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Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/East Asia braces for 'Chinese shock'

East Asia braces for 'Chinese shock'Philippe Ries, Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong China's imminent entry to the World Trade Organization has left the rest of East Asia bracing for the "Chinese shock" with the Asian giant attracting foreign investment like a magnet.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/The wrong bomb

The wrong bomb In military parlance a "cluster bomb" is made up of about 200 innocuous-sounding "bomblets". These bomblets are disgorged by a primary bomb at high altitude, enabling multiple strikes as the "bomblets" disperse.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Norway again spoils Indonesia's brigde high hopes

Norway again spoils Indonesia's brigde high hopesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia had to abandon dreams of an unprecedented Bermuda Bowl championship victory after succumbing to Norway in the quarterfinals in Paris on Monday.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Company asked to deal with deceased

Company asked to deal with deceased MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Labor supply company PT Amestara Raya Corp should act responsibly in relation to the recent death of 27-year-old Saparuddin in Malaysia, said a local official.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/50,000 beggars to flood the city

50,000 beggars to flood the city JAKARTA: The city administration announced on Tuesday that it would launch a public order operation against beggars who are expected to flood the city during the fasting month of Ramadhan.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Government upbeat on 2001 state budget deficit: Anggito

Government upbeat on 2001 state budget deficit: AnggitoTantri Yuliandini and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Officials have said they were still optimistic the government could finance this year's budget deficit of around Rp 54.3 trillion (US$5.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Levy collection for truck drivers

Levy collection for truck drivers TANGERANG: Tangerang municipal administration had resumed collecting a road levy imposed on truck drivers that had been suspended two weeks ago following violent protests by the drivers, an official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Bomb smashes health center in Gowa

Bomb smashes health center in GowaJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Gowa, South Sulawesi An explosion shattered the Bontobiraeng public health center in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi on Tuesday, but police ruled out suggestions it may have been politically motivated.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/On the Afghan dilemma

On the Afghan dilemma News of intensified U.S. bombing north of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul poses the question: What if Kabul falls to the Northern Alliance's anti-Taliban forces? Since the U.S. attacks began Oct. 7, neither the alliance nor America has acknowledged any pact.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/TV today

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

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Man jailed for selling friend's bike

Man jailed for selling friend's bike TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court on Tuesday sentenced a man for selling his friend's motorcycle for Rp 4,500,000 in June this year.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/U.S. Dollar Rates Oct.30

U.S. Dollar Rates Oct.30 Latest Previous %Chg Yen 122.05-10 121.89-94 +0.13 Euro 0.9037-39 0.9047-52 -0.11 Sterling* 1.4524-29 1.4543-49 -0.13 Swiss franc 1.6292-98 1.6274-80 +0.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Wage up by 38.7% for Jakarta in 2002

Wage up by 38.7% for Jakarta in 2002Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta tripartite wages committee has agreed to recommend a 38.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Megawati's warning show courage and vulnerability

Megawati's warning show courage and vulnerabilityThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore President Megawati Soekarnoputri showed courage -- and underlined her own vulnerability -- when she warned Indonesians their country risked breaking up if they continued to accentuate regional, ethnic ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Global Stock Index Oct.30

Global Stock Index Oct.30 Latest Change %Change New York DJ Indus 9269.50 -275.67 -2.89 Oct 29 Nasdaq 1699.52 -69.44 -3.93 Oct 29 S&P 500 1078.30 -26.31 -2.38 Oct 29 Toronto TSE 300 6896.34 -108.58 -1.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Megawati fails to live up to reform hopes: Experts

Megawati fails to live up to reform hopes: ExpertsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Megawati Sukarnoputri has failed to live up to the spirit of reform, especially as regards upholding the supremacy of law, during her first 100 days in office, tempting the public at large to take the law ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Undescended testes a cause for concern

Undescended testes a cause for concernDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com Many parents are concerned if their baby boy's testes have not dropped at birth.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Speech on culture at TIM

Speech on culture at TIM JAKARTA: In celebration of its 33rd anniversary the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts center will hold a discourse on culture, as part of the November Festival, presented by dean of the Hidayatullah Islamic Institute, Azyumardi Azra, on Nov. 10.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Robbery rampant in Sarolangun

Robbery rampant in Sarolangun JAMBI: Jambi Provincial Police have stepped up security along the 102-kilometer Tembesi-Sarolongun highway due to the rampant robbery of motorists over the last two months.Adj. Sr. Comr.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/On the Afghan dilemma

On the Afghan dilemma News of intensified U.S. bombing north of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul poses the question: What if Kabul falls to the Northern Alliance's anti-Taliban forces? Since the U.S. attacks began Oct. 7, neither the alliance nor America has acknowledged any pact.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Tel. 031 5311234): - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Except Saturday), Solo Pianist, Monday to Friday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Asian currencies mostly buoyed late, concerns over U.S. economy

Asian currencies mostly buoyed late, concerns over U.S. economyDow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were buoyed late Tuesday, as the dollar struggled to overcome renewed anxieties over the severity of the U.S. economic malaise, dealers said.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Mixed results for Indonesian teenagers in world chess meet

Mixed results for Indonesian teenagers in world chess meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Andrean Susilodinata of Indonesia won his eight-round match at the World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain, on Monday, but Susanto Megaranto miserably drew after twice squandering his ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Accepting drug realities to save lives

Accepting drug realities to save livesDr. Alex Wodak, Director of Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and President of The International Harm Reduction Association.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Yusril floats idea of dual citizenship

Yusril floats idea of dual citizenship Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra is floating the idea of dual citizenship, something which previous governments had never even considered.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Sorong authorities seize 10 bombs

Sorong authorities seize 10 bombs SORONG, Papua: Sorong seaport authorities seized 10 hand-made explosive devices from a man, identified as ND, while on his way from Ambon to Sorong aboard the passenger ship KM Rinjani last week.Brig. D.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/W. Java has Rp 3b for disasters

W. Java has Rp 3b for disasters BANDUNG, West Java: The West Java provincial administration has allocated Rp 3 billion (US$300,000) in anticipation of possible landslides and floods during the rainy season.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Does my baby get enough food?

Does my baby get enough food? Dear Dr. Donya,My daughter is now 5 months and she has been taking supplement food. I'd like to ask the following:1. She has three meals a day: cereal in the morning and evening and three rusk biscuits in the afternoon; as well as juice at 3.00 pm. Is it enough?2.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Squatting rampant in Leuser park

Squatting rampant in Leuser park BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Some 13,300 hectares of the 1.2-square kilometer Gunung Leuser National Park in Southeast Aceh regency have been denuded due to rampant forest squatting and illegal logging in the protected national park.O.K.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/ExxonMobil plans to invest US$12b

ExxonMobil plans to invest US$12bAssociated Press, Moscow ExxonMobil announced plans Monday for what it called the largest single direct foreign investment in Russia to date, a US$12 billion commitment to an oil project in the Russian Far East.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Indonesia, East Timor agree to demilitarize border

Indonesia, East Timor agree to demilitarize borderYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang In line with the planned establishment of an independent East Timor early next year, Indonesia and East Timor have agreed to demilitarize their border areas to allow their people to visit one another ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/PDI Perjuangan indecisive on Akbar corruption case

PDI Perjuangan indecisive on Akbar corruption caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's largest party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), has failed to take a final stance on the Rp 40 billion graft case, which allegedly involves Akbar Tandjung.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Learn from RP in treatment of workers, Jacob says

Learn from RP in treatment of workers, Jacob saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In Manila, workers returning from overseas are welcomed like heroes. In Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport, they will be met by an army of hungry officials herding them into Terminal III to be extorted.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Cabinet preparing decree to freeze terrorist assets

Cabinet preparing decree to freeze terrorist assetsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government appears set to issue a presidential decree on antiterrorism to enable it to access bank accounts of individuals or groups believed to have links with international ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Freedom fails

Freedom fails When any ministry of religious affairs takes it upon itself to control the activities of business and the economy, and interferes in the normal secular routines of all the citizens of a democratic nation, then the people must take note.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Police identify hardliners threatening MPR session

Police identify hardliners threatening MPR sessionDamar Harsanto and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Decree readied to freeze terrorist assets

Decree readied to freeze terrorist assetsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government appears set to issue a presidential decree on antiterrorism to enable it to access bank accounts of individuals or groups believed to have links with ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Unibank fallout raises concern over BI roles

Unibank fallout raises concern over BI rolesDadan Wijaksana and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The closure of publicly listed Unibank, which Bank Indonesia (BI) officials said was linked to heavy loan exposure to a former controlling owner, has renewed concern over the central ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Executive train derails at Gambir station, hundreds stranded

Executive train derails at Gambir station, hundreds strandedMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Taksaka I executive class train derailed at Gambir railway station here early on Tuesday, causing the departure of four other trains to be postponed and leaving hundreds of ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Floods inundate schools, hospital in Banyumas

Floods inundate schools, hospital in BanyumasAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto Heavy rain on Tuesday worsened flooding in Banyumas, one of the areas in Central Java badly affected by floods.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Oct.30

Rupiah Rates Oct.30 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,805.00 9,805.00 10,357.00 10,253.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Authors awarded by MSI

Authors awarded by MSI JAKARTA: Two history writers -- Rosihan Anwar and Ramadhan KH -- were honored for their contribution to historical writing from the Indonesian Society of Historians (MSI) on Tuesday. The two were also made honorary MSI members.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Jakarta police commendable

Jakarta police commendable JAKARTA: Jakartans should be proud of the discipline and behavior displayed by police during Monday's operation to remove asylum seekers from the Arya Building, used by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an executive of the UNHCR Jakarta office ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/RI faces shortage of lawyers

RI faces shortage of lawyers BOGOR: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said here on Monday that Indonesia was short of about 2,000 lawyers.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Global recovery fights new costs of terrorism

Global recovery fights new costs of terrorismVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Hong Kong The United States was pushed decisively into recession when the Sept.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Good Czech cuisine and beer at Park Plaza food festival

Good Czech cuisine and beer at Park Plaza food festivalLes Coffier, Contributor, Jakarta How do chicken in paprika sauce with cream, leek salad with apple and carrot, or rabbit pie with mosaic from the Bohemian Forest grab you?Well, these, and other interesting dishes, are available at a Rp ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Taufik flown to Australia for checkup

Taufik flown to Australia for checkupFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Taufik Kiemas, the husband of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, was flown to Perth, Australia on Tuesday evening, after being treated overnight for heart problems at Jakarta's Harapan Kita Hospital.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Japanese govt helps airlines

Japanese govt helps airlinesAgence France Presse, Tokyo The Japanese government will extend loans and guarantees to airlines and travel agencies that have suffered from a drop in demand since last month's terror blitz in the U.S., the transport minister said Tuesday.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Council to build new building

Council to build new buildingAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City council members moved forward with plans for a new building equipped with sauna and fitness facilities as the council's deputy chairman Tarmidi Suhardjo revealed on Tuesday a construction plan valued at Rp 30.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/JAL told to compensate house owners

JAL told to compensate house ownersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court ordered Japan Airlines (JAL) on Monday to pay US$1 million in compensation for causing anxiety to 55 families of three villages near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Megawati must assume more control

Megawati must assume more controlKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a meeting with members of the Indonesian community in Tokyo last month, President Megawati Soekarnoputri shared the secret of how she manages the country, including restoring calm to the economic and ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.30, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Indonesia's economic malaise: Fix the banks, quick!

Indonesia's economic malaise: Fix the banks, quick!Christopher Lingle, Global Strategist, eConoLytics.com Indonesia's economy remains plagued by structural inefficiencies and the banking system is near collapse.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/ASEAN warned not to delay on utilizing AFTA

ASEAN warned not to delay on utilizing AFTA Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should move quickly to implement the Asean Free Trade Agreement to meet the 2002 deadline, the World Trade Organization's Director-General designate Supachai Panitchpakdi said Tuesday.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Hundreds lose their homes

Hundreds lose their homes JAKARTA: East Jakarta Mayoralty officers on Tuesday completely demolished hundreds of houses at Kampung Garapan in the Pondok Kopi area.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Deflation rears its head in Asia

Deflation rears its head in AsiaAlan Wheatley, Reuters, Tokyo The spectre of deflation is haunting Asia, bringing the risk of further pain to a region struggling with one of the steepest economic downturns on record.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/The first 100 days

The first 100 days President Megawati Soekarnoputri's first 100 days in office is more noteworthy for things that did not take place, than for what did. For sure, many things happened during that period. Most notable of these was the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Elite shuttlers boost championship standards

Elite shuttlers boost championship standardsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) defended on Tuesday the mandatory presence of elite players at the 2001 National Badminton Individual Championships, saying they boosted the event's standards.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/52 prosecutors dismissed

52 prosecutors dismissed MEDAN, North Sumatra: Fifty-two prosecutors have been dismissed this month for misrepresenting cases that have gone to trial, Attorney General M.A. Rachman said.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Da'i nomination faces mounting opposition

Da'i nomination faces mounting oppositionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The nomination of Comr. Gen. Da'i Bachtiar as the new National Police chief by President Megawati Soekarnoputri has faced mounting opposition from observers, who say his neutrality in the police's internal conflict should not be ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Govt posts US$127b surplus for 2001

Govt posts US$127b surplus for 2001Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press, Washington The sour economy and tax rebates made for a smaller, US$127 billion surplus for the 2001 budget year compared with the record bounty produced the year before, the Bush administration announced Monday.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Asian markets down after steep drop on Wall St.

Asian markets down after steep drop on Wall St.Associated Press, Hong Kong Asian stock markets closed lower Tuesday, pushed down by sharp declines overnight on Wall Street.Tokyo's benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 99.49 points, or 0.95 percent, to 10,512.82.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Harm reduction: A necessary solution to IDU/HIV dilemma

Harm reduction: A necessary solution to IDU/HIV dilemmaChris Green, AIDS Activist and advocate, Jakarta Nowhere in the world is the practice of harm reduction, as explained in the accompanying article, uncontroversial.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/West Java set to have anniversary to celebrate

West Java set to have anniversary to celebrateYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The West Java political elite has been uneasy due to the absence of a major provincial anniversary celebration, which it considered had something to do with the low participation of ordinary people in the ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/'CNN' becoming boring

'CNN' becoming boring CNN has become increasingly boring with the frequent mentioning of that infamous terrorist's name, the American heroes, the wave of national self-pity, the frequent denial of civilian casualties despite the thousands of pounds of bombs dropped.BBC is much more interesting.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/On the Afghan dilemma

On the Afghan dilemma News of intensified U.S. bombing north of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul poses the question: What if Kabul falls to the Northern Alliance's anti-Taliban forces?Since the U.S. attacks began Oct. 7, neither the alliance nor America has acknowledged any pact.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Schools remain closed in Jayapura

Schools remain closed in Jayapura JAYAPURA, Papua: Thousands of elementary and high school students in Pantai Timur subdistrict in Jayapura regency missed classes because their teachers had left the city due to security disturbances in the subdistrict.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Pertamina eyes stake in BP unit

Pertamina eyes stake in BP unitMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Tuesday it was considering buying British American oil firm BP Plc.'s shares in Singapore Refining Co.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/O'Neill urges global action on terror cash

O'Neill urges global action on terror cash Reuters Washington U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill on Monday urged the Financial Action Task Force, an international group aimed at stopping money laundering, to also set its sights on funding for terrorists.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/PPP told to accelerate its national congress

PPP told to accelerate its national congressAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Members of the United Development Party (PPP) from half of the party's provincial branches across the country reiterated their demand on Tuesday that the party's central executive board bring forward the ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

JP/Entry point to constitutional change

Entry point to constitutional changeJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta A great number of issues are likely to be on the agenda of the upcoming Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).