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Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Ticket scalpers
Ticket scalpers a t Gambir From Koran Tempo As a passenger, I would like to strongly complain to the railway authority about the train service, which makes passengers feel uncomfortable, and ticket scalpers making a huge profit from selling tickets at exorbitantly high prices.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
How and when to select a profession
How and when to select a professionHeru Prasetyo, Managing Director, Accenture Indonesia Educational background often has nothing to do with one's career. A medical doctor was recently given an award for his achievement in developing a modern approach to public administration.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
KONI official irritated by soccer row
KONI official irritated by soccer rowThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Polemics raised by the media over whether the national soccer team is eligible for the Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea next year has angered a top official of the National Sports Council (KONI), who accused the media of indulging in...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate Briefs The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency has raised US$1.68 million from the sale of its 43.2 percent stake in seaweed-flour producer PT Gumindo Perkasa Industri formerly owned by the Salim Group.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Asian stablity worries overdone, economic problems real: Report
Asian stablity worries overdone, economic problems real: ReportAgence France-Presse, Singapore Worries about political instability in Asia in the aftermath of the global terrorism crisis have been overblown, but economic troubles are real and growing, a Standard Chartered Bank report said Friday.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Timah, local govts seek to end illegal mining
Timah, local govts seek to end illegal miningMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly-listed state tin mining firm PT Timah and local governments on Bangka and Belitung islands are studying measures to end the illegal mining activities on the islands that have been troubling the firm...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Monsanto helps E. Java farmers
Monsanto helps E. Java farmers JAKARTA: Monsanto Fund has provided a grant of Rp 250 million (US$25,000) to help improve the skills of East Java farmers in Kediri.The director of non-government organization Utika Mandiri, St.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Bombing of Afghanistan clouds Asian summit
Bombing of Afghanistan clouds Asian summitAgencies, Bandar Seri Begawan/Kuala Lumpur With Islam's holy month of Ramadhan looming, next week's summit of 13 leaders from Asia in the Muslim sultanate of Brunei may give more evidence of fracturing support for the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Legal merger of banks expected this year: Official
Legal merger of banks expected this year: OfficialBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The legal merger of recapitalized banks may be completed by the end of this year, a government official said, signaling efforts to avoid further liquidation by forcing weak banks to meet this year's...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Singapore's politicians wrap up election campaign
Singapore's politicians wrap up election campaignAgencies, Singapore Singapore politicians Friday wrapped up a heated election campaign with a last ditch effort to move away from intense personal attacks and defamation suits to bread and butter issues amid a severe recession.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Wanted: Partner for commission
Wanted: Partner for commissionI Wayan Juniarta, The Jakarta Post, Jimbaran, Bali The National Awakening Party (PKB) is considering an alliance with other political parties and non-governmental organizations to establish an independent constitutional commission.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Five students wounded in protest
Five students wounded in protest KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Several people were injured when some 500 students clashed with police during a protest in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), opposing calls for the inclusion of the Jakarta Chapter in the Constitution.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
1. Fakta: 50 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36
1. Fakta: 50 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36 Council asked to cancel building plan 2. Police: 36 pt, 1cols, 4 x 10 Police told to avoid violence 3. Crime: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26. Drug-related crimes highest in West Jakarta OR West Jakarta has highest rate of drug-related crimes 4.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Sutiyoso sets conditions for city to buy central government bonds
Sutiyoso sets conditions for city to buy central government bondsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration officials have no objection to purchasing central government bonds to help offset the 2002 state budget deficit in return for the handing over of several state assets to the...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Row at MPR
Row at MPR It's really embarrassing that some members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) were seen brawling in public. If we have such degraded members of the highest institution in this country, what can we expect from them? Before the scuffle, they were vying with one another to make...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Japan to send 1,000 troops to E. Timor
Japan to send 1,000 troops to E. Timor EAST TIMOR: Japan will send just under 1,000 troops to East Timor to join UN peacekeeping operations in March next year, a news report said on Friday.The government would announce plans to send a fact-finding mission to East Timor in mid-November ahead of...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.
Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 22, South Jakarta (Tel. 5268458); Asian Short Film Competition, 2:30 p.m., They Came to Pick Me Up, Promises, 5:30 p.m., Get Animated Program: Father and Daughter, 7:30 p.m., In July, 9:30 p.m. .
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Jambi Police have new patrol ship
Jambi Police have new patrol ship JAMBI: The Jambi Provincial Police have a new patrol boat that will be used to fight against the rampant smuggling in the province.Jambi Police chief Brig. Gen. Toto Soewali said the new boat would be deployed in the East Tanjung Jabung and West Tanjung Jabung...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Protests resume against air strikes on Afghanistan
Protests resume against air strikes on AfghanistanAinur R. Sophiaan and Kartika Bagus, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Surakarta SURABAYA: Major protests against the U.S. strikes on Afghanistan following the Sept.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Fear of less clout behind MPR squabble
Fear of less clout behind MPR squabbleRidwan Max Sijabat, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The shameful quarreling among lawmakers during the opening ceremony of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly on Thursday reflected regional representatives' disappointment with the...
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Erasmus Huis to show 'Oeroeg'
Erasmus Huis to show 'Oeroeg' JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus Huis will present films produced by Hans Hylkema, best-known in this country for his film entitled Oeroeg.The movie Oeroeg is open for public viewing on Saturday at the Erasmus Huis auditorium, on Jl. H.R.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Govt to relocate 1.3m refugees
Govt to relocate 1.3m refugees JAKARTA: The government has allocated Rp 1 trillion (US$95 million) to relocate some 1.3 million displaced people from refugee camps to their homelands or new areas to start a new life next year, Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah said on Friday.The 1.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
AGO to summon Raudlatul Jannah executives
AGO to summon Raudlatul Jannah executivesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is to summon the organizers of the Raudlatul Jannah Islamic Foundation in connection with the misappropriation of Rp 54.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Jayapura Police seize W. Melanesian flag
Jayapura Police seize W. Melanesian flag JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Local police seized on Thursday documents and a West Melanesian flag from a meeting of the West Melanesia Christian Democratic Party at the Hamadi Rawa Church in South Jayapura subdistrict."We have arrested J.M.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
The future after FTA with China
The future after FTA with China Next week's ASEAN summit may be another watershed in the development of the grouping as it is likely to endorse the proposal for a free trade arrangement (FTA) with China.
Sat, 03 Nov 2001
Andrean on the brink of winning world chess crown
Andrean on the brink of winning world chess crownMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Andrean Susilodinata pulled himself closer to an unprecedented world chess title after chalking up a decisive win, his fourth in a row, in the penultimate round of the World Youth Championship in Oropesa del Mar,...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
West Java councillors say no to Cirebon
West Java councillors say no to CirebonYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The proposed formation of Cirebon province has met with opposition from local political leaders in West Java who say it is an unpopular idea raised by certain groups for vested interests.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Higher education poor: Official
Higher education poor: Official BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Ministry of National Education Director General of Higher Education Satrio Soemantri Brodjonegoro said that higher education in developing countries, including Indonesia, was still far behind that in developed nations.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.1 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,250 0 5,500 Adindo Foresta 85 5 20,000 AGIS 135 20 5,301,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 165 -25 9,000 Alakasa 200...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Megawati will survive term, faces formidable challenges: analysts
Megawati will survive term, faces formidable challenges: analysts Martin Abbugao Agence France-Presse SingaporeMegawati Soekarnoputri is likely to complete her first term as Indonesian president, but she faces formidable challenges ranging from the economy to Islamic radicals, analysts said here on...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Canberra-Jakarta ties under spotlight in election
Canberra-Jakarta ties under spotlight in electionAgencies, Sydney Australia's strained relationship with Indonesia was thrust into the spotlight on Thursday after Jakarta accused the Canberra government of botching communications between the neighbors.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
In search of House-govt harmony
In search of House-govt harmonyKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) wishes to improve relations with the government, which have deteriorated since the fall of Soeharto in May 1998.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Textile quota ruling revised
Textile quota ruling revisedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S. Soewandi said on Thursday that her office had issued a new decree on the export quota for textiles, which would allow the country's textile manufacturers to maintain the same permanent...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Mitsubishi to sell 44% of RI gas concession
Mitsubishi to sell 44% of RI gas concessionDow Jones, Tokyo Mitsubishi Corp. has decided to sell a 44 percent stake in its natural gas exploration rights in Indonesia to Inpex Corp., formerly known as Indonesia Petroleum Ltd.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Badminton star Taufik pulls a Cantona
Badminton star Taufik pulls a CantonaNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's badminton star Taufik Hidayat added more shame to his troubled career as he literally beat a provoking spectator -- in a move reminiscent of former Manchester United star Eric Cantona's famous karate kick...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Idul Fitri exodus to reach 15m
Idul Fitri exodus to reach 15m SEMARANG: About 14.8 million people are expected to travel to their hometowns across Indonesia during this year's observance of Idul Fitri, which falls on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, a senior transportation official said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
JP/5/box
JP/5/box Letters intended for publication, including those sent by e- mail, should be brief and accompanied by a faxed identity card with a note "Your Letters" on it. All letters should contain the writer's name, address and phone number.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News 2:30 Debating 3:30 Music 4:30 Children's Tale 5:00 Religious Teachings 6:00 News...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Let's work to become a risk-free nation
Let's work to become a risk-free nation The following are excerpts of the speech by President Megawati Soekarnoputri delivered at the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly, Nov. 1. * This crisis is both a part of and a continuation of the monetary, economic, confidence, political,...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Telcom hails SingTel's entry
Telcom hails SingTel's entry Telkom welcomes SingTel's entry to wireless unit State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom said that the entry of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) as a strategic partner in cellular company PT Telkomsel marked another step forward for Telkom in the...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Herbs, spices and essences
Herbs, spices and essences The articles in your Sunday edition (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 21, 2001) about tropical herbs are interesting. Such a wide subject as their growing, treatment, fertilizing -- organic or not -- being one of the modern herbal concerns, deserves a lot more attention in your...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Asian currencies mostly down late, GDP gives US dollar respite
Asian currencies mostly down late, GDP gives US dollar respite Dow Jones Singapore Asian currencies wobbled in thin trading late Thursday, as the U.S. dollar found some respite from a smaller-than-expected contraction in the U.S. economy in the third quarter, dealers said. The U.S.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Bylaw on municipal council passed
Bylaw on municipal council passed JAKARTA: The City Council approved on Thursday a bylaw on the establishment of municipal councils amid concerns that the councils' seats would be filled by members of political parties.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Economists tell Megawati not to waste public trust
Economists tell Megawati not to waste public trustKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Singapore President Megawati Soekarnoputri should be able to use the strong political support she received from the public and her opponents to speed up the implementation of her Cabinet's programs in rescuing the...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Rp 380 million Indonesia Masters
Rp 380 million Indonesia Masters 281 - Stephen A. Lindskog 70-68-69-74; 282 - Maan Nasim 65-76-69-72; 283 - Sukamdi 70-70-72-71; 288 - Bachtiar Sanja 72-75-71-70, Sofyan I. Jum 70-73-73-72, Sanusi 72-72-72-72; 290 - Buari 70-67-71-82; 291 - Ilyasyak 75-72-69-75; 293 - Soewarno K.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Through this forum, I wish to appeal to all levels of
Through this forum, I wish to appeal to all levels of community leadership and the Indonesian people -- to impose self- restraint upon their respective followers and supporters so as to allow the speedy restoration of a peaceful situation. ...
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
A day of waiting at Cengkareng Terminal III
A day of waiting at Cengkareng Terminal IIIMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Hundreds of families made up of babies, children, teenagers, and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, sat on the ground.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
1. PEJAGALAN: 50 pt, 2cols, 4 x 12
1. PEJAGALAN: 50 pt, 2cols, 4 x 12 Pejagalan residents bemoan demolition 2. Kramat: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 23 Rainy season affects city food supply 3. Hetty: 36 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 24 Tommy's associate tried 4. Airport: 36 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 24 Chaos reigns at Terminal III OR A day of waiting at Terminal III5.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Asia's growth pole
Asia's growth pole "Global manufacturing workshop for all kinds of products", "industrial juggernaut" and "global economic superpower" were some of the oft-quoted labels used by analysts at the East Asian Economic Summit in Hong Kong to describe the direction of China's growing economic clout.
Fri, 02 Nov 2001
Two Australians deported
Two Australians deported KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The immigration office in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang has reportedly deported two Australians -- Paul McCarthy and John Kevin Enis -- for violating immigration regulations.