Archive: 23 February 2002
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Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Artist Nindityo Adipurnomo inspired by hair buns
Artist Nindityo Adipurnomo inspired by hair bunsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta In the eyes of contemporary artist Nindityo Adipurnomo, a hair bun is more than just a cluster of hair pulled back neatly into a coil.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Business as usual for non-star accommodation
Business as usual for non-star accommodationSudibyo S. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta While the lull in the number of foreign tourists has significantly affected hotel bookings in most of the country's three to five-star hotels over the past several years, lower star accommodation has managed to...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb. 22
Rupiah Rates Feb. 22 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,673.00 9,673.00 10,224.0010,122.00 Australian dollar 1 5,508.34 4,987.40 5,276.61 5,218.90 Brunei dollar 1 5,839.26 5,289.26 5,593.61 5,534.78 Canadian dollar 1 6,715.96 6,082.88 6,433.43 6,365.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
MoU to be signed to empower wealth audit commission
MoU to be signed to empower wealth audit commissionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow an investigation into state officials, including military officers, whom the commission suspects...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Akram hopes to revive Indopak ties
Akram hopes to revive Indopak ties KARACHI: Famed Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram Thursday said he is ready to serve as a "goodwill ambassador" to revive Pakistan- India cricket ties when he appears on a popular Indian cricket television show next week.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Dengue fever cases reported
Dengue fever cases reported JAKARTA: The Jakarta's Crisis Monitoring Center announced on Friday that there have been 287 cases of dengue fever in the capital, with the highest number in the Palmerah subdistrict, where there have been 20 reported cases since Jan 2.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Help for poor Maluku students
Help for poor Maluku students AMBON, Maluku: The Indonesian community in Western Australia will give financial assistance to 161 poor vocational school students in conflict-ridden Maluku.The donation, valued at Rp 300,000 (US$29.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
West Java administration suspends industrial logging
West Java administration suspends industrial loggingTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The West Java administration has decided to suspend all industrial logging for the next three years in an attempt to regreen its barren forest areas, which have contributed to environmental...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- SUNDAY 24[b]
FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- SUNDAY 24 ;JP;ICN; ANPAc..r.. Focusissue-hotel-outlookI. Christianto Contributor JakartaHeading for better days After years of stagnant business, the hotel industry is estimated to have better days this year thanks in part to an improvement in the country's economy.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Fire razes five shop-houses
Fire razes five shop-houses JAKARTA: Fire razed five shop-houses at Jl. Dahlia Indah Blok GA/8 in the Harapan Indah housing complex in Bekasi on Friday.The five buildings belonged to Anang Agus Setiawan, an employee of a state enterprise, who lives on Jl.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Rapist gets eight years in jail
Rapist gets eight years in jail TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced a man on Thursday to eight years imprisonment for raping a woman in his rented house in Ledug village, Alam Jaya subdistrict, Jatiuwung, last September.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
TNI spokesman, a beginning or an end of Sjafrie's career
TNI spokesman, a beginning or an end of Sjafrie's career New TNI spokesman, Sjafrie's new controversy Imanuddin Staff writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta 2. Fedex -- The future of the services sector in post-WTO China 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni Future of China's services sector David L. Cunningham, Jr.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Pilgrims 'stone the devil' on Idul Adha in Mina
Pilgrims 'stone the devil' on Idul Adha in MinaAgencies, Mina, Saudi Arabia Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims "stoned the devil" on Friday in the last -- and highly risky -- stage of the annual haj, as Muslims around the world marked the first day of Idul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'Idul Adha' brings peace to conflict-torn areas
'Idul Adha' brings peace to conflict-torn areasThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The peaceful nationwide commemoration of Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) on Friday brought fresh signs of hope, especially in strife-torn regions, of a move closer towards reconciliation and long-term peace.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb. 21
Rupiah Rates Feb. 21 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,673.00 9,673.00 10,224.0010,122.00 Australian dollar 1 5,508.34 4,987.40 5,276.61 5,218.90 Brunei dollar 1 5,839.26 5,289.26 5,593.61 5,534.78 Canadian dollar 1 6,715.96 6,082.88 6,433.43 6,365.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Manokwari's education boosted
Manokwari's education boosted MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: The Manokwari-based Caritas Foundation is due to open schools of economics and law in the regency as soon as licenses from the higher education directorate general have been received.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Flood victims skeptical about free city services
Flood victims skeptical about free city servicesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Population Agency started a week of free services on Thursday for flood victims seeking identity cards (KTP), birth certificates and family cards.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Regional languages in school
Regional languages in schoolFrom KompasThe curriculum in the country needs a major review as the advancement of the country's education is still slow. Take for example the regional language subject, which is compulsory in elementary schools outside the capital city of Jakarta.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb. 21
Rupiah Rates Feb. 21 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,673.00 9,673.00 10,224.00 10,122.00Australian dollar 1 5,508.34 4,987.40 5,276.61 5,218.90Brunei dollar 1 5,839.26 5,289.26 5,593.61 5,534.78Canadian dollar 1 6,715.96 6,082.88 6,433.43 6,365.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Citibank To Double Asia Customer Base In 3 years
Citibank To Double Asia Customer Base In 3 years Amit Prakash Dow Jones SingaporeCitibank, a unit of Citigroup, expects to double its consumer banking base in Asia, excluding China, to 20 million customers over the next three years, said Frits Seegers, Citibank's Asia- Pacific head of consumer...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Workers continue to go to Malaysia
Workers continue to go to Malaysia PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Despite Malaysia's decision to sharply reduce the number of Indonesian workers, South Sumatra continues to send laborers to the neighboring country, a provincial manpower official said.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Richard B. Ness
Richard B. Ness President-Director, PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara Jakarta 2. Freedom -- Untrammeled media the price of freedom 2 x 24 36pt Bodoni Untrammeled press and media the costly price of freedom The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
1. Calpers (3x 15)
1. Calpers (3x 15) U.S. pensions giant Calper exits four ASEAN markets 2. Rice (3 x 15) 'Asia's 2002 rice output may be affected by El Nino' 3. HK (3 x 12) HK jobless rate hits record high
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Distrust hurts Indonesia-Singapore bilateral relations, says analyst
Distrust hurts Indonesia-Singapore bilateral relations, says analystFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The statement by Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew on terrorism reflects the city state's distrust of Indonesia and will hamper stable bilateral relations between the two...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Hundreds of houses burned near Kalijodo brothel
Hundreds of houses burned near Kalijodo brothelDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another brawl occurred in Kalijodo brothel and gambling complex in North Jakarta early on Friday, just a week after the last riot that claimed one life.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
RI seeks to reschedule over $5b in debt
RI seeks to reschedule over $5b in debtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is seeking to obtain a rescheduling facility for more than US$5 billion worth of external debts maturing between April 2002 and December 2003 from the Paris Club of creditor nations, according to a senior official at...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'Lapen' becomes the choice in times of crisis
'Lapen' becomes the choice in times of crisisAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After finishing work at Wirogunan prison in Yogyakarta, 63- year-old prison warden "Parman" set off to his local street bar on Jl. Jend.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
SINGAPORE, Feb 22 (AFP) - Leading second round scores in the 900,000 US dollar Singapore Masters golf tournament at the Laguna
SINGAPORE, Feb 22 (AFP) - Leading second round scores in the 900,000 US dollar Singapore Masters golf tournament at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club Friday: 135 - Nick O'Hern (Aus) 64-71 136 - Jim Johnson (USA) 69-67 137 - Nick Faldo (Eng) 68-69, Charlie Wi (Kor) 70-67, Mike Cunning (USA)...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Lee Kuan Yew should clarify his statement
Lee Kuan Yew should clarify his statement The remarks by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew on terrorists in Indonesia have reverberated around the region and the world. Lee has touched on the most sensitive issue in the world today.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
1. KKN: 8 x 4 lines:
1. KKN: 8 x 4 lines: Ex-deputy governor prosecuted for corruption 2. Balak: 20 x 2 lines West Java administration suspends industrial logging 3. BANjir -- 20x2 C. Java flood victims in need of humanitarian relief 4. Money --- 24x2 Gembira Loka Zoo manager grilled over money politics
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
More on Mercantile Club
More on Mercantile Club I would like to add my full agreement with the letter from Mr. Sia Ka-Mou entitled Desperate Mercantile Club (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 15, 2002).I am also a Life Member of the Mercantile Club, Jakarta and have also raised strong objections to the arbitrary and unreasonable...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Top officers to be tried for rights violence
Top officers to be tried for rights violenceTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia moved closer to its first human rights trial on Thursday after state prosecutors submitted to the Central Jakarta Human Rights Court three dossiers indicting seven senior officials and security...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
* Headlines: Mega to name one candidate for TNI top post2
* Headlines: Mega to name one candidate for TNI top post2* Opinion: RI struggles with its own war on terror4* City: Sutiyoso says he is ready to serve again 6* Archipelago: Ex-deputy governor prosecuted for graft 7 * National: Equal treatment key to stable society 8* World: Bush says U.S.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
UNFPA clarifies
UNFPA clarifies I always value the sense of fair judgment of your editorial staff in quoting news resources and also their high commitment in presenting accurate information to the readers. However, I would like to clarify some statements from a news excerpt on Feb.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Asian monies lower on Calpers news
Asian monies lower on Calpers newsDow Jones, Singapore A major U.S. pension fund's decision to pull its public investments from four Southeast Asian countries continued to drag down currencies in that region Friday, although analysts said the market impact will probably be short lived.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Restoration of damaged forests
Restoration of damaged forestsFrom RepublikaVarious forest management systems have been applied over the years to ensure sustainable forest conservation.But the selective logging system, which has been in place for 20 years, has consistently failed to foster forest conservation, as the wood cutting...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
KL, RI resume talks on power grid
KL, RI resume talks on power grid SINGAPORE : Malaysia and Indonesia have resumed discussions on building the first interconnection between their national power transmission grids, an official with Malaysia's state power utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd. said Thursday.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Thousands of C. Java flood victims in urgent need of humanitarian relief
Thousands of C. Java flood victims in urgent need of humanitarian reliefTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Pati Tens of thousands of displaced people whose houses are still under water following the floods that hit the central Java regencies of Pekalongan, Batang, Pati and Kudus are in urgent need...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
KL plan on border wall welcomed
KL plan on border wall welcomed PONTIANAK, W. Kalimantan: Police officers in West Kalimantan welcomed Malaysia's plan on Thursday to build a brick wall along its 870-kilometer border with Indonesia on Borneo island.West Kalimantan Deputy Police chief Sr. Comr.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Seven new airlines set to take to the skies
Seven new airlines set to take to the skiesDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seven new airlines are set to enter the domestic airline market despite the already stiff competition in the industry, which has been weakened by years of economic hardship at home.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'Imlek' and its consequences
'Imlek' and its consequences From Warta KotaReading a news story about President Megawati declaring Imlek or the Lunar New Year a national holiday, I am of the opinion that this judgment should be welcomed.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
IBF sets recommendation on shuttler transfers
IBF sets recommendation on shuttler transfersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The executive council of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) finally issued a recommendation over shuttler transfers to other countries on Friday as a response to Indonesia's proposal.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Govt to take time to lift Maluku emergency
Govt to take time to lift Maluku emergencyAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government sees no urgency in lifting the state of civil emergency in Maluku despite the recent peace accord signed by the two warring groups there, a top security official has said.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Business group urges U.S.-ASEAN free trade deal
Business group urges U.S.-ASEAN free trade dealJim Wolf, Reuters, Washington A prominent U.S. business group urged the Bush administration on Friday to beat China to the punch in creating a free-trade area with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Megawati orders accurate probe into Theys' death
Megawati orders accurate probe into Theys' deathAnnastashya Emmanuelle and R.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Jayapura President Megawati Soekarnoputri has given a three-month deadline to the National Investigation Commission (KPN) to investigate the murder of Papua proindependence leader...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
* Headlines: Mega to name one candidate for TNI top post2
* Headlines: Mega to name one candidate for TNI top post2* Opinion: RI struggles with its own war on terror4* City: Sutiyoso says he is ready to serve again 6* Archipelago: Ex-deputy governor prosecuted for graft 7 * National: Equal treatment key to stable society 8* World: Bush says U.S.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Good Corporate Governance
Good Corporate GovernanceA.B. Susanto, Managing Partner, The Jakarta Consulting Group The Enron scandal has caught the whole world by surprise. So, it would appear, such scandals can still happen in developed country like the United States.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Sutiyoso says he is ready to serve again
Sutiyoso says he is ready to serve againAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso ate his own words by announcing his readiness to be reelected in the next gubernatorial election, which is due to be held in October, if he was firmly supported by the public.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
No Cabinet reshuffle seen: Hamzah
No Cabinet reshuffle seen: Hamzah JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Friday he had not heard that President Megawati Soekarnoputri planned to reshuffle the Cabinet."I don't know. There is no reshuffle," he said after presenting cattle for sacrifice for the Islamic Day of Sacrifice, at the...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Gembira Loka Zoo manager grilled over money politics
Gembira Loka Zoo manager grilled over money politicsAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The Yogyakarta provincial prosecutor's office summoned the Gembiro Loka Zoo's general manager, Joko Tirtono, on Thursday in connection with his involvement in the alleged money politics behind the...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'No restructuring in new SME debt scheme'
'No restructuring in new SME debt scheme'Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A new scheme for restructuring the debts of small and midsize enterprises (SME) falls short of providing for just that, an SME expert said referring to the government's plan to kick start the payment of some Rp 39...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Only one candidate for TNI chief, says minister
Only one candidate for TNI chief, says ministerTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputeri looks set to name just one candidate for the new Indonesian Military (TNI) chief post early next month in the hope the House of Representatives can give its approval before it...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Worker killed in car collision
Worker killed in car collision BANDUNG, West Java: Thirty-year-old Wati's hopes of celebrating the Day of Sacrifice with her family in Banyumas, Central Java, faded after she was killed in a collision between a van carrying her and nine other workers with a truck in the Padaleunyi toll road in...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reform
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reformRichard B. Ness President Director PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara JakartaTwo weeks ago, when a team from the IMF was in Jakarta reviewing the effectiveness of customs procedures in Indonesia, I was dismayed to read an article in which a senior editor of...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Governor complains about press reports on him
Governor complains about press reports on himThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso was unable to remain silent over media reports that often criticized him in handling the current floods here, saying that the reports were not proportional.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Thousands crowd Jakarta's Istiqlal for free meat
Thousands crowd Jakarta's Istiqlal for free meatDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of poor people packed the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta and struggled to get a share of the free meat being distributed to mark the celebration of the Islamic Day of Sacrifice, Idul Adha...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Tommy still enjoys special treatment
Tommy still enjoys special treatmentMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra continues to enjoy special treatment even though he is now behind bars at Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'Imlek' and its consequences
'Imlek' and its consequences From Warta KotaReading a news story about President Megawati declaring Imlek or the Lunar New Year a national holiday, I am of the opinion that this judgment should be welcomed.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
The rich can
The rich can buy the lawFrom Rakyat Merdeka In today's harsh realities, the law only applies poor people who wield little influence, while guilty tycoons can easily buy justice as they seem to be the "owners" of the law.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Obituary
Obituary Leading human rights activist H.J.C. Princen died of a stroke at the age of 76 at 5 a.m. at his home in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta on Friday.Many fellow activists, including Muchtar Pakpahan, Luhut Pangaribuan, Chris Siner Key Timu and Hariman Siregar, paid their last respects to him at his...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Assets of Soeharto's cronies
Assets of Soeharto's croniesFrom Rakyat MerdekaAs the Megawati government has been "compelled" to raise fuel prices as well as electricity and telephone rates for the sake of abolishing subsidies, why can't it wield its power to recover public funds misappropriated by former president Soeharto and...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Equal treatment key to stable society
Equal treatment key to stable societyA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais underscored on Thursday the importance of respecting differences between people and the need for equal treatment for all as basic tenets of civil society in...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
The Bays bring the house down at National Museum
The Bays bring the house down at National MuseumCameron Bates and Adrian Smith, Contributors, Jakarta Arriving at the dance party featuring The Bays at the National Museum in Central Jakarta last Friday night, you would not have noticed that the dust had not had enough time to settle.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
TNI turns down summons by rights commission
TNI turns down summons by rights commissionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel insisted on defying several subpoenas on Friday from the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) for their alleged involvement...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Cartoon8:30 Documentary9:00 Music10:30 Comedy11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News3:30 Religious Teachings4:30 Magic Show 5:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Music8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30 Music11:00 Sports TPI...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reform
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reformRichard B. Ness President Director PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara JakartaTwo weeks ago, when a team from the IMF was in Jakarta reviewing the effectiveness of customs procedures in Indonesia, I was dismayed to read an article in which a senior editor of...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Customs service subterfuge
Customs service subterfuge Many might be amazed at reading newspaper stories for two consecutive days this week about the successes of the customs service in foiling smuggling attempts through Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port and at seeing the pictures of Customs and Excise Director General Permana...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Ex-migrant worker on trial for drug smuggling
Ex-migrant worker on trial for drug smugglingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District court began the trial on Thursday of a former Indonesian migrant worker (TKW) for the attempted smuggling of one kilogram of heroin from Kathmandu, Nepal, into the country last October.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
10 held in Landono arson case
10 held in Landono arson case KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Unaaha police station held 10 people as the main suspects in the recent arson of three houses belonging to migrants in Telumbinga village in Landono district, some 80 kilometers north of the provincial capital, Kendari.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb. 21, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 25 83,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 120 0 804,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 230 -20 7,500 Alakasa 210 0 0...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Citibank to double Asia customer base in three years
Citibank to double Asia customer base in three yearsAmit Prakash, Dow Jones, Singapore Citibank, a unit of Citigroup, expects to double its consumer banking base in Asia, excluding China, to 20 million customers over the next three years, said Frits Seegers, Citibank's Asia- Pacific head of...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
U.S. chopper crashes in RP, no survivors yet
U.S. chopper crashes in RP, no survivors yetPedro Uchi, Reuters, Dumaguete, Philippines Three American soldiers were killed when their special forces helicopter involved in anti-terrorist training exercises crashed in the sea in the southern Philippines on Friday, officials said.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
TNI spokesman, a beginning or an end of Sjafrie's career
TNI spokesman, a beginning or an end of Sjafrie's careerImanuddin Staff writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta There was a total of 118 high-ranking officers affected by the Feb. 15 reshuffle of the Indonesian Military (TNI), but a particularly controversial change was the appointment of Maj. Gen.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Govt to set up anti-smuggling team
Govt to set up anti-smuggling teamFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Annastashya Emmanuella, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid mounting criticism of the apparent impotence of the customs and excise office in curbing rampant smuggling in the country, the government decided at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday to...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Ex-deputy governor prosecuted for graft
Ex-deputy governor prosecuted for graftYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Amid the war against corruption in the province, two former West Java senior officials are being prosecuted on corruption charges.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
U.S Dollar Rates Feb.22
U.S Dollar Rates Feb.22 Latest %ChgYen 134.39-44 +0.23Euro* 0.8726-31 +0.32Sterling* 1.4272-78 +0.13Swiss franc 1.6953-57 -0.28Canadian dollar 1.5908-18 +0.03Australian dollar* 0.5145-50 -0.25New Zealand dollar* 0.4186-91 +0.10Deutsche mark 2.2401-14 -0.32Czech koruna 36.327-57 -0.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'Asia's 2002 rice output may be affected by El Nino'
'Asia's 2002 rice output may be affected by El Nino'Dow Jones, Bangkok A likely return of the drought-inducing El Nino weather phenomenon this year could affect rice paddy harvests in Asia, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, said Friday.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Times are changing for Yogya's craftsmen
Times are changing for Yogya's craftsmenAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After spending more than 10 years of his time as a craftsman, Munandar is still running the same business, selling various wooden souvenir items from his modest showroom in a small rented house in Kampong Nagan,...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
5-0 loss does not bar RI shuttlers from semis
5-0 loss does not bar RI shuttlers from semisNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Being battered 5-0 by South Korea did not stop the Indonesian badminton team from cruising to the semifinals stage of the women's team Uber Cup qualifying round in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Yamisa seen as illegal
Yamisa seen as illegal PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: The local administration called the Ahli Sunnah Waljamaah Islamic Mission (Yamisa), which has offered financial assistance to locals, an illegal organization as its operations have raised suspicions among locals and the administration.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
U.S. pensions giant Calper exits four ASEAN markets
U.S. pensions giant Calper exits four ASEAN marketsReuter, Singapore/San Francisco The largest U.S. pension fund Calpers will sell its assets in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia because those countries failed new investing criteria including human rights and labor practices.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Legacy of debts
Legacy of debtsFrom KompasWe all stand against the policies drafted by the New Order regime. Unfortunately, most university students and some others have missed the point of the New Order's products, for example, subsidies that have deceived us all.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
RI eases up on KL over migrant workers
RI eases up on KL over migrant workersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has admitted that it sees no real chance of persuading Malaysia to lift its restrictive policy on Indonesian migrant workers in the near future.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Indonesia struggles with its own war on terror
Indonesia struggles with its own war on terrorPeter Milne, Managing editor of the Van Zorge Report, Jakarta As the American "War on Terror" moves from its first to second stage, Indonesia is once again under the international spotlight- this time for purportedly not doing enough to track down...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
UNFPA clarifies
UNFPA clarifies I always value the sense of fair judgment of your editorial staff in quoting news resources and also their high commitment in presenting accurate information to the readers. However, I would like to clarify some statements from a news excerpt on Feb.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'Terror allegations not matched with evidence'
'Terror allegations not matched with evidence'Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the Malaysian Police sharing extensive information with their Indonesian counterparts on the alleged involvement of three Indonesian Muslim clerics in a regional terror network, the Indonesian Police...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reform
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reformRichard B. Ness President Director PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara JakartaTwo weeks ago, when a team from the IMF was in Jakarta reviewing the effectiveness of customs procedures in Indonesia, I was dismayed to read an article in which a senior editor of...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
1. ASEAN (3 x 15)
1. ASEAN (3 x 15) Business group urges U.S.-ASEAN free trade deal 2. Loan (2 x 25) China's bad loans larger than Japan's: Goldman Sachs 3. US (1 x 30) U.S. powering out of recession: Index 4. Citi (2x 25) Citibank to double Asia customer base in three years 5.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
BI to finish screening of BCA bidders soon
BI to finish screening of BCA bidders soonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia will submit the results of its fit-and-proper test on the bidders of Bank Central Asia (BCA) to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) by next week, according to senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
KL urged to review AFTA auto policy
KL urged to review AFTA auto policyAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur U.S. car giant Ford Motor Co. on Thursday urged Malaysia to review its plan to delay opening up its auto industry by two years under a regional free trade area agreement.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Justice for debtors
Justice for debtors In view of the provisional agreement given by the government last month to the extension by six years of the repayment period for almost Rp 140 trillion (US$13.3 billion) in bad debts owed by the former owners of private banks already liquidated or nationalized, it is only fair...