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Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people due to bad sanitation
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people due to bad sanitationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Up to 6.2 million people out of the total Indonesian population of 215 million will suffer diarrhea this year, mainly due to poor access to clean water, a senior government official says.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
United for peace
United for peace Indonesia can count its blessings that we are united in opposing the war in Iraq. The government and the majority of the people are as one in their attitude toward this senseless war. This was the case even before the United States launched the military campaign in Iraq on...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Bankruptcies in Malaysia hit a high
Bankruptcies in Malaysia hit a high KUALA LUMPUR : A total of 12,268 Malaysian companies and individuals went bankrupt in 2002 -- the highest yearly figure since 1985 and up five percent from 11,685 cases in 2001, a report said.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Indonesians in Kuwait on high alert
Indonesians in Kuwait on high alertFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the war in Iraq starting to affecting its neighboring countries, the Indonesian government has intensified preparations for the evacuation of its 35,000 citizens in Kuwait to a safer location.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
* Headlines: Firms in Riau chided for paying TNI 2
* Headlines: Firms in Riau chided for paying TNI 2 * National: Candidates must declare wealth 4 * Archipelago: Batam heaven for gamblers 5 * Opinion: The war for clean water 7 * City: Govt can do nothing about thuggery 8 * Sports: Raikkonen wins Malaysian Grand Prix 9 * World: Chechens hope...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Corruption clouds construction permit applications
Corruption clouds construction permit applicationsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anyone who wants to erect a building must obtain a construction permit (IMB), but applying for the permit can be a big headache.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue MANADO, North Sulawesi: The government has vowed to resolve the country's internal refugee problems by August this year at the latest.Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsjah said in Manado, North Sulawesi on Sunday that his ministry would look at several...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Information on IMB hard to locate
Information on IMB hard to locateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Incognito at first, The Jakarta Post reporter tried applying for a new construction permit (IMB) and sought information at the West Jakarta municipality earlier this month.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Indofood books 8% rise in income
Indofood books 8% rise in income JAKARTA: The country's largest noodle maker, PT Indofood, posted last year an 8 percent rise in its consolidated net income to Rp 802.6 billion (about US$88 million), from Rp 746.3 billion recorded the previous year.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
More Chinese products to flood local market: Businessman
More Chinese products to flood local market: BusinessmanZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A businessman warned on Saturday that more cheap Chinese-made products would flood the domestic market, and the local industrial sector would continue losing its domestic market share unless its problems...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Rendi A. Witular
Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Papua province has refused to revoke the logging licenses it granted to dozens of private firms last year, despite protests from the central government, which has claimed the move is illegal and could aggravate deforestation in the province.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
TV Program: Sunday, March 23, 2003
TV Program: Sunday, March 23, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English New Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 DRTV Indonesia8:30 Variety Show: Arena Kece9:00 Documentary9:30 Bando10:30 TV Drama: Rumah Kita11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Gulf War offers chance to win `togel' lottery
Gulf War offers chance to win `togel' lottery Several days before the war broke out on Thursday, I was busy briefing people in my neighborhood about the latest situation in the Middle East. I figured they had come to me because I was the most authoritative person in the neighborhood with regard to...
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
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JP/3/DISCOurse Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) said in its 2002 annual report that based on its corruption perceptions index, Indonesia, together with Kenya, is the world's fourth most corrupt country.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
RI crashes out in Sudirman semis
RI crashes out in Sudirman semisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian mixed badminton team failed to reach the final of the Sudirman Cup after losing 3-1 to China at the Indoor Sportcentrum in Eindhoven, the Netherlands on Saturday afternoon.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Bowled over by Jakarta's plush new `sports' pub
Bowled over by Jakarta's plush new `sports' pub Those of you who have been keeping your noses to the ground as regards trends and fads here in the big smoke may have noticed that tenpin bowling appears to be regarded by Jakarta's plump and rotund classes as being something of an athletic activity.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
The cricket fighting club
The cricket fighting club Cricket fighting is a passion among many Balinese, who say the sport has existed on the island since long before World War I. Like cockfighting it is a man's sport, only in a smaller space.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Peru wants Yale University to give back Machu Picchu relics
Peru wants Yale University to give back Machu Picchu relics Associated Press, Lima Nearly a century after a Yale professor became the first foreigner to reach the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru is asking the university to give back artifacts he took with him.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Iraqi exiles torn between fear and hope for homeland
Iraqi exiles torn between fear and hope for homelandCatherine Hours, Agence France-Presse, Paris Iraqi exiles living in France are torn between hope for the future in a post-Saddam Iraq and a sickening fear of what will happen to their country and relatives as the U.S. led assault unfolds.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Kunang Helmi-Picard
Kunang Helmi-Picard Contributor ParisIndonesian director Riri Riza confirmed his place in the local and international scenes, joining the like of Garin Nugroho, after his film Eliana Eliana gave Jajang Noer and Rachel Maryam Sayidana a Lotus for Best Actress award each for their roles in the much...
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Officer gets light sentence for student's murder
Officer gets light sentence for student's murderNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Banda Aceh District Court on Saturday sentenced Second Brig. Aspardi bin Rusdi to five years in prison for shooting a student to death last year.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Mixed-technology options converge in the digital era
Mixed-technology options converge in the digital eraI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta Most of office equipment makers have now bid farewell to analog tools and have come out with lines of digital gadgets designed to for document solutions.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Van Moppes continues symphaty for Asian women
Van Moppes continues symphaty for Asian womenKunang Helmi-Picard, Contributor, Paris Tall and vivacious, the French writer Catherine van Moppes, is of Russian and Dutch origin. With her long dark hair and oriental features, she is often mistaken for an Indian from the north of the subcontinent.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Residents fear aftershocks of Kuningan quake
Residents fear aftershocks of Kuningan quakeNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, West Java More than 2,000 people in Kuningan regency, West Java, have been living in fear of possible aftershocks after an earthquake measuring a moderate 4.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Van Moppes continues symphaty for Asian women
Van Moppes continues symphaty for Asian women Kunang Helmi-Picard Contributor ParisTall and vivacious, the French writer Catherine van Moppes, is of Russian and Dutch origin. With her long dark hair and oriental features, she is often mistaken for an Indian from the north of the subcontinent.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Minimalist trend changes preference for office furniture
Minimalist trend changes preference for office furnitureDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta "What can I buy with a limited budget?" this question has been nagging an interior consultant lately. His new client could only provide Rp 500 million (about US$58,500) for furniture for a 600-square meter...
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Police on alert for possible terrorist attacks against U.S., allies interests
Police on alert for possible terrorist attacks against U.S., allies interestsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Saturday that they were anticipating possible terrorist attacks targeting the interests of the United States and its allies in Indonesia in the wake of the war in...
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, March 23, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, March 23, 2003Exhibitions* Photo, Varanus Komodoensis, by Volker Kess, at GotheHaus, Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9-15, Central Jakarta, (Tel. 021-23550208), until April 2, at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. * Painting, From China With Art at Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jl.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Composer seeks tranquility in home studio
Composer seeks tranquility in home studioMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A high, exposed brick wall and tall bamboo plants almost completely shield the small studio of composer Tony Prabowo from outside view.Located on narrow Jl.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Police on alert for possible terrorist attacks
Police on alert for possible terrorist attacksDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaPolice said on Saturday that they were anticipating possible terrorist attacks targeting the interests of the United States and its allies in Indonesia in the wake of the war in Iraq.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Police wary of restaurant closures
Police wary of restaurant closuresThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police played down on Saturday widespread moves by anti-American protesters who have forced the closure of several locally owned American fast food franchises, saying the police would not take stern measures unless there was clear violence.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
1965 putsch remains a mystery
1965 putsch remains a mysteryHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Berkeley, California Southeast Asia: A Testament; By George McT. Kahin; Publisher Routledge Curzon (2003), 373ppScholars often have to face awkward situations for their independent views. George Kahin is no exception.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Nyoman sees batik as meditation
Nyoman sees batik as meditationDamaso Reyes Contributor Ubud, BaliThere may be as many places to learn batik, the traditional Indonesian hand-dyed textile, as there are places to eat nasi goreng, Indonesian fried rice.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
French film festival awards Riri
French film festival awards RiriKunang Helmi-Picard, Contributor, Paris Indonesian director Riri Riza confirmed his place in the local and international scenes, joining the like of Garin Nugroho, after his film Eliana Eliana gave Jajang Noer and Rachel Maryam Sayidana a Lotus for Best Actress award...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Protesters target U.S. fast-food outlets
Protesters target U.S. fast-food outletsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of Muslims activists forced the closure of an American fast-food franchise in Surabaya, East Java, as nationwide rallies to protest the U.S.-led war in Iraq continued on Friday.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
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;JP;zph; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates March 21 JP/13/13RupiahRupiah Rates March 21 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,654.04 5,056.18 5,383.95 5,326.04Brunei dollar 1 5,395.99 4,828.39 5,138.23 5,086.09Canadian dollar 1 6,431.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Asian monies mixed, markets focused on Iraq
Asian monies mixed, markets focused on IraqDow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies drifted in tight ranges with no real direction as market players fixated on the war in Iraq and hesitated to take strong positions ahead of the weekend.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Democracy very bad for corruption
Democracy very bad for corruption Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) said in its 2002 annual report that based on its corruption perceptions index, Indonesia, together with Kenya, is the world's fourth most corrupt country.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
TV Program: Monday, March 24, 2003
TV Program: Monday, March 24, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV Indonesia9:00 Entertainment10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Astra Otoparts's profit slightly up
Astra Otoparts's profit slightly up JAKARTA: PT Astra Otoparts, the spare autoparts unit of PT Astra International, said Friday its consolidated net profit in 2002 rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier to Rp 257.38 billion (about US$28 million) .
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Jakartans longing for clean and cheap water
Jakartans longing for clean and cheap waterDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta "Buying water has made a hole in my pocket," says an ordinary woman in an advertisement broadcast by Indonesian private televisions. Her grievance seems to be exaggerated, but it is true for most Jakarta residents.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Mega seeks cordial ties with the media
Mega seeks cordial ties with the media JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri hosted a luncheon for senior editors from several media on Friday, with an eye toward building more amicable relations with the press.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Expatriates monitoring situation, confident of safety
Expatriates monitoring situation, confident of safetyA'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a wave of demonstrations protesting the United States attack on Iraq here, expatriates living in Indonesia say they are not worried about being targeted by violence.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
New health scheme for poor
New health scheme for poor Various efforts have been made by the government to help destitute families access health services. Public health centers, which provide cheap services and affordable medicines, have been made available in most parts of the archipelago.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Protesters target U.S. fast-food outlets
Protesters target U.S. fast-food outletsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of Muslims activists forced the closure of an American fast-food franchise in Surabaya, East Java, as nationwide rallies to protest the U.S.-led war in Iraq continued on Friday.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Intimidation and press freedom
Intimidation and press freedomIgnas Kleden Sociologist The Center for East Indonesian Affairs (CEIA) Jakarta It is generally believed that one of the main reasons why democracy is desirable is to prevent the use of physical violence, both in the state-society relationship as well as in social,...
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
[b]GATS: Threat to public
GATS: Threat to public as their rights ignored Henry Heyneardhi Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta heyneardhi@watchbusiness.org2. Pro22 -- Saddam's Stalingrad strategy 2 X 30Saddam's Stalingrad strategy uses scorched earth approach Edward N.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
Damage to Asian economies likely limited if U.S.-Iraq war is short
Damage to Asian economies likely limited if U.S.-Iraq war is shortAssociated Press, Hong Kong Airlines are cutting flights, some shoppers and tourists are staying home, and exporters predict shrinking orders.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
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JP/4/captionAntaraNO TO THUGGERY: Newsmen belonging to Journalists against Violence Solidarity (SWAK) put their signatures to a banner to protest against thuggery outside the offices of the Cirebon administration in West Java. Both print and electronic journalists joined the protest on Friday.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003
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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Thai-Cambodia-border Thai-Cambodia border crossings reopened nearly two months after JP/10/ASEAN Thai-Cambodia border reopened THAILAND: Border crossings between Thailand and Cambodia were fully reopened on Friday, almost two months after anti-Thai riots in the Cambodian...