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Sun, 07 Apr 2002
Taipei not only for business travelers
Taipei not only for business travelersMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Taipei To not be involved in business means to feel terribly out of place in Taipei. Everybody is friendly enough here in this sprawling city, but they are all very, very busy.
Sun, 07 Apr 2002
Dengue fever ramains a threat in Jakarta
Dengue fever ramains a threat in JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dengue fever remains a threat in the capital especially when the wet season is ending and the dry season begins. Since early this month, new patients have been admitted to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM)...
Sun, 07 Apr 2002
Dollar-based rates cause problems for exporters
Dollar-based rates cause problems for exportersSudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Regular customers of international express courier companies praise the professionalism and reliability of the companies' air delivery services but grumble at the U.S.
Sun, 07 Apr 2002
Gently does it for ambassador Soemadi
Gently does it for ambassador SoemadiYenni Djahidin, The Jakarta Post, Washington D.C. When Ambassador Soemadi Brotodiningrat is asked to describe the state of relations between Indonesia and the United States, he chooses the word "sensitive".
Sun, 07 Apr 2002
Asperindo members may soon raise tariffs to offset higher costs
Asperindo members may soon raise tariffs to offset higher costs The Association of Indonesian Courier Companies (Asperindo) has called for an increase in the tariff of express delivery services in the country following the increases in operating costs.
Sun, 07 Apr 2002
An ounce of prevention is worth...
An ounce of prevention is worth... Riding the train is still one of the best options to travel. The reasons are obvious. The price of airfares is still high, while the bus is not an option unless you have lots of time on your hands.
Sun, 07 Apr 2002
On The Shelf
On The Shelf Panggil Aku Peng Hwa (Call me Peng Hwa): Kumpulan Cerita Pendek (A Collection of Short Stories); By Veven Sp. Wardhana; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG), 2002; Xiii + 202 pp This collection of short stories is unusual because it is divided into three parts -- Panggil Aku Peng Hwa...
Sun, 07 Apr 2002
Cue the good times at Afterhour
Cue the good times at AfterhourBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Afterhour, Gedung Sarinah Lt 2, Jl. MH Thamrin No. 11, Central Jakarta. Tel: 39832047. Open from 12 midday to 2 a.m. every day There was a time, not so many moons ago, when the beastly editor (whose name thou shalt not speaketh), was...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Farallon pays rest of BCA stake
Farallon pays rest of BCA stakeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. investment firm Farallon Capital Management has finalized payment for a 51 percent stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA) on Friday, according to a spokeswoman at Farallon's local unit Farindo Investment Limited.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Gas stations defy land use plan, operate in greenbelt
Gas stations defy land use plan, operate in greenbeltBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration's decision to extend permits for 32 gas stations on green areas across the capital has received sharp criticism.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Waiting for an explanation
Waiting for an explanation From the beginning, the arrest of three Indonesians at the Benigno Aquino International Airport in Manila, the Philippines, raised questions.The climax was when the former chief of the Indonesian State Intelligence Coordination Agency (BIN), Lt. Gen. (ret.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Waiting for an explanation
Waiting for an explanation From the beginning, the arrest of three Indonesians at the Benigno Aquino International Airport in Manila, the Philippines, raised questions.The climax was when the former chief of the Indonesian State Intelligence Coordination Agency, retired Lt. Gen.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Violent mob burn 'rapist' alive in horror attack
Violent mob burn 'rapist' alive in horror attackAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purbalingga Hundreds of residents of Siremeng village in Purbalingga, Central Java, stormed the local police station on Thursday night, removing the alleged rapist of a teenage girl from his cell and executing him.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Rupiah Rates April 5
Rupiah Rates April 5 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,105.00 9,105.00 9,653.00 9,557.00Australian dollar 1 5,361.71 4,826.56 5,121.88 5,066.17Brunei dollar 1 5,500.82 4,953.75 5,254.76 5,199.67Canadian dollar 1 6,338.60 5,707.75 6,055.07 5,991.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Funds sought to finance repatriation
Funds sought to finance repatriation JAKARTA: Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla said on Friday that Indonesia still needed US$20 million to repatriate 9,000 former civil servants and military personnel currently staying in makeshift refugee camps in West Timor.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Religious chiefs to visit Ambon to promote peace, boost morale
Religious chiefs to visit Ambon to promote peace, boost morale Despite security problems including Wednesday's violence in Ambon, religious leaders still plan to visit the provincial capital, Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic organization (NU) Hasyim Muzadi told The Jakarta Post contributor...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
U.S. court rules Pertamina in contempt
U.S. court rules Pertamina in contemptMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. District Court in Houston, Texas, has issued a contempt order against the state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina for using a Jakarta court to avoid paying damages to foreign controlled power company Karaha...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Sjahrir to launch new party
Sjahrir to launch new party JAKARTA: Economist Sjahrir, who is also the chairman of New Indonesia Association (PIB), will soon launch his newly established political party.He has refused to disclose the name of the party as well as the announcement date.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Hamzah undecided about PPP congress
Hamzah undecided about PPP congress JAKARTA: United Development Party (PPP) chairman Hamzah Haz said on Friday that his party had yet to determine the exact date on which its national congress would be held, saying the issue would be discussed during a leadership meeting in June.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
SINGAPORE: Total motor vehicle sales in Southeast Asia's top
SINGAPORE: Total motor vehicle sales in Southeast Asia's top four markets namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines during the two months to February rose 19 percent to 177,644 units from 149,533 a year earlier, Automotive Resources Asia Ltd (ARA) said.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
EU-ASEAN free trade pact still way off, says Patten
EU-ASEAN free trade pact still way off, says PattenMartin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse, Singapore European Commissioner Chris Patten said Friday that he discussed the idea of an ASEAN-EU free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, but no commitments were made.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
1. TOMMY (28cm) -- 28pt Bodoni Bold 1/4 (4x8)
1. TOMMY (28cm) -- 28pt Bodoni Bold 1/4 (4x8) Tommy fails to testify at trial 2. LAWYER (46cm) -- 48pt Bodoni Bold 4/2 (2x18) Top lawyers hired to defend governor 3. MULIA (38cm) -- 36pt Bodoni Bold 5/1 (1x37) City threatens to seize Hotel Mulia 4.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Andersen Indonesia in no hurry to merge
Andersen Indonesia in no hurry to mergeAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arthur Andersen's affiliate in Indonesia says that it is in no hurry to join the merger frenzy of its Asian peers, but would closely watch their developments, as its U.S.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
One inmate in Cipinang infected by HIV
One inmate in Cipinang infected by HIVDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The warden of Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta denied a report by the City Health Agency that HIV/AIDS was a major problem in Jakarta's penitentiaries, saying there was only one reported case of an HIV-positive...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
* Headlines: Aid, prayers better than travelling to Palestine 2
* Headlines: Aid, prayers better than travelling to Palestine 2* Opinion: What good governance is for4* City: Jakarta governor hires top-notch lawyers 6* Archipelago: Two bomb explosions rock Poso 7 * National: Dirty politicians a blight on Indonesia 8* World: Bounties offered for killing of...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
BLBI team to advise on financial sector reform
BLBI team to advise on financial sector reformThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its special team of experts assigned to help decide the burden sharing between the government and the central bank over losses resulting from abuse in bank liquidity support facility...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
MPR's Bali trip canceled
MPR's Bali trip canceled You may not have been to Paris, Venice or the island of Capri, but you certainly have been to the famous tourist island of Bali at least once. The number of foreign tourists planning a holiday in Bali seems to increase every year.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Two to Tango
Two to Tango Excellent write-up and courage shown by your reporter illuminating the cash packets delivered to the Judge's Chambers. Bribery in legal system not merely fictitious story (The Jakarta Post on April 4, 2002).
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Aid, prayers better than traveling to Palestine: Hamzah
Aid, prayers better than traveling to Palestine: HamzahFabiola Desi Unidjaja and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Friday that the government would neither prevent nor facilitate the deployment of Indonesian volunteer fighters to war-ravaged Palestine.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Goh: Militant group plans to crash plane into Singapore
Goh: Militant group plans to crash plane into SingaporeEdward Harris, Associated Press, Singapore A Singaporean member of an Islamic militant group linked to the al-Qaida terrorist network is suspected of planning to hijack a plane and crash it into the city-state's international airport,...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Just the facts, please
Just the facts, pleaseThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore And here they go again. In Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat, in the national press and in party channels, Singapore is being flayed anew for being un-neighborly, un-cooperative, insensitive, selfish.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
The irony of tax reporting
The irony of tax reporting Amid the intense government campaign through its taxation institution to encourage all citizens to possess taxpayer code numbers (NPWP) and submit their annual tax returns (SPT), still there is a foreign investment company, PT OPC (NPWP: 1-081-598-3- 407), which refuses...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
ASEAN agrees on scheme to boost electronics trade
ASEAN agrees on scheme to boost electronics tradeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economics ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed on Friday a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for electronics and electrical equipment, which is expected to significantly reduce the cost of...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
'Suu Kyi-junta talks nearing landmark stage'
'Suu Kyi-junta talks nearing landmark stage' MYANMAR: The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) is optimistic that 18-month talks between its leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the ruling junta are nearing a landmark stage, a top official said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Textile Museum closed for a month
Textile Museum closed for a month JAKARTA: The Museum Tekstil's main exhibition room will be closed down for one month, from April 5 to May 4, as announced by the City Museum and Restoration Agency on Thursday at the city administration's official website BeritaJakarta.com.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Amien questions privatization plan
Amien questions privatization planKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais questioned on Friday the government's plan to sell a number of state companies, saying that the policy would cause the nation to suffer losses in the future.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Should Megawati have stayed home?
Should Megawati have stayed home?Umar Hadi, Diplomat, Jakarta While an editorial in The Jakarta Post on April 1 praised the visit of President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the Korean Peninsula, the following day an article by J. Soedjati Djiwandono in essence criticized Megawati's recent trip.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Akbar set free, can go abroad
Akbar set free, can go abroadTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It's probably a mere coincidence that the Central Jakarta District Court freed big-time corruption suspect House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung from detention on his wife's 42nd birthday on...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Govt to plead for leniency in Paris
Govt to plead for leniency in Paris Brought down to its knees by mountains of almost US$140 billion in foreign and domestic debt burdens, the Indonesian government is meeting again with the Paris Club of sovereign creditors on Monday asking for a another deferment of debt payments due between April...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Two bomb explosions rock Poso, peace process shaken
Two bomb explosions rock Poso, peace process shakenErik W., The Jakarta Post, Palu At least two bomb explosions have rocked the Poso district in troubled Central Sulawesi amid ongoing raids by local security authorities implementing last December's peace accord.Central Sulawesi Police spokesman Adj.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
WB finds N. Sumatra administration guilty of graft
WB finds N. Sumatra administration guilty of graftApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The World Bank found that most of the Rp 7 billion revolving development assistance fund to North Sumatra had been misused by 17 subdistricts in the province, a World Bank official said here on Thursday.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Indonesia takes commanding 2-0 lead over Lebanon
Indonesia takes commanding 2-0 lead over LebanonMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya, East Java Indonesia took a commanding 2-0 lead over Lebanon on the opening day of their Davis Cup playoff, after Suwandi and Febi Widhiyanto won their respective first singles matches at the Embong Sawo Tennis...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
4 x 10 x 1 colom
4 x 10 x 1 colom Violent mob burn 'rapist' alive in horror attack poso2 x 25 x 4 colomn Two bomb explosions rock Poso, peace process shaken WB1 x 30 x 5 colomn World Bank finds N. Sumatra guilty of corruption SEMEN1 x 20 x 3 column PT Semen Padang reshuffle opposed
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Dirty politicians a blight on Indonesia: Scholar
Dirty politicians a blight on Indonesia: ScholarA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The integrity of members of the House of Representatives (DPR) needed to be overhauled, not the political system, noted political scientist Deliar Noer said in Jakarta on Friday.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Second officer named in brutality case
Second officer named in brutality case YOGYAKARTA: A second policeman, Soleh, was named a suspect by the Yogyakarta Police in the torture of Aan Yulianto, who died in the hospital after being questioned by police over his suspected involvement in a brawl between police officers and a group of...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Govt to plead for leniency in Paris
Govt to plead for leniency in Paris Brought to its knees by almost US$140 billion in foreign and domestic debt, the Indonesian government is meeting again with the Paris Club of sovereign creditors on Monday to ask for another deferment of debt payments, which are due between April and the end of...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Paiton Energy seeking loan for power project
Paiton Energy seeking loan for power projectMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Independent power producer (IPP) Paiton Energy is currently negotiating with several foreign financial institutions to obtain a loan for the development of unit 3 and unit 4 power generating units of the...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Hold Sutiyoso accountable
Hold Sutiyoso accountable Members of the Jakarta Legislative Council should use the democratic power vested in them to scrutinize heavily the performance of Governor Sutiyoso.They have that opportunity now as they are assessing his speech -- in which he gave an account of his leadership for the...
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Tommy fails to testify in trial
Tommy fails to testify in trialThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Murder accused Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra was not required to testify at the trial of an alleged accomplice in the killing because prosecutors failed to include him on a list of witnesses, the presiding judge said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Apr 2002
Yogyakarta seeks to get back ancient books
Yogyakarta seeks to get back ancient booksAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The royal family of Yogyakarta Palace has called on members of public, especially those living overseas, to return thousands of the Palace's ancient books, which were looted by British and Dutch soldiers in...