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Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Optimism up in Thailand, Malaysia
Optimism up in Thailand, MalaysiaDeutsche Press-Agentur, Singapore Consumer confidence in Thailand and Malaysia hit historic highs during the fourth quarter of last year with optimism up for the first half of this year, a Mastercard survey showed on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
TV Today: Friday, January 23, 2004
TV Today: Friday, January 23, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Entertainment News: Selebrita8:00 Music: Sik Asik10:00 TV Drama 11:00 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Music2:30 English News Service3:00 Comedy Drama:...
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Food and laughter marks the Chinese New Year
Food and laughter marks the Chinese New YearTony Ryanto Contributor JakartaChinese Indonesians celebrate Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year in a variety of ways, but one tradition is fondly adhered to by all.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
ASEAN-EU discuss greater trade opportunities
ASEAN-EU discuss greater trade opportunitiesSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to work on an action plan to accelerate integrating the region's economies in a bid to boost trade and investments.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Entrance ports ready for new visa policy
Entrance ports ready for new visa policyMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Two weeks prior to the implementation of the new visa policy on Feb. 1, international airports and seaports throughout Indonesia appear to have completed their preparations.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Good signal
Good signal A number of foreign manufacturers have decided to relocate their businesses to Indonesia. This is good news for the country, which is thirsting for foreign capital to spur its economy. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
1. KPU: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS
1. KPU: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTSKPU rapped for accommodating late applicants2. EMPLOYEE: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Government plans to recruit a million civil servants3. BOMB: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Police find live bombs in conflict-ridden Poso 4. VISA: 1 LINE, 36 COUNTS Entrance ports ready for new visa policy 5.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Police seek evidence in BNI scam
Police seek evidence in BNI scam JAKARTA: Police are collecting more evidence on the role of several officials of state-owned BNI bank in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$200 billion) BNI scam.National Police deputy spokesperson Brig. Gen.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Dengue fever kills three in Yogya
Dengue fever kills three in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Dengue fever has killed at least three people in Yogyakarta since last week, while seven others are being hospitalized for the same disease, health officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Australia honors RI 'dalang'
Australia honors RI 'dalang' MELBOURNE: At the government-to-government level there may be times of sweet-and-sour relations, suspicions and tensions, but in general, Indonesian-Australian relations are healthy.On Australia Day, which falls on Jan.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Former attorney general denies promise to informant
Former attorney general denies promise to informantThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer for former attorney general Marzuki Darusman denied on Tuesday his client had provided a written guarantee that Endin Wahyudin, who blew the whistle on alleged bribery in the Supreme Court, would win any...
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Probe into Moses death urged
Probe into Moses death urgedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An urgent investigation is needed into the death of Antonius Moses to stop further fatalities in Indonesian professional boxing, commentators said."There should definitely be an investigation into the case," Martinez, a boxing observer and...
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
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checked JP/17/P01Celebrating the Chinese New Year at Melia Purosani HotelAs with other large hotels in the country's other cities, Melia Purosani Hotel Jogjakarta will celebrate the Chinese New Year with special events and an attractive room package.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Police blamed for trial delay
Police blamed for trial delay MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office said on Tuesday it had completed the case files of two police officers charged with human rights abuses in Papua province a month ago.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004
Motorcycle sales up 23% in 2003
Motorcycle sales up 23% in 2003 JAKARTA: In Indonesia, domestic sales of new motorcycles rose 23 percent to 2.81 million units in 2003 thanks to lower interest rates, car assemblers' association Gaikindo said on Tuesday.Market leader PT Astra International said it sold 1.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Factions ordered to return cars
Factions ordered to return cars TANGERANG: Tangerang regency administration demanded on Monday that four of 11 factions at the regency council return their official cars soon."The factions will end their working period within a few days but as of today only seven have returned their cars,"...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Restrictions on errant bankers welcomed
Restrictions on errant bankers welcomedTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Banking observers supported Bank Indonesia's decision to bar former owners of insolvent banks, who in the past had violated banking rules, from having a controlling share in any bank within the next 20 years and urged...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
TNI replaces British tanks in Aceh
TNI replaces British tanks in Aceh JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) on Monday shipped 14 locally made armored personnel carriers (APCs) to Aceh to replace 28 British-made Scorpion tanks currently used in its offensive against rebels there.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Court open trials of terror suspects
Court open trials of terror suspectsSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang The Semarang District Court in Central Java opened the trials on Monday of four suspects charged with terrorism. Police had earlier found explosive materials and munitions at their rented house.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Buyers need more than just environmentally friendly products
Buyers need more than just environmentally friendly productsRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Environmentally friendly home appliances may attract more customers in advanced countries due to a higher level of awareness and deeper concern for the environment there, but it is not necessarily the case...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Busway feeder buses not yet ready
Busway feeder buses not yet readyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around two weeks before the TransJakarta Busway is fully operational on Feb. 1, the feeder buses are still not ready. The Jakarta Post observed on Monday at the Blok M bus terminal in South Jakarta that few buses had "feeder"...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Political parties stand trial over asset ownership
Political parties stand trial over asset ownershipM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court commenced on Monday the trial of three large political parties that were accused by 13 new political parties of illegally occupying state assets as their offices.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Civet coffee: Strange brew in a time of SARS fears
Civet coffee: Strange brew in a time of SARS fearsChris Brumitt Associated Press Jakarta SARS fears have stopped the Chinese from eating civet cats. But that hasn't turned off others from sipping the strangest of brews - one they insist is made from coffee beans eaten, partly digested and then...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
* Headlines:Legislators vow to finish 45 bills in just 35 days 2
* Headlines:Legislators vow to finish 45 bills in just 35 days 2 * National:KPU faces uncertainty in ballot box production 4 * Archipelago:PDI-P supporters riot in Tegal 5 * Opinion:Headscarf ban and multisecularism 6 * City:Sutiyoso says monorail project likely to be postponed 8 * Sports:Roddick,...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
PDI-P supporters riot in Tegal
PDI-P supporters riot in TegalNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java Hundreds of supporters of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's political party ran amok in Tegal municipality, Central Java, soon after their candidate lost the mayoral race here on Monday.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
RI student's death not murder, police said: Police who launched a
RI student's death not murder, police said: Police who launched a murder probe after finding the body of an Indonesian student in a garbage bin said on Monday he climbed into the container on his own and died.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Knocked-out boxer Moses dies of brain hemorrhage
Knocked-out boxer Moses dies of brain hemorrhageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After five days struggling to recover from a brain hemorrhage, Antonius Moses Seram, who was knocked unconscious in a boxing match on Tuesday, finally died at the UKI Hospital here on Monday."He died at 8.55 p.m.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Many candidates to be ruled out of 2004 elections, official says
Many candidates to be ruled out of 2004 elections, official saysApriadi Gunawan and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Bandung While political parties nationwide scrambled to return their legislative candidates' papers before Monday's deadline, a Medan official predicted many candidates...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Health ministry issues travel alert
Health ministry issues travel alert JAKARTA: The health ministry has asked Indonesian citizens planning to travel China, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore to make sure they were entirely fit and healthy before going abroad in the wake of a possible outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
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Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Aceh 2004: Zero prospects for peace
Aceh 2004: Zero prospects for peaceAguswandi, Researcher, Tapol, London The new year has arrived but Aceh is as gloomy as ever. There is no sign of any significant change to the situation in "Mecca's veranda" in the forthcoming year.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Jakarta tries out waste processor
Jakarta tries out waste processor JAKARTA: The city administration tried out the waste processing facility at the Bojong dump site in Bogor regency on Monday, said Governor Sutiyoso at City Hall.If the facility, which uses ball press German technology and was imported from Germany, was proven...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Motorola to boost market share
Motorola to boost market shareP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Motorola is striving to boost its market share in this country by launching a series of new cellular phone products, according to a senior official of Motorola's local office.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
From Koran Tempo
From Koran TempoThe recent exchange of fire between the Central Jakarta police and a joint team of the National Police and city police at Hotel Millennium, Jakarta, which wounded two policemen, would not have happened if they had observed the required procedure when firing shots.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
'Busway has made traffic in the city unbearable'
'Busway has made traffic in the city unbearable' Less than a week after the launch of the TransJakarta Busway, the busway shelters are packed with people who are happily waiting to board one of its 56 buses for free. However, for many motorists, the project is nothing but a source of annoyance.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Justice ministry to change name
Justice ministry to change name JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights is considering a title change following the transfer of the Directorate General of Legal Affairs and Legislation to the Supreme Court.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Golkar trying to avoid criticism
Golkar trying to avoid criticism JAKARTA: With reports of violations of the election law by political parties on the rise, the Golkar Party decided during a meeting here that they would not display many party symbols or banners in public places before the official campaign period.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Rusydan faces Nine-year prison term
Rusydan faces Nine-year prison term JAKARTA: Prosecutors proposed a nine-year prison sentence for Abu Rusydan alias Hamzah on Monday. Rusydan is on trial for withholding information on the whereabouts of a suspect in Bali bombing in 2002.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
1. RIZA 1x25
1. RIZA 1x25 Ende Riza, from street to stage 2. BIBOKI 1x56 Biboki women convey social change through weaving
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Govt set for overseas roadshows to sell bonds
Govt set for overseas roadshows to sell bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will undertake a series of roadshows next month to a number of the world's major financial centers in a bid to gauge investor demand for its plan to issue sovereign bonds in March, Bank Indonesia senior deputy...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
City government mulls delaying monorail project
City government mulls delaying monorail projectDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso revealed on Monday that the monorail project, which is scheduled to start next month, would likely be delayed.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Biboki women convey social change through weaving
Biboki women convey social change through weavingCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Entering the exhibition of Biboki weavings at Erasmus Huis is like being drawn into the atmosphere of an old customary house amid the barren landscape of Timor Tengah Utara regency, West Timor, in East Nusa...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
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Aceh 2004: Zero prospect for peace Aguswandi Researcher Tapol London2. Pro -- Ending the Islamic democracy deficit 2 X 30 Bridging the gap: Ending the Islamic democracy deficit Richard N. Haass Project Syndicate
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Poll commission delists 39 legislative candidates
Poll commission delists 39 legislative candidatesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 39 candidates from various parties were struck of the list of candidates standing for the City Council by the Jakarta Provincial Elections Commission (KPUD) for various reasons.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Chikungunya hits Situbondo
Chikungunya hits SitubondoSITUBONDO, East Java: More than 100 Situbondo residents have contracted Chikungunya disease, which is similar to dengue fever but not fatal, in the past two weeks, following a similar outbreak in other parts of the country, including Yogyakarta and West Java.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Tourists to fund RI's antiterror campaign
Tourists to fund RI's antiterror campaignSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro- Jakti claimed on Monday that the funds obtained from the government's new visa policy would be used to help finance antiterrorism measures.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Bahorok residents demand houses
Bahorok residents demand housesMEDAN, North Sumatra: Local victims of the Bahorok flash flood are demanding that Langkat Regent Syamsul Arifin ensure that the government build them new homes.The residents said the government had promised last year that it would build 400 modest houses worth Rp 50...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Legal action against
Legal action against maid-beatersFrom Suara KaryaThe beating to death of a domestic servant by a housewife and her two children in a housing complex in Tangerang, Banten, recently was a heart-rending story.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Muhamad Ali
Muhamad Ali Lecturer State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta 2. IPS -- Canadian Farmer to Face Monsanto in Court 1 x 30 Canadian farmer vs. Monsanto Stephen Leahy Inter Press Service Brooklin, Canada 2. Nation -- Kuala Lumpur feels the heat of terrorism 1 X 30Malaysia feels the heat of terrorism...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
ASI's answer to nation's problems
ASI's answer to nation's problemsObserving recent media reports on developments in our country ahead of the upcoming general election, we, the Alliance For a Single Indonesia (ASI), herewith express our deep concern and at the same time our disappointment regarding the tendency of political parties...