Archive: 6 November 2001
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Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Asian currencies firmer, rupiah slides
Asian currencies firmer, rupiah slidesNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were firmer late Monday, with the Singapore dollar leading the rise, relishing a much-needed correction, dealers said.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Trial of SIRA chairman begins
Trial of SIRA chairman begins JAKARTA: The trial of the leader of Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) commenced on Monday at the Central Jakarta District Court.The defendant Faisal bin Saifuddin was charged with violating Article 154 of the Criminal Code for inciting protests against the...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Government to install 60 judges for rights court
Government to install 60 judges for rights courtTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will soon install 60 career and non-career judges to permanent and ad hoc courts scheduled to try human rights cases.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
[b]Asian
Asian currencies firmer, Rp slides 2. Korea (2 x 21)Korea approves 1.64t won for extra spending in 2001 3. China (2 x 20)China trade to outpace Germany and Japan 4. ADB (1 x 30)ADB raises aid to Pakistan to $950m 5. Job (1 x 20)KL expects 45,000 job losses
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
1. SCHOOL: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 10
1. SCHOOL: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 10 Most schools to remain open during Ramadhan 2. BUDGET: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Officials fear conflict of interest in budget debate 3. JAM: 36 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 52 Traffic jams force commuters to change daily routines
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Refugees facing starvation: Around 3,000 Maluku refugees in the
Refugees facing starvation: Around 3,000 Maluku refugees in the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang are facing starvation following the ending of food aid from a local Protestant church. Page 3 School calendar: Most high schools in the city have decided not to send students on long...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
U.S. hopes for better ties with Indonesia
U.S. hopes for better ties with IndonesiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta United States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph Boyce expressed his hopes here Monday that the two countries would manage to answer the challenges of diplomacy and improve relations between the two nations.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
MPR session dismays people in the street
MPR session dismays people in the streetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ongoing Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly is being mocked as "elitist" and there are complaints that legislators are out of touch with the interests of the general public they are supposed to represent.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Literary experts offer unity concept
Literary experts offer unity concept MEDAN, North Sumatra: At least 150 literary experts began a national conference in the North Sumatra capital of Medan on Monday, offering cultural approaches to prevent the country from breaking apart.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Constitutional amendment remains unresolved
Constitutional amendment remains unresolvedKurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators of the People's Consultative Assembly intensified lobbying on Monday night as the debate on amendments to the Constitution stalled.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Court rules against police
Court rules against police JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court decided on Monday that the arrest of two members of a Surakarta-based group by Jakarta Police last month was unlawful.Presiding judge Abdul Madjid said that Karmidi and Ahmad Khoiri were arrested without a warrant and that police...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Malaysia and RI to share intelligence
Malaysia and RI to share intelligence MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta will sign a new agreement next year that enables both countries to share intelligence and keep tabs on militant activities and international crimes, a report said on Monday.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Officials fear conflict of interest in City budget debate
Officials fear conflict of interest in City budget debateAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City officials complained on Monday over the interference of city councillors in their drafting of next year's city budget and alleged that they might be tempted to seek an advantage from the planned...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Traveling athletes unperturbed by security concerns
Traveling athletes unperturbed by security concernsMusthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaThe extreme athletes take a breath, steady themselves and focus on a 2.7-meter high wooden ramp before dropping in for a series of radical maneuvers.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Foundation's chief to queried
Foundation's chief to queried JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office is scheduled to summon Raudhlatul Jannah Foundation chairman Dadang Sukandar on Wednesday as a witness in an alleged corruption case of Rp 40 billion of funds belonging to the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), which has implicated...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Damar Harsanto
Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta While members of the legislature have the option of spending the night at a five-star hotel near the House of Representatives (DPR)/People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building, a number of policemen who are assigned to secure the event have to sleep in the...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Padang's brinkmanship game
Padang's brinkmanship game President Megawati Soekarnoputri's government was either so lame-duck that it was incapable of acting immediately and firmly or was so completely ignorant of the grave implications that it simply sat back and relaxed after the West Sumatra administration and legislative...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Bogor asked to act on prostitution
Bogor asked to act on prostitution Activists from the Muslim-based Justice Party (PK) gathered at the Bogor administration office on Monday, demanding that the administration rid the city of all prostitution spots and porno VCDs before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan begins later this month.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Foreign sportsmen defy security fears
Foreign sportsmen defy security fearsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The extreme athletes take a breath, steady themselves and focus on a 2.7-meter high wooden ramp before dropping in for a series of radical maneuvers.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
RI proposes water sale to Singapore
RI proposes water sale to SingaporeAssociated Press, Singapore A Singapore official said Monday that Indonesia will next year complete a proposal on how to supply this island nation with water.Acting Environment Minister Lim Swee Say told News Radio Monday that the water would come from Indonesia's...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Page 7
Page 71. IRIAN: 8 x 4 linesCourt asked to free 'Theys four' of charges 2. Guru: 18 x 2 lines72 elementary schools in Indramayu to be merged3. Pulang: 24 x 2 linesAceh refugees in N. Sumatra want to return home4. Tolak: 16 x 2 linesSidareja residents refuse relocation5.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
MPR spotlights govt's performance
MPR spotlights govt's performance People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) members have put the performance of the government under the spotlight. In their general opinions presented during the MPR session, some factions have said that the government has not been able to revive the economy and that it...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
72 elementary schools in Indramayu to be merged
72 elementary schools in Indramayu to be mergedNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java At least 72 state-run elementary schools in the Indramayu regency will be merged, reducing their number to 32, due to a shortage of teaching staff and a low education budget.Herutoko D.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Police tell sad story on sidelines of MPR session
Police tell sad story on sidelines of MPR sessionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While members of the legislature have the option of spending the night at a five-star hotel near the House of Representatives (DPR)/People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building, a number of policemen who are...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
1. Asean -- A test case on forestry
1. Asean -- A test case on forestry 2 X 18 48pt Bodoni CGI meeting focuses on forest destructionDavid Curry Director Environmental Investigation Agency LondonA. Ruwindrijarto Director Telapak Indonesia Bogor, West Java 2.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
AG asks BI to freeze terrorists' accounts
AG asks BI to freeze terrorists' accountsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office formally requested Bank Indonesia, the central bank, to freeze 28 bank accounts belonging to companies suspected of having links with international terrorist Osama bin Laden.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Mayor termed 'wastephobiac'
Mayor termed 'wastephobiac' PEKANBARU, Riau: Mayor Herman Abdullah says that he doesn't mind residents calling him names because of his campaign to make Pekanbaru a clean city."Whatever the name is, I will take it, even "wastephobiac", as long as you really keep the city clean," he told residents...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Chinese should be active in political life: Arief
Chinese should be active in political life: AriefSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Government critic Arief Budiman has said that it is time now for Indonesians of Chinese descent to become political activists or figures who have the guts to criticize national leaders, even though they may...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Foreign sportsmen defy security fears
Foreign sportsmen defy security fearsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The extreme athletes take a breath, steady themselves and focus on a 2.7-meter high wooden ramp before dropping in for a series of radical maneuvers.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from Nov. 5 to Nov. 11
Rates for tax payment, valid from Nov. 5 to Nov. 11 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 10,260.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 671.14Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,160.78Belgian franc 1 Rp 228.93Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,433.01Swiss franc 1 Rp 6,277.92Deutschemark 1 Rp 4,720.71Danish krone 1 Rp 1,250.28French franc 1 Rp 1,407.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
OPEC may cut oil output by one million bpd: Chief
OPEC may cut oil output by one million bpd: ChiefAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) may cut oil production by a million barrels per day (bpd) to boost prices, its secretary general said Monday.OPEC ministers meeting Nov.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Moderate Muslims
Moderate Muslims On Thursday the Indonesian President, Megawati Soekarnoputri, warned the U.S. that its bombardment of Afghanistan should halt during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, which begins in mid- November.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Astra Agro 950 -50 7,394,500 Asuransi Bina 300 0 0 Andhi Chandra 2,025 0 0 Ades Alfindo 1,200 -50 15,500...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Will CGI spoil picnic in vanishing forests?
Will CGI spoil picnic in vanishing forests?David Curry, Director, Environmental Investigation Agency, London. A. Ruwindrijarto, Director, Telapak Indonesia, Bogor, West Java Corruption is firmly on the agenda of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting on Nov.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Sentiments rose, but may reverse: Survey
Sentiments rose, but may reverse: SurveyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business confidence improved in Indonesia in the August- September period, buoyed up by a peaceful change in government in late July, but the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States could well reverse the trend once...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Regional trade
Regional trade A year ago at their last summit, ASEAN leaders spoke of creating a large East Asian free trade area that would also encompass South Korea, Japan and China.An expert group that looked at the practicalities of creating such a free trade area has now come back with ways in which it can...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
IMF team to visit Jakarta on new LoI talks
IMF team to visit Jakarta on new LoI talksBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta later this week for preliminary talks on the upcoming letter of intent (LoI) with the government, the IMF said on Monday.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Sidareja residents refuse relocated
Sidareja residents refuse relocatedAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java A majority of the residents of flood-prone Sidareja district, Cilacap regency, Central Java are against government plans to relocate them to a safer area in Kunci village over fears that they will not be able...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Malaysia expects 45,000 job losses
Malaysia expects 45,000 job lossesAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur The government expects 45,000 Malaysian workers to be retrenched this year, but 110,000 new jobs were reportedly available to prevent growing unemployment, a Cabinet minister said Monday.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Court asked to free 'Theys four' of charges
Court asked to free 'Theys four' of chargesR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura A legislator has called on Jayapura District Court to free the Papua Presidium Council's functionaries from subversion charges, as what they have fought for has been accommodated in the newly endorsed law on special...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Entertainment and Ramadhan
Entertainment and RamadhanEvery time the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan approaches, there are pros and cons regarding the need to close entertainment venues during this month. Therefore, those in favor and against the closure of nightspots during the fasting month should consider the following in...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Freeport increases 2002 copper output
Freeport increases 2002 copper outputDow Jones, Singapore Despite a more than 20 percent slump in global benchmark copper prices since beginning of the year, PT Freeport Indonesia will go ahead with plans to increase copper production next year, the company's president director said Monday.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Rupiah closing in on 11,000 mark against dollar
Rupiah closing in on 11,000 mark against dollar The rupiah plunged to near 11,000 per U.S. dollar late on Monday, the lowest level during President Megawati Soekarnoputri's three-month-old administration.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Semen Cibinong deposit sale approved
Semen Cibinong deposit sale approved Shareholders of publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Cibinong approved on Monday the planned sale of the company's controversial missing deposits worth US$250 million."...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Hamzah to visit Aceh
Hamzah to visit Aceh JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz is scheduled to be the first national leader to hold talks and travel throughout Aceh for an extended period of time as he is planning a three-day trip to the restive province.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Rupiah Rates Nov. 5
Rupiah Rates Nov. 5 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11,260.00 10,260.00 10,814.00 10,706.00Australian dollar 1 5,718.95 5,205.92 5,492.43 5,432.22Austrian schilling 1 735.48 669.79 706.35 698.91Belgian franc 1 250.88 228.47 240.94 238.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
S&P lowers Indonesia's debt ratings
S&P lowers Indonesia's debt ratings Standard & Poor's has said it has downgraded Indonesia's long- term foreign currency sovereign credit and senior unsecured debt ratings to CCC from CCC+, due to concern over possible debt rescheduling at next year's Paris Club meeting, as it would threaten...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
W. Sumatra denies seizure of cement firm
W. Sumatra denies seizure of cement firmAdianto P. Simamora and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Signaling that it was backing down from its controversial plan, the West Sumatra administration said on Monday that it had no intention of unilaterally taking over local cement-maker PT...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Human rights course for judges
Human rights course for judges JAKARTA: Seventy-five judges and prosecutors are undergoing a human rights course organized by the Ministry of Justice along with the Asia Foundation, as part of preparations of the legal apparatus for human rights tribunals.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Labor exporter wanted in Parepare
Labor exporter wanted in Parepare PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: Local police are chasing a labor exporter identified as AM, the main suspect involved in swindling job seekers in the province last September.First Insp. J.R.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
On accountability speech, once a year is too often
On accountability speech, once a year is too oftenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party has proposed a review of the practice of the presidential accountability report being given on an annual basis, as practiced over the past two years, because it is inefficient.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
'Gamelan' taught in Canadian schools
'Gamelan' taught in Canadian schools NEW YORK: Traditional Javanese gamelan music will be included in the education curriculum of primary and secondary schools in Toronto, Canada, said an Indonesian diplomat.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Bank solvency
Bank solvencyFrom Neraca With regard to the closure of Unibank, I am increasingly in doubt about saving my money in a national bank. Moreover, rumors abound that two more banks will also be closed.Will our deposits in national banks be safe? Certainly yes, as the government provides a blanket...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Regional railway reaffirmed
Regional railway reaffirmedAgence France-Presse, Bandar Seri Begawan Southeast Asian leaders gave the go-ahead signal Monday to a proposed multi-billion dollar railway project that will link the region with China.The US$2.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Can China live up to Asia's expectations?
Can China live up to Asia's expectations? Ching Cheong The Straits Times Singapore Just last year, people were talking about the "China threat" in the economic dimension, meaning the rise of China would squeeze out the lesser economies in Asia.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
WTO meet to boost global economy
WTO meet to boost global economy 2. Market (2 x 14)Asian markets close mixed3. OPEC (2 x 21)OPEC may cut oil output by 1 million bpd: Chief 4. Petro (2 x 21)Petronas urges ASEAN oil firms to join forces
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
[b]Southeast Asia plans
Southeast Asia plans huge free trade zone 2. Freeport (2 x 14)Freeport increases 2002 copper output3. Rail (1 x 20)Regional railway reaffirmed 4. Rubber (1 x 20)KL wants to be int'l rubber center
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Traffic jams force people to alter daily routines
Traffic jams force people to alter daily routinesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As traffic jams have become an everyday routine and there is no indication it will lessen, residents here have been forced to be "creative" in coping with the problem.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
[b] Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) Schedule for
Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) Schedule for Tuesday: Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 22, South Jakarta (Tel. 5268458); Malawaian Kiss, and Indonesian in the Eye of Global News, 5:30 p.m., 10 Minutes Before Dying, and Viva Timor Lorosae, 7:30 p.m. .
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
More E. Timor refugees to go home
More E. Timor refugees to go home KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Around 900 East Timorese refugees will go back to their home villages in the district of Baucau, East Timor, in the immediate future.Leonel Guterres, a coordinator of refugees in Naibonat, said he and 900 refugees would return to East...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Death penalty for corruptors, why not?
Death penalty for corruptors, why not?Kurniawan Hari and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A death penalty proposal for those convicted of large scale corruption was put forth by the Crescent Star Party (PBB) on Monday and received a positive response from observers.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Shareholders approve Semen Cibinong deposit sale
Shareholders approve Semen Cibinong deposit sale Shareholders of the publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Cibinong approved on Monday the planned sale of the company's controversial missing deposits worth US$250 million."...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
'Mardiyem' highlights nightmare of the comfort women
'Mardiyem' highlights nightmare of the comfort womenHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Being raped is every woman's nightmare. To experience it once is more than enough to turn a woman's life upside down.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Bus driver named suspect
Bus driver named suspectMulta Firdaus, The Jakarta Post, Serang Ali Muhammad, the driver of a Hiba Utama bus that collided with a cargo train killing at least 20 people in Serang, Banten on Sunday, has been arrested while locomotive engineer Jumari is still under police investigation.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
AMEX card has limitations
AMEX card has limitations AMEX cards issued in Indonesia have many limitations that you may not be aware of until you are denied a claim. My daughter is a supplementary AMEX cardholder and so are my two other children who are residing and studying in the U.S.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Beddu gets 2-year prison term
Beddu gets 2-year prison termMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang to two years imprisonment for his involvement in a land swap deal causing some Rp 20 billion (US$ 20.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
[b]Can China live up to
Can China live up to Asia's expectations?Ching Cheong The Straits Times Singapore Just last year, people were talking about the "China threat" in the economic dimension, meaning the rise of China would squeeze out the lesser economies in Asia.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Letters of Intent frustrate Soeharto to Megawati
Letters of Intent frustrate Soeharto to MegawatiM. Sadli, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Indonesia, JakartaPart 2 of 2 In the end, it was Megawati Soekarnoputri as vice president, who in May, 2001, took an initiative to invite back the International Monetary Fund.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Refugees want to return home
Refugees want to return homeApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Some 2,000 Acehnese refugees now being sheltered in a number of camps in Langkat, North Sumatra, have expressed their willingness to return to their homes despite poor security conditions in the strife-torn province.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Kim Dae-jung's homework on rebuilding his party
Kim Dae-jung's homework on rebuilding his partyThe Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul President Kim Dae-jung left for Brunei Sunday to attend the annual summit of "ASEAN plus Three" (East Asian nations).
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
KL's Petronas urges ASEAN oil firms to join forces
KL's Petronas urges ASEAN oil firms to join forcesAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The chief of Malaysian oil firm Petronas Monday urged national oil corporations (NOC) in Southeast Asia to form alliances to counter the influence of growing industry giants.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Asian leaders concerned about Afghans
Asian leaders concerned about AfghansSimon Cameron-Moore, Reuters, Bandar Seri Begawan Asian leaders at a summit in Brunei voiced concern on Monday over the fate of Afghan civilians caught in the midst of a U.S.-led bombing campaign.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
On affiliated class
On affiliated classFrom Media IndonesiaI and perhaps some other parents need clarification about a news story titled "State-owned University conducts an illegal program" published in Media Indonesia on Sept.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Parents complain over school's fees
Parents complain over school's fees JAKARTA: Some 20 parents visited City Hall on Monday, complaining that their applications to register their children at a state elementary school in their neighborhood in South Jakarta were rejected as they were unable to afford an entrance fee of between Rp 2...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 News: Hallo, Metro Indonesia 10:00 Children's Songs 10:30 30 minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Three months in jail for shoe thief
Three months in jail for shoe thief PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial court sentenced Rudi, 20, on Monday to three months imprisonment for stealing a pair of shoes. The sentence was much lighter than the 10-month sentence sought by the prosecutors.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Court endorses Gafur's election as governor
Court endorses Gafur's election as governorTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid accusations of money politics, the Supreme Court has issued a legal opinion endorsing the controversial election of Abdul Gafur as North Maluku governor and Yamin Tawari as his deputy, saying that the election...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Telkom lines in Bekasi
Telkom lines in BekasiFrom KompasResponding to IG Ngurah Budi's letter that Telkom has been giving deceptive discounts, (published in Kompas on Oct. 10), Telkom has deemed it necessary to clarify that it is unable to fulfill immediately the request of residents in Graha Indah housing complex,...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Maluku refugees living in Kupang face starvation
Maluku refugees living in Kupang face starvationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Around 3,000 Maluku refugees in the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang are facing starvation following the ending of food aid from a local Protestant church.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
City budget must
City budget must be people oriented From Media Indonesia With regard to regional autonomy, the city administration has now been given a free hand to manage its funds to augment its income and to carry out city development activities.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Debt and economies crisis sinking RI
Debt and economies crisis sinking RIFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With US$139 billion in foreign debt coupled with a crippling economic crisis, Indonesia is like a ship that has almost sunk.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Can China live up to Asia's expectations?
Can China live up to Asia's expectations? Ching Cheong The Straits Times Singapore Just last year, people were talking about the "China threat" in the economic dimension, meaning the rise of China would squeeze out the lesser economies in Asia.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Most schools to remain open during Ramadhan
Most schools to remain open during RamadhanAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most high schools in the city have decided not to send students on long vacations during Ramadhan and opted instead to provide its pupils with various religious teachings.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsIndonesia's PT Tambang Timah plans to cut average tin production costs to $3,200 a metric ton from $3,859/ton in the third quarter, the company said Monday. Achieving the target is crucial for the world's largest tin producer to survive with current tin prices between $3,500-$3,750,...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Sri Warso Wahono exploits women's beauty in sketches
Sri Warso Wahono exploits women's beauty in sketchesYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Alone, idle, displaying fatigue, loneliness and restlessness, here and there, naked and waiting -- on the bed or on a chair in the sitting room.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Traveling athletes unperturbed by security concerns
Traveling athletes unperturbed by security concernsMusthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaThe extreme athletes take a breath, steady themselves and focus on a 2.7-meter high wooden ramp before dropping in for a series of radical maneuvers.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Vietnam party discusses 2002 polls
Vietnam party discusses 2002 polls VIETNAM: Ruling Communist Party met on Monday in Hanoi to discuss National Assembly elections next year and constitutional changes, the state-run Voice of Vietnam (VOV) radio reported.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
SE Asian states to boost ties with E. Asia
SE Asian states to boost ties with E. AsiaAgencies, Bandar Seri Begawan Southeast Asian leaders and their major dialog partners, China, Japan and South Korea, on Monday agreed to work towards closer economic integration amid a proposal by Seoul to create a giant East Asian free trade area.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Southeast Asian plans huge free trade zone
Southeast Asian plans huge free trade zoneCindy Sui, Agence France-Presse, Bandar Seri Begawan Southeast Asian leaders and their major dialogue partners China, Japan and South Korea agreed Monday to work towards closer economic integration, including the prospect of a giant East Asian free trade...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
Major antiporn protests hit several big cities
Major antiporn protests hit several big citiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of Muslims staged separate protests on Monday in several cities across the country, urging authorities to take firm action against pornographic products.
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
RI donors wary of new loan pledges, World Bank says
RI donors wary of new loan pledges, World Bank saysBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's poor track record in meeting reform targets may inhibit donor countries from pledging greater loan support needed to finance next year's state budget deficit, according to the World Bank on...
Tue, 06 Nov 2001
1. IMF (4x8)
1. IMF (4x8)IMF team to visit Jakarta on new LoI talks 2. Dana (2x16) Sentiments rose, but may reverse, Survey says 3. SP (4x8) S&P lowers Indonesia's debt ratings4. German (2x28) Ifo chief urges German govt to take remedial action on economy German economy in state of emergency: Ifo 5.