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Wed, 06 Nov 2002
PLN plans bonds early next year
PLN plans bonds early next yearDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, or PLN, said Tuesday it plans to issue bonds early next year to fund an expansion of its electricity network after large parts of the country suffered blackouts this year.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Tax revenue targets for 2003 lowered
Tax revenue targets for 2003 loweredThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has lowered next year's tax revenue targets by Rp 7 trillion (about US$760 million) to Rp 212.2 trillion, citing a more difficult economic condition after the Oct. 12, Bali bombing.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Furniture-beds-sleep checked Latex mattress or spring bed ... which one is better?Rikza Abdullah Contributor JakartaAs adequate sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, mattress manufacturers compete with each other by designing new products and claiming their goods are the best...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Respiratory problems hit City Hall
Respiratory problems hit City Hall JAKARTA: The most common ailment suffered among the city administration employees is respiratory problems, according to data from the City Hall health clinic.Head of the health clinic, Dr.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
No tourism beneficiaries of Bali blasts
No tourism beneficiaries of Bali blastsHelen Ubels, Dow Jones, Sydney In the immediate aftermath of the Bali bombings, it seemed as though other Southeast Asian destinations would be the beneficiaries of redirected tourist traffic, but three weeks on, the picture is very different.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
* Headlines: Ba'asyir has lost RI citizenship: Police chief2
* Headlines: Ba'asyir has lost RI citizenship: Police chief2 * National: 'Direct election in 2004 at all costs'4 * Archipelago: Budi Utomo takes up duty as Papua Police chief5 * Opinion: Local efforts needed to fight global terror7 * City: 4,800 officers deployed to watch over nightspots8 * Sports:...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Airline executives to meet in Manila
Airline executives to meet in Manila MANILA: Asia's top airline executives will address security concerns and uncertainty due to terrorism at a regional aviation meeting in the Philippines next week, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said Tuesday.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Four arrested over Bali bomb, not yet suspects
Four arrested over Bali bomb, not yet suspectsTeam, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of four men in connection with the Bali bombing, but refrained from claiming to have made significant progress in their probe into the fatal blast.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Megawati says Indonesia and Southeast Asia safe
Megawati says Indonesia and Southeast Asia safeFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Phnom Penh President Megawati Soekarnoputri brushed aside on Tuesday global fear of the safety of Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia following a series of recent bombings in the region.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
'U.S. ignoring democracy'
'U.S. ignoring democracy' JAKARTA: The United States' determined campaign against terrorism has not only upset militant groups here but also some pro- democracy activists.Smita Notosusanto of the Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) expressed regret on Tuesday that the antiterrorism campaign had...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
U.S. wants MILF on terror list
U.S. wants MILF on terror list PHILIPPINES: The United States wants the Philippines' largest Muslim separatist group placed on a blacklist of terrorist organizations despite a cease-fire and ongoing peace talks, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
FPI chairman withdraws suit against police
FPI chairman withdraws suit against police JAKARTA: The chairman of the radical Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Al Habib Rizieq Shihab, withdrew on Tuesday his lawsuit against the city police over his detention.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
India and SE Asia focus on economic ties at historic summit
India and SE Asia focus on economic ties at historic summit Luke Hunt Agence France-Presse Phnom Penh Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee ended an historic meeting with Southeast Asian leaders Tuesday with hopes of establishing a free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations within a...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
HIV/AIDS cases on the rise in West Java
HIV/AIDS cases on the rise in West JavaBudianto The Jakarta Post BandungThe number of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has increased drastically by 340 percent to 359 in June, 2002 from 51 in 1999 due to the approach used to handle...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
What's wrong with this nation?
What's wrong with this nation?From Media Indonesia In the aftermath of the Bali bomb blast, foreign victims were prioritized over local victims in terms of treatment. It is sad to realize that this treatment -- which suggests that foreigners are racially superior -- has been practiced by...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Government bows to pressure, revises antiterrorism bills
Government bows to pressure, revises antiterrorism billsA'an Suryana and Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Cirebon Bowing to internal pressure, the government has made changes on some contentious articles in two antiterrorism bills, especially in regard to intelligence information.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
IBRA says Bank Niaga deal to be clinched this Friday
IBRA says Bank Niaga deal to be clinched this FridayFitri Wulandari and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said it was expecting to sign an agreement this Friday with Malaysia's Commerce Asset Holding Bhd for the sale of a 51 percent...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Most Asian monies hit multi-week highs
Most Asian monies hit multi-week highsNirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies hit multi-week highs as the U.S. dollar fell to a fresh one-month trough against the yen Tuesday, ahead of a widely expected rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Mandung people refuse weste facilities
Mandung people refuse weste facilities DENPASAR, Bali: Mandung people in Kerambitan subdistrict, Tabanan, Bali, voiced their opposition on Tuesday against a plan by the Tabanan administration to build a waste treatment facility in their area as it was too close to their dwellings.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Budi Utomo assumes duty as new Papua Police chief
Budi Utomo assumes duty as new Papua Police chiefNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Inspector General Budi Utomo began his tenure as Papua Police chief by calling on local residents to cooperate with the authorities to ensure peace in the resource-rich but restive province.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
'Banning migrants may increase crime rate'
'Banning migrants may increase crime rate' Jakarta is a magnet for many people from outside the city who come to try their luck in the capital. Overwhelmed with the influx of migrants, which could reach almost 250,000 a year, Governor Sutiyoso announced his plan last month to curb the flow by...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Company denies responsibility for workers
Company denies responsibility for workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director of textile company PT Kawan Kita Sejahtera, Jimmy Sitaniapessy, said on Tuesday he shared no responsibility for the fate of 500 workers who had lost their jobs and had not received their salaries.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Italy offers biotech collaboration
Italy offers biotech collaboration JAKARTA: A delegation of Italian biotechnology experts is currently visiting Indonesia from Nov. 3 through Nov. 8 to discuss possible exchanges of the latest technologies in the fields of environmental conservation, agriculture and biotechnology.
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Widodo elected chief commissioner
Widodo elected chief commissioner SURABAYA: Former Military (TNI) chief Marshal (retired) Widodo A.S. has been elected chief commissioner of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III replacing Suntoro.During an acquaintance ceremony in Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday, Widodo A.S.
Wed, 06 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...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Japan signs pact with ASEAN, lays groundwork for free trade area
Japan signs pact with ASEAN, lays groundwork for free trade area Karl Malakunas, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh A free trade area (FTA) between Southeast Asia and Japan could be a reality within 10 years, around the same time when the region links up with China for the world's largest free...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
Japan signs pact with ASEAN
Japan signs pact with ASEANKarl Malakunas, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh A free trade area (FTA) between Southeast Asia and Japan could be a reality within 10 years, around the same time when the region links up with China for the world's largest free market, following a pact signed by the...
Wed, 06 Nov 2002
War on terror needs more UN seats for Islam: Juwono
War on terror needs more UN seats for Islam: JuwonoA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A major restructuring of the United Nations Security Council, to include more Muslim countries, would be beneficial in the global war against terrorism, international relations professor Juwono Sudarsono said...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
NGO activists reject antiterrorism bills
NGO activists reject antiterrorism billsA'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expressed opposition on Monday to antiterrorism bills soon to be submitted to the House of Representatives for deliberation, saying the draconian bills threatened...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
1. Metal - 4x 10
1. Metal - 4x 10 Unions want bigger rise in provincial minimum wage 2. LBH - 2x 22 Foreign investors flee, thousands workers suffer 4. FPI - 1x 25 FPI members told to keep calm 5. DRUG- 1x 20 Cocaine found at airport 6. Speak - 2x20 'How can we survive if Jakarta bans migrants?'
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Cocaine found at airport
Cocaine found at airport Garuda Indonesia mechanic working in Soekarno- Hatta International Airport's maintenance center found 3.2 kilograms of cocaine in a cabin locker of a cargo airplane.Tangerang Police chief Adj. Comr.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Three dead in toll road accident
Three dead in toll road accident JAKARTA: City police have taken into custody two people following a deadly accident that took place on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta in the eastward direction heading to Cawang interchange, East Jakarta on Sunday evening.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
China, ASEAN agree on Spratlys
China, ASEAN agree on SpratlysDan Eaton, Reuters, Phnom Penh China signed a landmark agreement with Southeast Asian countries on Monday on avoiding open conflict in the disputed South China Sea.A dispute over ownership of the Spratly islands, claimed entirely or in part by China and several...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Slow reform stalls $925 million in overseas loans
Slow reform stalls $925 million in overseas loansBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Some US$925 million worth of loans from Indonesia's main creditor countries remained out of reach as the government had fallen behind on a number of economic reform targets on which the disbursement of the...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Memorial concert a big hit in Bali
Memorial concert a big hit in BaliThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Amid the majestic setting of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Bukit Jimbaran, 30 kilometers south of Denpasar, musicians and singers of the Twilite Orchestra enchanted thousands of listeners, Indonesians and foreigners...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Slow reform stalls $925m in loans
Slow reform stalls $925m in loansBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some US$925 million worth of loans from Indonesia's main creditor countries remained out of reach as the government had fallen behind on a number of economic reform targets on which the disbursement of the loans depended,...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
RI waiting for a new 'messiah'
RI waiting for a new 'messiah'Satish Mishra, Head United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery, Jakarta, satish.mishra@undp.org If we cannot go back in time, we must go forward. If we do not, the present will devour the future.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
300,000 graduates
300,000 graduates unemployed From Rakyat Merdeka The level of disguised unemployment in Indonesia is quite high. Last year, some 300,000 university graduates holding a diploma for a particular study program worked part-time in a field unrelated to their educational background.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
KL to keep an eye on rogue mosques
KL to keep an eye on rogue mosques MALAYSIA: The home state of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is setting up recording devices at mosques to deter prayer leaders from delivering anti-government sermons to Muslim congregations, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
1. Ivan -- When the media helps
1. Ivan -- When the media helps and when it does not 2. Satish2 -- Chaotic RI waiting for a savior
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Army officials have blamed the ambush on Kelly Kwalik, the
Army officials have blamed the ambush on Kelly Kwalik, the leader of a poorly-armed and disorganized separatist army. Kwalik denies involvement. Human rights groups are skeptical the separatists could have waged such an attack and suggested the military might be behind it.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Don't abandon ASEAN
Don't abandon ASEAN For two consecutive years,the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits have been dominated by the issue of terrorism. While in last year's summit, the leaders of the 10- member group focused their attention more on global terrorism threats following the Sept.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Sex workers nabbed ahead of Ramadhan
Sex workers nabbed ahead of Ramadhan BATAM, Riau: The local police temporarily detained at least 89 sex workers employed in nightclubs, entertainment centers, pubs and discotheques in Barelang, Batam, ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month.Barelang Police chief Sr. Comr.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Exhibition traces life of RI founding father
Exhibition traces life of RI founding fatherTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Solemn men in black suits stare out of the black-and-white photographs hanging on the white walls of Galeri Lontar's exhibition hall.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Rupiah Rates Nov.4
Rupiah Rates Nov.4 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,448.58 4,883.33 5,193.93 5,137.75 Brunei dollar 1 5,511.49 4,941.31 5,253.90 5,198.75 Canadian dollar 1 6,244.13 5,597.74 5,952.30 5,889.38 Swiss franc 1 6,621.68 5,937.99 6,312.20 6,247.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
PIB to introduce party in the U.S.
PIB to introduce party in the U.S. JAKARTA: Chairman of the New Indonesia Alliance Party (PIB) Sjahrir is scheduled to visit the United States, in a bid to introduce the newly established party to both the international community and Indonesians abroad.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Ramayana net profit falls 30%
Ramayana net profit falls 30% JAKARTA : Indonesian retailer PT Ramayana Lestari Santosa said Monday net profit in the first nine months of this year fell 30 percent to Rp 136.25 billion (US$14.7 million) from Rp 193.3 billion a year earlier.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
'People with asthma able to fast'
'People with asthma able to fast'Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People with asthma can fast just like other people as long as they manage their diet, medicine intake and events that could trigger respiratory problems, a doctor has said.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Gunmen fire on cars, two injured
Gunmen fire on cars, two injured PAPUA NEW GUINEA: A bodyguard for the speaker of PNG's parliament and the daughter of a Cabinet minister were wounded by one or more gunmen who opened fire on their vehicles over the weekend, it was reported in Port Moresby on Monday.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Govt to help Indonesia in Australia
Govt to help Indonesia in Australia JAKARTA (JP): The government will provide legal aid for Indonesian citizens being questioned in Australia following anti- terror raids on suspicions of their involvement in terrorist activities, a statement issued by the foreign ministry said here on Monday.