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Wed, 04 Dec 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, December 4, 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, December 4, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 6:00 a.m. News8:30 Environment9:00 TV Drama 9:30 Music10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News3:00 Children's Program5:30 Quiz5:45 Religious Teachings6:00 News6:30 Documentary7:00 Talk Show20:30 Expert9:30...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Outcome of Ramadhan: Moderate personality
Outcome of Ramadhan: Moderate personalityLily Zakiyah Munir, Director, Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies (CePDeS), Jombang, East Java, lilyzm@hotmail.com Now that we have (almost) ended the fasting month of Ramadhan, we should be asking ourselves, "What have we achieved from all of the...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Building a literate nation (2)
Building a literate nation (2)Helena I. R. Agustien, Ph.D Lecturer, Post Graduate Program Universitas Negeri Semarang Semarang A modern culture is in a way characterized by a high involvement of its people with literacy activities or involvement with printed materials in order to carry out the...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
* Headlines: Acehnese want peace and impartial trials 2
* Headlines: Acehnese want peace and impartial trials 2 * National: The Post refuses to apologize, court showdown looms 4 * City: Council passes planning bylaw 5 * Opinion: Outcome of Ramadhan: Moderate personality 6 * Sports: China eliminates Germany from World Cup semifinals 8 * World: Iraq says...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
b]Fire destroys 40 Brimob houses in Aceh: At least 40 houses in
b]Fire destroys 40 Brimob houses in Aceh: At least 40 houses in Aceh Police's elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) housing complex in Jeulingke area, Banda Aceh, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. No casualties were reported in the incident.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Drive safely
Drive safely What does is the madness of the balik kampung rush and with it, the tally of road accidents, fatalities and injuries. What does is the flurry of activity as traffic police mount yet another operation to induce motorists to drive safely.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Rights court adjourns hearing, waits for Belo testimony
Rights court adjourns hearing, waits for Belo testimonyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ad hoc human rights court adjourned on Tuesday in a trial against a military officer charged with crimes against humanity, and ordered prosecutors to present key witness former Dili Bishop...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Preemptive threat will damage Australian interests in Asia: Analysts
Preemptive threat will damage Australian interests in Asia: AnalystsJack Taylor, Agence France-Presse, Sydney, Australia Prime Minister John Howard's brawl with Asia over his support for preemptive strikes against terrorists overseas is the latest in a series of bruising rows which analysts say...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
President Kim calls for new pact on U.S. troops
President Kim calls for new pact on U.S. troopsLim Chang-Won, Agence France-Presse, Seoul South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on Tuesday called for revision of an accord under which South Korea cedes its judicial jurisdiction in crimes involving U.S. troops.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
IOC inspectors shower praise
IOC inspectors shower praise BEIJING: Top Olympic officials met in Beijing on Monday for their first comprehensive meeting with the organizers of the 2008 Olympic Games, full of praise for a city already undergoing a makeover.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
MESSAGE BY THE AMBASSADOR
MESSAGE BY THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TO INDONESIA On 29 October 2002, we have celebrated the 79th Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish nation created a modern and secular state from the ashes of Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Idul Fitri open house at palace
Idul Fitri open house at palace JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri and her husband Taufiq Kiemas will open the State Palace for an Idul Fitri get- together with the general public on Friday.The palace's press and media affairs announced Tuesday that the public will be given time between 3:30...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
BI keeps rate unchanged at 13.11%
BI keeps rate unchanged at 13.11%Dow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's central bank said Tuesday that its one-month Sertifikat Bank Indonesia, or SBI, note yielded 13.06 percent at its weekly auction, unchanged from the previous week.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Poso buses restricted to daylight
Poso buses restricted to daylight PALU, Central Sulawesi: Head of local transportation office Moehammad Soeseba has told all bus companies not to operate in volatile Poso regency after 5 p.m."The instruction is issued for the sake of people's safety," he said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
1. Mudik - 2x 22
1. Mudik - 2x 22 Idul Fitri exodus smaller, but it's still a tradition 2. Renstra - 2x 25 Council passes planning bylaw 3. Speak - 1x 30 'Annual exodus far more than tradition'
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Riaupulp helps farmers to transform barren land into productive
Riaupulp helps farmers to transform barren land into productive areas Farmers in Riau province have transformed barren land into productive areas, based on an integrated farming system with zero waste, thanks to technical and financial assistance provided by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Council passes planning bylaw
Council passes planning bylawNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council passed on Tuesday another bylaw on city development planning, this time to approve the City Strategic Plan (Renstra), following the passing of two other bylaws on Monday.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Garuda says flight cuts won't hurt revenue
Garuda says flight cuts won't hurt revenueFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National flag carrier Garuda said that the decision to temporarily reduce and cease flights, mainly on international routes, would have little impact on the company's 2002 revenue as it took effect in the latter...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Church leaders join opposition to TPL reopening
Church leaders join opposition to TPL reopeningApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Representatives from 13 churches grouped under the National Committee of Lutheran World Federation (KN LWF) have urged the government and security forces to listen to the aspirations of local people who reject...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Idul Fitri
Idul Fitri There is a possibility that the government will announce later tonight that Idul Fitri falls on Thursday, instead of Friday as originally predicted. Should that be the case, The Jakarta Post will not appear between Thursday and Sunday. The Post will be published again on Monday.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Embassy of Finland
Embassy of Finland JakartaThe Finnish National Day Supplement in the Jakarta Post, December 12, 2002Message from the Ambassador of Finland:Dear readers,The Independence Day of Finland is every year the 6th of December.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
On unemployment: Squaring the circle II
On unemployment: Squaring the circle IISatish Mishra, Head, United Nations, Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSIR), Jakarta, satish.mishra@undp.org Unemployment, as we saw, is not an easy subject. It is hard to define. It is difficult to measure.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Taking the fight against terrorism to the high seas
Taking the fight against terrorism to the high seas Graham Gerard Ong Research Associate Institute of Southeast Asian Studies The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) meeting on maritime security that opens in London today could not have been...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
'Post' reporter receives Population Institute award
'Post' reporter receives Population Institute awardThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rita A. Widiadana of The Jakarta Post accepted an award from the Washington-based The Population Institute for the Best Individual Reporting Effort category in Havana, Cuba, on Monday.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Bribery tarnishes
Bribery tarnishes image of DPRFrom Rakyat Merdeka The chairman of the House of Representatives' Commission V, Surya Dharma Ali of the United Development Party (PPP), has made comments that may be considered counterproductive to the efforts to uphold the law in Indonesia.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Acehnese want peace and fair trials for rights abuses
Acehnese want peace and fair trials for rights abusesIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Having lived for years in violence, Acehnese are demanding that representatives of Jakarta and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels support all attempts that could pave the way for peace...
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Batam ranked third among top investment destinations in Asia
Batam ranked third among top investment destinations in Asia Amid numerous reports describing Indonesia as an unsuitable place to invest, a leading consultant has ranked the industrial island of Batam third among the top nine investment destinations in South East Asian and Asian countries.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Malaysian airline tests Asia's resistance to no-frills flights AP
Malaysian airline tests Asia's resistance to no-frills flights AP Sean Yoong, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tony Fernandes, chief executive of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, has a theory about flying in this region. "Air travel is made for Asia," Fernandes says.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Vietnam, S'pore to boost military ties
Vietnam, S'pore to boost military ties VIETNAM: Vietnam and Singapore have pledged to boost ties between their armed forces during talks between defense chiefs in Hanoi, state media said on Tuesday.Lt. Gen.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002
Power to the status quo
Power to the status quo The major political parties, many of which were born of the Reformation Movement in 1998, have established the status quo and are now seeking to preserve their power to the exclusion, inasmuch as possible, of potential newcomers: This much is clear from the Bill on Political...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
detikcom - Jakarta, Meski akan dilebur ke dalam Komisi
detikcom - Jakarta, Meski akan dilebur ke dalam Komisi Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Korupsi (KPTPK), Komisi Pemeriksa Kekayaan Penyelenggara Negara (KPKPN) tetap melaju. Akhir Desember 2002 mendatang, mereka akan mengajukan berkas 5 anggota DPR/MPR ke penyidik Mabes Polri.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
1. Shop - 2x 22
1. Shop - 2x 22 Poor students work as maids, miss families over holidays 2. DPRD - 1x 34 Council passes development guidelines 3. Poor - 4x10 Industrial area grows, poverty flourishes 4. Monas - 2x20 Govt remains confused over Idul Fitri start 5. Speak - 1x 30 'I'll be flat broke after Lebaran'
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Police release the names of 163 Bali blast victims
Police release the names of 163 Bali blast victimsA'an Suryana and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar With the police making significant headway in the investigation of the Bali bombing of Oct. 12, Indonesia released on Monday the names of the victims killed in the tragedy.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Airport to be expanded
Airport to be expanded BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial administration here is planning to expand the Syamsuddin Noor airport by up to 15 hectares in an attempt to improve facilities for the annual haj pilgrimage.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
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Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.2 , 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 725...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
'Tourism in rehabilitation phase next year'
'Tourism in rehabilitation phase next year'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To resurrect the country's tourism industry after the tragic Bali bombing, the government will concentrate next year on the rehabilitation and normalization of the sector through quality improvement, aggressive marketing and...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
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;JP;KHS; ANPAa..r.. Scene-Alatas-job Alatas appointed president's advisor JP/4/SCENE Alatas appointed presidential advisor JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri has appointed former foreign minister Ali Alatas and former Indonesian ambassador to Britain Nana Sutresna as her advisors.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
War against terrorism deals a blow to rights campaign
War against terrorism deals a blow to rights campaignTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Observers have said the U.S.-led war against terrorism had caused a setback in the promotion of human rights, which was demonstrated in the continuing impunity among security officers charged with...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Bribery tarnishes image of DPR
Bribery tarnishes image of DPRFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe chairman of the House of Representatives' Commission V, Surya Dharma Ali of the United Development Party (PPP), has made comments that may be considered counterproductive to the efforts to uphold the law in Indonesia.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Council passes development guidelines
Council passes development guidelinesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council passed two city bylaws on City Development Guidelines (Poldas) and on the City Development Program (Propeda) during a plenary meeting on Monday, which will be the basis for development activities for...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Desember 3, 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Desember 3, 2002Performances* Dance by Studio Indrawati Lukman group, at Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 3 p.m., on Dec. 18. * Dance by Handayani group, Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Pertamina aims to spend $7.3 billion over 5 years
Pertamina aims to spend $7.3 billion over 5 yearsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina plans to spend US$7.3 billion in various upstream and downstream projects over the next five years to help it prepare for free market competition in the oil and gas sector, the...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Multa Fidrus
Multa Fidrus The Jakarta Post TangerangDuring the fasting month of Ramadhan, it has become tradition for Muslims to spend their time at various activities while waiting for the mosque drums to summon the breaking of the fast. Such activity is locally known as ngabuburit.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Indonesia will retaliate if attacked: TNI chief
Indonesia will retaliate if attacked: TNI chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said on Monday that they would not stand by and watch while a foreign nation attacked Indonesia under the pretext of fighting terrorism.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Civilian rights ignored in Aceh: Activists
Civilian rights ignored in Aceh: ActivistsSoeryo Winoto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What have the Indonesian military (TNI) and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) gained from the prolonged conflict in Aceh? Nothing but misery.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Legislators demand release of Suripto
Legislators demand release of Suripto JAKARTA: Twenty-five House of Representatives' legislators visited Jakarta Police Headquarters on Monday to demand the release of the former secretary-general of the forestry ministry, Suripto, who is being detained for alleged graft.
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
1. SURYO: 1 x 40
1. SURYO: 1 x 40 Civilian rights ignored in Aceh: Activists 2. ACEH: GAM, NGOs welcome Tokyo meeting to rebuild Aceh or GAM, NGOs welcome Tokyo fund-raising meeting 3. HOWARD: Howard refuses to back down from preemptive strike stance or Howard sticks to his guns in spite of resistance at home or...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Asia, Gulf oil traders expect volatile 2003
Asia, Gulf oil traders expect volatile 2003Nurul Darni, Dow Jones, Singapore Crude oil traders in Asia are looking ahead to 2003 with some apprehension, as they expect it to be a particularly volatile year for crude oil markets, even though this will generate interesting trading possibilities for...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
The future of Aceh
The future of Aceh The Indonesian government (and the military) is serious about preventing the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) from commemorating the 34th anniversary of its declaration of independence on Dec. 4.