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Thu, 08 Nov 2001
100 students' parents protest
100 students' parents protest SURABAYA: Around 100 parents of students at Santa Theresia Catholic Elementary School on Jl. Kalijudan staged a protest on Wednesday, opposing the arbitrary increase of school fees.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Men's hockey tourney shifted to KL
Men's hockey tourney shifted to KL NEW DELHI: The inaugural Champions Challenge men's hockey tournament has been moved from India and will now be held in Malaysia next month, it was announced here on Wednesday.Argentina, Belgium, India, Japan, Malaysia and South Africa will contest the Dec.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Soekarno-Hatta Airport complaint
Soekarno-Hatta Airport complaint The irony now is that Soekarno-Hatta international airport is only marginally better than East Jakarta's Pulogadung bus terminal.True indeed! The airport, once our pride and joy, is now crowded with street vendors offering all kinds of wares, bogus fiscal and...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Rupiah Rates Nov. 7
Rupiah Rates Nov. 7 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11,235.00 10,235.00 10,789.00 10,681.00Australian dollar 1 5,779.28 5,259.77 5,549.86 5,488.97Austrian schilling 1 731.48 666.00 702.45 695.03Belgian franc 1 249.52 227.18 239.61 237.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Headings
Headings 1. Bibit: 8 x 4 linesThai seeds spark rice protests in Kendari 2. Cirebon: 24 x 2 lines Regency legislatures to prepare formation of Cirebon province3. Bumen: 24 x 2 lines Kebumen prepares land to relocate landslide victims4. WNI: 16 x 2 lines Govt sets deadline for W.Timor refugees
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Lingling hits RP, 66 killed, 110 missing
Lingling hits RP, 66 killed, 110 missingAgence France-Presse, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Tropical storm Lingling killed at least 66 people and left another 110 missing as it cut a swathe of destruction across the central and southern Philippines on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Regional legislators meet
Regional legislators meet BATAM: Representatives of regional legislative councils (DPRDs) began a national conference here on Wednesday to discuss the central government's plan to revise autonomy laws.The three-day meeting, organized by the Association of All- Indonesian DPRDs (Adeksi), planned to...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Dear politicians, please come back down to earth
Dear politicians, please come back down to earthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current People's Consultative Assembly Annual Session, costing Rp 18 billion (US$1.6 million), is talking gibberish, which people from Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Java and Sumatra say has nothing to do with their lives.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Foreigner faces possible death sentence for drug smuggling
Foreigner faces possible death sentence for drug smugglingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A Pakistani is facing a possible death sentence for allegedly smuggling 1,050 grams of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Prosecutors crucial to rights cases: Lawyers
Prosecutors crucial to rights cases: LawyersMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Justice will remain elusive if the government's move to install 60 judges for human rights courts is not complemented by the appointment of prosecutors, rights lawyers asserted on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
NO MORE DEBT
NO MORE DEBT JAKARTA: More than one thousand protesters from various non governmental organizations (NGOs), grouped into the newly-formed organization the Anti-Debt Coalition (KAU), staged on Wednesday an anti-foreign debt rally, urging the government to stop talks with the creditor nations of the...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Official questioned over fraud
Official questioned over fraud MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Police are questioning the head of the Indonesian Workers Association (Atkindo) of West Nusa Tenggara provincial office regarding the alleged fraud of hundreds of job seekers.Police spokesman Adj. Comr.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Asian currencies up, dollar totters after rate cut
Asian currencies up, dollar totters after rate cutNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were higher late Wednesday, as the U.S. dollar struggled in international foreign exchange markets after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by half a percentage point to their lowest level...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
RI deserves CGI support: IMF
RI deserves CGI support: IMFBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) promised a helping hand in Indonesia's bid to secure some Rp 35.4 trillion (about US$3.7 billion) in new loans from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), as the Fund said it would...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Minister defends polygamous men
Minister defends polygamous men MALAYSIA: The virility of the men in a Malaysian state was defended on Tuesday by their top government official, who said the high rate of polygamy there discredited reports of widespread impotence.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Zhu's visit to strengthen economic ties
Zhu's visit to strengthen economic tiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aimed at solidifying relations between the two largest countries in East Asia, China's Prime Minister Zhu Rongji pays a five-day state visit to Indonesia beginning on Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Welcome Premier Zhu
Welcome Premier Zhu A very special guest is coming to town this Wednesday: Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, who is starting his four-day official visit. The visit, the first by a Chinese prime minister to Indonesia in 11 years, is very special in more than one respect.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Bomb found in traffic police post
Bomb found in traffic police post BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Aceh Besar police found a handmade bomb left by unidentified persons at a traffic police post on Simpang Jam, Taman Sari, in downtown Banda Aceh on Tuesday, thanks to passers- by.Deputy chief of the security restoration operation Comr.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
"The illegal logging will continue unless the forest
"The illegal logging will continue unless the forest authorities and police do not take action against squatters and timber businessmen who are allegedly behind the tree theft." Haryono Kusumo
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Man tried for drug possession
Man tried for drug possession TANGERANG: A 20-year-old man was tried at the Tangerang District Court on Tuesday on charges of possessing 1.8 grams of heroin.Prosecutor Ferry Silalahi said the defendant, Junaedi alias Penyi, was arrested by the police at a Wartel (telecommunications booth) on Jl.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Entertainment and Ramadhan
Entertainment and Ramadhan Every time the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan approaches, there are pros and cons regarding the need to close entertainment venues during this month. Therefore, those in favor and against the closure of nightspots during the fasting month should consider the following...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
CGI creditors must now lend an ear the poor
CGI creditors must now lend an ear the poorH.S. Dillon, Observer, Economic Devepment Issues, Jakarta This Wednesday morning a group of well-intentioned donors is scheduled to sit down with our politicians and bureaucrats to discuss the size of the loans we will get next year.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
US$5m for regional library improvement
US$5m for regional library improvementFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Good news for book-loving students and community members in the regions: The government, in cooperation with the World Bank, will launch a US$5 million project to improve school and community libraries in three...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Straightening out meaning of jihad
Straightening out meaning of jihadFrom Rakyat MerdekaWestern countries such as the United States are still propagating their view that Islamic holy war (jihad) is similar to terror. They regard mujahideen as a group of terrorists or extremists that must be eliminated.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Power struggle wrapped in fight against graft
Power struggle wrapped in fight against graftBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Post It is a classic attack and revenge story.A new political drama unfolds itself. This time it is Akbar Tandjung, Speaker of the House of Representatives and former military chief Gen. (ret.) Wiranto.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Regional faction reinstated, 'bad men' return
Regional faction reinstated, 'bad men' returnBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Remember the old politicians who made a scene jostling and screaming at each other at the first-day meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly the other day?The "bad men" eventually got what they fought for...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Poetry reading at TIM
Poetry reading at TIM JAKARTA: Poets from three generations will appear at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) Arts Center on Jl. Cikini Raya, Central Jakarta, to read some of Indonesia's most renowned literary masterpieces on Saturday evening.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Luong to make a three-nation tour
Luong to make a three-nation tour VIETNAM: President Tran Duc Luong is to make a three-nation Southeast Asian tour later this month covering Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines, the foreign ministry said in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
[b]Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) Schedule for
Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) Schedule for Wednesday: Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 22, South Jakarta (Tel. 5268458); Halo Kang Mamat, 7:30 p.m. . Djakarta Theater, Thamrin, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3848944); Eternal Empire, 7:30 p.m. .TIM 1, Jl.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
RI-S'pore agreement on labor
RI-S'pore agreement on labor SINGAPORE: Indonesia and Singapore would sign a new agreement to protect Indonesian workers, mostly serving as maids in the neighboring city state, an Indonesian diplomat said.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Police action needed to save C. Java forests
Police action needed to save C. Java forestsAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto State-owned forest company PT Perhutani has called on authorities in Central Java to take action against widespread illegal logging practices, which had contributed to recent floods and landslides in the southern...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Money Matters
Money MattersPT Bank Internasional Indonesia has received government bonds worth Rp 13.9 trillion (US$1.3 billion) to replace nonperforming loans that had been transferred to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Bayer opens new Rp 61b plant in N. Sumatra
Bayer opens new Rp 61b plant in N. SumatraAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Tanjung Morawa Pharmaceutical and consumer goods producer PT Bayer Indonesia Tbk, through its subsidiary PT Intikimiatama Perkasa, has invested Rp 61 billion (US$5.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Court bill full of loopholes
Court bill full of loopholesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite strong support for the establishment of a constitutional court, some legislators suggest that deliberation on the issue should be delayed due to loopholes in the draft amendment.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Are Golkar and PDI-P horse trading?
Are Golkar and PDI-P horse trading?Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lobbying among political factions that intensify after debates on constitutional amendment came to a deadlock has prompted suspicion of horse trading among major political parties.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Truth needed to reconcile the past: Golkar Party
Truth needed to reconcile the past: Golkar PartyAbu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party, which many political observers say is a legacy of the authoritarian and corrupt New Order regime, has put forward the idea of establishing a national truth and reconciliation commission.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Six people quizzed over murder of Korean
Six people quizzed over murder of KoreanDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have questioned six people as witnesses in the murder of a Korean business consultant on Monday morning at his residence in Taman Kartini housing estate, East Bekasi, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
E. Java officials eat up budget for overseas trips
E. Java officials eat up budget for overseas tripsAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Does history just repeat itself? This appears to be happening with East Java officials who, since the New Order era, have made a habit of using unexpended budgetary funds for overseas trips.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Dialog partners propose active role
Dialog partners propose active role INDONESIA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Tuesday that ASEAN's dialog partners -- China, Japan and South Korea -- had proposed that they actively join the next ASEAN summit from the beginning, and not in the form of an ASEAN plus three...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsSingapore Telecommunications Ltd's first-half net profit could fall as much as 18 percent but its strong balance sheet and regional presence keep investors clinging onto its stock. Asia's sixth-largest telecoms group went on a buying spree this year, paying US$9 billion for...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Guthrie denies
Guthrie denies We are representing Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad in the legal proceedings that have been taken against our client by PT Adhiyasa Saranamas.On Oct. 11, 2001 an article about these proceedings appeared in The Jakarta Post under the heading Court insists on hearing Guthrie contract dispute.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Delay on anticorruption law review may hamper disbursement of
Delay on anticorruption law review may hamper disbursement of foreign aid: MinisterTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday that delay in the review of Corruption Law No.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Where to go in Surabaya
Where to go in SurabayaPerformances* Theater: Faust written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, at the Petra Christ University, Jl. Siwalankerto 121-131, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10. * Comedy and Visual Illustration by British theater group The Invisible Men, The Plaza Surabaya, 7 p.m., Nov. 7.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Decree on terrorism discussed
Decree on terrorism discussedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday that the government had yet to discuss the possibility of issuing a presidential decree on terrorism in response to the UN Security Council's resolution on...
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Reconciliation commission: The Golkar Party, which many political
Reconciliation commission: The Golkar Party, which many political observers say is a legacy of the authoritarian and corrupt New Order regime, has put forward the idea of establishing a national truth and reconciliation commission.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Banks to collect sanitation fees
Banks to collect sanitation fees MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The mayoralty of Makassar is now allowing residents to pay their sanitation fees at local banks, following a deal signed by the mayoralty and 17 banks on Monday.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Audit agency attempts to recover trillions
Audit agency attempts to recover trillionsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Agriculture has accounted for Rp 125 million following its settlement of 35 financial-related irregularities valued at Rp 14.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Food exhibition in Magelang
Food exhibition in Magelang MAGELANG, Central Java: In commemoration of World Food Day, celebrated on the first Monday in November, the regency of Magelang, Central Java, will hold a two-day food exhibition starting on Nov. 10.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Delay on anticorruption law review may hamper disbursement of
Delay on anticorruption law review may hamper disbursement of foreign aid: MinisterTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday that delay in the review of Corruption Law No.
Wed, 07 Nov 2001
Activists condemn city administration
Activists condemn city administrationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists criticized on Tuesday the city administration's policy on the eviction of poor urban people, including those living along riverbanks here.Tubagus H.