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Sat, 02 Feb 2002
709 generators shutdown due to floods
709 generators shutdown due to floods JAKARTA: Flooding in many areas in Jakarta and Tangerang over the last four days has prompted officials of the state-owned electricity company PT PLN to shut down 709 power generators."We shut down 709 generators up until ...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Bogor short of teachers
Bogor short of teachers BOGOR: Bogor is short of 5,000 elementary school teachers, but the municipality administration is unable to recruit them due to a lack of funds.Municipality education agency chief Didih Suwardi said on Wednesday that currently the municipality had 1,620 elementary schools...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Arrested boys, girls jailed in filthy 'rehabilitation center'
Arrested boys, girls jailed in filthy 'rehabilitation center'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On that morning, as was her custom, Ella walked toward the Teluk Gong traditional market in North Jakarta, she never reached her destination after several public order officers stopped her to...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Kornelius Purba
Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta 2. China -- New global security order a must 1x 32 36 pt New global security order a must Su Ge China Institute of International Studies China Daily Asia News Network Beijing
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Megawati asks Sophan to explain his resignation
Megawati asks Sophan to explain his resignationFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman President Megawati Soekarnoputri has no grudge with Sophan Sophiaan over his resignation as a party legislator but...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
DPP Golkar blocks Baramuli move
DPP Golkar blocks Baramuli moveA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar's executive board (DPP Golkar) has sent official letters to party chapters and branches throughout the country, urging consenting parties to reject any proposal for an early party congress (Munaslub).
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Local Calls
Local Calls ---------------------------------------------------------- Distance (km) Time of Day Duration Old (Rp) New (Rp) ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 to 20 Midnight to 9 a.m. 3 minutes 167 195 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2 minutes 167 195 3 p.m.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb.1
Rupiah Rates Feb.1JP/11/ConversionRupiah Rates Feb.1 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,830.00 9,830.00 10,382.0010,278.00 Australian dollar 1 5,496.23 4,983.81 5,268.87 5,210.95 Brunei dollar 1 5,896.44 5,349.08 5,652.53 5,592.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
2001 exports record biggest fall in 12 years
2001 exports record biggest fall in 12 yearsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Total exports fell by 9.8 percent to US$56.03 billion last year, the biggest percentage decline in 12 years, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb.1, 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb.1, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,125 -25 380,500 Adindo Foresta 75 0 0 AGIS 120 -5...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Howard to visit RI early February
Howard to visit RI early February JAKARTA: Although illegal migrants from middle-eastern countries have tainted relations between Indonesia and Australia, the issue will not be the main agenda during the visit of Australian Prime Minister John Howard here next week.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Hendarsyah Tarmizi
Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaCars for all seasons, except when there's flooding People have different reasons for buying a particular car. It can be due to the popularity of the car's marque, its safety specification, eye-catching design or sophisticated technology.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Aceh peace talks to go ahead in Switzerland
Aceh peace talks to go ahead in SwitzerlandAgence France-Presse, Geneva Peace talks between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels from Aceh province will go ahead this weekend in Switzerland despite ongoing violence, the organizers confirmed on Friday.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
By Sudibyo M. Wiradji
By Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Car prices remain high despite AFTA accord Under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement, Indonesia and the association's other member countries are required to reduce import tariffs to between zero to five percent beginning this year.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
* Headlines: Opportunists take advantage of floods 2
* Headlines: Opportunists take advantage of floods 2* Opinion: Rule by law opposed to rule of the law 4* City: Flood victims see gloomy future 6* Archipelago: Floods affect more regions 7 * National: Lawmakers blame the system for own shortcomings 8* World: Court bars govt from seizing Marcos funds...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Kosaido Ladies end Asian golf tour in Bali
Kosaido Ladies end Asian golf tour in BaliMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Asia ladies golf circuit players are set to end their four-round tournament in the 2002 Kosaido Indonesia Ladies Open in Bali next week, the organizers announced here on Friday.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Choreographer Pamardi tshows audience mysticism
Choreographer Pamardi tshows audience mysticismBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java An old man sits on a plaited mat. Beside him, old ladies are waiting for his signal. Two bamboo-plaited winnowing trays containing an assortment of snacks as offerings are ready to be given to...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
1. Rugi - 2x 20
1. Rugi - 2x 20 Flood victims see gloomy future ahead 2. Garbage - 3x9 Garbage still haunts Jakarta 3. Polisi - 2x25 Police detain suspects in Rp 100b fraud case
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Hendarsyah Tarmizi
Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaCars for all seasons, except when there's flooding People have different reasons for buying a particular car. It can be due to the popularity of the car's marque, its safety specification, eye-catching design or sophisticated technology.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Ex-Gapensi man sued for fraud
Ex-Gapensi man sued for fraud BENGKULU, South Sumatra: A former local branch chairman of the Indonesian Builders Association (Gapensi) was accused on Friday of swindling Rp 37 million in funds belonging to a local businessman.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Colombia drops dumping charges
Colombia drops dumping charges JAKARTA: The Colombian government has terminated its investigation on dumping allegations against two Indonesian export products, polyester textured yarn and polyester staple fiber, according to director general for industrial and international trade cooperation...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Palembang constructs new stadium
Palembang constructs new stadium PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: South Sumatra Governor Rosihan Arsyad officially inaugurated the development of a new sports complex in Jakabaring village of Seberang Ulu district.The complex will consist of three buildings boasting a Rp 109 billion (US$10.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
'Timid govts' are those in the U.S. eye
'Timid govts' are those in the U.S. eyePhilippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Many Filipino political leaders are in an uproar over U.S. President George W. Bush's threat to continue America's war against terrorism in any country harboring terrorist camps. Bush told the U.S.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Central bank to seek deadline for BCA sale
Central bank to seek deadline for BCA saleBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As confusion still reigns over the timing of Bank Central Asia (BCA) sale, Bank Indonesia said it would seek a deadline from the government if uncertainty lingered up to Friday next week.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Telkom issues new phone rates
Telkom issues new phone ratesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom Tbk has raised local and long-distance phone charges, as well as monthly fixed fees, by up to 17.9 percent.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Govt asked to revise taxation law to boost philanthropy
Govt asked to revise taxation law to boost philanthropyLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public Interest Research and Advocacy Center (PIRAC) chairman Zaim Saidi has urged the government to review the taxation law so as to accommodate large companies that wish to set aside part of their...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Police detain suspects in Rp 100 billion fraud case
Police detain suspects in Rp 100 billion fraud caseYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have detained two suspects in a Rp 100 billion (US$9.6 million) fraud case involving state oil company Pertamina and imposed travel bans on both of them.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Legislators admit ignoring people's voices
Legislators admit ignoring people's voicesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of legislators at the House of Representatives (DPR) admitted on Friday that they were not working for the interests of people at large, but blamed their alienation on the electoral system.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Artist Krisna Murti experiments with technology
Artist Krisna Murti experiments with technologyAlex Wilson, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta By blending ancient Javanese language, traditional dance, video technology and characters from epic story Mahabharata, Krisna Murti explores themes of tension between past and future in his latest work, Wayang...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Japanese girl arrested with drugs in panties
Japanese girl arrested with drugs in pantiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have arrested two foreign women for carrying marijuana in two separate cases. One suspect hid the illegal drug inside her underwear.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
1. BCA (4x10)
1. BCA (4x10) BI to seek deadline for BCA sale 2. IMF (2x25) IMF wants legal action against bad debtors 3. Tin (1x30) Govt supervises tin ore export JP/11/Tin4. Rice (2x23) RI may not achieve rice output target due to floods
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Mega raps media over 'biased' reporting on floods
Mega raps media over 'biased' reporting on floodsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri criticized on Friday media reports on the recent flooding, saying that most media did not exercise objectiveness in covering the work of the city authorities.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Amien blasted over Assembly post
Amien blasted over Assembly postKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) under Alwi Shihab criticized on Friday People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais, for failing to grant the party a deputy speaker post at the legislative body.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Making your dreams come true
Making your dreams come truePri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search Jakarta, (e-mail: Jakarta@amrophever.com) A friend of mine just turned 60 the other day. He remarked that he had reached a milestone in his life, and spoke about having to face what his life has become.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
IMF wants legal action against bad debtors
IMF wants legal action against bad debtorsBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Pressure has risen for the government to be firm on bad debtors, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for tougher legal actions against them on Friday and not softer payment terms.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
checked
checked----------------------------------------------------------------Sedans are, of course, not so popular during the rainy season in such a poorly-planned city as Jakarta. Under such unfriendly weather, producers of other types of vehicle aggressively pour money into ads to claim the extra plus...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
RI workers' deportations surprise local port officials
RI workers' deportations surprise local port officialsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A total of 1,660 illegal Indonesian workers were deported home by Malaysian authorities between Jan. 11 and Jan. 31 via Belawan port in Medan, North Sumatra, in at least ten batches.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor JakartaMore small cars on city streets Many people nod or turn shake their head when watching luxurious, large cars passing by. However, the trend is changing and smaller cars might become the center of the attention over the next few years.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Heads of Prosecutors' Office installed
Heads of Prosecutors' Office installed JAKARTA: Attorney General M.A. Rachman installed Muljohardjo, his former spokesman, as head of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on Friday, after the position sat vacant for almost five months.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Govt supervises tin ore exports
Govt supervises tin ore exportsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has issued a new ruling on the export of tin, which stipulates that it can only be done by licensed exporters.The ruling was included in Decree No.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Antara
AntaraREMNANTS OF THE FLOOD: Two women collect firewood along the banks of the Alue Naga river in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, following floods there. The recent flooding which caused destruction in their village was a windfall for the two women on Friday as it carried with it thousands of cubic...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Ad hoc trials still awaiting induction of prosecutors
Ad hoc trials still awaiting induction of prosecutorsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There is still no indication of when the long-awaited trial for the human rights abuse cases in East Timor in 1999 and the Tandjung Priok shooting incident in 1984 will start, despite readiness...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Jakarta flood victims fear a gloomy future ahead
Jakarta flood victims fear a gloomy future aheadRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floods have become an all too familiar disaster for Jakartans.When tragedy struck this year, however, the floodwaters turned out to be the worst ever.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Opportunists take advantage of flood disaster
Opportunists take advantage of flood disasterDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While many Jakartans have been suffering from the recent flooding, there are many opportunists taking advantage of the disaster throughout the city.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Perceived as criminals, teens get jailed
Perceived as criminals, teens get jailedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Mr. Reporter, please send me to school..,." Yohannes, 16, said when The Jakarta Post visited the city social rehabilitation center in Kedoya, West Jakarta on Friday.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002Exhibitions * Painting, Sculpture: PEREK - "Womens' Experiment" by members of the Yogyakarta-based art group, The British Council Gallery, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jendral Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, until Feb. 16.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
IMF wants legal action against bad debtors
IMF wants legal action against bad debtorsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure has risen for the government to be firm on bad debtors, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for tougher legal actions against them on Friday and not softer payment terms.
Fri, 01 Feb 2002
Military sends own team to probe Theys' murder
Military sends own team to probe Theys' murderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The investigation into the killing of Papuan pro-independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay is likely to end in the same way as other similar murder cases have ended in the past: Low-level military personnel will be...
Fri, 01 Feb 2002
TV, radio stations distribute help
TV, radio stations distribute help JAKARTA: The severe flooding that has ravaged the capital over the last four days has prompted TV and radio stations to air special programming to distribute assistance to victims.
Fri, 01 Feb 2002
1. VICTIM: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. VICTIM: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Flood victims, lamenting their fate, launch plea for help 2. BUDGET: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Rp 9.3t budget approved, officials investigated JP/6/TOMMY Tommy's bodyguards get jail for fake documents 4. FIRE: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9 Lighted candle sparks off Jelambar fire