Archive: 27 September 2002
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Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Hindu and Buddha archeological sites found in West Sumatra
Hindu and Buddha archeological sites found in West Sumatra Kasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra Archeologists from the West Sumatra Ancient Heritage Conservation Center are studying historical objects that were recently found in six Hindu and Buddha archeological sites in Sawahlunto Sijunjung and Limapuluh Kota regencies.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Ciamis regent demands subordinates' loyalty
Ciamis regent demands subordinates' loyalty Nana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Cirebon West Java Deputy Governor Moch. Husein Jachjasaputra regretted Ciamis Regent Oman Subarna's move asking all village and subdistrict heads in the regency to express their loyalty to him himself, saying it was not in line with the reform movement. He said he did not know Oman's reasons for the latter's move but will summon him to seek clarification on it.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Aceh talks aimed at cessation of hostility
Aceh talks aimed at cessation of hostility The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh Hope remains for peace in Aceh as both the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) expressed unprecedented support for a cease fire ahead of peace talks scheduled for early next month.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
TNI seeks clear legal basis to fight war on terrorism
TNI seeks clear legal basis to fight war on terrorism Tiarma Siboro and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto suggested on Thursday that if the government were to continue the fight against terrorism it must impose a tough law that provides room for the military's involvement.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia demands RI open its drug market
Malaysia demands RI open its drug market Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Malaysian government has banned new drug imports from Indonesia since the middle of this year in retaliation against the long and bureaucratic procedure faced by Malaysian pharmaceutical firms to register their products in Indonesia. Head of the Indonesian food and drug Agency (POM) Sampoerno said on Thursday that the Malaysian government had voiced its concern with the agency over this problem.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Busway operation delayed
Busway operation delayed JAKARTA: The city administration will delay until next year operation of the busway, a new system bus line connecting Blok M in South Jakarta and Kota in Central Jakarta. Previously the administration planned to operate the busway system in October this year. "This year is only for the preparation phase and the development of supporting facilities," Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Six defiant lawmakers reported to police by wealth commission
Six defiant lawmakers reported to police by wealth commission The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Senior officials with the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) have reported six defiant legislators to the police because they have ignored the obligation on them to submit their wealth report. Commission chairman Jusuf Syakir said that the six legislators had failed to comply with Law No.28/1998 on the obligation of state officials to report their wealth.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
City wants Rp 400b more for 2002 budget
City wants Rp 400b more for 2002 budget The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors questioned on Thursday the proposal by the city administration to increase its 2002 budget from Rp 9.3 trillion to Rp 9.7 trillion, including a Rp 10 billion hike in spending for administration employees. According to the revised budget, the money for employees' salaries would increase from Rp 2.642 trillion in the current budget to Rp 2.652 trillion.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Concern over Bank Niaga's divestment
Concern over Bank Niaga's divestment In connection with the divestment of Bank Niaga, there are several things I would like to convey to the public. First, the process has proven that we cannot be fair. The divestment was carried out in phases starting in August 2002. It has proceeded smoothly except for the selection of the tender winner, Commerce Asset Holding Bhd.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Army chief denies involvement in Freeport attack
Army chief denies involvement in Freeport attack Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu denied on Thursday allegations that soldiers stationed in Papua were involved in a shooting last month near the Freeport mine that left two Americans and one Indonesian dead.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
VP or family planning?
VP or family planning? From Kompas While the economic situation has yet to return to normal, there are still government officials who make the public nervous with their statements. Our Vice President, Hamzah Haz, said that family planning would not make anybody smart or rich. If everybody agreed with the Vice President, then countries wouldn't send delegates to study how family planning has been implemented in Indonesia.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Minister sued over 'hidden treasure'
Minister sued over 'hidden treasure' BOGOR: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Al-Munawar and President Megawati Soekarnoputri are facing a class action lawsuit filed by the Sundanese community over the excavation in the Batutulis archeological site here in effort to find "hidden treasures". The site, which has a history of the past Sundanese kingdom of Padjadjaran, was excavated last month upon the order of the minister, following the suggestion of a paranormal.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
The gray area between luminescence and twilight
The gray area between luminescence and twilight Cameron Bates, Contributor, Jakarta Gerard Mosterd is conflicted. He was raised on both nasi (rice) and potatoes. The darkish, dancing Dutchman, born to a blue-eyed, blonde- haired Dutch father and an Indonesian mother in the Netherlands, is wrestling with his cultural background -- a struggle that first saw him return to his "mother country" two years ago to begin the fight to find his roots, to confront head-on his dual identity.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Arrest - 2x16
1. Arrest - 2x16 Activist arrested for slandering Sutiyoso 2. Train - 1x25 PT KAI letting commuters down 3. Budget - 2x 18 City proposes raising 2002 budget by Rp 400b 4. Drug - 1x 30 Dutch citizen on trial for drugs 5. Speak- 2x20 'Trains overcrowded, riddled with thugs'
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Legal reform going nowhere, commission tells President
Legal reform going nowhere, commission tells President The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four years since the beginning of the reform era, legal reform is still going nowhere because the government, the legislature and the judiciary are reluctant to cooperate to guide reform, the National Legal Commission (KHN) said. Presenting this to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday, the commission underlined the importance of drawing up a blueprint for legal reform.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Walking the tightrope
Walking the tightrope With the United States and other countries in the world, including some of our closest neighbors, beginning to lose their patience, the government now seems ready to make good its pledge to join the world in the fight against terrorism.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices at The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.26,2002
Stock prices at The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.26,2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta 45 0 0 AGIS Tbk 80 0 50,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 190 0 0 Alfa Retailindo Tbk 800 0 102,500 Alter Abadi Tbk 10 0 0 Alumindo Light 330 0 0 Andhi...
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Dutch citizen on trial for drugs
Dutch citizen on trial for drugs Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang An Dutch citizen who was born in Indonesia went on trial on Thursday for producing and trafficking millions of ecstasy pills between September 1999 and March 2002. Prosecutor Martha P. Berliana told the Tangerang District Court that Ang Kiem Soei, 50, alias Kim Ho, alias Ance Tahir alias Tommy Wijaya, who was born in Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, resides at Rosevelt Ln 234, Utrech, Netherlands.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Ciamis regent demands subordinates' loyalty
Ciamis regent demands subordinates' loyalty Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon West Java Deputy Governor Moch. Husein Jachjasaputra regretted Ciamis Regent Oman Subarna's move asking all village and subdistrict heads in the regency to express their loyalty to him, saying it was not in line with the reform movement. He said he did not know Oman's reasons for the move but would summon him to seek clarification on it. "Oman's move is unjustifiable.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Democracy without education: Quo vadis?
Democracy without education: Quo vadis? Nirwan Idrus, Executive Director, Indonesian Institute for Management Development (IPMI), Jakarta The euphoria about democracy in Indonesia lasted a few years. Reality took over and democracy is no more. One begins to hear the longing for the New Order of the Soeharto regime. Some say that the cleanliness of the major roads around Jakarta was a sense of pride. Footpath vendors were not to be found alongside these major roads. But now?
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Trains overcrowded, riddled with thugs'
'Trains overcrowded, riddled with thugs' Commuter trains are cheap and fast, but many passengers complain about the poor service and lack of safety. Some commuters shared their concerns with The Jakarta Post. Awi, 52, is a freelance contractor who lives in Sudimara, Tangerang, with his wife and four children. He has taken the train to his office in Kota, West Jakarta, for four years: In general, I would say that the management of (state-owned railway company, PT KAI), remains poor.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Revolution not reform
Revolution not reform From Rakyat Merdeka When students and politicians touted the term "reform" in 1998, I said to myself it should have been revolution. We should have drawn up an agenda for a revolution, instead of reform. Why? There are changes now but they are superficial. When a revolution is waged, there will be total and fundamental changes. Students and progressive and revolutionary young people must keep aflame their revolutionary spirit.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bank Niaga and bribery
Bank Niaga and bribery It is a bitter reality that in Indonesia you can practically buy anything. This corrupt mentality has even been accepted as normal behavior. Now in the divestment of 51 percent of the shares of Bank Niaga under the government's control, corruption is also heavy in the air. There were rumors that legislators from the House Commission IX were bribed by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to ensure that the divestment process was plain sailing.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Irrationality is enticing
Irrationality is enticing Visiting the "haunted house" on Jl. Metro Pondok Indah in South Jakarta is much better than sitting around complaining about life's hardships. This could be what is on the minds of the many Jakarta residents who have flocked to the empty house in the luxurious housing complex in Pondok Indah. Visiting the "haunted house", people can talk about anything related to superstition.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pot calling the kettle black
Pot calling the kettle black It is interesting to note that President Megawati was greatly disappointed in the reactions of certain demonstrators, saying that their behavior was considered to be mismanaged and beyond ethical norms. There is of course some truth in those statements, but even the most naive will know the reasons why.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Thousands suffer delayed visas to visit U.S.
Thousands suffer delayed visas to visit U.S. Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. policy of tightening visa procedures has caused thousands of Indonesians, including students, to delay or even drop their travel plans to the country. Students are among those worst affected by the policy with some of them failing to begin or continue their studies at American universities because of denied or delayed visas.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI expects lower CGI loan this year
RI expects lower CGI loan this year Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia is expecting to receive loans below last year's figure of US$3.14 billion from creditor countries under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), a senior government official said, citing the lower state budget shortfall for 2003. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro- Jakti said on Thursday the country needed to refrain from accruing new debts and to cut back its reliance on CGI funds.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Mega's absence from ASEM summit questioned
Mega's absence from ASEM summit questioned Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Staff Writer, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com President Megawati Soekarnoputri decided not to attend a key multilateral summit this week, following her much-criticized frequent overseas trips. But she also plans to attend three different multilateral summits next month. Perhaps only the President can explain the logic of this decision.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
No progress in war on graft: Bagir
No progress in war on graft: Bagir The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's campaign to eradicate corruption since the onset of the reform movement four years ago was nothing more than half- hearted slogans as the crime was still rampant, Chief Justice Bagir Manan complained. But Bagir denied allegations that his judges were to blame for contributing to poor law enforcement in the corruption fight.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Foreigners working in Indonesia
Foreigners working in Indonesia Once again it appears that an Indonesian government is on the verge of retreating into paranoia. A couple of women are alleged to have broken visa laws by a couple of groups of people, with plenty of motive to lie about it (the Police and Military in Aceh), and a Minister and Vice President start squealing for an end to automatic tourist visas, and ridiculous (and ineffective) screening by consular officials (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 23).
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI athletes continue practicing despite fall breeze
RI athletes continue practicing despite fall breeze Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Indonesian athletes keep up their training sessions ahead of the Busan 2002 Asian Games, to be opened on Sunday, amid the autumn weather which is getting colder each day and with constant winds in South Korea's southern port city.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
1,500 teachers to get promotion
1,500 teachers to get promotion PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The Central Java deputy governor, Achmad, said on Thursday the provincial administration would promote some 1,500 contract-based teachers at state-run elementary schools in the province to permanent status. Currently, there are 15,000 teachers in the province who have been employed for 10 years on a contract basis, receiving a monthly salary of Rp 100,000.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investors' flight
Foreign investors' flight From Media Indonesia Labor movements constitute the main reason why foreign investors are leaving Indonesia, according to a Media Indonesia editorial, Aug. 28, 2002. Is this view correct? First, a survey of productivity has indicated that when Indonesian workers' productivity increases, their wages stay low, but when wages rise slightly, higher productivity is demanded of them.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Orangutans infected with hepatitis
Orangutans infected with hepatitis SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The Wanariset Semboja orangutan conservation center has found 58 of the orangutans it is currently handling have been infected with hepatitis. Spokesman for the center Jean Mandala said on Thursday the orangutans were now receiving treatment and had been isolated from the rest of the animals. Some of them have been diagnosed as having hepatitis C.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Saving the Balinese ancient art of 'lontar'
Saving the Balinese ancient art of 'lontar' Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Buleleng, Bali A great many of Indonesia's indigenous arts have disappeared because the younger generation lives in the pop culture, and considers anything indigenous as "out of fashion". This situation has added credence to the conviction that you should expose your children at the earliest age possible to the culture that you want and expect them to grow up loving and nurturing.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Govt lacks resolve in settling Poso conflict
Govt lacks resolve in settling Poso conflict The prolonged communal conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi has yet to be entirely settled despite government efforts in sponsoring the Malino peace deal. Sulaiman Mamar, a professor of anthropology at the Tadulako University in the province capital of Palu spoke to Jakarta Post contributor Badri Jawara about the root causes of the conflict which originated five years ago.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
New agrarian law needed to settle land disputes
New agrarian law needed to settle land disputes The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Uncertainties over land ownership have appeared to have caused massive land disputes involving peasants occupying the land for years against the official corporate owners, a condition which have been neglected for over three decades.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Legislators indifferent, delay talks on Akbar
Legislators indifferent, delay talks on Akbar Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives' steering committee (Bamus) on Thursday agreed to postpone the deliberation of a petition against its convicted speaker Akbar Tandjung until the end of October, indicating that the legislators were halfhearted in the maneuver. The delay was the second time after the House decided to shelve its discussion on Sept. 19. Deputy House speaker A.M.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia and China sign Fujian LNG contract
Indonesia and China sign Fujian LNG contract Fitri Wulandari and Johannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina and Chinese energy giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed here on Thursday a contract to supply US$8.5 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Fujian province from the planned Tangguh LNG plant in Papua.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Munying, a Dayak traditional healer
Munying, a Dayak traditional healer Munying is not much different from everybody else in his village. Living in a four meter-by-five meter wooden house in Tanjung village, Jalai Hulu district, he makes a living as a farmer. But he is also known as a healer, or baliatn. Since childhood he has never been much interested in religion. "I can't comprehend religion," he says. "Once I had an illness that was hard to cure and I almost went mad," he recalls.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's Sampoerna earnings soars to Rp 887b
Indonesia's Sampoerna earnings soars to Rp 887b JAKARTA: Cigarette producer PT HM Sampoerna said Thursday its net profit for the first six months of this year jumped to Rp 887.92 billion (US$95.5 billion) from Rp 249.89 billion. It attributed the huge jump in net profit to gains from a new accounting treatment at Rp 521.82 billion and the increase in sales. The company said it will provide an explanation for the new accounting treatment to the public Friday.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: New agrarian law needed to settle land disputes2
* Headlines: New agrarian law needed to settle land disputes2 * National: Legislators indifferent, delay talks on Akbar4 * Archipelago: Army denies involvement in Freeport attack5 * Opinion: Democracy without education: Quo Vadis?7 * City: Activist arrested for slandering Sutiyoso8 * Sports: Arsenal ends away hoodoo, Real hits six9 * World: Former UN official fears Israeli nuke response11 * Business: Economy hard to forecast: Greenspan16 * Features: Saving the Balinese ancient art of 'lontar'20
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Dayak folk-healing yields to modern cures
Dayak folk-healing yields to modern cures Erma S. Ranik, Contributor, Pontianak, West Kalimantan The cold was gripping in Sikukng mountain range area, Jagoi Babang district, Bengkayang regency. The clock struck 11 -- a time when everyone in the village goes to bed. In Batu Ampar village, however, Magang and his daughter were still busy. He was chanting prayers while his eight-year-old daughter played a bracelet-like music instrument to accompany the prayers.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
AGO to bring into court IBRA bribe scandal
AGO to bring into court IBRA bribe scandal A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Thursday it would bring into court the alleged corruption case in Bank Niaga divestment program, once the Police completed the dossier of the case. "Whether the case would be proceeded to court, it depends on the police courage to probe the case.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI expects lower CGI loan this year, says minister
RI expects lower CGI loan this year, says minister Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is expecting to receive loans below last year's figure of US$3.14 billion from creditor countries under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), a senior government official said, citing the lower state budget shortfall for 2003.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Sept.26
Rupiah Rates Sept.26 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,198.17 4,647.31 4,949.46 4,895.79 Brunei dollar 1 5,333.71 4,770.18 5,078.52 5,025.22 Canadian dollar 1 6,018.99 5,382.67 5,731.01 5,670.46 Swiss franc 1 6,348.89 5,679.39 6,045.13 5,983.05 Danish krone 1 1,252.83 1,120.61 1,192.89 1,180.52 Euro 1 9,306.49 8,323.63 8,861.22 8,768.67 Poundsterling 1 14,838.45 13,271.35 14,128.52 13,980.92 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,219.28 1,091.00 1,160.94...
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
PT KAI letting commuters down
PT KAI letting commuters down Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans must try to forget the concept of commuter trains as a comfortable and safe means of transportation as the state-owned railway company PT KAI fails to provide a sufficient supply of trains to meet the massive demand, mostly due to poor management. Every day, especially during rush hour, thousands of passengers squeeze into the trains with many others ignoring safety by sitting on its roof.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. DAYAK: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. DAYAK: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Dayak folk-healing yields to modern cures 2. MUNYIN: 2 LINE, 20 COUNTS Munying, a Dayak traditional healer
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Activist arrested for slandering Sutiyoso
Activist arrested for slandering Sutiyoso Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outspoken activist Azas Tigor Nainggolan was arrested by city police on Thursday for slandering Governor Sutiyoso by alleging that he had bribed city councillors. Tigor, chairman of the Jakarta Residents Forum (Fakta), was arrested as he was about to board a city bus in front of the Central Jakarta District Court after attending a hearing of a class action suit against Sutiyoso filed by flood victims.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
Megawati agrees on subsidy plan for sugarcane farmers
Megawati agrees on subsidy plan for sugarcane farmers Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has agreed to a plan to subsidize local sugarcane farmers, according to the chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI), Siswono Yudhohusodo. "The President has emphasized that we need to provide a subsidy to local sugarcane farmers, but it is only temporary," Siswono was quoted by Antara as saying after meeting with Megawati on Thursday.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
33 Sumatran tigers killed every year
33 Sumatran tigers killed every year PEKANBARU, Riau: Natural Resources Conservation Agency chairman Adi Susmianto said on Thursday that Sumatran tigers were on the verge of extinction, because of the uncontrolled killing of the rare and protected species. "The Sumatran tiger will be extinct within 12 years unless concrete action is taken to stop the rampant poaching in their habitat on the island of Sumatra," he said during a seminar on the conflict between humans and wildlife.
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Purba -- Mega's absence from
1. Purba -- Mega's absence from ASEM summit questioned 2. Martin -- The push for world peace amid weapons availability and anger
Fri, 27 Sep 2002, 00:00 WIB
I didn't lie at Earth Summit: Minister
I didn't lie at Earth Summit: Minister Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government challenged on Wednesday an alliance of non- governmental organizations (NGOs) to prove their allegation regarding the manipulation of reports the country presented during the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg recently. State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim told reporters here his office had drafted the report based on recognized and official data.