Archive: 31 January 2003
94 articles found
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Govt to get $450 million from IMF
Govt to get $450 million from IMF Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following two weeks of discussion, the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wrapped up on Thursday the country's new economic reform programs, outlined under the eighth letter of intent (LoI), to clear the way for the disbursement of some US$450 million in IMF loan.
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Decision to bomb churches made in November 2000, police say
Decision to bomb churches made in November 2000, police say Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abdul Jabar, one of the suspects in the 2000 Christmas Eve bombings, told police investigators that the final decision to launch a bomb attack to churches across the capital was made during a meeting in November 2000 in East Jakarta. "Jabar told police investigators that he had a meeting with other bombers in a house on Jl. Anggrek No.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
After Aceh peace deal: Learning from past mistakes
After Aceh peace deal: Learning from past mistakes Kiki Syahnakri, Former Army Deputy Chief-of-staff, Jakarta All the parties involved in the recent signing of the peace deal between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) deserve sincere appreciation, especially given the protracted conflict in Aceh and the vast loss of life and material damage there.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Equality key to Chinese-Indonesians' integration
Equality key to Chinese-Indonesians' integration Indonesians of ethnic Chinese descent currently enjoy more freedom to express their cultural identity, thanks to the reform movement that started in 1998. Nevertheless, they are still legally discriminated against in some areas. The Jakarta Post's Maria Endah Hulupi talked to Eddie Lembong, chairman of the Chinese-Indonesian Association (INTI) to discuss relevant issues.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to host PATA conference
Indonesia to host PATA conference A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will host the 52nd Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) annual conference in Bali this year, only several months after deadly bomb blasts rocked the resort. The annual conference, which will be held from April 13 to April 17, will have over 1,000 top level executives from the Pacific Asia region and around the globe attending it.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
City to build low-cost apartments
City to build low-cost apartments JAKARTA: The city administration plans to build low-cost apartments for residents who are currently living in slums along the Kali Angke river in North Jakarta, to provide them with a more humane place to live. "We will provide them with a more humane settlement instead of evicting them out of the area," Governor Sutiyoso said during his visit on Wednesday.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Southeast Asia to remain competitive in manufacturing: Singapore
Southeast Asia to remain competitive in manufacturing: Singapore Agence France-Presse, Singapore Southeast Asia will remain competitive as a manufacturing base despite the rapid growth of industries in China, Singapore Trade Minister George Yeo said Wednesday. "First, Southeast Asia has a longer history in advanced manufacturing and has built up strong competencies over the years, with well-developed knowledge clusters," he said.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon.Tyronne Fernando, P.C.,M.P. "We look forward with confidence on a robust growth this year" We are celebrating today, the 55th anniversary of our independence amidst growing optimism and confidence in our quest for a durable peace to end the conflict that has ravaged our country for two decades. Firmly anchored in the people's mandate and sustained by their consistent support, the peace process has made substantial progress.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RP economy grows 4.6% in 2002, beating expectations
RP economy grows 4.6% in 2002, beating expectations Associated Press, Manila The Philippine economy grew 4.6 percent last year in its strongest performance since the Asian financial crisis, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Thursday. The figure beat economists' forecasts of 4 percent to 4.5 percent and jumped from 3.2 percent in 2001 on the back of growth in services, industry and agriculture, officials said.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Experience with
Experience with Allianz Insurance On Dec. 12, 2002, I visited a physician at the Omni Medical Center, one of the hospitals in Jakarta registered as a member of the Allianz Health Insurance network, for help with an annoying pain around my "twelfth thoracic vertebrae". After the usual physical examination, the doctor gave me a prescription for medicine that cost Rp 127,750.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
No Paper
No Paper In observance of Chinese New Year, The Jakarta Post will not appear on Saturday. The Post will resume publication on Sunday. We wish all our readers who celebrate the holiday a Happy New Year. -- The Publisher
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Court frees former Laskar Jihad leader
Court frees former Laskar Jihad leader The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Jakarta District Court has found Ja'far Umar Thalib, leader of the now defunct Islamic militia group Laskar Jihad, not guilty of provoking violence, spreading hatred against the government and defaming the president in the conflict-torn province of Maluku.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
PGN to sell 55% stake via IPO
PGN to sell 55% stake via IPO JAKARTA: Indonesia's state-owned natural gas transporting company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara, or PGN, plans to sell a 55 percent stake in the third quarter of this year through an initial public offering (IPO), a government official said. The IPO will comprise old and new shares equivalent to 55 percent of the company's enlarged share capital after the offering, Mahmuddin Yasin, a deputy to the Minister of State Enterprises' Affairs, told reporters late Wednesday.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Men nabbed with 40 kgs of marijuana
Men nabbed with 40 kgs of marijuana BOGOR: Police from the North Bogor sub-precinct confiscated 40 kilograms of marijuana from two dealers and three of their cohorts in two separate raids on Wednesday. One of the dealers, Rudy Pakpahan, was arrested at his rented house in Ciomas Permai housing complex in Ciomas, where the police found 27 kilograms of marijuana.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
'No migrant workers in Nunukan'
'No migrant workers in Nunukan' SAMARINDA: Administration officials in Nunukan denied the presence of around 30,000 migrant workers in the regency, saying that it was just a rumor aimed at creating public unrest. The head of the migrant workers repatriation team, Kasmir Foret, said that Nunukan was normal and that nothing extraordinary had happened in the city. Kasmir, however, admitted that there were indeed a number of returning migrant workers from Malaysia.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir says S'pore acted badly
Mahathir says S'pore acted badly MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday said Singapore's public release of official correspondence over a protracted water dispute was not "nice" and showed a lack of faith by the island-state. On Saturday, the Singapore government released 19 letters the two sides have exchanged over Malaysia's demand for higher prices for water it supplies to Singapore.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fighting among political elite
Fighting among political elite From Media Indonesia On Jan. 22, a number of political figures including Eros Jarot (Bung Karno Nationalist Party), Sri-Bintang Pamungkas (Indonesian Democratic Union Party) and labor activist Dita Indah Sari (National Front for Indonesian Workers Struggle/Democratic People's Party) got together to set up a loose coalition called the National Coalition, and then declared the need to set up a new democratic government.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
What's the money all for?
What's the money all for? Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has demonstrated his political shrewdness by agreeing to a 40 percent cut in the allowances allocated to him under the annual city budget. From an initial Rp 9.47 billion, his personal allowances has been brought down to Rp 5 billion. It is the governor's right to use these funds as he sees fit. This decision was made, in all probability, due to the angry criticism that has been making his ears burn.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Applying EVM
Applying EVM to stop embezzlement I am writing in response to the article in the Jan. 27 edition of The Jakarta Post titled Donors must share blame for graft and the related editorial, Embezzling foreign loans. For many years those of us trying to introduce modern project management to Indonesia have been advocating for the adoption of Earned Value Management (EVM) (aka Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria or C/SCSC). This is a proven methodology developed almost 40 years ago by the U.S.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Student dead as school collapses
Student dead as school collapses BEKASI: An elementary school student was killed and three others seriously injured as their school building in Kranji, West Bekasi, collapsed on Thursday. The fatality was Ridwan Ramdan, 12, a sixth grader at Bintara II elementary school. He died on the way to the hospital. Three other victims, Andri Indracahya, Anton Pratama and Tara Ruchiyat were rushed to the Pondok Kopi Islamic hospital.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Esprit de corps and the sacrificing of the Indonesian judiciary
Esprit de corps and the sacrificing of the Indonesian judiciary Winahyo Soekanto Lawyer Consumer Care Foundation Jakarta winahyo@yahoo.com Woe betide whistle-blowers in Indonesia, especially those from among law enforcers. Rather than being hailed as heroes for publicly unveiling violations, they are usually fed to the sharks by those parties directly threatened by the revelations.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Italy provides help for local shoe industry
Italy provides help for local shoe industry Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For those who value leather shoes made from high quality Italian material as their first choice in footwear, but never imagined that Italian shoes could be made in Indonesia, well think again.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines:C. Java home to JI's HQ since 1999: Police 2
* Headlines:C. Java home to JI's HQ since 1999: Police 2 * National:Akbar's fate to be decided at plenary House session 4 * Archipelago:State-owned Perhutani blamed for Garut tragedy 5 * Opinion:After Aceh deal: Learning from past mistakes 7 * City:City plans to widen Jl. Thamrin's sidewalks 8 * Sports:Robinson returns to spark Spurs win 9 * World:Thai expats leave Cambodia 11 * Business:Indonesia to hold PATA conference 14 * Features:Ted Turner, 20th century media biz icon 20
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Yusuf reelected KPKPN chief
Yusuf reelected KPKPN chief JAKARTA: Yusuf Syakir was reelected on Thursday as the chairman of the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN), beating Lili Asdjudiredja, who was later appointed the deputy chairman in charge of the judiciary branch. After his reelection, Yusuf, who has been non-active in the United Development Party, pledged to continue demands for a judicial review of the Anticorruption Commission Law No. 30/2002, as well as for the amendment of Law No.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bank Mandiri, AXA to set up a joint venture
Bank Mandiri, AXA to set up a joint venture Arya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post Jakarta Giant state-owned Bank Mandiri and insurance group AXA Asia Pacific Holdings signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture that would allow the latter to market its insurance products via the former's banking network here. The new joint venture, to be called AXA-Mandiri Life, will be ready to operate by the end of July this year.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Papua to build microhydropower plants
Papua to build microhydropower plants JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua authorities will construct three micro- hydropower plants a bid to cope with power shortages in the province. The head of the office of state electricity company PT PLN in Jayapura, Supriyanto, said on Wednesday a team of experts from the World Bank had conducted a feasibility study over the province's water resources recently.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE OF H.E. THE AMBASSADOR OF
INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE OF H.E. THE AMBASSADOR OF SRI LANKA Today, Feb. 4, 2003, Sri Lanka celebrates her 55th anniversary of gaining Independence from her colonial ruler. It is my great pleasure on this very special day to address our Indonesian friends, and the Sri Lankans and others living here who have roots in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka and Indonesia have had very close religious, political, cultural, economic and commercial relations over a millennium.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Friday, January 31, 2003
TV Today: Friday, January 31, 2003 .TB.30" .90" TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m.Teletilawah 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature 8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: RT/RW 9:00 TV Drama: Budi Pekerti 10:30 Entertainment 11:00 News: Berita Dearah 11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.News: Berita Siang 1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 Metro Indonesia 2:30 TV Series: Kisah Imam Buchari 3:03 Children's Program 4:00 Religious Teachings 4:30 Business Profile 5:03 TV Drama: Amru Bin Asih 6:00 News: Berita...
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
'Gong Xi Fa Cai'
'Gong Xi Fa Cai' For the first time, the Chinese New Year in Indonesia has been declared a national holiday by the government. This is a long-awaited recognition of not only the presence of the largest minority ethnic group in this country, but also of its contributions to the nation, and to the process of nation building over the years. Recognition it may be, but it is only a token gesture. Chinese-Indonesians still face discrimination because of the color of their skin.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
STT denies fraud allegations
STT denies fraud allegations SINGAPORE: Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte. Ltd. Thursday denied allegations it paid commissions to facilitate its purchase of Indonesian Satellite Corp., or Indosat, from the Indonesian government last month. The Singapore government-linked company in December bought 42% of Indosat, Indonesia's second largest telecommunications company, for US$634 million.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Akbar's fate to be decided at plenary House session
Akbar's fate to be decided at plenary House session Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a series of debates and delays, the steering committee of the House of Representatives agreed on Thursday to bring a no- confidence motion against Speaker Akbar Tandjung back to the House Plenary meeting on Feb. 27.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Envoy summoned over sunken boats
Envoy summoned over sunken boats MANILA: Philippine Foreign Secretary Blas Ople will summon the Indonesian envoy to a meeting over the sinking of four Filipino fishing boats by Indonesian warships, a diplomatic source said on Thursday. Ople will summon charge d'affaires Alexander Natuiriuw on Friday to ask him to clarify the issue of the boats, which were sunk Monday while reportedly poaching in the waters of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi, the source said.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
S'pore port achieves record tonnage
S'pore port achieves record tonnage SINGAPORE: Singapore's shipping port handled a record 971.7 million gross tons in 2002, eclipsing the 960.1 million for the previous year, maritime authorities said Thursday. "This marked a 1.2 percent rise year-on-year," the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said in a statement. Container ships contributed the biggest share of the shipping tonnage last year with 347.3 million gross tons or 35.7 percent, the MPA said.
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RI to participate in French expo
RI to participate in French expo JAKARTA: Indonesia will send small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to participate in the de Nancy International Expo in Nancy, France, to be held from May 29 to June 9, the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) said Thursday. As part of the preparations for the expo, 86 businessmen of SMEs met Thursday with officials from BPEN and the Indonesian embassy in France to discuss details of the expo, the agency said in a statement.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Eliminating subsidies
Eliminating subsidies From Koran Tempo What is considered good is not necessarily right. This is the picture of a decision made by the government to ease the nation's financial burdens. The government has argued that the decision to increase fuel prices was based on relieving the burden of the state budget and diverting subsidies from the wrong target to the right one: People of the low-income bracket. Providing subsidies has been a dilemma for the government.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Business directory on CD-ROM helps you find leads
Business directory on CD-ROM helps you find leads Zatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Seven years ago, I worked in partnership with a friend from Singapore and started a small direct mail business in Jakarta. We hired three young girls whose job was mainly to collect names, addresses, phone numbers and company names and enter them onto our computers.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Mega, Amien to attend 'Imlek' festival
Mega, Amien to attend 'Imlek' festival JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri and People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais are slated to attend the national celebration of Chinese New Year on Feb. 6. The official agenda of the President shows that Megawati would celebrate Lunar New Year, locally known as Imlek, with around 1,000 Chinese-Indonesians at Balai Sudirman Hall in South Jakarta. Last year during the same celebration, Megawati declared Chinese New Year a national holiday.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
ADB raises share of project funding
ADB raises share of project funding P. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Manila The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to substantially increase its share of funding for projects in developing member countries to help them tide over fiscal and other financial constraints, officials said. The Manila-based bank's funding share has been between 40 and 80 percent of the cost of projects since 1998. Effective Jan.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Today's cameras and printers: Fully digitalized
Today's cameras and printers: Fully digitalized By Megy Magdalena Contributor Jakarta Compact, quick and practical. These are only some of the superior features of today's digital cameras. One does not have to waste time for the entire process of printing photos. Connecting a digital camera to the computer is all it takes to view and send pictures by e-mail. With your own printer, of course, the printing can be processed in the comfort of your home.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI citizens in Mideast told to prepare for evacuation
RI citizens in Mideast told to prepare for evacuation Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has evacuated 25 of 84 Indonesians living in Iraq and warned nationals in other Middle Eastern countries to be ready to evacuate if the United States decides to take military action against Iraq. The chairman of a national task force in charge of evacuating citizens in Middle Eastern countries, Gen.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
JP/7/SAMSIR
JP/7/SAMSIR Syamsir Alam Academic Coordinator Al Azhar International Education Center (ARIEC) Jakarta A draft of the revised version of the education law, which was submitted to the legislature last month, indicates the pivotal role of government as both the regulating and implementing agency in education -- despite the policy of decentralization to the regions. One of the goals of education on the part of the government is education for all, for both rich and poor.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Arroyo orders arrest of officers
Arroyo orders arrest of officers PHILIPPINES: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday ordered the arrest of police and soldiers involved in criminal syndicates, saying a key to the government's drive against corruption is jailing "rascals in uniform." She also imposed an indefinite ban on civilians carrying firearms in public. She ordered a stepped-up drive against police who are abusive or discourteous, solicit bribes and are of shady character.
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Local concentration of social violence in Indonesia
Local concentration of social violence in Indonesia Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin Research Associate United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR) Jakarta zulfan.unsfir@un.or.id Indonesia is often characterized as a troubled country ridden with conflict and violence in every region. Is this characterization correct? To answer this question, we need to examine carefully data relating to violent social conflict.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. Discourse (95)- 48 pts BB l/c 7cols 1line (1x35)
1. Discourse (95)- 48 pts BB l/c 7cols 1line (1x35) Equality key to Chinese-Indonesians' integration 2. Imlek (45) - 36 pts BBl/c 4cols 1lines (1x24) Dragon, lion dances top 'Imlek' festivities 3. Travel (52) - 42 pts BB l/c 7cols 1line (1x38) Asians shrug off war fears for Chinese New Year 4. Elect (35) - 36 pts BB l/c 3cols 2lines (2x18) Legislators' retreat fails to bridge gap on election bill 5.
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Local concentration of cocial violence in Indonesia
Local concentration of cocial violence in Indonesia Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin Research Associate United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR) Jakarta zulfan.unsfir@un.or.id Indonesia is often characterized as a troubled country ridden with conflict and violence in every region. Is this characterization correct? To answer this question, we need to examine carefully data relating to violent social conflict.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tan Joe Hok assails discrimination
Tan Joe Hok assails discrimination Muninggar Saraswati and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tan Joe Hok, a former Indonesian badminton hero, readily acknowledges that he is a Chinese-Indonesian, but deep down in his heart he feels more like an person of Sundanese descent. Born and raised in the small town of Rancaekek, just outside the West Java capital of Bandung, he considers Indonesia his homeland.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
27 soldiers detained for desertion
27 soldiers detained for desertion KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 27 soldiers were detained after deserting Naibonat Military Headquarters in East Nusa Tenggara province, a local military officer said on Thursday. The runaway troops, all Ambonese, fled the headquarters on Jan. 26 after being told they would not join a deployment of soldiers to their war-torn homeland of Maluku.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Floods kill one in C. Java, pose further threats in Riau
Floods kill one in C. Java, pose further threats in Riau Haidir Anwar Tanjung and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru/Banyumas Flash floods killed one person and displaced thousands of others and inundated at least 3,000 houses in 20 villages in Cilacap regency, Central Java, following heavy downpour on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Riau administration officials warned local people in the province of more floods to come.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Loggers told to cut capcity, not trees
Loggers told to cut capcity, not trees Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's forestry-related industry should cut its installed capacity by more than 70 percent in order to protect the country's forests from continued overexploitation, the Ministry of Forestry has said.
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Central Java home to JI's HQ since 1999: Pastika
Central Java home to JI's HQ since 1999: Pastika Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The regional Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group, reportedly linked to the Bali blasts, moved its headquarters in 1999 from Malaysia to Surakarta, Central Java, where its alleged spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir lives, police said on Thursday. The chief investigator of the Bali bombings, Insp. Gen.
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Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, January 31, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, January 31, 2003 Exhibitions * Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings by Children in aid of Downsyndrome fund, 100% proceeds to Charity, at Gallery Cafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021- 71790008), until Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. * Painting, Horizon Keempat, by Agapetus A Kristiandana and Januri, Edwin's Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 21, Kemang, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-7194721), until Jan. 31, 8 p.m..
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Welcome Lunar New Year
Welcome Lunar New Year Onghokham, Historian, Jakarta When I was a schoolboy growing up in Surabaya before World War II, during the Dutch colonial days and attending a Dutch elementary school (ELS), life was dominated by three calendars. The most important one around which daily life was scheduled, school terms, holidays, etc., was the European (Gregorian) calendar. There were also the Chinese lunar calendar and the Javanese calender.
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Govt told to end discrimination
Govt told to end discrimination Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts and a politician of Chinese descent demanded on Thursday that the government enforce the termination of discriminatory rulings against Chinese-Indonesians and revoke the remaining rulings to ensure equality among the country's citizens.
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Social violence in Indonesia is localized
Social violence in Indonesia is localized 1 X 38 Local concentration of RI social violence Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin Research Associate United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR) Jakarta zulfan.unsfir@un.or.id 2. Samsir -- Quality focus of Indonesian education 1 X 30 Quality main concern of education Syamsir Alam Academic Coordinator Al Azhar International Education Center (ARIEC) Jakarta 3. TNI -- Indonesian military yet to win over U.S.
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Iraqi refugees question fate, appeal to UNHCR
Iraqi refugees question fate, appeal to UNHCR M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Arab woman wearing a black head scarf cuddled a sleeping 10-year-old girl under the open sky of Jakarta. Along the bustling streets of downtown, dozens of people chatted in Arabic, while some walked around aimlessly in the scorching heat. They looked tired and frustrated. Passersby raised their eyebrows, wondering what was happening, but looked away with merely a glance.
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Honda to double Malaysian sales, expand regionally with new plant
Honda to double Malaysian sales, expand regionally with new plant Eileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Pegoh, Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday launched a 170 million-ringgit (US$45 million) manufacturing plant by Japanese carmaker Honda, which aims to double sales in Malaysia this year and expand its regional presence.
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================================================== (Caption for spotlight column. Client: PT Ford Motor Indonesia) FORD MOTOR INDONESIA ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: PT FORD MOTOR INDONESIA recently announced the five recipients for its grants for the conservation and environmental program. The event was held on Jan. 21 in Jakarta.
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Islamic groups slam U.S. over Iraq
Islamic groups slam U.S. over Iraq JAKARTA: Leaders of 30 Islamic organizations met House of Representatives leaders on Thursday, urging the legislators to voice their opposition against the U.S. planned attack on Iraq. They said the strike would bring more suffering to the Iraqi people and it would enrage Indonesia, which has a Muslim majority population. Among the Islamic organizations were the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, Aisyah and Union of Islam (Persis).
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Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Feb. 3, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 Exhibitions * Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings, 100% proceeds to Charity, at Gallery Cafe Linggar, Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-71790008), until Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. * Photo, Arsitektur Jepang Kontemporer, Gallery Mini, The Japan Foundation, Summitmas 1, 2nd, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 Jakarta, (Tel. 021-5201266), Feb. 4 to Feb. 28, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m..
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
State-owned Perhutani blamed for Garut tragedy
State-owned Perhutani blamed for Garut tragedy Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java West Java Governor R. Nuriana is to ask state-owned forestry company Perhutani to take responsibility for the environmental degradation on Mount Mandalawangi in Garut, West Java, which he said caused the landslides on Wednesday that claimed at least 22 lives.
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Extortions costing oil firms in Aceh
Extortions costing oil firms in Aceh Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Extortions made against oil companies are on the rise in Aceh, following last December's landmark truce between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, an official said on Thursday. Rachmat Soedibyo, the chairman of the Oil and Gas Implementing Body (BP Migas), complained that the extortions were inflating the economy, and costing the oil companies dearly.
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JP/7/SAMSIR
JP/7/SAMSIR Syamsir Alam Academic Coordinator Al Azhar International Education Center (ARIEC) Jakarta A draft of the revised version of the education law, which was submitted to the legislature last month, indicates the pivotal role of government as both the regulating and implementing agency in education -- despite the policy of decentralization to the regions. One of the goals of education on the part of the government is education for all, for both rich and poor.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian military yet to win over U.S.
Indonesian military yet to win over U.S. Lee Kim Chew The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore Human rights activists protested vigorously when American lawmakers voted last week to provide funds for the Indonesian military despite the lack of reforms. They overreacted. That's because they read too much significance into the Senate's move to leave alone US$400,000 (S$692,000) set aside for Jakarta in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program in this year's budget.
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Govt guarantees safety of foreigners
Govt guarantees safety of foreigners Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is taking measures to ensure the security of foreigners and their interests in the country as protests against the United States heighten over its plan to attack Iraq.
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Italian shoes, made in Indonesia
Italian shoes, made in Indonesia Sari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post Jakarta For those who value leather shoes made from high quality Italian material as their first choice in footwear, but never imagined that Italian shoes could be made in Indonesia, well think again. The Indonesian government and the Italian government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday to set up a special center that would help boost the quality of locally made leather shoes to match Italian products.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Mandiri, AXA to set up a joint venture
Mandiri, AXA to set up a joint venture Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Giant state-owned Bank Mandiri and insurance group AXA Asia Pacific Holdings signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture that would allow the latter to market its insurance products via the former's banking network here. The new joint venture, to be called AXA-Mandiri Life, will be ready to operate by the end of July this year.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Digital printing more cost effective
Digital printing more cost effective By Rangga Ivananda Contributor Jakarta Digital printing technology is a continuation of digital imaging. Once digital imaging is completed on a computer, its result can be then printed on digital printers. Various printed materials, such as company profiles, presentation sheets, calendars, posters and the like for certain businesses are printed only in limited quantities, which would be costly if printed by conventional printing companies.
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Stop logging in Java and Bali, says minister
Stop logging in Java and Bali, says minister Ainur R. Sophiaan and Hamid Kasim, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Ambon State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim has called for a moratorium on logging in Java and Bali because the forests on these densely populated islands were severely damaged. Speaking in Surabaya, East Java, the minister urged on Thursday all governors of those two islands to issue a decree prohibiting logging for the next five years to help reforestation of barren areas.
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1. Presidium Cabinet Instruction No. 37/1967 about Main
1. Presidium Cabinet Instruction No. 37/1967 about Main Government Policies on People of Chinese Descent. 2. Minister of Justice Decree No. JB/1978 about a Certificate of Citizenship for People of Chinese Descent. 3. Minister of Justice Decree No. MO1441/1983 about a certificate of citizenship based on dual citizenship between Indonesia and People's Republic of China. 4. Minister of Education and Culture Decree No. 170/1975 about assimilation directives on education. 5.
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City plans to widen Jl. Thamrin's sidewalks
City plans to widen Jl. Thamrin's sidewalks Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There's no denying it: Pedestrians are treated as the lowest form of life on the streets of Jakarta. The 63,744-hectare metropolitan city, which is home to at least 10 million people, does not provide spacious sidewalks on its busy streets.
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TV Today: Friday, January 31, 2003
TV Today: Friday, January 31, 2003 .TB.30" .90" TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m.Teletilawah 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature 8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: RT/RW 9:00 TV Drama: Budi Pekerti 10:30 Entertainment 11:00 News: Berita Dearah 11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.News: Berita Siang 1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 Metro Indonesia 2:30 TV Series: Kisah Imam Buchari 3:03 Children's Program 4:00 Religious Teachings 4:30 Business Profile 5:03 TV Drama: Amru Bin Asih 6:00 News: Berita...
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Indofood, Permata to boost services
Indofood, Permata to boost services JAKARTA: Food products manufacturer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk and PT Bank Permata Tbk have signed a joint agreement to boost services for their customers. Under the agreement signed Wednesday, they would issue a co- branded credit card licensed by Visa and MasterCard International, said a statement.
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Megawati urged to improve communication skills
Megawati urged to improve communication skills Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives' Commission I for defense, foreign policy and information affairs, and some of the nation's top media moguls told President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to improve her communication skills with the public to avoid misunderstanding.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
'My family does not celebrate Imlek'
'My family does not celebrate Imlek' The Soeharto regime, in its futile effort to force the Chinese to become Indonesian, banned Chinese art and culture. Now, the government has lifted the restriction and even recognizes Chinese New Year, locally called Imlek, as a national holiday. Discrimination against the Chinese Indonesians, however, remains. The Jakarta Post spoke with some Indonesians of Chinese descent about their personal views.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
SGC clarifies
SGC clarifies We, KITACommunications, on behalf of the Sugar Group Companies (SGC), wish to notify you that some information is less than accurately reported in the article published in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 24, 2003, page 13, titled Acquisition of Salim asset in question. The following information is not as conveyed by SGC: "Makindo has thus far only been able to gain control of 3 percent of the 54,000-hectare plot," Gunawan was quoted by Detik.com as saying.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
UN's credibility at stake if U.S. goes it alone
UN's credibility at stake if U.S. goes it alone Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations stands to lose its credibility if Washington decides to scoff at international law and attacks Iraq without a mandate from the only multilateral body standing between world order and chaos, local analysts opined on Thursday. But faced with this prospect, the UN Security Council could cave in to Washington's pressure and back the Iraq war with a resolution, they said.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
27 soldiers desert after being denied Ambon job
27 soldiers desert after being denied Ambon job Yemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara At least 27 soldiers were detained for desertion from the Naibonat Military Headquarters in East Nusa Tenggara province, a local military officer said on Thursday. The runaway troops, all Ambonese, fled the headquarters on Jan. 26 after being told they would not join a deployment of soldiers to their war-torn homeland of Maluku.
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Dictionary piracy
Dictionary piracy From Media Indonesia Hassan Shadily passed away two years ago. Until his death, he could only complain in silence that the (Indonesian-English and English-Indonesian) dictionaries he coauthored with John M. Echols in 1952 were sold in pirated copies. All his attempts to find the culprits of this piracy failed. Pirated copies of the dictionaries, which demanded a lot of hard work to compile, have continued to be marketed at a price Rp 40,000 cheaper than original copies.
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Council set to approve budget on Friday
Council set to approve budget on Friday Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council is set to approve the Rp 11.075 trillion (US$1.2 billion) 2003 city budget on Friday despite the absence of public debate and controversial fund allocations. The draft city budget has been widely criticized for its lack of transparency since it was discussed in closed-door meetings between city councillors and city officials, including at a hotel in Ciloto, Puncak, West Java.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Samsuridjal gives all he has to help those with HIV
Samsuridjal gives all he has to help those with HIV Debbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post Jakarta When a group of health workers and community leaders leisurely chatted with an HIV positive woman on her veranda, residents in a village in Indramayu regency, West Java were startled. They were even more surprised watching a doctor eat snacks offered by the woman. The residents were afraid the doctor would be infected by the virus.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
What's the money all for?
What's the money all for? Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has demonstrated his political shrewdness by cutting by 40 percent the allowances allocated to him under the annual city budget. From an initial Rp 9.47 billion, the governor's personal allowances budget has thus been brought down to about Rp 5 billion plus. It is the governor's right to use these funds as he sees fit. This decision was made, in all probability, due to the angry criticism that has just possibly been making his ears burn.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Chinese consumers most optimistic in Asia-Pacific region
Chinese consumers most optimistic in Asia-Pacific region Agence France-Presse, Singapore Consumers in China have the most optimistic economic outlook in the Asia-Pacific region, with confidence also strong in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand, according to a survey released Wednesday. Less optimism prevails in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines, MasterCard International said in its latest six- monthly survey.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RP economy grows 4.6% beating expectations
RP economy grows 4.6% beating expectations Associated Press, Manila The Philippine economy grew 4.6 percent last year in its strongest performance since the Asian financial crisis, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Thursday. The figure beat economists' forecasts of 4 percent to 4.5 percent and jumped from 3.2 percent in 2001 on the back of growth in services, industry and agriculture, officials said. "In fact it is the strongest economic performance since the 1997 Asian economic crisis.
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Indonesia to host PATA conference
Indonesia to host PATA conference A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia will host the 52nd Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) annual conference in Bali this year, only several months after deadly bomb blasts rocked the resort. The annual conference, which will be held from April 13 to April 17, will have over 1,000 top level executives from the Pacific Asia region and around the globe attending it.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian military yet to win over U.S.
Indonesian military yet to win over U.S. Lee Kim Chew The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore Human rights activists protested vigorously when American lawmakers voted last week to provide funds for the Indonesian military despite the lack of reforms. They overreacted. That's because they read too much significance into the Senate's move to leave alone US$400,000 (S$692,000) set aside for Jakarta in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program in this year's budget.
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TV Program: Monday, Februari 3, 2003
TV Program: Monday, Februari 3, 2003 TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature 8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: RT/RW 9:00 Surat 9:30 Talk Show: Gerbang Agri Bisnis 10:30 Entertainment 11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.News: Berita Siang 1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga 2:00 Metro Indonesia 2:30 TV Series: Kisah Imam Buchari 3:03 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria 3:30 Documentery 4:00 Grenek 5:03 Cakrawala Budaya 6:00 News:...
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Cerdas, Awam draw for four-way lead in Pusam Cup
Cerdas, Awam draw for four-way lead in Pusam Cup Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan Grand Master (GM) Cerdas Barus drew with FIDE Master (FM) Awam Wahono in their sixth-round match on Thursday, thus preventing anyone from pulling ahead to the top of the Pusam Cup chess tournament. The two chess masters had been jointly leading in the tournament, having defeated their respective opponents in the fifth round late Wednesday, and having entered their game on Thursday.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dragon, lion dances top 'Imlek' festivities
Dragon, lion dances top 'Imlek' festivities Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With Chinese New Year fast approaching, the city is gearing up for some lively festivities. A lot of the malls and hotels have organized a string of events to celebrate the ancient holiday, or Imlek as it is better known here, which happens on Saturday. Among them is the magnificent barongsai (lion dance) and the liong (dragon dance).
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, January 31, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, January 31, 2003 Exhibitions * Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings by Children in aid of Downsyndrome fund, 100% proceeds to Charity, at Gallery Cafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021- 71790008), until Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. * Painting, Horizon Keempat, by Agapetus A Kristiandana and Januri, Edwin's Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 21, Kemang, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-7194721), until Jan. 31, 8 p.m..
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
WW II bomb explodes, kills eight in Maluku
WW II bomb explodes, kills eight in Maluku Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Eight people were killed when a World War II bomb exploded in the conflict-torn eastern city of Ambon in Maluku province, police said on Thursday. Maluku Police deputy chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Suedi said the blast occurred in Hila village, Leihitu subdistrict, Central Maluku regency, on Wednesday evening.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Legislators' retreat fails to bridge gap on election bill
Legislators' retreat fails to bridge gap on election bill The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For legislators, having a meeting at a relaxed seaside hotel in Ancol, North Jakarta, is not a guarantee that they would work faster. On the contrary, they could not solve perhaps the most important issue currently on the agenda -- the general election bill.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Dokic wins at Pan Pacific Open, Davenport advances
Dokic wins at Pan Pacific Open, Davenport advances Agence France-Presse, Tokyo Yugoslavia's Jelena Dokic, playing her season-opener after skipping the Australian Open, got her year off to a winning start with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory over rising Indonesian star Angelique Widjaja at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Thursday.
Fri, 31 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. Banjir: 10 x 4 lines
1. Banjir: 10 x 4 lines Floods kill one in C. Java, pose further threats in Riau 2. Garut: 20 x 2 lines State-owned Perhutani blamed for Garut tragedy 3. Forestry: 32 x 1 line Stop logging in Java, Bali: Minister 4. Ambon: 16 x 2 lines WW II bomb explodes, kills eight in Maluku
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S'pore to up biomedical output
S'pore to up biomedical output SINGAPORE: Singapore's biomedical sciences industry is poised to increase its share of total manufacturing output after posting an annual 48 percent rise in 2002 production, the government said Thursday.