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Mon, 28 Oct 2002
29,872 ecstasy pills seized in Medan
29,872 ecstasy pills seized in MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Medan Police raided a two-story shop-house on Jl. Brig. Gen. Katamso, Medan, North Sumatra, and seized 29,872 ecstasy pills on Friday night.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Water company slammed for plan to hike charges
Water company slammed for plan to hike chargesAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The public urged city-owned tap water company PAM Jaya on Saturday to improve its services and water quality instead of raising water rates.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Timorese refugees receive more rice
Timorese refugees receive more rice KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Social Affairs Office said on Saturday that it would distribute some 1.35 tons of rice to 72 East Timorese refugee families in Boneanak settlement, West Kupang.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Bush praises Megawati, offers condolences
Bush praises Megawati, offers condolences Olivier Knox Los Cabos, MexicoUnited States President George W. Bush told Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Saturday that he will consider increased U.S. aid to help Jakarta battle militants tied to global terrorism, U.S. officials said.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
JP/14/M01
JP/14/M01Lawrence Bartlett, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur While western tourists, expatriates and diplomats are the focus of fears over new terrorist attacks in Asia, analysts warn that shipping in the vital Malacca Straits could be a prime target.A bombing on the scale of that in Bali on Oct.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Govt told to consult Muslim figures to avoid backlash
Govt told to consult Muslim figures to avoid backlashFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the wake of the United Nations' decision to put Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) on its terrorist blacklist, the government needs to take an immediate approach to quell concerns in the Muslim community in...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
'Gains in rupiah likely after bomb scare'
'Gains in rupiah likely after bomb scare'Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The battered rupiah might reclaim some of its lost territory in this week's trading on signs that the U.S. dollar could further weaken against regional currencies, and market jitters could ease off after a spate...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Bush offers ASEAN free trade deal carrot
Bush offers ASEAN free trade deal carrotStephen Collinson, Agence France Presse, Los Cabos, Mexico President George W. Bush on Saturday offered to reward Southeast Asian states that prove they are committed to economic reform with a network of free trade agreements with the United States.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
'US$180m new German trains won't solve transportation woes'
'US$180m new German trains won't solve transportation woes'Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Transportation received sharp criticism on Saturday for its plan to purchase 50 new electric trains from Germany at US$180 million for operation in...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Bahasa Indonesia and its borrowing of foreign words
Bahasa Indonesia and its borrowing of foreign wordsSetiono, Lecturer, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta The existence of Western words in Bahasa Indonesia, particularly English, shows that language borrowing or language mixing has taken place.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Districts mobilized to improve nine-year basic education
Districts mobilized to improve nine-year basic educationDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java For Theresia, 59, an elementary school teacher in Ende regency, East Nusa Tenggara, providing qualified basic education to her people is a great challenge.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Ba'asyir nearly fit for interogation, vows to rasist detention
Ba'asyir nearly fit for interogation, vows to rasist detentionTeam, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police plan to detain and interrogate terrorist suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir as soon as he is declared fit, after a nearly two- week hospital stay apparently for respiratory problems.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Fish poachers cost RI $4 billion
Fish poachers cost RI $4 billion MALANG, East Java: Illegal fishing in Indonesian waters by poachers from several countries had cost the country up to US$4 billion annually in lost revenues, a minister said on Saturday.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Banggai experiences electricity cuts
Banggai experiences electricity cuts PALU, Central Sulawesi: Electricity in Banggai, the capital of Banggai island regency, only functions for six hours each day, starting at 6 p.m. in the evening, due to the inadequate capacity of the power plants.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Local Woodstock to be held Saturday
Local Woodstock to be held Saturday JAKARTA: With the ambition of becoming viewed as the Indonesian version of Woodstock, organizer A Mild Live Production will present on Saturday "Soundrenaline", a 25-hour, nonstop music festival featuring 25 artists.From 11 p.m.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Wife of maid abuser charged
Wife of maid abuser charged SINGAPORE: The wife of a Singapore man currently serving an 18- 1/2-year jail term for beating an Indonesian maid to death has been charged with similar offenses, the Sunday Times reported.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Furniture-beds-sleep checked Latex mattress or spring bed ... which one is better?Rikza Abdullah Contributor JakartaAs adequate sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, mattress manufacturers compete with each other by designing new products and claiming their goods are the best...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Malacca Strait seem as prime terrorist target
Malacca Strait seem as prime terrorist targetLawrence Bartlett, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur While western tourists, expatriates and diplomats are the focus of fears over new terrorist attacks in Asia, analysts warn that shipping in the vital Malacca Straits could be a prime target.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
'WordWeb', another dictionary worth looking at
'WordWeb', another dictionary worth looking atZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id As the bulk of my work requires a lot of writing in English, while my native tongue is not English, I naturally have to rely on a lot of dictionaries and thesauruses.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Compensation for Balinese blast victims
Compensation for Balinese blast victims DENPASAR, Bali: The Ministry of Social Affairs plans to provide compensation for victims' relatives in the bomb blast in Bali, that killed at least 190 people and injured 325 others on October 12, including dozens of local people.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
2 RI generals possible suspects in Bali probe
2 RI generals possible suspects in Bali probeTiarma Siboro and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The tedious investigation into the bomb attack on Bali has resulted in another bizarre twist following reports that linked the blast with two generals, one from the military and one...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Bali tragedy will not affect FDI: KL
Bali tragedy will not affect FDI: KL KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's top trade official has expressed confidence that the recent bomb blasts in Bali will not stop foreign investment into southeast Asia, a news report said Sunday.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Sukarno where
Sukarno where art thou? Call me a Sukarnoist if you will, but I can't help thinking that so much of what Indonesia is today grew from the mind of the first president and in particular the role of Indonesia as a leading light of the non-aligned nations of the world.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Asia fears Islamic backlash to a US attack on Iraq
Asia fears Islamic backlash to a US attack on IraqIsabelle Ligner, Agence France-Presse, New Delhi Asia, home to hundreds of millions of Muslims, fears the region could be destabilized and its populations radicalized by an attack on Iraq led by the United States.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
OPEC overproduction 2.67m bpd in September
OPEC overproduction 2.67m bpd in SeptemberDow Jones, Manama, Bahrain Overproduction of crude oil by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, excluding Iraq, in September was estimated at 2.67 million barrels a day, or 12.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
1. APEC -- 4 cols, 2 lines, 60 pts BB,
1. APEC -- 4 cols, 2 lines, 60 pts BB, Asia-Pacific leaders launch crackdown on terroror APEC summit ends, leaders adopt new security measures2. Moscow -- 1 col, 4 lines, 28 pts BB, 40 counts 118 dead, hundreds sick from gas after hostage crisis 3.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Asia-Pacific leaders launch crackdown on terror
Asia-Pacific leaders launch crackdown on terrorDavid Williams, Agence France-Presse, Los Cabos, Mexico Asia-Pacific leaders were set to wrap up a summit here on Sunday (Monday in Jakarta) with a crackdown on terror, adopting a slew of new security measures and condemning a tide of violence from a...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Blast hurts six Indonesians in E. Timor, military says
Blast hurts six Indonesians in E. Timor, military saysYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Six Indonesians were wounded when a homemade bomb exploded at a traditional market in an East Timorese town near the border with East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), the military here said on...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Reinventing Indonesia's civic community
Reinventing Indonesia's civic communityRochman Achwan, Sociologist, University of Indonesia, Rachwan@indo.net.id Why do most ordinary Indonesians have to live their everyday lives with turbulence, insecurity, horror and other uncivilized means of violence? With the latest being the Bali tragedy,...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Nationalism plunges to lowest level: Youth activists
Nationalism plunges to lowest level: Youth activistsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In observance of the Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28, some activists were saddened that nationalism in the country had fallen to one of its lowest levels ever due to numerous conflicts, violence and...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Caning comes into effect in Aceh on 1st day of Ramadhan
Caning comes into effect in Aceh on 1st day of RamadhanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Aceh provincial administration is to introduce caning as punishment in the upcoming fasting month Ramadhan for Muslims who do not carry out their religious obligations.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
McGlynn has no regrets in life
McGlynn has no regrets in life================= Tantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post Jakarta -----------------Nobody knows more about the frustrations of promoting Indonesian literature without support from the government more than John Hubert McGlynn, director of publication and co-founder of the...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Convoy marks antinarcotic conference
Convoy marks antinarcotic conference BANDUNG, West Java: A convoy of 1,300 motor vehicles along major roads in Bandung over the weekend marked the first national conference and third anniversary of the Antinarcotic Movement (Granat) in the city.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Street vendors need strategic locations
Street vendors need strategic locations JAKARTA: Most street vendors were able raise the funds necessary to start up business but lacked a strategic place to run it, according to the results of a recent study.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
On Bali's tolerance
On Bali's tolerance I am writing in response to Putu Yasa's letter of Oct. 23 entitled Disgusted by Bali's tolerance. Despite being confronted most mornings with letters written by the bigoted, the uninformed and the intolerant, I had not, until Putu's letter, been moved to respond.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Tangguh environmental study approved
Tangguh environmental study approvedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Minister of Environment has approved an environmental impact study for the Tangguh LNG project, owned by a consortium led by London-based BP PLC, to be conducted in Papua.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Youth Pledge Day
Youth Pledge Day It is probably not very far off the mark to say that few Indonesians remember, or even care about, the fact that today their nation marks the occasion, 74 years ago, when a handful of youthful leaders of the pre-independence nationalist movement proclaimed what has since become...
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Website of Thai rebels blocked
Website of Thai rebels blocked THAILAND: The website of a separatist group that has operated in the predominantly Muslim south of Thailand for decades was being blocked on Sunday.Visitors to the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) online address, www.pulo.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
Party joins call for probe into al-Faruq's extyradition to U.S.
Party joins call for probe into al-Faruq's extyradition to U.S.The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Reformed United Development Party (PPP Reformasi) has joined calls for a probe into the extradition of terror suspect Omar al-Faruq to the U.S. and demanded that he be returned to Indonesia.
Mon, 28 Oct 2002
KL to host regional antiterror center soon
KL to host regional antiterror center soonAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia plans to set up a regional anti-terrorism center, based on a U.S. proposal, by next year, the national news agency Bernama reported on Sunday.U.S. President George W.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Goldstein calls on investors to stay
Goldstein calls on investors to stay Robert S. Finnegan The Jakarta Post JakartaBusinessman Harvey Goldstein is a 30-year veteran of successful business operations in Indonesia. Among other posts, he has also served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, Vice Chairman of the...
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
'Bali bombers received foreign help'
'Bali bombers received foreign help'Tiarma Siboro and I Wayan Juniartha, Denpasar, Bali The lethal explosives used in the devastating Bali bombings were made by Indonesians with the help of foreign bomb experts, Indonesia's chief investigator said on Saturday. The bombs used in the Oct.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
UN puts JI on al-Qaeda blacklist
UN puts JI on al-Qaeda blacklistAgencies United Nations/JakartaThe United Nations added on Friday the East Asian Islamist group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) to its list of groups and people whose assets should be frozen due to suspected ties to Osama bin Laden or his al-Qaeda network.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Six GAM fighters killed in Aceh
Six GAM fighters killed in AcehIbnu Mat Noor The Jakarta Post Banda AcehAt least six Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were killed in a gunbattle with government troops in Aceh on Friday, less than one week before the government and GAM negotiators resume peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Quaint, aging vehicles color the city
Quaint, aging vehicles color the cityText and photo by P.J. Leo On the bustling streets of Jakarta, amid motorists and motorcyclists, old public transportation still operates. The helicak and bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicles), bemo (three-wheeled van), were popular modes of transportation in...
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Creativity, not rechnique, more important at DJ school
Creativity, not rechnique, more important at DJ schoolHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many think that being a DJ, or disc jockey, is just about playing and mixing records.Some DJs really just do that, making them more like an operator.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Bin Laden threatened Aussie in video
Bin Laden threatened Aussie in videoAgence France-Presse, Sydney Osama bin Laden warned last year that Australia was on al- Qaeda's terrorism hit list because of its role in helping East Timor win independence from Indonesia.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Goldstein calls on investors to stay
Goldstein calls on investors to stayRobert S. Finnegan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Businessman Harvey Goldstein is a 30-year veteran of successful business operations in Indonesia. Among other posts, he has also served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, Vice Chairman of...
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Six GAM fighters killed in Aceh
Six GAM fighters killed in AcehIbnu Mat Noor The Jakarta Post Banda AcehAt least six Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were killed in a gunbattle with government troops in Aceh on Friday, less than one week before the government and GAM negotiators resume peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Howard meets Mega at APEC, offering aid to fight terrorism
Howard meets Mega at APEC, offering aid to fight terrorismAgencies Australian Prime Minister John Howard offered Indonesia on Friday A$10 million (US$5.5 million) to fill gaps in its antiterror net, two weeks after scores of his compatriots were among more than 180 people killed in a Bali bomb...