Archive: 29 July 2002
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Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Antara
Antara3 x 11.5DRUG VICTIM: Health Minister Achmad Suyudi chats with a drug addict undergoing treatment in Bogor. Suyudi officially changed the name of the state-run Bogor Mental Hospital to the Marzoeki Mahdi General Hospital on Sunday.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Aceh military ready to help rights body
Aceh military ready to help rights body BANDA ACEH: Maj. Gen. M. Djali Yusuf, chief of the Iskandar Muda Military Command overseeing security in Aceh, said on Saturday that the military was ready to accompany the National Commission of Human Rights' inquiry team to investigate the fatal shooting of...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
NU wants death sentences for convicted corrupt officials
NU wants death sentences for convicted corrupt officialsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption, bribery, money politics and state debt were among the nation's most crucial problems that were rigorously discussed during Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference, which closed on Sunday.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Thousands of illegal TKIs return to RI
Thousands of illegal TKIs return to RI JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesians working illegally in Malaysia have returned home through the East Kalimantan district of Nunukan which borders the Eastern Malaysian state of Sabah.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Ambon returns to normal after powerful bomb blast
Ambon returns to normal after powerful bomb blastOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Life returned to normal in Ambon on Sunday, a day after a powerful bomb blast injured at least 53 Christians in Ambon.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Aswin-Mamby bout postponed
Aswin-Mamby bout postponed JAKARTA: The non-title welterweight ten-round boxing contest between national champion Aswin Cabui and American veteran Saoul Mamby in Jakarta has been postponed for two weeks due to the People's Consultative Assembly's Annual Session, the promoters claim.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
ASEAN-U.S. pact OK, but no troop deployment
ASEAN-U.S. pact OK, but no troop deploymentAgencies, Bandar Seri Begawan An anti-terrorism pact to be signed by the United States and 10 Southeast Asian nations allows for greater cooperation in counter-terrorism measures, but stops short of providing for U.S.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
TNI chief warns against protests
TNI chief warns against protests JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto on Saturday warned the public against organising mass protests during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Sesssion starting Aug. 1."The Annual Session must proceed as expected.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Bearish mood prevails in stock market, say analysts
Bearish mood prevails in stock market, say analystsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Volatility on Wall Street, coupled with rising political tension at home in the run up to the upcoming People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) annual session, will keep stock investors here in a bearish mood, an...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
July 27 case needs to be dealt with
July 27 case needs to be dealt with We have deliberately raised this issue because some people wonder why the July 27 incident, which happened six years ago, has resurfaced now. Is this case being politicized or is it used to corner certain people?In our journey as a nation, there are too many...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Villagers run amok in BSD complex
Villagers run amok in BSD complex JAKARTA: Some 300 villagers ran amok and attacked the security guard office of the upmarket Bumi Serpong Damai housing estates in Tangerang last Saturday following the death of one of their neighbors who was accused of stealing a toilet bowl.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Police search IDs in Menteng
Police search IDs in Menteng JAKARTA: Police captured 12 prostitutes, nine transvestites and 10 others who failed to produce their identity card (ID) during a raid early on Sunday morning in several areas in Central Jakarta.Menteng police subprecinct chief Comr.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Business plans in disarray amid vague economic vision
Business plans in disarray amid vague economic vision Weakness in national leadership has had a more negative impact than positive impact, according to some economists. The Jakarta Post's contributor Rikza Abdullah talked to Djisman S.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Our professional doctors?
Our professional doctors? Recommended by a friend of my son, I went to an otorminolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat - THT - specialist) at a THT clinic run by a private foundation on Jl. Ciranjang, Kebayoran Baru, on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, in the evening.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Questionable funds for councillors 'not a gift'
Questionable funds for councillors 'not a gift'Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Responding to the widespread criticism of the Rp 25 billion given to members of the West Java legislature, Governor R.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Government restricts coastal sand extraction to aid environment
Government restricts coastal sand extraction to aid environmentAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has issued a decree on the zoning of the country's coastal and sea areas for sand quarrying, a policy that will reduce existing sand mining...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
China, wary about U.S., seeks warmer SE Asia ties
China, wary about U.S., seeks warmer SE Asia tiesBrian Rhoads, Reuters, Bandar Seri Begawan China, wary about U.S. influence in Southeast Asia, will seek in Brunei this week to strengthen ties with its southern neighbors while fending off American accusations it exports weapons of mass destruction,...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
For Sunday July 28
For Sunday July 28;JP; ANPAc..r.. Golf-equipment-salesI. Christianto Contributor JakartaIt's not just hitting the ball in the fairway Playing golf is not just walking down the fairway and hitting the ball.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Unreliable police data causes failures in fighting crime
Unreliable police data causes failures in fighting crimeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Observers revealed that a wide discrepancy between crime reported to the police and reality on the ground could wreck police attempts to crack down on crime.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Yusril defended RI's dignity
Yusril defended RI's dignityFrom Rakyat MerdekaMaking a criticism is everyone's right. As a sovereign nation, we reserve the right to maintain the dignity and integrity of our country.However, I cannot agree with the highly critical Teten Masduki, chairman of the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW),...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Kupang imports 1,500 Australian cows
Kupang imports 1,500 Australian cows KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The administrations of East Sumba and West Sumba regencies have imported 1,500 Brahman cows from Australia to develop a special breed that is of a high quality.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 29
NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 29Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest Muslim organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), closed its four-day congress on Sunday, with recommendations including opposing the planned amendment on Article 29 of the 1945 Constitution...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
KBC receives US$75 million payout from insurance firm
KBC receives US$75 million payout from insurance firmThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States-based power producer Karaha Bodas Corporation (KBC) has admitted to receiving US$75 million from an insurance claim from Lloyd's of London following the suspension of its geothermal power project in...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Defending RI's homeland costly, but necessary
Defending RI's homeland costly, but necessaryBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Indonesia straddles one of the world's busiest sea and air communication zones, and while it is relatively weak in economic terms, its location...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Conflict-torn Aceh, Ambon lacking specialist doctors
Conflict-torn Aceh, Ambon lacking specialist doctorsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Health officials from Aceh and Maluku said over the weekend that the prolonged conflicts in the two provinces were hindering the public's access to government health services.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
PC imports soar, but sales only moderately higher
PC imports soar, but sales only moderately higherRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Imports of personal computers soared 43 percent in the first semester of the year as local traders aggressively added to their stock on the strengthening of the rupiah to the U.S. dollar.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Corrupt official escapes sentence
Corrupt official escapes sentence BANDAR LAMPUNG: Kotabumi subdistrict chief Darmajaya Yusuf, who was sentenced to one-year in jail and fined Rp 50 million for embezzling the administration of Rp 125 million, has escaped and is fleeing from police.First Insp.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Observers set up new political party to net upset voters
Observers set up new political party to net upset votersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a move to net potential voters who have been disappointed with the performances of existing political parties represented in the country's supreme law-making body, the People's Consultative...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
'All Soeharto family members should be tried'
'All Soeharto family members should be tried' Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra became the first member of the once-untouchable Cendana family to face the prospect of spending a long time behind bars. The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced him to 15 years in jail for the murder of Supreme Court...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Projects at the Ministry of Communications
Projects at the Ministry of Communications The House of Representatives (DPR) is now focusing its attention on the materials procurement for several infrastructure projects at the state ministry of communications and information.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
ASEAN to study establishment of anti-poverty bank
ASEAN to study establishment of anti-poverty bankAgence France-Presse, Bandar Seri Begawan Southeast Asia is considering the development of an anti-poverty bank providing loans to poor families and financing small business ventures, according to ASEAN documents sighted Sunday.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Public remain unaware of virus-infected fish
Public remain unaware of virus-infected fishLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of the public remains in the dark about a herpes virus infecting ikan mas (carp) despite the recent discovery of it in carp and koi fishponds across Java earlier this month and a government warning issued to...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
More attention for agriculture
More attention for agricultureFrom RepublikaIn the 1970s and 1980s Indonesia was known as a successful agrarian country with Karawang regency and some other places in Central and East Java being the country's largest rice-producing areas. In these two decades Indonesia was self-sufficient in rice.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Navy foils sand smuggling to S'pore
Navy foils sand smuggling to S'poreFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam The Navy captured over the weekend seven vessels trying to smuggle thousands of tons of sand from the Riau waters to Singapore.Col. Adyaman, chief of the naval base on Batam Island, said the vessels, several carrying foreign flags,...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
1. Closing -- 3x14
1. Closing -- 3x14 NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 29 2. Moderate -- 2x24 NU embraces, promotes moderation among Muslims 3. Corrupt --- 2x26 NU wants death sentences for convicted corrupt officials 4. Mega ------ 1x22 Mega parties as July 27 is remembered 5.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Council won't judge Sutiyoso's performance
Council won't judge Sutiyoso's performanceAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political analysts said that city councillors, who would accept City Governor Sutiyoso's accountability speech, would base their assessment solely on political considerations rather than the administration's...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Leadership
LeadershipThe recent 16th National Seminar organized by the Indonesian Political Science Association in Malang, East Java, pointed out that Indonesia is suffering from a leadership crisis. The current (national) leaders are said to be lacking a sense of direction.These are not really new statements.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Colombo, Tigers hold direct talks in London
Colombo, Tigers hold direct talks in LondonAgence France-Presse, Colombo The Sri Lankan government said on Sunday it had held face-to-face talks in London with Tamil Tiger rebels ahead of formal peace negotiations in Thailand.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
NU embraces, promotes moderation among Muslims
NU embraces, promotes moderation among MuslimsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite being known as a traditionalist organization by many people, the 40-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has in fact chosen a moderate path in developing Islamic thought.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Insurance firms may switch to stocks as bank guarantee ends
Insurance firms may switch to stocks as bank guarantee endsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to phase out its bank guarantee program will likely push insurance companies to increase their investment exposure in bonds or in the stock market rather than in bank time...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
1. Wall (3x18)
1. Wall (3x18) Wall St finally sees some light at end of tunnel 2. Sand (2x38) Government restricts coastal sand extraction to aid environment 3. KPPU (2x27) Court draws criticism for overturning KPPU ruling 4. Insur (2x32) Insurance firms may switch to stocks as bank guarantee ends
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Indramayu to build giant dam to increase rice production
Indramayu to build giant dam to increase rice productionMoch. N. Kurniawan and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Indramayu, West Java Officials from Indramayu and the central government are planning to construct the Jatigede dam to solve farmers' irrigation woes by bringing much-needed...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Surabaya's prostitutes: Life on edge of society
Surabaya's prostitutes: Life on edge of societyChristina Schott, Contributor, Surabaya Evi, not her real name, fell down the stairs. Or, maybe she was hit by a motorbike while crossing the street.Her claims, however, cannot hide the fact that the young woman now lying in a clinic's examination bed...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Djaduk: A musician of endless fancy
Djaduk: A musician of endless fancyTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Perhaps the Javanese proverb "Lots of children bring good fortune" fits artist Djaduk Ferianto, 38, although for him it might read better as lots of children motivate one's creativity.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Bambang, Joko win berths for Italian tour
Bambang, Joko win berths for Italian tourThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bambang Sulistyo and Joko Riadi won the Audi quattro Cup amateur golf tournament at the Rancamaya Golf Course in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday to book their places at the world finals in Sardinia, Italy, in October.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Today's games are no longer child's play
Today's games are no longer child's playVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta When you hear the term video games, you might immediately think of children huddled in front of a TV screen or monitor, shooting down alien invaders or jumping over barrels thrown down by that ugly Donkey Kong.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Vasindo to take police to court
Vasindo to take police to court JAKARTA: Vasindo Group, a prepaid telephone calling card operator and internet service provider, intends to haul the police before the State Administrative Court, saying that a recent police raid on the company involved substantial financial and moral issues.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Book cover replacement sought
Book cover replacement sought JAKARTA: Embattled House of Representative (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung asked the publisher of the book Bulogate: Abdurrahmangate, Akbargate, Megaskandal to not use his picture on the cover of the book.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
High times in RI's prisons
High times in RI's prisons JAKARTA: Around 40 percent of prisoners nationwide are abusing narcotics and psycotropics, Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Saturday."The problem is indeed difficult to deal with," Yusril said as quoted by Antara during a lecture at Medan...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Workers' hospital built
Workers' hospital built JAKARTA: Manpower Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea laid the first cornerstone of a workers' hospital in Banda Aceh on Saturday."Now that the Aceh governor and the Aceh Besar district chief have made a real start to construct this hospital, we will seriously support the project,"...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
1. Bandung: 8 x 4 lines
1. Bandung: 8 x 4 linesQuestionable funds for councillors 'not a gift'2. Kapal: 24 x 1 lineNavy foils sand smuggling to S'pore3. Waduk: 20 x 2 linesIndramayu to build giant dam to increase rice production
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Court draws criticism for overturning KPPU ruling
Court draws criticism for overturning KPPU rulingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The court decisions to overturn the ruling of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) over the Indomobil sale has drawn criticisms from some local legal experts, who blamed the "wrong"...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
PPP will fight for sharia law, Hamzah says
PPP will fight for sharia law, Hamzah saysFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a move apparently made to maintain the support of its supporters, United Development Party (PPP) Chairman Hamzah Haz said the party would continue to fight for the inclusion of sharia law...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
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;JP;CHRISTINA SCHOTT; ANPAc..r.. Life-Surabaya-prostitutes JP/19/HOTLINE Surabaya's prostitutes live on the edgeProstitutes in Surabaya: Life at the border of societyChristina Schott Contributor SurabayaEvi, not her real name, fell down the stairs.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Number of children working as domestics increasing in Asia
Number of children working as domestics increasing in AsiaAgence France-Presse, Manila An increasing number of children are being employed as domestic servants in dire conditions across Asia amid rapid modernization and poverty, a study presented at a forum on child labor in the Philippines showed...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Govt seeks release of kidnapped doctor
Govt seeks release of kidnapped doctor Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi hinted on Sunday that the government, with the help of a mediation body, was still negotiating with the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) over the abduction of the director of state-run Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Mental...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
KL continues push for new secretariat in wider ASEAN
KL continues push for new secretariat in wider ASEANJasbant Singh, Associated Press, Bandar Seri Begawan Malaysia fought off an effort by Singapore and Indonesia to kill its proposal to host a new secretariat for a regional grouping comprising ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea, officials said on...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Foreign maids happy working in Singapore, survey shows
Foreign maids happy working in Singapore, survey showsAgencies, Singapore Foreign maids in Singapore are generally happy with their work, a survey showed on Sunday, despite a series of highly publicized cases of domestic worker abuse.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
* Headlines: NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 292
* Headlines: NU ends Congress, opposes amendment of Article 292 * National: PPP will fight for sharia law, Hamzah says 4 * Archipelago: Questionable funds for councillors 'not a gift' 5 * City: Unreliable police data causes failure in fighting crime 8 * Opinion: Defending RI's homeland costly, but...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Bearish mood
Bearish mood prevails in stock market, say analysts Meanwhile, currency analyst Wawan Wiradjaya from DBS Vickers said that the Indonesian currency will also remain weak next week. 2. Karaha 2 X 28 KB receives US$75 million payout from insurance firm 3.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Stefanova closer to title at Wismilak chess tournament
Stefanova closer to title at Wismilak chess tournamentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Collecting another one-and-a-half points from the last two rounds, Bulgarian women's Grand Master (GM) Antoaneta Stefanova is almost certain to cruise to the victory at the Wismilak International Chess Tournament.
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Legal loopholes abound in Tommy's 15-year verdict
Legal loopholes abound in Tommy's 15-year verdictBerni K. Moestafa and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the cheers following the sentencing of former president Soeharto's son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, to 15 years in jail, legal experts warned on Saturday of flaws in the...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Mega parties as July 27 is remembered
Mega parties as July 27 is rememberedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta What was President Megawati Soekarnoputri doing when thousands of her die-hard supporters and victims of the July 27 bloody attack were crying out for justice last Saturday?Throwing a party for her children, brothers and sisters of her...
Mon, 29 Jul 2002
Are today's events bad for us?
Are today's events bad for us?Fauzi Ichsan, Gobal Markets Economist, Standard Chartered Bank, Jakarta, Fauzi.Ichsan@id.standardchartered.com As accounting scandals rock the United States, sending the New York stock market into a tailspin, some economic analysts are now predicting "gloom and doom"...