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Captain suspect in boat capsize

Captain suspect in boat capsizeNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Police named on Monday the captain of the Bunga Muwarta motorized fishing boat a suspect in Sunday's accident in the waters of Cirebon that left 10 people, mostly children, dead.Cirebon Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Bali governor praise people for not seeking revenge

Bali governor praise people for not seeking revenge I Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post Denpasar, Bali Bali Governor I Dewa Made Beratha urged Balinese here on Monday not to drown themselves in the anguish and sorrow that had engulfed them since the Oct.

Turning to the domestic market

Turning to the domestic market In 1997 economic observers used to say that our big companies, enjoying protection and facilities from the government, were good only in the domestic market.When the economic crisis made Indonesia ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help, it forced Indonesia...

Shun the advice on terror from U.S.

Shun the advice on terror from U.S. Following the bomb blasts in Bali on Oct. 12, there has now been a call for the establishment of an anti-terrorism law or for the president to issue a government decree in lieu of the law.

U.S. monitors blast probe for technology used

U.S. monitors blast probe for technology usedAgencies, Bangkok The United States could review its trade in dual-use and military technology with troubled Indonesia as a result of the Bali bombing, a senior U.S. trade official said on Monday.U.S.

Airport security tightened amid new terror threats

Airport security tightened amid new terror threatsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The authorities have tightened security at airports and other key facilities across the country following renewed threats of terror attacks in the wake of the Bali bombing tragedy, police said on Monday.

WTO says terror a short-term blow

WTO says terror a short-term blowDow Jones, Sydney The Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said Monday that the recent terrorist bombing on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali has dealt a severe blow to regional tourism.

Rajek district wants high school

Rajek district wants high school TANGERANG: Hundreds of residents from Rajek district, Tangerang, threatened on Monday to stage a rally at the regency administration office in Tigaraksa because the administration had failed to build a senior high school in the district.

* National: Govt-GAM dialog should have no deadline: HDC 4

* National: Govt-GAM dialog should have no deadline: HDC 4 * Archipelago: Terror fight must include everyone: Sultan 5 * Opinion: Indigenous beliefs and state policies 7 * City: Ulemas soften stance on nightspots8 * Sports: Ernie Els too strong for wayward Sergio Garcia 9 * World: N.

Fitri Wulandari

Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaGrowth of Internet users in the country has been slowing down this year, after it doubled every year since 1998, as its market, which limited to middle class and students, has reached saturation.

Police raids net bullets and drugs

Police raids net bullets and drugs PALU, Central Sulawesi: In a search for explosive materials, the police raided on Monday two entertainment spots and found 26 bullets, 140 ecstasy pills and two packs of crystal methamphetamine.

Some 12 foreigners nabbed

Some 12 foreigners nabbed JAKARTA: The Immigration authorities nabbed 12 foreign nationals last Friday for misusing their visas."We caught eight Chinese nationals and four Uzbekistan nationals for engaging in activities not in accordance with their visa description," spokesman of the Immigration...

Fires prompt call for the conservasion of peat forests

Fires prompt call for the conservasion of peat forestsThe Jakarta Post, Palangka Raya, C. Kalimantan As fires have been an annual problem in recent years in Central Kalimantan, the government needs to conserve the remaining peat swamp forests, according to the Center for International Cooperation...

Retroactivity for terrorist regulations gains support

Retroactivity for terrorist regulations gains supportMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of experts expressed on Monday their support for a retroactive principle in the government regulation in lieu of law No.

Indonesia enchants me

Indonesia enchants me I am an Australian, having just returned from a two-week (first time) holiday to Indonesia. I was humbled by Indonesia and its people. I arrived thinking that I may be able to imagine how people living with little may be doing it; considering I am a frequent traveller to...

Police detain 11 Salemba inmates

Police detain 11 Salemba inmates JAKARTA: Police took into custody 11 inmates from the Salemba detention center in Central Jakarta on Monday following a mass brawl between inmates.The brawl was incited by an incident on Sunday when inmates from Block Q beat up an inmate from Block M, Margono who...

Fitri Wulandari

Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe surge in the amount of Internet users in this country has been slowing this year after doubling each year since 1998, as its market, limited to the middle class and students, has reached a saturation level.

RI maintains 5% economic growth target for next year

RI maintains 5% economic growth target for next yearThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Defying skepticism over Indonesia's economic prospects post- Oct. 12, the government said it would maintain its 2003 economic growth target of 5 percent even though it was revising downward revenue targets for the year.

After Bali: Has Bush succeeded in war obsession against terrorism?

After Bali: Has Bush succeeded in war obsession against terrorism?Abdillah Toha, Executive Director, Institute for Socio-Economic and Political Studies (In-SEP), Jakarta One year after the Sept. 11 attack we should ask ourselves honestly whether the world has become a safer place and whether Bush...

Fitri Wulandari

Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe surge in the amount of Internet users in this country has been slowing this year after doubling each year since 1998, as its market, limited to the middle class and students, has reached a saturation level.

Balinese hold prayer for bomb victims

Balinese hold prayer for bomb victimsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali About 2,000 Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Buddhists attended an interfaith service here on Monday to pray for the victims of the Bali bombings.

New antiterrorism regulations a strong deterrence: Expert

New antiterrorism regulations a strong deterrence: ExpertMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite controversy surrounding their issuance, the two new government regulations in lieu of any laws on antiterrorism will live up to their purposes, a criminologist says.

Senseless act can't help radical Islam

Senseless act can't help radical IslamThe Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta Acts of violence are often referred to as senseless, and for the most part that is what they are. Last weekend's bomb attacks at Kuta beach on the largely Hindu island of Bali are senseless specifically because their...

New panel takes Malaysia closer to becoming Islamic banking hub

New panel takes Malaysia closer to becoming Islamic banking hubAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia takes a step closer to realising its aim of becoming a regional Islamic financial hub next month with the launch of an international panel to set benchmarks for Islamic banking.

Thousands in Australian day of mourning for Bali victims

Thousands in Australian day of mourning for Bali victimsDavid Millikin, Agence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Australians gathered in heartbreak on Sunday on a national day of mourning for more than 100 of their friends, relatives and compatriots killed in last week's bombing in Bali, a tragedy...

Police place Ba'asyir under detention

Police place Ba'asyir under detentionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police placed Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a suspect for his alleged role in a string of bomb attacks across the country, under their custody on Sunday following his arrest overnight Saturday.Surakarta police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Young volunteers deal with bomb victims

Young volunteers deal with bomb victimsMartin Abbugao, Agence France-Press, Kuta, Bali Children in school uniforms and many tourists are among the scores of volunteers helping Bali's stretched medical staff with the grim task of handling badly-charred corpses and treating injured victims of the...

Stock market still in recovery mood: Analyst

Stock market still in recovery mood: AnalystA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The local stock market is likely to continue its recovery from the Oct. 12 terrorist attack in Bali, with low share prices and a new antiterrorism decree likely to improve market sentiment this week, an analyst said.

How to put Indonesia back on the right track

How to put Indonesia back on the right trackJames Kallman, PT Grant Thornton Indonesia, Management Consultancy, Jakarta A recent piece in The Jakarta Post reminded me of how far we are from making the tough decisions that must be made if this nation is to get back on track.

Yanuar Nugroho

Yanuar Nugroho Director, The Business Watch Indonesia Lecturer, Sahid Univ. Surakarta Researcher, Unisosdem Jakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org The world is shocked. Bali and Manado, two areas known as the "calm-and-peace" places were brutally disrupted by deadly explosions.

Asia economies ahead of world's: Report

Asia economies ahead of world's: ReportAgence France-Presse, Singapore Asia-Pacific economies are set to grow faster than the rest of the world over the next few years but worries over a US-led attack on Iraq and a patchy recovery in industrial nations may hold the region back, according to a study.

Fight against terrorism is far from over

Fight against terrorism is far from overDmitry Kosyrev, Political Analyst, RIA Novosti, Moscow If the situation in the so-called international counter-terror coalition were normal, the explosions on the Indonesian resort island of Bali could have become a subject of serious discussion by the...

1. VENDOR: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 11

1. VENDOR: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 111,000 vendors evicted from Pulogadung 2. EXPO: 50 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24Despite dwindling farming land, agriculture feasible in the city 3. OJEK: 36 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 44Life is tough for motorcycle taxi drivers 4.

Vendors evicted from Pulogadung

Vendors evicted from PulogadungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 1,000 street vendors were forcibly evicted from in and around the Pulo Gadung bus terminal in an operation involving around 2,200 officers from the East Jakarta public order agency, the police and the district military command on Sunday.

Service unites interfaith communities in prayer for peace

Service unites interfaith communities in prayer for peaceI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Hundreds of Hindu, Islam, Christian and Buddhism followers gathered at the famous Kuta Beach on Sunday evening to take part in an interfaith service, a Mahashanti Puja (prayer for peace), to ask...

Prosecutors admit failure in pursuing graft cases

Prosecutors admit failure in pursuing graft casesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The head of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Chairuman Harahap, admitted on Saturday that the sluggish investigation into graft cases in the province had been partly caused by the inability of his...

Govt-GAM dialog should have no deadline: HDC

Govt-GAM dialog should have no deadline: HDCNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A visiting director of the Geneva-based Henry Dunant Center (HDC), a mediator of peace talks between the Indonesian government and the secessionist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), criticized the government's decision to...

Foreign businesses ask for review of customs law

Foreign businesses ask for review of customs lawRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign business groups have said a revised customs law is a necessary part of the government's efforts to reform the country's customs service.

Australians want 'sensitive' foreign policy in fear of reprisal

Australians want 'sensitive' foreign policy in fear of reprisalPrapti Widinugraheni Contributor Perth, Australia Many Australians believe their government's unwavering support for the United States in the war on terrorism was a factor that led terrorists to target Bali, a popular tourist...

Australia says committed to global war on terror

Australia says committed to global war on terrorAgencies, Sydney, Australia Australia said on Sunday it had to stay committed to the global fight against terror as the country marked a day of mourning for the estimated 100 Australian victims of the Bali bomb attack.

Police receive greater powers to fight terrorism

Police receive greater powers to fight terrorismFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe two newly-signed government regulations in lieu of laws on antiterrorism confer wider powers on the security forces, especially the police, to conduct investigations into alleged terrorists.

Muslim organizations back antiterrorism regulations

Muslim organizations back antiterrorism regulationsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's two largest Muslim organizations have thrown their weight behind the new antiterrorism regulations, but have also urged the nation to be watchful to prevent the rules from being abused.

Unity for all Indonesian people

Unity for all Indonesian people The tragic blast that killed more than 100 people in Kuta, Bali, is the tip of the iceberg.It can trigger very basic matters, or even old matters, like religion to rise to the surface or can even cause war between countries that in turn can cause death and suffering.

Understanding, dialog may counter terrorism

Understanding, dialog may counter terrorismAbdul Mu'ti, Chairman, National Board, Muhammadiyah Youth Movement, Jakarta Terrorism has become an alarming issue in Indonesia. A terrorist network in Indonesia began to be uncovered following a report in Time magazine on Umar al-Faruq al Kuwaity, or...

Mahatir says Muslims should use oil for influence

Mahatir says Muslims should use oil for influence ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir Mohamad said on Friday Muslim nations should use their control of oil supplies as a weapon to give them more influence on the world stage.

Bali blast tests Indonesia-Australia ties

Bali blast tests Indonesia-Australia tiesEndy M. Bayuni, Deputy Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relations between Indonesia and Australia have never been as good or as warm as what we have seen over this past week.

New terrorism decrees a risky business

New terrorism decrees a risky businessDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Constitutionally, the issuance of government regulations in lieu of law is a risky move as a president's credibility is at stake.

Any assignment is a religious duty: General

Any assignment is a religious duty: GeneralI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika was giving a speech at the Papua Peace Conference in Jayapura last Wednesday afternoon when his adjutant leaned in and whispered that he had an important...

190 residents demand dam repair

190 residents demand dam repair TANGERANG: Some 190 family heads in Tanjung Anom village, Mauk district, Tangerang regency, have demanded the maritime and fisheries agency repair an 800-meter dam along the coast near where they live as it not in conformity with the original proposal.Village chief M.

b]* National:PDI-P mulls reviving posts to fight terrorism4

b]* National:PDI-P mulls reviving posts to fight terrorism4 * City: Agriculture still feasible in the city5 * Opinion:How to put RI back on the right track7 * Sports:Agassi wins Madrid Masters in walkover 8 * World:KL plans background checks on expats11 * Business:Business groups ask for review of...