Archive: 1 June 2002
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002
WHO seeks tobacco sponsorship bans in RI
WHO seeks tobacco sponsorship bans in RIMusthofid and Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World No Tobacco Day celebration Friday seemed to have failed to capture the imagination of Indonesians with the World Health Organization vowing to campaign against tobacco sponsorship.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Drivers ask for police protection
Drivers ask for police protection TANGERANG: About 200 drivers of public minivans serving the Pasar Anyer-Juru Mudi route staged a rally at Tangerang Police Headquarters on Thursday demanding police protection against threats made by unlicensed minivan drivers.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Sipadan-Ligitan row ignored: DPR
Sipadan-Ligitan row ignored: DPRKurniawan Hari and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) criticized on Friday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its failure to provide the public with satisfactory progress in a dispute over Sipadan and...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Councillors suspect graft at waste incinerator purchase
Councillors suspect graft at waste incinerator purchaseAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors urged the city inspectorate on Friday to investigate possible irregularities in the purchase of 10 garbage incinerators worth Rp 3.2 billion (US$355,555) last year.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Foreign vessels crowding exclusive zone
Foreign vessels crowding exclusive zone The fish processing industry is often likened to a starving chicken in the granary. It is a unique phenomenon that with the abundant fish potential in national waters, the processing industry is complaining about a shortage of raw materials.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Wolfowitz urges Indonesian military to reform itself
Wolfowitz urges Indonesian military to reform itselfAgencies, Singapore The deputy U.S. defense secretary on Friday urged Indonesia's military to reform itself, but said a strong army there was needed to fight terrorism and maintain democracy.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Telkom's service
Telkom's serviceFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI run a telecommunications kiosk in Central Jakarta. Unfortunately, I always end up paying more than what is stated on the telecommunications kiosk's bill from PT Telkom.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
NGOs campaign against U.S.
NGOs campaign against U.S. At Benoa Harbor, a coalition of women, youth, and non- governmental organizations (NGO) launched a series of activities aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise on Friday to protest the U.S.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
40 percent of military housing in bad state
40 percent of military housing in bad stateLeo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 40 percent of military housing in Jakarta is in poor condition, but the military does not have the funds for renovations, a senior military officer said on Friday.Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Police search for terror suspects
Police search for terror suspects JAKARTA: National Police will be on the lookout for five Islamic terrorists who Singapore claim have probably fled to Indonesia."Their names are on our wanted list," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Semen Padang strongly urged to fork out compensation
Semen Padang strongly urged to fork out compensationKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang Residents of West Sumatra's subdistrict of Lubuk Kilangan where state-owned cement factory PT Semen Padang stands, have renewed their demand that Semen Padang not only pay compensation for 412 hectares of their...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
230,000 students in Lampung could be forced out of school
230,000 students in Lampung could be forced out of schoolOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung Participation in the National Child Sponsorship Movement (GNOTA) is another victim of the continuing economic crisis, leaving more than 230,000 elementary and high school students in Lampung...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Language barriers hit UN session
Language barriers hit UN session Unlike most United Nations meetings, Friday's UN plenary meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, turned into a language game during the voting session to decide on the participation of a pro-Tibet organization at the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Militants plotting to topple govts: Lee
Militants plotting to topple govts: LeeAgence France-Presse, Singapore Muslim militants were plotting to overthrow the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore to set up an Asian Islamic state, Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
1. blbi -- 4 x 12
1. blbi -- 4 x 12AGO plans to summon Soedradjad this month 2. hamzah -- 2 x 26Hamzah seeking hard-liner vote for 2004 elections 3. poll -- 2 x 30Poll shows Maluku people support moral movement to end conflict orMaluku people in favor of moral movement to end conflict: Poll 4.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
1. duit (1 x 30)
1. duit (1 x 30) Dollar rallies on BOJ intervention 2. North (2 x 16) N. Sumatra complains about oil earnings JP/16/Oil 3. Gold (3 x 27) Gold prices fixed at $327.25, highest since October 1997 JP/
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
1,500 troops pulled out of Poso
1,500 troops pulled out of Poso The Indonesian Military (TNI) began on Friday the process of withdrawing about 1,500 troops from the once strife-torn town of Poso in Central Sulawesi, five months after Muslim and Christian leaders there signed a peace deal.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
U.S. deputy defense secretary urges closer military cooperation
U.S. deputy defense secretary urges closer military cooperation with Indonesia Agencies SingaporeThe deputy U.S. defense secretary on Friday urged Indonesia's military to reform itself, but said a strong army there was needed to fight terrorism and maintain democracy.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
RI hopes dim as Bali talks near end
RI hopes dim as Bali talks near endBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali No one in the Indonesian delegation has openly admitted it, but the mood is there: that it is increasingly more difficult to secure aid and stronger commitments from developed countries during negotiations on...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Smoking widespread among students in Bandarlampung
Smoking widespread among students in BandarlampungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ignoring international No-Tobacco Day, which fell on May 31, a group of junior high school students clad in their school uniforms were found smoking in a side alley in the city of Bandar Lampung.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Fuel prices for June mostly unchanged
Fuel prices for June mostly unchangedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina announced on Friday that the price list of fuel products for the month of June would remain the same as levels in May except for fuel oil.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Rally, vandalism mar UN meeting in Bali
Rally, vandalism mar UN meeting in BaliThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali An unexpected rally by non-governmental organization activists and vandalism against property belonging to the Indonesian People's Forum marked the UN meeting on sustainable development here on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 31, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 375 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Noted figures pay tribute to economist Arndt
Noted figures pay tribute to economist ArndtDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted economist, friend or mentor, not one person in attendance at a gathering to pay tribute to the late Australian economist Heinz W. Arndt could sum him up in just one word.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
GE Capital Buys Singapore SDL
GE Capital Buys Singapore SDL SINGAPORE: GE Capital, a financial services arm of General Electric Co. (GE), has acquired automobile finance company SDL Leasing Singapore Pte. Ltd. from UBS Capital Asia Pacific, UBS Capital Asia Pacific said in a statement Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Police search for terror suspects
Police search for terror suspects JAKARTA: National Police will be on the lookout for five Islamic terrorists who Singapore claim have probably fled to Indonesia."Their names are on our wanted list," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Police to launch probe into car smuggling
Police to launch probe into car smugglingYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police vowed on Friday to extend its investigation into a nation-wide ring of luxury car smuggling following a case which allegedly involved one of its senior officers.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Energy debate looks set for long haul
Energy debate looks set for long haulFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The debate on the use of alternative energy sources may have to be continued in Johannesburg amid sharp differences among developing countries in Group-77 (G-77), with some developing...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Tommy's trial again adjourned due to absent witnesses
Tommy's trial again adjourned due to absent witnessesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The hearing of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra was adjourned on Friday because of the absence of seven prosecution witnesses who were scheduled to testify at the Central Jakarta District Court.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Grace Emilia
Grace Emilia Contributor JakartaMore schools teach Mandarin language Lao shi (teacher) Melani, a senior language lecturer at the Trisakti Institute of Tourism, also spends several hours a week teaching Mandarin at the He Ping School, a one-year-old language school founded by the Chinese Hakka clan...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
N. Sumatra complains about oil earnings
N. Sumatra complains about oil earningsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The North Sumatra province has filed a protest against a decree issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources which failed to mention two regencies in the province as oil producers.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Hamzah seeking hard-liners vote for 2004 elections
Hamzah seeking hard-liners vote for 2004 electionsAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversial visits made by Vice President Hamzah Haz to hard-line Muslim leaders have much to do with his effort to establish a new political bloc to support his presidential campaign in 2004,...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Deadly brawls scare parents, but fail to worry students
Deadly brawls scare parents, but fail to worry studentsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What was supposed to be a happy celebration for two high school students turned into a tragic ending when one was instantly killed and the other seriously injured in a student brawl that started minutes...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Many Jakartans claim to be unaware of World No Tobacco Day
Many Jakartans claim to be unaware of World No Tobacco DayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The majority of smokers in the capital continued to light up during World No Tobacco Day on Friday, saying that they did not know it was international no-smoking day.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Decent work key to future development
Decent work key to future developmentA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The International Labor Organization (ILO) lashed out on Friday at draft documents for the next World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, saying that the drafts failed to pay attention to employment...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Schools testing procedures need to be re-examined?
Schools testing procedures need to be re-examined?Simon Marcus Gower Principal High School Harapan Bangsa Tangerang, Banten It seems like few people really like it. Teachers often complain that it imposes too many strictures on them that force them to teach too much too fast.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
GMO brings hardship to S. Sulawesi, farmers claim
GMO brings hardship to S. Sulawesi, farmers claimA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali A year ago, Santi, a farmer group leader in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, was extremely pleased when an employee from plantation company PT Branita Sandhini arrived at her home and offered her genetically...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Stakeholders' Voices
Stakeholders' Voices The Jakarta Post today presents the last part of a series on the views and suggestions from the nine major groups participating in the current preparatory committee meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Nusa Dua, Bali.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
AGO plans to summon Soedradjat this month
AGO plans to summon Soedradjat this monthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Imanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office plans to summon former governor of Bank Indonesia Soedradjat Djiwandono this month as a suspect in a Rp 19 trillion (US$2.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
From Bisnis Indonesia
From Bisnis Indonesia I run a telecommunications kiosk in Central Jakarta. Unfortunately, I always end up paying more than what is stated on the telecommunications kiosk's bill from PT Telkom. The difference ranges from between Rp 12,000 and Rp 21,000, and in May 2002 it was Rp 196,000.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
S. Kalimantan job seekers told to stay put
S. Kalimantan job seekers told to stay put BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has advised students in South Kalimantan not to leave their resource-rich province for jobs in big cities."You should make the best of your natural resources.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Army chief succession next week
Army chief succession next week JAKARTA: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto will hand over his post to his successor on June 5 at the latest, an officer said on Thursday.Army spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Experts welcome KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandal
Experts welcome KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandalAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post JakartaAnalysts welcomed on Friday the sanctions imposed by antimonopoly watchdog Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) on parties involved in the Indomobil scandal, saying the move would help revive...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Probe on JITF bribery continues
Probe on JITF bribery continuesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillor Ugiek Soegihardjo return to work on Friday with a pledge to continue his investigation into alleged irregularities at city-joint venture firm PT Jakarta International Trade Fair (JITF).
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Mamberamo wants new regency
Mamberamo wants new regency JAYAPURA, Papua: Hundreds of residents from Mamberamo in the Papuan capital of Jayapura staged a rally at the city's legislative council on Friday to demand that their area be made a separate regency.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Economists hail KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandal
Economists hail KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandalAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts welcomed on Friday the sanctions imposed by antimonopoly watchdog Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) on parties involved in the Indomobil scandal, saying the move would help...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Blackout during World Cup opening
Blackout during World Cup opening JAKARTA: Residents of several parts of Greater Jakarta were disappointed on Friday evening when there was a power failure in their areas, making them miss the televised opening of the World Cup and the following first match between France and Senegal, reports said.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
FKDPM to sue finance ministry
FKDPM to sue finance ministryMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The association of oil and gas producing regencies (FKDPM) said on Friday it would file a suit against the Ministry of Finance unless the latter immediately revoked its decree on the oil and gas revenue split between the...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
1. Pangdam - 4x10
1. Pangdam - 4x10 40 percent of military housing in bad state 2. Corrupt - 2x 21 Graft at waste incinerator purchasing disclosed 3. SCHOOL - 1x36 Brawls scare parents, not students 3. Council - 1x 28 Probe on JITF bribery continues 4. Speak - 1x30 Jakarta drowning in pollution
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
AGO questions Ary Suta over Indomobil stake sale
AGO questions Ary Suta over Indomobil stake saleTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Imanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The former head of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), I Putu Gede Ary Suta, has been questioned in relation to alleged irregularities surrounding the high-profile sale of...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
In this era of globalization, a formal university education is
In this era of globalization, a formal university education is often not enough to land a good job. This is why professional courses offering additional skills ranging from languages to computers are mushrooming.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Maluku people need moral movement
Maluku people need moral movementTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The majority of people in conflict-ridden Maluku reject the government top-down approach to end the prolonged conflict and instead favor a local moral initiative called the Bakubae Movement to stop the violence,...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
The magic of soccer
The magic of soccer The World Cup is slated to kick off in South Korea on Friday. It is the first time Asia will host the event. Asia is the world's most populous continent but it has been left behind in soccer. The sport has been dominated by Europe and Latin America.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Remembering Mohammad Hatta
Remembering Mohammad Hatta A committee has been formed in Jakarta to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mohammad Hatta, Indonesia's first vice-president, who was born on Aug. 12, 1902. Together with Sukarno, Mohammad Hatta, or Bung Hatta as he is more popularly known, co-proclaimed...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Grace Emilia
Grace Emilia Contributor JakartaMore schools teach Mandarin language Lao shi (teacher) Melani, a senior language lecturer at the Trisakti Institute of Tourism, also spends several hours a week teaching Mandarin at the He Ping School, a one-year-old language school founded by the Chinese Hakka clan...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Jakarta drowning in Pollution
Jakarta drowning in Pollution Ongoing damage to the environment has concerned many people, including students. The Jakarta Post interviewed several students about what their chief concerns were on the issue.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Democracy means responsibility
Democracy means responsibility Of late, and understandably, there has been a lot said about the depressing state of the Indonesian nation. The many reasons for that are all well known, well documented and well and truly expressed.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Police search for terror suspects
Police search for terror suspects JAKARTA: National Police will be on the lookout for five Islamic terrorists who Singapore claim have probably fled to Indonesia. "Their names are on our wanted list," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Govt chips away at autonomy law, takes sand business from Riau
Govt chips away at autonomy law, takes sand business from RiauHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Despite increasing protests, the central government has taken over the authority from the Riau administration on the issuance of permits for sand extraction in Riau waters in an attempt...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
House may summon Megawati over Dili visit
House may summon Megawati over Dili visitKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight legislators, on behalf of 31 House of Representatives (DPR) members, on Friday submitted a petition to House Speaker Akbar Tandjung, demanding that the House summon President Megawati Soekarnoputri over her May...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Padang
Padang8 x 4Semen Padang urged to fork out compensation GNOTA20 x 2230,000 students in Lampung face no more lessons Rokok24 x 2Smoking widespread among high school studentsJEC24 x 2 Yogyakarta councillors take bribes, alleges witnessPasir24 x 2Govt chips away at autonomy law, takes sand from Riau...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Rupiah Rates May.31
Rupiah Rates May.31 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates May.31 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,285.00 8,285.00 8,829.00 8,741.00 Australian dollar 1 5,260.88 4,690.14 5,002.51 4,948.28Brunei dollar 1 5,201.68 4,638.86 4,946.22 4,894.18Canadian dollar 1 6,052.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Komnas HAM members to resign
Komnas HAM members to resign JAKARTA: At least six members of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) have refused to serve until 2003 and will submit their resignations in a plenary meeting on Tuesday, commission member Albert Hasibuan told reporters here on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Defenseless animals
Defenseless animals For some time now I have been meaning to write to you to say just how much I admire The Jakarta Post for speaking out so often on many controversial environmental issues. These many articles and reports printed in recent months seem well researched and informed, more recently...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Dollar rallies on BOJ intervention
Dollar rallies on BOJ interventionDow Jones, Jakarta The dollar recovered from lows against most Asian currencies Friday in the wake of Japanese intervention, but ended mostly down in sluggish pre-World Cup soccer trade due to doubts about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Indonesian media lose their freedom
Indonesian media lose their freedom Indonesian journalists are loosing their access to information and miss their press freedom in the Bali meeting, as they are practically banned from entering all meeting rooms, except the press rooms.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Emil wants Bali Commitment to set benchmark
Emil wants Bali Commitment to set benchmarkThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali A benchmark of time targets would prevent the Bali Commitment from seeing the same lackluster follow up as the 1992 Rio Declaration on sustainable development, but talks on the action plan indicate that it is too early to...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Sukamto travels deep into Javanese world
Sukamto travels deep into Javanese worldSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta If one comes across a figurative-decorative painting portraying Javanese lifestyles with traditional lurik, or striped motif enclosing the painting, then the art work must belong to Yogyakarta artist Sukamto Dwi...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Vice President's
Vice President's aide clarifies On Wednesday (May 29) evening, I was contacted by one of your journalists, Moh. Nafik, for information regarding the program of Vice President Hamzah Haz at the Al-Mukmin Islamic boarding school, Ngruki, Surakarta.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
What is ailing Indonesia?
What is ailing Indonesia?S.P. Seth Freelance Writer Sydney SushilPSeth@aol.com It is now four years since President Soeharto was forced out of office following popular unrest against his regime. Much of Indonesia's present problems stem from his long rule.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Taking computer class to find better job
Taking computer class to find better jobSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The number of institutions offering computer courses has been on the rise over the last several years due to the increasing demand from job seekers who want to improve their qualifications or those who want to promote...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Salim to sell PLDT stake
Salim to sell PLDT stake The Salim Group has agreed to sell their controlling shareholding in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PHI) and the Fort Bonifacio central business district to Philippine tycoon John Gokongwei, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Friday.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Unsustainable lifestyle continues
Unsustainable lifestyle continues Friday May 31, was the World No Tobacco Day. But at noon after the first round of debate when delegates flowed out of conference rooms it became all too apparent that smokers were oblivious of this fact.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Buddhists celebrate 'Waisak' at Borobudur
Buddhists celebrate 'Waisak' at BorobudurP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Borobudur, Central Java The annual celebration of Trisuci Waisak -- the holy day for Buddhists marking three great occasions: the birthday of Siddharta Gautama, His Enlightenment as Buddha and His demise -- took place at Borobudur...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Govt ready to cover maturing bonds: Boediono
Govt ready to cover maturing bonds: BoedionoDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would use part of the proceeds from the sale of assets by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to cover bonds worth Rp 3.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Fourty-two prostitutes netted
Fourty-two prostitutes netted JAKARTA: As many as 42 prostitutes working in Central Jakarta and North Jakarta were rounded up early on Friday morning in a joint operation by the City Public Agency, the Social Agency, the Jakarta Police and the military garrison.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Yogyakarta councillors take bribes, alleges witness
Yogyakarta councillors take bribes, alleges witnessAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Provincial prosecutors made significant headway in their investigation into alleged bribery involving local councillors when a witness disclosed on Friday that a meeting had been held to discuss the...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
East Timor Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Jose Ramos-Horta
East Timor Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Jose Ramos-Horta has rejected to talk about Indonesia's assets in the country, with the reason being that the new nation lost much more than what the assets are worth.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
Ministers of NAM countries to meet Arafat on Sunday
Ministers of NAM countries to meet Arafat on SundayAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and other Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries are to meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on June 2, as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people, the Ministry of Foreign...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
1. blbi -- 4 x 12
1. blbi -- 4 x 12 AGO plans to summon Soedradjad this month 2. hamzah -- 2 x 26 Hamzah seeking hard-liner vote for 2004 elections 3. poll -- 2 x 30 Poll shows Maluku people support moral movement to end conflict orMaluku people in favor of moral movement to end conflict: Poll 4.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
New Products and Services Make
New Products and Services Make Business Stays in Indonesia Easier Allson Residence at Mitra Oasis Jakarta offers new products and services that will make business easier and expatriates in Indonesia more comfortable and secure.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
What we do not need: Iwan Fals and cigarettes
What we do not need: Iwan Fals and cigarettesSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Jakarta Virtually every newspaper and magazine in the country was delirious with adulation when they reported last week the concert of music heroes Iwan Fals and Padi Group in Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
BP West Java to increase gas output
BP West Java to increase gas outputMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, West Java BP West Java, an Indonesian unit of British American firm BP Plc., said on Friday it would increase its gas production by more than 50 million cubic feet per day (mmscfd) in September to meet the growing gas demand...
Sat, 01 Jun 2002
1,500 troops pulled out of Poso
1,500 troops pulled out of Poso PALU, Central Sulawesi: A group of unidentified people attacked the provincial branch office of the United Development Party of Reform (PPPR) early on Friday morning, leaving its front windows shattered.The incident took place at 3 a.m.