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Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Fathur graduate of Ba'asyir's school
Fathur graduate of Ba'asyir's schoolKartika Bagus C and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta/Jakarta An Indonesian, arrested for suspected links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network in the Philippines, received his education at an Islamic boarding school founded and run by...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Data on people with AIDS in Batam varies
Data on people with AIDS in Batam varies BATAM, Riau: Spokesman for Mitra Keluarga Foundation Efrizal said here on Tuesday that Batam's Health Center did not have accurate data on the numbers of people with AIDS or those infected by HIV virus on the island.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
ID card raids ineffective and ridiculous, critics say
ID card raids ineffective and ridiculous, critics sayPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Critics condemned the Jakarta administration for continuing its controversial door-to-door ID card raids Wednesday, saying the policy violated human rights, and was also ineffective and ridiculous.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Lawyer terrorized by client's husband
Lawyer terrorized by client's husbandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer who is handling the divorce case of a battered women has complained about being terrorized by the angry husband, the police and the military.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Funds for cheap rice could be better spent
Funds for cheap rice could be better spentAlexander Irwan, Sociologist, Jakarta How did the government come to the conclusion that the previous Special Market Operation Program (OPK) should be followed by the newly introduced Rp 4.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Dozens of Thai fishermen roam Nias
Dozens of Thai fishermen roam Nias MEDAN, North Sumatra: The presence of dozens of Thai fishermen on Nias island has caused unrest among the islanders as locals feared they would spread AIDS.The Thai fishermen have been employed on a fishing vessel belonging to PT Universal Mina Jaya after they...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Hospital criticized for rejecting patient
Hospital criticized for rejecting patient JAKARTA: The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (LBH) criticized Harapan Bunda hospital for rejecting an unemployed man who had suffered severe burns due to an explosion of a butane gas cylinder in a cigarette kiosk.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
ICRC to hold workshop in Riau
ICRC to hold workshop in Riau JAKARTA: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is scheduled to hold a workshop in Pekanbaru, Riau, with the aim of empowering organizational institutions throughout Sumatra.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
AGO undecided on Akbar pilgrimage
AGO undecided on Akbar pilgrimageKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As controversy continues to rage around House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's planned haj pilgrimage, despite his status as a suspect in an alleged Rp 40 billion scam, Attorney General MA Rachman says he had not...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
151 street criminals arrested
151 street criminals arrested JAKARTA: A total of 151 criminals involved in at least 94 street crimes since Jan. 1 were arrested by Jakarta police.City police detective chief Sr. Supt. Bambang Hendarso Danuri, told reporters Wednesday that the criminals were arrested during raids conducted from Jan.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. Proper (2 x 20)
1. Proper (2 x 20) Jakarta property market shows no growth: PwC 2. Duit (4 x 15) Asian currencies mixed late, outperform yen's decline 3. Oil (1 x 30) Russia might resist further oil cuts in Q2 JP/12/Oil 4. Gold (1 x 25) Gold lower in Europe
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
One dead as floods hit towns in Java
One dead as floods hit towns in JavaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floods triggered by two days of heavy rains have swept through several cities across Java since Tuesday, leaving at least one person dead and thousands of others homeless.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Asian monies mixed late, outperform yen's decline
Asian monies mixed late, outperform yen's declineNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were mixed late Wednesday after clambering off their intraday lows, as the dollar remained well-bid against the yen even as it took a breather from its runup to new 39-month highs Tuesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Response to shipping saga
Response to shipping saga On behalf of the management of PT Freight Lini Express Indonesia we would like to thank Mr. Paul Hamel for bringing the problem of his shipment from Canada to Surabaya (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 18, 2002: Shipping saga).
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Bali's cockfighting tradition lives on
Bali's cockfighting tradition lives onTri Vivi Suryani, Contributor, Denpasar Dozens of young and old men gather near a temple in Denpasar, while women busy themselves selling lawar (mixed vegetables and meat), grilled pork, chicken satay, snacks and colorful homemade syrups.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
KONI to assess Asiad medal chance
KONI to assess Asiad medal chance JAKARTA: The National Sports Council (KONI) will hold a "Strategic Planning Session" to look into Indonesia's medal prospects at the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.The one day session will take place on Thursday at KONI's office in Central Jakarta.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
UNHCHR steps up pressure on Indonesia
UNHCHR steps up pressure on IndonesiaAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) stepped up its pressure on Wednesday for Indonesia to act swiftly against militiamen and others connected to human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999,...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Exams at elementary schools
Exams at elementary schools JAKARTA: Beginning next month the government will publicize a program, which entrusts each elementary school to run its own exams after it eliminated the national exams for the schools (Ebtanas), an official said.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
ID card raids continue despite protests
ID card raids continue despite protestsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the outcry from city residents, the public order agency continued on Wednesday its controversial door-to-door identity card (KTP) raids in Penjaringan district, North Jakarta, arbitrarily arresting some 98...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
BI gives green light to IBRA bank merger plan
BI gives green light to IBRA bank merger planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia will clear the status of Bank Prima Express and Bank Patriot in one or two days, to pave the way for the planned merger of five banks under the supervision of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. Papua - 14 x 3 lines
1. Papua - 14 x 3 linesNonpartisan team on Theys' death suggested 2. BBM - 24 x 2 linesFuel prices hike won't hurt the poor: Government 3. PDI - 21 x 2 linesLegislators may suffer from political backtrack 5. Leandro - 28 x 1 line UNHCR steps up pressure on RI
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
SBI rate falls again this week
SBI rate falls again this week JAKARTA: The weighted average interest rate on one-month Bank Indonesia promissory notes (SBI) fell in a central bank auction Wednesday.The one-month SBI notes stood at 17.09 percent at the weekly auction, down from 17.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
City to provide 50 cars for the police
City to provide 50 cars for the police JAKARTA: The city administration plans to provide 50 police cars for the Jakarta Police worth Rp 7.5 billion (US$721,154).Governor Sutiyoso announced on Wednesday that the cost would be included in the city budget.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Suspect in Tommy extortion case arrested: Jakarta Police arrested
Suspect in Tommy extortion case arrested: Jakarta Police arrested Raden Dodi Sumadi on Wednesday night, a suspect in a Rp 20 billion extortion scandal involving former president Soeharto's son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Intricate bank sale racing against time 3
* Headlines: Intricate bank sale racing against time 3* Opinion: Do the poor need a cheap rice program? 4* City: Jakarta's Council waste public money 6* Archipelago: One dies as floods hit Java 7 * National: Probe into Akbar's case gets tougher 8* World: Australia's immigration adviser quits 9*...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Migrant workers' woes
Migrant workers' woes First of all, let us say that we must deplore the recent rioting by Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, just as we would deplore violence at home. Moreover, as Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said, Indonesians working abroad must respect the laws of the country in which...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1,400 soldiers sent to Aceh, Maluku
1,400 soldiers sent to Aceh, Maluku CIREBON, West Java: Maj. Gen. Dharsono, chief of the Siliwangi Military Command overseeing West Java said on Tuesday he would send 1,400 personnel for rotation duties in restive Aceh and Maluku.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Number of people with HIV/AIDS up
Number of people with HIV/AIDS up JAKARTA: The number of people infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Indonesia jumped by 262 over the last three months of last year alone, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Lampung's draft budget under fire
Lampung's draft budget under fireOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Activists and the Lampung provincial legislative council clashed on Wednesday after the activists said the province's 2002 draft budget allocated more for the bureaucracy that it did for the poor.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Clergymen suggest nonpartisan team on Theys' death
Clergymen suggest nonpartisan team on Theys' deathThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious leaders in Irian Jaya have nominated a number of activists and experts to be included in the planned national commission to carry out an independent investigation into the murder of proindepedence Papua Presidium...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Portuguese Ambassador car thief arrested
Portuguese Ambassador car thief arrested JAKARTA: Police have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of stealing a car belonging to the Portuguese ambassador to Indonesia on Jan. 16 this year, the city police detectives' chief said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Heavy downpours still haunt Jakarta
Heavy downpours still haunt JakartaDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid fears that Tuesday's torrential rains, which caused flooding in some parts of the capital, would recur, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) predicted that heavier downpours were imminent.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Young golfers for 2002 Matoa event
Young golfers for 2002 Matoa event JAKARTA: Around 130 juniors will participate in a one-day golf competition at the Matoa Golf Course in Ciganjur, South Jakarta on Sunday, a press release said here on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Caltex to keep investment steady
Caltex to keep investment steady SINGAPORE: PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia said Wednesday it is planning to keep this year's level of investment in Indonesia at less than US$1 billion, unchanged from 2001.In 2001, CPI, a unit of ChevonTexaco Corp.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Peed off, mate!
Peed off, mate! As an Australian resident in Jakarta, I was shocked when my wife told me, after our two-hour wait at the embassy merely to submit her visa application, that she felt humiliated by the process nurtured by the Australian Embassy, and by, one must presume, the Australian government.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Security back on ASEAN agenda
Security back on ASEAN agendaThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok Trips by Thai leaders to Southeast Asian countries took on a certain predictability in the past decade. The objective was nearly always to improve trade and economic links, while a secondary importance was attached to issues such...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Fuel prices hike won't hurt the poor, says government
Fuel prices hike won't hurt the poor, says governmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid mounting concern over the negative impact of its fuel price hike policy, the government said the poor should not be affected as it had allocated to them sufficient compensation funds of Rp 2.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Jan.23
Rupiah Rates Jan.23 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,895.00 9,895.00 10,447.00 10,343.00Austrian schilling 1 703.09 637.84 674.18 666.72Australian dollar 1 5,674.12 5,148.37 5,440.80 5,381.46Belgian franc 1 239.83 217.57 229.97 227.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Jakarta's property market shows no growth: PwC
Jakarta's property market shows no growth: PwCViva Goldner, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's depressed property market showed no immediate signs of improvement, with regional and global economic factors contributing to minimal growth last year, according to consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Samsung reopens factory
Samsung reopens factoryDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics has reopened its local television factory following an improvement in domestic political and economic conditions.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Sutiyoso threatens to sue developer
Sutiyoso threatens to sue developerAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration officials have threatened legal action against the developer of a North Jakarta housing complex to finance construction of a dam to prevent flooding in the area, which includes the vital toll road that...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
New investment bill to go to House next month: BKPM
New investment bill to go to House next month: BKPMAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Post The government said on Wednesday that it would submit a new investment bill to the House of Representatives next month to replace the existing laws on foreign and domestic investments.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Intricate BCA sale racing against time
Intricate BCA sale racing against timeRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Salim Group is lurking behind the scenes, ready to grab its former jewel in the crown, Bank Central Asia. That's the warning given by various quarters to the government in the sale of its controlling shares in the...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions* Painting by Yasumasa Morimura, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Phone: 0361 979253), until Jan. 31. * Sculpture Contemplation by Ketut Muja, Galeri 9, Ubud, until Feb. 15.CongressThe 2nd Indonesian Short Story, in Jembrana, West Bali, on Feb. 1 - 3.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Bogor regency budget announced
Bogor regency budget announced BOGOR: Bogor regency Council established its 2002 budget at Rp 716.497 billion (US$68.9 million) at a plenary meeting in the council building on Tuesday. The amount was an increase of Rp 61.387 billion over last year's budget of Rp 655.020 billion.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
One foreign troublemaker too many for Malaysia
One foreign troublemaker too many for MalaysiaThe Star, Asia News Network, Kuala Lumpur Attacking and wounding co-workers, employers, compatriots and policemen seem to be routine for some very desperate foreign laborers in this country.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Suspected terrorist Fathur graduate of Ba'asyir's school
Suspected terrorist Fathur graduate of Ba'asyir's schoolKartika Bagus C and Yogita Tahilramani The Jakarta Post Surakarta/Jakarta An Indonesian, arrested for suspected links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network in the Philippines, received his education at an Islamic boarding school...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Navy chief visits Japan
Navy chief visits Japan JAKARTA: Navy Chief Adm. Indroko Sastrowiryono is currently visiting Japan at the invitation of Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force.The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries, especially in the field of maritime defense and security.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Day of respite proposed for Indonesia's mistreated maids
Day of respite proposed for Indonesia's mistreated maidsYogita Tahil Ramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Long working hours and working without a day's rest may soon be a thing of the past for Indonesia's housemaids, if campaigns demanding greater respect for their legal rights gain more ground.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Probe into Akbar's graft case together
Probe into Akbar's graft case togetherTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The investigation by the Attorney General's Office into the high profile graft scandal involving House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung may have to start from zero thanks to conflicting and sometimes...