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Thu, 04 Oct 2001
TNI reshuffles deck, hopes for winning hand
TNI reshuffles deck, hopes for winning handTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) Headquarters announced on Wednesday a major reshuffle involving a number of high-ranking officers.The rotation -- officially signed in Decree No. 509/2001 by TNI Commander Adm. Widodo A.
Thu, 04 Oct 2001
Anti-American protesters rally in four Indonesian cities
Anti-American protesters rally in four Indonesian cities Hundreds of people demonstrated on Wednesday in four Indonesian cities against possible U.S. attacks on Afghanistan. Protesters burned U.S. flags and chanted anti-American slogans in the capital Jakarta, and the cities of Palangkaraya, Jambi...
Thu, 04 Oct 2001
Sweeping classified as terrorism?
Sweeping classified as terrorism? JAKARTA: All movements or actions that incite unrest and chaos among the people and thereby damage the country's image can be categorized as terrorism, head of State Intelligence Body (BIN) A.M. Hendropriyono said on Tuesday.
Thu, 04 Oct 2001
Box of underwear mistaken for bomb
Box of underwear mistaken for bomb DENPASAR, Bali: Dozens of police officers and bystanders became extremely nervous when a bomb squad began to open a cardboard box they suspected to contain explosives.
Thu, 04 Oct 2001
GAM denies training new rebels
GAM denies training new rebelsMuharram M. Nur, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam The Free Aceh Separatist Movement (GAM) denied on Wednesday that it was training rebels of the so-named Free Deli Separatist Movement (GDM), aimed at fighting for the separation of the Deli...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 2, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,225 0 132,500 Adindo Foresta 100 0 0 AGIS 110 -5 544,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 550 -200 11,443,000...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
City officers told to be on 24-hour flood alert
City officers told to be on 24-hour flood alertAhmad Junaidi and Muniggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Public Works Agency ordered its officers on Tuesday, especially those responsible for monitoring water sluices, to stay on alert around the clock in anticipation of possible...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Graft abounds at religion ministry
Graft abounds at religion ministry JAKARTA: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husin made a startling revelation on Tuesday: his ministry is riddled with corruption.Said Agil was relaying the 2001 findings of the ministry's internal audit agency to the House of Representatives.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Mangga Dua Square kicks off
Mangga Dua Square kicks off JAKARTA: City Governor Sutiyoso inaugurated on Monday the commencement of construction of a foot bridge over Jl. Gunung Sahari, North Jakarta which will connect Mangga Dua Mall to the soon-to-be erected Mangga Dua Square.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Workers rally at district court
Workers rally at district court JAKARTA: Worker unions of two companies held different demonstrations inside the Central Jakarta District Court, disturbing the hearings conducted in the court here on Monday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Flu outbreak hits RP schools
Flu outbreak hits RP schools PHILIPPINES: A mysterious outbreak of a flu-like illness has hit hundreds of students in Manila, forcing three private schools to shut down on Tuesday, officials said.The students, in grade and high school levels, were suffering "respiratory problems", fever and stomach...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
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U.S. war on terrorism may prove tragic for Aceh 2 X 22 48pt BodoniDamien Kingsbury Author of The Politics of Indonesia Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia In a bid to build its coalition for a war against terrorism, the United States has demonstrated that it is keen to have on side the...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
KL urges Southeast Asia not to join fighting
KL urges Southeast Asia not to join fightingAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged Southeast Asian countries Tuesday not to participate in any fighting that might break out following the terror attacks in the United States.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Tommy ruling: The Supreme Court's decision to overrule Hutomo
Tommy ruling: The Supreme Court's decision to overrule Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's conviction and 18-month jail sentence betrays the public's sense of justice, legal observers said on Tuesday. Page 2 Garuda to fend for itself: The government will not underwrite shortfalls in national flag...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
TNI retakes Ilaga, forces rebels to flee
TNI retakes Ilaga, forces rebels to fleeRK Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Security forces on Tuesday began to retake Ilaga, pushing rebel forces which had occupied the small hinterland town in Puncak Jaya regency since Friday to the outskirts of town near the airport.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
E. Java to have new minimum wage
E. Java to have new minimum wage SURABAYA, East Java: The monthly minimum wages for the 2002 fiscal year in the province of East Java will be set by the end of this month, vice governor Imam Supardi said.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Money laundering: An international agency set up to combat money
Money laundering: An international agency set up to combat money laundering said on Tuesday it had suspended plans for sanctions against the Philippines following the emergency adoption of a bill to crack down on "dirty money".
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for October 3, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for October 3, 2001Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Except Saturday), Solo Pianist, Monday to Friday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, 7 p.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
U.S. war on terrorism may prove tragic for Aceh
U.S. war on terrorism may prove tragic for AcehDamien Kingsbury, Author of The Politics of Indonesia, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia In a bid to build its coalition for a war against terrorism, the United States has demonstrated that it is keen to have on side the world's biggest...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Businessmen to study AFTA strategy
Businessmen to study AFTA strategyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of local businessmen started gathering here on Tuesday to study strategies for the local industrial sector to remain competitive after Indonesia and other countries grouped in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
New drug program expected in RI, for better or worse
New drug program expected in RI, for better or worseFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Should we actually give syringes and needles, or light, non- addictive drugs to intravenous drug users?Such a controversial drug-for-drug scheme, which has already proved successful in the United States...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Megawati asked to detail results of her U.S. trip
Megawati asked to detail results of her U.S. tripKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of several Muslim political parties demanded on Tuesday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri explain to the House of Representatives (DPR) how Indonesia benefited from her U.S.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Late paper
Late paper Due to technical problems during the printing process, The Jakarta Post arrived late to subscribers in some parts of Jakarta, Sumatra, West, Central and East Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Irian Jaya on Tuesday. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Government to proceed with CGI meeting
Government to proceed with CGI meetingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The venue for the meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) will not be moved from Jakarta despite threats of "sweeping" directed against foreigners, a senior government official said.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
PT DI employees go on strike, production halted
PT DI employees go on strike, production haltedYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung More than 9,000 workers of the only state-owned aircraft firm, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI), went on strike on Tuesday, protesting the management's sluggishness in eradicating corruption, collusion and...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Councillor urges Jakarta to clean up own garbage
Councillor urges Jakarta to clean up own garbageAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council suggested on Tuesday that the city administration process its garbage, which amounts to 25,000 cubic meter per day, by using incinerators and organic fertilizer technology, in its five...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Let's not forget
Let's not forget WR SoepratmanFrom Kompas On Aug. 17 each year, the nation celebrates Independence Day and the red-and-white flag is hoisted to the accompaniment of the national anthem, Indonesia Raya.In relation to the city administration's plan to erect statues in Jakarta, I suggest that the...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Badminton star confirms rumors of retirement
Badminton star confirms rumors of retirementPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's top men's doubles player Tony Gunawan shocked badminton fans by announcing his retirement from the Indonesian Badminton Center (PBI) in order to study abroad.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Dua Berlin, NZ's ETT form Indonesian distribution pact
Dua Berlin, NZ's ETT form Indonesian distribution pact Dow Jones Wellington New Zealand's Electronic Transaction Technology Ltd., or ETT, said Tuesday it has reached a 10-year agreement with PT Dua Berlin Group to distribute its PATLOC operating system for public access Internet terminals in...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Philippines to get US$2b from Napocor sale: Report
Philippines to get US$2b from Napocor sale: ReportDow Jones, Singapore The Philippine government expects to generate US$2 billion from the sale of state-run National Power Corp., or Napocor, transmission operations, according to Tuesday's Business World.Asisclo T.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
History shows that the syariah is very easy to manipulate by
History shows that the syariah is very easy to manipulate by despots, says one expert who does not support the insertion of the Jakarta Charter in the Constitution. Abdul Munir Mulkhan, a professor at the State Institute of Islamic Studies, IAIN Sunan Kalijaga in Yogyakarta shared his views with...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
One inmate killed, three injured in prison brawl
One inmate killed, three injured in prison brawl JAKARTA (JP): Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra paid an impromptu visit to Cipinang penitentiary, East Jakarta, at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, several hours after it was the scene of a fresh brawl between two rival groups.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
'Sweeping' is a suicidal act: Hamzah Haz
'Sweeping' is a suicidal act: Hamzah Haz JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz who is also the chairman of the country's third largest Islamic-based party the United Development Party (PPP) renewed his appeal on Tuesday for Muslims groups not to conduct searches or 'sweeping' against foreigners in the...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Major reshuffle imminent in the military, Endriartono says
Major reshuffle imminent in the military, Endriartono saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said on Tuesday that the Indonesian Military Headquarters would soon announce a major reshuffle involving a number of high-ranking officials.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Ambassador Gelbard's departure
Ambassador Gelbard's departure In the gallery of successive U.S. ambassadors to Indonesia since Merle Cochran in 1950, after Washington had recognized the just-established United States of Indonesia, the departing ambassador, Robert S. Gelbard, occupies a unique position.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
PSSI braces for violence ahead of championship games
PSSI braces for violence ahead of championship gamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) said on Tuesday it was taking precautionary measures in cooperation with local security authorities ahead of the league championship semifinals and final at the Bung...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Poverty project promising
Poverty project promising Thank you for publishing Murdani Usman's article Balinese artists help children to be happy in the Sept. 20 edition of The Jakarta Post, which certainly gives an insight into the lives of one of the most isolated communities in Bali.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Trifling with the law
Trifling with the law The surprising Supreme Court decision on Monday to exonerate businessman Hutomo Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, of corruption charges has exposed the idiosyncrasies of the Indonesian legal system once again.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Indonesia seeks higher price for Semen Gresik shares
Indonesia seeks higher price for Semen Gresik sharesBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government announced on Tuesday that it would negotiate a higher price for the sale of giant cement company PT Semen Gresik under a put option agreement with Mexican-based Cemex SA de CV.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
'Police must win people's hearts'
'Police must win people's hearts' MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Insp. Gen. Firman Gani, chief of the South Sulawesi Provincial Police, called on all police personnel in the province to behave well and improve their public service to win local people's hearts.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Garuda must fend for itself in insurance shortfall
Garuda must fend for itself in insurance shortfallTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will not underwrite shortfalls in national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's third party war and terrorism insurance coverage, the Minister of Finance Boediono said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
80 flood prone areas in the city
80 flood prone areas in the cityCentral Jakarta: 1. Jati Pinggir 2. Mangga Dua 3. Mangga Besar 4. Pangeran Jayakarta 5. Cempaka Putih/Ahmad Yani 6. Sumur Batu/Serdang 7. Angkasa/Bungur 8. South Rajawali 9. Gunung Sahari RayaNorth Jakarta: 1. Teluk Gong/Kampung Gusti 2. Kampung Muara, Sedyatama 3.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Drought hits
Drought hits many parts of Central JavaAgus Maryono The Jakarta Post Purwokerto, Central Java The rains have already fallen in some areas of Central Java, while the dry season continues in many others.The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said yesterday that the transition period (from the dry to...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Governor candidates present vision
Governor candidates present vision SERANG, Banten: Some 12 pairs of candidates for the positions of governor and vice governor of Banten province presented their vision and mission before the provincial legislative council here on Monday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Police operations claimed 23 lives last month
Police operations claimed 23 lives last monthEmmy Fitri and Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta JAKARTA: Twenty three criminals were shot dead in the Greater Jakarta area by the city police during a police operation codenamed Brantas Jaya last month, an officer announced on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Tommy is still a fugitive, police say
Tommy is still a fugitive, police sayTiarma Siboro Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta Police vowed on Tuesday to continue their hunt for the youngest son of former president Soeharto, who was exonerated of corruption charges by the Supreme Court, saying that he was still wanted in connection with...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
A symbolic new look
A symbolic new look I was amazed to see the new look of The Jakarta Post, which I understand will appear from now on, starting from Oct. 1, 2001.The editors and staff must have had special reasons for choosing the symbolic date in the Indonesian political calendar for the new facelift.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Palm bio-diesel workshop in Medan
Palm bio-diesel workshop in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra Palm Oil Research Center is holding a palm bio-diesel workshop with the aim of studying the possibility of using palm oil as an alternative fuel, an official said.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
1. NIGHT: 48 pt, 4 cols, 1 X 30
1. NIGHT: 48 pt, 4 cols, 1 X 30 Anti-Americanism hurting bar business 2. WEAPON: 24 pt, 1 col, 3 X 10 23 killed in police operation 3. TOMMY: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 X 24 Anger and worry on streets over Tommy ruling 4. CIANGIR: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 X 26 Councillor urges Jakarta to clean up own garbage
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
IT Week kicks off at JCC
IT Week kicks off at JCC JAKARTA: Fifteen countries are taking part in the Information and Communications Technology Week, which will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center from Wednesday through Sunday.