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Riau environmentalists to sue Singapore over sand imports

Riau environmentalists to sue Singapore over sand importsHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Local environmentalists here are planning to sue the Singapore government, blamed for destroying the environment in Riau as the neighboring country has continued importing sand from the...

Painter Rastika returns with fresh touch

Painter Rastika returns with fresh touchYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta After being absent for some time from a solo exhibition in Jakarta, Rastika, 60-year-old glass painter from Gegesik Kulon, a village in Cirebon, West Java, is back with his latest works.

Law restricts number of political parties

Law restricts number of political partiesBambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Only a few of the over 200 new political parties will contest the 2004 general election as many of them will likely fail to meet the strict requirements imposed by the new Law on Political...

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.

Film, video and photo fest to showcase ASEAN talent

Film, video and photo fest to showcase ASEAN talentHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aspiring filmmakers and photographers, do you want the opportunity to expose your work in the United States, plus have a chance to win cash up to US$1,750 at the first U.S.

Corruption worse under Megawati, says ICW

Corruption worse under Megawati, says ICWTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption among state officials and politicians has worsened under President Megawati Soekarnoputri's leadership, Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) says.

Government to issue new policy on money laundering

Government to issue new policy on money launderingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fight against money laundering would appear to be intensifying with the government announcing plans on Friday to issue a ruling requiring non-bank financial institutions to find out more about their...

LG keeps its commitment to invest in Indonesia

LG keeps its commitment to invest in IndonesiaSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, West Java PT LG Electronics Indonesia, a subsidiary of the South Korean- owned electronic company LG, is scheduled early next month to start operating the expansion unit of its refrigerator factory, which...

S.Korea's Roh reaches out to Western investors

S.Korea's Roh reaches out to Western investorsPaul Eckert, Reuters, Seoul South Korean President-elect Roh Moo-hyun, once a fiery union lawyer, reached out to foreign investors on Friday, vowing further steps to open a fast-growing economy that has a history of hostility towards outsiders.

Washington ethnic profiling policy discriminatory: Hassan

Washington ethnic profiling policy discriminatory: HassanFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaJakarta considers Washington's policy, which obliges Indonesian males age 16 and over currently staying in the U.S.

Peak U.S. business group calls for ASEAN to integrate markets

Peak U.S. business group calls for ASEAN to integrate marketsAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Southeast Asian nations should work quickly to integrate their economies in order to compete successfully against their giant neighbor China, a peak U.S.-based business group said Friday.

Separatists told to leave Ambon to attend trial

Separatists told to leave Ambon to attend trialAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The North Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has ordered Maluku separatist leaders Alex Manuputty and Semmy Waeleruny to leave Ambon and return to Jakarta within 10 days to attend further hearings in their...

ASEAN urged to help ease Korea crisis

ASEAN urged to help ease Korea crisisFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James A. Kelly urged Indonesia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members on Friday to support dialog as a peaceful...

KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices on Malaysia's

KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices on Malaysia's Derivatives Exchange are likely to trend further south amid a lack of fresh leads, dealers said Friday. CPO prices for February closed at 1,626 ringgit (US$428) a ton at the end of the week.

Protest rallies

Protest rallies and public orderFrom Koran Tempo The 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.

Jakarta to host copyright seminar

Jakarta to host copyright seminar JAKARTA: Delegates from 23 Asia and Pacific countries are to attend a seminar here later this month to discuss strategies and policies for the protection of intellectual property rights, a senior official said.

Megawati awards best performing exporters

Megawati awards best performing exportersArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri awarded on Friday the Primaniyarta service medal to 34 companies assessed as the best performing exporters last year, praising them for their contribution to the national economy...

Police arrest sea pirates

Police arrest sea pirates MANADO, North Sulawesi: North Sulawesi Police have arrested nine suspected pirates for allegedly hijacking a Taiwanese fishing boat in waters off Sangihe Talaud district on Dec. 27.Provincial police spokesman Adj. Sr. Com.

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...

Five dead, six injured in bloody W. Sumatra village clash

Five dead, six injured in bloody W. Sumatra village clashKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra The situation in Pasaman, 180 kilometers north of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, remains tense following bloody violence between the residents of two villages in the regency on Wednesday...

Railway fares

Railway faresFrom Republika In 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...

BP to fully resume East Java gas supply

BP to fully resume East Java gas supplyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc. completed on Friday the repair work on leaks at its gas pipelines in East Java, a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said.

Sutiyoso and garbage

Sutiyoso and garbage As many of us know, the main problems that constantly bedevil our capital city, Jakarta, are its transportation system, flooding and garbage disposal. Unfortunately, the city administration and bureaucracy have never come up with any workable solutions to these problems,...

TV Today: Saturday, January 18, 2003

TV Today: Saturday, January 18, 2003 TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Sports Feature8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Documentary9:30 Entertainment 10:00 Mujizat10:30 Talk Show11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Directorate General of Telecommunications and Post issued a directive on Friday instructing the country's four fixed-line telephone operators to charge their customers at the old rate.The move follows a government decision to postpone the recently announce rate increase.

Reduced competitiveness blamed on lack of stars

Reduced competitiveness blamed on lack of starsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As competitiveness has faded significantly, the Indonesian amateur boxing today could hardly yield future stars as did in the past, former national star Syamsul Anwar Harahap said.

Legislators set to investigate Indosat sale to foreign firm

Legislators set to investigate Indosat sale to foreign firmKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 117 legislators submitted a petition on Friday urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to exercise its investigative powers to examine the sale of 41.

Telkom told to charge customers old rate

Telkom told to charge customers old rateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Telecommunications and Post issued a directive on Friday instructing the country's four fixed-line telephone operators to charge their customers at the old rate.

JP/6/E04

JP/6/E04Telephone rates The government has finally delayed the new telephone tariff increases, which should be effective this month. The delay was announced after a meeting between three coordinating ministers and members of the House and Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly...

Belgium urges RI to free dredgers

Belgium urges RI to free dredgers The Belgium government summoned the Indonesian ambassador Thursday to protest Jakarta's refusal to release three Belgian dredging vessels that have been cleared by an Indonesian court of illegally operating in Indonesian waters.

* Headlines: KPU must proceed or risk delayed election2

* Headlines: KPU must proceed or risk delayed election2 * National:Four hurt in clash during price hike protest 4 * Archipelago: Separatists to leave Ambon to attend trial5 * Opinion: Leaders, media must adapt to changes7 * City: Councillors to get training paid for by UNDP8 * Sports: Top players...

RI economy to suffer should U.S. attack Iraq

RI economy to suffer should U.S. attack IraqThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia's economy, still struggling to recover from the economic crisis in the late 1990s, would experience another major setback if the U.S. launched a military strike on Iraq, a foreign-based economist said.

1. Cifor20 -- Sustaining RI forests

1. Cifor20 -- Sustaining RI forests needs strong measures2. State16 -- Total intelligence needed for comprehensive national security

Humor in Rastika's Glass Painting

Humor in Rastika's Glass PaintingYusuf Susilo Hartono Contributor Jakarta After being absent for sometime of solo exhibition area in Jakarta, Rastika, 60-year-old glass painter from Gegesik Kulon, a village in Cirebon, West Java, backs with his latest works.

S. Arabian citizen nabbed for drugs

S. Arabian citizen nabbed for drugs TANGERANG: A Saudi Arabian citizen was arrested at Soekarno- Hatta International Airport on Thursday for trying to smuggle 2,647 benzodiazepam barbiturate pills into the country.

Four students hurt in clash during price hike protest

Four students hurt in clash during price hike protestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least four students were wounded when police scuffled with some 3,000 students protesting in front of the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday.

Feeding banks only deters real-sector industries

Feeding banks only deters real-sector industriesPitan Daslani, Journalist, Jakarta In defending her policy to increase fuel prices and utility rates, little did President Megawati Soekarnoputri realize -- unless she really meant it -- that she was well on track to crippling Indonesia's real-sector...

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.

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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Jan. 17 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 17 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,522.46 4,929.28 5,253.88 5,197.63Brunei dollar 1 5,419.03 4,839.66 5,155.47 5,103.14Canadian dollar 1 6,108.

RI to set up property rights task force

RI to set up property rights task forceDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to curb rampant intellectual property piracy in the country, the government is planning to establish a task force that would strengthen coordination among law enforcers.

Defense plea in Theys trial rejected

Defense plea in Theys trial rejected SURABAYA, East Java: Military prosecutors rejected on Friday a defense plea by lawyers of seven Army Special Forces (Kopassus) members charged with murdering Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.Chief investigator Col.

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Time to get realistic about forest crisis Longgena Ginting Executive Director The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) Jakarta2. WB -- WB briefs CGI before Bali meeting 1 x 30Part 1 of 2 Stability, growth, reform: WB 3.

1. Budget - 1x27

1. Budget - 1x27 Council criticizes proposed budget 2. Dolog - 2x18 Sutiyoso demands that Dolog chief be fired 3. Gading - 2x 25Residents lose class action filed against Sutiyoso4. Speak - 2x20 'Police rely on money from drug dealers'

Sutiyoso demands that Dolog chief be fired

Sutiyoso demands that Dolog chief be firedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Angered by what he sees as chaos in the distribution of subsidized rice to the poor, Governor Sutiyoso urged on Thursday the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to replace its provincial logistics agency (Dolog) chief,...

House to summon Susilo over Aceh

House to summon Susilo over Aceh JAKARTA: The House of Representatives' Commission I for defense and political affairs will summon Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the troubled province of Aceh.

KPPU loses legal battle in Indomobil case

KPPU loses legal battle in Indomobil caseA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has lost a legal battle against parties it ruled to have manipulated the Indomobil sale last year.

New envoys present credentials

New envoys present credentials JAKARTA: Tunisian Ambassadors Mohammed Mouldi Kefi and Afghanistan Ambassador Abdul Rahim Sayed Jan submitted their credentials to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday.

SE Asian states form antiterror committee

SE Asian states form antiterror committeeAgence France-Presse, Manila The Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand on Thursday agreed to form a joint committee that will boost multilateral cooperation against terrorism and other transnational crimes.

`Police rely on money from drug dealers'

`Police rely on money from drug dealers' Drug abuse is one of the serious problems facing the country, especially big cities like Jakarta. Under the antidrug laws which allow the death penalty for drug traffickers, 21 people have been sentenced to death. But none have been executed.

Privatization of water may get House backing

Privatization of water may get House backingBambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite some criticism due to nationalistic and perhaps environmental concerns, the privatization of water resources in the country could soon receive strong legal backing as the House...