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Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Business centers near completion
Business centers near completion JAKARTA: Two business centers in Muara Karang and Pluit, North Jakarta, which will cost an estimated Rp 26.35 billion (US$2.53 million) to build, will be finished in the first quarter of 2002.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
$5.4m budget for bus project approved
$5.4m budget for bus project approvedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council has approved an allocation of Rp 54 billion (US$5.4 million) from the 2002 city budget for a busway project connecting Blok M in South Jakarta with downtown Kota in West Jakarta.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Hearings for Acehnese activists held very late
Hearings for Acehnese activists held very late Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The hearings for two Acehnese activists at South Jakarta District Court were, unusually, held very late on Monday, sparking suspicion that it was part of a ploy to avoid media coverage.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Hatta's 100th year commemoration
Hatta's 100th year commemoration JAKARTA: Indonesians have been urged to emulate the moral teachings and nationalism of the late vice president Mohamad Hatta, who during his life sacrificed much to build the nation.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Extraordinary Garuda pilot
Extraordinary Garuda pilot The pilot of the Garuda Boeing 737 which made an emergency landing near Surakarta (Central Java) on Jan. 15 in the evening deserves the highest award the country can offer.Putting down a passenger jet in a fast flowing jungle river without engine power or functioning...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
* Headlines: E. Timor sets up truth commission 2
* Headlines: E. Timor sets up truth commission 2* Opinion: Lesson in how not to help the poor 4* City: N. Jakartans suffer from floods and council 6* Archipelago: Surabaya lawmakers lock horns with minister 7 * National: Strong regime needed to promote stability 8* World: Up to 100 dead as lava...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 0 3,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 10,500 AGIS 125 0 451,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 245 0 0 Alakasa 205 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 750 0 2,000 Alter Abadi 50 0 0 Alumindo Light 500 0 0...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Jan.21
Rupiah Rates Jan.21 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,875.00 9,875.00 10,427.00 10,323.00Austrian schilling 1 700.54 635.76 671.68 664.60Australian dollar 1 5,598.45 5,078.71 5,367.82 5,309.12Belgian franc 1 238.96 216.86 229.12 226.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
PPP splits, PKB unites
PPP splits, PKB unitesAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta A split in the Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) has affected its members on the city council, but councillors from the National Awakening Party (PKB) are still united under former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Japan grants direct aid for squatters
Japan grants direct aid for squatters JAKARTA: The Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF) has granted US$2 million in aid for squatters in Jakarta, West Java and Banten provinces.Endang Widayati, the director of housing and resettlement at the Ministry of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure,...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
PPP splits, PKB unites at city council
PPP splits, PKB unites at city councilAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A split in the Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) has affected its members on the city council, but councillors from the National Awakening Party (PKB) are still united under former president Abdurrahman "Gus...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Reshuffle planned at KAI
Reshuffle planned at KAI JAKARTA: An independent team set up by the government to carry out a fit and proper test on candidates for the new board of directors of state-owned PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has shortlisted them from 64 to 24.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Legislators reluctant to question Akbar
Legislators reluctant to question AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fears that legislators in the House of Representatives would not be serious about investigating corruption allegations against House Speaker Akbar Tandjung became a reality on Monday, when only 49 of the 500 House...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Megawati forced to tread lightly
Megawati forced to tread lightlyDerwin Pereira, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Jakarta is under pressure from Washington to get tougher with Islamic militant groups operating freely in the country, but domestic politics has much to do with the government's lack of action.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Australia, RI still need to overcome distrust
Australia, RI still need to overcome distrustHilman Adil, Research Professor, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta In an apparent effort to improve the troubled relationship between Indonesia and Australia, the visit of Australia's Prime Minister next month should be assessed in the...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Indonesia apologizes for rioting workers in Malaysia
Indonesia apologizes for rioting workers in MalaysiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta On behalf of the government, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea made an apology to the Malaysian government for the violent riot in which some 400 Indonesian workers in a textile factory ran amok in a...
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
CVR hoped to reveal cause of Boeing crash
CVR hoped to reveal cause of Boeing crashTarko Sudarno, The Jakarta Post, Klaten A team of investigators and PT Garuda Indonesia Airlines are expected to unravel the mystery behind the Boeing 737 crash- landing here following the recovery of the plane's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) on Monday.
Tue, 22 Jan 2002
JI: A potent force with a regional network
JI: A potent force with a regional networkDerwin Pereira, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The Jemaah Islamiah is small compared to other militant groups in Indonesia but it has an international reach that makes it a potent and dangerous force.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
On snacks and autism
On snacks and autism This is in response to Mr. Sunarto Prawirosujanto's letter entitled Snacks and autism, which was published in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 18, 2002, and is a comment on Ms. Santi Hendrawati's article entitled Snacks: Delicious but dangerous (The Post, Jan. 2, 2002.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Singapore's detector sought to find plane's black box
Singapore's detector sought to find plane's black boxTarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post KlatenAuthorities here said on Sunday they would hire a detector from Singapore to find the flight recorder of a Garuda Airlines Boeing 737 plane that last week made a forced landing into a river in Klaten regency,...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
1. Wall (3 x 18)
1. Wall (3 x 18) Wall Street ponders whether recovery in U.S. is on the way 2. Stock (2 x 24) Jakarta stock market seen active but a bit cautious 3. Fed (1 x 32) U.S. cautious despite upbeat data 4. Euro (2 x 27) Euro roll-out success masks doubts about future reforms
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Little expected from rights tribunal
Little expected from rights tribunalAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relatives of the victims of the 1984 Tanjung Priok incident expressed pessimism on Saturday over the upcoming human rights tribunal, saying it was established mainly due to external pressures rather than good...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
New Honda launched in Vietnam
New Honda launched in Vietnam TOKYO: Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd. said Saturday it had launched production in Vietnam of a new motorcycle designed to suit the needs of the fast-growing local market.The 100-cc motorcycle, called a "Honda Wave-alpha" and priced at about US$730, is to be produced at a...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
RI works hard to polish image through upcoming ATF
RI works hard to polish image through upcoming ATFGrace Emilia The Jakarta Post Contributor YogyakartaSpirits are running high among people in the tourism industry here currently as the city is very busy welcoming delegates to an upcoming conference on tourism in Southeast Asia.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Rights body questions Theys murder
Rights body questions Theys murder JAYAPURA, Papua: The mysterious death of Papua proindependence activist Papuan Presidium Council chairman, Theys Hiyo Eluay, will be among the issues to be raised by three officials of Amnesty International who arrived in the province's capital on Sunday.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Civil emergency fails to promote peace in Maluku
Civil emergency fails to promote peace in MalukuTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The imposition of civil emergency in restive Maluku and North Maluku has failed to promote peace and reconciliation between warring groups in the two provinces, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) said on...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Jakarta stock market seen active but a bit cautious
Jakarta stock market seen active but a bit cautiousDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market is expected to remain bullish this week, although not be as active as it was over the past three weeks, which have seen the Composite Index jumping by nine percent, analysts...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
BI's prognosis
BI's prognosis Indonesia's economic outlook for this year, as charted out by Bank Indonesia's board of governors in its report on Tuesday, fundamentally is not much different from that of 2001.Inflation will likely remain at a double-digit level due largely to the increases in fuel prices and...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Six people killed in
Six people killed in fresh Aceh violenceIbnu Mat Noor The Jakarta Post JakartaAt least six people were killed in restive Aceh province on Friday, officials and humanitarian activists said on Saturday.In Pidie regency, four male bodies with gunshot wounds were found at the side of the road in...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Tourism in Bali
Tourism in Bali Last July I spent a few days in Bali with my wife, between Nusa and Ubud.It was a pleasant stay and I decided to repeat it, this time alone, arriving on Oct. 19, 2001 and leaving on Dec. 18, 2001.Again the experience was pleasant and smooth.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Hamzah Haz plays down PPP Reformasi formation
Hamzah Haz plays down PPP Reformasi formationYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A splinter group of the United Development Party (PPP) declared the founding of the United Development Party of Reform (PPP-Reformasi) Sunday amid claims by PPP chairman and the country's Vice President...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Many doubt independence of rights tribunal
Many doubt independence of rights tribunalTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the human rights tribunal's ad hoc judges have yet to hear their first case, many people have already expressed doubts about whether such cases will be free from politicking.M.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
'Elite conspire to preserve corruption'
'Elite conspire to preserve corruption'A'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political observers lashed out on Saturday at what they saw as a conspiracy to save House Speaker Akbar Tandjung, a suspect in a Rp 40 billion scandal involving the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), from...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Dozens of hoodlums netted in Jambi
Dozens of hoodlums netted in Jambi JAMBI: Dozens of hoodlums were netted in a joint operation conducted by local security authorities to clamp down on crime and drug abuse.Jambi Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Lampung under fire over draft budget
Lampung under fire over draft budgetOyos Suroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Activists and experts lambasted Lampung's 2002 draft budget, which they said reflected the provincial government's scant concern for local social and economic problems.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Al-Qaeda connection in Indonesia 3
* Headlines: Al-Qaeda connection in Indonesia 3* Opinion: Debt trap in Argentina and Indonesia 4 * City: Why guilty defendant can walk free 6* Archipelago: Nine corruptors arrested in N. Sumatra 7 * National: State of emergency fails to bring peace 8* World: Karzai in Tokyo to drum up funds 10*...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Is there an al-Qaeda connection in RI?
Is there an al-Qaeda connection in RI?Derwin Pereira, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Recent arrests of Islamic extremists in Singapore and Malaysia have raised the worrying specter of Indonesia becoming a regional center for Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Nine big-time corruptors arrested in N. Sumatra
Nine big-time corruptors arrested in N. SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The North Sumatra High Prosecutors Office has detained nine local officials and businessmen suspected of being involved in corruption of at least Rp 5.8 billion in several regencies in the province.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Debt trap and dependence in Argentina, Indonesia
Debt trap and dependence in Argentina, IndonesiaRizal Ramli, Economist, Jakarta For Indonesians, the images of the Argentine riots broadcast by the international news media recall the horrific mass violence that erupted in our country on May 12, 1998.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Yogyakarta, Yogya, Jogja or Jogya?
Yogyakarta, Yogya, Jogja or Jogya? You may call it Yogyakarta, Yogya, Jogja or Jogya. No problem.Honestly, there are no other cities in Indonesia that have equally "popular" different names like this one.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
1. Korupsi: 8 x 4 lines
1. Korupsi: 8 x 4 lines9 big-time corruptors arrested in N. Sumatra 2. RAPBD: 24 x 2 lineLampung administration under fire over draft budget
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
FOR SUNDAY 20
FOR SUNDAY 20;JP;Sudibyo Wiradji; ANPAc..r.. Focusissue-Spore-housingSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Want to rent public flats or condominiums? It's up to youWant to rent a dream house in Singapore for education or business purposes? Or perhaps you want to invest your funds in a residential...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Access the Net from your mobile phone!
Access the Net from your mobile phone!Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta After stubbornly holding on to an old, dilapidated cellular phone for years (which my friends called "The Brick"), I finally relented to the advances of mobile technology and purchased the new Ericsson T-39, a petite...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Police tracking Cililitan bomb suspect
Police tracking Cililitan bomb suspect JAKARTA: The police are still tracking down a suspect who allegedly detonated a bomb near an electricity relay station in Cililitan area last Friday.The suspect, a sketch of whom has been made public by the police, was believed to have intentionally planted...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting by children from 161 countries, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954) until Jan. 26. * Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Thousands to gather in support of Akbar
Thousands to gather in support of AkbarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security forces will be on alert as at least 40,000 Golkar supporters from Aceh converge on the capital to put pressure on the Attorney General's Office to let the party chairman Akbar Tandjung leave the country for a haj pilgrimage...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
1. Rizal -- Debt trap and dependence in Argentina, Indonesia
1. Rizal -- Debt trap and dependence in Argentina, Indonesia 2 x 20 48 pt Debt trap and dependence in Argentina, Indonesia Rizal Ramli Economist Jakarta 2. Secure -- Sovereignty or security? 1x 32 36 pt Philippines: Sovereignty or security? Amando Doronila Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Arroyo marks first year in power, but hounded by protests
Arroyo marks first year in power, but hounded by protestsAgencies, Manila President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo plunged into Manila's slums and ate with squatters on Sunday to commemorate an uprising which swept her to power, while an army faction vowed to defend her from coup plots.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Alwi to meet Amien over PKB faction
Alwi to meet Amien over PKB factionAsip A. Hasani and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Elected National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Alwi Shihab said he would meet People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais on Monday to claim his party's right to the assembly's deputy...
Mon, 21 Jan 2002
People fed up with pickpockets
People fed up with pickpockets JAKARTA: Electric train passengers have complained about pickpockets on trains from Bogor to Kota in Jakarta, especially on weekends.At least six pickpockets are known to push their way through the crowd when trains stop at Pasar Minggu station, South Jakarta.