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Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Kalipke worries over Sakai survival
Kalipke worries over Sakai survivalHaidir Anwar Tanjung The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, Riau Few Indonesians are interested in the diverse number of tribes living in the country's hinterland, much less in the origins of the Malay dialect, which is the base of Indonesia's national language.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
China, RI sign first ever loan agreement
China, RI sign first ever loan agreementDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta China agreed on Tuesday to lend Indonesia US$400 million, the first time it has ever done so, to help finance the development of several Indonesian infrastructure projects.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Train station slogan
Train station slogan From Warta Kota I found it funny to read a slogan at Depok Baru station reading: "Discipline reflects a cultured society." Below is a description characterizing a train passenger showing discipline.Unfortunately, many passengers do not buy a ticket.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
AIDS, finding a scapegoat
AIDS, finding a scapegoatFrom KompasOnly myths and scapegoats were featured in a report published by Kompas on Nov. 18 on HIV/AIDS in Asmat. Thai fishermen used to be blamed for "carrying" HIV to Merauke but now the blame has been placed on eaglewood merchants and sex workers.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
`Monas fence a waste of money'
`Monas fence a waste of money' National Monument Park, or Monas, a favorite place for low-income people to recreate, looks a bit different now with the high fence which cost Rp 8.7 billion. The city administration also plans to release deer into the park.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
S'pore firm upbeat on RI tourism
S'pore firm upbeat on RI tourismDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Singapore A Singapore engineering and property company gave Bali's tourism sector its vote of confidence by saying it will go ahead with the acquisition of a majority stake in PT Wisma Nusantara International (WNI), a statement said on...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Wangi devotes life to dying folk art
Wangi devotes life to dying folk artZora Rahman, Contributor, Yogyakarta Wangi ("fragrant") is a very unusual name, but whoever meets Wangi Indriya Taham discovers that this name suits her. The petite and tender woman has the presence and vivacity of a beguiling fragrance, filling all corners of a...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Megawati, Acehnese pray for lasting peace
Megawati, Acehnese pray for lasting peaceNani Farida and Ibnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh President Megawati Soekarnoputri joined some 2,000 people in a prayer for peace in Aceh on Tuesday, eight days after the government and separatist rebels signed a deal to cease 26 years of...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
SEAPI exports steel pipe to Iran
SEAPI exports steel pipe to Iran JAKARTA: PT Southeast Asia Pipe Industries (SEAPI), a subsidiary of PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk., shipped on Tuesday 3,200 tons of steel pipes to Iran, marking its first export to the country.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Rights award honors missing Wiji Thukul
Rights award honors missing Wiji ThukulEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saiyem, in her 70s, broke down in tears, and a prolonged, languished cry was occasionally heard during a speech made by founder of the Human Rights Study Center (Yapusham) Todung Mulya Lubis on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
`City denies the poor access to basic rights'
`City denies the poor access to basic rights'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poor people living in Jakarta are still being marginalized, as the city administration continues to deny them their basic right to a decent living by subjecting them to the threat of expulsion and eviction, says an annual report...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Police put on alert to stop villagers from attacking dam
Police put on alert to stop villagers from attacking damYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjar, South Sulawesi Security personnel remained on guard on Tuesday at the Riam Kanan dam in Banjar regency, South Kalimantan, as thousands of local residents persisted with their threats to demolish it.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
4 x 12
4 x 1250,000 flee as floods hit Rokanhulu regency pln2 x 25Police put on alert to stop villagers from attacking dam JP/5/Pacet 2 x 27Rescue team ends search for bodies at Pacet hot springs
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Fugitive driver surrenders to police
Fugitive driver surrenders to police TANGERANG: The driver of a Sri Kertabumi bus that plunged into the Mookervat river near Jl. Daan Mogot, Batu Ceper district, Tangerang, surrendered himself to the police on Monday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Ministry of Forestry is in a position to file lawsuits against errant industrial timber companies in addition to revoking their licenses, if there is enough evidence showing that they had committed serious offenses, an environmental observer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Amrozi owns up to possessing chemicals
Amrozi owns up to possessing chemicalsRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Bali bomb blast suspect Amrozi had admitted owning one ton of chemicals found in the house of his business partner Askhuri in Lamongan, East Java, and claimed the material was to be used in Ambon, National Police...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
1. TIGER: 12 x 4 lines
1. TIGER: 12 x 4 lines Indonesia struggles to beat Cambodia in Tiger Cup 2. NFL: 12 x 3 lines No practice keeps McNair perfect in win over Pats 3. RONALD: 18 x 2 lines Ronaldo named European Footballer of the Year 4. CUP: 42 x 1 line Oceania gains direct entry to World Cup finals 5.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, December 18, 2002Exhibition* Photo Impressions Libres, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5678639), until Dec. 21.Performances* Live Music Show, Sabor Latino Band at Desperados Bar and Cafe, Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Police arrest Dili riot suspect
Police arrest Dili riot suspectYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Dominggus dos Santos, the suspected main actor in the deadly riot in Dili, East Timor on Dec. 4, was arrested on Monday night in the Indonesian territory of Atambua, Belu regency, when he was trying to escape from the United...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
JP/5/archi
JP/5/archiFire guts 30 shops in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Some 30 shops on Jl. Nusantara in downtown Manado were gutted by fire on Monday at about 10 p.m., resulting in billions of rupiah in material losses.Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Population conference ends with renewed commitment to ICPD
Population conference ends with renewed commitment to ICPDTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Bangkok, Thailand The fifth Asia Pacific Population Conference (APPC) ended here on Tuesday with the reaffirmation of all participating countries, except the United States, to commitments made in the 1994...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
RISKY JOURNEY: Passengers from an intercity bus plying the
RISKY JOURNEY: Passengers from an intercity bus plying the Padang-Pekanbaru route in Sumatra walk along a road hit by a landslide at Tanjung Alai village in the subdistrict of Tiga Belas Koto, Kampar regency, Riau province, to change buses in order to travel to Padang, West Sumatra.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Avon may follow Sony out of country
Avon may follow Sony out of countryBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S.-based cosmetics company Avon Products Inc. may follow Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. out of Indonesia because of what it says are the difficulties in doing business here, including security and labor...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Foreign firms hold half of S'pore corporate assets
Foreign firms hold half of S'pore corporate assetsAgence France-Presse, Singapore Foreign-controlled companies hold more than half the corporate assets in Singapore but only one-third of shareholder equity, the government said Tuesday in an analysis of business performance in 2000.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Education of what kind?
Education of what kind? People say that the West should finance better education for Indonesia, and if that is so, then what is really required? Clearly one area is to broaden the viewpoints of Indonesian students so they can see the world for what it is.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
KL restaurants boycott Coca-Cola
KL restaurants boycott Coca-Cola MALAYSIA: About 1,200 Malaysian restaurants have stopped selling Coca-Cola to protest what they consider a symbol of Western oppression of Muslims, a coalition of Islamic non-governmental organizations said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Taiwan protests Indonesia's ban on visit by President Chen
Taiwan protests Indonesia's ban on visit by President ChenAgence France-Presse, Taipei Taiwan on Tuesday strongly protested a decision by Indonesia banning president Chen Shui-bian from visiting the Southeast Asian country.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Foreign policy lacks ability to confront terror threats
Foreign policy lacks ability to confront terror threatsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's foreign policy lacked the ability to cope with the regional shift in security threats, where transnational crimes like terrorism have overshadowed traditional threats from other...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Criminal relocation
Criminal relocation to Bekasi?From Media IndonesiaAs evidenced by the high number of newspaper reports, the town of Bekasi is no longer a safe place to live due to its increasingly higher crime rate, quantitatively and qualitatively.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
STT gives its commitment to develop fixed lines
STT gives its commitment to develop fixed linesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore Technologies Telemedia (STT) will not change state- owned telecommunications company PT Indosat's business plan to develop fixed telephone lines in the country, an official has said.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Student arrested over molestation
Student arrested over molestation TANGERANG: The Tangerang police arrested on Sunday a student of Cikupa state senior high school for allegedly sexually molesting five boys and a girl over the past four years.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Money laundering as dangerous as terrorism
Money laundering as dangerous as terrorismRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda stressed on Tuesday a deadly link between money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and concluded that both must be eradicated along with...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Goh's men nabbed, released
Goh's men nabbed, released JAKARTA: City police arrested two Singaporean security officers in Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's entourage during a raid at Stadium discotheque, Taman Sari, West Jakarta, in the small hours of Tuesday, but released them later.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
PM Goh expresses concerns over radicalism in RI
PM Goh expresses concerns over radicalism in RIFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has expressed concern over possible political instability in Indonesia due to rising religious extremism in the country.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Stock prices at The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.17, 2002
Stock prices at The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.17, 2002------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 725 0 0...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
United expects profit up 15%
United expects profit up 15% JAKARTA: PT United Tractors, an Indonesian mining contractor and heavy equipment manufacturer, expects both net profit and revenue to rise 15 percent next year, a company official said Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Mayor, public order chief divided over vendors' fate
Mayor, public order chief divided over vendors' fateTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Officials of West Jakarta municipality were divided on Tuesday over the fate of hundreds of street vendors evicted from the front of Harco shopping center, Glodok.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
1. Glodok - 2x22
1. Glodok - 2x22 Mayor, public order chief divided over vendors' fate 2. Monas - 1x 38 Monas park tidier but visitors not happy 3. India - 4x10 City denies the poor access to basic rights 4. Speak - 1x 30 'Monas fence a waste of money'
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Government able to sue errant concessionaires: Walhi
Government able to sue errant concessionaires: WalhiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Forestry is in a position to file lawsuits against errant industrial timber companies in addition to revoking their licenses, if there is enough evidence showing that they had committed serious offenses,...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Adam Damiri's trial adjourned
Adam Damiri's trial adjourned JAKARTA: The human rights court adjourned on Tuesday the teleconferencing of the trial of former Udayana Military Command chief Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri, due to the unavailability of former Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and another key witness.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Rupiah Rates Dec.17
Rupiah Rates Dec.17 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,302.41 4,731.44 5,043.95 4,989.67 Brunei dollar 1 5,352.14 4,778.65 5,091.25 5,039.46 Canadian dollar 1 5,994.87 5,352.34 5,702.66 5,644.46 Swiss franc 1 6,513.72 5,814.20 6,196.21 6,131.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
50,000 flee as floods hit Rokanhulu regency
50,000 flee as floods hit Rokanhulu regencyChaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Some 50,000 people fled to safer areas as floods triggered by three days of rain inundated their houses and farmland in at least 27 villages in Rokanhulu regency, Riau province, on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
1. Yanuar -- Towards a good corporate governance?
1. Yanuar -- Towards a good corporate governance? 2 X 23 The power of corporations towards good governance Yanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch Indonesia Lecturer, Sahid Univ. Surakarta Researcher, Unisosdem Jakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org 2.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Don't lose faith in America, say U.S. Muslims
Don't lose faith in America, say U.S. MuslimsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With Muslims here wary over the U.S.-led war on terror, two noted American Muslims dismissed criticism their government was fighting Islam, which they pointed out was the fastest growing religion in the...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
TNI considers dropping libel suit
TNI considers dropping libel suit JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) is considering dropping its plan to sue U.S.-based The Washington Post daily provided it writes a letter apologizing to TNI for the use of unverified intelligence reports by its reporters.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Govt to reopen sugar import next year
Govt to reopen sugar import next yearAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to lift the ban on importing sugar from January next year to help ensure an adequate supply for the domestic market, a top official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
SEAPI exports steel pipe to Iran
SEAPI exports steel pipe to Iran JAKARTA: PT Southeast Asia Pipe Industries (SEAPI), a subsidiary of PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk., shipped on Tuesday 3,200 tons of steel pipes to Iran, marking its first export to the country.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
U.S. Muslims tell Indonesians not to lose faith in America
U.S. Muslims tell Indonesians not to lose faith in AmericaBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta With Muslims here wary over the U.S.-led war on terror, two noted American Muslims dismissed criticism their government was fighting Islam, which they pointed out was the fastest growing religion in...
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Budiono leads detikcom out of the storm
Budiono leads detikcom out of the stormFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta This year's Idul Fitri holiday season gave workaholics, such as Budiono Darsono, a rare break. Budiono deserved the extended rest from Dec. 5 to Dec.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Sipadan, Ligitan lost; time to lick the wounds
Sipadan, Ligitan lost; time to lick the woundsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia lost the long-standing battle with Malaysia over the Sipadan and Ligitan islands when the International Court of Justice awarded the islands in the Sulawesi Sea to Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.