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Fri, 08 Feb 2002
More action, less talk on graft
More action, less talk on graft There is too much talk about problems relating to illegal immigrants. But it is all hot air unless the culture of bisa diatur (can be arranged) or ditanggung beres (consider it done) is dealt with and eliminated altogether.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Military to get new mandate to crush GAM
Military to get new mandate to crush GAMAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government, which has come under strong criticism from human rights activists for reviving the Aceh military command just this week, is now set to give a new mandate to the...
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Utut to start 2002 with Bukaner Open
Utut to start 2002 with Bukaner OpenMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto will open his 2002 campaign at the Bukaner Open in India next week as the Indonesian number one chess master aims to bounce back from last year's dismal run of form.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
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Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Indonesia may just
Indonesia may just become historyFrom Rakyat Merdeka I feel hurt to see that some big-wig corruptors remain legally untouched. They have committed wrong, abused their power for money, position and robbed the country of its wealth by using various cunning tricks.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Our own agenda
Our own agenda With Australia riding in the foreign policy slipstream of the United States, it is no surprise that Canberra has been quietly backing U.S. plans to resume military links with Indonesia as part of Washington's expanded "war against terrorism". The U.S. rationale is that only with U.S.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Expulsion of workers from KL studied
Expulsion of workers from KL studiedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations are now conducting an investigation into the "real" reasons for Malaysia's decision to deport hundreds of thousands of Indonesian male migrant workers.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
VW to invest $2.17b in Asia in next five years
VW to invest $2.17b in Asia in next five yearsAgence France-Presse, Singapore Europe's leading car-maker Volkswagen said Thursday it would invest more than 2.5 billion euros (US$2.17 billion) in the Asia- Pacific region in the next five years, after sales rose 7.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
CIGNA Open deprived of top women's stars
CIGNA Open deprived of top women's starsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The CIGNA Open tennis championships in Jakarta are back but will be deprived of the country's top women stars, as Angelique Widjaja and Wynne Prakusya are heading elsewhere.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
HIV-AIDS spreads along Asia's drug routes
HIV-AIDS spreads along Asia's drug routesMichael Perry, Reuters, Sydney Increasing drug use in Asia is accelerating the spread of HIV- AIDS along drug trafficking routes from the so-called Golden Triangle to nations like Indonesia and governments are doing too little to combat it, a report says.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Villagers protest over E. Timor refugees
Villagers protest over E. Timor refugeesYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Possible clashes are looming between East Timorese refugees and Indonesian farmers seeking to reclaim land used to accommodate the refugees on the border of West Timor and East Timor.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
TV Program: Friday, Feb. 8, 2002
TV Program: Friday, Feb. 8, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Music10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Pre-school education unpopular
Pre-school education unpopular SURABAYA: Most of Indonesia's children do not receive proper pre-school education for a variety of reasons -- ranging from the government's inability to offer local programs to poverty, an official said.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
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;JP;P.J.LEO;REUTERS;AP;REUTERS;AP;REUTERS;AP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-sakit-fashion-Shannen-Mandy-Whoopy-Dion-Winona Photo captions JP/17/CAPSPhoto captionsPhoto A: SakitJP/P.J. LeoA medical team distributes medicines to flood victims in Grogol, West Jakarta.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
People return home to mud and filth
People return home to mud and filthDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rain early Thursday has made the mud and piling garbage alongside roads stickier and stinkier. With trousers rolled up high and tattered T-shirts, many Jakartans began another day of struggle to clean up the mess in their...
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Judges key to probe into Trisakti, Semanggi cases
Judges key to probe into Trisakti, Semanggi casesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The much-awaited questioning of military and police officers in connection with the past incidents in Trisakti University and Semanggi will be up to judges, a lawyer from the commission of inquiry...
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Employees protest planned sale of BCA
Employees protest planned sale of BCABerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of employees from Bank Central Asia (BCA) demonstrated on Thursday against the planned sale of BCA, stirring up familiar concerns of mob politics blocking crucial privatization and asset sales programs.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
13 councillors to be summoned
13 councillors to be summoned BENGKULU, South Sumatra: Government prosecutors were set to interview 13 members of the Bengkulu provincial legislative council in the near future in connection with a bribery scam.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Asian currencies mixed, North Asia tracks lower with yen
Asian currencies mixed, North Asia tracks lower with yenDow Jones, Singapore Weakness in the yen Thursday on heightened anticipation the Bank of Japan will ease monetary policy even further pushed North Asian currencies lower.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Garbage handling
Garbage handlingFrom Warta KotaAs a city resident, I feel concerned about the current conditions in our city, particularly in relation to the garbage problems. Most of us really don't care about garbage and its effects.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
No compromise with the Free Aceh Movement
No compromise with the Free Aceh MovementTjipta Lesmana, Institute for, Strategic Studies (LPSI), Jakarta The latest talks in Geneva between the government (GOI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), according to Minister of Foreign Affars Hassan Wirayuda, brought progress in the sense that GAM had...
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
13 councillors to be summoned
13 councillors to be summoned BENGKULU, South Sumatra: Government prosecutors were set to interview 13 members of the Bengkulu provincial legislative council in the near future in connection with a bribery scam.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Govt adamant about ban on housing projects
Govt adamant about ban on housing projectsMoch N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government insisted on Thursday it would go ahead with its plan to temporarily ban all housing development in the Greater Jakarta area despite protests from housing developers.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb. 7
Rupiah Rates Feb. 7JP/11/ConversionRupiah Rates Feb. 7 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,825.00 9,825.00 10,377.0010,273.00 Australian dollar 1 5,514.26 4,999.94 5,286.04 5,227.93 Brunei dollar 1 5,908.52 5,360.36 5,663.99 5,604.
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Zainuddin and politics
Zainuddin and politicsFrom RepublikaKH Zainuddin MZ is a renowned Muslim preacher who has been put to a severe test by Almighty God.This Muslim leader's engagement in politics could ruin his popularity as a revival mullah for a million Muslims.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
[b]Asian monies mixed late,
Asian monies mixed late, little damage from yen 3. PLN ( 2 x 27)PLN needs extra power to avoid crisis in Java, Bali4. Gold ( 2 x 20 )Gold price surges to two-year high 5. Cocoa ( 2 x 20) Floods inundate cocoa crops in Sulawesi
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Golkar opens leadership meeting amid internal rift
Golkar opens leadership meeting amid internal riftA'an Suryana and Asip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party put its internal dispute behind it as it began its leadership meeting on Wednesday with a call for national reconciliation.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Jasa Marga resumes toll road project
Jasa Marga resumes toll road projectJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga resumed on Wednesday construction of the toll road linking the West Java towns of Cikampek and Padalarang, which will significantly cut the travel time from Jakarta to the...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Probe into Theys' death queried
Probe into Theys' death queriedTiarma Siboro and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Papuans and human rights activists expressed doubt on Wednesday that the National Investigation Commission set up to probe the mysterious death of Papuan independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay would reveal...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Headlines: Megawati told to meet Mahathir 2
Headlines: Megawati told to meet Mahathir 2 Opinion : Govt must make up its mind on terrorist 5 City : Sick flood victims cry for help 6 Archipelago : Maluku meeting set for Feb. 11 7 National : Probe into Theys' death queried 8 World : U.S.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Van Oel to display paintings
Van Oel to display paintings JAKARTA: Cemara 6 Galeri and the Amsterdam Art Metropole will jointly display the works of Dutch painter Walter van Oel at the gallery on Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto, Central Jakarta, from Feb. 8.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Angie beats Wynne in Indonesia's top tennis star exhibition match
Angie beats Wynne in Indonesia's top tennis star exhibition matchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Angelique Widjaja defeated Wynne Prakusya in an exhibition match at Kuningan, South Jakarta, between Indonesia's top tennis stars that was interrupted by rain here on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Volunteers or extorters?
Volunteers or extorters?From Warta KotaDuring the ongoing floods, which have caused many people great misfortune, there are some people or institutions that have had the heart to take advantage of such a situation.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Are phone rate rises cynical?
Are phone rate rises cynical?From Koran TempoThe hike in electricity rates and fuel prices can perhaps be understood, as the state electricity company (PLN) and the oil company (Pertamina) have suffered financial losses, even though people cannot prove whether the losses were caused purely by their...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Bekasi in the dark
Bekasi in the dark JAKARTA: It is dark in Bekasi at night as the town is poorly lighted.Head of the streetlighting office Muchtadi Muchtar said that there were only 1,248 streetlights, far from the required 6,382 streetlights, Antara reported.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Best synergy for BCA
Best synergy for BCA Bank Indonesia's insistence that the four final bidders for the government's controlling stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA) complete their dossiers for assessment in a fit-and-proper test is crucial in the effort to make the transaction credible and fair and to ensure that BCA's...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Masterplan revision reduces green areas
Masterplan revision reduces green areasBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When the tollroad to Soekarno-Hatta Airport flooded, many blamed Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) luxury housing estate, which is built on protected mangrove forest along coastal areas of Kapuk Muara in North Jakarta.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
The Final 4 for BCA
The Final 4 for BCA Bank Indonesia's insistence that the four final bidders for the government's controlling stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA) complete their dossiers for assessment in a fit-and-proper test is crucial in the effort to make the transaction credible and fair and to ensure that BCA's...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Govt told to repent for management failures
Govt told to repent for management failuresKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On Wednesday, religion was invoked to urge the government and leaders of the legislative bodies to acknowledge their failure in furthering the reform agendas, and to reflect on their mistakes before the Indonesian...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Maluku meeting set for Feb. 11
Maluku meeting set for Feb. 11Jupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar The two warring factions in Maluku are to hold a reconciliation meeting in the South Sulawesi town of Malino on Feb. 11 and Feb. 12, 2002, to end the prolonged sectarian conflict that has claimed more than 6,000 human lives.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Ridiculous flood monitoring post
Ridiculous flood monitoring postFrom Warta KotaBeing concerned about the condition of my relatives during the recent floods, on Feb. 4 I telephoned the Flood Monitoring Post (Posko Banjir) for East Jakarta at 819-2172.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
1. Health - 1x27
1. Health - 1x27 Sick flood victims cry for help five mayoralties and 286 public health posts.2. Plan - 42 Masterplan revision reduces green areas3. School - 40 Schools still closed despite upcoming exams
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Palasari, where tolerance breeds harmony
Palasari, where tolerance breeds harmonyRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Jembrana, West Bali Palasari is typical of other traditional Balinese villages, where shady trees and hundreds of richly decorated houses lie on either side of the road.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
'Indonesia not slow in war on terror'
'Indonesia not slow in war on terror'Jerry Norton, Reuters, Jakarta Indonesia's intelligence chief has fended off criticism that Jakarta is slacking in the "war on terror", saying it was providing crucial intelligence to other countries and expelling foreigners linked to al Qaeda.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Floods inundate cocoa crops in S. Sulawesi
Floods inundate cocoa crops in S. Sulawesi Floods have inundated some 6,000 hectares (14,826 acres) of cocoa plantations in Indonesia's main growing area of South Sulawesi, causing a grim outlook for the upcoming harvest, traders said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
1. Inflasi (1 x 25)
1. Inflasi (1 x 25)BI rate policy on track: IMF 2. BCA (2 x 25) Decision on BCA status to come after deal closing 3. Jasa (1 x 25) Jasa Marga resumes toll road project JP/11/Jasa4. Toll (3 x 15) Jasa Marga suffers US$1.46m losses 5. Sand (3 x 10) Riau sand exports may be banned
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
The floods and landslides that have affected almost all
The floods and landslides that have affected almost all provinces, including Jakarta, have claimed at least 125 lives, damaged thousands of homes and other buildings, and destroyed hundreds of thousands of hectares of paddy fields and shrimp ponds.
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Clerics urge state officials to cancel their pilgrimage
Clerics urge state officials to cancel their pilgrimageTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Magelang Central Java and Yogyakarta ulema urged state officials, both in the executive and legislative body, not to go on pilgrimage during the haj season while the majority of the people are suffering due to...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
KPP HAM to subpoena defiant generals
KPP HAM to subpoena defiant generalsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court refused on Wednesday to give any legal opinion to the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) probing the Trisakti and Semanggi incidents on whether or not the latter could exercise its right to...
Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Jakarta flood victims to get cash aid
Jakarta flood victims to get cash aidAhmad Junaidi and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Flood victims could feel some hope and relief after the Jakarta administration announced on Wednesday it would directly give them financial assistance to overcome the calamity that hit the city from Jan.