Archive: 9 February 2002
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Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002 Exhibitions * Painting by Dutch painter Walter van Oel, Cemara 6 Gallery, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto, Central Jakarta, until March 8. * Painting, Sculpture: PEREK - "Womens' experiment" by members of the Yogyakarta-based art group, The British Council Gallery, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jendral Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, until Feb. 16. * Painting by Lucia Hartini, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008 ext.
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City suffers Rp 400b in losses
City suffers Rp 400b in losses Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration estimated on Friday that it has suffered as much as Rp 400 billion (US$40 million) in losses due damages to public facilities caused by the recent flooding. Deputy Governor for Development Affairs Budhihardjo Sukmadi announced that the destruction took place on roads, school buildings, and three traditional markets, including Cipulir market in South Jakarta.
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Two 18-hole golf courses face destruction
Two 18-hole golf courses face destruction Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The existence of 31 golf courses in Greater Jakarta was apparently one cause of the big floods last week. Governor Sutiyoso announced on Thursday that his administration had agreed to the demolition of two 18-hole golf courses: Pantai Indah Kapuk in North Jakarta and Kemayoran in Central Jakarta.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Primastuti Handayani
Primastuti Handayani The Jakarta Post Jakarta The existence of 31 golf courses in Greater Jakarta was apparently one cause of the big floods last week. Governor Sutiyoso announced on Thursday that his administration had agreed to the demolition of two 18-hole golf courses: Pantai Indah Kapuk in North Jakarta and Kemayoran in Central Jakarta.
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JP/12/brief
JP/12/brief SingTel net profit dives almost 25% SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) Friday said net profit in the nine months to December fell almost 25 percent to S$1.45 billion (US$655.74 million), but rejected criticism over its overseas investments. The lower profit reflected goodwill charges following SingTel's acquisition of Australia's CW Optus last year for S$9 billion as part of an effort to expand beyond Singapore's small domestic market.
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VP tells generals to respect summons
VP tells generals to respect summons Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz urged on Friday military and police generals to comply with the summonses issued by the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) in connection with three high profile incidents in the capital in 1998 and 1999. However, Hamzah also said that the summonses should be pertinent and should only be issued based upon strong grounds, as the officers' reputations were at stake.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Just say substation
Just say substation It is a bit annoying to learn that The Jakarta Post keeps using improper terms or words like "power generator" or "relay station" instead of "electrical (distribution) substation" or just "substation" for the electrical facilities recently shut down by the state electricity company (PLN) due to the floods in Jakarta and its environs. The use of the first two terms could mislead the Post's readers.
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326 refugees sent home
326 refugees sent home MANADO, North Sulawesi: Some 326 refugees in the province were sent back to their homes in Tobelo, North Maluku on Thursday. Jeffri Prang, chief of the local social affairs office, said the repatriation of the North Maluku refugees was the second the provincial administration had conducted over the past two months. He said the refugees were sent home because the situation in North Maluku had stabilized. They were transported by a ship chartered by the local administration.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Kiwis back from disaster against Indonesia
Kiwis back from disaster against Indonesia Agence France-Presse, Invercargill, New Zealand Davis Cup veteran Alistair Hunt brought New Zealand back from the brink to avoid an opening round disaster in the tennis tie against Indonesia here Friday. Hunt beat Indonesian No 1 Suwandi 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to square the rubber at 1-1. But Kiwi No 1 Mark Nielsen never settled into his game before going down to Peter Handoyo 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
People are kind despite crisis
People are kind despite crisis On the evening of Jan. 31, on the way back from a hospital checkup for my pregnant wife, my family was trapped by the floods and couldn't get back home. Our taxi driver wouldn't go through the water and dropped us off just west of Kedoya near Puri Indah. There were many people in a similar situation. After waiting for about 15 minutes, a local man hailed down a Kijang van and helped guide us in the car. The driver of the car was just coming back from Surabaya.
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* Headlines: VP tells generals to respect summons 2
* Headlines: VP tells generals to respect summons 2 * Opinion: 'Tudung' affair: Principles and wisdom 4 * Archipelago: C. Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakers 7 * National: Drive against illegal logging empty rhetoric 8 * World: Arafat 'forgives' Sharon 10 * Business: Pulp mills put heavy pressure on forests 11 * Features: Chinese-themed movies hit local TV 15 * Sports: Skaters told 'no more splayed legs' 20
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JP/13/Money
JP/13/Money Budiman reelected as IRSG Sec-Gen JAKARTA: Indonesian AFS Budiman has been reelected as secretary general of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) during its 103rd meeting in Glasgow on Feb. 7, a statement from the Indonesian embassy in London has said. Budiman has been reelected for the next two-year term through a vote participated in by 15 out of 17 member countries, said the statement which was made available to Antara here Friday.
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Stop building any more villas in Puncak: VP
Stop building any more villas in Puncak: VP The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz called on the West Java provincial administration to stop the development of luxurious villas in Bogor, Puncak and Cianjur (Bopunjur) which have been partly blamed for the devastating Jakarta floods.
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Lindu Lore National Park looted
Lindu Lore National Park looted Jakarta Post, Palu Illegal logging in the Lindu Lore National Park in Central Sulawesi is continuing unchecked, threatening the future of the protected 228,000 hectare-forest. Park management office headn Bandjar Yulianto Laban said at least 1,500 hectares of the forest, located in the Donggala and Poso regencies, had been destroyed or damaged.
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Headings
Headings 1. Flood: 8 x 4 lines More aid pours in for victims of disasters 2. Poso: 20 x 2 lines: Central Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakers 3. Kodam: 30 x 1 line New Aceh military command: Quo vadis? 4. Pasir: 24 x 2 lines Ban on sand exports to Singapore gains support 5. Lore: 24 x 1 line Lindu Lore National Park looted
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Golkar supports Akbar until 2004
Golkar supports Akbar until 2004 A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's second largest and former ruling party Golkar concluded its three-day congress here on Friday with a unanimous support for Akbar Tandjung to serve his full term until 2004. It was a moral boosting achievement for Akbar, who had previously seen his political career in peril after he was named a suspect in a Rp 40 billion financial scandal involving the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).
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Midwife arrested for killing own baby
Midwife arrested for killing own baby BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Twenty-one-year-old Naimah, a midwife from the subdistrict of Madukara in Barnjarnegara regency was arrested by local police on Friday for killing her newborn. She killed the baby by strangling it with the umbilical chord. The murder was committed on Jan. 23, 2002, only several hours before the baby's corpse was found by her husband, Mukti, in their backyard.
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Central Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakers
Central Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakers Erick W., The Jakarta Post, Palu The police are making an inventory of immigrants in Poso in their attempt to expel troublemakers from the regency as part of the Malino declaration to end sectarian conflict. The decision was made at a coordination meeting presided by Central Sulawesi Police Brig. Gen. Zainal Abidin in the city of Poso on Feb. 5, 2002. Also attending the meeting were Col.
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Thousands demand wage hike
Thousands demand wage hike BOGOR: More than 7,000 employees of PT Great River International in Cibinong district, in Bogor regency, held a demonstration to demand wage hikes. They started the rally on Thursday, and continued on Friday, urging the clothing company pay the new minimum wage of Rp 576,169, as set by the local government. The workers could not accept the company's decision to increase the wage gradually because of declining orders.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
KL asks each govt to control their labor
KL asks each govt to control their labor V.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, The participation of governments whose citizens are keen to work in Malaysia is a logical step to take in the effort to control and streamline the number of foreign workers in the country. So far, the recruitment of such workers has always been left entirely to the private sector and this has led to numerous problems, the main one being repatriation.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Poultry safe, ban should go: U.S.
Poultry safe, ban should go: U.S. Asian nations that have banned imports of poultry from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania due to fears of avian flu should lift the restrictions as the virus is not harmful to humans, a U.S. trade official said on Friday. After China joined Japan and the Philippines in imposing the ban, which could damage the image of the multi-million-dollar U.S.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
. Duit (4 x 10)
. Duit (4 x 10) JP/ Asian monies mostly down, focus on G7 meeting 2. Japan (2 x 21) Japan urges stock-buying body to fight sell-off 3. Medco ( 2 x 24 ) Medco to up average output to more than 90,000 bpd 4. 12 belum 2 (2 x 18) Oil price firms on technical factors 5. Pertamina Pertamina to build two new fuel depots
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Chinese-themed movies hit local TV
Chinese-themed movies hit local TV Luas Samudera, Contributor, Jakarta Many blame the Dutch colonial government for giving Indonesians of Chinese descent privileges over native Indonesians, a policy which created a long-lasting resentment toward the Chinese-Indonesians which is still prevalent today.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Lawyers doubt rights prosecutors' capability
Lawyers doubt rights prosecutors' capability The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights lawyers have raised concerns that the 24 prosecutors appointed to the ad hoc human rights tribunal lack the necessary knowledge and experience to pursue the cases of human rights abuses that took place in East Timor in 1999 and during the Tanjung Priok incident in 1984.
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Dutch minister to visit RI
Dutch minister to visit RI JAKARTA: Dutch education minister Loek Hermans will visit Indonesia next week in a bid to boost cooperation in both the technology and education fields between the two countries. A media statement released by the Dutch Embassy here said that during his trip between Feb. 11 and Feb. 15, Hermans will sign a memorandum of understanding that will extend cooperation in research to 2004, a project that will cost 25 million euros.
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National Archive building gets Unesco heritage award
National Archive building gets Unesco heritage award Ida Indawati Khouw, Contributor, Jakarta There's good news for building conservation efforts in Indonesia. Despite the lack of attention given to the conservation of historical buildings here, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation has been awarded to Indonesia.
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TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Teen's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Music 2:00 News 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 Documentary 4:30 Magic Show 5:00 Music 6:00 News 7:00 Music 8:00 Quiz 9:00 News 9:30 Music 11:00 Soccer Highlight TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:00 Cartoon 8:00 Talk Show 8:30 Cooking Program 9:00 Quiz 10:00 Indian Film 1:00 p.m.
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New Aceh military command: Quo vadis?
New Aceh military command: Quo vadis? Ibnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The future of strife-torn Aceh has become unclear since the Iskandar Muda Military Command was reinstated on Feb. 5, 2002, which has raised mixed reactions from all sides, both at home and abroad.
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Limitation on
Limitation on land ownership From Suara Karya By virtue of Decree No. 6/1998 of June 26, 1998 issued by State Minister for Agrarian Affairs/Head of the National Land Agency on the awarding of the right of proprietorship on land used for housing purposes, one purchasing a plot of land is required to sign a statement acknowledging that with this land purchase one's right of proprietorship over the land for one's own residence will cover not more than five plots of land, measuring not more than...
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Govt declares battle against bad debtors
Govt declares battle against bad debtors Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After more than three years of abuse by bad debtors, the government looks set to strike back, calling the nation to prepare for a legal battle in salvaging billions of U.S. dollars in public money. State Minister for State Enterprises, Laksamana Sukardi said on Friday that bad debtors would be prosecuted.
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Back on speaking terms in Jakarta
Back on speaking terms in Jakarta As a devotee of cricket, Prime Minister John Howard can appreciate the virtues of playing with a straight bat. He applied the principle to diplomacy in Indonesia this week and, in the face of a hostile attack on a sticky wicket, the technique served him well. It served the interests of improving relations between Australia and Indonesia, to the extent of formulating what could be a basis for a regional response to terrorism.
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Paris Club talks to avoid private debt rescheduling
Paris Club talks to avoid private debt rescheduling Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would negotiate with the Paris Club creditor nations not to extend the rescheduling of its sovereign debts to its private debts, as it would downgrade Indonesia's country rating to selective default.
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Telkom, Pramindo seal buyout deal
Telkom, Pramindo seal buyout deal The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State telecommunications company PT Telkom said on Friday that it has finally completed a planned asset buyout with its joint operating partner, PT Pramindo Ikat. "Both parties have agreed on a buyout deal," Mursyid Amal, Telkom's financial director, told The Jakarta Post. He declined to reveal its value, however, as "both parties agreed it will be announced only after we sign a memorandum of understanding on Feb.
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Offer of sponsorship
Offer of sponsorship With regard to the many public reports and complaints about offers of cooperation or sponsorship in conjunction with the launching of a book or an agenda book and so forth in the name of Bank Indonesia as an agency or on behalf of its officials, we hereby assert that: 1. Bank Indonesia never makes any cooperation or agreement with any party to publish any books or diaries and so on for sale. 2.
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GAM accuses Jakarta of declaring war
GAM accuses Jakarta of declaring war Agence France-Presse, Jakarta Separatist rebels in Aceh have criticized Indonesia's decision to extend military operations there as a "declaration of war," further clouding the prospects for peace in the troubled province. Top security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday announced the extension of military operations for six months in the energy-rich province on the north of Sumatra island.
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1. Bopunjur - 12 x 3 lines
1. Bopunjur - 12 x 3 lines Stop building any more villas in Puncak: VP 2. Howard - 21 x 2 lines Howard praised at home for coolness in Jakarta 3. Imlek - 18 x 2 lines Schools, JSX closed on Chinese New Year 4. Yogya - 24 x 1 line Anti-Howard rally turns violent 5. Ghozi - 32 x 1 line Al-Ghozi gives evidence on RP bombing
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RI turns down proposal for lower import tariff on sugar
RI turns down proposal for lower import tariff on sugar Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will maintain the current high import tariff on sugar to protect local farmers despite a proposal from Thailand for a lower tariff, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. "We will keep the import tariff on sugar at between 20 and 25 percent," Budi Darmadi, director of regional cooperation at the ministry told The Jakarta Post.
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I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor Jakarta Competition gets fiercer as new comers arrive The food, beverage and entertainment business has been mushrooming in the capital, offering greater choice to consumers. The economic turmoil gripping Indonesia since late 1997 has severely affected the industry. Many businesses have closed down or changed their functions. However, the sluggish situation could mean new opportunities for some.
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Dining with themes of love, and Chinese flavor
Dining with themes of love, and Chinese flavor By Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Scattered cafes and restaurants in Jakarta are gearing up for the Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day with many eateries planning to offer special menus and romantic treats.