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Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Malaysian police arrives in Jakarta to exchange terror information
Malaysian police arrives in Jakarta to exchange terror informationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A police team from Malaysia arrived here on Sunday to meet with top Indonesian police officials regarding terrorist activities in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
1. Sutiyoso 2 x 15
1. Sutiyoso 2 x 15Sutiyoso waives offer to join PDI Perjuangan 2. samudra 4 x Minister's brother vying for Garuda post 3. private 2 x 18Five state firms up for sale soon 4. syafri
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
'RI to buy 200,000 tons of Thai rice'
'RI to buy 200,000 tons of Thai rice'Dow Jones, Bangkok Indonesia has agreed in principle to buy 200,000 metric tons of rice from Thailand, Commerce Ministry spokesman Rachane Potjanasuntorn said Monday.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Megawati urged to sign rights trial regulations
Megawati urged to sign rights trial regulationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra expressed hope on Monday that government regulations for witness protection and the rehabilitation and compensation for rights abuse victims would be endorsed by the...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
JP/12/BEJ
JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March. 4, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,150 25 3,000 Adindo Foresta 65 0...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Rupiah Rates March. 4
Rupiah Rates March. 4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,580.00 9,580.00 10,130.00 10,030.20Australian dollar 1 5,507.95 4,982.56 5,273.68 5,216.60Brunei dollar 1 5,779.84 5,230.69 5,534.01 5,476.39Canadian dollar 1 6,645.73 6,013.81 6,363.07 6,296.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
KL to host conference on terrorism
KL to host conference on terrorism MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur will host a conference on terrorism for Islamic foreign ministers from April 1 to April 3, a government official said on Monday. All 57 members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have been invited and some 1,000 delegates...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Golf: A handicap for Asia's environment
Golf: A handicap for Asia's environmentGrace Nirang, Reuters, Jakarta Golf was banned for a time some 600 years ago in Scotland, the land of its origin, because the game was deemed to be interfering with archery practice and thus a threat to national security.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Are uniforms such a necessity?
Are uniforms such a necessity? I have lived in Indonesia for three years now, but it was not long after I arrived that the importance of a uniform here was obvious. Everywhere I go in Jakarta, uniforms are proudly worn by various groups of people.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
JP/19/SOCCER
JP/19/SOCCERThe 2002 World Cup, which features 32 nations from around the world, incorporates an entire 64 matches, to be played in 20 cities, ten each in South Korea and Japan. RCTI will broadcast live 45 matches of the fixtures for the Indonesian viewers.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
'RCTI' and Indosat sign World Cup TV deal
'RCTI' and Indosat sign World Cup TV dealI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Commercial Director of Indosat Guntur Siregar and Executive Director of the private television station RCTI Wisnu Hadi signed here on Saturday a US$110,000 cooperation contract, which would enable RCTI to...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
RICE INSPECTION: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, accompanied by
RICE INSPECTION: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih (left), inspects a field in Sukamandi, West Java, where new varieties of rice are being grown. The visit was part of her activities to mark the opening of National Rice Week in the town on...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Subdistricts to receive Rp 250m in post-flood reconstruction loans
Subdistricts to receive Rp 250m in post-flood reconstruction loansAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Each of the city's 267 subdistricts will receive Rp 250 million (US$25,000) in soft loans to restore informal businesses and improve public infrastructure damaged by the recent floods.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Megawati wants rice imports to be reduced
Megawati wants rice imports to be reducedAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Subang, West Java President Megawati Soekarnoputri underlined on Monday the importance of further promoting diversification of the nation's staple food supplies in a bid to help reduce its high dependence on rice...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
JP/8/YUSRILL
JP/8/YUSRILLMinister issues veiled criticism of Mega on rights trialMinister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra expressed hope on Monday that government regulations for witness protection and the rehabilitation and compensation for rights abuse victims would be endorsed by the...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Better parties vital to Indonesia's democracy
Better parties vital to Indonesia's democracyPaige Johnson Tan, Ph.D. Candidate in Politics, University of Virginia, USA I experienced a moment of loss of faith, loss of faith that Indonesia would be successful in its attempt to build a healthy democracy.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
RI-Australia leaders to meet in Bali
RI-Australia leaders to meet in BaliThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business and political leaders will gather in Bali next week for a conference jointly hosted by the Indonesia Australia Business Council (IABC) and its sister organization in Australia, according to the IABC.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
[b]Asian currencies
Asian currencies up late, lifted by yen and local stock markets2. PLN ( 2 X 25PLN plans to issue bonds to fund Java projects3. AIBC ( 2 X 20IABC-AIBC to hold gathering in Bali4. Gold ( 1 X 30Platinum bolts higher, gold firmer5.OPECOPEC, Russia wrestle over oil supply pact
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Sutiyoso denies mark up allegation
Sutiyoso denies mark up allegation Governor Sutiyoso denied allegation that the Jakarta administration has misused Rp 1 billion (US$98,040) in sanitation funds to manage garbage collection after the recent floods.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
The funniest
The funniest DPR membersFrom Kompas I can still remember the sweet promises by the would-be members of the House of Representatives (DPR) during the last general election. With great hopes I trusted them to fulfill those promises and duly represent the people's aspirations.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Sim games: Painless fun for kids and adults
Sim games: Painless fun for kids and adultsVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Trapped by one of Jakarta's hideously all consuming traffic jams, I decided to pass the time at the office by playing a "sim", short for simulation game, as they are known in the gaming world.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Taking governor to task
Taking governor to taskFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe following ideas were conveyed by Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso in comments he made on separate occasions:1. Violating city bylaws by building a villa without a building permit was just "for fun" (Kompas of Feb. 20, 2002).
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Wild elephants ransack houses, force farmers to flee in Aceh
Wild elephants ransack houses, force farmers to flee in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Wild elephants once again came out of the jungle in West Aceh regency and destroyed houses and land belonging to farmers, who were forced to flee their villages.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Money talks in Kalijodo complex
Money talks in Kalijodo complexThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Money talks. Even though prostitution and gambling is officially illegal, the Kalijodo red light area in Pejagalan subdistrict, North Jakarta, which later also developed into a gambling den, had been going strong for five decades.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government's policy not to demolish villas, including those built illegally without building permits, in the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, is bad news for the environment, say...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Ethnic gangster groups in war to grab hot money
Ethnic gangster groups in war to grab hot moneyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The three notorious gang leaders of the Kalijodo brothel and gambling complex in Pejagalan subdistrict, North Jakarta, emerged to take it over at the same time in 1994.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Another notebook player revamps its presence
Another notebook player revamps its presenceZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id If you think a built-in modem, a Bluetooth and a Wi-Fi transceiver, an infrared port, a fast Ethernet port, a DVD-ROM drive, plus more traditional multimedia capabilities are the most that notebook computer...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Threats to the BCA sale
Threats to the BCA sale Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia's largest retail bank, is certainly the most controversial of the US$ 65 billion-worth of assets that were taken over by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) amid the country's worst-ever banking crisis in 1997-1999.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Complaint in order?
Complaint in order? I should have read the article Complaint in order? Time to speak up (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 17), before I left the house that morning.A few days before I was attracted by an advertisement in the Post for a prasmanan (buffet) of dim sum, several types of porridge, desserts and...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo succumbed to lung disease on Sunday morning in a Singapore hospital. He was 65.Born in Malang, East Java, in 1936, Tunky served former president Soeharto as minister of industry and...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo succumbed to lung disease on Sunday morning in a Singapore hospital. He was 65.Born in Malang, East Java, in 1936, Tunky served former president Soeharto as minister of industry and...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Lorena makes right decision
Lorena makes right decision The bus company Lorena has just made a decision. My previous letter to The Jakarta Post recounted how my husband and I abandoned a bus journey to Bali by disembarking in West Java.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Where's my TV?
Where's my TV? On March 26, 1998 I purchased an RCA big screen television (Model RP 46 IJ) from Bali Makmur Elektronics in Denpasar, Bali. I was impressed with the picture quality, the manual was in English and printed in the USA and as an extra bonus it offered a two-year guarantee.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Obituary
Obituary Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo succumbed to lung disease on Sunday morning in a Singapore hospital. He was 65.Born in Malang, East Java, in 1936, Tunky served former president Soeharto as minister of industry and trade from 1995 to 1998.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Bali-furniture JP/Murdani UsmanFURNITURE BONANZA: In addition to its status as the most popular tourist destination in Indonesia, Bali is also known as one of the country's important furniture producers.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government's policy not to demolish villas, including those built illegally without building permits, in the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, is bad news for the environment, say...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Does a flood of AIDS
Does a flood of AIDS await as flood recedes?Christopher Purdy Director, DKT Indonesia Jakarta In case you had not noticed, AIDS is here in Indonesia. In the last 12 months, the Ministry of Health released data indicating that 80,000 to 120,000 Indonesians were infected with HIV.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Sjahril verdict expected Wednesday
Sjahril verdict expected Wednesday JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court is expected to deliver a verdict in the case of Central Bank Governor Sjahril Sabirin on Wednesday.The state prosecutor earlier demanded the court sentence Sjahril to four years in jail for his alleged involvement in the...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Govt in quandary over long-distance classes
Govt in quandary over long-distance classesLeo Wahyudi S and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta Though higher education remains unattainable for the majority of Indonesians, the government is forcing three reputable state universities and institute to shut down their long-distance...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Tourist visa denied
Tourist visa denied With the honorable Australian Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Mr Ruddock MP currently visiting Indonesia, I would like to pose a very simple question: Why?My wife, an Indonesian citizen, recently applied for a tourist visa to accompany myself,...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Governor's policy
Governor's policy From Warta KotaAs a citizen of Jakarta, I am very much concerned about and disappointed at the statements and comments of Jakarta governor Sutiyoso and his policies as reflected in his attitude in anticipating floods in Jakarta and in overcoming problems created by the floods.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Batam prospering during crisis
Batam prospering during crisisDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Singapore While Indonesia still reels from falling foreign direct investment (FDI), investors flocking to Batam helped push the tiny island's economy up by an impressive 7.7 percent last year, far above the national growth rate of 3.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Boeing, Airbus vying for dominance in Asia
Boeing, Airbus vying for dominance in AsiaAgence France-Presse, Singapore U.S. giant Boeing Co. and Europe's Airbus Industrie are vying for dominance of Asia's aviation industry as the sector emerges from the turbulence triggered by the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Legacy of debts
Legacy of debtsFrom KompasWe all stand against the policies drafted by the New Order regime. Unfortunately, most university students and some others have missed the point of the New Order's products, for example, subsidies that have deceived us all.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Megawati steps up attacks on regional governments
Megawati steps up attacks on regional governmentsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri stepped up her attack on Indonesia's regents and mayors on Sunday who have consistently opposed her move to revise the Autonomy Law, saying their lack of understanding of the law has resulted...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
110 couples get divorced in a month
110 couples get divorced in a month BOGOR: The Cibinong Religious Court in Bogor handles an average of 110 divorce cases in a month.The court's jurisdiction covers Bogor and Depok, which has a population of 4.5 million.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Debt standstill and capital control
Debt standstill and capital controlD.A. Simarmata School of Economics University of Indonesia Jakarta Something surprising came out of the IMF headquarters in Washington last November. The new number two at the International Monetary Fund, Ann Krueger, proposed a temporary suspension of debt...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Asia-Europe ties, in a nut-(meg)-shell
Asia-Europe ties, in a nut-(meg)-shellJoseph Yap Asia Europe Foundation Singapore At the end of the 16th Century, nutmeg from Indonesia was worth over 60,000 times more in Europe than the value at its source.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Mega launches Lake Toba regreening
Mega launches Lake Toba regreeningApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra President Megawati Soekarnoputri kicked off on Sunday a major regreening program at Lake Toba, North Sumatra, telling local people to learn from the past in which indiscriminate logging in the province caused...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Chinese acrobats perform in Riau
Chinese acrobats perform in Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: As many as 32 acrobats from Guandong Province in China, have been holding performances in three cities in Riau province since Saturday.The chairman of the province's Chinese Association, Chaidir, said here that the shows, which feature Chinese arts...