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Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Weight division change prompts new strategy for RI boxers

Weight division change prompts new strategy for RI boxersMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Changes in several weight classes have prompted Pertina, the national amateur boxing body, to revise its strategy for the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Tarakanita hit by protest and brawl

Tarakanita hit by protest and brawl JAKARTA: Three people were arrested on Thursday after a rally turned ugly at the Tarakanita Secretarial Academy in Kali Malang, East Jakarta. The demonstration by the teachers and students was a demand for more money and better conditions.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Motorcycles seized in Jayapura

Motorcycles seized in Jayapura JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Police in Irian Jaya seized on Thursday hundreds of motorcycles that lacked necessary fixtures and whose owners failed to produce legal documents.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/JP/11/CPP

JP/11/CPPPertamina, Riau sign agreement to operate CPP blockMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaState oil and gas company Pertamina and the Riau provincial administration signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly operate the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block, ending years of ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Plan for military command in Aceh goes unchallenged

Plan for military command in Aceh goes unchallengedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversial plan to reestablish the military command in Aceh is already underway, and only President Megawati Soekarnoputri can stop it.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Tigers like durians?

Tigers like durians? Referring to The Jakarta Post's column "This Odd World" titled "King of fruits lures beasts" dated Dec. 31, 2001 taken from the Malaysian news agency Bernama on tigers eating durians, I have to say that I have not heard such a fairy tale since my childhood.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Residents ill-prepared for anticipated floods

Residents ill-prepared for anticipated floodsAnnastrashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Although many people vividly remember 1996, when Jakarta's worst flooding inundated most of the city, this year few are prepared for the coming torrential rains, saying they were unaware ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Climber dies on Mount Salak

Climber dies on Mount Salak CIANJUR, West Java: A 20-year old climber from Jakarta was found dead on Mount Salak in the West Java town of Sukabumi, local residents said on Thursday.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Four-year sentence asked for high court judge

Four-year sentence asked for high court judge State prosecutors asked the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday to sentence a judge of the Jakarta High Court to four years in jail in a bribery case involving Supreme Court Justices.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Malaria claims 60 lives in 6 months in Banyumas

Malaria claims 60 lives in 6 months in BanyumasAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Banyumas Legislators in the Central Java city of Banyumas have lashed out at the local administration for not preventing the spread of malaria that they claim killed at least 60 people last year.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Kerosene shortages irk residents in West Java

Kerosene shortages irk residents in West JavaNana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, Bandung Housewives in Indramayu, Majalengka, Cirebon, Kuningan, Subang and Karawang were upset when they found it hard to buy kerosene for their daily needs.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/RI economy defies trend, grows by 3.5%

RI economy defies trend, grows by 3.5%Berni K. Moestafa and Febiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defying the negative trend of its regional peers hit by the global economic slump, Indonesia's economy grew by around 3.5 percent for the whole of last year, the government said.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.3, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Pertamina, Riau sign agreement to operate CPP oil block

Pertamina, Riau sign agreement to operate CPP oil blockMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina and the Riau provincial administration signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly operate the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block, ending years of dispute ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Sutiyoso haunted by potential flood crisis

Sutiyoso haunted by potential flood crisisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Take out your umbrella, roll-up your pants and if you're one of the unlucky Jakartans living in flood prone areas, better get out your dinghy because even Governor Sutiyoso admits there is nothing the administration can do other ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Timan faces 20 years in jail

Timan faces 20 years in jail A former president director of state-owned company PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia (PBUI) is facing corruption charges at the South Jakarta District Court for allegedly costing taxpayers an astronomical total of US$240.9 million.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Jan.3

Rupiah Rates Jan.3 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,886.00 9,886.00 10,438.00 10,334.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Rival PKB leaders lobby for support

Rival PKB leaders lobby for supportFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rival leaders of the divided National Awakening Party (PKB), Matori Abdul Djalil and Alwi Shihab, have been turning to key state officials in their quest for recognition.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Pertamina, Riau to sign oil JV

Pertamina, Riau to sign oil JV CPP joint venture to go aheadThe Jakarta Post Jakarta After years of negotiations, state oil and gas Pertamina and the Riau provincial administration have finally agreed to set up a joint venture to develop the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) block in Riau, ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Internet industry hit hard last year

Internet industry hit hard last yearMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After experiencing euphoria over the Internet business last year, Indonesia, like most countries around the world, this year witnessed the collapse of its dotcom industry.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Wake up, Indonesia: Face the bitter reality

Wake up, Indonesia: Face the bitter realityAbdillah Toha, Executive Director, Institute for Socio-Economic and Political Studies (IN-SEP), Jakarta We are now in the second year of a new and turbulent century.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Police summon Gus Dur as witness in extortion case

Police summon Gus Dur as witness in extortion caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police are to question former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid in relation to a Rp 15 billion extortion case involving Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Home from hospital

Home from hospital We refer to Ms. Felinda's letter of Jan. 2, 2002. Thank you for using Compaq products. We understand that your Compaq Presario had been repaired and returned to you by the time The Jakarta Post published the letter on Jan. 2, 2002.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Sriwedari Park's glory days now just a distant memory

Sriwedari Park's glory days now just a distant memoryKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta For Surakartans, Sriwedari Park is not only a city park. Its function went beyond that until it changed with the times.When celebrating its centenary on Jan.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/JP/3/INSIGHT

JP/3/INSIGHTWhither civil society? Are we getting closer or farther from becoming a civil societyJ. 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, 04 Jan 2002

JP/TV Program: Friday, January 4, 2002

TV Program: Friday, January 4, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Children's Song10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Minimum wage increase: Bread crumbs for the poor

Minimum wage increase: Bread crumbs for the poorPeter Gardiner, Social Researcher, Technical Advisor, Insan Hitawasana Sejahtera, Jakarta Minimum wages are widely seen as a form of protection for the workers, at least for those employed as wage labor in the formal sector.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/The President's speech

The President's speech President Megawati Soekarnoputri's New Year's Eve speech, which was recorded on Dec. 28 before she took off for vacations in Bali, reflects the inherent [tendency] trait of[for] Indonesians to look only at the positive side of things.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Govt tells refugees to go home or be resettled

Govt tells refugees to go home or be resettledFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Jusuf Kalla says the government will resolve refugee problems across the country in the next six-months as security conditions in most conflict areas has ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Environmentalists oppose plan to dissolve Bapedal

Environmentalists oppose plan to dissolve BapedalTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists strongly rejected on Thursday the government's plan to dissolve the Environmental Impact Control Agency (Bapedal) and merge it with the Office of the State Minister of the ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Jakarta's garbage fiasco worsens

Jakarta's garbage fiasco worsensAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta city administration has accused the Bekasi municipality of blackmail, saying it considered not to continue using Bantar Gebang as its garbage dump.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Police bust gun shipment headed for Poso

Police bust gun shipment headed for PosoJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar City police in Makassar seized a shipment of two guns bound for nearby Poso on Wednesday, thwarting an apparent attempt to scuttle the Malino peace agreement signed by the Central Sulawesi regency's warring factions in ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/City launches migrant operations

City launches migrant operationsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Despite criticism, the Jakarta city administration has officially launched an operation against illegal migrants in an effort to curb urbanization.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Special team seeks bomb suspect

Special team seeks bomb suspect JAKARTA: Police said on Thursday that a 123 member antiterrorist bomb squad had been formed to track down Tarmizi, 21, one of the main suspects in the New Year's Day grenade blast on Jl. Bulungan, South Jakarta."The squad, led by Adj. Sr. Comr.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Protesters demand expulsion of activist

Protesters demand expulsion of activistFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Around 1,000 protesters marched outside the Batam mayor's office in Riau on Thursday, demanding that an independent labor leader be evicted from the island, known for its industry, following a recent rally he had led to oppose ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/JP/2/KODAM

JP/2/KODAMMega bows to military, allows Aceh commandThe Jakarta Post JakartaCoordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in Jakarta on Thursday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri will issue a decision on the reestablishment of the military command in ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/The face of Islam

The face of Islam Looking at stories about Islam in Indonesia (and just for the sake of argument, let's take CNN's coverage as an example), the outside world could be forgiven for thinking that the long-held image of tolerant, peace-loving and moderate Muslims in Indonesia no longer reflected ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Questioning of ill-fated train driver goes on

Questioning of ill-fated train driver goes onorProbe into deadly train crash presses onNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Brebes Police continued their questioning of the driver of the Empu Jaya train on Wednesday, after he was named as the possible culprit in last month's train crash that killed ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/'Controversial firm' advises IBRA on BCA

'Controversial firm' advises IBRA on BCABerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consultancy firm Deloitte & Touche, which advised the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on the controversial sale of a former Salim Group company, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, has resurfaced as ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

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 Jan. 31. * Painting Menjemput Impian by Damay, Yaqub Elka, Zeita Gallery, Jl. Kemang Timur no. 71, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/JP/11/Deloitte

JP/11/Deloitte Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Consultancy firm Deloitte & Touche, which advised the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on the controversial sale of a former Salim Group company, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, has resurfaced as IBRA's consultant for the ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Implementation of Islamic law in Aceh met coolly

Implementation of Islamic law in Aceh met coollyIbnu Mat Nur, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Syariah (Islamic law) has officially been implemented in the province of Aceh or Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam since the beginning of 2002, but Acehnese leaders expressed pessimism on Thursday about the ...

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Witnesses heard in Yacobus case

Witnesses heard in Yacobus case JAKARTA: The prosecution brought seven witnesses before the Central Jakarta District Court in the trial of an East Timorese militiaman charged with murdering an international peacekeeper from New Zealand two years ago.One of the witnesses, Corp.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Palembang short of fuel

Palembang short of fuel PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra, has experienced fuel shortages over the last two weeks. Cars were seen lining up for more than one kilometer, just to enter gas stations along Jl. Veteran and Jl. Demang Lebar Daun.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/On U.S. foreign policy

On U.S. foreign policy If anybody can be relied upon for vacuous, banal comments, Mr. David Wallis can and he has excelled himself in this respect in his letter published in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 2, 2002.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Civil servant gets 18-month prison term

Civil servant gets 18-month prison term PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: The Parepare District Court sentenced Hasanuddin, a 40-year old civil servant, to 18 months in prison on Thursday for consuming shabu-shabu (crystal amphetamine).

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Bogor Park gives Rp 400m to city

Bogor Park gives Rp 400m to city BOGOR: Kebun Raya Bogor (Botanical Garden Park) beginning this year will contribute between Rp 200 and Rp 400 million to the city mayoralty, depending on the number of visitors to the park per year.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Teen sex education planned

Teen sex education plannedFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new chief of the National Family Planning Coordination Board (BKKBN), Yaumil C. Agoes Achir, will embark on an information campaign on reproductive health education for teenagers.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Reform-minded members brace for PPP Reformasi

Reform-minded members brace for PPP ReformasiTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disgruntled followers of the Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) are planning to break away from the party they see as too old-fashioned and out of touch to attract younger voters.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Two escape Cirebon prison

Two escape Cirebon prisonThe Jakarta Post, Cirebon Prisoner Mulyadi, sentenced to death for murder and Muhammad Ali, serving out a 14-year jail sentence for murder and illegal possession of firearms, broke out of the Kesambi Penitentiary in Cirebon, West Java, on Tuesday officials said.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/'Car prices could drop following implementation of AFTA'

'Car prices could drop following implementation of AFTA'Adianto P.Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Car prices on the domestic market could drop this year following the implementation of the ASEAN free trade area scheme (AFTA), the country's car association said Thursday.

Fri, 04 Jan 2002

JP/Betrayal of the highest order

Betrayal of the highest order Skipping class, a common habit among students, is, apparently also a favorite activity of our political leaders in the House of Representatives (DPR).