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Thu, 10 Jan 2002
UNESCO to examine Borobudur temple
UNESCO to examine Borobudur temple BOROBUDUR, Central Java: A team of UNESCO experts will examine the condition of the famed Borobudur temple next year, a local official has said.The experts will see if the temple's construction has changed since it was renovated 20 years ago, said Dukut Santosa,...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Ten more killed in fresh clashes in Aceh
Ten more killed in fresh clashes in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh At least 10 people were killed in a series of incidents in the province of Aceh on Tuesday, an official and humanitarian activist said in the capital of Banda Aceh on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
SIA to continue global expansion
SIA to continue global expansionAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore Airlines (SIA) must continue to spread its wings across the globe despite recent turbulence in the industry, its chief executive said.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
More ceramic artists break away from tradition
More ceramic artists break away from traditionA. Sudjud Dartanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Despite the mushrooming of exhibitions of mainstream art, there were few exhibits of ceramic works last year. The year of 2002 opens with a ceramic exhibition at Galeri Benda.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
New trick by pickpockets
New trick by pickpocketsFrom KompasNow pickpockets have a new ruse they employ in minivans operating as public transportation.Two or more men offer the passengers brochures of traditional medicine for free. One of them offers a free massage to the would-be victim, while the other sits next to him.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Bali's Kediri returns to normal after riot
Bali's Kediri returns to normal after riotI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar After the torching of 30 homes in Abiantuwung Village, Kediri Subdistrict, some 15 kilometers west of the city on Tuesday, the situation in the village was returning to normal on Wednesday as local police...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Municipality found guilty
Municipality found guilty JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipality and the state-owned railway company PT KAI were found guilty on Wednesday of failing to "professionally" evict slum residents from under a railway bridge in Central Jakarta two years ago.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Bahana gets role in KPC sale
Bahana gets role in KPC sale JAKARTA: The government said on Wednesday it had appointed state-owned securities firm PT Bahana Sekuritas as its financial consultant to decide on the value of coal-mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal's (KPC) shares.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Muhammadiyah-NU meeting: A closer look
Muhammadiyah-NU meeting: A closer lookMohtar Mas'oed, Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama, Yogyakarta He has done it again. Syafi'ie Maarif has repeated what he did almost 10 years ago. In 1993, as one of the Muhammadiyah leaders, together with young figures from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mostly from Yogyakarta,...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Fuel price hike must go ahead: Megawati
Fuel price hike must go ahead: MegawatiBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As protests over plans to raise fuel prices mount, President Megawati Soekarnoputri admitted that it was a tough decision but, unlike her predecessors, said the government will not back down from the plan.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Government set to ban tin ore exports
Government set to ban tin ore exportsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to issue a ruling next week to ban the export of tin concentrate in a bid to curb illegal mining, a move which could stop state-owned tin mining company PT Timah from going to the wall, a senior...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Court rules in favor of Ginandjar
Court rules in favor of Ginandjar JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court declared on Wednesday a member of the House of Representatives guilty of damaging Ginandjar Kartasasmita's reputation during an interview with Metro TV in May last year.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Ex-serviceman killed in Aceh
Ex-serviceman killed in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Marzuki Achmad, a retired Army first lieutenant was shot dead by two unidentified men in his house in Lamkruet Village, Lhoknya, Aceh Besar on Tuesday.Maj.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Environmentalists oppose scrapping of Bapedal
Environmentalists oppose scrapping of BapedalTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's policy to scrap the Environmental Impact Control Agency (Bapedal) and to fuse its functions into the Office of the State Ministry for Environment met strong opposition from...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
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Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Imported food free from tax
Imported food free from tax JAKARTA: Finance Minister Boediono has decided to exempt the value added tax (VAT) on some imported basic foods in a bid to ensure the supply of the basic needs to the people and to maintain social stability, a ministry statement said.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
3rd alleged Tommy accomplice stands trial in murder case
3rd alleged Tommy accomplice stands trial in murder caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another accomplice of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, Dody Harjito, was yesterday indicted for the murder of Supreme Court Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita last July.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
JP/4/MOHTAR
JP/4/MOHTAR A closer look at the Muhammadiyah-NU meeting Mohtar Mas'oed Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta He has done it again. Syafi'ie Maarif has repeated what he did almost 10 years ago. In 1993, as one of the Muhammadiyah leaders, together with young figures from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mostly...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Suroso's painting legacy preserved by daughter
Suroso's painting legacy preserved by daughterMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta Ina, 40, was blissfully unaware of her father's -- Suroso -- art until he died a decade ago. She recalls that Suroso spent a lot of his leisure time in front of a canvas mounted on an easel.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Koizumi pledges 'sincere, open' partnership with Southeast Asia
Koizumi pledges 'sincere, open' partnership with Southeast AsiaAgence France-Presse, Manila Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pledged on Wednesday at the start of his Southeast Asian tour to cooperate more closely with the region in a "sincere and open" partnership.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
PBSI upbeat on Thomas Cup despite Tony's absence
PBSI upbeat on Thomas Cup despite Tony's absenceNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia looks set to take on a demanding task in its bid to defend the Thomas Cup men's championship title after Olympic gold medalist Tony Gunawan rejected a call-up to rejoin the national team.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
March deadline set for IBRA debtors
March deadline set for IBRA debtorsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former bank owners have until March 31, to agree to pay off their debts to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) under the revised shareholders settlement program, otherwise the government would take stern...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Cellphone banned in N. Maluku
Cellphone banned in N. Maluku TERNATE: North Maluku Governor Muhyi Effendie, who is also the state of civil emergency administrator, has banned the construction of cellular phone infrastructure in his sectarian war-torn province, arguing it could disrupt ongoing efforts at achieving reconciliation.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Mining firms to resume investment
Mining firms to resume investmentMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mining companies that suspended their investment plans two years ago, especially due to legal uncertainty plaguing the sector, plan to become active again, according to a senior government official.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Constitutional amendment resumes
Constitutional amendment resumes JAKARTA: The 90-member working body of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will resume activities on Thursday, making its agenda for the next six months.MPR speaker Amien Rais discussed the working program with leaders of the political factions making up the...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
SBI rate falls
SBI rate falls JAKARTA: The weighted average interest rate on one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes fell to 17.37 percent at Wednesday's weekly auction compared to 17.50 percent last week.Bank Indonesia accepted only 53.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Srimben, Balinese woman behind presidents
Srimben, Balinese woman behind presidentsAlit Kertaraharja, Contributor, Singaraja As every Indonesian knows, Sukarno was the first president and his daughter, Megawati Soekarnoputri, is now the fifth president, the first such succession in the nation's post-independence history.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
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Thu, 10 Jan 2002
NU leaders reject Matori's PKB
NU leaders reject Matori's PKBBambang Nurbianto and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is acting tough as part of its efforts to get the leaders of its National Awakening Party (PKB) back together again.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Discard political
Discard political party' tiesFrom Sinar Pagi The problems our country faced yesterday and the current problems keep piling up. To make matters worse, new problems keep cropping up. Finding solutions requires coordinated teamwork by the Cabinet with each member having the same vision and mission,...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Deaths in childbirth very high
Deaths in childbirth very high JAKARTA: More women in Indonesia died during childbirth last year than in any other Southeast Asian country, a health ministry official said Monday.The rate was 323 per 100,000 births last year compared to 30 each in Malaysia and Sri Lanka, and 50 in Thailand, said...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
13 ambulances headed for regions
13 ambulances headed for regions JAKARTA: Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi delivered 13 ambulances to regional administrations on Wednesday as part of efforts to promote health in the provinces.Four of the ambulances went to the Jakarta-based Disaster Brigade (BSB).
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Some 4,000 displaced by Poso conflict suffer mental disorders
Some 4,000 displaced by Poso conflict suffer mental disordersLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The three-year-old sectarian conflict that has riven Poso, Central Sulawesi, has also led to a major mental health crisis, according to government health officials.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
JP/15/KAMAH
JP/15/KAMAH #1 Jl. Tuan Langa, named after the white king of Kuta============== Wahyuni 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
Rupiah Rates Jan. 9
Rupiah Rates Jan. 9 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 10,254.79Austrian schilling 1 708.76 643.52 679.70 672.57Australian dollar 1 5,731.26 5,201.69 5,496.23 5,436.49Belgian franc 1 241.76 219.51 231.85 229.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Jakarta to sign new MoU on Bantar Gebang soon
Jakarta to sign new MoU on Bantar Gebang soonDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is determined to continue using the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi as it plans to sign the new memorandum of understanding on the use of the site soon.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Japan sould take the lead to ensure regional stability
Japan sould take the lead to ensure regional stabilityThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Misleading fuel hike commercial
Misleading fuel hike commercialFrom Koran TempoAmong other things, I have found two misleading pieces of information in Pertamina's (state-owned oil company) television commercial on the hike in fuel prices, which has two comedians as the cast, Nunung and Bolot.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
AFTA won't bring cheap cars
AFTA won't bring cheap carsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Vehicle Importers (AIKI) said that the number of cars imported from ASEAN member countries would remain low this year, despite the implementation of the regional free trade area, which has slashed import tariffs to...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 9, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 37,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 1,000 AGIS 120 5 1,039,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 0 Alakasa 205 0 0...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Ad hoc trial delay could harm Indonesia's image
Ad hoc trial delay could harm Indonesia's imageFabiola Desy Unidjaja , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another delay by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on the appointment of judges for an ad hoc human rights trial could tarnish Indonesia's image in the international arena, a political analyst said on...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Where to go in Bali: Thursday, January 10, 2002
Where to go in Bali: Thursday, January 10, 2002Exhibitions* 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, 10 Jan 2002
Wage hike dispute ruling overturned
Wage hike dispute ruling overturnedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's policy to raise workers' minimum wage gained momentum on Wednesday when the State Administrative Court overturned an earlier injunction which had delayed the implementation in Jakarta.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Police detains Bustanil Arifin
Police detains Bustanil Arifin JAKARTA: The 73-year-old former head of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Bustanil Arifin, was detained by police after completing a questioning session at the Jakarta Police Headquarters on Wednesday afternoon.City police detectives chief Sr. Comr.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
19 hospitalized as dengue fever hits N. Sulawesi
19 hospitalized as dengue fever hits N. SulawesiYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado Following hot on the heels of week-long rains, dengue fever has hit Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi, and other cities in the province leaving 19 people still undergoing intensive medical care in various...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Poso gradually returns to normal
Poso gradually returns to normalTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Poso The situation in the Central Sulawesi regency of Poso is gradually returning to normal, following the recent signing of the Malino Declaration to end the wearing three-year war that has claimed more than 2,000 lives.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Learn From Habibie's Administration
Learn From Habibie's Administration Kerosene is scarce. People in various regions have to queue to obtain it. Some have even fainted while doing so. It takes them quite a long time to get only a few liters of kerosene. Still, many others have failed to get any.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Minister warns against privatization delay
Minister warns against privatization delayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi warned on Wednesday that the country could not afford the luxury of delaying the privatization program as it was competing with time to meet a difficult target.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
JP/15/SRIMBEN
JP/15/SRIMBENSrimben, a Balinese woman who "produced " two RI presidents=================== Alit Kertaraharja Contributor Singaraja ------------------- As every Indonesian knows, Soekarno was the first president and his daughter, Megawati Soekarnoputri, is now the fifth president, the first such...