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Fri, 20 Dec 2002
Farewell to Severino
Farewell to Severino Outgoing Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Rodolfo C. Severino Jr. has done his utmost, not only in strengthening relations between the 10 member countries of the regional grouping but also in promoting the significance and role of ASEAN in...
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
Govt urged to optimize UNIDO aid for SMEs
Govt urged to optimize UNIDO aid for SMEsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The aid agreement signed by the government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) here late last month should be excellent momentum for the empowerment of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),...
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
Prosecutors seek one-year term for militant
Prosecutors seek one-year term for militantMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A state prosecutor demanded on Thursday former leader of Laskar Jihad Ja'far Umar Thalib be sentenced to one year in jail for his incitement of public hatred and provocation of people to fight against the...
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
1. Syafiq -- Towards a new understanding between Islam and the
1. Syafiq -- Towards a new understanding between Islam and the West after the 2 X 23 Indonesian Islam facing serious image problems Syafiq Hasyim Director Rahima Foundation Jakarta syafiqhasyim@hotmail.com. 2.
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
PM Goh's visit to Indonesia
PM Goh's visit to IndonesiaThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong put in solid business in his short visit to Jakarta and Bogor this week. Showing solidarity with the Indonesian people and government after the dreadful blow inflicted on Bali was not a matter of...
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
1. LOTTE: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS
1. LOTTE: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTSGerman silhouette film meets Indonesian 'wayang'
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
Effectiveness of ID card sweeps questioned
Effectiveness of ID card sweeps questionedNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors questioned on Thursday the effectiveness of the administration's plan to conduct a sweep on ID cards to curb the flow of migrants, commenting that it might promote corruption among city...
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
Experts expect much of the same after 2004 election
Experts expect much of the same after 2004 electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2004 general election is unlikely to improve the quality of political life under the next government and legislature, with stronger public apathy toward the upcoming election also apparent, analysts said on Thursday.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Essential services in 2003: Who owns (and thus, trades) our life?
Essential services in 2003: Who owns (and thus, trades) our life?Yanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch IndonesiaLife is a game of power. The powerful rulers have their power not because others want it, but because the former use the latter for their own benefit.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
North Sumatra council rejects possible reopening of sawmill
North Sumatra council rejects possible reopening of sawmillApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The North Sumatra provincial council (DPRD) has openly opposed the central government's plan to allow PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) to resume its operations in Porsea, and urged police to...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Nine soldiers sent to prison over deadly Binjai clash
Nine soldiers sent to prison over deadly Binjai clashApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A military tribunal here sentenced on Wednesday nine soldiers to between five months and two and a half years in prison for their roles in a deadly attack against two police offices in Binjai, North...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Prosecutors demand death sentence for drug suspect
Prosecutors demand death sentence for drug suspectMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for a Dutch citizen accused of producing and trafficking millions of ecstasy pills between September 1999 and March 2002.Prosecutors Martha P.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
House rejects eight govt ambassadorial candidates
House rejects eight govt ambassadorial candidatesBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) has turned down eight out of 27 ambassadorial candidates proposed by the government due to different selection criteria.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
On religious pluralism
On religious pluralism We refer to the article of Muhammad Ali titled Promoting religious pluralism in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 5, 2002.Muhammad Ali addressed his article exclusively to Muslims, while the fact is that religious radicalism erupted in all religions and faiths worldwide.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
The private capture of common good
The private capture of common goodB. Herry-Priyono Driyarkara School of Philosophy Jakarta The year 2002 began with torrential floods battering Jakarta and many other cities. Nature cares nothing for our logic; she has her own, which we do not acknowledge until we are crushed under her wheel.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Malaysia, Thailand ready to deal with China
Malaysia, Thailand ready to deal with ChinaDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Singapore South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand look well placed to deal with the economic threat from China, but Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam raise the most concern, a research report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Challenges in public services delivery
Challenges in public services deliveryYanuar Nugroho Director, The Business Watch Indonesia Lecturer, Sahid University in Surakarta Researcher, Uni Sosial Demokrat Jakarta Clean water, health care and access to energy are the three most essential of basic human needs, with education perhaps the...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Link between democracy and economic growth?
Link between democracy and economic growth?Akhmad Rizal Shidiq, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta Democracy is desirable because it widens individual freedom and capabilities, argues Satish Mishra (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 5).
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
City Council summons a developer
City Council summons a developer JAKARTA: The city council failed to meet with developer Mitra Prima Sejahtera to seek clarification over an alleged violation that it began constructions for an apartment building in Puri Kembangan, West Jakarta, without the necessary documents.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
POST-IDUL FITRI DROP: Several farmers weigh carrots they have
POST-IDUL FITRI DROP: Several farmers weigh carrots they have just harvested at Gondosuli village in Karang Anyar, Central Java. The prices of vegetables, such as carrots and string beans, continued to decline sharply on Wednesday, one week after the Idul Fitri holiday.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Security lessons from the Kuta tragedy
Security lessons from the Kuta tragedyI Gde Pitana, Contributor, Denpasar The peaceful atmosphere of Bali was shattered on Oct. 12, 2002 by the bombs that claimed more than 184 lives in Kuta. It was one of the worst tragedies the island has suffered.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Gajah Tunggal clarifies
Gajah Tunggal clarifies Your article published on Dec. 2 titled Sjamsul Nursalim, profile of a bad debtors was unfair, tendentious and injurious. It did not reflect the balanced reporting deserving of The Jakarta Post.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Floods threaten to cut off food supplies to Riau
Floods threaten to cut off food supplies to RiauHaidir Anwar Tanjung and Kasparman, The Jakarta Post, Riau/Jambi Floodwaters spread to other areas in Riau, threatening to cut off food supplies to the province from neighboring West Sumatra as the flooding was likely to submerge the only alternative...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE JAPAN: DECEMBER 23 Information on study in Japan The Japanese government is making efforts to increase the number of foreign students studying in Japan as a way to nurture and strengthen friendships with other countries.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Rupiah Rates Dec.18
Rupiah Rates Dec.18 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,343.03 4,771.92 5,085.09 5,029.63Brunei dollar 1 5,391.88 4,817.04 5,131.58 5,077.19Canadian dollar 1 6,086.14 5,436.89 5,792.33 5,730.51Swiss franc 1 6,604.30 5,901.51 6,285.47 6,220.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Terrorism hits Asia in 2002, but China's economy gives region hope
Terrorism hits Asia in 2002, but China's economy gives region hopeKarl Malakunas, Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong Islamic extremists extended their reign of fear deep into Asia in 2002, a year that was otherwise dominated by China defying regional economic gloom and stepping up its march onto the...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Asian Tour set for record prize money in 2003
Asian Tour set for record prize money in 2003Agencies, Kuala Lumpur Record prize money of US$11.85 million will be on offer for the 2003 Asian PGA Tour, officials announced on Tuesday.The season begins with this week's $833,000 Okinawa Open, the first Asian event to be joint-sanctioned with the...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Int'l help needed to fight money laundering
Int'l help needed to fight money launderingRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesian Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Wednesday the country needed help from its neighboring countries as well as international organizations to fight money...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
(Caption for Spotlight column. Client: Hotel Borobudur)
(Caption for Spotlight column. Client: Hotel Borobudur)BATHING IN CHOCOLATE: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta hosted on Dec. 11 the annual corporate party, the Chocolate and Champagne Evening, for about 250 Top Corporate Accounts and Embassies.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Reinventing globalization
Reinventing globalizationYanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch IndonesiaIf there is one word that has been the most frequently mentioned by people around the world over the past three to five years, it has been globalization.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Another muddling through scenario
Another muddling through scenarioMuhammad Chatib Basri How do we mark the economic performance in 2002 and what is the prospect for 2003? The average real GDP growth (y-o-y) up to the third quarter of 2002 was recorded at 3.4 percent.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
IBRA signs APP debt pact but foreign creditors abstain
IBRA signs APP debt pact but foreign creditors abstainDow Jones, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, or IBRA, signed an outline US$6.5 billion debt workout with Asia Pulp & Paper Co. (PAP) Wednesday, but the refusal of many foreign creditors to agree to the plan means that reaching a...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Non-Jakarta IDs preferred for maids
Non-Jakarta IDs preferred for maidsBambang Nurbianto and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Employment agencies supplying maids and nannies welcome the city administration's plan to conduct Jakarta identity card sweeps of their companies, although they say they prefer to place domestics...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Another muddling through scenario
Another muddling through scenarioMuhammad Chatib Basri How do we mark the economic performance in 2002 and what is the prospect for 2003? The average real GDP growth (y-o-y) up to the third quarter of 2002 was recorded at 3.4 percent.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
RI islands world's richest reefs
RI islands world's richest reefs JAKARTA: Some of the world's most experienced tropical marine scientists have confirmed that the Indonesian islands of Raja Ampat, West of Sorong, Papua, contain the coral reefs with the richest biodiversity in the world.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Economic integration in Southeast Asia: Making AFTA work
Economic integration in Southeast Asia: Making AFTA workPuspa Delima Amri Centre fore Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) JakartaThe year 2002 marked an important era for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, as they embarked on the long evolving plan to realize the...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
4 x 12
4 x 12 Samudra to face trial in Batam for Xmas blasts Banjir2 x 24 Floods threaten to cut off food supplies to Riau 2 x 28 North Sumatra council rejects possible reopening of sawmill
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
VP to open GMNI congress
VP to open GMNI congress JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz is slated to open the national congress of the 14th Indonesian Nationalist Student Movement (GMNI) from Dec. 20 to Dec. 24 in Manado, North Sulawesi.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
This article is provided by the Japanese embassy
This article is provided by the Japanese embassyThe Ambassador's View on Bilateral Relations Question: What impression have you gained when you look back at the period of four months after your arrival in Indonesia to take up your assignment?Answer : After taking up my duty here, I held a series of...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Taiwan threatens to cut economic ties with RI
Taiwan threatens to cut economic ties with RIAgencies, Jakarta Taiwanese parliamentarians angrily urged the Taipei government on Wednesday to halt all investment in Indonesia in response to Jakarta's decision to refuse a visit by President Chen Shui-bian.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
JSC co-chairman arrives in Aceh to begin peace monitoring work
JSC co-chairman arrives in Aceh to begin peace monitoring workJakarta, Agencies A Thai two-star general, who will be in charge of monitoring the truce in Aceh, arrived in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Wednesday.Maj. Gen.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Churches told to be proactive about security
Churches told to be proactive about security BOGOR: In an effort to provide security during Christmas masses celebrated in churches throughout the country, the police are encouraging church officials, parking attendants and security guards to be more alert to suspicious looking visitors and to...
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Asian island decision unlikely to herald breakthroughs for other claimants
Asian island decision unlikely to herald breakthroughs for other claimantsJane Macartney, Reuters, Singapore An Indonesian warship prowling the horizon off the disputed Malaysian diving paradise isle of Sipadan can steam home because of a landmark court decision half a world away.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Clerics report intellectual to police
Clerics report intellectual to police JAKARTA: A group of clerics on Wednesday formally asked police to investigate a prominent Islamic intellectual for writing an article urging a reinterpretation of sharia.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Another muddling through scenario
Another muddling through scenarioMuhammad Chatib Basri How do we mark the economic performance in 2002 and what is the prospect for 2003? The average real GDP growth (y-o-y) up to the third quarter of 2002 was recorded at 3.4 percent.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:Thursday, December 19, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:Thursday, December 19, 2002Exhibitions * Jukung-Boats from the Barito Basin, Maritime Museum, Jl. Pasar Ikan No. 1, North Jakarta (Tel. 6693406, 6602476), Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., until Dec. 23. * Mask by Gallis and Rakidi, The British Council, S.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE
FOR COUNTRY PROFILE This article is provided by the Japanese embassy"Walk together, advance together" Indonesia is not only has a close historic relationship with Japan but also maintains close relations in trade and investment.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Astra issues new shares to raise US$158m
Astra issues new shares to raise US$158mDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's largest automaker PT Astra International said Wednesday it hopes to raise US$158 million, or Rp 1.4 trillion rupiah, through a rights issue in January, which is part of a debt restructuring agreed with creditors last week.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
KL turns to other disputed island: Heartened by a recent World
KL turns to other disputed island: Heartened by a recent World Court decision awarding Malaysia two tiny islands also claimed by Indonesia, the government will now try to win a territorial tussle with neighboring Singapore, Malaysia's deputy leader said on Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 2002
Myanmar, Vietnam look to put pressure on Indonesia
Myanmar, Vietnam look to put pressure on IndonesiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Myanmar and Vietnam are looking to put more pressure on Indonesia in Group A matches of the Tiger Cup when they take to the pitch against lowly opponents on Thursday.