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Thu, 21 Mar 2002
In Absentia trial sees judges absent from court
In Absentia trial sees judges absent from courtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The trial of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra caused the Central Jakarta District Court to delay reaching a verdict in the trial of three former bankers charged with corrupting Rp 2.6 trillion.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Indonesia has a lot a offer in fighting terrorism: Expert
Indonesia has a lot a offer in fighting terrorism: ExpertFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, which has been criticized for dragging its feet in rooting out terrorist elements, should use the current global predicament to show the world that combating terrorists can be done...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 20, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 50 422,000 Adindo Foresta 65 0 380,000 AGIS 135 15 4,802,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 220 -5 15,000 Alakasa 175...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Pirous' artworks show how the medium is the message
Pirous' artworks show how the medium is the messageYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta To celebrate his 70th birthday, Abdul Djalil Pirous, a painter and fine arts teacher, is displaying his art works in a solo exhibition titled Retrospektif II (In Retrospect II) at the National Gallery from...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
C. Jakarta vendors to be relocated
C. Jakarta vendors to be relocated JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta Mayor, Petra Lumbun, said on Wednesday that his administration would relocate street vendors currently in the three main areas of Senen, Tanah Abang and the National Monument (Monas).
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Aroma of Asian specialty coffees set to spread
Aroma of Asian specialty coffees set to spreadNao Nakanishi, Reuters, Singapore Ever sipped some Sumatra Mandheling, Indian Mysore, Tiger Mountain or Sulawesi Kallosi?No? These are some of Asia's top grade coffees, already served in specialty coffee shops around the world but yet to establish the...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Rough justice
Rough justice Dozens of ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers pummelled, stripped and dragged Musa, using a motorcycle. Musa died immediately. They were furious with Musa, who had allegedly stolen a motorcycle belonging to Samit, one of the ojek drivers, who had their base of operations in Pekayon, Bekasi.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
ASEAN will adopt new harmonized tariff system this year: Permana
ASEAN will adopt new harmonized tariff system this year: PermanaAdianto Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) plans to implement its own harmonized tariff system this year as part of efforts to further boost intra-regional trade, according to...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Asian growth forecasts improve
Asian growth forecasts improveOvais Subhani, Reuters, Singapore Will Asia's vices of last year become its virtues this year?Economists have raised their growth forecasts for most Asian countries, figuring that the exposure to the United States which dragged them down last year will lead them to...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 20, 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 20, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,175 50 422,000 Adindo Foresta 65 0 380,000 AGIS...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
New wave of bomb threats put Philippine capital on high alert
New wave of bomb threats put Philippine capital on high alertAgencies, Manila Police in the Philippine capital have gone on full alert following the discovery on Wednesday of two bombs on the city's train system which is used by nearly half a million commuters daily.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Net widens in Singapore terror probe-report
Net widens in Singapore terror probe-reportReuters, Singapore Singapore authorities have interviewed more people suspected of having terror links in the city state, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng was reported by local media as saying on Wednesday.Wong was quoted by the ChannelNewsAsia.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
IBRA says 19 investors interested in Bank Niaga
IBRA says 19 investors interested in Bank NiagaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) I Putu Gede Ary Suta said on Wednesday there were 19 investors which had expressed interest in purchasing the government's 51 percent stake in the publicly listed...
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Rupiah Rates March 20
Rupiah Rates March 20 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,462.00 9,462.00 10,012.00 9,912.00Australian dollar 1 5,488.37 4,959.03 5,252.30 5,194.88Brunei dollar 1 5,724.45 5,175.02 5,478.22 5,421.13Canadian dollar 1 6,603.13 5,968.21 6,319.11 6,252.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Dutch East India Co remembered 400 years on
Dutch East India Co remembered 400 years on Melanie Cheary Reuters Amsterdam Four hundred years ago today (Wednesday) the Dutch East India Company was established by ambitious shipping merchants tired of losing out on the booming Asian spice trade dominated by the Portuguese since 1498.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
SBI rate down to 16.80 percent this week
SBI rate down to 16.80 percent this week JAKARTA: The weighted average interest rate on one-month Bank Indonesia SBI interest rate fell slightly to 16.80 percent at the weekly auction on Wednesday, from 16.83 percent last week, the central bank said.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Petronas inks MOU on Natuna gas
Petronas inks MOU on Natuna gas SINGAPORE : Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd., or Petronas, Indonesia's Pertamina and Exxon Mobil Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding on the possibility of developing natural gas from the East Natuna field, Petronas President and Chief Executive Mohd.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Tommy's murder plan exposed
Tommy's murder plan exposedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra once planned to kill M. Syafiuddin Kartasasmita himself, according to the indictment presented to the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Tommy calm despite death penalthy threat
Tommy calm despite death penalthy threatMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra went on trial on Wednesday for allegedly masterminding the murder of Supreme Court justice M.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
VOC a sore memory 400 years after
VOC a sore memory 400 years afterLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wednesday marks the 400th anniversary of the Dutch East India Company or VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie). In the Netherlands extensive commemorations, to be attended by the Dutch Queen and other dignitaries, will be...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Corruption: An obstacle to regional security
Corruption: An obstacle to regional securityBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta The statement by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew that terrorist leaders are still at large in Indonesia was a big blow to us.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Detectives to visit Manila over terrorism allegations
Detectives to visit Manila over terrorism allegationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police plans to send detectives and intelligence operatives to the Philippines this week to explore possible links between three Indonesians recently arrested there and al-Qaeda affiliated groups.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Owners to get priority in bank sale
Owners to get priority in bank saleBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior central bank official said that shareholders of recapitalized banks had the initial right to purchase stakes in their banks before the government sold them off to strategic investors.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Walhi blames destruction of Medan forests on six firms
Walhi blames destruction of Medan forests on six firmsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A leading environmental watchdog based in North Sumatra blamed on Tuesday at least six plantation companies for the destruction of around 300,000 hectares of forest in Mandailing Natal regency.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
JP/12/BEJ
JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 19, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 58,000 Adindo Foresta 65 0...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Ford to export cars from Philippine plant
Ford to export cars from Philippine plant MANILA:US auto maker Ford Motor Co. will begin exporting completely built-up vehicles (CBU) from its Philippine plant to at least two countries in the region beginning this month, company officials said Tuesday.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Villa construction
Villa construction in Puncak areaFrom Kompas As reported in this newspaper on Feb. 8, Vice President Hamzah Haz has called for a halt to construction in Puncak, West Java. This is heartening news for the public.The construction of houses in Puncak benefits only tycoons and a small group of people.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Sony sets out to boost market share
Sony sets out to boost market share JAKARTA: PT Sony Indonesia Vice President Ken Morisawa said on Tuesday that the company had targeted 35 percent of the country's flat TV market this year, up from 20 percent last year.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Singapore loosens dollar lending policy
Singapore loosens dollar lending policy SINGAPORE: The government said Tuesday it would liberalize its Singapore dollar lending policy to allow international investors to participate more in the city-state's capital markets.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Islam compatible to democracy: Scholars
Islam compatible to democracy: ScholarsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The small number of Muslim countries practicing democracy has nothing to do with the values of Islam, international scholars say.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Razaly's trip postponed due to coup attempt
Razaly's trip postponed due to coup attemptAgence France-Presse, Yangon Myanmar's military regime admitted on Tuesday they asked United Nations special envoy Razali Ismail to postpone his planned visit to Yangon this week because of a recent coup attempt.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Dozens of ex-prostitutes ready to work
Dozens of ex-prostitutes ready to work PALU, Central Sulawesi: Simon Pangalo, chairman of Kejora Charitable Agency, said here on Tuesday that at least 40 former sex workers had undergone training and had obtained skills to fill vacancies both in the formal and informal sectors in the regency.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Activists march against officials over smuggling
Activists march against officials over smugglingNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Hundreds of students and young people from a number of universities and non-governmental organizations rallied on Tuesday to demand that all officials implicated in a prominent smuggling case in Cirebon resign.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
More talks with workers on privatization plan suggested
More talks with workers on privatization plan suggestedAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Labor experts warned that the government's privatization program would face serious challenges from workers' unions unless the government intensified its awareness campaign on the crucial policy.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
* Headlines: Rahardi 1st defendant tried in Buloggate II case 2
* Headlines: Rahardi 1st defendant tried in Buloggate II case 2* Opinion: Enter 'ghost lawyers' and 'barefoot lawyers'4* City: Sutiyoso reports activist over bribe allegation 6* Archipelago: 6 firms blamed for Medan forests destruction 7 * National: Detectives to visit RP over terrorism allegations...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Sidoarjo inmates contract AIDs.
Sidoarjo inmates contract AIDs. SIDOARJO, East Java: The head of local health office, Faisol Ama, said here on Monday that dozens of inmates in Sidoarjo had tested positive for the deadly HIV and AIDS.Without mentioning the names of the inmates, Faisol said his office would closely monitor them and...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
JP/12/BEJ
JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 19, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 58,000 Adindo Foresta 65 0...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Retaired colonel gets one year verdict
Retaired colonel gets one year verdict TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Tuesday a retired Army colonel to one year imprisonment for falsifying documents of land and building ownership in 2000.Presiding Judge Joseph Ziraluo said the 50-year old defendant, Col. (ret.) H.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
House continues talks on broadcasting bill
House continues talks on broadcasting billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government reached an agreement with the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday to resume deliberation on the broadcasting bill which hit a snag after former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's ouster in...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Sasha too strong for Andrean
Sasha too strong for AndreanMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Alexandra Kosteniuk doubled her lead over Indonesia's dream team squad in the Japfa Chess Match after beating Andrean Susilodinata in the second game at the VOC Cafe and Gallery in North Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Dimsum at reasonable prices all day long in Pluit
Dimsum at reasonable prices all day long in PluitKim Griffiths, Contributor, The Jakarta Post In tearooms in China, dimsum is an inseparable part of yum cha (tea drinking). Dimsum are little dough dumplings, filled with vegetables, many different kinds of meat or shrimps, and there are other small...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Prefabricated houses to be donated by Taiwan
Prefabricated houses to be donated by TaiwanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Buddhism Organization of Taiwan will donate 1,000 prefabricated houses for flood victims living along riverbanks whose houses were badly damaged during three weeks of flooding in late January and early February.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 19, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 58,000 Adindo Foresta 65 0 0 AGIS 120 0 1,018,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 225 0 0 Alakasa 175 0 0...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
TNI top brass give moral support to officers tried
TNI top brass give moral support to officers triedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a show of solidarity, a number of Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass turned up in force at the human rights tribunal on Tuesday to give moral support to their soldiers as they were being tried for crimes...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
New York-based CPJ asks RI to encourage press freedom
New York-based CPJ asks RI to encourage press freedomThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has been asked to revive its commitment to press freedom following its decision to reject an Australian journalist's application for renewal of his visa.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
East Kalimantan drops lawsuit against KPC
East Kalimantan drops lawsuit against KPCThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Kalimantan provincial administration has lifted a lawsuit against coal mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), a move that would pave the way for the long-stalled divestment of KPC's 51 percent stake to local players, a...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Muhammad "Bob" Hasan corruption and causes state imprisoned in Nusa
Muhammad "Bob" Hasan corruption and causes state imprisoned in Nusa (former minister of trade loss of US$243,741 Kambangan for six and industry) yearsRachmadi BS corruption, causing state under investigation, (former minister of public loss of Rp 126 billion case unclear works)Ali Wardhana...
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Pertamina should pay compensation to Karaha: Experts
Pertamina should pay compensation to Karaha: ExpertsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina should honor an international arbitration body order that it pay US$261 million in compensation to independent power producer Karaha Bodas Co. LLC.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
Fire guts garment factory
Fire guts garment factory BOGOR: A garment factory caught fire on Monday, allegedly due to an electrical short circuit. Fire destroyed the building, owned by CV Mulya Utama, located in Sindangsari village in Bogor regency, causing losses of hundreds of millions of rupiah.
Wed, 20 Mar 2002
RP police defuse bombs in Manila
RP police defuse bombs in ManilaReuters, Manila Philippine police have defused two explosives planted in the Makati financial district of the capital Manila by a group demanding separate federal states for the country's Christians and Muslims, officials said on Tuesday.