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Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Forced eviction may leave 35,000 families homeless
Forced eviction may leave 35,000 families homelessEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 35,000 families here would be left homeless if the Jakarta administration continued with the controversial demolition of slum areas across the capital, including those along the city's riverbanks, an...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Fake painting in upcoming auction
Fake painting in upcoming auction It has been brought to my attention that there will be an art auction, held by City Auction House in conjunction with The White Gallery, called "Love Heart, Charity for the Children," as written up in The Jakarta Post of Nov. 8, 2001.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
RI to give visa-free facility, but only on reciprocal basis
RI to give visa-free facility, but only on reciprocal basisTertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia will amend its immigration laws so as to ease foreigners' permit procedures and to better respect human rights, officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Rupiah Rates Nov. 14
Rupiah Rates Nov. 14 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,105.00 11,105.00 10,552.00 10,658.00Austrian schilling 1 646.68 711.08 675.28 682.45Australian dollar 1 5,267.74 5,794.59 5,500.76 5,561.34Belgian franc 1 220.59 242.55 230.34 232.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsState-owned Bank Mandiri plans to issue US$100 million in five- year floating rate Eurobonds to refinance its debt due next year and to improve its financial structure. Dow Jones Newswire quoted the bank as saying on Wednesday the coupon would be set at the six-month London...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Party calls official corruption a threat
Party calls official corruption a threat VIETNAM: Ruling Communist Party is undertaking a "fierce" fight against worsening official corruption while reiterating its commitment to a one-party political system, state-controlled media said on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Eight garment workers arrested in protest
Eight garment workers arrested in protestMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang After firing five warning shots, the police successfully broke up a rally on Wednesday and arrested eight workers of PT Koinus Jaya Garment who had been demonstrating, along with some 250 others, to demand severance...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Govt needs to extend IMF program: Official
Govt needs to extend IMF program: OfficialBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should extend its agreement to an economic reform program under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to maintain badly needed international financial support, according...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Lampung employers asked to pay bonus
Lampung employers asked to pay bonus BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Lampung's provincial administration has called on employers to pay their Muslim employees the obligatory annual bonus at least seven days before the Idul Fitri holidays on Dec.16 and Dec.17, 2001.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
U.S. continues humming contradictory tune
U.S. continues humming contradictory tuneHarry Bhaskara, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, New York Public attention here has mostly shifted to the U.S.-led military attack on Afghanistan, two months after the Sept.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
North Sulawesi sends 40 students to Philippines
North Sulawesi sends 40 students to PhilippinesYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado North Sulawesi sent on Wednesday 40 students of several vocational high schools to undergo an apprenticeship program at their own expense in a number of professions in Davao City located in the Philippines.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Govt offices in Arso used as pig pens
Govt offices in Arso used as pig pens JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Four government offices in Arso subdistrict in Jayapura regency have been used to farm pigs after being abandoned for reasons that remain unclear.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Ramadhan starts on Friday
Ramadhan starts on Friday JAKARTA: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Munawar said that the fasting month of Ramadhan would start on Friday."The beginning of the fasting month will be Nov. 16," the minister said on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of Siar Ramadhan, Islamic religious programs...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
U.S. forces chief meets RP generals
U.S. forces chief meets RP generals PHILIPPINES: The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific flew to the embattled region of Mindanao on Wednesday as Washington ponders a military aid package to help the Philippines battle extremist Moro rebels.Admiral Dennis Blair, commander in chief of the U.S.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
'Levies should be based on by-laws'
'Levies should be based on by-laws' BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: An expert has called on the provincial administration to phase out illegal levies that have overburdened local people."The illegal levies have created a high cost economy and overburdened local people," Mohammad Effendy, a lecturer...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Over 517,000 Acehnese below poverty line
Over 517,000 Acehnese below poverty line BANDA ACEH, Aceh: More than 517,000 Acehnese people are still living under the poverty line due to the prolonged conflict in the resource-rich province, a local official says.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Rizal sees economy growing 4% in 2002
Rizal sees economy growing 4% in 2002Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former coordinating minister for the economy Rizal Ramli said on Wednesday that despite the global economic slowdown, Indonesia's economic growth could still reach 3.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Arroyo's initiative
Arroyo's initiative If nothing else, the visit of the Philippines' president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, to Jakarta has resulted in some concrete agreements on fighting global terrorism and sharing intelligence information on transnational crimes.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Victims of AMA plane crash evacuated
Victims of AMA plane crash evacuatedR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The wreckage of the ill-fated Cessna light aircraft that crashed into a hillside in Wanggar subdistrict, Nabire regency, Irian Jaya, was found on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
MONEY MATTERS
MONEY MATTERSThe government will offer to investors between 18 and 20 oil and gas exploration blocks at the end of this month, Rachmat Soedibyo, director general of oil and gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Wanted: Manpower professionals
Wanted: Manpower professionals JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea is worried about the appointment of unprofessional people as chiefs of local manpower and transmigration offices.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Nov. 14, 2001 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 -25 26,500 Adindo Foresta 75 -15 10,000 AGIS 125 0 679,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 180 0 0 Alakasa...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Local hoodlum killed by mob
Local hoodlum killed by mob BOGOR: Angry residents of Kampung Cikarawang, Dramaga subdistrict, Bogor, mobbed an alleged notorious hoodlum to death and threw his body into the Ciapus River late on Tuesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
1. Magang - 18 x 2 lines -
1. Magang - 18 x 2 lines -N. Sulawesi sends 40 paying students to RP2. Wanita - 18 x 2 lines - 200 take part in protest against violence to women 3. AMA - 10 x 4 lines Victims of AMA plane crash evacuated 4. Poso - 20 x 1 line - 'TNI to get tough in Poso'
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Benchmark rate flat amid unstable rupiah
Benchmark rate flat amid unstable rupiahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia's one month SBI promissory notes have entered their sixth week of flat trading, as the rate closed unchanged from last week's position of 17.58 percent after Wednesday's auction, the central bank said.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
JORR to be resumed next January
JORR to be resumed next January JAKARTA: Minister of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure, Soenarno, said that he was optimistic the development of the neglected Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) would resume in January.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
WIC to hold charity bazaar
WIC to hold charity bazaar JAKARTA: The annual charity bazaar organized by the Women's International Club will take place Thursday at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center.This year's event will feature 170 Indonesian stands representing a number of different provinces as well as 35 stands organized...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Immigration law amended to benefit expatriates
Immigration law amended to benefit expatriatesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will amend its immigration laws so as to ease foreigners' permit procedures and to better respect human rights, officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
RI awaits UN for Afghanistan mission
RI awaits UN for Afghanistan missionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government on Wednesday said it was awaiting a formal request from the United Nations to deploy troops as part of its probable peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan as Muslim leaders here approved the country's planned participation.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
RI to give visa-free facility, but only on reciprocal basis
RI to give visa-free facility, but only on reciprocal basisTertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia will amend its immigration laws so as to ease foreigners' permit procedures and to better respect human rights, officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Purge New Order, corruption now!
Purge New Order, corruption now!From Rakyat MerdekaI can no longer bear to witness the widespread corruption in this country. It has been committed by both bureaucrats and businesspeople who are ardent supporters of the New Order, former president Soeharto's political vehicle for his 32 years in...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
RSCM celebrates 82nd anniversary
RSCM celebrates 82nd anniversary JAKARTA: The state-owned Cipto Mangunkusomo hospital in Central Jakarta (RSCM) celebrated its 82nd anniversary on Wednesday and inaugurated a new hospital director.The hospital, established in 1919 under Dutch colonial rule, will alter its legal status from a public...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Gambling suspects detained
Gambling suspects detainedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 37 gambling suspects have been arrested since Oct. 25 during a police crackdown on illegal activities such as gambling and the sale of firecrackers, alcohol and drugs.Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
U.S. curbs visa for adopted babies
U.S. curbs visa for adopted babies CAMBODIA: The United States said on Wednesday it would maintain a tight clamp on issuing visas for Cambodian babies adopted by Americans following a "baby buying" scandal which erupted here in August.In October, U.S.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Message of Ambassador, Proposing a new partnership
Message of Ambassador, Proposing a new partnership Each year King's Day, which Belgium celebrates on the 15th November, gives us the occasion to stand still for a moment to reflect and to focus on the relations between Belgium and Indonesia.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
1. Law (2x24)
1. Law (2x24) Regents continue to oppose oil and gas law 2. Ritel (2x18) Retail industry enjoys $3.5b turnover: Survey 3. Rates (2x18) BI rates flat amid unstable rupiah 4. Econ (2x18) Rizal sees economy growing 4% in 2002 5. IPO (4x4)Satelindo to launch IPO mid-2002 6.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Local lawmakers reject privatization
Local lawmakers reject privatizationThe Jakarta Post, Makassar The authority of central government was challenged afresh as the South Sulawesi House of Representatives (DPRD) issued a statement rejecting a plan to sell PT Semen Tonasa, a local subsidiary of publicly listed, state-owned cement...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Seminar* Seminar and performance on Commedia dell'Arte by Marco Luly, at Udayana University, in Denpasar, Nov. 16.Museums and Galleries* Blue Moon Gallery, Jl. Tirta Tawar, Banjar Kutuh Kaja, Ubud (Phone: 0361 976727), daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. * Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
State-owned Bank Mandiri plans to issue US$100 million in five-
State-owned Bank Mandiri plans to issue US$100 million in five- year floating rate Eurobonds to refinance its debt due next year and to improve its financial structure. Dow Jones Newswire quoted the bank as saying on Wednesday the coupon would be set at the six-month London Interbank Offered Rate...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Guideline on holiday bonus
Guideline on holiday bonus JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has issued a guideline on the disbursement of Idul Fitri bonuses, suggesting that bonuses be given seven days before the holiday, at the latest, a report said.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
RI cannot be permitted to collapse
RI cannot be permitted to collapseThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Last week, Indonesia received a fresh credit line of US$3.14 billion (S$5.75 billion) from international lending agencies and governments, which collectively form the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), to tide it...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Sutiyoso signs decree on entertainment spots
Sutiyoso signs decree on entertainment spotsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has signed the decree that orders the closure of a number of entertainment spots during the fasting month of Ramadhan, but which does not explicitly ban the sale of alcoholic drinks at the spots.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Asian currencies mostly up late, rupiah closes slightly lower
Asian currencies mostly up late, rupiah closes slightly lowerNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were higher late Wednesday, with the rally in North Asian stock markets overpowering the pressure on the currencies of South Korea and Taiwan from a tottering yen, dealers said.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Supreme Court Justices fail to testify in bribery trial
Supreme Court Justices fail to testify in bribery trialThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors failed to present three Supreme Court Justices and two former justices at the Supreme Court as witnesses in the corruption case trial of a Jakarta High Court judge on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Hospital lack waste treatment facilities
Hospital lack waste treatment facilitiesFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most hospitals in urban areas have failed to develop adequate waste processing facilities, with hazardous substances still contained within waste posing a serious danger to surrounding residential areas.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Why should we rely on IMF?
Why should we rely on IMF? Despite calls for Indonesia to become self-reliant, the government has taken controversial steps. Finance Minister Boediono hinted that the government will extend its contract with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2002.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Phopto caption
Phopto captionEMERGENCY RIDE Thousands of passengers were stranded at the Blok M bus terminal in South Jakarta on Wednesday as hundreds of bus drivers went on strike after the City Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) altered their routes on Tuesday.
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
Close immoral entertainment
Close immoral entertainmentFrom NeracaI disagree with the Jakarta Governor's plan to allow night entertainment businesses to operate with restricted hours between the end of evening prayers and the pre-daybreak meal during the fasting month, although it gives the businesses a limited opportunity to...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
PSSi drops Asian Games 2002 bid
PSSi drops Asian Games 2002 bidMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) has brought to an end the polemics over its much-questioned demand, for a 2002 Asian Games spot with the Indonesian contingent, after its chief Agum Gumelar announced on Wednesday that a...
Thu, 15 Nov 2001
200 women protest against violence
200 women protest against violencePanca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram In observance of the International Day of the Eradication of Violence against Women, which will fall on Nov. 25, more than 200 women held a demonstration against violence in the city on Wednesday, demanding the government...