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Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Sutiyoso vows to restore homes
Sutiyoso vows to restore homesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said Friday that the city administration would not relocate the fire victims in Manggarai, South Jakarta, saying the administration would build a decent housing complex.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Manggarai fire leaves thousands homeless, jobless
Manggarai fire leaves thousands homeless, joblessM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of residents in the slums along Jl. Manggarai Utara II, South Jakarta, must now brave the cold nights of the rainy season, after a fire razed the neighborhood and left them homeless.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Housewives terrorized for reporting reduced aid
Housewives terrorized for reporting reduced aidBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several housewives from Cipinang Besar Selatan subdistrict in East Jakarta said they have been intimidated by two subdistrict officials after they reported a reduction of rice aid for the poor from the...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Women's contribution
Women's contribution Among the various themes planned to mark International Women's Day today is the comparatively unique issue of "consumerism", which is considered to be one of the main causes of the rampant corruption in this country.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic community", has lost its innocence. Ever since the Oct. 12 Bali bombings last year, the definition of the phrase drew ever closer to becoming Indonesia's answer to the global Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Is Australia on collision course with Indonesia once again?
Is Australia on collision course with Indonesia once again?Paulo Gorjao Lecturer, Lusiada University Portugal paulogorjao@yahoo.com In February, with just a few weeks interval, Australia released a new foreign policy white paper, Advancing the National Interest (ANI), and a defense white paper...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Military involved in Aceh's Takengon incident: Kontras
Military involved in Aceh's Takengon incident: KontrasThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A fact-finding team of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) have discovered that the local military was allegedly involved in the recent attack on the office of the Aceh peace monitoring...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Only 18 of 63 Supreme Court justice candidates passed the
Only 18 of 63 Supreme Court justice candidates passed the interview and screening stage conducted by the House of Representatives. And most of those who passed did so with conditions attached.The Supreme Court needs 26 new justices but only 18 were passed by the House, and some of them will...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
1. IRAQ: 1 x 30
1. IRAQ: 1 x 30 Huge antiwar rallies to come 2. FOREIGNERS: 1 x 34 'Govt will ensure safety of foreigners' 3. BLIX: 2 x 20 Blix welcomes Iraqi cooperation, U.S. stands firm 4. PERTAMINA: 1 x 50 House lists big names in corruption at Pertamina
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic community", has lost its innocence. Ever since the Oct. 12 Bali bombings last year, the definition of the phrase drew ever closer to becoming Indonesia's answer to the global Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Amrozi says he's only guilty of `shopping'
Amrozi says he's only guilty of `shopping'Agence France-Presse, Denpasar, Bali A key suspect accused of buying a ton of explosive chemicals for the Bali bombing described his role as "shopping" as he was handed over to Indonesian prosecutors on Friday in preparation for a trial.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
18 bodies found at sea
18 bodies found at sea PEKANBARU, Riau: Fishermen found 18 bodies over the last three days, all floating in the waters off Bagan Siapiapi and Panipahan in the Rokan Hilir regency.The bodies were likely to be the missing victims of the ferry KM Mutiara Indah that sank in the waters off Tanjung Balai...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Ba'asyir at the center of controversy
Ba'asyir at the center of controversyBlontank Poer The Jakarta Post Surakarta Forcing the religious conversion of a state and government and justifying any means to carry that out. This appears to be the stigma Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir bears following the Bali bomb blasts that killed 202...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Teens dominate Anniswati Cup chess tourney
Teens dominate Anniswati Cup chess tourneyMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two international masters (IMs) crashed in the fifth round of the Anniswati Cup women's chess tournament on Friday as teenage Evie Lindiawati kept her one-point lead intact with two rounds to go.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Govt allocates $702,000 for e-learning
Govt allocates $702,000 for e-learning JAKARTA: The government has allocated Rp 6.25 billion (about US$702,000) for the installation of e-learning technology equipment for 50 cities in eight provinces.The Ministry of Education's director for vocational education Gatot Haripriowirjanto said on...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
EU pledges US$37.8m for health grant
EU pledges US$37.8m for health grant JAKARTA: The European Union (EU) has pledged 35 million euro (US$37.8 million) in a grant for community health projects in three provinces -- South Sumatra, Jambi, and Papua -- over a period of four and a half years.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Indonesian Expo 2003: An expo worth visiting
Indonesian Expo 2003: An expo worth visitingSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Interested in Indonesian traditional batik, Bali paintings, wood carvings, handicrafts, food? Or something more "Western" like leather jackets and boots? Or something more "serious" like furniture, leather chairs...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Huge antiwar rallies to come
Huge antiwar rallies to comeFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta and Surabaya will see a wave of mass rallies in a couple of days to show Indonesia's strong opposition to a possible attack on Iraq.Influential Muslim preacher A.A.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Newly approved finance bill welcomed
Newly approved finance bill welcomedDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta post, Jakarta The passage of the state finance bill should signify the government's commitment to eradicating corruption although whether or not it will be effective depends on how the bill is implemented, experts said Friday.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic community", has lost its innocence. Ever since the Oct. 12 Bali bombings last year, the definition of the phrase drew ever closer to becoming Indonesia's answer to the global Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Police seize over 30,000 bullets
Police seize over 30,000 bullets YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Police seized on Friday over 30,000 bullets recovered from a house in Ambarukmo village, Sleman regency in Yogyakarta.Depok Military Commander Capt. Inf. Sujud said the bullets were classified into two caches -- 12.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic
The eloquent phrase "Jamaah Islamiyah", meaning "Islamic community", has lost its innocence. Ever since the Oct. 12 Bali bombings last year, the definition of the phrase drew ever closer to becoming Indonesia's answer to the global Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
House lists big names in corruption at Pertamina
House lists big names in corruption at PertaminaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A House of Representatives (DPR) special committee of inquiry into corruption at state oil firm Pertamina alleged on Friday a number of former ministers and cronies as well as family members of former...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Mudslide may reveal more Yogyakarta history
Mudslide may reveal more Yogyakarta historySri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A team of government researchers were on Friday focusing on ruins unearthed by a recent mudslide in Yogyakarta."Literature has so far told us that an irrigation dam was built during the rule of Sultan...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
RI and U.S.
RI and U.S. similarities Students and workers have taken to the streets in both Indonesia and the United States. In Indonesia, they originally protested the hikes in utility rates and in fuel oil prices, but later they started demanding that President Megawati and Vice President Hamzah Haz step...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Crimes on public buses on the rise
Crimes on public buses on the riseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police have said that their intensified patrols and monitoring of rising street crime might have moved the crime hot spots to beyond the patrol's coverage, including on board public transportation.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Troops to be maintained in North Maluku
Troops to be maintained in North MalukuFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will maintain a large number of troops in North Maluku to assist the repatriation of refugees despite a plan to lift the civil emergency status in the province.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
`Private cars the main cause of traffic jam'
`Private cars the main cause of traffic jam' Plans by the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) to import 3,000 used buses from Japan and Australia have been criticized by the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI), which questioned the quality and roadworthiness of the buses.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Proliga winner won't go to AVC Cup: PBVSI
Proliga winner won't go to AVC Cup: PBVSIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2003 Proliga winner will not represent Indonesia in the fifth Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup men's volleyball club championship, according to a top official of the Indonesian volleyball governing body here on Friday.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Illegal trade in cultural artifacts widespread
Illegal trade in cultural artifacts widespreadMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The illicit trade of cultural property, which involves local and international syndicates, is rampant, but the government is unable to combat it.
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
East Timor's Indictment : A Chance To Save Indonesia's Reform
East Timor's Indictment : A Chance To Save Indonesia's ReformAboeprijadi Santoso Journalist Amsterdam Instead of expressing regret over Dili's indictment of Indonesian generals (as East Timor President Xanana Gusmao did) or flatly rejecting it (as Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Ba'asyir at the center of controversy
Ba'asyir at the center of controversyBlontank Poer The Jakarta Post Surakarta Forcing the religious conversion of a state and government and justifying any means to carry that out. This appears to be the stigma Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir bears following the Bali bomb blasts that killed 202...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
Palyja to repair water mains
Palyja to repair water mains JAKARTA: PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) is allocating Rp 8.5 billion (US$944,444) to repair 60 kilometers of water mains in Jakarta.Palyja said in a press release on Friday that the repairs would be in the areas of Hayam Wuruk, Mangga Besar, Pangeran Jayakarta, Glodok,...
Sat, 08 Mar 2003
PTBA finds 230 million tons of new coal reserves
PTBA finds 230 million tons of new coal reservesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) has discovered more than 230 million tons of coal reserves in South Sumatra's East Kungkilan area.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
HSBC, Schroders launch mutual fund
HSBC, Schroders launch mutual fund JAKARTA: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) and PT Schroders Investment Management Indonesia have launched "Reksa Dana Smart Invest", a new mutual fund aiming to offer investors the potential to earn high returns through a low risk...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Public order bylaw to be revised
Public order bylaw to be revised JAKARTA: The City Council has promised to revise Bylaw No. 11/1988 on public order which has often been used by the city public order officers as the legal basis to evict street vendors and poor people living in slums.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Bridge players vie for slots in national team
Bridge players vie for slots in national teamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Twenty-six pairs from nine provinces are vying for places in the national bridge team during the selection matches currently underway at the Frans Waleleng Bridge Center inside the Bung Karno Sports Stadium complex.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
House endorses regulations on terrorism after four months
House endorses regulations on terrorism after four monthsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security officials now have a firm legal basis to deal with terrorism across the country as the House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed two government regulations as antiterrorism bills.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears end
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears end The Jakarta Post Jakarta Haze blanketed the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru over the last few days, sending an early warning of last year's haze problem that nearly paralyzed the city and other parts of the province during the dry season.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Editor tried over Akbar's photograph
Editor tried over Akbar's photograph JAKARTA: Chief editor of Jakarta-based Rakyat Merdeka daily Karim Paputungan went on trial Thursday for allegedly defaming Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Akbar Tandjung.Karim faces a possible jail term of 16 months in prison for the offense.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
KPU faces tight schedule for delaying election
KPU faces tight schedule for delaying electionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia may have only one-and-a-half months to hold a general election to ensure that there is a new government by October 2004, with March 2004 being targeted as the earliest possible month and mid-April...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Mudslide reveals mystery objects
Mudslide reveals mystery objectsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Mystery continues to shroud a number of apparently historical objects that were found after a mudslide flushed out a trench of over a kilometer in length in the middle of rice fields in the Yogyakarta village of Ngestihardjo.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates March 6 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates March 6 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,768.93 5,150.23 5,488.71 5,430.22 Brunei dollar 1 5,411.57 4,825.18 5,148.72 5,096.82Canadian dollar 1 6,394.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears end
Haze covers Pekanbaru as rainy season nears endThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Haze blanketed the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru over the last few days, sending an early warning of last year's haze problem that nearly paralyzed the city and other parts of the province during the dry season.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Rp 2b prepared to fight dengue
Rp 2b prepared to fight dengue MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Makassar municipality administration has provided no less than Rp 2 billion (US$225,500) to eradicate dengue fever which has killed 12 people so far this year.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Workers stage rally at council
Workers stage rally at council TANGERANG: Almost 1,000 workers of PT Yasunlitek, a thread manufacturer in Tangerang, staged a rally at the municipality's legislative council on Thursday to protest the company's failure to pay their salaries on time.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Bill passed to help curb graft
Bill passed to help curb graftDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives approved on Thursday the state finance bill which is meant to ensure transparency and accountability in managing state finances.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
TNI arrests 20 flyboys over police attack
TNI arrests 20 flyboys over police attackTiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Military Police commander Maj. Gen. Sulaiman A.B. said that they had arrested 20 Air Force personnel allegedly involved in the fatal attack on the Makassar police station in...
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
Get smart, please, use the cell phone!
Get smart, please, use the cell phone!Endy M. Bayuni, Deputy Chief Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This telephone conversation takes place sometime in 2008 between the chief of staff (CS) of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the president.It's just past 1 a.m. in Jakarta where the CS is, and 5 a.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
1. Fire: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 12
1. Fire: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 12GPK to sue actor for defamation 2. Raskin: 50 pt, 4 cols, 2 x Govt accused of stealing cheap rice for the poor 3. Jodo - 1x42 Kalijodo red-light district never dies 4. PIPA: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 32Bogor garden to get clean water5.