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TNI to deploy small units anew tactic against GAM

TNI to deploy small units anew tactic against GAMTiarma Siboro and Teuku Agam Muzakkir, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Lhokseumawe Entering the second six months of martial law in Aceh, the Indonesian Military (TNI) disclosed on Monday that it would change its tactics in the war-torn province, including...

Salossa bans 'Independence Day'

Salossa bans 'Independence Day'Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Papua provincial government has prohibited Papuans from celebrating Papuan Independence Day on Dec. 1, according to a circular made available to reporters on Monday.The circular was signed by Papua governor J.P.

Pawnshop business pays big as holiday nears

Pawnshop business pays big as holiday nearsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jati, 40, is waiting for her turn to redeem her pawned gold ring at Jatinegara pawnshop, East Jakarta. She initially received Rp 125,000 (US$14.71) for the ring, but she must redeem it for Rp 148,000.

Lawyer downplays BPK probe into Semen Gresik

Lawyer downplays BPK probe into Semen GresikSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer representing publicly listed cement giant PT Semen Gresik downplayed on Monday the probe being conducted by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) into the company's past acquisition of PT Semen Padang and PT...

Experts urge East Asia to pool huge reserves

Experts urge East Asia to pool huge reservesP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Manila Southeast Asia and China, Japan and South Korea should set up a common fund from their huge foreign reserves as part of a strategy against regional financial turmoil, said a group of experts.

Govt may up 2004 global bond issue

Govt may up 2004 global bond issueDow Jones, Jakarta The government planned to sell up to US$600 million in global bonds next year, more than initially planned due to warm investor response during a recent international roadshow, a senior government official said on Monday.

'I deserve better meals during Ramadhan'

'I deserve better meals during Ramadhan' The Muslim holy month of Ramadhan is two weeks old, and as is the tradition people here are breaking the fast with special delicacies and lavish meals. The Jakarta Post spoke with several people about how they were coping financially with the need to buy...

Possible profit revision drags Telkom shares down

Possible profit revision drags Telkom shares downRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in state-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) plunged on Monday over fears that the reaudit of the company's 2002 financial report would result in a reduction in its...

Regencies asked to draft contingency plans

Regencies asked to draft contingency plansFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 100 regencies across the country are prone to floods in the coming months as rainfall is predicted to sharply increase, the government warned on Monday.

Storm damages 83 houses, bridge

Storm damages 83 houses, bridge CIREBON: At least 83 homes were damaged and a bridge was almost ruined when a storm hit the Cisaat Cangkuang village in Babakan district on Monday. Fortunately only one resident was injured as a result of the 10-minute storm around 4 p.m.

Banten councillors protest haj dormitory plan

Banten councillors protest haj dormitory planMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Banten provincial councillors objected to a decision by Tangerang regency administration to build the provincial haj dormitory on an 11-hectare site provided by PT Lippo Karawaci in Curug district, some 15...

Investors deterred by costly loans

Investors deterred by costly loans SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan provincial administration has offered investors almost 1 million hectares in concessions for palm oil plantations since 1998, but only 15 percent has been worked by them.

Masses to take over Bekasi Council

Masses to take over Bekasi Council BEKASI: Some 200 people vowed on Monday to physically take over the Bekasi Council building unless the local legislators immediately launched an investigation into nine councillors from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) allegedly...

* Headlines:Government to relocate parts of Ladia Galaska road

* Headlines:Government to relocate parts of Ladia Galaska road 2 * National:Hasyim tells U.S. not to intervene in 'pesantren' 4 * Archipelago:Salossa bans 'Independence Day' 5 * Opinion:Supreme Court blueprints: Innovative reform plan 6 * City:Fire victims admit plotting to attack Tomy Winata 8 *...

House revises autonomy law

House revises autonomy law JAKARTA: The House of Representatives agreed on Monday during a plenary session to revise the Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.Spokespersons of the nine House factions said they hoped the revision would strengthen the legitimacy of governors and regents.

Sect members held after 'doomsday'

Sect members held after 'doomsday' BANDUNG, West Java: Bandung police detained on Monday 13 members of a Christian sect calling themselves "Prophet Hut" for believing that doomsday would occur at 12 p.m on Monday.

Rescuers to search until all 100 missing victims found

Rescuers to search until all 100 missing victims foundApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Langkat, North Sumatra The authorities in North Sumatra decided on Monday to continue indefinitely the search for more than 100 victims still missing after a flash flood devastated a popular resort town a week...

Low salaries breed corruption?

Low salaries breed corruption?From Suara KaryaThe news on the finance minister's denial of corruption being linked to civil servants' low salaries was interesting to note. It is widely believed that the actions of those in positions of power harm the low-ranking civil servants.

Military might withdraw from Freeport security

Military might withdraw from Freeport security JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said Monday that he would withdraw troops currently deployed at several vital installations, including PT Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua, saying that the security duties were...

Sutiyoso unveils statue amid waste crisis, evictions

Sutiyoso unveils statue amid waste crisis, evictionsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The unresolved issues of waste problems and forced evictions did not stop Governor Sutiyoso from officiating the unveiling of the bronze-coated Arjuna Wijaya statue at the intersection of Jl.

Teenager killed over cigarettes

Teenager killed over cigarettesSEMARANG, Central Java: Two Semarang teenagers stabbed a fellow high school student to death over the weekend after the boy refused to give them some cigarettes, police said on Monday.

Civil servants demand Idul Fitri bonuses

Civil servants demand Idul Fitri bonuses JAKARTA: The Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) demanded on Monday that the government provide an Idul Fitri bonus to the country's 3.7 million civil servants.

Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help

Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN helpFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Indonesia is ready to take 14 boat people back who were refused entry to Australia, but will not allow them to settle in the country, a minister said on Monday.

TV Program: Monday, November 10, 2003

TV Program: Monday, November 10, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi8:00 TV Drama: Mat Angin9:00 Entertainment News: Info Biz10:30 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.

World Cup volleyball - Day 6 collated results

World Cup volleyball - Day 6 collated results SAPPORO, Japan, Nov 8 (AFP) - Results from the World Cup women's volleyball tournament on Saturday. Top three teams will be eligible for the Athens Olympic Games next year: In Sapporo Poland bt USA 3-2 (25-21, 31-29, 22-25, 21-25, 15-12) Italy bt...

Aussie-RI to hold annual trade talks

Aussie-RI to hold annual trade talks CANBERRA: Australian and Indonesian officials and business representatives will meet this week for the fourth annual trade ministers' conference, the government said on Sunday.

Four killed in W. Sumatra boat accident

Four killed in W. Sumatra boat accidentKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra At least four students were killed and five others were still missing and feared dead after a Sunday morning boating accident in a rain-swollen river near Padang, West Sumatra, officials and residents said.

New cell phones bolder and brasher

New cell phones bolder and brasherZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Did you spend more than five hours at Roxy Mas, Jakarta's biggest cellular phone center, the last time you bought a new cell phone? Did you ask your friends what they thought of the latest, funky make and model? Did...

Jakarta Legal Aid Institute struggles with financial woes

Jakarta Legal Aid Institute struggles with financial woesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Samani, a man in his late 40s, works as a night guard at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta).

Ramadhan Online

Ramadhan OnlineEllen Whyte Columnist ellenwhyte@lepak.comThe first verses of the sacred Koran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad during the month of Ramadhan. This occasion is commemorated today with a month of fasting from dawn to dusk, followed by the Idul Fitri holiday that starts when the...

RI men and women miss out on quarters at bridge tourney

RI men and women miss out on quarters at bridge tourneyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian men's bridge team managed only one win in the last three rounds on Saturday to fall short of a spot in the quarterfinals in the Bermuda Bowl in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Mattalatta, 'rooster from the east'

Mattalatta, 'rooster from the east'Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Makassar The screen of a 21-inch television displayed a number of water- ski athletes riding the waves, individually or otherwise, with a cheering crowd watching them from the beach.

Rape victim pleads for help for needed surgery

Rape victim pleads for help for needed surgeryThis is the second of a series of articles on Nusa Tenggara Barat villagers employed overseas. Following the steady stream of workers returning home with stories of the abuses that they suffered abroad, our reporter Ridwan Sijabat visited the province...

1. KOOPS: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18

1. KOOPS: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Aceh military operation commander to be replaced 2. BNI: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 House may reject govt plan to divest BNI after scam: Lawmaker 3. ALERT: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Terror warnings shows global reach of U.S. security fears 4.

Soldiers placed on alert in Papua

Soldiers placed on alert in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua A high-ranking Army general has ordered his troops to be on the alert against possible attacks from the Free Papua Movement (OPM) ahead of the Dec. 1 Papua Independence Day.

Antiterrorist

Antiterrorist crisis centerFrom Warta KotaThe Jakarta provincial administration officially opened its Antiterrorist Crisis Center on Oct. 24, 2003. Earlier, a guidebook on the prevention of terrorism had also been published.

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, November 10, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, November 10, 2003Exhibitions* Photo by Stefan Moses, GoetheHaus, Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9-15 Central Jakarta (Tel. 23550208), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Nov. 17. * Children's Painting, at Galeri Mini, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend.

Terror warnings shows global reach of U.S. security fears

Terror warnings shows global reach of U.S. security fearsAgencies Washington/London/Kuala Lumpur U.S. authorities have issued a spate of alerts in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Afghanistan, and warned that al-Qaeda may be plotting to use cargo planes to target power plants in the United States.

Groups agree to develop tourist park

Groups agree to develop tourist park MEDAN, North Sumatra: Conservation International Indonesia and the North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly manage the Sibolangit Natural Tourist Park in the province.

Pay guards extra over holidays, police say

Pay guards extra over holidays, police sayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As about 2.11 million of 8.3 million residents of the capital will travel to their hometowns for the Idul Fitri holiday, city police have called on residents to empower local security guards in their neighborhoods...

Condition of lone survivor of Jakarta fire improving

Condition of lone survivor of Jakarta fire improvingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The condition of Tabitha, the only survivor from Saturday's fatal fire that killed six others, was improving on Sunday, although she was still lying weakly on her bed in the burns unit at Pertamina...

2004 elections: Party without candidate, candidate sans party

2004 elections: Party without candidate, candidate sans partyMuhammad Qodari, Indonesian Survey Institute, (LSI), Jakarta, qodari@lsi.or.id In the 1999 elections it was widely believed that the number of votes won by the six largest parties had a high correlation to the popularity of its leaders.

Govt plans tax on cacao exports

Govt plans tax on cacao exportsJAKARTA: The government plans to impose a 2 percent to 3 percent export tax on cacao in a bid to prevent large-scale exports of the commodity, Minister of Trade and Industry Rini Soewandi said on Friday.

Polive have no permit for gas station

Polive have no permit for gas stationMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang An official with the Tangerang administration revealed that local police had failed to secure a construction permit (IMB) for building a nearly finished in-house gas station in a green area.

Proliferation of trade centers could cause problem: Ciputra

Proliferation of trade centers could cause problem: Ciputra The property sector is an important measure that is used to gauge a country's economic development. In Indonesia, just like everything else, the sector was virtually crippled by the severe crisis in the late 1990s.

Avoid eviction by force

Avoid eviction by forceFrom Pikiran RakyatTanjung Duren, an area near the luxury apartments of Taman Anggrek in West Jakarta, was formerly a vast expanse of uninhabited land. The Jakarta regional administration allowed the land to be cultivated, but later unknown parties built and sold houses to...

Ex-councillor return govt cars

Ex-councillor return govt cars LUBUK LINGGAU, South Sumatra: Two official cars which had been used by a councillor here were taken back on Saturday by a joint team from the Musi Rawas regency administration, consisting of public order officers, police officers and Indonesian Military (TNI)...

Tax revenues up by 112 percent

Tax revenues up by 112 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director General of Taxation Hadi Purnomo said over the weekend that, as of October, state revenue from taxes had increased by 112 percent to Rp 155.7 trillion (US$132 billion) from the same period last year, on improved tax compliance.

RI 'understands' Suu Kyi's demand for colleagues' release

RI 'understands' Suu Kyi's demand for colleagues' releaseFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia views the reported statement of Myanmar prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to deny her release without the freedom of 35 of her colleagues as being in line with the demand of the...

House may reject govt plan to divest BNI after scam: Lawmaker

House may reject govt plan to divest BNI after scam: LawmakerDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives will oppose the government's plan to further divest shares in publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) next year because of the recent lending scandal at the bank,...