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Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Megawati inaugurates Asam-Asam power plant
Megawati inaugurates Asam-Asam power plantThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated on Friday the Asam-Asam 130 Megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Tanah Laut regency, South Kalimantan, which is owned by PT Indonesia Power, a subsidiary of state electricity company...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
What went wrong?
What went wrong? Considering the suffering that the recent floods have inflicted on hundreds of thousands of city residents, the government's decision on Wednesday to halt all housing development in the Jakarta-Bogor-Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabotabek) area for the next six months is a good beginning.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Women cannot easily get a divorce
Women cannot easily get a divorceMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 12 couples in the city were divorced every day last year, data states.And in most cases, it is the wife who wants to end the marriage - because of two main reasons: either the man neglected the family or he...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
More relief pours in for victims of flood disaster
More relief pours in for victims of flood disasterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relief continued to pour in on Friday for the thousands of victims affected by the devastating floods and landslides across Indonesia which have claimed the lives of nearly 150 people over the past two weeks.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
200,000 children in Aceh malnourished
200,000 children in Aceh malnourished BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A total of 200,000 children in Aceh aged under five years old are facing malnutrition because of the prolonged economic crisis and conflict, says a local official.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
'Govt drive against illegal logging empty rhetoric'
'Govt drive against illegal logging empty rhetoric'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's determination to fight illegal logging in the country remains largely rhetorical, as seen from the various unsolved cases involving log theft.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Taxi robbery in Tangerang
Taxi robbery in Tangerang TANGERANG: Three men managed to make off with Rp 221,000 and a Toyota Soluna sedan after stabbing and throwing the driver out the taxi near a cemetery in Pademangan village, Curug district of Tangerang on Thursday.Tangerang police deputy detective Insp.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
The 'tudung' affair: Principles and wisdom
The 'tudung' affair: Principles and wisdomMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many in Indonesia were shocked this week to read that two very young Singaporean girls in elementary school were suspended by the government in the city-state for wearing a headscarf or tudung to school.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Logging persists in Palu's protected forest
Logging persists in Palu's protected forest Illegal logging in the Lindu Lore National Park in Central Sulawesi is continuing unchecked, threatening the future of the protected 228,000 hectare-forest.Park management office headn Bandjar Yulianto Laban said at least 1,500 hectares of the forest,...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
2. Star -- Govt-to-govt pacts on foreign labor will ease burden
2. Star -- Govt-to-govt pacts on foreign labor will ease burden 1x 32 36 pt Foreign govts must play role in labor Governments must comply with KL over labor or KL seeks help from govts on foreign labor or KL asks each govt to control their labor V.K.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002Exhibitions * Painting by Dutch painter Walter van Oel, Cemara 6 Gallery, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto, Central Jakarta, until March 8. * Painting, Sculpture: PEREK - "Womens' experiment" by members of the Yogyakarta-based art group, The British Council...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
City suffers Rp 400b in losses
City suffers Rp 400b in lossesAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration estimated on Friday that it has suffered as much as Rp 400 billion (US$40 million) in losses due damages to public facilities caused by the recent flooding.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Two 18-hole golf courses face destruction
Two 18-hole golf courses face destructionPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The existence of 31 golf courses in Greater Jakarta was apparently one cause of the big floods last week.Governor Sutiyoso announced on Thursday that his administration had agreed to the demolition of two...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Primastuti Handayani
Primastuti Handayani The Jakarta Post Jakarta The existence of 31 golf courses in Greater Jakarta was apparently one cause of the big floods last week.Governor Sutiyoso announced on Thursday that his administration had agreed to the demolition of two 18-hole golf courses: Pantai Indah Kapuk in...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
JP/12/brief
JP/12/brief SingTel net profit dives almost 25% SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) Friday said net profit in the nine months to December fell almost 25 percent to S$1.45 billion (US$655.74 million), but rejected criticism over its overseas investments.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
VP tells generals to respect summons
VP tells generals to respect summonsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz urged on Friday military and police generals to comply with the summonses issued by the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) in connection with three high profile incidents...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Just say substation
Just say substation It is a bit annoying to learn that The Jakarta Post keeps using improper terms or words like "power generator" or "relay station" instead of "electrical (distribution) substation" or just "substation" for the electrical facilities recently shut down by the state electricity...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
326 refugees sent home
326 refugees sent home MANADO, North Sulawesi: Some 326 refugees in the province were sent back to their homes in Tobelo, North Maluku on Thursday.Jeffri Prang, chief of the local social affairs office, said the repatriation of the North Maluku refugees was the second the provincial administration...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Kiwis back from disaster against Indonesia
Kiwis back from disaster against IndonesiaAgence France-Presse, Invercargill, New Zealand Davis Cup veteran Alistair Hunt brought New Zealand back from the brink to avoid an opening round disaster in the tennis tie against Indonesia here Friday.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
People are kind despite crisis
People are kind despite crisis On the evening of Jan. 31, on the way back from a hospital checkup for my pregnant wife, my family was trapped by the floods and couldn't get back home. Our taxi driver wouldn't go through the water and dropped us off just west of Kedoya near Puri Indah.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
* Headlines: VP tells generals to respect summons 2
* Headlines: VP tells generals to respect summons 2* Opinion: 'Tudung' affair: Principles and wisdom 4* Archipelago: C. Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakers 7 * National: Drive against illegal logging empty rhetoric 8* World: Arafat 'forgives' Sharon 10* Business: Pulp mills put heavy pressure on...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
JP/13/Money
JP/13/MoneyBudiman reelected as IRSG Sec-Gen JAKARTA: Indonesian AFS Budiman has been reelected as secretary general of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) during its 103rd meeting in Glasgow on Feb. 7, a statement from the Indonesian embassy in London has said.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Stop building any more villas in Puncak: VP
Stop building any more villas in Puncak: VPThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz called on the West Java provincial administration to stop the development of luxurious villas in Bogor, Puncak and Cianjur (Bopunjur) which have been partly blamed for the devastating Jakarta floods.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Lindu Lore National Park looted
Lindu Lore National Park lootedJakarta Post, Palu Illegal logging in the Lindu Lore National Park in Central Sulawesi is continuing unchecked, threatening the future of the protected 228,000 hectare-forest.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Headings
Headings1. Flood: 8 x 4 linesMore aid pours in for victims of disasters2. Poso: 20 x 2 lines:Central Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakers 3. Kodam: 30 x 1 lineNew Aceh military command: Quo vadis?4. Pasir: 24 x 2 linesBan on sand exports to Singapore gains support5.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Golkar supports Akbar until 2004
Golkar supports Akbar until 2004A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's second largest and former ruling party Golkar concluded its three-day congress here on Friday with a unanimous support for Akbar Tandjung to serve his full term until 2004.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Midwife arrested for killing own baby
Midwife arrested for killing own baby BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Twenty-one-year-old Naimah, a midwife from the subdistrict of Madukara in Barnjarnegara regency was arrested by local police on Friday for killing her newborn.She killed the baby by strangling it with the umbilical chord.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Central Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakers
Central Sulawesi Police to expel troublemakersErick W., The Jakarta Post, Palu The police are making an inventory of immigrants in Poso in their attempt to expel troublemakers from the regency as part of the Malino declaration to end sectarian conflict.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Thousands demand wage hike
Thousands demand wage hike BOGOR: More than 7,000 employees of PT Great River International in Cibinong district, in Bogor regency, held a demonstration to demand wage hikes.They started the rally on Thursday, and continued on Friday, urging the clothing company pay the new minimum wage of Rp...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
KL asks each govt to control their labor
KL asks each govt to control their laborV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, The participation of governments whose citizens are keen to work in Malaysia is a logical step to take in the effort to control and streamline the number of foreign workers in the country.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Poultry safe, ban should go: U.S.
Poultry safe, ban should go: U.S. Asian nations that have banned imports of poultry from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania due to fears of avian flu should lift the restrictions as the virus is not harmful to humans, a U.S. trade official said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
. Duit (4 x 10)
. Duit (4 x 10) JP/ Asian monies mostly down, focus on G7 meeting 2. Japan (2 x 21) Japan urges stock-buying body to fight sell-off 3. Medco ( 2 x 24 ) Medco to up average output to more than 90,000 bpd 4. 12 belum 2 (2 x 18) Oil price firms on technical factors 5.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Chinese-themed movies hit local TV
Chinese-themed movies hit local TVLuas Samudera, Contributor, Jakarta Many blame the Dutch colonial government for giving Indonesians of Chinese descent privileges over native Indonesians, a policy which created a long-lasting resentment toward the Chinese-Indonesians which is still prevalent today.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Lawyers doubt rights prosecutors' capability
Lawyers doubt rights prosecutors' capabilityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights lawyers have raised concerns that the 24 prosecutors appointed to the ad hoc human rights tribunal lack the necessary knowledge and experience to pursue the cases of human rights abuses that took place in East Timor...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Dutch minister to visit RI
Dutch minister to visit RI JAKARTA: Dutch education minister Loek Hermans will visit Indonesia next week in a bid to boost cooperation in both the technology and education fields between the two countries.A media statement released by the Dutch Embassy here said that during his trip between Feb.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
National Archive building gets Unesco heritage award
National Archive building gets Unesco heritage awardIda Indawati Khouw, Contributor, Jakarta There's good news for building conservation efforts in Indonesia.Despite the lack of attention given to the conservation of historical buildings here, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Cartoon8:30 Documentary9:00 Teen's Program10:00 Music11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Music2:00 News3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 Documentary 4:30 Magic Show 5:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Music8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
New Aceh military command: Quo vadis?
New Aceh military command: Quo vadis?Ibnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The future of strife-torn Aceh has become unclear since the Iskandar Muda Military Command was reinstated on Feb. 5, 2002, which has raised mixed reactions from all sides, both at home and abroad.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Limitation on
Limitation on land ownership From Suara Karya By virtue of Decree No. 6/1998 of June 26, 1998 issued by State Minister for Agrarian Affairs/Head of the National Land Agency on the awarding of the right of proprietorship on land used for housing purposes, one purchasing a plot of land is required to...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Govt declares battle against bad debtors
Govt declares battle against bad debtorsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After more than three years of abuse by bad debtors, the government looks set to strike back, calling the nation to prepare for a legal battle in salvaging billions of U.S. dollars in public money.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Flame chalks up third consecutive win
Flame chalks up third consecutive winMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Surabaya Flame extended its winning streak to three after it defeated Jakarta Patriot 3-0 in Proliga here on Friday.The Flame did not lose a single set either in its three games, including the previous two fixtures against...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Back on speaking terms in Jakarta
Back on speaking terms in Jakarta As a devotee of cricket, Prime Minister John Howard can appreciate the virtues of playing with a straight bat. He applied the principle to diplomacy in Indonesia this week and, in the face of a hostile attack on a sticky wicket, the technique served him well.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Paris Club talks to avoid private debt rescheduling
Paris Club talks to avoid private debt reschedulingBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would negotiate with the Paris Club creditor nations not to extend the rescheduling of its sovereign debts to its private debts, as it would downgrade Indonesia's country rating to...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Telkom, Pramindo seal buyout deal
Telkom, Pramindo seal buyout dealThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State telecommunications company PT Telkom said on Friday that it has finally completed a planned asset buyout with its joint operating partner, PT Pramindo Ikat.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Offer of sponsorship
Offer of sponsorship With regard to the many public reports and complaints about offers of cooperation or sponsorship in conjunction with the launching of a book or an agenda book and so forth in the name of Bank Indonesia as an agency or on behalf of its officials, we hereby assert that:1.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
GAM accuses Jakarta of declaring war
GAM accuses Jakarta of declaring warAgence France-Presse, Jakarta Separatist rebels in Aceh have criticized Indonesia's decision to extend military operations there as a "declaration of war," further clouding the prospects for peace in the troubled province.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
1. Bopunjur - 12 x 3 lines
1. Bopunjur - 12 x 3 linesStop building any more villas in Puncak: VP 2. Howard - 21 x 2 linesHoward praised at home for coolness in Jakarta 3. Imlek - 18 x 2 linesSchools, JSX closed on Chinese New Year 4. Yogya - 24 x 1 lineAnti-Howard rally turns violent 5.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
RI turns down proposal for lower import tariff on sugar
RI turns down proposal for lower import tariff on sugarAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will maintain the current high import tariff on sugar to protect local farmers despite a proposal from Thailand for a lower tariff, according to a senior official at the Ministry of...
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor JakartaCompetition gets fiercer as new comers arrive The food, beverage and entertainment business has been mushrooming in the capital, offering greater choice to consumers.The economic turmoil gripping Indonesia since late 1997 has severely affected the industry.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002
Dining with themes of love, and Chinese flavor
Dining with themes of love, and Chinese flavor By Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Scattered cafes and restaurants in Jakarta are gearing up for the Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day with many eateries planning to offer special menus and romantic treats.