Archive: 2 January 2002
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Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Conflicts in Indonesia: A sociological review
<p>Conflicts in Indonesia: A sociological review</p><p>Ignas Kleden, Sociologist, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta</p><p> Poso is the latest example of the inter-ethnic conflicts that have strikingly characterized political reform and the new millennium...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Mega told to take bold action: Legislators, non-governmental
<p>Mega told to take bold action: Legislators, non-governmental organization activists and students urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri to get serious with her words and deeds in order to cleanse the bureaucracy and other institutions from New Order groups and individuals who are the...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Abolition, New Order trick
<p>Abolition, New Order trick</p><p>From Rakyat Merdeka</p><p>The crisis befalling Indonesia is a major consequence of the blunder made during the 32-year rule of the New Order regime under Soeharto.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Mastery of English
<p>Mastery of English</p><p> "English has been a mandatory school subject for more than half a century. However, all of us are not yet satisfied with the students' mastery of the language", wrote The Jakarta Post on Sept. 25, 1999.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Ordinary people have mixed feelings on former dictator
<p>Ordinary people have mixed feelings on former dictator</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> President Megawati Soekarnoputri has only added fuel to the fire in the hearts of everyone who yearns for justice, when she announced that she was considering, in effect, a...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
PT KAI has new (temporary) directors
<p>PT KAI has new (temporary) directors</p><p> BANDUNG: The commissioner of the state-owned railway company PT KAI, Santo Budiono, announced on Saturday that five officials had been appointed to temporarily replace five directors of PT KAI who resigned en masse on Dec.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002
<p>JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002</p><p>Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p> The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) estimated Indonesia's economy to grow by 3.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Japan to draft Asian trade plan
<p>Japan to draft Asian trade plan</p><p>Elaine Lies, Reuters, Tokyo</p><p> The Japanese government is set to begin drafting an action plan to push for the signing of a comprehensive economic cooperation accord with Southeast Asian nations, including a free-trade...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Palembang brothels closed
<p>Palembang brothels closed</p><p> PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Governor Rosihan Arsyad has officially declared that the popular brothel district of Kampung Baru in Palembang would be closed permanently.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
AFTA? What's AFTA?
<p>AFTA? What's AFTA?</p><p> A new free trade arrangement involving Indonesia and five other Southeast Asian countries was born on New Year's Day, but few people in the region are even aware of its existence.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Jakartans flock to recreational spots
<p>Jakartans flock to recreational spots</p><p> JAKARTA: Jakartans enjoyed relatively smooth traffic on most of the city's roads on the first day of 2002, with congestion only occurring in the vicinity of popular recreation spots.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Jan.2, 2001
<p>Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Jan.2, 2001</p><p>Music and Entertainment</p><p>* Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Tel. 031 5311234): - Lobby: Solo Pianist, every Morning, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday to Saturday evening, 5:30 p.m.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
KPU demands full independence
<p>KPU demands full independence</p><p> The National Election Commission (KPU) is seeking complete independence from all state institutions to ensure impartiality in implementing its tasks.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
JP/3/INSIGHT
<p>JP/3/INSIGHT</p><p>Whither civil society? Are we getting closer or farther from becoming a civil society</p><p>J. Soedjati Djiwandono Political Analyst Jakarta </p><p>Both Sukarno, through his "guided democracy", and Soeharto through his...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Motorcycle sales to surpass precrisis level in 2002
<p>Motorcycle sales to surpass precrisis level in 2002</p><p>The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p> Looking at the improved economic situation, the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) predicts that motorcycle sales will surpass the two million mark this...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Asia vows to make 2002 better than 2001
<p>Asia vows to make 2002 better than 2001</p><p>Jo Biddle, Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong, China</p><p> Asian nations ushered in 2002 on Tuesday amid a ray of hope that nuclear rivals India and Pakistan may be pulling back from the brink of war, and pledges to work...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Vietnam top pepper exporter
<p>Vietnam top pepper exporter</p><p>Associated press, Hanoi</p><p> Vietnam overtook Indonesia to become the world's largest pepper exporter in 2001 with shipments of 56,000 tons, an official said Monday.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
JP/7/Across
<p>JP/7/Across</p><p>S. Sulawesi Muslims consider independence referendum </p><p> MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The South Sulawesi Muslims' Second Congress held here ended on Monday with a recommendation to implement Syariah (Islamic Law) in the province of South...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
S. Wiryono
<p>S. Wiryono Veteran Diplomat Hanoi</p><p> This article is based on the writer's address on Dec. 10, at a conference on the New Global Security Agenda in Asia and Europe in Hanoi, Vietnam.</p>
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34
<p>1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34</p><p> Marunda dump goes ahead amid protests </p><p> 2. INSURAN: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 43</p><p> Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance </p><p>3.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Talking the talk in the DPR: An insider's view
<p>Talking the talk in the DPR: An insider's view</p><p>Mochtar Buchori, Legislator, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Jakarta</p><p> Measured by any standard, I am a poor legislator, and I'm not a blunt person.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Train crash 'due to human error'
<p>Train crash 'due to human error'</p><p>Agus Maryono and Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Brebes/Cirebon</p><p> Investigators have confirmed their initial assumptions that the train crash that killed at least 30 people in Brebes, Central Java, on Dec.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34
<p>1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34</p><p> Marunda dump goes ahead amid protests </p><p> 2. INSURAN: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 43</p><p> Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance </p><p>3.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Megawati draws criticism over no-rally appeal
<p>Megawati draws criticism over no-rally appeal</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> President Megawati Soekarnoputri in her year-end address discouraged the use of street democracy, boasting that the "success" shown in 2001 was a basis to begin solving...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. AFTA (2 x 30)
<p>1. AFTA (2 x 30) Will AFTA or won't AFTA? </p><p> 2. Euro ( 1 x 28) British press blast euro launch </p><p> 3. Japan (1 x 28) Japan to draft Asian trade plan </p>
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Ethanol in Asian countries, Mosaic of developments and doubts
<p>Ethanol in Asian countries, Mosaic of developments and doubts</p><p>Reuters, Bangkok/Taipei</p><p> Asian countries may see ethanol as a potential money-spinner or environmental savior, but doubts still hang over the economics of producing the trendy fuel in a region...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Tax revenue exceeds target
<p>Tax revenue exceeds target</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Domestic tax revenues collected by the Directorate General of Taxation surpassed the target set in the 2001 budget.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Massive layoffs in Tangerang leave 126,000 jobless
<p>Massive layoffs in Tangerang leave 126,000 jobless</p><p>Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang</p><p> Some 86,000 workers lost their jobs in massive lay offs in Tangerang over the past year when the companies they worked for declared bankruptcy, a top official...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Australia drops dumping charges against RI's paper products
<p>Australia drops dumping charges against RI's paper products</p><p>The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p>The Australian government has dropped its dumping allegations against two Indonesian export paper products, according to an Indonesian envoy.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Abdurrahman Wahid to democratize his National Awakening Party
<p>Abdurrahman Wahid to democratize his National Awakening Party</p><p>Tiarma Siboro and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta</p><p> Widely derided as "undemocratic", the National Awakening Party under the leadership of Abdurrahman "Gus...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Government to intensify immunization for polio
<p>Government to intensify immunization for polio</p><p>Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> In anticipation of the return of the polio virus due to increased international human traffic, the Indonesian government is planning to launch a national polio...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
The year of political disputes
<p>The year of political disputes</p><p>Kurniawan Hari and Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p> When the nation entered a reform era following the downfall of autocratic president Soeharto in 1998 and his protege B.J. Habibie in Oct.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Latest version - Dec 27 - bsr
<p>Latest version - Dec 27 - bsr</p><p>Caltex Provides Free Harelip Surgery For Local Kids </p><p></p><p>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...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. AFTA (2 x 24)
<p>1. AFTA (2 x 24) RI's quiet entry into AFTA breeds free trade distrust </p><p>2. Tax ( 1 x 21) Tax revenue exceeds target </p><p>3. Price (2 x 16) Fuel prices for industries down </p><p> 4.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Will AFTA or won't AFTA?
<p>Will AFTA or won't AFTA?</p><p>Adianto P.Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Will the implementation of the ASEAN free trade scheme, which started on Tuesday, benefit local industries?</p><p>This question was repeatedly raised last year.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34
<p>1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34</p><p> Marunda dump goes ahead amid protests </p><p> 2. INSURAN: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 43</p><p> Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance </p><p>3.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Man shot to death by police
<p>Man shot to death by police</p><p> JAKARTA: Police shot and killed an alleged criminal on Monday, identified as Rhamdoni, 29, at the vicinity of the Kramat Jati market in East Jakarta.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Fuel prices for industries down 8 percent
<p>Fuel prices for industries down 8 percent</p><p>The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p> State oil and gas company Pertamina said it had cut fuel prices for industries by an average of 8 percent for January.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34
<p>1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34</p><p> Marunda dump goes ahead amid protests </p><p> 2. INSURAN: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 43</p><p> Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance </p><p>3.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Fuel prices for industries down 8 percent
<p>Fuel prices for industries down 8 percent</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> State oil and gas company Pertamina said it had cut fuel prices for industries by an average of 8 percent for January.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
PT Telkom should
<p>PT Telkom should give better service</p><p>From Republika</p><p> The plan for a telephone rate increase of 21.67 percent in 2002 using a flat-rate system and in the following year using a "rebalancing formula" should be reviewed.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
.rm150
<p>.rm150</p><p>Country GNP 2001 Population Foreign Trade</p><p> (US$ predicted) (million) Main exports Main imports</p><p> Indonesia 692 216 Crude oil,natural Machinery and transport equipment, </p><p> gas, plywood, garments, basic...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Fuel price increase maybe lower than 30%
<p>Fuel price increase maybe lower than 30%</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government will go ahead with its plan to raise fuel prices, but the price hike will not reach 30 percent as approved by the House of Representatives, Minister of Energy and Mineral...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Megawati told to take bold action to cleanse bureaucracy
<p>Megawati told to take bold action to cleanse bureaucracy</p><p>Bambang Nurbianto and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Legislators, non-governmental organization activists and students urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri to get serious with her...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Church explosions mar year-end festivities
<p>Church explosions mar year-end festivities</p><p>The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p> Explosions rocked four churches in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu on New Year's Eve and the first day of the year, on Tuesday, injuring a police officer.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance
<p>Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance</p><p>Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> After waiting months for a decision, the city's 85 councillors can now feel more relaxed and secure after confirmation that the 2002 budget would allocate Rp 4.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
JP/ /
<p>JP/ /</p><p>Key events leading to the AFTA</p><p>1967 : Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia signed the Bangkok declaration to establish ASEAN.</p><p>1984 : ASEAN members rose to six with the entry of Brunei...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
S. Sulawesi Muslims seek referendum
<p>S. Sulawesi Muslims seek referendum</p><p> MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The South Sulawesi Muslims' Second Congress held here ended on Monday with a recommendation to implement Syariah (Islamic Law) in the province of South Sulawesi by either special autonomy or independence.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
JP//TNI
<p>JP//TNI</p><p>Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p> 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".
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
PON XVI project and collusion
<p>PON XVI project and collusion</p><p>From Republika</p><p>As 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...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
RI's quiet entry into AFTA breeds free trade distrust
<p>RI's quiet entry into AFTA breeds free trade distrust</p><p>Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Marking its debut into the free trade era, Indonesia opened its market on Tuesday to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), but economists warned a lack...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Labor suppliers at odds with govt
<p>Labor suppliers at odds with govt</p><p> JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Labor Suppliers (Apjati) has lodged a strong protest with the manpower minister over what it sees as "intervention" in its internal affairs.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Welcome to Ende
<p>Welcome to Ende</p><p> Some weeks ago I was on a sailing cruise and we anchored off Ende, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, for a trip to Mount Kalimutu. We went by speedboat to Pantai Pasar, the beach adjacent to the market.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Best investor for BCA
<p>Best investor for BCA</p><p> Given the fragile state of Indonesia's banking industry, despite the almost $65 billion in taxpayers' money already spent on its restructuring and recapitalization, it is market credibility and a good track record in bank management, not...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Soeharto's cronies may score victory: Observers
<p>Soeharto's cronies may score victory: Observers</p><p>Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Soeharto's cronies, relatives and lawyers have a litany of excuses to convince the public why his case must be dropped: degenerative illness, old age,...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Snacks: Delicious but dangerous
<p>Snacks: Delicious but dangerous</p><p>Santi Hendrawati, Contributor, Jakarta</p><p> Candy, potato chips, chocolate, taffy, ice-cream, milk and other snacks as well as instant noodles are consumed in large quantities by many children and in some cases are the staple...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Grenade explosion kills one on new year's day
<p>Grenade explosion kills one on new year's day</p><p>Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Just hours after fireworks were set off marking the coming of the year 2002, a hand grenade exploded in front of Ayam Goreng Bulungan restaurant in Blok M,...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Church blasts mar year-end festivities
<p>Church blasts mar year-end festivities</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Explosions rocked four churches in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu on New Year's Eve and the first day of the year, on Tuesday, injuring a police officer.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Four dead, 10 missing after floods in Medan
<p>Four dead, 10 missing after floods in Medan</p><p>Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan</p><p> A delegation of three ministers on Tuesday visited areas that were hit by severe flooding during the past week in Medan, North Sumatra, where four residents were killed...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Kosteniuk match facing cancellation
<p>Kosteniuk match facing cancellation</p><p>Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Top billing chess games between world-class women's star Alexandra Kosteniuk and four Indonesian junior players could be canceled due to the Russian's recent demand for...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Marunda dump plan to go ahead
<p>Marunda dump plan to go ahead</p><p>Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The city administration has continued with its plan to open a new garbage dump in the Marunda area, North Jakarta, despite protests by local residents on the possible environmental...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Jakartans gather for one-minute wonder
<p>Jakartans gather for one-minute wonder</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Forgetting the current prolonged crisis, hundreds of thousands of Jakartans flocked the city's main thoroughfares on Monday night to brave massive traffic jams and crowds to celebrate...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Magnolia: Tasty titbits and lyrical muse at Plaza Senayan
<p>Magnolia: Tasty titbits and lyrical muse at Plaza Senayan</p><p>Les Coffier, Contributor, Jakarta</p><p> Magnolia, Plaza Senayan 2nd floor, Jl Asia Afrika No.8, Central Jakarta 10270, tel. 5725244, e-mail: magnolia@cbn.net.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Government declares war against major diseases
<p>Government declares war against major diseases</p><p> The government will intensify efforts to combat disease this year in a bid to reverse its failure to control major diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, leprosy and dengue fever, health minister Sujudi says.