Archive: 9 November 2002
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Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Unnecessary warning
Unnecessary warning Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network Manila At the summit meeting of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh (last week), terrorism and tourism were almost always mentioned in the same breath. Concerned over the fall in tourist arrivals, the leaders decried the efforts of the United States and many other Western countries to discourage their nationals from visiting the region on account of terrorist threats.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
BNI raises bond offering to $150m
BNI raises bond offering to $150m Dow Jones, Singapore PT Bank Negara Indonesia doubled the size of its bond offering and paid a rate that was at the bottom end of the range it had sought to price the deal at, its lead manager said Friday. The state-owned Indonesian bank priced $150 million worth of subordinated debt at 99.041 to yield 10.25 percent - the bottom end of the range of its initial price guidance of 10.25 percent to 10.375 percent, J.P. Morgan said.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pipeline fiasco criticized
Pipeline fiasco criticized The Bekasi city administration has been criticized for its decision to dismantle a newly completed water pipeline in front of the Bekasi City Hall. The 800-meter pipeline was installed at a cost of Rp 150 million (US$16,300) and was then dismantled by the Bekasi City Public Works Agency after it was allocated an additional Rp 480 million.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Writing religion
Writing religion on an ID card It is time for the Indonesian government to erase religion from any form of personal identification. Indonesia is supposed to be a democracy. When will the government truly value religion and make it mandatory not to have it written on the identity (KTP) card. Religion is only a spiritual matter and nobody should ever have easy access to such a personal piece of information.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Foreign victims prioritized?
Foreign victims prioritized? Your correspondent claims that "foreign victims were prioritized over local victims in terms of treatment" after the Bali blast. There is no proof of this outrageous statement which is an insult to the Indonesian emergency service teams, doctors and nurses involved and even if in some cases special care was shown toward the foreign victims, there is surely the Indonesian -- and Islamic-cultural tradition of caring for guests in one's home or country.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta raises vehicle taxes by 50 percent
Jakarta raises vehicle taxes by 50 percent Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Without involving the public, the Jakarta administration decided on Friday to increase annual vehicle taxes from 1 percent to 1.5 percent of the vehicles' value. The City Revenue Agency head Deden Supriadi claimed that the increase was made to adjust to similar taxes which were applied across the country. "We want to apply the same amount of tax as other cities in the country.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, November 9, 2002
Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, November 9, 2002 Tour and Travel Services * Antara Travel Service, Puri Anjasmoro, Ruko E1/9 (Tel. 024- 7605341, fax: 024-7605779). * Electra Duta Wisata Tour and Travel, Jl. Gajah Mada 1 (Tel. 024-3518444, 3511112, fax: 3511114). * Fortuna Tours and Travel, Jl. Dr. Cipto 286-288 (Tel. 024- 8313382, 8445457). * Gema Mahardika Tours and Travel, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi 53A (Tel. 7473245). * Giantra Wisata, Jl. Letjen M.T. Haryono517B (Tel. 024- 8443333, fax: 8447374).
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Amrozi, mechanic turned terror suspect
Amrozi, mechanic turned terror suspect Terror suspect Amrozi is seen playing with his son in this undated photo (above). The police have named Amrozi, arrested in Lamongan, East Java, on Tuesday, a prime suspect in the deadly Bali bombing. But who is Amrozi? His neighbors in Tenggulun village in Selopuro district, Lamongan, know the 30 year old as a mechanic who runs a motorbike repair shop and sometimes sells used cars and cell phones to make a living.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Tommy's office sold for Rp 80b
Tommy's office sold for Rp 80b JAKARTA: Non-governmental organization Government Watch (GOWA) questioned on Friday Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri's decision to purchase the Timor Building in Central Jakarta. GOWA coordinator Farid R. Faqih said on Friday that the ministry had bought the building, owned by Hutomo 'Tommy' Mandala Putra, who is currently serving a 15-year jail sentence in Nusa Kambangan, Cilacap, Central Java, with the help of the Ministry of Finance.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Historical Dieng into potato field
Historical Dieng into potato field Agus Maryono and Mamock Ng, The Jakarta Post, Banjarnegara, Central Java Known for its natural beauty, the Dieng Plateau is popular with domestic and foreign tourists. Located in Banjarnegara and Wonosobo regencies in Central Java, the site is also home to ancient temples.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Inquiry team collecting data, info on Ambon conflict
Inquiry team collecting data, info on Ambon conflict Oktavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon The National Inquiry Team (TPIN) is endeavoring to collect accurate data and information on violence in the prolonged sectarian conflict in Maluku that has claimed more than 2,000 lives and displaced more than 750,000 people, says team chairman. "TPIN has listed all violence occurring since the conflict initially erupted on Jan.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt reluctant to further involve in KPC divestment
Govt reluctant to further involve in KPC divestment The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government signaled on Friday that it would not interfere further in the divestment process of PT Kaltim Prima Coal's (KPC) stake, calling on the coal mining company to directly negotiate with the potential buyers of the 51 percent share sale.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Hambali and Ba'asyir
Hambali and Ba'asyir From Media Indonesia It was interesting to watch Metro TV's evening program on Oct. 28, which featured a story on Omar Al-Farouq, a mysterious figure whose identity remains unclear. A man introduced as somebody who was "close" to Hambali, a figure as mysterious as Al-Farouq, was also interviewed. This man claims that Hambali had been arrested by the Pandeglang Police early in June 2002 and his whereabouts were not known.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Japanese Navy chief visits Surabaya
Japanese Navy chief visits Surabaya SURABAYA, East Java: Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force chief Adm. Toru Ishikawa visited Indonesia's Eastern Navy Fleet at Surabaya, East Java, on Friday. Ishikawa, along with his wife and five staff, arrived on a Garuda commercial flight at Surabaya's Juanda Airport and was welcomed by Eastern Fleet Commander Sec. Adm. I.W. Rampih Argawa. In Surabaya, Ishikawa was scheduled to visit Fatahilah and Hiu warships and Navy Academy Bumimoro.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
FPI decision
FPI decision The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) declared the freezing of its militia on Wednesday, just three weeks after another radical group Laskar Jihad dissolved itself. Both the FPI and Laskar Jihad said the main reason for the decision was to clean up the organization from elements which could damage their reputations. It is obvious that both the FPI and Laskar Jihad had become the front-runners in fighting for the "interests" of Islam.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Anticipating floods
Anticipating floods From Suara Karya With the rainy season approaching, the Jakarta administration must take action to ensure that there will be no more floods in the city. Usually, the rainy season means floods all over the city. Ditches, rivers, lakes and ponds must be dredged so that they can accommodate rainwater. The Jakarta administration must be firm in preventing people from building along river banks. Then it must launch a massive campaign to clean up the environment.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Palu legislators agree to report wealth
Palu legislators agree to report wealth PALU, Central Sulawesi: Less than 45 Central Sulawesi legislators agreed to report their wealth to the State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) after refusing to do so for almost a year. Central Sulawesi Legislative Council speaker Nasir said on Friday that the provincial councillors would submit their wealth reports to KPKPN at the end of this year at the latest.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt eyes up to Rp 5 trillion from Indosat stake sale
Govt eyes up to Rp 5 trillion from Indosat stake sale Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government expects to raise between Rp 4 trillion and Rp 5 trillion (about US$545 million) from the sale of a 42 percent stake in international call operator PT Indosat, part of last- ditch efforts to meet the government's privatization target for this year.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
More residents expected to leave city for Idul Fitri
More residents expected to leave city for Idul Fitri Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is expecting an increase in the number of residents leaving the city this year to celebrate the postfasting Idul Fitri holiday in their hometowns. Preparations have been made to accommodate the some 1.97 million people expected to leave the city, which has a population of more than eight million. Last year, some 1.82 million residents went home for the holiday.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Binjai airborne battalion to be revived
Binjai airborne battalion to be revived Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu made clear on Friday that he would revive the Airborne 100/PS Battalion in Binjai, some 30 kilometers north of Medan. The Army unit has been suspended since an attack by a number of its members on a police station and the headquarters of the police's Mobile Brigade in Binjai at the end of September.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Breaking the cycle of violence in Indonesia
Breaking the cycle of violence in Indonesia Annabel McGoldrick Reporting the World London annabelmcg@aol.com Aya Muchtar Contributor Jakarta aya@cbn.net.id Since the fall of President Soeharto's New Order government four years ago, many areas of Indonesia have been disfigured by brutal fighting and bloodshed. A recent study by the Ministry of Defense said no fewer 15 provinces were vulnerable to religious and ethnic conflicts.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Last Javanese virgin forest endangered
Last Javanese virgin forest endangered SERANG, Banten: Ujung Kulon National Park rangers of Banten province have confiscated 7 cubic meters of Mahoni logs ready to be smuggled outside the park. "My subordinates found the logs on Tuesday and we have reported it to the police who will look further into the case," Ujung Kulon National Park director Awrija Ibrahim told reporters on Friday. The logs were left by looters. He suspected local fishermen of committing the illegal logging.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Singapore Airlines trims flights to Bali
Singapore Airlines trims flights to Bali Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reduced its daily flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali due to weak demand in the aftermath of a deadly carbomb attack, the carrier said Friday. "We have reduced flights to Bali from four to three times a day to match capacity with demand," a SIA spokesman told AFP. "When demand picks up, we will respond accordingly," the spokesman said. The number of travelers to Bali has dwindled following the Oct.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian court orders release of militant suspect
Malaysian court orders release of militant suspect Jasbant Singh, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur A Malaysian judge on Friday ordered the government to release an alleged member of the Islamic extremist group suspected in a series of deadly bomb attacks in Southeast Asia, his lawyer and a court official said.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Police seize firecrackers
Police seize firecrackers JAKARTA: Police from the Central Jakarta precinct detained nine firecracker sellers and buyers, and seized thousands of firecrackers of various types the day before Ramadhan, the Muslim fasting month. Police chief Sr. Comr. Edmon Ilyas said four of the detainees are being held at Tanah Abang police headquarters. The four were arrested at separate locations and a total of 133,000 firecrackers were found in their possession.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Asian tourism will rebound from Bali bombing, terror fears'
'Asian tourism will rebound from Bali bombing, terror fears' Mynardo Macaraig, Agence France-Press, Manila Senior tourism officials said here Friday they remain confident of an Asian tourism recovery in the wake of the Bali bomb attack and continuing fears of other terrorist actions in the region. But they said at an international conference here that countries must work together to check further terror attacks and to assure the public that it is still safe to visit these countries.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
RP deports two Jordanians
RP deports two Jordanians PHILIPPINES: Philippine immigration officials deported on Friday two Jordanian men suspected of having links to terrorists after failing to find enough evidence to prosecute them. Mohammad Amin Al-Ghafari and Ahmad Abellatif Jubran were escorted by an immigration officer back to Amman, Jordan, on board a Gulf Air flight. Immigration Commissioner Andrea Domingo said in a statement the two men were deported for being undocumented aliens.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Furniture-beds-sleep checked Latex mattress or spring bed ... which one is better? Rikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta As 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.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bulog graft suspect to face trial
Bulog graft suspect to face trial The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors officially filed charges with the South Jakarta District Court on Friday against a former official of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) allegedly involved in a Rp 4.6 billion graft case. The chief of the South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, Poerwanto, expressed hope the court would soon seat a panel of judges to try Achmad Ruskandar, Bulog's former financial director.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
done
done ;JP;HEN; ANPAv..r.. Photo-funiture-expo JP/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 stable.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Javanese culture still relevant but needs better image
Javanese culture still relevant but needs better image Sri Wahyuni and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To many non-Javanese Indonesians, Javanese culture may stir feeling of hatred and apathy as they may associate Javanese culture with all Javanese slogans and idioms used ever since they were first introduced by former president Soeharto years ago.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Tim: 10 x 4 lines:
1. Tim: 10 x 4 lines: Inquiry team collecting data, info in Ambon 2. Lesly: 20 x 2 lines: Foreign detainees seek release pending charges 3. DHF: 36 x 1 line Dengue fever outbreak hits Pontianak, 18 dead 4. HKBP: 26 x 1 lines Mob-induced church closure drama drags on 5. LINUD: 28 x 1 line Binjai airborne battalion to be revived
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* Headlines: Javanese culture still relevant3
* Headlines: Javanese culture still relevant3 * National:Two Generals to sue media for slander4 * Archipelago:Team collecting data on Ambon conflict5 * Opinion: Transmigrants lose right to earn a living7 * City: Bulog graft suspect to face trial8 * Sports: Top golfers struggle at Volvo Masters9 * World:'Australia paying for neglecting Asia'11 * Business:Govt eyes up to Rp 5t from Indosat sale13 * Features: Historical Dieng turned into potato field 17
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Discovery makes Wahani's life special
Discovery makes Wahani's life special For Wahani, the discovery of an archaeological site on the land he inherited from his parents has become a special event in his life. As he does not hold a permanent job, he has always sought ways to feed his family, even during this year's drought. Wahani decided to make bricks along with his two friends, Wakidi and Samsul Ma'arif. They began to dig up the backyard and use the earth to make bricks.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
OOCL extends contract with PSA
OOCL extends contract with PSA SINGAPORE: Singapore's PSA Corp., facing intense competition from regional rivals, has received a boost after a major Hong Kong-based container line extended its long term contract with the port operator. "OOCL will continue to use Singapore as our key hub for Southeast Asia," OOCL managing director Jolland Lau said in a joint statement Friday.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
Dengue fever outbreak hits W. Kalimantan, 18 dead
Dengue fever outbreak hits W. Kalimantan, 18 dead Bambang Bider, The Jakarta Post, Pontianak While the nation is waging a war against terrorism, people in the West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak are fighting a dengue fever outbreak that so far has claimed 18 lives. Medical officials expect a prolonged battle against the disease now that the rainy season is approaching.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
IBRA finalizing Bank Niaga deal: As of 11:55 p.m. Friday night
IBRA finalizing Bank Niaga deal: As of 11:55 p.m. Friday night the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) was still finalizing details for an agreement to sell a 51 percent stake in Bank Niaga to Malaysia's Commerce Assets Holding Bhd. IBRA said it would sign a deal either after midnight or later on Saturday afternoon.
Sat, 09 Nov 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. BULOG: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 11
1. BULOG: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 11 Bulog graft suspect to face trial 2. EXODUS: 50 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 27 More residents expected to leave city for Idul Fitri 3. GEBANG: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 30 Bantar Gebang dump annoys neighbors OR Bekasi dump annoys neighbors 4. SPEAKER: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 37 'Migrants have more potential than locals' 5. BEKASI: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 11 Pipeline fiasco criticized