Archive: 25 June 2002
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Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Social and religious harmony is not unraveling in Singapore
Social and religious harmony is not unraveling in Singapore Asad Latif, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The topic of the online discussion with Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, which the Singapore International Foundation organized last week, was striking: "Social and racial harmony -- Is Singapore unraveling?" Participant Ned Kelly asked: "Racial and religious tolerance begins with education. How will the 'unraveling' of Singapore relate to the unraveling of the tudung?" Dr.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Gunbattle erupts on main street
Gunbattle erupts on main street PHILIPPINES: At least 13 people were wounded when a gunbattle erupted between police and robbers in rush hour traffic on one of Manila's busiest streets on Monday. Police said the gunfight at an intersection of the Edsa highway -- the main thoroughfare through the sprawling capital -- broke out after the robbers snatched a bag containing over one million pesos ($20,000) from an office messenger walking to a bank to deposit the money.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
284 officials' urine tested
284 officials' urine tested TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal administration carried out a urine test on Monday on its 284 high-ranking officials in an attempt to limit drug abuse at the municipality office. "The test was initially carried out on chiefs of agencies, bodies and offices in the municipal administration," said doctor Nuriman Mahcyudin, who led a team of four doctors in the test.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Scrap TNI's free seats now, say observer
Scrap TNI's free seats now, say observer Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted military observers urged civilian politicians on Monday to scrap the free seats accorded to the Indonesian military (TNI) and police in the legislature immediately regardless of the two organization's readiness to be entrusted with the franchise. "There are no more reasons now for the military to have free seats in the legislature," military observer Hasnan Habib said.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
'No place for extremists in Muhammadiyah youth poll
'No place for extremists in Muhammadiyah youth poll The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Muhammadiyah Youth Organization is set to elect a new leader next month with Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif hoping the election would help identify future statesmen in the country's second largest Muslim organization. Syafii said the upcoming election in the Muhammadiyah youth wing should produce future leaders with statesmanlike qualities.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Law for civilians not the same as for police, TNI
Law for civilians not the same as for police, TNI Novan Iman Santosa and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This nation seems to have a huge stock of shocking legal violations. One ongoing case involves no less a figure than Comr. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb, a former Jakarta Police chief. Jacoeb is now under investigation for issuing temporary vehicle documents for 11 Mercedes Benz vehicles allegedly smuggled into Indonesia from Singapore.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Franz Magnis, an adopted Indonesian
Franz Magnis, an adopted Indonesian Christina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta Whenever Franz Magnis-Suseno shows up, he doesn't have much of a chance of remaining anonymous. It doesn't take long for everybody to recognize the tall bule (western foreigner) with the shiny white hair and impressionable charisma. His look should not deceive you. His passport is Indonesian. Twenty five years ago, the Catholic priest, born 1936 in Germany as Franz Graf von Magnis, chose to become an Indonesian citizen.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
284 officials' urine tested
284 officials' urine tested TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal administration carried out a urine test on Monday on its 284 high-ranking officials in an attempt to limit drug abuse at the municipality office. "The test was initially carried out on chiefs of agencies, bodies and offices in the municipal administration," said doctor Nuriman Mahcyudin, who led a team of four doctors in the test.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates June 24
Rupiah Rates June 24 JP/13/Conver Rupiah Rates June 24. Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Drug testing order stuns N. Sumatra officials
Drug testing order stuns N. Sumatra officials Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan All high-ranking officials in North Sumatra Governor's office were surprised on Monday to find a sudden instruction by governor T. Rizal Nurdin requiring them to have a urine sample screened for drugs. The test was conducted for 61 officials from echelon II and above, while similar tests for lower-ranking officials will be held within the next few days.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Political uncertainty rattles Malaysia, party calls meetings
Political uncertainty rattles Malaysia, party calls meetings Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's shaken political establishment will hold emergency meetings on Tuesday after veteran Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shocked the nation with a resignation announcement and headed off to Europe on holiday.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Aceh activists call for end to security operation
Aceh activists call for end to security operation Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Acehnese human rights activists questioned on Monday the effectiveness of Presidential Instruction No. 1/2002 on the Comprehensive Solution to Aceh's Problems to settle the conflict in the province as its six-month deadline nears, while violence remains unabated.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
JITF seeks to extend role until end 2003
JITF seeks to extend role until end 2003 Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) confirmed on Monday it had requested an extension of its mandate for another year to 2003, because of the debt restructuring workload that would not be settled by the time it's tenure expired at the end of this year.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Drug delivery foiled at airport
Drug delivery foiled at airport TANGERANG: Customs and Excise officers arrested two suspects and foiled the delivery of 53 kilograms of marijuana en route from Banda Aceh to Batam at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Customs and Excise chief Jusuf Indarto said on Monday that the drug had been sent by Azhari in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh, to Permadi in Batam. Azhari sent the marijuana on three occasions in different packages using postal services on June 18, June 19 and June 21.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Harun violates regulation on gubernatorial candidacy
Harun violates regulation on gubernatorial candidacy Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The incumbent West Nusa Tenggara Governor, Harun Alrasyid, who earlier registered as a gubernatorial candidate, violated election regulations by not submitting presidential approval on Monday, which was the closing date for registration.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta The North Jakarta Public Order Agency forcibly evicted on Monday morning about 400 squatters along the banks of the West Flood Canal in Teluk Gong, Penjaringan district, North Jakarta. For the 12th time during the last nine months, the agency's 200 officers, who were assisted by police and military officers, demolished and burnt down some 100 temporary houses in the area soon after they arrived at about 10 a.m. At the time, most of the residents were working.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Artist Widayat passes away, aged 83
Artist Widayat passes away, aged 83 Amir Sidharta, Contributor, Jakarta The painter, Widayat, passed away last Saturday, June 22, 2002, at 11:10 pm. He was being treated at the Medistra Hospital, Jakarta, for a weak heart. He was 83 years of age. The artist was born in Kutoarjo, Central Java, on March 9, 1919. During the Japanese occupation he worked as a cartographer for the railway service in Palembang, drawing maps of railroad routes throughout Sumatra.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
3. Aceh ---- 3x15
3. Aceh ---- 3x15 House backs moves to use force against separatist movements
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rights tribunal opens case on Dili attacks
Rights tribunal opens case on Dili attacks A human rights tribunal began hearing the case on Monday against the former chief of the Dili Military Command, Lt. Col. Endar Priyanto, who is charged with failing to prevent the massacre of 12 civilians. Prosecutor K. Lere told the human rights tribunal that the defendant ignored the involvement of his troops in attacks by a pro-Jakarta militia on the East Timor residences of Leandro Isaac and Manuel Viegas Carrascalao.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
House backs moves to use force against separatist movements
House backs moves to use force against separatist movements Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) unanimously threw their support behind the Indonesian military on Monday in allowing it to flex its muscles against secessionist movements in the country, particularly the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Hospitals providing free health care for the 'rich'
Hospitals providing free health care for the 'rich' Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The health card system aims to provide a free health service for the poor. But while many destitute people are unable to enter the program due to their lack of an ID card, employees of several hospitals admitted on Monday that many of the recipients look affluent.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Politicians busy mobilizing forces
Politicians busy mobilizing forces From Rakyat Merdeka Whatever you call it, a meeting of politicians is one intended to mobilize forces to win the general election in 2004. This, of course, refers to a meeting of representatives of Islamic political parties held at the initiative of Amien Rais, Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Nurhidayat of the Justice Party. Or a meeting held by Arifin Panigoro, or still a meeting between Taufik Kiemas and former president Abdurrahman Wahid.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Kesowo may face 6 years over Banpres
Kesowo may face 6 years over Banpres Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State/Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo violated Law No.20/1997 on Non Taxable State Income for failing to hand over in full the Presidential Aid Fund (Banpres) to the Ministry of Finance as required by the law, legislators said on Monday. "The law stipulates that all institutions have to hand over non taxable state income to the finance ministry.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Public ignorant about their representatives
Public ignorant about their representatives The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ask anyone about who is his or her representative in the House of Representatives (DPR) and you will likely get a blank stare. In spite of the massive turnout in the last general election in 1999, the majority of the people still cannot name their representatives in the national legislature, according to a newly published survey by Taylor Nelson Sofres Indonesia.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Golkar to pick retired general
Golkar to pick retired general JAKARTA: The Golkar Party is considering appointing another retired general as its new secretary general to replace former military officer Tuswandi who passed away on June 12, 2002. Golkar Chairman Akbar Tandjung said on Monday his party's new secretary general will likely be from the Indonesian Military (TNI) in a bid to maintain its historical relations with the armed forces.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Nation told to maintain religion pluralism
Nation told to maintain religion pluralism Asip A. Hasani The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called on the nation to maintain religious pluralism and tolerance, rather than exploiting religious differences to stoke sectarian violence.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
East Java AIDS death toll reaches 30
East Java AIDS death toll reaches 30 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The death toll from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases in East Java has now officially reached 30. East Java Deputy Governor Imam Supardi said there has been an increase in HIV/AIDS cases because of local people's lack of awareness. According to data at the local health office, there have been 423 HIV/AIDS cases reported and 30 have so far died. There was no detailed data on the spread of the disease.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Two injured in a brawl
Two injured in a brawl JAKARTA: Two men were injured and five houses were destroyed in a brawl at Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, early Monday. The clash between residents of the community unit (RW) 5 and 17 was triggered by some boys from RW 17 who were angry after they were not allowed to borrow a skateboard from a boy at RW 5, said Sardi, a 45-year-old witness. Around 50 boys from RW 17 then destroyed five houses at the RW 5 triggering the brawl between both units residents until around 3 a.m.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
SembCorp to privatize marine unit
SembCorp to privatize marine unit SINGAPORE: Singapore industrial conglomerate SembCorp Industries Monday said it planned to privatize its marine unit SembCorp Marine. The offer of S$1.10 (62.5 U.S. cents) a share for its marine division, which has eight shipyards in Singapore, Indonesia, China and Brazil, represents a 23 percent premium on its closing share price on Friday.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Illegal levies at sea
Illegal levies at sea From Warta Kota It is really a very sad case that certain members of the government security personnel impose illegal levies on small- scale owners of fishing vessels. Usually when a fishing vessel leaves Muara Baru Fish Auction Port to go fishing at sea or returns into the port carrying its catch, it will be stopped by certain sea security officers asking to see the documents of the vessel.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Afghan refugees return home
Afghan refugees return home BOGOR: A total of 166 Afghan refugees, who had been living in three shelters in Bogor, have returned to Afghanistan with the improving situation in that country following the establishment of a new government. The head of the Bogor Immigration Office, Teuku Sjahrial, said on Monday that 86 percent of 193 refugees in Bogor were from Afghanistan, while the rest were from the Middle East.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Theys suspects 'committed ordinary murder': Probe
Theys suspects 'committed ordinary murder': Probe Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A military probe concluded that the murder of Papuan leader Dortheys "Theys" Hiyo Eluay was not politically motivated, and thus the nine suspected Army Special Forces (Kopassus) officers involved in the death will be tried through a regular Military Tribunal next month. National Military Police chief Maj. Gen. Sulaiman A.B.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Satellite demand to pick soon
Satellite demand to pick soon Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Singapore Demand for commercial satellites in Asian-Pacific markets is expected to pick up as telecommunications operators in the region seek to expand their infrastructure to meet surging Internet usage, according to Arianespace, the French-based satellite launch company.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Insight -- 1x36
1. Insight -- 1x36 Do TNI, police personnel deserve the franchise? 2. Widayat --- 32 Artist Widayat passes away, aged 83 3. Badawi ---- 2x21 Abdullah, a moderate leader, looks set to replace Mahathir 4. Legal ---- 1x33 Law for civilians not the same as for police, TNI =========== 5. Head 6. Cap 7. AD
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
PPP to elect chairman in 2003
PPP to elect chairman in 2003 JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) will likely convene a congress to elect the party's next chairman in 2003, one year ahead of its original schedule, PPP co-chairman Tosari Wijaya said on Monday. "The decision will be made during a meeting of the PPP central board and will be taken to the party's national working meeting for endorsement in July 2002," he said.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
DPR to expedite amendment of contentious bankruptcy law
DPR to expedite amendment of contentious bankruptcy law Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives, which is already saddled with the enormous job of completing the debates on dozens of "crucial" bills, may speed up debates on the amendment of the controversial bankruptcy law recently proposed by the government, according to a legislator.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Drug meeting in Myanmar postponed
Drug meeting in Myanmar postponed THAILAND: A meeting on regional antinarcotics cooperation scheduled for later this month in Myanmar has been postponed due to instability in the military-ruled state, Thai officials said on Monday. Thamarak Issarangkun Na Ayutthaya, minister to the prime minister's office, said the quadrilateral cooperation on drugs between China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand would not take place in June as scheduled.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Boat people's relics attract tourists
Boat people's relics attract tourists BATAM, Riau: Four motorboats and various other relics left behind by Vietnamese refugees who were stranded on Galang Island in Batam, Riau, in 1980 have become a tourist attraction promoted by the Batam administration. The wooden boats, two of which have deteriorated due to adverse weather and termites, refugee quarters now also under repair and a well-maintained church are what tourists can find on the 800-hectare former refugee camp.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Manulife --- 27
1. Manulife --- 27 Hospitals reject Manulife policies 2. Ifes-2 ---- 1x34 Public ignorant about their representatives Public in dark about their representatives 3. Aceh ---- 3x13 to come lateRRRR
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian seaman kidnappers go to ground
Indonesian seaman kidnappers go to ground Agence France-Presse, Manila Kidnappers holding three Indonesian seamen in the southern Philippines are lying low, with no ransom demands or claims of responsibility issued a week after the abductions, the defense department said on Monday. "It's very unusual," department spokesman Melchor Rosales said on local television. "There has been no demand for anything" or even "any claim" for responsibility.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Hospitals reject Manulife policies
Hospitals reject Manulife policies Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hospitals have decided to reject PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) health insurance policies following the bankruptcy ruling on the company, leaving some 200,000 policyholders in uncertainty. Hospitals fear that the ongoing fiasco faced by the local unit of Canada's giant insurer Manulife Financial Corp. could render the company unable to pay medical bills. The head of admissions at St.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
TNI drops Constitution article on MPR seats
TNI drops Constitution article on MPR seats Berni K. Moestafa and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI)/National Police faction decided on Monday to withdraw an article they earlier insisted on adding to the amendment of the 1945 Constitution, allowing them to retain their seats in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) until 2009.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Let the people elect their president: Survey
Let the people elect their president: Survey The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is going to allow the people to directly elect the president and vice president in 2004, then it should allow them to make that selection all the way through, rather than halfway. In a survey by Taylor Nelson Sofres Indonesia, 74 percent of the 3,580 people polled endorsed a direct election to choose the nation's next president and vice president.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
UNHCR questions returning of children to East Timor
UNHCR questions returning of children to East Timor I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, TUBAN, Bali A senior official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here on Wednesday that returning East Timorese children -- currently living in Indonesia after being separated from their parents during and after the violent postreferendum mayhem in 1999 -- to East Timor might not be the best solution for some of them.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Megawati, ministers to visit Palu
Megawati, ministers to visit Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least five ministers will accompany President Megawati Soekarnoputri on a visit to the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu later this month to open a national congress of the Alkhairaat Islamic organization. Burhanuddin Maragau, head of the information and communication bureau in the province's administration, said on Monday that Megawati had no other agenda except for the opening of Alkhairaat's eighth congress scheduled for June 30.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Antidumping duties planned for flour
Antidumping duties planned for flour The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi unveiled on Monday plans to impose antidumping duties on imported wheat flour from Australia, the European Union (EU) and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Foreign creditors call for independent APP management
Foreign creditors call for independent APP management Dow Jones, Jakarta Foreign creditors of Asia Pulp & Paper petitioned the Singapore High Court Monday to appoint an independent management over concerns private creditors might lose out to Indonesia's government during restructuring of the company's US$13.4 billion debt.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Fire razed 20 buildings
Fire razed 20 buildings JAKARTA: A fire destroyed at least 20 buildings on Jl. Ophir in Velbak, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Monday. The fire, which began at about 5:15 p.m., is believed to have been caused by a short circuit in one of the destroyed houses. It eventually spread to nearby homes. Eight fire engines rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire about two hours later. No fatalities were reported, but about 50 families lost their home.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Demonstrations around HI to be banned
Demonstrations around HI to be banned Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Administration announced on Monday its plan to propose a bylaw which will ban demonstrations around the newly renovated Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta. "It (the bylaw) is needed to protect the traffic circle. We don't want the money spent on the fountain to have been in vain," Governor Sutiyoso said, referring to the Rp 14 billion (US$1.5 million) project.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government moves to tackle huge domestic debt
Government moves to tackle huge domestic debt Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has stepped up its efforts to make its huge domestic debt more manageable by putting in place policies designed to reduce the debt burden on the state budget, a move analysts noted as "a good initial step" towards avoiding financial disaster in the future.