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Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Flood causes eviction postponement
Flood causes eviction postponement JAKARTA: The City Public Order Office had to postpone a plan to evict people living in the West Flood Canal, North Jakarta, due to flooding.The postponement was greeted with relief by the people living on the river banks who were thankful for the heavy downpour,...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Eradicating KKN
Eradicating KKNFrom Suara KaryaThe government's efforts to eliminate corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) have become the focus of public attention. The People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais has asserted that the government must have the courage to eradicate KKN practices as...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Govt warned against 'social revolution'
Govt warned against 'social revolution'The Jakarta Post JakartaChairman of the Alliance for New Indonesia (PIB) Sjahrir warned on Monday of possible "social revolution" if the government failed to immediately address various economic and political problems gripping the country.
Tue, 15 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.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Having garbage problems? Ask cows for help
Having garbage problems? Ask cows for helpRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta While big cities like Jakarta and Surabaya find it difficult to deal with their garbage, Yogyakarta lets cows solve the problem.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Perek Exhibition begins Tuesday
Perek Exhibition begins Tuesday JAKARTA: The British Council in Jakarta will stage a Perek Exhibition, to be officially opened on Tuesday, in its exhibition room on the first floor of the Widjojo Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman 71, Central Jakarta.The exhibition, which ends on Feb.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 14, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,100 -25 1,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 125 0 189,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 0 Alakasa 205...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Thailand asks Malaysia for more time to mull pipeline project
Thailand asks Malaysia for more time to mull pipeline project Agence-France Presse Bangkok Thailand has asked Malaysia for more time to consider whether to go ahead with building a controversial cross-border pipeline, Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said Monday.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Thailand asks for more time over pipeline plan
Thailand asks for more time over pipeline planAgence-France Presse, Bangkok Thailand has asked Malaysia for more time to consider whether to go ahead with building a controversial cross-border pipeline, Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said Monday.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Reviving Kodam mars reform
Reviving Kodam mars reformM. Riefqi Muna, Executive Director, The RIDEP Institute, Jakarta The military's commitment to continuing with its reform agenda, particularly regarding the concept of its territorial commands, is now being questioned following the unpopular proposal to reinstate the Aceh...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Rendi A.Witular and
Rendi A.Witular and Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Curious about why one of former president Soeharto's closest aides, Bustanil Arifin, has not been seen wearing a dark blue detainee's uniform since he was taken into police custody on Wednesday?Because he is too big to wear the outfit.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Regions told to boost TB eradication
Regions told to boost TB eradication BANDUNG: Minister of Health Ahmad Sujudi asked regional governments on Monday to step up the campaign against tuberculosis (TB).In his speech read by Director General of Communicable Diseases and Environmental Health Umar Fahmi Ahmad, Sujudi urged governments of...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Govt warned of 'social revolution'
Govt warned of 'social revolution'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Alliance for New Indonesia (PIB) Sjahrir warned on Monday of possible "social revolution" if the government failed to immediately address various economic and political problems gripping the country.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Bustanil too big to wear detainee's uniform
Bustanil too big to wear detainee's uniformRendi A.Witular and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Curious about why one of former president Soeharto's closest aides, Bustanil Arifin, has not been seen wearing a dark blue detainee's uniform since he was taken into police custody on...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
City budget stinks without comprehensive plan
City budget stinks without comprehensive planAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors and environmentalists criticized the proposed 2002 City Budget on Monday, saying it did not offer a comprehensive plan to handle the city's garbage, mentioning instead only sporadic and short-term...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
(Name - Previous Position):
(Name - Previous Position): 1. Seyfulina Faruddin - Retired judge of Jakarta State Administrative Court (PT TUN); 2. Soedjono Dirdjosisworo - Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung; 3. H. Amir Summa - Syari'ah Faculty of Syarif Hidayatullah State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN), Jakarta; 4.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Surabaya mayor's fate to be decided on Tuesday
Surabaya mayor's fate to be decided on TuesdayAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The Surabaya legislature was scheduled to hold a plenary meeting on Tuesday to determine the fate of Mayor Sunarto Sumaprawiro who mysteriously left his post for three months.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Jatinegara street vendors evicted
Jatinegara street vendors evicted JAKARTA: East Jakarta Public Order officers evicted street vendors from the Jatinegara market area early on Monday. Beginning at 1 a.m., the operation ran smoothly although some vendors sat in the middle of the road in an attempt to block the officers.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
SHANGHAI: China's foreign direct investment rose 14.9 percent
SHANGHAI: China's foreign direct investment rose 14.9 percent in 2001 compared with the previous year, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation website said Monday. Actual FDI rose to US$46.85 billion , while contracted FDI rose 10.43 percent to $69.19 billion, the ministry said.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Japan PM ends Asian tour with call for partnership
Japan PM ends Asian tour with call for partnershipGeorge Nishiyama, Reuters, Singapore Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday called for closer ties with Southeast Asia in an apparent bid to keep China's influence in check and said Tokyo was ready to act to help prevent regional...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Is 'halal' label 'halal'?
Is 'halal' label 'halal'? Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar issued two decrees on halal labeling (fulfilling the requirements of Islamic dietary law) in November 2001. The decree obliges users of halal labels to buy a kind of sticker.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Army chief cool about Aceh military revival
Army chief cool about Aceh military revivalTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta New controversy has shrouded the government's plan to reinstate the military command in restive Aceh, after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto admitted he had no knowledge of the issue.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
1.DEMO: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9
1.DEMO: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9Protesters reject price hikes 2.SUTOPO: 50 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 23Ex-central bank director tried for Rp 18t corruption 3. TRASH: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 45City budget stinks without comprehensive plan 4. COUNCIL: 36 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 36Budget approval late, salary late
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Military plane crashes, five dead
Military plane crashes, five dead PHILIPPINES: A military plane crashed in a residential area of a town in the northern Philippines on Monday, killing at least five people and burning more than 20 homes, officials said.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Government ready to raise fuel prices
Government ready to raise fuel pricesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is now ready to raise fuel prices after all necessary preparations have been completed, according to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro. "The talks are crystallizing now ...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Iranian detained in Bali
Iranian detained in Bali TUBAN, Bali: Immigration officers have detained an Iranian identified as Seyed Jafar, 35, for entering Indonesia using two passports."Jafar, who is now detained at the quarantine cell at the Bali immigration office, was nabbed by the officers at the departure gate of the...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
'Debt extension plan does not need IMF approval'
'Debt extension plan does not need IMF approval'Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just as it was appearing that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was going to interfere with a controversial government decision to extend a debt payment program for ex-bankers, the government said on...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Protesters reject price hike
Protesters reject price hikeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 1,000 protesters from the Muslim organization Hizbut Tahrir and the left-wing League of National Students for Democracy (LMND) flocked to the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta on Monday to protest...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Controversial debt deal
Controversial debt deal The agreement the government and a number of conglomerates made in late 1998 to recoup more than Rp 138 trillion (US$13 billion) in emergency loans given by Bank Indonesia to several major banks has been as controversial as the extension of liquidity support itself.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
TV Program: Tuesday January 15, 2002
TV Program: Tuesday January 15, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Children's Songs10:30 Talk Show11:00 Regional News11:30 Music1:00 p.m. Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Debating3:30 Children's Program4:00 Quiz5:15 TV Drama6:00 News7:00 Talk...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Local media: Good news, bad news
Local media: Good news, bad newsTessa Piper, Media Consultant, Jakarta In his article entitled Press freedom no guarantee of professionalism (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 8) Harry Bhaskara points to some of the key challenges facing the media today.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
A hchallenging business that needs extra patience
A hchallenging business that needs extra patienceJonminofri Nazir, Contributor, Jakarta Indonesia has witnessed the establishment of two new book stores focusing on the sale of imported goods, QB World Books and Ak.sa.ra, since the onset of the economic crisis.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Strike is off, Merpati flights run as scheduled
Strike is off, Merpati flights run as scheduledFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Scheduled flights of state-owned domestic airline company Merpati Nusantara Airlines ran without disruption on Monday as pilots canceled their planned strike.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Ex-central bank director tried for Rp 18t corruption
Ex-central bank director tried for Rp 18t corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former director of Bank Indonesia stood trial on Monday at the Central Jakarta District Court for allegedly abusing his authority by manipulating the central bank's liquidity support (BLBI)...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Irian Jaya to get its own TV station
Irian Jaya to get its own TV stationThe Jakarta Post, Jayapura The privately-run Papua Television Network will start operations in Jayapura, the capital of Irian Jaya (or Papua) province, on Feb. 5, 2002 to serve the people's need for information.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Shoot-on-sight order imposed in restive Aceh
Shoot-on-sight order imposed in restive AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh In an abrupt response to a call for a massive transport strike, Brig. Gen. Djali Yusuf, commander of military operations in Aceh, has ordered security officers to shoot on sight anyone found disturbing public...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Govt urged to set up independent teamon Theys
Govt urged to set up independent teamon TheysR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Following a stalled police investigation, the pro-independence Papua Presidium Council (PDP) has called on the government to move immediately to set up its independent investigation of the murder of PDP Chairman...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Heavy downpour inundates 100 locations in Jakarta
Heavy downpour inundates 100 locations in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just as on other rainy days in the capital, Jakarta was paralyzed by flooding, which caused traffic jams throughout the city during the Monday morning peak period.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Economists warn govt against irregulaties in rice program
Economists warn govt against irregulaties in rice programAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should implement properly the distribution system of the "rice for the poor program" so that the heavily subsidized rice can reach really needy families, prominent agricultural...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Tommy's man hired me: Defendant
Tommy's man hired me: DefendantMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A defendant accused in the drive-by shooting of Supreme Court Justice M. Syafiuddin Kartasasmita in July, confessed that he was hired by an aide of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra to carry out the...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
'Megawati must be tough on Akbar'
'Megawati must be tough on Akbar'Yogita Tahil Ramani and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri skipped the opening ceremony of Matori Abdul Djalil's National Awakening Party (PKB) congress on Monday, averting a worsening of the already tense relations between...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Batam mayor allegedly corrupt
Batam mayor allegedly corrupt BATAM, Riau: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has threatened a demonstration involving thousands of its members, unless Batam's legislative council investigates the alleged role of Batam Mayor Nyat Kadir in a collusion scandal.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Sedition charge dropped against lawyer
Sedition charge dropped against lawyer MALAYSIA: Top law officer on Monday withdrew a two-year-old sedition charge against a lawyer who defended jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim in his corruption and sodomy trials.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Lion Plane skids in Pekanbaru
Lion Plane skids in PekanbaruM. Syaraf, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru At least seven people were injured when a plane carrying 96 passengers crash-landed shortly after takeoff on Monday at the Sultan Syarif Qasim II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau, airport officials said.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Floods kill two, forces closure of Medan airport
Floods kill two, forces closure of Medan airportApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A flash flooding hit the North Sumatra capital of Medan for the second time in recent weeks on Monday, leaving at least two people dead and four others missing, and forcing the eight-hour closure of the city's...
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
TNI dual function is legitimate
TNI dual function is legitimate In some newspapers recently we read about a possible political comeback of the Indonesian military (TNI) due to the proposed reactivation of the military command in Aceh.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
MMI seminar on 'suariah' to ge ahead
MMI seminar on 'suariah' to ge aheadA'an Suryana and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta Despite some objections from major Muslim organizations, the Indonesian Mujahiddin Council (MMI) will go ahead with its plan to hold a seminar on syariah, or Islamic law, in Yogyakarta on Tuesday.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
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Headings1. Theys: 8 x 4 lines Govt urged to set up independent team2. Narto:Surabaya mayor's fate to be decided on Tuesday3. Lion: 7 x 4 linesLion plane skids in Riau5. TV: 16 x 2 linesIrian Jaya to get its own TV station
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Pertamina protested over rare fuel
Pertamina protested over rare fuel PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Ethnic Malay residents in West Kalimantan staged a demonstration at the local office of state- owned oil firm Pertamina on Monday demanding that the company take responsibility for the unresolved kerosene shortages in the province.
Tue, 15 Jan 2002
Transportation agency changes traffic
Transportation agency changes traffic JAKARTA: City transportation agency will change the traffic routes on roads in West Jakarta's Kota Tua and Sunda Kelapa areas, starting Tuesday.The agency said that Jl. Kopi -- from its junction with Jl. Kali Besar Barat to its intersection with Jl.