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Searching for all articles published on 2002-04-16 ...

46 articles.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/UN probe in Jenin

UN probe in Jenin While we know very little about what happened in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin in the West Bank when it came under Israeli siege last week, we know it was something really horrible, perhaps a tragedy of horrific proportions.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Foreign gamblers invited in Seribu island casinos

Foreign gamblers invited in Seribu island casinosAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some in the city administration are already making plans to attract foreign gamblers to the proposed Thousand Islands casinos.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/British Council holds film festival

British Council holds film festival JAKARTA: The Kit-Kat British Film Festival, which was opened here last weekend, will run until April 24, featuring 10 critically-acclaimed British movies.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Muninggar Sri Saraswati

Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaJakarta Police detained on Monday a security guard for alleged perjury during the trial of former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Laborers demand wage hike

Laborers demand wage hike BOGOR: Thousands of laborers of PT Truba Raya Trading, the producer of FILA shoes, staged a rally in Ciawi, Bogor, demanding the company raise their wages in accordance with the new provincial minimum wage.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/John Schlechter presents art full of mystique and honesty

John Schlechter presents art full of mystique and honestyYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Surabaya Candik Ayu Cultural House in Surabaya is now hosting a solo exhibition of the works of John Schlechter, 79.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Council slams inefficiency of city-owned ventures

Council slams inefficiency of city-owned venturesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council's Commission B for economic affairs condemned Governor Sutiyoso on Monday for not doing enough to improve the performance of 23 city-owned and 12 joint venture companies.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Religious leaders visit Maluku on peace mission

Religious leaders visit Maluku on peace missionThe Jakarta Post, Makassar/Cirebon A group of 11 national religious leaders arrived in Ambon on Monday afternoon for a peace mission aimed at boosting an accord to end the three-year sectarian conflict in the Maluku islands.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Student protest mars Megawati's Bandung visit

Student protest mars Megawati's Bandung visitYulie Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Bandung Police detained on Monday seven student protesters for allegedly violating measures taken by police to secure President Megawati Soekarnoputri's official visit to Bandung on Monday.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/ASEAN needs to address illegal trade in small arms

ASEAN needs to address illegal trade in small armsPhilips J. Vermonte, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Despite the end of the Cold War, there remains widespread conflict across the world.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Kolev sees new challenges in Indonesia

Kolev sees new challenges in IndonesiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Newly-recruited Indonesian soccer coach Ivan Venko Kolev says he accepted the job because he wanted new challenges after six years with the Bulgarian U-20 team."There is no more challenge.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Stiffer prison sentence sought for IPR violators

Stiffer prison sentence sought for IPR violatorsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A high-ranking government official urged the country's judges on Monday to impose harsher sentences on those found guilty of violating intellectual property rights (IPR).

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates April 15

Rupiah Rates April 15 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,933.00 8,933.00 9,480.00 9,386.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/First maritime and fishery school

First maritime and fishery schoolYOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) plans to open a maritime and fishery school that will serve as the country's think tank for maritime legislation and marine resources exploitation.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Bush must not be the first to blink

Bush must not be the first to blinkJulian Borger, Guardian News Service, Washington Even before Colin Powell plunged into his long-shot attempt to achieve a Middle East ceasefire on Friday, the U.S.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/JP/12/BEJ

JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 15, 2000:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Tax holiday needed to attract investment: BKPM

Tax holiday needed to attract investment: BKPMAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia must provide tax incentives if it hopes to compete with other countries in the region in attracting badly needed foreign investment, according to Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Presidential security guards downsized, back to basic

Presidential security guards downsized, back to basicTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The Presidential security guards (Paspampres) have been streamlined over the past year with their duty now focused on safeguarding the republic's president and vice president.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Foreign gamblers to be invited in planned casinos

Foreign gamblers to be invited in planned casinosAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some in the city administration are already making plans to attract foreign gamblers to the proposed Thousand Islands casinos.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/NGO forum seeks independent constitutional body

NGO forum seeks independent constitutional bodyKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations exhorted members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Monday to set up an independent commission to draft a new constitution to avoid back door dealings ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Three nabbed for drug dealing

Three nabbed for drug dealing TANGERANG: Several undercover police officers from Tangerang Precinct Police arrested three men allegedly involved in marijuana trafficking at the house of one of the suspects, in Telaga Sari housing complex, Cikupa, on Sunday evening.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Pertamina puts off gas blowout

Pertamina puts off gas blowout State-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina said on Monday it had under complete control the gas blowout at its exploration well in Cepu, Blora regency, Central Java.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Paris Club deal lifts rupiah to 8-month high

Paris Club deal lifts rupiah to 8-month highThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah rose to its highest spot since September last year on news that Indonesia's sovereign creditors at the Paris Club agreed to delay debt repayments of US$5.4 billion.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Public transport needs massive investment

Public transport needs massive investmentM. Ali, Nottingham University, United Kingdom Anyone returning to Jakarta after a length of time away will no doubt notice the ugly, strangling traffic of the capital. Trying to get around is a painfully slow, boring and frustrating experience.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Residents demand unfulfilled promises

Residents demand unfulfilled promisesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local residents living near the site of the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi are complaining over the slow development of public facilities worth Rp 14 billion (US$1.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/.rm100

.rm100Selected countries in the region offering tax holiday China 1-2 years S.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Government, NGOs move to prevent 'lost generation'

Government, NGOs move to prevent 'lost generation'Leo Wahyudi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of state agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) agreed here on Monday to step up various nutrition programs to reduce the number of undernourished children and thereby prevent the ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Government gearing up for London Club meeting

Government gearing up for London Club meetingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After securing a US$5.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Privatization 'must not ignore workers'

Privatization 'must not ignore workers'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As opposition from workers to privatization drives mounts, scholars are calling for more dialog and a longer preparation period before a state-owned enterprise is privatized.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Bali's mangrove forests may be headed toward extinction

Bali's mangrove forests may be headed toward extinctionAnanta Wijaya, Contributor, Nusa Dua, Bali Mangrove forests in Suwung, Bali once covered a vast area and were home to thousands of wild birds and other diverse species of animals and plants.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Competition helps curb corruption: Scholar

Competition helps curb corruption: ScholarA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Liberalization and law enforcement constitute key factors in the elimination of widespread corruption in transitional countries, such as Indonesia and Russia, an international researcher said on Monday.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Freedom of assembly

Freedom of assembly Freedom of assembly is under attack in the Your Letters column of The Jakarta Post. One letter on April 9 scoffs at anti-Israeli (and therefore anti-American) demonstrations. According to the writer, people in poor countries should keep quiet about international affairs.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/On prisons for HIV/AIDS carriers

On prisons for HIV/AIDS carriers I was shocked to read the letter by Andi Abdussalam in The Jakarta Post on April 11 concerning the increasing number of inmates testing positive for HIV/AIDS in Salemba Penitentiary.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Rp 95b corruption case rocks North Sulawesi, Gorontalo

Rp 95b corruption case rocks North Sulawesi, GorontaloYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado North Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office has arrested a man, identified as JW, in connection with a corruption case totaling Rp 95 billion that has implicated a number of government officers and ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 16, 2002

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 16, 2002Performances* Theater: Jas Panjang Pesanan, Pagi Bening, Nyanyian Angsa by the Bandung Theater Study Club, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Tel. 022 4233562), 8 p.m., April 16 - 18.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/'Witness paid to lie in Tommy case'

'Witness paid to lie in Tommy case'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police detained on Monday a security guard for alleged perjury during the trial of former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Debate on privatization

Debate on privatization The strong rejection, voiced by about 120 labor activists, of the government's policy to liberalize trade and privatize this country's inefficient state-owned enterprises, shows how much confusion exists within the public at large about the issues of globalization and ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Development in Bali

Development in Bali This is in response to the letter by Michael Beer in The Jakarta Post on April 11 titled Rituals are not good enough.Your elaborate complaint about the situation in Bali is not new, but that is the high price the Balinese have to pay for "development".

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday April 16, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday April 16, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 News11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Seribu officials criticized

Seribu officials criticized JAKARTA: City Council Commission A for administrative affairs criticized Regent of Kepulauan Seribu Regency Kamil Abdul Kadir and other officials for not occupying their official dwellings in the regency.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Prosecutor's office seizes 20 more motorcycles from Golkar

Prosecutor's office seizes 20 more motorcycles from GolkarNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan The prosecutor's office in Kuningan, West Java, seized 20 more motorcycles from local branches of the Golkar Party in connection with a Rp 3.4 billion corruption case involving M.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Illegal gambling business generates huge money

Illegal gambling business generates huge moneyAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The University of Indonesia's Institute for the Study of Social Institutions said on Monday there were 13 large illegal gambling dens currently operating in the city, with a daily turnover of between Rp 2 ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/American ambassador meets PDP officials

American ambassador meets PDP officialsR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Despite Washington's official stance on Papua, visiting U.S. Ambassador Ralph L.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Refugee repatriation delayed

Refugee repatriation delayedYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang The more than 140,000 East Timorese refugees living in West Timor can not return home till March 20 at the earliest due to transportation problems.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/Rahardi, Akbar have different version of Bulog scandal

Rahardi, Akbar have different version of Bulog scandalTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two suspects in corruption cases involving the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) faced off in the courtroom on Monday, with each trying to outwit the other.

Tue, 16 Apr 2002

JP/PT Pos to issue Antara stamp

PT Pos to issue Antara stamp JAKARTA: National news agency LKBN Antara, in cooperation with state postal company PT Pos Indonesia, will launch a special stamp series on Dec. 13, 2002 in commemoration of Antara's 65th anniversary.