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Tue, 28 Jan 2003
EU, ASEAN look to turn page on Myanmar issue
EU, ASEAN look to turn page on Myanmar issueJitendra Joshi, Agence France-Presse, Brussels The European Union and Southeast Asia were set Monday to try to put years of acrimony over Myanmar behind them in foreign ministers' talks focused on trade and terrorism.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Senen traders have sorry story to tell
Senen traders have sorry story to tellDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A picture of gloom was painted by Heri, 25, a clothes trader whose kiosk was completely destroyed in Sunday's fire at Blok IV, Senen Market, Central Jakarta, which devastated almost all the kiosks in the area.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Any movement must be conveyed effectively
Any movement must be conveyed effectivelyMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia In the Jakarta Post, on Jan.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
'Witnesses' offer confusing testimony in Theys' trial
'Witnesses' offer confusing testimony in Theys' trialAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Five witnesses testified in court here on Monday that they had never seen any of seven soldiers charged with murdering Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay two years ago.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Govt to pursue the assets of dead fraud convict
Govt to pursue the assets of dead fraud convictFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A wanted Indonesian banking and business magnate convicted of corruption, Hendra Rahardja, died on Sunday night in Australia, but the government said on Monday that it would still pursue his assets to...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraq
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraqor'U.S. must not fight Iraq as it will cause chaos in RI'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaNoted Muslim leaders, scholars and activists warned the United States on Saturday against attacking Iraq, saying that a war against Baghdad would only...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Juniors hope to steal the show in Pusam Cup
Juniors hope to steal the show in Pusam CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan Junior chess stars Susanto Megaranto, Tirta Chandra Purnama and Taufik Halay are relishing the prospect of taking on more experienced competitors at the Pusam Cup in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
JP/1/Inside for 28/1/03
JP/1/Inside for 28/1/03* Headlines: Bali suspect 'built bombs for church attacks'2 * National:Govt to pursue assets of dead fraud suspect4 * Archipelago:Thugs attack striking drivers, students 5 * Opinion: Any movement must be conveyed effectively6 * City: AJI wins lawsuit against governor 8 *...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
The cost of the release and discharge policy
The cost of the release and discharge policyLin Che Wei, CFA, Banking analyst, Jakarta Reading about all the public demonstrations against the hike in fuel prices and electricity rates, the release and discharge policy and the government's response to these issues, I was reminded of a cha-cha dance...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies Carla Bianpoen Contributor Jakarta On Friday, January 17, at 9.20 p.m. Jakarta time, Hildawati Soemantri passed away at Darmais Hospital from cancer. Her brother was at her side along with other family members, as well as sculptor Lydia Poetri, who has...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Migrant workers need more govt protection
Migrant workers need more govt protectionM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of Indonesian workers in the Middle East and Malaysia called on the House of Representatives on Monday to pass the bill on workers' protection and ensure embassies offered effective help to abused...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Govt treads tentatively in curbing forest misuse
Govt treads tentatively in curbing forest misuseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is preparing a number of possible measures in an attempt to curb the issuance of forest concessions and to crack down on illegal loggers amid rising international criticism, culminating last...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Hun Sen orders Thai TV show off air
Hun Sen orders Thai TV show off air CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered on Monday a Thai-made TV series off the air in Cambodia and said one of its actresses was worth less than "grass" following media reports that she accused Cambodia of stealing the famous Angkor Wat temple from Thailand.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Police arrest fake money sellers
Police arrest fake money sellers BOGOR: Four men arrested here last Saturday for allegedly selling counterfeit money remain under the police custody, chief of Bogor Police Precinct's detective unit Adj. Comr. Yayan said on Sunday.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Cemen sales fall 4.9% 2002: SG
Cemen sales fall 4.9% 2002: SG JAKARTA: PT Semen Gresik of Indonesia said Monday its total cement sales for 2002 fell 4.9 percent to 14.485 million metric tons from 15.235 million tons a year earlier.Gresik, Indonesia's largest cement maker, said the fall was due to a decline of its cement exports...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Free trade feared to threaten health jobs
Free trade feared to threaten health jobsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country could face massive unemployment among professional health workers and inadequate health services for poor people if the government does not provide clear regulations on standards for health...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Jan. 27 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Aug. 27 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,577.56 4,979.57 5,306.79 5,250.11Brunei dollar 1 5,436.71 4,855.09 5,172.77 5,118.88Canadian dollar 1 6,188.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
World Bank grants Rp 33b to IPB
World Bank grants Rp 33b to IPB BOGOR: The World Bank has provided a fund of Rp 33 billion for the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to improve its food technology program.IPB spokesman Agus Lelana said here on Monday that the World Bank decided to give the fund when the international body...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Housing sector is predicted to increase by 12% this year
Housing sector is predicted to increase by 12% this yearSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The housing sector in the country is predicted to grow by 12 percent this year, with 130,000 houses estimated to be sold on the market, according to an expert.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
1. Dulmatin: 3x15
1. Dulmatin: 3x15 Bali suspect 'built bombs for church attacks' 2. jabar: 1x22 Abdul admits bombing churches 3. akbar: 2x28 A few brave legislators try again to oust Akbar
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
RI to assess Arafura, Timor seas
RI to assess Arafura, Timor seas JAKARTA: Indonesia will work in partnership with East Timor, Australia, and Papua New Guinea to assess the ecosystems of the Arufura and Timor seas to help manage them better.The partnership was kicked-off at a two-day workshop beginning on Monday.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
RI to offer 11 oil, gas blocks for bidding
RI to offer 11 oil, gas blocks for biddingDow Jones, Jakarta The government will offer 11 oil and gas blocks for open bidding Saturday by private oil and gas companies, a government official said Monday.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Thousands protest pulp plant 'operations' in Porsea
Thousands protest pulp plant 'operations' in PorseaArpiadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Thousands of residents including activists from various non- governmental organizations, clergymen and ulemas again staged a protest on Monday against the reopening of a suspended pulp plant...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
1,630 houses for people in Papua
1,630 houses for people in Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: The government plans to build 1,630 houses for people in seven regencies in Papua, including Jayapura, Nabire, Serui, Manokwari, Fakfak, Sorong and Timika.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Garuda pilots
Garuda pilots have no conscience I feel that the recent demand made by the Association of Garuda Indonesian Airways' pilots that their salaries be increased to Rp 80 million a month amid the monetary crisis is absolutely embarrassing and illogical.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Govt pledges to protect foreign interests
Govt pledges to protect foreign interestsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian security authorities vowed to protect foreign interests in the country amid increasing fears of anti-Western violence should the United States and its allies attack Iraq.
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Government plantations in violation of national labor laws
Government plantations in violation of national labor lawsApriadi Gunawan and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Several state-owned palm oil plantations in North Sumatra have employed tens of thousands of workers for years below the minimum wage and without the social...
Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Haj organizers blamed for departure postponement
Haj organizers blamed for departure postponementKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government blamed a delay in the departure of about 1,200 Muslims making the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia on the haj organizers who arranged the flights.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
No effective cure yet for illegal logging in Indonesia
No effective cure yet for illegal logging in IndonesiaBambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rampant illegal logging is likely to continue indefinitely as all measures and policies adopted by the government have failed to take on those involved in the business.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
JP/ /HIV
JP/ /HIV2 x 25 Prostitution ring blamed for HIV spread on Batam Island JP/5/drug1 x 45 Activists urge war on drugs trafficking in Aceh
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraq
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraqor'U.S. must not fight Iraq as it will cause chaos in RI'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaNoted Muslim leaders, scholars and activists warned the United States on Saturday against attacking Iraq, saying that a war against Baghdad would only...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Controversial Wiranto may enliven election race
Controversial Wiranto may enliven election raceImanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, iman@thejakartapost.com The general elections is still a year ahead, but prospective candidates for the next presidency, who have their roots in the top ten political parties, have either secretly or...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Half of Indonesia's under-fives lack Vitamin A
Half of Indonesia's under-fives lack Vitamin ADebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Up to 10 million children, or half of the country's total of 20.8 million children under five, suffer from vitamin A deficiency, making them vulnerable to blindness and infection- related death.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Two questioned over baby trade
Two questioned over baby trade PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Police in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, are questioning two women suspected of attempting to sell two newborn babies in Pontianak last Thursday.West Kalimantan Police spokesman Comr.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Deforestation accelerated as regions issue concession
Deforestation accelerated as regions issue concessionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Deforestation of the country's already much-depleted natural forests has accelerated as local administrations are currently in a race to give businesspeople hundreds of timber concession licenses in...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Two versions of globalization go to opposing ends
Two versions of globalization go to opposing endsB Herry-Priyono, Researcher, Jakarta Ocean apart, two narratives of globalization are being enacted this month -- on Jan. 23 and on Jan. 28. One is the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, and the other the World Social Forum (WSF) in...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Hundreds of kiosks at Senen market gutted by fire
Hundreds of kiosks at Senen market gutted by fire Two firefighters (photo left) try hard to put out a large fire at Senen market, Central Jakarta.The fire destroyed almost all of the 500 semi-permanent kiosks in the electronics center at Block IV of Senen market, late on Sunday afternoon.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
One killed, five missing in boat accident
One killed, five missing in boat accident KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: At least one person drowned and five went missing when a fishing boat chartered to ferry dozens of people from Torobulu Port in Kendari regency to Tampo in Muna regency, both in Southeast Sulawesi, sank over the weekend just...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Political interests undermine student movement: Experts
Political interests undermine student movement: ExpertsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite staging street rallies almost every day, the current student protests against the government are insignificant mainly due to the different political interests they...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Implementation of GCG still a long way off
Implementation of GCG still a long way offDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The country's die-hard and endemic corruption, collusion and nepotism have become major hurdles to the implementation of good corporate governance (GCG) principles in the public and private sectors, experts...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Viable alternative for cost-effective solutions
Viable alternative for cost-effective solutions Ari A. Rachmat Contributor JakartaYou wish to have an office of your own, but you do not have sufficient funds? Well, not to worry. By renting a serviced office available in the city, your wish is easily realized.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Smugglers face firm action in Batam
Smugglers face firm action in Batam BATAM: Three Indonesian warships with 90 Navy personnel on board are ready to sink any boat found smuggling illegal logs or sand from the Riau islands to neighboring countries, an Indonesian Navy official said on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
1. PROJECT: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. PROJECT: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12City Council cuts budget for agency's projects2. DPRD: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 X 34Budget talk should be open: NGOs3. GUN: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 20Private gun ownership increasing, say police4. SPEAK: 30 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 45 'It's better to shoot dead drug traffickers'
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Muslim pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia for haj
Muslim pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia for haj More than 571,000 Muslim pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage which starts next month, a senior official announced Sunday.About 557,000 of the pilgrims flew in, while the rest arrived by sea and land until Saturday,...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Two journalists die on Sunday
Two journalists die on Sunday JAKARTA: A reporter of weekly publication Ambisi, Abdul Munir Lubis, hanged himself last Saturday after suffering an illness for the last three months, while at the same time former reporter of news portal Tempo News Room, Martua Manullang, died while trapped in a fire...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies Carla Bianpoen Contributor Jakarta On Friday, January 17, at 9.20 p.m. Jakarta time, Hildawati Soemantri passed away at Darmais Hospital from cancer. Her brother was at her side along with other family members, as well as sculptor Lydia Poetri, who has...
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Budget talk should be open: NGOs
Budget talk should be open: NGOsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Transparency, including opening up council meetings to the public, must be improved to rid the Jakarta City Council of corruption, non-governmental organization says.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
"It was a great experience playing in the final group. I have
"It was a great experience playing in the final group. I have played with Ernie Els before and was happy to be paired with him," Prayad told reporters at the clubhouse. "Zhang played really good golf today to win.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Zhang grabs Caltex Masters as Els misses putts
Zhang grabs Caltex Masters as Els misses puttsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Singapore Chinese Zhang Lian-wei won the US$900,000 Caltex Singapore Masters after carding a solid two-under on Sunday to deny world number 2 Ernie Els a three-peat at the beginning of the 2003 season.
Mon, 27 Jan 2003
Stock market depends on Iraq war: Analyst
Stock market depends on Iraq war: AnalystA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The stock market could go down or remain stable next week, depending on developments in a possible war with Iraq, an analyst said over the weekend.