Archive: 19 April 2002
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Fri, 19 Apr 2002
North Maluku students reject Sarundayang
North Maluku students reject SarundayangSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta An alliance of four North Maluku student associations in Yogyakarta urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri to annul a presidential decree on the appointment of Sinyo Harry Sarundayang, incumbent inspector general at...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 18, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 250 0 0 Ades...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
On software piracy
On software piracy I read with interest your article Pirated software easy to find on local market (The Jakarta Post, Thursday, April 18) and would like to contribute the following clarification and observation.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Hopeful, but not enough
Hopeful, but not enough From the strife-torn eastern Indonesian province of Maluku has come encouraging news. National religious leaders representing two of this country's biggest Muslim mass-based organizations as well as the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches of Indonesia told this newspaper...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Prison term sought for drug traffickers
Prison term sought for drug traffickers TANGERANG: A prosecutor asked the Tangerang District Court on Thursday to sentence two men and a woman to three years imprisonment each for selling drugs in Panca Wira Sakti housing complex, Tigaraksa, in January.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Rupiah Rates April 18
Rupiah Rates April 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,890.00 8,890.00 9,437.00 9,343.00Australian dollar 1 5,326.75 4,783.71 5,082.77 5,027.47Brunei dollar 1 5,411.76 4,861.91 5,163.89 5,109.65Canadian dollar 1 6,276.18 5,638.00 5,988.70 5,925.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Plan on East Sumatra province sparks debate
Plan on East Sumatra province sparks debateApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post MedanThe planned formation of an East Sumatra province that will be developed from the existing North Sumatra province, has raised debate among the people in the province.North Sumatra Governor T.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Inco profits fall in first quarter
Inco profits fall in first quarter JAKARTA: Publicly listed nickel company PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) said on Thursday its unaudited profit plunged to US$1.6 million in the first quarter of this year, down from $8.9 million in the same period last year.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Czech, Slovak artworks on display
Czech, Slovak artworks on display JAKARTA: The Embassy of the Czech Republic is organizing Minisalon, a contemporary art exhibition, at the Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jl. Merdeka Timur, Central Jakarta.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Acehnese let out anger with poetry at Literature Night
Acehnese let out anger with poetry at Literature NightBlontank Poer, Contributor, Jakarta Teater Utan Kayu, a small building in East Jakarta which has made a name for itself by staging contemporary and experimental arts events, recently had a special treat for lovers of literature.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Fathur pleads guilty, gets 12 years in jail
Fathur pleads guilty, gets 12 years in jailAgencies, General Santos/Jakarta An Indonesian national who allegedly planned a series of bombings that killed 22 people in Manila in 2000 pleaded guilty Thursday to illegal possession of explosives and was sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in prison.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Wismoyo alerts tae kwon doins to be tougher at Asian Games
Wismoyo alerts tae kwon doins to be tougher at Asian GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wismoyo Arismunandar, the chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI), has warned veteran tae kwon doins against allowing their medal aspirations to wear them down psychologically during the upcoming...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Wealth audit unawareness lamented
Wealth audit unawareness lamented JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin expressed regret on Thursday that many government officials remained reluctant to report their wealth to the State Officials Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN).
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
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1. A jumble of aims of syariah in Aceh 2 x 22 48 pt BodoniKirsten E. Schulze Senior Lecturer International History London School of Economics 2. Sinchew -- Arms race a threat to regional security 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni SE Asia's shopping spree for arms Sin Chew Daily Asia News Network Selangor,...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
* Headlines: Maluku situation could worsen 2
* Headlines: Maluku situation could worsen 2* Opinion: Lawyers viewed as slaves to money and power5* City: Customers complain of broken pay phones 6* Archipelago: More refugees return to East Timor7 * National: Reforms linked to war against terrorism8* World: Palestinian refugees claw through Jenin...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Battle of narrow interests may hinder amendment process
Battle of narrow interests may hinder amendment processA'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many fear that the ongoing constitutional amendment in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) may eventually fail to harvest an ideal constitution if its process is plagued by a...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Reforms linked to war against terrorism
Reforms linked to war against terrorismYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign investors are waiting for Indonesia to make considerable progress on a range of reforms linked to the war against terrorism, United States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph Boyce told a discussion on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Three firms sign MoU on gas delivery to Batam
Three firms sign MoU on gas delivery to BatamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Canadian firm Gulf Indonesia Resources Ltd, state oil and gas company Pertamina and state gas distribution company PT PGN have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the supply of gas to the industrial island of Batam.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Over 25% of West Java highways badly damaged
Over 25% of West Java highways badly damagedYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung At least a quarter of the 2,300 kilometers of highways in West Java are in a serious state of disrepair and repair work has been hampered by the stalled disbursement of state funds.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Cannes film festival jury includes Christine Hakim
Cannes film festival jury includes Christine HakimAgence France-Presse, Paris The names of three actresses and five directors who are to join US movie-maker David Lynch in judging next month's Cannes Film Festival were unveiled Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Merpati plane in forced landing
Merpati plane in forced landing AMBON, Maluku: A small Merpati plane made an emergency landing on Thursday in an open field on Wetan island, some 450 kilometers south of Ambon, Maluku, a company official said.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Quality officials will lead to better events
Quality officials will lead to better eventsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Track-and-field officials from 11 Asian countries are taking a one-week training course here to enable them to recruit more officials, judges in their respective countries.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Tommy has toothache, fails to appear in court
Tommy has toothache, fails to appear in courtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A toothache was the latest reason advanced by Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra to avoid testifying in the murder trial of his accomplice at the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
JP/3/B00
JP/3/B00 Int'l criminal court: Deterrent to the wicked?Bantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly' Centre for Strategic and Internationl Studies Jakarta After much delay and doubt over whether the East Timor human rights trial would ever go head, early this year Indonesia finally took the...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Development in Bali
Development in Bali This is in response to the letter by Michael Beer in The Jakarta Post on April 11 titled Rituals are not good enough.Your elaborate complaint about the situation in Bali is not new, but that is the high price the Balinese have to pay for "development".
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
PT Telkom targets 1.2m Internet users
PT Telkom targets 1.2m Internet usersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom relaunched on Wednesday its PlasaCom portal service and expects to reach 1.2 million users this year.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
DHL to open international gateway in Medan
DHL to open international gateway in MedanDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Air delivery company DHL Indonesia, a subsidiary of Brussels- based DHL Worldwide Express, said on Thursday it would open an international gateway in Medan, North Sumatra, in June this year.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Maluku situation may worsen, right actions needed
Maluku situation may worsen, right actions neededThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Law enforcement was absolutely and urgently needed to restore security and order as well as to make the Malino peace deal effective in war-torn Maluku, said a Muslim leader.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Bina Dana Sosial Foundation wants to provide island casino security
Bina Dana Sosial Foundation wants to provide island casino securityAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although denying that it has any relationship with the military, the Bina Dana Sosial Foundation guaranteed on Thursday the security of casinos in Kepulauan Seribu (the Thousand Islands) if...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
U.S. priorities in Asia transformed since Sept. 11
U.S. priorities in Asia transformed since Sept. 11Raju Gopalakrishnan, Reuters, Zamboanga, Philippines U.S. priorities in Asia have been transformed since Washington revamped its foreign policy objectives after Sept. 11.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Asian currencies up late
Asian currencies up lateNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies remained caught in their updraft late Thursday, as the U.S. dollar continued to struggle in international foreign exchange markets.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
SOEs revenues growth set at 13%
SOEs revenues growth set at 13%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government expects average revenue growth of 13 percent for its 145 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under a program which will set the course over the next four years for Rp 772.5 trillion (about US$82 billion) worth of state assets.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
15 bogus kerosene depots found
15 bogus kerosene depots found MEDAN, North Sumatra: Local police discovered at least 15 fictitious kerosene depots in the North Sumatra town of Tanjung Balai, which has been blamed for the 30 percent shortage in the 3,060-ton monthly supply for the district.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Aceh peace talks set for Switzerland this month
Aceh peace talks set for Switzerland this month GENEVA (Reuters): The Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) will hold further peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 27-28, organizers said on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
1. Reptriation: 8 x 4 lines
1. Reptriation: 8 x 4 linesIncreasingly refugees return to East Timor 2. Jalan: 20 x 2 linesOver 25% of West Java highways badly damaged 3. Malut: 24 x 2 lines North Maluku students reject Sarundayang
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
The Destruction of Sancang buffaloes
The Destruction of Sancang buffaloes During the 1970s, the population of Sancang buffaloes living in Sancang forest was estimated at more than 100. Back then, visitors could regularly see the protected species walking here and there, wandering through plantations and settlements near the rubber...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
A jumble of purposes of syariah law in Aceh
A jumble of purposes of syariah law in AcehKirsten E. Schulze, Senior Lecturer, International History, London School of Economics Like most other aspects in the conflict in Aceh, the debate on the Islamic syariah law has become highly politicized.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Sampoerna says Q1 sales volume down
Sampoerna says Q1 sales volume down JAKARTA: Indonesia's second largest cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna said on Thursday sales volume in the first quarter declined compared to the same period a year ago in line with an overall cigarette market contraction.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Maluku bans foreigners for 'security reasons'
Maluku bans foreigners for 'security reasons'Oktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon The Maluku civil emergency authorities (PDSDM) have selectively banned foreigners from visiting the war-torn islands for "security reasons" ahead of local separatist leaders' plans to raise a secessionist...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Indonesian terror suspect pleads guilty to illegal possession of
Indonesian terror suspect pleads guilty to illegal possession of explosives in PhilippinesAgencies General Santos, PhilippinesAn Indonesian man who allegedly planned a series of almost simultaneous bombings that killed 22 people in Manila in 2000 pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegal possession of...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Mega told to skip Dili's independence declaration
Mega told to skip Dili's independence declarationKurniawan Hari and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three years after the East Timorese voted overwhelmingly to free themselves from Indonesia, the leaders here still appear to be reluctant to accept the former Portuguese colony's...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Increasingly, refugees return to East Timor
Increasingly, refugees return to East TimorYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Some 10,000 of a total of more than 100,000 East Timorese people taking refuge in West Timor will return home to Oecusi, East Timor's enclave bordering North Timor Tengah Regency, this week, says a local military...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Megawati backs worker death probe
Megawati backs worker death probe JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave the go-ahead on Thursday to efforts to reopen investigations into the killing of woman worker Marsinah in 1993.Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights Djoko Sugianto told reporters after a meeting with...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Customers complain of broken pay phones
Customers complain of broken pay phonesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Have you ever been in dire need of a public phone but all the available ones nearby are out of order? Annoying, isn't it?Be prepared, as it could happen to you anywhere in Jakarta, as many of the payphones are out of...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
MUI's antipornography movement
MUI's antipornography movementFrom Pikiran Rakyat The moral movement of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) against pornography was not only initiated by its central executives but also resulted from its national meeting in 2000, national working conference in 2001 and the consensus between MUI and...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Winterbottom spices up British Film Festival
Winterbottom spices up British Film FestivalDarul Aqsha, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two films by acclaimed British director Michael Winterbottom -- Wonderland and The Claim -- highlight the British Film Festival, which runs here until April 21 before moving to Bandung and Surabaya.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Investment approvals plunge in the first two months
Investment approvals plunge in the first two monthsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Approvals issued over the first two months of the year for domestic and foreign direct investments fell by almost 80 percent from the same period last year, signaling that investment growth has yet to...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Electricity crisis
Electricity crisis The marketing director of the state electricity company PLN, Tunggono, said recently that the company was currently striving to cope with an energy (electricity) crisis in 28 regions in Indonesia, excluding Java, Bali and Batam.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
BP ready to revise gas supply concession
BP ready to revise gas supply concessionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta BP Indonesia, a unit of British-American oil and gas firm BP Plc., said it expected to reach an initial understanding with the state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina within the next few days on the revision of...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Legal counsel team needs extra time to identify errant debtors
Legal counsel team needs extra time to identify errant debtorsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The team of legal experts set up by the government to identify which ex-bank owners have been uncooperative in settling around US$10 billion of debts to the state, has asked for extra time, up...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
GPRS feature charges
GPRS feature charges Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3), a new GSM operator, makes the right move not to charge its subscribers for using the General Packet Radio System (GPRS) feature, at least for the moment. It is supposed to apply charges starting May 2002.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Hassan to visit Gulf countries
Hassan to visit Gulf countries JAKARTA: Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda will make an immediate trip to three Gulf countries in a bid to boost bilateral ties between Indonesia and the oil-rich Arab states.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
BII founder surrenders bank stake
BII founder surrenders bank stakeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The founding shareholder of Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) has surrendered its remaining 18 percent stake in the publicly listed bank to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) as part of the repayment of its debts to the...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
E. Timor defendants now blame Habibie
E. Timor defendants now blame HabibieTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defendants in alleged crimes against humanity in East Timor blamed on Thursday the policy of then president B.J. Habibie as the origin of all the troubles that occurred during East Timor's struggle for...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Prosecutors postpone Ba'asyir's arrest
Prosecutors postpone Ba'asyir's arrestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir remains a free man for the present as the Attorney General's Office has postponed arresting him pending a review of the case by the Supreme Court, which sentenced him to nine years in jail for...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Prosecutors postpone Ba'asyir's arrest
Prosecutors postpone Ba'asyir's arrest The Jakarta Post Jakarta Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir remains a free man for the present as the Attorney General's Office has postponed arresting him pending a review of the case by the Supreme Court, which sentenced him to nine years in jail for...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Court turns down lawsuit against Paiton
Court turns down lawsuit against PaitonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Central Jakarta District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by state electricity company PT PLN's labor union against independent power producer PT Paiton Energy and PLN's former president Kuntoro Mangkusubroto.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Int'l criminal court: Caution to the wicked?
Int'l criminal court: Caution to the wicked?Bantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and Internationl Studies, Jakarta After much delay and doubt over whether the East Timor human rights trial would ever go head, early this year Indonesia finally took the historic...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Going too far?
Going too far? Constitutional reform is on the brink of stagnation. The debate surrounding constitutional amendments has increased in intensity of late. There are strong signs that moves to amend the 1945 Constitution may not happen, or may become deadlocked.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
SE Asia's shopping spree for arms
SE Asia's shopping spree for armsSin Chew Daily, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysian government recently ordered some RM1.2 billion worth of missile systems from UK and Russia, and additional three submarines form France at an undisclosed price.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Police admit backing illegal gambling
Police admit backing illegal gamblingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Admissions by active and retired police officers on the involvement of police personnel in providing protection for gambling have further tarnished the already poor image of the police.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Police close three money changers
Police close three money changers CIREBON, West Java: Cirebon Police in West Java closed three illegal money changer shops in the city, which have a daily turnover of hundreds of millions of rupiah.The police also arrested the three owners of the shops, Grage Artha Mandiri, MC Restu and MC Rizky.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
18 drug students expelled
18 drug students expelled BOGOR: Eighteen students from a state junior high school in Cariu, Bogor regency, were expelled as they were found to have used drugs.The school was forced to expel the students -- three of them females -- due to pressure from the parents of other students.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Bank Niaga to unload more recap bonds
Bank Niaga to unload more recap bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Niaga announced on Thursday its plan to unload some Rp 1 trillion (around US$110 million) worth of recapitalization bonds this year either through the secondary bond market or by exchanging them with restructured loans held by the...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Wary Greenspan keeps Asia on tenterhooks
Wary Greenspan keeps Asia on tenterhooksAnchalee Worrachate, Reuters, Singapore Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's cautious U.S. economic outlook suggests export-dependent Asia faces an uncertain few months.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
TV Program: Friday, April 19, 2002
TV Program: Friday, April 19, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 Documentary11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
BP to submit final bid to supply LNG to China
BP to submit final bid to supply LNG to ChinaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and the Indonesian unit of British-American oil and gas firm BP Plc. are expected to submit on Sunday their final bid to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China's...
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
E&Y launches Entrepreneur Award
E&Y launches Entrepreneur Award JAKARTA: Accounting firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) has launched the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award program aimed at promoting role model entrepreneurs.E&Y official John B. Arnold said nominations started on Wednesday and will continue through Aug.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Rain, thunder and strong winds likely to continue
Rain, thunder and strong winds likely to continueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta can expect rain, thunder and strong winds for the next few days as weather irregularities will remain, marked by a wind direction that is opposite to normal, an expert says.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Excelcom rip off
Excelcom rip off I am the holder of a Pro XL account for a mobile phone; the amount of each monthly invoice for this service is automatically debited from my Visa card account. In March I was in England on business and of course used the phone while I was there.
Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Floods still frequently bother many Jakartans
Floods still frequently bother many JakartansBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For most of Jakartans the misery of the floods has ended. But there are still many residents haunted by the natural disaster although on a scale less dangerous than the floods in late January and early...