Archive: 18 September 2002
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Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Does Mega need a PR makeover?
Does Mega need a PR makeover?Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Staff Writer, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com What kind of publicity can President Megawati Soekarnoputri expect from the presidential office, if her public relations strategy is just a carbon copy of the policy during Soeharto's...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Morotai attack under investigation
Morotai attack under investigation JAKARTA: Pattimura Military Commander May. Gen. Djoko Santoso said Tuesday that violence on Morotai Island, North Maluku was designed to create conflict in the area."There has never been conflict on the island.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Tens of thousands to be evicted as airport expands
Tens of thousands to be evicted as airport expandsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tens of thousands of people living in seven subdistricts near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be evicted from their homes and land in the near future due to the planned expansion of the...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Bombs found near Freeport
Bombs found near Freeport JAKARTA: A bomb planted under a bridge near the part U.S.- owned Freeport copper and gold mine in Irian Jaya was detonated but failed to explode on Saturday, the Indonesian Military (TNI) said Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Individuals mark ballot papers with personal code in gubernatorial election
Individuals mark ballot papers with personal code in gubernatorial electionBambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A councillor from PDI Perjuangan's faction at the City Council admitted on Tuesday that members of the faction had their own code to mark the ballot papers in...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
CANBERRA: Indonesian airlines will be allowed to fly into
CANBERRA: Indonesian airlines will be allowed to fly into international regional airports in Australia, the Australian government said Monday. Transport Minister John Anderson and Tourism Minister Joe Hockey said in statements the new arrangements provided unrestricted air services between all...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
KL to let 500,000 workers return
KL to let 500,000 workers returnAgencies, Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta Malaysia approved 500,000 work permits for the construction sector following the recent mass deportation of illegal immigrants which crippled the building industry, the official Bernama news agency said Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Councillors worried about salaries
Councillors worried about salariesYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin After briskly voting South Kalimantan Governor Sjachriel Dahram out of office, provincial councillors there are now expressing worries that they will not receive their monthly salaries for September.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Palace lacks grass for deer
Palace lacks grass for deer BOGOR: The Bogor Palace has been forced to buy grass to feed its 622 deer due to a lack of green grass in the palace compound.Because of a lack of rain, much of the grass on the grounds of the palace has turned yellow.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Rupiah Rates Sept.17
Rupiah Rates Sept.17 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,247.61 4,694.13 4,997.72 4,943.79 Brunei dollar 1 5,369.49 4,804.83 5,113.80 5,060.38 Canadian dollar 1 6,035.25 5,401.91 5,747.85 5,689.21 Swiss franc 1 6,272.15 5,613.89 5,973.48 5,912.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Terrorism fight grows in SE Asia
Terrorism fight grows in SE AsiaChris Foley, Agence France-Presse, Singapore The arrests of a further 21 suspected terrorists in Singapore put Southeast Asia's importance to al-Qaeda sharply into focus analysts said Tuesday as counter-terrorism warnings were stepped up.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Java Sea, world's biggest trash dump
Java Sea, world's biggest trash dump BOGOR, West Java: The Java Sea would soon become a giant garbage dump unless the government got serious about improving its waste management, an expert said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Fuad wins KAHMI chairmanship
Fuad wins KAHMI chairmanship JAKARTA: Former finance minister Fuad Bawazier was elected as the Islamic Student Association Alumni Family (KAHMI) chairman at the conclusion of the organization's extraordinary congress in Yogyakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 18, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 18, 2001Performances* Theater Akin & Amity, A Journey of Art in Ten Cities, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5678639), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 21. Workshop at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Sony Ericsson responds
Sony Ericsson responds In response to I G.G.P. Bayu Ismoyo's letter in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 10 we would like to clarify as follows.Sony Ericsson Service Center at SCBD has checked Bayu Ismoyo's R600 cellular phone and found it did not function properly. Therefore we exchanged the product.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Councillors cancel foreign trip
Councillors cancel foreign trip PADANG, West Sumatra: Nearly 40 West Sumatra councillors planning to travel abroad have had their plans canceled by President Megawati Soekarnoputri.However, 15 other councillors, also banned by presidential instruction, have already completed their trips at a cost...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Labor protest paralyzes Caltex
Labor protest paralyzes CaltexHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Activities at the offices of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia in Riau province came to a complete halt on Tuesday as thousands of workers of one of its contractors staged a protest demanding higher severance pay.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Bad debts in provinces hurting investment
Bad debts in provinces hurting investmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta About half the money that provincial and regency administrations owe to Jakarta has not been paid back, according to a recent study which adds that poor debt records on top of security and legal concerns contributed to the weak...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Targeting investors
Targeting investors The 2002 World Investment Report of the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides further confirmation of the steady flight of capital from Indonesia since 1998, as reflected in its net resource outflows of US$3.27 billion in 2001.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
YLKI prepares class action guidelines
YLKI prepares class action guidelinesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) is preparing guidelines for customers affected by two power blackouts in the Greater Jakarta area last week to file a class action against state-owned electricity company PT...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Chinese food with Korean flavor
Chinese food with Korean flavorMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Korean cuisines have, apparently, been on its heyday in Jakarta if the number of restaurants is the yardstick.Epicurants who have a particular taste for Korean cuisine with already 50 restaurants to choose from, now have...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
GAM blames govt troops in torching of 80 shops in North Aceh
GAM blames govt troops in torching of 80 shops in North AcehNani Farida and Ibnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Dozens of people were injured and more than 80 shophouses burned in the latest outbreak of violence in Aceh.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
School buildings ready to collapse
School buildings ready to collapse BATANG, Central Java: Nearly 80 elementary school buildings in Central Java were in danger of collapsing while a further 46 were in an extremely poor condition, Batang education office head Abu Syairi said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Pertamina criticizes World Bank proposal
Pertamina criticizes World Bank proposalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina criticized a proposal from the World Bank for the government to sell off its Balikpapan refinery in East Kalimantan and the Cilacap refinery in Central Java.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
VP, experts urge speedy handling of Akbar case
VP, experts urge speedy handling of Akbar caseMuhammad Nafik and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz and legal experts called on Tuesday for the speedy handling of House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's appeal against his conviction for corruption...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
RI seeking food security
RI seeking food securityAileen Kwa, Focus on the Global South, Geneva Indonesia refused to sign on to a Cairns Group position paper calling for drastic tariff cuts submitted on Sept. 6, during the agriculture negotiations at the World Trade Organization in Geneva.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Long promised prosecutors yet to arrive in Maluku
Long promised prosecutors yet to arrive in MalukuThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 30 prosecutors the government promised to send to Maluku several months ago are yet to arrive in the strife-torn province.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Eleven injured in mass brawl
Eleven injured in mass brawl PALU, Central Sulawesi: Eleven people were seriously injured, three houses burned and hundreds of people forced to flee during a five-hour brawl between Bora and Watunonju villagers in Central Sulawesi.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
VP uninformed of al-Qaeda member arrest
VP uninformed of al-Qaeda member arrestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another example of poor coordination in President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration, Vice President Hamzah Haz admitted on Tuesday he had no knowledge of the arrest of an alleged al-Qaeda operative in Indonesia.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Handling migrant workers
Handling migrant workersFrom Media IndonesiaAn expert presidential adviser said that President Megawati Soekarnoputri handled the problem of Indonesian migrant workers better than her Philippine counterpart Arroyo.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Hassan criticizes restriction of foreign broadcasting
Hassan criticizes restriction of foreign broadcastingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda has joined the chorus of criticism against the broadcasting bill for restricting foreign radio and television broadcasting, calling it censorship.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Divestment price of Bank Niaga
Divestment price of Bank Niaga The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA)'s plan to divest the government's shares in Bank Niaga will again have to be postponed because the prospective investor, Malaysia's Commerce Asset Bhd, and Indonesia's House of Representatives, whose approval IBRA needs...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Nunukan remains 'humanitarian emergency'
Nunukan remains 'humanitarian emergency'Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In contrast to the ebbing media reports and the government claims of an improving situation of workers camped in Nunukan island, East Kalimantan, a group of non-governmental...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Capital continues to flow out of RI
Capital continues to flow out of RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Indonesia continued to be negative in 2001, with a divestment of US$3.27 billion, though less than the $4.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Addressing the symptoms, not causes, in Aceh
Addressing the symptoms, not causes, in AcehDamien Kingsbury, Head of Philosophical, Political and International Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne The arrest of three women -- two of them foreigners -- in Aceh last week has raised questions about what they were doing in the province, and about...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
'Money can buy people and the law itself'
'Money can buy people and the law itself' Allegations of money politics being engaged in by city councillors during the recent gubernatorial election have sparked controversy among ordinary people in the city. Some of them shared with The Jakarta Post their opinion on the matter.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
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================================================================================== .RM 9.50" No. Institution Irregularities Percentage (in million) ================================================================================= 1. The Indonesian Embassies in Rp 14,501.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Lee: Samsung's man in Indonesia
Lee: Samsung's man in IndonesiaA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four businessmen visited The Jakarta Post last month to share their views about the latest development in the Indonesian expatriate business sectors.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
* Headlines: Irregularities in budget spending 17%2
* Headlines: Irregularities in budget spending 17%2 * National: Govt ups measures against illegal logging4 * Archipelago: Labor protest paralyzes Caltex 5 * Opinion:Indonesia seeking food security6 * City: Thousands to be evicted as airport expands 8 * Sports: Young guns guide USA in Davis Cup...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Tosari's investment in PT QSAR
Tosari's investment in PT QSARFrom Warta KotaNews is currently circulating about the funds invested by Tosari Widjaya (deputy secretary-general of the United Development Party) in the Rp 5 billion PT QSAR scandal.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
'Concrete' plans for U.S. Embassy
'Concrete' plans for U.S. EmbassyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: Motorists will have another diversion to watch out for when driving along Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan in front of the U.S. Embassy as construction workers placed on Monday concrete bollards to cordon off the road immediately in front...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Govt steps up measures against illegal logging
Govt steps up measures against illegal loggingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would attempt to step up measures to curb illegal logging activities in the country by intensifying its domestic and overseas campaigns and conducting a series of operations, a senior...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 17, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
NGO reports bogus projects
NGO reports bogus projects TANGERANG: The Banten Provincial Administration allegedly conjured up bogus projects for the Tangerang Municipality worth Rp 3.5 billion, The Association of Tangerang Non-Governmental Organizations said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
After ten years of operation in Indonesia, freight forwarding
After ten years of operation in Indonesia, freight forwarding and logistics provider PT Danzas Saranaperkasa, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Danzas Group, has successfully managed to retain its strong customer base for its reliable and excellent forwarding and logistics-related service.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Cocoa price jump to 13-year high
Cocoa price jump to 13-year highAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of cocoa hit a thirteen-year high of Rp 17,000 per kilogram (about US$1,925) on Monday amid lingering fears of lower output from the world's largest producer and higher global demand, executive director of the...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Trade facilitation bolsters export competitiveness
Trade facilitation bolsters export competitivenessVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has emphasized the importance of easier access to imported input through trade facilitation measures as a precondition to enhancing...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
'Coal mining plays major role in East Kutai economy'
'Coal mining plays major role in East Kutai economy'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mining activities have become a major factor in economic growth in remote areas of the country after regional administrations obtained greater power in managing natural resources through the autonomy policy, according to...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Tosari tells QSAR to replay investment
Tosari tells QSAR to replay investmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Deputy chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) Tosari Wijaya has demanded that the recently collapsed agribusiness company PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR) repay the Rp 5 billion he has invested in it or otherwise he will sue...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
'War' at the House
'War' at the House Failing to proceed with the discussion on the fate of its speaker Akbar Tandjung through the Honorary Council, members of the House of Representatives (DPR) are now preparing a petition to unseat him.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Medco repays US$97m debt
Medco repays US$97m debt JAKARTA: Energy firm Medco Group has repaid its US$97 million debt to state-owned investment firm PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia.Medco Group's CEO Hilmi Panigoro was quoted by Antara as saying Tuesday the business group had taken out the loan in 1997 to finance its...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
RI wins technology awards
RI wins technology awards JAKARTA: Indonesia could match the rest of the Asia-Pacific countries in mastering information technology, a minister said on Tuesday.State Minister for Communication and Information Syamsul Mu'arif said he had reason to be optimistic after an Indonesian delegation won...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Protests as nuclear fuel ship arrives at British port: A heavily-
Protests as nuclear fuel ship arrives at British port: A heavily- guarded shipload of returned nuclear fuel from Japan on Tuesday completed its controversial journey to Britain, where it was greeted by a flotilla of environmental protesters.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Pesta Keboen, resto with colonial charm
Pesta Keboen, resto with colonial charmBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Semarang, Central Java Historical traces of a city can be identified in the "alternative menu" of a restaurant, something that complements one's style in enjoying dishes and drinks and the life of the colonial nobility of the...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Irregularities in budget spending 17 percent: BPK
Irregularities in budget spending 17 percent: BPKMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) revealed on Tuesday it had discovered 758 cases of irregularities in the use of the state budget amounting to Rp 6.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Academics urged to side with the poor
Academics urged to side with the poorDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thai delegates at the Asian People's Dialogue 2 here said on Tuesday that poor people need to involve academics in their struggle to gain their rights from the government.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Govt to deport foreigners detained in restive Aceh
Govt to deport foreigners detained in restive AcehMoch. N. Kurniawan and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan Two foreigners detained by police in the worn-torn province of Aceh, will be deported for abusing their visa regulations and banned from returning, the Ministry of Justice and...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Legislators jeer, ridicule Akbar in House
Legislators jeer, ridicule Akbar in HouseFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Convicted corrupter Akbar Tandjung has clearly lost the respect of fellow politicians as legislators frantically interrupted a plenary session he chaired on Tuesday, questioning his credibility to lead the...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Legislation for mixed marriages
Legislation for mixed marriagesFrom KompasHats off to Henry Siahaan and Yuni Shara, who both believe in God, for being courageous enough to go public with their "mixed" marriage. By mixed marriage it is meant that they both come from different religions, or, to put it in Henry's words, "are the...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
1. Invest -- Trade facilitation bolsters
1. Invest -- Trade facilitation bolsters export competitiveness2. Damien -- Addressing the symptoms, not causes, in Aceh
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Indonesia seeks $130m health fund
Indonesia seeks $130m health fund BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Indonesia would likely obtain US$130 million in foreign aid to eradicate malaria, Tuberculosis (TB) and to curb HIV/AIDS, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
1. Poor - 4x 12
1. Poor - 4x 12 Academics urged to side with the poor 2. Airport - 2 x 25 Tens of thousands to be evicted as airport expands 3. YLKI - 1x 40 YLKI prepares class action guidelines 4. Speak - 2x 20 'Money can buy people and the law itself' 5. Photo - 1x 30 'Concrete' plans for U.S. Embassy
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
More U.S. Marines to play war games
More U.S. Marines to play war games PHILIPPINES: About 600 U.S. Marines will arrive in the Philippines next month for a new war exercise involving helicopter night-flying and jungle survival with Filipino troops, a military official said on Tuesday.The Oct.
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
35,200 people in Tangerang jobless
35,200 people in Tangerang jobless TANGERANG: More than 35,000 people from Tangerang, Banten are unemployed and the number of jobs is shrinking, the Tangerang Regency Labor Agency said on Tuesday."Our data shows that 35,200 people of productive age between 20 and 39 years of age are jobless in...
Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Bush calls Megawati on Iraq
Bush calls Megawati on IraqAgencies, Jakarta U.S. President George W. Bush telephoned Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday to discuss Iraq and the ongoing war on terrorism, the White House said on Monday.