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73 articles.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/U.S. first-time jobless claims fall unexpectedly to 384,0000

U.S. first-time jobless claims fall unexpectedly to 384,0000Reuters, Washington The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits fell for the third straight week last week, the government said on Thursday in a report that provided further signs the pace of layoffs in the weak ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/City to have new chief Monday

City to have new chief Monday JAKARTA: Outgoing Jakarta Police chief Comr. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb will hand over command to his successor Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara on Monday."The handover ceremony is slated on Dec. 24," Makbul said.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Tommy's lawyer protests Supreme Court's opinion

Tommy's lawyer protests Supreme Court's opinionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In her latest legal maneuver, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's lawyer, Elza Syarief, filed an objection against Chief Justice Bagir Manan's letter of legal opinion on Thursday, and asked him to annul the ruling.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/E. Java sets minimum wage at Rp 453,200

E. Java sets minimum wage at Rp 453,200Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya On Thursday, following a two-month deadlock between employers and workers, the governor of East Java moved to set the monthly minimum wages in 36 regencies and mayoralties in the province for the 2002 fiscal year.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/JP/14/Oracle

JP/14/OracleOracle challenges the world with unbreakable products========================== Lela E. Madjiah The Jakarta Post San Francisco, California --------------------------- Oracle picked the perfect time when it launched its latest technological development, the Unbreakable Oracle9i ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Oracle OpenWorld enlightens and entertains

Oracle OpenWorld enlightens and entertains Save for the bright lights and huge screens flashing the word Unbreakable Oracle9i, the stage is empty. Silence prevails as the audience waits for the next speaker at the sixth annual Oracle OpenWorld 2001 conference inside San Francisco's Moscone Center.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/'Spy Game' offers elegant thriller

'Spy Game' offers elegant thrillerJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Not many people would think that Hollywood would take up an espionage story again.Let's face it. For the last couple of years they have been too busy exploiting computer technology in making movies mainly for visual pleasure.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Two men detained for murder

Two men detained for murder JAKARTA (JP): After killing a man to avenge their father's murder, Salamudin (25) and Darussalam (23) were detained by the East Jakarta district police for murder.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/A bit off the beaten track

A bit off the beaten trackStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Interesting places to go, good food to savor and comfortable places to stay are the main things that make any trip to a new place enjoyable and memorable. And Cirebon, a small coastal city in West Java, has them all.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/"Sales" do not always offer good bargains

"Sales" do not always offer good bargains The end-of-year holiday shopping bonanza is soon to arrive. Shops, department stores and traditional marketplaces have become more colorful than usual. Signs of big discounts, some of up to 70 percent, have been placed at most department stores.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/JP/FESTIVE

JP/FESTIVEBali Offering joyous festivities for old and young OR Celebrate your holiday in style on the Island of the GodsORCelebrate your holiday in style in BaliRita A.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Two elite soldiers killed in Aceh

Two elite soldiers killed in Aceh JAKARTA: Two soldiers of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) were killed in an exchange of gunfire with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels in Teunom, West Aceh, on Wednesday. Kopasuss spokesman Capt.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Police told to remove Iraqi refugees from E. Nusa Tenggara

Police told to remove Iraqi refugees from E. Nusa TenggaraYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang East Nusa Tenggara Deputy Governor Johanis Pake Pani has asked the provincial police to remove Iraqi refugees from the province because they are the responsibility of the central government and ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Some products not ready to compete under AFTA: Kadin

Some products not ready to compete under AFTA: KadinAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said that some 27 percent of local products were not yet ready to compete in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), which would start early next ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Police urged to probe Karo deforestation

Police urged to probe Karo deforestationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Farmers' Advocacy Institution has called on North Sumatra police to investigate the destruction of 1,060 hectares of a protected forest in Karo Regency, a catchment area supplying water to the provincial capital ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Rustriningsih: From shy girl to dauntless politician

Rustriningsih: From shy girl to dauntless politicianIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In many ways, she is no different from other young single women with a rising career.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Megawati delayed Irian jaya trip

Megawati delayed Irian jaya tripTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri postponed indefinitely on Thursday her visit to the restive province of Irian Jaya, pending the implementation of central government policies there, including the ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Tsinga village gets water reservoir

Tsinga village gets water reservoir Markus Mardius, Contributor, Tembagapura, Titmice, Irian Jaya A mountain water reservoir constructed by the residents of Tsinga village has become a source of pride, and water, for the inhabitants.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Minimum wage in East Java set Rp 453,200 in 2002

Minimum wage in East Java set Rp 453,200 in 2002Ainur R. Sophiaan The Jakarta Post SurabayaFollowing a two-month deadlock between employers and workers, East Java Governor eventually decided on Thursday to set the monthly minimum wages in 36 regencies and mayoralties in the province for the 2002 ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Sutiyoso denies officials involved in garbage graft

Sutiyoso denies officials involved in garbage graft JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso agreed on Thursday to the establishment of a special team to investigate alleged corruption at the City Sanitary Agency, as proposed by the City Council a day earlier."Please do so if necessary.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Whither civil society?

Whither civil society? J. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta Both Sukarno, through his "guided democracy", and Soeharto through his "Pancasila democracy", robbed the sovereignty and power of the people.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/RI bodybuilder can't guarantee gold but will try

RI bodybuilder can't guarantee gold but will tryMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's leading bodybuilder Ade Rai has warned against unrealistic expectations ahead of his planned participation in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea."I can't promise to win a gold.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Muhammadiyah, NU ponder joining hands in education

Muhammadiyah, NU ponder joining hands in educationLeo Wahyudi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's two largest Muslim organizations, should join hands in promoting education to produce broad-minded Islamic thinkers with professional skills, a prominent ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Wide heels bad for your knees

Wide heels bad for your knees Agencies, Washington New research has shown that chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos. Women who want to add height and walk comfortably opt for wide heels.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/IBRA starts asset bond swap

IBRA starts asset bond swapThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Banks may soon start exchanging their recapitalization bonds with assets from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA's) bond payments from the state budget.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Ismiyati sues Saudi princess for assault

Ismiyati sues Saudi princess for assaultThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Memet Ismiyati, an Indonesian maid assaulted by her employer while working in the U.S., has filed suit against the woman, a Saudi princess, for an attack that she says caused her physical and mental trauma.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Certainty a past relic

Certainty a past relic I'd like to thank Mr. Frank Richardson for his reminder of how eloquent and persuasive those who argue for appeasement can be in his letter titled Nihilistic madness published in The Jakarta Post, Dec. 19, 2001.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Govt agrees to form impartial team to probe Theys death

Govt agrees to form impartial team to probe Theys deathTiarma Siboro & R.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Jayapura Bowing to intense public pressure, the government announced on Thursday that it was forming an independent team to investigate the Nov.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Regional autonomy puts Irian forests in peril

Regional autonomy puts Irian forests in perilFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fresh fears that regional autonomy will put the environment in danger have become more evident as regency administrations in Irian Jaya have issued controversial bylaws, which have allowed them to overexploit ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Jakarta seeks alternative dumpsite

Jakarta seeks alternative dumpsiteAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid uncertainty about the capital's garbage disposal policy following the Bantar Gebang controversy, the Jakarta administration is approaching towns bordering Bekasi, Tangerang, Depok ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/House set to draft geothermal bill

House set to draft geothermal billThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives has formed a team to draft a bill on geothermal energy as part of its efforts to boost the development of energy resources, according to a leading legislator.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Batam conducts raids on migrants

Batam conducts raids on migrants BATAM, Riau: The Batam administration has launched an operation in the island's airport and seaports following the Idul Fitri holiday, to prevent people from migrating to the densely- populated island.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Ari Sigit found guilty, but walks free

Ari Sigit found guilty, but walks freeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The grandson of former president Soeharto, Ari Sigit, was sentenced to two months and 22 days in jail after the Central Jakarta District Court found him guilty of illegal possession of firearms' ammunition.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Papua's autonomy test: The Tangguh LNG project

Papua's autonomy test: The Tangguh LNG projectIgnas Kleden, Sociologist, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs, JakartaPart 1 of 2 The messages of Law no. 22/1999 and Law no.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/U.S Dollar Rates Dec.20

U.S Dollar Rates Dec.20 Latest Previous %ChgYen 128.34-39 128.05-11 +0.23Euro* 0.8981-86 0.9008-13 -0.30Sterling* 1.4465-70 1.4504-12 -0.27Swiss franc 1.6323-29 1.6375-81 -0.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Many problems ahead for Afghan people

Many problems ahead for Afghan peopleYoichi Funabashi, Senior Staff Writer, Asahi Shimbun The first snow of the season fell on Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Dec. 3.The New York Times carried a photo of snow falling on a cluster of tents at a nearby refugee camp.

Fri, 21 Dec 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 Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 20, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/A kaleidoscope of fashion in 2001

A kaleidoscope of fashion in 2001Muara Bagdja, Contributor, Jakarta The journey of the Indonesian fashion industry, with Jakarta- based designers remaining the trendsetters, gives reason for optimism on the one hand but cause for concern on the other.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Oracle challenges the world with 'Unbreakable' products

Oracle challenges the world with 'Unbreakable' productsLela E. Madjiah, The Jakarta Post, San Francisco, California Oracle picked the perfect time when it launched its latest technological development, the Unbreakable Oracle9i Internet in early December.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Dec.20

Rupiah Rates Dec.20 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,580.00 9,580.00 10,130.00 10,030.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/JP/5/REFUGEES

JP/5/REFUGEES Yoichi Funabashi Senior Staff Writer Asahi Shimbun Time to extend helping hand to Afghan people The first snow of the season fell on Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Dec. 3. The New York Times carried a photo of snow falling on a cluster of tents at a nearby refugee camp.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Soliciting donations

Soliciting donations On Dec. 15, my husband queued up at Studio 21 Senayan and bought two tickets. After handing over Rp 100,000 to the cashier, she showed my husband Rp 40,000 and asked him if he had Rp 2,000.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. until Dec. 31. * Indonesian Comic part 2, The British Council, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jend. Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/'Don't have too many expectations in life'

'Don't have too many expectations in life'Bruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wherever she goes, Vina Panduwinata is serenaded by her hit songs of the 1980s.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Banks expect strong loan growth next year

Banks expect strong loan growth next yearBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Major banks predicted for next year continued brisk growth of new loans to the private and consumer sectors, as they expected parts of the local economy to remain unscathed from the economic gloom that has ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Govt to extend tax exemption in Batam

Govt to extend tax exemption in BatamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to release a ministerial decree to extend value-added tax and luxury tax exemption on Batam island in the province of Riau before the end of the year, when the tax incentive scheme expires.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Some things fishy, and more, in Cirebon cuisine

Some things fishy, and more, in Cirebon cuisineStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Cirebon is popularly known as "Shrimp City", and sampling a wide range of tasty seafood is a must when visiting the city.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Megawati mulls dropping charges against Soeharto

Megawati mulls dropping charges against SoehartoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a shocking revelation that will invite fierce public debate, officials said here on Thursday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri was pondering whether to intervene in the stalled legal process against Soeharto by ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/IBRA defends MSAA extension

IBRA defends MSAA extensionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has claimed that the controversial extension of the Master of Settlement and Acquisition Agreement (MSAA) is necessary to restart faltering debt payments from former bank owners.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/95% of RI's tariffs already in line with AFTA: Official

95% of RI's tariffs already in line with AFTA: OfficialAdianto P.Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Thursday that the country could no longer delay the full implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) as most of its tariffs had been reduced to comply with ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/ASEAN Tourism Forum will be held on time

ASEAN Tourism Forum will be held on timeIsrar Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The construction of the Yogyakarta Exhibition and Convention Center (YECC) building that will be used as the venue for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum 2002 in January is nearly ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/IBRA exceeds 2001 target

IBRA exceeds 2001 targetDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Thursday that it had raised a total of Rp 27.98 trillion (about US$2.7 billion) in cash and Rp 10.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Silk Air tragedy remembered

Silk Air tragedy remembered PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Dozens of Singaporean and Japanese families were in the city on Wednesday to commemorate the Silk Air plane crash that killed 104 people on Dec. 19, 1997.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Chinese New Year 'not a national holiday' in 2002

Chinese New Year 'not a national holiday' in 2002Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although, many calendars have a red mark on Feb.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Poso's Christians, Muslims sign truce

Poso's Christians, Muslims sign truceJupriadi and Erik W., The Jakarta Post, Malino/Palu True to the words that came from their first meeting, representatives of the Christian and Muslim groups of Poso who have been locked in fighting for three years, pledged Thursday afternoon to end their ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Minimum wage in East Java set at Rp 453,200 in 2002

Minimum wage in East Java set at Rp 453,200 in 2002Ainur R. Sophiaan The Jakarta Post Surabaya On Thursday, following a two-month deadlock between employers and workers, the governor of East Java moved to set the monthly minimum wages in 36 regencies and mayoralties in the province for the ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Marijuana trafficker arrested in Bima

Marijuana trafficker arrested in Bima MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Bima Police have arrested a man identified as Ricky for the possession of 250 grams of dried marijuana.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/IBRA won't cancel Indomobil sale

IBRA won't cancel Indomobil saleDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Thursday that it would not cancel the newly concluded sale of a controlling block of shares in publicly listed car assembler PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional to a ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/JP/5/REFUGEES

JP/5/REFUGEES Yoichi Funabashi Senior Staff Writer Asahi Shimbun Time to extend helping hand to Afghan people The first snow of the season fell on Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Dec. 3. The New York Times carried a photo of snow falling on a cluster of tents at a nearby refugee camp.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Legislators urge seizure of Soeharto's vast assets

Legislators urge seizure of Soeharto's vast assetsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Any ill-gotten wealth belonging to ailing former president Soeharto should be confiscated, despite the failure to take him to court due to his deteriorating health, senior legislators said on Thursday.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/The Shirt Torn in the Back

The Shirt Torn in the BackBy Agung Mabruri The pressure to get by and provide for our daily needs had me and my wife Asih, just married for six months, racking our brains to figure out how to make some extra money.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Human rights and terrorism

Human rights and terrorism Although deliberations in the House of Representatives on the government-proposed draft law on terrorism are far from over, fears currently circulating among the Indonesian public that the new law, if or when it is passed and enacted, will to some lesser or greater ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Shangri-la Hotel clarifies

Shangri-la Hotel clarifies With regard to the letter entitled Theft at coffee shop, published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 15, 2001, the management of Shangri-la Hotel Jakarta wishes to clarify matters as follows.On Dec.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Global Stock Index Dec.20

Global Stock Index Dec.20 Latest Change %Change New York DJ Indus 10070.49 +72.10 +0.72 Dec 19 Nasdaq 1982.89 -21.87 -1.09 Dec 19 S&P 500 1149.56 +6.64 +0.58 Dec 19Toronto TSE 300 7501.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Batam conducts raids on migrants

Batam conducts raids on migrants BATAM, Riau: The Batam administration has launched an operation in the island's airport and seaports following the Idul Fitri holiday, to prevent people from migrating to the densely- populated island.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/City resumes crackdown against vendors

City resumes crackdown against vendors Hundreds of street vendors from around the Gambir Railway station attacked city public order officers on Thursday after the officers confiscated the vendors' possessions just days after Idul Fitri celebrations.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Fire in the slums, displace Jakarta migrants

Fire in the slums, displace Jakarta migrantsEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta She wanted to wear the dress for Idul Fitri, but only two days before the holiday, it was burned along with other valuables inside her parents' house along with dozens of other semi- permanent buildings in the ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/On nihilistic madness

On nihilistic madness Mr. Frank Richardson's letter Nihilistic madness? published in The Jakarta Post of Dec. 19, 2001 is predictably black (America, CIA, their stooges and dupes) and white (everyone else, righteous Mr. Richardson himself first and foremost).

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Sebastian Gunawan: Making a grand impression

Sebastian Gunawan: Making a grand impressionMuara Bagdja, Contributor, Jakarta Sebastian Gunawan's annual show at the Hotel Mulia in Central Jakarta in August was outstanding for two reasons.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Traunt civil servants to be warned

Traunt civil servants to be warned State Minister for Administrative Reforms Faisal Tamin vowed on Thursday to punish civil servants who extended their vacations after two days of official holidays during this week's Idul Fitri celebrations.This year's Idul Fitri holidays fell on Dec.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/Is peace in sight in Poso?

Is peace in sight in Poso? Since Dec. 19 the two conflicting factions in Poso have held peace talks in Malino, Palu.It's never too late for something good to emerge out of this even though the sectarian conflict has claimed many lives and forced thousands of people to be displaced.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001

JP/More on the decimal sign

More on the decimal sign I disagree with David Tucker's opinion outlined in "Your Letters" in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 15. Supporting a different decimal system in Indonesia just because it is a custom is not practical and has no cultural merit.