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54 articles.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Idul Fitri exodus affects capital's blood supply

Idul Fitri exodus affects capital's blood supplyEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The annual holiday exodus that makes this bustling capital just a little bit quieter has seriously impacted the blood supply at the Jakarta's Indonesian Red-Cross (PMI) office, which is experiencing a drop of ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Dec. 13

Rupiah Rates Dec. 13 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,525.00 9,525.00 10,075.00 9,975.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Gapkindo asks for credit facilities for retention program

Gapkindo asks for credit facilities for retention programJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Rubber Producers Association (Gapkindo) has asked the government to provide credit facilities for its members to implement a rubber retention program agreed by Indonesia, Malaysia ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. until Dec. 31. * Indonesian Comic part 2, The British Council, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jend. Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Wide heels bad for your knees

Wide heels bad for your knees Agencies, Washington New research has shown that chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos. Women who want to add height and walk comfortably opt for wide heels.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Eight die from diarrhea in West Sumatra

Eight die from diarrhea in West SumatraKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang At least eight people have died and 38 others were still undergoing intensive medical care Thursday from cases of severe diarrhea in Pasaman regency, some 170 kilometers north of the provincial capital of Padang this week.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Number of travelers jump significantly

Number of travelers jump significantlyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of travelers jumped significantly at Lebak Bulus and Kampung Rambutan bus terminals, as well as at Senen railway station on Thursday, three days ahead of Idul Fitri.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Marijuana trafficker gets death sentence

Marijuana trafficker gets death sentenceBahrul Ilmi Yakub, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The South Sumatra High Court has imposed the death penalty on Kiagus Zainal Abidinagainst, who had previously been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a lower court for possessing 58.7 kilograms of marijuana.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Residents challenge plan to reopen dump

Residents challenge plan to reopen dumpAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bekasi residents were livid over a plan to possibly reopen Bantar Gebang dump, because they do not have faith in the City administration's willingness, integrity or ability to manage the waste disposal site ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Govt to get more IMF cash

Govt to get more IMF cashBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government signed its fourth letter of intent (LoI) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday, pledging a new round of economic reform targets as the global economy takes a turn for the worse.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. Ramadhan Program 5:00 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Papuans impatient with slow probe of Theys death

Papuans impatient with slow probe of Theys deathR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Irian Jaya Papuans are becoming increasingly impatient with the slow pace of the investigation into the death of independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, who many believed was murdered for political reasons.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/JP/FESTIVE

JP/FESTIVEBali Offering joyous festivities for old and young OR Celebrate your holiday in style on the Island of the GodsORCelebrate your holiday in style in BaliRita A.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Govt plan to abandon national exam lauded

Govt plan to abandon national exam laudedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to scrap the national exams for elementary schools (Ebtanas) has received a thumbs-up from both teachers and education experts, pointing out that the existing system is redundant, ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Jakarta's garbage woes

Jakarta's garbage woes Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso can draw a sigh of relief. The Bekasi municipality's announcement on Wednesday to allow Jakarta to continue to dump its garbage at Bantar Gebang -- Jakarta's biggest garbage dump so far -- gives the capital city at least temporary respite from ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Medan officers take examination

Medan officers take examinationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Seeking promotions, more than 1,000 mid-level civil servants of the North Sumatra provincial administration underwent tests of their knowledge and managerial skills on Wednesday.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Cigarette maker pulls ad cartoon

Cigarette maker pulls ad cartoonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being bombarded with criticism by educationists and politicians, cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna has withdrawn a series of advertisements featuring cartoons characters.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/East Java gives priority to strategic projects

East Java gives priority to strategic projectsAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The East Java legislative council has endorsed its 2002 budget, giving priority to public service and several strategic development projects in order to spur economic growth in the province.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Probe on corruption case sought

Probe on corruption case sought TANGERANG: Several Tangerang officials are suspected of corruption in a case involving 14 housing developers.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/New anti-graft law will bolster corruption

New anti-graft law will bolster corruptionTeten Masduki, Chairman of Indonesia Corruption Watch On Nov. 21 President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed off on a new anti-corruption law.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Corporate Briefs

Corporate BriefsState-owned Indian Oil Corp. is in talks with Indonesia's national oil company Pertamina to start selling gasoline and diesel in Indonesia, the Press Trust of India reported Thursday. IOC would enter the retail business possibly through a joint venture with a local company.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/JBIC pledges cheap loans for railway project

JBIC pledges cheap loans for railway projectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) agreed on Thursday to provide Indonesia with cheap loans amounting to 48.70 billion yen (about US$386.51 million) for education and railway projects.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Garbagemen distressed by current situation

Garbagemen distressed by current situation JAKARTA: Closure of the Bantar Gebang dump site in Bekasi, West Java, has also affected about 5,000 garbage collectors right across the city. They have become unemployed and face financial hardship since Monday's closure.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/New oil blocks on offer

New oil blocks on offerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would offer 17 oil and gas exploration blocks mainly located in eastern Indonesia through an open tender next year.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Poso Muslims return home, Christians take refuge

Poso Muslims return home, Christians take refugeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Increasing numbers of Muslims from Poso, Central Sulawesi had left refugee camps in Palu for their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri, while a wave of families who fled recent clashes in Poso arrived in Manado, North ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Christmas present for Soeharto

Christmas present for Soeharto JAKARTA: The Supreme Court will officially wash its hands of ailing former president Soeharto's on again off again trial.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/House believes Theys murdered

House believes Theys murdered The House of Representatives (DPR) is convinced that Irian pro-independence activist Theys H. Eluway was murdered.House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Wednesday that the government should speed up the investigation and release the results to the public.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Recovery committee proposes crisis center

Recovery committee proposes crisis centerDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Economic Recovery Committee (KPEN) proposed on Thursday to the government to set up a special agency that could help bridge differences between the business sector and the government.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/"Sales" do not always offer good bargains

"Sales" do not always offer good bargains The end-of-year holiday shopping bonanza is soon to arrive. Shops, department stores and traditional marketplaces have become more colorful than usual. Signs of big discounts, some of up to 70 percent, have been placed at most department stores.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/IBRA needs eight years to sell property assets

IBRA needs eight years to sell property assetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will need at least eight years to sell all of its property assets, way beyond the agency's lifetime, which is due to end in 2004, the Indonesian Property Study Center (PSPI) ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/For the past 14 months, hundreds of Palestinians fell martyrs

For the past 14 months, hundreds of Palestinians fell martyrs and thousands wounded in their great uprising for freedom and independence as they live under the suppression of the Israeli occupier which resorts to unjustified violence, subjugation and tyranny as well as the explicit terrorism of ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Trash piling up, Jakartans fear disease

Trash piling up, Jakartans fear diseaseAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City administration is hastily implementing stopgap measures to prevent an outbreak of disease threatened by the mounting piles of trash throughout Jakarta, neglected as a result of the dispute over the Bantar ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Fiscal distress following the 1997-1998 crisis

Fiscal distress following the 1997-1998 crisisAnwar Nasution, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia, JakartaPart 2 of 2 Over 55 percent of the external debt as of December 1998 (US$83.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Democracy will ease radicalism, analysts say

Democracy will ease radicalism, analysts sayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious fundamentalism has found fertile socio-political grounds over the past year as marked by radical groups like the Islamic Defense Front (FPI) and Jihad Force, Islamic analysts say.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Bylaw on financial principles approved

Bylaw on financial principles approved JAKARTA: The city council had approved on Thursday a bylaw on city financial principles, which stipulate, among other things, allowances and facilities to be received by city officials and councillors.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Child perishes in Mataram flood

Child perishes in Mataram flood MATARAN, West Nusa Tenggara: At least one person has died after flood waters swept through 300 houses in Banjar village, Ampenan, in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) on Thursday.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Govt, business need mutual trust

Govt, business need mutual trust Two dinners that took place here recently are worthy of comment. The first was held by the visiting premier of China, Zhu Rongji, and was attended by Indonesian businessmen from Jakarta and the regions.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Passenger service

Passenger service Returning to one's hometown requires early preparation. However, the effort to avoid peak days, on the contrary, brought negative effects, as demonstrated in an ugly incident at state shipping company PT Pelni's ticket office at Kemayoran, Jakarta, on Dec. 6.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Tommy still innocent of graft, but must go to jail

Tommy still innocent of graft, but must go to jailTiarma Siboro and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a seemingly bizarre twist of justice, Chief Justice Bagir Manan on Thursday said Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra must be jailed for last year's graft conviction but at the same ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/More bomb threats on horizon

More bomb threats on horizon Is the idiom "Things could be worse" still valid? Luckily nobody was hurt in the recent afternoon bomb explosion at kilometer 85.5 between Cikampek and Tanjung Rasa railway stations and only the schedules of 19 trains were disrupted.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/International training camp in Poso 'empty'

International training camp in Poso 'empty'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Intelligence Agency chief A.M.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Will America repeat folly in Somalia?

Will America repeat folly in Somalia?Richard Dowden, Africa editor of the Economist, Guardian News Service, London Somalia is not an easy place. One night I was attacked by drug-crazed gunmen as I strolled along the jetty at Mogadishu port.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Officials give differing figures on fuel smuggling

Officials give differing figures on fuel smugglingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consistent with the recent flow of inconsistencies, an official at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources issued on Thursday a new figure for fuel smuggling, which is much lower than the figures released by other ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/'Sutiyoso unable to handle urban problems'

'Sutiyoso unable to handle urban problems'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso's plan to propose a bylaw banning outsiders, especially disadvantaged people, from entering the Jakarta reflects his inability to tackle pressing urban problems and his contempt for human ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Anti-terrorism bill fails to impress legislators

Anti-terrorism bill fails to impress legislatorsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators rejected on Thursday some articles in the government-sponsored antiterrorism bill which, it was widely feared, would justify human rights abuses.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/TI refuses to announce medal target for Asiad

TI refuses to announce medal target for AsiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Tae Kwon Do Association has three athletes in the priority list as good medal prospects for the 2002 Asian Games, but the officials have refused to so far set a medal target.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 13, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Legal status of 'Antara' assessed, Sobary says

Legal status of 'Antara' assessed, Sobary saysFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Head of the state-owned Antara news agency Mohamad Sobary said on Thursday that his agency was still conducting an assessment of its legal status as recommended by Law No.40/1991 on the Press.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Palace farewells Ramadhan with 'Malam Selikuran'

Palace farewells Ramadhan with 'Malam Selikuran'Kartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta A week before the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, the Kraton (palace) Surakarta Hadiningrat staged Hajad Dalem Ingkang Sinuwun Pakoe Buwono (PB) XI.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/Promises are for keeping

Promises are for keeping One of my good friends mentioned the other day that he liked this quote, which he apparently read in a recent issue of the Asian Wall Street Journal: It's an irony that man's achievements are always published on the last page while his failures are dominantly displayed on ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/JP/3/DISO

JP/3/DISONew anti-graft law only exacerbates corruption On Nov. 21 President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed off on a new anti-corruption law.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/'Monster Inc.', a real treat with lots of heart

'Monster Inc.', a real treat with lots of heartJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta There is little reason to doubt that Disney will continue to deliver enjoyable animation features well into the future, yielding success at the box office and praise from the critics.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/On the African National Congress and AIDS

On the African National Congress and AIDS The country needs someone with independence and imagination to lead its fight against HIV/AIDS, which is a "war of enormous magnitude." These sentiments ... are shared by many.

Fri, 14 Dec 2001

JP/On Australia's foreign policy

On Australia's foreign policy I refer to the Australian ambassador's letter Australia belongs to Asia published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 17 regarding Jusuf Wanandi's article published on Nov. 15. As an expatriate Australian for nearly 40 years, I saw nothing amiss with Wanandi's article.