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Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Man charged with murdering maid
Man charged with murdering maid SINGAPORE: In the latest attack against a domestic servant, a Singaporean man was charged on Tuesday for the murder a teen-age Indonesian maid, police said.The man, a 46-year-old tour guide whose name has net been released, surrendered himself to police on Sunday and...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Curriculum is weak, minister admits
Curriculum is weak, minister admits SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fadjar admitted on Tuesday that the curriculum had major weaknesses.The basic weakness was that the curriculum lagged behind the rapid developments in science and technology, Malik Fadjar said.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Besides Medan, several other major cities, including Jakarta and
Besides Medan, several other major cities, including Jakarta and Surabaya in East Java, are facing garbage problems because of the rare space for dump sites.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Tithe and tax reduction
Tithe and tax reduction It seems that religion (Islam) is now being formalized and bureaucratized in social life. An example of this is a stipulation on tax deduction of tithe. Observers and government officials have reacted positively (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 29, 2001, page 3), while Mrs.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Punters buy APP bonds ahead of debt workout
Punters buy APP bonds ahead of debt workoutSabyasachi Mitra, Reuters, Hong Kong Investors eying a potential windfall are snapping up the junk bonds of beleaguered Indonesian company Asia Pulp and Paper, hoping that the unveiling of a long awaited debt workout will prove worth a punt.Some US$12.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Traditional fare on offer at mosque
Traditional fare on offer at mosqueApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Hundreds of people are sitting cross-legged under a tent in the grounds of the Medan Great Mosque, waiting patiently for the time to break their daily fast during the fasting month of Ramadhan.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Paying 'zakat' voluntarily
Paying 'zakat' voluntarilyFrom Media IndonesianPeople donate to earthquake or fire victims, the poor and disabled voluntarily. People do it sincerely and do not expect anything in return. There is nothing behind their charity, nor do they have vested interests as the Almighty God will repay them...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Customs senior official unaware of corruption report
Customs senior official unaware of corruption reportThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite damning allegations contained in a report alleging rampant under-invoicing of import prices, a high-ranking customs and excise officer said on Tuesday that he was unaware of the report, which claimed that...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Set up 'Telkomgate' committee
Set up 'Telkomgate' committeeFrom Koran Tempo At last, the House of Representative (DPR) has teamed up with the state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, to increase telephone rates, effective January 2002.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Slow business at traditional markets
Slow business at traditional markets JAKARTA: Some garment vendors at traditional markets have been complaining that business during Ramadhan this year has not been as good as last year."Maybe people this year are choosing to buy new clothes at department stores," said Uci, a vendor at Pasar Baru.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 3:00 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.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
PM raps clerics over U.S. products
PM raps clerics over U.S. products MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has denounced a religious ruling calling for the boycott of U.S. products in retaliation for its bombing campaign in Afghanistan.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Government team on Theys' murder nowhere to be seen
Government team on Theys' murder nowhere to be seenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta All plans to conduct an investigation into the Nov. 11 murder of Papuan independence activist Theys Hiyo Eluway were clouded in uncertainty on Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
A land of time-honored traditions and rapid lifestyle changes
A land of time-honored traditions and rapid lifestyle changes What do many Indonesians have in mind when they think of the United Arab Emirates? Its oil? Sand? Dates? Football? Emirates airline? The teasing prices at its airport duty-free shops? Or simply as one of the richest countries in the...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
1,700 more Indonesians deported
1,700 more Indonesians deported JAKARTA: Malaysia will deport another 1,700 illegal migrants from Indonesia on Dec. 9, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Women instrumental in helping Tommy
Women instrumental in helping Tommy Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra. Young, good looking, wealthy, and moreover son of a former president. Who would reject him even though he was a fugitive?Tommy, often associated with several beautiful women, was believed to have evaded capture thanks to the efforts...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Take Misuari back without delay
Take Misuari back without delayV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Kuala Lumpur The Philippines should take back Moro National Liberation Front leader Nur Misuari and six of his aides now under detention in Malaysia as soon as possible.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
LBH to lose Munir, Widjojanto
LBH to lose Munir, Widjojanto JAKARTA: The conflict-ridden Legal Aid Institute (LBH), one of the country's most respected nongovernmental organizations, is set to lose two senior executives very soon.Munir, a noted human rights activist, tendered his resignation on Tuesday and Bambang Widjojanto...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
'Everyone got the Bulog money'
'Everyone got the Bulog money' Disgusted by recriminations that Golkar swindled most of the Rp 54 billion involved in the Bulog scam, the State Minister of Communications and Information, Syamsul Muarif, said that most major political parties got a share of the money.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
A welcome thaw
A welcome thaw The visit to Canberra and Sydney by the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirayuda, has been more successful than would have seemed likely a month or two ago.The most concrete result of the Wirayuda visit is an agreement that the two nations should co-sponsor an international...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Unidentified gunmen kill one, injure four in Poso conflict
Unidentified gunmen kill one, injure four in Poso conflictBadri Djawara and Yongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Palu/Manado One more person was killed and four others were injured by unidentified gunmen in Poso when they and other Muslim residents stormed the local military office on Tuesday to...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Buloggate II
Buloggate II There are a number of ways you could look at the latest move by the Golkar Party in threatening the government and the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) with its withdrawal of political support.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
RI's fisheries diplomacy in Southwest Pacific
RI's fisheries diplomacy in Southwest PacificSiswo Pramono, Graduate Program, School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda presented Indonesia's new foreign policy on the Southwest Pacific region at the Australian National...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Proposed minimum wage for Jakarta is appropriate
Proposed minimum wage for Jakarta is appropriate Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has set the province's minimum wage at Rp 591,266, 38 percent up from the present level of Rp 426,250 effective from January 2001.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Jakarta, Bekasi lock horns on Bantar Gebang dump
Jakarta, Bekasi lock horns on Bantar Gebang dumpAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Talks between Jakarta and Bekasi authorities on the future of the city's Bantar Gebang garbage dump in Bekasi have ended in deadlock, with the Bekasi mayor insisting on closing the dump by the end of the year.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Calling Golkar's bluff
Calling Golkar's bluff A desperate situation indeed calls for desperate measures, but Golkar has no right to resort to political blackmail in diverting attention from an investigation into allegations of improper behavior by its chairman, Akbar Tandjung, who also happens to be the House speaker.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Eight suspects shot in Cirebon
Eight suspects shot in Cirebon CIREBON, West Java: Local police shot eight alleged criminals who are suspected to have committed numerous crimes in Sumber village over the weekend in the process of arresting them.None of the injuries incurred were deemed to be life- threatening.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Government drafting five bills on media
Government drafting five bills on mediaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is drafting five bills aimed at ensuring easier access to information for the public, State Minister for Communication and Information Syamsul Mu'arif said on Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
NGOs urge province to be transparent on KPC purchase
NGOs urge province to be transparent on KPC purchaseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the East Kalimantan provincial administration is pressuring giant coal company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) to sell it its majority shares, several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have repeated calls for the...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Refugees' rice sold in public market
Refugees' rice sold in public market BIAK, Irian Jaya: The Biak Numfor Legislative Council (DPRD) urged local authorities to investigate the alleged misuse of rice supplies intended as aid for Maluku and North Maluku refugees in the regency."The authorities must investigation the case.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
1. Syamsul: 4 lines, 11 counts
1. Syamsul: 4 lines, 11 counts Government drafting five bills on media 2. THEYS: 2 lines, 28 counts Government joint team on Theys' murder nowhere to be seen 3. POSO 1 line 32 counts 'Slap military state of emergency on Poso' 4.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
No development without peace: New ARMM chief
No development without peace: New ARMM chiefAgence France-Presse, Manila New Philippine Muslim leader Parouk Hussin told his rebellious brethren on Tuesday there could be no development without peace and called for them to lay down their arms and help build the impoverished south.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
E. Java joins in to urge govt to scrap Gresik deal
E. Java joins in to urge govt to scrap Gresik dealBerni K. Moestafa and Dadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government may have lost its last bit of provincial support for the planned sale of PT Semen Gresik this year, as the governor of East Java joined opposition in West Sumatra and South...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
'Teachers should be paid via bank'
'Teachers should be paid via bank' KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Southeast Sulawesi branch of the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) has proposed that local teachers' salaries be paid directly to their bank accounts.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Ngawi returns to normal, Yuwono yet to be found
Ngawi returns to normal, Yuwono yet to be foundTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Ngawi The situation is gradually returning to normal in the East Java town of Ngawi following heightened tension between militant Islamic group Laskar Jihad and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Cambodia opens bridge over Mekong River
Cambodia opens bridge over Mekong River CAMBODIA: Cambodia's first bridge spanning the Mekong River was opened on Tuesday, a US$56-million project linking east and west Cambodia by road for the first time.The 1.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Budget safe despite wayward assumptions: Boediono says
Budget safe despite wayward assumptions: Boediono saysAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Tuesday that several key macro economic assumptions under the 2001 state budget had been off-target, but he assured that the budget was safe.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
New envoys impress House
New envoys impress House JAKARTA: Two ambassadorial candidates, Soemadi Brotodiningrat and M. Maftuh Basyuni, described their outlooks as diplomats to House of Representatives Commission I on foreign affairs.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Banten applies democracy in gubernatorial poll
Banten applies democracy in gubernatorial pollThe Jakarta Post, Serang The Banten gubernatorial election elected Djoko Munandar as governor of the new province and Atut Chosiah as deputy governor on Monday. However, many accused it of failing to demonstrate the democratic process to local people.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
ICW exposes toll road KKN: State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa
ICW exposes toll road KKN: State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga's plan to increase toll road tariffs by as much as 40 percent. Page 6Five bills on the media: The government is drafting five bills aimed at ensuring easier access to information for the public.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Indonesian boys and girls to compete in 2nd ASEAN chess championships
Indonesian boys and girls to compete in 2nd ASEAN chess championshipsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) will send 13 teenagers to Kuala Lumpur to take part in the 2nd ASEAN Age Group Chess Championship scheduled from Dec. 22 to Dec. 29.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Bylaw bans ticket touting
Bylaw bans ticket toutingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being forced to release 11 ticket scalpers because they had no legal basis for charging them, the police on Tuesday learned that the scalpers could in fact be charged under an article on public order set out in a city bylaw.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Millions Jakartans lack iodine
Millions Jakartans lack iodine JAKARTA: Almost half the city's residents do not take salt with iodine, a substance that is essential to stay healthy.Data at the Ministry of Health reveals that only 58 percent of people in the city take iodized salt.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Three orphan girls killed in fire
Three orphan girls killed in fire MANADO, North Sulawesi: Three orphan girls died in a fire which razed an orphanage in Tompaso Village, Minahasa, in the province, on Sunday evening.Second Insp. Ismanto, chief of the Tompaso Police Station, said the three were identified as Debby Moniaga, 10,...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Garbage still headache for Medan mayoralty
Garbage still headache for Medan mayoraltyApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Medan administration is facing criticism from members of the city council over its inability to manage the estimated 411 tons of garbage produced in the city each day.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Already checked -- James
Already checked -- JamesThai Country Profile -- December 5 74th Birthday of H.M. King Bhumibol of Thailand and Thai National Day "Land of Smile" at crossroads of SE Asian nations Thailand's history and position in the heart of Indochina has made it something of a Southeast Asian cultural, religious...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Foreign tourist arrivals drop 19.5 percent
Foreign tourist arrivals drop 19.5 percentTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign tourist arrivals in October plunged 19.5 percent compared with the previous month, when anti-American sentiment in the country rose on the tail of the United State's retaliation attacks in Afghanistan, a...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
Golkar lobbies to stymie plans for special committee to probe Akbar
Golkar lobbies to stymie plans for special committee to probe AkbarFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar's well-oiled political machinery again showed its guile on Tuesday as it attempted to thwart the setting up a special legislative committee into the Bulog scandal, advocating...
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
'Slap military state of emergency on Poso'
'Slap military state of emergency on Poso'Abu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More support came from the House of Representatives on Tuesday for the government to impose a state of emergency to end a deadly sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi.
Wed, 05 Dec 2001
East Java urges govt to scrap Gresik deal
East Java urges govt to scrap Gresik dealBerni K. Moestafa and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government may have lost its last bit of provincial support for the planned sale of PT Semen Gresik this year, as the governor of East Java joined opposition in West Sumatra and South...