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Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Political decisions after floods
Political decisions after floods Thousands of people are badly in need of proper temporary shelter. They also need food, clean water and medicine.It is hard to understand why the Jakarta administration has not used the Rp 500 billion in funds that have been allocated for helping flood victims.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Victims neglected, diarrhea hits 18,000
Victims neglected, diarrhea hits 18,000Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Without even the most basic assistance from the government, people here have been left completely on their own in the aftermath of floods which have paralyzed the city, and ravaged their...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
WWF says logging will wipe out Indonesian forest
WWF says logging will wipe out Indonesian forest GENEVA (Reuters): The Tesso Nilo tropical forest, one of the world's most biologically diverse, could disappear within four years if logging persists at the current rate, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) said on Monday.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Ombudsman trainers get course
Ombudsman trainers get course JAKARTA: The National Ombudsman Commission is carrying out a three-day training course for trainers of ombudsman at Ambhara Hotel in South Jakarta, with the aim of empowering the ombudsman's staff.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
S'pore must not budge on headscarves
S'pore must not budge on headscarvesThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The tudung issue (the right of Muslim female students to wear the veil in Singapore's schools) has strayed beyond the clear-cut confines of administrative prerogative.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
PM Howard's visit
PM Howard's visit The offer from the Australian side to postpone the scheduled visit by Prime Minister John Howard in the event the Indonesian government is too preoccupied with handling the consequences of the recent flooding in Jakarta should be appreciated.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb.5
Rupiah Rates Feb.5 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,806.00 9,806.00 10,358.00 10,254.00Australian dollar 1 5,527.27 5,010.87 5,298.12 5,239.79Brunei dollar 1 5,895.90 5,348.24 5,651.46 5,592.58Canadian dollar 1 6,766.01 6,136.04 6,485.50 6,416.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
JP/ /
JP/ /Iskandar Muda Military CommanderName : Muhammad Djali Yusuf Born in Sigli, Pidie in Aceh on Sept. 8, 1949; graduated from the Armed Forces Academy (AKABRI) in 1972.Military unit: Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad)Career : - 1975, 1978, 1983, 1988: served in East Timor - 1991:...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Are phone rate
Are phone rate rises cynical?From Koran Tempo The 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...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
JP/4/FLOOD2
JP/4/FLOOD2 Urgent: Authority for city's vital uplands E. Edwards McKinnon and Janu Ismanik Bandung, West Java The recent severe flooding in Jakarta has affected the lives and livelihood of thousands of people. For years now, improved approaches to soil ...2.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
No one in charge of vital uplands
No one in charge of vital uplandsE. Edwards McKinnon and Janu Ismanik, Bandung, West Java The recent severe flooding in Jakarta has affected the lives and livelihood of thousands of people. For years now, improved approaches to soil and water conservation in the upper reaches of the Ciliwung which...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Economic Forecasts by Standard Chartered Bank
Economic Forecasts by Standard Chartered Bank 2001 2002 2003 * GDP - GDP growth 3.3 % 3.8 % 4.3 % - GDP per capita (US$) 685 802 985 * Inflation 12.6 % 10.0 % 10.0 % * Trade Account - Exports (US$) 56.5 53.0 60.0 - Imports (US$) -32.5 -32.5 35.0 - Trade Balance (US$) 24.0 20.5 25.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Koesparmono Irsan ------ chairman --- Komnas HAM
Koesparmono Irsan ------ chairman --- Komnas HAM I Putu Kusa ------------ member --- The Attorney General Office Maj. Gen. Djasri Marin - member ---- Chief of the National Military Police Zulkarnain Yunus ------- member ---- Government official Insp. Gen. E.
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, February 6, 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, February 6, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Music10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Debating3:30 Quiz4:30 Children's Program5:15 TV Drama6:00 News8:00...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Two senior ministers greeted by anti-peace demonstration
Two senior ministers greeted by anti-peace demonstrationJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar A high-powered ministerial delegation checking preparations for reconciliation talks between warring religious factions in Maluku, were greeted in South Sulawesi Tuesday by more than 30 Muslim students...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Aceh military command reinstated
Aceh military command reinstatedIbnu Mat Noor and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Disregarding vehement opposition from human rights activists and Acehnese people, the military officially restored on Tuesday the Iskandar Muda Military Command in Aceh, appointing current...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Government-backed team on Theys officially established
Government-backed team on Theys officially establishedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid mounting calls for an independent team to investigate the killing of Papuan proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, President Megawati Sukarnoputri signed a decree on Tuesday, approving a team,...
Wed, 06 Feb 2002
Tennis star Angie to promote worldwide anti-tobacco drive
Tennis star Angie to promote worldwide anti-tobacco driveMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian tennis starlet Angelique Widjaja, also a WHO (World Health Organization) health promotion spokesperson, would go to New Delhi, India for a worldwide anti-tobacco campaign, a WHO representative...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Public health fears as pile of garbage still uncollected
Public health fears as pile of garbage still uncollectedRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent floods have left huge piles of garbage in many locations untransported, threatening public health and blocking the flow of water in rivers and floodgates across the city.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
In over our heads: Floods in Indonesia
In over our heads: Floods in IndonesiaChristine Foster, Denpasar, Bali In Jakarta, several questions loom large on the horizon as countless people attempt to rebuild their lives after losing everything to enormous floods.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Lucia Hartini releases images of the subconscious
Lucia Hartini releases images of the subconsciousCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta At the opening of her third solo exhibition at Bentara Budaya Jakarta on Jan. 31, Lucia Hartini looked another person.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Unshackling imports from corrupt customs
Unshackling imports from corrupt customsVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnopurti is under pressure to take bold measures to bring back a system of pre-shipment inspection of imports, first introduced by the Soeharto regime in the mid- 1980s, to free...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb.4
Rupiah Rates Feb.4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,818.00 9,818.00 10,370.00 10,266.00Australian dollar 1 5,515.02 5,000.31 5,286.63 5,228.47Brunei dollar 1 5,902.44 5,353.91 5,658.01 5,598.21Canadian dollar 1 6,797.36 6,165.15 6,515.87 6,446.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Public buses resume services, delays remain
Public buses resume services, delays remainThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public transportation was returning to normal on Monday, but drivers complained about a scarcity of fuel and a decrease in their earnings as traffic jams continued to affect some roads due to floodwater remaining at several...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Debate on new bond bill kicks off
Debate on new bond bill kicks offThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and the House of Representatives started discussions on Monday on the new draft law on bonds that is intended to provide a strong legal basis for the government to issue new bonds to help out the country's banking sector.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Matori to meet PM Goh Chok Tong
Matori to meet PM Goh Chok Tong A visit to Singapore Monday by Indonesia's defense minister Matori Abdul Djalil "underscores the excellent defense relations" between the two countries, the Singapore government said in a press release.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
'Debt extension not for bad debtors'
'Debt extension not for bad debtors'Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would exclude uncooperative debtors from a plan to offer debtors a longer debt payment period, in a further sign that it is bowing to pressure from the public calling the plan unfair.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta Santi, not her real name, never imagined the difficulties she would encounter after she filed for divorce to end her 10-year marriage.Since filing for divorce with the West Jakarta Religious Court in the middle of 1999, she has had to live on the run to avoid terrorizing...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
JP/12/brief
JP/12/briefDatacraft Asia gets $12m deal JOHANNESBURG: U.K. network provider Dimension Data Holdings Ltd. said Monday that its Asian subsidiary, Datacraft Asia Ltd., has received a US$12 million contract from PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia to construct a high-speed Internet Protocol backbone across...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Amnesty officials expelled from Papua
Amnesty officials expelled from PapuaR.K. Nugroho and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Jakarta The government has expelled two members of human rights organization Amnesty International from Irian Jaya for illegally investigating the mysterious death of Papuan separatist leader...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Yemen releases 21 Indonesian students
Yemen releases 21 Indonesian studentsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Yemen government has released 21 Indonesian students but will deport 23 others in an unprecedented row over terrorism which is feared will disrupt diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Jakarta in need of long-term waste solution
Jakarta in need of long-term waste solutionAlex Wilson, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last week's signing of an agreement between the Jakarta city administration and the Bekasi mayoralty means the city's rubbish disposal headaches are temporarily under control.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Public become cash cows
Public become cash cowsFrom Koran TempoThe almost simultaneous increases in the rates of the state electricity company PLN, fuel prices and telephone services from state telecommunications company Telkom in January 2002 have created the impression that the government does not care about the dire...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
* Headlines: Heavy rains to hit E. Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara 2
* Headlines: Heavy rains to hit E. Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara 2* Opinion: North-South trade gap can be bridged 4* City: Vegetable prices soar as supply disrupted 6* Archipelago: Amnesty officials expelled from Papua 7 * National: Police to abide by summons on rights abuse 8* World: Iran warns U.S.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Disasters continue to claim lives in other provinces
Disasters continue to claim lives in other provincesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Weather-related disasters that have continued to plague dozens of provinces across the country claimed at least three more lives in South Sulawesi and Bali and displaced thousands of others in Banten and East Java.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Indonesian workers jailed for 30 months in KL
Indonesian workers jailed for 30 months in KLAgencies, Jakarta A Malaysian court sentenced on Monday four Indonesian migrant workers to 30 months each for their involvement in a violent protest over drug testing in the Nilai industrial estate in Negeri Sembilan state on Jan. 17.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
PSM beats PSIS 2-1 in Ligina
PSM beats PSIS 2-1 in Ligina MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: PSM Makassar extended its winning streak to three in the Indonesian soccer league (Ligina) after it beat PSIS Semarang 2-1 at the Mattoangin Stadium here on Sunday.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Forex reserves down
Forex reserves down JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia said on Monday that foreign exchange reserves dropped by US$3.3 million in the fourth week of January to $27.77 billion from a week earlier.The central bank said in a statement that the decline was primarily due to the repayment of government overseas...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Ten people killed in strife-torn Aceh
Ten people killed in strife-torn AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Despite two days of dialog between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva on Saturday and Sunday, violence continued unabated in the war-torn province, claiming at least 10 lives,...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Police to abide by summons on rights abuse
Police to abide by summons on rights abuseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Unlike the resistant Indonesian Military (TNI), police displayed some gesture of compliance with the law on Monday when one of four officers scheduled to attend a human rights hearing actually showed up.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Overseas firms eye HI renovation
Overseas firms eye HI renovation JAKARTA: A number of international investors had expressed their readiness to become strategic partners in the renovation of the country's first star-rated hotel, the Hotel Indonesia, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Govt adopts secrecy in prosecutor selection
Govt adopts secrecy in prosecutor selectionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the public demands for a transparent screening process to pick prosecutors for the ad hoc human rights trials, the Attorney General's Office has opted to keep the names of the appointees secret...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
City struggles to return to normal
City struggles to return to normalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Life in the capital began to return to normal on Monday as floods in various parts of the city continued to recede despite the heavy rain that fell in the morning.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Photo A:
Photo A:JP/P.J. LeoPOTATO MENACE: Four farmers in Dieng Hill collect their potato harvest to be sold at Rp 2,000 per kilogram to the local market in Wonosobo, Central Java. Farmers have converted hundreds of hectares of protected forest in the regency into farmland causing flooding and landslides...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
One dead in gas tank explosion: An explosion, believed to have
One dead in gas tank explosion: An explosion, believed to have originated from a leaking gas tank, occurred at a house used as a garment factory in Tambora, West Jakarta, on Monday afternoon, killing one worker and injuring five others, a report said.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Sutiyoso should resign
Sutiyoso should resignFrom Koran TempoThe current floods in Jakarta have caused not only the loss of property but also claimed dozens of lives. Unfortunately, we cannot do much about it, except hope that the rains stop soon and that the floods gradually recede.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
GAM agrees to discuss autonomy, says minister
GAM agrees to discuss autonomy, says ministerFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government has claimed that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has agreed to discuss the special autonomy law for the province, implemented by the government since January 2002, as the basis for...
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Premier invests Rp 120b to develop luxury homes
Premier invests Rp 120b to develop luxury homesViva Goldner, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta French property developer Premier will invest Rp 120 billion (about US$12 million) in a luxury housing project at Bumi Serpong Damai, signaling confidence in Jakarta's high-end property market.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Jakarta flood victims now hit by disease, depression
Jakarta flood victims now hit by disease, depressionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As floods have begun to recede in the last few days another threat has emerged. Hundreds of thousands of evacuees throughout the city are now suffering from various illnesses and emotional distress.
Tue, 05 Feb 2002
Semen Gresik reshuffle set for Feb. 26
Semen Gresik reshuffle set for Feb. 26Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed state cement company PT Semen Gresik is set to hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on Feb. 26, with the main agenda to reshuffle its current boards of directors and commissioners.