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Sat, 23 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.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
500 migrants declared genuine refugees
500 migrants declared genuine refugees PEKANBARU, Riau: Out of the 2,100 migrants known to have illegally entered Riau over the last few years, 500 have been classified as genuine refugees, Director General of Immigration Iman Santoso said here on Friday.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Improving Jakarta's museums
Improving Jakarta's museums The number of visitors to Jakarta's museums markedly increased last year, going beyond earlier estimates. The same was true of revenue from museum ticket sales. Based on a report of the Jakarta museum office, ticket receipts from visitors reached Rp 103 million in 2001,...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Date Event
Date Event ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov. 1, 1997 The government closed 16 ailing private banks, including Bank Harapan Sentosa (BHS) and Bank Guna International (BGI) owned by Hendra, who was abroad when the announcement was made.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Selling privatization to workers
Selling privatization to workers Strikingly different from the labor demonstrations and strikes that took place earlier this year to demand higher minimum wages and better working conditions, the current wave of industrial action at a number of state companies seems to be unrelated to basic worker...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Some regencies reject cheap Dolog rice
Some regencies reject cheap Dolog rice A number of regencies in North Sumatra province have rejected cheap rice from the Provincial Logistics Agency (Dolog) this year as it does not comply with the gubernatorial decree of the province.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
JP/1/Inside
JP/1/Inside * Headlines: Families seek release of three Indonesians2* Opinion: War on economy mismanagement4* City: Agency to pay itself from housing aid fund 6* Archipelago: Drug dealer sentenced to 13 years jail7 * National: RI corrupters may face international tribunal 8* World: Bush to promote...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Soeharto's trial
Soeharto's trialFrom KompasLast January, the possibility that president Soeharto would be absolved became the hot topic.In the context of Soeharto's case, I would like to call on the authorities to settle the case immediately and permanently so that his children, grandchildren and so on will not be...
Sat, 23 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,...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Levi's wins suit against RP firm
Levi's wins suit against RP firm MANILA : Levi Strauss and Co. on Friday won a copyright infringement suit against an apparel company in the Philippines accused of copying the US jeans maker's pocket design, the Supreme Court announced.The court ordered CVS Garment and Industrial Co.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Govt to reshuffle Pertamina management
Govt to reshuffle Pertamina managementThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is set to reshuffle the management of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, but incumbent company president Baihaki Hakim is likely to retain his post, according to a source.
Sat, 23 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.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
NGOs accuse Sutiyoso of rent-a-thug methods
NGOs accuse Sutiyoso of rent-a-thug methodsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The threat from Betawi Brotherhood Forum's (FBR) to arrest and beat up Wardah Hafidz, leader of the Urban Poverty Consortium (UPC), has created great concern among other activists, while the police refuse to take any preventive...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
JP/1/Inside
JP/1/Inside * Headlines: Families seek release of three Indonesians2* Opinion: War on economy mismanagement4* City: Agency to pay itself from housing aid fund 6* Archipelago: Drug dealer sentenced to 13 years jail7 * National: Party chiefs to be grilled over scam allegations 8* World: Bush to...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Falling school enrollment puzzle Yogya
Falling school enrollment puzzle YogyaSinggir Kartana, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta In the 1970s and 1980s, elementary schools began to spring up in the city. Yogyakarta, known as the "city of students" in recognition as its position as a center of education, saw new schools being built in every...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
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; ANPAa..r.. ~Across-Mataram- Lombok woven cloth kept in Australian museum MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Curator of the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery James Bennet said here on Thursday at least 80 pieces of usap traditional woven cloth from Lombok were housed in the museum.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
U.S. troops in Indonesia
U.S. troops in Indonesia The March 20 edition of USA Today reported that officials in the administration of President George W. Bush planned to dispatch military troops to Indonesia. The plan was based on the Pentagon's report that dozens of al-Qaeda fighters had successfully fled Afghanistan and...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Thinking retributive justice
Thinking retributive justiceTodung 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.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
VIP toilets
VIP toilets at GambirFrom Warta Kota The 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.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
RI seeking to end dispute with RP over cement trade
RI seeking to end dispute with RP over cement tradeAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Trade and Industry expects its Philippine counterpart to nullify a safeguard duty on Indonesian cement imports, thus ending a dispute over cement trade, a senior government official...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Party chiefs to be grilled over scam allegations
Party chiefs to be grilled over scam allegationsYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police detectives have announced plans to question chiefs of political parties who allegedly received Rp 109 billion from the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) and former president B.J.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Punish big corruptors
Punish big corruptorsFrom Rakyat Merdeka The 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.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
TV Today: Saturday, March 23, 2002
TV Today: Saturday, March 23, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Documentary9:00 Cartoon9:08 Regional Program10:00 Talk Show11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show3:00 Documentary5:00 Traditional Performance6:00 News7:00 Music8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30 Music11:00 Theater12:00 a.m.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
No meddling in anti-terrorism campaign: VP
No meddling in anti-terrorism campaign: VPThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz argued against participation by foreign countries in the effort to crack down on terrorist groups in Indonesia, saying that the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police should be allowed to deal with the issue.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Tourists observe Javanese New Year
Tourists observe Javanese New Year YOGYAKARTA: Some 7,000 local tourists from Sleman regency packed Jl. Yogya-Godean in Guyangan village on Thursday evening to watch a ceremony locally known as Suran Mbah Demang held by local residents.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Families appeal for release of three Indonesians
Families appeal for release of three IndonesiansYogita Tahilramani and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Families of the three Indonesian terror suspects arrested in the Philippines appealed to the government on Friday to facilitate their release from jail, claiming that the neighboring...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Lampung's PDI Perjuangan chief in jail
Lampung's PDI Perjuangan chief in jailOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung The head of the provincial branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in Lampung has been arrested and placed in jail on assault charges.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Medical graduates needed in remote areas
Medical graduates needed in remote areas JAKARTA: Medical school graduates are still required to work in remote areas across the archipelago as the distribution of medical practitioners remains uneven, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Dutch East India Company's (VOC) anniversary fete stirs controversy
Dutch East India Company's (VOC) anniversary fete stirs controversyGerald de Hemptinne, Agence France-Presse, The Hague The 400th anniversary of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) is being celebrated by some as the birth of world trade but others remember it as the beginning of Dutch colonial...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
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Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Water contaminated with e-coli bacteria
Water contaminated with e-coli bacteria JAKARTA: The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) campaign manager, Raja Siregar, said on Friday that the piled up waste in the capital had polluted 80 percent of groundwater with e-coli bacteria.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Most Asian units down on yen weakness
Most Asian units down on yen weaknessDow Jones, Singapore The U.S. dollar's modest advance against the yen Friday kept pressure on most Asian currencies in the absence of any significant domestic developments in most markets.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Rupiah Rates March. 22
Rupiah Rates March. 22 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,362.00 9,362.00 9,911.00 9,813.00Australian dollar 1 5,497.04 4,961.86 5,257.79 5,200.89Brunei dollar 1 5,667.56 5,117.80 5,420.88 5,364.35Canadian dollar 1 6,574.04 5,935.84 6,287.91 6,221.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Tuberculosis endemic in Central Java
Tuberculosis endemic in Central Java SEMARANG: Some 82 percent of people aged between 15 years and 54 years in Central Java suffer from tuberculosis, threatening the province's future human resources, a health agency official said.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Court sentences Hendra to life for corruption
Court sentences Hendra to life for corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The former president of the now-defunct BHS Bank, Hendra Rahardja, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for corruption charges involving Rp 2.6 billion (US$260 million).
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Walmudi's relatives seek justice
Walmudi's relatives seek justice Yogyakarta: Relatives of Walmudi, also known by the alias Klowor, shot to death during Wednesday's clash between a group of his friends and five members of Yogyakarta's police mobile brigade (Brimob), have demanded justice through legal proceedings.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
U.S. to work with Indonesian antiterrorism police, not military: report
U.S. to work with Indonesian antiterrorism police, not military: report Agence France-Presse, Washington Concerned about a possible anti-U.S. backlash, the United States will not train the Indonesian military in fighting terrorism, but will work with its law enforcement agencies, The New York Times...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Rejected produce sold in Malaysia
Rejected produce sold in Malaysia MALAYSIA: Fruit and vegetables which have been rejected by other countries because of high pesticide levels are being sold locally in Malaysia, a government official said.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Sutiyoso to be questioned in Ancol case
Sutiyoso to be questioned in Ancol case JAKARTA: Jakarta Prosecutors' Office chief Moeljohardjo said on Friday that the office would question Governor Sutiyoso next week as a witness in an alleged corruption case involving foreign trips conducted by city officials and councillors.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Police shoot and kill 12, nab 521 street criminals
Police shoot and kill 12, nab 521 street criminalsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta police have revealed they shot dead 12 suspects and arrested 521 others allegedly involved in 357 street crime cases in the past three months.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Gus Dur's allegation
Gus Dur's allegation Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is not the type to remain silent in witnessing an interesting development in the life of nationhood and statehood such as the hullabaloo surrounding the Buloggate II case.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
How inter-faith dialog can promote a plural society
How inter-faith dialog can promote a plural societyTh. Sumartana, Institute for Inter-Faith, Dialog in Indonesia, Yogyakarta Since its establishment in 1999, the Institute for Inter-Faith Dialog in Indonesia (Interfidei) has been fully engaged in popularizing inter-faith dialog, particularly during...
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Police shoot 12, arrest 521 but crimes continue
Police shoot 12, arrest 521 but crimes continueRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Jakarta police have revealed they shot dead 12 suspects and arrested 521 others allegedly involved in 357 street crime cases in the past three months.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Indian scholarships for Indonesians
Indian scholarships for Indonesians JAKARTA: Under the yearly scholarship program called the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), 41 Indonesian engineers will depart on Sunday for a six-week stint studying computer software in India.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
City administration continues 'becak' raids
City administration continues 'becak' raidsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Administration continued to raid becak (pedicabs) on Friday, ignoring a Central Jakarta Court verdict that the seizures were illegal.
Sat, 23 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.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
1. DRUG: 28 PT, 1 COL, 3 X 12
1. DRUG: 28 PT, 1 COL, 3 X 12 Drug dealer sentenced to 13 years jail 2. MALUKU: 55 PT, 4 COLS, 1 X 25 Maluku Police collect weapons 3. PDI: 40 PT, 3 COLS, 1 X 34 Lampung PDI Perjuangan chief in jail 4. SHIP: 36 PT, 2 COLS, 1 X 24 Kalla refuses compensation
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Govt to reshuffle Pertamina management
Govt to reshuffle Pertamina managementThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is set to reshuffle the management of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, but incumbent company president Baihaki Hakim is likely to retain his post, according to a source.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Maluku Police collect weapons
Maluku Police collect weaponsOktavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Hundreds of assembled guns, sharp weapons and ammunition were collected by the police in strife-torn Ambon in recognition of the Malino peace deal, which aims to eliminate violence in the area, provincial police chief Brig.
Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Honest police turn down bribe
Honest police turn down bribe BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Three Syrian tourists detained in Pare Pare, South Sulawesi on suspicion of deception failed to buy their freedom when Banjarmasin Police officers refused to accept their bribe.