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Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Volvo launches Volvogold service
Volvo launches Volvogold service JAKARTA: Authorized Volvo distributor PT Central Sole Agency recently launched its after-sales service program, Volvogold, which it claimed was the best premium facility in the country.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Day-care centers aid holiday productivity
Day-care centers aid holiday productivitySari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a predominantly Muslim country like Indonesia, Idul Fitri always brings joy to extended families. The celebration is always marked by the return of children who live miles away from their hometown, steamed rice...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
'It's about being a better person'
'It's about being a better person' Idul Fitri is right around the corner. Many Jakartans have already left for their hometowns, while others prefer to stay in the city and celebrate the holiday here. The Jakarta Post asked residents what Idul Fitri means to them.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
1. Buyat (50) - 42 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42)
1. Buyat (50) - 42 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42) NGOs urge government to relocate Buyat Bay residents2. FDI (45) - 48 pts 3cols 2lines (2x18) FDI approvals drop in October: BKPM 3. DPR (40) - 36 pts 4cols 2lines (2x24)House gets into gear with spurt of hearings 4.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Toll road traffic rule needed
Toll road traffic rule neededFrom Bisnis Indonesia On Oct. 28, I was entering the Pejompongan toll road gate during peak hours at around 4 p.m. and was blocked by a minibus from Tomang, which was trying to reverse from a slow lane in order to enter the same gate.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Power for the people
Power for the peopleFrom Media Indonesia The intense struggle between the Nationhood Coalition and the People's Coalition over the leadership of House of Representatives commissions makes me feel distraught. I wonder why legislators are engaged so fiercely in the scramble for power among them.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Shares end at record high on WB forecast
Shares end at record high on WB forecast Indonesian shares ended at a new record high on Wednesday after the World Bank raised its forecast for Indonesia's gross domestic product growth, dealers said.In its report on East Asia and the Pacific Region released Tuesday, the World Bank said it expects...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Surabaya Youth Center: Icon of struggle
Surabaya Youth Center: Icon of struggleIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya At about 9 a.m. the traffic in downtown Surabaya was already congested. The Youth Center, where a folk handicraft exhibition was being held, was equally crowded with people.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
FDI approvals drop in October: BKPM
FDI approvals drop in October: BKPMDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals have declined by 11 percent this year as of October, as compared with the same period in 2003, the latest data from the Coordinating Investment Board (BKPM) showed on Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Riau councillors demand bonuses
Riau councillors demand bonusesPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Riau councillors, who have been in office for barely two months, have demanded Idul Fitri bonuses, as the annual holiday is only four days away.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Indonesia waives the rules?
Indonesia waives the rules? Everywhere Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) goes the skeletons of the past rattle like hell, and they will cause him enormous problems. The tight web of corruption, which has efficiently engulfed all walks of life, has virtually left no one who can say, hand on heart, "I...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Council lukewarm about incinerator project
Council lukewarm about incinerator projectBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council approved on Wednesday the city development plan for 2005, with several pending issues including the construction of incineration plants and the use of reserve funds.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Telkom awards Ericsson with broadband contract
Telkom awards Ericsson with broadband contractLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's largest telecommunications company PT Telkom has awarded Ericsson a contract to provide broadband technology and related services to its customers in Surabaya, East Java.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
National discipline needed
National discipline neededFrom Warta KotaThe newly formed United Indonesia Cabinet has started its move particularly in law enforcement. Cases under the former attorney general will be thoroughly settled, including those offending the public's sense of justice.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
C. Jakarta goes online with loan info
C. Jakarta goes online with loan info JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta administration has posted information about the approval of soft loans in 19 of its 44 subdistrict offices."The online computerized system should be followed by other municipal administrations as well as the Kepulauan Seribu...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Tangerang sets new minimum wage
Tangerang sets new minimum wageMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang After lengthy debates, both Tangerang regency and municipality administrations agreed on Wednesday to raise the regional minimum wage by Rp 30,000 (US$3.10) from Rp 663,500 to Rp 693,500.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
AustralAsia practical shooting gala in Bali
AustralAsia practical shooting gala in Bali This year is a special year for International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) Indonesia, to host two important events: The 28th annual General Assembly of IPSC and the 2004 AustralAsia Shooting Championship.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Haj pilgrimage
Haj pilgrimageFrom Koran Tempo Minister of Religious Affairs M. Maftuh Basyuni has stressed that the 100-day program of his ministry will be ensuring that the haj pilgrimage program will run properly on track.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
House of Representatives gets into gear with spurt of hearings
House of Representatives gets into gear with spurt of hearingsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Commissions of the House of Representatives held their first hearings on Wednesday -- nearly a month after it went into session -- seeming to indicate that the House had eased out of the...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Merapi National Park gets support
Merapi National Park gets support YOGYAKARTA: Sleman Regent Ibnu Subiyanto said he supported on Wednesday the central government's decision that declared Mount Merapi a national park.The decision was crucial to help increase forestation around Merapi, which was an important water catchment area for...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Seasonal maids in high demand
Seasonal maids in high demandEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Murtinah A.R., or Tin to her family and friends, is one of many women who see good business during the Idul Fitri holiday.The phones at her domestic help supplying company, Jasa Abadi, has not stopped ringing for the past two weeks.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
One dies as gas kiosk explodes
One dies as gas kiosk explodes MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A gasoline-vending kiosk in Makassar exploded on Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring two others.The accident was believed to have been caused by a motorist buying gasoline, who threw away a lit cigarette near the kiosk, a...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Medco books higher third quarter profit on oil hike
Medco books higher third quarter profit on oil hikeUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly-listed oil and gas company PT Medco Energi Internasional reported a 7 percent rise in its third quarter net profit on Wednesday as compared to the same period last year due to strong oil prices.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Mandara Spa wins Asia Crystal Awards
Mandara Spa wins Asia Crystal Awards DENPASAR: Bali-based Mandara Spa made a splash at the inaugural Spa Asia Crystal Awards announced in Singapore last Thursday.The company took six Spa Awards including the best Spa Group/Brand category.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Kijang Innova to be exported to Mideast
Kijang Innova to be exported to Mideast JAKARTA: The latest model of the ever-popular Toyota Kijang Innova multipurpose vehicle (MPV) is ready to be exported to seven Middle East countries sometime next year.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Homeless people give city a headache
Homeless people give city a headacheDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration said on Wednesday it had locked up 6,943 people in a crackdown on homeless people, beggars, street urchins, sex workers and other members of the city's dispossessed from January to November.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
JP/5/korup
JP/5/korupDozens of ex-councillors join list of graft suspectsThe Jakarta Post Kupang/Makassar/JayapuraDozens of former councillors have joined an ever-growing list of officials and ex-officials allegedly implicated in corruption cases across the country.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Sang Timur affair exposes government discrimination
Sang Timur affair exposes government discriminationPandaya, Jakarta In recent years Indonesia has sadly been witnessing a wide variety of religious conflicts that have corroded the glue that keeps this multiethnic, multireligious nation together.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Civil servants given long vacation
Civil servants given long vacation SEMARANG: Civil servants in Central Java could take their Idul Fitri holidays between Nov. 13 and Nov. 21, a senior government official said here on Wednesday.All government employees had to return to their offices by Nov.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Council to assess T. Abang market
Council to assess T. Abang market JAKARTA: The City Council's Commission B on economy and D on development affairs decided on Wednesday to set up a team to assess the city's plan to renovate the Tanah Abang textile market.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Four 'Azahari-linked' suspects freed
Four 'Azahari-linked' suspects freedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The search for top terrorist suspects Azahari bin Husin and Noordin M. Top appears to have hit a snag, following the release of four men on Wednesday who were seized in an intense dragnet operation, due to lack of evidence.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
SMEs receive seal of excellence from UNESCO
SMEs receive seal of excellence from UNESCOLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Against a backdrop of a still sluggish export performance this year, recognition by the United Nations for 11 small and medium enterprises for their excellence may serve to give exporters renewed hope.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Hindus and Muslims live in harmony in Serangan
Hindus and Muslims live in harmony in SeranganAnton Muhajir, Contributor, Serangan, Bali One day during Ramadhan several people were breaking the fast at a food stall in front of the Asy-Syuhada Mosque in Serangan, South Denpasar, when two women clad in traditional Balinese outfits with flowers...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Corporate status for Unair, ITS
Corporate status for Unair, ITS SURABAYA: Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo said on Wednesday Airlangga University (Unair) and the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) would be granted corporate status next year.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Husband wants to 'put down' wife
Husband wants to 'put down' wifeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hasan Kesuma is continuing the legal battle to euthanatize his wife, but doctors say the woman is beginning to show signs of recovery.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Family murdered in Rokan Hilir regency
Family murdered in Rokan Hilir regency PEKANBARU, Riau: Mysterious assailants have stabbed and beaten to death four people from one family in Rokan Hilir, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.The four -- Makmur Sihombing, 35, his wife, Linda Boru Sihombing, 40, and their two sons, Rizal, 5 and...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Court postpones ruling on BPK
Court postpones ruling on BPK JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court postponed for two days on Wednesday the pronouncement of its decision in the controversy over the appointment of new members of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), which has pitted the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) against the...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Amnesty won't prevent future influx of illegals
Amnesty won't prevent future influx of illegalsChow Kum Hor, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur The Hari Raya cheer came early for the estimated 1.2 million illegal immigrants in the country, the bulk of whom are Indonesians.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
'Recovering Japan means investment comeback for RI'
'Recovering Japan means investment comeback for RI' Following the recovery of the Japanese economy -- cumulatively the largest investor, donor and export destination for Indonesia -- the government will have more top Japanese government officials and businesspeople arriving here to sound out new...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Dozens of farmers attack Jambi plantation firm
Dozens of farmers attack Jambi plantation firmJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi Dozens of farmers in Tungkalulu district, West Tanjungjabung regency, Jambi province, ran amok on Wednesday at an oil palm plantation, destroying several security posts, police said.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
NU members demand new party
NU members demand new party SURABAYA: The East Java chapter of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) will propose that the country's largest Muslim organization establish a new political party to accommodate the interests of its members.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Justice for sale
Justice for sale The saga over the massive corruption case at Bank BNI has taken a new turn this week with new allegations of bribery and extortion between the suspects and their investigators. One would have thought that since the return of the prime suspect Adrian Waworuntu, after he had fled...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Status Dead Injured
Status Dead Injured Military emergency I 396 159 Military emergency II 183 139 Civilian emergency 83 69 TOTAL 662 367 Source: Imparsial/TNI
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Diarrhea outbreak hits East Java
Diarrhea outbreak hits East JavaIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya An outbreak of a diarrhea disease in various cities in East Java has been attributed to the public's low awareness of the importance of keeping their environment clean, a doctor says.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, November 11, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, November 11, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Painting by I Ketut Kasib at Bharata Gallery, Jl. Raya Nyuh Kuning, Pengosekan, Ubud, until Nov. 14. * Sculpture Objects of Life by I Wayan Jana, Griya Santrian Gallery, Jl. Danau Tamblingan 47, Sanur, until Dec. 3.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
'Film Night' on at Oriental theater
'Film Night' on at Oriental theater DENPASAR: Award-winning filmmaker Jane Walters will resume the Film Night screening program on Jl. Sri Rama, Legian, on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 9 p.m.Tuesday's program features the documentary film 1001 Kecak Dancers shot on Aug.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Nine people die in road accidents in West Java
Nine people die in road accidents in West JavaNana Rukmana and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Bogor Nine people were killed in separate accidents in West Java province on Tuesday and Wednesday as the Idul Fitri holiday draws nearer.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
NISP set for bond issue in early 2005
NISP set for bond issue in early 2005 JAKARTA: Indonesia's PT Bank NISP said on Wednesday it plans to issue Rp 750 billion (US$83 million) worth of local bonds early next year to strengthen its long-term loan provisions and safeguard its risk management system.
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
'Hero' must be redefined
'Hero' must be redefinedM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When Time magazine named Indonesian folk singer and youth idol Iwan Fals as one of Asia's contemporary heroes in 2002 for his defiant take on former president Soeharto's dictatorship, it was apparent that he had redefined the...
Thu, 11 Nov 2004
Homeward journeys easier with standby service stations
Homeward journeys easier with standby service stationsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Idul Fitri holiday looms on Sunday, most Indonesian Muslims are preparing or have already made their annual mudik homeward-bound journeys.It is expected that about 17.