Archive: 1 November 2002
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Fri, 01 Nov 2002
'Bung' Karno's teachings
'Bung' Karno's teachingsFrom Rakyat Merdeka The reform movement has not yet borne fruit because it is not imbued with the teachings of Bung Karno, which stress a love of the people and togetherness in keeping with the ideals of the Aug. 17, 1945 revolution.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Climate conference disappoints Indonesia
Climate conference disappoints IndonesiaStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, New Delhi Indonesia expressed on Thursday its disappointment with the way the UN-sponsored climate conference had proceeded as no significant agreement had been reached and there was only one day remaining.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Sex workers in Surabaya want to operate during Ramadhan
Sex workers in Surabaya want to operate during RamadhanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of sex workers and pimps in Surabaya staged a demonstration at the city's legislative buildings, demanding local authorities to be flexible with the planned closure of nightclubs and entertainment centers...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Batam minimum wage rise proposed
Batam minimum wage rise proposed BATAM, Riau: The Batam tripartite committee representing workers, employers and the local administration has proposed increasing the minimum wage on the island by 3.5 percent to Rp 555,000 per month (US$61.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Yogya, safe haven for religious diversity
Yogya, safe haven for religious diversityIntan Darmawati, Contributor, Yogyakarta Yogyakarta has of late been the talk of the international community for allegedly harboring terrorists. The U.S. has gone as far as calling on its citizens to leave the city.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Fuel prices increased to the limit
Fuel prices increased to the limitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina set fuel prices for November at the maximum allowable price, which the government explained was due to soaring oil prices on the world market as war talks in the Middle East persist.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
ASEAN, China to sign FTA framework
ASEAN, China to sign FTA frameworkMartin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse, Singapore Leaders of China and Southeast Asian countries meeting in Cambodia next week will sign a framework pact on the creation of the world's largest free-trade zone within the decade.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
* Headlines: Police apologize for damage to hospital2
* Headlines: Police apologize for damage to hospital2 * National:Team delays completion of AG Rachman's probe4 * Archipelago:Fire destroys schools, bus in Aceh 5 * Opinion:New media rules in covering terrorism7 * City: City may see garbage crisis next year 8 * Sports: Mickelson hopes history will...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Java farmers expected to begin sowing soon
Java farmers expected to begin sowing soonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rice farmers in Java, who have been forced to delay planting crops for more than two months due to the long drought, may be able to start planting next month, when rains are expected to fall again, an official said Thursday.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Oil price firms on refinery shutdown
Oil price firms on refinery shutdownAgence France-Presse, London The price of oil firmed in early trading here Thursday on news of a Venezuelan refinery shutdown and a cold weather forecast in the United States, dealers said.Reference Brent North Sea crude oil for December delivery rose to US$25.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Sutra Airlines resumes operations
Sutra Airlines resumes operations MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra provincial administration said on Thursday that provincial airline, Sutra Airlines, would resume operations next year.North Sumatra governor T.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Govt, House agree to cut 2003 growth forecast to 4%
Govt, House agree to cut 2003 growth forecast to 4%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives' committee and the government agreed to slash next year's economic growth forecast by a full percentage point to 4 percent, and inject Rp 5.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
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Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Archipelagic Indonesia: Land of infinite promise
Archipelagic Indonesia: Land of infinite promiseTan Chee Leng, Political Observer of Indonesian politics, graduated from Griffith University More than 30 years ago, notable anthropologist Clifford Geertz described Indonesia as "a country which, unable to find a political form appropriate to the...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Security in E. Java remains tight
Security in E. Java remains tight SURABAYA, East Java: East Java Police Chief Insp. Gen. Sutanto said on Thursday that it would continue to maintain tight security at a number of locations in the province."We don't want to take any risks as bomb terror can happen at anytime, anywhere," he said.Jl.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Bukit Asam moves to tempt buyers
Bukit Asam moves to tempt buyers JAKARTA: Indonesia's state-owned coal producer PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam will tempt buyers by granting two free warrants with each share it offers in an initial public offering later this year, according to a minister.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Company Status License
Company Status License 1. PT Pindad state-owned Manufacturing, importation and distribution of military and commercial explosives. 2. PT Dahana state-owned Manufacturing, importation and distribution of commercial explosives. 3.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
On economic recovery
On economic recovery Bank Indonesia (BI) regulation No. 4/7/PBI/2002 dated Sept. 27, 2002, which limits the purchase of assets controlled by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to a maximum of 50 percent of the core capital of banks, is both confusing to many bankers and a constraint to...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
The APEC summit
The APEC summit The APEC summit in Los Cabos, Mexico has just finished with no significant commitment among the member countries.As expected, the summit was dominated by terrorist-related issues; the loudest voice being President George W. Bush.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Fire destroys three schools, bus in Aceh
Fire destroys three schools, bus in AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta post, Lhokseumawe With only a couple of days to go before the Aceh peace talks start, three junior high schools and a bus were set on fire in Lhokseumawe, a stronghold of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), raising condemnations from...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Economic pump priming
Economic pump priming As with the government's budget this year, its budget proposal for 2003, currently under deliberation by the House of Representatives, is facing sudden and radical changes in the external and internal environments.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Thailand-drugs Five drug traffickers sentenced to death JP/12/ASEAN Drug traffickers sentenced to death THAILAND: A Thai court on Thursday sentenced five drug traffickers to death and a sixth to life in prison for trafficking 7.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Police announce breakthrough in Bali probe
Police announce breakthrough in Bali probeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar Police investigating the Bali bombing have made a significant breakthrough with the identification of a suspect, believed to be a bomb expert, who is has fled his home and is evading police.Police Chief Gen.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Military denies servicemen involved in Freeport case
Military denies servicemen involved in Freeport caseDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto denied on Monday the alleged role of military officers in the Freeport shooting incident in Papua but admitted that some servicemen were involved...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
City likely to see garbage crisis early next year
City likely to see garbage crisis early next yearAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Due to continued environmental problems, the Bekasi administration might close again Bantar Gebang dump early next year, forcing the Jakarta administration to look into three alternative dump sites in the...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Terrorism in SE Asia to loom over ASEAN summit
Terrorism in SE Asia to loom over ASEAN summitDenis Gray, Associated Press, Phnom Penh Leaders of 14 Asian nations are poised to take concrete steps to fight terrorism on the continent and some may put pressure on Indonesia to rein in radical Islamic groups that have already infiltrated parts of...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
'Business rivalry behind bomb attack'
'Business rivalry behind bomb attack' MANADO, North Sulawesi: North Sulawesi Provincial Police chief Brig. Gen. Ismerda Lebang said here on Thursday that a business rivalry was behind the bomb attack against the Philippine consulate general office on Oct. 12.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Pressure mounts for govt, GAM to sign peace accord
Pressure mounts for govt, GAM to sign peace accordNani Farida The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh/JakartaPressure is mounting for the government and secessionist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to sign a peace agreement to put an end to decades-long bloody conflicts in the country's westernmost province.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Explosives easy to obtain: Companies
Explosives easy to obtain: CompaniesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Looking for a bomb? With the lack of control exercised by the government over the import and use of explosives, it might not be difficult to obtain this dangerous good.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Sukarno, where art thou?
Sukarno, where art thou? Call me a Sukarnoist if you will, but I can't help thinking that so much of what Indonesia is today grew from the mind of the first president and in particular the role of Indonesia as a leading light of the non-aligned nations of the world.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Caning ammunition for GAM?
Caning ammunition for GAM? Reading the article titled Caning comes into effect in Aceh on 1st day of Ramadhan (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 28), I wonder whether former president Abdurrahman Wahid was fully aware of all the possible consequences when in December 2000 he offered Aceh the implementation of...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Bomb threat closes Bali school
Bomb threat closes Bali school DENPASAR, Bali: A prominent Bali school with both foreign and Indonesian students was forced to close after a fake bomb threat on Wednesday.Maryati, a staff member at Dhyatmika School, considered one of the best schools on the island, said it received the bomb threat...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Police apologize for damage to Muhammadiyah Hospital
Police apologize for damage to Muhammadiyah HospitalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surakarta National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar has apologized for all negative impacts resulting from the removal of terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir from the Muhammadiyah hospital in Surakarta on Monday.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Former child star jailed for drugs
Former child star jailed for drugs JAKARTA: Former child singer Joan Tanamal, now 30, was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail and Rp 3 million fine for illegal possession of less than a gram of putauw (low-grade heroin).
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
1. Bakar: 24 x 1 line
1. Bakar: 24 x 1 lineFire destroys 3 schools, bus in Aceh 2. HKI: 24 x 1 lineMinister escapes roadblock in Riau3. PSK: 10 x 3 linesSex workers demonstrate in Surabaya
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Minister dodges roadblock in Riau
Minister dodges roadblock in RiauHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru State Minister of Research and Technology Hatta Radjasa and Riau Governor Saleh Djasit escaped here on Thursday hundreds of angry villagers who tried to stop three buses transporting their entourage.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct.31
Rupiah Rates Oct.31 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,390.14 4,831.97 5,138.71 5,083.17Brunei dollar 1 5,503.85 4,935.57 5,247.12 5,192.16Canadian dollar 1 6,203.31 5,562.42 5,913.96 5,851.59Swiss franc 1 6,567.92 5,891.12 6,261.56 6,197.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Indonesia: The land of infinite promise
Indonesia: The land of infinite promiseTan Chee Leng Senior Researcher Centre for Political Studies Jakarta More than 30 years ago, notable anthropologist Clifford Geertz described Indonesia as "a country which, unable to find a political form appropriate to the temper of its people, stumbles on...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Bogor needs lightning conductors
Bogor needs lightning conductors BOGOR: The local administration in Bogor is urged to install lightning conductors in trees in the region to prevent lightning strikes on local residents, which are a common occurrence.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Final farewell to Delly Rollies
Final farewell to Delly Rollies JAKARTA: Fans, friends and relatives bid a final farewell on Thursday to pop star Delly Joko Arifin, better known as Delly Rollies, who died at the age of 53 on Wednesday.He was buried at the Tanah Kusir cemetery in South Jakarta.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Don't close Jakarta to migrants, say analysts
Don't close Jakarta to migrants, say analystsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso received sharp criticism from the public over his plan to make Jakarta a closed city to poor migrants, as it would be against the Constitution, and also could spark unrest, according to a...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Bimantara buys Komselindo and Metrosel
Bimantara buys Komselindo and MetroselDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's PT Bimantara Citra said Thursday it plans to acquire up to a 99.99 percent stake each in cellular companies PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia, or Komselindo, and PT Metrosel, both of which are partly owned by PT Telekomunikasi...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Government finally decides on KPC stake allocation
Government finally decides on KPC stake allocationA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has finally decided to allow two firms belonging to the East Kalimantan provincial administration and the East Kutai regency administration to buy 31 percent of coal producer PT Kaltim...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Tangerang will likely see 10% wage hike next year
Tangerang will likely see 10% wage hike next yearMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang While the Jakarta administration has decided to increase the minimum wage by 7 percent starting in January, Tangerang, whose current minimum wage is similar to Jakarta's, will likely implement a 10 percent...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
'If I demand too much I'm afraid I'll lose my job'
'If I demand too much I'm afraid I'll lose my job' The current monthly minimum wage in Jakarta, Rp 591,000, will be increased by 7 percent next year. The same minimum wage is currently in place in the Tangerang municipality, where, though not yet official, unions, employers and the local manpower...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Australians detain six Indonesians amid antiterror crackdown
Australians detain six Indonesians amid antiterror crackdownAgence France-Presse, Sydney Australian police arrested six Indonesian men for visa violations Thursday amid a broader crackdown on suspected sympathizers of a radical Indonesian Islamic group accused of plotting terrorist attacks,...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
VP urges diplomatic solution to raid on Indonesians
VP urges diplomatic solution to raid on IndonesiansFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz has called for a diplomatic solution with Australia regarding police raids on homes of Indonesians in the neighboring country.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Sutiyoso ready for questioning
Sutiyoso ready for questioning JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso claimed that he was ready to be questioned by the police as a witness in the alleged manipulation of a Rp 4.2 billion fund for flood victims by the Institute of Civic Education (ICE) on Indonesia."Yes please.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Archipelagic Indonesia: Land of infinite promise
Archipelagic Indonesia: Land of infinite promiseTan Chee Leng, Senior Researcher, Centre for Political Studies, Jakarta More than 30 years ago, notable anthropologist Clifford Geertz described Indonesia as "a country which, unable to find a political form appropriate to the temper of its people,...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Construction sector grows by 10% next year: Analyst
Construction sector grows by 10% next year: AnalystA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's construction sector is expected to grow by between 9.5 percent to 10 percent next year on the back of strong domestic consumption, an analyst said Thursday.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Maan shoots into tie with Sugiartha at Pancasila Cup
Maan shoots into tie with Sugiartha at Pancasila CupThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A sizzling nine birdies, four of them in a row, and a single bogey for a round of 64 shot Maan Naasim from the Sawangan Golf Club to a tie at the top of the leaderboard after Thursday's third round of the Pemuda Pancasila...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Pressure mounts on govt, GAM to sign peace accord
Pressure mounts on govt, GAM to sign peace accordNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Pressure is mounting for the government and secessionist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to sign a peace agreement to put an end to decades-long bloody conflicts in the country's westernmost province.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
KPKPN delays probe into Rachman
KPKPN delays probe into RachmanTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The much-awaited answer to the question of whether Attorney General M.A. Rachman had hidden his wealth will not be heard in the near future as the inquiry team of the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN)...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Envoy denies U.S. role in Bali attack
Envoy denies U.S. role in Bali attack U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce makes a visit to the bomb blast site in Kuta, Bali. Boyce dismissed as "irresponsible" suggestions made in the Indonesian press that the U.S. was behind the attack.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Military's antiterrorism squads undergo specialty training
Military's antiterrorism squads undergo specialty trainingDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said on Thursday that the military was conducting rigorous training sessions for its servicemen, who may be included in the planned...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Minimum jail sentence sought for militia leader
Minimum jail sentence sought for militia leaderTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State prosecutors demanded on Thursday a minimum ten-year jail sentence for Eurico Guterres, the former commander of a notorious East Timorese prointegration militia group, for gross human rights...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
City transportation is part of human rights
City transportation is part of human rights-------------------------------------------------------------- Traffic and ground transportation have become major headaches for residents of Jakarta. The city administration has failed to deal with the chaotic traffic that clogs the capital's streets, and...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 1, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 1, 2002Exhibitions * Mask by Gallis and Rakidi, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until Dec. 31. * Painting Goresan Warna 2002, World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Death toll rises in Binjai attack
Death toll rises in Binjai attack MEDAN, North Sumatra: A civilian shot when the Army attacked a police base in Binjai, North Sumatra last month, died in Gatot Subroto Hospital in Jakarta on Thursday.The body of Zaenuddin, the victim, has been delivered to his families in Medan for burial.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Australian fund for Bali victims set up
Australian fund for Bali victims set up An Australian official announced the establishment of a fund on Wednesday to aid victims of the Oct. 12 bombing on the Indonesian island of Bali.Consul General Ken Allen said the bombing, which killed almost 200 people including about 90 Australians, "was...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
UNIC, ICWA to hold terrorism dialog
UNIC, ICWA to hold terrorism dialog JAKARTA: In the aftermath of the terrorist attack which killed more than 190 civilians in Bali on Oct. 12, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indonesian Council on World Affairs (ICWA), will...