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Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Experts confused over BLBI burden-sharing: BI
Experts confused over BLBI burden-sharing: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign banking experts assessing how much of the burden Bank Indonesia and the government must each share in respect of the US$13 billion in misused state-funded liquidity support loans, have questioned why the central bank...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
'MP investigators receive bribes'
'MP investigators receive bribes'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This year, a total of 45 delinquent city police officers have been sent to the military police on various charges, ranging from desertion to robbery.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Hasjim's trial postponed
Hasjim's trial postponed JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court failed to begin the trial of businessman Hasjim Djojohadikusumo on Thursday because his ailing codefendant failed to appear at the hearing.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Rupiah Rates April 4
Rupiah Rates April 4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,233.00 9,233.00 9,782.00 9,684.00Australian dollar 1 5,432.70 4,897.18 5,193.26 5,136.39Brunei dollar 1 5,560.51 5,014.39 5,315.44 5,259.33Canadian dollar 1 6,437.87 5,805.09 6,154.14 6,088.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Toward world food security via WTO-free zones
Toward world food security via WTO-free zones Scores of farmers' groups are among the "anti-globalization" movement striving to stem a strong, seemingly unstoppable tide toward freer global trade. Some of these groups, among others, hail from Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, East Timor...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Thief shot in Indramayu
Thief shot in Indramayu INDRAMAYU, West Java: The Indramayu District Police have arrested three men on charges of masterminding the theft of motorized vehicles in West Java.The three identified as Karyani, 35, Tarmudi, 27, and Sarmidi, were arrested on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Vellin, Bandung's 'queen of magicians'
Vellin, Bandung's 'queen of magicians'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When releasing her first album, titled Raja Sulap (King of Magicians) in 1999, the actual notion of becoming a magician had not exactly crossed Vellin's mind.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
FBR chairman rejects police' summons
FBR chairman rejects police' summons JAKARTA: The chairman of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR), Fadloli El. Muhir, refused to go to the Jakarta Police Headquarters on Thursday for questioning over violence committed by his group' members.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Judges to arrive in Maluku this month
Judges to arrive in Maluku this monthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eleven judges have been assigned to the troubled Maluku and North Maluku provinces and are expected to arrive there later this month, the ministry of justice and human rights said Thursday.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
S'pore ambassador skips hearing
S'pore ambassador skips hearing JAKARTA: For the second time, Singapore's ambassador to Indonesia failed to appear in court for a hearing of the libel suit filed against the Singapore government by Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.The South Jakarta District Court adjourned the trial for three weeks.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
2. Kopi 1 X 45
2. Kopi 1 X 45 All eyes on Vietnam at Peru coffee talks 3. Blum 1 X 30 S&P ups Philippine's rating JP/12/blum
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Firms affected by KPC dispute to lodge court objection
Firms affected by KPC dispute to lodge court objectionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Companies whose assets have been seized by the South Jakarta District Court because of their links to the owners of coal- mining giant PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) will lodge a third-party objection,...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
e-business will soon take a rebound
e-business will soon take a rebound----------------------------------------------------------------In cooperation with the Asian GLOBE-The Jakarta CEO Club and MarkPlus & Co. management consulting firm, this new column is designed to look at the visions and strategic views of CEOs of Indonesian and...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
System overhaul needed to save House's integrity: Scholar
System overhaul needed to save House's integrity: ScholarA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Extortion, corruption and graft as well as bribery, are common practices among the country's lawmakers, a legislator says.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
1. ANTAR: 1 line, 35 counts
1. ANTAR: 1 line, 35 counts First Indonesians voyage to Antarctica 2. BOTOX: 1 line, 32 counts Botox makes Hollywood more beautiful
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
RI troops faced 'Mission Impossible' in E. Timor: Wiranto
RI troops faced 'Mission Impossible' in E. Timor: WirantoTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Armed Forces chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto testified in his capacity as a witness on Thursday at the Central Jakarta Human Rights Court, trying former East Timor Police chief Brig. Gen. Timbul Silaen.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Hamzah's PPP fights it out to keep unity intact
Hamzah's PPP fights it out to keep unity intactFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Unity is at stake in the United Development Party (PPP) under Hamzah Haz following a breakaway move led by noted preacher Zainuddin MZ.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
BI sees stronger rupiah on Paris Club debt restructuring deal
BI sees stronger rupiah on Paris Club debt restructuring dealThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said the rupiah would strengthen if creditor nations under the Paris Club agreed to defer debts of some US$5.5 billion from Indonesia's state budget until the end of 2003.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Rendi A. Witular
Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post JakartaThis year, a total of 45 delinquent city police officers have been sent to the military police on various charges, ranging from desertion to robbery. Eleven of them have been returned to the force, while the rest are still being detained by the Military...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Regional leaders
Regional leaders misinterpretedFrom Koran TempoThe recent rejection of Brig. Gen. Ismeralda Lebang as North Sulawesi's regional police chief candidate, which was voiced by various social groups in Manado, is ironic and will be an offensive precedent in similar cases in other provinces.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
To Roger Thomas
To Roger Thomas Shame on you and all of you who condemn Israel so fervently (The Jakarta Post, April 2, Israel and Palestine). What of Human Rights? So why does this great USA super power protect the little Jewish state? And why is the U.S.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Megawati flies home: Ending her 13-day Asian tour, President
Megawati flies home: Ending her 13-day Asian tour, President Megawati Soekarnoputri flies home from Bombay, India, on Friday morning, with a stopover in Singapore where she will have a medical checkup. She is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta in the afternoon.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Three suspects named in Ambon bombing
Three suspects named in Ambon bombingThe Jakarta Post, Ambon/Jakarta Maluku Police named on Thursday three suspects in Wednesday's bombing, which killed four people and wounded 58 others in the eastern city of Ambon, saying they have identified those behind the huge blast.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
JP/12/BEJ
JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on April 4, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 235 60 1,000 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Court ruling on Karaha case gives bad image to RI: Expert
Court ruling on Karaha case gives bad image to RI: ExpertMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The decision by the Central Jakarta District Court to annul an international arbitration ruling on the Karaha case is against the New York convention on the general principle of arbitration,...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Sutiyoso gave go-ahead for Kemayoran land scam
Sutiyoso gave go-ahead for Kemayoran land scamAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso admitted on Thursday that he had approved the sale of 10-hectare plot of land worth about Rp 30 billion (US$3 million) belonging to city-joint venture firm PT Jakarta International Trade...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Telkomsel deal to finance Telkom expansion
Telkomsel deal to finance Telkom expansionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned local call operator PT Telkom said it would use most of the US$429 million from the sale of a stake in its cellular unit on new investments, while also paying debts it owes to state-run international call operator PT...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Aceh dorm leader gets one-year sentence
Aceh dorm leader gets one-year sentence JAKARTA: An Acehnese dormitory manager was sentenced on Thursday to one year in jail for his role in a bomb explosion which claimed three lives last year.Presiding judge Tusani Jafri of the South Jakarta District Court read out read out the verdict for Taufik...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Firms affected by KPC dispute to lodge court objection
Firms affected by KPC dispute to lodge court objectionMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Companies whose assets have been seized by the South Jakarta District Court because of their links to the owners of coal- mining giant PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) will lodge a third-party objection,...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatization
SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatizationDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Jakarta Just days after securing legislators' approval to sell 25 state companies this year, the government has met new resistance from a federation of state companies' labor unions opposing the privatization program.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Firms affected by KPC dispute to lodge court objection
Firms affected by KPC dispute to lodge court objectionMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Companies whose assets have been seized by the South Jakarta District Court because of their links to the owners of coal- mining giant PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) will lodge a third-party objection,...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
U.S. trade representative heads to RI, S'pore, Thailand
U.S. trade representative heads to RI, S'pore, ThailandAgence France Presse, Washington U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said Wednesday he would tour Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia this week to press for freer trade in Southeast Asia.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
The irony of
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...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Winahyo Soekanto
Winahyo Soekanto Lawyer Consumer Care Foundation (YPK) Jakarta There's a lesson to be from learned from Australia on the danger of poor -- no, downright bad -- service of public utilities. In February, the Australian Communication Authority (ACA) in Sydney ordered an investigation into the...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Students want probe of Rp28b scam
Students want probe of Rp28b scam BATAM, Riau: As many as 30 student representatives from four universities and colleges in Batam, Riau, have urged the local prosecutor's office to arrest all related parties involved in a Rp 28 billion scam.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
RI could emulate South Africa
RI could emulate South Africa JAKARTA: Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Thursday Indonesia could implement a South African-type of reconciliation to solve the country's multidimensional crisis."Indonesia once assisted South Africa, especially the African National Congress.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
First Indonesians voyage to Antarctica
First Indonesians voyage to AntarcticaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Who would have ever believed that Agus Supangat, a diminutive man from Solo in Surakarta, Central Java, would someday be the first Indonesian to set foot on the Antarctic continent?Certainly not his parents.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Civil servants ordered to be neutral in party politics
Civil servants ordered to be neutral in party politicsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan State Minister of Civil Servants' Empowerment Faisal Tamin has instructed all civil servants in Indonesia to be neutral in party politics, while staying free of corruption.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
RI could emulate South Africa
RI could emulate South Africa JAKARTA: Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Thursday Indonesia could implement a South African-type of reconciliation to solve the country's multidimensional crisis. "Indonesia once assisted South Africa, especially the African National Congress.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Hundreds of buildings occupy green zones
Hundreds of buildings occupy green zonesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Part of the green zones in Jakarta's five municipalities are occupied by over 350 buildings owned by private enterprises, state-owned companies, the city police, street vendors and various youth organizations.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
PT KAI claims lost revenue is due to non-paying passengers
PT KAI claims lost revenue is due to non-paying passengersAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto State train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) is cracking down on free-riding passengers, whose numbers have increased significantly recently, causing the company to suffer large financial...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
1. Fauzi - 4x12
1. Fauzi - 4x12 Governorship race heats up, Fauzi may come under fire 2. JITF - Sutiyoso gave go-ahead for Kemayoran land scam 3. Provost Bribery among MP investigators 'common'
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatization
SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatizationDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just days after securing legislators' approval to sell 25 state companies this year, the government has met new resistance from a federation of state companies' labor unions opposing the privatization program.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
The nation's foundations
The nation's foundationsFrom Rakyat MerdekaBy the turn of the century, several Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, were plagued by economic crises. However, while the other nations have recovered, Indonesia remains beset by political, legal and even moral crises.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
HIV/AIDS haunt Jakarta prisons
HIV/AIDS haunt Jakarta prisonsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defendants from high profile cases like former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and ex-Bulog chief Rahardi Ramelan, who are currently being detained in prison, have reason to worry, as a senior health...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Komnas HAM sluggish in responding to major cases
Komnas HAM sluggish in responding to major casesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Efforts to break the circle of impunity in the country hit a snag on Thursday as the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) further delayed the announcement of its response to an inquiry of...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
TV Program: Friday, April 5, 2002
TV Program: Friday, April 5, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 News11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show3:00 Music4:00 TV Drama6:00 News7:00 Talk Show8:00 Music9:00 News 9:30 Volley...
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Governorship race heats up, Fauzi may come under fire
Governorship race heats up, Fauzi may come under fireMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With several months still remaining before the next governor of Jakarta is elected in October, one possible candidate might find himself out of the race.
Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Religious leaders agree to pacify followers
Religious leaders agree to pacify followersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fearing a local backlash due to the Middle East crisis, prominent religious leaders in the country agreed on Thursday to maintain peace among their followers.
Thu, 04 Apr 2002
Where to go in Bali: Thursday, April 4, 2002
Where to go in Bali: Thursday, April 4, 2002Exhibitions* Painting Opposite Attraction by Charles Cham, Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran Bay, Nusa Dua, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., (Tel.