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Searching for all articles published on 2001-10-16 ...

72 articles.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Alleged Rp 1.9b graft investigated

Alleged Rp 1.9b graft investigated TANGERANG: The Tangerang Prosecutor's Office is investigating irregularities in a Rp 1.9 billion tap water project that allegedly involved top officials from the Tangerang office of the state-run tap water company (PDAM).

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Fire destroys Semarang City Hall

Fire destroys Semarang City HallAgus Maryono and Haryoso, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Semarang Fire gutted the eighth and ninth floors of the Semarang City Hall on Jl. Pemuda on Sunday, destroying everything on the floors, but no fatalities were reported.Semarang Mayoralty Police chief Sr. Comr.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/High tides at full moon may cause floods

High tides at full moon may cause floodsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While many associate a full moon with romance, this rainy season a full moon could also mean flooding.The tides are high during full moon, which this month occurs on Oct. 31.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/By Hendarsyah Tarmizi

By Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post More producers open on-line shops to reach buyers Many local furniture companies have turned to the Internet to increase sales. Although they mostly operate in remote locations, in e-commerce, they are ahead of companies in other business lines.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Jacob concedes tough fight in defending workers' rights

Jacob concedes tough fight in defending workers' rightsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea admitted on Saturday that his office was losing ground in its efforts to defend workers' rights.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Can the Indonesian economy be saved?

Can the Indonesian economy be saved?Sjahrir, Economist, Chairman New Indonesia Alliance, Jakarta We seem to have forgotten that regardless of the escalating U.S.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Indonesia gives aid to Afghans

Indonesia gives aid to Afghans JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is scheduled to send the first batch of humanitarian assistance worth of Rp 1 billion (about US$1 million) to Afghan refugees in Pakistan on Monday, according to the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI).

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/People asked to watch out for dengue fever

People asked to watch out for dengue fever JAKARTA: The city administration has alerted the public not to be complacent about the low incidence of dengue fever in October, as the dangerous disease is set to surge again during the next few months.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/No confirmation of attack on tourists

No confirmation of attack on touristsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The German Embassy in Jakarta said on Monday it had found no confirmation about media reports that two German tourists were recently received an unprovoked beating in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara province.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Japan bankruptcies rise, worse to come

Japan bankruptcies rise, worse to comeMitsuo Suzuki, Reuters, Tokyo Nearly 10,000 Japanese companies went bankrupt in the past six months, a year-on-year rise of two percent, as limp demand and a stricter approach by banks to foreclosing on debt-ridden firms took their toll, data showed on Monday.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/'Nilam' the source of riches and despair

'Nilam' the source of riches and despairKasparman, Contributor, Nias, North Sumatra The shack on the side of the road is in bad shape. Part of its roof has caved in, and the wooden and bamboo walls are decaying. The garden is in total neglect and vines are starting to creep up its walls.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/TV today

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

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Acehnese learn to live with fear

Acehnese learn to live with fearRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh This is a special report of The Jakarta Post's reporter Ridwan Max Sijabat and photographer R. Berto Wedhatama, on their recent journalistic trip to Aceh. Their look says it all.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/U.S. firms hail govt efforts to protect local operations

U.S. firms hail govt efforts to protect local operationsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/WTO meet in Singapore reconciles differences

WTO meet in Singapore reconciles differencesPhilippe Ries, Agence France-Presse, Singapore The World Trade Organization moved to the fringes of securing an agenda for a new global trade round Sunday, after a meeting of 21 delegates narrowed crucial differences and agreed on a subtle change of ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Govt should reseize military reform agenda, ICG says

Govt should reseize military reform agenda, ICG saysLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should retake the initiative in reforming the nation's defense sector from the hands of the Indonesian Military (TNI), the International Crisis Group (ICG) has said.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Foreign policy tasks for next Australian govt

Foreign policy tasks for next Australian govtTony Kevin, Member, Labour Party, Australian Federal Parliament, Part 1 of 2 The present juncture in Australian foreign policy is vital, but the issue for us is not the present U.S.-led anti-terrorism campaign.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Indonesian badminton star Taufik quits over coach disappointment

Indonesian badminton star Taufik quits over coach disappointmentPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World number five Taufik Hidayat famous for his on-court heroics as well as his penchant for controversy.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Security uncertainty shadow over sports events

Security uncertainty shadow over sports eventsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country has again shown its vulnerability to security fears in the wake of rife anti-U.S. rallies, which have cost it a lot of sports opportunities.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Can the Indonesian economy be saved?

Can the Indonesian economy be saved?Sjahrir, Economist, Chairman New Indonesia Alliance, Jakarta The title of this article may sound alarmist, more so in relation to a statement by Rizal Ramli, when he was chief economics minister, that economists were frightening the public unnecessarily.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/The basis of solidarity

The basis of solidarity The past week was a tumultuous and exhausting one. It was tumultuous because Jakarta and other big cities seemed to have turned into miniature battlefronts between the U.S. and Afghanistan. In Jakarta it was as if Kabul was in the Monas Square and the White House on Jl.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Auto industry upbeat about 2002 AFTA agreement

Auto industry upbeat about 2002 AFTA agreementAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's automotive components' manufacturers expressed optimism that they would be able to survive regional competition when trade liberalization is implemented in 2002 under the ASEAN Free Trade ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Security guard punches journalist

Security guard punches journalist JAKARTA: A member of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) allegedly punched a journalist from the Jawa Pos daily while he was covering the United Development Party (PPP)'s two-day national working meeting at the Millennium Hotel in Central Jakarta on ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Becak drivers participate in story telling competition

Becak drivers participate in story telling competitionAnnastashya Emmanuelle The Jakarta Post Jakarta Could story telling become an alternative occupation for becak (pedicab) drivers whose vehicles have been seized by the city administration? Not quite, according to some of the drivers, but ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/What are Indonesia's responsibilities to Afghanistan?

What are Indonesia's responsibilities to Afghanistan?Geoffrey Gold Chief Executive Officer Gold Group Asia/Pacific Ltd Jakarta Despite the goodwill generated by President Megawati Soekarnoputri's timely visits to the United States and Japan to promote investment and aid, global media attention ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/'Becak' drivers participate in story-telling contest

'Becak' drivers participate in story-telling contestAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Could story-telling become an alternative occupation for becak (pedicab) drivers whose vehicles have been seized by the city administration?Not quite, according to some of the drivers, but ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/BEKASI: The Jatiwaringin, Pondok Gede, road extension project,

BEKASI: The Jatiwaringin, Pondok Gede, road extension project, scheduled to start early next month to ease traffic congestion in the area, should be delayed because of a lack of funds, a councillor has said.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/ExxonMobil production nears full capacity in Aceh

ExxonMobil production nears full capacity in AcehMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S.-based oil and gas company ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/RI needs to clarify its stance on Afghanistan

RI needs to clarify its stance on AfghanistanGeoffrey Gold, Chief Executive Officer, Gold Group Asia/Pacific Ltd, Jakarta Despite the goodwill generated by President Megawati Soekarnoputri's timely visits to the United States and Japan to promote investment and aid, global media attention is ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Violence must not beget violence: Mega

Violence must not beget violence: MegaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri reiterated on Sunday that Indonesia did not wish to see any country commit violence against another, even if they were responding to acts of violence committed against them.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/'FTA a building block for ASEAN'

'FTA a building block for ASEAN'Agence France-Presse, Singapore A free-trade agreement (FTA) basically agreed to between Japan and Singapore can be a building block for a wider accord covering Tokyo and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an official said over the weekend.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/NGOs assess Supreme Court ruling

NGOs assess Supreme Court ruling JAKARTA: A coalition of non-governmental organizations has pledged to finish examination of the Supreme Court's various rulings issued on the land swap scam involving the fugitive son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, on Oct. 22.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Roy Suryo's search for antique Mercy

Roy Suryo's search for antique MercyAntique Mercy is Roy Suryo's new toy------------------ Sri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta ------------------ Multimedia expert Roy Suryo, 33, who is also a lecturer at the Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) and Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, is ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Help of the helpless?

Help of the helpless? No matter how much good work they do for people suffering from hunger, thirst, illness or cold, aid organizations behave not infrequently like a bunch of fire brigade volunteers. They jealously guard their precinct.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Militants enjoy American drinks

Militants enjoy American drinks SURABAYA: Hundreds of Muslims, exhausted after walking the streets campaigning to boycott American products, took a break to quench their thirst with some free Fanta and Sprite.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Seminar on Menteng planned

Seminar on Menteng planned JAKARTA: Concern about irregularities in the development of Menteng, an exclusive suburb in Central Jakarta, has at last prompted the City Museum and Restoration Agency to discuss the problem in a seminar aimed at preserving the area.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Blast disrupts ministerial visit in Aceh

Blast disrupts ministerial visit in AcehIbnu Mat Noor The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh A major bomb blast disrupted the visit of Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Yusuf Kalla and Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar to Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Quake rocks several towns in C. Java

Quake rocks several towns in C. Java SEMARANG: A quake registering 5.38 on the Richter Scale rocked Semarang and several other towns in Central Java on Sunday morning. No casualties were reported.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Japan surplus falls, global slump takes toll

Japan surplus falls, global slump takes tollShinichi Kishima, Reuters, Tokyo Japan's current account surplus shrank for the ninth straight month in August, government data showed on Monday, underscoring concerns that a worldwide economic slowdown is pushing the groggy economy further against the ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Corruption spotted among councillors

Corruption spotted among councillorsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors could possibly commit corruption, but not on the same scale as that which may have been committed by their predecessors, a deputy chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/JP/9/Yemris

JP/9/YemrisYemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post Kupang In handling the remaining 290,000 East Timorese refugees in East Nusa Tenggara, the provincial government will give priority to those who want to go back to their homeland.J.B.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Food for thought: Avoiding a 'lost generation'

Food for thought: Avoiding a 'lost generation'Ida Indawati Khouw and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Street singer Ropah is mother to Ida, 5, Saripah, 3, and Yuliana, three months old.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Gulf countries agree to single currency by 2010

Gulf countries agree to single currency by 2010Agence France-Presse, Riyadh Oil-rich Gulf Arab states moved closer to economic unity over the weekend as finance ministers set 2010 as a target date for monetary union and a single currency, and approved a five percent common customs duty on imports.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Driving brand performance

Driving brand performanceBambang Bhakti, Marketing trainer, Jakarta Today's challenge among marketing professionals is to promote superior shareholder value though becoming a leading profitable growth company in any product/service category.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/New paradigm in marketing

New paradigm in marketingRoy Goni, Contributor, Jakarta In his article titled "Seductive Objects with a Sly Sting, published in the New York Times of July 2, 1999, Herbert Muschamp said that over 50 years earlier the economic base had shifted from production to consumption, a movement from ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Former GAM negotiator shot dead by military

Former GAM negotiator shot dead by militaryIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh An Acehnese separatist negotiator Zulfani bin Abdul Rani, 32, was shot dead by the Indonesian Military (TNI) in a raid on the Krueng Seumideun village in Peukan Baro district in Pidie, some 1230 kilometers east ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Know what hunger is? Think again

Know what hunger is? Think againBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta You know how it is to feel hungry, right? The little growl in the pit of your stomach whenever you are too busy to grab lunch, or during the fasting month, if you are a devout Muslim.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Javanese pessimistic about return to Aceh

Javanese pessimistic about return to AcehRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Medan Syaimin, 59, still feels he is the most unfortunate man in the world.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Police break up illegal rally, dozens injured

Police break up illegal rally, dozens injuredAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of people were injured and 12 were arrested as some 1,500 people who staged an anti-U.S. rally in front of the House of Representatives building clashed with police officers on Monday.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Becak drivers participate in story-telling competition

Becak drivers participate in story-telling competitionAnnastashya Emmanuelle The Jakarta Post Jakarta Could story-telling become an alternative occupation for becak (pedicab) drivers whose vehicles have been seized by the city administration? Not quite, according to some of the drivers, but ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Don't pit me against Mega: Hamzah

Don't pit me against Mega: HamzahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz pleaded on Sunday with his critics to refrain from creating a rift between him and President Megawati Soekarnoputri over differences in their respective positions with regard to the U.S. war on terrorism.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Gin Kurniawan

Gin Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JeparaEcolabeling haunts the town of teak wood Ecolabelling. This world, for most of the furniture makers in Jepara, is just like a ghost.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Ryan, Nurul to World Cup

Ryan, Nurul to World Cup JAKARTA: Ryan Lalisang and Nurul Yawati will represent Indonesia at the World Bowling after winning their respective age groups of the National Bowling Championship which ended in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/East Kalimantan grabs wrestling championship

East Kalimantan grabs wrestling championshipJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi East Kalimantan won the President's Cup at the 23rd National Wrestling Championships while the West Java squad was declared the tournament's best performer at the Mattoangin Sports Hall on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Extortion of motorists still rampant in troubled Aceh

Extortion of motorists still rampant in troubled AcehRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Idi, East Aceh Yasdi, 40, has abandoned his job as a truck driver because he can no longer endure the rife extortion by security personnel on the streets in the province of Aceh.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Better late than never

Better late than never Better late than never? Certainly, this is one maxim that is much overused -- and one that does not always hold true.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Bali botanical garden suffers from lack of attention

Bali botanical garden suffers from lack of attentionPrapti Widinugraheni, Contributor, Jakarta Mid morning at the Eka Karya Botanical Garden in Bali, and few gardeners are about. Its paths, neat and tidy, run between large Balinese statues.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Australia and Britain warn against travel to Indonesia

Australia and Britain warn against travel to IndonesiaAntara, Canberra The Australian government has warned its citizens against traveling to Indonesia, except Bali and Bintan and Batam in Riau, due to the rising number of demonstrations displaying hostility toward expatriates in Indonesia.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Tread cautiously

Tread cautiously Most Islamic states have tacitly or openly acknowledged America's rights under the relevant international law to act in self-defense. Now, the U.S.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Nuraini -- her love of teaching overrides her fears

Nuraini -- her love of teaching overrides her fearsThe Jakarta Post, Takengon, Central Aceh Nuraini may have lost her home and every possession that was in her house, but unlike many of her neighbors who also lost their homes in a recent arson attack, she refuses to leave town.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Rp 2 billion foreign aid scam being investigated

Rp 2 billion foreign aid scam being investigatedAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu The Indramayu regency legislative council is conducting an investigation into the alleged swindling of foreign aid worth Rp 2 billion (US$200,000) intended for the local drinking water company.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Performances* Theater Faust written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 18 - 19. * Children's Drama Aminah, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 12 p.m., 2 p.m., Oct. 20.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Contest for Indonesian Chinese

Contest for Indonesian Chinese JAKARTA: For the first time ever, Indonesian Chinese people will have the chance to join a beauty contest organized especially for them by the West Jakarta mayoralty office in celebration of the next Chinese New Year.The so-called Cici (Miss) and Koko (Mr.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Refugee repatriation gets top priority

Refugee repatriation gets top priorityYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang In handling the remaining 290,000 East Timorese refugees in East Nusa Tenggara, the provincial government will give priority to those who want to go back to their homeland.J.B.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Cheap rice for poor families

Cheap rice for poor familiesFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government on Saturday launched two national food aid programs for the poor.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/World reducing hunger too slowly, UN says

World reducing hunger too slowly, UN saysDavid Brough, Reuters, Stockholm The world is slipping further behind target in its effort to halve hunger by 2015, the United Nations food body said on Monday.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/National leaders putting parties ahead of country, analysts say

National leaders putting parties ahead of country, analysts sayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several political party leaders in charge of important state functions have apparently put a higher priority on campaigning for the 2004 election to the detriment of long-term national interests and their ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Expanding the war?

Expanding the war? We wish victory for the United States against terrorism but we don't want its war against Afghanistan to create a new generation of terrorists who are more cruel and destructive. We want the U.S.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Roy Suryo's search for antique Mercy

Roy Suryo's search for antique MercyAntique Mercy is Roy Suryo's new toy------------------ Sri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta ------------------ Multimedia expert Roy Suryo, 33, who is also a lecturer at the Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) and Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, is ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Tokyo, Hong Kong share indexes fall

Tokyo, Hong Kong share indexes fallDow Jones, Hongkong Asian stock markets closed mostly mixed Monday, with the key indexes falling in Tokyo and Hong Kong.Japan's 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average slumped 179.81 points, or 1.7 percent, to 10,452.54. On Friday, it finished up 285.34 points, or 2.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Peace Prize boosts UN pride

Peace Prize boosts UN prideJ.T. Nguyen, Deutsche Press Agentur, New York The Nobel Peace Prize awarded Friday to an organization once dismissed as bloated and corrupt has given the United Nations more legitimacy on the world stage at a time when the world is confronting a new challenge of ...

Tue, 16 Oct 2001

JP/Truce preliminary condition for Aceh solution

Truce preliminary condition for Aceh solutionRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh There seems no right policy for Aceh. Whatever policy is pursued by the government seems to reach a dead end.