Archive: 21 August 2002
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Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
UN sees Earth Summit deal
UN sees Earth Summit deal Reuters, Johannesburg The United Nations' environment chief said he was confident an action plan to reduce poverty without harming the planet would be clinched at the upcoming Earth Summit in Johannesburg. The last round of preparatory talks on the Indonesian resort of Bali failed to agree on a draft action plan, with time-bound commitments and ways of financing pledges among the main bones of contention.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Busway - 4x12
1. Busway - 4x12 Busway project going nowhere with only four months left 2. Demo - 2x25 Thousands of workers stage demonstration against Nike 3. Pluit - 1x 35 Nightspot torn down in land dispute 4. Speak - 1x30 'Police turn blind eye to violations'
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt again plays down impact of drought
Govt again plays down impact of drought The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government again played down the impact of the months-long drought, saying only 170,000 hectares or 1.4 percent of the country's total rice-growing land of 11.8 million hectares had been adversely affected by the drought. Director general of food crop production M. Jafar said that of the 170,000 hectares stricken by the drought, only 17,800 hectares experienced complete harvest failure to date.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI polio-free, says health minister
RI polio-free, says health minister JAKARTA: Indonesia has been free from the polio virus since 1995 but the World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet given the country a polio-free certificate, health minister Achmad Sujudi said. The WHO has recommended that Indonesia hold a National Vaccination Program (PIN) on Sept. 12 and Oct. 9 for about 20.8 million children below the age of five, Sujudi said during a meeting of the Coordinating Body for Public Relations here on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Agricultural products to drive 2003 export
Agricultural products to drive 2003 export Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta post, Jakarta Agriculture products would be the prime mover of the country's non-oil and gas exports next year amid an increasing trend in the prices of the commodities, Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi said on Tuesday. She said that non-oil and gas exports would increase by up to 7 percent in 2003 from around US$42.7 billion in 2001.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
U.S. openly critical of RI prosecutors in E. Timor rights trial
U.S. openly critical of RI prosecutors in E. Timor rights trial Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The inability of state prosecutors to construct a case regarding numerous murders and incidents of torture in East Timor in 1999 into a crimes against humanity indictment has led to the acquittal of six rights defendants last week, an activist said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
'RI finished should military bomb Aceh'
'RI finished should military bomb Aceh' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's revised policy on Aceh has drawn sharp criticism from numerous figures both in Aceh and in Jakarta, who said it would not solve the prolonged problem.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
500 quake victims remain in camps
500 quake victims remain in camps PALU, Central Sulawesi: More than 500 people, made homeless after an earthquake on Sunday jolted Tojo subdistrict and other areas in the violence-hit regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi, are being housed in makeshift tents. Head of the local emergency task force Abdul Kadir Sidik said on Tuesday the refugees were not able to return home because their houses had been badly damaged. However, he added at least 672 refugees had already returned home.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Monopoly Watch warns possible cement cartel
Monopoly Watch warns possible cement cartel A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An antimonopoly group expressed concern on Tuesday that world giant cement makers, which have started to gain a foothold in local cement companies, could someday form a cartel in the domestic market at the expense of consumers. In a media statement, Monopoly Watch also urged the Business Competition Supervisory Committee (KPPU) to launch an investigation to prevent this from happening.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia to ban tobacco advertising
Malaysia to ban tobacco advertising KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will ban all forms of tobacco advertising and sponsorship next year, giving temporary exceptions to the money-making Formula One grand prix and soccer events, Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said Tuesday. The ban, starting Jan. 1, aims to help the government control an alarming increase in smoking, Chua told the official Bernama news agency.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Labor: 8 x 4 lines
1. Labor: 8 x 4 lines YLBHI, LBH protest worker shootings 2. Gaplek: 20 x 2 lines Drought forces E. Java workers to eat cassava 3. Sikka: 32 x 1 line Situation in Maumere remains tense 4. Sakai: 36 x 1 line Caltex accused of exploiting Riau's Sakai tribe 5. Poso: 16 x 2 lines Thousands in Poso take refuge 6. Lalin: 16 x 2 lines Sumatra highway under repair
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Akbar Tandjung's trial
Akbar Tandjung's trial From Kompas The recent trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung was obviously a farce. The punishment demanded by the prosecutor, as the public had earlier predicted, was very lenient. Was the sentence disappointing? The public no longer has such a feeling. In fact, the substance of the case indicates that what Akbar Tandjung and his cronies committed was outrageous.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Police to summon minister over treasure dig
Police to summon minister over treasure dig The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal process against Minister of Religious Affairs Said Aqil Al Munawar in connection with the excavation of a protected historical heritage site in Batutulis looks set to continue despite a public apology from the state official.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesians arrested in Philippines for piracy
Indonesians arrested in Philippines for piracy Police seized close to 1 billion pesos (US$20 million) worth of pirated CDs and copying equipment and arrested seven Indonesian and five Chinese workers in a raid in the northern Philippines, officials said Tuesday. The raid late Monday on a clandestine factory in Meycauyan, Bulacan province, is the latest step in a high-profile campaign by authorities against music and movie piracy. No further details about the raid or the arrests were released.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Antismoking promo targets youths
Antismoking promo targets youths Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Encountering the signs and badges announcing that "we only sell cigarettes to adults" while shopping at a Hero supermarket here, Heidy learned for the first time that the store now refused to sell cigarettes to children under 18-years old. "What about to me? Will I have to show my ID to buy cigarettes too?" the 25-year-old woman asks the store's cashier. Sure Heidy is baby-faced, but will the cashier fall for it?
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie
Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie TAKENGON, Central Aceh: Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has become a celebrity among housewives in the war torn province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Despite a tight schedule accompanying Military Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto during his recent visit to the province, Sjafrie, also formerly the Jakarta Military commander, had to spend time posing with Acehnese women wanting their photo taken with him.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Protesters take legislators hostage
Protesters take legislators hostage MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Hundreds of students and residents here held two local legislators captive during a protest at the provincial legislative council on Tuesday to push for their demand for the establishment of West Sulawesi province. The protesters demanded the South Sulawesi legislature back the demand and help speed up the process of creating West Sulawesi province.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Busway going nowhere with only four months left
Busway going nowhere with only four months left Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With less than four months to go, it appears little preparation has been done for the construction of city administration's plan to build a busway between Blok M in South Jakarta and Kota in West Jakarta. The Rp 54 billion (US$6.13 million) busway is expected to start operation by the end of this year.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Thousands take refuge in Poso
Thousands take refuge in Poso The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 2,000 people have taken refuge in safer areas in Poso town following a spate of recent attacks in Poso regency, a senior local official said on Tuesday. "We are gathering data on the number of new refugees in Poso.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
East Timor names Hong Kong businessman as ambassador-at-large
East Timor names Hong Kong businessman as ambassador-at-large Associated Press Dili A Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist who helped East Timor during its violent break from Indonesia in 1999 was named the new nation's first ambassador-at-large, officials said on Tuesday. Eric Hotung chartered a hospital ship crammed with about 300 tons (330 U.S. tons) of badly needed relief supplies for East Timor in September 1999, in response to a humanitarian catastrophe in the half-island territory.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Whither privatization?
Whither privatization? We cannot find any conducive economic and political factors that could have prompted the government to more than double its revenue target from privatization to Rp 8 trillion (US$920 million) for the 2003 fiscal year from Rp 3.9 trillion this year.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Situation in Maumere remains tense
Situation in Maumere remains tense Yacob Herin and Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Sikka/Kupang East Nusa Tenggara Police chief Insp. Gen. Yacobus Jacky Uli and West Timor Military District chief Col. Moeswarno Moesanip issued a joint statement banning all military and police personnel in Sikka regency from leaving their living quarters following an attack on the Maumere Police office on Monday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Playing Taiwan's card in a bid to woo China
Playing Taiwan's card in a bid to woo China Kornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Seminyak, Bali, korpur@yahoo.com During her four-day visit to Bali and Jakarta last week, Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu showed her skill on how to entertain a broken hearted lady: Promise her the gift which the woman failed to receive from the person, while making the person jealous of Lu.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor honors HK businessman
E. Timor honors HK businessman EAST TIMOR: A Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist who helped East Timor during its violent break from Indonesia in 1999 was named the new nation's first ambassador-at-large, officials said on Tuesday. Eric Hotung chartered a hospital ship crammed with about 300 tons (330 U.S. tons) of badly needed relief supplies for East Timor in September 1999, in response to a humanitarian catastrophe in the half-island territory.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
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=================== Tantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post Jakarta ------------------- Encountering the signs and badges announcing that "we only sell cigarettes to adults" while shoping at a Hero supermarket here, Heidy learned for the first time that the store now refuses to sell cigarettes to children under 18 years old. "What about to me? Will I have to show my ID to buy cigarettes too?" the 25-year-old woman asked the store's cashier. Sure Heidy is baby-faced, but will the cashier fall for it?
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Police turn blind eye to violations'
'Police turn blind eye to violations' Jakarta is notorious for its traffic jams, which occur in many parts of the city, especially during rush hour. The lack of comfortable public transportation and professional police officers have worsened the problem. Andrew, 30, a manager working in a gallery on Jl. Gunung Sahari, lives in Cipinang, East Jakarta.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Megawati should be realistic about NGOs
Megawati should be realistic about NGOs In her recent state address to commemorate Indonesia's independence, President Megawati Soekarnoputri said there were irresponsible non governmental organizations (NGOs) that needed regulating. Smita Notosusanto of the Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) spoke to The Jakarta Post's Soeryo Winoto about the matter. Question: Have you read the President's state address, which says irresponsible NGOs need to be regulated?
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Nusakambangan: A resort or jail?
Nusakambangan: A resort or jail? In the past everybody was horrified upon hearing the word Nusakambangan, which reminded people of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. Nusakambangan prison, in Cilacap, Central Java, was established for hard core criminals; the most barbaric murderers and the wildest drug traffickers. But, Nusakambangan in the past was much different from Nusakambangan today. As a cold-blooded criminal, Tommy Soeharto deserves to be sent to Nusakambangan.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Food importation worries farmers
Food importation worries farmers From Bisnis Indonesia The agricultural ministry's policy on the importation of food, particularly rice, from China may indeed lead to a dilemma. On the one hand, it will create competition between domestic and imported rice. Then farmers will worry that their rice will not find buyers in the market or that the price of their rice will go down.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bar on Jl. Blora catches fire
Bar on Jl. Blora catches fire JAKARTA: A bar located in the entertainment center of Jl. Blora in Central Jakarta caught fire early on Tuesday. The fire was first detected at 3:20 a.m., more than an hour after it closed. The fire started on the second floor of the building, possibly caused by a short circuit or negligence of an employee who forgot to turn off an electrical appliance, detik.com reported. Several employees who were still there immediately tried to put out the fire, but to no avail.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. DOMUS: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. DOMUS: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Exquisite Italian cuisine in C. Jakarta 2. MANADO: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Le Meridien brings in original Manado cuisine
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Caltex accused of exploiting Riau's Sakai tribe
Caltex accused of exploiting Riau's Sakai tribe Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Impoverished for half a century, Riau's Sakai tribe as ancestral land owners should have been entitled to at least 1 percent in royalties from the profit of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, a production-sharing contractor of state oil company Pertamina operating in the region. Prof. Dr.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Manila proposes new deal with Jakarta on prisoner exchange
Manila proposes new deal with Jakarta on prisoner exchange Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Philippine government has proposed a new draft agreement to Indonesia for the exchange of prisoners between the two countries so as to allow convicts to serve their prison terms in their respective countries of origin.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Kalbe Farma swings to net profit
Kalbe Farma swings to net profit JAKARTA: PT Kalbe Farma swung to a net profit of Rp 231.53 billion (around US$25 million) in the first half of 2002, from a loss of Rp 7.46 billion a year ago, mostly due to foreign exchange gains, the pharmaceutical company said Tuesday. It said the rupiah's appreciation against the dollar resulted in unrealized foreign exchange gains of Rp 130.47 billion, swinging from losses of Rp 120.31 billion the year before.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Police arrest bombing suspect in Bekasi
Police arrest bombing suspect in Bekasi JAKARTA: The city police arrested on Tuesday a suspect in a series of bombings in Jakarta. The suspect, identified as Ramli, was arrested at his home in the Cikarang industrial area in Bekasi, West Java. After the arrest, National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar, accompanied by Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanegara, inspected Ramli's home and the surrounding area.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Truant civil servants must go: Minister
Truant civil servants must go: Minister MANADO: State Minister for Administrative Reforms Faisal Tamin said civil servants who do not report to work for 12 consecutive days should be dismissed. "They are unproductive and hamper the government's service to the public," Faisal was quoted by Antara as saying during a meeting with civil servants and local officials in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Tuesday. Attending the meeting were North Sulawesi Governor A.J. Sondakh, Vice Governor Fredy H.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Duit (3 x 12)
1. Duit (3 x 12) Asian monies mixed late on profit taking Asian currencies mixed late on dollar profit-taking, U.S. Econ Asian currencies put up a mixed showing late Tuesday as profit-taking on the U.S. dollar coupled with local factors helped trim or erase early losses. But market players still refrained from taking new positions because of a lack of clear direction from major currencies, notably the dollar and the yen.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
East Timor struggles for foreign investment
East Timor struggles for foreign investment Tom Wright, Dow Jones, Dili When East Timor asked foreign investors to help rebuild its war-torn phone system after independence three months ago, only one company stepped forward. And it wasn't Australia's Telstra, which reconnected East Timor to the outside world in 1999 after the destruction wrought by Indonesian troops as they pulled out of the territory.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/14/brief
JP/14/brief Kalbe Farma swings to net profit JAKARTA: PT Kalbe Farma swung to a net profit of Rp 231.53 billion (around US$25 million) in the first half of 2002, from a loss of Rp 7.46 billion a year ago, mostly due to foreign exchange gains, the pharmaceutical company said Tuesday. It said the rupiah's appreciation against the dollar resulted in unrealized foreign exchange gains of Rp 130.47 billion, swinging from losses of Rp 120.31 billion the year before.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Two Papuans arrested for burning flags
Two Papuans arrested for burning flags JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Police said here on Tuesday they had arrested two people and were chasing another suspected of burning Indonesia's red-and-white flag on Independence Day, Aug. 17. Spokesman for Jayapura Police Adj. Comr. Yosef Iswanto said the two suspects, identified only as Y.D.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Dutch coach Hiddink to visit Seoul
Dutch coach Hiddink to visit Seoul SEOUL: Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, who led South Korea to the World Cup semifinals, will return to Seoul next month to attend an inter-Korean soccer match on Sept. 7., soccer officials said Tuesday. North and South Korea agreed to the soccer match during Cabinet-level talks in Seoul last week. "Hiddink has promised to watch the inter-Korean soccer match," said Ka Sam-hyun, an official at the Korea Football Association.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, August 21, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, August 21, 2001 Performances * Piano and Flute Concert, Majapahit Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Tel. 031 545 4333), 7 p.m., Aug. 28. * Music by Jet Set group band, at Desperados Bar and Cafe, Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend. Sungkono 120 (Tel. 031 5661550), every Monday to Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Films * British Film Show, at British Council Surabaya, Jl. Cokroaminoto 12A, 3rd Floor, every Tuesday and Saturday, 6 p.m. .
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: Haze hits hazardous levels in Kalimantan2
* Headlines: Haze hits hazardous levels in Kalimantan2 * National:Govt to hire more teachers in 2003 4 * Archipelago: East Java workers eat cassava 5 * Opinion:Playing Taiwan's card in a bid to woo China6 * City:Thousands stage protest against Nike 8 * Sports: Krajicek crushes struggling Hrbaty 10 * World: Greens berate Bush for skipping summit 12 * Business:Group warns of possible cement cartel 13 * Features:Nurwachid, a restless firefighter 20
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Thousands of workers stage demonstration against Nike
Thousands of workers stage demonstration against Nike The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 3,000 workers from PT Doson Indonesia, a company which produces Nike athletic shoes, staged a demonstration on Tuesday in front of the U.S. Embassy to protest plans by the giant shoemaker to terminate its contract with the company next month. The secretary of the labor union at PT Doson Indonesia, Surono, said the decision by Nike to end the contract would put some 7,000 employees out of work. "We hope the U.S.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Floods swamp Asia as China lake almost overflows
Floods swamp Asia as China lake almost overflows Reuters, Beijing More than 10 million people are at risk in China as a giant flood-swollen lake came close to bursting its banks on Tuesday while elsewhere in Asia floods brought more death and misery. Hundreds of people have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes across the region in recent days by floods that have washed away roads and bridges and destroyed large areas of crops.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Autonomy benefits officials but not people'
'Autonomy benefits officials but not people' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In theory, Jakarta hoped regional autonomy would decentralize power and wealth to the people across the sprawling archipelago, but in practice much of what was promised has ended up in the hands of local officials, experts said on Tuesday. Seen as one of the most ambitious decentralization moves, the Autonomy Law shifted much of Jakarta's powers to provinces, regencies and mayoralties.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie
Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie TAKENGON, Central Aceh: Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has become a celebrity among housewives in the war torn province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Despite a tight schedule accompanying Military Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto during his recent visit to the province, Sjafrie, also formerly the Jakarta Military commander, had to spend time posing with Acehnese women wanting their photo taken with him.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Thousands flee following renewed unrest in Poso
Thousands flee following renewed unrest in Poso The Jakarta Post Jakarta Some 2,000 people have taken refuge in safer areas in Poso town following a spate of recent attacks in Poso regency, a senior local official said on Tuesday. "We are gathering data on the number of new refugees in Poso.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Le Meridian brings in original Manado cuisine
Le Meridian brings in original Manado cuisine Maria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The first thing that comes to people's minds when talking about Manado is its famous national sea park, Bunaken, home to a stunning coral reef and various species of colorful fish. However, Manado -- the capital city of North Sulawesi -- is not only about marine wonders. Its cuisine has also enjoyed growing popularity in the past several years, especially in major cities.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan tones down talk after VP's Indonesia trip
Taiwan tones down talk after VP's Indonesia trip Benjamin Kang Lim, Reuters, Taipei Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Tuesday the island had no intention of engaging China in fruitless confrontation, toning down polemical talk after his deputy ruffled Beijing's feathers by visiting Indonesia.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Drought forces E. Java workers to eat cassava
Drought forces E. Java workers to eat cassava Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Already hard hit by the economic crisis that has been assailing the nation since 1997, more Indonesians are now facing the prospect of being plunged into severe poverty due to drought.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Gorillas to introduce themselves on Sunday
Gorillas to introduce themselves on Sunday The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four male African gorillas at Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta were shown to the public on Tuesday after being officially handed over by the Gibbon Foundation to the city administration in a ceremony on Tuesday. Foundation director Willie Smits and Governor Sutiyoso signed an agreement on the three-year loan of the lowlander gorillas from the Howletts and Port Lympne Park in England to Ragunan Zoo.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
City bylaw prepared to curb migrants
City bylaw prepared to curb migrants Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city is now drafting a bylaw aimed at curbing the rapid rate of urbanization that has been blamed for various social problems like poverty, and the rapid increase in the number of street vendors and slum areas in the city. City Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday that controlling the flow of migrants into the city should be a priority as it contributed significantly to the population explosion in the capital.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government told to hire more teachers in 2003
Government told to hire more teachers in 2003 Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators are urging the government to recruit more new teachers in 2003 and improve the management of teachers nationwide by distributing them equally throughout the country. Anwar Arifin of the Golkar faction, who heads the House of Representatives' Commission VI overseeing human resources, said Monday that the country needed some 450,000 teachers to provide good education for the people.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pluit nightspot torn down in land dispute
Pluit nightspot torn down in land dispute Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Due to a land dispute, an entertainment spot, housing the Lucky Star discotheque, karaoke, massage parlor, restaurant and wine bar, on Jl. Pluit Indah, North Jakarta was bulldozed on Tuesday morning. The demolition has reduced the 8,500-square-meter entertainment center into a huge pile of rubble, with broken bottles and compact discs scattered everywhere.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Husband, wife take turns in jail
Husband, wife take turns in jail SINGAPORE: A Singaporean couple is taking turns to serve jail terms for abusing their Indonesian maid so that one of them can take care of their three children, the Straits Times reported on Tuesday. Yee Siew Sang has just completed his two-week jail term and his wife Wong Wai Cheng begins her six-week stint on Wednesday, the report said. The couple pleaded guilty last month of assaulting their 22- year-old maid.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sumatra's East Coast Highway under repair
Sumatra's East Coast Highway under repair Oyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post Bandarlampung Repair work on Sumatra's East Coast Highway, which connects Sumatra with Java, is being carried out by South Sumatra and Lampung province in a bid to help develop the two provinces.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Asylum-seekers return to Pakistan
Asylum-seekers return to Pakistan JAKARTA: A group of Pakistanis flew home from Indonesia on Tuesday after abandoning hope of starting a new life in Australia. The 19 adults and two children left Jakarta for Karachi aboard an international air carrier, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement. The Pakistanis were escorted by an IOM official, the statement said, adding that they were the largest group of Pakistanis being sent home from Indonesia this year.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. ACEH: 2 x 16
1. ACEH: 2 x 16 "RI is finished if military bombards Aceh' 2. RIGHTS: 3 x 16 U.S. openly critical of RI prosecutors in E. Timor rights trial 3. BYLAW: 4 x 9 City bylaw prepared to curb migrants 4. GORILLA: 1 x 34 Gorillas to introduce themselves on Sunday
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
East Timor struggles for investment
East Timor struggles for investment Tom Wright Dow Jones Dili When East Timor asked foreign investors to help rebuild its war-torn phone system after independence three months ago, only one company stepped forward. And it wasn't Australia's Telstra, which reconnected East Timor to the outside world in 1999 after the destruction wrought by Indonesian troops as they pulled out of the territory.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Husband, wife take turns in jail
Husband, wife take turns in jail SINGAPORE: A Singaporean couple is taking turns to serve jail terms for abusing their Indonesian maid so that one of them can take care of their three children, the Straits Times reported on Tuesday. Yee Siew Sang has just completed his two-week jail term and his wife Wong Wai Cheng begins her six-week stint on Wednesday, the report said. The couple pleaded guilty last month of assaulting their 22- year-old maid.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Over 200 parties registered for 2004 elections
Over 200 parties registered for 2004 elections As of the end of July, the number of political parties registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights for the 2004 general election had reached a staggering 204. The number of parties far exceeds the figure in 1999, when 149 parties registered for the first election held in the post-New Order era.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/13/L02
JP/13/L02 Rupiah Rates Aug 20 JP/13/Conver Rupiah Rates Aug 20 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,092.69 4,544.70 4,844.71 4,792.45 Brunei dollar 1 5,346.85 4,773.18 5,086.50 5,033.38 Canadian dollar 1 5,957.76 5,318.20 5,667.66 5,608.11 Swiss franc 1 6,232.53 5,564.05 5,929.06 5,867.37 Danish krone 1 1,231.10 1,098.92 1,171.16 1,158.83 Euro 1 9,144.92 8,164.24 8,699.64 8,609.30 Poundsterling 1 14,308.78 12,776.70 13,612.06 13,473.20 Hong...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
KPU assures no delay in general election
KPU assures no delay in general election Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) will be able to hold the next general election on schedule after securing the government's commitment to meeting the Rp 3.02 trillion budget requested by the body, officials say.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Excise revenue target for 2003 unattainable: GAPPRI
Excise revenue target for 2003 unattainable: GAPPRI Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Cigarette Producers (GAPPRI) has appealed to the government to lower its excise revenue target for next year as the industry has been hit by weakening market demand. GAPPRI chairman Ismanu Soemiran said on Tuesday that the domestic cigarette industry had been reducing production because of weaker demand. "The government must be realistic," he told The Jakarta Post.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Kalbe Farma swings to net profit
Kalbe Farma swings to net profit JAKARTA: PT Kalbe Farma swung to a net profit of Rp 231.53 billion (around US$25 million) in the first half of 2002, from a loss of Rp 7.46 billion a year ago, mostly due to foreign exchange gains, the pharmaceutical company said Tuesday. It said the rupiah's appreciation against the dollar resulted in unrealized foreign exchange gains of Rp 130.47 billion, swinging from losses of Rp 120.31 billion the year before.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Poverty, injustice main causes of terrorism
Poverty, injustice main causes of terrorism Kornelius Purba and Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Indonesia has been successfully dealing with transnational crimes and combating terrorism without much publicity either domestically or internationally, a senior cabinet minister says.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
YLBHI and LBH protest worker shootings
YLBHI and LBH protest worker shootings Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Jakarta The Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) and the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) condemned the shooting of two workers in Bandung, West Java, on Monday, saying it showed the security authorities were using violence to deal with industrial disputes.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
BPKP lair of corruptors
BPKP lair of corruptors From Koran Tempo I felt greatly insulted upon reading a statement by honorable members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) about Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) as reported in the mass media on Aug. 8, 2002. If the problem is the existence of BPKP, that is nothing new. Only today this matter is couched with political intrigues both in Senayan and in a small number of government agencies. The basic problem is the statement that BPKP is a corruptors' lair.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Haze reaches hazardous levels in parts of Kalimantan
Haze reaches hazardous levels in parts of Kalimantan Bambang Bider and Oni Setiawan, Balikpapan/Pontianak Choking haze from forest and ground fires in Kalimantan has not only disrupted travel, but is also responsible for respiratory problems for thousands of people. Many people in Central Kalimantan had reported respiratory problems and eye irritation stemming from the thickening smoke, a local environmentalist said.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
60,000 RI workers to arrive soon
60,000 RI workers to arrive soon JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross said it was expecting between 60,000 and 70,000 migrant workers to arrive by the end of August in Nunukan, East Kalimantan, from Malaysia, which is expelling illegal workers with threats of jail and caning. In a statement on Tuesday, the Red Cross said 15,251 workers were still in Nunukan as of Aug. 16, waiting to return legally to Malaysia with the sponsorship of 22 labor agencies.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sandeq Boat Race, a less-publicized regatta
Sandeq Boat Race, a less-publicized regatta Fabio Scarpello, Contributor, Makassar, South Sulawesi Initially it was meant as a medium to promote a community development project for South Sulawesi fishermen, but the annual Sandeq Boat Race has slowly turned into a sporting event and cultural attraction.