Archive: 14 December 2001
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Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Idul Fitri exodus affects capital's blood supply
Idul Fitri exodus affects capital's blood supply Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The annual holiday exodus that makes this bustling capital just a little bit quieter has seriously impacted the blood supply at the Jakarta's Indonesian Red-Cross (PMI) office, which is experiencing a drop of almost 50 percent in donors.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Dec. 13
Rupiah Rates Dec. 13 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Gapkindo asks for credit facilities for retention program
Gapkindo asks for credit facilities for retention program Johannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Rubber Producers Association (Gapkindo) has asked the government to provide credit facilities for its members to implement a rubber retention program agreed by Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. until Dec. 31. * Indonesian Comic part 2, The British Council, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jend. Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., until Dec. 31. * Painting Menjemput Impian by Damay, Yaqub Elka, Zeita Gallery, Jl. Kemang Timur no. 71, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Jan. 26.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
American couple's bodies to be cremated
American couple's bodies to be cremated DENPASAR, Bali: The bodies of two Americans who were discovered in a hotel in Kuta, Bali, will be cremated on Friday at Nusa Dua at the behest of their families. The couple's remains "will be sent to their bereaved families in the United States," Gus Sumastra, the head of Bali's Inter- nation Service Bureau, said in Denpasar on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Eight die from diarrhea in West Sumatra
Eight die from diarrhea in West Sumatra Kasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang At least eight people have died and 38 others were still undergoing intensive medical care Thursday from cases of severe diarrhea in Pasaman regency, some 170 kilometers north of the provincial capital of Padang this week.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Number of travelers jump significantly
Number of travelers jump significantly The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of travelers jumped significantly at Lebak Bulus and Kampung Rambutan bus terminals, as well as at Senen railway station on Thursday, three days ahead of Idul Fitri. Antara reported that as of noon on Thursday, Lebak Bulus terminal saw 106 buses departing with 4,172 passengers. Thursday's departures could surpass the number on Wednesday when 239 buses departed with 8,753 passengers.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Marijuana trafficker gets death sentence
Marijuana trafficker gets death sentence Bahrul Ilmi Yakub, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The South Sumatra High Court has imposed the death penalty on Kiagus Zainal Abidinagainst, who had previously been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a lower court for possessing 58.7 kilograms of marijuana.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Residents challenge plan to reopen dump
Residents challenge plan to reopen dump Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bekasi residents were livid over a plan to possibly reopen Bantar Gebang dump, because they do not have faith in the City administration's willingness, integrity or ability to manage the waste disposal site effectively. The Jakarta administration, and particularly the sanitation agency broke several promises to Bekasi in recent years.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Govt to get more IMF cash
Govt to get more IMF cash Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government signed its fourth letter of intent (LoI) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday, pledging a new round of economic reform targets as the global economy takes a turn for the worse. With a new LoI at hand, the IMF may disburse its US$360 million loan tranche to Indonesia, once it is approved by its executive board at a meeting that will be held in the middle of next month.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Papuans impatient with slow probe of Theys death
Papuans impatient with slow probe of Theys death R.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Irian Jaya Papuans are becoming increasingly impatient with the slow pace of the investigation into the death of independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, who many believed was murdered for political reasons. Meanwhile, Irian Jaya Police chief Insp. General I Made Mangku Pastika said on Thursday that they would not reveal preliminary findings about Theys' death in order not to disrupt the investigation process.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
JP/FESTIVE
JP/FESTIVE Bali Offering joyous festivities for old and young OR Celebrate your holiday in style on the Island of the Gods OR Celebrate your holiday in style in Bali Rita A. Widiadana and I Wayan Juniarta The Jakarta Post Denpasar Let's cherish the year that has almost passed and welcome the one to come with joy and glory. This is a happy moment to celebrate with your loved ones.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Govt plan to abandon national exam lauded
Govt plan to abandon national exam lauded Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to scrap the national exams for elementary schools (Ebtanas) has received a thumbs-up from both teachers and education experts, pointing out that the existing system is redundant, misleading and prone to corruption.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Headings
Headings 1. Poso: 10 x 4 lines: Poso Muslims return home, Christians take refuge 2. APBD: 20 x 2 lines: East Java gives priority to strategic projects 3. Fit: 16 x 2 lines: Medan officers take examination 4. Diare: 16 x 2 lines Eight die from diarrhea in W. Sumatra
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta for Friday
Ramadhan time for Jakarta for Friday Friday Maghrib 6:04 p.m. Saturday Imsak 4:00 a.m. Subuh 4:10 a.m.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta's garbage woes
Jakarta's garbage woes Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso can draw a sigh of relief. The Bekasi municipality's announcement on Wednesday to allow Jakarta to continue to dump its garbage at Bantar Gebang -- Jakarta's biggest garbage dump so far -- gives the capital city at least temporary respite from having to find an immediate solution to the crucial problem of preventing us all from gradually being buried under mountains of garbage.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Medan officers take examination
Medan officers take examination Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Seeking promotions, more than 1,000 mid-level civil servants of the North Sumatra provincial administration underwent tests of their knowledge and managerial skills on Wednesday. The screening the 1,204 civil servants took place at the governor's office and the hall of the University of North Sumatra, where they also completed earlier tests in English, psychology and physical checkups.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Cigarette maker pulls ad cartoon
Cigarette maker pulls ad cartoon The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being bombarded with criticism by educationists and politicians, cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna has withdrawn a series of advertisements featuring cartoons characters. HM Sampoerna, one of Indonesia's largest companies, is also facing possible legal action if the Indonesian Advertising Companies Association (P3I) rules HM Sampoerna breached laws.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
East Java gives priority to strategic projects
East Java gives priority to strategic projects Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The East Java legislative council has endorsed its 2002 budget, giving priority to public service and several strategic development projects in order to spur economic growth in the province. Of the province's budget, totaling Rp 2.4 trillion for the 2002 fiscal year, Rp 1.33 trillion was allocated for development projects, and the remaining Rp 1.07 trillion will go towards routine spending.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Probe on corruption case sought
Probe on corruption case sought TANGERANG: Several Tangerang officials are suspected of corruption in a case involving 14 housing developers. Head of the intelligence section at Tangerang Prosecutors' Office Nandi Warsidi said the main suspect was the former chief of the Municipal Revenue Agency, Agus Burhanudin, who is currently at large. He also suspected that Agus managed to escape with the help of some officials in the agency who are allegedly involved in the scandal.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
New anti-graft law will bolster corruption
New anti-graft law will bolster corruption Teten Masduki, Chairman of Indonesia Corruption Watch On Nov. 21 President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed off on a new anti-corruption law. Teten Masduki, chairman of Indonesia Corruption Watch, in an interview with The Jakarta Post contributor Christiani Tumelap, criticizes the definition of corruption adopted in the new law on the grounds that it only covers activities that cause a financial loss to the state.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Corporate Briefs
Corporate Briefs State-owned Indian Oil Corp. is in talks with Indonesia's national oil company Pertamina to start selling gasoline and diesel in Indonesia, the Press Trust of India reported Thursday. IOC would enter the retail business possibly through a joint venture with a local company. -- Dow Jones Major Japanese chemical maker Showa Denko KK said Thursday it will cut 1,000 jobs, or around 10 percent of its total workforce, and slash payrolls next January to deal with a slump in demand.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Batam tripartite meeting proposes 5% wage rise
Batam tripartite meeting proposes 5% wage rise Fadli The Jakarta Post Batam A tripartite meeting attended by businessmen, labor and government representatives has agreed to propose a five percent, or Rp 25,000, increase in the minimum wage for the industrial island of Batam in Riau province, officials said on Sunday. The proposal was approved by Batam Mayor Nyat Kadir and has been presented to the Riau governor for endorsement or rejection.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
JBIC pledges cheap loans for railway project
JBIC pledges cheap loans for railway project The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) agreed on Thursday to provide Indonesia with cheap loans amounting to 48.70 billion yen (about US$386.51 million) for education and railway projects.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Garbagemen distressed by current situation
Garbagemen distressed by current situation JAKARTA: Closure of the Bantar Gebang dump site in Bekasi, West Java, has also affected about 5,000 garbage collectors right across the city. They have become unemployed and face financial hardship since Monday's closure. On Thursday the city administration was still undecided on where to dump its garbage, totaling 25,000 cubic meters per day. It has yet to identify a new dump site to replace the Bantar Gebang dump.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
New oil blocks on offer
New oil blocks on offer The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would offer 17 oil and gas exploration blocks mainly located in eastern Indonesia through an open tender next year.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Poso Muslims return home, Christians take refuge
Poso Muslims return home, Christians take refuge The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Increasing numbers of Muslims from Poso, Central Sulawesi had left refugee camps in Palu for their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri, while a wave of families who fled recent clashes in Poso arrived in Manado, North Sulawesi.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Christmas present for Soeharto
Christmas present for Soeharto JAKARTA: The Supreme Court will officially wash its hands of ailing former president Soeharto's on again off again trial. "The authority to decide on whether or not Soeharto will be taken to court lies exclusively with the Attorney Generals' Office," Chief Justice Bagir Manan said in a legal opinion for the Attorney General.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
House believes Theys murdered
House believes Theys murdered The House of Representatives (DPR) is convinced that Irian pro-independence activist Theys H. Eluway was murdered. House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Wednesday that the government should speed up the investigation and release the results to the public. Akbar said he feared Theys's death would be detrimental to the autonomy that the government had granted to Irian Jaya, that will come into force next month.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Recovery committee proposes crisis center
Recovery committee proposes crisis center Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Economic Recovery Committee (KPEN) proposed on Thursday to the government to set up a special agency that could help bridge differences between the business sector and the government. KPEN chairman Sofyan Wanandi said that the agency, preferably called the "crisis center," would help settle emerging problems that could slow down progress in the country's economic recovery.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
IBRA needs eight years to sell property assets
IBRA needs eight years to sell property assets The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will need at least eight years to sell all of its property assets, way beyond the agency's lifetime, which is due to end in 2004, the Indonesian Property Study Center (PSPI) said. PSPI director Panangian Simanungkalit said that the market absorption of property was currently very limited, making it difficult to sell quickly.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Trash piling up, Jakartans fear disease
Trash piling up, Jakartans fear disease Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City administration is hastily implementing stopgap measures to prevent an outbreak of disease threatened by the mounting piles of trash throughout Jakarta, neglected as a result of the dispute over the Bantar Gebang dump site. The specter of cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, influenza and bronchitis now lingers over the capital, a result of the authorities' ineptness in dealing with the garbage crisis.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Fiscal distress following the 1997-1998 crisis
Fiscal distress following the 1997-1998 crisis Anwar Nasution, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia, Jakarta Part 2 of 2 Over 55 percent of the external debt as of December 1998 (US$83.6 billion) is owed by the private sector and over 80 percent of it was received by the non-bank corporate entities. The average maturity of this external debt is approximately 1.5 years (J.P. Morgan, Global Data Watch, Jan. 16 1998).
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Democracy will ease radicalism, analysts say
Democracy will ease radicalism, analysts say Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious fundamentalism has found fertile socio-political grounds over the past year as marked by radical groups like the Islamic Defense Front (FPI) and Jihad Force, Islamic analysts say.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta Hilton presents
Jakarta Hilton presents Masterpieces of Le Lion D'or at Jakarta Hilton Gracing the tables of Taman Sari ~ Savor fine French food & wine In surroundings of elegance & style Visiting guest chef - Eric Momme'jac Taman Sari Restaurant Jakarta Hilton International Dec. 20 - 28, 2001 Jakarta Hilton proudly announces the arrival of visiting guest chef, Eric Momme'jac from the Quercy region of South West France.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bylaw on financial principles approved
Bylaw on financial principles approved JAKARTA: The city council had approved on Thursday a bylaw on city financial principles, which stipulate, among other things, allowances and facilities to be received by city officials and councillors. The council chairman and his deputies, according to article 36 of the bylaw, will receive official houses and cars while the council members will receive only official cars.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
TV charity is good
TV charity is good but not accountable From Bisnis Indonesia With the relentless difficulties afflicting our country over the past few years, a number of social activities have emerged, one of which is fund raising by private television stations.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Child perishes in Mataram flood
Child perishes in Mataram flood MATARAN, West Nusa Tenggara: At least one person has died after flood waters swept through 300 houses in Banjar village, Ampenan, in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) on Thursday. Ardiandi, 4, died after his foot slipped into a canal as he was heading for the Ampenan beach to play a game; he immediately disappeared beneath the waters.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Govt, business need mutual trust
Govt, business need mutual trust Two dinners that took place here recently are worthy of comment. The first was held by the visiting premier of China, Zhu Rongji, and was attended by Indonesian businessmen from Jakarta and the regions. The room was so crowded that hundreds of businessmen had to be turned away. Guests attending the dinner each had to pay Rp 1 million.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Free harelip medical operation for local kids from Caltex
Free harelip medical operation for local kids from Caltex Rahmat was 12 and Juniati was 11. Like the other kids at their village of Aur Sati in Tambang district of Bangkinang, Riau, the two played cheerfully in the neighborhood. So did Kurniati, 7, who lives in a small town of Kuala Enok, Indragiri Hilir, Riau. But their parents could not hide their sorrow eyes towards their happy-looking children, who "differ" from other kids because of their harelips.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Passenger service
Passenger service Returning to one's hometown requires early preparation. However, the effort to avoid peak days, on the contrary, brought negative effects, as demonstrated in an ugly incident at state shipping company PT Pelni's ticket office at Kemayoran, Jakarta, on Dec. 6. The large number of passengers queuing since early morning for tickets on SS Kelud for Belawan, Medan, could no longer contain their emotions when most of them had to leave empty-handed.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
1. Blood - 2x 22
1. Blood - 2x 22 Idul Fitri exodus affects capital's blood supply 2. Worker - 1x40 Garbage collectors out of work, facing hard times 3. Warga - 2x20 Residents challenge plan to reopen dump 4. Bylaw - 1x 36 'Sutiyoso unable to handle urban problems'
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Tommy still innocent of graft, but must go to jail
Tommy still innocent of graft, but must go to jail Tiarma Siboro and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a seemingly bizarre twist of justice, Chief Justice Bagir Manan on Thursday said Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra must be jailed for last year's graft conviction but at the same time insisted that the Supreme Court decision to later exonerate him also still stands.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
1. KPEN (2x22)
1. KPEN (2x22) Economy recovery committee urges crisis center agency JP/20/KPEN 2. Oil (1x27) Oil exploration plots on offer 3. JBIC (4x13 JBIC pledges cheap loans for railway project 4. Asset (2x23) IBRA needs eight years to sell property assets JP/20/Asset 5. RP RP rejects IMF proposal to raise oil taxes
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
More bomb threats on horizon
More bomb threats on horizon Is the idiom "Things could be worse" still valid? Luckily nobody was hurt in the recent afternoon bomb explosion at kilometer 85.5 between Cikampek and Tanjung Rasa railway stations and only the schedules of 19 trains were disrupted. Although no trains were damaged in the blast, the explosion itself was devastating. Just imagine the fear and concern of train passengers and their families.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
International training camp in Poso 'empty'
International training camp in Poso 'empty' Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Intelligence Agency chief A.M. Hendropriyono backtracked on Thursday from comments he made one day earlier that an international terrorist group in Poso were exacerbating the Christian-Muslim conflict there.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
One dead in car crash
One dead in car crash BANDUNG, West Java: This year's annual exodus of Idul Fitri travelers claimed one more life on Thursday, when a Suzuki Futura car collided with a Kijang van on the Padaleunyi toll road in Bandung. Twelve people were seriously and slightly injured in the crash which took place at 7:15 a.m. when the Futura slammed into the rear of the Kijang while it was stopped on the left side of the street while its driver was resting. M.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Should Cirebon be a province?
Should Cirebon be a province? From Republika As a layman and a resident of region III in Cirebon, I disagree with the idea of making Cirebon a province. How can Cirebon take on the provincial responsibilities, with four regencies and one city under its supervision? Managing Cirebon under its present status is already a difficult task. Do we have the human resources to handle provincial matters? This should be taken into account.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Officials give differing figures on fuel smuggling
Officials give differing figures on fuel smuggling The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consistent with the recent flow of inconsistencies, an official at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources issued on Thursday a new figure for fuel smuggling, which is much lower than the figures released by other officials. Director General of Oil and Gas Rachmat Sudibyo stated that fuel smuggling had cost the government as much as US$3 trillion per year.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
87 weapons seized in Gorontalo
87 weapons seized in Gorontalo GORONTALO: The Gorontalo district police said on Thursday they have confiscated 87 weapons, mostly knives and machetes, and a number of explosive devices during a security sweep in this border area with Central Sulawesi. A police spokesman, First Insp. Yan Ramko, said the operation was launched as a preemptive measure to stem the raging sectarian war in Poso from spreading to Gorontalo province.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
'Sutiyoso unable to handle urban problems'
'Sutiyoso unable to handle urban problems' Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso's plan to propose a bylaw banning outsiders, especially disadvantaged people, from entering the Jakarta reflects his inability to tackle pressing urban problems and his contempt for human rights, a local activist said.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Anti-terrorism bill fails to impress legislators
Anti-terrorism bill fails to impress legislators Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators rejected on Thursday some articles in the government-sponsored antiterrorism bill which, it was widely feared, would justify human rights abuses. They said they would call for a revision of those articles as soon as the bill was submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR) for deliberation.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
2 X 20 48pt Bodoni
2 X 20 48pt Bodoni Fiscal distress following the 1997-1998 crisis Part 2 of 2 Anwar Nasution Senior Deputy Governor Bank Indonesia Jakarta 2. State -- Between conflict and reconciliation 1 x 32 48pt Bodoni Religious conflict and reconciliation The Statesman Asia News Network Calcutta
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
TI refuses to announce medal target for Asiad
TI refuses to announce medal target for Asiad Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Tae Kwon Do Association has three athletes in the priority list as good medal prospects for the 2002 Asian Games, but the officials have refused to so far set a medal target. "It would be too early to predict. We will see within the next three and four months," Adrian Lumowa, the association's interim general secretary, told reporters here on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Legal status of 'Antara' assessed, Sobary says
Legal status of 'Antara' assessed, Sobary says Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Head of the state-owned Antara news agency Mohamad Sobary said on Thursday that his agency was still conducting an assessment of its legal status as recommended by Law No.40/1991 on the Press. "The assessment is still being conducted, including by carrying out comparative studies with the state-run television station TVRI, state radio station RRI and state postal company PT Pos," Sobary said.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Palace farewells Ramadhan with 'Malam Selikuran'
Palace farewells Ramadhan with 'Malam Selikuran' Kartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta A week before the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, the Kraton (palace) Surakarta Hadiningrat staged Hajad Dalem Ingkang Sinuwun Pakoe Buwono (PB) XI. This is a ritual celebration of Malam Selikuran (the 21st night of Ramadhan) dedicated by PB XI, King of the Surakarta Palace in Central Java province. The event itself took place at Sriwedari Park last Thursday.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
Promises are for keeping
Promises are for keeping One of my good friends mentioned the other day that he liked this quote, which he apparently read in a recent issue of the Asian Wall Street Journal: It's an irony that man's achievements are always published on the last page while his failures are dominantly displayed on the front page of a newspaper. This quote crossed my mind when I read The Jakarta Post on Dec. 12, 2001.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
JP/3/DISO
JP/3/DISO New anti-graft law only exacerbates corruption On Nov. 21 President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed off on a new anti-corruption law. Teten Masduki, chairman of Indonesia Corruption Watch, in an interview with The Jakarta Post contributor Christiani Tumelap, criticizes the definition of corruption adopted in the new law on the grounds that it only covers activities that cause a financial loss to the state. Question: What is the significance of the new Anti-Corruption Law no. 20/2001?
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
'Monster Inc.', a real treat with lots of heart
'Monster Inc.', a real treat with lots of heart Joko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta There is little reason to doubt that Disney will continue to deliver enjoyable animation features well into the future, yielding success at the box office and praise from the critics. Other giant studios like DreamWorks SKG do try to develop their animation division, on the other hand, but their films are still hit-and-miss.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
On Australia's foreign policy
On Australia's foreign policy I refer to the Australian ambassador's letter Australia belongs to Asia published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 17 regarding Jusuf Wanandi's article published on Nov. 15. As an expatriate Australian for nearly 40 years, I saw nothing amiss with Wanandi's article. Personally, I felt a sympathetic resonance with what Wanandi claimed about Australia's current surge of racism. This is not the Australia I grew up in and I am saddened by this.
Fri, 14 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB
1. Rubber (2 x 18)
1. Rubber (2 x 18) Gapkindo asks for credit facilities 2. OIL (4 x 18) Lower prices, volatility in store for oil, says researcher 3. Enron (2 x 18) 'Enron to sell $6b in restructuring' 4. Credit (1 x 30) 'CSFB pays $100m to resolve probe'