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Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Jambi police detain palm oil hoarders
Jambi police detain palm oil hoarders JAMBI, Jambi: Batanghari district police in the province of Jambi have intensified efforts to uncover those involved in a network stockpiling crude palm oil, following the arrest of two suspects.Batanghari Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Textile exhibition to begin Tuesday
Textile exhibition to begin Tuesday JAKARTA: To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Textile Museum on Jl. K.S. Tubun, Central Jakarta, the Association for Admirers of Traditional Textiles is holding its Wastraprema Exhibition featuring textiles from all over Indonesia.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
House fails to set up own inquiry on Bulog scandal
House fails to set up own inquiry on Bulog scandalKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's efforts to seek justice against House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung for his alleged involvement in a high-profile financial scandal encountered yet another setback on Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
KL orders probe into fund's losses
KL orders probe into fund's losses MALAYSIA: Malaysia has ordered a probe into its pilgrims fund, which is one of the stock market's biggest investors, following reports that it had lost millions in a high-risk deal, the Bernama news agency said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Bosnia-Herzegovina has new envoy
Bosnia-Herzegovina has new envoy JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri received the credentials of Zdravko Rajic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's new ambassador to Indonesia, at the State Palace on Monday.Rajic replaces Edib Bukvic, who served as Bosnia's first ambassador to Indonesia, when the two...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Japan mulls issuing travel warning for tourists to Bali
Japan mulls issuing travel warning for tourists to BaliI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Due to an increasing number of sexual assaults on Japanese women in Bali over the last few months, the Japanese government was considering the possibility of issuing an official travel advisory for...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Activists plan to sue Malaysia over haze
Activists plan to sue Malaysia over hazeApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Environmental activists, fishermen and legal experts in the North Sumatra capital of Medan lashed out at Malaysia on Monday over the haze from forest fires there, which continued to blanket the city in recent days.
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Jakarta residential market to remain sluggish this year
Jakarta residential market to remain sluggish this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The residential property market in the greater Jakarta area will remain sluggish this year amid continuing economic hardship and a poor investment climate in the country, according to property consultant PT Colliers...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Labor union opposes Indosat sale plan
Labor union opposes Indosat sale planDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another sign of what appears to be an emerging trend among labor unions in opposing the government's crucial privatization program, the labor union representing the workers of state-owned post and telecommunications...
Tue, 19 Mar 2002
Indonesian President hopes to broker inter-Korean peace
Indonesian President hopes to broker inter-Korean peaceAgencies, 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.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Legal experts warn that light sentences will not stop corruption
Legal experts warn that light sentences will not stop corruption Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta Legal experts warned law enforcers that their reluctance to view corruption as a serious crime would make the country incapable of fighting corruption.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
FBI chief arrives in Manila
FBI chief arrives in Manila PHILIPPINES: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Robert Mueller arrived in the Philippines on Sunday for talks with President Gloria Arroyo on the U.S.-led international antiterrorism campaign.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Sofian Effendi elected new Gadjah Mada rector
Sofian Effendi elected new Gadjah Mada rectorAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Sofian Effendi, a former head of the State Personnel Administration Body (BAKN) during B.J. Habibie's presidency, won the election for Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Tuberculosis hits 1,000 people
Tuberculosis hits 1,000 people TANGERANG: More than 1,000 people in the Tangerang municipality, west of Jakarta, have been affected by tuberculosis, 450 of them badly.Head of the municipality health agency, Dr.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Keep your neck straight with proper posture
Keep your neck straight with proper posture or Proper care and habits will alleviate neck pain Maria Endah Hulupi The Jakarta Post JakartaRenita often experienced discomfort in her neck, a pain she often ignored as she thought that the stiffness would eventually go away by itself.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Billboard violate bylaw but still remain
Billboard violate bylaw but still remainAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two advertising billboards located in the City Police headquarters on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, and the Hotel Indonesia compound, Central Jakarta, have been considered violating regulations.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Yuliana, Tomi named Cici and Koko
Yuliana, Tomi named Cici and Koko JAKARTA: University students Yuliana and Tomi were crowned the winners of the West Jakarta mayoralty's Cici and Koko (older sister and brother in Chinese) contest at Glodok Plaza, West Jakarta, on Saturday evening.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
No organization can survive with mediocre supporters: Syafii
No organization can survive with mediocre supporters: SyafiiSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah chairman Syafii Ma'arif reminded his supporters on Sunday that no civilization or force in the world could survive with only mediocre supporters who were unable to anticipate the...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Five customs officials fired over Cirebon smuggling
Five customs officials fired over Cirebon smugglingNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon At least five officials of the Cirebon customs and excise office in West Java have been dismissed from their posts following the smuggling of 19 containers with luxury cars and electronic goods inside.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Labor recruiting agency reprimanded
Labor recruiting agency reprimanded JAKARTA: The Indonesian consulate general in Jeddah has sent a letter of reprimand to PT ESA, an Indonesian labor recruiting agency, for its failure to report the number of workers it has sent to Saudi Arabia.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Karaha refuses to resume project
Karaha refuses to resume projectMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An independent power producer Karaha Bodas Co. LLC said on Friday it had rejected an offer from state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to restart its geothermal power project in Karaha Bodas, West Java.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Security efforts directed against terrorism, not Islam: FBI
Security efforts directed against terrorism, not Islam: FBI Terrorists targeted, not Muslims say FBIZen The Jakarta Post Nusa Dua, Bali Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert S Mueller restated here on Friday night that U.S.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Cirebon, Indramayu short of thousands teachers
Cirebon, Indramayu short of thousands teachersNANA RUKMANA The Jakarta Post Cirebon Cirebon and Indramayu, two cities in West Java province, are experiencing a shortage of thousands of teachers for its elementary and high schools, which makes it that much more difficult to improve the already low...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Kosteniuk won't take the kids lightly
Kosteniuk won't take the kids lightlyMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World runner-up Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia brushed aside speculation that she would probably take her opponents -- three Indonesian juniors -- lightly at the Japfa Chess Match starting on Monday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Megawati renews call to combat graft, uphold law
Megawati renews call to combat graft, uphold lawFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday reiterated calls for the country to fight against corruption, collusion and nepotism that had tarnished the country's image.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Tabloid leaders detained over 'disturbing' article
Tabloid leaders detained over 'disturbing' articleApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Medan Police in North Sumatra have detained both the chief editor and managing editor of a Jakarta Islamic weekly tabloid over an article claiming that a product of noodle firm PT Olagafood was tainted...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
President inaugurates road projects
President inaugurates road projects JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened on Sunday several new roads built to tackle congestion in Central Java.The projects worth some Rp 286.2 billion (US$28.6 million) cover a combined length of some 29.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Instant visas for Indian tourists
Instant visas for Indian tourists KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to introduce a visa-on-arrival program for Indian tourists as part of efforts to draw more visitors from the sub-continent, a news report said Saturday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
BPPT plane-leasing
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.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Kayam: A remarkable personality
Kayam: A remarkable personalityIgnas Kleden, Sociologist, Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta The name Umar Kayam among Indonesian social science students has long become not simply a name but rather a notion. He was known as an Indonesian sociologist of the second generation along with Dr.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Councillors misuse state vehicles
Councillors misuse state vehicles TANGERANG: Almost 70 percent of the 702 vehicles owned by Tangerang regency administration have been misused by the councillors for their political parties or for private purposes.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Marlev, Rony reach Swiss Open semis
Marlev, Rony reach Swiss Open semisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The only two Indonesians left at the Swiss Open men's singles, Marlev Mainaky and Rony Agustinus, made their way to the semifinals after winning their matches at Basel's St. Jakobshalle on Friday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Groups told to hold rallies in peaceful manner: Coordinating
Groups told to hold rallies in peaceful manner: Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a late-night plea on Sunday to the groups intending to stage major demonstrations in Jakarta on Monday to do so peacefully.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Legislators' salaries
Legislators' salariesFrom Kompas To avoid any criticism that members of the House of Representatives receive salaries for doing nothing, allow me to suggest that the system of remuneration be changed as follows: 1.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Akbar inquiry hangs in the balance
Akbar inquiry hangs in the balanceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The formation of a special House of Representatives inquiry into alleged misuse of State Logistic Agency (Bulog) funds remains delicately balanced amid growing anxiety that the proposal would be killed off by back room politicking.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
RI bars Aussie reporter for undisclosed reasons
RI bars Aussie reporter for undisclosed reasonsAnnastasya Emmannuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia showed signs of regressing into the dark days of curtailing press freedom when it was revealed that the government, without providing sufficient reason, refused to extend a journalist visa for...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Indonesia back in spotlight after FBI visit, arrests
Indonesia back in spotlight after FBI visit, arrestsYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia finds itself in the spotlight again over terrorism following the visit by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert S Mueller to Bali and the recent arrest of three Indonesians in...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Soeharto's health remains poor
Soeharto's health remains poor JAKARTA: Former president Soeharto's health condition has steadily improved but is still poor, former women's affairs minister during Soeharto's rule, Mien Sugandhi said on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Jambi only invites cooperative investors
Jambi only invites cooperative investors JAMBI: Jambi Regent Achmad Ripin said on Thursday that his administration had declined to cooperate with investors who were unwilling to hire locals.Achmad made his point to the press during the groundbreaking ceremony of the crude palm oil-processing...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Marlev improves play to win at Swiss Open
Marlev improves play to win at Swiss OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Marlev Mainaky of Indonesia made amends for his disappointing performance in the All England by winning badminton's Swiss Open at St. Jakobshalle in Basel on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Light sentences will not deter corruptors: Experts
Light sentences will not deter corruptors: ExpertsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal experts warned law enforcers that their reluctance to view corruption as a serious crime would make the country incapable of fighting corruption.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Plastic firms ask for lower tariff
Plastic firms ask for lower tariffBenget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Singapore The government should quickly cut import tariffs on plastic products to below five percent in compliance with the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and stop protecting the sector for too long, plastics industry...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Beware of Mitsui Leasing and ACA
Beware of Mitsui Leasing and ACA The recent floods jolted me into a painful awareness that PT Mitsui Leasing Capital Indonesia, through which I bought a Toyota Corolla sedan in 2000, failed to inform me adequately about the insurance cover for the car the company had purchased with PT Asuransi...
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Manuevers against Golkar dangerous, Akbar threatens
Manuevers against Golkar dangerous, Akbar threatensA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Detained Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung threatened on Saturday that political maneuverings against his party would only cost the country in its bid to emerge from the current crises.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Bribing officials cheaper than buying train tickets
Bribing officials cheaper than buying train ticketsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trains are the cheapest and quickest transportation means for commuters in the capital, when compared with public minivans, buses or taxis.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
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4 x 10 Five customs officials fired over smuggling Sofian2 x 20 Sofian Effendi elected new Gadjah Mada rector alhami2 x 25 Tabloid leaders detained over 'disturbing' article 2 x 25 Six people found dead after 'syariah' declared in Aceh
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Marlev improves play to win at Swiss Open
Marlev improves play to win at Swiss OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Marlev Mainaky of Indonesia took five sets to overcome Ng Wei of Hong Kong in the semifinals of the Swiss Open at Basel's St. Jakobshalle on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Shots fired at UMNO meeting
Shots fired at UMNO meeting MALAYSIA: Police fired warning shots after supporters of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling party attacked them as they tried to break up a fight, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Ambon deports 17 foreigners
Ambon deports 17 foreigners AMBON: Local justice and human rights coordinator Roeroe Sulaiman said here on Thursday that the local immigration office in Ambon had deported 17 foreigners despite their having visas and passports.Roeroe said the 17 foreigners, 14 of whom were U.S.
Mon, 18 Mar 2002
Ministry programs not helpful, say fishermen
Ministry programs not helpful, say fishermenRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fishermen living in the Kepulauan Seribu (Thousands Islands) regency in northern Jakarta complained that the floating net cages provided by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries were unhelpful because...