Rupiah may strengthen to 8,000 against dollar: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on
Friday the rupiah could strengthen to Rp 8,000 against the U.S
dollar, provided political stability would endure to help boost
market confidence. More ...
Sam Poo Kong Temple belongs to everyone SEMARANG (JP): A man and his wife are deeply absorbed in
prayer in front of Kyai Jangkar altar in the compound of Sam Poo
Kong Temple in Semarang, while holding burning incense sticks in
their hands, lifting them several times before finally placing
them in ... More ...
Store vandalized and plundered TANGERANG (JP): Some 20 men vandalized a store and plundered
its merchandise on Friday morning after a customer was slashed by
the store owner. More ...
When a lunch is not really just a lunchBy Yohana Susanto JAKARTA (JP): Our office complex during lunch hour often
reminds me of a bee colony.The queen bees and drones are probably those privileged few
relaxing in the open terrace cafe or getting hair treatment in
the beauty salon. More ...
Street children too, deserve an education JAKARTA (JP): Like any other children, poor children in
Pedongkelan slum in East Jakarta deserve an education too.About 50 street children seem to enjoy the classes in an
informal school in the slum even though they have sit on the
floor. More ...
Three men arrested over taxi hijack BOGOR (JP): Police arrested three men who allegedly hijacked a
Jakarta taxi from the driver at dawn on Thursday.Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. More ...
India's Gopichand survives Sony's test JAKARTA (JP): All England men's singles champion Pullela
Gopichand of India survived a quarterfinals test on Friday over
host newcomer Sony Dwi Kuncoro in a tough match in the US$170,000
Sanyo Indonesian Open at the Bung Karno Indoor Stadium. More ...
Telkom soon to open bid for new satellite launch JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom
will open the bidding this year for the manufacture and launch of
the Telkom-2 satellite. More ...
Where to go in Yogyakarta:Exhibitions * Graphics and statue by Warsono and Yulianto, Bentara Budaya
Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (phone: 0274-560404), until July 30.
* Installation to Steal and to Provoke by Gusbarlian, Cemeti Art
House, Jl. D.I. More ...
Hectic day for Vice President Hamzah Haz JAKARTA (JP): Hamzah Haz woke up to a whole new world before
him on Friday, as the newly elected Vice President was
immediately laden with various protocol matters, including a pair
of adjutants at his bedroom door and the packing of belongings
for his new ... More ...
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Indonesia to host Asia Pacific film festival JAKARTA (JP): The medium of film crosses the waves and bridges
of cultural divides, and people like TV film producer and tycoon
Raam Punjabi are hoping it can also help improve the world's view
of Indonesia. More ...
Abdurrahman: Achievements and blunders Thousands of people gathered outside the Merdeka Palace on
Thursday to show their support for former president Abdurrahman
Wahid. Noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis looks at both sides of the
popular leader. More ...
Megawati warns regions of misuse of authority SUMEDANG, West Java (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri
warned regional administrations here on Friday not to misuse
their authority by competing to acquire natural resources and
imposing additional taxes and levies on the public. More ...
Indonesia must ratify 1951 UN conventionBy Enny Soeprapto JAKARTA (JP): The Convention relating to the Status of
Refugees will be 50 years old this July 28. The Convention,
originally designed to deal with refugee situations in Europe
prior to Jan. More ...
Plan to revive information ministry opposed JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of journalists staged a rally in front
Merdeka Selatan Palace on Friday urging President Megawati
Soekarnoputri to abandon reported plans to revive the Ministry of
Information which was dissolved by her predecessor in 1999. More ...
Jakarta's new leader The swearing in of Megawati Soekarnoputri as Indonesia's
fourth president in the last three fractious years brought an
abrupt but largely peaceful end to the ineffectual rule of
Abdurrahman Wahid. Mr. More ...
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Woman nabbed for possessing ecstasy DENPASAR, Bali: A 32-year old woman, claiming to be an
Australian was arrested by police at her residence on Jl.
Mertasari in the Kerobokan area on Friday for alleged possession
of ecstasy pills.The Denpasar police detectives chief Comr. More ...
Juniors tested in Bandung circuit JAKARTA (JP): National junior shuttlers, joining the
Indonesian Badminton Center, will have another test at the
Samsung-SGS Cup in Bandung next week. More ...
Judge's murder sends 'message of terror' to law enforcers The blatant manner in which the shooting of Justice M.
Syafiuddin Kartasasmita took place was intended to send a
"message of terror" to law enforcers who have only recently
rediscovered their courage, according to Heru Susetyo Nuswanto. More ...
Defiant PKB legislator dismissed: Muhaimin JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) stripped
Abdul Cholik Achmad of his position on Friday in the party's
board of executives and its faction at the House of
Representatives (DPR) for alleged insubordination. More ...
Two bombing suspects hold up guard, break out of jail JAKARTA (JP): Two suspects in the bombing of Jakarta Stock
Exchange (JSX) building broke out of Cipinang Penitentiary, East
Jakarta, on Friday after holding up a guard with a gun that had
been smuggled into the penitentiary along with two hand ... More ...
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E. Timor refugees renew demand MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Eurico Guterres, one of the East
Timorese prointegration leaders, has urged President Megawati
Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz to pay greater
attention to the fate of about 111,000 East Timorese refugees
currently living in ... More ...
Third defeat for RI team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian women's basketball team lost to
the junior Cantonese team 58-86 in a friendly match on Friday in
the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games warm-up.Team manager Max B. More ...
Syafiuddin was a quiet, humble person: Family JAKARTA (JP): Before Thursday, one could only have imagined it
as a scene from the movie The Godfather or from a John Grisham
novel. More ...
Athletes, officials in allowance row JAKARTA (JP): Bowlers and horse riders joining the Southeast
Asian (SEA) Games training program questioned the National Sports
Council (KONI) legal commission about the whereabouts of their
monthly allowances on Friday. More ...
Bullets used in shooting 'made by Pindad' JAKARTA (JP): The bullets used in the fatal shooting of
Justice M. Syafiuddin Kartasasmita on Thursday were manufactured
by state ammunitions producer, PT Pindad, police said.Chief of National Police Forensics Laboratory (Puslabfor),
Brig. Gen. M. More ...
Malaysia asked to remove steel import restrictions JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has demanded Malaysia remove
restrictions on steel imports as compensation for the delay in
the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade area's (AFTA) tariff
reduction scheme for the neighboring country's automobile
industry. More ...
Bomb threat at BNI office PURBALINGGA, Central Java: A mysterious caller threatened to
bomb a branch office of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) here on
Friday, causing an immediate evacuation of bank employees and
customers. More ...
Commemoration of July 27 incident, Mega not present JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of supporters of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) commemorated the
July 27 tragedy on Friday, despite the absence of party
chairperson and President Megawati Soekarnoputri or other senior
party ... More ...
Politicians to dominate Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): While President Megawati Soekarnoputri remains
silent on the possible lineup of her Cabinet, Vice President
Hamzah Haz suggested that most ministers be recruited from
political parties in a bid to win the parties' support of the new
government. More ...
On burying books Referring to the picture and caption Burying books published
on March 22, 2001, I have checked this with the University of
Western Sydney because the story was difficult to believe. More ...
House begins deliberating bill on Papuan special autonomy JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives began deliberating
on Friday a bill on special autonomy for Irian Jaya that is hoped
will help resolve the problems in the country's easternmost
province. More ...
Era building gets bomb threat JAKARTA (JP): The National Police bomb squad (Gegana) removed
a package thought to contain a bomb from the Menara Era building
in Senen, Central Jakarta, on Friday, after an anonymous caller
said the building would soon be blown up. More ...
Hail the euro: EU's funny moneyBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The precedents are not promising, given that some
older people in France still quote prices in the "old francs",
worth one-100th of a new franc, that were abolished back in the
1960s. More ...
Judges caught between bribery and shooting JAKARTA (JP): The murder of Supreme Court justice Syafiuddin
Kartasasmita on Thursday has raised the question of whether
judges should be allowed to carry guns to protect themselves. More ...
Rights trialCorrection: The founder of the National Commission for Missing
People and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Munir, should have been
quoted as saying in the article titled "Megawati advised to
'avoid' rights trial" that appeared in the July 26, 2001 edition
of The Jakarta Post that he ... More ...
Serious action warranted The fatal shooting on Thursday morning of Justice M.
Syafiuddin Kartasasmita, a junior judge for general crimes at the
Supreme Court, has spread ripples of terror and alarm throughout
the community. More ...
Not all NU ulema against Megawati, Sholeh says SURABAYA (JP): Unlike their superiors, a group of Nahdlatul
Ulama (NU) followers here voiced their acceptance of the
impeachment of Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid. More ...
Old City of Semarang a cause for preservationists' concernBy Tarko Sudiarno SEMARANG (JP): It's mid-afternoon near the Tawang railway
station. More ...
Qantas offers special fares JAKARTA (JP): Australian airline Qantas Airways announced on
Friday special fares for Indonesian travelers flying to
Australia's east coast between July 23 and Dec. 6. More ...
Indonesia 'must protect' its local service sector JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia has to join the global
efforts to liberalize the service sector, the country should do
its utmost to ensure the growth of its local service industry, a
senior official of Bank Indonesia said on Friday. More ...
Mandiri may use recapitalization bonds for BII buy JAKARTA (JP): State Bank Mandiri said on Friday it planned
using its recapitalization bonds to finance the acquisition of
publicly listed PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), amid
difficulties to raise revenue.Bank Mandiri president E.C.W. More ...
'The West Wing' looks at puzzle of IndonesiaBy Antariksawan Jusuf and Haryanto JAKARTA (JP): What is Indonesia? In some Americans' view, it
is just a big confusion of a country on the other side of the
world, literally and figuratively. More ...
Weekend lineup JAKARTA (JP): The following are sports competitions to be
broadcast live this weekend on local TV stations (all times are
in Jakarta Time):Saturday Indonesia Open Badminton Championships semifinals, RCTI, 1 p.m.
Sunday WBA light heavyweight bout: Roy Jones Jr. More ...
Zimbabwean shot dead over heroin JAKARTA (JP): City police shot dead a Zimbabwean national at
his rented home in Perbanas residential complex in Kuningan,
South Jakarta, after he was caught in possession of heroin and
tried to escape police arrest on Thursday. More ...
City to buy Timor building for council JAKARTA (JP): The city administration said on Friday it
planned to purchase the Timor building, located on Jl. Medan
Merdeka Timur in Central Jakarta, which would become the new home
of the City Council.Currently, the council occupies a building on Jl. More ...
Where to go in Semarang:Performances * Band Show by Geronimo Band, Segara Cafe, Graha Santika
Hotel's, Jl. Pandanaran 116-120 (phone: 024-8413115), 8 p.m.,
until July 28.
* Concert: Titi DJ Live Show, Graha Santika Hotel's Borobudur
Hall, Jl. More ...
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