Archive: 8 June 2002
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Sat, 08 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Poso case serves as 'a warning to the nation'
Poso case serves as 'a warning to the nation' Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The latest incident in Poso, which rocked the fragile peace in the Central Sulawesi town, serves as a warning to the nation that tough measures are needed to maintain security, a senior minister said on Friday.
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Refugees await their fate in squalor, filth 2. GOHOME: 1 line, 40 counts The displaced want to return but wary of safety
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Ja'far wants to confront witness
Ja'far wants to confront witness JAKARTA: Currently in police custody over agitation charges and accusations of insulting President Megawati Soekarnoputri, arrested Laskar Jihad commander Ja'far Umar Thalib said on Friday he wanted National Police detectives to confront him with the Laskar Jihad follower who reportedly had given incriminating testimony against him. "I am ready to be tried anywhere in Indonesia. I am not worried.
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Thailand signs $40m trade deal with RI
Thailand signs $40m trade deal with RI Dow Jones, Bangkok Thailand expects more barter deals involving Thai rice and Indonesian goods after signing a memorandum of agreement Friday to exchange 200,000 metric tons of Thai rice for Indonesian goods worth US$40 million, Deputy Prime Minister Pitak Intrawitayanunt said.
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The diplaces want to return but wory of safety
The diplaces want to return but wory of safety The Jakarta Post, Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara Esperansa Maia is considered wealthy at Haliwel refugee camp. Hailing from Tunubibi in Maliana, East Timor's main rice producer, she brought along her family's fortune when fleeing the 1999 bloody riots. While everybody had to fight for every inch of land to erect a tent, she managed to secure a space large enough to tie up her 17 buffaloes and a cow.
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2. Karim -- Pak Lah visits Indonesia
2. Karim -- Pak Lah visits Indonesia 1 x 32 48 pt Bodoni Exchange of lessons between neighbors Karim Raslan Lawyer Kuala Lumpur
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Bulog scandal defendants placed under city arrest
Bulog scandal defendants placed under city arrest Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the sake of equality before the law, the Central Jakarta District Court ordered the release from detention on Friday of two defendants in the financial scandal involving the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).
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Analysts dismiss fears of polarized political parties
Analysts dismiss fears of polarized political parties Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts brushed aside on Friday fears that political parties would be polarized into Islamic and nationalist groupings in their struggle for power in the 2004 election. They also said such an ideological dichotomy was "irrelevant", arguing that the informal grouping would be only short-term in nature, largely dependent upon the benefits it would produce for the politicians concerned.
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Prambanan temple
Prambanan temple for prayers From Kompas With reference to the letter sent by I Nyoman Mettayasa from Tabanan, Bali, regarding the permit for conducting prayers at the Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta, it should be noted that as the nation's cultural heritage, Prambanan is safeguarded by Law No.5/1992 on protected cultural sites. This law was promulgated on March 24, 1992 in the Statute Book of the Republic of Indonesia No.27/1992, so that everybody is assumed to be cognizant of it.
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Newspaper boys prone to street crimes
Newspaper boys prone to street crimes JAKARTA: A number of newspaper agents said that newspaper delivery boys were prone to street crimes as during the last six months there had been 19 cases of motorcycle theft and robbery. Nine of the cases happened in the Cikokol distribution area, two in Bekasi, five in the Fatmawati area of South Jakarta and three on Jl. Gajah Mada in Central Jakarta.
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* Headlines: Mega installs Endriartono as TNI chief 2
* Headlines: Mega installs Endriartono as TNI chief 2 * National:PKB turns indifferent to Akbar inquiry 4 * City: More tests, more fees for students 5 * Opinion: Closing RI gap in telecommunications 6 * Special Report: Refugees await their fate in squalor8 * World:India, Pakistan intent on avoiding war 10 * Sports: Williams sisters triumph at Roland Garros11 * Business: Kwik, experts discuss ways out of debts 15 * Features: Sapto keeps gamelan festival going 20
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PKB turns indifferent to Akbar inquiry
PKB turns indifferent to Akbar inquiry Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public expectation for a transparent inquiry into a graft scandal in which House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung has been implicated is likely to be disappointed, with the faction that spearheaded calls for an inquiry apparently running out of steam.
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[i]East Timor, which declared independence on May 20, 2002 after
East Timor, which declared independence on May 20, 2002 after almost 500 years of colonization, has to deal with a host of complicated problems and toil for a bright future. The Jakarta Post's Pandaya recently visited Indonesia's new neighbor to look at some crucial issues in the new nation. The following is a report on East Timorese refugees still holed up in Indonesia's West Timor after almost three years. More reports on other issues will appear on this page next week.
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How do you define and practice knowledge management
How do you define and practice knowledge management Budiarso, Consultant Accenture, Jakarta So far, there is no standard definition of knowledge management. Some of the pioneers in this field have their own definitions. To Karl-Erik Sveiby of Sweden, it is the art of creating value from intangible assets. According to Hubert Saint-Onge, it's about building the capability to create value. Ikujiro Nonaka, dubbed "Mr.
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KL tightens entry for Africans
KL tightens entry for Africans MALAYSIA: Citing security concerns, Malaysia has tightened entry requirements for African citizens, a government official said on Friday. Nationals of all African countries except South Africa must now obtain a visa to travel to Malaysia. Previously, all Africans were given visa-free stays of up to three months.
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Sapto keeps gamelan festival going
Sapto keeps gamelan festival going Ridlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Jl. Gayam, a "cultural area" near Yogyakarta palace will be closed between July 11 and July 14, 2002 for a major event. Eighteen local and foreign gamelan orchestras will perform on an open-air stage at this year's Yogyakarta Gamelan Orchestra Festival 2002, an annual international cultural event which has taken place since 1995. "We wanted to perform gamelan music to a broader community, so we moved the festival to Jl.
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NGOs ready to fight in Johannesburg
NGOs ready to fight in Johannesburg A'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali As the battle for sustainable development remains unresolved in Bali, international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) vowed they would continue the battle, saying that "the fight for a better agreement would be taken to Johannesburg".
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Plastic waste, from gutter to dinner table
Plastic waste, from gutter to dinner table Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many might not realize that plates on which their food is served in restaurants could be made from plastic waste scavenged from the city's streets. Plastic ware, kitchen utensils, hangers, mattresses and buckets are among those made from recycled plastic waste. Companies buy the waste from brokers who usually buy plastic from the bosses of scavenger gangs.
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Best tax officials wont's ensure LTO corruption-free
Best tax officials wont's ensure LTO corruption-free Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Tax promised to place its best officials at the Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) but dared not to guarantee that the new office would soon become a model of clean and credible tax office as expected by many people. "We can't guarantee that the people we are now recruiting are not corrupt.
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BRI 14040 offers quick and easy
BRI 14040 offers quick and easy banking transactions by phone Executives, professionals, academics and businesspeople who are always on the move can now make banking transactions by phone anywhere and anytime through Bank BRI, Indonesia's only bank which has offices in almost every town across the country.
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Companies prepare for emission reduction
Companies prepare for emission reduction A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Voluntary initiatives from major corporations around the world to address the problem of climate change are needed in a time of lack of commitment from governments to do so, according to the World Economic Forum.
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Government to monitor CPO price surge
Government to monitor CPO price surge Adianto P.Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Industry and Trade is closely watching the current surge in the price of crude palm oil (CPO) on the international market which may cause a rise in the price of cooking oil here. CPO is a raw material for the production of cooking oil.
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Forest assets in IBRA
Forest assets in IBRA The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is often likened to a dishwasher. The quickest way to sell credit assets worth Rp 158.7 trillion is a form of dish-washing. Of course, it is a nice step for investors keen on acquiring problem debts. IBRA's intention arouses interest because it could allow investors to profit in a relatively short time. Investors, of course, know about the limitations involved.
Sat, 08 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
[b]Best tax officials won't
Best tax officials won't ensure LTO corruption-free
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'Filthy three' go to restroom
'Filthy three' go to restroom A campaign against the United States, Australia and Canada on Friday was taken, literally, into the restrooms at the Bali International Convention Center, where the UN meeting was held over the past two weeks. Posters carrying pictures of a monster with three heads depicting the U.S., Australia and Canada, which non-governmental organization activists called the "filthy three" were plastered inside and outside of the restrooms at the BICC.
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Leadership dispute in Analisa daily continues
Leadership dispute in Analisa daily continues Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Medan The dispute among the co-founders of the Medan-based Analisa daily remains unsettled with plaintiff Supandi Kusuma complaining that the management of the daily has yet to carry out a February court order that his status be restored.
Sat, 08 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Tienuk Rifky, Yogyakarta's royal make-up woman
Tienuk Rifky, Yogyakarta's royal make-up woman Ridlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Feelings of unease briefly gripped distinguished guests and court servants at Yogyakarta's royal wedding procession on Tuesday, May 28 as strong winds blew around the court buildings.
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Kwik, experts to discuss ways out of hugh debts
Kwik, experts to discuss ways out of hugh debts Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) is planning to hold a one-day meeting with about 20 independent financial experts on Monday to seek alternative solutions to the huge domestic debt burden of the government, according to its Chairman Kwik Kian Gie.
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Drug addiction therapy costly
Drug addiction therapy costly Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Therapy for drug addicts is a complicated process which takes a long time and costs a lot of money with no guarantee that the recovering addicts will be able to stay off drugs, experts say.
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Awaiting the execution of Hotel Mulia
Awaiting the execution of Hotel Mulia The Hotel Mulia Senayan, which has been embroiled in a host of controversies since the first phase of its construction, has again come in to the limelight. This time it is about the verdict passed by the Central Jakarta district court, which rules that the hotel must be seized by the state if its management fails to pay about Rp 15 billion to the government as ordered by the Supreme Court.
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Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Visual Arts Deep Blue, the Art and the Sea, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3868172), until June 17. * Video Art from Finland, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until June 12. * Advertising, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008 ext. 7910, 7911), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until June 8.
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Give children more time to play: Experts
Give children more time to play: Experts Debbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post Jakarta Children, by nature, love to play, but tougher competition ahead has prompted their parents to overzealously enroll them into extensive extracurricular educational activities aimed at bolstering their academic performance. Not to mention those who are economically unfortunate, Indonesian children nowadays are often forced to use their time scraping around for additional income for the family.
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Mother killed in fire
Mother killed in fire DENPASAR, Bali: Fire gutted a small house on Jl. Sulastri in a densely-populated housing complex in East Denpasar at dawn on Friday, killing a 49-year single mother. "The victim was identified as Ni Made Suci. Our temporary conclusion is that the fire was caused by an explosion from the victim's kerosene stove," Denpasar police precinct chief Adj Comr. Helmy Santika said. A local resident said the fire first broke out at around 4:30 a.m.
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RI ranks 87th on development list
RI ranks 87th on development list The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Environmental deterioration and social problems have landed Indonesia the 87th spot out of 180 countries in a report on sustainable development that measures economic development against social and environmental factors. A recent joint report by the Switzerland-based World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the International Development Research Center (RDRC) placed Indonesia next to Albania and Malawi.
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RI wheat policy may gurt Aussie
RI wheat policy may gurt Aussie CANBERRA: Australia's AWB Ltd. is worried its wheat export trade to Indonesia could suffer collateral damage as a result of others dumping flour there, Matthew Foran, AWB's government relations manager said Friday. Wheat sales haven't been affected yet, he said, but when current forward contacts expire, sales to major Indonesian miller PT Bogasari Flour Mills could fall, one of the world's biggest wheat buyers and a major AWB customer, he said.
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More counterfeit notes in Surabaya
More counterfeit notes in Surabaya SURABAYA: East Java Bank Indonesia (BI) official Yan Parikan said on Thursday that more counterfeit notes may had been circulated in the society as fake Rp 100,000 bills, misleading pamphlets and brochures were discovered recently. Yan said his office had found widely-spread brochures allegedly issued on behalf on BI stating that some serial numbers of Rp 100,000 notes were fake. "We have never issued such brochures.
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Where to go in Yogyakarta:
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Indonesia 1949 by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Museum Sono Budoyo Yogyakarta, Jl. Trikora 6 (Tel. 0274-376 775), until July 6 (contact number: CCF French Cultural Center, 0274-566520). * Painting by Edward, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Bulaksumur (Tel. 0274-561914), June 11 - 18. * Book Fine Arts by Yogyakarta's book designers, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (Tel. 0274-560404), June 12 - 18.