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Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 Resolution of protracted conflict in AcehAzhari Idris Aceh Coordinator Indonesian Conflict Study Network (ICSN) Banda Aceh az_idris@fastmail.fm 2. Bahtiar -- Economic consequences of the Bali Tragedy 2 X 21 Economic consequences of the Bali tragedyBahtiar Arif Center for Indonesia...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
U.S. role is 'crucial' in SE Asia's antiterror war
U.S. role is 'crucial' in SE Asia's antiterror warAgence France-Presse, Singapore A U.S. role is crucial in Southeast Asia's fight against terrorism both in the political and economic spheres, a Singapore minister said.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Rachman involved in graft: Report
Rachman involved in graft: ReportTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) revealed Tuesday that an inquiry team had found evidence of alleged corruption in the wealth report of Attorney General M.A. Rachman.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Dana takes golf early lead
Dana takes golf early lead JAKARTA: Local competitor Dana Mahmud took the early lead in the 4th Pemuda Pancasila Cup at the Matoa Nasional Golf Course in Ciganjur, South Jakarta, on Tuesday, with a 6 under-66 (32, 34) from five birdies, including a string of threes on the 5th, 6th and 7th holes and...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Let's be more confident
Let's be more confident With its new antiterrorism regulations, Indonesia has vowed to be tougher against all kinds of terror. President Megawati Soekarnoputri confirmed Indonesia's stance against terrorism at the APEC meeting in Mexico last week.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 29, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Rp13b for flood prevention in Jakarta
Rp13b for flood prevention in JakartaAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration decided on Tuesday to allocate Rp 13 billion (US$1.4 million) to finance several projects in anticipation of the floods that are expected to hit the city early next year.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Sugar Group responses
Sugar Group responsesReferring to your article "Lampung Governor Urged to Resolve Land Dispute" dated Oct. 3, 2002, we would like to express both our deep disappointment at the false accusations leveled at our company and our amazement at the unprofessional behavior of your reporter.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Ailing Soeharto visits graves of parents, wife, meets son
Ailing Soeharto visits graves of parents, wife, meets sonSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After more than two years of being confined to his house in the residential area of Cendana in Central Jakarta due to illness, former president Soeharto visited on Tuesday the graves of his loved ones...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Economic consequences of the Bali tragedy
Economic consequences of the Bali tragedyBahtiar Arif, Center for Indonesia Reform (CIR), Lecturer, University of Pancasila, Jakarta, bahtiararif@yahoo.com After World War I, noted economist John M. Keynes wrote a best seller, Economic Consequences of Peace (1919).
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 30, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 30, 2001Exhibition* Photo, Surabaya, patrimoine urbain, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5678639), Oct. 30 to Nov. 7.Performance* Music by Jet Set group band, at Desperados Bar and Cafe, Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
In search of 'extinct' Javan tiger
In search of 'extinct' Javan tigerBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta On arrival at small cave in Sumber Wungu village, about 70 kilometers east of Yogyakarta, Didik Raharyono hurried into the cave that locals claimed was home to a Javan tiger.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Rare rhinoceros threatened as fire razes 30,000 ha of national park
Rare rhinoceros threatened as fire razes 30,000 ha of national parkOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Way Kambas, Lampung Timur Fires have thus far burned 30,000 hectares of the protected forest in Lampung this year, threatening the habitat of the protected Sumatran rhinoceros.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
20 servicemen to face tribunal of Binjai tragedy
20 servicemen to face tribunal of Binjai tragedyApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Military Prosecutor's Office in Medan, North Sumatra, said it had received the case files of 20 servicemen who are suspects in the Sept. 28 and Sept. 29 tragedy in Binjai, which killed 11 people.Col.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
TIKI service very disappointing
TIKI service very disappointing On Sept. 28, 2002, I send a very important document to Ketapang, West Kalimantan, using the courier service of TIKI Duren Tiga branch office, Pancoran, South Jakarta. TIKI promised the document would arrive at its destination at the latest on Oct. 3.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
No month-long school holiday during upcoming Ramadhan
No month-long school holiday during upcoming RamadhanMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most state and private schools here will not be giving students a one-month holiday during Ramadhan, although government regulations allow them to do so.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
* Headlines: Jakarta allocates Rp13b for flood projects2
* Headlines: Jakarta allocates Rp13b for flood projects2 * National:Ailing Soeharto makes long distance visit4 * Archipelago:Three people injured in Aceh blast5 * Opinion:Resolution of protracted conflict in Aceh7 * City: No month-long school holiday during Ramadhan8 * Sports: Escude into second...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Scary treats at Halloween parties in Jakarta restos
Scary treats at Halloween parties in Jakarta restosMaria Endah Hulupi The Jakarta Post JakartaHalloween night is supposed to be the scariest night of the year with children and adults dressing up like ghosts and goblins roaming the streets for trick or treat.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Obituary
Obituary Muhammad Saleh Kismadi, one of the country's senior environmental experts, passed away at 72 years of age in Mexico, where he was leading the Indonesian delegation to an international meeting on the environment in Guadalajara.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
U.S. releases documentaries on Muslims' lives in America
U.S. releases documentaries on Muslims' lives in AmericaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid rising public suspicion toward the U.S.-led war on terrorism, the U.S. government released here on Tuesday a series of mini documentaries on the lives of Muslims in America, which critics...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Hotel occupancy rate hits single digit in Bali
Hotel occupancy rate hits single digit in BaliA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The hotel occupancy rate in Bali has dropped to a single digit, signaling that tourism in the tropical paradise is on the brink of collapse more than two weeks after the Oct. 12 bombings.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Vendors' time limited at Monas
Vendors' time limited at MonasAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 1,300 street vendors at the National Monument (Monas) Park, most of whom operate on Saturdays and Sundays, will be evicted as soon as the Central Jakarta park is fenced off, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
MMI not a terrist organization: Executive
MMI not a terrist organization: Executive Sri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post YogyakartaThe co-founder of the Indonesian Mujahideen Assembly (MMI) chaired by Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, Irfan S. Awwas, says it is not a terrorist organization and denied any link to Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) or the...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct.29
Rupiah Rates Oct.29 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,428.47 4,865.52 5,174.87 5,118.89Brunei dollar 1 5,487.30 4,919.86 5,230.94 5,176.07Canadian dollar 1 6,236.68 5,591.33 5,945.32 5,882.50Swiss franc 1 6,525.21 5,851.79 6,220.37 6,156.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Australia applies for summit with ASEAN
Australia applies for summit with ASEANAgence France-Presse, Phnom Penh The Australian government has lodged a formal application through Phnom Penh for ASEAN to hold an annual summit with Australia, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Activists urge House to reject antiterrorism rules
Activists urge House to reject antiterrorism rulesDebbie A. Lubis and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists urged the House of Representatives on Tuesday to reject government regulations in lieu of laws on terrorism and instead amend the Criminal Code in a bid to provide a...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Government raises import duty on steel products
Government raises import duty on steel productsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has increased the tariffs on imported steel products from between 5 percent and 10 percent to between 20 and 25 percent to help protect the beleaguered local steel industry against cheaper...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
At least 54 feared dead in Vietnam office fire
At least 54 feared dead in Vietnam office fireBen Rowse, Agence France-Presse, Hanoi At least 54 people died and scores were missing after a huge fire swept through an office block heavily populated by foreign companies in Vietnam's southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, state media said.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Poverty our main problem
Poverty our main problem A news report said last week that a woman gave birth at a garbage dump site in Tangerang. The poor woman cried desperately for help while in labor, and finally some passersby helped her. The woman and the baby were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
17 illegal homes bulldozed in Sidoarjo
17 illegal homes bulldozed in Sidoarjo SIDOARJO, East Java: Authorities in Sidoarjo, East Java, bulldozed 17 houses which were built illegally on land belonging to state-owned enterprise PT Jasa Marga.Some 35 families who owned the houses had to leave the location and did not demand any...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
ASEAN seeks stiffer counterterror measures
ASEAN seeks stiffer counterterror measuresP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Manila Southeast Asian leaders at their annual talks next week are expected to seek stiffer counter-terrorism measures and sign a landmark pact with China to forge the world's largest free trade area, officials said.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Early diagnosis of hemophilia imperative
Early diagnosis of hemophilia imperativeDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nobody in the family had ever imagined that the small cut in Markus' mouth would cause his death. His parents panicked when they realized that the wound would not stop bleeding.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Ba'asyir's case
Ba'asyir's case Cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's case is a litmus test for both the police and the legal system.It is apparent that (Muslim) people think that the law enforcers have been overly arrogant in the arrest and detention of Ba'asyir, suspected of various crimes related to terrorism.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Burglary at BI
Burglary at BI Some cash in dollars and rupiah as well as several papers were reported missing in a mysterious robbery on Tuesday at the protocol division of the tightly-guarded central bank, Bank Indonesia, on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Economists support economic stimulus plan
Economists support economic stimulus planDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts agreed that an economic stimulus package, including an increase in development spending, was necessary to protect the already fragile economy from further faltering next year due to the deadly terrorist...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Megawati visits Bali amid sharp criticism
Megawati visits Bali amid sharp criticismThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Praised abroad but chastised at home, President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday flew from the APEC conference in Mexico to Bali to visit for the second time the site of the deadly Bali blasts in a move aimed at mending...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Debra H. Yatim
Debra H. Yatim Contributor Jakarta 2. Pro30 -- The IMF is not the problem 1 X 30 The IMF is not the root of problem Kenneth Rogoff Economic Counselor and Director Research Department International Monetary Fund Project Syndicate3.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Unleaded fuel costs govt $270m
Unleaded fuel costs govt $270m BATAM, Riau: Deputy State Minister for the Environment in charge of the management of environmental impacts Isa Karmisa said on Tuesday that the country needed up to US$270 million to provide unleaded fuel throughout the country next year.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Gusmao to play soccer in West Timor
Gusmao to play soccer in West Timor KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Timor President Xanana Gusmao will use some of his time during his four-day visit to neighboring Indonesia to play an exhibition soccer game, his favorite game as a youth.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Resolution of protracted conflict in Aceh
Resolution of protracted conflict in AcehAzhari Idris, Aceh Coordinator, Indonesian Conflict Study Network (ICSN), Banda Aceh, az_idris@fastmail.fm On the eve of the signing of a peace agreement to cease hostilities in the violent conflict in the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) at the...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Govt upbeat over 2002 tax revenue target
Govt upbeat over 2002 tax revenue targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the Bali bomb blasts, the government expressed optimism that it would be able to meet its tax revenue target of Rp 180.99 trillion (US$19.5 billion) this year.Director general of taxation Hadi Purnomo said that as of Oct.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Banyumas experiences downpour
Banyumas experiences downpour BANYUMAS, Central Java: People in Banyumas regency welcomed the heavy downpour on Monday and early on Tuesday, following a six-month drought in the southern part of Central Java.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Terrorists oppose Western civilization: Downer
Terrorists oppose Western civilization: DownerAssociated Press, Ottawa Terrorism is a threat in every country, as shown by the deadly attack in Bali, Indonesia, Australia's foreign minister said Monday during a visit to Canada.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
RI's NGOs call for clear ratification regulations
RI's NGOs call for clear ratification regulationsStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, New Delhi Indonesian non-governmental organizations attending the United Nations conference on climate change on Tuesday emphasized the need to clearly stipulate ratification regulations in the draft Delhi Declaration...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
IMF, government target LoI signing this year
IMF, government target LoI signing this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it was pushing to finalize this year the government's delayed Letter of Intent (LoI), and signaled flexibility over banks divestment targets amid difficult market conditions.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
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i-boxNames of provincial police chiefs installed on Oct. 30 Names Position1. Insp. Gen. I Dewa Ketut Gde Astika North Sumatra Police Chief 2. Brig. Gen. Deddy Sutardi Riau Police Chief 3. Insp. Gen. Didi Kusumayadi South Sumatra Police Chief 4. Sr. Comr. Andrian Daniel Bengkulu Police Chief 5. Brig.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Unscary treats at resto Halloween parties
Unscary treats at resto Halloween partiesMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Halloween night is supposed to be the scariest night of the year with children and adults dressing up like ghosts and goblins roaming the streets for trick or treat.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
Five wanted in factory fire
Five wanted in factory fire CIREBON, West Java: Police in Cirebon are still hunting five people suspected of inciting locals to torch the biggest fish- canning factory in Babakan, Cirebon, PT Kelola Mina Laut, on Monday.Insp.
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
The Bali tragedy
The Bali tragedy The Bali tragedy did not only shock Bali as the country's most famous tourist destination, but also the whole world. A strong effort must be undertaken to bring back the image of Bali as a safe and peaceful tourist haven before the tourism sector and its related services collapse,...
Wed, 30 Oct 2002
'I dare not dream of owning a home'
'I dare not dream of owning a home' Next year will see a 7 percent increase in the provincial minimum wage in Jakarta, as workers will be entitled to Rp 631,000 instead of Rp 591,000 per month. However, they are already complaining that it is not enough, especially as the price of basic goods and...