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Searching for all articles published on 2002-07-09 ...

41 articles.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Dutch to reveal probe on Thoenes

Dutch to reveal probe on Thoenes JAKARTA: The secretariat of the human rights ad hoc prosecutors revealed on Monday that Dutch police assigned to probe the murder of Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes in the 1999 East Timor debacle will hand over the investigation's result to Attorney General M.A.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Farmers rejoice in rare rain

Farmers rejoice in rare rainThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Farmers in the drought-ridden West Java regency of Indramayu woke up to a much-anticipated heavy rain on Monday, even though it only lasted one hour.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Anticorruption body calls for audit of judges' wealth

Anticorruption body calls for audit of judges' wealthBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is often said in Indonesia that money talks, justice walks.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Acehnese worry about state of emergency

Acehnese worry about state of emergencyIbu Mat Noor and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The possible imposition of a state of emergency in Aceh has prompted large numbers of young male Acehnese to flee the conflict-torn province over the past few days.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Why partnership is key to success

Why partnership is key to successIndra Gunawan, Telecommunications analyst, Jakarta After expanding about 71 percent from 1999 to 2000, the local wireless market experienced a substantial plunge last year, with sales volume down to 385 million handsets from 412 million the previous year.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Why TNI reluctant to vote

Why TNI reluctant to voteImanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A statement by then Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. on June 17, or one day before he handed over his command baton to Gen.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

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;JP; ANPAa..r.. Across-Krakatau-festivalJP/5/ACROSS Bali ritual for nation's security UBUD, Bali: Bali people will hold a ritual to plead for the nation's security and the homeland's safety on Tuesday, marked by the sacrifice of farm animals and the dumping of their carcasses into Segara ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Street vendors protest eviction

Street vendors protest evictionNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Hundreds of street vendors and becak (pedicab) drivers occupied the municipal office here on Monday, in protest over their forced eviction from areas around shopping malls.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/'Jakarta has lost most green areas'

'Jakarta has lost most green areas' A new business center is being developed in the busy Semanggi (clover leave bridge) area, Central Jakarta amid concerns over the lack of green space. The city administration has issued the permit for the business center, dubbed Senayan city.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Military links bomb suspects with GAM

Military links bomb suspects with GAMTiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) officially connected on Monday the five suspects in the Graha Cijantung Mall, East Jakarta, bombing with the rebellious Free Aceh Movement (GAM).

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Artist relives 1965 tragedy, May riots

Artist relives 1965 tragedy, May riotsYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Though not physically visible, memories live on and repeatedly haunt one's lifetime journey across time and space.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Farmers quit growing rice

Farmers quit growing rice BEKASI: About 300 people in Bekasi regency had left farming to for other work due to the lack of water, the high price of fertilizer and the low selling price of unhusked rice, a local councillor said.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Lessons from China and IM3

Lessons from China and IM3Jonminofri Nazir, Contributor, Jakarta By numbers, Indonesia's huge population of 212 million should be a lucrative market for both types of telephones: fixed as well cellular.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Irregularities mar new admission system

Irregularities mar new admission systemDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although many people have lauded the new student admission system that is expected to prevent corruption and collusion at high schools, its implementation has reportedly been tainted by irregularities.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Akbar awaits verdict on Bulog scandal on July 22

Akbar awaits verdict on Bulog scandal on July 22Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Government prosecutors will present their sentencing demands for House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung and two other defendants in the Rp 40 billion Bulog scandal in court on July 22.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Govt moves toward imposing civil emergency in Aceh

Govt moves toward imposing civil emergency in AcehEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya As the Acehnese fearfully await a government decision that may impose a state of civil emergency, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno slammed the local Aceh administration on ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/52 feared dead in nightclub inferno

52 feared dead in nightclub infernoAgencies, Jakarta Police using explosives blew a hole in a nightclub wall to allow desperate patrons to escape a raging fire that killed up to 52 people in South Sumatra provincial capital of palembang, officials said Monday.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Supreme Court rejects ruling on Manulife

Supreme Court rejects ruling on ManulifeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court said on Monday that it had overturned a controversial bankruptcy ruling against insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI), the local unit of Canada's Manulife Financial Corp.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Govt raises import duty on sugar

Govt raises import duty on sugarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has increased the import duty on raw sugar and white sugar to help protect local sugarcane farmers from cheaper imports.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Sulawesi tarsiers threatened with extinction

Sulawesi tarsiers threatened with extinctionBadri Jawara, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi Belonging to the family of small primates, a tarsier has a body that measures about 20 centimeters in length and resembles a rat or a squirrel.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Rights campaigner fails to get into Komnas HAM

Rights campaigner fails to get into Komnas HAMKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives' Commission II on legal affairs selected on Monday 23 out of 41 candidates for membership of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), with some former members being ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Province revokes lawsuit over KPC divestment

Province revokes lawsuit over KPC divestmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Kalimantan provincial administration has withdrawn its lawsuit against the central government concerning the disputed divestment of a 51 percent stake in PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC).

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/'Military to make comeback during power vacuum'

'Military to make comeback during power vacuum'Harry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The nation is facing a possible power vacuum next month if the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) fails to reach an agreement on the amendment of the 1945 Constitution, says a political observer.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/AGO halts Sukamdani's graft probe

AGO halts Sukamdani's graft probe JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office has dropped its investigation of hotelier Sukamdani Gito Sardjono and associate Adriansyah Umar Maki for the alleged misuse of Rp 214 billion of the state's banking emergency loans because the prosecutors had found that no ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/IBRA starts selling Niaga shares through market

IBRA starts selling Niaga shares through marketDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has asked PT Trimegah Securities to gradually start selling the agency's shares in the publicly-listed Bank Niaga via the stock market.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Mayoral election intimidation

Mayoral election intimidation TANGERANG: Dozens of unknown men riding motorcycles and wearing dark uniforms and berets shocked civil servants at the municipal administration office on Monday.Without saying a single word, the men suddenly entered the office compound on their noisy motorcycles.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Parents neglect retarded children

Parents neglect retarded children BOGOR: About 85 percents of the 75 retarded people who live in the government's social institutions here have never been visited by their parents during their five-year stay in the institution.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/No room in school for thousands

No room in school for thousandsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the new academic year drawing near, some 13,000 junior high school graduates across South Kalimantan are facing the possibility of having to give up their formal education due to a limited number of places in senior high schools, an ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/PDI Perjuangan faction split over support for Sutiyoso

PDI Perjuangan faction split over support for SutiyosoAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is split over its support for incumbent Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso in the coming gubernatorial election.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR case

AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR caseA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chances remain wide open for the Malaysian Consortium (MC) to participate in Jakarta's Outer Ring Road toll road project, despite a recent Attorney General's Office's (AGO) legal opinion which barred the ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday July 9, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday July 9, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Film10:30 Documentary11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Hilton, Ratu Plaza land use deals to expire soon

Hilton, Ratu Plaza land use deals to expire soonBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the land use contracts of the Jakarta Hilton International hotel and Ratu Plaza business center in Senayan, Central Jakarta, expiring in 2003 and 2004 respectively, the management board of the Bung ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Poor safety measures turned karaoke bar into fire trap

Poor safety measures turned karaoke bar into fire trapAgencies Jakarta Officials blamed poor safety measures behind the death of at least 20 people in a fire at a karaoke bar in Palembang, South Sumatra, where police had to blast a hole in the club's wall to let patrons out.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Teachers to get increase in benefits

Teachers to get increase in benefitsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After months of delay, President Megawati Soekarnoputri finally kept her promise to raise teachers' allowances by 50 percent, starting August 1, 2002.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Protecting labor and jobs

Protecting labor and jobs Jobseekers stand to lose the most in the new labor bill currently being deliberated at the House of Representatives because it will further dampen the demand for workers in the already glutted labor market and the oversupply of almost 40 million fully unemployed and ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR case

AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR caseA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chances remain wide open for the Malaysian Consortium (MC) to participate in Jakarta's Outer Ring Road toll road project, despite a recent Attorney General's Office's (AGO) legal opinion which barred the ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/No need for President to join MPR Annual Session: Yusril

No need for President to join MPR Annual Session: YusrilThe Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Yogyakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri could skip the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) this coming August as she will not be accountable to the Assembly once the 1945 Constitution is ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 9, 2002

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 9, 2002Performances* Acappella Voices from the Vacant Lot - Australia, at Rumah Nusantara in Geger Kalong, 8 p.m., July 9 . * Dance by Indrawati Lukman's group, Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 8 p.m., July 13.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Polite reform

Polite reform The dawn of the reform era has brought a glimmer of hope that things will get better. The reality, however, is not as beautiful.Like everything else, a reform drive also has its pluses and minuses.

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/House passes law on science, technology development

House passes law on science, technology developmentKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday passed the bill on a national system of the scientific and technological research, development and application into law, encouraging efforts to achieve ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2002

JP/Road accident in Sidoarjo kills six, leaves nine injured

Road accident in Sidoarjo kills six, leaves nine injuredThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A speeding minivan rammed into the back of a trailer on the Sidoarjo highway in East Java on Monday morning killing six passengers as they were heading home from a pilgrimage.