Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Asia awaits gains from WTO reforms
Asia awaits gains from WTO reformsReuters, Sydney/Tokyo Asia is warily counting expected region-wide gains from big decisions by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to launch a round of global trade reform negotiations and to admit China and Taiwan as members.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
`Zakat' to be deductible from net income tax
`Zakat' to be deductible from net income taxThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Tax confirmed on Friday that zakat, or the religious tax that Muslims are obliged to pay, will become net income tax deductible starting next year.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate Briefs The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said in a statement on Friday that it had sold Sugar Group, formerly owned by the Salim Group, to a local consortium, led by a PT Trimanunggal Jaya-PT Garuda Pancaarta joint venture, for Rp 1.16 trillion (US$110 million).
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Monkey business?
Monkey business? The Jakarta administration's plan to spend some Rp 3.2 billion (about US$3.2 million) on the care of four African gorillas -- donations from a sister zoo in Britain to the Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta -- is drawing fire from irate members of the Jakarta City Council (DPRD).
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Rupiah Rates Nov.30
Rupiah Rates Nov.30 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,930.00 9,930.00 10,482.00 10,378.00Australian dollar 1 5,669.39 5,145.73 5,437.01 5,377.88Austrian schilling 1 704.56 639.59 675.68 668.45Belgian franc 1 240.33 218.17 230.48 228.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Street sweepers go on strike in Medan
Street sweepers go on strike in MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan What would the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan look like if more than 1,700 street sweepers in the city stayed away from work?Aslan Harahap, an assistant to the Medan mayor, expressed his deep concern over the...
Sat, 01 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...
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Baby calls for less AIDS bigotry
Baby calls for less AIDS bigotry JAKARTA: AIDS activist Baby Jim Aditya called on people not to discriminate against people with AIDS."AIDS victims are depressed enough as it is. Let's help encourage them to deal with their condition," she said on Tuesday at the launch of her website on AIDS www.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Special prayer for Agus Budiman
Special prayer for Agus Budiman BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Ulemas in the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin, the home town of Agus Budiman, an Indonesian suspected by the FBI of involvement in the bloody terrorist attacks in Washington and New York last September, have held a special...
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Rini suspends senior staff
Rini suspends senior staffThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Trade and Industry Rini Soewandi has suspended the director general of international trade Riyanto B. Yosokumoro from duty as punishment for breaching a ministerial decree.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Leuser Project
Leuser Project Referring to your article in The Jakarta Post of Nov. 26 regarding the dismissal of 200 staff members of the Leuser Management Unit, I hereby formally disown that the European Commission or the Delegation has any plan to close the Leuser Development Program before its closing date.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Firecracker-makers face death, as well as helpful police
Firecracker-makers face death, as well as helpful policeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang In a small house in the village of Karangtengah in Pademangan subdistrict, Tangerang, three teenagers sat with their agile fingers busily filling a small carton tube with gunpowder, some of which...
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Free HK visa good for one month
Free HK visa good for one month Beginning this month, Indonesians visiting Hong Kong can stay in the territory for up to one month with a visa issued on arrival, Antara reported on Friday.Previously, the visa-on-arrival facility for Indonesian visitors was only valid for a stay of up to 14 days.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Aceh regent orders more raids on GAM
Aceh regent orders more raids on GAMApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Langsa East Aceh Regent Azman Usmanuddin has ordered the local police and military to crack down on the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and capture its spokesman Tengku Ishak Daud to restore security and order in the regency.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Seventeen Asian nations adopt plan to fight corruption
Seventeen Asian nations adopt plan to fight corruptionRyan Nakashima, Agence France-Presse, Tokyo Seventeen Asian nations adopted a legally non-binding plan on Friday to fight corruption, which they said was widespread in the region and hampered economic growth and poverty reduction efforts.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Sex workers protest, police not bending
Sex workers protest, police not bendingAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The East Java Provincial Police have rejected demands made by more than 300 sex workers who demonstrated in Surabaya on Thursday, saying allowing brothels to stay open during Ramadhan is not an option.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Seventeen Asian nations adopt plan to fight corruption
Seventeen Asian nations adopt plan to fight corruption Seventeen Asian nations adopted a legally non-binding plan Friday to fight corruption, which they said was widespread in the region and hampered economic growth and poverty reduction efforts.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
LDP to end in May 2002
LDP to end in May 2002 We were surprised that a newspaper of such high quality as The Jakarta Post continues to publish factually incorrect information about the Leuser Development Program ('Aceh's Leuser project halted, Nov. 26).
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
1. Poso: 24 x 2 lines
1. Poso: 24 x 2 linesPoso refugees in grave danger as mobs threaten2. WTS: 16 x 2 lines:Sex workers protest, Police not bending3. Bandung: 24 x 2 linesWest Javanese leaders have no sense of crisis: Expert4. Langsa: 16 x 2 lines:Aceh regent orders more raids on GAM5.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Bankers recruited in new PBSI board of directors
Bankers recruited in new PBSI board of directorsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new executive board of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) was divulged here on Friday, which exposed the organization's allegiance to several prominent bankers and businesspeople.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Legislators seek Idul Fitri bonus
Legislators seek Idul Fitri bonus SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan provincial legislative body (DPRD) was slammed on Friday for allegedly proposing that its members be given a Rp 75 million bonus each, ahead of Idul Fitri."The proposal is embarrassing.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Medan fire destroys 300 houses: A total of 1,500 people lost
Medan fire destroys 300 houses: A total of 1,500 people lost their homes on Friday when a fire razed 300 houses in the Kampung Kubur area of Medan, North Sumatra. No casualties were reported in the fire that broke out at around 3:25 p.m.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Indonesia a front line against terrorism
Indonesia a front line against terrorismJ. Andrew Spindler, Executive Director, Financial Services, Volunteer Corps (FSVC). John L. Walker, President, FSVC Board, New York Indonesia has become a crucial front line in the war against terrorism.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Singapore presses ahead with desalination program
Singapore presses ahead with desalination program Agence France-Presse Singapore Singapore announced Friday that it will push ahead with a program to develop desalination as an alternative source of water while pursuing long-term supply deals with Malaysia and Indonesia.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Some love firecrackers, some hate them
Some love firecrackers, some hate themMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many people say that not only are firecrackers and fireworks annoying, they are also illegal and downright dangerous.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Private TV stations gearing up for tough competition
Private TV stations gearing up for tough competitionAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The addition of two more private stations -- TV7 and Trans TV -- means that a total of nine television channels are now crowding the airwaves.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Two killed in Aceh violence: Two civilians, including a woman,
Two killed in Aceh violence: Two civilians, including a woman, were killed and 10 shops were burned down in renewed clashes in the village of Sueneubok Baro in East Aceh on Friday. East Aceh Police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
AGO holds authority on trial against Soeharto
AGO holds authority on trial against SoehartoTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chief Justice Bagir Manan said on Friday that the Attorney General's Office itself had to decide on its own whether it wanted to continue with corruption proceedings against former president Soeharto.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Snipers to secure annual exodus
Snipers to secure annual exodus BOGOR: The police will deploy dozens of snipers on the roads that will be used by people returning to their hometowns during the holiday season.Bogor chief of detectives Comr.Edi S. Tambunan said that they would be deployed three days before the Idul Fitri holidays.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Caring can help to make a difference
Caring can help to make a differenceDavid and Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Directors of Harapan Permata, Hati Kita Foundation, Bogor This year's World AIDS Day campaign avails of the slogan, "I care ... Do you?" to create a sustained focus on the role of men in the epidemic.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Rp 8.2b used to clear brothel land
Rp 8.2b used to clear brothel land JAKARTA: City Administration claimed on Friday to have used Rp 8.2 billion (US$820,000) for the acquisition of 5.6-hectare land and buildings at former Kramat Tunggak brothel complex in North Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
[b]Enron collapse
Enron collapse will cost Japanese firms some US$8b2. Trade ( 2 x 16 )U.S. to move fast on S'pore trade deal3. China ( 2 x 18 )Asia awaits gains from WTO reforms 4. Belum ( 2 x 20 )Asian countries adopt anticorruption plan5. Mekong ( 2 x 11)Nations sign Mekong pact
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Inflation up in November, hope for lower rates dashed
Inflation up in November, hope for lower rates dashedTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose 1.71 percent in November above the previous month's level, as prices crept higher with the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.
Sat, 01 Dec 2001
Condolences
Condolences Our deepest condolences on the passing ofMartha R. Tooy Kaunang68 years old the beloved mother of our Business ManagerChristian Tooy She died in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Friday afternoon.The funeral service will be held on ... in Manado. Management and staff of The Jakarta Post