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Searching for all articles published on 2002-07-26 ...

49 articles.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/For July 27 victims, Megawati is a past idol

For July 27 victims, Megawati is a past idolBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Friends of Agus Wardoyo, a task force member for the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), believed he had been killed during the attack on the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) at Jl.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Ex-Bakin chief sued in Tangerang

Ex-Bakin chief sued in Tangerang TANGERANG: The hearing of a slander lawsuit against ZA. Maulani, the former chief of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board (Bakin), began on Thursday at the Tangerang District Court.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/'Stop sending women workers to Middle East'

'Stop sending women workers to Middle East'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of Women's Empowerment Sri Redjeki Sumaryoto has strongly urged the government to stop supplying women workers to Middle Eastern countries as they are still treating Indonesian women employed as domestic helpers ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

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Fall in gold production continues as uncertainties grow Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The falling trend in gold production in the country is showing signs of continuing due to a decline in new exploration activities.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Beware of public apathy toward MPR Session

Beware of public apathy toward MPR SessionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A political analyst warned on Thursday that the public could prove to be apathetic toward the upcoming Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), saying bribery among politicians would erode ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/300S II the best weapon in 2002

300S II the best weapon in 2002Mizuno is the world's best club maker traditionally associated with world's golf stars like Tiger Woods. The worldwide well- acknowledged brand reminds the image of competition, athlete, professional models and serious performance.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/China film festival breaks new ground

China film festival breaks new groundLie Hua, Contributor, Jakarta Some children are happily playing in a school playground. A close-up shows that they are blind, with one of them a child named Ding Lihua. After some time, she grows up into a pretty, young girl.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Resolving SME bad loans

Resolving SME bad loans The government will most likely resist strong political pressure to take populist measures against restructuring bad small and medium enterprise (SME) loans, thereby refusing to unilaterally set across-the-board discounts on debt principals and interest.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Agung admits to receiving Rp. 1.6b, but not from Sutiyoso

Agung admits to receiving Rp. 1.6b, but not from SutiyosoAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the City Council Agung Imam Sumanto admitted on Thursday that he had disbursed Rp 1.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/TNI faces legal barriers to resolving Aceh problem

TNI faces legal barriers to resolving Aceh problem More than 600 people have been killed in Aceh this year alone and the government is considering the possibility of imposing a state of emergency in the province.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/MPR committee wraps up constitutional amendment

MPR committee wraps up constitutional amendmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly's ad hoc committee in charge of constitutional amendment (PAH I) endorsed on Thursday the final draft of changes to the 1945 Constitution and said it was ready to submit it to the MPR ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Women's GM Stefanova's might prevails

Women's GM Stefanova's might prevailsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria continued her domination of local players, with International Master (IM) Danny Juswanto being the latest victim in the sixth round of the Wismilak International Chess Tournament in ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/BII's rights issue fails to attract enough buyers

BII's rights issue fails to attract enough buyersDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government via the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will have to finance a bulk of the cost to bailout the publicly-listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) after the bank's rights issue ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Coffee farmers turn to vegetables amid low prices

Coffee farmers turn to vegetables amid low pricesOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Liwa, West Lampung With coffee prices down 90 percent from their 1997 levels, coffee farmers in West Lampung have begun to plant other crops, mostly vegetables.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Govt repays maturing bonds in cash

Govt repays maturing bonds in cashDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government said it had repaid in cash some Rp 3.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Russia will not wage war with OPEC

Russia will not wage war with OPEC------------- Pyotr Netreba RIA Novosti Moscow ------------- OPEC threatened Moscow with a price war, having demanded that it should stop increasing its oil export.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

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JP/1/HOURLaskar Jihad commander released from jail: Laskar Jihad commander Ja'far Umar Thalib got his first taste of free air on Thursday after two months behind bars. Ja'far's lawyer, M.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Understanding Pia's wide world

Understanding Pia's wide worldDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fashion, arts, and women magazines have been the world of Pia Alisjahbana. But who knew that the young Pia was a dancer?It was almost 50 years ago, but it appears to be one of Pia's fondest memories.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Survivor unaware of plane crash

Survivor unaware of plane crash TARAKAN, East Kalimantan: International safety procedures during flight require aircraft passengers to wear seat belts.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Fretting over freedom of national rights body

Fretting over freedom of national rights bodyAti Nurbaiti, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the public frets about the future effectiveness of the National Commission on Human Rights, the few members regarded as the more committed ones will have to keep the Commission an independent ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Court set to decide Tommy's fate today

Court set to decide Tommy's fate todayMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Today could be the most crucial moment in the history of law enforcement in the country as the Central Jakarta District Court is scheduled to deliver a verdict in the trial of the youngest son of former ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/New forestry law adds to mining sector woes

New forestry law adds to mining sector woesBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is not the first time the government has faced a tough decision, but the problem of mining operations in protected forests is proving to be a hard nut to crack.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

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Mining companies in quandary over protected forest areas Name Investment amount Employees as of 2001 (US$) as of 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Freeport Company Ind (A) 4.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/The dangers of not going forward after Sept. 11

The dangers of not going forward after Sept. 11Jonathan Power, The Jakarta Post, London The world is still going forward, but only just. After Sept.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Malaysian syndicate uses new strategy to buy Indonesian babies

Malaysian syndicate uses new strategy to buy Indonesian babiesBambang Bider, The Jakarta Post, Pontianak Pregnant Indonesian women are being lured to Malaysia with promises of high-paying jobs, only to be kidnapped and their babies sold for adoption or worse.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Bridge champs go to HK event

Bridge champs go to HK event JAKARTA: The winning and runner-up pairs of the just-concluded National Bridge League (LBN) -- Wolter Karamoy/Ferdie Waluyan and Taufik Hasby/Robert Tobing, respectively -- will travel to Hong Kong to take part in the Celestial Intercity Bridge Championship.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Surabaya distributes free condoms

Surabaya distributes free condoms SURABAYA: The provincial family planning board here has distributed 100,000 free condoms to support the birth control program in the East Java capital city.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Govt repays bonds in cash

Govt repays bonds in cashDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it had repaid in cash some Rp 3.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Immediate steps urged against pedophilia

Immediate steps urged against pedophiliaI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The public concern over pedophilia has increased of late on Bali, but local communities and social workers are running into difficulties in fighting the practice.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Poor welfare blamed on small budget

Poor welfare blamed on small budgetDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The small budgetary allocation for health, education and social welfare expenditure was a major factor that rendered Indonesia one of the countries least successful in improving the welfare of its people, population ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Another shock

Another shock Only days after the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) published its findings about organized corruption in our judicial system, the nation was shocked by the court's handling of House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Telkomsel told to withdraw products

Telkomsel told to withdraw products JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court ordered telecommunications company PT Telkomsel on Thursday to pull all telephone cards and advertisements showing model Filiana Andalusia S. within three months.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Hopes for sustainable at Johannesburg summit

Hopes for sustainable at Johannesburg summitHira P. Jhamtani, Board Member National Consortium for Nature and Forest Conservation in Indonesia (KONPHALINDO), Jakarta A message of hope was in the title of Emil Salim's address as the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/KPPU suffers another blow in Indomobil sale case

KPPU suffers another blow in Indomobil sale caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court overturned the ruling of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) made against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) and PT Bhakti Asset Management for involvement in the ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Ministry seeks explanation of racist policy in Garut regency

Ministry seeks explanation of racist policy in Garut regencyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has asked for a detailed explanation from Garut administration over its policy that has required the Chinese community in the regency to pay the debts of a businessman from that ethnic ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Megawati meets Abdurrahman, but enmity remains

Megawati meets Abdurrahman, but enmity remainsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Giving a false impression of reconciliation, President Megawati Soekarnoputri (second from right) shakes hands with former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid during the opening of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) national meeting ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Guiding companies to succeed in borderless market

Guiding companies to succeed in borderless marketI. Christianto Contributor JakartaThe trade globalization trend has seemingly turned the world into one single market with a product from one place to other parts of the world flowing freely without going through significant barriers.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Vocational school not up to par

Vocational school not up to parDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) revealed on Wednesday that many vocational school graduates fell short of what was required by the industrial sector as the curricula applied failed to keep pace with ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Megawati's support of Sutiyoso irks public

Megawati's support of Sutiyoso irks public Victims of the July 27, 1996 attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party's headquarters plan to commemorate the tragedy at the site of the incident.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Fall in gold production continues

Fall in gold production continuesSudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta The falling trend in gold production in the country is showing signs of continuing due to a decline in new exploration activities.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Diarrhea claims 14 lives in Kupang

Diarrhea claims 14 lives in Kupang KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An outbreak of diarrhea has blighted the East Nusa Tenggara village of Tanini over the last two months, leaving at least 14 people dead and dozens of others in a critical condition.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Megawati asks clerics to fight against fanaticism

Megawati asks clerics to fight against fanaticismFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri asked the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) on Thursday to fight against the fanaticism in Islam that had given the religion its dark image.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Asiad hopeful fares below par at national event

Asiad hopeful fares below par at national eventMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National hammer thrower Yurita Aryani, the country's only track and field hopeful for the 2002 Asian Games, put in a dismal performance at the National Athletics Championship here on Thursday, raising questions ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

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Fall in gold production continues as uncertainties grow Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The falling trend in gold production in the country is showing signs of continuing due to a decline in new exploration activities.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/President defends record

President defends recordFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri publicly defended her record after one year in office for the first time on Thursday, asserting that it was impossible to resolve the country's hardships quickly.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Don't hire disreputable lawyers, say attorneys

Don't hire disreputable lawyers, say attorneysTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Who contributes the most to the corruption of the judiciary in this country? Is it prosecutors, lawyers or judges?"All do, including the public and businesspeople who persist in ...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/TelkomNet users increase by 80%

TelkomNet users increase by 80% JAKARTA: State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom announced on Thursday that the users of its Internet service provider (ISP) TelkomNet Instan increased by up to 80 percent in the first semester of this year.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Family attacked over 'false' rituals

Family attacked over 'false' rituals BOGOR: Hundreds of villagers in Cibungbulang, Leuwiliang district, Bogor regency, besieged the house of a resident on Wednesday and threatened to kill his entire family, who were accused of spreading heresies prejudicial to the Muslim religion.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002

JP/Government bans exports of Java fish

Government bans exports of Java fishNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The spread of the herpes virus in ikan mas (carp) and koi fishponds across Java has forced the central government to ban exports of the fish.