Archive: 14 February 2003
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Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Presidential instruction
Presidential instructionFrom Koran TempoThis nation has been turned upside down by endless conflicts and various vested interests, ranging from the hike in fuel prices to conflicts of interest among our public representatives opposing the issuance of Presidential Instruction No 1/2003 as an...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Residents brave floods to protect belongings
Residents brave floods to protect belongingsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floodwaters have been rising in a number of residential areas across the city since Thursday morning, but many residents have chosen not to leave their houses belongings due to fears that their belongings might be stolen.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Stock Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 2002:
Stock Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------- Name Close Change Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 575 0 2,500 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS Tbk 45 0...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Export costs will 'soar' if war in Iraq breaks out
Export costs will 'soar' if war in Iraq breaks outRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The cost of shipping exports to the Middle East, Europe and Africa will soar by at least 35 percent if a war against Iraq comes to pass, according to an expert.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Special team preparing evacuation from Mideast
Special team preparing evacuation from MideastTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A special team set up to deal with the effects of a potential crisis in Iraq embarked on a two-week visit to eight countries in the Middle East on Thursday to make arrangements in the event of a war.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Prince Charles, John Howard attend Bali memorial service
Prince Charles, John Howard attend Bali memorial serviceAgencies, London "I don't think I can forgive," said Amanda Braden, whose son Daniel was killed along with 190 other Westerners when a bomb exploded on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali in October.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Prince wants Cirebon to have say
Prince wants Cirebon to have say CIREBON, West Java: The prince of West Java's Cirebon Kasepuhan Court, PRA Arief Natadiningrat, has warned against sidelining gubernatorial candidates from Cirebon or the area may break away from the province.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Stock Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 2002:
Stock Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------- Name Close Change Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 575 0 2,500 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS Tbk 45 0...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Navy's stern action
Navy's stern actionFrom Media IndonesiaThis newspaper carried a report on Jan. 29, 2003 under the title of Indonesian navy sinks four vessels for illegal fishing. What the navy has done deserves our support for several reasons.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Elza could face seven years behind bars
Elza could face seven years behind barsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Elza Syarief, one of the lawyers who defended flamboyant convict Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, may face a seven-year prison sentence over alleged false statements made...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
RP approves key money laundering amendments
RP approves key money laundering amendmentsAgence France-Presse, Manila Philippine legislators have approved changes to strengthen an anti-money laundering law in a last minute move to escape threatened sanctions from western nations, officials said Thursday.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Oriental violence?
Oriental violence? I am deeply disturbed by the article which appeared on Feb. 7 (p. 18) entitled Islam in Madura and the tradition of violence. In it Adbur Rozaki revives tired stereotypes of sickle- wielding Madurese led by thugs under the eyes of approving Muslim clerics.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Say your love via SMS on Valentine's Day
Say your love via SMS on Valentine's DayTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Ooh, an SMS!" a colleague exclaimed one night, her face suddenly brightening from the previous after-work gloom when she heard the tell-tale beep of her mobile phone.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Tons of used medical gloves rejected
Tons of used medical gloves rejected THAILAND: Bangkok will ask the country of origin of two tons of used medical gloves abandoned at a port to take back the waste, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Thursday amid increased concerns about dumping.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Asian central bankers to discuss innovations, economic outlook
Asian central bankers to discuss innovations, economic outlook Dow Jones, Manila Financial innovations amid the challenges facing monetary authorities and the outlook on the world economy are expected to dominate a closed-door meeting of Asian central bankers in Manila, a Philippine central bank...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Asuransi Allianz Life responds
Asuransi Allianz Life responds Referring to the letter from Benny Sudjati entitled Experience with Allianz Insurance in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 4, 2003, we would like to explain as follows.On Dec. 12, 2002 Benny Sudjati, with a prescription from a physician for Zinaxin High Strength, went to pick...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
House endorses division of Papua province
House endorses division of Papua provinceKurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed on Thursday the government's controversial move to divide Papua into three provinces, thus giving more legitimacy to the government in moving...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Union blasts fleeing footwear companies
Union blasts fleeing footwear companiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Like loggers who exploit resources, lay waste to and area an then move on, many footwear companies, who for the past fifteen years, have sourced their goods in the low-wage haven of Soeharto's Indonesia, are now fleeing the country in...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Fixing business environment is what counts
Fixing business environment is what countsTodd Callahan and Andri Manuwoto, PT Jasa Cita, Jakarta We are over a month into a new year and Indonesia watchers have generally given President Megawati's administration a B+ for sound macroeconomic management and improved fiscal sustainability.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Dry El Nino conditions persist in region
Dry El Nino conditions persist in regionDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Bangkok The El Nino climate phenomenon will continue to bring dry weather to Indonesia, Micronesia and northern and northeastern Australia in early 2003, although with a lesser impact than in 1997-98, according to a report issued...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Simple living difficult concept
Simple living difficult conceptFrom KompasUpon reading an article titled Plain living: Easier said than done published in the Jan. 14 issue of this newspaper, I became immensely annoyed at the behavior of most of our leaders as they fail to live a simple life, let alone live poorly, while the...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Govt drags heels on telecommunications regulatory body
Govt drags heels on telecommunications regulatory bodyArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current telecommunications law should be amended to allow for the establishment of an independent regulatory body in the sector as demanded by the industry players, a senior governmental official said...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Villagers' participation in Riaupulp's community forestry project
Villagers' participation in Riaupulp's community forestry project Thousands of villagers in Riau province benefit from PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper's (Riaupulp) community forestry project, under which they allow the company to plant acacia trees on their land on a revenue-sharing basis.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Ryaas faults govt over Lampung
Ryaas faults govt over Lampung JAKARTA: Former regional autonomy minister Ryaas Rasyid criticized the government for not swearing in Lampung's governor- elect because of corruption allegations, saying this violated the regional autonomy law.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Top seeds through to Cigna quarterfinals
Top seeds through to Cigna quarterfinalsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suwandi and Febi Widhiyanto, who failed to bring Indonesia to the next stage in the Davis Cup matches, chalked up easy wins over their opponents to reach the Cigna Open tennis tournament quarterfinals here on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
NGO warns of unrestrained privatization of public services
NGO warns of unrestrained privatization of public servicesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Selling state companies that provide public services may help Indonesia's economic reforms, but not necessarily the public who must let private companies treat them as consumers and the service as commodities,...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 14, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 14, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings, 100 percent 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..
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Experts doubt Bali suspect's claims
Experts doubt Bali suspect's claimsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some experts expressed skepticism on Thursday over claims by a key suspect in the Bali bombings that the terrorists had used a homemade bomb in the attack on the Sari Club, saying the devastation wrought at the scene looked more like the...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Govt warns GAM of total breakdown in peace process
Govt warns GAM of total breakdown in peace processFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh The Indonesian government warned the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) of a total breakdown in the peace deal as both sides failed to build mutual confidence in implementing the...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
North coast highways damaged
North coast highways damaged SEMARANG, Central Java: Incessant rain across Central Java has damaged highways along the northern coast of the province, delaying vehicles traveling along the Semarang-Jakarta route.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Presidential instruction
Presidential instructionFrom Koran Tempo This nation has been turned upside down by endless conflicts and various vested interests, ranging from the hike in fuel prices to conflicts of interest among our public representatives opposing the issuance of Presidential Instruction No 1/2003 as an...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Dancer showcases peace and tranquility
Dancer showcases peace and tranquilityKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Solo, Central Java An enthusiastic ovation marked the end of Indian dancer Astad Deboo's last performance of the evening, Every Fragment of Dust is Wakened, in the theater of the Indonesian Arts Institute in the Central Java...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Integrated transportation sought in Greater Jakarta
Integrated transportation sought in Greater JakartaNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Driving a car or taking public transportation within Greater Jakarta can be an ordeal for most of us, as neither is enjoyable, especially at peak hours.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Mystery disease affects 230 in Bandung area
Mystery disease affects 230 in Bandung areaYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung An unidentified disease has continued to spread in Bandung regency, Cikalongwetan district, affecting more than 230 residents in the villages of Mandalamukti and Ciptagumati.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Muslim pilgrims start trek home
Muslim pilgrims start trek home SAUDI ARABIA: Muslim worshipers began leaving holy Islamic sites in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the fifth and final day of the haj pilgrimage which was overshadowed this year by a looming U.S.-led war on Iraq.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Govt told to improve forestry sector data
Govt told to improve forestry sector dataMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A non-governmental organization has called on the government to provide comprehensive data on the forestry sector to help improve the planning and monitoring of the country's fast-disappearing forests.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Antiwar group to take peace message to foreign envoys
Antiwar group to take peace message to foreign envoysM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Indonesian antiwar group will hold a peace rally on Friday at the Chinese and Russian embassies to appeal to the two countries to put more pressure on the United States to thwart a possible war Iraq.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Top economist backs IMF's continued role in Indonesia
Top economist backs IMF's continued role in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Adding weight to the prolonged debate over the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s role in the country, noted economists said that Indonesia still needed the Fund to help ensure continued confidence from creditors and...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
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;JP;sps; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Feb.13 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Feb.13 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,583.51 4,989.68 5,315.24 5,257.72 Brunei dollar 1 5,395.09 4,824.01 5,135.87 5,083.15 Canadian dollar 1 6,187.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Police question student leader
Police question student leader JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta Police questioned student activist Rico Marbun for over 10 hours on Thursday about his involvement in an antigovernment rally last week during which a police officer was assaulted.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
TV Today: Friday, Feb. 14, 2003
TV Today: Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi6:30 English News Service7:30 Children's Program 8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW9:00 TV Drama: Budi Pekerti10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita Dearah11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Police destroy 700 grams of heroin
Police destroy 700 grams of heroin JAKARTA: City police destroyed on Thursday two packages of heroin, weighing a total of 700 grams, which were seized last month during a drug raid involving three suspects -- two Indonesians and a Nigerian.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 14, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 14, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings, 100 percent 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..
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Independent KPU assures good governance: Observers
Independent KPU assures good governance: ObserversTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia requires an independent elections commission to promote good governance and prevent money politics, members of the International Electoral Management Bodies said during a seminar here on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Alleged terror leader to be tried for fake passport
Alleged terror leader to be tried for fake passport An alleged Singaporean terror leader arrested in Indonesia will be tried for using a fake passport, Riau police said Thursday.Mas Selamat bin Kastari, a Singaporean, is wanted by his home country over an alleged plot to hijack a plane and crash it...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
(For Caltex advertorial)
(For Caltex advertorial)Caltex's more than half a century of contribution A red elementary school cap is depicted in a television commercial with a line underneath: "The hat of the president." Maybe someday the owner of the cap might really become the country's president.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Antipulp congress held in Porsea
Antipulp congress held in Porsea Medan, North Sumatra: Around 1,500 residents of Toba-Samosir regency in North Sumatra held a mass gathering in Porsea to establish agreement regarding their objections to the planned reopening of the PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) pulp mill.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Fixing business environment is what counts
Fixing business environment is what countsTodd Callahan and Andri Manuwoto PT Jasa Cita Jakarta We are over a month into a new year and Indonesia watchers have generally given President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration a B+ for sound macroeconomic management and improved fiscal...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Policeman dies while saving thief
Policeman dies while saving thief Jakarta: An Indonesian policeman died and five other officers were injured when their speeding getaway car smashed into a telephone pole while rescuing an alleged thief from an angry mob, news reports said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Vietnam pitches to co-host 2004 Cup
Vietnam pitches to co-host 2004 Cup HANOI: Soccer-mad Vietnam said Thursday it has formally notified the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) of its desire to co- host the 2004 Tiger Cup with Cambodia.Doan Thanh Lam, head of administrative affairs at the Vietnam Football Federation, said it would be the...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
* Headlines:Aussie envoy finally presents credentials2
* Headlines:Aussie envoy finally presents credentials2 * National:House to vote on key issues in electoral bill4 * Archipelago:Mystery disease affects 250 in Bandung5 * Opinion: Fixing business setting is what counts7 * City:Integrated transportation sought in Greater Jakarta8 * Sports: Els takes...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
b]Cathay Pacific flight returns to RI: A Hong Kong-bound Cathay
b]Cathay Pacific flight returns to RI: A Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific Airways jet carrying 263 passengers had to turn back to Indonesia after the crew learned the plane was carrying baggage from a traveler who wasn't aboard, the airline said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Unresolved issues in electoral bill to be voted on
Unresolved issues in electoral bill to be voted onKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With only four days remaining to resolve 21 contentious articles in the electoral bill, all nine factions in the House of Representatives have agreed to vote on the articles if they are still deadlocked when...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Seram people demand separate regencies
Seram people demand separate regenciesAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Hundreds of people in Seram greeted House of Representatives' legislators with a rally to urge the lawmakers to support their demands for new regencies on Maluku island.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Laksamana to promote Danamon in London
Laksamana to promote Danamon in LondonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi and Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) chairman Syafruddin Temenggung will meet with European investors in London on Friday to interest buyers in a majority stake in...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Aussie ambassador presents credentials
Aussie ambassador presents credentialsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the eve of a visit by Australian Prime Minister John Howard to Indonesia, the country's new ambassador to Jakarta, David James Ritchie, finally got to present his credentials to President Megawati...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Attorney General's Office criticized over Pertamina corruption probe
Attorney General's Office criticized over Pertamina corruption probeA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators lambasted the Attorney General's Office for being slow in the investigation of alleged corruption cases in the country's oil and gas projects.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Ulil goes against fundamentalism
Ulil goes against fundamentalismBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relatively small but vocal, Indonesia's Muslim fundamentalists are a thorn in the side to the country's majority of Muslim moderates. But recently, the hardliners are complaining of an annoying sting.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
JCCI, Batam sign promotion pact
JCCI, Batam sign promotion pact BATAM, Riau (JP): Chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Singapore Takashi Muraki said here on Thursday that it was ready to provide information and help Batam Industrial Development Authority to attract more Japanese companies to invest...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Kepri regental election 'invalid'
Kepri regental election 'invalid' PEKANBARU, Riau: The Riau Island (Kepri) regency legislative council has asked Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno to accept the Supreme Court ruling that the election for regent on Oct. 23, 2002, was invalid.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
[b]U.S. Dollar Rates Feb. 13
U.S. Dollar Rates Feb. 13 Latest %Change Yen 121.17-22 -0.17 Euro* 1.0766-69 +0.58 Sterling* 1.6191-96 +0.23 Swiss franc 1.3642-47 -0.55 Canadian dollar 1.5241-44 -0.44 Australian dollar* 0.5904-09 +0.51 New Zealand dollar* 0.5506-09 +0.64 Czech koruna 29.265-95 -0.86 Hungary forint 226.48-05 -0.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
City flood victims appeal against court ruling
City flood victims appeal against court rulingEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disappointed with the Nov. 21, 2002 ruling of the Central Jakarta District Court, which rejected their class action suit against the defendants, including City Governor Sutiyoso, the plaintiffs announced on...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Muara Angke Park to get mangroves
Muara Angke Park to get mangroves JAKARTA: A non-governmental organization, the Mangrove Development and Analysis Institute (LPP Mangrove), said on Thursday it would plant 3,000 mangrove seeds in Muara Angke Wildlife Park starting on Feb. 15.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
MILF rebels take hostages, fighting spreads in RP south
MILF rebels take hostages, fighting spreads in RP southAgence France-Presse, Cotabato, Philippines Fighting spread in the southern Philippines on Thursday, three days into a major military offensive as Muslim separatist guerrillas took civilian hostages and combat deaths soared past 100, officials...
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Be ware of domestic servants
Be ware of domestic servants The police foiled a theft ring involving domestic servants on Saturday. The syndicate's leaders, consisting of dozens of people, were nabbed while hiding in their lair, but unfortunately the chief of the operation, known only as Gegep, escaped.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
'Bus fare hikes will hit low-income people hard'
'Bus fare hikes will hit low-income people hard' The proposal by the city's Land Transportation Owners' Association (Organda) to increase bus fares has met with strong public resistance as it would further raise the cost of living amid the country's ongoing crisis.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Megawati to seek Mahathir meeting
Megawati to seek Mahathir meeting KUALA LUMPUR: President Megawati Sukarnoputri hopes to hold a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the fringes of the Non-Aligned Movement summit, a local daily reports.The NAM summit will take place from Feb. 20 to Feb.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
1. ULIL: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS
1. ULIL: 1 LINE, 28 COUNTS Ulil goes against fundamentalismTiny but vocal, Indonesia's Muslim fundamentalists are a thorn to the country's vast majority of Muslim moderates. But recently, they too complain about an annoying sting. It goes by the name Ulil Abshar-Abdalla.
Fri, 14 Feb 2003
Wiranto defends TNI on E. Timor
Wiranto defends TNI on E. Timor JAKARTA: Former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto defended on Thursday the armed forces' account of the 1999 mayhem in East Timor, saying anticipatory measures by the military had prevented more casualties in the former Indonesian province.