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Archive: 10 January 2002

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Minister calls for boycott of garuda over extortion

Minister calls for boycott of garuda over extortionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea on Wednesday threatened to call a boycott of Garuda Indonesia unless the national air carrier canceled its decision to raise the airfare for Indonesian workers bound...

* Headlines: Megawati says fuel price hike must go ahead 2

* Headlines: Megawati says fuel price hike must go ahead 2* Opinion: What to come after NU-Muhammadiyah meeting? 4* City: Jakarta to continue evicting poor people 6* Archipelago: East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 teachers 7 * National: Thousands suffer from mental illnesses in Poso 8* World: Armed men...

Rights activists slam TNI over summons

Rights activists slam TNI over summonsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A human rights group slammed the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Wednesday for refusing to answer a summons by the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) for the Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II...

More ceramic artists break away from tradition

More ceramic artists break away from traditionA. Sudjud Dartanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Despite the mushrooming of exhibitions of mainstream art, there were few exhibits of ceramic works last year. The year of 2002 opens with a ceramic exhibition at Galeri Benda.

East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 more teachers

East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 more teachersYemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post Kupang Resolutions for major educational problems in East Nusa Tenggara are likely years away. A persistent shortage of teachers in the province remains far from being fulfilled, while the welfare of those hanging on is...

Sutiyoso to continue evictions

Sutiyoso to continue evictions JAKARTA: City Governor Sutiyoso refused on Wednesday to sign a moratorium on the forcible eviction of poor people despite the public outcry and criticism from the National Commission on Human Rights that saw it as against human rights.

Cathay Pacific's service

Cathay Pacific's service On a three-day tour to Beijing (Dec. 12-15, 2001), traveling from Jakarta via Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, I had a very bad experience. Having left Jakarta in the morning I arrived at Beijing at 9:30 p.m. and found myself without luggage on that cold night.

BI sees 2002 bank loans up over Rp 62 trillion

BI sees 2002 bank loans up over Rp 62 trillionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia expects total bank loans to grow by Rp 62.12 trillion (about US$5.49 billion) this year, as compared to Rp 47.

Golkar lobbies to ease pressure on Akbar

Golkar lobbies to ease pressure on AkbarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Attorney General's Office moves to question 10 witnesses in House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's corruption case, demands for a House special inquiry into the speaker and for him to step down have begun to die...

UNESCO to examine Borobudur temple

UNESCO to examine Borobudur temple BOROBUDUR, Central Java: A team of UNESCO experts will examine the condition of the famed Borobudur temple next year, a local official has said.The experts will see if the temple's construction has changed since it was renovated 20 years ago, said Dukut Santosa,...

. Garbage - 2x22

. Garbage - 2x22 Jakarta to sign new MoU on Bantar Gebang soon

Ten more killed in fresh clashes in Aceh

Ten more killed in fresh clashes in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh At least 10 people were killed in a series of incidents in the province of Aceh on Tuesday, an official and humanitarian activist said in the capital of Banda Aceh on Wednesday.

SIA to continue global expansion

SIA to continue global expansionAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore Airlines (SIA) must continue to spread its wings across the globe despite recent turbulence in the industry, its chief executive said.

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New trick by pickpockets

New trick by pickpocketsFrom KompasNow pickpockets have a new ruse they employ in minivans operating as public transportation.Two or more men offer the passengers brochures of traditional medicine for free. One of them offers a free massage to the would-be victim, while the other sits next to him.

Bali's Kediri returns to normal after riot

Bali's Kediri returns to normal after riotI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar After the torching of 30 homes in Abiantuwung Village, Kediri Subdistrict, some 15 kilometers west of the city on Tuesday, the situation in the village was returning to normal on Wednesday as local police...

Municipality found guilty

Municipality found guilty JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipality and the state-owned railway company PT KAI were found guilty on Wednesday of failing to "professionally" evict slum residents from under a railway bridge in Central Jakarta two years ago.

Bahana gets role in KPC sale

Bahana gets role in KPC sale JAKARTA: The government said on Wednesday it had appointed state-owned securities firm PT Bahana Sekuritas as its financial consultant to decide on the value of coal-mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal's (KPC) shares.

Muhammadiyah-NU meeting: A closer look

Muhammadiyah-NU meeting: A closer lookMohtar Mas'oed, Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama, Yogyakarta He has done it again. Syafi'ie Maarif has repeated what he did almost 10 years ago. In 1993, as one of the Muhammadiyah leaders, together with young figures from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mostly from Yogyakarta,...

Fuel price hike must go ahead: Megawati

Fuel price hike must go ahead: MegawatiBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As protests over plans to raise fuel prices mount, President Megawati Soekarnoputri admitted that it was a tough decision but, unlike her predecessors, said the government will not back down from the plan.

Government set to ban tin ore exports

Government set to ban tin ore exportsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to issue a ruling next week to ban the export of tin concentrate in a bid to curb illegal mining, a move which could stop state-owned tin mining company PT Timah from going to the wall, a senior...

Court rules in favor of Ginandjar

Court rules in favor of Ginandjar JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court declared on Wednesday a member of the House of Representatives guilty of damaging Ginandjar Kartasasmita's reputation during an interview with Metro TV in May last year.

Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members

Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. 2. HERALD: 2 X 24 36 pt Bodoni S. Korea must bring down cost of higher education Robert J.

NTT needs more 3,200 teachers: Governor

NTT needs more 3,200 teachers: GovernorYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Resolutions for major educational problems in East Nusa Tenggara are likely years away. A persistent shortage of teachers in the province remains far from being fulfilled, while the welfare of those hanging on is...

Learn from Habibie

Learn from Habibie Kerosene is scarce. People in various regions have to queue to obtain it. Some have even fainted while doing so. In 2001, Indonesia's economic growth at 3.5 percent was the highest in Southeast Asia. This figure has aroused optimism among policy makers.

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---------------------------------------------------------------- Name Post Case Legal process ---------------------------------------------------------------- Akbar Tandjung House speaker Bulog's under Rp 40 b scam investigation Sjahril Sabirin BI governor Bank Bali's on trial Rp 904 b scam...

Confusion over workers' wages

Confusion over workers' wages Efforts made by the government to raise workers' wages have almost always involved debates, resistance and chaos because on the one hand, company owners wish to minimize production costs while on the other workers hope to improve the lives of themselves and their...

1. PKB, 1 line, 25 counts

1. PKB, 1 line, 25 countsNU leaders reject Matori's PK 2. EDUCATE, 1 line, 35 countsEntrance test plan meets cold response3. BAPEDAL, 2 lines, 27 countsEnvironmentalists demand the revival of Bapedal4. POSO, 2 lines, 30 countsSome 4,000 displaced by Poso conflict suffer mental disorders

Soeharto's abolition

Soeharto's abolitionFrom Koran TempoI agree with Rahmawati Soekarnoputri's objection to the granting of an abolition to Soeharto, which, as she said in a recent interview at the University of Bung Karno, would mean canceling plans to bring Soeharto before the courts.

Jl. Tuan Langa in Kuta, named after Danish entrepreneur

Jl. Tuan Langa in Kuta, named after Danish entrepreneurWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Kuta Amid all the places of interest shown on the map of Bali, you will find a single reference to a site known as the Mads Johansen Lange tomb.

Shadows from the past catch up with Akbar

Shadows from the past catch up with AkbarEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite his cunning as the quintessential political animal, any hopes Akbar Tandjung may have had for winning the 2004 presidential election seem severely crippled, if not completely dashed, by the graft charges...

Evicted people stage protest

Evicted people stage protestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 500 people who were evicted from slums along the West Flood Canal in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, joined a peaceful rally on Wednesday to protest the forced evictions.The protest started at 11 a.m.

Ex-serviceman killed in Aceh

Ex-serviceman killed in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Marzuki Achmad, a retired Army first lieutenant was shot dead by two unidentified men in his house in Lamkruet Village, Lhoknya, Aceh Besar on Tuesday.Maj.

Councillors agree to scrap costly life insurance fund

Councillors agree to scrap costly life insurance fundDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to deflect mounting public criticism over the proposed 2002 city budget, City Council said Wednesday that it would ask the city administration to scrap life insurance and travel fund...

Bogor to use garbage incinerator

Bogor to use garbage incinerator BOGOR: Bogor will incinerate its garbage and the resultant ash will be used to make concrete bricks.Bogor's Park and Sanitation Agency chief, Dody Rosadi, said that such a facility that had also been applied in Tangerang, Banten province, would also reduce...

Students not merely 'empty bottles'

Students not merely 'empty bottles'Simon Marcus Gower, St. Laurensia School, Serpong, Tangerang, Banten In the words of a somewhat exasperated Indonesian education professional, "In Indonesia people still think that the children are empty bottles and that we, as educators, must just pour the...

2 x 20 48 pt

2 x 20 48 pt A closer look at the Muhammadiyah-NU meeting Mohtar Mas'oed Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta 2. Simon -- Education's mission must be enrichment and empowerment 1 x 32 36 pt Students are not merely 'empty bottles' Simon Marcus Gower St. Laurensia School Serpong, Tangerang Banten

Parties in disarray

Parties in disarray A little more than four years after president Soeharto's forced resignation in May 1998 brought about hopes of political reform, the growth of the party system in Indonesia still gives little reason for contentment.

KL urges UN to probe of 'white' policy

KL urges UN to probe of 'white' policy EAST TIMOR: Malaysia has urged the United Nations to investigate claims by a top UN official of a "white" policy in the UN administration in East Timor, a report said on Wednesday. Malaysian diplomat N.

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Entrance test plan meets cold response

Entrance test plan meets cold responseLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to expand the state university enrollment test to twice a year is meeting a cool response from education experts.

Ad hoc trial delay could harm Indonesia's image

Ad hoc trial delay could harm Indonesia's imageFabiola Desy Unidjaja , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another delay by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on the appointment of judges for an ad hoc human rights trial could tarnish Indonesia's image in the international arena, a political analyst said on...

13 ambulances headed for regions

13 ambulances headed for regions JAKARTA: Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi delivered 13 ambulances to regional administrations on Wednesday as part of efforts to promote health in the provinces.Four of the ambulances went to the Jakarta-based Disaster Brigade (BSB).

Some 4,000 displaced by Poso conflict suffer mental disorders

Some 4,000 displaced by Poso conflict suffer mental disordersLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The three-year-old sectarian conflict that has riven Poso, Central Sulawesi, has also led to a major mental health crisis, according to government health officials.

JP/15/KAMAH

JP/15/KAMAH #1 Jl. Tuan Langa, named after the white king of Kuta============== Wahyuni Kamah Contributor Kuta -------------- Amid all the places of interest shown on the map of Bali, you will find a single reference to a site known as the Mads Johansen Lange tomb.

Rupiah Rates Jan. 9

Rupiah Rates Jan. 9 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,925.00 9,925.00 10,477.00 10,254.79Austrian schilling 1 708.76 643.52 679.70 672.57Australian dollar 1 5,731.26 5,201.69 5,496.23 5,436.49Belgian franc 1 241.76 219.51 231.85 229.

Jakarta to sign new MoU on Bantar Gebang soon

Jakarta to sign new MoU on Bantar Gebang soonDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is determined to continue using the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi as it plans to sign the new memorandum of understanding on the use of the site soon.

Japan sould take the lead to ensure regional stability

Japan sould take the lead to ensure regional stabilityThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.

Misleading fuel hike commercial

Misleading fuel hike commercialFrom Koran TempoAmong other things, I have found two misleading pieces of information in Pertamina's (state-owned oil company) television commercial on the hike in fuel prices, which has two comedians as the cast, Nunung and Bolot.

AFTA won't bring cheap cars

AFTA won't bring cheap carsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Vehicle Importers (AIKI) said that the number of cars imported from ASEAN member countries would remain low this year, despite the implementation of the regional free trade area, which has slashed import tariffs to...

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 9, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 37,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 1,000 AGIS 120 5 1,039,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 0 Alakasa 205 0 0...

Deaths in childbirth very high

Deaths in childbirth very high JAKARTA: More women in Indonesia died during childbirth last year than in any other Southeast Asian country, a health ministry official said Monday.The rate was 323 per 100,000 births last year compared to 30 each in Malaysia and Sri Lanka, and 50 in Thailand, said...

Where to go in Bali: Thursday, January 10, 2002

Where to go in Bali: Thursday, January 10, 2002Exhibitions* Painting by Yasumasa Morimura, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Phone: 0361 979253), until Jan. 31. * Painting Beyond the Art, by Made Arya Palguna, Nyoman Erawan, etc., Jezz Gallery, Jl. Imam Bonjol, Denpasar, until Jan. 21.

Wage hike dispute ruling overturned

Wage hike dispute ruling overturnedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's policy to raise workers' minimum wage gained momentum on Wednesday when the State Administrative Court overturned an earlier injunction which had delayed the implementation in Jakarta.

Police detains Bustanil Arifin

Police detains Bustanil Arifin JAKARTA: The 73-year-old former head of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Bustanil Arifin, was detained by police after completing a questioning session at the Jakarta Police Headquarters on Wednesday afternoon.City police detectives chief Sr. Comr.

19 hospitalized as dengue fever hits N. Sulawesi

19 hospitalized as dengue fever hits N. SulawesiYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado Following hot on the heels of week-long rains, dengue fever has hit Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi, and other cities in the province leaving 19 people still undergoing intensive medical care in various...

Poso gradually returns to normal

Poso gradually returns to normalTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Poso The situation in the Central Sulawesi regency of Poso is gradually returning to normal, following the recent signing of the Malino Declaration to end the wearing three-year war that has claimed more than 2,000 lives.

Learn From Habibie's Administration

Learn From Habibie's Administration Kerosene is scarce. People in various regions have to queue to obtain it. Some have even fainted while doing so. It takes them quite a long time to get only a few liters of kerosene. Still, many others have failed to get any.

Minister warns against privatization delay

Minister warns against privatization delayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi warned on Wednesday that the country could not afford the luxury of delaying the privatization program as it was competing with time to meet a difficult target.

JP/15/SRIMBEN

JP/15/SRIMBENSrimben, a Balinese woman who "produced " two RI presidents=================== Alit Kertaraharja Contributor Singaraja ------------------- As every Indonesian knows, Soekarno was the first president and his daughter, Megawati Soekarnoputri, is now the fifth president, the first such...

March deadline set for IBRA debtors

March deadline set for IBRA debtorsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former bank owners have until March 31, to agree to pay off their debts to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) under the revised shareholders settlement program, otherwise the government would take stern...

Environmentalists oppose scrapping of Bapedal

Environmentalists oppose scrapping of BapedalTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's policy to scrap the Environmental Impact Control Agency (Bapedal) and to fuse its functions into the Office of the State Ministry for Environment met strong opposition from...

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Imported food free from tax

Imported food free from tax JAKARTA: Finance Minister Boediono has decided to exempt the value added tax (VAT) on some imported basic foods in a bid to ensure the supply of the basic needs to the people and to maintain social stability, a ministry statement said.

3rd alleged Tommy accomplice stands trial in murder case

3rd alleged Tommy accomplice stands trial in murder caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another accomplice of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, Dody Harjito, was yesterday indicted for the murder of Supreme Court Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita last July.

JP/4/MOHTAR

JP/4/MOHTAR A closer look at the Muhammadiyah-NU meeting Mohtar Mas'oed Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta He has done it again. Syafi'ie Maarif has repeated what he did almost 10 years ago. In 1993, as one of the Muhammadiyah leaders, together with young figures from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mostly...

Suroso's painting legacy preserved by daughter

Suroso's painting legacy preserved by daughterMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta Ina, 40, was blissfully unaware of her father's -- Suroso -- art until he died a decade ago. She recalls that Suroso spent a lot of his leisure time in front of a canvas mounted on an easel.

Koizumi pledges 'sincere, open' partnership with Southeast Asia

Koizumi pledges 'sincere, open' partnership with Southeast AsiaAgence France-Presse, Manila Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pledged on Wednesday at the start of his Southeast Asian tour to cooperate more closely with the region in a "sincere and open" partnership.

PBSI upbeat on Thomas Cup despite Tony's absence

PBSI upbeat on Thomas Cup despite Tony's absenceNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia looks set to take on a demanding task in its bid to defend the Thomas Cup men's championship title after Olympic gold medalist Tony Gunawan rejected a call-up to rejoin the national team.

Van Oel radiates spiritual energy in his works

Van Oel radiates spiritual energy in his worksFrans Djatmiko, Contributor, Gianyar During his visit to a sacred room at the Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur, Dutch painter Walter van Oel -- accompanied by Balinese friends -- obtained a potent carnelian gem which later inspired most of his paintings.

Cellphone banned in N. Maluku

Cellphone banned in N. Maluku TERNATE: North Maluku Governor Muhyi Effendie, who is also the state of civil emergency administrator, has banned the construction of cellular phone infrastructure in his sectarian war-torn province, arguing it could disrupt ongoing efforts at achieving reconciliation.

Mining firms to resume investment

Mining firms to resume investmentMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mining companies that suspended their investment plans two years ago, especially due to legal uncertainty plaguing the sector, plan to become active again, according to a senior government official.

Constitutional amendment resumes

Constitutional amendment resumes JAKARTA: The 90-member working body of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will resume activities on Thursday, making its agenda for the next six months.MPR speaker Amien Rais discussed the working program with leaders of the political factions making up the...

SBI rate falls

SBI rate falls JAKARTA: The weighted average interest rate on one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes fell to 17.37 percent at Wednesday's weekly auction compared to 17.50 percent last week.Bank Indonesia accepted only 53.

Srimben, Balinese woman behind presidents

Srimben, Balinese woman behind presidentsAlit Kertaraharja, Contributor, Singaraja As every Indonesian knows, Sukarno was the first president and his daughter, Megawati Soekarnoputri, is now the fifth president, the first such succession in the nation's post-independence history.

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NU leaders reject Matori's PKB

NU leaders reject Matori's PKBBambang Nurbianto and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is acting tough as part of its efforts to get the leaders of its National Awakening Party (PKB) back together again.

Discard political

Discard political party' tiesFrom Sinar Pagi The problems our country faced yesterday and the current problems keep piling up. To make matters worse, new problems keep cropping up. Finding solutions requires coordinated teamwork by the Cabinet with each member having the same vision and mission,...