Archive: 20 September 2002
74 articles found
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Car-free day on Sunday morning
Car-free day on Sunday morning The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental activists asked city residents to reduce the use of private cars and use of other transportation, such as public transport and non-motorized vehicles, as a small effort to have cleaner air in the city. Several environmental organizations will hold a three-hour 2002 Jakarta Car Free Day on Sunday as a part of UN-backed World Car Free Days around the globe.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Photo cation
Photo cation Photo: Bamboo BAMBOO BRIDGE: Residents living around the famous Bengawan Solo river in Central Java walk on a bamboo bridge to cross the stream. Due to the prolonged drought, the volume of water in the Bengawan Solo river has subsided, making it impossible for ferry boats like the one in front to operate, forcing local people to raise funds to build the makeshift bridge.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI's pledge to fight terrorism assured
RI's pledge to fight terrorism assured Hassan Wirayuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta In the province of Papua, we have made a similar offer of special autonomy and dialog and reconciliation with the Free Papua Movement (OPM). As in the case of Aceh, we make the same guarantees on the protection of the cultural rights of the people, a just and equitable share of the resources nationally available for development, and redress of legitimate grievances.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt chided as 'incompetent' in autonomy implementation
Govt chided as 'incompetent' in autonomy implementation Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has been accused of "incompetence and insincerity" in its attempts to share power with the regions, critics say. Autonomy law expert Ryaas Rasyid said autonomy implementation had been hampered by thousands of incompatible bylaws and presidential decrees.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Astra hopes to reach debt restructuring
Astra hopes to reach debt restructuring Dow Jones, Jakarta Car maker PT Astra International said Thursday it hopes to reach a debt restructuring agreement with creditors in October which will include a planned US$100 million rights issue. The company will meet with its creditors next week in Singapore to discuss the debt workout, John Slack, Astra's finance director, told reporters.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Police officers questioned over drugs
Police officers questioned over drugs PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: West Kalimantan Provincial Police are currently questioning two police officers suspected of consuming ecstasy pills and forcing several girls to use drugs. Provincial police spokesman Comr. Suhadi SW said here on Thursday the two police officers were caught red-handed consuming ecstasy pills at a local amusement center. "We will interrogate each and every police member involved in drugs.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Singapore to establish IP court
Singapore to establish IP court SINGAPORE: Singapore announced on Thursday it would set up a special Intellectual Property (IP) Court to meet the growth in commercial disputes on both domestic and international levels. "When there are cases involving IP disputes, judges or judicial commissioners who have expertise in IP law will be assigned to hear them," said a statement issued by the Supreme Court.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Terrorists aimed to overthrow Malaysian govt: S'pore
Terrorists aimed to overthrow Malaysian govt: S'pore Chris Foley, Agence France-Presse, Singapore Suspected terrorists arrested in Singapore were planning to cripple military and other crucial targets as part of a plan to overthrow the Malaysian government and create an Islamic state there, the Singapore government said Thursday.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Quality of our diplomats
Quality of our diplomats From Koran Tempo The foreign ministry has been in the public spotlight recently, particularly because our embassies/consulates general and other representative offices abroad are still ineffective. Indeed, the majority of the officials sent abroad have been picked not on the basis of their qualifications, as their selection entails a certain amount of money agreed upon by both sides.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Four killed, 300 buildings burned in Ambon conflict
Four killed, 300 buildings burned in Ambon conflict The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The situation in Haruku, Central Maluku, has been gradually returning to normal following a communal violence on Wednesday that claimed at least five lives and burned down 300 buildings, including five churches. Sr. Comr. Anthonius Bambang Suedy, deputy chief of the Maluku Provincial Police, said there was no need to deploy security personnel to Haruku because the situation was under control.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
New copyright law to boost local software industry
New copyright law to boost local software industry Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The adoption of a new copyright law, that will take effect next year, will encourage more creativity, development and investment in the local software industry, key players said on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Akbar must quit: Senior Golkar leaders
Akbar must quit: Senior Golkar leaders Kurniawan Hari and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A claim by Akbar Tandjung that Golkar Party is unified in its support for him to stay on as party chairman and the House of Representatives speaker has raised eyebrows. Akbar's political rivals within Golkar, weighed down by public pressure for Akbar to resign as House speaker after being convicted of corruption, told him on Thursday to concentrate on his unfinished legal process.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Make love, not war!' in the troubled Aceh
'Make love, not war!' in the troubled Aceh Aboeprijadi Santoso, Radio Nederland, Amsterdam An Indonesian artist living in Cologne, Germany, raises anxiety over problems in his country, the "Aceh-puzzle." "Why is it that they want to maintain the nation by fighting against our brothers and sisters?" says Yayak.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
House to select ad hoc supreme justices
House to select ad hoc supreme justices JAKARTA: The House of Representatives' Commission II for legal and domestic affairs approved on Thursday the nomination of 10 people for human rights ad hoc supreme justice posts. A. Maskur Effendi, H.T. Bustomi, Sumaryo Suryokusumo, Edi Junaidi Karna Sudirja, Poltak Sahatua Simanjuntak, Sakir Ardiwinata, Ronald Delfianus Titahelu, Lawan Bahtera Tarigan, M.S. Lumme and B. Munajad were declared fit to run for the posts.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indocement sells Citra Marga stake
Indocement sells Citra Marga stake JAKARTA: PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Indonesia's second largest cement producer, said Thursday it has sold its 8.8 percent stake in toll-road operator PT Citra Marga Nusaphala. It sold the stake to Hong Kong investment company Parallax Venture Partner VIII. Ltd. for around Rp 58.8 billion, Indocement said in a statement. The sale is part of the company's plan to focus on the cement business.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Police shoot suspected carjacker
Police shoot suspected carjacker TANGERANG: The alleged leader of a carjacking gang was killed in a hail of gunfire as he attempted to escape police on Thursday. Tangerang police detective's chief Insp. Kustanto said Sugeng, 35, was arrested last week and had admitted to being the leader of a gang that had carjacked about 100 vehicles, mainly on the Jakarta-Merak toll road, this year.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Trowulan, remnants of Majapahit grandeur
Trowulan, remnants of Majapahit grandeur Ade Tanesia, Contributor, Yogyakarta Trowulan is one of the most important historical sites in Indonesia, featuring artifacts that show the Majapahit kingdom, of which Trowulan was the capital, had developed sophisticated technology. Located in the regency of Mojokerto, some 70 kilometers southwest of Surabaya, Trowulan retains some of the grandeur of the former kingdom.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: Copyright law to boost software industry2
* Headlines: Copyright law to boost software industry2 * National:Workers stage nationwide protest4 * Archipelago: Banjarmasin mayor faces impeachment5 * Opinion: Indonesia and HIV/AIDS: A slow progress 7 * City:Activists to take legal action in election rift8 * Sports: Spanish clubs sweep Champions League10 * World:Bush asks Congress to OK possible Iraq attack12 * Business:'Scrap luxury tax on electronic goods'13 * Features: A good head on Ng Chin Mei's shoulders20
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
IBRA seeks higher price for Bank Niaga
IBRA seeks higher price for Bank Niaga The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Thursday it would ask Malaysia's Commerce Asset Holdings Bhd to raise its bid for a 51 percent stake in Bank Niaga to Rp 30 (about 0.3 US cents) per share. "We will ask for twice the price of its book value," said IBRA's Bank Restructuring Unit deputy chairman I Nyoman Sender after meeting with the House of Representatives' Commission V for industry and trade affairs.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Saijah and Adinda', more of the romance
'Saijah and Adinda', more of the romance Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When choreographer and director S. Kardjono first staged Gitawrta Saijah dan Adinda (Saijah and Adinda Dance and Song) at the Yogyakarta palace last year, it was expected to become a venue for political reconciliation. This year, the polished version of the "Javanese opera" will entertain Jakartans as part of the ongoing Gedung Kesenian Jakarta International Festival (GKJIF).
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Haze prompts governor to declare optional holiday: As thick haze
Haze prompts governor to declare optional holiday: As thick haze worsened in Palangkaraya on Thursday, Central Kalimantan Governor Asmawi Agani declared an optional holiday for civil servants and students in the provincial capital and surrounding areas effective Sept. 20. Asmawi also appealed to the public at large to limit outdoor activities and wear masks if they had to go out of their houses.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Sept.19
Rupiah Rates Sept.19 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,220.65 4,666.80 4,970.58 4,916.64 Brunei dollar 1 5,358.79 4,791.95 5,102.11 5,048.49 Canadian dollar 1 6,019.65 5,382.52 5,731.31 5,670.68 Swiss franc 1 6,328.87 5,660.72 6,025.72 5,963.77 Danish krone 1 1,250.35 1,118.22 1,190.45 1,178.08 Euro 1 9,288.12 8,306.07 8,843.22 8,750.74 Poundsterling 1 14,723.45 13,169.20 14,018.20 13,874.22 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,217.88 1,089.60 1,159.55...
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Foreign women likely to stand trial in Aceh
Foreign women likely to stand trial in Aceh Ibnu Mat Noor and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Two foreign women who are being detained for suspected involvement in separatist activities while on tourist visas, will likely stand trial in the Banda Aceh District Court on charges of immigration violations.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Friday, September 20, 2002
TV Today: Friday, September 20, 2002 TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 9:00 Indonesian Film 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 3:00 Music 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 TV Drama 5:00 The Brilliant 6:00 News 7:00 Talk Show 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama 11:00 Puppet Show TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 7:00 Quiz 8:00 Music 9:00 Entertainment News 10:00 Music 11:00 Traditional Comedy 12:00 p.m.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Thai star top seed in Indonesia WTA Tour 2002
Thai star top seed in Indonesia WTA Tour 2002 Agencies, Tokyo Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn powered into the quarterfinals of the Princess Cup here Thursday with a solid straight sets win over Argentina's Clarisa Fernandez. The seventh-seeded Asian star turned in an aggressive performance to wrap up a 6-4, 6-4 win in 85 minutes against her South American opponent, the world number 35. The Thai had to battle back from a 0-2 deficit in the first set.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Good governance to secure summit outcome
Good governance to secure summit outcome Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has pledged to encourage good governance, reduce unemployment, ratify environmental conventions and set up a sustainable development council to follow up on the outcome of the World Sustainable Development Summit.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
OBITUARY
OBITUARY Former rector of University of Indonesia Mahar Mardjono passed away at the age of 79 on Thursday due to heart and kidney complications. One of his brothers, Bambang, said Mahar was in treatment at the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital since Sunday. The body of the former chairman of the Indonesian Medical Association lies in state at his residence in South Jakarta. He will be buried on Friday at 1 p.m. Born in Semarang on Jan.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
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Indonesia and HIV/AIDS: A slow progress 2. Hasan2 -- 1 X 38 Part 2 of 2 RI's pledge to fight terrorism assured 3. Dyer -- 1 X 32 The options for Saddam Hussein
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
New Zealand Milk holds writing contest
New Zealand Milk holds writing contest PT. New Zealand Milk Indonesia is holding a writing competition on tourism in New Zealand for Indonesian journalists in Greater Jakarta from September to October. Riki Taiaroa, the marketing manager of New Zealand Milk Indonesia, said on Thursday that journalists were required to write and publish their stories on tourist destinations in New Zealand without visiting them.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bumptious final solution?
Bumptious final solution? Once again the consumer public has been dealt another discriminatory and unethical blow from a bumptious policy. ANZ has just cemented an unofficial policy into regulation -- to our detriment. Below are direct quotes from ANZ's reply to me dated Aug. 8, 2002, regarding its official policy concerning acceptance of foreign currency. " ...
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Megawati criticizes demonstrators
Megawati criticizes demonstrators JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed her disappointment on Thursday with the way students and youths demonstrated. "Compared to the current rallies, those in the past were well managed," Megawati said while opening the Association of Bandung Institute of Technology Alumni congress at the State Palace. The President has repeatedly chided student protesters for going beyond ethical norms in voicing their aspirations.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Amien unfit to contest presidency'
'Amien unfit to contest presidency' JAKARTA: The split in the Islamic Student Association Alumni Corps (KAHMI) has raised questions about Amien Rais' appropriateness to run for the presidency in 2004. A member of the KAHMI presidium council, Asril Harahap, said Thursday that Amien, the People's Consultative Assembly Speaker and the National Awakening Party (PAN) chairman, had a potential to create disunity in society.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
IBRA debtors told to pay 30% in cash by October
IBRA debtors told to pay 30% in cash by October The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Debtors under the state's Deed of Indebtedness Agreement (APU) have until the end of next month to repay 30 percent of their debts in cash if they want to avoid lawsuits by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA). IBRA chairman Syafruddin Temenggung said debtors could repay the remainder through asset settlements and assets which they had already pledged as collateral to IBRA.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Central government wants to claim right over land use
Central government wants to claim right over land use Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Authority over land use may be the next point of contention between the central government and local administrations as the former considers claiming back the right over land use in the regions that had been given over to the latter since the implementation of regional autonomy in 2000.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Airport management declared guilty of illegal land seizure
Airport management declared guilty of illegal land seizure Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang PT Perum Angkasa Pura II (PAP), which manages the Soekarno- Hatta International Airport, was declared guilty of illegally seizing land belonging to 16 residents living near the airport on Thursday. Presiding Judge Ade Komarudin of the Tangerang District Court said that the company had no right to the land belonging to the people, and must return it to them.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Sept.19
Rupiah Rates Sept.19 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,220.65 4,666.80 4,970.58 4,916.64 Brunei dollar 1 5,358.79 4,791.95 5,102.11 5,048.49 Canadian dollar 1 6,019.65 5,382.52 5,731.31 5,670.68 Swiss franc 1 6,328.87 5,660.72 6,025.72 5,963.77 Danish krone 1 1,250.35 1,118.22 1,190.45 1,178.08 Euro 1 9,288.12 8,306.07 8,843.22 8,750.74 Poundsterling 1 14,723.45 13,169.20 14,018.20 13,874.22 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,217.88 1,089.60 1,159.55...
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Workers stage nationwide rally against protection bill
Workers stage nationwide rally against protection bill Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In what was believed to be one of the largest turnouts ever of labor protesters, thousands of workers from across the country took to the streets on Thursday to oppose the labor protection and industrial settlement bill. The workers criticized the bill, dubbed by many as a pro-labor draft law, for not providing enough protection for them.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
"Make love, not war!"
"Make love, not war!" in the troubled Aceh Aboeprijadi Santoso Journalist Amsterdam An Indonesian artist living in Cologne, Germany, raises anxiety over problems in his country, the "Aceh-puzzle." "Why is it that they want to maintain the nation by fighting against our brothers and sisters?" says Yayak. Fears have grown that the next round of talks between the government in Jakarta and the Acehnese rebels GAM (Free Aceh Movement) in Geneva may sooner or later end up with an escalation of war.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Intervention in Pertamina
Intervention in Pertamina The World Bank has sent a note to Minister of Finance Boediono, expressing its objection to the integration of downstream units of Pertamina state oil and gas company and requesting split assets, as a consequence of the implementation of Law No. 22/2001 on oil and gas exploitation. We have indicated at the inception of the bill that it contains various weaknesses, let alone the permission to undertake foreign direct investment in the oil/gas sector.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Iraq war could be destabilizing: Hassan
Iraq war could be destabilizing: Hassan Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, has warned that any unilateral act against Iraq would only provoke destabilization in the immediate region and beyond. Speaking at the UN General Assembly session in New York on Wednesday, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda said that peaceful efforts should be fully utilized in addressing the issue.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN minister hold transportation meeting
ASEAN minister hold transportation meeting Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The eighth annual ASEAN Transport Ministers' Meeting began in Jakarta on Thursday, with aims to free up the movement of people and goods throughout Southeast Asia. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting, which ends Friday, will discuss a wide range of issues, including airfreight, reducing bureaucracy and moving dangerous goods, an organizing committee statement said.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Legal protection sought for Indonesian detained in RP
Legal protection sought for Indonesian detained in RP Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights activists have called on the government to ensure legal protection for all Indonesians being detained in the Philippines on charges of terrorist acts and to demand Manila to present evidence for the charges.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Nominal corruption
Nominal corruption Corruption is no longer moral decline. It is now just statistics. The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) no longer refers to manipulation of state funds as corruption but as "irregularities". In its latest report to the House of Representatives, the BPK disclosed trillions of rupiah of irregularities involving the central government, regional administrations, state-owned enterprises and firms owned by regional administrations. Surprisingly, House members showed no surprise at all.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Activists to take legal action in election rift
Activists to take legal action in election rift Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public opposition to the election of Sutiyoso as governor continued on Thursday with several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and student organizations planning to file a citizens lawsuit, demanding the annulment of the recent gubernatorial election.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
ASEM aims to narrow cultural devide
ASEM aims to narrow cultural devide Agence France-Presse, Singapore/Copenhagen Asian leaders are aiming to narrow a cultural divide and seek greater market access for their products at a summit with their European Union (EU) counterparts in Denmark next week. "I think that Asia better understands Europe than Europe understands Asia," Delfin Colome, head of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), told AFP.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia and HIV/AIDS: A slow progress
Indonesia and HIV/AIDS: A slow progress Rita A. Widiadana, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Some 300 participants of the recent ASEAN People's Assembly in Denpasar, Bali, demanded that the next summit of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, scheduled for November, address the "human security" agenda -- urgent issues affecting the welfare of some 500 million people in the region.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Yamisa head declared suspect in fraud case
Yamisa head declared suspect in fraud case Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Chairman of Alhi Sunnah Wal Jamaah (Yamisa) Islamic foundation Abdur Rahman was declared a suspect on Thursday for his role in a financial fraud involving thousands of people in West Java. Greater Bandung Police chief Comr. Hendra Sukmana said that Abdur, a resident of North Jakarta, had confessed to receiving Rp 20 million from the three who filed a complaint with the police in June.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Councillor tortured in Cirebon
Councillor tortured in Cirebon CIREBON, West Java: A city councillor reported that he had been tortured by a group of unknown people as six parties joined hands to isolate a major political force ahead of the election of Cirebon mayor. Iman Enang Gana, chairman of the local chapter of the Justice and Unity Party (PKP) and a city councillor, said after the incident that those who tortured and intimidated him were sent by the Golkar Party.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Australian Embassy clarifies
Australian Embassy clarifies I am writing in response to an article which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 13, entitled Indonesia told to quit Cairns Group. The reported call from the representative of a local non- government organization, Institute for Global Justice, for Indonesia to withdraw from the Cairns Group is based on misconceived notions of what the Group is about and how it works.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Open-pit mines endanger lives, nature
Open-pit mines endanger lives, nature Dadan Wijaksana and Musthofid The Jakarta Post Jakarta Environmentalists have raised alarm over a recent recommendation from legislators to allow four mining companies to resume open-pit mining operations in protected forests, citing potential huge losses to the country's biodiversity, toxic waste and the ensuing possible loss of human lives. "This (the decision) is a disgrace.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Tamarine Tanasugarn into Princess Cup last eight
Tamarine Tanasugarn into Princess Cup last eight The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thailand tennis player Tamarine Tanasugarn has been named the top seed of the Wismilak International Sanex WTA Tour 2002 to be held at the Grand Hyatt Nusa Dua Hotel in Bali from Sept. 21 through Sept. 29, an official said. The tournament's spokesman, Benny Mailili, told reporters in Nusa Dua on Thursday that it was Tamarine's second time to participate in the Tour after the first one was held last year.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Recommended companies and mining area
Recommended companies and mining area --------------------------------------------------------------------- Companies Concession area Protected forest area (ha) (ha) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. PT Citra Palu Minerals 235,698 85,580 2. PT Weda Bay Nickel 89,500 34,990 3. PT Gag Nickel 7,727 6,060 4. PT Nusa Halmahera 961,510 70,610 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Ministry of Forestry
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
SE Asia eyes anti-terror effort in Malacca Strait
SE Asia eyes anti-terror effort in Malacca Strait Grace Nirang, Reuters, Jakarta Imagine a huge gas tanker hijacked in the busy Malacca Strait and turned into a floating bomb aimed at wealthy Singapore or major ports in Indonesia or Malaysia. The blast would cause massive damage and yet the chances of such an attack could be limited if there was closer cooperation between the three Southeast Asian nations, regional ministers gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta said on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Government, House approve of Presidential pardon bill
Government, House approve of Presidential pardon bill Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators and the government on Thursday ended deliberation on the amendment of Law No. 3/1950 on Presidential Pardons with a new stipulation that enables a convict to seek a pardon and appeal all at once, but the appeal will be processed first. The approved bill states that the president cannot pardon a convict before the Supreme Court (MA) hands down a verdict in an appeal.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Drivers attack, damage 10 minivans
Drivers attack, damage 10 minivans BOGOR: Protesting public minivan drivers in Bogor attacked coworkers and damaged 10 vehicles when they refused to join a strike over minivan routes on Thursday. The drivers of 05 minvans traveling from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) in Dermaga, demanded they be allowed to enter Bogor's downtown areas of Merdeka and Jembatan Merah. The drivers asked their friends driving route 03 around Baranangsiang Bubulak to join the strike.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Education empowers people to be responsible
Education empowers people to be responsible The government will propose revisions to the draft bill on national education and one main item in the bill's deliberation will be the changes to the Constitution in regard to education. The following is an excerpt of an interview with Suyanto, rector of Yogyakarta State University, formerly the state-run Institute of Teachers' Training and Education (IKIP) with The Jakarta Post's Soeryo Winoto.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Imported used clothes
Imported used clothes From Bisnis Indonesia Indonesians are fond of consuming used goods ranging from used aircraft, rail cars, buses, luxury cars, factory machines, electronics, paper, to used clothes and other products. Some of these goods are imported legally and others are contraband. Indonesia is capable of producing such goods but they are more expensive or their quality lower than imported used commodities.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Divestment price of Bank Niaga
Divestment price of Bank Niaga The plan of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to divest the government's shares in PT Bank Niaga Tbk will again have to be postponed because the prospective investor, Malaysia's Commerce Asset Bhd and Indonesia's House of People's Representatives, whose approval IBRA must have for its every step, are yet to agree on the price of the shares to be transacted.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Friday, September 20, 2002
TV Today: Friday, September 20, 2002 TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 9:00 Indonesian Film 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 3:00 Music 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 TV Drama 5:00 The Brilliant 6:00 News 7:00 Talk Show 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama 11:00 Puppet Show TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 7:00 Quiz 8:00 Music 9:00 Entertainment News 10:00 Music 11:00 Traditional Comedy 12:00 p.m.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
APD II meeting marred by boycott
APD II meeting marred by boycott Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Asian People's Dialogue (ASD) II, which aims at seeking solutions to urban poverty in the country was marred by a boycott from foreign participants who objected to the absence of the Indonesian participants in the plenary session. "Where are the Indonesian participants? We won't start our presentation unless the Indonesian participants are present," said a speaker on behalf of the foreign participants.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Central government wants to claim right over land use
Central government wants to claim right over land use Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Authority over land use may be the next point of contention between the central government and local administrations as the former considers claiming back the right over land use in the regions that had been given over to the latter since the implementation of regional autonomy in 2000.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Using the law as a shield
Using the law as a shield From Rakyat Merdeka What a mess our judicial system is! Unless the system is reformed, don't expect that the law can be enforced. The governor of Bank Indonesia, Syahril Sabirin, was convicted by the district court and then acquitted by the higher court that heard his appeal. Akbar Tanjung has also been convicted by the district court. It remains to be seen whether, like Sabirin, he will also be acquitted.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Asia tourism won in 2001: Report
Asia tourism won in 2001: Report Dominic Whiting, Reuters, Bangkok Asia's reputation as a relatively safe destination combined with the Sept.11 attacks on the United States spurred an increase in tourists to most of the region, an industry said on Thursday. A report by the Bangkok-based Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) showed that just over 80 million people visited Asian countries, up 3.5 percent, with Malaysia, Mongolia, Cambodia and China notching up the highest percentage gains.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
'There is nothing new about money politics'
'There is nothing new about money politics' With corruption being so rampant in this country, some people were not surprised to hear the news about the alleged money politics behind Governor Sutiyoso's victory. Sutamto, 49, has been working as a taxi driver for more than a year. The former employee of a gas company resides in Kemanggisan, West Jakarta, with his wife and five children.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Banjarmasin mayor faces impeachment
Banjarmasin mayor faces impeachment Yuliansyah and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin/Jakarta Following the impeachment of South Kalimantan Governor Sjachriel Darham last month, the Mayor of Banjarmasin, Sofyan Arfan, faces similar action as Anti Provocateur Movement (Gapok) pressure continues to increase. Gapok chairman Puar Junaidi said on Thursday that any leader would face impeachment if he or she violated existing regulations. "We monitor all those in power," Puar said.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
[b]"Make love, not war!"
"Make love, not war!" in troubled Aceh 2. Korea -- New era in East Asia 2 X 30 Tokyo, Pyongyang rapproachment hopeful new era in East Asia
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Djamin reelected as Unimed rector
Djamin reelected as Unimed rector MEDAN, North Sumatra: Prof. Djanius Djamin was reelected as rector of Medan State University (Unimed) after garnering 43 out of a possible 47 votes, for the second term in a senate meeting in Medan on Wednesday. The professor defeated two other nominees, Buranuddin and Irwandy, with ease as they gained only three votes and one vote respectively in the closed session to elect the rector of Unimed, previously known as Medan IKIP (teachers college).
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Jamsostek to set up 14 health centers
Jamsostek to set up 14 health centers Up to 14 trauma centers will be set up by the end of this year, in a bid to provide better health services to workers, P.T. Jaminan Sosial Tenaga Kerja (Jamsostek) Director Ahmad Djunaedi said on Thursday. Speaking after inaugurating the Rungkut Trauma Center in Surabaya, East Java, Djunaedi revealed that another 25 trauma centers would be established in 2003. "We have started establishing trauma centers only in the second semester of 2002.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
The impact of the drought
The impact of the drought The media intensively sounded the alarm against drought so that the entire country could be well prepared. This warning was expected to minimize the adverse impacts of this natural phenomenon. Unfortunately we live in unusual times, as this warning has been construed as an attempt to discredit the government. True enough, we are now feeling the impact of drought.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Patrol boats to protect Babel waters
Patrol boats to protect Babel waters PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Palembang Police spokesman Comr.. Arum Priyono said on Thursday that police patrol boats formerly deployed in West Kalimantan were currently patrolling the waters of Bangka-Belitung (Babel) to prevent foreign fishermen from pillaging the province's marine resources. Arum said the waters would also be safeguarded by commissioning patrol boats from South Sumatra's Sea and Air Police and from the local naval base.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Wife defend's al-Faruq's innocence
Wife defend's al-Faruq's innocence Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The wife of detained terrorist suspect Omar al-Faruq has defended her husband's innocence, saying he had nothing to do with terrorism. "I don't believe he is a terrorist; he is only a scapegoat," Mira Agustina told reporters at her house in Cisalada subdistrict, Bogor, West Java. Mira confirmed that plain-clothed police officers arrested al- Faruq on June 5 in Baranangsiang, also in Bogor.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Legal experts decry arrest of al-Qaeda suspect al-Faruq
Legal experts decry arrest of al-Qaeda suspect al-Faruq Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal experts have raised objections to the arrest and deportation of an al-Qaeda suspect by means of an intelligence operation, saying such operations are prone to rights abuses. "The war against terrorism is a must, but human rights should not be put aside in an attempt to meet that goal.
Fri, 20 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Luxury tax on electronic goods must be scrapped'
'Luxury tax on electronic goods must be scrapped' A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Trade and Industry has proposed to the Ministry of Finance to drop the existing luxury tax on electronic goods, arguing that the tax has discouraged investment in the sector.