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Sat, 25 Jan 2003
15 firms warned over pollution
15 firms warned over pollution SURAKARTA, Central Java: Authorities in Karanganyar, Central Java, warned 15 companies in the regency that they would face pollution charges unless they improved the management of their waste water.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
House fails to finish electoral bill on schedule
House fails to finish electoral bill on scheduleKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disagreement over the electoral system and threshold have stalled the deliberation of the election bill, raising the specter of failing to meet the Jan. 30 deadline.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
British envoy offers assistance
British envoy offers assistance JAKARTA: British Ambassador to Indonesia Richard Gozney offered on Friday assistance and facilities that would help the House of Representatives Commission II for home and legal affairs speed up the deliberation of the large number of outstanding bills.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Bulog rice cheap but inedible?
Bulog rice cheap but inedible?From Warta KotaA private TV station reported the sale of cheap rice for the poor from the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) in Marunda, North Jakarta, several days ago. At the price of Rp 1,000 per kilogram, the rice was later said to be unfit for consumption, unless it...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Judges say trial into murder of Papuan leader must go on
Judges say trial into murder of Papuan leader must go onAinur Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The panel of judges trying seven of the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) personnel charged with killing Papuan proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay rejected on Friday a demand by the defendants'...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Gloomy property market in Jakarta, except retail
Gloomy property market in Jakarta, except retailSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Property businesses in Greater Jakarta are facing gloomy prospects in 2003, except in the retail sector, which is predicted to grow due to increasing domestic consumption.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
TV Program: Monday, January 27, 2003
TV Program: Monday, January 27, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature8:00 DRTV 8:30 Environment9:00 Janji Cinta9:30 Surat10:30 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Don't pander to donors
Don't pander to donorsFrom Republika Once I heard the management of a mosque I attended make the following announcement: "We would like to thank Sudwikatmono and all his family for performing an obligatory prayer in this mosque".
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Gus Dur vows to remain critical
Gus Dur vows to remain critical PALEMBANG: Former president Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur as he is familiarly known, said he would continue criticizing his successor President Megawati Soekarnoputri as the Constitution guaranteed freedom of speech.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
`Mr. Boombastic' set to explode
`Mr. Boombastic' set to explodeJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Hang on to your dreadlocks ladies and gentlemen, as a little bit of Jamaica will be performing live here in Jakarta on Tuesday, Jan. 28, when famed reggae and R&B artist Shaggy arrives in town as part of his Lucky Day World Tour.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Jan. 24 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 24 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,572.03 4,974.43 5,301.44 5,244.79 Brunei dollar 1 5,427.75 4,846.91 5,164.16 5,110.34 Canadian dollar 1 6,169.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Burning bus causes havoc, kills 18
Burning bus causes havoc, kills 18Nana Rukmana and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Slawi, Central Java At least 18 people were killed on Thursday night when a Sinar Jaya bus traveling to Jakarta crashed into a number of oil drums, exploded in flames and turned into a speeding death trap for...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Acehnese child beggars dream of school
Acehnese child beggars dream of schoolIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh There are fears that tens of thousands of children estimated to have been forced to abandon schooling in Aceh are a time bomb waiting to explode.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Joggers protest closure of Thamrin-Sudirman roads
Joggers protest closure of Thamrin-Sudirman roadsDamar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThose who used to jog and exercise along Jakarta's main arteries of Jl. Thamrin and Jl.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
WB to train 300 Acehnese for community development
WB to train 300 Acehnese for community developmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To support the peace process in Aceh, the World Bank (WB) pledged on Friday to expand its community development program in the strife-torn province and provide training for the Acehnese.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
`Councillors have money on their minds'
`Councillors have money on their minds' If the 2003 draft budget is approved by the Jakarta City Council, the 85 councillors would each receive about Rp 90 million per month. The Jakarta Post talked to some urban residents about the proposed expenditure.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Viable alternative for cost-effective solutions
Viable alternative for cost-effective solutions Ari A. Rachmat Contributor JakartaYou wish to have an office of your own, but you do not have sufficient funds? Well, not to worry. By renting a serviced office available in the city, your wish is easily realized.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Govt unlikely to recover tax and duty losses: Official
Govt unlikely to recover tax and duty losses: OfficialRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will most probably never recover billions of dollars in unpaid import duties and taxes owed by the country's dishonest importers as it has no idea as to their whereabouts, a governmental...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Animal smuggling foiled at airport
Animal smuggling foiled at airportThe Jakarta Post, Tangerang Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's animal quarantine hall looked like a miniature version of Noah's Ark on Friday, lined with cages containing 246 wild animals from a dazzling array of species.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Korean Air disappoints me
Korean Air disappoints me I went to Korea on Dec. 1, 2002 by Korean Air and planned to go home on Dec. 12. Although I had made a reservation in October for my fight back to Jakarta on Dec. 12 through KIA Travel, the agency put me on a waiting list and I was notified of OK status for travel on Dec.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 25, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 25, 2003 Exhibitions * Painting, Horizon Keempat, by Agapetus A Kristiandana and Januri, Edwin's Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 21, Kemang, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-7194721), until Jan. 31, 8 p.m..
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
WB tells Jakarta to get tough on corruption
WB tells Jakarta to get tough on corruptionFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apparently incensed by reports of widespread leakage affecting loans from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), the World Bank has urged the government to get tough on the country's...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
1. ANCOL: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. ANCOL: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Ancol budget meet canceled by public criticism 2. DRUG: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 X 20 Activists urge concerted effort to fight drugs 3. FITRA: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 34 NGO warns budget ripe for corruption 4. SATWA: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 16 Animal smuggling foiled at airport 5.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraq
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraqor'U.S. must not fight Iraq as it will cause chaos in RI'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaNoted Muslim leaders, scholars and activists warned the United States on Saturday against attacking Iraq, saying that a war against Baghdad would only...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Activists urge concerted effort to fight drugs
Activists urge concerted effort to fight drugsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the police intensify their war on drugs, activists are calling for a comprehensive and concerted effort to combat drug abuse and trafficking in Jakarta.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
FIATA world congress to take place in Bali
FIATA world congress to take place in BaliSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the first time since it held its inaugural world congress in 1926, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) is to hold a world congress in Bali.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
TNI pledge help to FBI in probe into Timika ambush
TNI pledge help to FBI in probe into Timika ambushTiarma Siboro and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has pledged to help U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers probe the deadly ambush on employees of American mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Garuda to operate normally despite threatened strike
Garuda to operate normally despite threatened strikeArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Playing down the threat of industrial action from its pilots, Garuda Indonesia management reassured the public on Friday that the airline would operate as normal.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Govt requests revisions to dirty money law: DPR
Govt requests revisions to dirty money law: DPRA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed on Friday a government proposal to revise the law on money laundering that took effect several months ago, on the grounds that several clauses of the law were deemed...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
1. Ambon: 26 x 1 line
1. Ambon: 26 x 1 lineAmbon remains tense after attacks2. Anak: 30 x 1 lineAceh child beggars dream of school 3. Theys: 24 x 2 linesJudges say trial into murder of Papuan leader must go on
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Wiranto may enliven 2004 elections
Wiranto may enliven 2004 electionsImanuddin Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta iman@thejakartapost.com The general elections is still a year ahead, but prospective candidates for the next presidency, who have their roots in the top ten political parties, have either secretly or publicly launched...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
KL Internet newspaper evicted from office
KL Internet newspaper evicted from officePauline Jasudason, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur An Internet newspaper has been ordered to leave its offices after it ran afoul of Malaysia's governing party for publishing a letter critical of government policies.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Empu Djeno, the last sacred kris master alive
Empu Djeno, the last sacred kris master aliveBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta Finding ordinary kris makers are easy, as they can be found at any handicraft center. But to find a master who creates only sacred kris following age old rituals and processes, and who has obtained the title of empu or...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Rules, not privatization, needed to ensure water access
Rules, not privatization, needed to ensure water access The government has submitted a bill on water privatization to the legislature for approval. The government sees water privatization as the best way of improving people's awareness of preserving the commodity.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Garuda customer complaint
Garuda customer complaint Once again Garuda Indonesia has failed to look after its customers. Our Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF) cards expired in November 2002. We had contacted Garuda on numerous occasions and have been given the following explanation from:Jakarta office: Your Frequent Flyer cards...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
ASEAN looks to connect gas pipeline to China
ASEAN looks to connect gas pipeline to ChinaShanghai, Dow Jones The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is looking at ways to extend its planned gas pipeline into China, where demand for natural gas is expected to boom in the coming years, said Guillermo Balce, executive director of the...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
[b]U.S. Dollar Rates Jan. 24
U.S. Dollar Rates Jan. 24 Latest %Change Yen 118.09-14 -0.02 Euro* 1.0767-74 +0.20 Sterling* 1.6308-12 +0.52 Swiss franc 1.3613-18 -0.08 Canadian dollar 1.5233-36 -0.06 Australian dollar* 0.5911-16 +0.03 New Zealand dollar* 0.5483-88 +0.20 Deutsche mark 2.2150-75 0.00 Czech koruna 29.070-95 -0.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Activists caution U.S. over military training
Activists caution U.S. over military trainingMoch. N. Kurniawan and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. senators voted down on Thursday an attempt to limit U.S. military training for Indonesian soldiers, a move that Indonesian activists said would further dampen efforts to promote human...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
TV Today: Saturday, January 25, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, January 25, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Sports Feature8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Music9:30 Entertainment 10:00 Mujizat10:30 Talk Show11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Ministers face quiz over Indosat
Ministers face quiz over Indosat JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled on Monday to hear explanations from the government over the sale the state's 41.9 percent stake in telecommunications firm PT Indosat to Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd. (STT).
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
`Govt misses refugee relocation target by a mile'
`Govt misses refugee relocation target by a mile'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government, already weighed down with political and economic problems, seems to have missed its target of concluding the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of refugees, a program it had planned to...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
`Tayub' dance moves with the times
`Tayub' dance moves with the timesSinggir Kartana, Contributor, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta Exoticism, sex and the hint of prostitution are three things which make the traditional tayub dance popular, but at the same time have tainted it with a negative image.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies Carla Bianpoen Contributor Jakarta On Friday, January 17, at 9.20 p.m. Jakarta time, Hildawati Soemantri passed away at Darmais Hospital from cancer. Her brother was at her side along with other family members, as well as sculptor Lydia Poetri, who has...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
* Headlines: Anti-globalization movement grows in RI 2
* Headlines: Anti-globalization movement grows in RI 2 * National: House fails to finish electoral bill on time4 * Archipelago: Ambon remains tense after attacks 5 * Opinion: Papua's case in the eyes of the EC 6 * City: Ancol budget meet canceled by public criticism 8 * Sports: Els takes charge at...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Improving the fire agency
Improving the fire agency "Fire is a good servant but a bad master." This old proverb remains very relevant to Jakarta, which has seen at least three big fires since the New Year that have killed seven people.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Ambon journalists become jacks-of-all-trades
Ambon journalists become jacks-of-all-tradesAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Journalists of struggling media publications have never had the luxury of sticking to just reporting, yet they will do anything in their power to reach their public to survive.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Proliga to start 2003 season with fewer teams
Proliga to start 2003 season with fewer teamsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the absence of a tournament promoter, the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) will carry on with its plan to stage the 2003 national professional volleyball league, which is locally known as Proliga,...
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Improving the fire agency
Improving the fire agency "Fire is a good servant but a bad master." This old proverb remains very relevant to Jakarta which has seen at least three big fires since the New Year that has killed seven people.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Improving the fire department
Improving the fire department "Fire is a good servant but a bad master." This old proverb remains very relevant to Jakarta, which has seen at least three big fires since the New Year that have killed seven people.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2002
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2002 Exhibitions* Comic Arts exhibition Retrospeksi 1965-2000 by Teguh Santosa at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (phone: 0274-560404), until Jan. 27.