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Wed, 08 Jan 2003
1. ACEH: 3 X 22
1. ACEH: 3 X 22 JSC sends more peace monitors to Aceh as GAM vows to pursue peace 2. PAPER: 1 x 40 Paper industry accused of rights abuses or Rights' watch accuses paper industry of abuses 3. IRAQ: 1 x 60 President Bush 'discouraged' by Iraqi president's posturing 4.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Sleazy hub of Jakarta needs order
Sleazy hub of Jakarta needs orderFrom Warta KotaThe mayor of West Jakarta deserves some praise for putting in order the messy stalls of sellers of pirated VCDs in front of the Harco shopping center in downtown Glodok.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
1,000 religious leaders to meet in Makassar
1,000 religious leaders to meet in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: At least 13 ambassadors will attend a national meeting of religious leaders from throughout Indonesia, which is scheduled to take place from Jan. 14 to 15 in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Jan. 7 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 7 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,424.18 4,845.06 5,162.60 5,106.42Brunei dollar 1 5,422.41 4,844.92 5,160.92 5,106.26Canadian dollar 1 6,045.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Megawati and 'wong cilik'
Megawati and 'wong cilik' Is anyone up there in the government still defending and fighting for the wong cilik, the Javanese words Indonesian politicians fondly used to refer to the little people?President Megawati Soekarnoputri, and her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), are...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
East Java government earmarks Rp 115b for disaster control
East Java government earmarks Rp 115b for disaster controlAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The East Java administration has allocated Rp 115 billion (US$ 12.9 million) to prepare for and respond to natural disasters in the province during the rainy season.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Flyovers or
Flyovers or underpasses needed From Warta Kota The TB Simatupang outer ring road may solve the traffic jams in several spots in South Jakarta. Actually, neither the toll road or the artery roads are too crowded, except in areas close to an intersection.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
U.S. stimulus plan buoys dollar
U.S. stimulus plan buoys dollarDow Jones, Singapore The dollar advanced against most Southeast Asian currencies Tuesday, but slipped against the South Korean won and New Taiwan dollar.Expectations that a new economic stimulus program in the U.S.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
'Fare hike will cause spats with passengers'
'Fare hike will cause spats with passengers' The public transportation drivers complain about the difficult life as they are greatly affected by the fuel price hike. Some of them shared their feelings with The Jakarta Post.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Presidential candidates must declare assets: NGOs
Presidential candidates must declare assets: NGOsKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaCoordinator of Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) Teten Masduki and senior member of the Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) Hadar N.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
West Sumatra reinvents its original roots
West Sumatra reinvents its original rootsArdimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, ardimas@thejakartapost.com Each province responds in a different way to the reform movement that evolved four years ago and led to the implementation of regional autonomy on Jan. 5, 2001.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
ASEAN cooperation with China entails benefits and hard work
ASEAN cooperation with China entails benefits and hard workShang Qianhong, Associate Research Fellow Institute of Contemporary International Relations, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing Last year was the best yet for economic cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Birth certificate fees
Birth certificate fees From Warta Kota North Jakarta municipality head, Soebagio, has often said he would dump into a garbage bin all praise but will treasure criticism about the municipality administration's performance.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Illegal loggers sent to court
Illegal loggers sent to court MANOKWARI, Papua: Police here have transferred two suspected thieves accused of stealing dozens of cubic meters of logs to the district prosecutor's office, so that prosecutors may prepare charges against them.Manokwari detective police chief Adj. Comr. John C.E.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
YLKI refuses to join team to discuss bus fare increase
YLKI refuses to join team to discuss bus fare increaseAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration decided on Tuesday to form a team to discuss bus fare increases following the recent fuel price rises.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
JSC sends more monitors as GAM vows to pursue peace
JSC sends more monitors as GAM vows to pursue peaceNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Eighteen more members of the team monitoring the cease-fire agreement with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were sent to Aceh on Tuesday, while a GAM spokesman said the secessionist group had held a meeting in...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Transportation strike in Jakarta unlikely
Transportation strike in Jakarta unlikelyEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Agus, a minibus driver who works out of the Kampung Rambutan bus station in East Jakarta, is in a somber mood: his income has fallen to Rp 15,000 a day due to the recent increase in the price of diesel fuel.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Workers join protest against R&D policy
Workers join protest against R&D policyBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several labor unions representing thousands of workers from both private and state companies joined protests against releasing debtors from possible criminal charges, saying that they might resort to a nationwide...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
S'porean takes daughter from school
S'porean takes daughter from school SINGAPORE: The parents of an 11-year-old girl who was told to leave school for wearing a banned traditional Islamic headscarf said on Tuesday they would educate her at home in protest against the Singaporean government.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
The story of Amien Rais
The story of Amien Rais Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais is an Islamic figure, an intellectual and a politician who is clever at making political maneuvers. He is indeed shrewd.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Indef predicts higher inflation, slower growth
Indef predicts higher inflation, slower growthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The increases in the prices of fuel products, electricity and telephone charges will boost inflation to around 11.8 percent this year, and slow economic growth to 3.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Angie is high about Loit game: Coach
Angie is high about Loit game: CoachMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia feels confident about besting Emilie Loit in the second round of the Canberra Classic women's tennis tournament, coach Deddy Tedjamukti said on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
MAS eyes six A380 mega-jumbos
MAS eyes six A380 mega-jumbos KUALA LUMPUR: The parent company of flag carrier Malaysia Airlines is in talks with the European Airbus consortium to acquire at least six A380 superjumbo aircraft, a report said Tuesday.The deal could cost Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd. (PMB) between US$1 billion and $1.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
AGO detains another whistleblower
AGO detains another whistleblowerTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The move to eradicate corruption in the country has received a big blow as another whistleblower was detained Monday, pending his trial for alleged fraud.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Dayaks told to welcome Madurese
Dayaks told to welcome Madurese SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Regent Wahyudi K. Anwar of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan, has appealed to the indigenous Dayak people to accept Madurese migrants wanting to return to the town.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Drivers in Bekasi go on strike
Drivers in Bekasi go on strike BEKASI: At least 100 drivers of public transportation vehicles plying the Bekasi to Cikarang route staged on Tuesday a mass strike to urge the government to revoke the recent hike in fuel prices, especially diesel fuel.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
PDI-P dismisses members over gubernatorial election
PDI-P dismisses members over gubernatorial electionFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Oyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandarlampung In another show of deep cracks within the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), five functionaries in Lampung have been dismissed from their posts...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Economy grows by 3.6 percent in 2002: Govt
Economy grows by 3.6 percent in 2002: GovtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economy grew 3.6 percent last year, slower than the government's target of 4 percent, according to a preliminary estimate released by the Ministry of Finance.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
TNI to build post on Patek Island
TNI to build post on Patek IslandYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara In the wake of the country's defeat in a territorial dispute over the islands of Sipadan and Ligitan, the Indonesian Military (TNI) plans to build a security post and place its personnel on the remote...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Don't lose more islands
Don't lose more islandsFrom Media IndonesiaMy heart broke to learn that, whatever the reasons, Indonesia had lost East Timor. And I found it strange that Abdurrahman Wahid -- when he was president -- changed the name of Irian Jaya to Papua, a phenomenon that I believe has the potential to cause...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
JP/7/LETS97
JP/7/LETS97Restless Bali All this started on Dec. 11, 2002, when returning to Jakarta after celebrating Idul Fitri with my family in Malang, East Java, I visited Bali for a couple of days and decided to take a railway trip by executive class Mutiara Timur to see East Java's scenery.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
* Headlines: JSC sends more monitoring team members3
* Headlines: JSC sends more monitoring team members3 * National:AGO detains whistleblower Kito 4 * Archipelago: Maluku to repatriate thousands of refugees5 * Opinion: West Sumatra reinvents its original roots 7 * City: Administration ready to anticipate floods 8 * Sports: Masuoka takes Dakar Rally...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
PLN defends policy on electricity rate hike
PLN defends policy on electricity rate hikeA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN asserted on Tuesday that an increase in electricity charges was badly needed to spur investment in the power sector.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Flood canal construction still uncertain: Minister
Flood canal construction still uncertain: MinisterBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The construction of the East Flood Canal could be delayed indefinitely as the central government reiterated on Tuesday that it had not found the funds necessary to construct the 23- kilometer canal...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
NGO, cement company face possible court battle
NGO, cement company face possible court battleArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organization Monopoly Watch, and Lubis, Santosa and Maulana lawyers could end up in a civil lawsuit over the former's refusal to retract its report of complaint to the Business Competition...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Stand up for 'wong cilik'
Stand up for 'wong cilik' Is anyone up there in the government still defending and fighting for the wong cilik, the Javanese term Indonesian politicians fondly use to refer to the little people?President Megawati Soekarnoputri, and her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), are...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Explosion kills jogger in Sawangan
Explosion kills jogger in Sawangan JAKARTA: A man was killed and another was injured by a strong blast from a package believed to contain firecrackers that had been abandoned near Jl. Patria Land in Sawangan, Depok, on Monday morning.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Foreign, domestic investments plunged sharply in 2002
Foreign, domestic investments plunged sharply in 2002Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals plummeted by 35 percent to US$9.7 billion last year from $15.06 billion in 2001, said the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in a media statement.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Teachers get greeting cards from Amien
Teachers get greeting cards from Amien JAMBI, Sumatra: A number of high school teachers here have expressed appreciation to People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais for sending them Idul Fitri greeting cards.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Price hikes may force drugmakers to relocate
Price hikes may force drugmakers to relocateRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Companies producing pharmaceuticals in Indonesia may be forced to relocate to Thailand to cut costs following the utility price increases, the Indonesian Pharmaceutical Federation (GPFI) says.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Never pass judgment without evidence
Never pass judgment without evidence The Dec. 28 shooting of Else Bonay Rumbiak, the wife of the director of the Human Rights Advocacy Study Institute (Elsham), Johanis Rumbiak, by an unknown gunman in Papua has given rise to rumors about the perpetrators, and recent accusations of the...
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
Eliminating subsidies, convincing the public
Eliminating subsidies, convincing the publicDavid Sumual, Danareksa Research Institute, Jakarta Hikes in administered prices leading to student demonstrations, higher transportation fares, higher prices of consumer goods, and possible labor strikes.
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
1. Sumual -- Eliminating subsidies,
1. Sumual -- Eliminating subsidies, convincing the public 2. ASEAN -- ASEAN cooperation with China entails benefits and hard work
Wed, 08 Jan 2003
checked
checkedMagical ancient wonders and scenic panoramas await visitors to Slemen regency Recreational tours do not merely consist of beautiful sights, shopping or doing things outside your daily routine. This is especially true if you happen to be a real nature lover.
Tue, 07 Jan 2003
2. GOVT: 1 x 42
2. GOVT: 1 x 42 Protesters told not to think of toppling govt 3. CABINET: Govt defends price hikes despite rising protests 4. Stocks down amid protests, rallies
Tue, 07 Jan 2003
1 x 36
1 x 3623,500 refugees cannot leave Aceh camps JP/5/theys1 x 40Papuans want Theys trial moved to Jayapura JP/5/porsea2 x 30Daily life goes on peacefully in Porsea despite continuing demos
Tue, 07 Jan 2003
1. Subsidy - 4x 12
1. Subsidy - 4x 12 Poor demand moratorium on raids, eviction 2. Drugs - 2x 20 Police should purge their ranks to fight drugs: PBHI or 'Police should purge their ranks to fight drugs' 3. Inter - 2x 25 Internet cafes complain of gloomier future amid hikes 'I have a conscience despite my hard life'...
Tue, 07 Jan 2003
1. CAUCUS: 3 x 20
1. CAUCUS: 3 x 20 Legislators call on govt to reverse utility rate policy 2. Terror: 2 x 35 Bali Police submit Amrozi's dossier to prosecutors, getting closer to trial 3. CAMPS: 1 x 45 S. Sulawesi Police uncover terrorist training camps 4.
Tue, 07 Jan 2003
Troops to be dispatched after attacks kill three in East Timor
Troops to be dispatched after attacks kill three in East TimorAgence France-Presse, Dili United Nations and East Timorese troops will be sent to guard a district where attackers killed three villagers over the weekend, official sources said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Jan 2003
Uproar over price hikes
Uproar over price hikes The government has two options for coping with the massive public opposition to the increases in the prices of fuels, electricity and telephone calls that were effected simultaneously last Wednesday.