Archive: 26 November 2002
71 articles found
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Zaenal's dream to be in the Army
Zaenal's dream to be in the ArmyHis radiant eyes blinked with doubt. His mouth trembled, but no words were uttered. There was a long silence. The 12-year-old boy cast his eyes toward the sea and the palm and mangrove trees in the distance.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Three killed in toll road collision
Three killed in toll road collision BANDUNG, West Java: Three people were killed instantly after their pickup collided with a bus on the Padaleunyi toll road in Bandung, West Java, on Monday.The police identified two of the dead as Ujang Udin, 27, and Dede, 30, while the other victim had no...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
No new clothes for Idul Fitri
No new clothes for Idul FitriTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shopping malls are crowded these days. Big bargains offered by vendors make customers more eager to buy various items, from food and beverages to shoes and clothes.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
House opens window for broadcasting bill review
House opens window for broadcasting bill reviewKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) delayed on Monday its endorsement of the broadcasting bill, allowing for a possible revision of the much debated draft law.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
South Korea presidential race offers contrast on North
South Korea presidential race offers contrast on NorthPaul Eckert, Reuters, Seoul A weekend contest has narrowed South Korea's presidential election field to two candidates offering contrasting approaches on North Korea and threats posed by the communist state's pursuit of nuclear weapons.The Dec.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
S. Korea urged not to expel RI workers
S. Korea urged not to expel RI workers JAKARTA: Manpower and Transmigration Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea urged South Korea on Monday not expel Indonesians working illegally in Korea in the same way Malaysia did.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
U.S. may fund RI team for FTA study
U.S. may fund RI team for FTA studyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. may help finance an independent Indonesian team to study the feasibility of forging a free trade pact between the two countries, underscoring Washington's intent to push open the biggest market in Southeast...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Ex hotel workers to continue rallies
Ex hotel workers to continue rallies JAKARTA: A labor activist vowed on Monday to continue the struggle for the rights of former Shangri-La hotel employees by regularly staging demonstrations at the hotel until the case was settled.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
1. Porsea: 10 x 4 lines
1. Porsea: 10 x 4 linesPorsea tense as hundreds take refuge2. Sulsel: 22 x 2 linesSouth Sulawesi Police urged to investigate money politics3. Binjai: 24 x 2 linesLawyers object to prosecution of Airborne unit soldiers
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Six more killed in Aceh
Six more killed in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Six people, including four alleged separatist rebels, have been shot dead in Aceh province despite an expected imminent peace deal, the military and local residents said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Govt to improve teachers' welfare
Govt to improve teachers' welfare JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday that the government would continue to make efforts to improve the welfare of the country's teachers."If the financial situation can support it, the government intends to increase teachers' salary," she said...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Train tickets sold out for certain cities, dates
Train tickets sold out for certain cities, datesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Train tickets to several major cities in Central Java and East Java, as well as those to Yogyakarta, are sold out, especially those departing this weekend, as Jakartans prepare to return to their hometowns...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Kupang still facing water shortages
Kupang still facing water shortages KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Kupang administration has failed to draw up a master plan for the supply of clean water and has been ignoring the demands and needs of locals for years, a legislator from the local chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Floods in Jakarta
Floods in Jakarta Jakarta is still in danger of getting flooded this rainy season. Although it would not perhaps be as bad as last year's, utmost vigilance should nonetheless be maintained to anticipate the floods. It would be impossible to stop the viciousness of the flood.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Certain buyers still prefer foreign brands
Certain buyers still prefer foreign brandsSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The demand for imported furniture in the upper-income market segment remains high despite the sharp increase in prices. Although sales are not as strong as before the economic crisis hit the country in 1997, imported...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Indonesia, Australia should work together after Bali bombings
Indonesia, Australia should work together after Bali bombingsHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Berkeley, California, United States Indonesia and Australia should avoid falling into the trap of the terrorists who perpetrated the Bali bombings and should work together to cool down the rising tension...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
City to get new secretary
City to get new secretaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso submitted the names of five candidates to the City Council for approval on Monday for the post of city secretary."I hope the council's leaders will approve the candidates soon," Sutiyoso said at City Hall.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Aceh peace, a challenge before the world
Aceh peace, a challenge before the worldDesra Percaya, Permanent Mission of Indonesia to UN, New York The series of discreet contacts, led by Hasan di Tiro based in Stockholm, Sweden, between Indonesian government officials and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) appears to have resulted in the...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Women activists seek rights' protection
Women activists seek rights' protectionDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Among the most vulnerable to acts of violence, women in Indonesia have nowhere to turn for protection because weak laws and a culture of impunity that often allows violations to go unpunished, activists said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
'Tax management lacks transparency'
'Tax management lacks transparency' The city administration was unable to spend Rp 2.1 trillion of the Rp 9.7 trillion 2002 city budget on projects that would have benefited the public. Yet, it is planning to increase the 2003 budget to Rp 10.6 trillion.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Clarifying and also confusing
Clarifying and also confusing Our opinions are understandably influenced by the media, that image created by the newspapers and the television that plays a major role in formulating what we perceive to be as truth.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Education business needs a different marketing mix
Education business needs a different marketing mixSatyasuryawan, Contributor, Jakarta Every parent shares a common wish for their children: to provide them with the best education possible. Their willingness to pay for their children's education at the best institutions, however, are varied.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Indonesia wins Asia's Yeh Brothers Cup
Indonesia wins Asia's Yeh Brothers CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia won the Yeh Brothers Cup bridge tournament with a victory over Chinese Taipei in the final on Sunday."We defeated Taipei by 80-59 victory points.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
* Headlines: Court acquits Timan of $240.9m graft charges 2
* Headlines: Court acquits Timan of $240.9m graft charges 2 * National: Mega warns of 'ultra' democratic system 4 * Archipelago: Porsea tense as hundreds take refuge 5 * Opinion: Miss World not just harmless fun 6 * City: Councillors go on secret foreign trips, again 8 * Sports: Sorenstam caps...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Councillors again go on secret foreign trips
Councillors again go on secret foreign tripsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration admitted on Monday it had financed foreign trips of 32 city councillors for comparative studies, but insisted that the trips were demanded by the councillors.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Clarifying and also confusing
Clarifying and also confusing Our opinions are understandably influenced by the media, that image created by the newspapers and the television that plays a major role in formulating what we perceive to be as truth.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
A day with the children of the Basaf Dayak tribe
A day with the children of the Basaf Dayak tribe It's a typical school day for Tris. Dozens of kilometers away from Kenyamukan elementary school, Tris, a third grader in a class affiliated with government elementary school No.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Residents complain of tofu waste
Residents complain of tofu waste TANGERANG: Dozens of residents in Ketapang subdistrict, Cipondoh district of Tangerang, complained about smelly waste allegedly dumped by several tofu factories into the Semanan river, of which water they took for daily washing.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Malaysia's CAHB enters Niaga management
Malaysia's CAHB enters Niaga managementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Niaga reshuffled on Monday its board of directors and commissioners to reflect the bank's new ownership composition after Malaysia's Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd. (CAHB) purchased a 51 percent stake in the bank.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Efficient police work
Efficient police workFrom Media Indonesia The editorial of this newspaper in its Nov. 9, 2002 issue praised the National Police for being able to quickly arrest Amrozi, one of the main suspects in the Bali bomb blast case.As a retired police officer, I'm very proud to learn of this achievement.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Loggers head for heart of Betung Kerihun Park
Loggers head for heart of Betung Kerihun ParkErma S. Ranik, Contributor, Pontianak, West Kalimantan The buzz of the speedboat could be heard far and wide as it sped along the Embaloh River running through Betung Kerihun National Park in Kapuas Hulu.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
2. HARRY: 2 x 28
2. HARRY: 2 x 28 Indonesia, Australia should work together after Bali bombings 3. BPUI: 2 x 24 Court acquits former BPUI president of graft charges 4. ACEH: British and American women go on trial in Aceh for visa violations ODD: 1 x 30 Buffalo thieves resort to high-tech
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Earthquake shakes Bengkulu
Earthquake shakes Bengkulu BENGKULU: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Bengkulu late on Sunday, but no fatalities were reported.Armin Paimin, the head of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) office in Kepayang, Rejang Lebong regency, some 60 kilometers from Bengkulu...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Lawyers object to prosecution of Airborne unit soldiers
Lawyers object to prosecution of Airborne unit soldiersApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The lawyer team representing 19 members of the Airborne unit who face a total of 47 years and 10 months imprisonment over their involvement in the Binjai attacks, objected to the prosecution because the...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Romania in NATO 'good for ties with RI'
Romania in NATO 'good for ties with RI'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Romania's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bodes well for its ties with Indonesia, the Rumanian ambassador to Indonesia said.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
RI bushfires in 1997 blamed for massive carbon emissions
RI bushfires in 1997 blamed for massive carbon emissionsDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Leicester, England Devastating fires running out of control in Indonesia significantly contributed to the biggest annual increase of carbon emissions into the atmosphere since records began, scientists say.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
New commission set to replace KPKPN
New commission set to replace KPKPNKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II for legal and home affairs concluded on Monday deliberations on the bill on a commission for corruption eradication and agreed to submit it to a House plenary...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
1. Hidayat -- WTO forgets that free trade
1. Hidayat -- WTO forgets that free trade does not reduce poverty2. Miss -- Miss World not just harmless fun6. Nation -- Terrorists thrive on old thinking
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Do not protect terrorists
Do not protect terroristsFrom Koran TempoThe Bali bomb blast investigation team has again officially made public the pictures and sketches of six suspects in the Oct. 12 blasts. Previously, it made public the sketches of four suspects in the same case.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesdayMaghrib 5.56 p.m.WednesdayImsak 3:55 a.m.Subuh 4:05 a.m.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Work accidents up in East Java
Work accidents up in East Java SURABAYA, East Java: In spite of a series of campaigns on occupational health and safety in East Java workplaces, the number of accidents occurring at work has been on the rise over the past few years, the local office of state-owned insurer PT Jamsostek said here on...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
1. TIME: 3 x 18
1. TIME: 3 x 18 Yemeni terrorist, real mastermind of Bali bombing: 'Time' 2. DOSON: 1 x 30 Doson workers demand payouts 3. FOREST: 2 x 24 RI bushfires in 1997 blamed for massive carbon emissions 4. AGING: 2 x 30 Aging population could threaten Asia's economic growth: expert
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Bali bets on recovery as peak season draws close
Bali bets on recovery as peak season draws closeFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A slow rise in hotel occupancy rates and tourists trickling back ahead of the holiday peak season next month are sparking hopes that the worst has passed for Bali's tourism sector, devastated by the Oct.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Efficient police work
Efficient police workFrom Media Indonesia The editorial of this newspaper in its Nov. 9, 2002 issue praised the National Police for being able to quickly arrest Amrozi, one of the main suspects in the Bali bomb blast case.As a retired police officer, I'm very proud to learn of this achievement.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Travel warnings may hurt economies: Malaysia
Travel warnings may hurt economies: MalaysiaAgencies, Kuala Lumpur/Canberra Recent travel advisories warning Westerners they risk terror attacks in Southeast Asia may have a severe impact on the fragile economies of the region, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Rikza Abdullah
Rikza Abdullah Contributor JakartaAs adequate sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, mattress manufacturers compete with each other by designing new products and claiming their goods are the best to sleep on.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Porsea remain tense, hundreds take refuge
Porsea remain tense, hundreds take refugeApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The situation in the North Sumatra town of Porsea is still tense with hundreds of local people taking refuge following the week- long riot in which 17 locals, including two church ministers, were arrested.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Buffalo thieves resort to high-tech
Buffalo thieves resort to high-tech KUALA LUMPUR: High-tech buffalo thieves in Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah on Borneo island using cellphone massaging to spread rumors that headhunters are on the prowl, a report said Monday.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
BEM quits IPB rectorial election
BEM quits IPB rectorial election BOGOR: A student representative on the Board of Trustees of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) walked out of a meeting in connection with its rectorial election on Monday.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Mega responsible for IBRA debtors discharge: Hamzah
Mega responsible for IBRA debtors discharge: HamzahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Monday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri may delegate to her ministers the unpopular move of signing papers that would drop criminal charges against bad debtors, yet the final...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
No cause for celebration
No cause for celebration It is certainly symbolic of the lot that teachers in this country have to endure that yesterday -- Nov. 25, National Teachers' Day -- passed practically unnoticed by all but a very few.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Samudra moved to Jakarta for probe into earlier blasts
Samudra moved to Jakarta for probe into earlier blastsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Suspect in the Bali bombings Imam Samudra was transferred on Monday to the National Police headquarters for another round of questioning over his involvement in several earlier bomb attacks in the...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Court acquits former BPUI president of graft charges
Court acquits former BPUI president of graft chargesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another blow to Indonesia's weak anti-corruption movement, the former president director of state-owned company PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia (PT BPUI) was acquitted Monday of charges...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Decentralization of education in Indonesia
Decentralization of education in IndonesiaH. Mohamad Surya, President, Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI), Bandung, West Java Recently, education in Indonesia has had to face a number of challenges resulting from globalization and its impacts.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Govt to seal off Aceh if GAM rejects peace accord
Govt to seal off Aceh if GAM rejects peace accordThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will seal off the troubled province of Aceh if the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) refuses to sign a peace agreement on Dec. 9 to end the bloody conflict there, Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Former militia leader ready to carry the can for military
Former militia leader ready to carry the can for militaryMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres put his life on the line for Indonesian Military (TNI) officers accused of past atrocities in East Timor, saying the military had never ordered...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Imam Samudra, who uses several aliases, was finally arrested
Imam Samudra, who uses several aliases, was finally arrested last week by police after being a fugitive since August. Imam, 32, is suspected of instigating the Bali bombings and several other attacks in the country.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
1. Trip - 4x12-
1. Trip - 4x12- Councillors again go on secret foreign trips2. Consumer - 1x 28 No new clothes for Idul Fitri3. Train - 2x 25Train tickets sold out for certain cities, dates 4. Sekda - 1x 20 City to get new secretary 5. Speak - 2x20 'Tax management lacks transparency'
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
WTO forgets that free trade won't reduce poverty
WTO forgets that free trade won't reduce povertyNurhidayat, Institute for Global Justice (IGJ), Jakarta, nur@globaljust.org One of the many authorities on world trade and development, the World Trade Organization (WTO), always argues that trade liberalization, especially trade in agricultural...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Think small for that big break
Think small for that big breakRichard Oh, Contributor, Jakarta When you listen to a marketing executive talk about marketing targets, terms such as lower segment, middle-lower and middle- upper segments are bandied about as if that is all there is to marketing.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Mega warns of 'ultra' democratic system
Mega warns of 'ultra' democratic systemFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri warned on Monday against excessive democracy, saying that it would endanger the ongoing reform movement in the country.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Do not protect
Do not protect terrorists From Koran Tempo The Bali bomb blast investigation team has again officially made public the pictures and sketches of six suspects in the Oct. 12 blasts. Previously, it made public the sketches of four suspects in the same case.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
British and American women go on trial in Aceh for visa violations
British and American women go on trial in Aceh for visa violationsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh After more than two months in police custody, the trials of Briton Lesley McCulloch and American Joy Lee Sadler began on Monday at the Banda Aceh District Court.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Police to bust illegal mining firms
Police to bust illegal mining firms BANJARMASIN: The police threatened on Monday to crack down on 14 illegal coal mining companies which have been operating illegally for decades in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
South Sulawesi Police urged to investigate money politics
South Sulawesi Police urged to investigate money politicsJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar The Coalition for the Supervision of Gubernatorial Succession in South Sulawesi (KPSG) has asked the provincial police to investigate allegations of bribery surrounding the gubernatorial election scheduled...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Blast puts S'poreans off RI: Poll
Blast puts S'poreans off RI: PollSINGAPORE: Six in 10 Singaporeans who were eager to visit Indonesia before last month's bomb blast on the resort island of Bali now say they will avoid the country, a poll showed on Monday.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Idul Fitri, Christmas vacations extended
Idul Fitri, Christmas vacations extendedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has officially extended the Idul Fitri and Christmas holidays for civil servants for the sake of efficiency and to boost domestic tourism following the Bali bombing.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
(Advertorial for Sleman regency)
(Advertorial for Sleman regency)Business and pleasure in Sleman regency Maybe you are one of those people who finds it difficult to fit a little relaxation and recreation into your tight business schedule.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Shares Close Change Trading
Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 700 0 0 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS Tbk 70 0 79,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 215 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 75 0 0 Alfa Retailindo Tbk 775 0 0 Alter Abadi Tbk...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Making Papua independent of rice
Making Papua independent of riceP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Serui, Papua Once a staple food, sago and pandanus are no longer an important part of the diet for Papuans who have made the shift to rice. The change began in the 1970s due to a government policy that practically made rice a national...
Tue, 26 Nov 2002
Keris Group office sealed off
Keris Group office sealed offBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The office of the Keris Group, which produces batik garments, on the seventh floor of the Panin Building on Jl. Sudirman was sealed off on Monday, while about 1,500 fired workers of PT Doson Indonesia picketed in front of the...