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Tue, 19 Mar 2002
JP/12/brief
JP/12/briefSingTel to launch managed hosting services in HK SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. will launch managed hosting services in Hong Kong Wednesday, a SingTel spokesman confirmed Monday. "This is part of the regional rollout that started in July in Singapore.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Dharmala sues IFC and Manulife for US$520m
Dharmala sues IFC and Manulife for US$520mBloomberg, Jakarta International Finance Corp. and Manulife Financial Corp. are being sued for US$520 million by Indonesia's Dharmala group over claims they caused one of its units to fail, a move that may delay repayment to its creditors.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Bill on outer space treaty endorsed
Bill on outer space treaty endorsed JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed on Monday a new bill on the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty during a plenary session led by one of its deputy chairmen, Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
KPU casts doubt on 2004 general election
KPU casts doubt on 2004 general electionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of General Election Commission (KPU) expressed their doubt on Monday that the next elections would take place in 2004 as scheduled mainly due to legal technicalities.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Motorcycle thief mobbed to death
Motorcycle thief mobbed to death BOGOR: A man accused of stealing a motorcycle was burned to death by angry mob in front of the village hall in Cikeas, Sukaraja district, Bogor regency.The mob attacked Ahmad Komarudin, 22, as he offered the bike to a villager on Saturday night.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Presidential candidate is sick
Presidential candidate is sick EAST TIMOR: Presidential candidate Fransisco Xavier do Amaral was in the hospital on Monday after collapsing with pneumonia over the weekend, a medical official said. Amaral, 67, was taken to East Timor's National Hospital on Saturday after appearing in a televised...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Rupiah Rates March. 18
Rupiah Rates March. 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,483.00 9,483.00 10,033.00 9,933.00 Australian dollar 1 5,516.15 4,985.21 5,279.36 5,221.78Brunei dollar 1 5,751.99 5,200.44 5,505.08 5,447.22Canadian dollar 1 6,619.31 5,984.10 6,335.16 6,268.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Councillors to seek clear roles in autonomous regions
Councillors to seek clear roles in autonomous regionsAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Leaders of the country's provincial legislative councils are to convene a two-day congress in Yogyakarta on Friday, with the main demand being for an affirmation of their role in autonomous regions.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
2002 International Seminar Series
2002 International Seminar Series JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to be the keynote speaker during the first part of the 2002 International Seminar Series from April 25 through April 26 in Jakarta.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Hyundai wins $1.2b contract in Iran
Hyundai wins $1.2b contract in Iran SEOUL: South Korea's ailing Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. (HEC) said Monday it won a record US$1.2 billion order to build gas plants in Iran, helping to ease its prolonged liquidity crisis.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Deforestation leaves Dieng Plateau barren
Deforestation leaves Dieng Plateau barrenTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Wonosobo, Central Java Wonosobo regency, some 120 kilometers west of the provincial capital Semarang, is famed for its scenic Dieng mountain range and well-known for its large teak trees which cover one-third of the...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Medan police release two editors
Medan police release two editorsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Medan police officials in North Sumatra announced on Monday that they have freed two editors of a Jakarta Islamic weekly tabloid who were arrested for an article claiming that private noodle firm PT Olagafood produced food...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Indonesia, Thailand plan barter deal
Indonesia, Thailand plan barter deal JAKARTA: The Indonesian government plans to establish a barter arrangement with the Thai government under which Indonesian railroad cars and ammonia would be swapped for Thai rice, Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
House sepaker's trial to start on March 25, court announces
House sepaker's trial to start on March 25, court announcesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In contrast to the usual snail's pace of the law, the Central Jakarta District Court announced on Monday that it would begin the trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung on March 25 for...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
1. DIENG: 1 line, 35 counts
1. DIENG: 1 line, 35 countsor Deforestation leaves Dieng Plateau barren
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia to buy rubber
Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia to buy rubberAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The world's top three natural rubber producers may absorb about 300,000 tons of the commodity from the open market by April to further boost prices, a report said Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
BPPT plane-leasing costs nation dear
BPPT plane-leasing costs nation dearFrom KompasWhen the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) was headed by Prof.Habibie, the agency, which had a central office at Jl.Thamrin, Jakarta, bought six brand-new CASA series-200 planes from the factory.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Govt defends move on Aussie correspondent
Govt defends move on Aussie correspondentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia defended on Monday its move not to renew an Australian correspondent's journalist visa, insisting that the decision was merely based on a "technical consular matter" and was in no way a harbinger to stricter control of...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
* Headlines: RI to protect rights of arrested citizens2
* Headlines: RI to protect rights of arrested citizens2* Opinion: The Muslims who do not look like Muslims4* City: Jakarta governor denies bribing councillors 6* Archipelago: Japan mulls issuing travel warning 7 * National: Military top brass to observe ad hoc trial8* World: Pakistan probes how...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Team appointed to select IBRA bad debtors
Team appointed to select IBRA bad debtorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it has appointed a team of legal experts to filter out uncooperative debtors from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), paving the way for legal action against them.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Lampung consumers' body to sue PLN
Lampung consumers' body to sue PLNThe Jakarta Post, Oyos Saroso HN, Bandar Lampung The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) in Lampung is expected to file a class action lawsuit against state-owned electricity company PT PLN following complaints from hundreds of electricity consumers over its...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Let's do it right
Let's do it right Indonesia finally has begun prosecuting the military soldiers, police officers and government officials in charge of East Timor in 1999, the year the territory overwhelmingly voted to become an independent nation.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Muslim scholars warn 'syariah' revivalism
Muslim scholars warn 'syariah' revivalismA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious scholars expressed concern on Monday over mounting efforts by devout Muslims to demand the imposition of syariah (Islamic law) in their respective regions throughout the country.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 18, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 20,500 Adindo Foresta 65 0 242,000 AGIS 120 0 182,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 225 5 22,000 Alakasa 175 0...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Obituary
Obituary Former student movement figure David Napitupulu died here on Monday at the age of 67.Known for his role in the 1966 movement, which led to the fall of first President Sukarno, David drew his last breath on Monday afternoon at the Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC), South Jakarta, after...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Subiakto enters police custody: The Jakarta Police detained
Subiakto enters police custody: The Jakarta Police detained former State Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya on Monday night for his alleged role in a Rp 10 billion scam at his office employees' cooperatives unit.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Performances* Dance Drama Lenggang Kencana, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Tel. 022 4233562), 8 p.m., March 23-24. * Puppet Show, Taman Budaya (West Java Cultural Center), Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., March 23.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Indonesia seeks to protect rights of arrested citizens
Indonesia seeks to protect rights of arrested citizensThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is seeking to protect the rights of three Indonesians recently arrested in the Philippines for carrying components to make bombs, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Andrean fights hard but finally succumbs
Andrean fights hard but finally succumbsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Andrean Susilodinata went down to Alexandra Kosteniuk from Russia in the first game of the Japfa Chess Match at the VOC Cafe and Gallery in North Jakarta on Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
1 x 12
1 x 12 Japan mulls Bali travel warning LAMPUNG1 x 20 Lampung consumers to sue PLN tabloid2 x 20 Medan police release editors held for risky report BEA2 x 12 Mega updated on smuggling
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Regressing into the past?
Regressing into the past? The government's refusal to extend the visa of Lindsay Murdoch, a senior correspondent for the Australian newspapers The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald comes like a bolt of lightning amid a clear blue sky -- all the more so, since Jakarta has stubbornly refused to...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Thaksin promises free press
Thaksin promises free press THAILAND: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, embroiled in a row with media critics, promised on Monday to keep the Thai press free and said recent actions against a magazine had been taken not by his government but by the police.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
No clues on alleged political party scam
No clues on alleged political party scamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Election Commission (KPU) is unable to shed any light on an alleged financial scandal involving major political parties during the 1999 polls due to a lack of supporting data, a commission member said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Pedicab drivers sent to jail
Pedicab drivers sent to jail JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced four defendants to one year in jail and nine months for three others on Monday for being involved in the murder of a civilian guard during last August's riots in the areas of Roxy and nearby Grogol, West Jakarta.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
JP/1/MEDIA
JP/1/MEDIARI defends stance on Australian correspondentThe Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesia defended on Monday its move not to renew an Australian correspondent's journalist visa, insisting that the decision was merely based on a "technical consular matter" and was in no way a harbinger to stricter...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Succession problems
Succession problems Succession within institutions or enterprises, private or public, are not always as smooth as one would hope. Take, for example, the problems of state-owned railway company (PT KAI) and Garuda Indonesian Airways (PT Garuda) in replacing departing directors.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Megawati updated on smuggling case
Megawati updated on smuggling caseNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Unsatisfactory with the way Cirebon Customs and Excise handled the 19 containers with allegedly smuggled goods at the port, the municipality's Legislative Council has reported the case to President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Indonesia n president to broker inter-Korean peace
Indonesia n president to broker inter-Korean peace Agencies Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is expected to adopt the role of peacemaker when she holds a landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il next week, South Korean officials said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Singapore, Taiwan start trade talks
Singapore, Taiwan start trade talks SINGAPORE: Singapore and Taiwan have started talks on a free trade agreement, with Taipei hoping for significant progress by the end of the year, a Singapore newspaper reported Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Governor denies bribing councillors on budget speech
Governor denies bribing councillors on budget speechAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Jakarta Residents Forum (Fakta), a non- governmental organization, Azas Tigor Nainggolan revealed on Monday that some councillors had turned down money offered by Governor Sutiyoso to accept...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Japan, S'pore agree to boost Japan-ASEAN ties
Japan, S'pore agree to boost Japan-ASEAN ties Agence France-Presse, Tokyo The Japanese and Singaporean trade ministers agreed Monday on a joint effort to boost Japan-ASEAN economic ties. Visiting Singaporean trade and industry minister George Yeo held a 30-minute meeting with his Japanese...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Council rejects Rp 1.6b promotion fund
Council rejects Rp 1.6b promotion fund KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The South Sulawesi legislative council rejected on Monday the provincial administration's proposal to allocate Rp 1.6 billion in funds for investment promotions to the Netherlands in April.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Rupiah Rates March. 18
Rupiah Rates March. 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,483.00 9,483.00 10,033.00 9,933.00Australian dollar 1 5,516.15 4,985.21 5,279.36 5,221.78Brunei dollar 1 5,751.99 5,200.44 5,505.08 5,447.22Canadian dollar 1 6,619.31 5,984.10 6,335.16 6,268.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Rector Forum to form corruption watchdogs
Rector Forum to form corruption watchdogs PALU, Central Sulawesi: The provincial branch of Rector Forum will launch a corruption watchdog body here next month to ensure clean governance in Central Sulawesi.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Southeast Asian press needs to retaliate
Southeast Asian press needs to retaliateEnrico Aditjondro and Solahudin, Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Jakarta Old habits die hard. Most of us journalists in Southeast Asia understand that the state-sponsored press suppression does not go away easily.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Dedication key for Manggarai floodgate keeper
Dedication key for Manggarai floodgate keeperEndang Roh Suciati, Contributor, Jakarta The garbage piles up on the water's surface surrounding the Manggarai floodgate in South Jakarta. Workers dredge up tons of waste, but new garbage continues to float down the Ciliwung river.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Oil firms confused by VAT rulings
Oil firms confused by VAT rulingsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Oil and gas companies operating in Indonesia have been confused by two conflicting rulings issued by a special government agency in a tax dispute case, according to the president of the Indonesian Petroleum Association...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
FBI seeks Filipino's extradition
FBI seeks Filipino's extradition PHILIPPINES: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Robert Mueller pressed the Philippine authorities on Monday to swiftly extradite a congressman fugitive facing fraud and other charges in the United States.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Woman gets three years for graft
Woman gets three years for graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former bank employee was sentenced on Monday to three years in jail for embezzlement that caused the state to indirectly suffer financial losses of Rp 1.54 billion (US$154,000).
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Apartments occupy N. Jakarta historical area
Apartments occupy N. Jakarta historical areaBambang N. Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inspired by success stories in many other countries, the Jakarta city administration launched in 1990 a preservation project for various historical sites close to Sunda Kelapa harbor in order to boost...