Archive: 28 December 2001
102 articles found
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Public demands resignation of railway officials
Public demands resignation of railway officialsKurniawan Hari and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three separate train accidents occurred on Christmas Day, killing at least 61 people.Dozens of rail disasters have occurred in the past few months and politicians and passengers put that...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Autonomy policy no solution to Aceh conflict
Autonomy policy no solution to Aceh conflictSanti WE Soekanto The Jakarta Post JakartaAnother year is whizzing by leaving Aceh with wounds agape and questions unanswered. Hardly a day in 2001 has gone by without murders being committed in the strife-torn region -- the Indonesian Red Cross workers...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Army helps probe Theys murder
Army helps probe Theys murder JAKARTA: The Army has sent a five-member team to Papua to help police investigate the Nov. 11 murder of independence activist Theys Hiyo Eluay.Central military police chief Maj. Gen. Djasri Marin said on Thursday that the team was led by Army Intelligence Chief Brig.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
JITF meets US$14b target
JITF meets US$14b targetBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) has finalized the mediation of debt restructuring talks worth US$14.2 billion from the $14 billion targeted this year, but warned of tougher talks ahead as a prolonged economic slump...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
40 percent of Indonesians poor
40 percent of Indonesians poor JAKARTA: Forty percent of 210 million Indonesians live under the poverty line, according to the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency Yaumil Agoes Achir.The figure is a dramatic increase on statistics prior to the economic crisis in July, 1997 when 11 percent...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Australia drops dumping charges against RI's paper products
Australia drops dumping charges against RI's paper productsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Australian government has dropped its dumping allegations against two Indonesian export paper products, according to an Indonesian envoy.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
The year of political disputes
The year of political disputesKurniawan Hari and Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta When the nation entered a reform era following the downfall of autocratic president Soeharto in 1998 and his protege B.J. Habibie in Oct.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
PLN still struggles to recover from financial crisis
PLN still struggles to recover from financial crisisJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This year, public utility PT PLN continued to struggle to cope with the problems and difficulties that have been confronting the company since the start of the economic crisis in the middle of 1997.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
New Year's resolutions for our environment
New Year's resolutions for our environmentNigel Sizer, Director, Forests Program, Asia Pacific Region, The Nature Conservancy, Jakarta I could start this year-end article with the predictable environmental worrywart's factoids -- two million hectares of Indonesia's forests destroyed each year,...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Year-end Special Section
Year-end Special Section The Jakarta Post continues its review of the year with this section today looking at the question of life in the regions and metro Jakarta.The year 2001, which ends in a matter of days, has witnessed what many people call the biggest experiment in regional autonomy -- the...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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;JP;P.J. LEO;R. BERTO WEDHATAMA; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Art Summit-music Photo captions JP/18/CAPSPhoto captionsPhoto A, B: Art SummitJP/P.J. Leo JP/R. Berto WedhatamaSitting in his wheelchair, an old man (photo above) is entertained by his loyal birds who cheerfully call him Bapak Presiden (Mr.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Diversity of Indonesian art starts to emerge
Diversity of Indonesian art starts to emerge=============== Amir Sidharta Contributor Jakarta --------------- Even though the new era of post-Soeharto openness started over three years ago, only this year did we get the sense that diversity was emerging on the art scene.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
ICEL paints bleak picture on environment
ICEL paints bleak picture on environmentFitri Wulandari and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists predicted doom on Thursday saying Indonesia's environment would likely remain the primary target of exploitation due to the government's desperate need to lift itself out...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
JP/ /DPR
JP/ /DPRMPR/DPR - A spectacle of turbulence and contention.Meidyatama Suryodiningrat The Jakarta Post Jakarta Some 250 years-ago American James Madison wrote that democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
'Bob' Hasan asks for judicial review
'Bob' Hasan asks for judicial review JAKARTA: Timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, who is serving a six year jail term for corruption, appeared on Thursday at the Central Jakarta District Court to file a request to the Supreme Court to review his case.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Tax office regulations, expedient cop-outs?
Tax office regulations, expedient cop-outs? or Taxation or extortion, what is the government doing to us? or Govt could increase revenue 40 times if diligentBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post JakartaThe public hailed last year's amendment to the 1983 tax laws, but frowned when they saw the slew of...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Mega to sign decree for Timor tribunal
Mega to sign decree for Timor tribunal JAKARTA: State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo said on Wednesday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri will sign a decree on the appointment of ad hoc human rights trial judges by the end of the year."We submitted the decree before Idul Fitri (Dec.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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JP/3/INSIGHTWhither civil society? Are we getting closer or farther from becoming a civil societyJ. Soedjati Djiwandono Political Analyst Jakarta Both Sukarno, through his "guided democracy", and Soeharto through his "Pancasila democracy", robbed the sovereignty and power of the people.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Cambodia ends first phase of military cuts
Cambodia ends first phase of military cuts CAMBODIA: The government on Wednesday wrapped up the first phase of efforts to scale back its bloated military, completing the demobilization of some 15,000 troops.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Indonesia's foreign debt statistics, 1980 - 2001 (US$ thousand)
Indonesia's foreign debt statistics, 1980 - 2001 (US$ thousand) Debt Outstanding at Transaction during periodend of period --------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------Disbursed Including Disbursements serive paymentsonly Undisbursed...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
'Govt to raise fuel, power prices next month'
'Govt to raise fuel, power prices next month'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister of the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti said Thursday the government would raise fuel prices and power tariffs next month in line with an agreement with the House of Representatives.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
IBRA: A case of too much politicking
IBRA: A case of too much politickingRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It all depends on the owner, said an executive at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).He was referring to the changes of programs, direction and approach adopted by IBRA in carrying out its duties:...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
The year of investing dangerously
The year of investing dangerouslyReiner S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Various domestic obstacles have continued to scare foreign money away as reflected in the 51 percent drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) approval in the first 10 months of this year to US$6.47 billion from $13.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
RI, Argentina are different: Minister
RI, Argentina are different: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will not face a similar fate to Argentina because it is facing different economic difficulties and is taking different solutions to deal with its problems, economic minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti announced, following a...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Tax breaks fro Batam extended
Tax breaks fro Batam extended The government has decided to extend value-added-tax (VAT) and luxury tax exemptions on the island of Batam in Riau province over the next six months.Minister of Finance Boediono said the move was meant to give the government time to draft a bill that will give the...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Year-end Special Section
Year-end Special Section The Jakarta Post's review of the year today focuses on the development of the country's economy as well as its entertainment scene. The economy continued on its path of muddling along, growing too slowly to kick start the long-awaited recovery but growing enough to prevent...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
1. Abolisi: 4 lines, 10 counts
1. Abolisi: 4 lines, 10 counts Mega's party wants to see Soeharto stand trial 2. Thrifty: 2 lines, 21 Savings measures good but not enough, say observers 3. ICEL: 2 lines. 20 counts ICEL paints bleak picture of environment 4.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsAustralia's national flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. will resume flights to Malaysia by September next year or January 2003, a report said Thursday. Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said he was informed by Qantas chief executive officer Geoff Dixon on Monday that Kuala Lumpur...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Page turners on 2001's literary scene
Page turners on 2001's literary scene----------------- Lie Hua Contributor Jakarta ------------------ The country's literary arena was shaken in 2001 by the appearance of Supernova, a novel written by a real newcomer, Dee (Dewi Lestari).
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Regional autonomy: A double standard in motion?
Regional autonomy: A double standard in motion?Santi WE Soekanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta When 2002 dawns, Indonesia will mark the first anniversary of the implementation of the regional autonomy policy.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Soeharto, sensible
Soeharto, sensible compromise or fear? When I lived in Aceh province for a number of years, fear was more than apparent. It was the very air that you breathed, and could on occasions make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Rupiah Rates Dec.27
Rupiah Rates Dec.27 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,735.00 9,735.00 10,286.00 10,184.00Australian dollar 1 5,442.65 4,930.78 5,215.00 5,158.20Austrian schilling 1 686.99 622.64 658.26 651.36Belgian franc 1 234.34 212.39 224.54 222.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Combination of factors behind JSX's decline
Combination of factors behind JSX's declineDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange's market capitalization -- the total value of stocks traded in the bourse -- dropped this year as transaction value declined due to a combination of the prolonged sluggish domestic...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
OPEC consensus for oil output cut
OPEC consensus for oil output cutReuters, Cairo OPEC oil producers are set to seal an unprecedented alliance on output restrictions with rival independent suppliers to prop up world crude prices, cartel ministers said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Special team set to probe graft case
Special team set to probe graft case JAKARTA: The city council agreed on Wednesday to establish a special committee to probe an alleged graft surrounding the acquisition of 10.4 hectares of land in the former red-light district of Kramat Tunggak in North Jakarta.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
2001 hints at signs of film industry recovery
2001 hints at signs of film industry recoveryJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta An unusual sight has been repeating itself at Blok M Plaza theater in South Jakarta, where teenagers wait at the entrance early in the morning to get tickets for an Indonesian horror movie, Jelangkung, which has been...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Ruling allows depositors to assess bank record
Ruling allows depositors to assess bank recordBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The public will soon have greater access to gauge the performance of their bank under a new central bank ruling that, among other things, requires banks to publish financial reports every month and to...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Councilors' overseas trips
Councilors' overseas trips---------------------------------------------------------------- Participants Destination Purpose --------------------------------------------------------------- Commission A on Tokyo Comparative study on Administrative and disaster management Legal Affairs Beijing...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Govt could increase revenue 40 times if diligent
Govt could increase revenue 40 times if diligentBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The public hailed last year's amendment to the 1983 tax laws, but frowned when they saw the slew of tax regulations issued this year to implement the new laws.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Latest version - Dec 27 - bsr
Latest version - Dec 27 - bsrCaltex Provides Free Harelip Surgery For Local Kids Rahmat was 12 and Juniati was 11. Like the other kids in their village of Aur Sati in the Tambang district of Bangkinang, Riau, the two could often be found playing cheerfully in their neighborhood.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Local mining industry remains in the doldrums
Local mining industry remains in the doldrumsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In this first year of the implementation of regional autonomy, the country's mining industry remained in the doldrums.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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;JP;STE; ANPAc..r.. Yearend-arts-culture JP/18/YEARENDThe long winding road to improve arts appreciation================= Stevie Emilia The Jakarta Post Jakarta ----------------- Quality performances by world-class artists throughout the year have brought new and stimulating experiences for loyal...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Absorbing war on drugs story in 'Traffic'
Absorbing war on drugs story in 'Traffic'Joko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta It has been a long time since the hip generation first took on movies about drugs. These young filmmakers tend to produce films in visual styles that mainly attract younger audiences.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
'motorklasik' magazine launched
'motorklasik' magazine launched JAKARTA: Automotive enthusiasts have been given another choice of reading material after the launching of motorklasik here on Thursday.But different from other automotive publications, motorklasik, an 84-page monthly magazine, specializes in providing its readers...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Local music scene shows promise in 2001
Local music scene shows promise in 2001Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What did the local pop music industry offer in 2001?Let's see. Sheila On 7, Padi, Dewa and Jamrud.Not a single day passed throughout the year without the exposure of the bands' songs and videos until we ended up knowing...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Status of Disputes between PLN and IPPs
Status of Disputes between PLN and IPPs No Names of Projects Status of Dispute 1. Paiton I under negotiation 2. Tanjung Jati B settled, project continues 3. Paiton II under negotiation 4. Sengkang settled, price reduced 5. Sibolga A under negotiation 6. Amurang under negotiation 7.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Tirta and Gerhana in chess wins
Tirta and Gerhana in chess wins JAKARTA: Tirta Chandra and his female compatriot Gerhana extended their winning streaks after beating their opponents in their respective age categories at the ASEAN Junior Chess Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
The anti-terrorism bill
The anti-terrorism billFrom Gamma The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has recently 0held a day-long seminar on the eradication of terrorism to obtain input in connection with the formulation of an anti-terrorism bill, before being submitted to the House of Representatives in 2002.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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;JP;P.J. LEO;MULKAN SALMONA;IGGP BAYU ISMOYO; ANPAv..r.. Photo-JakArt-exhibition-painting Photo captions JP/17/CAPTIONPhoto captionsPhoto A: JakArtJP/P.J. LeoArtistically inclined young people paint pictures on walls near the People's Consultative Assembly building in Central Jakarta as part of...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Heroin courier gets death sentence
Heroin courier gets death sentenceMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A 24-year-old woman cried hysterically as a Jakarta court sentenced her to death for attempting to smuggle one kilogram of heroin from Thailand."Aduh, mama, I don't want to die, Mama.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Thieves steal two ATMs
Thieves steal two ATMsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of 22 people stole two automated teller machines (ATMs) in the compound of Alfa hypermarket in Bintaro housing estate, Pondok Aren, Tangerang, on Thursday, a police officer said.Tangerang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
PON XVI project
PON XVI project and collusionFrom RepublikaAs a citizen of South Sumatra I feel very sad, annoyed and confounded by the attitude of the provincial executive toward the PON XVI 2004 national sports festival project scam between the regional public works office and the regional legislature's...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
President's husband messes up political order, claims critic
President's husband messes up political order, claims criticThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband Taufik Kiemas messed up the legislative and executive functions when he led a ministerial delegation to China last week, a researcher says.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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Fri, 28 Dec 2001
The costs of habitual fudge
The costs of habitual fudge The best lesson the government can draw from its macroeconomic management this year is that political stability, policy consistency and good rapport with multilateral development agencies are key prerequisites to maintaining the momentum of economic recovery.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
The dilemma of the cases of Soeharto and Tommy
The dilemma of the cases of Soeharto and Tommy Three of Indonesia's former presidents are connected with legal cases. The cases of two of the former presidents are not so complex or dilemmatic. B.J. Habibie, apart from being questioned in relation to Buloggate II, is now being sought by the German...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Another setback in local capital market history
Another setback in local capital market historyHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This year shows another setback in the financial market, with share prices and rupiah suffering another downfall amid fears over the worsening of the country's economic performance.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Woman gets death sentence for drug smuggling: A 24-year-old woman
Woman gets death sentence for drug smuggling: A 24-year-old woman cried hysterically as a Jakarta court sentenced her to death for attempting to smuggle one kilogram of heroin from Thailand. Page 3 A year without politics on human rights: This year was the beginning of a new century, the beginning...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Bogus officials in IBRA scam
Bogus officials in IBRA scam Recently, some unidentified people have claimed, as part of a scam, to be senior officials of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA). They have telephoned people or institutions, asking them to give them an amount of money, saying that these funds are needed to...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002
JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) estimated Indonesia's economy to grow by 3.8 percent next year, on the back of continued solid domestic consumption and better export sales, as developed economies...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Mega's party wants to see Soeharto stand trial
Mega's party wants to see Soeharto stand trialTiarma Siboro, Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) wants to see ex-dictator Soeharto stand trial before President Megawati Soekarnoputri considers pardoning him.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Five hit by stray bullets in Ambon
Five hit by stray bullets in Ambon AMBON: Five people, including three police officers and two children, were wounded by stray bullets in Ambon, Maluku, on Thursday.The first was deputy commander of the first Regiment Battalion Adj. Comr.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
[b]Govt determined
Govt determined to raise fuel, power prices in January2. JITF ( 1 X 24)JITF meets US$14b target 3. Jatun ( 2 X 24)Indonesia not the same as Argentina: Dorodjatun 4. Susul ( 2x 20) Tax reform looms as Japan's top priority5. Batam ( 3 X 10)Tax breaks for Batam extended
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
2001: Human rights ignored?
2001: Human rights ignored?Todung Mulya Lubis, Lawyer, Jakarta This year was the beginning of a new century, the beginning of Megawati's government. The public held high hopes that 2001 would mark the beginning of a new awakening in the economy, law, politics and human rights.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Train crash victims to get compensation
Train crash victims to get compensationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Brebes Families of the 30 passengers killed in Tuesday's train crash in Central Java will receive Rp 16 million (about US$1,500) in compensation each from state-owned railway company PT KAI and insurance firm PT Jasa Raharja,...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Editor resigns, paper apologizes
Editor resigns, paper apologizes MALAYSIA: The editor of a newspaper that reported an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his top deputy has resigned, and the paper published a front-page apology on Thursday for running the story.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Sofitel in hot water over its calendar
Sofitel in hot water over its calendar PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Luxury hotel Sofitel Cambodiana was forced to apologize Thursday for identifying the day Cambodia was rescued from Khmer Rouge rule as "Vietnamese Liberation Day" in its 2002 calendar.Jan.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Cabinet meeting frequency tripled
Cabinet meeting frequency tripled JAKARTA: Often criticized for a lack of coordination, President Megawati Soekarnoputri will triple the number of cabinet meetings to six times a month starting in January.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
For Info Box:
For Info Box:Some important cases which drew public attention but have yet to be, if ever, resolved:1. The Ancolgate scandal involving some city officials and councillors who took a foreign trip in October 2000.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
The year of political disputes
The year of political disputesKurniawan Hari and Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta When the nation entered a reform era following the downfall of autocratic president Soeharto in 1998 and his protege B.J. Habibie in Oct.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Crude oil and gas production for September 2001
Crude oil and gas production for September 2001 Crude oil/bpd Natural gas/mscfd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pertamina 86,000 - Contractors Amerada Hess 131 3,761 bp ONWJ/bp ARBNI 40,965 330,809 Caltex Pacific Indonesia 615,171 184,567 Conoco 41,793 54,567...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Main points of the new gov't instruction limiting wastefulness
Main points of the new gov't instruction limiting wastefulnessOn efficient uses of state-owned assets:* Limit the use of paper, official stationary only should be used for external correspondence. Typing should be done using 12-point Pica, Arial fonts with a 1.5 margin between lines.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Savings measures good but not enough, say observers
Savings measures good but not enough, say observersBambang Nurbianto and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government won public support on Thursday for its move to cut unnecessary expenditure in the bureaucracy but was reminded at the same time that it needed to work much harder...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Why privatization fails in Indonesia
Why privatization fails in IndonesiaReiner S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When popular leader Megawati Soekarnoputri was elected as the country's new President late in July, followed by the appointment of her confidant Laksamana Sukardi as State Minister of State Enterprises, there were high hopes...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Megawati: Guardian of the nation
Megawati: Guardian of the nationYoichi Funabashi, The Asahi Shimbun, Jakarta I interviewed Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri at her private residence in Teuku Umar, an upscale residential area in Jakarta. None of her staff accompanied her, not even to take notes.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Fire guts garment warehouse
Fire guts garment warehouse JAKARTA: Fire destroyed a North Jakarta garment warehouse when flames raced through the structure early Thursday morning, despite the efforts of more than 80 firefighters. In all, 12 fire engines with 84 firefighters descended on the building, located at Jl.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Illegal logging destroys Indonesia's forests
Illegal logging destroys Indonesia's forestsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As in previous years, the government has failed to curb rampant illegal logging practices.There is little on-the-ground evidence, if any, that indicates that deforestation, which had caused trillions of rupiah in...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Ahmad Junaidi
Ahmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The city administration has proposed a 2002 City Budget totaling Rp 8.8 trillion, with increased funding for the repression of disadvantaged people and for Governor Sutiyoso's wardrobe.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?
Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta In the big city of Jakarta, where there are neither simmering separatist movements nor challenges from foreign invaders, where should the dear soldiers of the city Military Command (Kodam) be positioned?Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, a...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Year-end Special
Year-end SpecialThe Jakarta Post continues today with its special 10-page review of 2001 with a look at the regional and metro Jakarta scene.Pages 11-20
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Sacrificing for the country is the duty of all citizens
Sacrificing for the country is the duty of all citizens President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti have highlighted the financial difficulties experienced by Indonesia.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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;JP;EDI SEDYAWATI; ANPAc..r.. Yearend-performing arts JP/18/EDIPerforming arts: Art Summit and beyond=============== Edi Sedyawati Former Director General of Culture Jakarta --------------- In the year 2001, the most significant event in performing arts here, at least from its many dimensions, was...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Economy muddles through adverse conditions
Economy muddles through adverse conditionsVincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy entered 2001 amid heightened political uncertainty, the increasingly erratic leadership of then president Abdurrahman Wahid, a decline in the government's credibility and a weakened global...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 27, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 -25 73,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 120 0 0 Akbar Indo Makmur 225 25 37,000 Alakasa 190 0 0...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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Fri, 28 Dec 2001
President Megawati Soekarnoputri calls on warring parties in
President Megawati Soekarnoputri calls on warring parties in Maluku, North Maluku, and Kalimantan to end hostility and renew the spirit of togetherness. "So many people have been killed and many more will fall victim if we don't do anything to put an end to those conflicts," Megawati said during a...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Indonesia's airline industry flying turbulent skies
Indonesia's airline industry flying turbulent skiesTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Don't build an airline. It is a capital intensive business with a very slim profit margin and high risks".
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
"Dr. Death" and other Timor conspiracies
"Dr. Death" and other Timor conspiraciesor"Dr. Death" and the conspiracy against East Timor Aboeprijadi Santoso Radio Netherlands Amsterdam U.S. documents on President Gerald Ford's endorsement for Indonesia's military takeover of the former Portuguese colony of East Timor, declassified on the 25th...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Some of 2001's grizzly crimes in Jakarta
Some of 2001's grizzly crimes in Jakarta=================================================================================No. Incident Date State====================================================================================1. Police officer, driver shot Jan.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Poso refugees afraid to go home
Poso refugees afraid to go home PALU: A number of refugees from strife-torn Poso in Central Sulawesi, temporarily accommodated in Napu near Donggala, are reluctant to go home despite the improving security conditions.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Indonesia's debt: No end in sight
Indonesia's debt: No end in sightRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saddled with massive, mounting debt amid the monetary crisis, Indonesia resembles a sinking ship that has almost completely disappeared beneath the waves.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fate
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fateFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Environmental destruction in 2001 may not have exceeded previous years but was unfortunately just as rapid with nature continuing to vanish in a blink of an eye.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Reforms have come to a halt, NGOs say
Reforms have come to a halt, NGOs sayBambang Nurbianto and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reforms have come to a complete halt under the leadership of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, as she prefers to collaborate with the remnants of the New Order regime rather than work with...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Tourism feels the pinch of global slump
Tourism feels the pinch of global slumpTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta These have been tough times for Indonesia's tourism industry, hit first by the 1998 Asian financial crisis and now by the most recent global economic downturn, made worse by the terrorist attacks on the United...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
JP//TNI
JP//TNITiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Although it has formally abandoned its much criticized dual function (Dwifungsi) doctrine, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is yet to shed its image as a "troublemaker".
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Complaints regarding the bureaucracy
Complaints regarding the bureaucracy The government bureaucracy is again in the spotlight. This time it is the comments from President Megawati Soekarnoputri. In essence, the head of state said that cooperation between the ministers and the first and second echelon officials was not good.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Nation expects more benefits from oil and gas
Nation expects more benefits from oil and gasJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's oil and gas industry has opened another chapter in its history with the introduction of the new oil and gas law.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Counting the years while domestic banks recover
Counting the years while domestic banks recoverBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's banking sector entered the year 2001 limping and, as the year comes to a close, it has yet to pick up the pace.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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~ Yearend specialEvery day for the rest of this week The Jakarta Post presents a special 10-page review of the year that was starting today with a look back at the national news as well as the sports scene. -- Pages 11-20 ;JP; ANPAj..r.. Publisher-notice No paper on Christmas day JP/1/20011215.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
1. Stock (4 x 12)
1. Stock (4 x 12) Combination of factors behind JSX's decline 2. Yen (1 x 21) Yen hits new record low 3. Argent (1 x 27) 'Argentino' launch next month 4. Opec (2 x 18) OPEC consensus for for oil output cut