Archive: 1 October 2002
71 articles found
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
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// Combatting sectoral egoism The accusation that Indonesia has turned into a den of international terrorists has increasingly received proportional responses. Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz has, with his rhetoric, warned the United States that it should stop accusing that the country has become a breeding ground for terrorism, otherwise the Indonesian government would not be able to deal with the people's anger.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
IMF, World Bank meet returns to Asia for first time since crisis
IMF, World Bank meet returns to Asia for first time since crisis Agence France-Presse, Singapore The annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting will be held in Singapore in 2006, returning to Asia for the first time since the 1997 financial meltdown, government officials said Monday.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pencak Silat: A step away from becoming an official sport
Pencak Silat: A step away from becoming an official sport Imanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, iman@thejakartapost.com An exhibition sport will not mean more gold, silver or bronze medals to pursue in the 14th Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, but nevertheless Pencak Silat will make an ambitious move toward international recognition.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Lombok calm after attack on Islamic sect
Lombok calm after attack on Islamic sect MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Calm returned on Monday to Batuyang village in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara after a mob burned down a mosque and destroyed eight houses belonging to members of the Indonesian Islam Propagation Council (LDII) sect over the weekend. Regent Syahdan and West Nusa Tenggara Police chief Brig. Gen Iman Haryatna held a meeting with members of the local community and religious leaders on Monday to resolve the conflict.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt seeks public support in war on terror
Govt seeks public support in war on terror The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Badly stung by continuing negative publicity about its approach to terrorism, the government went on the offensive on Monday, stressing it was doing all it could to fight the terrorist threat. Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono assembled 10 Cabinet members and Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian Military now drafted into antiterror war
Indonesian Military now drafted into antiterror war The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has joined the government's campaign against terror following new indications that link groups in Indonesia with international terrorist organizations. TNI chief Gen.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI must set up anti-money laundering agency: Official
RI must set up anti-money laundering agency: Official A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia had yet to be removed from a blacklist of countries accused of being safe havens for dirty money, as it had still failed to comply with requirements imposed by the anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a central bank official said on Monday.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambush
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambush Tiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the United Nations on Monday to send a rapporteur to investigate the Freeport ambush that killed two Americans and one Indonesian, while it deplored statements implying that the Free Papua Movement (OPM) was behind the fatal shooting.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Stop selling poverty to donors, NGOs told
Stop selling poverty to donors, NGOs told JAMBI, Riau: The Anak Dalam Tribe Care Group (Kopsad) urged non-governmental organizations (NGOs) here on Monday to stop selling the poverty and illiteracy of Anak Dalam to foreign donor agencies. Kopsad chairman Budhi Vrihaspathi Jauhari said that NGOs that have received funds from donor agencies have neglected Anak Dalam Tribe --also known as Kubu tribe. "The forest which is the tribe's sanctuary has been converted into oil palm plantations.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Improving faith in
Improving faith in public schools From Koran Tempo I would like to respond to the decree of East Jakarta mayor No. 62/2002 on the program to promote faith in and devoutness to God and the fostering of Akhlaqul Karimah (good conduct) in public schools, particularly with respect to the compulsory wearing of Muslim dress by girl students on Friday and on Islamic holidays. I support this decision because religion plays a very significant role in the shaping a person's personality.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
City asked to anticipate floods by dredging rivers
City asked to anticipate floods by dredging rivers Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMG) said rainfall during the next rainy season would be normal, but that should not be regarded as a guarantee that significant flooding would not affect the city, given its lack of flood-prevention infrastructure.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Hasyim warns of new communism
Hasyim warns of new communism A leading figure within the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), Hasyim Muzadi, has warned Indonesians to guard against what he calls the movement of New Communism. These "new communists" have now, according to him, infiltrated other ideologies, but sooner or later they will pop out as their real selves. They will demonstrate cruelty to their fellow humans when they think this will meet their political objectives.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Middlemen in cahoots with corrupt officials'
'Middlemen in cahoots with corrupt officials' The city police plans to decentralize services of issuing and renewing driver's licenses from the Daan Mogot office in West Jakarta to the police precincts in Greater Jakarta. The Jakarta Post talked to several people about the plan. Henky, 25, a sales executive of a private company in Jakarta.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Villagers preserve rare egrets in Ketingan
Villagers preserve rare egrets in Ketingan Sri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta It was 5:30 p.m. in Ketingan, a hamlet in Sleman regency, some 10 kilometers north of here. The dusk wan setting in and the hamlet became quiet. A call for evening prayers came from the village mosque's loudspeakers. All of a sudden, the quiet the village became very noisy with the sounds and the flapping wings of thousands of egrets descending from the sky.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rise in teacher allowance takes effect
Rise in teacher allowance takes effect JAKARTA: Teachers will start receiving an increase to their allowance on Oct. 1 as promised by the government in the planned state budget for 2003. The directorate general of budget affairs at the Ministry of Finance issued letter No. 160/2002 on the allowance increase for 2.1 million teachers, Antara reported.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bribery in the House?
Bribery in the House? We were stunned when we were asked whether the crisis was still going on or whether it was all over. There are many examples that show why this question is relevant. The latest is the alleged bribery of House Commission IX in connection with the government's divestment of Bank Niaga. A number of House members admitted to being bribed. Others have even said bribery is common practice. For the House this is crucial.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sand mining worsens erosion in Tanjung Kait
Sand mining worsens erosion in Tanjung Kait Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Illegal sand mining has caused severe erosion in the Tangerang coastal area of Tanjung Kait. Dozens of hectares of land in the area, on which there used to be houses, shrimp and fishponds, have been reclaimed by the sea. The only evidence of the many houses, which include those of a residential complex built by PT Shangrila, is rubble along the beach.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. BMG: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. BMG: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 City asked to anticipate floods by dredging rivers 2. SIM: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 People skeptical on move to decentralize police services 3. MATI: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 21 Three die in daylight shooting after quarrel 4.ELECTION: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 35 Election irregularities reported to police 5. SPEAKUP: 30 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 20 'Middlemen in cahoots with corrupt officials'
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sept. 30, 1965: What was really at stake?
Sept. 30, 1965: What was really at stake? Max Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia In the last years of the New Order and since the fall of Gen. Soeharto, discussion opened up within Indonesian society about the real nature of what happened on Sept. 30, 1965. A consensus had developed among a large section of the country's intelligentsia, NGO community and democratic activist movement that Sept.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Calls rise for truth behind 'PKI coup'
Calls rise for truth behind 'PKI coup' Muhammad Nafik and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Demands have resurfaced for the government to reveal the truth behind the abortive Sept. 30, 1965, coup as a perquisite for reconciliation between the victims and those involved in one of the world's worst tragedies, the seeds of which have been blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Minister dismisses special staff
Minister dismisses special staff JAKARTA: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar has dismissed five members of his special staff in a bid to boost efficiency. The ministry's secretary-general, Faisal Ismail, said the dismissal of Abdullah Sany, Iskandar A. Turusi, Ari Amir Yusuf, Rudi Hamid and Ferry Fachri from the organizational structure of the ministry was made official on Tuesday last week.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Three die in shooting
Three die in shooting JAKARTA: Three people died instantly as they were shot in broad daylight on the busy street, Jl. Juanda in Central Jakarta on Monday. The victims, identified as Solihin, a parking attendant, Mochtar, a security guard and Bambang, a driver, were idling at the road side when four men opened fire at them at about 11:30 a.m. Solihin died instantly when the bullet entered his stomach, while Mochtar was hit shot in the head and Bambang was shot in the chest.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Sept.30
Rupiah Rates Sept.30 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,171.40 4,623.65 4,924.11 4,870.71 Brunei dollar 1 5,353.63 4,788.28 5,097.62 5,044.14 Canadian dollar 1 6,027.87 5,390.95 5,739.63 5,679.01 Swiss franc 1 6,389.77 5,716.30 6,084.21 6,021.75 Danish krone 1 1,260.00 1,127.08 1,199.75 1,187.31 Euro 1 9,356.10 8,368.54 8,908.70 8,815.72 Poundsterling 1 14,873.85 13,306.39 14,162.59 14,017.42 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,219.95 1,091.69 1,161.61...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
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Caption 1. Dr. Gerhard Fulda 2. German Embassy Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Gerhard Fulda (right) launches the German Industry Scholarship Program 2002/2003. German Embassy German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder met Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri during the Earth Summit in Johannesburg recently
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
People skeptical on move to decentralize police services
People skeptical on move to decentralize police services Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People are welcoming the police's plan to decentralize its services for the renewal of drivers' licenses, but they remain skeptical that it will be successful in eliminating the use of expensive middlemen protected by corrupt police. "I welcome the transfer of the service to police precincts from the central office in Daan Mogot (West Jakarta).
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Germany to fund climate research
Germany to fund climate research BOGOR, West Java: The German government has provided DM 100 million (US$45.5 million) to help develop research on the climate in Indonesia. German Ambassador to Indonesia Gerhard Fulda said on Monday that the climate research was vital in developing a forestry policy for the country. Fulda was speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on the stability of the rain forests in Southeast Asia, which runs until Thursday.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Akbar contemplates firing three Golkar chairpersons
Akbar contemplates firing three Golkar chairpersons Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung is considering firing three party chairpersons for demanding he resign over his graft conviction. Akbar said young party cadres were pressuring him to fire chairpersons Marwah Daud Ibrahim, Theo Sambuaga and Fahmi Idris. But he added it was just an idea at this stage.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt to appoint controversial ambassadorial candidates
Govt to appoint controversial ambassadorial candidates Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite objections from the House of Representatives, the government will go ahead with its appointment of senior diplomat Abdul Irsan to the strategic ambassadorial post in Tokyo. Sources at the State Palace told The Jakarta Post on Monday that Irsan's inauguration had been delayed because the Japanese government had yet to send a letter of agreement on the senior diplomat's selection.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
China ends dumping investigation
China ends dumping investigation BEIJING: China on Sunday announced it was ending an investigation into the suspected sale at below market prices of imported animal feed additive lysine, but had extended a dumping investigation into imported acrylate, an industrial chemical.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
BUSAN, South Korea (AFP): Medal table after Day 2 of the 14th
BUSAN, South Korea (AFP): Medal table after Day 2 of the 14th Asian Games here on Monday (gold, silver, bronze, total): China 7 4 5 16 Japan 6 4 2 12 South Korea 2 5 4 11 Kazakhstan 1 0 3 4 Iran 0 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 0 1 0 1 Mynanmar 0 1 0 1 Indonesia 0 0 1 1 Mongolia 0 0 1 1 Thailand 0 0 1 1 Turkmenistan 0 0 1 1 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sadikin opposes reclamation plan
Sadikin opposes reclamation plan Former city governor Ali Sadikin joined the chorus of opposition to reclamation of a 2,500-hectare coastal area in North Jakarta, asking the city administration to stop the project, worth trillions of rupiah, due to its social and environmental impacts. "I disagreed with the project. We would be committing suicide if we went ahead with it," Ali said at a hearing with City Council Commission E for social welfare affairs on Monday.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Election irregularities reported to police
Election irregularities reported to police Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of unsuccessful governor and deputy governor candidates made allegations to the police on Monday that money politics may have tainted the recent gubernatorial election.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Majority of the unemployed are young men: BPS
Majority of the unemployed are young men: BPS Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The level of unemployment at the beginning of the second half of this year reached 8 million people, or 8.2 percent of the country's 97.6 million labor force, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said in its latest quarterly survey released on Monday.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Legislators ready to report bribery to police
Legislators ready to report bribery to police The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislator Indira Damayanti Sugondo said that she and three of her colleagues were ready to report to the police the bribery that took place when the House of Representatives discussed the sale of Bank Niaga. She said hopefully the move would jolt the police to start an investigation into the case, which has further tarnished the House's image. "Essentially we're ready to be proactive.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Locals destroy church in Makassar
Locals destroy church in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A group of angry locals demolished a Pantekosta church on Jl. Ketapang, Panakukang housing complex in Makassar, South Sulawesi at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, citing the absence of a building permit. One of the locals who participated in the destruction said on Monday that they had given the Christian community seven days to destroy the building but their warning was ignored by the church leader.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Parking body's performance rebuked
Parking body's performance rebuked JAKARTA: Chairwoman of the City Council's Commission C for economic affairs Ana Rudhiantina questioned on Monday the poor performance of the City Parking Body (BP Parkir) in collecting overdue parking fines. "Until July of this year, the parking body only reached 25 percent of its target," Ana from the Golkar Party told reporters at a hearing. She said the parking body was only able to collect Rp 7 million from its total target of Rp 28 billion.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
People of drought-stricken Bekasi facing severe water shortage
People of drought-stricken Bekasi facing severe water shortage Prolonged drought has caused a water crisis in many areas in West Java and Greater Jakarta. Bekasi, a populous industrial and agricultural area east of Jakarta, is one area that has been hard hit by the crisis. In Cibarusah subdistrict, villagers struggle to get water for their household needs. Many have to walk some distance, carrying buckets of water on a pole across their shoulders.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
East Lombok calm after attack on Islamic sect
East Lombok calm after attack on Islamic sect The Jakarta Post Jakarta Calm returned on Monday to Batuyang village in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara after a mob burned down a mosque and destroyed eight houses belonging to members of the Indonesian Islam Propagation Council (LDII) sect over the weekend. West Nusa Tenggara Police First Insp. Pitoyo Agung said that dozens of police personnel were sent to the village in anticipation of further attacks.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Tuesday, October 1, 2002
TV Program: Tuesday, October 1, 2002 TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:45 Live Event 9:00 Film 9:30 Music 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News 2:30 Documentary 3:30 Cartoon 5:00 Music 5:30 Documentary 6:00 News 7:00 Talk Show 9:00 News 9:30 Music: Legend 11:00 Talk Show TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:00 Quiz 8:00 Music 9:00 Indian Film 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Big demo at Bukit Sentul
Big demo at Bukit Sentul On Sunday, Sept. 29, residents of the Bukit Sentul housing estate, near Bogor, staged a huge demonstration against state developer PT Bukit Sentul (formerly Royal Sentul Highlands) to protest the developer's decision not to collect the household trash of the house owners. This was coupled with the threat of cutting off the water supply to houses behind in their monthly payments for the upkeep of the housing estate.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
The advantages of the antiterrorism bill
The advantages of the antiterrorism bill Romli Atmasasmita, Chairman, Team on Anti-Terrorism Bill, Jakarta Terrorism presents a difficult challenge for all democracies, including Indonesia. Those who would try to achieve political change through violence offend democracy. At the same time, repressive anti-terrorism or security laws also offend democracy.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Lisa grabs RI's first medal, Tonton ends fourth
Lisa grabs RI's first medal, Tonton ends fourth Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Women's weight lifter Lisa Raema Rumbewas snatched the first medal on Monday for the Indonesian contingent at the Busan 2002 Asian Games when she won the bronze medal at the women's under-48 kilogram weight class division at the Pukyong University gymnasium.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
CNOOC to provide up to $300 million for Tangguh
CNOOC to provide up to $300 million for Tangguh Dow Jones, Hong Kong CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) Chief Financial Officer Mark Qiu said Monday the mainland oil producer expects capital expenditure of between US$200 million and $300 million for Indonesia's Tangguh liquefied natural gas project. On Friday, CNOOC said it would pay $275 million for a 12.5 percent stake in the project from BP PLC. The project is set to begin production in early 2007.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
70 lawyers back governor's firing
70 lawyers back governor's firing BANJARMASIN, Central Kalimantan: At least 70 lawyers from Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan are planning to submit a petition supporting South Kalimantan councilors' decision to fire Governor Sjachriel Darham to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday. The lawyers' coordinator Puar Junaidi said on Monday that some 70 lawyers would back up Decree No. 16/2002 issued by the South Kalimantan Legislature on Aug.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.30, 2002: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 700 -25 12,500 Adindo Foresta 50 5 500 AGIS Tbk 80 -5 88,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 190 0 0 Alfa Retailindo Tbk 800 0 100,500 Alter Abadi Tbk 10 0 0 Alumindo Light 215 -115...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Unocal accused of covering up offshore oil spill
Unocal accused of covering up offshore oil spill Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An environmental non-governmental organization accused U.S. oil company Unocal of covering up an offshore oil spill at its West Seno deepwater well in the Makassar Straits early this month, saying the company was slow in giving out information about something that could clearly threaten the public and harm the environment.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rare egrets find save heaven in Sleman
Rare egrets find save heaven in Sleman Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta It is 5:30 p.m. in Ketingan, a hamlet in Sleman regency, some 10 kilometers north of here. The sun is setting and a quiet is settling over the small hamlet. The call to evening prayers rings out from the village mosque. Suddenly, the calm of the village is broken by the flapping wings of thousands of egrets descending from the sky. They descend in large numbers, forming a circle before perching in the trees.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
56 Indonesian firms go to Africa
56 Indonesian firms go to Africa JAKARTA: A total of 56 Indonesian export-oriented companies have and will participate in trade expos to be held in Namibia, South Africa and Tunisia respectively. The National Exports Development Body (BPEN) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement that of 56 firms, 18 will take part in the "South African International Trade Exhibition" to be held in Johannesburg from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. EGRET: 1 line, 35 counts
1. EGRET: 1 line, 35 counts Rare egrets find safe heaven in Sleman 2. NANO: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Activists fear risks in nanotechnology 3. JAPAN: 2 LINES, 27 COUNTS Japan throws money, concrete at declining fish problem
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Trauma Center opened in Yogyakarta
Trauma Center opened in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X said that the existence of a trauma center in the province could save some 85 percent of workers having serious accidents at work. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a trauma center, which is expected to attend to the needs of workers meeting an accident at work, at the state-run Sleman Public Hospital, Sultan said that the center would help reduce the number of workers that die at work.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Broadcasting subject to public censorship: Experts
Broadcasting subject to public censorship: Experts Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public censorship of television or radio programs is much more effective than any regulations enforced by government offices or other institutions, broadcasting practitioners said. They suggested, therefore, that the government and legislators revise the controversial broadcasting bill, which retains the censor's scissors in the hands of the government. Ishadi S.K.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI fails to meet LoI terms
RI fails to meet LoI terms Again, the Indonesian government is being deemed unable to meet its own commitments as contained in the sixth letter of intent (LoI), which it signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This failure will disrupt the schedule for disbursement of the next tranche of an IMF loan of some US$400 million to Indonesia. Disbursement of the loan has become a yardstick for international trust in this country.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: Govt mulls setting up agency for Aceh 2
* Headlines: Govt mulls setting up agency for Aceh 2 * National:Calls rise for truth behind 'PKI coup'4 * City: City asked to anticipate floods5 * Opinion: NGOs need standards to improve good governance7 * World: Iraq, UN open weapons inspection talks 9 * Sports: Lisa grabs Indonesia's first medal 11 * Business:CNOOC to provide up to $300m for Tangguh13 * Features:Fajar Sidhik still true to abstract 20
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
NGOs need standards to improve good governance
NGOs need standards to improve good governance Rustam Ibrahim, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Economic and Social Research Education and Information (LP3ES), Jakarta As one of the most important elements of the civil society, thousands of new NGOs have cropped up in different provinces with mostly two purposes: To monitor the government and other public institutions and to take part in assisting different groups of poor people who have suffered the most from the economic crisis.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt eyes monitoring agency for Aceh
Govt eyes monitoring agency for Aceh Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the next round of peace talks on Aceh, the government will propose to establish an independent committee to supervise the implementation of a cease-fire between the government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Mega asks Rini to stop sugar imports
Mega asks Rini to stop sugar imports Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday that she had instructed Minister of Trade and Industry Rini Soewandi to take action to stop sugar imports in a bid to protect local sugarcane farmers. She was quoted by Antara as saying that the import of sugar into the country had become excessive.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt raises prices of all fuel products
Govt raises prices of all fuel products Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After lowering fuel prices in September, state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina announced on Monday that it would be increasing fuel prices in October. In a media release Pertamina said that the increases would apply to all fuel products and would be effective from Tuesday.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambush
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambush Tiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the United Nations on Monday to send a rapporteur to investigate the Freeport ambush that killed two Americans and one Indonesian, while it deplored statements implying that the Free Papua Movement (OPM) was behind the fatal shooting.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian rowers save energy for final berth
Indonesian rowers save energy for final berth The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Indonesian rowers opted not to stretch their muscles at Monday's heat races emphasizing that it was much better to secure a place in the final stage first, rather than working hard in the preliminary stages.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
They are just kids...
They are just kids... BUSAN, South Korea: Children all over the world are just the same: they are curious to new things and even to strangers. Perhaps they have never heard of the old saying: never talk to strangers.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/2/PKI
JP/2/PKI Sept. 30 tragedy still leaves scars unhealed Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Jakarta After 37 years, the Sept. 30, 1965 coup blamed on the former Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) still remains a mystery and a source of suffering to those labeled as PKI and their descendants. A number of documents and testimonies which spring up periodically contradict the government's version of events of the coup which led to the murder of some 500,000 people.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pencak Silat: One step toward becoming an official sport
Pencak Silat: One step toward becoming an official sport Imanuddin Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta iman@thejakartapost.com An exhibition sport will not mean more gold, silver or bronze medals to pursue in the 14th Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, but nevertheless Pencak Silat will make an ambitious move toward international recognition.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE : Germany -- OCT 1
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE : Germany -- OCT 1 Industry Scholarship Program 2002/2003 launched The German Industry Scholarship Program (GIS), started under the auspices of the German Ambassador in 2001, has proven to be a great success. It has so far financially supported more than 30 high- achieving undergraduates from select Indonesian universities in their third and fourth years of study. The scholarship includes a German language course and covers in some cases tuition fees and monthly allowances.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
People skeptical on decentralized driving license issuance
People skeptical on decentralized driving license issuance Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta People are welcoming the police's plan to decentralize its services for the renewal of drivers' licenses, but they remain skeptical that it will be successful in eliminating the use of expensive middlemen protected by corrupt police. "I welcome the transfer of the service to police precincts from the central office in Daan Mogot (West Jakarta).
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
U.S. attack on Iraq may blunt SE Asia war on terror
U.S. attack on Iraq may blunt SE Asia war on terror Dan Eaton, Reuters, Bangkok A U.S. attack on Iraq would fan the flames of anti-Americanism in Southeast Asia, making cooperation in the war on terror more difficult and secretive, analysts and officials say.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Timah posts Rp 53.8b loss in first semester
Timah posts Rp 53.8b loss in first semester The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State mining company PT Timah Tbk. posted a Rp 53.8 billion (US$5.9 million) net loss in the first half of the year, compared to the Rp 126.2 billion profit in the corresponding period of last year. "This is the first time that the company posted a loss since 1992 when the world experienced similar tin crisis," the company said in a statement.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investors' flight
Foreign investors' flight From Media Indonesia Labor movements constitute the main reason why foreign investors are leaving Indonesia, according to a Media Indonesia editorial, Aug. 28, 2002. Is this view correct? First, a survey of productivity has indicated that when Indonesian workers' productivity increases, their wages stay low, but when wages rise slightly, higher productivity is demanded of them.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Australia's Telstra signals acquisitions in Asia
Australia's Telstra signals acquisitions in Asia Graham Morgan, Dow Jones, Sydney Telstra Corp. signaled Monday further acquisitions over the coming 12 months in Asia, and with enviable free cash flows and recent sharp reductions in recurring capital expenditure Singapore's MobileOne Pte. Ltd. and Indonesian Satellite Corp., or Indosat, are at the center of its radar.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Eight killed in gunfight between police, soldiers
Eight killed in gunfight between police, soldiers Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Binjai, North Sumatra Binjai, a small town situated some 22 kilometers northwest of Medan, North Sumatra, resembled a war zone from Sunday evening through Monday morning when police and soldiers engaged in a battle that claimed the lives of at least 8 persons. The victims were identified as police officers Second Insp.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies up late on yen
Asian currencies up late on yen Nirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were lifted along with the yen late Monday after the dollar slid following the ouster of Japan's top banking regulator who was known to oppose a publicly funded cleanup of banks' bad loans The Korean won and the New Taiwan dollar also gained from end- of-month dollar sales by exporters. The U.S. currency shed more than a yen and a half in Asia on heavy selling by U.S.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rift widens in art council dispute
Rift widens in art council dispute JAKARTA: The Jakarta Art Council (DKJ) is divided over a conflict raging on between its senior and younger artists. The dispute boiled over on Monday when former city governor Ali Sadikin rejected the newly elected Council board, led by ballad singer Franky Sahilatua, who represents the younger artists. "It's a coup aimed at (the older members of) DKJ.