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Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Govt, HDC upbeat Aceh talks will yield peace deal
Govt, HDC upbeat Aceh talks will yield peace dealAgencies JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed optimism that the government would sign a peace accord with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) during their meeting in Geneva on Oct.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Sultan in political sporlight
Sultan in political sporlightRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X received a special gift when he celebrated the 14th anniversary of his ascension to the throne on Oct. 7.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Improving market perception
Improving market perception The government's pronouncement that the economy would still be able to achieve 5 percent expansion next year, in spite of the horrific bomb attack in Bali, could be harmless if it was meant simply to prevent an inordinately pessimistic climate.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Muslims shouldn't justify murder
Muslims shouldn't justify murder The mood in Indonesia now after the Bali bomb is one of deep shame and trying to come to grips with how something like this could happen in the great Republic.This is a nation that prides itself on its religious tolerance and great traditions as a leading light of...
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Local tourists
Local tourists to Bali? The statement made by Minister Jusuf Kalla that local tourists should be encouraged to go to Bali to boost the tourism industry and help regain foreign tourists' confidence in Indonesia is another example of the government's "quack" fixes.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
RI wants JI included on UN terrorist list
RI wants JI included on UN terrorist listFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a unprecedented move, Indonesia joined many other countries on Thursday in supporting the inclusion of Southeast Asia-based Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) on the United Nations list of terrorist groups.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Howard unveils new antiterrorism meassures
Howard unveils new antiterrorism meassuresAgence France-Presse, Canberra Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced on Thursday a series of new counter-terrorism measures to deal with heightened threats to Australians at home and abroad following the deadly bombing in Bali.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Navy foils timber smuggling attempt
Navy foils timber smuggling attemptHaidir A. Tanjung and Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam/Pekanbaru The Navy in Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau, have intercepted tandem tugboats attempting to smuggle 84 containers of processed timber worth Rp 85 billion (US$ 9.1 million) to Singapore.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Public participation crucial for antiterrorism movement
Public participation crucial for antiterrorism movementKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri should unite the whole nation in the war against terrorism after the bomb attack in Bali so that the government regulations in lieu of antiterrorism law issued recently...
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Occupancy rates plunge to only 11 percent in Bali
Occupancy rates plunge to only 11 percent in BaliA'an Suryana and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Bali does not seem to be much of a holiday destination these days. With taxis standing idle, restaurants seen half empty and hotels offering sharply-discounted rates, one would find...
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
NISP to issue Rp 200b notes
NISP to issue Rp 200b notes JAKARTA: Indonesia's PT Bank NISP said Thursday it plans to issue Rp 200 billion (around US$21.7 million) worth of three-year medium term notes later this month.Bank NISP said in a statement it has mandated PT Andalan Artha Advisindo, a local securities firm, to arrange...
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
Nearly 50 nations want JI listed as terrorist group
Nearly 50 nations want JI listed as terrorist groupAgencies, Canberra Nearly 50 countries are calling on the United Nations to declare a Southeast Asian religious militant network a terrorist group, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
'Proposal for compensation does not equal justice'
'Proposal for compensation does not equal justice'Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Legal and human rights activists have warned Aceh authorities against using proposed compensation for victims of human abuses and their families as an excuse to avoid rights abuse trials in the restive...
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
RI's Cuba policy cleared up
RI's Cuba policy cleared up In your editorial Mega's role in APEC (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 23) you suggested, I hope inadvertently, that the visit of President Megawati to Cuba would irritate Washington.
Fri, 25 Oct 2002
YLBHI to award founders, hero
YLBHI to award founders, hero JAKARTA: The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI) will confer its inaugural LBH Awards on its founders and a layman, all of whom have struggled to uphold the law and justice, and to protect the public interest.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Indonesia and terrorism
Indonesia and terrorism As the devastating explosion Saturday on the Indonesian island of Bali shows, the United States can lead the war against international terrorism - but can't win it alone.Indonesia - the most populous Muslim nation - is rapidly becoming a haven for domestic and foreign...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Club owner's growth plans felled in one stroke
Club owner's growth plans felled in one strokeDevi Asmarani, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Kuta, Bali Minutes before his popular Paddy's club was struck by a bomb here last Saturday night, I Gde Wiratha, 55, was in one of his hotels some 5 km away, holding talks on his company's plan to...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
EU troika heads to Indonesia
EU troika heads to Indonesia LUXEMBOURG: The European Union said it would send top officials to Indonesia to help in the fight against terrorism in the wake of the Bali nightclub bombing.The EU will dispatch a "high-level troika to Jakarta in the near future", Danish foreign minister Per Stig...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
1. Unity: 8 x 4 lines
1. Unity: 8 x 4 lines'New stance needed to counter terrorism'2. Aceh: 20 x 2 linesGoverment, GAM to resume peace talks soon in Geneva3. Kapal: 24 x 2 linesSingaporean auditor to help investigate seven dredgers4. Aussi: 16 x 2 linesAustralians asked not to visit Papua 5.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Minister sacked in arms-to-Iraq scandal
Minister sacked in arms-to-Iraq scandal YUGOSLAVIA: Belgrade sacked a deputy defense minister on Tuesday after NATO accused a Bosnian Serb firm of exporting military hardware to Iraq via a Yugoslav company in violation of UN sanctions.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
South Sulawesi's 'pesantren' promotes sharia with tolerance
South Sulawesi's 'pesantren' promotes sharia with toleranceAhmad Suaedy, Asia Foundation, Jakarta Directing an extensive network of thousands of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) is no easy matter. K.H.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Military's hands in the justice system
Military's hands in the justice systemBayu Wicaksono, Contributor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In 1970 advocates set up the Jakarta Legal Institute, which gained the support of then Jakarta governor Lt. Gen. Ali Sadikin, despite its leading role in providing criticism of local and central government.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Bali will surely rise again
Bali will surely rise again Since the Oct. 12 tragedy on Jl. Legian, Kuta, Bali, we have heard and read numerous comments from people around the world declaring that "tourism in Bali is dead", "Bali is finished" and the like.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
'New stance needed to counter terrorism'
'New stance needed to counter terrorism'Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts called on the nation to renew its commitment to humanity and counter terrorism with the hope that the Bali blast would be the last violent incident to plague Indonesia.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
'I don't know how to get another job'
'I don't know how to get another job' The city administration has ordered nightspots and entertainment centers to shut down or reduce their operating hours in observance of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 24, 2002
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 24, 2002Festival* Festival of India, organized by Embassy of India (Tel.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Bali blast: A wake up call for Australia
Bali blast: A wake up call for AustraliaReni Winata Director Australian Studies Center University of Indonesia Jakarta The Bali bombing should serve as a wake up call not only to the Indonesian government but also to the Australian government.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Foreigners choose to stay, monitor security situation
Foreigners choose to stay, monitor security situationFitri Wulandari and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the massive tourist exodus from Bali, many foreign nationals in Jakarta have yet to follow suit as they said they would rather monitor the situation first.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
U.S. praises new Indonesia's move to thwart terrorism
U.S. praises new Indonesia's move to thwart terrorismOlivier Knox, Agence France-Presse, Washington President George W. Bush will praise Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri's nascent crackdown on militants when the two leaders meet in Mexico this weekend, a senior U.S.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Asian monies mostly up late on yen, won at 3-week high
Asian monies mostly up late on yen, won at 3-week highNirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore A stronger yen lifted the South Korean won to its strongest close in three weeks and helped the Philippine peso bounce back from early losses.The dollar closed at 1,231.9 won, down from 1,243.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
RI may be heading for another sluggish year
RI may be heading for another sluggish yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia may be heading for another sluggish year in 2003 as economists warned of weakening consumption growth, and a prolonged slump in investments and export sales to impinge on economic growth, following the Oct.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
U.S. terrorism sanctions come into force against JI
U.S. terrorism sanctions come into force against JIAgencies, Washington/Jakarta United States terrorism sanctions against Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), the Southeast Asian Islamist militant group suspected of involvement in this month's deadly Bali bombing, came into force on Wednesday as the State...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Malaria kills 20 in Mataram
Malaria kills 20 in Mataram MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: At least 20 residents in the district of Bayan, West Lombok, have died from malaria since September.Secretary of Bayan district Wirya Kusuma said the 20 victims were residents of the villages of Malaka, Teres Genit and Tutul.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Hamzah supports trial of ulema
Hamzah supports trial of ulemaTiarma Siboro and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta post, Kuta, Bali As police are scouring the country for three possible suspects in the deadly Bali bombing, Vice President Hamzah Haz said here on Wednesday that any party, including Muslim clerics, should be brought to court...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
1. Security (45) - 48 pts BB l/c 3cols 3lines (3x15)
1. Security (45) - 48 pts BB l/c 3cols 3lines (3x15) Foreigners choose to stay, monitor security situation 2. Intel (50) - 36 pts BB l/c 3cols 2lines (2x18) BIN's new role to boost RI's intelligence or BIN's new mandate to boost security or BIN to coordinate intelligence operations 3.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Australia to increase defense spending
Australia to increase defense spendingAssociated Press, Canberra Australia will likely increase defense and security spending in the wake of the Bali bombing and might need to send troops to Southeast Asia in the war against terrorism, the government said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
How the U.S. media can help SE Asia
How the U.S. media can help SE AsiaKumar Ramakrishna, Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The horrific bomb blasts in Bali sent shock waves throughout Southeast Asia.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Australians asked not to visit Papua
Australians asked not to visit PapuaAgence France-presse, Sydney Australian authorities here on Wednesday added the Papua province to its growing list of places Australians should avoid due to possible terrorist attacks.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Broken promises and terror denial
Broken promises and terror denial Madness is too mild a word to describe the horrible Bali tragedy. Who did it and why? Who can possibly benefit from killing and destruction, from misery and nameless sorrow? But those complex questions will never get an answer, I am afraid.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Golkar gubernatorial candidate named suspect
Golkar gubernatorial candidate named suspectYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado Golkar legislator Nurdin Halid has been declared a suspect in the misappropriation of Rp 91 billion (US$9.7 million) in funds belonging to local clove farmers during the period 1991-1996.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
New 7% wage hike falls short of basic needs
New 7% wage hike falls short of basic needsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Labor unions said on Wednesday the 7 percent increase in the Jakarta minimum wage recommended by a tripartite wage committee would not be enough to cover workers' spending on their basic needs.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Asian economies to gain speed next year, report predicts
Asian economies to gain speed next year, report predictsDeutche Presse-Agentur Stronger trade flows will perk up Asia-Pacific growth next year, according to projections released in Australia on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Pirates, extremists and militiamen pose threat to seafarers
Pirates, extremists and militiamen pose threat to seafarersAgencies Kuala LumpurRuthless pirates in Indonesia, terrorist attackers in the Middle East and power-thirsty militia gangs on the Somali coast pose the latest threats to seafarers plying the world's increasingly perilous waters, a maritime...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Lesson on brotherhood and love
Lesson on brotherhood and loveI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Haji Bambang is short even by Asian standards but he conspicuously stood out that Oct. 12 night. The 42-year-old courageously led his men to remove the bodies of the dead and dying following the devastating bomb blast...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
'S'pore tries to bog down water talks'
'S'pore tries to bog down water talks' MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday accused Singapore of trying to buy more time in a protracted dispute over water sales in order to pay less at Malaysia's expense.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
1. Kabri -- S. Sulawesi's 'pesantren'
1. Kabri -- S. Sulawesi's 'pesantren' and syariah with tolerance2. Munar -- Military's hands in the justice system
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Four foreign ships seized
Four foreign ships seized BATAM, Riau: The Navy's western security fleet has seized four ships flying foreign flags in Indonesian waters in the past week.Two of the ships, the KM Barito and KM Dewata, are from Thailand, one is from Singapore and one from Malaysia.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Cement firms blast cartel accusation
Cement firms blast cartel accusationAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's cement producers have denied allegations that they had formed a cartel to fix prices for the commodity on the domestic market.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
Hamzah allows ulema to be tried
Hamzah allows ulema to be triedTiarma Siboro and A'an Suryana The Jakarta post Kuta, Bali As police are scouring the country for three possible suspects in the deadly Bali bombing, Vice President Hamzah Haz said here on Wednesday that any party, including Muslim clerics, should be brought to court...
Thu, 24 Oct 2002
McBali
McBali Recently I was shocked to see the latest McDonald's advertisement on TV. Relying heavily on Indonesian nationalism, this American giant abuses the Bali bombing to promote its products. The ad innocently starts out with the motto "Give me back my Bali", but soon turns into an overdoses of...