Archive: 12 August 2002
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Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Monday, August 12, 2002
TV Program: Monday, August 12, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:30 Children's Program 9:30 Music 10:00 Documentary 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:30 Documentary 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 Cartoon 4:00 Music 5:00 Music 6:00 News 7:00 Dialog 8:00 Quiz 9:00 News 9:30 Blues Night 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 a.m. News TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:00 Quiz 8:00 Music 9:00 Indonesian Film 11:00 TV Drama 12:00 p.m.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Strong demand boosts housing construction to near pre-crisis level
Strong demand boosts housing construction to near pre-crisis level Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being in the doldrums throughout the late 1990s economic crisis, the house-building sector has been rapidly recovering this year with supply expected to reach near pre-crisis levels amid strong demand, according to experts.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Dining at Sailendra restaurant
Dining at Sailendra restaurant On Aug. 5, 2002, three of my friends and I had lunch at Sailendra restaurant, at JW Mariott, Jakarta. When we entered the hotel and restaurant, we got the impression that the hotel and restaurant were of an international standard. This impression vanished immediately when I discovered that my mobile phone went missing from the table while my two friends were still enjoying their meal.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Workers urge DPR to stop deliberating labor bills
Workers urge DPR to stop deliberating labor bills The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 3000 workers belonging to Forum Lima (the Forum of Five) staged a protest on Sunday demanding that the House of Representatives (DPR) stop deliberating bills on worker protection and the settlement of industrial relations disputes.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Get rid of street racers!
Get rid of street racers! From Warta Kota A brawl involving marine officers and street racers on Jl. Gunung Sahari a couple of days ago should not have happened if the street racers had been sensible. Street racers know full well that public roads are not meant for them to race one another, particularly at night because they endanger other street users. If they want to be real gentlemen and genuine racers they should go to Sentul racing track or any other racing arena in the city.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Protracted drought causes increase in diarrhea cases
Protracted drought causes increase in diarrhea cases The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prolonged drought continues to pose hazards to people in the Central Kalimantan capital of Palangkaraya, with an increase in diarrhea. The increase in the cases of diarrhea will compound the health problems people are facing due to haze which has blanketed the town for most of the past few months.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
IMF completes review of RI's economy, reform
IMF completes review of RI's economy, reform A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on Saturday reviewing the country's economic situation and the implementation of economic reform measures here, according to a senior government official. Mahendra Siregar, an expert at the Office of the Coordinating Minister for Economy, said the IMF review team was heartened by the relatively stable macroeconomic situation.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Article 2 (1):
1. Article 2 (1): The MPR shall comprise the House of Representatives and Regional Representatives Council, both of which are to be elected in a general election. 2. Article 6A (4) (on the direct, second-round presidential election): In the event that no president and vice president are elected in the first round, the president and vice president shall be elected directly by the people from the two pairs of candidates that have received most votes in the first round of the election.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
PDI Perjuangan and PPP split on Sutiyoso's speech
PDI Perjuangan and PPP split on Sutiyoso's speech Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and United Development Party (PPP) factions in the City Council will likely be split on whether to accept or reject Governor Sutiyoso's accountability speech.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Christian delegates shun Poso peace talks
Christian delegates shun Poso peace talks La Remy and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Palu/Jakarta A second round of peace talks to end the renewed violence in Poso, Central Sulawesi, began on Sunday despite only a few Christian figures attending the two-day meeting held in the provincial capital of Palu. The fresh talks, brokered by Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, appeared futile as no influential Christian leaders appeared.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Susukan villagers to protest Jayamix
Susukan villagers to protest Jayamix JAKARTA: At least 100 residents from Susukan in Ciracas district, East Jakarta, protested on Sunday against PT Jayamix's plan to build a factory in the village. Ciracas Police Second Brig. Sudino said the residents had staged their protest peacefully. The residents object to the presence of the concrete-making company, saying it will damage their groundwater resources. They also said that they will be also disturbed by the sounds of the company's trucks.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Get rid of street racers!
Get rid of street racers! From Warta Kota A brawl involving marine officers and street racers on Jl. Gunung Sahari a couple of days ago should not have happened if the street racers had been sensible. Street racers know full well that public roads are not meant for them to race one another, particularly at night because they endanger other street users. If they want to be real gentlemen and genuine racers they should go to Sentul racing track or any other racing arena in the city.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Illiteracy barring troop transfers
Illiteracy barring troop transfers KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Illiteracy is hampering the efforts of the Udayana Regional Military Command to transfer soldiers from the former Indonesian territory of East Timor to other areas of the country, a report said. East Nusa Tenggara's Wirasakti Military Resort Commander Col. Moeswarno Moesanip said on Saturday that most of indigenous East Timorese soldiers could not read or were approaching retirement age.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Hatta remembered as nation amends Constitution
Hatta remembered as nation amends Constitution Berni K. Moestafa and Febiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Every group is competing with each other in a scramble for profit. One's own group comes first, the community as a whole is forgotten." Words that aptly describe today's political scene, yet were spoken 42 years ago by disgruntled vice president Mohammad Hatta just days before he resigned on Dec. 1, 1956.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Taking advantage of independent warehouse providers
Taking advantage of independent warehouse providers Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Warehousing can not be separated from the operation of a manufacturing company. This is why many industrial estates have provided warehousing facilities for their tenants. In addition to inhouse warehouse facilities provided by an industrial estate, tenants or other companies operating outside the estate could also benefit from professionals to manage their distribution and supply activities.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/R. Berto Wedhatama
JP/R. Berto Wedhatama FULL CAPACITY: Many factories have operated at full capacity amid a slight improvement in business confidence. Analysts believe that more foreign direct investment (FDI) will flow into the country in the third quarter of this year.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Offer promising investment opportunities
Offer promising investment opportunities Batam is strategically located within an international shipping route between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It lies only 20 kilometers southeast of Singapore which has one of the busiest seaports in the world. A ferry ride to Singapore takes only 40 minutes. The area of Batam Island is 415 sq kms.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
MPR drops 'racist' reference
MPR drops 'racist' reference Agencies, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly early Sunday dropped a "racist" reference to pribumi (indigenous Indonesian) in their recommendations to the government on economic policy. The majority members of the MPR, the country's highest legislative body, rejected the inclusion of pribumi and non- pribumi in the recommendations to the government on policies to accelerate economic recovery after drawing cries of "racism" from critics.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bung Hatta, a paragon
Bung Hatta, a paragon One hundred years ago to this day, a child was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, to a proud, Muslim intellectual father, Muhammad Djamil, and a modernist, business-minded mother, Saleha. He was named Hatta, and later known as Mohammad Hatta, or the more popular Bung Hatta. He was more than just the first vice president of the Republic of Indonesia. Together with Sukarno, the first president, Bung Hatta was the embodiment of the whole independence movement that on Aug.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
IBRA sales predicted to lift rupiah
IBRA sales predicted to lift rupiah The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After strengthening slightly last week, the rupiah still has a good chance of riding the positive momentum this week, as the supply for dollars in the market is likely to remain strong, overweighing its demand, analysts said. "The rupiah will continue to strengthen this week, as the dollar supply will come from winning bidders in the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA) asset sale program making their payments.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government targets corruptors under new plan
Government targets corruptors under new plan Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Legal experts call it wishful thinking, but a government- sponsored plan to eradicate corruption promises to speed up efforts to catch corruptors and recoup public funds. Dubbed as "urgent and strategic enforcement action", the plan is one of five a joint government team is working on to the overhaul the country's discredited legal system.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bad Bouraq's service
Bad Bouraq's service For July 23 I booked through Tunas Indonesia Tour & Travel Bali 11 tickets from Jakarta to Balikpapan and on July 26 Balikpapan to Ujungpandang. The booking was made as a split booking of 4 pax, 6 pax and 1 pax. Due to a heavy delay of Royal Jordanian Airlines flight Vienna - Amman, my 11 guests did not reach the Royal Jordanian flight to Jakarta on July 22 which was scheduled to arrive at 6:40 p.m.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Software piracy
Software piracy The article in the June 12 edition of The Jakarta Post regarding software piracy was interesting in that the software providers make it very difficult for someone living in Indonesia to actually buy original software. I recently tried to download a program over the Internet, providing all the usual on-line data along with genuine credit details. The program was downloaded but when I tried to activate it, it wouldn't function.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Business, investment indices mixed
Business, investment indices mixed Rikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta Researchers have reported some improvement in business and consumer confidence in Indonesia but investors are still reluctant to start new businesses due to various problems related to legal and political uncertainties.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Jungle magically transformed into modern city
Jungle magically transformed into modern city For hundreds of years Batam has been highly regarded due to its strategic location in the Malacca Strait. One historical event can prove this, when Admiral Hang Nadim chose Batam for his defense base during the war waged by the Melayu kingdom against the Portuguese invaders between the years 1511 and 1528. However, after the end of Dutch colonization, for some time the 415 sq kilometer island was completely forgotten.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Thai, RI fishing boats collide
Thai, RI fishing boats collide THAILAND: Six Thai fishermen have been rescued after their boat collided with an Indonesian fishing trawler in disputed international waters, Thai television reported on Sunday, but it was unclear if any other sailors were missing. Thai navy rescue and patrol vessels went to the area after the crash on Saturday night but Indonesian vessels had already rescued at least six Thai fishermen, broadcaster ITV said.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
MPR forces military out, allows people to elect president
MPR forces military out, allows people to elect president Ahmad Junaidi and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) officially closed its extended Annual Session on Sunday, applauding constitutional changes to force the military and the police out of the legislature and allow voters to elect the president directly in 2004.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
People with HIV/AIDS up by 375
People with HIV/AIDS up by 375 JAKARTA: The number of people with HIV/AIDS increased by 375 during January to June 2002, bringing the total to 2,950 since the first HIV/AIDS case was reported in 1987. Director General for Communicable Diseases and Environmental Sanitation Umar F. Achmadi said, in a report submitted to Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi, that of the 375 people with HIV/AIDS, 81 were AIDS cases, 63 of which were detected between April and June alone.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Mortality rate among lung cancer patients still high
Mortality rate among lung cancer patients still high Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The mortality rate of lung cancer patients in the country remains high although the equipment and facilities for diagnosis are better than the last decade, a pulmonologist said. Ahmad Hudoyo, a pulmonologist at the Persahabatan Hospital in East Jakarta, said on Saturday that most new patients diagnosed with lung cancer can only survive for nine months.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt slammed over poor handling of returning TKIs
Govt slammed over poor handling of returning TKIs The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) slammed as a complete failure on Sunday the government's poor handling of Indonesian workers fleeing Malaysia.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Locals shun presence of more refugees from Kupang
Locals shun presence of more refugees from Kupang Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, NTT The threat of violence is imminent in East Nusa Tenggara province as residents in North Central Timor Regency have objected to the presence of more East Timorese Indonesian refugees in their area as part of the government's sponsored resettlement program.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Illegal sand mining runs along Cianjur southern coast
Illegal sand mining runs along Cianjur southern coast The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ban imposed by the Cianjur regent for illegal sand mining activities along the seashore south of the West Java town has fallen on deaf ears. Small-time dredgers were seen taking sand, which is used as a material to produce cement, along the beaches of Sindangbarang, Sinar Laut, and Sereg on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Good infrastructure no longer enough to lure tenants
Good infrastructure no longer enough to lure tenants I. Christianto Contributor Jakarta Searching for a site for a factory or plant involves a mix of corporate strategy, business consideration and other factors, which may or may not relate to commercial considerations. For example, existing infrastructure, the supply of raw materials, housing for employees or the distance to a golf course are all factors that will help lead an investor to select a particular area for a factory.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Madurese leave shacks, start life anew
Madurese leave shacks, start life anew Erma S.Ranik, Contributor, Pontianak, West Kalimantan Clothes are piled up in Noriah's shack in a refugee camp at Pontianak Haj Dormitory. She is getting ready to leave the place. For three years, Noriah, 58, her husband and their six children have lived in the four meter by six meter shack. They fled to safety when in March 1999 ethnic rioting broke out in their home village in Sabaran Sungai, Sambas regency.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
F-UG to set up own party
F-UG to set up own party JAKARTA: After being thrown out of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), members of the Interest Group (F-UG) faction have decided to set up their own political party. "The fact that F-UG is no longer in the MPR is difficult to accept but we don't have to regret it. F-UG is not as bad as many people have thought and so we have decided to set up our own political party," F-UG member Siti Hartati Murdaya was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Health - 3 x 16
1. Health - 3 x 16 Erectile problem rampant in Jakarta: survey 2. Umbul - 2x 29 Residents make preparations for Independence Day celebrations 4. Speak - 2x 26 'I don't feel that I live in an independent country'
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Residents prepare for Independence celebrations
Residents prepare for Independence celebrations Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As Aug. 17 is drawing near, the city is overtaken by an atmosphere of joyous celebration. People have started to decorate the neighborhoods with the national red-and-white flags, banners and umbul-umbul (decorative flags) to observe Independence Day. The appeal to beautify the city was made by no less than Governor Sutiyoso himself in one of his circulars.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
UNTUK SENIN, 12 Agustus
UNTUK SENIN, 12 Agustus Law and order officers Some time ago in the red-light district of Malvinas, Bekasi, west of Jakarta, law and order officers were mobbed by locals for looting during raids on the prostitution complex. On Wednesday, a large number of law and order officers destroyed stalls and a passing van in Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, and attacked policemen who attempted to stop them.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Amended Constitution gives political parties stronger role
Amended Constitution gives political parties stronger role Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly amended Constitution now gives more power to the people through political parties, but still lacks one thing: a proper system of checks and balances. Political observer Bachtiar Effendi said on Sunday that the amended Constitution, although not wholly satisfactory, has put the executive, legislature and judiciary in their rightful places.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government's incentives needed to boost investment
Government's incentives needed to boost investment The Association of Indonesian Industrial Estates (HKI) held its national meeting in Cilegon, Banten on July 19, 2002 to discuss the association's agenda and possible breakthroughs that could be made to revive investment activities. Below are excerpts taken from an interview with HKI Chairman Basroni Rizal on some important issues discussed during the meeting. What are the main results of the meeting?
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government targets corruptors under new plan
Government targets corruptors under new plan Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Legal experts call it wishful thinking, but a government- sponsored plan to eradicate corruption promises to speed up efforts to catch corruptors and recoup public funds. Dubbed as "urgent and strategic enforcement action", the plan is one of five a joint government team is working on to the overhaul the country's discredited legal system.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bank loans still hard to come by for real sector due to uncertainties
Bank loans still hard to come by for real sector due to uncertainties Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hefty cuts in Bank Indonesia's benchmark interest rate have apparently failed to persuade banks to boost lending to the anemic real sector, in what analysts believe to be the result of a poor investment climate here.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
BI finds suspicious transactions in 7 banks
BI finds suspicious transactions in 7 banks TANGERANG: Bank Indonesia has received 40 reports of suspicious transactions that could be linked to money laundering in five local banks and two foreign banks operating here. The Central Bank's Deputy Director of Law Department, Yunus Husein, said in a discussion on money laundering at Hotel Imperial, Karawaci, Tangerang on Sunday they were still studying the reports.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
An author with cultural sensitivity
An author with cultural sensitivity Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dewi Anggraeni has published five books and written numerous articles for leading publications both in Indonesia and Australia, yet when she first started writing 44 years ago her parents did not consider her work serious enough to become a career.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt to stop helping poor children
Govt to stop helping poor children JAKARTA: The government will soon stop supporting neglected children -- including street children -- due to financial constraints, a cabinet minister said Sunday. The Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah said the government would no longer finance thousands of half-way houses for neglected children, whose number now reached 40.7 million due to the prolonged economic crisis.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/R. Berto Wedhatama
JP/R. Berto Wedhatama FULL CAPACITY: Many factories have operated at full capacity amid a slight improvement in business confidence. Analysts believe that more foreign direct investment (FDI) will flow into the country in the third quarter of this year.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
'I don't feel that I live in an independent country'
'I don't feel that I live in an independent country' The city is gearing up for the commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the country's independence. However, many common people feel that they have not tasted the fruits of independence as life is tough for them. Asep, 19, is a hawker at Blok M bus terminal in South Jakarta who sells beverages in a bucket he carries on his shoulder.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government targets corruptors under new plan
Government targets corruptors under new plan Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Legal experts call it wishful thinking, but a government- sponsored plan to eradicate corruption promises to speed up efforts to catch corruptors and recoup public funds. Dubbed as "urgent and strategic enforcement action", the plan is one of five a joint government team is working on to the overhaul the country's discredited legal system.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. IMF (3x17)
1. IMF (3x17) IMF completes review of RI's economy, reform 2. House (3x25) Strong demand boosts housing construction 3. Rate (2x35) Bank loans still hard to come by for real sector due to uncertainties
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Former Chinese PM to visit E. Java
Former Chinese PM to visit E. Java JAKARTA: Former Chinese prime minister Li Peng, who is currently chairman of China's National Congress, will make a two- day visit to Surabaya, East Java on September 11 and 12 together with a 12-strong Chinese business delegation, a visiting Chinese official says.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government targets corruption under new plan
Government targets corruption under new plan Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal experts call it wishful thinking, but a government- sponsored plan to eradicate corruption promises to speed up efforts to catch corruptors and recoup public funds. Dubbed as "urgent and strategic enforcement action", the plan is one of five a joint government team is working on to the overhaul the country's discredited legal system.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
GAM urged to lay down arms
GAM urged to lay down arms JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) has urged the Swiss-based Henry Dunant Center (HDC) to persuade the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to end their armed struggle. "The House considers GAM as a separatist movement, so the Henry Dunant Center has to understand it and urge GAM to pursue peace," House Commission I Chairman Ibrahim Ambong was quoted by Antara as saying on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Shrimp farmers charged with destroying mangrove forests
Shrimp farmers charged with destroying mangrove forests Oyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung The continued economic crisis has driven thousands of local families to try their luck in shrimp farming here in place of the ailing shrimp company PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja (DCD). Their new livelihood, however, has cost the environment as they have cleared mangrove forests along the province's eastern coastal line for the ponds.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Percasi will not seek Andrean replacement
Percasi will not seek Andrean replacement Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) has decided not to recruit a replacement for Andrean Susilodinata, choosing to compete at the World Youth Chess Olympiad with just four players, a Percasi official said. The tournament, which will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Aug. 21 to Aug.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
MPR says no to sharia law, yes to education
MPR says no to sharia law, yes to education The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) endorsed the last package of amendments to the 1945 Constitution on Saturday amid protests from dozens of legislators over decisions on several critical issues, including sharia, the composition of the MPR and the establishment of a constitutional commission. The endorsement of the amendments, the fourth since 1999, is meant to pave the way for a more democratic Indonesia.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Azyumardi Azra reelected as new UIN rector
Azyumardi Azra reelected as new UIN rector JAKARTA: Noted Islamic scholar Azyumardi Azra was reelected last Saturday as the new rector of Jakarta Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) after gaining a majority vote in the rectorial election by the university's academic senate. Azyumardi sidelined two other candidates Nazaruddin and Din Syamsuddin with 40 votes as against 18 and 11 votes respectively, Suwito, the university's deputy rector was quoted by Antara as saying.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Blame being tossed about after a major LNG-contract loss
Blame being tossed about after a major LNG-contract loss Johannes Simbolon and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's shocking "loss" in the highly-contested tender for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply to the Chinese province of Guangdong should serve as a wakeup call that the LNG market in the Asia-Pacific region, which it had been dominating for decades, is now much tougher and a better marketing strategy is needed.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Business, investment indices mixed
Business, investment indices mixed Rikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta Researchers have reported some improvement in business and consumer confidence in Indonesia but investors are still reluctant to start new businesses due to various problems related to legal and political uncertainties.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Siti Nurbaya' bridge opened
'Siti Nurbaya' bridge opened PADANG, West Sumatra: West Sumatra Governor Zainal Bakar opened on Saturday the "Siti Nurbaya" bridge, which will shorten the route from Padang to the Teluk Bayur Seaport. Construction of the bridge began in 1995, but the government repeatedly suspended the project because of the economic crisis that hit the country in 1997.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: PDI-P, PPP split on Sutiyoso's speech2
* Headlines: PDI-P, PPP split on Sutiyoso's speech2 * National:House urged to stop liberating labor laws 4 * Archipelago: Locals shun presence of more refugees 5 * Opinion: Mobile phones and neoliberalism 6 * City:'Erectile problem rampant in Jakarta' 8 * Sports: Tiger holds off rival to keep lead 9 * World: Afghan authorities seize weapons12 * Business: IMF completes review of RI's economy 13 * Features: An author with cultural sensitivity 20
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Erectile problem rampant in Jakarta: Survey
Erectile problem rampant in Jakarta: Survey Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The unhealthy urban lifestyle led by many Jakartans is a factor that could lead to erectile dysfunction among male professionals. An examination of 3,082 male professionals over 30 years of age in the city revealed that 53 percent of the participants suffered some degree of erectile dysfunction.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Councillors reject labor bills
Councillors reject labor bills BEKASI: Councillors from Bekasi mayoralty have voiced their objections to two bills on workers' affairs, which they say will adversely affect workers if they are passed into law. The two bills are the Dispute Settlement on Industrial Relations (PPHI), and Workers Protection and Supervision (PPK).
Mon, 12 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
The halfway reform
The halfway reform The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) must be commended for completing the constitutional amendment process at the just-ended Annual Session by relying largely on consensus rather than votes. Putting aside for a moment the substance of the amendments, we must pay tribute to the 695 Assembly members, particularly their leaders, for showing us that Pancasila-style consensual democracy is still very much alive in this country.