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Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: PharmaceuticalLippoBankBANK-PHARMACY DEAL: Executives of LippoBank and pharmaceutical manufacturer PT Kimia Farma pose together after signing a joint agreement on Lippolink banking services at all Kimia Farma outlets across the country.

Govt reviews privatization strategy

Govt reviews privatization strategy Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Stumbling in the sale of state enterprises, the government said on Tuesday it was reviewing its privatization strategy which is expected to come out early next year.

Four rebels killed in restive Aceh

Four rebels killed in restive Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least four rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were killed in the latest armed clash between the separatist guerrillas and military forces in Aceh Besar regency on Wednesday, official and Red Cross sources said.Military spokesman Lt. Col.

Promoters groups won't break from pro boxing body: Tourino

Promoters groups won't break from pro boxing body: TourinoMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The six-year suspension imposed by the World Boxing Council (WBC) has dealt the Indonesian professional boxing community a big overhand haymaker, but they appear to be indifferent to making any changes or...

JP/FESTIVE

JP/FESTIVEBali Offering joyous festivities for old and young OR Celebrate your holiday in style on the Island of the GodsORCelebrate your holiday in style in BaliRita A. Widiadana and I Wayan Juniarta The Jakarta Post Denpasar Let's cherish the year that has almost passed and welcome the one to...

Plastic consumption rise 14.3% this year

Plastic consumption rise 14.3% this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After suffering in the doldrums during the economic crisis, local plastics producers have enjoyed increased demand for the past two years.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. Ramadhan Program 4:30 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Songs 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.

Replacement for Sri Redjeki must be woman

Replacement for Sri Redjeki must be womanFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women activists urged the Golkar party on Wednesday to give the seat at the House of Representatives left vacant by Sri Redjeki Soemaryoto, the incumbent state minister of woman's empowerment, to a woman candidate...

Stopgap actions taken to handle garbage

Stopgap actions taken to handle garbageAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta District and subdistricts are piling up residents' trash at temporary dumping sites in their areas, while the location of a final dumping site has still to be decided.

Adhoc tribunal on rights abuses

Adhoc tribunal on rights abuses State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo said on Wednesday that he had not yet received the names of the 32 judicial candidates needed for the implementation of the adhoc tribunal for human rights abuses in East Timor from the National Commission for Human...

Higher land compensation sought

Higher land compensation sought TANGERANG: Some 60 families refused to leave their homes in Mekarsari and Selapanjang subdistricts to make way for the construction of a 4.5-kilometer-long new road connecting Tangerang and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, despite frequent intimidation by...

Hoodlums arrested over bus extortion

Hoodlums arrested over bus extortion INDRAMAYU, West Java: Police here arrested at least nine hoodlums who often extorted bus drivers using West Java's northern coastal roads near Indramayu. "Their action has caused resentment among bus drivers and has resulted in widespread traffic jams,"...

On historical awareness

On historical awarenessFrom Rakyat MerdekaHistorian Dr. Onghokham wrote an interesting article in Kompas on Dec. 6, 2001 about the relationship between Pancasila as a social contract and Indonesians' low awareness of the country's history.

Habibie has no regrets in E. Timor

Habibie has no regrets in E. Timor JAKARTA: Former president B.J. Habibie has no regrets in holding a referendum that resulted in the people of East Timor overwhelmingly voting for independence from Indonesia in 1999.

Fiscal distress following the 1997-1998 crisis

Fiscal distress following the 1997-1998 crisisAnwar Nasution, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia, JakartaPart 1 of 2 The economic crisis has caused fiscal distress in Indonesia as the inflexible and inefficient tax system cannot generate sufficient government revenues to meet rising...

Faulty novels found in Carrefour

Faulty novels found in CarrefourFrom KompasI bought one of Agatha Christie's novels published by PT Gramedia Pustaka for Rp 16,800 at Carrefour in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta on Nov. 10. Unfortunately, I found that the story on page 17 through to page 32 was completely different to the Agatha...

Rupiah Rates Dec. 10

Rupiah Rates Dec. 10 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,670.00 9,670.00 10,221.00 10,119.00Australian dollar 1 5,528.13 5,005.19 5,295.50 5,237.59Austrian schilling 1 693.38 627.69 664.20 656.84Belgian franc 1 236.52 214.11 226.57 224.

Public services to function as usual

Public services to function as usualThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Provincial administrations that have not yet submitted their 2002 draft budgets to their respective legislatures will be able to cover routine spending and deliver public services as normal.

JP/7/Project

JP/7/Project Yogyakarta cultural and art center project resumesorYogyakarta art and cultural center project resumesor Yogyakarta art and cultural center underway againSri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta Following a year-long delay, the Yogyakarta Taman Budaya (TBY) art and cultural center...

No accounts or assets of terrorists in RI: Minister

No accounts or assets of terrorists in RI: MinisterTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government completed its investigation and found neither bank accounts nor assets belonging to international terrorist groups in Indonesia, Minister of Justice and Human...

1. REAX: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12

1. REAX: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Residents furious over Sutiyoso's incompetence or Residents annoyed over rotting garbage 2. POST: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25 Post office working double-time to deliver mail in festive season or E-mails, virtual cards still no rival for the ole snail mail (I prefer the...

Corrupt customs service

Corrupt customs service Indonesia's customs service is certainly no less corrupt than the tax office. After all, they are both part and parcel of a government that has been perceived to be one of the most corrupt in the world.

Blackout continues in Kupang, S. Timor Tengah

Blackout continues in Kupang, S. Timor TengahYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Muslims and Christians in Kupang and South Timor Tengah will not likely be able to celebrate Idul Fitri and Christmas because the state-owned electricity company PT PLN has yet to restore power in the two...

KL increases security at Thai border

KL increases security at Thai border MALAYSIA: Marine forces will step up security in the waters along the Malaysian-Thailand border ahead of an expected surge in smuggling activities, an official in Kuala Lumpur said on Wednesday.

Police conduct urine tests on bus drivers

Police conduct urine tests on bus driversRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City police officers have finally began administering drug tests for public bus drivers to determine whether they are alcohol or drug users, after the program was delayed for about a month.

Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 12, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 0 37,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 120 0 127,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 170 0 14,500 Alakasa 160...

Rival PKB groups plan separate congresses

Rival PKB groups plan separate congressesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to win government support for his National Awakening Party (PKB), Matori Abdul Djalil has been courting President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Mega urged to reject controversial bill

Mega urged to reject controversial billThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri to reject a controversial bill expected to increase the powers of police, and return it to the House of Representatives for further...

Hoodlums arrested over bus exortion

Hoodlums arrested over bus exortion INDRAMAYU, West Java: Police here arrested at least nine hoodlums who often extorted bus drivers using West Java's northern coastal roads near Indramayu."Their action has caused resentment among bus drivers and has resulted in widespread traffic jams," Indramayu...

Bantar Gebang dump may be reopened

Bantar Gebang dump may be reopenedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bekasi municipality has apparently softened its stance over the closure of the Bantar Gebang waste disposal site after the central government intervened on Wednesday in the dump site dispute, indicating that Jakarta may...

Aceh politician's murder unsolved

Aceh politician's murder unsolved JAKARTA: House Speaker Akbar Tandjung on Tuesday criticized the police for having failed to resolve the January, 2000 murder of an Acehnese politician in Medan, North Sumatra.

Theft at coffee shop

Theft at coffee shop On the afternoon of Dec. 4, 2001, not long before the breaking of the fast at about 5:10 p.m., I lost my laptop inside the Coffee Garden restaurant at Shangri-la hotel.I reported the theft at the nearest police office and was told that it was not the first time that such an...

Singapore to keep stakes in local economy

Singapore to keep stakes in local economyAgencies, Singapore State-run companies have been key to Singapore's success and the government will keep its stake in parts of the local economy though slowly reduce its involvement with time, the chairman of the government's powerful investment holding...

Museum to test walk baby girl

Museum to test walk baby girl SEMARANG, Central Java: Authorities are to investigate claims that a seven-month old baby girl has managed to walk.Paulus Pangka, the manager of Central Java's Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in Semarang, said its office would conduct a validity test on Aulia Valeda...

Govt extends Medco's oil contracts

Govt extends Medco's oil contractsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has extended contracts held by energy firm PT Medco Energy International Tbk permitting its exploitation of the Rimau Block in South Sumatra and the Tarakan Block in East Kalimantan, the company said on Wednesday.

Oil producing companies

Oil producing companies In your Dec. 10, page 16 oil and gas article you list a number of oil and gas producing companies. The problem with the list is that you do not have your facts right.When you mention that Pertamina oil production is 86,000 bpd, you should also know that this includes a large...

Govt to formally request Paris Club rescheduling soon

Govt to formally request Paris Club rescheduling soonDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Finance Minister Boediono said on Wednesday that the government would submit an official request "soon" for the rescheduling of the country's sovereign debt maturing in 2002 and 2003.

Where to go in Bali: Thursday, December. 13, 2001

Where to go in Bali: Thursday, December. 13, 2001Exhibitions* An Evolution of Collaboration between Photograps and Paintings, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), until Dec. 26. * Panting Faight of Women by Made Sukadana, Paros Gallery, Jl.

UGM holds first election under autonomous campus program

UGM holds first election under autonomous campus programAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Following the lead of the Institute of Technology (ITB) in Bandung and the North Sumatra University (USU) in Medan, Gadjah Mada University, the oldest higher learning institution in the country, is...

Where are we headed?

Where are we headed?From Rakyat Merdeka Corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) in Indonesia must be completely eradicated on an integrated basis. Otherwise, this country will go bankrupt.To eradicate KKN, the law must be enforced.

Minister's helicopter makes emergency landing

Minister's helicopter makes emergency landingYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang The helicopter carrying Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah and his entourage developed mechanical trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing in Soe, about 100 kilometers from Kupang in western...

Where are we headed?

Where are we headed?From Rakyat Merdeka Corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) in Indonesia must be completely eradicated on an integrated basis. Otherwise, this country will go bankrupt.To eradicate KKN, the law must be enforced.

Q4 economy grows on local consumption: BI

Q4 economy grows on local consumption: BIBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday that it expected the country's economy to grow by between 3.3 and 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of this year, because of a surge in domestic consumption ahead of the year-end...

Buleleng reflects past glory in North Bali

Buleleng reflects past glory in North BaliAlit Kertarahardja, Contributor, Buleleng Buleleng is one place in northern part of Bali where people from different ethnic groups and religions have mingled, living peacefully and harmoniously for years.

IBRA: Racing against time to meet targets

IBRA: Racing against time to meet targets Burdened with targets for the state annual budget and various conflicts of interest, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) seems to be racing against time in its efforts to sell assets under its control by the end of this year.

Jiang's visit boost to Yangon

Jiang's visit boost to YangonAssociated Press, Yangon China and Myanmar signed six pacts on economy and border security on Wednesday at the start of Chinese President Jiang Zemin's landmark visit, seen as a major boost to the military state's ruling junta.

Int'l terrorists train in Poso

Int'l terrorists train in PosoFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Strife-torn Poso in Central Sulawesi had been used as a base and training site by international terrorist groups, National Intelligence Agency Chief A.M. Hendropriyono said on Wednesday.

Batam tripartite meeting proposes 5% wage rise

Batam tripartite meeting proposes 5% wage rise Fadli The Jakarta Post BatamA tripartite meeting attended by businessmen, labor and government representatives has agreed to propose a five percent, or Rp 25,000, increase in the minimum wage for the industrial island of Batam in Riau province,...

U.S. Dollar Rates Dec. 12

U.S. Dollar Rates Dec. 12 Latest Previous %ChgYen 125.77-82 125.99-06 -0.17Euro* 0.8945-49 0.8928-33 +0.19Sterling* 1.4427-32 1.4391-97 +0.25Swiss franc 1.6482-88 1.6525-31 -0.26Canadian dollar 1.5664-69 1.5720-26 -0.36Australian dollar* 0.5172-77 0.5154-59 +0.35New Zealand dollar* 0.4185-90 0.

Higher land compensation sought

Higher land compensation sought TANGERANG: Some 60 families refused to leave their homes in Mekarsari and Selapanjang subdistricts to make way for the construction of a 4.5-kilometer-long new road connecting Tangerang and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, despite frequent intimidation by...