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Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RI protests 'Rambo-style' raids
RI protests 'Rambo-style' raids JAKARTA: Indonesia has protested against Australia's "Rambo- style" raids on Indonesian expatriates in its campaign against terrorism in the aftermath of the Bali bomb attack, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Land and repatriation issues for refugees
Land and repatriation issues for refugees ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: Residents of Belu Regency in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have said they would not allocate land for East Timorese refugees who refused to return home after Dec.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
'Australia, NZ, S'pore banks least risky'
'Australia, NZ, S'pore banks least risky'Agence France-Presse, Singapore Banks in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore face the least risks in the Asia-Pacific, while those in China, Indonesia and Vietnam are the most vulnerable, Standard and Poor's said Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Asian salary growth slows: Survey
Asian salary growth slows: SurveyAgence France-Presse, Hong Kong Asia Pacific companies have reacted to the global economic downturn this year by offering lower salary increases or freezing pay, a survey revealed Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Freeze of FPI militia hailed, other paramilitary groups told to disband
Freeze of FPI militia hailed, other paramilitary groups told to disbandMuhammad Nafik and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto and Muslim scholars hailed on Thursday the announced freeze of the paramilitary wing of the...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RI suffers loss to Iraq at Chess Olympiad
RI suffers loss to Iraq at Chess OlympiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's prospects at the Chess Olympiad now under way in Bled, Slovenia, became gloomier on Wednesday after another upset loss, this time during the eleventh round.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
1. Otto1 --
1. Otto1 -- 1 X 22Counter path to Aceh peace Otto Syamsuddin Ishak Sociologist Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (Yappika) Jakarta 2. Iqbal1 -- A tale of two presidents 1 X 30 Part 1 of 2 A tale of two blessed presidents Iqbal Widastomo 3. US -- America's election results affect us all 1 X 32 U.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Quake victims receive aid
Quake victims receive aid JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), in cooperation with the International Red Cross (ICRC), has donated medical equipment to 1,250 people affected by an earthquake on Simeulue island off Aceh.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Rupiah Rates Nov.7
Rupiah Rates Nov.7 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,486.47 4,917.31 5,230.05 5,173.50Brunei dollar 1 5,509.93 4,939.91 5,252.41 5,197.28Canadian dollar 1 6,256.20 5,611.08 5,963.80 5,903.41Swiss franc 1 6,671.25 5,982.42 6,359.45 6,294.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Doubts raised over RI's agricultural liberalization
Doubts raised over RI's agricultural liberalizationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poor farm productivity and a flood of imported agricultural goods call into question Indonesia's low tariff policy just as the country has agreed to join China, Japan and India in free trade pacts, according to a World...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Residents complain of illegal fare rise
Residents complain of illegal fare rise TANGERANG: Hundreds of passengers who usually use public minivans serving the route from Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing estate to Cikokol complained on Thursday over an illegal increase in the fare from the official Rp 1,200 to Rp 2,000 since the first day...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Accor's Asian plans unaffected by Bali bombing
Accor's Asian plans unaffected by Bali bombingDow Jones, Bangkok French hotel and leisure company Accor SA, one of the world's largest hotel chain operators, said Wednesday it still plans to double the number of its properties in Asia-Pacific over the next five years, despite a recent terrorist...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Exhbits show artists' sympathy for Bali tragedy
Exhbits show artists' sympathy for Bali tragedyYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Several galleries in Jakarta are holding painting exhibitions using the Bali tragedy as their main theme. They feature Balinese artists in a show of concern over the Oct. 12 bomb blast in Kuta, Bali.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Govt mulls increasing export duty on CPO
Govt mulls increasing export duty on CPOThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government warned that it might raise the export duty on crude palm oil (CPO), the raw material for cooking oil, to ensure stable cooking oil prices during the upcoming festive season.Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Antiterrorism and shared responsibility
Antiterrorism and shared responsibilityAbdullah Saleh Mbamba, Director, United Nations Information Center, Jakarta The tragic events of Sept. 11 and those that took place recently in Bali have brought home the challenge of keeping deadly options from terrorist groups, who may have weaker...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Media urged to employ 'journalism of empathy'
Media urged to employ 'journalism of empathy'Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The media can help people living with HIV/AIDS to lead a stigma- free, productive life by applying "journalism of empathy", activists say.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
463 sugar factory workers lose jobs in South Kalimantan
463 sugar factory workers lose jobs in South KalimantanYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin Some 463 workers at Pelaihari Sugar Company in Tanah Laut regency, South Kalimantan, have lost their jobs without compensation after their once reputable firm was liquidated by the Office of the State...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Malaysia signs deal to buy two RI planes
Malaysia signs deal to buy two RI planes The Malaysian government on Wednesday inked a deal to buy two Indonesian transport aircraft worth US$34.2 million.Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Razak signed the contract between the government and PT Dirgantara Indonesia to purchase the CN 235-220M...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Ease foreign diplomacy
Ease foreign diplomacyZatni Arbi, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta Who is to blame if Indonesia has lost its influence in ASEAN? The big irony, if we think about it, is that Indonesia's former president Soeharto was -- and is still -- considered one of the founding fathers of this...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Bush sends Ramadhan greeting
Bush sends Ramadhan greeting JAKARTA: U.S. President George W. Bush conveyed on Wednesday his greeting to Muslims all over the world, including Indonesia, who have started to observe the holy month of Ramadhan.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Unilateral truce breaks down in Aceh
Unilateral truce breaks down in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The unilateral truce announced by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Nov. 4 broke down on Wednesday when GAM rebels and military soldiers exchanged gunfire in North Aceh, leaving five people dead including one soldier.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
One injured in BandarLampung blast
One injured in BandarLampung blast JAKARTA: An explosion in a house in Indonesia's Lampung province on Sumatra island injured one man on Wednesday afternoon, police said.The blast in the seaside Kota Karang area about two kilometers from the provincial capital Bandar Lampung was caused by...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Japan creditors to extend loan for RI plant
Japan creditors to extend loan for RI plantAgence France Presse, Tabanan, Innesia Japanese creditors are expected to approve by year-end a US$400 million loan to complete construction of a long-delayed Indonesian petrochemical plant, the group behind the project said Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Vietnam entrant in Miss World
Vietnam entrant in Miss World VIETNAM: Vietnam will send an entrant for participation in the Miss World competition for the first time in its history when the pageant is staged in Nigeria next month, state media reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Officials told to avoid unnecessary trips
Officials told to avoid unnecessary trips JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua Governor Jaap Solossa asked on Wednesday local officials not to take unnecessary trips outside the province.The governor said he had received reports of high-ranking officials in the province who had traveled to Jakarta for no...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Don't isolate Indonesia's military
Don't isolate Indonesia's military News that Indonesian soldiers might have been involved in an August ambush in Papua that killed two Americans and Indonesian and wounded 11 isn't surprising. Yet Jakarta's acknowledgement that soldiers may have been involved in the August abuses has brought new...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Niaga under blanket scheme: IBRA
Niaga under blanket scheme: IBRAThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said that Bank Niaga would remain under the government blanket scheme, despite objections by Malaysia's Commerce Asset Holding Bhd during talks for selling the latter a 51 percent stake in the...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Police to submit dossier with or without Ba'asyir deposition
Police to submit dossier with or without Ba'asyir depositionDamar Harsanto and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police investigators vowed Wednesday to submit their dossier on Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to state prosecutors as soon as possible with or without the Muslim cleric's deposition.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Militant FPI decides to call it a day
Militant FPI decides to call it a dayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following on the heels of the self-dissolution of Laskar Jihad just three weeks ago, another extremist militant group, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) followed suit on Wednesday in efforts to refrain from further...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Govt rejects appeals for AFTA delay
Govt rejects appeals for AFTA delayAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government reminded struggling industries here that it remained committed to lowering more import tariffs next year, as it rejected the chemical and textile industries' appeals for exemptions from the ASEAN free...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Police question owner of van allegedly used in Bali bombing
Police question owner of van allegedly used in Bali bombingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar Police revealed on Wednesday that one of the two men arrested in East Java on Tuesday turned out to be the owner of the Mitsubishi van that exploded with deadly force outside a Bali nightclub last month,...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Murder is not justified
Murder is not justified I would like to refer to Greg Warner's letter published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 25, titled Muslims should not justify murder.The majority of Indonesians were shocked by the brutal and indiscriminate bombings in Bali.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Police arrest drug trafficker
Police arrest drug trafficker BOGOR: Bogor Police arrested a drug trafficker in Ciomas Rahayu housing complex here on Monday.Bogor Police chief Brig. Gen. Nanan Soekarna stated on Tuesday that the suspect, Achmad Saefudin, 25, was arrested upon returning home.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
City to meet tax target from tourism
City to meet tax target from tourismAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is optimistic about reaching its target on entertainment, hotel and restaurant taxes of Rp 470 billion this year, despite the impact the Bali bombing has had on tourism.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Rupiah Rates Nov.6
Rupiah Rates Nov.6 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,448.02 4,882.77 5,193.37 5,137.19Brunei dollar 1 5,521.89 4,950.57 5,263.79 5,208.52Canadian dollar 1 6,236.68 5,592.79 5,945.17 5,884.20Swiss franc 1 6,637.28 5,951.91 6,327.05 6,262.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Aceh detainees seek suspension
Aceh detainees seek suspension BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Two foreign nationals, Lesley Jane McCulloch and Joy Lee Sadler have requested the suspension of their detention due to their deteriorating state of health.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
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done ;JP;HEN; ANPAv..r.. Photo-funiture-expoJP/IGGP Bayu Ismoyo TRY BEFORE BUYING: A visitor tries out an arm chair on display at an exhibition in Jakarta. Although the furniture business has yet to fully recover from the recession, demand for foreign brands in the upper-income market remains...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Angelique beats Sucha in Volvo Open
Angelique beats Sucha in Volvo OpenAgencies, Jakarta Indonesia's Angelique Widjaja lost only six points in her 6-1, 6-1 pounding of fifth-seeded Martina Sucha in the opening round of the US$110,000 Volvo Open in Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
A job opportunity?
A job opportunity? The holy fasting month of Ramadhan is usually followed by an exodus of Jakarta migrants to other cities in Java and other islands. Those going back to their homes include domestic helpers and nursemaids. This means that there will be job vacancies.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Thousands expected to commemorate Bali bombing
Thousands expected to commemorate Bali bombingI Wayan Juniartha and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali After a month of mourning, thousands of people across the world will gather in Kuta, Bali on Nov.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
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=====================================================================FORD JAKARTA TIMUR SUPERSTORE LAUNCH - PT Ford Motor Indonesia officially launched its fourth Superstore in Indonesia, located on Jl. MT Haryono 29-30, East Jakarta, in an atmosphere of a business gathering.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
ISO 9001-2000 CERTIFICATION CEREMONY: During the certification
ISO 9001-2000 CERTIFICATION CEREMONY: During the certification ceremony on Oct.31 at The Park Lane Hotel, Jakarta, PT Wira Insani-Weatherford Completion Systems was honored by the presence of Novian Thaib, the Director of Business Development for the Oil and Gas Directorate General, as well as...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
A nation in denial for too long
A nation in denial for too longJusuf Wanandi, Board Member Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta With the Bali bombings, it has become crystal clear that global terrorism is present in Indonesia.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
JP/6/OTHER7
JP/6/OTHER7 Don't isolate Indonesia's military News that Indonesian soldiers might have been involved in an August ambush in Papua that killed two Americans and an Indonesian and wounded 11 isn't surprising.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Maluku governor orders raising of ferry wreckage
Maluku governor orders raising of ferry wreckageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina has submitted a request for equipment needed to enable the local naval base to raise the Masohi Star in order to recover the bodies of 60 people believed to have been trapped on board the...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
GOODBYE AND HELLO: The outgoing General Manager of the Mercure
GOODBYE AND HELLO: The outgoing General Manager of the Mercure Hotel & Residence in Slipi, Jakarta, Michael Schmitt (left) welcomes the hotel's sixth General Manager, Wilson Fieldhouse. Schmitt presented Fieldhouse with a replica hotel room key to symbolize the handover at the welcome and farewell...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Slower peace in the city on the first day of Ramadhan
Slower peace in the city on the first day of RamadhanNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city moved a little slower on Wednesday as Muslims observed the first day of the Ramadhan fasting month with many government and private sector offices shortening their work hours.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Cuban coach wants support, hopes to stay
Cuban coach wants support, hopes to stayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cuban Carlos Penate Torre, whose coaching contract with the Indonesian boxing team expired early this month, said he was hoping to extend the contract, provided that the national boxing body showed more support for his program.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Golkar prepares sanctions against Akbar opponents
Golkar prepares sanctions against Akbar opponentsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party has formed a special team to consider possible sanctions for dissenting legislator Marwah Daud Ibrahim.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Weak vs strong
Weak vs strong intelligence The Bali blasts have been followed by much criticism of Indonesia's intelligence capabilities. Recently, The Jakarta Post published a number of articles, e.g. Controlling our intelligence (Oct. 29, p.