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Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Australians to visit West Sumatra
Australians to visit West Sumatra PADANG, West Sumatra: Despite the heightened security in the country following the Bali bombing, around 100 Australian tourists are not going to cancel their travel plans to the province.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Police shelter Ahmadiyah followers
Police shelter Ahmadiyah followers MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: No less than 83 families of followers of the banned Islamic sect Ahmadiyah are still sheltering in the East Lombok police station.West Nusa Tenggara governor Harun Al Rasyid said on Wednesday he expected the Ahmadiyah followers to...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct.16
Rupiah Rates Oct.16 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,335.75 4,784.17 5,087.32 5,032.37Brunei dollar 1 5,417.52 4,860.59 5,165.29 5,112.75Canadian dollar 1 6,146.62 5,512.79 5,860.44 5,798.79Swiss franc 1 6,526.34 5,853.90 6,222.48 6,157.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
U.S. may be behind Bali bombing: PAS
U.S. may be behind Bali bombing: PAS MALAYSIA: Malaysia's opposition Islamic party said on Wednesday the United States could be behind the deadly Bali bomb blast in neighboring Indonesia which killed more than 180 people, most of them Western tourists."The U.S.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Muslim militant grilled over nightclub violence, vandalism
Muslim militant grilled over nightclub violence, vandalismDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police grilled on Wednesday the chairman of radical religious group Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Al Habib Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, for instigating violence and vandalism against nightspots and...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Megawati to attend APEC meeting
Megawati to attend APEC meeting JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri has decided to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Mexico, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Books on Hatta enter museum
Books on Hatta enter museum JAKARTA: A number of serialized books about Mohammad Hatta, the country's first vice president, are being included in the collection of the Indonesian Records Museum for their meaningful teachings.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Sutiyoso meets Chinese officials
Sutiyoso meets Chinese officials JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso met on Wednesday with three deputy governors from three provinces of the People's Republic of China to discuss investment here.The deputy governors -- Mu Dongsheng of Qing Hai province, Sun Yu of Guangxi province and Ma Kaiming of Sichuan...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Australian offers US$1.1m reward to catch Bali bombers
Australian offers US$1.1m reward to catch Bali bombersAgencies, Canberra The Australian government on Wednesday offered a reward of up to two million dollars (US$1.1 million) to catch the terrorists responsible for killing dozens of the country's citizens in the Bali bombing.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
No major changes in procedure to enter Indonesia
No major changes in procedure to enter IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta There would be no major changes to Indonesian entry procedures following the devastating Bali bomb attacks last Saturday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Bali bombings reverberate throughout travel industry
Bali bombings reverberate throughout travel industry Brad Foss Associated Press New YorkWith their honeymoon less than a week away, Brendan Bligh and Karen Daddona have only one thing to think about: where in the world to go.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Unregistered migrants to be expelled from city
Unregistered migrants to be expelled from cityBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sardi, 38, has been selling fried cakes around the capital since he got married in 1983. He is still doing the same job to feed his wife and five children, who live far away in the Central Java regency of...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Jember councillors reject soft loan
Jember councillors reject soft loan JEMBER, East Java: The Jember legislature has rejected a soft loan offered by the central government due to a requirement the regency pay Jakarta a Rp 100 million brokerage fee.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
BI revises rupiah ruling
BI revises rupiah ruling JAKARTA: Travelers who plan to carry abroad Rp 100 million (about US$10,000) in cash or more, must seek a permit from Bank Indonesia and must verify rupiah banknotes in the same amount if they bring the money into Indonesia, according to a new central bank ruling.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Bomb instills fear in Bali's Hindus
Bomb instills fear in Bali's HindusJoanne Collins, Reuters, Bali Hindu priest Mangku Gama sits cross-legged inside a roadside temple on Bali skewering pieces of beef on to bamboo sticks and wondering if the weekend bomb blasts have disrupted the island's tranquility for good.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Nervous Southeast Asia on high alert
Nervous Southeast Asia on high alertDan Eaton, Reuters, Bangkok Southeast Asian countries are beefing up security at palm-fringed resorts and popular city nightspots after the Bali bomb blasts that sent shockwaves through the region, officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Insurer responds
Insurer responds In respect of the letter from S. K. Srivastava, which was published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 15 titled Feeling cheated , we would like to clarify as follows.We very much regret that Srivastava is upset, but have to state categorically that he has not been cheated under his...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Sanglah Hospital closed to journalists
Sanglah Hospital closed to journalistsRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar introduced a stricter regulation on Wednesday, banning members of the media and the public from entering the Melati room, the Intensive Surgery Center and the morgue.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Benson cancels Indonesian concert
Benson cancels Indonesian concert JAKARTA: Jazz great George Benson has canceled his The Absolutely Live Tour due to the "recent situation in Indonesia", his promoter in Indonesia Java Musikindo said in a statement.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
N. Sumatra to disburse funds to Aceh refugees
N. Sumatra to disburse funds to Aceh refugeesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan North Sumatra governor T. Rizal Nurdin said on Wednesday that he would disburse Rp 8.7 million (US$966) to each refugee family, who have been displaced by fighting in Aceh, within 14 days.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Continuing the struggle against intolerance
Continuing the struggle against intoleranceMuhamad Ali, Lecturer, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, muhamad@hawaii.edu A professor from Germany, Klaus Pahler, said last year, "Most Indonesians, whatever religion they adhere to, are friendly, good-humored, and tolerant people.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
I Wayan Juniartha
I Wayan Juniartha and Dadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Denpasar/Jakarta Indonesia intelligence authorities are focusing on a group of seven "foreigners" suspected to have masterminded and carried out the deadly Bali bombings.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
RI included on list of regions labeled war risks
RI included on list of regions labeled war risksFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the Bali bomb blast, an international insurance committee has included Indonesia in its list of war-risk zones, calling insurance and reinsurance firms to cancel or amend all contracts with vessels...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Law enforcers join hands to combat graft
Law enforcers join hands to combat graftTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Underlining the importance of coordination in dealing with corruption cases, the country's law enforcement institutions agreed on Wednesday to cut through the bureaucratic procedures that have so far hampered...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Bali blast raises oil security doubts: China energy watch
Bali blast raises oil security doubts: China energy watchXu Yihe, Dow Jones, Singapore Three weeks ago in Bali, China announced it would spend US$2 billion on acquiring Indonesian hydrocarbon reserves and making other investments in the country's energy sector.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Minister: Indonesian citizens lead Jamaah Islamiyah
Minister: Indonesian citizens lead Jamaah IslamiyahFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid increasing international pressure, the Indonesian government admitted for the first time on Wednesday that leaders of Jema'ah Islamiyah (JI), a suspected international...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Govt to issue decree on terrorism amid pressure
Govt to issue decree on terrorism amid pressureMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is expected to issue an emergency decree on terrorism amid mounting international pressure for firm action to be taken against terrorism following the recent deadly bombing in Bali.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Antimonopoly law in cellular operators's case
Antimonopoly law in cellular operators's case Cellular operators and antimonopoly lawWinahyo Soekanto Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation Jakarta winahyo@yahoo.com2. Raman -- Anti-Iraq moves a trigger for Bali blasts 1 X 50Anti-Iraq moves became trigger for Bali explosion B.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Minister laments discrimination
Minister laments discrimination KUPANG: State Minister of Women's Empowerment Sri Rejeki Sumaryoto expressed concern on Wednesday over political discrimination against women.Discussing the House of Representatives, Sri Rejeki said that of the 500 legislators only 45 of them were women.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
'City should not be discriminative'
'City should not be discriminative'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A councillor of City Council Commission E for social welfare urged the city administration to allow all entertainment centers to operate during Ramadhan fasting month.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Media leaders condemn Bali attack
Media leaders condemn Bali attackThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the wake of the Oct. 12 Bali bombing tragedy that claimed 183 lives, prominent media leaders grouped in the Editors' Club, Television Association and the Public Relations Association (Perhumas) conveyed their deep concern on Wednesday...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Trade minister, buyers to visit Bali
Trade minister, buyers to visit BaliThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi will fly to Bali on Friday along with the representatives of dozens of foreign buyers of Indonesian commodities to help restore confidence in the country.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Government told to get tougher with radicals
Government told to get tougher with radicalsMuhammad Nafik and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government came under mounting internal pressure on Wednesday to take action against Muslim hardliners who other countries have linked to terrorism, saying if the government failed to do so...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Bekasi on alert for attack
Bekasi on alert for attack BEKASI: Amid heightened fears of terrorist attacks here following the Oct. 12 Kuta attacks on foreigners, Chief of Bekasi police Adj. Snr. Comr. Bachtiar Hasanuddin Tambunan called upon the public - both locals and expatriates - to be alert against anything appearing...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Chirac - everything must be done to avoid Iraq war: French
Chirac - everything must be done to avoid Iraq war: French President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday everything should be done to avoid war in Iraq and that France would do all it could to avoid such a conflict. "This region does not need another war, if it can be avoided.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Perhutani, locals in row over forest management
Perhutani, locals in row over forest managementMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A dispute over the management of over 19,000 hectares of state forest in Wonosobo, Central Java, is heating up, with local people and state-owned timber management company Perhutani claiming to be the best...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
The House and bribery
The House and briberyFrom Rakyat Merdeka The honesty and loyalty of the members of the House of Representatives, who are indeed the representatives of the people, are being put to the test now. Rumors are rife that bribery is rampant in this highly respectable institution.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
1. LABOR: 50 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 17
1. LABOR: 50 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 17 Korean family in Tangerang taken hostage by workers 2. URBAN: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Unregistered migrants to be expelled from city 3. DISCO: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 27 'City should not be discriminative' 4.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Coca-Cola Amatil slides as market loses taste for RI
Coca-Cola Amatil slides as market loses taste for RIDow Jones, Sydney Shares in Australia's Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. have fallen for a third straight session as the market continues to assess the implications of the Bali bombings for its Indonesia business.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Blast probe focuses on seven suspects
Blast probe focuses on seven suspectsI Wayan Juniartha and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Indonesia intelligence authorities are focusing on a group of seven "foreigners" suspected to have masterminded and carried out the deadly Bali bombings.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Guruh cancels Bali wedding plan
Guruh cancels Bali wedding plan JAKARTA: Guruh Soekarnoputra has canceled two of his three planned wedding receptions, in Bali and in Blitar, in tribute to the victims of the Bali terrorist attack last weekend.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 17, 2002
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 17, 2002Exhibition* Installation Art Skyplace Bamboo Airshipe Zeppelin, by Markus Heinsdorff's, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), until Oct. 20.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Anti-Iraq moves a trigger for Bali explosion
Anti-Iraq moves a trigger for Bali explosionB. Raman, Institute for Topical Studies Chennai, India, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The Bali blasts represent the second terrorist strike probably connected to the anniversary of the beginning of the United States air strikes in...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
1. RITA: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS
1. RITA: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS (Awaiting story from Bali)2. MANGKU: 1 line, 45 counts Bomb instills fear in Bali's peace-loving Hindus 3. HONIMUN: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Bali bomb aftershocks rattle travel industry
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Residents complain about developer
Residents complain about developer TANGERANG: Hundreds of residents of Adiyaksa housing complex in Cikasungka village, Cisoka subdistrict of Tangerang regency complained that housing developer PT Adiyaksa Kostindo had long deserted the area without completing the development of public facilities...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Government inaction as quake victims suffer
Government inaction as quake victims sufferThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of people in the remote Papuan district of Ransiki, living in fear after last Thursday's earthquake, are running out of food and water and are still waiting for government help.Disaster coordinator First Insp.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Bali bombings reverberate throughout travel industry
Bali bombings reverberate throughout travel industryBrad Foss, Associated Press, New York With their honeymoon less than a week away, Brendan Bligh and Karen Daddona have only one thing to think about: where in the world to go.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Officials: Manulife judges still being investigated
Officials: Manulife judges still being investigatedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two months after a disciplinary committee from the Jakarta High Court was assigned to investigate bribery allegations against three judges, the public at large have not yet been informed of whether or not...
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Megawati is the key to rebuilding devastated Bali
Megawati is the key to rebuilding devastated Bali The government must take quick and appropriate action to "rebuild" the devastated Bali, with President Megawati Soekarnoputri expected to be on the front line in the national effort to heal the island.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002
Prosecution return dossier of McCulloch, Sadler to police
Prosecution return dossier of McCulloch, Sadler to policeNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The Aceh Prosecutor's Office returned on Wednesday the dossier of British Lesley McCulloch, 42, and American Joy Lee Sadler, 57, to local police office for completion.