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Tue, 04 Dec 2001
Drug addicts in Bali higher
Drug addicts in Bali higher DENPASAR, Bali: The Antinarcotic Coordinating Commission in the province said the province needed a rehabilitation center to help the increasing number of local drug addicts on the tourist island.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Glass painter hopes gloomy will pass quickly
Glass painter hopes gloomy will pass quicklyTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Muntilan, Central Java The terrorist attacks in New York last September have affected tourism in the small town of Muntilan, where the Borobudur temple lies.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Fuel prices lowered by 7.6% on average
Fuel prices lowered by 7.6% on averageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said it would lower fuel prices for industry in December by an average of 7.8 percent, a statement said.Premium gasoline will be sold at Rp 1,450 (13.8 U.S.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Megawati call for religious tolerance
Megawati call for religious toleranceFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called for tolerance, peace and justice among people of different religions and ethnic origins, saying that living in peace is a right for all human beings.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
1.DISABLE, 3 lines, 15 counts
1.DISABLE, 3 lines, 15 countsElection bill discriminates against disabled: critics 2. ASEAN: 4 lines, 11 countsRI, ASEAN discuss terrorism with U.S. 3. SETO, 2 lines, 22 countsWorking women torn between maternal instinct, career
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Snapshot of the Humpuss empire in 1997
Snapshot of the Humpuss empire in 1997TranportationPT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi PT Sempati Air PT Gatari Air Service PT Humpuss Sea TransportConstrutionPT Mahasara Buana PT Mabua Detroit Steel PT Puri Bangun MustikaFinanceBank Utama Satya Siaga Insurance Brokers Humpuss Inc.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Additional burden on the nation
Additional burden on the nationFrom PelitaLately, the incidence of muggings and brawling among students has been on the increase. This often ends with the loss of life among the students themselves or innocent people.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Stroke should be treated quickly
Stroke should be treated quickly People who suffer from a stroke should be treated by a doctor within three hours of experiencing it to enable them to have a better chance of recovering, an official said here over the weekend.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
100 jihad fighters arrested in Ngawi
100 jihad fighters arrested in NgawiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police in East Java arrested on Sunday more than 100 members of a religious militant group in the town of Ngawi and confiscated dozens of weapons, including bombs, handguns and bullets.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Golkar threatens to withdraw support for govt
Golkar threatens to withdraw support for govtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party has threatened to withdraw its support for President Megawati Soekarnoputri if her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) backed moves to create a House of Representatives' special committee to...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
PM warns party against complacency
PM warns party against complacency SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong warned MPs from his People's Action Party (PAP) against complacency and influence peddling in a letter published in the Sunday Times.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Thousands of people gathered in cities across Turkey on Saturday
Thousands of people gathered in cities across Turkey on Saturday to protest against the country's International Monetary Fund pact and called on the government to quit over its handling of a punishing economic crisis.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Conflicts worsen despite troop deployments
Conflicts worsen despite troop deploymentsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The deployment of 50,000 troops in restive areas has largely failed to restore order because elements in both the government and the military have vested interests in keeping the conflicts alive, observers said...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Stroke patients should be treated within three hours
Stroke patients should be treated within three hoursAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People who suffer from a stroke should be treated by a doctor within three hours of experiencing it to enable them to have a better chance of recovering, an official said here over the weekend.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Suspected bombs in hotel room
Suspected bombs in hotel room Two packages, suspected to be homemade bombs, were found in a room at the Atlantic hotel in Central Jakarta on Sunday by a hotel staff member who was working in the room after the registered guests had checked out.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Airline passengers for domestic travel (January - September)
Airline passengers for domestic travel (January - September)Airport 2000 2001 Change (thousand people) (%) Polonia, Medan 287.3 342.2 19.11 Soekarno-Hatta 1,685.4 2,271.4 34.77 Juanda, Surabaya 731.8 906.7 23.90 Ngurah Rai, Bali 480.0 626.4 30.50 Hasanuddin, Makassar 233.3 309.2 32.53 Others 2,761.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Reduced catchment area blamed for Bandung flood
Reduced catchment area blamed for Bandung floodYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung An environmental expert blamed the very large number of buildings in North Bandung and the poor drainage system in the city for the current flood in South Bandung.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Tommy's contempt of law sidelined
Tommy's contempt of law sidelinedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Evading conviction is a crime that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra committed when he escaped imprisonment a year ago, but police seem disinterested in pursuing this blatant contempt of the law by focusing instead on...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
'Beware of brothel burning'
'Beware of brothel burning' SURABAYA, East Java: Surabaya Police chief Sr. Comr. Ito Sumardi has asked the local military to back up police to step up security around brothels in the city due to the distribution of circulars threatening to burn down the red-light district.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
S. Korea topples China as investors' favorite: Poll
S. Korea topples China as investors' favorite: Poll Reuters Hong KongSouth Korea will topple China as fund managers' favorite Asian market by early next year, with Australia and India creeping onto investors' radar screens. South Korea was the top pick by 33.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Gunmen trigger chaos in Maluku
Gunmen trigger chaos in MalukuAfter weeks of tense calm, strife-torn Maluku was rocked by a series of gunfights and shootings initiated by armed rioters, an official said Sunday.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
30th Anniversary of UAE National Day
30th Anniversary of UAE National Day----------------------------------------------------------------On Dec. 2 this year, the federation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked the 30th anniversary of its national day.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
EVM to avoid KKN
EVM to avoid KKN As President of the Indonesia Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), I am following-up on the Opinion article in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 29 entitled Take project management away from govt agencies by Robert J. Cochrane.While we enthusiastically agree with Mr.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
RP, S. Korea agree to new air pact
RP, S. Korea agree to new air pactAssociated Press, Manila The Philippines and South Korea, hoping to perk up tourism in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., have negotiated a new air agreement allowing each side to increase weekly flights between Manila and Seoul from 13 to 16,...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Government fails to monitor bailout funds: Kim Dae Jung
Government fails to monitor bailout funds: Kim Dae JungAssociated Press, Seoul President Kim Dae-jung admitted Saturday that his government has failed to properly supervise the use of US$116.8 billion it has supplied to bail out struggling banks in the wake of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Govt wants to focus on 'zakat' first: Minister
Govt wants to focus on 'zakat' first: MinisterFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husein Al Munawar said on Sunday that the government still had no concrete plan to extend its tax-deductible policy on Islamic alms, or zakat, to similar kinds of...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Senen vendors offer cheap clothes
Senen vendors offer cheap clothesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Forget shopping malls and traditional markets if you want to get a new shopping experience. There are alternative places for you to go.Pay a visit to Senen market in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
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,...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
West Sumatra rejects new Semen Gresik plan
West Sumatra rejects new Semen Gresik planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The West Sumatra people rejected the government's new plan for the sale of the state-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik to Mexico's Cemex SA de CV, insisting that the local PT Semen Padang must first be separated from its...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
[b]Profiting from violence
Profiting from violence in eastern Indonesia Santi W.E. Soekanto Contributor The Jakarta Post Jakarta 2. Tommy -- Indonesia's opportunity 1 x 32 48pt Bodoni Tommy: Hopes and opportunitiesThe Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore 3.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Medan fire victims in urgent need of aid
Medan fire victims in urgent need of aidApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Some 400 families whose houses and assets were destroyed in a fire in Central Petisah subdistrict in the North Sumatra capital, Medan, are in urgent need of more humanitarian aid to survive the critical situation.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCW) denied talk that it plans to tap
Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCW) denied talk that it plans to tap European debt markets for capital, following several media reports about a planned bond issue. In a statement issued late Friday, the Hong Kong telecommunications giant said, "PCCW has no immediate plans to access the Euro...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMondayMaghrib 5:59 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 3:57 a.m.Subuh 4:07 a.m.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Tommy's arrest: Its possible implications
Tommy's arrest: Its possible implicationsJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta"Certain political groupings seem to have tried to take advantage of the whole episode, from the beginning of the process of his (Tommy's) trial, his brief imprisonment, his two meetings with the then...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
1. market (1 x 30)
1. market (1 x 30) Dollar demand weakens, rupiah to slide 2. Wall ( 2 x 24 ) Wall Street stocks mixed as bulls face off vs bears 3. oil ( 2 x 20 ) EU looking for higher, stable oil prices
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
ADB $100m loan for education
ADB $100m loan for education JAKARTA (Agencies): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Saturday that it had approved a US$100 million loan to Indonesia for an education project intended to help some 1.26 million poor children, a report said.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Taxi problem
Taxi problem In reference to Lanny Hidayat's letter of Nov. 29 entitled Improper manner, I can explain her problems with the Silvera taxi drivers outside Apartment Taman Rasuna on Nov. 24. I had exactly the same experience, about an hour before her.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Malaysia's unemployment aggravated by September attacks on U.S.
Malaysia's unemployment aggravated by September attacks on U.S.Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The worsening world economy and the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the U.S. have caused tens of thousands of workers to lose their jobs in Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Gunmen trigger chaos in Maluku
Gunmen trigger chaos in Maluku After weeks of tense calm, strife-torn Maluku was rocked by a series of gunfights and shootings initiated by armed rioters, an official said Sunday.Civil emergency spokesman Maj. Marthen Luther Djari confirmed that at least two shooting incidents broke out on Sunday.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
KL inmate's death still unsolved
KL inmate's death still unsolved CIREBON, West Java: Local authorities have yet to determine the cause of death of Malaysian inmate Koh Kim Cha alias Amzit who was found dead in his cell in Cirebon prison last Thursday due to the absence of an official permit for an autopsy.Cirebon Police chief Adj.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Indonesian tennis starlet Angie vies to lower her world ranking to sub-100
Indonesian tennis starlet Angie vies to lower her world ranking to sub-100Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After her phenomenal run this year, which included her historic Wimbledon triumph, Indonesian teenage star Angelique Widjaja looks fancied in the 2002 season with a view to breaking into...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
JP/1/INSIDE
JP/1/INSIDEMegawati begins to feel the heat: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is facing difficulties in leading the government due to the failure of her party's legislators to control the House of Representatives, political analysts say.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsThe Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said late Friday it had raised Rp 710 billion (US$68.3 million) from the sale of industrial estates formerly belonging to the Salim Group.IBRA sold the Riau Industrial Estates on Indonesia's Sumatra island to local company PT Dwi Sinergi...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Appeal for displaced persons
Appeal for displaced persons JAKARTA: The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Indonesia, Bo Asplund, has launched a consolidated interagency appeal (CAP 2002) for internally displaced persons in Indonesia, currently estimated at over 1 million people.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Muhammadiyah lags behind in producing Islamic thinkers
Muhammadiyah lags behind in producing Islamic thinkersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's largest Muslim social organizations, is falling behind when it comes to producing new Islamic thinkers, says a prominent Muslim scholar.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Flood hits Atambua
Flood hits Atambua ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: A flash food hit Atambua last Friday, leaving hundreds of local people homeless and dozens of hectares of rice fields damaged.The flood was triggered by incessant rain from Wednesday until Friday, causing the Benenai river that passes through the...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Beware of insincere NGO activists
Beware of insincere NGO activistsFrom Koran TempoThe news story about an activist of a non-governmental organization (NGO), who is allegedly accused of masterminding the manipulation of UN rice aid, as published in Koran Tempo of Nov.
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Indonesian volunteers
Indonesian volunteers During the recent anti-American demonstrations, following the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan in search of Osama bin Laden, there were daily reports about Indonesian volunteers signing up to fight alongside the Taliban in what they called a jihad (holy war).
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Local NGOs call for national policy on trade liberalization
Local NGOs call for national policy on trade liberalizationTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A local non-governmental organization, the World Trade Organization Watch called on the government to immediately design a well-developed national plan that would help local businesses to be able...
Mon, 03 Dec 2001
Election bill discriminates against disabled: Critics
Election bill discriminates against disabled: CriticsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The election bill discriminates against people with physical disabilities, critics said here on Saturday.The bill, which is being worked on at the home ministry before being proposed to the House of...