Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Jan.10
Rupiah Rates Jan.10 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,925.00 9,925.00 10,477.00 10,373.00Australian dollar 1 5,725.79 5,198.72 5,491.00 5,433.38Austrian schilling 1 707.97 642.80 678.93 671.82Belgian franc 1 241.49 219.27 231.59 229.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Council factions question budget allocations by city administration
Council factions question budget allocations by city administrationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city council questioned on Thursday the city administration's claim to have provided a greater allocation for general public spending under the 2002 draft city budget.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
PM Koizumi's ASEAN swing
PM Koizumi's ASEAN swingBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Countries of ASEAN are now rapidly recovering from the currency and economic crisis it has experienced since 1997 with they active assistance of Japan.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
[b]JABAT - I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE FIRST STORY
JABAT - I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE FIRST STORY MEANS - TIMPolice foil fuel hoarding in regencies JAKARTA: Police in Indragiri Hulu, Riau, have arrested SN, 48, and confiscated more than 4,200 liters of solar fuel that was allegedly being hoarded in a bunker near his house in Rengat.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
PM Koizumi's ASEAN swing
PM Koizumi's ASEAN swingBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Countries of ASEAN are now rapidly recovering from the currency and economic crisis it has experienced since 1997 with the active assistance of Japan.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Warehouse with 75 tons of rice sealed
Warehouse with 75 tons of rice sealed JAKARTA: Police had sealed a warehouse in Marunda, North Jakarta, that was being used to stockpile 15,000 sacks of rice weighing a total of 75 tons, City police spokesman Snr.Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam told reporters on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Investors Will Shift To Asian Stks;Should Target Tech
Investors Will Shift To Asian Stks;Should Target TechDow Jones Hong KongA U.S.-led global recovery will prompt investors to return to Asian equities this year and as they do, they should look at growth and cyclical stocks, especially in the technology sector, ING Barings said in its outlook for...
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Koizumi runs into hurdles in Malaysia
Koizumi runs into hurdles in MalaysiaGeorge Nishiyama, Reuters, Kuala Lumpur Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, on a tour of Southeast Asia, ran into some hurdles on Thursday when he met Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad who expressed concern about the recent yen fall.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Confusion over wages
Confusion over wages Efforts made by the government to raise workers' wages have almost always involved debates, resistance and chaos because on the one hand, company owners wish to minimize production costs while on the other workers hope to improve the lives of themselves and their families, if...
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Legislators still insisting on Akbar inquiry
Legislators still insisting on Akbar inquiryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite waning support from many of their colleagues, some legislators were still demanding on Thursday the establishment of a special inquiry into the alleged involvement of House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tanjung in the...
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
UN official denies allegations
UN official denies allegations EAST TIMOR: The deputy head of the United Nations mission in East Timor on Thursday strongly rejected criticism of his work from a fellow senior staffer, describing the complaints as "completely unfounded.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Page 7
Page 7headings1. BBM: 8 x 4 lines ---to come later---- 2. Diare: 20 x 2 linesDiarrhea kills 17 in NTT, dengue haunts N. Sulawesi 3. Kodam: 35 x 1 line Does Aceh need a military command?
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Military command reinstated in Aceh despite protests
Military command reinstated in Aceh despite protestsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite objections from the Acehnese and from human rights campaigners, the government has decided to reestablish the military command in Aceh, contending that the province needs special treatment...
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Traffic chaos as jakarta's drains fail in downpour
Traffic chaos as jakarta's drains fail in downpourAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Due to a heavy downpour on Thursday morning, most streets in the city were flooded and caused massive traffic congestion for thousands of commuters.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Antam to build new plant soon
Antam to build new plant soon JAKARTA: State-owned nickel mining company PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam) will start building its third ferronickel plant in Pomala'a, North Sulawesi, within this quarter of the year, a senior official of the company said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Japan to offer new aid for Indonesia
Japan to offer new aid for IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will offer Indonesia new aid to support the country's economic recovery, when he meets President Megawati Soekarnoputri in Jakarta tomorrow, said foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 10, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 134,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 125 5 874,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 0 Alakasa 205 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
The restless month of January
The restless month of January 2 x 20 48 pt Price hikes recall another fitful JanuaryPriyono Tjiptoherijanto Head, National Employee Affairs Agency (BKN) Jakarta 2. Teuku -- From bombs to Bonn: What can Indonesia learn? 2 x 32 36 pt Afghan experience shows Indonesia it's OK to rely on outside...
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Medium strip to be demolished
Medium strip to be demolished JAKARTA: A part of tree-lined medium strip on some of the major roads connecting Blok M in South Jakarta and Kota in North Jakarta will be cleared by the city administration to make way for the construction of a bus lane to reduce traffic jams.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Koizumi's ASEAN swing will certainly lay a stronger foundation
Koizumi's ASEAN swing will certainly lay a stronger foundation for the two sides to embark on a new and equal footing partnership in the post terrorist attacks on the U.S. Koizumi's ASEAN swingBantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre for Strategic and International Studies Jakarta...
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Govt prepares new agenda to stop fightings in Ambon
Govt prepares new agenda to stop fightings in AmbonOctavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Maluku officials were scheduled to meet with the central government in Jakarta on Friday with the hope that new concrete steps would be taken towards resolving sectarian conflict in the province.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Apindo OKs minimum wage
Apindo OKs minimum wageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) vowed on Thursday to comply with a court ruling ordering the implementation of the government's new minimum wage policy.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
StanChart intensifies efforts to buy publicly-listed BCA
StanChart intensifies efforts to buy publicly-listed BCADadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Already regarded as the most credible bidder, Standard Chartered Bank Plc. (StanChart) is reported to have teamed up with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), boosting its chances...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Rights activists slam TNI over summons
Rights activists slam TNI over summonsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A human rights group slammed the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Wednesday for refusing to answer a summons by the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) for the Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Megawati says fuel price hike must go ahead 2
* Headlines: Megawati says fuel price hike must go ahead 2* Opinion: What to come after NU-Muhammadiyah meeting? 4* City: Jakarta to continue evicting poor people 6* Archipelago: East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 teachers 7 * National: Thousands suffer from mental illnesses in Poso 8* World: Armed men...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Minister calls for boycott of garuda over extortion
Minister calls for boycott of garuda over extortionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea on Wednesday threatened to call a boycott of Garuda Indonesia unless the national air carrier canceled its decision to raise the airfare for Indonesian workers bound...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
NTT needs more 3,200 teachers: Governor
NTT needs more 3,200 teachers: GovernorYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Resolutions for major educational problems in East Nusa Tenggara are likely years away. A persistent shortage of teachers in the province remains far from being fulfilled, while the welfare of those hanging on is...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Learn from Habibie
Learn from Habibie Kerosene is scarce. People in various regions have to queue to obtain it. Some have even fainted while doing so. In 2001, Indonesia's economic growth at 3.5 percent was the highest in Southeast Asia. This figure has aroused optimism among policy makers.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------- Name Post Case Legal process ---------------------------------------------------------------- Akbar Tandjung House speaker Bulog's under Rp 40 b scam investigation Sjahril Sabirin BI governor Bank Bali's on trial Rp 904 b scam...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Confusion over workers' wages
Confusion over workers' wages Efforts made by the government to raise workers' wages have almost always involved debates, resistance and chaos because on the one hand, company owners wish to minimize production costs while on the other workers hope to improve the lives of themselves and their...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
1. PKB, 1 line, 25 counts
1. PKB, 1 line, 25 countsNU leaders reject Matori's PK 2. EDUCATE, 1 line, 35 countsEntrance test plan meets cold response3. BAPEDAL, 2 lines, 27 countsEnvironmentalists demand the revival of Bapedal4. POSO, 2 lines, 30 countsSome 4,000 displaced by Poso conflict suffer mental disorders
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Soeharto's abolition
Soeharto's abolitionFrom Koran TempoI agree with Rahmawati Soekarnoputri's objection to the granting of an abolition to Soeharto, which, as she said in a recent interview at the University of Bung Karno, would mean canceling plans to bring Soeharto before the courts.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Jl. Tuan Langa in Kuta, named after Danish entrepreneur
Jl. Tuan Langa in Kuta, named after Danish entrepreneurWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Kuta Amid all the places of interest shown on the map of Bali, you will find a single reference to a site known as the Mads Johansen Lange tomb.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Shadows from the past catch up with Akbar
Shadows from the past catch up with AkbarEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite his cunning as the quintessential political animal, any hopes Akbar Tandjung may have had for winning the 2004 presidential election seem severely crippled, if not completely dashed, by the graft charges...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Evicted people stage protest
Evicted people stage protestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 500 people who were evicted from slums along the West Flood Canal in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, joined a peaceful rally on Wednesday to protest the forced evictions.The protest started at 11 a.m.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members
Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. 2. HERALD: 2 X 24 36 pt Bodoni S. Korea must bring down cost of higher education Robert J.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Councillors agree to scrap costly life insurance fund
Councillors agree to scrap costly life insurance fundDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to deflect mounting public criticism over the proposed 2002 city budget, City Council said Wednesday that it would ask the city administration to scrap life insurance and travel fund...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Bogor to use garbage incinerator
Bogor to use garbage incinerator BOGOR: Bogor will incinerate its garbage and the resultant ash will be used to make concrete bricks.Bogor's Park and Sanitation Agency chief, Dody Rosadi, said that such a facility that had also been applied in Tangerang, Banten province, would also reduce...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Students not merely 'empty bottles'
Students not merely 'empty bottles'Simon Marcus Gower, St. Laurensia School, Serpong, Tangerang, Banten In the words of a somewhat exasperated Indonesian education professional, "In Indonesia people still think that the children are empty bottles and that we, as educators, must just pour the...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
2 x 20 48 pt
2 x 20 48 pt A closer look at the Muhammadiyah-NU meeting Mohtar Mas'oed Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta 2. Simon -- Education's mission must be enrichment and empowerment 1 x 32 36 pt Students are not merely 'empty bottles' Simon Marcus Gower St. Laurensia School Serpong, Tangerang Banten
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Parties in disarray
Parties in disarray A little more than four years after president Soeharto's forced resignation in May 1998 brought about hopes of political reform, the growth of the party system in Indonesia still gives little reason for contentment.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
KL urges UN to probe of 'white' policy
KL urges UN to probe of 'white' policy EAST TIMOR: Malaysia has urged the United Nations to investigate claims by a top UN official of a "white" policy in the UN administration in East Timor, a report said on Wednesday. Malaysian diplomat N.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
[b]FOR ADVERTORIAL
FOR ADVERTORIAL SUNDAY JAN 6 InfomediaInfomedia: Maneuvering for leading position in information business PT Infomedia is developing new services to provide easier access to information. No longer limited to publishing telephone directories, Infomedia currently also offers on-line and call center...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Entrance test plan meets cold response
Entrance test plan meets cold responseLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to expand the state university enrollment test to twice a year is meeting a cool response from education experts.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
[b]FOR ADVERTORIAL
FOR ADVERTORIAL SUNDAY JAN 13 InfomediaInfomedia: Getting ready to take leading role in information business PT Infomedia has been in operation for over 25 years, and is poised to become a leader in the information business, providing information not only by conventional means but also those...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 more teachers
East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 more teachersYemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post Kupang Resolutions for major educational problems in East Nusa Tenggara are likely years away. A persistent shortage of teachers in the province remains far from being fulfilled, while the welfare of those hanging on is...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Sutiyoso to continue evictions
Sutiyoso to continue evictions JAKARTA: City Governor Sutiyoso refused on Wednesday to sign a moratorium on the forcible eviction of poor people despite the public outcry and criticism from the National Commission on Human Rights that saw it as against human rights.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Cathay Pacific's service
Cathay Pacific's service On a three-day tour to Beijing (Dec. 12-15, 2001), traveling from Jakarta via Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, I had a very bad experience. Having left Jakarta in the morning I arrived at Beijing at 9:30 p.m. and found myself without luggage on that cold night.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
BI sees 2002 bank loans up over Rp 62 trillion
BI sees 2002 bank loans up over Rp 62 trillionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia expects total bank loans to grow by Rp 62.12 trillion (about US$5.49 billion) this year, as compared to Rp 47.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Golkar lobbies to ease pressure on Akbar
Golkar lobbies to ease pressure on AkbarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Attorney General's Office moves to question 10 witnesses in House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's corruption case, demands for a House special inquiry into the speaker and for him to step down have begun to die...