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Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Retailers reject 38% hike in minimum wage
Retailers reject 38% hike in minimum wageEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Employers lodged a belated objection to next year's 38 percent minimum wage increase for the Greater Jakarta area to Rp 591,600 (less than US$60) as stipulated in a gubernatorial decree, saying the hike was irrational...
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Japanese Embassy
Japanese EmbassyFOTO I:Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri (left) is welcomed by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (right) upon her arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Megawati visited the palace on Sept. 28 as part of her five-day trip to Japan.
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Balongan oil refinery project allegedly marked by US$200 million
Balongan oil refinery project allegedly marked by US$200 millionTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaA joint team investigating suspected corruption in the Balongan oil refinery project in Indramayu, West Java, said on Thursday that the value of the project had been marked up, thereby causing...
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Legislator criticizes electricity hike plan
Legislator criticizes electricity hike planMoch N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's proposal for new power price rises next year drew strong criticism from a legislator Thursday, who said the increase in power charges for low-income customers contravened the agreement between...
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Rupiah Rates Nov. 22
Rupiah Rates Nov. 22 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,010.00 11,010.00 10,457.00 10,563.00Austrian schilling 1 638.05 702.19 666.54 673.68Australian dollar 1 5,158.15 5,678.96 5,388.49 5,448.40Belgian franc 1 217.64 239.52 227.36 229.
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Misuari believed to have fled to Malaysia: RP general
Misuari believed to have fled to Malaysia: RP generalAgence France-Presse, Zamboanga, Philippine Moro leader Nur Misuari has reportedly fled to Malaysia and is trying to reach Saudi Arabia after leading a bloody revolt in the southern Philippines, the Filipino military chief said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
PPP splinter is OK: Hamzah
PPP splinter is OK: Hamzah JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) chairman Hamzah Haz, who is also the Vice President, responded lightly to the plan to establish a splinter group within his party, saying that if it is for the good of the party then it will be no problem.
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
'Beef shortage might hit city'
'Beef shortage might hit city'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City officials predicted on Thursday that there would be a shortage of beef during the Idul Fitri festivities and that its price would sharply increase due to the central government's decision to apply value added tax (VAT) to...
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Coming Home: Whatever happened to Singapore-born singer Anita
Coming Home: Whatever happened to Singapore-born singer Anita Sarawak, who was so popular here in the '70s and early '80s? Well, she has been plying her trade in Las Vegas for the last 18 years. But now she is back home, happily married and ready to embark on a new chapter in her career.
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
PSSI opts for defensive after offensive spokesman removed
PSSI opts for defensive after offensive spokesman removedMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has gone on the defense in the face of persistent questioning of its decision to replace extroverted spokesman Eddi Elison.
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Search for two bodies in Kulonprogo will continue
Search for two bodies in Kulonprogo will continueTarko Sudiarno and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Rescue workers continued their search on Thursday for the bodies of two victims after landslides killed at least nine people and severely injured three others in two villages in Kulonprogo...
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
RI firms secure US$11.3m in orders at trade fairs
RI firms secure US$11.3m in orders at trade fairsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Small and medium-scale Indonesian firms have secured orders worth a total of US$11.28 million in recent trade fairs in Germany and Japan, according to the National Export Development Board (BPEN).
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Tax deduction should be extended to other religions, legislator says
Tax deduction should be extended to other religions, legislator saysKurniawan Hari S. and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislator Astrid S. Susanto of the Christian-based Love the Nation Democratic Party (PDKB) welcomes the government's plan to make Muslims' obligation of giving...
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Japan Foundation offers international exchanges
Japan Foundation offers international exchanges The Japan Foundation was established in 1972 as a special legal entity under the auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The purpose of the foundation is to efficiently carry out activities for international cultural exchange.
Fri, 23 Nov 2001
On mobile phone
On mobile phone Contrary to suggestions in your article (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 12: How safe for your brain is your cell phone?), mobile phones are designed, built and tested to comply with strict science based guidelines which are recognized by international health agencies around the world as...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Boediono dashes hopes for justice in huge BI fraud case
Boediono dashes hopes for justice in huge BI fraud caseDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Finance Minister Boediono stressed on Wednesday that the plan to appoint an independent consultant to audit the controversial Bank Indonesia (BI) emergency loan debacle was not meant as a new...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
1. Kulon: 10 x 4 lines
1. Kulon: 10 x 4 linesNine killed, three injured in Kulonprogo landslides 2. PTPN: 20 x 2 lines:Villagers demand social assistance from PTPN VII3. Poso: 24 x 2 linesPoso killers' appeals denied, death penalty still stands
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
$200m aid for eastern regions
$200m aid for eastern regions JAKARTA: The government will receive US$200 million in fresh loans from the World Bank to improve highways in eastern Indonesia to accelerate development there, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
RI accepts U.S. visa policy
RI accepts U.S. visa policy JAKARTA: Foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda says the Indonesian government has no intention of making an issue out of the U.S. policy to apply strict visa application rules to males from 25 countries, including Indonesia.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Mosque stereo thief gets 11 months in jail
Mosque stereo thief gets 11 months in jail KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Kendari District Court sentenced on Wednesday a man to 11 months in jail for stealing a stereo recording unit belonging to a mosque in Anduonohu village, Poasia district in Kendari.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Kampung Bugis residents welcome Ramadhan
Kampung Bugis residents welcome RamadhanAlpha Savitri, Contributor, Serangan Island, Bali Ramadhan has arrived and everybody in Kampung Bugis, a small Islamic village here, is very happy to welcome the holy fasting month.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
1. BUGIS -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 7/1
1. BUGIS -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 7/1Kampung Bugis residents welcome Ramadhan (1x44) ============== 2. PHOTO: 3X9 3. WTG-JKT
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
JP/18/money
JP/18/money The South Korean economy is expected to grow by 1.5 percent in the third quarter and double to 3.0 percent in the final three months, a top economic official said Wednesday. Chief presidential advisor Lee Ki Ho indicated there would be a faster recovery in gross domestic product (GDP)...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Teenagers sentenced for extortion
Teenagers sentenced for extortion YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta District Court sentenced two teenagers to six months imprisonment on Wednesday for their involvement in extorting an American citizen.Presiding judge Susmono said, the defendants, identified as Kresnamurti Wicaksono, 16, alias Riky and...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
JP/18/money
JP/18/money The South Korean economy is expected to grow by 1.5 percent in the third quarter and double to 3.0 percent in the final three months, a top economic official said Wednesday. Chief presidential advisor Lee Ki Ho indicated there would be a faster recovery in gross domestic product (GDP)...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Vietnam halts new rice exports because of low reserves
Vietnam halts new rice exports because of low reservesAssociated Press, Hanoi Vietnam's government has ordered traders in its main rice- growing region to stop offering new rice export contracts until next February because of low reserves, a Trade Ministry official said Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Poor to be hit hardest by power price hike
Poor to be hit hardest by power price hikeMoch. N. Kurniawan and Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Low income households will have to pay on average a whopping 15 percent increase in electricity rate every three months next year, while rates for high-income families will only increase by...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
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================= Alpha Savitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta ----------------- History has recorded the superb works of the world's great artists who have been inspired by East Asian characters. America's Tobey and France's Mathieu and Soulages are those successfully exploring the esthetic quality of...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: LippobankLippoBankDOOR PRIZE: LippoBank president director Ian B. Clyne (far right), managing director Harry Sasongko (far left) and the manager of the bank's Jakarta Stock Exchange branch, Reita Farianti, (second from left) congratulate door prize winners during the "Privilege...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Nine killed, three injured in Kulonprogo landslides
Nine killed, three injured in Kulonprogo landslidesTarko Sudiarno/Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Kulonprogo/Banyumas At least nine people were killed and three others seriously injured in landslides that destroyed more than 20 houses in Kedungrong village in Samigaluh subdistrict and Klepu village...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Aussie visa difficulties
Aussie visa difficulties I must comment on Max Lane's most interesting article in the Nov. 20 edition of The Jakarta Post where he wrote: "If you are from a poor country and are traveling to Australia, you are guilty of being an illegal immigrant seeking residence and work until you can prove...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Two local brothers to take PSM helm for 2002 season
Two local brothers to take PSM helm for 2002 seasonJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The Ali brothers, Reza and Diza Rasyid, have received a unanimous vote to lead PSM soccer club as chairman and manager respectively on a two-year contract basis.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Fresh fighting erupts in Jolo, over 100 killed
Fresh fighting erupts in Jolo, over 100 killedReuters, Jolo, Philippines Fresh fighting broke out on Jolo island in the southern Philippines on Wednesday as the death toll in an uprising by guerrillas loyal to a rebellious Muslim governor rose to over 100, the military said.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Govt to merge four banks this year
Govt to merge four banks this yearThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The government announced on Tuesday that it would merge four banks including publicly listed Bank Universal, Bank Bali and non-listed Bank Prima Express and Bank Patriot in a bid to restructure the country's troubled banking industry.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
BCA sale expected in 3rd week of December
BCA sale expected in 3rd week of DecemberThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said in a statement on Tuesday that its divestment of Bank Central Asia (BCA) was expected to be finalized in the third week of December.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Local govt pledges to help ailing Timah
Local govt pledges to help ailing TimahMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Bangka Belitung provincial administration has promised to ban the export of tin concentrate in the future to curb illegal mining activities on the islands and prevent state-owned tin mining firm PT Timah from...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
PABBSI urged to review list of Asiad lifters
PABBSI urged to review list of Asiad liftersMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Internal conflicts and charges of regional bias, within the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI) have surfaced following the selection of weightlifters for next year's Asian...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Bank Mandiri drops plan to acquire BII
Bank Mandiri drops plan to acquire BIITantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government decided to drop earlier plans to merge state- owned Bank Mandiri with publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) citing improvement in the latter's financial condition.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Bulogate 2
Bulogate 2 Former Golkar Party House of Representatives member Bambang Warih Kusuma has a piece of good advice for embattled House speaker Akbar Tanjung: be honest and openly explain where the Rp 40 billion of money taken out of the coffers of the Bulog national logistics agency went, or your...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
1. CPO
1. CPO(3*2 lines)RI fails to compete with Malaysia in tapping China's CPO market2. EU(2*3 lines)EU cuts growth forecasts, sees worsening budget 3. LNG(2*3 lines)Phillipine Natl. Oil, Pertamina to study LNG import strategy4. Mad(3*2 lines)Japan confirms second case of mad cow disease
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Xanana visit to speed up repatriation
Xanana visit to speed up repatriation ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The visit next week by East Timorese political leader Xanana Gusmao to the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang is expected to speed up the repatriation of East Timorese refugees, a local legislator says. Blasius J.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Dorodjatun denies rumors: Coordinating Minister for the Economy
Dorodjatun denies rumors: Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti denied on Wednesday rumors which suggested that he had tendered his resignation to President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
RI only to join UN-backed forces
RI only to join UN-backed forces JAKARTA: Indonesia would only be interested in joining a UN- led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan and not one organized by a coalition of willing nations, senior government ministers said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
`Zakat' becomes tax deductible beginning next year: Minister
`Zakat' becomes tax deductible beginning next year: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A tax that all Muslims are obliged to pay, zakat, will become fully deductible from income taxes as of 2002, Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husein Al Munawar said on Tuesday.Muslims are obliged to pay 2.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Unfair revenue split causes losses to Jasa Marga
Unfair revenue split causes losses to Jasa MargaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post. Jakarta State-owned toll operator PT Jasa Marga said that the recent audit findings of Rp 1.68 trillion (about US$160 million) in efficiency losses were mainly caused by an uneven revenue sharing scheme between the...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Bank Mandiri drops plan to acquire BII
Bank Mandiri drops plan to acquire BIITantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government decided to drop earlier plans to merge state- owned Bank Mandiri with publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) citing improvement in the latter's financial condition.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
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;JP;HPR; ANPAk..r.. Editorial-Akbar-Bulog Buloggate 2 JP/4/EDIT-22Buloggate II Former Golkar Party and House of Representatives member Bambang Warih Kusuma has a piece of good advice for embattled House Speaker Akbar Tandjung: Be honest and openly explain where the Rp 40 billion of money taken out...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
36 kgs of marijuana seized in Palembang
36 kgs of marijuana seized in Palembang PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Local city police confiscated on Wednesday some 35.9 kilograms of marijuana from Syaiful Bahri, 24, a resident of Pidie in Aceh, and Ruslan, 46, a local resident.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
House to deabte Akbar investigation
House to deabte Akbar investigationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives is scheduled to begin a debate on Thursday on the establishment of a special committee in charge of investigating House Speaker Akbar Tandjung's alleged involvement in a Rp 54.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Young karatekas bid for Asiad task
Young karatekas bid for Asiad taskNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's campaign to win karate medals at the Asian Games next year would focus on its young guns, an official said Wednesday.