Archive: 5 July 2002
73 articles found
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Hospital staff complain about ban on labor unions
<p>Hospital staff complain about ban on labor unions</p><p>Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Workers from dozens of hospitals in the capital organized a media conference on Thursday to protest their employers' move to halt their plan to establish...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
U.S. bombing tragedy may complicate war on terror
<p>U.S. bombing tragedy may complicate war on terror</p><p>Ahmad Masood and Denise Duclaux, Reuters, Kabul/Bagram, Afghanistan</p><p> Dozens of Afghan women clad in blue burqas staged an unprecedented protest on Thursday against an American air attack on a remote...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
1. Timor (2 x 23)
<p>1. Timor (2 x 23)</p><p>East Timor faces tough talks on boundary, oil and gas </p><p>JP/16/Timor </p><p>Dow Jones Canberra</p><p> East Timor, the world's newest nation, will have trouble settling its disputed maritime boundaries with...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Court date looms for Soeharto's half-brother
<p>Court date looms for Soeharto's half-brother</p><p>Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Business tycoon Probosutedjo, the half-brother of former president Soeharto, will soon face trial over a corruption scandal causing Rp 44.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
ADB approves $350m loan to RI
<p>ADB approves $350m loan to RI</p><p>Agence France-Presse, Jakarta</p><p> The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has approved the disbursement of a US$350 million loan to Indonesia after the passage of a law to counter money-laundering.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
BI in the amended Constitution: Never repeat same mistake
<p>BI in the amended Constitution: Never repeat same mistake</p><p>Umar Juoro, Economist, Jakarta, juoro@indo.net.id</p><p> To meet the demands of reform, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) have amended the 1945 Constitution.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Government, PT Paiton reach power deal
<p>Government, PT Paiton reach power deal</p><p>A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government and independent power producer PT Paiton Energy have reached a final agreement on power purchasing prices for the Paiton I and Paiton II power projects.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
PDI-P steps up lobbying
<p>PDI-P steps up lobbying</p><p>Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Striving to maintain its political domination ahead of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan)...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Street singer hurt by small blast
<p>Street singer hurt by small blast</p><p> YOGYAKARTA, Central Java: A beggar on Thursday sustained minor injuries when a tennis ball-sized object he found exploded after he threw it away.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Probe into Manulife judge-lawyer link begins
<p>Probe into Manulife judge-lawyer link begins</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The Ministry of Justice extended its probe into the bankruptcy verdict issued against PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI), questioning links between a daughter of one of the...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Justice a game for RI lawyers
<p>Justice a game for RI lawyers</p><p>From Koran Tempo</p><p>During the New Order era, a senior and noted lawyer, who was smart with his tricks when handling his cases, was alleged to have been in contempt of court.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Let's fix our buses
<p>Let's fix our buses</p><p> The 10 children who were killed in Wednesday's bus accident in Jember, East Java, were from the Theobrama II Kindergarten in the village of Kemuningkulon, Arjasa district, Jember regency, East Jakarta.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Navy foils illegal workers crossing
<p>Navy foils illegal workers crossing</p><p> PEKANBARU, Riau: The Navy foiled the crossing of at least 70 alleged illegal workers to Malaysia, catching them on a speed boat in Tanjung Medan waters near Riau.</p><p>Navy officer Lt.Col.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new chairman
<p>Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new chairman</p><p>Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p>The youth wing of Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is scheduled to elect its new leader next week for...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Only half rights body nominees 'qualified'
<p>Only half rights body nominees 'qualified'</p><p>Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II wrapped up on Thursday the screening of 41 member candidates for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
'Universities should not only be for rich people'
<p>'Universities should not only be for rich people'</p><p> High school graduates wanting to continue on to university have just registered for admittance. Many people interviewed by The Jakarta Post consider university tuition fees too steep for them at a time when they...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Plaza Bintaro's shoddy security
<p>Plaza Bintaro's shoddy security</p><p>From Kompas</p><p>On June 4, 2002, at about 11 a.m., my son parked his car in the northern parking lot in front of Cahaya Department Store in Plaza Bintaro Jaya, Tangerang.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
LTO staffs to get handsome salary and fringe benefits
<p>LTO staffs to get handsome salary and fringe benefits</p><p>Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Tax officials working at the newly-established Large Taxpayers' Office (LTO) will get a very handsome salary, which could cause envy among other...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
S. Sumatra to build new toll road
<p>S. Sumatra to build new toll road</p><p> PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: State toll operator PT Jasa Marga and the South Sumatra local government plan to build a 23- kilometer-long toll road linking Palembang with Indrajaya.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Baby Jim, a fighter for the unborn
<p>Baby Jim, a fighter for the unborn</p><p>Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> An intercity truck was parked on the roadside. There was nothing unusual, except the picture on the back, depicting a pregnant woman who looks to be in deep grief, and some...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Legislators not envoys' commanders
<p>Legislators not envoys' commanders</p><p>Bantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies, bandoro@csis.or.id</p><p> Indonesian ambassadors are the representatives of our government, people and...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Sulawesi, Kalimantan Police chiefs meet
<p>Sulawesi, Kalimantan Police chiefs meet</p><p> MANADO, North Sulawesi: All provincial police chiefs from Kalimantan and Sulawesi are holding a two-day meeting here, due to end today, to discuss security cooperation.</p><p>North Sulawesi Police spokesman Adj. Comr.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Direct gubernatorial elections OK, but not this time around: Sutiyoso
<p>Direct gubernatorial elections OK, but not this time around: Sutiyoso</p><p>Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> City Governor Sutiyoso and several councillors agreed on Thursday to the proposal for a direct gubernatorial election here, but expressed...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
(2 X 22)
<p>(2 X 22)</p><p> Urgent, a regional human rights mechanism </p><p>Overview of ASEAN regional mechanism of human rights </p><p>Todung Mulya Lubis Lawyer Jakarta </p><p></p><p> 2.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Cheats misused Members names
<p>Cheats misused Members names</p><p> JAKARTA: Legislator Suryadharma Ali, who chairs the House of Representatives Commission V for trade, industry and cooperatives, revealed on Thursday that his name had been misused by an unidentified person to earn money.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Government urged to work harder to regain investor confidence
<p>Government urged to work harder to regain investor confidence</p><p>A'an Suryana, Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government still has plenty of homework to do if it is to fully regain investor confidence -- necessary to accelerate...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Prize, lottery war among banks heats up
<p>Prize, lottery war among banks heats up</p><p>I. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta</p><p> The impact of the financial crisis and economic turmoil have likely faded as most local banks, which are also the pillars of the country's economy, are now enjoying...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Feisal, Alatas to testify
<p>Feisal, Alatas to testify</p><p> JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta human rights court decided on Thursday to hear testimonies from top decision makers for East Timor next week to shed light on government policies that led to the referendum in 1999.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Drug smuggling foiled at airport
<p>Drug smuggling foiled at airport</p><p> TANGERANG: Customs and excise officers foiled the smuggling of 28.5 kilograms of marijuana from Banda Aceh at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last week.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Dreams of a busway system vs poor city buses
<p>Dreams of a busway system vs poor city buses</p><p>Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The Jakarta administration dreams of constructing a Rp 54 billion busway system, but for some odd reason, the dismal condition of city buses...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
'Free sex' condoned in ad
<p>'Free sex' condoned in ad</p><p>From Republika</p><p>Realistically, no husband would need to use a condom because he suspects his wife will infect him with AIDS.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
1. Aceh ---- 2x21
<p>1. Aceh ---- 2x21 </p><p> Govt likely to intensify military operation in Aceh </p><p>2. AIDS ---- 1x34</p><p> Indonesia faces danger of AIDS crisis or AIDS epidemic looms over Indonesia or Threat of AIDS crisis looms over Indonesia </p><p>3.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Indonesia faces danger of AIDS crisis
<p>Indonesia faces danger of AIDS crisis</p><p>Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Indonesia is edging closer to a HIV/AIDS crisis of epidemic proportion as infection rates of the deadly HIV virus increase rapidly, especially among injecting drug users.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Petrokimia survives dramatic semifinal
<p>Petrokimia survives dramatic semifinal</p><p> Petrokimia Gresik dashed pre-tournament favorite Semen Padang's hopes of winning the soccer league title in a dramatic penalty shoot-out that decided their semifinal match on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Government drafts new bill on accountancy profession
<p>Government drafts new bill on accountancy profession</p><p>Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government is drafting a new bill on the accountancy profession in a bid to help prevent misstatements and misrepresentations in audited financial...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
East Timor faces tough talks on boundary, oil and gas
<p>East Timor faces tough talks on boundary, oil and gas</p><p>Dow Jones, Canberra</p><p> East Timor, the world's newest nation, will have trouble settling its disputed maritime boundaries with Australia, Stephen Sherlock, an analyst at the Australian Parliament...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Young people reject Sutiyoso
<p>Young people reject Sutiyoso</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Over a hundred young supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) united on Thursday to reject the nomination of City Governor...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Rp 190m stolen, victim shot
<p>Rp 190m stolen, victim shot</p><p> JAKARTA: Two armed robbers stole Rp 190 million and shot at their intended victim in broad daylight on the crowded bridge over the Ciliwung river that connects Jl. H.R.Rasuna Said with Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto in Central Jakarta.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Rupiah Rates July 4
<p>Rupiah Rates July 4 JP/13/Conver</p><p>Rupiah Rates July 4</p><p></p><p> Bank notes rates TT rates </p><p> Selling Buying Selling Buying</p><p> Rp Rp Rp Rp </p><p> U.S. dollar 1 9,438.00 8,438.00 8,983.00 8,893.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Govt likely to intensify military operation in Aceh
<p>Govt likely to intensify military operation in Aceh</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh</p><p> Apparently niggled by the continuing violence in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, the government sent a strong signal on Thursday that the military operation in the...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Police officer kills partner
<p>Police officer kills partner</p><p> PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: A police officer accidentally shot and killed his friend during a fight with a group of men on Thursday morning, police said.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
RI welcomes UN legal experts
<p>RI welcomes UN legal experts</p><p>Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government said on Thursday that doors were open for a United Nations legal expert who has been assigned to assess Indonesia's legal...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Last OAU ministerial talks open
<p>Last OAU ministerial talks open</p><p> SOUTH AFRICA: African ministers on Thursday began the last meeting of the 53-member Organization of African Unity (OAU) before its rebirth as the African Union (AU) with promises that the new body will deal more firmly with political...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Asian currencies recoup losses
<p>Asian currencies recoup losses</p><p>Dow Jones, Singapore</p><p> Asian currencies recouped some of their recent losses Thursday as a short-covering rally in the dollar wound down.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Fourth of July marked with caution
<p>Fourth of July marked with caution</p><p>Agencies, Singapore/Manila</p><p> Americans across Asia marked their first Independence Day since the terror attacks of Sept. 11 on Thursday with the U.S. State Department warning them to avoid crowded places.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Military involved in trade of rare animals: Activists
<p>Military involved in trade of rare animals: Activists</p><p>Lely T. Djuhari, Associated Press, Jakarta</p><p> Thousands of endangered birds from Maluku and Papua provinces are caught and transported by the Indonesian military for sale at illegal markets, animal...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
15,000 Banyumas officials to have urine tests
<p>15,000 Banyumas officials to have urine tests</p><p>Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto</p><p> Around 15,000 civil servants in Banyumas regency, Central Java, will undergo a urine test in the near future to ensure that their bodies are free from illegal drugs.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Tending to the big fish
<p>Tending to the big fish</p><p> The opening of the first Large Taxpayers' Office (LTO) in Jakarta earlier this week is part of the concerted effort to ensure full tax compliance through better, more efficient administration and auditing.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
China signs deal for US$8.5b pipeline
<p>China signs deal for US$8.5b pipeline</p><p>Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong</p><p> Chinese energy giant PetroChina Co, has signed a framework agreement with an international consortium led by Dutch/Shell Group to build an US$8.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
JP/6/BANDORO
<p>JP/6/BANDORO</p><p>LEGISLATORS ARE NOT AMBASSADORS COMMANDERS</p><p>Bantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies bandoro@csis.or.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Police fail to question Tommy in jail
<p>Police fail to question Tommy in jail</p><p>Leo Wahyudi S and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The warden of Cipinang Penitentiary, Ngusman, refused on Thursday to allow police investigators to question Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Commodity producers see no serious damage from current dry spell
<p>Commodity producers see no serious damage from current dry spell</p><p>Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The producers of four key agricultural commodities -- crude palm oil (CPO), cocoa, rubber and coffee -- said that the current dry season was...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
<p>Stock quotations on JSX</p><p>Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 4, 2002:</p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading</p><p> Volume...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Classic literature turned into a new television drama
<p>Classic literature turned into a new television drama</p><p>Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The success of TV Quiz Siapa Berani? (Who Dares?) has propelled its creator and co-host Helmy Yahya into the limelight of television production.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Drought-hit rice farmers cry for help
<p>Drought-hit rice farmers cry for help</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Government assurances that food supplies are adequate may hardly comfort rice farmers, as they have called for government help to stave off widespread harvest failure caused by a possible...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Doubting people's intelligence
<p>Doubting people's intelligence</p><p> It seems that there is an effort underway aimed at preparing Indonesians for the fact that they will not be able to vote directly for the president and vice president during the 2004 elections.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
'Leuser National Park has lost 20% of its trees to logging'
<p>'Leuser National Park has lost 20% of its trees to logging'</p><p>Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Approximately 20 percent of the forest in Mount Leuser National Park in North Sumatra had been illegally felled by the year 2000, local...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Baby's corpse found at roadside
<p>Baby's corpse found at roadside</p><p> JAKARTA: The corpse of a baby girl was found inside a black plastic bag at the roadside on Jl. Mangga Besar, Central Jakarta, at about 7 a.m. on Tuesday.</p><p>A woman noticed the bag while taking her daughter to school.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
National players tumble out at Milo junior badminton meet
<p>National players tumble out at Milo junior badminton meet</p><p>Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya</p><p> National team officials saw their pretournament boasts scuppered as their proteges were sent packing at the US$10,000 Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Rights defendant says no regrets
<p>Rights defendant says no regrets</p><p> JAKARTA: Defendant Abilio Soares, currently on trial for human rights violations in East Timor in 1999, told the Central Jakarta human rights court on Thursday that he had no regrets for what had happened so far, including his trial.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
HIV/AIDS prevalence among drug users
<p>HIV/AIDS prevalence among drug users ------------------------------------- Indonesia 24.5% - 53% Denpasar 53% Jakarta 40% Bogor 24.5% -------------------------------------</p><p> HIV/AIDS prevalence among sex workers ------------------------------------- Papua 26.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Legislators urge Karaha Bodas to resume project
<p>Legislators urge Karaha Bodas to resume project</p><p>Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Legislators urged state oil and gas company Pertamina and the United States-based independent power producer Karaha Bodas Company (KBC) to end their legal dispute...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Jakarta Military gets new commander
<p>Jakarta Military gets new commander</p><p>Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Maj. Gen. Achmad Yahya has a daunting task ahead him in safeguarding Jakarta when he takes up his new post as military commander in the capital city on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Two car thieves mobbed in Bekasi
<p>Two car thieves mobbed in Bekasi</p><p> BEKASI: Two people were mobbed after being caught redhanded trying to steal a car on Jl. Jatimulya in Tambun, Bekasi, on Thursday.</p><p>Ahmad and Mardi Setiawan were trying to unlock a Kijang minivan which was parked at the...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
AMEX responds
<p>AMEX responds</p><p> This is in response to the letter from Gunawan Setokusumo published in The Jakarta Post on June 20 regarding his experience with the American Express Corporate Card.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Battling violent image to tempt tourists
<p>Battling violent image to tempt tourists</p><p>Nopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters, Bandung, West Java</p><p> An air-conditioned train gathers speed as it takes a hill curve on a track elevated hundreds of feet above lush terraced green rice fields.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Impoverished and oppressed
<p>Impoverished and oppressed</p><p>From Rakyat Merdeka.</p><p>It is really saddening to think of the fate of Indonesia and her future generations because the nation has been battered by a spate of miseries: low economic growth, a high rate of unemployment plus...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new leader
<p>Muhammadiyah youth wing to elect new leader</p><p>Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The youth wing of Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is scheduled to elect its new leader next week...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
1. KOMNAS: 12 x 4 lines
<p>1. KOMNAS: 12 x 4 lines Only half rights body nominees 'qualified' </p><p>House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II wrapped up on Thursday the screening of 41 member candidates for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), with the preliminary...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
Sturdy rupiah: Adrenalin rush for ailing banks
<p>Sturdy rupiah: Adrenalin rush for ailing banks</p><p>Bernie K. Moestofa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Perhaps, it's just a start. For cynics, it remains uncertain. Either way, it's a sign that good things could be on the horizon.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
JP/4/SCENE
<p>JP/4/SCENE</p><p>Navy releases hijacked ship from GAM </p><p> JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy ships and Navy marine troops have managed to release shipping vessel the Pelangi, which was hijacked by suspected members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the...
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
DPR wants consultation revived
<p>DPR wants consultation revived</p><p> JAKARTA: Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed on Thursday to revive a consultation meeting with the President and proposed that the first meeting be held on July 16.
Fri, 05 Jul 2002
JAKARTA: A legislative team assigned to examine the flow of
<p>JAKARTA: A legislative team assigned to examine the flow of Presidential Aid (Banpres) funds will soon convene to make final recommendations to the House of Representatives.</p><p>Team leader R.K.