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Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Hospital turns into real-life panic room
Hospital turns into real-life panic roomRita A.Widiadana and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Eighteen-year-old Lucy, not her real name, looked pale and shaken."I am looking for my mom. She was inside the Sari Club, while I was outside the bar buying cigarettes.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
No word from Mega on IBRA bribes
No word from Mega on IBRA bribes JAKARTA: The National Police said on Monday they were waiting for the necessary approval from President Megawati Soekarnoputri to summon several legislators accused of taking bribes from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Security raised at energy companies after Bali attack
Security raised at energy companies after Bali attackFebiola Desy Unidjaja and Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post Jakarta Energy companies across the nation have raised alertness following the weekend bomb blasts on the island of Bali, as the government warned Monday of possible terrorist attacks...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
German tour operator cancel trips to Indonesia
German tour operator cancel trips to IndonesiaAgencies, Frankfurt German tourism operator TUI AG has canceled all trips to the Indonesian island of Bali this week following Saturday's suspected terrorist attacks, German news agency VWD reported Monday.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Singapore says Bali blasts to hit region's economy
Singapore says Bali blasts to hit region's economy Richard Hubbard Reuters Singapore The bomb blasts in Bali over the weekend were likely to hurt an already fragile economic outlook in Southeast Asia and hit foreign investment, Singapore's Minister of Defence Tony Tan said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Done
Done FOR GENERAL ISSUE -- OCTOBER 16 Long way to go to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production This year's theme for World Food Day/TeleFood -- Water: Source of Food Security -- is very pertinent for Indonesia, a country of more than 210 million people and with abundant water resources but...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Singapore says Bali blasts to hit region's economy
Singapore says Bali blasts to hit region's economy Richard Hubbard Reuters Singapore The bomb blasts in Bali over the weekend were likely to hurt an already fragile economic outlook in Southeast Asia and hit foreign investment, Singapore's Minister of Defence Tony Tan said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Perdomuan villagers eat cassave and bananas to survive disaster
Perdomuan villagers eat cassave and bananas to survive disasterApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Constant natural disasters have doubled the misery of people in the poverty-stricken village of Pardomuan in Deli Serdang regency, some 60 kilometers south of here.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Peacock may take last flap soon in Java
Peacock may take last flap soon in JavaBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Of the various bird species in Java, only the male green peacock has a spectacular dancing skill. When dancing, it spreads its colorful tail feathers like a magnificent fan.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
FOR GENERAL ISSUE: WORLD FOOD DAY
FOR GENERAL ISSUE: WORLD FOOD DAY ;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Food-day-hungerHunger becomes common feature at "hotspot" areas Santi W.E. Soekanto Contributor Jakarta Baharudin and the other men of Buyung Katedo, a small Muslim enclave in the Christian village of Sepe, Poso, Central Sulawesi, knew they...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Tragedy unites Balinese and foreigners
Tragedy unites Balinese and foreignersRita A. Widiadana and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Help poured into Bali on Monday as the Balinese joined hands with people from many countries to help survivors of last Saturday's blast even as hospitals struggled with the mounting...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Journalism during conflict: Peace journalism
Journalism during conflict: Peace journalismSoeryo Winoto Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Bandung, West Java It is not easy for a reporter to cover conflicts and report on them in a neutral manner that is capable of pleasing and satisfying both warring groups, without the insertion of personal...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
President's
President's rights The Jakarta Post on Oct. 8 published an article with the headline President urges attorney general to resign: SourceIf this is correct I find it strange that the President would urge the attorney general to resign, while the President, according to the law, has the power to...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Deadly bombings could aid Australia-RI ties: Analysts
Deadly bombings could aid Australia-RI ties: AnalystsAssociated Press, Sydney, Australia The deadly bombings in Bali could help ease decades of tension between Australia and Indonesia and force Jakarta to clamp down on terrorism, academics and officials said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Journalist with a diplomatic mission
Journalist with a diplomatic missionEndy Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Is anyone out there watching this program?For the last nine months, every night at midnight Australian time, or 9 p.m. in Jakarta, Jacinta Tynan has been going on air to read the regional news for the ABC Asia Pacific from...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Asian shippers warned not to compromise on security
Asian shippers warned not to compromise on securityEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia urged Asian shipping lines Monday not to compromise on security measures amid growing terrorist threats and said it would cooperate with the United States on container security.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
A message of solidarity
A message of solidarity It is a well known fact that Bali is a popular holiday destination among Australians, given the island's relatively short distance from Australia's major cities. As a result of continuous marketing efforts, Bali has become host to increasingly greater numbers of Australians.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Energy companies raise alertness
Energy companies raise alertnessFebiola Desy Unidjaja and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Energy companies across the nation have raised alertness following the weekend bomb blasts on the island of Bali, as the government warned Monday of possible terrorist attacks against their...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
KL tightens watch on nightspots
KL tightens watch on nightspots MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur is stepping up surveillance at nightspots frequented by Westerners in the wake of blasts that killed at least 183 people on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali, a senior security official said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
E. Timor seeks to join ASEAN
E. Timor seeks to join ASEAN THAILAND: East Timor's Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta said Monday he had sought Thailand's support for the fledgling nation to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a visit here.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Allowing GAM to take part in election might end violence
Allowing GAM to take part in election might end violenceNani Farida and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Acehnese figures welcomed on Monday a proposal to allow the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to participate in elections, saying it would bolster efforts for a peaceful...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Haze feared to worsen in next few days: Report
Haze feared to worsen in next few days: ReportThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The haze blanketing Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan has worsened over the past few days, Antara reported on Monday.In Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, the news agency reported that thick haze had shrouded the city and...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Southwest Pacific dialog: New pond for regional cooperation
Southwest Pacific dialog: New pond for regional cooperationBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies, bandoro@csis.or.id In Singapore in 2000, then president Abdurrahman Wahid caught people by surprise with the proposal to set up the...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
RI must swiftly act against terrorists: Businessmen
RI must swiftly act against terrorists: BusinessmenA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The business community urged the government on Monday to take swift action against terrorists to contain the damage caused by the Bali bomb attack to the country's economy.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Oil price unmoved by Bali bombing
Oil price unmoved by Bali bombingAgence France-Presse, London The price of oil held steady Monday despite a weekend bomb attack on the Indonesia island of Bali and a warning from authorities in Jakarta that vital oil and gas installations may be on terrorists' hit lists.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Annan calls for global cooperation against terror
Annan calls for global cooperation against terrorJeremy Page, Reuters, Beijing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned the bloody weekend bomb attack on the Indonesian island of Bali and called for international cooperation against terrorism as he met Chinese leaders on Monday.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Bombing turns paradise siland into hell
Bombing turns paradise siland into hellI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali It was a Saturday night inferno on a strip of road in Kuta, foreign holidaymakers' heaven, that nobody will ever forget. The explosion at around 11:15 p.m.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Review of 300 commercial court verdicts reveals flaws
Review of 300 commercial court verdicts reveals flawsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta A government-appointed team found numerous flaws in 300 bankruptcy verdicts handed down between 1998 and Feb. 2002, lending weight to allegations that the country's nascent commercial court is not up to the task of...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupia) on Oct.14, 2002
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupia) on Oct.14, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 260 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 550 -75 34,000 Adindo...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government pledged on Monday to take united action in eradicating terrorists, whom a minister said were linked to al- Qaeda, in particular those who masterminded the bomb attacks in Bali that have left at least 183 people dead.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct.14
Rupiah Rates Oct.14 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,366.73 4,815.42 5,118.98 5,062.94Brunei dollar 1 5,452.27 4,893.94 5,200.58 5,145.49Canadian dollar 1 6,186.48 5,552.55 5,900.90 5,837.95Swiss franc 1 6,628.17 5,948.70 6,322.19 6,254.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Airline stocks hit as tourists flee Bali
Airline stocks hit as tourists flee BaliMichael Perry, Reuters, Sydney Asian airline stocks were sold off and Bali's image as a holiday paradise took a battering on Monday with thousands of tourists fleeing, as the horror of blasts that killed at least 183 people on the island hit regional tourism.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Govt vows united action in fighting terrorism
Govt vows united action in fighting terrorismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government pledged on Monday to take united action in eradicating terrorists, whom a minister said were linked to al- Qaeda, in particular those who masterminded the bomb attacks in Bali that have left at least 183 people...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Indonesia fails to archieve medal target in Asiad
Indonesia fails to archieve medal target in AsiadNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea The world's second largest sporting event was officially closed on Monday evening with Indonesia finishing in 14th place after the 16-day Busan 2002 Asian Games, collecting four gold, seven...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Global warming to badly hit Jakarta
Global warming to badly hit JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the world still unable or unwilling to curb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, coastal cities like Jakarta should begin preparing for the impacts of global warming, an environmental expert said.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
S'pore urges SE Asia on terrorism
S'pore urges SE Asia on terrorism SINGAPORE:Southeast Asian countries must take strong measures to combat terrorism in the region, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said on Monday."It involves the whole region.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Terrorist groups do exist
Terrorist groups do exist The tragedy of Saturday evening's events in Bali has left most of us here in a state of shock. Bali was always the "safe place" and the majority of us cannot really believe what has happened.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
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;JP;HEN; ANPAv..r.. Photo-drought-farmsReuters/BeawihartaPARCHED RICE FIELD: A villager shepherds his sheep through a parched rice field in the village of Cariu in West Java. A poor irrigation network remains a major obstacle for Indonesia in achieving self-sufficiency in rice production.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
No day passes without trade exhibition
No day passes without trade exhibitionSatyasuryawan, Contributor, Jakarta The Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) in Senayan, Central Jakarta, has become a major trade exhibition venue in the capital.On almost any given day, especially during the weekend, you are sure to find an exhibition of some kind...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Bali blasts to hit Australian consumer confidence
Bali blasts to hit Australian consumer confidencePhil Smith, Reuters, Sydney The weekend bomb attacks on the Indonesian holiday island resort of Bali that killed nearly 200 people, many of them Australian, are likely to have a knock-on but fairly short-term impact on the Australian economy.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Nightspots in Bali softest and easiest target of terror
Nightspots in Bali softest and easiest target of terrorRichard Norton-Taylor, Guardian News Service, London For a month, while their political masters have been increasingly obsessed by Saddam Hussein, western intelligence agencies have warned of planned terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda or, more...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Indonesia and war
Indonesia and war on terror 1 & 2 In this strange post-Sept. 11 world, it is interesting to observe the reactions across the world to proposed U.S. military initiatives, in particular the different reactions to the lead-up to the attacks on the al-Qaeda-backed Taliban regime in Afghanistan last...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Needed: An attorney General of high candor
Needed: An attorney General of high candor The wealth report that Attorney General M.A. Rachman filed with the Public Servants Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) reportedly contained discrepancies, giving rise to allegations of corruption.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Antiterrorism bill finalized
Antiterrorism bill finalized NUSA DUA, BALI: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said here on Monday that his office had completed the drafting of the antiterrorism bill."The draft law has been finalized after being discussed by the Cabinet.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Too early to gauge Bali fund flow impact
Too early to gauge Bali fund flow impactHelen Ubels, Dow Jones, Sydney Weekend bomb blasts in Bali stunned markets in Asia, but stock markets outside Indonesia were steady overall, with no wholesale exodus by funds.
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
1. ROUND: 12 x 4 lines
1. ROUND: 12 x 4 lines South Koreans shock China for men's basketball gold 2. BADMIN: 18 x 2 lines Taufik proves his worth, takes last gold for RI 3. INA: 48 x 1 line Indonesia's Busan Asiad contingent a failure: Warouw 4. CHINA: 48 x 1 line China says success in Asian Games not enough for Olympics
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Review of 300 commercial court verdicts reveals flaws
Review of 300 commercial court verdicts reveals flawsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A government-appointed team found numerous flaws in 300 bankruptcy verdicts handed down between 1998 and Feb. 2002, lending weight to allegations that the country's nascent commercial court is not up to the task of...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Nightspots in Bali softest and easiest target of terror
Nightspots in Bali softest and easiest target of terrorRichard Norton-Taylor, Guardian News Service, London For a month, while their political masters have been increasingly obsessed by Saddam Hussein, western intelligence agencies have warned of planned terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda or, more...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Taufik proves his worth, takes last gold for RI
Taufik proves his worth, takes last gold for RINovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Indonesian men's singles shuttler Taufik Hidayat proved that he was still the best in Asia, winning the Busan 2002 Asian Games singles title by defeating host player Lee Hyun-il 15-7, 15-9 at the...
Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Cafes, bars turn quite after Bali carnage
Cafes, bars turn quite after Bali carnageDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cafes and bars frequented by tourists and expatriates have been almost deafeningly silent following Saturday's terror attacks in Bali that apparently targeted innocent foreign tourists, and sparking fears of a...