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Mon, 25 Mar 2002
KL's Tajudin in tough court fight with agency
KL's Tajudin in tough court fight with agencyWong Choon Mei, Reuters, Kuala Lumpur A debt-plagued Malaysian tycoon, who once had powerful political contacts, heads to court on Monday in a bid to save the last bastion of his financial empire.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
1. CIREBON: 55 PT, 2 COLS, 4 X 12
1. CIREBON: 55 PT, 2 COLS, 4 X 12 Port workers lose jobs due to drop in docking ships 2. TOBA: 40 PT, 3 COLS, 2 X 22 PLHI criticizes regreening policy for Lake Toba 3. SCHOOL: 36 PT, 2 COLS, 2 X 23 Poverty forces thousands of students to quit school
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
East Natuna's D-Alpha closer to development
East Natuna's D-Alpha closer to developmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and its Malaysian counterpart, Petronas signed a preliminary deal for the supply of gas that may end uncertainty over the development of the D-Alpha gas field in East Natuna.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
More woes in Citra Garden
More woes in Citra Garden I refer to my letter Links from Citra Garden 5 published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 4, 2002 in respect to problems in the complex and am pleased to inform you that the second gate into Citra 5 was opened on Feb. 3.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Rp 100m for free health care
Rp 100m for free health care BOGOR: Bogor Health Agency has provided Rp 100 million (US$10,000) fund to provide free health care for poor people in the municipality."The people can obtain free treatment by filling out the form available in each public health center," said head of the agency,...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Bush, Toledo vow common fronts on poverty, terrorism
Bush, Toledo vow common fronts on poverty, terrorismOlivier Knox, Agence France-Presse, Lima U.S. President George W. Bush was to depart Lima for El Salvador early on Sunday (Sunday night in Jakarta), after vowing to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Peru's Alejandro Toledo in the battle against...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Trial of Akbar starts today
Trial of Akbar starts todayAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The trial of House Speaker Abkar Tandjung will begin on Monday at Central Jakarta District Court, making him the highest official to be brought to court under the government's campaign to fight...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
* Headlines: Property tax errors admitted 2
* Headlines: Property tax errors admitted 2* Opinion: The risk of amnesty: Continued impunity 4* City: Forum accuses Sutiyoso of legalizing bribery 6* Archipelago: Nearly 2000 Cirebon port workers lose jobs 7 * National: Arson attack kills two RI workers 8* World: Bush, Toledo vow common fronts on...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
BIG CATCH: A fisherman cuts a large shark he caught off Aceh
BIG CATCH: A fisherman cuts a large shark he caught off Aceh at the Lampulo fishing port in Banda Aceh. The shark meat is salted before being sold. Additionally, local fishermen also sell shark fins and bones to buyers who process them into traditional medicine.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
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;AFP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Thai-Myanmar-drugs Thirteen killed in Thai-Myanmar border drugs clash JP/9/ASEAN Thirteen killed in border drugs clash THAILAND: Twelve alleged drug traffickers and one Thai soldier were killed in a clash that netted 1.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Environment body slams Lake Toba regreening policy
Environment body slams Lake Toba regreening policyApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Indonesian Environmental Association (PLHI) has slammed the North Sumatra administration, saying that it had not properly used the fund the central government had allocated for the Lake Toba regreening...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Sunda Kelapa history
Sunda Kelapa history JAKARTA: Historically, Sunda Kelapa was first mentioned in the 12th century as a port for the Javanese Hindus of the Pajajaran Kingdom, located near Bogor, West Java.Portuguese ships started to dock at Sunda Kelapa in 1512.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Burn your data on a CD
Burn your data on a CDVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Nowadays, new personal computer systems come packaged with a CD Writer. These specialized devices cannot only play your music, show your movies or read your computer data but can also "burn" them onto a special CD.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Lampung PDIP chief released
Lampung PDIP chief released BANDAR LAMPUNG: Under pressure from supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), the prosecutors office released the Lampung party chief from prison on Friday night.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Poverty forces thousands of students to quit school
Poverty forces thousands of students to quit schoolAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Banjarnegara Poverty has forced tens of thousands of students in Banjarnegara regency to drop out of school last year, official data from the local administration shows.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
China, Indonesia move to boost ties
China, Indonesia move to boost tiesSusanto Pudjomartono, The Jakarta Post, Beijing Indonesia and China moved to bolster bilateral diplomatic ties on Sunday, signing a number of memorandum of understandings (MOUs) including on the establishment of a joint Energy Forum and on a US$6 million grant to...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Sutiyoso accused of legalizing bribery
Sutiyoso accused of legalizing briberyAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Undeterred by the filing of a police report against him for defamation, chairman of the Jakarta Residents Forum (Fakta) Azas Tigor has publicly repeated his allegation that Governor Sutiyoso attempted to bribe...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Fire guts train in C. Java
Fire guts train in C. Java BLORA, Central Java: A Gumarang executive train plying the Jakarta-Surabaya route caught on fire in Wedu village, 10 kilometers west of the Central Java town of Blora, on Saturday. No casualties were reported.The two-hour long fire began at 4:20 a.m.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Port workers lose jobs due to drop in docking ships
Port workers lose jobs due to drop in docking shipsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Nearly two thousand workers in Cirebon are facing unemployment because the number of ships entering Cirebon port has dropped dramatically during last week, labor activists have claimed.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
The risk of amnesty: Continued impunity
The risk of amnesty: Continued impunityTodung Mulya Lubis, Lawyer, Jakarta Can justice be replaced with another means of social avenue?A fair and lasting reconciliation can only be achieved by emphasizing the rights of victims.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Muslim leaders call for calm over int'l rhetoric on terror
Muslim leaders call for calm over int'l rhetoric on terrorTiarma Siboro and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mainstream Islamic leaders have called on the country's Muslims not to be became angered over U.S.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Rupiah poised to gain more: Analyst
Rupiah poised to gain more: AnalystDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah got off to a record-high level against the U.S. dollar last week, with analysts expecting the bullish trend to continue this week amid lingering bright sentiments.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Dude, where's my car?
Dude, where's my car?From Republika On March 11, my family and I went to the Safari Park in Cisarua, Bogor. We parked our car in front of a ticket booth near the cable cars. At about 1 p.m., we found that our car was gone.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Perez's planned visit opposed
Perez's planned visit opposed JAKARTA: The Indonesian Committee for World Muslim Solidarity (KISDI) is against Israeli foreign minister Shimon Perez's planned visit to Indonesia at the invitation of the youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Ninithowong, a Javanese that can tell the future
Ninithowong, a Javanese that can tell the futureTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The pretty doll resembling an Ondel-ondel (Jakarta mask dancer) swayed flirtatiously right and left, back and forth.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Will Akbar's trial end his career in national politics?
Will Akbar's trial end his career in national politics?Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung is scheduled to stand trial for his alleged involvement in the high- profile Bulog scandal on Monday, the first time a head of one of the country's...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Punish big corruptors
Punish big corruptorsFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe current state of our country is attributable to rampant corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), as well as the mega- debts that are strangling the economy. How can the country remain unaffected if some Rp 150 trillion is now in the hands of dirty...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Wanted new IBRA chief: Must be clean and capable
Wanted new IBRA chief: Must be clean and capableDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Now that the government has said it wants to replace the chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), the next question to ask is what qualities should the new chairman have to run the...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Undip rector to protest against minister
Undip rector to protest against minister SEMARANG, Central Java: Rector of Semarang-based Diponegoro University (Undip) Eko Budihardjo is planning to lodge a protest against Minister of National Education Ahmad Malik Fadjar for his decision not to allow the university to open a doctorate program in...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
PMI may stop ambulance operation
PMI may stop ambulance operation JAKARTA: The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has warned it may be forced to stop its ambulance service and blood donor service due to lack of funds.Jakarta PMI head Uga Wiranto, said that PMI was facing financial problems, and if it failed to...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
New suspect in Cirebon smuggling case
New suspect in Cirebon smuggling case CIREBON, West Java: The Cirebon prosecutor's office in West Java has named a new suspect in a high-profile case involving the smuggling of 19 containers containing luxury cars and electronic goods via the city's seaport.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
More woes in Citra Garden
More woes in Citra Garden I refer to my letter Links from Citra Garden 5 published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 4, 2002 in respect to problems in the complex and am pleased to inform you that the second gate into Citra 5 was opened on Feb. 3.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Maritime tourism: Big project with little money
Maritime tourism: Big project with little moneyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An attractive historical tourist destination has long been a dream of Jakarta city authorities.And that's just what it remains -- a dream.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Arson attack kills two RI workers
Arson attack kills two RI workersAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Two Indonesian immigrant workers were burnt to death and five others injured when their makeshift home was set ablaze by unidentified assailants, Malaysian police said Sunday.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
TV Program: Monday, March 25, 2002
TV Program: Monday, March 25, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 Technology11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:30 Quiz3:00 Children's Program3:30 Cartoon4:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Dialog8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Report on Theys' death expected next week
Report on Theys' death expected next weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Investigation Commission (KPN) in charge of investigating the killing of Papuan independence leader Theys H. Eluway is expected to give a comprehensive report to the government next week, an official said.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Latest graft cases 'not a deterrent'
Latest graft cases 'not a deterrent'Muninggar Sri Sarawati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite being one of the most corrupt countries in the world, Indonesian officials continue to drag their feet in efforts to combat the crime.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Megawati leaves for China
Megawati leaves for ChinaSusanto Pudjomartono The Jakarta Post BeijingIndonesia and China moved to bolster bilateral diplomatic ties on Sunday, signing a number of memorandum of understandings (MOUs) including on the establishment of a joint Energy Forum and on a US$6 million grant to Indonesia.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
1. Mega (50) - 68 pts BB l/c 4cols 2lines (2x12)
1. Mega (50) - 68 pts BB l/c 4cols 2lines (2x12)China, RI move to boost ties2. Corruption - 48 pts BB l/c 5cols 1lines (1x30)Latest graft cases 'not a deterrent'3. UKM (43) - 36 pts BB l/c 2cols 3lines (3x12)Restructuring plan for SMEs hits snags4.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Layoffs loom on plan to revoke oil worker decree
Layoffs loom on plan to revoke oil worker decreeMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Executives at foreign oil firms warned the Indonesian government against revoking a decree that allows them to retain temporary workers for an indefinite period, saying revoking the decree would increase...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Collaborate on projects in Internet meetings
Collaborate on projects in Internet meetingsZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id A 24-hour broadband connection to the Internet is definitely a boon for home workers. For one thing, there is no meter running, so we can calmly work on things that take hours to finish.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
JP/11/J06
JP/11/J06 Canadian firm to invest US$5b in fish-processingThe Jakarta Post JakartaA Canadian company is ready to invest some US$5 billion for the development of a fish-processing business in Indonesia, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Child killed when truck hits house
Child killed when truck hits house BOGOR: A truck slammed into a house in Cibentang village in Ciseeng, Bogor, on Friday at 2 a.m., killing an 11-year-old boy who was asleep inside.The driver of the truck, which was carrying a load of sand, apparently lost control of the vehicle as he was...
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Debt deals: IBRA lawyers' latest tactic to recover $10b
Debt deals: IBRA lawyers' latest tactic to recover $10bThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The team appointed to identify uncooperative debtors of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is prepared to offer debt rescheduling deals in a bid to recover $10 billion in lost funds.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Don't give us any trouble
Don't give us any troubleFrom Warta KotaReferring to a statement by the director of Bina Sumberdaya Mitra that appeared in the March 9 edition of Warta Kota about the public's need for trouble-free and affable service, I would like to share a personal experience. A land swap deal at Jl.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Poultry firms blamed for polluting river
Poultry firms blamed for polluting riverMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Dozens of residents living along Cimanceuri river in Cibadak village, Cikupa district, Tangerang, complained on Friday about pollution in the river.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Property tax errors admitted but no corrections planned
Property tax errors admitted but no corrections plannedRendi A.Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tax officials have admitted they made some major miscalculations that caused property taxes here to skyrocket, but the acknowledgment does not necessarily mean that all the mistakes will be corrected.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Abu Sayyaf camp overrun by RP troops
Abu Sayyaf camp overrun by RP troopsAgence France-Presse, Zamboanga, Philippines Philippine troops have overrun an Abu Sayyaf guerrilla camp on the southern island of Basilan following a clash that left five gunmen dead, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
VIP toilets at Gambir
VIP toilets at GambirFrom Warta KotaThe fee for using VIP toilets at Gambir railway station, Central Jakarta, has been increased to Rp 1,000 probably because they are mostly used by passengers who travel on executive-class trains.
Mon, 25 Mar 2002
Angie 2001 best athlete: Polls
Angie 2001 best athlete: PollsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Junior Wimbledon champion Angelique Widjaja was named 2001 best female athlete, while badminton player Hendrawan won the men's category at an award ceremony here on Sunday.