Archive: 20 May 2002
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Mon, 20 May 2002
Self reflections on National Awakening Day
Self reflections on National Awakening DayMochtar Buchori, Legislator, Jakarta, mbuchori@indo.net.id May 20 is National Awakening Day for us Indonesians, and May 2 is our National Education Day. Every year, on these two dates in May, we try to renew our understanding about the significance of the...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Indosat share sale to color trading
Indosat share sale to color tradingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last week's sale of an 8.1 percent stake in international cellular operator PT Indosat will color trading in the currency and stock markets throughout the week amid continued optimism over the government's reform program.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Photo A:
Photo A:to come lateRR Photo B: Badminton Reuters/ Bobby YipSIMPLY THE BEST, 5 TIMES: Indonesian badminton players Taufik Hidayat (left), Sigit Budiarto (center) and Halim Haryanto celebrate while hoisting the Thomas Cup trophy after winning the dramatic tournament in Guangzhou, China.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Lampung fishermen seek Rp 1b in redress
Lampung fishermen seek Rp 1b in redressOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Fishermen in Lampung have accused a sugar cane plantation company of polluting waters off the province's Pelabuhan Panjang, killing thousands of tons of fish.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Mortar causes deadly explosion in Garut
Mortar causes deadly explosion in Garut GARUT, West Java: A mortar shell of an F-90 Commando was found to be the explosive material that caused an explosion at Simpang village in Cikijing district of Garut regency on Friday, which had claimed three lives.
Mon, 20 May 2002
1. FTA (1 x 28)
1. FTA (1 x 28) Asia must adjust to giant China 2. Taiwan (1 x 32) JP/ECONOMIC NEWS Economics Chen's Achilles' heal 3. Timor (2 x 20) E.Timor protestors lash Australia, World Bank JP/
Mon, 20 May 2002
Roadblocks coming down in Ambon
Roadblocks coming down in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Security officers in the troubled Maluku capital of Ambon began on Friday evening to remove roadblocks in the Nania area of Teluk Baguala district.However, they were still waiting for assistance from the Regional Office for Public Services to remove...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Police detain thug Basri Sangaji
Police detain thug Basri Sangaji JAKARTA: The city police officially detained last Saturday a thug, identified as Basri Sangaji, following a brawl in the Kemang area, South Jakarta, between the suspect's gang and another, led by notorious hoodlum Hercules.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Asia must adjust to China: Experts
Asia must adjust to China: ExpertsFrancoise Kadri, Agence France-Presse, Tokyo East Asian countries including Japan must face the reality that China is a world power and learn to co-exist with their giant neighbor by developing a network of free trade agreements (FTAs), according to experts in...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Chinese artist's work on display
Chinese artist's work on display JAKARTA: Liu Guo, a 46-year-old noted Chinese painter, will stage his first solo painting exhibition at Crowne Plaza hotel on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Central Jakarta, from May 20 to May 29.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Papua tribes need Rp 47b
Papua tribes need Rp 47b JAYAPURA, Papua: The Papua Regional Office for Community Development (BPMD) hopes to secure Rp 47 billion in funds from the government to develop isolated tribes in 14 remote areas in the province, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 20 May 2002
U.S. Congress to evaluate military embargo on Indonesia
U.S. Congress to evaluate military embargo on IndonesiaTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. Congress will evaluate the embargo imposed on the Indonesian Military (TNI) in July, pending the completion of the ongoing Human Rights Tribunal in the country against military and civilian...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Ambon Muslims surrender weapons
Ambon Muslims surrender weaponsOktianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon A group of Muslims in the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon on Sunday surrendered a large quantity of weapons and explosives to the security authorities in what they called a gesture of goodwill to end the prolonged...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Clinton: World can learn from stoical Timor Lorosae
Clinton: World can learn from stoical Timor LorosaeAgencies, Dili, Timor Lorosae Former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Sunday praised the people of tiny Timor Lorosae (the official name of newly declared independent East Timor) for winning their freedom after years of hardship.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Ambon Muslims surrender weapons
Ambon Muslims surrender weapons Oktianus Pinontoan The Jakarta Post AmbonA group of Muslims in the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon on Sunday surrendered a large quantity of weapons and explosives to the security authorities in what they called a gesture of goodwill to end the prolonged conflict...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Reflections on national awakening day
Reflections on national awakening dayMochtar Buchori Legislator Jakarta mbuchori@indo.net.id May 20 is National Awakening Day for us Indonesians, and May 2 is our National Education Day. Every year, on these two dates in May, we try to renew our understanding about the significance of the two...
Mon, 20 May 2002
30,000 Timorese refugees vow to continue fighting
30,000 Timorese refugees vow to continue fightingYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Atambua, West Timor As East Timorese proclaimed their hard-fought independence at midnight on May 19 and changed the name of their country to Timor Lorosae, some 30,000 refugees originally hailing from the new...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Indonesia, Malaysia to hold business forum in June
Indonesia, Malaysia to hold business forum in JuneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysian deputy prime minister Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi and his Indonesian counterpart, Vice President Hamzah Haz, will address business leaders at a two-day business gathering at the Shangri-la Hotel here in...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Megawati cheers Timor Lorosae's independence
Megawati cheers Timor Lorosae's independenceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bracing strong opposition from hardliners at home, President Megawati Soekarnoputri made a brief visit to Timor Lorosae on Sunday to attend the country's declaration of independence.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Malaysians detained in Pontianak
Malaysians detained in Pontianak PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Pontianak Police are detaining a Malaysian citizen on drug charges, and three others for immigration offenses.Lai Yun Kha, 25, was allegedly caught consuming drugs when he along with the four other Malaysians were staying in a hotel in...
Mon, 20 May 2002
World Cup hosts to help ASEAN
World Cup hosts to help ASEAN MALAYSIA: Japan and South Korea will use lessons learned from hosting the soccer World Cup to teach Southeast Asian countries about security for big events, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Drivers raise fare before official increase
Drivers raise fare before official increaseAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many bus drivers increased their fares on Saturday although the bus companies have yet to make a formal announcement on the new fares, following the city administration's decision on them.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Megawati inaugurates new projects in Kupang
Megawati inaugurates new projects in KupangYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang President Megawati Soekarnoputri symbolically inaugurated on Sunday a number of development projects worth more than Rp 704 billion in East Nusa Tenggara province.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Rare turtles die in Maumere farm
Rare turtles die in Maumere farmYacob Herin, The Jakarta Post, Maumere Almost a hundred rare sea turtles have died in a breeding farm in Magapanda village, about 35 kilometers from the East Nusa Tenggara town of Maumere.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Student movement in review
Student movement in reviewAri A. Perdana, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Ari_Perdana@csis.or.id Calling for reform, follow us! Calling for succession, follow us! No need to doubt, friends, just hold our hands.
Mon, 20 May 2002
City Hall's will to expand green areas questioned
City Hall's will to expand green areas questionedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental experts have questioned the city administration's commitment to expand the capital's green, open spaces, as ruled in the city masterplan, when existing green spaces remain poorly maintained.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Sex toys, pornography top list of seized items
Sex toys, pornography top list of seized itemsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sex toys and pornography dominated the list of goods confiscated by the directorate of customs and excise in the first quarter of the year.
Mon, 20 May 2002
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JP/ /Many bus drivers increased their fares on Saturday although the bus companies have yet to make a formal announcement on the new fares, following the city administration's decision on them.A driver, Sahat Simanjuntak, of a limited-passenger Steady Safe bus serving the Blok M, South Jakarta, to...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Sorting household garbage expensive
Sorting household garbage expensiveDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration could save as much as Rp 140 billion annually from the current budget allocation of Rp 200 billion for garbage management, if families separate their household garbage before it is collected.
Mon, 20 May 2002
1. FARES: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. FARES: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Bus fares up before formal announcement from companiesorBus fares up before bus companies' announcement 2. GREEN: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25City's commitment to expand green areas doubted 3.
Mon, 20 May 2002
City could save Rp 140b if public sorts waste
City could save Rp 140b if public sorts wasteDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The city administration could save as much as Rp 140 billion annually from the current budget allocation of Rp 200 billion for garbage management, if families separate their household garbage before it is collected.
Mon, 20 May 2002
More east-west links needed for Jakarta's commuters
More east-west links needed for Jakarta's commutersTantri Yuliandini and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's population has expanded massively in the east and the west, but the city's transportation system has been developed according to the north and south grids, experts say.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Investment and tax holidays
Investment and tax holidays Recently, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman, Theo F. Toemion, has suggested that the government needs to provide incentives such as tax holidays, to encourage business circles to invest in the real sector.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Timor protesters slam Australia, reject WB
Timor protesters slam Australia, reject WBReuters, Dili Around 150 East Timorese staged a boisterous demonstration on Sunday, accusing Australia of stealing the country's petroleum wealth and rejecting World Bank and IMF involvement in the soon- to-be-independent nation.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Ambon Muslims surrender weapons
Ambon Muslims surrender weaponsAgence France Presse, Ambon Muslims in the riot-hit Maluku on Sunday surrendered hundreds of weapons and explosives to the security authorities.The Forum for Muslim Brotherhood of Maluku, which also includes members of the extreme group Lasykar Jihad, surrendered one...
Mon, 20 May 2002
M2400, another ultra-sleek notebook on the market
M2400, another ultra-sleek notebook on the marketZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id First, here's a little tip about the importance of power supply for our desktop computers. My PC is a Pentium III machine that I assembled myself.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Timor Lorosae becomes world's newest nation
Timor Lorosae becomes world's newest nationSteven Guikin, Associated, Dili, Timor Lorosae Timor Lorosae, a land long brutalized by foreign occupiers which until Sunday evening still known as East Timor, was declared independent Monday in a joyous ceremony, in which its red, black and gold flag...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Get CD-quality sound with your own TV
Get CD-quality sound with your own TVL. Gatot S., Contributor, Jakarta At present, Indonesian television viewers have one state-owned station and 10 private stations to choose from, following the launch of several private TV stations early last year.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Taman Mini invites new provinces to establish their own pavilions
Taman Mini invites new provinces to establish their own pavilionsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah has invited newly established provinces to set up pavilions in the park so that all the country's provinces are represented there.
Mon, 20 May 2002
1. Custom (2x25)
1. Custom (2x25) Sex toys, porn top list of confiscated items by Customs 2. Indosa (3x28) Government sells 8.1 percent of Indosat stake for Rp 1t 3. JSX (1x38) JSX to become profit-oriented bourse
Mon, 20 May 2002
Government sells 8.1 percent of Indosat stake for Rp 1 trillion
Government sells 8.1 percent of Indosat stake for Rp 1 trillionDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has sold some 83.5 million of its shares in state telecommunications firm PT Indosat, or 8.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Indonesia stuns Malaysia to retain Thomas Cup
Indonesia stuns Malaysia to retain Thomas CupNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Guangzhou, China Indonesia's men's shuttlers achieved their dream of being the first team ever to win the men's team Thomas Cup five times in a row after beating archrival Malaysia 3-2 in a tight match at the Tianhe...
Mon, 20 May 2002
New book says Sukarno behind Sept. 30 movement
New book says Sukarno behind Sept. 30 movementHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, hbkc@centrin.net.id A lot has been said openly about the 1965 "Sept. 30 Movement" -- the attempted putcsh and assassination of seven top military leaders which led to then president Sukarno's demise -- in the...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Timor Lorosae people pray that independence will bring peace
Timor Lorosae people pray that independence will bring peaceAgencies, Dili, Timor Lorosae The people of Timor Lorosae (which until Sunday evening known as East Timor) walked to church on Sunday for the last time as a people ruled by outsiders.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Int'l court for Trisakti case possible but not soon
Int'l court for Trisakti case possible but not soonTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights activists have set an early deadline for the government to open an ad hoc court to try military and police officers for alleged gross human rights violations in May 1998.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Catholic adherents establish solidarity forum
Catholic adherents establish solidarity forumTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Catholic society declared on Saturday the establishment of the Democratic Solidarity of Indonesian Catholics, a social organization which will serve as an alternative medium to channel...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Wake up and smell the rot
Wake up and smell the rot The National Awakening Day, commemorated today, comes at a time when Indonesia is at a crucial juncture which could determine our existence as a nation. Given the current state of affairs, it is no exaggeration to suggest that the nation- building process is already...
Mon, 20 May 2002
World Cup to boost TV sales by 20-30 percent
World Cup to boost TV sales by 20-30 percentAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Cup soccer tournament, coupled with the strengthening of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar, will increase television sales in the first half of this year by between 20 percent and 30 percent,...
Mon, 20 May 2002
ASEAN ministers gather to explore antiterror pact
ASEAN ministers gather to explore antiterror pactAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian security ministers began arriving here on Sunday for a special meeting to discuss the terror scare and to explore a regional pact to combat the scourge.
Mon, 20 May 2002
McDonald's gifts
McDonald's giftsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI have attended birthday parties a few times at McDonald's and got the impression that it does not seem to care much about the quality of its gifts.In July 2001, my child had a birthday party at McDonald's Pondok Bambu and got a small backpack with a picture of...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Eastern canal project to start soon
Eastern canal project to start soon JAKARTA: The construction project for the East Flood Canal, delayed for 30 years, will commence in Marunda and Rorotan subdistricts, Cilincing, North Jakarta.According to head of the city public works agency IGKG Suena, some 80 percent of the land for the...
Mon, 20 May 2002
To amend or not to amend
To amend or not to amendFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe debate over amending the 1945 Constitution has become increasingly heated among politicians, political observers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Mon, 20 May 2002
Gusmao, a symbol of peace
Gusmao, a symbol of peaceAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freedom is apparently not the end of the struggle for a man like Xanana Gusmao, who has battled to remain free from thoughts of vengeance since his release from an Indonesian prison."I realize that we lost everything...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Indonesian or English best for Timor Lorosae
Indonesian or English best for Timor LorosaeChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta The new Timorese Lorosae government, formerly known as East Timor, has chosen Portuguese and Tetun as the official national languages. English and Indonesian shall only be used as "working languages" in the future.
Mon, 20 May 2002
[b]Please leave this as "color trading" as trading on the stock
Please leave this as "color trading" as trading on the stock exchange may actually be negatively affected rather than spured 1. Market (1 x 30) Indosat share sale to color trading this week JP/14/Stocks2.TV (2 x 24) World Cup to boost TV sales by 20-30% 3.
Mon, 20 May 2002
National Awakening Day
National Awakening Day National Awakening Day, May 20, is commemorated every year to pay homage to those Indonesians who rose as the untied nation of Indonesia, which was still under Dutch colonial domination in the 1920s.
Mon, 20 May 2002
'Drug abuse needs serious attention'
'Drug abuse needs serious attention' Drug use and addiction is an increasing problem in Jakarta. And while the impact of drugs on society is extremely serious, efforts to fight the distribution, sale and use of narcotics in the capital have never seemed to match this seriousness.
Mon, 20 May 2002
JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank said on Saturday its
JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank said on Saturday its international reserves fell to US$28.14 billion as of the second week of May from $28.58 billion the previous week. International reserves are calculated using gross foreign exchange reserves and only include liquid assets.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Divide between nationalism and Islam must be avoided: Syafii
Divide between nationalism and Islam must be avoided: SyafiiKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversy over the establishment of an Islamic caucus continued with Muslim figures warning that it would not necessarily contradict nationalist mass organizations and parties.
Mon, 20 May 2002
JSX to become profit-oriented bourse
JSX to become profit-oriented bourseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The capital market authorities are setting up a foundation to gradually turn the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) into a credible bourse in Asia under a restructuring plan which will not only change fundamentally the way the stock market is...
Mon, 20 May 2002
'Historic car' enters Yogyakarta museum
'Historic car' enters Yogyakarta museumTarko Sudiarno, Yogyakarta, The Jakarta Post The provincial government of Yogyakarta has decided to put one of its cars in a museum as a historical item.The car was used by Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X to pacify protesters during the reformation...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Probosutedjo's case set for court
Probosutedjo's case set for court JAKARTA: The alleged Rp 38 billion (around US$3.8 million) fraud case involving businessman Probosutedjo, half brother of former president Soeharto, is close to prosecution, Attorney General's Office spokesman Barman Zahir said.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Semen Padang, PSM register opening wins
Semen Padang, PSM register opening winsKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang Semen Padang and PSM Makassar chalked up wins in their opening matches of the top-eight round of the Indonesian soccer league in Padang, West Sumatra, on Sunday.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Indofood says Q1 net profit soars 102%
Indofood says Q1 net profit soars 102%Reuters, Jakarta The world's largest instant noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said on Sunday its net income soared by 102 percent in the first quarter of 2002 to Rp308.6 billion (US$33.99 million) from an adjusted figure of Rp152.5 billion booked in 2001.
Mon, 20 May 2002
Save secondary forests too
Save secondary forests tooCesar Sabogal, CIFOR scientist, Bogor, West Java "Save our forests" has been a familiar catchphrase in the media for the past 20 years. And the message has been pretty much the same during that time: More effort is needed to save the pristine rainforests in South America,...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Minister to launch ILO report
Minister to launch ILO report JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea was scheduled to launch the ILO global report on child labor at the Mandarin Hotel here on Monday.According to the global report, titled A Future without Child Labor, some 179 million children worldwide...
Mon, 20 May 2002
Advantage of power liberalization questioned
Advantage of power liberalization questionedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Debates on the electricity bill, which aims to lift the monopoly of the state electricity company PT PLN in the country's power sector, could heat up considerably, as many legislators now have begun to...