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Sat, 26 Jan 2002
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;JP; ANPAu..r.. Australia-profile-speechMessage from Ambassador: People-to-people links help promote bilateral relations On 26 January Australians at home, in Indonesia and around the world celebrate Australia Day and what it means to be Australian.
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
U.S. Dollar Rates Jan.25
U.S. Dollar Rates Jan.25 Latest %ChangeYen 134.66-67 -0.02Euro* 0.8671-75 -1.19Sterling* 1.4125-26 -0.79Swiss franc 1.6936-42 +1.19Canadian dollar 1.6029-34 -0.04Australian dollar* 0.5156-61 -0.77New Zealand dollar* 0.4237-45 -0.68Deutsche mark 2.2548-51 +1.22Czech koruna 36.715-45 +0.
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
Indonesians top migrant crime list in Malaysia
Indonesians top migrant crime list in MalaysiaAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Indonesians top the list of crimes committed by immigrants in Malaysia, a top police officer said Friday here.Salleh Mat Som of the Criminal Investigation Department told the national news agency Bernama that a study...
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
City transportation system need compete overhaul
City transportation system need compete overhaulD. A. Simarmata, School of Economics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta Jakarta is known for its chronic traffic congestion. Even though it is still less severe than Bangkok, it is much worse than our city state neighbor, Singapore.
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
A trial and error job
A trial and error job Sometimes Jakarta, the overcrowded national capital of 10 million people, becomes a laboratory where trial and error experiments are conducted, a consequence of the poor planning that goes into the Herculean task of solving the city's problems.
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
New busway no good
New busway no good with same wage system City transportation system needs complete overhaul D. A. Simarmata School of Economics University of Indonesia Jakarta 2. Herald -- 'American internationalism' after Sept.
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
Alleged al-Qaeda-linked network in Central Java
Alleged al-Qaeda-linked network in Central JavaYogita Tahil Ramani and Kartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surakarta Several members of an Indonesian Islamic militant group with reported ties to the al-Qaeda network, Jemaah Islamiya (JI), have been spotted in Sragen, some 20 kilometers east...
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan 25 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 30,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 48,500 AGIS 130 0 89,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 0 Alakasa 205 0 0...
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
1. DUIT ( 4 x 10 )
1. DUIT ( 4 x 10 ) Currencies up on equity inflows, but yen falls 2. Labor ( 2 x 24) Int'l labor body blasts Apindo's stand on wages 3. Gold (2 x 16) Europe gold, silver seen consolidating 4. Oil price increases on lower U.S. fuel stocks 5.
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
Politician's relative flees with hostess
Politician's relative flees with hostess JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Local police are searching for a relative of former Irian Jaya governor Jacob Pattipi after the man disappeared with Rp 200 million of his wife's money and a pub hostess last October.M.
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
1. TURIS, 2 lines, 20 counts
1. TURIS, 2 lines, 20 counts Vying for a share of the tourists in Asia 2. SNACK: 2 lines, 24 counts Yogyakarta offers visitors wide variety of local treats 3. BAKPIA: 1 line, 40 counts 'Bakpia' stands out as local snack favorite
Sat, 26 Jan 2002
ExxonMobil opens $1.9b plant in S'pore
ExxonMobil opens $1.9b plant in S'pore SINGAPORE:Global energy giant ExxonMobil opened a S$3.5 billion (US$1.9 billion) chemical plant in Singapore on Friday, becoming the city-state's biggest foreign investor.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Riau islanders demand separate province
Riau islanders demand separate province JAKARTA: More than 500 people from the Riau islands rallied outside the House of Representatives building on Thursday in an effort to win support for their demands for a sovereign province.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Poor discipline of road users
Poor discipline of road usersFrom Warta KotaIn the present era of openness, many community members, particularly drivers of motorized vehicles, are inclined to violate traffic signs, not to mention parking vehicles in prohibited areas.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Toll road, housing blamed for floods
Toll road, housing blamed for floodsAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim has said the construction of both the toll road, which leads to the Soekarno- Hatta airport and the Pantai Indah Kapuk real estate are a cause of the city's...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
SE Asia tourism ministers meet, spotlight on image
SE Asia tourism ministers meet, spotlight on imageAgencies, Yogyakarta Southeast Asian tourism ministers met here on Thursday as the region's image as a travel destination comes under scrutiny following the discovery of alleged Islamic terrorist networks.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Misuari to be tried near Manila, court rules
Misuari to be tried near Manila, court rulesAgencies, Manila Philippine Moro leader Nur Misuari, who is accused of inciting a short-lived but deadly rebellion in the south, will be tried in a town near a police prison south of Manila where he is being held, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Commander orders arrest of fuel smugglers
Commander orders arrest of fuel smugglers ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Military Commander Maj. Gen. William da Costa has ordered the arrest of anyone involved in fuel smuggling to East Timor.The order followed accusations that some soldiers had abetted some of the smuggling.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Astra clarifies
Astra clarifies Since early January 2002 many of our business partners and associates have complained regarding frequent telephone calls made by some people claiming to be the committee in charge of a joint advertisement for the 45th anniversary of PT Astra International Tbk., which falls on Feb.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
JP/4/ED-25B
JP/4/ED-25BASEAN tourism meeting The tourism ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started their annual meeting in Yogyakarta on Thursday to draft a major ASEAN Tourism Agreement, to be signed by ASEAN leaders during their summit in Cambodia later this year.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Jan.24
Rupiah Rates Jan.24 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 10,373.00Austrian schilling 1 696.85 632.99 668.27 661.57Australian dollar 1 5,664.61 5,141.15 5,432.32 5,373.21Belgian franc 1 237.70 215.92 227.95 225.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Kontras staffer assaulted at court
Kontras staffer assaulted at court JAKARTA: A group of unidentified men assaulted a female staffer of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) after she attended a trial in the East Jakarta District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Former banker tried for corruption
Former banker tried for corruptionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court began on Thursday the trial of former president director of the now-defunct PT Bank Aspac, Setiawan Harjono, who is charged with corruption for allegedly misusing money from Bank Indonesia...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
UNHCR responds
UNHCR responds I would like to refer to you the article in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 22, under the headline UNHCR lies: Tribe head.The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has no knowledge of or connection with Mr. Mosa Foa, or of the meeting he reportedly attended in Geneva.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Bigger Jakarta budget, lower performance
Bigger Jakarta budget, lower performanceAzas Tigor Nainggolan, Jakarta Citizens' Forum (FAKTA), Jakarta Social Institute (ISJ) At the beginning of 2002 the Jakarta administration and legislative council again demonstrated their corrupt credentials, ignoring the interests of Jakarta citizens in the...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Azas Tigor Nainggolan
Azas Tigor Nainggolan Jakarta Citizens' Forum (FAKTA) Jakarta Social Institute (ISJ) 2. Elwin -- The new new world order 1 X 52 36pt Bodoni Flexibility, networking are keys to new world order Elwin Tobing Economist Iowa, USA 3.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Strategies for food safety needed to save children
Strategies for food safety needed to save childrenTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of the food industry and academicians emphasized on Thursday the importance of a clear strategy for food safety to prevent foodborne diseases, which claim the lives of thousands of...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
8 x 4
8 x 4Megawati opens Muhammadiyah's annual meeting in Denpasarpecat16 x 2Four legislators face dismissal Pilot13 x 2Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: PilotWONOSOBO16 x 1Wonosobo awaits control of forest
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Migrant workers victims of fraud
Migrant workers victims of fraud SALATIGA, Central Java: A man in the Central Java town of Salatiga has been accused of swindling eight people with false promises of construction work in Malaysia.Three residents from Kesongo village in Semarang regency said that they had each paid between Rp 2...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Wonosobo awaits control of forest
Wonosobo awaits control of forestTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Wonosobo Should you ever sit on a hillside in the Sumbing and Sindoro mountains in the Central Java regency of Wonosobo, you'll give thanks to the regency for its green area, which collected the national reforestation award...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
MASKargo to start flights to Narita
MASKargo to start flights to Narita KUALA LUMPUR: MASKargo, the cargo unit of Malaysian Airline System Bhd., plans to operate a scheduled cargo service to and from Japan's Narita Airport in 2002, the Bernama news agency reports.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Influential ulemas turn down Alwi's offer
Influential ulemas turn down Alwi's offerA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) under Alwi Shihab said on Thursday that several influential Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ulemas had declined the party's offer to take up posts on its new board of executives.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI's plan to impose flour duties dropped
RI's plan to impose flour duties droppedReuters, Jakarta Indonesia has decided to drop its plan to impose anti-dumping duties on wheat flour in order to protect consumers from an increase in prices, a senior official of the trade and industry ministry said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Megawati criticizes excavation projects
Megawati criticizes excavation projectsAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans have become accustomed to annoying excavation projects along the city roads, either for telephone lines, water pipelines or electricity cables.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Analyst: BCA share must top Rp 1,7000
Analyst: BCA share must top Rp 1,7000Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Getting the most credible investor for Bank Central Asia (BCA) should indeed become the government's priority, but quality should not necessarily preclude economic targets, according to a banking analyst.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
1. Reax - 21 x 2 lines
1. Reax - 21 x 2 linesTalks with GAM must be intensified: House leaders 2. Ba'asyir - 14 x 3 linesPolice asked no questions about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyir 3. Riot 30 x 1 lineTwo people shot in West Java riot 4. Flood - 32 x 1 lineToll road, housing blamed for floods 5.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Riau Islands province given green light
Riau Islands province given green light The House of Representatives' special committee for Riau has endorsed the proposal from a number of islands in Riau to form a new province, the Riau Islands province.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Asian currencies mostly up late; earlier Japanese yen blow mild
Asian currencies mostly up late; earlier Japanese yen blow mildNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were higher late Thursday, after mostly failing to trail the yen's earlier descent to yet another 39- month low.The yen's decline to a new 39-month low of 134.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Ignas Kleden
Ignas Kleden Sociologist Director, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs Jakarta 3. President -- Retired presidents 1x 34 36 pt Ex-presidents: Better to fade awayPhilippine Daily Inquirer
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Graft suspect Akbar free to travel overseas: AGO
Graft suspect Akbar free to travel overseas: AGOTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House Speaker Akbar Tandjung is free to travel overseas after the Attorney General's Office decided on Thursday not to ban him from leaving the country despite his status as a...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Go to the Monkey Forest and learn meditation for free
Go to the Monkey Forest and learn meditation for freeIda Indawati Khouw, Contributor, Ubud, Bali The small town of Ubud, about 20 kilometers north of the capital city of Denpasar, never loses its attraction as a center of Balinese arts.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting by children from 161 countries, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954) until Jan. 26. * Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Committee reveals flaws in debt extention plan
Committee reveals flaws in debt extention planBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A review by a government watchdog has exposed glaring imbalances in a plan to extend the payment period for large debtors of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) that, if not revised, risked the...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Four legislators face dismissal in Banyumas
Four legislators face dismissal in BanyumasAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto The Banyumas Regency Legislative Council (DPRD) in Central Java province has recommended that four of its members be dismissed due to disciplinary misdemeanors.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
National leadership: Illusion, disillusionment
National leadership: Illusion, disillusionmentIgnas Kleden, Sociologist, Director, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta Indonesia seems to face not so much the problem of leadership per se as the problem of perceiving and expecting national leadership.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Syafi'ie's murder strengthens GAM spirit 'to fight for free Aceh'
Syafi'ie's murder strengthens GAM spirit 'to fight for free Aceh'Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The death of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Commander Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie, has solidified the separatist movement and increased the guerrillas' will to fight for the independence of Aceh,...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Megawati opens Muhammadiyah anual meeting in Denpasar
Megawati opens Muhammadiyah anual meeting in DenpasarI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar President Megawati Soekarnoputri officially opened the Muhammadiyah four-day annual meeting here on Thursday with a call for the second-largest Muslim organization to continue its contribution to the...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI to host APEC construction conference
RI to host APEC construction conference JAKARTA: Indonesia will host an international conference featuring building design, construction, construction management and building maintenance in Bali on March 27 and 28.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Poor people frustrated
Poor people frustrated From Pikiran RakyatThe country's poor people are always suppressed, exploited, maltreated and evicted by the authorities. Suddenly, we, the poor, are surprised, shocked and startled to hear about the fuel price increase. As a result, kerosene has disappeared.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Dramatic rise of business power 2
* Headlines: Dramatic rise of business power 2* Opinion: Illusion and disillusionment in leadership 4* City: Megawati criticizes leaders over environment 6* Archipelago: Muhammadiyah starts its annual meeting 7 * National: House facing test of credibility 8* World: Bush plans increase in military...