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Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Sutiyoso ready for questioning
Sutiyoso ready for questioning JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso claimed that he was ready to be questioned by the police as a witness in the alleged manipulation of a Rp 4.2 billion fund for flood victims by the Institute of Civic Education (ICE) on Indonesia."Yes please.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Bomb threat closes Bali school
Bomb threat closes Bali school DENPASAR, Bali: A prominent Bali school with both foreign and Indonesian students was forced to close after a fake bomb threat on Wednesday.Maryati, a staff member at Dhyatmika School, considered one of the best schools on the island, said it received the bomb threat...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Australians detain six Indonesians amid antiterror crackdown
Australians detain six Indonesians amid antiterror crackdownAgence France-Presse, Sydney Australian police arrested six Indonesian men for visa violations Thursday amid a broader crackdown on suspected sympathizers of a radical Indonesian Islamic group accused of plotting terrorist attacks,...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
'If I demand too much I'm afraid I'll lose my job'
'If I demand too much I'm afraid I'll lose my job' The current monthly minimum wage in Jakarta, Rp 591,000, will be increased by 7 percent next year. The same minimum wage is currently in place in the Tangerang municipality, where, though not yet official, unions, employers and the local manpower...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Tangerang will likely see 10% wage hike next year
Tangerang will likely see 10% wage hike next yearMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang While the Jakarta administration has decided to increase the minimum wage by 7 percent starting in January, Tangerang, whose current minimum wage is similar to Jakarta's, will likely implement a 10 percent...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Government finally decides on KPC stake allocation
Government finally decides on KPC stake allocationA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has finally decided to allow two firms belonging to the East Kalimantan provincial administration and the East Kutai regency administration to buy 31 percent of coal producer PT Kaltim...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Bimantara buys Komselindo and Metrosel
Bimantara buys Komselindo and MetroselDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's PT Bimantara Citra said Thursday it plans to acquire up to a 99.99 percent stake each in cellular companies PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia, or Komselindo, and PT Metrosel, both of which are partly owned by PT Telekomunikasi...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Don't close Jakarta to migrants, say analysts
Don't close Jakarta to migrants, say analystsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso received sharp criticism from the public over his plan to make Jakarta a closed city to poor migrants, as it would be against the Constitution, and also could spark unrest, according to a...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Final farewell to Delly Rollies
Final farewell to Delly Rollies JAKARTA: Fans, friends and relatives bid a final farewell on Thursday to pop star Delly Joko Arifin, better known as Delly Rollies, who died at the age of 53 on Wednesday.He was buried at the Tanah Kusir cemetery in South Jakarta.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Bogor needs lightning conductors
Bogor needs lightning conductors BOGOR: The local administration in Bogor is urged to install lightning conductors in trees in the region to prevent lightning strikes on local residents, which are a common occurrence.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Indonesia: The land of infinite promise
Indonesia: The land of infinite promiseTan Chee Leng Senior Researcher Centre for Political Studies Jakarta More than 30 years ago, notable anthropologist Clifford Geertz described Indonesia as "a country which, unable to find a political form appropriate to the temper of its people, stumbles on...
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct.31
Rupiah Rates Oct.31 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,390.14 4,831.97 5,138.71 5,083.17Brunei dollar 1 5,503.85 4,935.57 5,247.12 5,192.16Canadian dollar 1 6,203.31 5,562.42 5,913.96 5,851.59Swiss franc 1 6,567.92 5,891.12 6,261.56 6,197.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Minister dodges roadblock in Riau
Minister dodges roadblock in RiauHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru State Minister of Research and Technology Hatta Radjasa and Riau Governor Saleh Djasit escaped here on Thursday hundreds of angry villagers who tried to stop three buses transporting their entourage.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
1. Bakar: 24 x 1 line
1. Bakar: 24 x 1 lineFire destroys 3 schools, bus in Aceh 2. HKI: 24 x 1 lineMinister escapes roadblock in Riau3. PSK: 10 x 3 linesSex workers demonstrate in Surabaya
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Former child star jailed for drugs
Former child star jailed for drugs JAKARTA: Former child singer Joan Tanamal, now 30, was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail and Rp 3 million fine for illegal possession of less than a gram of putauw (low-grade heroin).
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
Police apologize for damage to Muhammadiyah Hospital
Police apologize for damage to Muhammadiyah HospitalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surakarta National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar has apologized for all negative impacts resulting from the removal of terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir from the Muhammadiyah hospital in Surakarta on Monday.
Fri, 01 Nov 2002
VP urges diplomatic solution to raid on Indonesians
VP urges diplomatic solution to raid on IndonesiansFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz has called for a diplomatic solution with Australia regarding police raids on homes of Indonesians in the neighboring country.