power crisisA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is likely to experience a power crisis in 2004 unless new power investments are brought in, the World Bank has warned.The World Bank said in its latest economic assessment report on Indonesia that a power shortage was...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Govt told to make rulings on maritime borders
Govt told to make rulings on maritime bordersDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government needs to establish some rulings on the country's maritime borders in a bid to promote security and law enforcement of its territory at sea, a discussion concluded here last week.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Please refer the count to the computer column counting
Please refer the count to the computer column counting1. CGI: 2 x 27Police fire warning shots, beat anti-CGI protesters 2. WAR: 1 x 42Give peace a chance, world religions say 3. COURT: 3 x 18Court's sentence for Akbar too lenient: Analysts
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
4 x 12
4 x 12 Aceh security forces continue extortion JP/5/5sumut2 x 26 North Sumatra officials take vacation in India: Hitler JP/5/rms2 x 29 Maluku separatist leaders defy state order, demand expenses JP/5/manado1 x 49 Holiday mentality blamed for budget delay
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
1. KPU: 1 x 48
1. KPU: 1 x 48Donors happy with RI but price stance may nag 2. CORRUPT: 2 X 27Politics not law drives corruption cases: Analysts 3. AkbarAkbar urged to heed virtue, quit office 4. CUTLINE: 1 x 46 Housewives rally at Monas against price hikes 5. 6.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
House calls for revenge against U.S. policy
House calls for revenge against U.S. policyNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The House of Representatives urged the Indonesian government on Sunday to retaliate against the United States' new immigration policy which is perceived as discriminatory against Indonesian nationals.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraq
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraqor'U.S. must not fight Iraq as it will cause chaos in RI'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaNoted Muslim leaders, scholars and activists warned the United States on Saturday against attacking Iraq, saying that a war against Baghdad would only...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
'She turns a deaf ear to people's protests'
'She turns a deaf ear to people's protests' Amid mounting public criticism over the government's plan to raise fuel, electricity and telephone rates, President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called on the entire population to tighten their belts so that Indonesia can escape its debt trap and become...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
1. DPRD: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. DPRD: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 City council to discuss 2003 budget in Puncak 2. BUSWAY: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 27 Residents worried new busway will aggravate traffic woes 3. WORKER: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 34 Many workers moonlight as prostitutes 4.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Judges must report at cases
Judges must report at cases PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Supreme Justice Bagir Manan ordered on Saturday all heads of district courts across the country to provide the Supreme Court with the details of all the cases they hear.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Justice for ordinary people
Justice for ordinary peopleFrom KompasThe increase in fuel prices, and electricity and telephone charges have no direct impact on the poor people, who have no motorized vehicles. However, the impact of the price increases -- soaring prices of daily necessities, will hit them hard.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Donors happy with RI but price stance may nag
Donors happy with RI but price stance may nagJoanne Collins, Reuters, Jakarta Happy with Indonesia's fight against terror and its efforts for peace in Aceh, international donors look set this week to pledge the US$2.8 billion in aid that the country is seeking.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Cheap rice for the poor stolen
Cheap rice for the poor stolen Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso was upset upon hearing that the central government had distributed cheap rice for poor families in Jakarta without his awareness.He said that it was the city administration that is the most informed about the number of poor families and where...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Australia blamed for illegal migrants
Australia blamed for illegal migrantsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bowing to diplomatic pressure, Indonesia is helping prevent illegal migrants from coming to Australia and in doing so is helping the latter avoid its international obligation to accepting refugees, an Australian...
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
U.S. troops renovate hospital in RP
U.S. troops renovate hospital in RP PHILIPPINES: A government hospital renovated by U.S. troops in the southern Philippines was officially turned over on Sunday to local authorities in the rebel-plagued Basilan island, the military said.The military's southern command chief Lt. Gen.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Aceh security forces continue to extort drivers
Aceh security forces continue to extort driversNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Not only has last month's peace deal failed to bring a complete end to bloodshed in Aceh, it has also failed to stop security forces from extorting truck drivers across the troubled province.
Mon, 20 Jan 2003
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FOR FOCUS ISSUErichEksekutif MentengSPORTS FACILITIES: Apartments in Jakarta offer a wide range of sports facilities including outdoor and indoor swimming pools, indoor and outdoor tennis courts and mini golf courses.