Archive: 4 November 2002
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Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Cerdas moves closer to winning GM title Bled
Cerdas moves closer to winning GM title BledThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian chess team as a whole has yet to prove its competitiveness at the ongoing chess Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia, however, Jakartan Cerdas Barus has so far proven that he deserves praise for his own play.Collecting 15.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Batam hotels rebuked for gambling
Batam hotels rebuked for gambling BATAM, Riau: Local legislators, youth groups and religious leaders on Riau's Batam Island, known for its large number of sex workers, expressed deep concern on Saturday that star-rated hotels there had permitted gambling.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Internet news portals eye expansion after gloom
Internet news portals eye expansion after gloomFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All is quiet in the local online media industry after the dotcom collapse in America emptied out the industry, but months of restructuring has shifted a handful of survivors from survival mode to expansion.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Xanana goes 'from black to white'
Xanana goes 'from black to white' KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A former fellow guerrilla fighter could hardly recognize visiting East Timor President Xanana Gusmao because of his changed complexion.Antonio Pareira, 52, who has spent over three years at the Oebelo refugee camp here for pro-Indonesian...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Law on Riau Islands not yet in effect: Minister
Law on Riau Islands not yet in effect: MinisterHaidir Anwar Tandjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno asserts that the law on the formation of Riau Islands province which was endorsed by the House of Representatives on Sept.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Rupiah expected to remain flat this week
Rupiah expected to remain flat this weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah will likely continue its recent steady performance and hover at about 9,200 to the U.S. dollar as pressure from the Bali bombing tragedy eases, said one analyst.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Alatas, 70 and still going strong
Alatas, 70 and still going strongKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When former foreign minister Ali Alatas celebrates his 70th birthday on Monday, it will be a good moment to reflect on his achievements and failures as a diplomat for about 45 years up until 1999.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Govt export target gets cautious response
Govt export target gets cautious responseDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A relatively weak currency and a likely recovery in the global economy next year could mean the government's 5 percent growth target for non-oil and gas exports is realistic, economists said, but added that much...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Thailand to join regional antiterrorism coalition
Thailand to join regional antiterrorism coalitionAssociated Press, Phnom Penh Thailand says it will join Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in forming an anti-terrorism coalition, broadening a security alliance in a region regarded as a terrorist breeding ground.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
'I totally disagree with the migration policy plan'
'I totally disagree with the migration policy plan' In an attempt to deal with Jakarta's numerous problems, from horrendous traffic jams to increased levels of crime, Governor Sutiyoso has announced plans to close the city to migrants, who have been entering the capital at the rate of about 250,000...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Free trade to top talks among East Asian leaders
Free trade to top talks among East Asian leadersEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh Southeast Asian leaders will discuss growing concerns over North Korea's nuclear capacity and lay the groundwork to create an ambitious East Asian free trade area at a summit Monday with Japan, China and...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
'Indonesia should be firmer with Australia'
'Indonesia should be firmer with Australia'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should be more stern in protesting the recent raids by Australia's intelligence agency against Indonesians living in Australia as part of its crackdown against terrorists, a noted...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Jakarta blames Bekasi in garbage dump dispute
Jakarta blames Bekasi in garbage dump disputeAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration thinks threats by the Bekasi mayoralty to close Jakarta's main garbage dump in Bantar Gebang stink, and hopes the mayoralty will honor an agreement over the use of the dump.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
1. Riau: 8 x 4 lines
1. Riau: 8 x 4 linesLaw on Kepri not yet effective: Minister2. Buta: 20 x 2 linesIlliteracy plagues 1.2m of East Java's population3. TNLL: 35 x 1 lineMinistry calls for end to tree felling in C. Sulawesi forest
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
TV Program: Monday, November 4, 2002
TV Program: Monday, November 4, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Music9:00 Film10:00 Documentary11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:30 Documentary3:00 Children's Program3:30 Cartoon4:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Dialog8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30 Music11:00...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Robbers kill victim in Cikupa
Robbers kill victim in Cikupa TANGERANG: A group of men robbed a container truck and killed its driver near the Cikupa toll gate in the Cikupa district of Tangerang early on Friday, police said.Second. Insp.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
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done ;JP;HEN; ANPAv..r.. Photo-funiture-expoJP/IGGP Bayu Ismoyo TRY BEFORE BUYING: A visitor tries out an arm chair on display at an exhibition in Jakarta. Although the furniture business has yet to fully recover from the recession, demand for foreign brands in the upper-income market remains...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
1. IPB - 4x10
1. IPB - 4x10 Students, lecturers protest election 2. Garbage - 2x 22 Jakarta blames Bekasi in garbage dump dispute 3. Night - 1x 40 Ramadhan closures create anxiety among workers 4. Speak- 1x 52 'I totally disagree with the migration policy plan'
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Beware of
Beware of new partiesFrom Warta KotaFor the last few months there have been lots of new political parties springing up. This is understandable as the many political parties that we have now seem unable to represent the people and channel their aspirations.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Digital projectors, new visual technologies
Digital projectors, new visual technologiesZatni Arbi, Contributor, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Just a few weeks after the world's leader in digital projectors, InFocus, launched its latest products in Jakarta, other companies joined it in flooding the local market with their own offerings.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Ramadhan closures create anxiety among workers
Ramadhan closures create anxiety among workersMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang In response to pressure from local ulemas and other public figures, the Tangerang regency and mayoralty decided last week to require all entertainment spots to close from seven days before the fasting month of...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Summarecon's indifference
Summarecon's indifference I live in Bukit Gading Villa, which is an "elite" area of Kelapa Gading. We moved to this expensive area to live in the quiet, peaceful and security-controlled comfort that this area supposedly provides, because where we lived previously there was no control, poor security...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Faster reforms, please
Faster reforms, please International donors unanimously reaffirmed strong support for Indonesia at this extremely difficult time and indicated their intention to make additional loan and grant commitments provided reforms are vigorously pursued.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Police chief Da'i Bachtiar says Ba'asyir's silence is not golden
Police chief Da'i Bachtiar says Ba'asyir's silence is not goldenTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar warned on Sunday that Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a detained suspect for a series of bomb attacks in Jakarta in 2000, would worsen his situation as a...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Lampung FPI chairman arrested
Lampung FPI chairman arrested BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Islam Defense Front (FPI) Lampung chapter chairman Habib Hasan Al Jufri, 45, a suspect in the bombing of Bethany Church in Telukbetung, Bandar Lampung on June 21, 2002, was arrested in East Jakarta on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Illiteracy plagues 1.2m of East Java's population
Illiteracy plagues 1.2m of East Java's populationWasis Sasmito, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The East Java administration is introducing a tuition-free educational program that it hopes within five years will eradicate illiteracy, which plagues some 1.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
'Bung' Karno's teachings
'Bung' Karno's teachingsFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe 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.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Australia's national anthem to be played at Bali memorial concert
Australia's national anthem to be played at Bali memorial concertI Wayan Juniartha and Tiarma Siboro, Jimbaran, Bali Australian national anthem Advance Australia Fair will be played during Monday's memorial concert for those killed in the Oct. 12 bomb attacks here, conductor Addie MS said on Sunday.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Govt chided over labor protection
Govt chided over labor protection JAKARTA: Labor activists slammed the government on Saturday for dragging its feet in establishing labor protection offices overseas to help Indonesian workers there."Indonesian workers overseas are facing increasingly complicated problems.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Muslim groups urge Ba'asyir's supporters to stop rallies
Muslim groups urge Ba'asyir's supporters to stop ralliesMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's two largest Muslim organizations urged on Saturday supporters of elderly cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to stop demonstrations in support of the terrorist suspect as they only tarnished the...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Stressing about
Stressing about celebrity dressesFrom Republika Very soon the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan will arrive again. For some artists, this month may bring them additional fortune as they may sign new contracts in films, talk shows and other forms of entertainment.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
House to skip Perpu, focus on antiterrorism bills
House to skip Perpu, focus on antiterrorism billsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives provided on Saturday the government with more support in the fight against terrorism as it agreed to immediately start deliberating on two antiterrorism bills to eventually...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Chaotic Indonesia is waiting for 'messiah'
Chaotic Indonesia is waiting for 'messiah'Satish Mishra, Head United Nations Support, Facility for Indonesian Recovey, Jakarta, satish.mishra@undp.org These are confusing times. Indonesia is a country praised for its religious tolerance. Yet it is rocked by religious and ethnic strife.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Govt presses GAM to sign deal before Ramadhan
Govt presses GAM to sign deal before RamadhanAgencies, Jakarta The government is pressing the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to sign a peace agreement before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan starts, in order to bring an end to violence in the country's westernmost province as soon as possible.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Ministry calls for end to tree felling in C. Sulawesi forest
Ministry calls for end to tree felling in C. Sulawesi forestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The forestry ministry has called on tribal people who have been resettled in the Lore Lindu National Park (TNLL) in Central Sulawesi to stop illegal logging in the tropical rain forest in the park to maintain the...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Xanana says repatriation will boost reconciliation
Xanana says repatriation will boost reconciliationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang East Timor President Xanana Gusmao visited on Sunday more refugees who fled the former Indonesian province to West Timor in 1999 (photo above), renewing calls for them to return home and reconciliate.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
'Rice farmers face tough year'
'Rice farmers face tough year'Adianto P.Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current delay in rice planting might not lead to a food crisis, but will certainly hit tens of millions of farmers hard next year, an agricultural expert said over the weekend.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Bengkulu holds boar-hunting contest
Bengkulu holds boar-hunting contest BENGKULU, Bengkulu: In a bid to reduce the growing population of wild boars, the local agriculture office has organized a boar- hunting contest in dozens of villages in Bengkulu.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Rice farmers may be hit hard next year: Expert
Rice farmers may be hit hard next year: Expert or Expert paints gloomy picture for rice farmersAdianto P.Simamora The Jakarta Post Jakarta The current delay in rice planting might not lead to a food crisis, but will certainly hit tens of millions of farmers hard next year, an agricultural expert...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
* Headlines:Debt enslavement still exists, says Mahathir3
* Headlines:Debt enslavement still exists, says Mahathir3 * National:'Indonesia should be firmer with Australia'4 * Archipelago:Illiteracy plagues 1.2m of East Java's population5 * Opinion:Chaotic Indonesia is waiting for 'messiah'6 * City:Ramadhan closures create anxiety among workers8 *...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Students, lecturers protest election
Students, lecturers protest electionThe Jakarta Post, Bogor Students and lecturers from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) protested the rectorial election process, saying it lacked transparency and fairness.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
SBIs draw Rp 50t in excess liquidity, says banker
SBIs draw Rp 50t in excess liquidity, says bankerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid a prolonged dry spell in private investment, potential additional loans could amount to some Rp 50 trillion (about US$5.4 billion), according to a banker who says that money is overinvested in Bank Indonesia promissory...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Five arrested for sex show at upscale karaoke club
Five arrested for sex show at upscale karaoke clubMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five people were arrested during a raid on a live sex show in a posh karaoke club at a five-star hotel in Central Jakarta early Sunday morning, after a tip off from the club's own manager.
Mon, 04 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.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
House leaders hint at keeping Akbar as speaker
House leaders hint at keeping Akbar as speakerThe Jakarta Post, Debbie A. Loebis, Jakarta House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung looks set to win a battle against his opponents as fellow legislative body leaders have expressed their reluctance to respond to a petition demanding his...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Debt enslavement still exists in society, says Mahathir
Debt enslavement still exists in society, says MahathirVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur Debt enslavement has not been totally eliminated from our society yet, said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Police investigate bomb suspects' ties with military
Police investigate bomb suspects' ties with militaryTiarma Siboro and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar The joint team investigating the Bali bombing said Sunday they had obtained the names and the addresses of three men believed to have been involved in the blasts and were now...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Rupiah expected to remain flat this week
Rupiah expected to remain flat this weekThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The rupiah will likely continue its recent steady performance and hover at about 9,200 to the U.S. dollar as pressure from the Bali bombing tragedy eases, said one analyst.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Minister scrutinizes regent's ouster
Minister scrutinizes regent's ouster PEKANBARU, Riau: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said here on Saturday he was studying the case of Kampar Regent Jefri Noer who was dismissed by the city's legislative council."We still have to look into the case.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
30,000 bottles of alcohol destroyed
30,000 bottles of alcohol destroyed TANGERANG: The Tangerang Metro Police destroyed 30,000 bottles of locally made alcohol in front of its headquarters on Jl. Daan Mogot over the weekend.The alcohol was confiscated from unlicensed premises.Present among the officers were Tangerang Police chief Comr.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
ASEAN outraged by Western travel advisories
ASEAN outraged by Western travel advisoriesDirk Beveridge, Associated Press, Phnom Penh A tropical beach with nobody on it may be the stuff of travelers' dreams, but it's a nightmare for many Asian nations after the Bali bombings stirred fears of more terrorist attacks in paradise.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Medicine shortage threatens quake victims
Medicine shortage threatens quake victimsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A severe lack of medicine is threatening the lives of dozens of injured victims of the earthquake that rocked Simeulue island, 400 kilometers from Sumatra's northern tip, on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
PM extends olive branch to opposition
PM extends olive branch to opposition MALAYSIA: Warning that "enemies from abroad" threatened Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged his political opponents to forsake their rivalry and join his ruling coalition.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Yuso, Bank BNI win 2002 volleyball league
Yuso, Bank BNI win 2002 volleyball leagueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Yuso Gunadarma Yogyakarta and Bank BNI Jakarta have come out as the winners in their respective men's and women's categories of the Indonesia Volleyball League (Livoli).
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Asia-Pacific tourism facing tough times after Bali bombing
Asia-Pacific tourism facing tough times after Bali bombing Neil Sands Agence France-Presse Sydney Travellers are increasingly nervous about visiting the Asia- Pacific region following the Bali bombings, a survey has shown and industry experts warn rebuilding confidence will be a slow and expensive...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Former Army chief sets up party
Former Army chief sets up party JAKARTA: Former Army chief Gen. (ret) R. Hartono announced on Sunday a new party called the Functional Nation Concern (KPB), whose immediate aim is to participate in the 2004 general election.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Sadler's health deteriorates
Sadler's health deteriorates JAKARTA: An American nurse detained in Aceh since she and a British woman were charged Sept. 10 with contacting a rebel movement said Saturday her health was deteriorating due to her HIV-related condition.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
ASEAN to issue antiterrorism declaration
ASEAN to issue antiterrorism declarationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Phnom Penh All ten leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputeri, gathered here for their annual summit, which is expected to issue a joint...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
What's wrong with this nation?
What's wrong with this nation?From Media Indonesia In the aftermath of the Bali bomb blast, foreign victims were prioritized over local victims in terms of treatment. It is sad to realize that this treatment -- which suggests that foreigners are racially superior -- has been practiced by...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Squatters by West Flood Canal evicted
Squatters by West Flood Canal evicted JAKARTA: City public order officers forcibly evicted 200 families over the weekend who live in shanties along the banks of the West Flood Canal, in Penjaringan district of North Jakarta.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Five killed in Pemalang collision
Five killed in Pemalang collision PEMALANG, Central Java: At least five people were killed and another was seriously injured in a head-on collision between a kijang minivan and bus Langsung Jaya in Cibiok village, Pemalang on Saturday.