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Fri, 18 Jan 2002
RI, Thailand step up anti-terrorism drive
RI, Thailand step up anti-terrorism driveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Thailand stepped up their campaign against terrorism on Thursday, agreeing to share intelligence information in order to rid the region of criminal activity and terrorism.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
IBRA told to close more banks
IBRA told to close more banksDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Remarks by Bank Indonesia (BI) officials that two of the five banks under the supervision of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) were not qualified for a planned merger should serve as a signal for the agency to...
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
RI 'not serious in dealing with rights abuses'
RI 'not serious in dealing with rights abuses'Agence France-Presse, New York The Indonesian government failed to address human rights violations last year and the situation in the separatist province of Aceh worsened sharply, Human Rights Watch said.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Poll sees stronger Rp
Poll sees stronger RpReuters, Jakarta Indonesia's rupiah currency is forecast to hover around the 10,435 level against the U.S. dollar by the middle of 2002 and strengthen to 9,995 by the year-end, a Reuters poll of nine economists showed.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Subiakto admits to land price mark-up
Subiakto admits to land price mark-upDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: Former Ministry of Cooperatives' (KPDK) employees cooperative head Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya has admitted he used State Logistics Agency (Bulog) money to buy land in South Jakarta from a son of former dictator...
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
IBRA expects Rp 4t in Salim asset sales
IBRA expects Rp 4t in Salim asset salesBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sales of assets formerly owned by the Salim Group may generate between Rp 3 trillion (about US$288 million) and Rp 4 trillion for the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), as the agency hopes to sell off the...
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Pusri workers go on strike in Cirebon
Pusri workers go on strike in CirebonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 150 casual workers of state-owned fertilizer company PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (PT Pusri) went on strike on Thursday, demanding a 100 percent wage increase.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Learning from the Japanese
Learning from the JapaneseFrom Surabaya PostIn spite of vast natural resources and a huge amount of human resources, close to 60 percent of Indonesia's population lives in poverty.Various attempts by the government to help the poor, including the Social Safety Network (JPS) and the allocation of...
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Local politicians unclear about ethics, values
Local politicians unclear about ethics, valuesJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta Indonesian politics is always full of confusion and misunderstanding, even, or perhaps especially, among politicians. What a contrast.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Teacher set up federation
Teacher set up federationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disappointed by the poor performance of the Association of Indonesian Teachers (PGRI), which many consider to have acted as little more than a collector of levies during the new order regime, a group of teachers announced on Thursday the...
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Businessmen lobby legislators in Puncak
Businessmen lobby legislators in PuncakAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Puncak/West Java A group of local businessmen took advantage of a two-day conference -- meant to discuss the City Budget -- which included 85 city councillors and 500 city officials here to lobby the authorities for "help" with...
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
ID card applicants disappointed
ID card applicants disappointed TANGERANG: ID card applicants in Tangerang have been returning home empty-handed due to a total absence of application forms in the city over the last two weeks.Some applicants said that they had been going back and forth to their local district offices trying to...
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
High-powered delegation to assess Maluku conflict
High-powered delegation to assess Maluku conflictThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A high-powered ministerial, military and police delegation is scheduled to visit Maluku next week to seek an end to the prolonged sectarian violence plaguing the province.Included on the three-day peace mission from Jan.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Fire leaves 900 people homeless
Fire leaves 900 people homeless PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Fire gutted some 48 old wooden houses near the South Sumatra capital of Palembang, leaving about 900 people homeless.No casualties were reported in the blaze that started about 11:30 a.m.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Bangka-Belitung names governor candidates
Bangka-Belitung names governor candidatesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bangka-Belitung Legislative Council has chosen eight candidates out of a pool of 47 applicants for the fledgling province's first gubernatorial elections.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Budget for Marunda dump rejected
Budget for Marunda dump rejectedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Puncak, West Java The city council rejected on Thursday a proposed budget addition of Rp 18.5 billion for the construction of a refuse disposal site in Marunda, North Jakarta.
Fri, 18 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Jan.17
Rupiah Rates Jan.17 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,910.00 9,910.00 10,462.00 10,358.00Austrian schilling 1 700.49 635.93 671.73 664.67Australian dollar 1 5,608.83 5,089.78 5,378.51 5,319.87Belgian franc 1 238.94 216.92 229.13 226.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Govt raises fuel prices by average of 22%
Govt raises fuel prices by average of 22%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government officially raised fuel prices by an average of some 22 percent late on Wednesday and launched a new pricing formula by pegging most fuel to world market prices.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Listen to our conscience
Listen to our conscienceFrom Rakyat MerdekaFor years now Indonesia has suffered deep grief and a most unfortunate fate. Its image is unceasingly tarnished by various conflicts, such as those occurring in Ambon and Poso.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Hike in various tariffs
Hike in various tariffsFrom Media IndonesiaThe Media Indonesia edition of Jan. 2, 2001 published a story titled The government will soon increase fuel prices". Every year ordinary people are burdened with the fear of a fresh fuel price rise.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Police allegation of Kopassus' role in Theys' murder not final
Police allegation of Kopassus' role in Theys' murder not finalYogita Tahil Ramani and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police allegations that an elite Armed force's unit was behind the murder of pro-independence Papua Presidium Council (PDP) Chairman Theys Hiyo Eluway are not...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
PPP Reform to be declared on Jan. 20
PPP Reform to be declared on Jan. 20 The United Development Party of Reform (PPP Reformasi), a splinter group of the Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP), has registered itself with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights as a legitimate political party.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Govt to ease impact of fuel price increase for the poor
Govt to ease impact of fuel price increase for the poorTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government was trumpeting a new set of policies on Wednesday that are designed to ease the burden the poor will have to shoulder in the wake of the fuel price hike.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
MMI to pursue fight for 'syariah' adoption
MMI to pursue fight for 'syariah' adoptionSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Several Muslim groups vowed on Wednesday to continue their fight for the incorporation of Islamic law syariah into the Constitution, but admitted that they face a daunting challenge, mainly due to the lack of...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Two year jail term sought for Tommy's bodyguards
Two year jail term sought for Tommy's bodyguardsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A state prosecutor sought a two-year jail term for two of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's bodyguards on Wednesday for their role in the forgery of documents, used by their boss while on the run from the authorities.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Shoot-on-sight order a crime, says human rights activist
Shoot-on-sight order a crime, says human rights activistTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An order to shoot on sight a person for unclear reasons is a criminal act as it constitutes a threat to someone's safety, human rights activist Munir said on Wednesday, urging the government "to...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
SIRA head gets one year in jail
SIRA head gets one year in jailDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced the Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA)'s Jakarta office chairman, Faisal Syaifuddin, to a year in prison on Wednesday after finding him guilty of spreading hatred and...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
NGOs welcome to monitor rice program: Widjanarko
NGOs welcome to monitor rice program: Widjanarko The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) officially launched the so- called "rice for the poor" program last week. Under the Rp 4.67 trillion (US$449 million) program, Bulog will provide 2.35 million tons of rice to around 9.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.16, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 403,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 16,000 AGIS 125 5 2,232,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 245 -15 65,000...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Disintegration of political parties
Disintegration of political partiesFrom Rakyat MerdekaInternal conflicts currently prevailing in some political parties should not be taken lightly. In the United Development Party (PPP), the Hamzah Haz camp is opposed by that of Zainuddin MZ.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Myanmar agrees to be part of Asian rice 'cartel'
Myanmar agrees to be part of Asian rice 'cartel'Agence France-Presse, Yangon Myanmar has agreed in principle to be part of a rice "cartel" formed by Asia's leading rice exporters aimed at regulating prices as well as stabilizing the world market, market sources here said.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
A much smaller 'war' in Aceh's paradise isle
A much smaller 'war' in Aceh's paradise isleLesley McCulloh, Lecturer, Asian Politics, University of Tasmania, Australia On the island of Simeulue, a remote corner in the far northwest of the archipelago, the local people are fighting their own type of war.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Russia offers 25 scholarships
Russia offers 25 scholarships JAKARTA: The Russian government has offered scholarships to 25 Indonesians interested in pursuing academic careers in various universities in the eastern European country in the 2002/2003 academic year.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Government mulls IBRA replacement after 2004
Government mulls IBRA replacement after 2004Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government may replace the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) with one or several state companies that would take over IBRA's unfinished asset sales and credit restructuring tasks, after the agency...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Percasi sorting out young players for Dream Team II
Percasi sorting out young players for Dream Team IIMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) is set to hold the National Junior Grand Final next month to net young talent for the "Dream Team II", an official announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Malaysian political scene unsettled in wake of Sept. 11
Malaysian political scene unsettled in wake of Sept. 11P. Ramasamy, Professor, political science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, The Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur What will Malaysian politics likely be in the aftermath of the Sept.
Thu, 17 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. * Painting Beyond the Art, by Made Arya Palguna, Nyoman Erawan, etc., Jezz Gallery, Jl. Imam Bonjol, Denpasar, until Jan. 21.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Asian political parties call for anticorruption measures
Asian political parties call for anticorruption measuresAssociated Press, Bangkok Officials of ruling and opposition political parties from eight Asian nations agreed at a regional meeting Wednesday that they must take a leading role in combating corruption, including in their own organizations.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Reconsiliation between Matori and Alwi unlikely
Reconsiliation between Matori and Alwi unlikelyAsip A. Hasani and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta As reconciliation with Matori Abdul Djalil's faction looks increasingly remote, the National Awakening Party (PKB) Alwi Shihab faction has decided to amend the party's constitution...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
'No vacancy' signs a rare sight in Bali
'No vacancy' signs a rare sight in BaliPeter Janssen, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Denpasar Bali, just about as far away as one can get from New York city, has not escaped the fallout from the so-called "WTC event", as the Sept.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Shoot-on-sight order a crime, NGO says 2
* Headlines: Shoot-on-sight order a crime, NGO says 2* Opinion: Locals wage war against loggers 4* City: SIRA chairman gets one year jail-term 6* Archipelago: Protest against fuel price hike goes on 7 * National: Govt urged to pull military from Maluku 8* World: Powell calls for peace 10* Business:...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Headings
Headings1. Gafur: 8 x 4 linesPolice to question governor over bribe2. Theys: 20 x 2 lines:Kopassus' role in They's murder not final: Police3. Demo: 16 x 2 linesStudents protest over hike in fuel prices4. Ambon: 24 x 2 lines:Govt to lift state of civil emergency in North Maluku5.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Legislators split over committee
Legislators split over committeeA'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With just four days left before Monday's crucial House of Representatives plenary session, the largest party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) remains split over a proposal to set...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Legislators to be tested for drugs
Legislators to be tested for drugs PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is to force its legislators in West Kalimantan to undergo drug testing.If the urine tests return positive results for the presence of drugs then the legislators responsible...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Japan seeks sinere partnership in East Asia
Japan seeks sinere partnership in East AsiaJunichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister, JapanPart 2 of 2 Japan-ASEAN cooperation must extend its reach globally. I believe we should increase our cooperation on such issues as peace and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan, measures for disarmament and...
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Army's official website launched
Army's official website launched JAKARTA: The Army's official website was launched by armed force's chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto on Wednesday, despite some technical flaws that caused readers some problems.Army spokesman Brig. Gen.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Officials evade onus for toll road flood
Officials evade onus for toll road floodBambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Puncak Government officials have been trying to wash hands of the flooding that submerged parts of the Prof.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Legislators divided over 'Garuda, Merpati reshuffle'
Legislators divided over 'Garuda, Merpati reshuffle'Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators are divided over the government's plan to reshuffle the top management of two state-owned airline companies, Garuda Indonesia and Merpati Nusantara Airlines.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
Trial for Atrium bomb suspects started
Trial for Atrium bomb suspects started JAKARTA: Two suspects in last year's bombing of the Graha Atrium Senen in Central Jakarta, stood in separate trials on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta District Court.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002
City's 2002 budget approval likely late
City's 2002 budget approval likely lateAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Puncak The opening of a two-day conference between 85 city councillors and hundreds of city officials at a city-owned resort in the mountains of Puncak near Bogor to discuss the 2002 city budget on Wednesday ended...