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Fri, 25 Jan 2002
End game in East Timor
End game in East Timor Even though it has been almost two and a half years since an eruption of violence in East Timor, not a single Indonesian military and police officer responsible for security in the territory at that time has been prosecuted.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Philips launches new range of phones
Philips launches new range of phones JAKARTA: The launch of Philips' Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) range here on Thursday marked the latest entry into Indonesia's telecommunications industry.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Drugs squad on training course
Drugs squad on training course JAKARTA: The Singapore office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is holding an international narcotics law enforcement training course here for Indonesian narcotics police officers.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Lawyer claims Doddy received Tommy's money
Lawyer claims Doddy received Tommy's moneyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Raden Doddy Sumadi, the middleman who arranged the meeting between Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, admitted to receiving money from Tommy, his lawyer said Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Autism caused by snacks?
Autism caused by snacks? Referring to Hiang Marahimin's letter in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 21, I would appreciate her expert opinion on the causes of autism and whether there is any scientific proof that food and food additives can cause autism.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI lifters eye medals in lighter division
RI lifters eye medals in lighter divisionMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apart from China's expected domination, Indonesian weightlifting sees better medal prospects in the lower weight women's categories at the 2002 Asian Games, a sporting official said here on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Tangerang PLN head tried for graft
Tangerang PLN head tried for graft JAKARTA: Former head of state-owned electricity company (PLN) Tangerang branch, Asnawi Sabrawi, was allegedly involved in a corruption case involving Rp 11.8 billion (US$1.135 million).
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: Pilot
Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: PilotThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The pilot of the ill-fated Garuda Boeing 737-300, Abdul Rozak, which made an emergency landing on Bengawan Solo River in Klaten, Central Java, on Jan.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Police asked no question about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyir
Police asked no question about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyirYogita Tahil Ramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir stated that police had not asked him any questions about his alleged links to the al-Qaeda network during his police questioning on Thursday, despite having been summoned...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Scouts hand over milk to families
Scouts hand over milk to families JAKARTA: Scouts handed over 4,800 cartons of milk powder to 2,400 families across the capital's five mayoralties on Thursday.The aid was focused on 360 families made homeless by fire in Cipulir subdistrict, South Jakarta, and 240 families in East Jakarta.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Committee a 'test case' for DPR's credibility
Committee a 'test case' for DPR's credibilityA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A noted religious scholar lashed out at legislators on Thursday over their attempts to thwart the establishment of a special committee (Pansus) of the House of Representatives (DPR) to investigate the high profile...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
1. Flour (2 x 18)
1. Flour (2 x 18) RI's plan to impose flour duties dropped 2. Duit (2 x 30) Asian currencies mostly up late, earlier Japanese yen blow mild
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
ASEAN tourism meeting
ASEAN tourism meeting The tourism ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started their annual meeting in Yogyakarta on Thursday to draft a major ASEAN Tourism Agreement, to be signed by ASEAN leaders during their summit in Cambodia later this year.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Talks with GAM must be intensified: House leaders
Talks with GAM must be intensified: House leadersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To avoid more bloodshed following the killing of military commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie, the House of Representatives (DPR) urged the government on Thursday to intensify...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
KPPU to launch investigation on Indomobil sale
KPPU to launch investigation on Indomobil saleThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has announced plans to launch an investigation into the sale of government stakes in the country's second-largest automaker, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, next month...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Pilots of crash plane grounded
Pilots of crash plane grounded The pilot and co-pilot of the Garuda aircraft that crashed in the Central Java town of Klaten last week have been declared unfit to fly pending a series of recovery tests, an official says.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Two people shot in West Java riot
Two people shot in West Java riotThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mass rioting erupted when locals clashed with police in the West Java town of Purwakarta on Thursday, leaving at least two people shot and three vehicles, including two police cars, set ablaze.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
KPPU to investigate Indomobil sale
KPPU to investigate Indomobil saleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has announced plans to launch an investigation into the sale of government stakes in the country's second-largest automaker, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, next month amid...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Timah to divest subsidiaries this year
Timah to divest subsidiaries this yearAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed state tin mining firm PT Timah said on Thursday that it would sell several subsidiaries this year in a bid to save the company from bankruptcy.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Criminals stab accomplice to death
Criminals stab accomplice to death JAKARTA: A criminal was murdered by his accomplices after a quarrel on Wednesday evening. The 28-year-old M. Darwis, who was widely known as a hoodlum, was killed by his friends, identified as Demang and Gepeng, after he had protested their unfair treatment in...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI-China association opened in Medan
RI-China association opened in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Indonesia-China Friendship Association (PPIC) for the northern Sumatra region was officiated in the capital of North Sumatra last Saturday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Solution to prevent floods in Jakarta
Solution to prevent floods in JakartaFrom Investor IndonesiaThe comments by some Jakarta administration officials on recent floods in the city were extremely amusing. They said that flooding was all part and parcel of the seasonal cycle.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Telkom's workers rally against deal to end monopoly
Telkom's workers rally against deal to end monopolyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of employees of state telecommunications company PT Telkom Tbk from Yogyakarta and Central Java rallied here on Thursday in their strongest protest to date against the deal that will end Telkom's decades-long...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Dutch trade minister due here Sunday
Dutch trade minister due here Sunday Dutch Foreign Trade Minister Gerrit Ybema will arrive in Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 27) as head of a trade mission.During his five-day stay in Jakarta, the Dutch minister is scheduled to sign an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Corrupt zoo officials likely to be dismissed
Corrupt zoo officials likely to be dismissedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two executives of the city-owned Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta will likely lose their jobs for corruption.City Inspector Hendarin Ono Saleh said on Thursday the zoo's director Ismianto and its general and project...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
PLN turns off supply in Kapuk
PLN turns off supply in Kapuk JAKARTA: State electricity company PLN has shut down its power generators that supply energy to the Kapuk area since Wednesday due to intense flooding.The spokesman for the PLN Business Distribution that oversees Jakarta and Tangerang unit, Riyo Supriyanto, was quoted...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan. 24, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 143,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 130 5 1,800,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 10,000 Alakasa...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Repressive action in raids regretted
Repressive action in raids regrettedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors have expressed regret at the violence and repression used by some Jakarta administration officials during its controversial identification card raids early this week.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. BCA - 32 x 1 line
1. BCA - 32 x 1 lineSalim still trying to get BCA back 2. Workers - 27 x 2 lines Manpower officials fly to Malaysia over rioting workers 3. Terror - 14 x 3 lines Fathur studied at Ba'asyir's Islamic school 4. Jihad - 30 x 1 lineLaskar Jihad differs with al-Qaeda
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Japan donates Rp 20b to RI
Japan donates Rp 20b to RI MAGELANG, Central Java: The Japanese government donated a total of Rp 20 billion to numerous grass-roots organizations in rural areas across the country as a gesture to demonstrate the two countries's good ties.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan. 23, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 46,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 125 0 161,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 -15 10,000 Alakasa...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
MSAA doesn't have any legal teeth: Ex-minister
MSAA doesn't have any legal teeth: Ex-ministerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former finance minister Bambang Sudibyo told legislators on Wednesday that the out-of-court debt settlement agreement signed in 1998 between former bankers and the government was legally flawed and there was no reason for the...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
802 hospitals below standard
802 hospitals below standard CIREBON, West Java: 802 of 1,112 hospitals in the country have not fulfilled the primary accreditation standards set by the health ministry."Only 310 hospitals or less than 30 percent have met the standards, indicating the low quality of medical services given to the...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
MIGA to set up Singapore office
MIGA to set up Singapore office SINGAPORE: The World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will open an office in Singapore later this year or early 2003, officials said Wednesday, amid a rising demand for political risk insurance following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Blast terrorizes chief legislator in Indramayu
Blast terrorizes chief legislator in IndramayuNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post IndramayuHomemade explosives hurled by at least two unidentified persons exploded at the official residence of a local chief legislator in the West Java town of Indramayu early on Thursday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Malaysia slaps temporary ban on intake of Indonesian workers
Malaysia slaps temporary ban on intake of Indonesian workersAgencies, Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta Malaysia will temporarily halt the intake of Indonesian workers following recent riots and consider labor from Cambodia and Vietnam, Deputy Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Asia power plant growth seen steadier than U.S.
Asia power plant growth seen steadier than U.S.Cameron Dueck, Reuters, Singapore The pace of power plant construction in Asia could slow in some areas in 2002 as the economic slowdown hits electricity demand, but activity should remain steadier than in the U.S. market, industry experts say.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Garbage in Jakarta
Garbage in Jakarta As a regular overseas traveler, I am always impressed by the cleanliness of cities abroad, be it in Europe, America and even in some Asian countries.If other countries can solve their garbage problems, surely Indonesia, as one of the richest countries in natural resources, is...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Syafei's death no threat to peace efforts in Aceh
Syafei's death no threat to peace efforts in AcehAntara, Jakarta The killing of the military commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Tengku Abdullah Syafei will have no significant impact on the efforts to bring about peace in the troubled province, an Acehnese legislator says.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
HK students enliven Bebarungan festival
HK students enliven Bebarungan festivalRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Blah Batu, Gianyar In Bali, there is no day that goes by without some kind of ritual, music and dance; three things that spiritually enrich the island and touch every aspect of the lives of the Balinese.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Petronas to sign gas pact by year-end
Petronas to sign gas pact by year-endAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's national oil and gas company aims to sign an agreement by the end of this year develop gas reserves in Indonesia's East Natuna Sea, an official said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Legislators may suffer from political backtrack
Legislators may suffer from political backtrackA'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators from PDI-Perjuangan may backtrack on the political party's previous stance concerning the establishment of a special committee to probe the Rp 40 billion Bulog scam implicating...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Solution to prevent
Solution to prevent floods in JakartaFrom Investor Indonesia The comments by some Jakarta administration officials on recent floods in the city were extremely amusing. They said that flooding was all part and parcel of the seasonal cycle.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
KL, Thailand to start pipeline project
KL, Thailand to start pipeline project KUALA LUMPUR: A stalled gas pipeline joint venture between Malaysia and Thailand is expected to finally take off in April, a senior executive of Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. Standard Chartered Bank Plc.
1. Standard Chartered Bank Plc. 2. Newbridge Capital 3. Farallon Capital 4. Bank Mega Consortium 5. Dynamic Choice 6. Indonesia Recovery Fund Limited 7. Berca Consortium 8. Consortium of Bank Panin shareholders led by PT Trimegah Securities. 9.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
JITF to restructure $5b debt in 2002
JITF to restructure $5b debt in 2002The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) aims to finalize the restructuring by as much as US$5 billion in corporate debt in 2002, before its mandate ends at the end of the year, according to its chairman Becelius Ruru.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Thailand finds a way out, what about us?
Thailand finds a way out, what about us? The topics of the talks by Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his two-day visit to Indonesia were focused on trade cooperation and the terrorism issue.Indonesia and Thailand are still struggling to escape from the crisis.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
'RCTI' sole local TV channel for 2002 World Cup soccer matches
'RCTI' sole local TV channel for 2002 World Cup soccer matchesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta RCTI, the privately run television station, announced on Wednesday that it would broadcast live 45 of the 64 soccer matches at World Cup 2002, which will be jointly hosted by South Korea and Japan.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Thailand to host ASEAN meeting
Thailand to host ASEAN meeting BANGKOK: Thailand will next week host a meeting of senior economic officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), officials said Wednesday.The two-day meeting will focus on drawing up an action plan for the group's "Vision 2020" goal to create free...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Council wastes public's money on meeting in resort hotel
Council wastes public's money on meeting in resort hotelAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors are again spending millions of rupiah of public money by conducting a two-day meeting with city officials at the Horison Hotel in North Jakarta to discuss the proposed 2002 budget.