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Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 12, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 12, 2002Exhibitions * Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. until Jan. 31. * Painting Menjemput Impian by Damay, Yaqub Elka, Zeita Gallery, Jl. Kemang Timur no.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Thailand, Japan to form trade pact
Thailand, Japan to form trade pactAssociated Press, Bangkok Thailand and Japan agreed in principle Friday to create a free trade area within one year, a Thai government spokesman said.The agreement was reached during 45-minute talks between visiting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Pierre Cardin belt replaced
Pierre Cardin belt replaced The day after The Jakarta Post published my letter Buying Pierre Cardin belt, Jan. 7), Ms. Olha Sample, brand manager of PT Nusa Kreasifontana, the licensed distributor of Pierre Cardin in Indonesia, called me to apologize and clear the problem.On Jan.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Hike in various tariffs
Hike in various tariffsFrom Media Indonesia The 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.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Flash flood kills 21 in South Sumatra
Flash flood kills 21 in South SumatraBachrul Ilmi Yakub The Jakarta Post Palembang A flash flood, lasting just 30 minutes, killed 21 residents of the village of Kerinjing in North Dempo district, Pagaralam, South Sumatra in the early hours of Thursday, damaging at least eight houses, one mosque,...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Dec. 11
Rupiah Rates Dec. 11 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,924.00 9,924.00 10,476.00 10,372.00Australian dollar 1 5,708.88 5,181.32 5,474.76 5,415.22Austrian schilling 1 708.85 643.60 679.78 672.66Belgian franc 1 241.80 219.54 231.88 229.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Golkar joins calls for Akbar to quit post
Golkar joins calls for Akbar to quit postThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House Speaker Akbar Tandjung has lost the moral authority to lead the House of Representatives (DPR) after the attorney general declared him a suspect in the latest financial scandal involving the State Logistics Agency (Bulog),...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Market versus government
Market versus government At a time when some political party members are fighting for positions and when some legislators are appealing that their Speaker Akbar Tandjung step down from his position, their constituents are facing price increases and scarcity of essential needs.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Abolition leads
Abolition leads to lawlessnessFrom Sinar Pagi The issue of 'abolition' or revoking all charges on Soeharto has drawn quite a number of responses, both those in favor and those against it.As he is probably close to death, some consider it appropriate -- of course, for humanitarian reasons only -- to...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Flash flood kills 21 in South Sumatra
Flash flood kills 21 in South SumatraBachrul Ilmi Yakub, The Jakarta Post, Palembang A flash flood, lasting just 30 minutes, killed 21 residents of the village of Kerinjing in North Dempo district, Pagaralam, South Sumatra in the early hours of Thursday, damaging at least eight houses, one mosque,...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Rp 85b to be allocated for Suramadu bridge project
Rp 85b to be allocated for Suramadu bridge projectAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The Indonesian government has agreed to allocate Rp 85 billion (US$8.5 million) for the construction of the 5.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Military back into politics: Analysts
Military back into politics: AnalystsAan Suryana and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's decision to reestablish the military command in Aceh and internal conflicts in nearly all major political parties would do harm to efforts to end the military's role in politics,...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Questionable bus project
Questionable bus project The Jakarta administration, as its regional secretary Fauzi Bowo has said, will launch a new project in attempts to solve the traffic problems stretching from Blok M to Kota. With construction costs estimated at Rp 54 billion, a bus way will cross the city from the south to...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
RI tourism feels the pinch of weak yen
RI tourism feels the pinch of weak yenAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of Japanese tourist arrivals in Indonesia, particularly Bali, is expected to continue to drop over the next three months due to the current weakening of the yen, according to the Association of...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
SE Asia warms to Japan's military role
SE Asia warms to Japan's military roleDan Eaton, Reuters, Bangkok The sight of the first Japanese warships steaming in Asian waters since World War Two sent a shudder through China.But for nations in Southeast Asia, fearful of China's growing influence, that alone was one reason to welcome Japan's...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Mahathir says ringgit peg hinges on yen/yuan
Mahathir says ringgit peg hinges on yen/yuanSimon Cameron-Moore, Reuters, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia will review its ringgit peg if further weakening of the Japanese yen forces China to devalue, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed said on Friday in remarks that sent shudders into the local stock market.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
China-ASEAN free trade: Lessons for Indonesia
China-ASEAN free trade: Lessons for IndonesiaRizal Ramli, Economist, Jakarta The Seventh ASEAN summit meeting held in November last year endorsed a proposal to establish an ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (FTA) within 10 years.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Sasak women victims of serious domestic violence
Sasak women victims of serious domestic violenceRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Mataram The island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province is famous for its tourist resorts, traditional woven clothes and cidomo horse carriages.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
City councillors under fire over budget talks
City councillors under fire over budget talksDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As thousands of people displaced by the recent city-led forced evictions cry for help, their representatives in City Council are due to leave for the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, to discuss the proposed...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Police gaffe
Police gaffe Police wrongfully raided two warehouses, containing hundreds of tons of rice on Friday, as part of stepped-up efforts against the hoarding of rice and kerosene following the government's planned price increases.The first raid took place at a warehouse located on Jl.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
1. Gusur - 4x10
1. Gusur - 4x10 Sutiyoso reproached for being heavy-handed 2. Rice - 2x25 Small-scale food vendors feel the heat of rising rice prices 3. Victim - 2x34 Victims of city-led forced eviction scheme left resigned to their fate 4. Court - 2x 26 Sandal-theft case illustrates reality of Indonesia's courts
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Govt still searching for ways to end strife in Ambon
Govt still searching for ways to end strife in AmbonTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After meeting with local leaders on Friday, the Indonesian government has decided to modify its efforts to broker an end to the inter-religious fighting in Maluku province which has claimed thousands of...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Lombok makes headway in family planning
Lombok makes headway in family planningRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Mataram To most Lombok women, the term Keluarga Berencana (Family Planning), better known as KB, only means lining up at the Community Health Center (Puskesmas) to obtain contraceptives to prevent them from having more than...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
1. POLITIK: 1 line, 25 counts
1. POLITIK: 1 line, 25 countsPoliticians too busy to topple Mega 2. RISET: 1 line, 30 countsScrap research in ministries: Experts 3. PKB : 1 line, 35 countsGus Dur's PKB blames opponents for split
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
READY FOR QUESTIONING: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur"
READY FOR QUESTIONING: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid (second right) arrives at the Jakarta Police headquarters, accompanied by his lawyers and aides. Police grilled Gus Dur on Friday as a witness over allegations that some of his allies took Rp 20 billion in bribes from ex-dictator...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Key suspect stresses out
Key suspect stresses out BOGOR: A key suspect in a counterfeit money case was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after he nearly fainted when being questioned by Bogor Police.Anas Makruf, a retired army personnel who was arrested on Monday, was brought to Kramat Jati Police Hospital due to stress,...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Gus Dur's PKB blames opponents for split
Gus Dur's PKB blames opponents for splitThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) accused former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's opponents on Friday of stage- managing its internal rift in order to weaken the fourth biggest party in the House of Representatives.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Small scale food vendors hit hard by rising prices
Small scale food vendors hit hard by rising pricesEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rising price of rice may not affect the middle to upper income households but it is surely having a major impact on the poor small-scale rice vendors.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Victims of city-led forced eviction scheme left resigned to their fate
Victims of city-led forced eviction scheme left resigned to their fateRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With anguish written on her face and the cries of her four- year-old daughter ringing in her ears, Lastri hurriedly wrapped her belongings in a piece of worn-out cloth as she prepared...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
StanChart eyes local and foreign partner for BCA
StanChart eyes local and foreign partner for BCABerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta British-based Standard Chartered Bank Plc (StanChart) said on Friday that it was looking for a strategic partner, either here or abroad, in bidding for a controlling stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA).
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Finding business partners the easy way
Finding business partners the easy wayI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta There are many ways for businesses to initiate projects, market their products, promote themselves or find partners. The traditional and most favored way used for such purposes, is by getting or placing corporate information...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
JSX index sharply up on foreign buying
JSX index sharply up on foreign buyingDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended sharply higher Friday as program buying by foreign investors pushed the index to levels last seen in September 2001, dealers said.The JSX Composite index ended up 2.41 percent, or 9.706 points, at 411.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
THE SECRET TO PEACE: Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina (center)
THE SECRET TO PEACE: Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina (center) listens to Bambang Sutejo (left), a deputy of the coordinating minister for security and political affairs, after attending a coordination meeting of Cabinet members in Jakarta.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
1. Stock (4 x 12)
1. Stock (4 x 12) JSX index up drastically on foreign program buying 2. Curren (2 x 24) Asian currencies mixed late; Mahathir stings S'pore dollar 3. Oil (1 x 27) Demand worries outweigh cuts 4. Euro (1 x 20) Launch of euro near end 5. Gold (1 x 20) Gold survives tension
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
The 10 percent tells it all
The 10 percent tells it all I would like to add to Pak Gandhi Sukardi's letter to The Jakarta Post, titled Modest lifestyle called for on Jan. 9, 2002.What Gandhi Sukardi has written, perhaps, could be summed up in what Singapore' minister, George Yeo said a few month ago, that a country could be...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Citibank discriminates
Citibank discriminates I recently wanted to use the Internet banking facilities of Citibank to transfer monies from one of my accounts to another. The transaction was blocked for the following reason: I am a foreigner.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
376 tons of hoarded kerosene confiscated
376 tons of hoarded kerosene confiscatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police seized 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in West and East Java on Friday and arrested dozens of speculators who hoped to profit from expected fuel price hikes.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Yusuf Mangga Barani new Aceh police chief
Yusuf Mangga Barani new Aceh police chiefIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Only one day after the government announced its decision to reinstate the military command in Aceh, National Police Chief Gen.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Four arrested for fuel hoarding
Four arrested for fuel hoarding BOGOR: Police arrested four fuel hoarding suspects on Thursday in the village of Tlajungudik, where they are alleged to have stored diesel fuel.According to Bogor's chief of police, Sr. Comr.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Debate rages on regional reps revival
Debate rages on regional reps revival JAKARTA: The 90-member working body of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) opened its first meeting on Thursday with a clash over its membership composition.Legislators from Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) voiced...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
1. KB (88cm) -- 55pt Bodoni Bold 7/1 (1x32)
1. KB (88cm) -- 55pt Bodoni Bold 7/1 (1x32) Lombok makes headway in family planning 2. LOMBOK (68cm) -- 42pt Bodoni Bold 2/2 (2x16) Poverty breeds high divorce rates 3. TEEN (72cm) -- 42pt Bodoni Bold 2/2 (2x16) Teens in dire need of sex education 4.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Dozens more suffer from epidemic in East Nusa Tenggara
Dozens more suffer from epidemic in East Nusa Tenggara Yemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post KupangThe situation continued to worsen in four regencies of East Nusa Tenggara province as the number of people known to be infected by an unidentified epidemic, characterized by severe diarrhea, which has...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Police seize 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in three provinces
Police seize 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in three provincesThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe police seized 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in West and East Java on Friday and arrested dozens of speculators who hoped to profit from expected fuel price hikes.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Akbar case reveals crack in coalition govt
Akbar case reveals crack in coalition govtKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Signs of a crack in the coalition government between the largest and second largest party, which catapulted Megawati Soekarnoputri to the presidency last July, is getting more obvious as the days go by.
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
IMF tells govt to delay new policy on ex-bankers
IMF tells govt to delay new policy on ex-bankersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had told the government to delay a controversial decision to ease repayment terms on the huge debts owed to the state by former bank owners, pending a review by the Fund, a minister said...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
1. Rizal -- China-ASEAN free trade agreement: How should
1. Rizal -- China-ASEAN free trade agreement: How should Indonesia respond? 2 x 20 48 pt China-ASEAN free trade: Lessons for Indonesia Rizal Ramli Economist Jakarta 2. People -- The people are tired 1x 32 36 pt Time to move on beyond people power Amando Doronila Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Diarrhea affects more people in NTT: Official
Diarrhea affects more people in NTT: OfficialYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang The situation continued to worsen in four regencies of East Nusa Tenggara province as the number of people known to be infected by an unidentified epidemic, characterized by severe diarrhea, which has plagued 18...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
JP/4/let
JP/4/letPolice and bomb blastFrom Koran TempoSince I was born 43 years ago I have hardly ever heard positive comments about the government or police of our beloved country. As far as I am concerned, the people in general have not been and never will be able to see the bright side of the two...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
Sutiyoso reproached for being heavy-handed
Sutiyoso reproached for being heavy-handedEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's plan to use more muscle to order the city, including evicting illegal squatters, will not solve his administration's many problems as he only looking for a quick solution and not a real one,...
Sat, 12 Jan 2002
War against terrorism has 'double standards'
War against terrorism has 'double standards'Agencies, Kuala Lumpur Commanders in the war against terrorism have chosen only Muslim enemies so far, raising concern among Islamic countries that a double standard applies in the hunt for terrorists, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said.