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Wed, 22 Jan 2003
World's natural rubber price may increase to US$1.20
World's natural rubber price may increase to US$1.20Sari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The price of natural rubber on the global market could increase to US$1.20 per kilogram by the middle of this year from $0.90 at present, as world demand grows and supply declines.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
House and the Indosat divestment
House and the Indosat divestmentFrom Koran Tempo The Indosat divestment case has drawn public attention and it remains to be seen how it will end. And now there is another case: The simultaneous hikes of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
Seribu Islands get fewer tourists
Seribu Islands get fewer tourists JAKARTA: The number of local and foreign tourists visiting Kepulauan Seribu, or the Thousand Islands, continues to decline due to lingering security concerns and the battered economy, an executive said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
FPI leader denied entry to palace
FPI leader denied entry to palace JAKARTA: Security personnel denied Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq entry to the presidential palace compound on Tuesday after he arrived to personally deliver a letter to State Secretary Bambang Kesowo.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
Threat not to pay taxes
Threat not to pay taxes In the rallies held in response to the simultaneous increases of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs, the protesters demanded that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz resign. I can certainly understand this demand.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
* Headlines: IMF sees delay in fuel price hikes temporary2
* Headlines: IMF sees delay in fuel price hikes temporary2 * National: Govt looking for actors behind rallies 4 * Archipelago: KAI raises railway fares 5 * Opinion: Fuel prices hike: Desperado in limbo 7 * City: New licensing system eases burden 8 * Sports: Venus, Agassi into Aussie Open...
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
Maluku refugees return as govt cuts assistance
Maluku refugees return as govt cuts assistanceAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Over 100,000 refugees who fled sectarian clashes in Maluku since 1999 have returned to their homes or been resettled elsewhere, following the government's mid January deadline to cut aid for refugees...
Wed, 22 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.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
New licensing system eases burden
New licensing system eases burdenTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents throughout the capital are now able to extend their driver's licenses at any of four police precinct offices here, thanks to the new decentralized system.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
Govt seeks CGI loans to plug deficit
Govt seeks CGI loans to plug deficitDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The government once again was reduced to begging foreign donors for fresh loans to help finance the state budget despite rising demands for an end to reliance on foreign loans.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
Ba'asyir may face treason charges: Police
Ba'asyir may face treason charges: PoliceAssociated Press, Jakarta Police recommended on Tuesday that prosecutors file treason charges against al-Qaeda-linked Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is accused of involvement in church bombings two years ago and a plot to assassinate President...
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
PASI expels three athletes from center
PASI expels three athletes from centerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After recruiting eight more athletes as part of its long-term preparations for the next Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) sent three home from a training center for technical reasons.
Wed, 22 Jan 2003
Present coalition
Present coalition still going strong In the political scene, it is virtually impossible for the solid coalition of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), the faction of the Functional Group (Golkar) behind Akbar Tandjung and the United Development Party (PPP) to lose the 2004...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Fires raze homes, four killed
Fires raze homes, four killedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the prolonged dry season buffeted by high temperatures, two fires razed dozens of homes on Monday in two separate areas in East and Central Jakarta. Four fatalities were reported, including an eight-month-old baby.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
1. WATER:
1. WATER: Green NGOs oppose bill legalizing water privatization 2. CASES: 1 x 42 Case studies of privatization: A backlash 3. BILL: 1 x 40 Legislators uninterested in water bill 4. JOGG: 1 x 32 Joggers protest Thamrin closure 5. MEDIA: 1 x 39 Malaysia silences Internet newspaper 6.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
FBI not part of probe team: Minister
FBI not part of probe team: Minister JAKARTA: Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday that the visit of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigators to Papua should not be seen as intervention into the investigative process...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Humankind's blood thirst threatens animals' future
Humankind's blood thirst threatens animals' futureTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A long-tailed macaque is suspended by the tail from the ceiling of what appears to be a workshop, while a man holds the primate's head to stop it struggling as he burns the animal with a blowtorch to seal...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
City will buy Japan's JITF shares
City will buy Japan's JITF sharesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Japanese government is offering to sell its 42 percent share in firm PT Jakarta International Trade Fair (JITF) to the city administration for just US$10 million -- but only if JITF get a court to rule it cannot pay its debt.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Prosecutors reject dossier on S.Kalimantan Governor
Prosecutors reject dossier on S.Kalimantan GovernorYuliansyah The Jakarta Post BanjarmasinSouth Kalimantan prosecutors refused on Monday to accept a dossier of a police investigation into corruption charges against Governor Sjachriel Darham, reasoning they needed President Megawati Soekarnoputri's...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Leprosy still widespread in 111 regencies
Leprosy still widespread in 111 regencies Debbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post JakartaThe public's belief that leprosy is incurable, their ignorance of the medical treatment's available and their prejudices against the sufferers are three major contributors to a rise in the number of leprosy cases in...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
RI children need counseling
RI children need counselingIgnas Kleden, Sociologist, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs (CEIA), Jakarta, ceia@centrin.net.id Viewed from the perspective of time, the future are our children. The question as to what the future would look like depends on the extent to which children are given...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
[b]Rupiah Rates Jan. 20
Rupiah Rates Jan. 20 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,543.02 4,948.33 5,273.76 5,217.37 Brunei dollar 1 5,416.62 4,836.79 5,153.49 5,099.77 Canadian dollar 1 6,112.12 5,457.44 5,815.21 5,754.16 Swiss franc 1 6,842.83 6,111.64 6,510.42 6,443.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Lake Tempe to be rehabilitated
Lake Tempe to be rehabilitated MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim is scheduled to announce the rehabilitation of Lake Tempe in Wajo regency, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Present coalition
Present coalition still going strong In the political scene, it is virtually impossible for the solid coalition of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), the faction of the Functional Group (Golkar) behind Akbar Tandjung and the United Development Party (PPP) to lose the 2004...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
;JP;ASA;
;JP;ASA; ANPAf..r.. Business-CGI-Garuda JP/ /1CGI Plane forced to make emergency landing: A Garuda plane carrying dozens of participants to Bali for the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting was forced to return to Jakarta and make an emergency landing after about 25 minutes in the air,...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
ISSI ponders SEAG training period
ISSI ponders SEAG training periodThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) remains undecided on whether to adopt a long or short training period for the cyclists ahead of the 2003 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, an ISSI official said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Hope for national leaders
Hope for national leaders From Bisnis IndonesiaMany circles of society have staged demonstrations against increases in fuel prices, electricity tariffs and telephone rates, apparently with the same goal of rejecting the hikes.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Govt cuts fuel prices after weeks of protests
Govt cuts fuel prices after weeks of protestsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe government announced on Monday a reduction in fuel prices and discounts for certain electricity users following weeks of nationwide protests over the recent fuel and utility price hikes.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Elite culture and people's culture
Elite culture and people's cultureFrom Koran TempoPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri said that the burning of the President's and Vice President's effigies in rallies staged to protest against the hike in utility prices was indicative that the people were lacking in respect and that their cultural...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Six SMS fraudsters arrested
Six SMS fraudsters arrested JAKARTA: After operating for a year and obtaining Rp 50 million (US$5,600) by deception, six Short Message Service (SMS) fraudsters were arrested by the city police.The messages they sent stated that the receivers had been nominated as winners of Rp 5 million from the...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Amin Syam sworn in as new governor of S. Sulawesi
Amin Syam sworn in as new governor of S. SulawesiJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi As in Southeast Sulawesi, the swearing-in of Amin Syam as new governor of South Sulawesi has been in limbo amid the ongoing police investigation into bribery allegations during the gubernatorial...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Mandala raises salary by 100%
Mandala raises salary by 100% JAKARTA: Local airline Mandala Airlines has increased the basic salary of its 1,345 employees by between 60 percent and 100 percent in a bid to improve their welfare.The move was also in anticipation of the hikes in prices of basic commodities and the cost of living,...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Heritage runs deep in Sita's veins
Heritage runs deep in Sita's veinsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta For Laretna T. Adishakti, her very persona and heritage activities are one and the same, an integral whole.Employed as a lecturer in Gadjah Mada University (UGM)'s School of Architecture, Laretna's interest in heritage...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Students, workers to continue protests
Students, workers to continue protests Students, workers and employers vowed on Monday to continue their street rallies to force the government to make radical changes to economic policies aimed at bailing the country out of its multidimensional crisis.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Case studies of privatization: A backlash
Case studies of privatization: A backlashThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of the strongest arguments in favor of water privatization is the widespread inability of public utilities in the developing world to provide clean water.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Hollywood lost $640m to Asian pirates in 2002
Hollywood lost $640m to Asian pirates in 2002 Reuters Bangkok Hollywood lost a record $640 million in 2002 to Asian criminal syndicates using cutting-edge technology to produce and export illegal copies of blockbuster films, a U.S. industry representative said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Investigation into Sulawesi bribery allegations to go forward
Investigation into Sulawesi bribery allegations to go forwardThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite recent objections from councillors, the government prosecutor's office in Kendari, capital of Southeast Sulawesi, said it would go ahead with its plan to investigate the alleged bribery in the recent...
Tue, 21 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.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Joggers protest Thamrin closure
Joggers protest Thamrin closureDamar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans who used to jog and exercise along the capital's main arteries Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl. Jend.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Residents protest road damage in Tangerang
Residents protest road damage in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Thousands of residents from the districts of Balaraja, Kresek and Kronjo in Tangerang, Banten province, blocked the main road connecting the three districts on Monday to demand the regency administration repair the...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 20, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 20, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------- Name Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 600 0 5,000 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
1,000 women demand independence
1,000 women demand independence BANDA ACEH, Aceh: More than 1,000 Acehnese women staged a peaceful demonstration in the city on Monday, demanding the government grant full independence to the country's westernmost province.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
JP/4/scene
JP/4/sceneTeam formed to discuss antiterrorism bills JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday formed a special committee to deliberate the much-awaited antiterrorism bills.The establishment of the special committee took place two months after the bills were submitted by the government...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
House and the Indosat divestment
House and the Indosat divestmentFrom Koran Tempo The Indosat divestment case has drawn public attention and it remains to be seen how it will end. And now there is another case: The simultaneous hikes of fuel prices, electricity rates and telephone tariffs.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
[b]U.S. Dollar Rates Jan. 20
U.S. Dollar Rates Jan. 20 Latest %Chg Yen 118.24-29 +0.25 Euro* 1.0651-54 -0.04 Sterling* 1.6069-72 -0.32 Swiss franc 1.3704-09 +0.29 Canadian dollar 1.5353-63 +0.04 Australian dollar* 0.5893-98 -0.36 New Zealand dollar* 0.5501-06 -0.34 Deutsche mark 2.2150-75 0.00 Czech koruna 29.389-45 -0.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
CGI delegates: Save Aceh's forests!
CGI delegates: Save Aceh's forests! Thousands of letters from all over the world have arrived on my desk. Petitions opposing the construction of the Ladia Galaska Road network through the last tropical rain forest in Aceh province are approaching the one million mark.
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Controversial Manulife judges exonerated
Controversial Manulife judges exoneratedFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaOnce again the Indonesian judiciary would appear to have shot itself in the foot with the Supreme Court finding the three judges who declared Canadian-based insurance company Manulife bankrupt innocent of all the...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
Oil ticks higher as U.S. says time short for Iraq
Oil ticks higher as U.S. says time short for IraqReuters, London Oil prices ticked higher on Monday as top U.N. weapons inspectors spent a second day in Iraq and the United States said time was running out for Baghdad to prove compliance with disarmament resolutions.
Tue, 21 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...
Tue, 21 Jan 2003
JP/13/Thai
JP/13/ThaiThais seize Indonesian ship smuggling oil from Singapore = Thai customs authorities seized an Indonesian freighter and arrested its captain on charges of oil smuggling, officials said Monday in Bangkok.