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Mon, 31 Dec 2001
2002: Is Indonesia entering a vicious or virtuous circle?
2002: Is Indonesia entering a vicious or virtuous circle? Sabam Siagian Editor-at-large The Jakarta Post Jakarta From the outset of planning the two-day discussion, we, at the newspaper, realized the risks involved in bringing together a group of social scientists, cultural observers and NGO...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Officials should be frugal
Officials should be frugalFrom Rakyat Merdeka Our country is still gripped by an economic crisis and trapped in huge foreign debts. Based on the report of the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN), our senior officials have abundant wealth.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Police detain 24 ships carrying illegal timber
Police detain 24 ships carrying illegal timberDamar Harsanto and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Police seized 24 vessels loaded with illegal timber worth Rp 20 billion (US$2 million) at Sunda Kelapa port in North Jakarta, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
PON XVI project
PON XVI project and collusionFrom RepublikaAs a citizen of South Sumatra I feel very sad, annoyed and confounded by the attitude of the provincial executive toward the PON XVI 2004 national sports festival project scam between the regional public works office and the regional legislature's...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
BCA ownership
BCA ownership If government officials were serious in seeking to prevent Liem Sioe Liong and/or his family from taking over Bank Central Asia (BCA), then their first priority would be to sell, or confiscate, his current shares, which stand at eight percent.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
How do you assess legislators' quality?
How do you assess legislators' quality?orHow to assess legislators' quality?Mochtar Buchori Legislator Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Jakarta Measured by any standard, I am a poor legislator, and I'm not a blunt person.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
AFTA to come into force without much fanfare
AFTA to come into force without much fanfareAdianto P.Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ASEAN Free Trade Area, more widely known as AFTA, will come into force Tuesday without much fanfare, and with most people across the country unaware of the significance of the event.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Papuans ask why Mega canceled trip
Papuans ask why Mega canceled trip Papuan (Irian Jaya) leaders have begun to question President Megawati's decision to cancel a trip to the eastern-most province, which was initially scheduled for Dec. 23.J.I.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Year-end Special Section
Year-end Special Section The Jakarta Post continues its review of the year with this section today looking at the question of life in the regions and metro Jakarta.The year 2001, which ends in a matter of days, has witnessed what many people call the biggest experiment in regional autonomy -- the...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Sacrificing for the country is the duty of all citizens
Sacrificing for the country is the duty of all citizens President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti have highlighted the financial difficulties experienced by Indonesia.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Public demands resignation of railway officials
Public demands resignation of railway officialsKurniawan Hari and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three separate train accidents occurred on Christmas Day, killing at least 61 people.Dozens of rail disasters have occurred in the past few months and politicians and passengers put that...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Grand fireworks welcome new year
Grand fireworks welcome new year JAKARTA: The new year celebrations in Jakarta will be highlighted by an impressive show of fireworks in Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta, with more than 1000 fireworks imported from China, Spain and Canada.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Humane treatment of job-seekers
Humane treatment of job-seekers Beginning next week, the city administration will launch an operation to reorganize Jakarta's demographic population in anticipation of an influx of newcomers from throughout the region at the end of Idul Fitri.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Impoverished Kebumen ahead in good governance
Impoverished Kebumen ahead in good governance On Jan. 1, 2001 Indonesia embarked on the gigantic task of giving the regions greater autonomy with the implementation of Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration and Law No. 25/1999 on fiscal balance.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
'Still a grim look of Indonesian sports ahead'
'Still a grim look of Indonesian sports ahead'Musthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaWith economic and political condition expected to have yet to return normal in the near future and the absence of government's sporting goodwill, Indonesian sports is facing a grim prospect ahead, according to senior...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
THE MARKET THAT WAS:
THE MARKET THAT WAS: A day after being set ablaze by a group of people the Masomba traditional market in Palu, Central Sulawesi, was deserted on Sunday, with only smoldering debris remaining. The destruction of hundreds of kiosks at the market started on Friday, following the killing of Chief Brig.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
No Paper
No Paper In observance of New Year's Day, The Jakarta Post will not appear on Tuesday. The Post will resume publication on Wednesday. We wish all our readers a Happy New Year. -- The Publisher
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Impoverished Kebumen ahead in good governance
Impoverished Kebumen ahead in good governance On Jan. 1, 2001 Indonesia embarked on the gigantic task of giving the regions greater autonomy with the implementation of Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration and Law No. 25/1999 on fiscal balance.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Medan airport reopens but flooding worsens elsewhere
Medan airport reopens but flooding worsens elsewhereApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Polonia Airport in the North Sumatra capital of Medan reopened on Sunday after torrential rains deluged the province Saturday, affecting thousands of homes.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Complaints regarding the bureaucracy
Complaints regarding the bureaucracy The government bureaucracy is again in the spotlight. This time it is the comments from President Megawati Soekarnoputri. In essence, the head of state said that cooperation between the ministers and the first and second echelon officials was not good.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Megawati tells TNI not to worry about rights abuse charges
Megawati tells TNI not to worry about rights abuse chargesTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Saturday to keep the country intact and said not to worry about accusations of human rights abuses in carrying out its work.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
PT Telkom should
PT Telkom should give better serviceFrom Republika The plan for a telephone rate increase of 21.67 percent in 2002 using a flat-rate system and in the following year using a "rebalancing formula" should be reviewed. As a consumer, I expect PT Telkom to give its attention to the following:1. Law no.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
[b]Conflicts in Indonesia:
Conflicts in Indonesia: A sociological reviewIgnas Kleden Sociologist, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs Jakarta2. Yomiuri -- Sparks of hope in a dark year 1 x 28 36 pt Sparks of hope during a dark year Yomiuri Shimbun
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Consumers remain unprotected, YLKI says
Consumers remain unprotected, YLKI saysTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian consumers, particularly those from the ranks of the middle class and the poor, are yet to receive the kind of protection they deserve due to the inadequacy of government policy.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Should we amend or replace the basic law?
Should we amend or replace the basic law? There is no doubt that the success of Indonesia's campaign to transform itself into a democratic nation hinges on the presence of a strong and supportive constitution.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Mega to sign decree for Timor tribunal
Mega to sign decree for Timor tribunal JAKARTA: State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo said on Wednesday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri will sign a decree on the appointment of ad hoc human rights trial judges by the end of the year."We submitted the decree before Idul Fitri (Dec.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
40 percent of Indonesians poor
40 percent of Indonesians poor JAKARTA: Forty percent of 210 million Indonesians live under the poverty line, according to the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency Yaumil Agoes Achir.The figure is a dramatic increase on statistics prior to the economic crisis in July, 1997 when 11 percent...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
PON XVI project
PON XVI project and collusionFrom RepublikaAs a citizen of South Sumatra I feel very sad, annoyed and confounded by the attitude of the provincial executive toward the PON XVI 2004 national sports festival project scam between the regional public works office and the regional legislature's...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
PON XVI project
PON XVI project and collusionFrom RepublikaAs a citizen of South Sumatra I feel very sad, annoyed and confounded by the attitude of the provincial executive toward the PON XVI 2004 national sports festival project scam between the regional public works office and the regional legislature's...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Firmer measures needed to consolidate banks
Firmer measures needed to consolidate banks The panel of economists urged the government to take firmer measures against banks still failing to meet the minimum prudential standards set by the central bank, otherwise the whole banking industry would remain highly vulnerable to shocks.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Obituary
Obituary Indonesia has lost one of its best comedians, Wahyu Sardono.Better known by his stage name Dono, he died of lung cancer at Saint Carolus Hospital in Jakarta at about 1 a.m. on Sunday. Dono had been under intensive care since early Saturday.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Mega ruins her thrifty campaign: The first family's five-day
Mega ruins her thrifty campaign: The first family's five-day holiday on the resort Island of Bali is ruining the President's just-launched campaign for austerity, critics said on Sunday. Page 2 Police detained illegal loggers: Police seized 24 vessels loaded with illegal sawn timber worth about Rp...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
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~ InBox What's the governor's job worth? Monthly salary of Rp 12.6 million (similar to a Cabinet minister) and various allowances that are taken from the 2001 city budget:Annual allowance for official wardrobe of Rp 40 million Annual travel allowance of Rp 445 million Annual health allowance of Rp...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Welcome to Ende
Welcome to Ende Some weeks ago I was on a sailing cruise and we anchored off Ende, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, for a trip to Mount Kalimutu. We went by speedboat to Pantai Pasar, the beach adjacent to the market.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
A challenge to Agum Gumelar
A challenge to Agum Gumelar I should have written this letter when the accident of Cirebon Express and Empu Jaya trains occurred three months ago.Unfortunately another tragedy, the train collision between the Gaya Baru and the Empu Jaya, took place on Dec. 25, 2001.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Ahmad Junaidi
Ahmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The city administration has proposed a 2002 City Budget totaling Rp 8.8 trillion, with increased funding for the repression of disadvantaged people and for Governor Sutiyoso's wardrobe.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Conflicts in Indonesia: A sociological review
Conflicts in Indonesia: A sociological reviewIgnas Kleden Sociologist, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs Jakarta Poso is the latest example of the inter-ethnic conflicts that have strikingly characterized political reform and the new millennium in Indonesia.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Journalists protest threats
Journalists protest threats KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Southeast Sulawesi branch of The Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) have strongly protested against the intimidation of an RCTI correspondent over a report on illegal logging.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
40 percent of Indonesians poor
40 percent of Indonesians poor JAKARTA: Forty percent of 210 million Indonesians live under the poverty line, according to the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency Yaumil Agoes Achir.The figure is a dramatic increase on statistics prior to the economic crisis in July, 1997 when 11 percent...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Mastery of English
Mastery of English "English has been a mandatory school subject for more than half a century. However, all of us are not yet satisfied with the students' mastery of the language", wrote The Jakarta Post on Sept. 25, 1999. This irony reveals the benchmark of a drastic decline in Indonesian education.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Reform starts with the men behind the law
Reform starts with the men behind the law When it comes to legal reforms, Indonesia seems to have done everything that is required by the book, at least, on the surface of it.This year, the People's Consultative Assembly introduced the third package of amendments to the 1945 Constitution.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Government's fiscal responsibility a faint hope
Government's fiscal responsibility a faint hope There is no way to paint a bright picture illustrating Indonesia's fiscal outlook for 2002. Too many lingering problems remain that will haunt next year's budget.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
1. Afta (4 x 14)
1. Afta (4 x 14)AFTA to come into force without much fanfare2. Price ( 1 x 24)Food prices to rise between 5 and 10 percent next month 3. BI (2 x 24) Making the most of BI's new transparency ruling 4. Dana (1 x 40)Consumer confidence continues to decline: Danareksa 5.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Abolition,
Abolition, New Order trickFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe crisis befalling Indonesia is a major consequence of the blunder made during the 32-year rule of the New Order regime under Soeharto.This crisis has been protracted, with the emergence of the post-Soeharto government of reformists who are too...
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
The Jakarta Post panel discussion 2000
The Jakarta Post panel discussion 2000 On Dec. 5, The Jakarta Post brought together 14 individuals of diverse backgrounds and expertise for a two-day panel discussion in Jakarta to look into the prospects for 2002 from their perspective.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Autonomy: What Jakarta giveth, Jakarta taketh away
Autonomy: What Jakarta giveth, Jakarta taketh away The regional autonomy policy, as embodied in Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration and Law No. 25/1999 on fiscal balance, is a concept Jakarta hastily prepared because it wanted to be seen as sensitive to the demands of reform.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
What do the panelists have to say about 2002
What do the panelists have to say about 2002 Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara, lawyer, chairman of the Institute for Public Study and Advocacy Foundation: "I'm concerned about the government's plan to introduce an antiterrorism bill.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Some of 2001's grizzly crimes in Jakarta
Some of 2001's grizzly crimes in Jakarta=================================================================================No. Incident Date State====================================================================================1. Police officer, driver shot Jan.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
JP/ /DPR
JP/ /DPRMPR/DPR - A spectacle of turbulence and contention.Meidyatama Suryodiningrat The Jakarta Post Jakarta Some 250 years-ago American James Madison wrote that democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention.
Mon, 31 Dec 2001
Year-end Special
Year-end Special Ending its series of four special editions Saturday containing articles reviewing this year's events, The Jakarta Post presents today a 10-page outlook for 2002. Pages 11-20