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Wed, 13 Nov 2002
RI farmers not ready to compete in AFTA
RI farmers not ready to compete in AFTAAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A national agricultural association on Tuesday called on the government to delay its cuts in import tariffs on some agriculture commodities for five to ten years as farmers were not yet ready to compete in the...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Asian monies mostly down, economic worries drag Singapore dollar
Asian monies mostly down, economic worries drag Singapore dollarNirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies retreated Tuesday as their upward momentum was halted by market players covering short-dollar positions following the U.S. unit's mild gains against the yen early in the session.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
House vows to finalize terror law this month
House vows to finalize terror law this monthKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) pledged on Tuesday to complete the deliberations of two bills on terrorism in the current sitting as part of their support of the country's antiterrorism drive.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN PT SURYA CITRA TELEVISI
REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN PT SURYA CITRA TELEVISIThe Law Office "Lontoh Kailimang", acting for and on behalf of "PT Surya Citra Media Tbk", domiciled in Jakarta, hereby object to the "Announcement to Confiscate Security", published by Wiranto & Co Attorneys at Law who act for and on...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Destruction of mangrove, swamps, peatlands rife: NGO
Destruction of mangrove, swamps, peatlands rife: NGOMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe country's wetlands, such as mangrove forests, swamps, and peatlands, have significantly declined in total area from 42.5 million hectares in 1987 to 33.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
SKorea pushing for FTA with S'pore
SKorea pushing for FTA with S'pore SEOUL: South Korea will this week make a formal offer to Singapore to negotiate a free trade agreement, officials here said Tuesday.South Korean trade minister Hwang Doo-Yun is to attend a World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Sydney on Thursday...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Investment in Batam
Investment in Batam There is good and bad news from Batam. The good news concerns about 90 prospective investors from Taiwan. The bad is that foreign investors will quit Batamindo Industrial Park next year.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Police to question Sutiyoso
Police to question Sutiyoso JAKARTA: Police will question Governor Sutiyoso as a witness in the alleged misuse of a Rp 4.2 billion flood victim fund managed by the Institute of Civic Education (ICE)."The governor is required to spare some of his time for questioning on Tuesday, Nov.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, November 13, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, November 13, 2001Exhibitions* Photo, by Indonesian photo journalists, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5678639), until Nov. 18. * Photo, by French photographer Nicolas Cornet, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Nov. 20 to Nov. 27.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Foreign ships banned from Cam Ranh
Foreign ships banned from Cam Ranh VIETNAM: Vietnam said on Tuesday that foreign naval vessels, including U.S. ships, were welcome to call at its civilian ports but not at the southern Cam Ranh military base previously used by the Russians.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Mt. Papandayan activity subsides
Mt. Papandayan activity subsides GARUT, West Java: Some people living at the foot of Mount Papandayan returned to their houses on Tuesday after the threat of further eruptions subsided.A local district official said on Tuesday that the volcanic activity had ceased.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
BI to review ruling limiting IBRA asset sales
BI to review ruling limiting IBRA asset salesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said it would review a ruling that limits the amount of loans banks may purchase from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), following complaints by banks and criticism that the ruling was impeding...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
House leaders say no rules to suspend speaker Akbar
House leaders say no rules to suspend speaker AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives (DPR) leaders refused on Tuesday to respond to a no-confidence motion lodged by a group of legislators against convicted speaker Akbar Tandjung, purely for technical reasons.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Rights body to reopen past cases
Rights body to reopen past cases JAYAPURA, Papua: A member of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Enny Soeprapto, said on Tuesday past human rights cases would be reopened and prosecuted and processed in accordance with current laws.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Teenagers to serve national service
Teenagers to serve national service MALAYSIA: All able-bodied young Malaysians will have to serve six months of national service starting in 2004 or later, the defense minister said in a news report on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Bus collides with train, four dead
Bus collides with train, four deadThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Merak Jaya economy class train collided on Tuesday with a Prima Jasa public bus at a railway crossing near the port of Merak in Cilegon regency, leaving four bus passengers dead and 10 others injured, Antara reported.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Niaga deal to be settled next week
Niaga deal to be settled next week Malaysian firm Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd. (CAHB) will settle the payment of a 51 percent stake in PT Bank Niaga next week, Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) chairman Syafruddin Temenggung said Tuesday."We expect to receive Rp 1.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
1.2 million firecrackers seized in Cirebon
1.2 million firecrackers seized in Cirebon CIREBON, West Java: The police have arrested two people for attempting to transport 1.2 million firecrackers to Central and East Java.Suparman and Suwanto, both residents of Loh Bener in Indramayu, were arrested on Tuesday while transporting the...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Joint venture buys 40% stake in PGN's subsidiary
Joint venture buys 40% stake in PGN's subsidiaryAgencies, Singapore/Kuala Lumpur Joint-venture company, Transasia Pipeline Co., has completed a deal to buy a 40 percent stake in Transgasindo, a unit of Indonesian gas transmission company, PT Perusahan Gas Negara, or PGN, ConocoPhillips said Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Eliminating terrorism
Eliminating terrorismFrom Koran Tempo Indonesians are suffering from a multidimensional crisis. While they are still gripped by the protracted economic and political crisis, the bomb blast in Bali on Oct. 12 has added to their plight.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Sutiyoso's 5-year plan all bones and no meat, say councillors
Sutiyoso's 5-year plan all bones and no meat, say councillorsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso submitted his administration's Strategic Plan (Renstra) for the development of Jakarta over the next five years to the City Council on Tuesday against a backdrop of criticism from...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Customs service urges review of new decree
Customs service urges review of new decreeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Customs and Excise has asked the Ministry of Finance to review the newly-issued Ministerial Decree No.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
1. PLN: 8 x 4 lines
1. PLN: 8 x 4 lines PLN urged to be cautious in solving power crisis 2. Papua: 20 x 2 linesHouse endorses new regencies in Papua and West Java3. Crash: 24 x 1 lineBus collides with train, four dead4. Press: 26 x 1 lineAJI protests attacks on journalists
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
RI greets Australia's latest travel advisory
RI greets Australia's latest travel advisoryFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government welcomed the withdrawal of Australia's specific travel warning for Bali, and expected other countries to take Canberra's decision into account and change their travel warnings.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
House approves plan to sell majority stake in Danamon
House approves plan to sell majority stake in DanamonDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday plans to sell government shares in Bank Danamon in a decision that marks a shift from legislators' previous slow acceptance of state asset sales.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
ASEAN still wants Australian summit but needs time: Cambodia
ASEAN still wants Australian summit but needs time: Cambodia Agencies Phnom PenhThe 10-member ASEAN group wants to establish an annual ASEAN plus Australia summit but leaders need more time to study the proposal, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Poor people swamp Bogor council building
Poor people swamp Bogor council building About 100 beggars, homeless people, pedicab drivers and other poor residents gathered at the Bogor City Council building on Tuesday to receive donations from the Golkar Party, only to be told that there were no donations.The crowd arrived at about 10 a.m.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Trust Finance plans IPO
Trust Finance plans IPO JAKARTA: Financing company PT Trust Finance Indonesia said Tuesday it will sell 100 million shares at Rp 170 (1.8 US cents) each in an initial public offering (IPO) later this month.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
City hopes to benefit from Chinese tourists
City hopes to benefit from Chinese touristsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta tourist industry has yet to benefit from the vast potential of the Chinese market as most tourists from China prefer to spend their holidays in Bali, using the city solely as a transit point.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Warlords and democracy
Warlords and democracy In the wake of the announced freeze of the paramilitary wing of the militant Islam Defenders Front (FPI) last week which followed the disbandment of Laskar Jihad the month before, Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Tobacco war rages on ahead of treaty
Tobacco war rages on ahead of treatySanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Geneva Indonesian smokers will soon have to pay more for their habit due to a new government regulation that will increase cigarette prices by between Rp 25 to Rp 75 a stick -- a move that is said to be threatening the industry...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
NGOs sue Japanese bank
NGOs sue Japanese bank JAKARTA: Two Indonesian non-governmental organizations have filed a suit with a Japanese court against the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), demanding it stop funding the construction of a Rp 29 billion bridge near the Rawa Singkil Animal Park in Aceh.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Jakarta squatters unaware they are part of the problem
Jakarta squatters unaware they are part of the problem Lani, 35, will never forget the floods earlier this year that destroyed almost all of her family's belongings. She recalls how they failed to save their 14-inch television, the most valuable item they owned.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Acmad Hasan new Air Defense chief
Acmad Hasan new Air Defense chief JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto installed Vice Marshall Acmad Hasan Sadjad as the new National Air Defense Command chief during a ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force base on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Seasonal flooding? No big deal, many Jakarta folk are used to it
Seasonal flooding? No big deal, many Jakarta folk are used to it Hundreds of houses in the densely populated Pulo Gadung subdistrict in East Jakarta find themselves under water every year. During the rainy season, the Sunter River overflows and water floods the area, which is dominated by migrants...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Police need professionalism in dealing with militias
Police need professionalism in dealing with militiasSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Police need to improve professionalism, assure neutrality and build people's trust if they want to deal with paramilitary groups, a scholar said here Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Gudang Garam's nine-month profit up
Gudang Garam's nine-month profit up JAKARTA: Indonesia's largest cigarette producer, PT Gudang Garam, Tuesday posted a nine-month net profit of Rp 1.64 trillion (US$178 million), up 6.5 percent on year.Gudang Garam said sales during the period rose 22 percent to Rp 16.07 trillion from Rp 13.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Central Jakarta:
Central Jakarta:1. Matraman Dalam 2. Kalipasir, Kwitang 3. Kebon Kacang 4. Pejompongan 5. Jatipinggir 6. Mangga Dua 7. Karang Anyar 8. Serdang 9. Gunung Sahari 10. Cempaka PutihNorth Jakarta:11. Kapuk Kamal 12. Kapuk Kamal Sediatmo 13. Pantai Indah Kapuk 14. Kapuk Muara Teluk Gong Muara Angke 15.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Mega urged to let probe go forward
Mega urged to let probe go forward JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday to sign a letter allowing police to question several legislators suspected of taking bribes.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Zulvan not implicated in Bali bombing
Zulvan not implicated in Bali bombing MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Police announced on Tuesday that 27-year-old Zulfan, who bears a resemblance to one of the three sketches of suspects in the Oct. 12. Bali bombing, was not involved in the tragedy.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
The Bali bomb investigation
The Bali bomb investigation The police investigation of the Bali bombing is apparently coming to its final stages, despite many important, lingering questions among the general populace.Are those people said to be involved in the Bali bombing real, or just the fictitious result of police or...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
PLN urged to be cautious in solving power crisis
PLN urged to be cautious in solving power crisisOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung The Lampung provincial legislative council warned the state-owned electricity company PT PLN against cutting the power supply to some 30,000 electric customers, who were protesting poor PLN service by...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Delay passage of broadcasting bill
Delay passage of broadcasting billArdimas, Staff Writer, Jakarta, ardimas@thejakartapost.com The new, reform-minded broadcasting bill now being deliberated by the House of Representatives (DPR), along with 42 others, is another test case for President Megawati Soekarnoputri's leadership and wisdom...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Blue, black and red rivers run through Jakarta
Blue, black and red rivers run through JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta is a city of rivers, as it has 13 main rivers and several tributaries. Unlike many foreign cities, however, where rivers are part of the beautiful cityscape and an asset to tourism, Jakarta's rivers...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
House vows to finish terrorism law this month
House vows to finish terrorism law this monthKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe House of Representatives (DPR) pledged on Tuesday to complete the deliberations of the four bills on terrorism in the current sitting as part of their support of the country's antiterrorism drive.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Justice on trial as the 1998 Semanggi shootings remembered
Justice on trial as the 1998 Semanggi shootings rememberedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The capital went into mourning on Nov. 13, 1998, when 12 people were killed and dozens of others were injured, mostly by gunfire, during clashes between antigovernment protesters led by...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Beggars
Beggars in the cityFrom Suara KaryaI am deeply concerned and saddened to see what has become a common sight at intersections in Jakarta: street vendors, buskers, homeless children and an increasing number of beggars asking for money from passengers in buses and cars.
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Religious leaders want police to respect human rights
Religious leaders want police to respect human rightsTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's second largest Muslim organization has expressed concern with the security forces' fight against terrorism, including the Bali attack investigation, saying the...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 12, 2002:
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 12, 2002: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 13 Nov 2002
Behind the picture of expatriates' exodus
Behind the picture of expatriates' exodusJames Kallman, PT Grant Thornton Indonesia, Management Consultancy, Jakarta The Bali bombings may have caused fear and panic among foreign tourists intending to visit Indonesia, but they are not the reason that the exodus of expatriates continues unabated.