Archive: 30 August 2002
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Fri, 30 Aug 2002
AP II to be sold via strategic sale
AP II to be sold via strategic saleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to sell its shares in state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II first to strategic investors and then to the public as part of the privatization program.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
NU joins camp opposing U.S. plan on Iraq
NU joins camp opposing U.S. plan on IraqThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) threw its weight behind protests against the United States' reported possibility of an attack on Iraq, saying that presently such an action lacked justification.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Raquel Welch meets Bolivian family
Raquel Welch meets Bolivian family SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia: Film star Raquel Welch, who has said she regrets not showcasing her Hispanic heritage until later in life, has made her first visit to her ancestral homeland of Bolivia.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Probosutedjo to stand trial for graft
Probosutedjo to stand trial for graft JAKARTA: The stepbrother of former president Soeharto, Probosutedjo, is scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 5 at the Central Jakarta District Court for allegedly misusing Rp 49 billion of state reforestation funds.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Bank Mandiri IPO plan faces new uncertainty
Bank Mandiri IPO plan faces new uncertaintyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to reschedule the maturity period of its bank recapitalization bonds could create new uncertainty for the initial public offering (IPO) plan of the giant Bank Mandiri, according to a top executive of the...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Surabaya-Madura bridge project to start soon
Surabaya-Madura bridge project to start soonAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya After a series of long delays, the construction of a 5.43-km-long bridge connecting Surabaya and Madura island in East Java will start immediately, marked by a commencement ceremony slated to be led by...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Journalists abducted by students
Journalists abducted by students YOGYAKARTA: Two journalists and two photographers were taken as hostages for almost three hours on Thursday by students of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta while they were covering a student demonstration opposing the week-long initiations for...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
RI's textile industry may collapse by 2005: Association
RI's textile industry may collapse by 2005: AssociationAntara, Jakarta Indonesia's textile industry may collapse, especially after the abolishment of the quota system in January 2005, if the government fails to create a climate in which the industry can compete in the domestic and overseas markets,...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Hasan Tiro's existence
Hasan Tiro's existence The government says it will sue Hasan Tiro, an Acehnese who is now a Swedish citizen, for disrupting the agreement between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to continue their dialog in Geneva, Switzerland.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Three killed in head-on collision in Cirebon
Three killed in head-on collision in CirebonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon At least three people were killed and five others seriously injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and Toyota pickup in Cirebon, West Java, on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. Siswo --
1. Siswo -- Surviving the five-year diplomatic crisis in RI 2 X 222. Tax -- Seeking fairness in taxation practices in developing countries 2 X 30
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Indonesia loses to Italy in Rosenblum Cup final
Indonesia loses to Italy in Rosenblum Cup finalImanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After recording a tremendous score on its way to the final, the Indonesian team had to admit the supremacy of Team Lavazza of Italy in the last match of the Rosenblum Cup bridge tournament in Montreal, Canada, on...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
SBSI demands release of detained activists
SBSI demands release of detained activistsYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungHundreds of members of the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) marched to the West Java provincial legislature compound to demand the local authorities release all detained activists and stay out of industrial...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Semen Gresik swings to profit
Semen Gresik swings to profit JAKARTA: Indonesia's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik, said Thursday it booked a first-half net profit of Rp 170.38 billion (US$19.3 million), swinging from a net loss of Rp 41.39 billion a year earlier mainly due to foreign exchange gains.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
27% of Tanjung Priok students have intestinal worms
27% of Tanjung Priok students have intestinal worms Poor sanitation and poverty have resulted in 27 percent of elementary school students in densely populated Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, having intestinal worms, according to research.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Bill empowers political parties to oust dissenting legislators
Bill empowers political parties to oust dissenting legislatorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In yet another sign of a return to New Order policies, the government is now drafting a bill that will give more power to political parties to expel non-conformist legislators from the House of Representatives,...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Muhammadiyah sets criteria for president
Muhammadiyah sets criteria for president BENGKULU: Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim organization in the country, outlined on Thursday its criteria for the next president.Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif said that a president must be intelligent, not corrupt, and have a strong...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
YPM marks jubilee with concerts
YPM marks jubilee with concertsTania Budihardjo, Contributor, Jakarta Yayasan Pendidikan Musik (Foundation for Music Education, YPM), one of Indonesia's premier music schools, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month through October 2003 with a vast plethora of concerts.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
TV Today: Friday, August 30, 2002
TV Today: Friday, August 30, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment9:00 Film10:30 Documentary11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show3:00 Music3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 TV Drama5:00 The Brilliant6:00 News7:00 Talk Show8:00 Obsession9:00 News 9:30...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. Asap: 8 x 4 lines
1. Asap: 8 x 4 linesThick haze blanketing Central Kalimantan2. Suramadu: Surabaya-Madura bridge project to start soon 3. Tabrak: 36 x 1 line Three killed in head-on collision in Cirebon4. Tuntut: 16 x 2 line Malaysian sentenced for plantation fires5.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
60,000 Indonesian workers have returned to Malaysia
60,000 Indonesian workers have returned to MalaysiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confronted with massive unemployment back home, some 60,000 migrant workers expelled from Malaysia have gone back to that country, many of them without the required immigration documents.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
'No extradition without guilty verdict'
'No extradition without guilty verdict'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Thursday that Indonesia would not extradite Indonesian terror suspects to Singapore without sufficient proof of their guilt, and added that there was no extradition treaty...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Smoke from forest fires and its threat to human health
Smoke from forest fires and its threat to human healthSarono, Indonesian NGOs Network for Forest Conservation, Jakarta In a press conference held prior to the Earth Summit's opening on Monday in Johannesburg, South Africa, chairman of the United Nations Environmental Program, Kalus Toepfer, issued...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Susanto set for Bled chess championship
Susanto set for Bled chess championshipThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Susanto Megaranto, at the tender age of 15, recently led Indonesia's junior chess team to the bronze medal at the just- concluded international youth chess competition, is likely to take up another harder task in the immediate future...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
China asks ASEAN to counter Western protectionism
China asks ASEAN to counter Western protectionismSean Yoong, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur China's top trade negotiator said Thursday that his country and Southeast Asian nations must build a free trade area to avoid becoming "victims" of Western trade protectionism.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Quarrel with KL feared to affect workers
Quarrel with KL feared to affect workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The continuing row between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur could increase the difficulties faced by Indonesian workers in Malaysia, a governor warned on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
S'pore to crack down on maid abuse
S'pore to crack down on maid abuse SINGAPORE: The island state promised Indonesia on Thursday it would act to prevent the abuse of foreign maids working in the city-state. Singapore Labor Minister Lee Boon Yang told his Indonesian counterpart, Jacob Nua Wea, that the government will monitor...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
* Headlines: Temperature rises at Earth Summit 2
* Headlines: Temperature rises at Earth Summit 2 * National:'No extradition without guilty verdict 4 * Archipelago: Thick haze forces school closures 5 * Opinion: Diplomacy of crisis in RI 7 * City: City Council pressured to reject Sutiyoso 8 * Sports: Serena and Sampras roll on 10 * World: Muslims...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Rupiah Rates Aug. 29
Rupiah Rates Aug. 29Bank notes rates TT ratesSelling Buying Selling BuyingRp Rp Rp RpAustralian dollar 1 5,172.85 4,617.36 4,921.46 4,868.52Brunei dollar 1 5,356.51 4,782.91 5,096.19 5,043.08Canadian dollar 1 6,010.12 5,368.56 5,718.04 5,660.58Swiss franc 1 6,255.75 5,587.18 5,951.73 5,891.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy Siswo Pramono School of Social Science The Australian National University Canberra Crisis of diplomacy, in a wider sense, is the whole process of foreign policy making and its implementation in a bid to survive during a crisis.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
A study in history: Diplomacy of crisis in RI
A study in history: Diplomacy of crisis in RISiswo Pramono, School of Social Science, The Australian National University, Canberra Diplomacy of crisis, in a wider sense, is the whole process of foreign policy making and its implementation in a bid to survive during a crisis.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Nasution, TKI specialist
Nasution, TKI specialistApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan There is one piece of parental advice that M. Arif Nasution always keeps in mind: "Education should be the best guiding light in your life."Nasution absolutely believes in this advice and therefore he puts it into full practice.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
2. MALAY: 1 x 43
2. MALAY: 1 x 43 Quarrel with M'sia will likely hurt workers The Jakarta Post Jakarta 3. MANILA: 2 x 23 Deported Filipinos sail home, Malaysia slammed 4. ASIA: 1 x 40 Asian tennis showing unprecedented depth
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. (1 x ........)
1. (1 x ........) World Bank panel to assess risks of GM food Asian Currencies Mixed Late; Strong GDP Data Boosts Peso Gold climbs in Europe on softer dollar, Iraq RI's textile industry may collapse by 2005: Association
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Keeping a cool head
Keeping a cool head Given the penchant of many Indonesians to react to differences with the heart rather than the head, President Megawati Soekarnoputri's call on Tuesday to end the ongoing spat between Indonesia and Malaysia over the expulsion of illegal Indonesian workers from that country is...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. Iraq (1 x 32)
1. Iraq (1 x 32) Oil traders worry about Iraq attack 2. China (1 x 47) China asks ASEAN to counter Western protectionism 3. Energy (1 x 44) Energy expert sees 1.4b without power in 2032 5. RP (1 x 25) RP economy grows 4.5% in Q2 JP/16/RP
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Govt moves to protect agribusiness investors
Govt moves to protect agribusiness investorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to issue a ruling to regulate profit-sharing agribusinesses following the scandal involving PT Qurnia Alam Raya (QSAR), which has been accused of cheating thousands of members of the public.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Police to beef up patrols to reduce street crime
Police to beef up patrols to reduce street crimeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police acknowledged their failure to curb the rising crime rate in the capital but vowed to boost efforts to limit the increase in street crime.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
IBRA expects to recover $682m from debtors by December
IBRA expects to recover $682m from debtors by DecemberAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said Thursday it expects to receive Rp 6 trillion (US$682 million) from bad debtors by year-end.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Asian monies mixed late, peso strengthens
Asian monies mixed late, peso strengthensAlan Yonan Jr., Dow Jones, Singapore Strong economic data out of the Philippines Thursday helped lift the peso to its strongest close in more than two weeks.Other Asian currencies were mixed as the dollar's early rally in the region was cut short by a surge...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. TKI: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS
1. TKI: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS Nasution, TKI specialist 2. LAHOYA: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTS De La Hoya looking to go out with a bang
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
10 more die in Aceh war
10 more die in Aceh war BANDA ACEH: Adj. Brig. Syarifuddin was killed by unidentified gunmen and 10 others, presumed to be civilians were killed on Wednesday and Thursday in strife-torn Aceh.Syarifuddin was on his way from his office to his home in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, early on Thursday.Adj. Sr.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Semen Gresik swings to profit
Semen Gresik swings to profit JAKARTA: Indonesia's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik, said Thursday it booked a first-half net profit of Rp 170.38 billion (US$19.3 million), swinging from a net loss of Rp 41.39 billion a year earlier mainly due to foreign exchange gains.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Kindergartens, elementary schools stop activities
Kindergartens, elementary schools stop activitiesBambang Bider and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Pontianak/JakartaMany kindergartens and elementary schools in Central Kalimantan have temporarily suspended classes due to the thick haze that has blanketed Palangkaraya, the capital of the Central...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
There is no such thing as justice in Jakarta
There is no such thing as justice in JakartaIan Martin, Former Special Representative to the UN Secretary General for East Timor, The Washington Post The trials before an ad hoc human rights tribunal in Jakarta of officials implicated in the 1999 crimes in East Timor are not only failing to do...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Examine foreign investment firms failing to pay taxes
Examine foreign investment firms failing to pay taxes It is reported that 3,500 out of 4,850 companies set up under the foreign investment scheme have, for a variety of reasons, failed to pay taxes, inflicting losses on the state totaling trillions of rupiah.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
House proposes bank-closure bill
House proposes bank-closure billA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) has completed drafting a controversy-packed bill on bank closures.Syamsul Balda, a legislator at the House banking commission, said on Thursday that the bill had been presented to the...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Deported Filipinos sail home, Malaysia slammed
Deported Filipinos sail home, Malaysia slammedAgencies, Bongao, Philippines About 1,500 Filipinos, looking gaunt and famished, sailed home from Malaysia on Thursday as protests erupted in Manila over reports of infant deaths in Kuala Lumpur's crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Haze forces school closures in Kalimantan
Haze forces school closures in KalimantanBambang Bider and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Pontianak/Jakarta Many kindergartens and elementary schools in Central Kalimantan have temporarily suspended classes due to the thick haze that has blanketed Palangkaraya, the capital of the Central...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Priority for Aceh: Saving lives, peaceful settlement
Priority for Aceh: Saving lives, peaceful settlementRizal Sukma, Director of Studies, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta After being postponed for almost two weeks from Aug. 5, the government finally issued a "new policy" for Aceh on Aug. 19.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Nellor upbeat RI can graduate from IMF plan
Nellor upbeat RI can graduate from IMF planDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is confident about the prospect of Indonesia graduating from the Fund-sponsored economic reform program later next year, as long as the country can demonstrate a sound...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Ian Martin=
Ian Martin= Vice President International Center for Transitional Justice and was special representative of the UN secretary-general for the East Timor popular consultation in 1999. The Washington Post2.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
House mulls law on wealth report
House mulls law on wealth report JAKARTA: Legislators are mulling a new law to force fellow legislators and state officials to submit a declaration of their wealth to the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) in response to KPKPN's statement that some 150 legislators had failed to report...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Sailors burn vessels from other regencies
Sailors burn vessels from other regencies MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Fishermen in many regencies in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara have been involved in the burning of vessels belonging to fishermen from neighboring regencies due to over zealous implementation of regional autonomy.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Justice Party and forest fires
Justice Party and forest firesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOur observations over the past two years has shown that 70 percent of the fires in this country occur on plantations and land, while the remaining 30 percent are in forested areas.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Residents shift from panic to complacency over anthrax
Residents shift from panic to complacency over anthraxNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents are urged not to panic over the recent anthrax case in Bogor because the disease is curable when spotted at an early stage.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
PHOTO BALI
PHOTO BALI The photo for the articles on pedophiles in Bali on this page on Thursday was inappropriate. While its use was meant as an illustration of Bali, it was not our intention to imply anything about the persons who appeared in the photo. We apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
High Court acquits Sjahril of all charges
High Court acquits Sjahril of all chargesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an unexpected move, the Jakarta High Court acquitted Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin of all charges in connection with his involvement in the 1999 Bank Bali scandal, overturning the decision of...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Malaysian businessman sentenced for plantation fires
Malaysian businessman sentenced for plantation firesHaidir Anwar Tanjung The Jakarta Post RiauThe Supreme Court has upheld the Riau High Court's decision to sentence a Malaysian businessman named Goby to eight months imprisonment, and to fine him Rp 100 million (US$10,000) for ground fires that...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Asian tennis showing unprecedented depth
Asian tennis showing unprecedented depthAgence France-Presse, New York Asian tennis is showing unprecedented depth with Indonesia's Angelique "Angie" Widjaja joining top talent from Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
QSAR president arrested: Police on Thursday arrested Ramli Araby,
QSAR president arrested: Police on Thursday arrested Ramli Araby, the president of collapsed agribusiness company PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR), whose demise caused thousands of individual investors some Rp 500 billion (about US$56 million) in losses.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
S'pore to crack down on maid abuse
S'pore to crack down on maid abuseSINGAPORE: The island state promised Indonesia on Thursday it would act to prevent the abuse of foreign maids working in the city-state.Singapore Labor Minister Lee Boon Yang told his Indonesian counterpart, Jacob Nua Wea, that the government will monitor...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. GOVERNOR: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. GOVERNOR: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 City Council pressured to reject Sutiyoso 2. ANTHRAX: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Residents shift from panic to complacency over anthrax3. SPEAKUP: 36 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 32 'No modern expert could help'
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
City Council pressured to reject Sutiyoso
City Council pressured to reject SutiyosoBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 500 demonstrators from various organizations protested on Thursday in opposition to Sutiyoso's candidacy for the 2002 to 2007 term, increasing pressure on the Jakarta City Council to withdraw their support...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Officials to use taxpayer money for haj
Officials to use taxpayer money for haj TANGERANG: Thirteen Tangerang regency councillors received sharp criticism over their plan to go on haj pilgrimage using the administration's money.The regency Ulemas Council (MUI) secretary Rasna Dahlan has recently sent a letter to the council chairman,...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Obituary
Obituary Former Antara news agency head Handjojo Nitimihardjo, 62, was laid to rest on Thursday in a military ceremony at the Tanah Kusir public cemetery, South Jakarta.The retired Air Force commodore died at 10:45 p.m.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Rachmawati to challenge Megawati's reelection bid
Rachmawati to challenge Megawati's reelection bidMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A daughter of founding president Sukarno, Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, declared on Thursday her own political party, paving the way for a possible showdown with her older sister, President Megawati...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy Siswo Pramono School of Social Science The Australian National University Canberra Crisis of diplomacy, in a wider sense, is the whole process of foreign policy making and its implementation in a bid to survive during a crisis.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Mega must lead anticorruption drive: Critics
Mega must lead anticorruption drive: CriticsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri must declare a nation-wide war on corruption if she wants to eradicate rampant corruption in the country.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. IPO (2x24)
1. IPO (2x24)Bank Mandiri IPO plan faces new uncertainty 2. Agri (4x10) Govt moves to protect agribusiness investors 3. Bank House proposes bank-closure bill 4. Port (2x24) Angkasa Pura to be sold by strategic sale, IPO 4. IBRA (1x49) IBRA expects to recover $682m from debtors by Dec
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Deer travel to Bali
Deer travel to Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The spokesman for the Bali provincial administration, I Gusti Agung Mayun, said here on Thursday that Bali had received 32 deer from the Bogor palace to be raised on the compound of the governor's office.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Megawati to visit Egypt
Megawati to visit Egypt JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to visit Egypt on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, Charge d'Affaires at the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo Agil Salem Al-Attas says.Agil Salem said on Wednesday that he had been informed by the head of Egyptian presidential household...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Journey of a king's loyal court servant
Journey of a king's loyal court servantKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java What kind of loyalty grows, becomes rooted in our lives and remains with us even in death? What actually is the essence and significance of such loyalty? Is it at all likely that anybody has such deep...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Danger of smoking,
Danger of smoking, no MUI warning?From Republika The Ministry of Health, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned the public on the hazards of smoking. Cigarette manufacturers cannot be blamed for advertising cigarettes, because they display this warning.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Indonesia gets foursome into quarters
Indonesia gets foursome into quartersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's hopes for the men's singles title remained alive with four of its six players winning their third round matches on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Indonesian Open in Surabaya, East Java.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Free birth certificates sought
Free birth certificates sought MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Thursday children in Indonesia should be given free birth certificates by the government.Unicef representative to Indonesia Anthony Kennedy said that a birth certificate, the first right...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Gajah Tunggal clarifies
Gajah Tunggal clarifies Your Aug. 26 article Former Dipasena farmers in Lampung reap windfall is unbalanced and unfair.Your report fails to point out that it is the minority of farmers who left Dipasena that can secure a better living.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
RP economy grows 4.5% in Q2
RP economy grows 4.5% in Q2Associated Press, Manila The Philippine economy grew 4.5 percent on year in the second quarter of 2002, far better than market forecasts, data showed Thursday.Growth in the nation's gross domestic product - the total of goods and services produced - was underpinned by...