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Sat, 13 Apr 2002
Allocations for
Allocations for political partiesFrom NeracaAs a citizen I am surprised to read newspaper reports, including reports in this daily on government funds allocated for political parties. In the general elections of 1999, I exercised my right to vote as an obedient member of the nation.
Sat, 13 Apr 2002
More education on privatization is needed
More education on privatization is neededWinarno Zain Director Institute for Policy Studies Jakarta The debate on the government privatization programs for the state owned enterprises (SOEs) reflects how the issue is narrowly understood by the public.
Sat, 13 Apr 2002
India's perspectives on ASEAN and the Asia Pacific Region
India's perspectives on ASEAN and the Asia Pacific RegionAtal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister of India India's relations with Singapore have grown considerably over the last decade, but a vast potential still remains untapped.
Sat, 13 Apr 2002
Day of Silence // 16 pt univ //
Day of Silence // 16 pt univ // Correction: In the editorial of April 12 titled Bali's Day of Silence, we mistakenly wrote that "The Hindus are highly guided by the Ari Hita Karana,". This should have read "Tri Hita Karana. We apologize for the error. --Editor
Sat, 13 Apr 2002
City road conditions
City road conditions Since many people haven't experienced the daily dilemma of going to work in Jakarta on a motorcycle, my experience should prove to be an eye-opener.Having lived and worked in Indonesia for over 30 years, I, like most Indonesian executives and expatriates, enjoy the luxury of...
Sat, 13 Apr 2002
1. ZATNI -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 4/2
1. ZATNI -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 4/2 Software industry for RI: What needs to be done? 2. VISH -- 40 pts Bodoni Bold 3/2 Decorate your desktops to brighten your day ================= 3. PHOTOS 4. IT-SuperHighway (Supplement)
Sat, 13 Apr 2002
Illegal fees
Illegal fees still rifeFrom Kompas I recently processed a permit in an office under the supervision of the finance ministry. Talking with one of the office division heads, I was told that the office had a very limited operational fund while it had to provide services to the public to process...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Indonesia, narcotics exporter
Indonesia, narcotics exporter A recent police raid on an ecstasy factory in Tangerang indicates that Indonesia has become an exporter of ecstasy, and not merely a destination or transit point for drug trafficking.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Three killed, 35 houses burned in Maluku brawl
Three killed, 35 houses burned in Maluku brawlThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon At least three people were killed, 12 others injured and 35 houses set ablaze in a brawl between two Christian villages on Saparua island, Central Maluku, police said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Laskar Jihad members start to upset Papuans: Thaha
Laskar Jihad members start to upset Papuans: ThahaR.K. Nugroho and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Yogyakarta Separatist leaders have rejected the presence of the Java-based Laskar Jihad militant group in the troubled province of Papua, which they said had sparked disquiet among local...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
* Rare books, kris and traditional textiles, Jl. Redaksi K-168,
* Rare books, kris and traditional textiles, Jl. Redaksi K-168, Griya Wartawan, Kompleks PWI, Cipinang Muara, East Jakarta. Phone: 8195460; 8500868. Opening hour: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until April 15.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Hashim goes on trial for exceeding loan limit
Hashim goes on trial for exceeding loan limit JAKARTA: Businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, a former president commissioner of the now-defunct Bank Industri, went on trial on Tuesday for an alleged banking law violation.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
RI-S'pore navies to give free health care
RI-S'pore navies to give free health care JAKARTA: The Indonesian and Singaporean navies will provide free medical services in Jambi for 25 days starting on April 16.An official of the Indonesian Navy's information section, Col.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
BCA to have 2 directors replaced
BCA to have 2 directors replaced JAKARTA: Two of PT Bank Central Asia's eight directors will soon be replaced with appointees nominated by a Farallon Capital- led consortium, a government official said Thursday.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
ROBBERY AT HOUSE OF SOEHARTO'S DAUGHTER: Police said on Thursday
ROBBERY AT HOUSE OF SOEHARTO'S DAUGHTER: Police said on Thursday they were still hunting for the criminals who robbed an employee of Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (Tutut), the eldest daughter of former authoritarian president Soeharto, at her home on Jl. Jusuf Adiwinata in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Illegal fees
Illegal fees still rifeFrom Kompas I recently processed a permit in an office under the supervision of the finance ministry. Talking with one of the office division heads, I was told that the office had a very limited operational fund while it had to provide services to the public to process...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Political bills to be finalized by the end of this month
Political bills to be finalized by the end of this monthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although amendments to the 1945 Constitution have not been completed, the government is currently putting the finishing touches to new bills on political affairs, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno says.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
MUI's antipornography movement
MUI's antipornography movementFrom Pikiran Rakyat The moral movement of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) against pornography was not only initiated by its central executives but also resulted from its national meeting in 2000, national working conference in 2001 and the consensus between MUI and...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
G7 to discuss terrorism, oil price
G7 to discuss terrorism, oil price MILAN: Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations will discuss additional measures to stop financing for terrorism, as well as the impact of recent crude oil price hikes on the world economy, a G7 source said on Wednesday.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Unamet blamed for provoking massive rampage in E. Timor
Unamet blamed for provoking massive rampage in E. TimorTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaMilitary witnesses testifying before the Central Jakarta Human Rights Tribunal accused the United Nations Mission in East Timor (Unamet) on Thursday of provoking a massive rampage in the former Indonesian...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Government won't arrest Aceh asylum seekers: Susilo
Government won't arrest Aceh asylum seekers: SusiloFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government guaranteed on Thursday that it would not arrest two Acehnese students who are now at large after their request for asylum was rejected by the Finnish government and the United Nations...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Agency set up for migrant workers
Agency set up for migrant workers JAKARTA: The government plans to establish an agency to tackle issues concerning the country's migrant workers, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea said.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Regional tourism
Regional tourism The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recently issued a report on developments in the nation's tourist industry. BPS noted that the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia through 13 points of entrance reached about 625,300 people in January and February.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Property market remains weak
Property market remains weakDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Property consultant PT Procon Indah said on Thursday that property demand in Jakarta would remain modest despite the current appreciation in the rupiah and a declining interest rate.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
An aversion to queue
An aversion to queue Anyone baffled by Indonesia's chaotic state of affairs may find the explanation, or at least part of it, in one trait that seems to prevail among the people in this country: An aversion to queue.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Execution sought for ecstasy dealers
Execution sought for ecstasy dealersYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With more and more people here producing and trafficking psychotropic drugs, including ecstasy, the courts should begin handing down the death penalty to punish these crimes, police and observers said.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Realities of jihad in Palestine
Realities of jihad in Palestine The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has made a statement that fighting against Israel's tyranny is jihad fi sabillilah (holy war on the way of God). But should Indonesian Muslims throng to Palestine to fight along with Palestinians against Israelis? If they do so,...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Verdict in judicial bribe trial postponed
Verdict in judicial bribe trial postponedMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is widely rumored that many judges take bribes, but very few such cases are brought to court.No wonder, the bribery trial of a Jakarta High Court judge, Fauzatulo Zendrato, has attracted the media's...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Imported food, beverages must carry 'halal' labels
Imported food, beverages must carry 'halal' labelsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Trade and Industry Rini. M. Soewandi said that all food and beverage products imported from overseas must carry a halal certificate -- saying the enclosed foodstuffs are appropriate for a...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
JP/12/BEJ
JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on April 11, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 235 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,200...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
City road conditions
City road conditions Since many people haven't experienced the daily dilemma of going to work in Jakarta on a motorcycle, my experience should prove to be an eye-opener.Having lived and worked in Indonesia for over 30 years, I, like most Indonesian executives and expatriates, enjoy the luxury of...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
JP/12/BEJ
JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on April 11, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 235 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,200...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
City police complain over returned Bulog dossiers
City police complain over returned Bulog dossiersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city police complained on Thursday about the return of the dossiers on two prominent suspects in the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) graft case, saying the move was an effort to hamper their attempts to...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Autonomy troubles Papuans
Autonomy troubles PapuansNeles Tebay Pontifical University of Urbaniana The Jakarta Post Rome 2. Zain -- More debates on Privatization is needed 1 x 32 36pt BodoniMore debate on privatization neededWinarno Zain Director Institute for Policy Studies Jakarta 3.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
PT DI sues three workers for misconduct
PT DI sues three workers for misconduct BANDUNG: Bandung Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Masguntur Laupe said here on Wednesday that the police were still investigating three employees of aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia for alleged misconduct during a demonstration at their work place...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Military attempts to shift E. Timor blame onto UN
Military attempts to shift E. Timor blame onto UNTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) seems to be trying to use the on- going ad hoc human rights trial to wash its hands of gross human rights violations in East Timor, blaming the United Nations and civilian...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Suspect in BI loan swindle to be tried in absentia
Suspect in BI loan swindle to be tried in absentiaTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office is planning to try in absentia a former director of the now-defunct Bank Surya, Bambang Sutrisno, for allegedly misusing Rp 1.96 trillion in state loans.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Rahardi dismisses lawyers
Rahardi dismisses lawyersTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prime defendant in the Rp 62.9 billion State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal Rahardi Ramelan has dismissed his defense team following the court's decision to extend his detention.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
National land agency's status
National land agency's status BANDARLAMPUNG: Participants of a working conference discussing the National Land Agency (BPN) have urged the government to change the status of the land agency into a Ministry of Agrarian Affairs.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
All Indonesians urged to support Palestine
All Indonesians urged to support PalestineA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian people, regardless of their religions, should support the Palestinian struggle to fight against Israel, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribbhi Y. Awad said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Weak law fails preservation projects
Weak law fails preservation projectsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The lack of strict regulations is rendering the preservation of heritage sites ineffective, because it is not preventing the demolition of protected buildings, an expert says.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Sutiyoso prepared to build island casino
Sutiyoso prepared to build island casinoAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso stated on Thursday that his administration was ready to build the infrastructure for casinos in the Seribu Islands, north of Jakarta, expressing his confidence that the plan would run smoothly.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
RI needs debt reduction from Paris Club
RI needs debt reduction from Paris ClubFrancis Lemoine, European Network for Debt and Development (EURODAD), Brussels Indonesia is certainly the country that bore the greatest costs from the financial crisis.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Calls for debt write-off intensify as Paris Club kicks off
Calls for debt write-off intensify as Paris Club kicks offThe Jakarta Post Jakarta As debates on whether the government should pursue a debt reduction from foreign lenders intensified here, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Tjakti and Finance Minister Boediono met on...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Iodized salt compulsory in Bantaeng
Iodized salt compulsory in Bantaeng MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The local representative of UNICEF, Purwanta Iskandar, said here on Wednesday that the Bantaeng regency in the province had regulated the use of iodized salt.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
RI's new coach Kolev to arrive on Sunday
RI's new coach Kolev to arrive on SundayMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bulgarian Ivan Kolev, who is reported to have been tied to a one- year contract with the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI), is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on Sunday.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
RI troops told to win hearts, minds of Acehnese
RI troops told to win hearts, minds of AcehneseLela E. Madjiah, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The Indonesian Military (TNI) seems to be succeeding in its efforts to crush the armed separatist movement in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, with reports of an increasing number of armed separatists being killed...
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Rupiah Rates April 11
Rupiah Rates April 11 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,078.00 9,078.00 9,626.00 9,530.00Australian dollar 1 5,383.67 4,844.93 5,142.21 5,086.16Brunei dollar 1 5,492.10 4,944.44 5,245.78 5,190.63Canadian dollar 1 6,341.56 5,708.72 6,057.14 5,992.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting Untukmu Saudaraku Jakarta, Dinda Cafe Gallery, Taman Semanggi Cafe Area, Blok L-7/8, Jl Jend Sudirman, South Jakarta, until April 25. * Graphic Design: Signes, by French artists, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Central Jakarta: (Tel.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002
Calls for debt write-off mount as Paris Club starts
Calls for debt write-off mount as Paris Club startsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As debates on whether the government should pursue a debt reduction from foreign lenders intensified here, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti and Finance Minister Boediono met on Thursday for a...