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Archive: 28 January 2002

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Myanmar clarifies

Myanmar clarifies I would like to refer to the headline news report related to the so-called Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on the front page of The Jakarta Post on Jan. 25, 2002.You quoted a spokesman of the GAM who reportedly stated that they have their senior officials in exile and their ambassadors...

Two bodies found in trees in Cianjur

Two bodies found in trees in Cianjur CIANJUR: Two unidentified bodies were found hanging on trees near Citarum River in the West Java town of Cianjur on Saturday.Local chief of detectives Adj. Comr. Wandy Aziz said the bodies, aged between 30 and 40, were believed to be victims of murder.

Floods hit parts of Jakarta

Floods hit parts of JakartaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A two-hour downpour that deluged most parts of Jakarta on Saturday night starting at around 9 p.m., caused massive floods in several locations in the capital.In Central Jakarta, the flood waters swamped parts of Jl.

Impoverished addicts to get free treatment

Impoverished addicts to get free treatmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Drug addicts who come from poor families have been included among those to qualify for free medical treatment under the government's program to compensate for the fuel subsidy reduction, Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi said on...

PDKB faction set to merge with KKI

PDKB faction set to merge with KKIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The five-member Love the Nation Democratic Party (PDKB) faction plans to merge with the Indonesian National Unity (KKI) faction in the House of Representatives because it failed to meet a requirement of a newly introduced internal...

Telkom regional office plans strike

Telkom regional office plans strikeThe Jakarta Post, Semarang Employees of state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom's Central Java and Yogyakarta regional offices will strike on Monday to protest plans to transfer the unit to state-owned telecommunications company PT Indosat, according to a...

Akbar's plan to go on Haj Pilgrimage

Akbar's plan to go on Haj Pilgrimage Reacting to comments made by some circles on House Speaker Akbar Tandjung's plan to go on the haj pilgrimage, his lawyer, Hotma Sitompul, called them "uncivilized and nonreligious". His statement was harsh and, perhaps, made without thinking.

Paintings shown for Australian Day

Paintings shown for Australian Day JAKARTA: To commemorate the anniversary of Australia, which falls on Jan. 26, the Australian Alumni Association and the Australia Indonesia Institute are cooperating with Prime Global Link Pty. Ltd. to stage a painting exhibition.

New device helpful for periodontal problems

New device helpful for periodontal problemsLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dentists are in need of an advanced device that combines the use of X-ray and computer known as Direct Digital Intra Oral Radiography (DDIR) to detect periodontal (relating to teeth and jawbones) diseases at a very...

Sidiq admits receiving Rp 800m

Sidiq admits receiving Rp 800m JAKARTA: After a 10-hour marathon questioning session, suspect Abdullah Sidiq Muin admitted to city police that he had received Rp 800 million from ex-fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

Find favorite old games via 'abandonware'

Find favorite old games via 'abandonware'Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, The Jakarta Post In this era of super quality graphics, high frame rates and fast processors for online first-person shooters, a few of us are bound to forget the joys of playing simple games, such as Infocom's text based Zork...

[b]Is TNI regaining

Is TNI regaining its grip on politics?Imanuddin Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta 2. Aceh -- Aceh's hopeless war 1x 30 36 pt Aceh facing hopeless struggle The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore 3.

Challenges facing the govt

Challenges facing the govt The challenges currently facing the government are numerous, especially in convincing the critics that the government privatization program of state-owned enterprises to balance the budget is on the right track and does not smack of collusion or corrupt practices.

Malaysia to halve number of Indonesian workers

Malaysia to halve number of Indonesian workersAgencies, Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to reduce by half the number of registered Indonesian workers here to prevent a repeat of recent riots, officials said Sunday.

Angie teams up with Dulko for Australian Open win

Angie teams up with Dulko for Australian Open winThe Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesia's Angelique Widjaya added another Grand Slam title to her last year's Wimbledon achievement with an Australian Open junior women's doubles victory in Melbourne on Sunday.

Wynne closer to Toray tennis main stage

Wynne closer to Toray tennis main stageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Wynne Prakusya moved a step closer to the main stage of the US$1.224 million Toray Pan Pacific tennis tournament after advancing to the final qualifying match at the Indoor Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sunday.

Officers grilled over murder of Dutch journalist

Officers grilled over murder of Dutch journalistYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office have begun questioning two army officers as part of their investigation into the 1999 murder of a Dutch journalist in East Timor, officials said on Saturday.

A breakthrough decision

A breakthrough decision In a historic decision made at an annual policy-making meeting in Bali on Sunday, Muhammadiyah, the country's largest modernist Muslim organization, accepted pre-Islamic traditions as a reality. Muhammadiyah chairman Dr.

Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave

Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave Oktovianus Pinantoan The Jakarta Post AmbonBlasts and gunfire rang in the eastern city of Ambon on the riot- wracked Maluku Islands, just a few hours after two senior ministers left it on Saturday to talk with leaders of warring gangs as part of the...

BCA saga set for next stage

BCA saga set for next stageBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The drawn-out controversy surrounding the sale of Bank Central Asia (BCA) appears to be nearing its climax, as bidders place their final bids today. Not so, according to analysts.

1. Ambon - 20 x 2 lines

1. Ambon - 20 x 2 linesBlasts rock Ambon after ministers leave 2. Aceh - 14 x 3 linesGAM wants talks to be postponed indefinitely 3. Class - 24 x 2 linesLocals to seek compensation from developer over floods 5. Golkar - 21 x 2 linesLeftist groups out to destroy Golkar: Team 5.

Autonomy pits Jambi against Riau over island

Autonomy pits Jambi against Riau over islandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two neighboring provinces, Riau and Jambi, have been involved in an intense rift over Berhala Island over the last two months. Both have claimed the ten-square-kilometer islet, for political, cultural and historical reasons.

Locals demand PIK, city to compensate up to Rp 500 m each

Locals demand PIK, city to compensate up to Rp 500 m eachLocals demand compensation of Rp 500 m each from PIK, city Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta About 5,000 families living around Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) luxury housing complex will seek compensation of up to Rp 500 million...

Foreign capital flows to JSX set to continue

Foreign capital flows to JSX set to continueBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign investors may continue to make use of their inroads into the local stock market this week by keeping the index up and rising, although local investors looked set to unwind their gains, analysts said.

Bapedal gone, fears of environment abuse up

Bapedal gone, fears of environment abuse upTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The dissolution of the Environmental Impact Control Agency (Bapedal) has ignited fears that all previous efforts by the organization to conserve the environment will come to a standstill, activists said.

Telkom regional office plans strike

Telkom regional office plans strike The Jakarta Post SemarangEmployees of state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom's Central Java and Yogyakarta regional offices will strike on Monday to protest plans to transfer the unit to state-owned telecommunications company PT Indosat, according to a...

More manufacturers demand preshipment inspection of imports

More manufacturers demand preshipment inspection of importsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Footwear producers have joined other manufacturer associations in demanding that preshipment inspection be reintroduced for imports to prevent smuggling and underinvoicing practices that have been hurting domestic...

Papua to supply cows from Pinrang

Papua to supply cows from Pinrang PINRANG, South Sulawesi: Two Papuan businessmen are seeking to supply cows from Pinrang for consumption in Indonesia's far eastern province of Irian Jaya."We decided to supply cows from Pinrang after receiving information that this regency produces not only rice,...

BKPM wants to be more open to investors

BKPM wants to be more open to investorsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) is proposing to open all business sectors to foreign investors, except for a few sensitive sectors, under the preliminary draft investment bill proposed by the agency.

FATF meeting to focus on terrorism financing

FATF meeting to focus on terrorism financingAude Genet, Agence France-Presse, Paris The international Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) is to examine the financing of terrorism at a plenary meeting next week in Hong Kong.Following the Sept.

Taufik Kiemas grants cars to police

Taufik Kiemas grants cars to police JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband, Taufik Kiemas, has donated 20 patrol cars to the City Police, a City Police spokesman said on Saturday morning.Sr. Comr.

Watch groups demand investigation of Sutiyoso

Watch groups demand investigation of SutiyosoAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists have demanded that the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Home Affairs mount an immediate investigation into Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso for allegedly violating ministry decree No. 50/1999.

Leftist groups out to destroy Golkar: Team

Leftist groups out to destroy Golkar: TeamA'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A team established to save Golkar is accusing certain leftist groups of trying to dissolve the party by exploiting corruption allegations against its chairman Akbar Tandjung, a suspect in a Rp 54.

Aceh facing hopeless struggle

Aceh facing hopeless struggleThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The killing of Acehnese rebel commander Tengku Abdullah Syafei by the Indonesian military on Tuesday has dealt a severe blow to the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM).

Banyumas military chief removed from position

Banyumas military chief removed from positionAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto Lt. Col. Rukidi has been removed as chief of the Banyumas district military command for the role he played in releasing two prisoners from Purwokerto jail.Central Java's Diponegoro Military Commander Maj. Gen.

Kanisius publisher braves rough waves of time at age 80

Kanisius publisher braves rough waves of time at age 80Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta "A witness to history." This must be the most appropriate tag for Kanisius, a publisher and printing shop in Yogyakarta.

Sophan's resignation reveals party rift

Sophan's resignation reveals party riftKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The resignation of legislator Sophan Sophiaan from both the House of Representatives (DPR) and the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) may have been triggered by intense pressure to tow the party line on controversial...

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 28, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 28, 2002Exhibitions * Painting, Sculpture: PEREK - "Womens' experiment" by members of the Yogyakarta-based art group, The British Council Gallery, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jendral Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, until Feb. 16.

U.S. troops will patrol in RP, but carefully

U.S. troops will patrol in RP, but carefullyAgencies, Zamboanga, Philippines U.S. forces will patrol in the southern Philippines with local troops fighting Moro guerrillas but only in areas with a low risk of combat, a Philippine military spokesman said on Sunday.

Muhammadiyah intensifies 'Cultural Propagation'

Muhammadiyah intensifies 'Cultural Propagation'Rita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post Denpasar Building a consensus based on its 90 years in existence, Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is now trying to intensify its "Cultural Propagation" to reach out all...

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Debt extension plan review waste of time, economist says

Debt extension plan review waste of time, economist saysDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rather than setting up a special team of senior ministers to review the controversial policy to ease repayment terms of indebted ex-bank owners, the government should instead focus on how to execute...

Locals to sue PIK over floods

Locals to sue PIK over floodsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 5,000 families living around Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) luxury housing complex will seek compensation of up to Rp 500 million (US$50,000) each through a class action due to be filed within a month against developer PT...

Pertamina worries about loss of unguarded evidence

Pertamina worries about loss of unguarded evidenceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina asked the police on Saturday to speed up the legal processing of fuel hoarding cases as it feared any further delay could result in a loss or alteration of the evidence,...

TV Program: Monday, January 28, 2002

TV Program: Monday, January 28, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:05 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Music10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Debating3:30 Talk Show4:00 Quiz5:00 TV Drama6:00 News7:00 Dialog8:00 Quiz9:00...

Muhammadiyah seeks an end to new imperialism

Muhammadiyah seeks an end to new imperialismI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, ended its annual meeting here on Sunday, calling on the international community to put an end to what it sees as a new form of imperialism.

1. BKPM - 14 x 3 lines

1. BKPM - 14 x 3 linesBKPM wants to be more open to investors 2. Dakwah - 21 x 2 linesMuhammadiyah intensifies its 'cultural propagation' 3. Migrants - 24 x 2 linesMalaysia to halve number of Indonesian workers 4. Malays - 24 x 2 linesMoro rebel group unaware of Malaysian militant link

Many NGOs exploit children program

Many NGOs exploit children program JAKARTA: At least 25 percent of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working for the benefit of the country's 100,000 street children were set up because of the lure of huge loans from the Asian Development Bank, the Ministry of Social Affairs' director general...

1. Kanisius, 2lines, 25 counts

1. Kanisius, 2lines, 25 counts Kanisius publisher braves rough waves of time at age 80 2. PAHAT, 1 line, 36 counts Sculpt artisans much needed but underpaid

[b]Foreign capital flows

Foreign capital flows to JSX set to continue 2. wall (4x18) Little more Fed can do as market tries to stand on its own two feet 3. US (1X40) Economists herald end to U.S. recession4. BELUM1 (2X30) Japan, ASEAN to meet Tuesday on Koizumi partnership idea5.

Floods in Jakarta

Floods in JakartaFrom Investor IndonesiaThe comments by some Jakarta administration officials on recent floods in the city were extremely amusing. They said that flooding was all part and parcel of the seasonal cycle.

Free propaganda for GAM

Free propaganda for GAM When I looked at the front page of the Jan. 25 edition of The Jakarta Post I was surprised, or perhaps "shocked" would be a better word, to find free propaganda for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).

Aikidi to hold demonstration

Aikidi to hold demonstration JAKARTA: The Indonesian Aikido Association (KBAI) will hold a one-day gathering on Tuesday, a release said on Saturday.The gathering will take place at the STEKPI campus in South Jakarta where Indonesian aikido guru Ferdiansyah will lead a mass training session and...

Muhammadiyah intensifies its 'cultural propagation'

Muhammadiyah intensifies its 'cultural propagation'Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Building a consensus based on its 90 years in existence, Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is now trying to intensify its "Cultural Propagation" to reach out...

Monster New Year cake planned

Monster New Year cake planned HANOI: Fifty Vietnam cooks plan to make a monster sticky rice cake capable of feeding 20,000 people to celebrate Vietnam's lunar new year next month.The team will mix 330 kg (728 lb) of sticky rice, 100 kg (221 lb) of green peas, 100 kg (221 lb) of pork and 10 kg (22...

Building collapse stops classes

Building collapse stops classes TANGERANG: Hundreds of students of the state elementary school in Pangadegan, Tangerang, Banten, have not attended classes since their school was damaged by a strong wind two weeks ago.

Angie adds feather to her crown

Angie adds feather to her crownThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's Angelique Widjaya added another Grand Slam title to her Wimbledon achievements of last year with an Australian Open junior women's doubles victory in Melbourne on Sunday.

Muri records new invention

Muri records new invention YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Museum of Records (Muri) awarded on Saturday Kokoh Handoko, an alumnus of the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Akprind in Yogyakarta, a certificate of record for his invention of an electric device called an Electric Current Shock...

Sculpt artisans musch needed but underpaid

Sculpt artisans musch needed but underpaidSugeng Budiarto, Contributor, Magelang, Central Java The Muntilan streets that link Yogyakarta and Magelang are famous for their bustling sculpture businesses.This art very much helps make Muntilan, some 11 kilometers to the west of the famed Borobudur...

'New Order ghosts' still around

'New Order ghosts' still aroundA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political observers expressed concern on Saturday that amid the crisis of leadership the nation was facing, the government of President Megawati Soekarnoputri had failed to accommodate the aspirations of the people.

Moro rebel group unaware of Malaysian militant link

Moro rebel group unaware of Malaysian militant linkAgencies, Kuala LumpurThe Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a separatist Philippine rebel group, said on Sunday it was not aware that any members of a militant Malaysian Muslim group had trained at its camps.

Plaza Senayan's

Plaza Senayan's parking lot unsafe From Koran Tempo At 4 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2002, I arrived at Plaza Senayan and, as I usually do, looked for a parking spot on the second floor (P2). I found one in a corner for my black Mercedes Benz E320 Masterpiece with Bali license plate DK-123-AN.

Fathur used fake ID to obtain RI passport

Fathur used fake ID to obtain RI passportBlontank Poer and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Sragen/Jakarta An Indonesian arrested for suspected links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network in the Philippines used fake identification to procure a false passport from the Surakarta...

GAM wants talks to be postponed

GAM wants talks to be postponedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is asking the Indonesian government to postpone indefinitely a meeting planned for Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 in Geneva, Switzerland to give the insurgents sufficient time to adjust to the killing of military Commander...

Blasts rock Ambon after ministers leave

Blasts rock Ambon after ministers leaveOktovianus Pinantoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Bomb blasts and gunfire rang out in the eastern city of Ambon in the volatile Maluku Islands on Saturday, just hours after two senior ministers left to negotiate with leaders of warring gangs there as part of the...

Is TNI slowly regaining its grip on politics?

Is TNI slowly regaining its grip on politics?Imanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of privilege under Soeharto's rule, the Indonesian Military's (TNI) role in politics has been gradually fading since 1998.

All public officials should be dismissible

All public officials should be dismissible The majority of the Surabaya Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) has voted to dismiss Surabaya Mayor Sunarto Sumoprawiro. The decision to dismiss Sunarto from the mayoralty post was taken following a tough debate in a council meeting.

Region's tour operators to focus on Asia

Region's tour operators to focus on AsiaAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Travel firms in Southeast Asia are to focus their marketing efforts on attracting tourists from the Asia Pacific region as the number of travelers from Europe and the U.S. has declined following the Sept.

Kosambi slum area turns into robust warehouse industry site

Kosambi slum area turns into robust warehouse industry siteMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The warehouse industry in the Kosambi area of Tangerang has been experiencing robust growth, creating new jobs for locals and changing the face of the slum area, which used to be rife with gambling...

Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave

Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave Oktovianus Pinantoan The Jakarta Post Ambon Bomb blasts and gunfire rang out in the eastern city of Ambon in the volatile Maluku Islands on Saturday, just hours after two senior ministers left to negotiate with leaders of warring gangs there as part...

Poor discipline of road users

Poor discipline of road usersFrom Warta Kota In the present era of openness, many community members, particularly drivers of motorized vehicles, are inclined to violate traffic signs, not to mention parking vehicles in prohibited areas.

Watch groups

Watch groups demand investigation of Sutiyoso 2. Oil: Pertamina worries about loss of unguarded evidence 3. Kosambi: Kosambi slum area turns into robust warehouse industry site 4. Flood: Floods hit parts of Jakarta 5. StopAward for archive building

Laksamana urges KPPU not to interfere in asset sales

Laksamana urges KPPU not to interfere in asset salesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi called on the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) not to interfere in the government asset sale program as such intervention could scare off would-be...

Japan, ASEAN to meet Tuesday on Koizumi partnership idea

Japan, ASEAN to meet Tuesday on Koizumi partnership ideaDow Jones, Tokyo Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a meeting Tuesday in Bangkok to discuss how to realize the Initiative for Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership proposed by Japanese Prime...

Award for archive building

Award for archive building The National Archive Building (Gedung Arsip Nasional), located on Jl. Gajah Mada in Central Jakarta, has won the UNESCO Award of Excellence for 2001 in the category of, "best restoration of an historical building in the Asia-Pacific region".