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Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Police hunt marijuana syndicate
Police hunt marijuana syndicate BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A joint police force has launched a massive hunt in Banda Aceh for a syndicate believed to own over two tons of dried marijuana leaves seized on Thursday in North Aceh regency.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Antiglobalization movement grows in Indonesia
Antiglobalization movement grows in IndonesiaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A flier displaying a blurry color photo of a pensive farmer and a bold headline saying "Indonesian farmers cry, developed countries laugh" immediately grabs the attention of passersby.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Ambon remains tense after attacks
Ambon remains tense after attacksAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku After the signing of the Malino peace agreement nearly one year ago, the situation in Ambon, capital of Maluku, remains tense following a series of attacks this month.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Indonesian youths becoming more aware of global injustice
Indonesian youths becoming more aware of global injusticeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung When he was a university student, Tristan thought fighting what he considered global injustice was a cool thing to do.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
There have been numerous appeals lately for Australian
There have been numerous appeals lately for Australian domination in the region to be curbed. The appeals were, among others, voiced by Reni Winata, director of the Australian Studies Center at a hearing with Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Wednesday.
Sat, 25 Jan 2003
1,500 haj pilgrims stranded
1,500 haj pilgrims stranded JAKARTA: Around 1,500 Indonesian haj pilgrims are stranded at Soekarno-Hatta airport as the airline company that is to transport them to Saudi Arabia failed to ensure their scheduled departures.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Message from Australian Ambassador
Message from Australian Ambassador Australians celebrate their national day this year with the memory of one of our country's greatest tragedies fresh in our minds.The terrorist bombs that tore through Bali on Oct. 12 last year left 88 Australians dead and hundreds injured, many with terrible burns.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Oka Rusmini's pen breaks tradition
Oka Rusmini's pen breaks traditionSusi Andrini, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali Ida Ayu Oka Rusmini feels restless. She witnesses unjust treatment toward her fellow women, yet she is powerless. As a writer, she can do something, expressing her dissatisfaction, unhappiness and anxiety via the written...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 23, 2003:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 23, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------- Name Close Change Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 600 0 0 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
360 school buildings in Brebes need repair
360 school buildings in Brebes need repair BREBES, Central Java: Some 360 decrepit elementary school buildings in 17 districts in Brebes regency have been deemed to be in very poor condition, and hampering the compulsory nine-year basic education program in the regency.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Whistle-blower's detention extended
Whistle-blower's detention extended JAKARTA: The South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has extend the detention of prosecutor Kito Irkhamni, who gave evidence against Attorney General M.A. Rachman, for another 30-days over his alleged involvement in a fraudulent case.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Bill promoters deny condoning abortion
Bill promoters deny condoning abortionDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Authors of the health bill currently being deliberated upon by the House of Representatives (DPR) denied on Thursday that they were trying to legalize abortion.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
TV Today: Friday, January 24, 2003
TV Today: Friday, January 24, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m.Teletilawah 6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Sarapan 8:30 Environment9:00 Documentary9:30 Hidup Halal10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita Dearah11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Lalu denies underreporting his wealth
Lalu denies underreporting his wealth JAKARTA: South Jakarta District Court President Lalu Mariyun claims he has reported all his assets to the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN), denying all the tip-offs received by the commission from the public regarding his alleged corruption.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Rupiah Rates Jan. 23
Rupiah Rates Jan. 23 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 23 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,509.93 4,918.64 5,242.22 5,186.13 Brunei dollar 1 5,411.72 4,832.30 5,148.77 5,095.09 Canadian dollar 1 6,133.59 5,476.45 5,835.57 5,774.28 Swiss franc 1 6,871.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Man arrested for fake ATM cards
Man arrested for fake ATM cards JAKARTA: Police arrested on Wednesday a suspect allegedly involved in the production of dozens of fake Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards enabling their users to steal cash from the accounts of banks' customersThe suspect, John Petrus (43), whose identity card...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
House slows down talk on Akbar's dismissal
House slows down talk on Akbar's dismissalKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Complicated procedures have put an early damper on moves to show House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung the door as the steering committee (Bamus) that was scheduled to discuss the issue on Thursday failed...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Nine killed, 23 wounded in N. Sumatra collisions
Nine killed, 23 wounded in N. Sumatra collisionsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra At least nine people were killed and 23 others seriously injured in two separate head-on collisions on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Sumatra on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
BII, Wahana Tata sign deal
BII, Wahana Tata sign deal JAKARTA: Bank International Indonesia (BII) and insurance firm PT Asuransi Wahana Tata signed on Thursday an agreement in which the company would help cover the bank's business risk.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
GAM and elections
GAM and elections The Jakarta Post reported on page three of its Jan. 11 edition a statement from the Indonesian chief negotiator, Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, who is a seasoned and very experienced diplomat.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Laksamana faces legal defeat at PTUN
Laksamana faces legal defeat at PTUNThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former member of PT Telkom's board of commissioners who lost his job for alleged incompetence during a government-ordered reshuffle, must be reinstated, the Jakarta State Administrative Court has ruled.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
NGOs, local govts to get bulk of CGI grants
NGOs, local govts to get bulk of CGI grants Local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local administrations will get the bulk of the grants and technical assistance facilities worth US$400 million that were pledged by foreign donors Wednesday.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Nine Malaysians arrested in Papua
Nine Malaysians arrested in Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua police arrested nine Malaysians in Sorong and Manokwari, Papua for alleged involvement of illegal logging while they were attempting to transport logs to their home country, Antara reported.They were arrested on Jan.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Gearing up for another big party
Gearing up for another big partyHendarsyah Tarmizi and Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Denpasar Less than a month after all the year-end festivities, partiers, gourmands and shopping maniacs will have another big event to celebrate on Feb.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Labor market
Labor market As one of the leading providers of training for professional certification (project management) in Southeast Asia, I feel compelled to respond to your article in the Jan. 15, 2003 issue of The Jakarta Post, entitled RI asked to open its labor market by Rendi A. Witular.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Acquisition of Salim asset in question
Acquisition of Salim asset in questionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Acquiring assets owned by the country's one-time biggest conglomerate, the Salim Group, is still proving difficult.Business group Makindo complained on Thursday that it had yet to gain full control of a former Salim sugarcane...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
1. SKB: 3 x 22
1. SKB: 3 x 22 Govt issues decrees on illegal logging, activists unimpressed 2. DONOR: 2 x 30 Donors criticize forestry effort, but no action taken 3. TERROR: 1 x 42 ASEAN must compromise to fight terrorism 4. ABORTION: 1 x 37 Bill promoters deny condoning abortion 5.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
`Security personnel attacked church'
`Security personnel attacked church'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An East Timorese priest testified before a rights tribunal on Thursday that Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers and policemen were among the crowd that attacked a church in Liquica, East Timor, in April 1999.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Tourists offered coffee with East Timor's foreign minister
Tourists offered coffee with East Timor's foreign ministerAssociated Press Melbourne Australian travelers have been offered an extra incentive to visit East Timor this year - coffee with the foreign minister.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
FBI agents arrive to join probe into killing of Americans
FBI agents arrive to join probe into killing of AmericansIan Timberlake, Agence France-Presse, Jakarta U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have arrived here to work with Indonesian police investigating the ambush murder of two Americans in Papua province, a U.S.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
RI to protest to U.S. over profiling policy
RI to protest to U.S. over profiling policyKurniawan Hari and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said Indonesia would file a protest with the United States over its new policy requiring Indonesian males of 16 years and above to register...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
In mixed doubles, fifth seed Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe and
In mixed doubles, fifth seed Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia bt David Adams of South Africa and Wynne Prakusya of Indonesia 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/3) in the quarterfinals match on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
New province to
New province to solve Papua issueFrom Media Indonesia People in the region of Irian Jaya, now called Papua, are still lagging behind in their standard of living, while the political movement to secede from the Republic of Indonesia is escalating.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Headings
Headings1: Hutan: 10 x 4 linesRI loses seven more islands in Riau2. Tabrak: 20 x 2 linesNine killed, 23 wounded in N. Sumatra collisions 3. Dana: 8 x 4 linesMedan councillors to probe corruption
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Barham leads rain-interrupted Caltex Masters
Barham leads rain-interrupted Caltex MastersNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Singapore Thunder and lightning forced tournament officials of the Caltex Singapore Masters to suspend the game twice at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club on Thursday before calling it a day.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Dengue attacks nearly 100 in Makassar
Dengue attacks nearly 100 in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Makassar mayor H.B. Amiruddin Maula instructed on Thursday the local health office to take immediate measures to control the spread of dengue fever across the city.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Profit amidst misery: Water is not a commodity
Profit amidst misery: Water is not a commodityYanuar Nugroho, Director, Business Watch Indonesia, Lecturer, Sahid Univ. Surakarta, Researcher, Unisosdem Jakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org The bill on water resources management may be ratified at any time this year.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 23, 2003:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 23, 2003: -------------------------------------------------------------- Name Close Change Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 600 0 0 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Rally in support of govt birthday present for Mega
Rally in support of govt birthday present for MegaTiarma Siboro and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Worn out by over two weeks of boisterous antigovernment rallies, President Megawati Soekarnoputri received a special gift on her 56th birthday on Thursday as hundreds of her supporters took to...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Asia-Pacific to outpace the world economy in next 5 years
Asia-Pacific to outpace the world economy in next 5 yearsAgence France-Presse, Singapore The Asia-Pacific region will outpace the rest of the world economy in the next five years with an annual average growth rate of 5.5 percent, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said Thursday.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
EU eases testing of Thai shrimps
EU eases testing of Thai shrimps BANGKOK: The European Union has eased testing requirements for imported Thai shrimps, saying Bangkok has brought under control a problem of contamination with cancer-causing antibiotics.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
RI loses seven more islands in Riau
RI loses seven more islands in RiauHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Indonesia is now seven islands smaller thanks to environmental destruction.The islands in the province of Riau have been eroded away and swamped by seawater due to irreparable damage caused to the island's...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Flat tires force Star Air into hard landing: A Boeing 737-200
Flat tires force Star Air into hard landing: A Boeing 737-200 aircraft operated by Star Air airlines that landed at Soekarno- Hatta airport at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday suffered four of its six flat tires and some jangled nerves as its tires made contact with the runway.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Rupiah Rates Jan. 23
Rupiah Rates Jan. 23 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 23 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,509.93 4,918.64 5,242.22 5,186.13 Brunei dollar 1 5,411.72 4,832.30 5,148.77 5,095.09 Canadian dollar 1 6,133.59 5,476.45 5,835.57 5,774.28 Swiss franc 1 6,871.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
City council continues budget meeting in Ancol
City council continues budget meeting in AncolAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Having aborted its plan to hold a budget meeting in the Puncak hill resort in West Java, the city council now plans to hold its next round of meetings on the 2003 draft city budget in the Hotel Horison in Ancol,...
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
One dead in Bali landslide
One dead in Bali landslide DENPASAR, Bali: A person was killed when a landslide hit the village of Bugbug, Bali, while a family of five survived another landslide burying their house in the village of Pelaga, a local government official said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Sipadan-Ligitan case won't recur
Sipadan-Ligitan case won't recur JAKARTA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda assured on Thursday that there would be no more loss of islands in the future as there was no more disputed islands in the country.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Next KONI chief can expect a rough ride
Next KONI chief can expect a rough rideMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The next chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) faces a tough task given the state of Indonesian sport and public demand for improvement, a sports observer says.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
`I'm really pessimistic and expecting nothing'
`I'm really pessimistic and expecting nothing' The city council is continuing its meeting to discuss the 2003 city budget, totaling Rp 11.05 trillion. If the budget proposal is approved, each councillor will get a monthly income of about Rp 90 million.
Fri, 24 Jan 2003
Indonesia should look more to European Union
Indonesia should look more to European Union Professor Corrado Guido Maria Letta is known for his expertise in Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) affairs and chairs a strategic think- thank of the ASEM Summit Organizing Committee.